Returning on this week's episode are two all star Gleeks that you've seen all over Glee TikTok, Nicole Lamb and Zach Faust! This is the honorary J Lo episode. Songs this episode include: Ben Me Against the Music One Less Bell to Answer/ A House Is Not a Home Rose's Turn Run the World (Girls) Yesterday ---- Become a Patron for exclusive bonus episod…

It's time for another GLIVESTREAM! Conor joins me again this week alongside three beautiful Gleeks: Lisa, Shanise, and Brea! Want a chance to come on the pod and vote in Glacket decisions? We do them once a month.. to find out more, go to patreon.com/gleekoftheweekpod! Songs this episode include: Dreams Halo/ Walking On Sunshine I Saw Her Standing …

This week on the Everything Actioncast, Zach and Chris defend the hive and discuss The Beekeeper, which came out on Blu-ray and 4K. Jason Statham stars as "Adam Clay," a former operative known as a Beekeeper and who is also a literal honey-producing beekeeper. When his elderly friend, played by Phylicia Rashad, takes her own life after being robbed…

For the latest Everything Action Commentary, Zach and Chris head to Crystal Lake to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Friday the 13th, Part IV: The Final Chapter. Picking up immediately where Friday the 13th Part III left off, Jason Voorhees (Ted White) is presumed dead and brought to the local morgue. Waking up, he kills some of the hospital staff…

Friends of the podcast, Abby and Alexa, join this week! We start off by assigning every song off of Cowboy Carter to characters on the hit Fox show, Glee. (Cowboy Carter conversation is the first 50 minutes of the episode FYI!). Then we get into Glacketing and there is quite the array of songs this week. Songs this episode include: Boys/ Boyfriend …

This week on the Everything Actioncast, Zach and Chris are on the trail of Ice-T and talking about 1994's Surviving the Game, which came out 30 years ago this week. Ice-T is Jack Mason, a homeless man living in Seattle who is approached to be a hunting guide for a group of wealthy hunters. Accepting the job, Mason soon learns that the hunters are a…

Another supersized episode with two iconic returning Gleeks, Conor Burke and Matt Ligouri! We talk about everything from seeing Dianna at Café Carlyle to Rosie O'Donnell's view on Zizes to our favorite Demi Lovato memes. Enjoy! Songs this episode include: Billionaire Ding Dong the Witch is Dead Express Yourself Here Comes the Sun I Know What Boys L…

With an undergraduate degree in zoology and a master’s in public health, you wouldn’t expect Amanda Makulec to lead a successful career in data analytics and data visualization. As we’ve seen with multiple guests on the podcast, the path to a career in data analytics is windy and unexpected. It was the intersection of public health and data visuali…

This week on the Everything Actioncast, Zach and Chris head into the post-apocalypse (?) of 1979's Max Max to celebrate the 45th anniversary of George Miller's classic. Miller's debut film, Mad Max is set in a dystopian Australia on the brink of societal collapse. Mel Gibson stars as Max Rockatansky, one of the few remaining police officers trying …

This week on the Everything Actioncast, Zach and Chris pull out some 2x4s and deal out some vigilante justice to talk about 2004's Walking Tall, which just celebrated its 20th anniversary. Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson stars as Chris Vaughn, a Special Forces soldier who returns to his hometown in hopes of working at the town's cedar mill like his fathe…

This week on the Everything Actioncast, Zach and Chris head to the Florida Keys and visit The Road House to talk about Doug Liman's reimagining of the cult 80s classic Road House. Jake Gyllenhaal stars as Elwood Dalton, a disgraced UFC fighter who takes a job bouncing for The Road House bar in the Florida Keys community of Glass Key. Dalton soon le…

It's our third Glirthday and we had a livestream episode to celebrate! Allison, Alyssa, and Claudia are our glatron guests this episode plus, we had a super secret special gluest to join in on all the fun!! Songs this episode include: Crush Feliz Navidad I'll Remember Mustang Sally People Sway ---- Become a Patron for exclusive bonus episodes, gues…

Sometimes pop culture and data analysis meet and the result is something interesting, thought-provoking, and of course controversial. How can one use data to prove definitely which Taylor Swift songs are the most underrated? Isn’t this a question for your heart to answer? Andrew Firriolo sought to answer this question over the last few months and t…

To celebrate the release of the new Road House on Amazon this week, Chris, along with special guests Justin and Addam watched the original 1989 Road House for the latest Everything Action Commentary. Starring Patrick Swayze as America's greatest bouncer, Dalton, he's hired to try and clean up the Double Deuce, a bar where "they sweep up the eyeball…

Previous guests and all around Glacket aficionados, Amelia and Emilee, are back on this week's episode! Amelia shares her Glacket analytics which you can find in our link tree. Songs this episode include: Chasing Pavements Home (S6) Popular Misery Stayin' Alive We Found Love ---- Become a Patron for exclusive bonus episodes, guest announcements, an…

Entertainment journalist, Thea Glassman, joins Conor and I this week to Glacket and talk about her book, "Freaks, Gleeks, and Dawson's Creek: How Seven Teen Shows Transformed Television." Go buy Thea's book wherever books are sold! Songs this episode include: Arthur's Theme Fighter If I Can't Have You Let's Have a Kiki/ Turkey Lurkey Time Something…

This week on the Everything Actioncast, Zach and Chris head into the cornfield to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Children of the Corn, which originally hit theaters on March 9th, 1984. One of several 80s adaptations of Stephen King works, Children of the Corn stars Peter Horton and Linda Hamilton as Burt and Vicky, a couple driving to Seattle wh…

WOW! Another fun and lengthy episode of just three Gleeks who like to gab. One of those gleeks is previous Glacket-er and one of the hosts of the podcast Recovering Gleek, Ian Allred! Songs this episode include: Bella Notte Bust Your Windows Disco Inferno In My Life Raise Your Glass Trouty Mouth ---- Become a Patron for exclusive bonus episodes, gu…

This week on the Everything Actioncast, the Spice must flow as Zach and Chris talk about David Lynch's Dune as we prepare ourselves for Dune: Part Two in theaters. Starring Kyle Maclachlan, in his film debut, as Paul Atreides, the movie attempts to condense Frank Herbert's sci-fi epic into just slightly over two hours instead of the luxury of two, …

The queen herself, Lauren Potter (AKA Becky Jackson) graces us with her presence on this week's episode! We talk about who she wish she shared more scenes with, Lauren's activism work, and what she thinks of Becky's mean side. Songs this episode include: Dancing Queen Getting Married Today Lovefool My Cup Over the Rainbow Proud Mary ---- Become a P…

This week on the Everything Actioncast, Zach and Chris attempt to answer the question "Who is Darkman?" as they dive into Sam Raimi's 1990 cult classic superhero movie. Getting released on 4K this week from Shout Factory, Darkman stars Liam Neeson as Dr. Peyton Westlake, a scientist trying to develop a synthetic skin replacement who is attacked by …

For the latest Everything Action commentary, Zach and Chris celebrate this month's Lunar New Year with another Jackie Chan movie, last year's team-up with John Cena, Hidden Strike. Chan is a former Chinese special forces soldier who now runs a private security unit while Cena is a former Marine turned mercenary. Their paths collide in the Middle Ea…

The band is back together! The New Directions' own guitarist and drummer, Derik Nelson and John Lock, are back on the pod - but this time they're weighing in on Glacket decisions together! Songs this episode include: Call Me Maybe Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend/ Material Girl Hell to the No It's All Over Somebody That I Used to Know We Will Rock…

This week on the Everything Actioncast, Zach and Chris revisit the 2014 remake of Robocop, which just celebrated its 10th anniversary. Starring Joel Kinnaman as Alex Murphy, 2014's Robocop sees the Detroit cop almost killed by a car bomb after he gets too close to taking down the local crime boss, Vallon (Patrick Garrow). Luckily (or maybe unlucky)…

Hosts of The Choir Room podcast, Matt & Aman, join me this week to Glacket! It's been almost three years since their last appearance on the podcast and they have a lot of opinions about some of the competitions that have transpired since then. Songs this episode include: Broadway Baby Gold Digger Like a Prayer Next to Me Pretending The Fox ---- Bec…

This week on the Everything Actioncast, Zach and Chris bop their way back to 1979 to celebrate the 45th anniversary of Walter Hill's cult classic, The Warriors, which debuted on February 9th, 1979. The titular Warriors are a gang from Coney Island who attend a massive meeting of almost every other gang in New York City to hear a plan from the leade…

Returning from Round One of The Glacket - I'm joined by all-star Gleeks, Allyson and Conor, to help out on another super-sized episode! Songs this episode include: Faithfully How to Be a Heartbreaker My Lovin' (You're Never Gonna Get It) Physical Run Joey Run Shout ---- Become a Patron for exclusive bonus episodes, guest announcements, and access t…

We sometimes forget that a large organization is composed of groups and divisions. Within these groups, there are teams and individuals looking to advance their careers. Sometimes at the expense of others. When your advancement depends on the success of your project, the benefits of that project to your company may be suspect and the tools you use …

This week on the Everything Actioncast, Zach and Chris put on their best pair of Oxfords and a freshly tailored bespoke suit to talk about 2015's Kingsman: The Secret Service in honor of the latest Matthew Vaughn spy flick, Argylle, hitting theaters. Based on the Mark Millar and Dave Gibbons comic (which director Matthew Vaughn also worked on), Kin…

It's a Glee-union! Returning from Round One, we have Noah Guthrie (Roderick) reuniting with Marshall Williams (Spencer), on the podcast and we all weigh in on this week's Glacket decisions. Songs this episode include: Footloose Give Up the Funk I Still Believe/ Super Bass Lose My Breath Stop! In the Name of Love/ Free Your Mind Try a Little Tendern…

This week on the Everything Actioncast, Zach and Chris smash their way back to 2009 to discuss the Marvel animated feature, Hulk Vs. Celebrating its 15th anniversary this week, Hulk Vs. was one of several Marvel animated movies produced by Lionsgate, starting with Ultimate Avengers in 2006. Hulk Vs. is actually two short films combined into one fea…

Celebrating its 10th anniversary this month, Zach and Chris kick off another year of Everything Action Commentaries with I, Frankenstein. Aaron Eckhart stars as Frankenstein's Monster aka Adam Frankenstein, who, following the events of the Mary Shelley novel, becomes embroiled in the eternal war of gargoyles and demons. 200 years after his creation…

Returning from Round One of The Glacket - I'm joined by all-star Gleeks, Patrick and Zach, to help out on this super-sized episode! Join the Patreon to vote on which song you'd like to see return in Round Three. Songs this episode include: ABC Cough Syrup Fix You Flashdance (What a Feeling) Rehab Roots Before a Branch ---- Become a Patron for exclu…

This week on the Everything Actioncast, Zach and Chris celebrate the 35th anniversary of the 80s cult classic skateboarding movie, Gleaming the Cube. Christian Slater stars as Brian Kelly, a punk skateboarder whose only ambition is to read Thrasher magazine and pull off the sickest skateboard tricks with his crew of friends (which includes the one …

Another Glacket episode with just us! Songs this episode include: Applause Borderline/ Open Your Heart I'm the Greatest Star (S5) Papa, Can You Hear Me? Promises, Promises Tell Him ---- Become a Patron for exclusive bonus episodes, guest announcements, and access to live episode recordings @ patreon.com/gleekoftheweekpod Rate us five stars on Spoti…

When you think of data journalism, you might think of The New York Times’ nifty data visualizations and the Times’ embrace of data literacy for all their journalists. Outside of The New York Times, I haven’t met anyone who does data journalism and data storytelling full-time until I spoke with Ben Wylie. Ben is the lead financial journalist at a fi…

This week on the Everything Actioncast, Zach and Chris put on their coolest suits and buckle up in a BMW for 2002's The Transporter. With the latest Jason Statham movie, The Beekeeper, out now in theaters, it's the perfect time to talk about the movie that turned him into an action superstar. Co-directed by Louis Letterier and Corey Yuen, The Trans…

We are EMO over HeMo! The stike is over and we're officially back with the Glacket - and we couldn't think of a better person to bring it back than Brittany S. Pierce herself, Heather Morris! We talk about her cut 'Dancing On My Own' performance, working with Jennifer Coolidge, and where she thinks Brittany is today in 2024. Enjoy! ---- Become a Pa…

This week on the Everything Actioncast, we kick off our new format of diving into specific movies with 1985's Yes, Madam! Michelle Yeoh's latest project is The Brothers Sun on Netflix (out right now) but Yes, Madam! was her first starring role, co-starring with another one of our favorites, Cynthia Rothrock, who made her film debut in the movie. Ye…

This week on the final Everything Actioncast of 2023, Zach goes solo while Chris is travelling home from the holidays to talk about his Best and Worst Movies of 2023. Best and Worst Movies of 2023: Zach talks about some of the Best Movies of 2023, including John Wick Chapter 4, Extraction 2, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse and Godzilla: Minus O…

Happy glolidays! As a lil' glift for y'all - here is this month's Patreon bonus episode where we're recapping season 2 episode 1 of The Glee Project. If you'd like to continue to listen to our TGP recaps, subscribe @ patreon.com/gleekoftheweekpod for monthly episode recaps that are exclusive to patrons. Regular Glacket episodes will return in this …

For the final Everything Action Commentary of 2023, Zach and Chris are joined by special guest Joe to continue our holiday tradition of watching Home Alone movies with 1997's Home Alone 3. Following a new kid, Alex Pruitt (Alex D. Linz), he becomes the target of international criminals when he unknowingly discovers a military microchip hidden in an…

This week on the Everything Actioncast, Zach and Chris pay their respects to Andre Braugher and then discuss the new Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F trailer, a new Saw movie, Obliterated and Scott Pilgrim Takes Off on Netflix, Godzilla Minus One, Home Alone 3 and more. News: RIP Andre Braugher, Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F and Civil War trailers, Saw XI com…

This week on the Everything Actioncast, Zach and Chris discuss the first trailer for Grand Theft Auto VI and the big trailers out of Brazil's CCXP convention, including Furiosa and Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire, a sequel to Ben Affleck's The Accountant, the Onimusha anime series, Saturday Morning All Star Hits and more. News: CCXP 2023 Trailers (…

There are only so many ways to make Excel “fun.” If you’ve been following this blog/podcast, stories about the financial modeling competition and spreadsheet errors that lead to catastrophic financial loss are stories that make a 1980s tool somewhat interesting to read and listen to. There are numerous tutorials and TikTok influencers who teach Exc…

This week on the Everything Actioncast, Zach and Chris talk about the first trailer for Peacock's Ted prequel series, the first look at Amazon's Fallout TV show, Good Burger 2, Reptile on Netflix, the new season of Fargo, the terribleness of Expend4bles and more. News: Ted trailer, The Boys: Mexico spin-off in development, first look at the Amazon …

Andrew chats with Executive Music Producer of Glee, Adam Anders, to get all of the Glee tea! We talk about working with the cast, unreleased songs, and the fabled Glee theme song. Also, be sure to check out Adam's new movie, Journey to Bethelehem, in theaters now and streaming soon! ---- Become a Patron for exclusive bonus episodes, guest announcem…

For the latest Everything Action commentary, Zach and Chris celebrate the 30th anniversary of the 1993 Disney version of The Three Musketeers with special guests Addam and Chris Ali. Starring Chris O'Donnell as d'Artagnan, the movie loosely follows the plot of the Alexandre Dumas novel but with more swashbuckling action and 90s power ballads. Kiefe…

This week on the Everything Actioncast, Zach and Chris talk about the first bizarre trailer for Madame Web, the messy fun of The Marvels, the season (series?) finale of Loki, 1993's The Three Musketeers, Pedro Pascal in talks to play Reed Richards and more.By Zach Sheets

This week on the Everything Actioncast, Zach and Chris talk more Five Nights at Freddy's (Spoilers!), the first trailers for Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire and Avatar: The Last Airbender, the end of the SAG-AFTRA strike, the return of Spartacus, a Legend of Zelda live-action movie and more.By Zach Sheets