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Despite promising to get back on track, we managed to come together for the second show in a month and watched a unique movie called “FPS: First Person Shooter.”  It tries to pay homage by being in the style of a classic first-person shooter and has lots of nods to several early games, especially “Blood.” … Continue reading Dollar Binema – Episode 15 – FPS: First Person Shooter →

Happy Day-After-Boxing-Day, it’s our Halloween special! After much mentioning, we finally rolled the “cult” “classic” “Evil Bong”. This stoner, um…. comedy? is definitely a movie, and is definitely another Full Moon production full of self referential content, strippers, and puppets. It has also spawned something in the neighborhood of 7 sequels, which isn’t at all … Continue reading Dollar Binema – Episode 14 – Evil Bong →

Sorry it took us a while to get to this baker’s dozen, but life got in the way of letting this Scrantalaicious sci fi horror thriller out of the oven until we were truly ready for it!  (Blame our respective employers for actually wanting us to do work for a change.)  This session’s movie is … Continue reading Dollar Binema – Episode 13 – Brain Twisters →

In the final part of Ladies Night, we all wonder why Tony decides to share his BDSM checklist with the panel, and a few of the ladies get an unexpected education on the topic.  Brinker tries to bring things back around to the topic list for the podcast, and somewhat succeeds?  We discuss how to … Continue reading The Joy of Dating – Episode 7 – Ladies Night Special: Part 3 – Advice for Daters – Know Thyself and Be in Good Working Order →

Ladies Night continues as the Beyond Caring ladies panel dives into online dating safety.  Brinker didn’t think anything about safety in his dating experience, because of course he didn’t, but we assure you the ladies all did.  Safety first, people. When is it time to bring up your relationship goals when meeting a new person?  … Continue reading The Joy of Dating – Episode 6 – Ladies Night Special: Part 2 – Red Flags and Safety Issues →

Surprise!  The Joy of Dating returns!  No, Brinker didn’t return to the online scene.  Surprising our hosts, Brinker’s girlfriend, Mary, asked that he convene a panel of the ladies of Beyond Caring to give the female perspective on online dating.  Grab a free Cosmo and hang out with us – it’s Ladies Night on the … Continue reading The Joy of Dating – Episode 5 – Ladies Night Special: Part 1 – Why we’re online dating and why it’s exhausting →

We wrap up a cool dozen episodes with the 1988 Kevin Bacon film: “Lemon Sky.” After finally getting through our Kevin Bacon wall after the travesty that was “Queens Logic,” we are treated with what turned out to be a TV adaptation of a play by the same name. This dialogue heavy film definitely keeps … Continue reading Dollar Binema – Episode 12 – Lemon Sky →

dbp011.mp3 For our eleventh episode and our first anniversary, we have randomly chosen the 2005 (that looks like it’s from the 90’s) movie: Decadent Evil. This is the first movie off our four movie disc from the mind of Charles Band; we struggled to come up with a full length episode with this movie, as … Continue reading Dollar Binema – Episode 11 – Decadent Evil →

Well we made it; for our tenth episode we are watching the 1997 action movie “The Peacemaker,” which was picked by our colleges of Brad and Rick Also Have a Podcast. It was not easy to find the movie while also adhering to the strict rules we have established for Dollar Binema, but thanks to … Continue reading Dollar Binema – Episode 10 – The Peacemaker →

  The movie takes place during the 2nd American Civil War, with one side literally dressed as Nazis, and the other side just not explained at all. There is the appearance of a really interesting world backdrop and a story going on with the war, but it is not talked about at all, and instead … Continue reading Dollar Binema – Episode 09 – Barb Wire →

In a surprise to everyone involved, the Joy of Dating will be closing its doors now that its purpose has been fulfilled in what might be the biggest flex that the Beyond Caring Media Network has ever made. Brinker breaks the news that he has found someone and they’re surviving the global pandemic together; he … Continue reading The Joy Of Dating – Episode 4 – Series Finale →

Well our producer Richard (Dick Cam) Cameron surprisingly pulled through for us and got us a review copy of Assassin 33 A.D.; a movie that answers so many questions that no one in their right mind would ever ask. Questions like: “what would a cross between Avengers: End Game and Left Behind look like?” or … Continue reading Dollar Binema – Episode 08 – Assassin 33 AD →

Welcome to Hell! In this episode we watch the 2009 horror film “The Devil’s Tomb”, a Cuba Gooding Jr. direct to video movie, from a string of direct to video releases for him that year. The movie also stars Henry Rollins (Black Flag) playing a confused priest, Ron Perlman pretty much as himself, and Taryn … Continue reading Dollar Binema – Episode 07 – The Devil’s Tomb →

Brad and Rick delve into what games they’ have had time to revisit in this new pandemic world. Brad rambles on about his classic gaming systems while Rick once again waxes poetic about the glory that is Dungeon Lords in between reminiscing about various other PC games of yore. Right in the heat of Brad … Continue reading Brad And Rick Also Have a Podcast – Episode 7 – Vidcon Quarantine →

Joy of Dating is back and it’s time to put a Brinker on the market! This episode was recorded the first week of March, so we won’t be touching on how the COVID-19 pandemic is affecting social interactions or anything like that; it’s just two guys talking about the dating game and both of them … Continue reading The Joy Of Dating – Episode 3 – Audience Purge →

  Brad and Rick continue their remote-styled COVID-quest into Podcast excellence. Brad and Rock wax poetic about Bad Boys for Life and discuss only the most scientific nature of that magic elixir known to many as Beer. Will Bad Boys receive the coveted no-clown stamp of approval? Tune in to find out!     barahap006.mp3

We have meet once again to watch the third and final movie on this disc of horror. The movie is the 1961 Mexican horror film “The Brainiac” or “El Baron del Terror”. The movie follows the “revenge” plot of a sorcerer/necromancer/witch/ whatever from 1661, who he magics his way 300 years into the future after … Continue reading Dollar Binema – Episode 6 – The Brainiac →

We have decided to bite the bullet and continue on with the other two movies on our 3 movie DVD. We are also trying something new by doing our review over a conference, due to COVID concerns, and will be continuing to do episodes in this manner for the foreseeable future. The second movie on … Continue reading Dollar Binema – Episode 5 – Fury Of The Wolfman →

We have listened to fans…well fan anyway, and have not gone down the IMDB hole this episode. We are also ditching the not trying to spoil the plot, at least for now, because it was getting super difficult to actually review the movie and make a drinking game without giving some stuff away. What we … Continue reading Dollar Binema – Episode 4 – Dr Blood’s Coffin →

  **Editors note, Episode 4 does not technically exist, because the episode where Brad and Rick remembered their podcast did not actually remember how many episodes they had. This number should be right though.** Brad and Rick try to figure out how to talk to each other without violating social distancing guidelines. In this soon … Continue reading Brad & Rick Also Have A Podcast – Episode 5 – Quarantinecast →

In this episode of Dollar Binema, the crew discovers a very interesting 2012 Tarentino-like called “Sushi Girl,” a character-actor laden movie that was made with a budget of less than a million dollars. The film stars Tony Todd, (who apparently backed the film as executive producer,) Mark Hamill, (taking his career in a very interesting … Continue reading Dollar Binema – Episode 3 – Sushi Girl →

Brad and Rick remembered they have a podcast. In this episode, Brad and Rick both forget the name of the new Bad Boys movie, discuss how Starlink was their idea first, recount tales of their journeys since the last podcast, and drink some Birth of a God. TRIGGER WARNING – Hot casino planet takes occur … Continue reading Brad And Rick Also Have A Podcast – Episode 3 – Brad And Rick Remember Their Podcast →

The feedback on episode one was interesting and ranged from “kick your cohost” to “drop your cohost like a bad habit” so we’re going to take that under consideration and move forward accordingly like all advice one gets from the Internet. This Episode: Recorded directly after our first episode, Tony continues to “advise” Brinker on … Continue reading The Joy Of Dating – Episode 2 – Scrolling Down and Getting Worse →

A whole two people told us that Dollar Binema was for keeps, so we’re making more of it. Tune on in as our hosts continue to dive within the maddening depths of the dollar store DVD bin as we find a rare breed amongst the usual trash: an R-rated Rom-Com romp that is full of … Continue reading Dollar Binema – Episode 2 – Queens Logic →

Episode Description: In this special Beyond Caring Media Network presentation, our hosts decide to explore the world of modern dating. Join us as we periodically check in on what’s it’s like for Brinker to be on the dating scene, being directed with sage-like advice from the always-tactful “Just Tony.” This Episode: A name is decided … Continue reading The Joy of Dating – Episode 1 – Setting Expectations →

Welcome to the first episode of Dollar Binema. In this Beyond Caring Media Network Miniseries, our two movie-nerd co-hosts will only review the finest of DVDs that one of them found at their local dollar store or thrift shop, letting you know if you should spend your hard earned dollar on films that are either … Continue reading Dollar Binema – Episode 1 – Dragonslayer →

Now that we’re done boring everyone with numbers, the testees detail what it was actually like living with a Windows phone. Emotions continue to run pretty high as the testees try to hide the pain by eating pickles loudly on the podcast. User experiences are all over the board; you couldn’t even get this kind … Continue reading Doing It Wrong – Episode 9 – It Just Worked →

The gauntlet continues as the testees are shown the power of mobile PowerPoint, (but no one pays attention,) and the advanced tests push the testees to the limit. Identities are stolen, motor skills are impacted, the entirety of Ghostbusters is watched, and John completely violates the sanctity of the experiment. Brinker forgets how to run … Continue reading Doing It Wrong – Episode 8 – Powerpoint Counts As Work →

In honor of Microsoft’s most recent and best failure of an OS, the testees are launching deep into the bowels of the world of Windows 10 Mobile. Highly divisive at launch, even more so as time went on and MS changed its story on developer support, updates, and pretty much everything between its initial birth … Continue reading Doing It Wrong – Episode 7 – This Seems Vaguely Familiar →

The testing continues as Tony brings his ass back to the table. Using Discord turns out to be the ultimate test of motor skills and patience. Doug almost destroyed a breakfast bar, Tony gets twist-tie paper stuck all over his head, and Brad stays creepily quiet while doodling lewd acts on a whiteboard. Cruising for … Continue reading Doing It Wrong – Episode 6 – Samsung Tizen – An OS For Giving Up →

After a quick recap, (because The Testees forgot that they recorded a pre-show,) the testing begins! We find out a surprising revelation about the core back-end of the OS and have tons of fun with cellular radio bands. Doug Clears his mind, Brad struggles to be thorough, and Tony gives up. diwp005.mp3

The Testees are back with a new theme song, (because we lost the other one,) to get the hype train a-rollin on what is surely going to be the hottest OS release of the decade. Before getting into the nitty gritty on actually using Samsung’s shiny new OS, we talk about what we want in … Continue reading Doing It Wrong – Episode 4 – Samsung Tizen – an OS for your phone →

WARNING!!! TOY STORY 3 SPOILERS!!! Brad and Rick return to podcasting and only sort of forget how to do it. Rick reveals a shocking development in Beyond Caring Trivia, and Brad valiantly tries to keep him on topic. Eventually Brad and Rick talk about the state of cinema in the modern age. barahap003.mp3

Episode 3 – It Just Fell In The Trash The testees move on to the real meat of the challenge: actually living with an iPhone for a week. Adam lays out the ground rules for data gathering, Doug continues to belch directly into the microphone, Tony gets got, and Brad probably talks with his girlfriend. … Continue reading Doing It Wrong – Episode 3 – It Just Fell In The Trash →

This Episode picks up right after the crew finishes the Swappa tests and moves on to ones that Adam devised himself. Brad gets Brad about app drawers, Tony is unable to use the basic tools of verbal communication, Siri doesn’t do jokes, Doug tries to lead Brad astray, Adam will never be a Pokemon master, … Continue reading Doing It Wrong – Episode 2 – It Just Broke →

Welcome to the first episode of Doing It Wrong: a (drunken) round-table discussion on technology and how we use it; the hosts for this series are Adam, Tony, Brad, and Doug (the tall one.) In this run, Adam has forced his co-hosts to setup and use an iPhone as their regular phone for a whole … Continue reading Doing It Wrong – Episode 1 – It Just Works →

Brad and Rick discuss athletic leisure-wear, trivia throw downs, and the science of personality analysis. Rick non-expertly psychoanalyzes Brad and Brad proves that the Internet is faster than books. To cool down, Brad and Rick drink some ManchilD mead experiments and Brad discovers what saffron tastes like, tune in to learn what he thinks. Published: … Continue reading Brad and Rick Also Have a Podcast – Episode 02 – Brad & Rick Forgot To Name This One →

Brad and Rick’s friends all started podcasts, so Brad and Rick decided to also start a podcast. In this, their inaugural episode, Rick asks Brad rhetorical questions taken from popular songs and Brad provides insightful answers. Not so special guest Adam joins as the first fan of the podcast. Published: May 2017 barahap001.mp3