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Hip Squared
by John Beechem & Troy Kremer
Two brothers, an engineer and a writer, talk about what they've been watching, reading, and playing.
Episodes
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Hip Squared Season 3 Episode 3
In this episode of Hip Squared, John talks about Dragon Quest XI, the newest installment of one of the most influential and longest running Japanese Role-Playing Games (JRPGs) ever made. Each game has been designed by Yuji Horii, with art by Akira Toriyama (of Dragon Ball fame) and music composed...
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Hip Squared Season 3 Episode 2
In this episode of Hip Squared, Troy talks about the game Animal Crossing for the Nintendo Switch. This game blends sandbox style style gameplay with an emphasis on hanging out with friends and strangers. The player manages their home and island, including its residents, while trading resources…
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Hip Squared Season 3 Episode 1
Live Episode recoreded at OPEN Community Arts Center
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Hip Squared Season 0 Episode 00
This episode of Hip Squared is a crossover with Armchair Apocrypha! Andrew and Rachel join John in American Fantastic Studio, and Troy talks to John too. First, John talks about Chapo Trap House, a scathing political satire podcast, along with their book, The Chapo Guide to Revolution: A…
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Hip Squared Season 2 Episode 18
In this episode of Hip Squared, John and Troy finish season 2 with two topics that aren’t video games, but are related to video games. First, John talks about the Angry Video Game Nerd, a long-running web series about a very angry nerd whose profanity ridden rants describe the most frustrating...
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Hip Squared Season 2 Episode 17
In this episode of Hip Squared, we delve deep into the past and present of American industry. First, Troy talks about the film American Factory. This Netflix documentary is about a Chinese auto parts factory that opens in a defunct General Motors plant. It focuses on the clash of Chinese and...
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Hip Squared Season 2 Episode 16
THE BREADWINNER WRITTEN AND ILLUSTRATED BY MORGAN TRUE BLUM In this episode, John and Troy divide and conquer two worlds of fantasy! Instead of speaking to each other through the entire episode, they welcome guests, one creator and one devotee, to tell us what they know and feel about the art...
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Hip Squared Season 2 Episode 15
In this episode of Hip Squared, we balance the high and low brows of science fiction. Troy talks about Foundation, the first book in the Foundation series by Isaac Asimov. This recommended beach read became Troy’s portal into a galactic empire on the edge of collapse. It also helped form some…
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Hip Squared Season 2 Episode 14
In this episode of Hip Squared, we put the our bike pedals to the metal, and ride through the eye of the hurricane. First, John talks about Paper Girls, an Image comic book series written by Brian K. Vaughan and illustrated by Cliff Chiang. It’s about a group of 12 year-old girls who deliver…
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Hip Squared 4th of July Independence Day Spectacular
In this episode of Hip Squared, we celebrate our Independence Day with two All-American entries into pop-culture. First, John talks about GI Joe: The Movie (1987). This animated feature length film is about America’s top fighting force in their struggle against Cobra and a secret reptilian...
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Hip Squared Season 2 Episode 12
In this episode of Hip Squared, we enter two realms of magic and adventure. First, John talks about Baldur’s Gate, a series of PC role-playing games released in the late 90’s and early 2000’s by Black Isle Studios. These games revolutionized Dungeons & Dragons by letting players pause and issue...
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Hip Squared Season 2 Episode 11
In this episode of Hip Squared, we beam into two different sci-fi worlds. Troy talks about the recent Netflix series, Love, Death and Robots. This is an anthology series with 18 different stories that are about 10 to 20 minutes long. As you may have guessed from the title, each episode involves...
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Hip Squared Season 2 Episode 10
In this episode of Hip Squared, we peek into the past and step into the future. John gains a new appreciation of the early era of the Beatles by watching the film A Hard Day’s Night. Released in 1964 at the height of Beatlemania, this musical comedy follows a fictional version of the fab four as...
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Hip Squared Season 2 Episode 9
In this episode of Hip Squared, we walk through the neighborhoods of a couple different podcasts. Troy tells us about The Walk, a 1st person podcast that adds a new twist to the audio genre. Instead of experiencing a story being told to the listener, The Walk makes the listener the main…
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Hip Squared Season 2 Episode 8
In this episode of Hip Squared, we drop the needle on some excellent music we’ve experienced in the last couple years. John talks about a couple musicians in the orbit of Louisville hip-hop artist and producer, Dr. Dundiff. First, John talks about Otis Jr., a soulful, earnest singer whose…
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Hip Squared Season 2 Episode 7
In this episode of Hip Squared, we dig into the green earth as we adventure into the wilderness and tend a humble farm. First, Troy talks about the PC game Stardew Valley designed by Eric Barone. This loveable and satisfying farming sim has simple, charming gameplay. After inheriting their…
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Hip Squared Season 2 Episode 6
In this episode of Hip Squared, enter a dark world of adventure and mystery. First, John talks about The Stranger Things soundtrack, composed by Michael Stein and Kyle Dixon of the band survive. Their haunting synth melodies create a perfectly creepy soundtrack for the Netflix show, and are also...
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Hip Squared Season 2 Episode 5
Wolverin: The Long Night/Nixonland
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Hip Squared Season 2 Episode 4
The Dragon Prince Hip Squared Season 2 Episode 4 John Beechem/Troy Kremer/Maplex Monk Download In this episode of Hip Squared, we balance the realms of science and fantasy. First, John talks about The Dragon Prince, an animated series on Netflix made by part of the team responsible for Avatar…
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Hip Squared Season 2 Christmas Special
Merry Christmas! Happy Hanukka! Happy Kwanzaa! Happy Solstice! Fearsome Festivus! It’s the holidays, and Hip Squared is celebrating with our very first Christmas special (sorry other holidays, maybe next year). Kelly Shiflet comes back to talk about the He-Man & She-Ra Christmas Special from 1985...
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Hip Squared Season 2 Episode 3
Sigiled Paladin by Greg Staples Hip Squared Season 2 Episode 3 John Beechem/Troy Kremer/Maplex Monk Download In this episode of Hip Squared, the dynamic duo are at it again. First, John talks about books by bipolar authors about being bipolar. He focuses on two books in particular, Marbles…
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Hip Squared Season 2 Halloween Special
Hip Squared Season 2 Halloween John Beechem/Troy Kremer/Maplex Monk Download Hip Squared is back for a spookifying good time! John talks about Hammer horror films, popular British horror movies mostly made from the late 50’s to the early 70’s. Many starred Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee,...
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Hip Squared Season 2 Episode 2
John and Troy talk about the Dungeons and Dragons podast The Adventure Zone and the Netflix film Ibiza. Maplex Monk joins in the conversation.
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Hip Squared Season 2 Episode 1
Hip Squared triumphantly returns for Season 2! Featuring hosts John Beechem, Troy Kremer and very special guest, Kelly Shiflet. Kelly is a Louisville artist and John’s wife (you can also hear her on the American Fantastic Radio Hour, ep. 7). Together, they talk about the #MeToo movement and its...
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Hip Squared Season 0 Episode 0
Hip Squared Season 0 Episode 0 Hip Squared Season 0 Episode 0 John Beechem/Troy Kremer/Thomas Beechem/Maplex Monk Download Season 2 of Hip Squared is almost here! In the meantime, listen to Hip Squared Episode 0, Hip Cubed. That's right, we've unlocked the third brother, Thomas Beechem, and he's...
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Hip Squared Season 1 Episode 17
John and Troy wrap up Season 1 in a tight little bow. Introducing Gaia, John's daughter in her very first podcast. John explains how the demands of fatherhood and mandatory overtime necessitates the need for between season break, and also takes about plans for the future of Hip Squared. Troy…
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Hip Squared Season 1 Episode 16
Welcome to episode 16 of Hip Squared! Troy tells us about crafting a strandbeest, a walking wind creature engineered to amuse as it ambles along at its own pace. John continues white-knuckling through his mandatory over-time shifts, power-napping in his car during lunch breaks. Then John talks...
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Hip Squared Season 1 Episode 15
Peer into the future as we as we talk about pop-culture's present and past! John and Troy talk about the intersection of digital technology and (the lack of) privacy. Then John talks about Mystery Science Theater 3000, a long-running T.V. that celebrates the worst of cinema, recently resurrected…
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Hip Squared Season 1 Episode 14
Troy comes back from his first international reporting trip (and fiance visit) for Episode 14 of Hip Squared. In addition to experiences in Spain and London, he also talks about The Shawshank Redemption, the subject of the second of three movie posters that adorn his walls. This film is based on…
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Hip Squared Season 1 Episode 13
Hip Squared has baked more than a dozen tasty tidbits into lucky episode 13! First, John describes his failure to get into a Donald Trump rally in Louisville, KY, but also his success in exercising his 1st amendment rights with a number of other vocal protesters. Then, he talks about Samurai…
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Hip Squared Season 1 Episode 12
Hop into your nearest portal, and come into another world with Hip Squared Episode 12! John talks about Stephen King's strange and gripping fantasy saga, The Dark Tower Series, a story that involves the Gunslinger, Roland, and his obsessive for the tower's secrets, among them many parallel...
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Hip Squared Season 1 Episode 11
John and Troy are back with a meta-podcast! That's right, a podcasts about podcasts. First, Troy and John talk about River City Revue, a literary reading at the Bardstown in Louisville, KY that John participated in. Ashley Taylor hosted the event, and also featured Michael Baumann and Kelly…
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Hip Squared Season 1 Episode 10
Two very different kinds of nerds are exhibited in episode 10. John talks about a couple of comic books. Lumberjanes by Noelle Stevenson is about a feminist summer-camp with a group of girls who get caught up in all kinds of super-natural shenanigans. And Usagi Yojimbo by Stan Sakai is a classic,...
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Hip Squared Season 1 Episode 9
Welcome to Hip Squared Episode 9! John talks about the gritty neo-Western Hell or High Water, earning Jeff Bridges an Oscar nomination, and Michael Bolton's Big, Sexy Valentine's Day Special, a new comedy out on Netflix. And Troy talks about Factorio, a computer strategy game about gathering...
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Hip Squared 1 Episode 8
Plug in your Earbuds of Entertainment +1 as John tells us about the mobile game, Symphony of the Origin, a Japanese role-playing game that pulls its user into a world of adventure. And Troy talks about Bill Bryson's "A Short History of Nearly Everything", a book about the world and science that...
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Hip Squared Season 1 Episode 7
John and Troy host their saddest podcast ever. Troy introduces us to Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events, a series of children's books about a group of hard-luck siblings that's been turned into a new Netflix show starring Neil Patrick Harris. John talks about two books dealing with...
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Hip Squared Season 1 Episode 6
Hip Squared Season 1 Episode 6 John Beechem/Troy Kremer/Maplex Monk Download Hip Squared was away last week so John could help welcome his daughter Gaia into the world, but now they're back with a vengeance! John and Troy talk about the sci-fi noir radio drama podcast "A Night Called Tomorrow",...
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Hip Squared Season 1 Episode 5
Hip Squared Season 1 Episode 5 John Beechem Troy Kremer Download roy catches us up on the Magic: The Gathering Grand Prix in Louisville, talk about Awesome Games Done Quick (AGDQ), a video game speed run supporting the Prevent Cancer Foundation. John touches on his first experience as a Dungeon...
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Hip Squared Season 1 Episode 4
Hip Squared Season 1 Episode 4 John Beechem Troy Kremer Download John and Troy talk about a magical Christmas in Spain, the good and bad about mobile games including Pokemon Go, Super Mario Run, Sonic Dash and Hearthstone, the Magic the Gathing card game and the Magic: The Gathering Grand Prix in...
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Hip Squared Season 1 Episode 3
Episode 3 John Beechem Troy Kremer Download John and Troy talk about the new Disney movie Moana with music by Lin-Manuel Miranda, the upcoming Blade Runner movie sequel, Ni no Kuni: Curse of the White Witch, a J-RPG with art by Studio Ghibli, the movie Arrival about a linguist helping the world...
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Hip Squared Season 1 Episode 2
Episode 2 John Beechem Troy Kremer Download John and Troy talk about the new dryer Troy adult-ed for Christmas, laundry rooms in American sitcoms, The Imitation Game, a movie about computer pioneer Alan Turing starring Benedict Cumberbatch, and Sleepwalk With Me with Mike Birbiglia about his own...
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Hip Squared Season 1 Episode 1
Episode 1 John Beechem Troy Kremer Download Episode 1 of American Fantastic's pop-culture podcast, Hip Squared, celebrating everything from the mainstream to the underground, weird, new, old and local, hosted by John Beechem and Troy Kremer. John and Troy introduce each other to you, and talk…
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Two brothers, an engineer and a writer, talk about what they've been watching, reading, and playing.
HOSTED BY
John Beechem & Troy Kremer
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How many episodes does Hip Squared have?
Hip Squared currently has 42 episodes available on PodParley. New episodes are automatically indexed when they're published to the podcast feed.
What is Hip Squared about?
Two brothers, an engineer and a writer, talk about what they've been watching, reading, and playing.
How often does Hip Squared release new episodes?
Hip Squared has 42 episodes. Check the episode list to see recent publication dates and frequency.
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Hip Squared is created and hosted by John Beechem & Troy Kremer.
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