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Podcast Without Pretense

by GFQ Network

Originally started as a podcast about uncluttering your life, “Podcast Without Pretense” is the successor to “Uncluttercast.” Eric Sandine, Jonathan Strickland and Iyaz Akhtar discuss anything that pops into their heads. We don’t know what we’ll talk about until we start recording.

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Episodes

  1. Podcast Without Pretense Ep. 183 – The Couch Situation

    We review "Glitch." It's the movie that had Jonathan Strickland say, "This movie is not good. It's a rom-com with little romance and zero comedy." Special disappearance by Eric's cat.

  2. Podcast Without Pretense Ep. 182 – After I saw her dead, I didn’t know her name

    So it's come to this. There was a murder. A movie. A manilla envelope. Or we talked about yet another awful move, maybe even "#Horror."

  3. Podcast Without Pretense Ep. 181 – Beverly Crusher bones a ghost

    We talked about the first episode of "Fuller House," season 3. Wonder how we got to Beverly Crusher? So do we.

  4. Podcast Without Pretense Ep. 180 – Top heavy, front-loaded

    We reviewed "3-Headed Shark Attack." Why? Because we hate ourselves. Next up is "Fuller House" season three, episode one. Why? Because Iyaz hates Eric (for this week).

  5. Podcast Without Pretense Ep. 179 – Cults are alright

    One of us endorses cults (sort of). Another creates a chimera of movies (sort of). And yet another endorses either or neither (sort of).

  6. Podcast Without Pretense Ep. 178 – The one where Jonathan pisses Iyaz off

    The best new podcast of 2017 is back with a bang. This episode was not brought to you by ReelGood.com, but it could have been.

  7. Podcast Without Pretense Ep. 177 – No scenes added to the movie

    Jonathan, Eric and Iyaz review "Death Race 2050," which is actually the second death racing movie they've covered in the history of PWP. After that, Jonathan devises a new challenge that either is brilliant or evil (or both).

  8. Podcast Without Pretense Ep. 176 – No transforming in Transformers?

    Tonight's episode features the adjectiveless trio talking about all kinds of things including "Vampire Dog," "Transformers: The Last Knight" and bands. Plus, a bonus argument between Jonathan and Iyaz over "Beauty and the Beast!"

  9. Podcast Without Pretense Ep. 175 – Susan Exposition is my hero

    Jonathan and Iyaz review "Vampire Dog." Eric takes a powder.

  10. Podcast Without Pretense Ep. 174 – That’s not a twist, that’s a straight line

    In today's episode, we try to take on "Let's Be Evil." It's a sci-fi/horror-y kind of movie that has a lot of great concepts. The execution is a little less than great.

  11. Podcast Without Pretense Ep. 173 – The ability to be totally blind

    We reviewed "Maximum Ride," not to be confused with "Maximum Overdrive" or "Maximum Drive" (which may or may not be movies at all). If you like bird-related nomenclature, you'll love this movie. If you love movies, you will probably not love this movie. Either way, you will enjoy this episode...

  12. Podcast Without Pretense Ep. 172 – Carmelized friends on the ceiling

    Jonathan, Iyaz and Eric take on "Satanic." No, it has nothing to do with the "Titanic." However, the movie was quite lousy. Here's an alternate title to this episode for your amusement: "Jesus, take the wheel and find a gas station."

  13. Podcast Without Pretense Ep. 171 – Atlanta in the Crosshairs

    Jonathan and Eric talk about the movie "Ejecta" and explain why it's not worth your time. Then they talk about how Atlanta is apparently under an ancient Egyptian curse or something. And they even find time to chat about books.

  14. Podcast Without Pretense Ep. 170 – Oh, it was a sausage

    No need to watch "Yoga Hosers" because our recap is more entertaining than the movie ever will be. We know that's not saying much, but trust us.

  15. Podcast Without Pretense Ep. 169 – The jungle is unamusing

    The trio take on "Welcome to the Jungle." It's not a good movie, it's not a bad movie -- it's a movie. Watch our episode over ever watching the movie. Seriously, there is almost no reason to watch "Welcome to the Jungle."

  16. Podcast Without Pretense Ep. 168 – The eloquence of the loquacious Eric Sandine

    A low key episode that flies by like a piano falling out of a window.

  17. Podcast Without Pretense Ep. 167 – Smoking the finger

    This is the in-depth review of "Bloody Valley: Seed's Revenge" you have been clamoring for for so long. Next time: we take on JCVD's "Welcome to the Jungle."

  18. Podcast Without Pretense Ep. 166 – Jonathan crushes Iyaz’s crustaceans

    That's right, Jonathan says he'll handle Iyaz's crustaceans (but not his crust stations or crushed Asians). Why? Because there is a scene in "Hannah Montana: The Movie" that features a lobster dinner. Oh right, the guys review "Hannah Montana: The Movie That Never Ends."

  19. Podcast Without Pretense Ep. 165 – You Can’t Get Crabs on Amazon

    Iyaz sits this episode out while Eric and Jonathan talk about frying turkeys, keeping crabs alive on camera and the joys of voice-activated personal digital assistants. Plus a few kind words about our sponsor!

  20. Podcast Without Pretense Ep. 164 – Bob, the big chicken and some boilt p-nuts

    Ever wanted to know about Atlanta? Of course not! But, you'll find out about it after our summary of "Bob the Builder: Let's build a beach."

  21. Podcast Without Pretense Ep. 163 – The night of the bad clams

    Jonathan, Eric and Iyaz are back together for a ridiculous episode. Find out what Iyaz's punishment is for not watching "Hot Bot."

  22. Podcast Without Pretense Ep. 162 – Hot Bot or Not?

    Eric and Jonathan discuss bad sex robot movies, Larry Miller's butt, Soylent progress and more.

  23. Podcast Without Pretense Ep. 161 – Soylent and you: What you should know

    The boys have a frank and open discussion about Soylent. No, really.

  24. Podcast Without Pretense Ep. 160 – A reading from the book of Jonathan

    Jonathan Strickland will not upgrade his 2400kbps modem, so he entrusted Eric and Iyaz to read out his copious notes on "Honey." The movie's star, Jessica Alba, has refused to talk to any of the hosts after their review. In all fairness, she refused to talk to them before, too. Note: This episode...

  25. Podcast Without Pretense Ep. 159 – Simultaneously horrified, disappointed and impressed

    This time, the guys say some of the most vile things you'll hear them say in a recording. We apologize in advance. We'll talk about Jessica Alba in "Honey" next episode.

  26. Podcast Without Pretense Ep. 158 – Olivia is turned on by this

    Jonathan, Eric and Iyaz review "Kindergarten Cop 2" starring Dolph Lundgren. We said a lot of things about this movie. You will be more entertained by this episode than by watching the movie. We guarantee it.

  27. Podcast Without Pretense Ep. 157 – Pokemon Go Done Went

    Iyaz takes a break, Jonathan descends into killing crushes, and Eric has to catch 'em all, Pokemon that is. Plus, it's time to nominate Podcast Without Pretense for all the Streamy Awards. Or at least Best Podcast of 2014.

  28. Podcast Without Pretense Ep. 156 – The ‘American Psycho’ of christian dating movies

    Tonight, we embark on our epic review of "Christian Mingle" starring the one and only Lacey Chabert. As you can tell from the title, we tried to make as much sense of this movie as humanly possible.

  29. Podcast Without Pretense Ep. 155 – Some form of firm flirtation

    It's finally happened! The trio discuss "Love, Wedding, Marriage" starring Mandy Moore. Spoiler: the movie is awful. Spoiler: the podcast is not.

  30. Podcast Without Pretense Ep. 154 – Advice for Iyaz on the purchase of robot pets

    Jonathan is not with us today due to some reason. We speculate on that first up. Then Eric and Iyaz talk about putting Android on an iPhone, the merits of camping and killing robo-pets. Jonathan is not with us today due to some reason. We speculate on that first up. Then Eric and Iyaz talk about...

  31. Podcast Without Pretense Ep. 153 – The most musical episode ever

    Don't worry, we don't bust out in song and dance. However, we do talk about the musicals "The Lion King" and "Disaster!" We also come up with the best idea for a Google musical. It's an odd episode, but then again, aren't they all?

  32. Podcast Without Pretense Ep. 152 – Eric and Jonathan talk about Sex Criminals

    Iyaz is busy moving all his belongings a block and a half away. Eric and Jonathan take up the slack and talk about Google I/O, Goosebumps and Sex Criminals.

  33. Podcast Without Pretense Ep. 150 – Explicit doesn’t begin to describe this episode

    Because we re-reviewed "Rock & Roll Frankenstein" there are words in this episode that we hardly ever use in reality. Be warned. The next movie is "Love Wedding Marriage," which has a 0% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.

  34. Podcast Without Pretense Ep. 151 – The moral of the show? Numb yourself.

    We had nothing planned so we went all over the place. Learn of Eric's adventure with painting and wine! Learn of Jonathan's obsession with capacitive electronic discs! And Iyaz is there, too!

  35. Podcast Without Pretense Ep. 149 – Just like a fourth grade book report

    The best part of Facebook F8? VR stuff you could play with by not going. Then we have the unfortunate responsibility of reviewing "Burying the Ex." It wasn't good.

  36. Podcast Without Pretense Ep. 148 – Enjoy the taste of green pea-ness

    This one is all over the place. First up, we explain what the show is about. Then we talk about WWE wrestling. We close with a discussion on superhero movies.

  37. Podcast Without Pretense Ep. 147 – Cranberry Rubdowns For Christmas

    We review Kirk Cameron's "Saving Christmas." Generally, we have no idea who this movie is really for. However - we take on the movie full on. See Iyaz's full notes here: http://pastebin.com/9JjCzTjL

  38. Podcast Without Pretense Ep. 146 – Jonathan Talks Comics, Eric Checks Out

    Iyaz is under the weather, so Jonathan and Eric take over the show. What happens? We talk comic books, movies, television and how much Jonathan still loves Comcast. Plus more about tacos.

  39. Podcast Without Pretense Ep. 145 – Mat Men Lite

    It's Steve Austin Day! So we're talking wrestling and cat fleas of course. Also, some discussion of SXSW in AUSTIN.

  40. Podcast Without Pretense Ep. 144 – Like a Donkey on Barbiturates

    The day has come. We discuss the awful movie "Robin Hood: Ghosts of Sherwood Forest."

  41. Podcast Without Pretense Ep. 143 – CGI so bad you can hear it

    Eric takes a trip, Iyaz tries out Brazilian JuJitsu, and Jonathan previews our review of "Robin Hood: Ghost of Sherwood."

  42. Podcast Without Pretense Ep. 142 – She’s in action mode on the other side

    We didn't watch the chosen movie, but we did talk about Comcast, Batman v Superman and our pick for sneaker of the week.

  43. Podcast Without Pretense Ep. 141 – We’ve run the calculations. We’re all dead.

    The guys manage to watch "4:44: Last Day on Earth" and it was awful. This episode is infinitely better than the actual movie and this show takes less time to watch, too.

  44. Podcast Without Pretense Ep. 140 – Crimes Against Server Management

    We preview the movie "4:44" along with a talk about "The X-Files," "The Revenant," and "Buffy the Goth Kid Killer."

  45. Podcast Without Pretense Ep. 139 – Boats!

    The guys finally cover "The Redeemer." Spoiler: It is a bit dull (the movie, not our show of course).

  46. Podcast Without Pretense Ep. 138 – Have fun with the nudity and graphic violence (part 1)

    Find out our New Year's plans. Stalk us (or don't -- please don't). Have a Happy New Year and we'll see you guys soon!

  47. Podcast Without Pretense Ep. 137 – Hans Zimmer makes it better

    Find out why Iyaz was not on last week's episode. Find out why Eric was not on this week's episode. Find out what will happen in a week from a week from now.

  48. Podcast Without Pretense Ep. 135 – It would be better with tiny ninjas

    Eric is missing in action, but find out the things that piss off Iyaz (spoiler: it includes Donald Trump).

  49. Podcast Without Pretense Ep. 134 – Wake Up To A Severed Popsicle Stick In Your Bed

    We talked about a lot of things including Eric's experience at the California DMV, a popsicle company selling Christmas trees, and Mystery Science Theater 3000.

  50. Podcast Without Pretense Ep. 133 – The reconstruction of episode 132

    The guys finally talk about "The Reconstruction of William Zero" made by friends of Jonathan. We'll see if they are still friends after the episode. We've also got the quote game - who said it and what movie is it referencing? "They are blown up by a sharpie pen" Our next movie is "Redeemer"...

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

Originally started as a podcast about uncluttering your life, “Podcast Without Pretense” is the successor to “Uncluttercast.” Eric Sandine, Jonathan Strickland and Iyaz Akhtar discuss anything that pops into their heads. We don’t know what we’ll talk about until we start recording.

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GFQ Network

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What is Podcast Without Pretense about?

Originally started as a podcast about uncluttering your life, “Podcast Without Pretense” is the successor to “Uncluttercast.” Eric Sandine, Jonathan Strickland and Iyaz Akhtar discuss anything that pops into their heads. We don’t know what we’ll talk about until we start recording.

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Podcast Without Pretense publishes regularly with 110 episodes available. Check the episode list for the typical release schedule.

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Podcast Without Pretense is created and hosted by GFQ Network.
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