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The Outliers
by Frank Zavala
We watch, play, and read stuff. We're gonna talk about it for you. It may cover comics, movies, television, video games, history, science, technology, PlayStation, Xbox, anime, cartoons, youtube, books, the internet, pop culture, sub culture, food, work, problems, ourselves, other podcasts, geek stuff, mundane stuff, work, or whatever tickles our fancy. Hope you enjoy. Hit us at [email protected] or @TheOutliersPod on Twitter.
Episodes
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Ready for a New Normal
The show has necessarily taken a turn towards things that are more urgent, more important than the usual schtick we peddle. It reflects where our heads and our hearts are. Things like video game news pale in comparison to what we believe could be a moment in time that marks a true beginning for...
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The Time Is Now
Our most sincere condolences to the Floyd family. Black lives matter. And George Floyd's life mattered. We urge others with platforms and far reaching voices to speak out against the systemic racism that is killing black people in America.
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Classic Fanmob Episode: Peak Fanmob
Got some classic stuff for you this week. Here's the link to the episode post that was made on a blog for the old Fanmob show https://xstatiion.wordpress.com/2013/06/09/fanmob-26-is-the-room-feng-shui/
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The Outliers Inside
Quarantining inside while it seems the outside is crumbling. But hey, there are still video games.
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A Path Forward: Animation and Games
Been doing lots! Some Resident Evil 3 Remake, Final Fantasy VII Remake, Valorant, some Twitch drama... video game stuff and trying to find animation to watch like The Kirlian Frequency. What kind of show could Warhammer 40K make for?
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Stir Crazy
Still staying inside and still recording. This week we have a great Resident Evil 3 Remake assessment as well as a breakdown of the Resident Evil timeline to see where it fits in. If you're looking for something to watch Freud on Netflix might just do it for ya. Details on that experience as well...
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Just Passing the Time
Still stuck at home so we are getting hyped for some upcoming video games like Final Fantasy 7 Remake and Resident Evil 3 Remake, checked out the Sonic the Hedgehog movie, comparing The Witcher video game to the show, and will PS5 and Xbox Series X launches be affected by current state of…
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Yeah, We're Still Doing It
Things are kinda crazy because of the virus. But we're still recording. And this one is definitely all over the place. But we do get into some video game stuff towards the end with Sakura Wars and Mortal Kombat 11. Have fun with it. We'll be back...
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That Time We Complained About Cartoons and Pro Wrestling
We're all over the place this time around with complaints about Harley Quinn cartoons, what the WWE did to The Fiend, and a few other things. But never fear! It wouldn't be complete without a little Marvel MCU news... in the X-Men casting corner of the universe. And for all the fighting game...
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Build-A-Batman
The shadow of the bat looms large once again in the media... so we have an all Batman show to kick it off. What is your ideal Batman like? Does he kill? What kind of batsuit does he wear? And his car? Flashy? Streamlined? We are giving our answers to all these questions and more this week.
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The Episode That Lived
Ok kids we almost lost this episode to technical difficulties. But it was salvaged. So keep that in mind if ya hear some pops and fades... On the menu this week: Delayed video games, some Shenmue 3 impressions, streamers and their influence on smaller games, then we close out with some good ol'...
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Rebootin', Mobilizin', and Skywalkin' into 2020
We are back! And officially kicking off 2020 with one hell of a show! Last week we weren't able to post an episode because of some serious health issues going on with one half of the team. And we do apologize for that. First time in 150 episodes! This week we're making up for time lost with a…
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2019 Things with Anime and Chelsea FC
The holidays are just about over and it's time to bring in the new year! We have a unique list of 2019 things that left an impression on us, a look at some of the greatest anime over the last decade or so, and we wrap it up with the story of Chelsea FC's road to the 2012 UEFA Champions League...
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The Game Awards 2019
We're back and we're live and its time to talk about The Game Awards 2019! Lots of big reveals and winners this year so we're diving in to all the latest news with takeaways, impressions, and more from the show!
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Classic Fanmob Episode: DC Animation and More with Jumma Jahdid
Happy Holidays everyone! It's gonna be a throwback week to some more classic Fanmob content. Going through some old files and found this DC Animation gem with our former co-host Jumma Jahdid. We're covering Wonder Woman, Batman, Justie League, Aquaman, and all sorts of great animated superhero...
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The Outliers vs The BSOD
This weeks episode is a great discussion on representation in media. We focus on video games and go from there. Unfortunately we had a serious snafu and had to cut the episode shorter than usual. Still, this one is some good stuff.
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Long Live The Fiend!
While everyone is on candy overload from Halloween we're over here celebrating The Fiend's big win at Crown Jewel! Following up with our last episode we pick up with the conclusion of WWE's Crown Jewel event and discuss the aftermath. Lots of gaming news in the back half of the show with Death...
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San Jose's Most Haunted and WWE's The Fiend
Happy Halloween everyone! We're bringing you some local scares this week with San Jose's most haunted places just in time for All Hallows Eve. And in keeping with the fright night theme we take a deep dive into the WWE's immortal slasher The Fiend! Will Seth Rollins pull it off and end The Fiend...
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Season of the Joker
Both Outliers have seen Joker and the verdict is in: GUILTY. Of what you ask? Find out on this weeks almost-swallowed-up-by-Skype episode! Since it's the spooky season we have a festive rec in the offerings up front in the form of #inktober. So many great artists are producing amazing art for the...
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Horror: Movies, Manga, and More!
We're starting the scary season off early this year! This week's episode started off with a couple offerings that were... seasonally appropriate. But we ended up recording an hour long, in depth discussion on the horror movie genre and where so many of the movies you love fit in to that broad…
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Classic Fanmob Gaming Episode: Special Guest Sean Brown!
With one of the Outliers out of town getting some ink done we are happy to bring you another classic Fanmob episode with special guest Sean Brown! Who is that, you might ask. Back when we were doing Fanmob our cohost Jumma Jahdid brought in a friend to discuss some gaming topics such as PC or...
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Classic Doctor Who: The Three Doctors
It has been awhile since we have mentioned anything Doctor Who related. So this week we're taking a look at a classic Doctor Who serial from the 1970's featuring the original 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Doctors: The Three Doctors. This four part story opened the shows 10th season during the 3rd Doctor's…
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The Outliers Get Hacked
Last week we talked about glitches in the matrix of life and this week we're dealing with what appears to be an actual real life hack that may have been perpetrated against one of us. Oh the irony in that! So we have a personal rant that some of you might learn something from right up front.…
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A Glitch in the Matrix
We're back from the depths of the internet with a jam packed episode covering the latest pop culture news: New Marvel TV shows, say bye to Spider-Man, Cyberpunk 2077 changes, Funimation voice actors behaving badly, and more. Then we put on our lab coats and try to figure out if we're living in a...
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SV Comic Con 2019 with a Side of Video Game Industry News
It's that time of year again... Silicon Valley Comic Con 2019 is happening and half of the Outliers made it to the show, as usual. We bring you this years SVCC experience. Then we get into some serious allegations that surfaced after this years Evo pro gaming tournament, a little Borderlands 3...
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Intermission feat. Batman and Tool
Ok everyone, even though we said no episode this week we have another intermission episode to hold you over until we get back behind the mics. All this is for good reason and we'll be letting you know on the show pretty quick here what we have going on behind the scenes! so for now... enjoy a...
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Evo 2019 Over Tea
It's tea time! Grab your cup and get ready for some Evo 2019 action as we get straight to the point with this year's Dragon Ball FighterZ news. Spoilers... there's a new champ! We're diving in as it unfolds. And in other realms of video gaming moves are being made. Most notable is Ninja jumping...
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What's News to Us: Comic Con 2019 Edition
San Diego Comic Con came and went again. This year was especially news worthy with many big announcements being made at the annual pop culture celebration. We have our favorite stories on tap for this week's show. Spoilers: Marvel killed it so now we gotta discuss what the next few years of MCU…
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Return of The Outliers
We're back with a new, full episode this week! Adam is here and we're catching up on the last couple of weeks and how The Outliers expansion is going. Of course we have some Batman villain news, Birds of Prey movie news, Yakuza video game remakes, Netflix recommendations, and Scarlett Johansson…
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Intermission feat. Spider-Man and Jessica Jones
I know we said no episode this week. But hey, here is a mini-sode to keep you all abreast of where we're at with things. Honestly we both felt kinda bad not posting anything up on the feed. So yeah. We'll be back next week with a full episode. Happy 4th of July weekend everyone, have a little...
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Classic Fanmob Star Trek Episode: A Podcast Divided
Changes are afoot! We are gonna be putting some serious effort into expanding The Outliers to a few more platforms. So July is gonna be exciting! This week is another classic Fanmob episode and we're talking all about Star Trek: Into Darkness. The conversation goes all over the place as we become…
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Classic Fanmob Superman Episode: The Man of Steel Premier
We're celebrating Superman this week with another classic throwback episode to our old Fanmob podcast. We're very excited to publish this gem on the Outliers feed because it is the first time we've had our brother in podcasting, the unofficial official third Outlier, the Voice himself, Mr. Jumma...
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E3 2019 Takeaway
WELCOME BACK EVERYONE! E3 wrapped and we have our favorite bits of news to share with all of you. So much big news this year that we had to condense it down to the biggest, most exciting announcements. We are very excited to be back at full audio strength with a new podcast equipment setup.…
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E3 Hype (With a Little Twist)
Its that time of year again: E3 is happening and video game news will be dropping all this week. We have a bunch of things we'd like to see and Adam is running down the most hyped up games that might make news. Also have a follow up for last week's debate about the DC Universe streaming service...
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DC Universe, Take My Money?!
We have a debate for everyone this week! Is DC Universe, the new streaming service for all media DC, worth subscribing to as it is now? Both of the Outliers go head to head as we go over the benefits and the not so benefits and whether its worth taking on another monthly bill just yet. Plus…
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The Outliers Build a Gaming Rig
We're back from last week's hiatus! This week its tech talk as the Outliers build a high end gaming rig and discuss what goes into building a PC. Details on the components and what is right for what you need straight from The Knowledge himself, Adam. We get into a little discussion of the new...
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Classic Fanmob Interview: Local Shop Owner Phil Schlaefer of Comic Collector Shop
Back before there was The Outliers there was The Fanmob Podcast. We had a previous endeavor back in 2012-2013 that produced some really good content. Part of that content was an interview with a local comic book shop owner named Phil Schlaefer. His business, Comic Collector Shop in Sunnyvale,...
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Deep Sea Exploration and Twitch Preparation
Slow news week as far as we were concerned so this was a light episode. We have some amazing deep sea science for you to go check out from the folks conducting the Five Deeps Expedition. There was a bit of movie theater drama that we had to deal with in the real world. Then we get into a meta...
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Mortal Kombat 11 and For Honor on Star Wars Day
Now that Endgame is old news its time to get back to all the juicy new video game stuff that's happening. Mortal Kombat 11 just dropped... and of course, in classic 2019 fashion, there is drama already. Plus: Ubisoft is still bringing it with For Honor and all the holiday surprises and the Star...
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Avengers: Endgame with Spoilers
This is it! The Avengers: Endgame episode with all the spoilers, impressions, take aways, likes, dislikes, favorite moments, and future predictions! Been about a decade in the making for this movie. So if you haven't seen Avengers: Endgame GO SEE IT FIRST! Then come listen to this episode!
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Ultimate Avengers: Endgame Pregame Show
Avengers: Endgame is nearly upon us! So we're bringing you a huge SPOILER FREE Endgame Pregame show filled with the best Thanos theories, detailed analysis of where things stand in the MCU, predictions and hopes, a character recap, and so much more! This week's episode is all you'll need to be...
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Star Wars: Rise of Skywalker and Jedi: Fallen Order Announced
It's all Star Wars this week with news out of Star Wars Celebration still dropping as we bring you the biggest announcements so far along with in depth discussions on theories for both Episode IX and Jedi: Fallen Order! Get ready for great things coming from a galaxy far, far away... Our host…
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The Batmanless Joker
Starting this one off with some video game hardware and space science talk as we continue with our still nameless opening segment. Then we get all DC on you with a belated birthday wish to the Bat and a speculative discussion on the new Joker trailer that just dropped. Is the whole antihero…
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From the Keep: Jordan Peele's Us and More
A very tangential episode this week with spoilers for Jordan Peele's Us, along with a discussion about his statement on casting. Looks like the yet to be named opening segment is sticking around with a couple of new offerings. Then we get into entitled gamers and the effects that 'free first'...
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Vampire The Masquerade: Bloodlines 2 Revealed
There was some incredible news announced at GDC 2019 and we have a huge show covering it: Vampire The Masquerade: Bloodlines 2 has been revealed! We have a huge discussion on the history of Bloodlines 1 and all the news we could find on the announcement of the upcoming sequel. The excitement is...
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The Character Captain Marvel
Now that both of us have watched Captain Marvel it's time for a big discussion about the movie, the character, and the potential impact it will all have on Avengers Endgame. This one is feeling like a classic Outliers episode as this looks to be the penultimate MCU entry in the decade long...
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Devil May Cry 5 and Hands On with Galaxy S10 Plus
A potential GOTY contender dropped this week and we have first impressions as well as a little history on the franchise itself: Devil May Cry 5. NetherRealm Studios Ed Boon posed an interesting question on Twitter about future titles gamers would want to see. We're discussing the options he laid...
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The History of Civilization Goes to the Moon!
Starting off this week's episode with a little science segment. A recommendation on planetary pictures and another mission to the moon. This one will bring a time capsule with tons of human info for future moon people. Also a continued look at how this season's CW DC shows have shaped up. And a...
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From Flash and Crisis to Captain Marvel and Annihilation
Huge show this week covering a lot of topics: Quick update on the Mignogna accusations, Anthem has officially dropped and people are still bitching, Samsung has show off a bunch of Galaxy S10 phones, are Youtubers mainstream media outlets, CWs The Flash and Crisis on Infinite Earths, and the MCU...
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MCU vs Arrowverse: Best Live Action Superhero Universe
We live in a great time where one can choose from multiple mediums for superhero fiction. Comics, of course. And now there are incredible live action adaptations of our favorite stories. While the MCU is currently king of live action, DC has the movies and the shows. And overall, we think the…
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
We watch, play, and read stuff. We're gonna talk about it for you. It may cover comics, movies, television, video games, history, science, technology, PlayStation, Xbox, anime, cartoons, youtube, books, the internet, pop culture, sub culture, food, work, problems, ourselves, other podcasts, geek stuff, mundane stuff, work, or whatever tickles our fancy. Hope you enjoy. Hit us at [email protected] or @TheOutliersPod on Twitter.
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Frank Zavala
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We watch, play, and read stuff. We're gonna talk about it for you. It may cover comics, movies, television, video games, history, science, technology, PlayStation, Xbox, anime, cartoons, youtube, books, the internet, pop culture, sub culture, food, work, problems, ourselves, other podcasts, geek...
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