02:15 – Brogan shares his newest fancy hot dog ideas, hot dog ideas that haven't worked out, and the dog that will be named after Scott. He talks about the number of Founder’s Mugs he has left, they toss around other fundraiser ideas for the business, and Brogan shares what he is drinking during the show. Scott talks about the bars in the Seattle SoDo district that have closed since Covid started, suggests listeners to get out and support the favorite local businesses, and Brogan gives his review of his Pumpkin Spice Liquor.

25:44 – Justin shares places he has adventured too recently, Brogan explains what a Black and Tan drink is, and Scott explains how they are made. Justin suggests that they rent the tap room at the Narrows Brewery, how much it would cost, and their friend Derek shares what he has been up to lately. Derek talks about how long it takes him to record each of his podcasts, they reflect on how many hours they have spent recoding GCP, and Derek shares how he got into voice acting. Justin talks about his next steps in finishing his studio, Jeff reflect on the GCP video from the early days, and Derek talks about recording with GCP for the first time at old Malarkeys.

49:56 – Joe talks about working during Covid, the decontamination chamber he has setup between his garage and house because of it, and they talk on the reality behind Covid. Joe talks about the saddening long term effects they are finding from it, the toll it has taken on his writing, and why his readers believe his writing is so realistic. He talks about his next books having to go through pre-publication security review before they are released, Brogan opens the conversation to other live listeners, and Scott gives props to Cowboy’s voice.

76:08 – Brogan talks about his plan to move to Spain 9 years from now, they talk about Jeff’s new t-shirt designs for the Patrons, and Brogan shares what a “Raw-Dog” is. Justin encourages listeners to join the Patreon fans group, they ponder on a drinking game, and Brogan debates whether he should finish his pumpkin drink. They talk about bad drink concoctions, Derek talks about going down a 90’s commercials rabbit hole on You-Tube, and they finish up the conversation talking about getting Clownvis on the show.

Special Guests: Derek G and Joseph Malik.

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• Grit City on YouTube
• Derek G - past episodes on the GCP
• Joseph Malik past episodes on the GCP

00:04 – Joe shares that his dog is the undisputed dog park champion for the past few years, they talk about the last time he joined the show, and Justin gives a shout out to GCP’s latest Patreon supporter. Scott comments on the recording of the Gremlin podcast, Joe talks about his newest blog post, and shares information on the places he travels to for writing research. He dives into his recent trip to the Colorado Desert, the receding lake in the area, and how it was at one point in time an American Indian medicine ground.

18:18 – Joe talks on the mud volcanoes they discovered in Colorado, how visiting these type of places integrates with his writing, and they talk on ideas of places for him to travel to next. They talk about the recent WSDOT Sasquatch Twitter posts, Joe tells stories of the Indian Blackfoot Tribe’s belief in “Little People”, and Justin talks on the weird haunting experiences they have had while recording at the Union Club. Scott and Justin share some history on the traumatic experiences in the building, Justin talks on his love of ghosts, and GCP’s tour of the Pythian Temple.

38:16 – Joe recommends the book Wandering Monsters by his friend Elliott Kay, his upcoming visit to Radcon in Pasco, and the great room parties at the event. He talks on his schedule during the event, the classes he will be teaching, and the plan to speak at one of the high schools while in Pasco. He talks about the fun of talking to up and coming writers, his success as an independent publisher, and the big moment for him during his book releases.

58:01 – Scott talks on how the advancements of CGI has made science fiction fantasy movies more possible, they talk on reboots of past series, and what the future of sci-fi shows and movies will be like. Joe talks on what lead to the Indie Rock surge in the 90’s, they talk on the great ability for everyone to have a chance to produce the music and movies, and Scott mentions the hard work aspect that is behind successful artists.

Thanks Joe for joining the guys for another great conversation. Looking forward to the next sit down!

Special Guest: Joseph Malik.

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• Was that Bigfoot on WSDOT camera in Eastern Washington? — Bigfoot on WSDOT camera
• Elliott Kay - Run Like Hell (Wandering Monsters Book 1) — Run Like Hell (Wandering Monsters Book 1)
• Joseph Malik on Twitter — Bestselling fantasy author and gunslinger for the Illuminati.
• Joseph Malik on Instagram — Bestselling fantasy author and gunslinger for the Illuminati.
• Joseph Malik on Facebook

01:40 – Justin introduces Joe, Ken, and Rusty to the podcast, gives a shout out to the Church Cantina, and talks about their last get together where they discussed the movie Scanners. Rusty talks on brining the podcast Rated 80’s back to life, Justin talks on their decision to make Gremlins the next movie they review, and they all talk about what Christmas means to them. Justin brings up the Wikipedia review of Gremlins, Ken talks about Chuck Jones being in the movie, and Justin gives a shout out to Tacoma Public Library’s streaming service Kanopy.

16:11 – Justin discusses the backstory to the movie Boondock Saints, Joe also gives props to Tacoma Public Library for carrying his books, and Justin shares that Gremlins was one of the movies that caused the creation of the PG-13 rating. Ken introduces the guys to the saying “your feelings are not an emergency”, they discuss the cast of the movie, and Joe gives a shout out to Kate at Doyle’s in Tacoma. Justin talks on what Gremlins 3 should be about, how Ghostbusters 3 is in the making, and Rusty mentions Bill Murray and John Candy.

33:48 – Justin talks about Steven Spielberg getting a Cameo award from this movie, shares the Gremlins anti-drug PSA from the 80’s, and Ken shares with the group other Joe Daunte movies. Rusty shares his favorite 80’s movie ‘Batteries Not Included’, Ken shares his favorite part of Gremlins, and they talk about taking blowtorches to Furbies and microwaving G.I. Joes as kids. Conversation turns to using a bidet, the importance of using Metamucil, and Joe tells that guys that the key to being healthy is good fiber, scotch, and three miles a day.

46:10 – Justin shares where people can find each of their guests online, Scott encourages the guys to watch their diet, and Justin talks of the two things that were big main themes for Gremlins. They talk on the different things that sold based on the movie, toys that came from other movies, and they decide on what their next movie review will be on. Rusty encourages Scott to embrace his age, Justin talks on the technology theme of Gremlins, and Scott talks on the importance of people being prepared for disasters.

Thanks Joe, Ken, and Rusty for an interesting conversation on Gremlins, movies, and getting older!

Special Guests: Joseph Malik, Ken Carlson, and Rusty.

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• Gremlins - Wikipedia — Gremlins is a 1984 American comedy horror film written by Chris Columbus and directed by Joe Dante.
• About the Author | Joseph Malik — In addition to fiction, Joseph Malik writes and lectures on advanced intelligence theory and asymmetric warfare for the U.S. military.

01:24 – Justin welcomes Joe back to the show, Joe complements Justin on his steam-punk bar, and they share the name of the whiskies they are tasting during the show. They talk about what goes great with Brown Sugar Bourbon, Scott talks about his and Brogans plan to spread the word on the Tacoma Coffee drink, and Justin gives props to the podcasts promoters. Joe talks about his first two books, the amount of time it took to edit them, and the re-writing of his first book.

20:17 – The guys share their review on the Peanut Butter Whiskey, Justin talks on enjoying the Peanut Butter Jelly Time drink at Dusty’s Hideaway, and conversation turns to Joe’s experiences at the conventions he’s been too. He talks on fanboying at World Con a few years ago, Scott shares his fanboying moment when Mark Sargent joined the podcast, and Joe shares his respect for people that have deep beliefs in things like Flat Earth. Joe talks about a recent course he took with a flat earther, shares that he enjoys doing all of his characters stunts, and what first drew him to the cons.

40:29 – Joe shares why he loves going to RadCon, how cons are like spring breaks for dorks, and they try the Alabama Style Bourbon. Jordan asks Joe what his dumbest on the job experience is, Scott shares his, and Joe explains what asymmetric warfare is. He shares how that type of warfare is now extending into the cyber realm, his plans to go to SpoCon, and Justin gives a shout out to Gabi's Olympic Cards & Comics.

01:02:48 – Joe explains the plots of his books, what the fun parts of writing the books for him were, and his plans for the upcoming last book in the series. He talks on writing two books at the same time, the different type of advertising they do for the books, and the benefit of doing it that way. Justin shares where people can find Joe online, Joe talks on military food, and who people can talk to within their local government to voice their concern on the quality of the food.

Thanks Joe for joining the guys again for another fun and interesting conversation.

Special Guest: Joseph Malik.

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• Joseph on Twitter
• Joseph on Instagram — Soldier, swordsman, adventurer, #MethodWriter. Bestselling #author of #DragonsTrail & #TheNewMagic. #SFWA. I do all my characters' stunts.
• Joseph on Facebook
• RadCon — RadCon is a Science-Fiction Convention held annually in Pasco, Washington.
• Dusty's Hideaway
• Gabi's Olympic Cards & Comics

1:59 – Justin gives his review of the SPICE show, a local benefit event to raise funds for the TUPAC foundation. He gives props to Denetta and Carol, creators of the event, how users can donation to the foundation and events they have coming up. Jeff talks about his dinner after the show at the Harmon Taproom, the guys welcome comedian Amani back, this time as a guest co-host of the show, and they discuss Amani’s love of UFC.

14:50 – Amani gives his review of the most recent UFC fight, Tony’s return to fighting after his 6 month hiatus due to injury, the heavy weight fight, and the brawl that happened post Khabib and Conor fight. They discuss various crowd fights in other sports that have broken out over the years, a return of Joseph Malik for a catch up, Amani fills Joseph in on how he’s involved with GCP and where people can find him in the area.

30:57 – Joseph talks about what’s been going on with his book since he joined them last time, the benefits of independent publishing, and what type of creative process he uses when writing. Joseph talks about learning how to do what most of the characters in the book do in order to write a better book, being a part of a panel at Norwescon discussing celestial navigation, different types of readers that have reached out to him after reading his book, and how he handles negative reviews.

43:18 – Joseph talks about setting out to write a fantasy action thriller hinged on technical details, how his research led to the stories, his recent trip to Ice Land and Sweden, and the deals you can get to fly to Ice Land from Ice Land air. He talks about touring a tower in Belgium, his second book, The New Magic, how it relates to Dragon Tale, and what in his books he has pulled from history.

56:48 – Amani asks Joseph about how he picks the endings of his books, Amani read a section from one of them, and they discuss Wrath of the Khans covered on an episode of Dan Carlin’s, Hardcore History. Joseph tells the guys where people can find his books, him and Scott talk about growing up in Elko, Nevada, the mining boom there in the 80’s, and the recent fire at Lamoille Canyon.

Thanks Joseph for joining the guys again to catch up and filling them in on your latest book!

Special Guests: Amani Taylor and Joseph Malik.

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Special Guest: Joseph Malik.

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