‘Interstellar’ is a Triumph and This Generation’s ‘Odyssey’

by Shimbo You and I will never see space. Chances are, our children won’t see it either. For us, tales of space exploration, real exploration, will only ever be fables we tellĀ our grandchildren before they tuck away for the night. It’s this longing for space, for the unknown, that drove (and continues to drive) science fiction for decades. From The… Read more →

Episode 183: It’s a Shimbo Halloween, or, “Dollhouse of Horror”

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On this spooktacular edition of the Never Daunted Radio Network, we go balls deep into the season of the witch with our Halloween-themed episode. Shimbo talks about why Halloween is the best and worst time of year, while discussing how blackface is somehow still a thing during Halloween, and why it may not stop any time soon. Next, we talk… Read more →

In ‘John Wick’, Style Over Substance is Actually a Very Good Thing

by Shimbo On the surface, there’s no reason under the sun that a movie like John Wick should work as well as it does, but the reasons stare us right in the face throughout the hour and 40 minute run time. As action films go, there isn’t much that hasn’t been featured in other films, but instead of an homage,… Read more →

Episode 182: Definitely Not OK Cupid, or, “The Tell-Tale MacBook”

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On a “love means never having to sweep your chimney” edition of the Never Daunted Radio Network, your humble host decides it’s time to go back to the basics of #DontBeDumb with a couple tales of completely avoidable stupidity, the likes of which haven’t been seen all season. First up, a woman was rescued from a chimney at a home… Read more →

From Champ to Convict to Cartoon: Witness the First Episode of ‘Mike Tyson Mysteries’

by Shimbo After watching the first 11-minute episode of Adult Swim’s latest magnum opus, Mike Tyson Mysteries, the first thought that came to mind was the notion that has this cartoon come out 20 years ago, Tyson would’ve likely killed everyone involved with it. Instead, Iron Mike himself is in on the joke, in a show that primarily exists to… Read more →