The Trio Simpatico Podcast

In this episode David and Joshua share their initial reactions to the brand new SOLO: A STAR WARS STORY. Having had a couple of days to digest the action and adventure of this latest iteration of STAR WARS the co-hosts have been chomping at the bit to talk about it. If you have not yet seen the movie, fear not!  There is a SPOILER FREE section at the beginning of the episode as we share our general thoughts and reactions.  Though we will get into some spoiler territory later in the episode, we do make sure to give plenty of warning beforehand. SOLO SPOILERS at 55:00 So hang up your chance cubes, warm up the alluvial dampers, and strap yourselves in cause we're heading for parts unknown in a galaxy far, far away with SOLO: A STAR WARS STORY! AND if you want even more discussion stay tuned because coming soon we'll have our Dissection episode where we go in depth regarding all things SOLO! 

Ah yes, it's that time of year again! A new Star Wars movie is almost upon us. Coming this Thursday, May 24th, Solo: A Star Wars Story hits theaters and as is tradition for Trio Simpatico, Josh and David make their predictions as well as discuss their hopes, wants, and concerns before seeing the movie. Be sure to keep visiting us over the upcoming weeks as we release our reaction and dissection episodes after the movie is released. WARNING: Potential Spoilers based on speculation. Also spoiler for the book Star Wars Death Troopers by Joe Schreiber.

TRIO SIMPATICO is back with another installment of the NEWS THAT DOESN'T SUCK!  David and Joshua are guest-free this episode as they swap news stories regarding current and upcoming pop culture and entertainment! Josh is really phoning this one in, or should we say Skyping this one in, while Dave holds down the fort at Simpatico HQ! In this episode your co-hosts talk about a plethora of subjects including the enigma that is Marvel's Ike Perlmutter, the splendor and destiny of our Disney overlords, the imminent Lord of the Rings television series, dead spiders, and so much more! PLUS we have a belated Mother's Day discussion regarding our favorite fictional moms AND we announce a special upcoming TRIO SIMPATICO listener giveaway!   So don't miss this very special episode of TRIO SIMPATICO!

What exactly is a BRITISH PANEL SHOW? Is it a game show? A quiz show? A celebrity roast? A chat show? Or something else completely?  Does it still count as a Panel Show if it is filmed in a realm outside of reality and beyond the laws of physics?  Well if you're not sure of the answer to any of these questions then boy do we have a podcast for you! On this episode of TRIO SIMPATICO, JOSHUA and DAVID are joined by returning guests and BRITISH PANEL SHOW aficionados DANA GALBRAITH and RYAN RIMMELE!  Ryan and Dana sit down to explain just what a BRITISH PANEL SHOW is and tell us about a few of their favorites! We also discuss a bit about British television as a whole, we air an ad for an all new Simpatico Productions podcast, and we share a rare clip from the classic BRITISH PANEL SHOW - MY SINCEREST APOLOGIES! All this and more on this installment of TRIO SIMPATICO!

HAMILTON!  The Broadway musical sensation conceived and created by Lin Manuel Miranda which has grabbed the world by the powdered wig and shown it the new face of musical theater! After the production's domination of New York, HAMILTON now has several touring companies traveling the world and with one such company soon to set up in Northeast Ohio there is no better time for TRIO SIMPATICO to discuss the musical and the creator behind it. This week DAVID and JOSHUA are joined by returning guests DANA GALBRAITH and RYAN RIMMELE, self proclaimed HAMILTON enthusiasts, who make the trio a QUARTET in order to proselytize our listeners! PLUS as it turns out one member of the panel HASN'T actually listened to HAMILTON!  Who could it be??  Why haven't they listened to it yet??  Do they know it's 2018??  If you want to know who it is, you'll have to listen to this all new episode of TRIO SIMPATICO!

On this bonus episode of TRIO SIMPATICO Joshua Witsaman interviews 4 year old movie critic Lucy Witsaman regarding her thoughts about the recent release of director Will Gluck's PETER RABBIT! Discussing the literary roots of the film and how the PETER RABBIT cinematic universe seems to have branched off into a much darker and grittier narrative. PLUS we ask questions like: are the Beatrix Potter books actually science fiction masterpieces which explore string theory and parallel universes and alternate realities?  AND is PETER RABBIT actually a STAR WARS anthology movie?  Starring the likes of Rose Byrne, Domhnall Gleeson, and Daisy Ridley! All this and LESS on this shorter BONUS episode of TRIO SIMPATICO!  Enjoy!   

David and Joshua are reunited after some brief time apart and they are discussing some of the recent pop culture headlines that have hit the news.   This episodes topics range from the cinematic juggernaut that is BLACK PANTHER to the line up of summer movies yet to come.  The trio-less trio also discusses new television series, old television series, and some exciting news coming out of the recent TOY FAIR! Plus, will you be first to sign up for the TRIO SIMPATICO flea market?  Find out how as you listen in to this curated collection of THE NEWS THAT DOESN'T SUCK! All this and more on this episode of TRIO SIMPATICO! 

On this episode of TRIO SIMPATICO Joshua Witsaman is on his own for a SOLO SIMPATICO!   Recently Josh was listening to some tunes when a question came to his mind which sent him down a rabbit hole of consciousness.  Tune in to discover what this reality shattering question was, find out the answer, and hear the rambling train of thought which was set into motion. Caution: your life may never be the same from this point forward!

Get your motion sickness buckets ready! With the recent (and surprising) release of Cloverfield Paradox on Netflix, Trio Simpatico returns to celebrate with a new episode all about this wonderful enigma of a franchise. Though missing Josh Witsaman in the co-hosting chair, David Tavolier recruits his old pal (and returning guest to the show) Nicholas Abood, to help him contemplate, speculate, and celebrate the ever growing Cloverfield franchise, as well as review the latest installment, The Cloverfield Paradox. Find out what we thought of the controversial flick, as well as what it means for the past and future of the franchise.

Here is the final section of our marathon STAR WARS conversation for the ages!   David and Joshua sit down with returning guest and TRIO SIMPATICO legal counsel BRIAN ASHTON to dissect, review, and critique STAR WARS EPISODE VIII THE LAST JEDI!  For this episode we recorded a 5 1/2 hour long conversation about this most recent STAR WARS romp and much like Rian Johnson himself, we were unable to edit ourselves down to a typically manageable episode length.  Instead we simply broke the conversation up into three smaller chunks! In this third section we finish up our discussion of the technical aspects of the movie and eventually tally up our pro and con list, definitively revealing once and for all whether THE LAST JEDI is a good STAR WARS movie.  PLUS we dig into our listener questions and see what the rest of you had to say about this most recent STAR WARS adventure! But now without further delay, plug in for section three and godspeed simpatico listeners!

Section TWO of our marathon STAR WARS conversation for the ages!   David and Joshua sit down with returning guest and TRIO SIMPATICO legal counsel BRIAN ASHTON to dissect, review, and critique STAR WARS EPISODE VIII THE LAST JEDI!  For this episode we recorded a 5 1/2 hour long conversation about this most recent STAR WARS romp and much like Rian Johnson himself, we were unable to edit ourselves down to a typically manageable episode length.  Instead we simply broke the conversation up into three smaller chunks! In this second of three sections we continue our review of the characters of the Last Jedi, new and old!  We follow that up with our critiques of the technical aspects of the movies production as well as what we feel this film adds to the mythos of STAR WARS as a whole. But now without further delay, plug in for section two and godspeed simpatico listeners!

This is it!  A marathon STAR WARS conversation for the ages!   David and Joshua sit down with returning guest and TRIO SIMPATICO legal counsel BRIAN ASHTON to dissect, review, and critique STAR WARS EPISODE VIII THE LAST JEDI!  For this episode we recorded a 5 1/2 hour long conversation about this most recent STAR WARS romp and much like Rian Johnson himself, we were unable to edit ourselves down to a typically manageable episode length.  Instead we simply broke the conversation up into three smaller chunks! We present here, the first section of this third part in our series of THE LAST JEDI episodes.  If you missed our first two parts go back and check out our predictions and reaction episodes as well. But now without further delay, plug in and godspeed simpatico listeners! 

The trio has been duo'd! This week it's just David Tavolier and Joshua Witsaman discussing their initial reactions to the premiere of STAR WARS: EPISODE VIII THE LAST JEDI! The two co-hosts discuss their mixed emotions regarding this newest installment of the STAR WARS saga, touch on what they loved, what they weren't crazy about, and what this movie means for the future of the franchise. They also discuss their theater experience and we read some listener questions and comments about this newest intergalactic adventure tale!  So tune in now to TRIO SIMPATICO!

This is just the beginning! Here is the first part in our three part series dedicated to the upcoming theatrical release of STAR WARS EPISODE VIII THE LAST JEDI! This episode covers our predictions and expectations of this upcoming installment in the STAR WARS franchise!  Returning to the show and completing the trio with DAVID TAVOLIER and JOSHUA WITSAMAN and joining in the galactic speculations is GABE IRWIN! Tune in now and listen to these predictions and see if anything we have to say will make sense later this week when THE LAST JEDI hits theaters OR hear it after the movie's release and laugh at just how wrong we all were! TRIO SIMPATICO is continuing our month-long STAR WARS themed series of episodes, so listen in!

Here it is!  Another installment in our series of episodes covering each of the individual STAR WARS movies.  In this episode we take a look at the final installment of the Prequel Trilogy REVENGE OF THE SITH! David and Joshua move the separatist leaders to the Mustafar system with the help of guest GABE IRWIN and together the trio unpacks the various dark deeds which take place in this episode of the STAR WARS saga! The Trio bring up their favorite REVENGE OF THE SITH moments, they take the time to answer some listener questions, together they over-analyze the character of Anakin Skywalker and generally do their best to dissect the movie in order to find out why most fans consider it the best of the prequel films. Plus!  We ask the question "who likes Dooku?"  We talk about what was great and what could have been done better. AND Josh and Gabe nearly come to blows over THE PHANTOM MENACE! All that and more on this episode of TRIO SIMPATICO!  

Here it is!  This is our bonus episode with the wonderful leftovers from our conversation with TED RUSINOFF about STAR WARS: A NEW HOPE! We just couldn't shut up about our love of STAR WARS so we broke the discussion up into two separate episodes!  Listen in as we chat about random bits of the STAR WARS franchise while tossing out some speculation about the upcoming Episode VIII: The Last Jedi! PLUS we play the new trivia game sensation: BOR GULLET OR ROBERT GOULET! AND we finally get around to answering our listener questions from the A NEW HOPE episode! This is an episode you won't want to miss!  So tune in while you carefully and accurately calculate your jump to hyperspace, joining us in a galaxy far, far away for more TRIO SIMPATICO!    

Continuing our series of discussions about the individual STAR WARS movies, this episode we are going back to the original: STAR WARS (Episode IV A NEW HOPE)! Joining Joshua and David for this very special episode is TED RUSINOFF an original himself, who can trace his fandom all the way back to '77! Being that this is an episode pertaining to STAR WARS and our co-hosts and guest being who they are, the discussion does go off the rails quite a bit.  This episode however contains our discussion about the original STAR WARS movie and what makes it the classic it is today, it's role in the creation of the STAR WARS universe, and it's position going forward with the franchise. However if you would like to hear the rest of our STAR WARS related conversations with Ted, listen in as we play a new trivia game, and hear us respond to listener questions then check out our BONUS EPISODE: TRIO SIMPATICO WAR COUNCIL So enjoy! And thanks for listening to TRIO SIMPATICO! 

We round out our month-long stretch of horror themed episodes with a discussion about the PARANORMAL! On this episode David and Joshua are joined by recurring contributor JESSICA BURKHART and her husband RON ZUSCHIN to discuss ghosts, psychics, divination, superstition, the occult, and the generally unexplainable!  During the episode we piece together the theory that Ron himself might actually be some sort of supernatural being, share a few of our own paranormal encounters, and offer up various book recommendations for anyone interested in further reading on these subjects. If you're looking for answers or expert opinions, look elsewhere.  But if you want to join us as we explore the various mysteries of existence then tune into this episode of TRIO SIMPATICO!

TRIO SIMPATICO presents a short story by co-host JOSHUA WITSAMAN Continuing our month long Halloween theme GHOST STORM is a horror tale about a couple in love, a simple day trip, and a car ride that intersects with an unexpected storm which delivers far worse elements than rain. Read by JESSICA BURKHART and produced and directed by our very own DAVID TAVOLIER please enjoy this TRIO SIMPATICO original presentation! Happy Halloween! 

On this episode of TRIO SIMPATICO Joshua and David are joined by ERIK NELSON!  Erik is an enthusiast of the works of director JOHN CARPENTER and as we continue our month of Halloween themed shows we'll be discussing Carpenter's horror films! Listen in to the discussion as the trio touches upon what makes a horror movie a classic and what make John Carpenter's horror flicks particularly lasting.  Later the three will declare their top 5 favorite John Carpenter movies, and of course we'll take time to answer a couple of listener questions! PLUS Dave reveals the film role you never knew comedian Christopher Titus played, Erik regales us with some wonderful chunks of John Carpenter trivia, and Josh goes on a tangent! All this and more on this episode of TRIO SIMPATICO!