The Trio Simpatico Podcast

Greetings true collectors!  Who's ready for another exciting episode of TRIO SIMPATICO, your friendly neighborhood podcast? That's right we are back with another installment of our month-long theme of TOYS & COLLECTIBLES!  Co-hosts DAVID and JOSHUA are joined by very special guest MARVIN HOOVER to discuss his extensive and impressive collection of SPIDER-MAN memorabilia! Focusing mainly on vintage SPIDER-MAN collectibles, Marvin's trove of Spidey treasures primarily date from 1989 and older.  The variety of items Marvin has compiled range from SPIDER-MAN toys to arcade games and shop displays to original comic book art! During our conversation we talk about collecting in general, what drives a collector, maintaining such a collection, and much more!  This is sure to be an episode you won't want to miss!  So plug in now for TRIO SIMPATICO!

We have officially begun our month-long theme of TOYS & COLLECTIBLES and returning junior guest LUCY WITSAMAN is here to usher it in with an episode teased during her last appearance! Throughout this month's string of episodes we will undoubtedly be discussing quite a few older, more vintage, lines of toys and collectibles but we'll be kicking things off here with something that's hot with the kids RIGHT NOW!  The LOL SURPRISE line of unboxing collectible dolls!  Yes as Lucy demanded previously, she has returned to briefly discuss the LOL SURPRISE toys, their history, and impact on her life personally. So crack open your surprise ball and dump out this episode of TRIO SIMPATICO and unwrap it with your ears! 

Well here it is, the final installment of our MISSED MOVIES theme! David and Joshua are back with returning guest LAUREN WITSAMAN and this time it is our very own co-host Joshua Witsaman discussing a popular film he's never seen!  That's right Josh has finally sat down to watch the James Cameron smash hit (intentional wording) TITANIC! As you'll quickly discover listening to this episode there is still a great deal left to say about this 90's blockbuster and it certainly has made Josh feel a lot of feelings.  But did he enjoy the film?  Would he recommend it to others?  What are his opinions regarding Billy Zane? Listen in to find out!  Plus, hear the retelling of David and Lauren's very different experiences seeing TITANIC in theaters during its original release! All this and MORE on this episode of TRIO SIMPATICO!

On this episode of TRIO SIMPATICO co-hosts David and Joshua welcome back returning guest LAUREN WITSAMAN to discuss THE SOUND OF MUSIC, a film Lauren had never seen until we forced her to! Listen as we delve into the mythos of this classic musical film adaptation and ask the hard hitting questions: What's your favorite song?  Which is your favorite von Trapp kid?  And what exactly is Maria's origin story?  Seriously, where the hell did she come from?? Continuing our theme of MISSED MOVIES we also touch on a bevy of other topics throughout the episode such as Disney's current trend of making live-action versions of their classic animated films, the real history of the von Trapp family, and ideas for a gritty Sound of Music remake. So tune in now!  

A WILD BONUS EPISODE APPEARED!! What a week to be a Pokemon fan. As a quick interlude to our Missed Movies themed month, co-host David Tavolier sits down with long-time friend of the show, David Wester, to discuss some recent news regarding the beloved Pokemon franchise.  Not only were we blessed with a new trailer for the upcoming Pokemon Detective Pikachu, but we also received the long-awaited announcement of a new Pokemon game exclusive to the Nintendo Switch! Is it everything David Wester has been longing for? Will David Tavolier finally get back into the Pokemon games? Will they both see the Detective Pikachu movie? Have a listen to hear their thoughts!

We are back with another episode about MISSED MOVIES: POPULAR FILMS WE'VE NEVER SEEN!  This time our very own co-host David Tavolier discusses his first viewing of the David Lean film THE BRIDGE ON THE RIVER KWAI while Joshua and returning guest CARL RANDLES listen intently! During this episode we really go on a fair amount of tangents, in true TRIO SIMPATICO style.  Listen in as Joshua and David discuss several other popular films they've never seen.  Hear Carl get interrogated about zoo hypotheticals.  And enjoy the trio discussing filming techniques of British television of the late 1970's! Plus we discuss other works of, David Lean and Pierre Boulle, the creative geniuses who conceived of this masterpiece!  All this and MORE on this episode of TRIO SIMPATICO!   

TRIO SIMPATICO returns with our latest theme-of-the-month! This month is MISSED MOVIES: POPULAR FILMS WE'VE NEVER SEEN!  For this episode David and Joshua are joined by returning guest CARL RANDLES to discuss Terry Gilliam's BRAZIL! Two of the Trio had never seen this dystopian cult masterpiece previously so we take some time to not only talk about this movie but several other Terry Gilliam works as well.  Listen in as we discuss which aspects of modern life BRAZIL predicts correctly, praise this wonderful cast of British master thespians (and Robert De Niro), and as we try to pierce the veil of meaning behind the imagery of this strange futuristic narrative.  

On this episode of TRIO SIMPATICO the trio is filled out by a contingent of returning reviewers of international film and television DANA GALBRAITH, RYAN RIMMELE, AND ROSEY TUMPAK. This panel of global media devotees will be extolling upon the virtues of Japan and Netflix's joint reality television venture TERRACE HOUSE!  Co-hosts DAVID TAVOLIER and JOSHUA WITSAMAN sit down individually with these guests to find out what drew them to Japan's congenial twist on reality TV, discuss some of their favorite moments, and to watch a few episodes of the multilayered series.  Afterwards the entire panel will come together to share a few final thoughts and delve deep into Rosey's mythical annotated Terrace House journal! All this plus we hear about some other obscure television picks on this episode of TRIO SIMPATICO!   

2019 has arrived and TRIO SIMPATICO is back! This year the podcast will be instituting monthly themes to help focus our content!  Your co-hosts DAVID TAVOLIER and JOSHUA WITSAMAN are at last reunited to continue this month's theme: OBSCURE TELEVISION! For this episode both of the co-hosts will present an obscure television series to share with the listening audience!  But which shows could they be?  What era are they from?  What genre?  Well there's only one way to find out, by listening in to this episode of TRIO SIMPATICO! Here are a couple of clues though: One show features a person in a hospital gown exploding and the other features Tim Curry playing a real creep.

TRIO SIMPATICO is back! (Sort of!) On this bonus episode we are without co-host David Tavolier but we do have returning guest, television and movie reviewer, LUCY WITSAMAN!  This time Lucy is dissecting SHE-RA AND THE PRINCESSES OF POWER the newest incarnation of the Masters of the Universe Etherian heroin from Dreamworks and Netflix! As always co-host JOSHUA WITSAMAN holds our guests to the strictest standards of authenticity and expertise, putting this particular critic's opinions through the wringer!  Tune in to this bonus episode to hear their thoughts on the show, find out Lucy's favorite character, what she thought were the most frightening moments, and precisely which toys are the most distracting when giving an interview! All this and more right here on TRIO SIMPATICO!