Punches and Popcorn

Once Upon A Time In The 80s is coming to a close soon, but before it does, the guys visit a movie that would influence action film in the decades beyond the 80's - John Woo's 1986 classic, A BETTER T…

We're BACK with ROUND TWO of NO HOLDS BARRED action! Thought Part One of our discussion of this landmark professional wrestling movie was wild? You aren't ready for what the boys and our buddy and pr…

PART ONE! Once Upon A Time In The 80's reaches the pinnacle of 80's sports entertainment- Professional Wrestling! We take on NO HOLDS BARRED and we're tagging in our buddy, CHAD YOUNG, of Horror Movi…

Once Upon A Time In The 80's Bonus Episode! After talking POLICE STORY with the boys, ROB HUNTER, Chief Film Critic and Associate Editor for FILM SCHOOL REJECTS stuck around to chat with us about his…

Once Upon A Time In The 80s returns to Hong Kong with a true GOAT of action film - Jackie Chan's POLICE STORY (1985)!!! We are joined in this celebration by the great ROB HUNTER, Chief Film Critic an…

ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE 80'S is throwing a 1-2 punch of Corey Yuen, with our second feature in a row brought to you by this legendary Hong Kong director, who this time around is introducing the world…

Once Upon A Time In The 80's BONUS EPISODE: While legendary Hong Kong movie expert FRANK DJENG joined us to discuss YES MADAM, we took some time to discuss Frank's love of movies, his career, his com…

ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE 80'S heads to Hong Kong to take on the legendary film YES MADAM - the 80s classic that introduced the world to MICHELLE YEOH and CYNTHIA ROTHROCK! To properly honor this massi…

Season 1: ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE 80'S makes a stop at the Double Deuce! Your Couch Potato Ninja crew hangs out with comic creator KYLE STARKS to appreciate one of the best damn movies of the 80's, R…

Season 1: ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE 80'S continues as the Punches & Popcorn Express makes it first stop to the magical land of John Carpenter and our old pal Matt Austin(Knotts) is along for the ride! …

Season 1: ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE 80'S begins!!

The boys kick off our first season with our hero, The Muscles From Brussels, Jean-Claude Van Damme, and his 1989 hit, KICKBOXER! Join us as we start our…

To celebrate the big Lunchador Podcast Network launch the boys are giving you an early look at our upcoming first season, ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE 80s, with a look at maybe the most '80s martial arts …

Lunchador co-founders Matt Austin and Chris Lindstrom talk about the new Lunchador Podcast Network, bringing you the best in arts, culture and more from Western NY!

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The Couch Potato Clan takes a look back at 2023 - the heroes we lost, the movies we loved - martials arts, action and more! - and the fun times we had on the show over the past year. We also look ahe…

The Boys have one more holiday gift for you- another Christmas Rapid Strike where we unwrap SANTA'S SLAY- the wild Christmas smasher starring WWE Hall of Famer BILL GOLDBERG!

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FINALLY the Magic Man, Matt Knotts, has returned!!! Matt is back and joined Mike to see a special advanced screening of the upcoming A24 film, THE IRON CLAW, which chronicles the tragic tale of profe…

Another HOLIDAY Rapid Strike episode to make your season merry and bright- with blood! The boys joined by our friend CHRIS TANSKI from FRIGHT RAGS to take on this new Christmas Classic!

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ALL NEW FEATURE! RAPID STRIKE is a new feature on Punches & Popcorn- a short form mini-sode where we take a quick diversion from our regular programming to chat about movies, heroes, news and more in…

It's NINJA NOVEMBER and the boys are joined by film historian CHRIS POGGIALI to explore thhe world of NEW YORK NINJA- a film whose story of how it was made is nearly as fascinating as the movie itsel…

NINJA NOVEMBER is BACK!!! The boys from the Couch Potato Dojo are ready to kick off this year's ninja excitement by kicking into a classic from one of our favorite action stars- SCOTT ADKINS! Join us…