The FliteCast
A show about aggressively positive nerd opinions on movies, TV shows, comics and media, where it's all subjective.
- Update frequency
- every 2 days
- Average duration
- 101 minutes
- Episodes
- 326
- Years Active
- 2022 - 2025
0089: We Need To Listen To Ben Affleck
My thoughts on Ben Affleck’s direct quotes about playing Batman in The Flash, how he feels about it going forward, and how the reaction from the toxics only make themselves look worse in the end.
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01:00:51 |
Sat 08 Jan 2022
Monday Morning Sportsball - January 3, 2022
My first sports show of 2022 pays tribute to John Madden, talks about the Orange Bowl and what’s next for Michigan football, the rest of the bowl games and Week 17 of the NFL.
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00:49:34 |
Mon 03 Jan 2022
0088: Another New Year
I begin 2022 with a tribute to the late great Betty White, a look back at how great 2021 was for movies, and what we have to look forward to in the new year…no matter how many of us want to fight abo…
01:11:06 |
Mon 03 Jan 2022
Monday Morning Sportsball - December 27, 2021
In the last episode of 2021, I try to make sense of COVID-19 impacting the bowl games, assess Michigan’s chances against Georgia in the CFP, and a look at NFL playoff races after a crazy Week 16.
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01:17:38 |
Mon 27 Dec 2021
0087: The Matrix Resurrections Review And A Rant Or Two
My spoiler-free review of the unexpected fourth Matrix movie, and some strong thoughts on the DC fandom losing its mind over Michael Keaton and The Flash movie. Again. Merry Christmas!
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01:27:49 |
Fri 24 Dec 2021
Monday Morning Sportsball - December 20, 2021
It’s Christmas Week! So it’s a great time to talk about YouTube TV and Disney messing with my bowl game watching, National Early Signing Day, how COVID protocol is affecting sports leagues, Week 15 i…
01:14:47 |
Mon 20 Dec 2021
0086: Spider-Man: No Way Home Review(SPOILER-FREE)
My spoiler-free thoughts on the MCU’s 27th feature film, how much it surprised the hell out of me, and a MASSIVE Rant Mode on how “spoiler culture” threatened to ruin it.
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01:16:50 |
Sun 19 Dec 2021
Monday Morning Sportsball - December 13, 2021
I dive into what toxic sports fandom looks like, courtesy of Michigan State and Ohio State fans on Twitter, the Heisman Trophy, bowl games and Week 14 in the NFL.
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01:06:48 |
Mon 13 Dec 2021
0085: We Need To Talk About The DC Fandom
This is a full Rant Mode about being being better as DC fans, even as other franchises do well, bloggers still try to bait us into Twitter attacks, and gatekeeping remains a scourge on both sides.
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01:03:27 |
Sun 12 Dec 2021
Monday Morning Sportsball - December 6, 2021
I officially celebrate Michigan Football’s first Big Ten championship in 17 years, take an early look at the College Football Playoff matchups, and contemplate the fact that the Detroit Lions actuall…
01:18:17 |
Mon 06 Dec 2021
0084: The Objective Truth About Zack Snyder's Justice League
After a brief rant about Spider-Man: No Way Home tickets, I take a deep dive into Home Brew’s social campaign case study on Zack Snyder’s Justice League, and what the numbers truly mean for the fando…
01:02:42 |
Sun 05 Dec 2021
Monday Morning Sportsball - November 29, 2021
My full thoughts on Michigan’s dominant win over Ohio State and what it means for the program, the college football playoff picture, and the holiday week of games in the NFL.
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01:13:47 |
Mon 29 Nov 2021
0083: Zack Snyder's Final Crisis
My thoughts on Zack Snyder’s cryptic Thanksgiving message, what I think it means especially after seeing ZSJL in theaters, and why the anti-Snyder crowd is reaching Nerd QAnon levels because of it.
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01:02:36 |
Sun 28 Nov 2021
Monday Morning Sportsball - November 22, 2021
My thoughts on LeBron James blatantly punching Isaiah Stewart of the Detroit Pistons, whether or not OSU is a lock for yet another Big Ten title and CFP berth, and another wide open week in the NFL. …
00:56:08 |
Mon 22 Nov 2021
0082: Ghostbusters: Afterlife Review (Spoiler-Free)
My non-spoiler review of the brand new Ghostbusters film, and the deeply emotional experience it ended up being for me as a longtime fan of the franchise.
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01:11:10 |
Sun 21 Nov 2021
Monday Morning Sportsball - November 15, 2021
This week’s episode is all about happily eating crow after Michigan’s big win over Penn State, and how the NFL owes us all hazard pay for watching Lions-Steelers, which appropriately ended in a tie. …
01:01:05 |
Mon 15 Nov 2021
0081: Disney Plus Day
My overall thoughts on Disney Plus Day, how it was more of an observed holiday than an actual event, and the new projects I’m looking forward to.
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01:14:19 |
Sun 14 Nov 2021
Monday Morning Sportsball - November 8, 2021
This week I talk about the top teams struggling in college football, including Purdue’s second win over a Top 5 team, the bottom-feeding teams that all won in the NFL, and whether or not it’s too soo…
01:04:12 |
Mon 08 Nov 2021
0080: Eternals Review and a Rant or Two
My full spoiler-free review of Eternals, and a massive rant aimed squarely at the critics, the Tomatometer, and their BS narratives about the movie.
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01:10:55 |
Sun 07 Nov 2021
Monday Morning Sportsball - November 1, 2021
The first episode of my new weekly sports show where I get to geek out about what happened in pro and college football, hockey, baseball and basketball in the past week.
This show features a rant a…
01:17:34 |
Mon 01 Nov 2021
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