Arlo J. Wiley

I co-host the extremely awesome podcast GOBBLEDYGEEK: http://gobbledygeekbtr.wordpress.com

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Listen to Episode 139, "Iron Man Three: Iron Harder"

Gobbledygeek episode 139, “Iron Man Three: Iron Harder,” is available for listening or download right here, and on iTunes here. Marvel once again marks the arrival of the summer movie season with the appearance of Tony Stark, this time fighting a reliance on his armor as well as a radical

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Listen to Episode 138, "Much Ado About the Great Pacific Trek East"

Gobbledygeek episode 138, “Much Ado About the Great Pacific Trek East,” is available for listening or download right here, and on iTunes here. Soon–not soon enough for the Ohioan of the group–summer will be upon us. Swimmin’ pools and movie stars; big-ass movie stars, as a matter

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Listen to Episode 137, "Tangled Up in Bluebirds"

Gobbledygeek episode 137, “Tangled Up in Bluebirds,” is available for listening or download right here, and on iTunes here. Late one evenin’, the boys were recordin’ Talkin’ about Bob Dylan How AJ saw him live To see if he was still freewheelin’ Paul, he said he liked Oblivion Oh, that

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Listen to Episode 136, "Bloody Awful Man Parts"

NOTE: This episode should have been up a few days ago, but sickness, owl attacks, and life in general sorta got in the way. Bat-Turkey forces the boys to apologize. Gobbledygeek episode 136, “Bloody Awful Man Parts,” is available for listening or download right here, and on iTunes here.

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Listen to Episode 135, "Debating, Collecting, Hating, Reflecting (feat. Gregory Sahadachny)"

Gobbledygeek episode 135, “Debating, Collecting, Hating, Reflecting (feat. Gregory Sahadachny),” is available for listening or download right here, and on iTunes here. Gregory Sahadachny, host of The Debatable Podcast and all-around terrific tweeter, is in the Gobbledyhotseat this week. He discusses the price-gouging of collectibles and the divisiveness

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Listen to Episode 134, "Britain's Got Wezzo (feat. Wesley Mead)"

Gobbledygeek episode 134, “Britain’s Got Wezzo (feat. Wesley Mead),” is available for listening or download right here, and on iTunes here. Proving definitively that America and Britain are allies, the very British Wesley Mead joins the very American duo of Paul and AJ. Wesley–or Wezzo, as the cool

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Listen to Episode 133, "Pope Bastards (feat. Jason Tabrys)"

I apologize to all Catholics everywhere. Gobbledygeek episode 133, “Pope Bastards (feat. Jason Tabrys),” is available for listening or download right here, and on iTunes here. Jason Tabrys of The BastardCast joins Paul and AJ for a weird, wild, blasphemous, and–yes–sexy experience. Everything from the new Pope to

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Read AJ's Review of 'Smashed' in the New Issue of 'The Ann Arbor Review of Books'

I am a terrible self-promoter and forgot to link to the first issue of The Ann Arbor Review of Books, wherein I wrote about this year’s Oscars telecast and red carpet coverage, but I won’t make the same mistake twice! The new issue of Ann Arbor is

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Listen to Episode 132, "Bang & Twang (feat. Rench from Gangstagrass)"

Gobbledygeek episode 132, “Bang & Twang (feat. Rench from Gangstagrass),” is available for listening or download right here, and on iTunes here. Hip hop? Bluegrass? The two genres might not be as different as you think, which Paul and AJ learn this week by talkng to Gangstagrass mastermind Rench. Rench

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Listen to Episode 131, "So Let's Get to the Oscars"

Gobbledygeek episode 131, “So Let’s Get to the Oscars,” is available for listening or download right here, and on iTunes here. The Oscars were over a week ago, you say? Who cares, when we’re joined by Kenn Edwards, host of the podcasts So Let’s Get to the

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Listen to Episode 130, "Talking Turkey: Noble Smith"

Gobbledygeek episode 130, “Talking Turkey: Noble Smith,” is available for listening or download right here, and on iTunes here. Noble Smith joins Paul and AJ to chat about his book The Wisdom of the Shire: A Short Guide to a Long and Happy Life, his forthcoming series The Warrior Trilogy,

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Listen to Episode 129, "Talking (More) Turkey: Standard Action"

Gobbledygeek episode 129, “Talking (More) Turkey: Standard Action,” is available for listening or download right here, and on iTunes here. Joanna Gaskell and Rob Hunt of the webseries Standard Action return to discuss their second season, dead squirrels, board games, and dehydrated pepperoni. Plus, Paul and AJ talk about their

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AJ's Got a New Gig Writing About Comics

“The veal cutlet of independent media”! They’re classy! We here at Gobbledygeek are big believers in the practice of shameless self-promotion, but I believe this is the first time I’m promoting something of mine from elsewhere. I’m plumbing new depths of shamelessness! That’s right, Gobblers

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Listen to Episode 128, "What's Your Heroic Damage"

Gobbledygeek episode 128, “What’s Your Heroic Damage,” is available for listening or download right here, and on iTunes here. What does it mean to be a hero? Does “escapism” have to be a derogatory term? Can good guys be as compelling as their supporting casts and villains? To explore

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Listen to Our Commentary Track for 'Die Hard'

Our commentary track for Die Hard is available for listening or download right here, and on iTunes here. To celebrate the 25th anniversary of Die Hard–and the impending release of the cringingly-titled A Good Day to Die Hard–Paul and AJ have recorded a commentary track for John

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Listen to Episode 127, "Jack the Upside Dead Man Down"

Gobbledygeek episode 127, “Jack the Upside Dead Man Down,” is available for listening or download right here, and on iTunes here. It may still be freezing cold in your area, but spring is on its way, believe it or not. To point you in the right cinematic direction this spring

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Listen to Episode 126, "Talking Turkey: Clodagh Power"

Gobbledygeek episode 126, “Talking Turkey: Clodagh Power,” is available for listening or download right here, and on iTunes here. This week, Paul and AJ are joined by stuntwoman, martial artist, fight choreographer, and all-around badass Clodagh Power (those aren’t even all of her credentials!). They discuss her experience

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Listen to Episode 125, "The Bacon Waffle Betrayal"

Gobbledygeek episode 125, “The Bacon Waffle Betrayal,” is available for listening or download right here, and on iTunes here. It’s been a long, grueling month, but Paul and AJ have finally awoken from their slumber. Which, as it turns out, was not so slumber-y; there was much to

Music News

Paul & AJ's Top 10 Albums of 2012

We’ve already discussed our favorite films, TV series, and comics of 2012. Now, to round things out before the impending season 4 premiere, we’ll “discuss” our favorite albums. “Discuss” is in quotation marks because, as we’ve frequently noted on the show, we are really, really bad at

Comic Book News

Paul & AJ's Top 10 Comics of 2012

We’ve already listed our favorite TV shows and movies of last year, and we’ve got a couple more lists just before the new season begins. Here are our favorite comic books of 2012; check back tomorrow for our favorite albums (though, considering our extensively detailed history of not

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Listen to Our 'Django Unchained' Bonus Episode, "The D Is Silent, Hillbilly"

Our Django Unchained bonus episode, “The D Is Silent, Hillbilly,” is available for listening or download right here. Bat-Turkey is still in hibernation/terribly hungover, but Paul and AJ managed to tiptoe around him to bring this very special Django Unchained bonus episode to you. The boys geek out

Movie News

Paul & AJ's Top 10 Films of 2012

Last week, we discussed our favorite TV series of the last year. This week, we turn to the big screen. PAUL: 10. DJANGO UNCHAINED (dir. Quentin Tarantino) With Django Unchained, director Quentin Tarantino takes us once more back to a terrible moment in our history, and once again asks us

TV News

Paul & AJ's Top 10 TV Series of 2012

On this, the eve of 2013, Paul and I begin to look back at some of our favorite things of 2012. First up, our ten favorite TV series. Also, let’s give a slow clap to Paul, who struggled through severe illness just to get these words to you, dear

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Listen to Episode 124, "2012 in Review"

It’s the end of season 3 as we know it (and Bat-Turkey feels fine). Gobbledygeek episode 124, “2012 in Review,” is available for listening or download right here. Another year coming to an end. Another season of Gobbledygeek over. Before you begin your mourning process, Paul and AJ

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Listen to Episode 123, "Twisted Christmas: How Horrible Our Christmas Will Be!"

Gobbledygeek episode 123, “Twisted Christmas: How Horrible Our Christmas Will Be!,” is available for listening or download right here. Christmas is upon us once more, which can only mean one thing: it’s time to get twisted. I don’t know what that means, but how about you join us