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The Coolest Alive Podcast with Jesse Blaze Snider. Every Tuesday, "Coolest Alive" dives into a fantastic album worthy of your time. No stuffy reviews here, just records from across genres getting deserved praise as must-listen classics, packed with cool vibes and reasons to hit play. Tune in for the best in music weekly. Wednesday's "Coolest Alive" is all about comic books/graphic novels that shine bright. We're not reviewing, we're celebrating what makes this medium so awesome! Join us to discover a visual storytelling gem you'll want to check out. Thursday's "Coolest Alive" brings the spotlight to a stellar film or TV show. Forget formal critiques, we're here to talk about what makes live-action filmmaking so great, from epic moments to why it's a must-watch. Catch the cinematic love every week. Fridays are for the eclectic, think BOOKS, DOCUMENTARIES, STAGE SHOWS, VIDEO GAMES, STREET FIGHTS, or anything else not covered on Tuesday through Thursday's shows. Each week, we share something extraordinary (besides music, comics, and movies), diving into why it's a standout in its field. Expect the unexpected every Friday as we explore the coolest picks...across ALL mediums!
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- 6 days ago1h 8m
Case Study: Ocean's 8 vs. Ocean's 11-13! How Hollywood FAILS It's FEMALE Protagonists!
On this episode of Coolest Alive, A Case Study: Ocean's 8 vs. Ocean's 11-13! (Breaking Down How Hollywood FAILS Its FEMALE Protagonists!) Host Jesse Blaze Snider finished an "Ocean's" marathon, watching Ocean's 11, 12, and 13, and finishing with the gender-swapped kinda-sorta-sequel Ocean's 8, and came away feeling like he was finally ready to more deeply explain and expound on what Hollywood is doing wrong with its female protagonists. Join us for a very feminist episode, as Jesse brings receipts attempting to explain why the audience isn't responding as well to films like Ocean's 8 where the women take center stage, while pointing out how easily this could have been improved and how they should approach these things in the future to help them succeed and truly make them the equal to the boy versions of such things.
- 1 weeks ago52 min
Need Spooky Music for This Halloween?! ROB ZOMBIE is Tailor Made for the Holiday!!
On this episode of Coolest Alive, host Jesse Blaze Snider introduces you to the music of one of his absolute favorite artists, Rob Zombie! Taking you through highlights of his entire discography, including his incredible knack for totally reinventing cover songs and the group that first launched him to stardom, White Zombie! Join us for fresh inspiration for your 2026 Halloween trick-or-treating soundtrack that will scare the bejesus out of all the neighborhood kids and your neighbors! Happy Halloweentide!
- 2 weeks ago1h 15m
Coolest Alive - Uwe Boll; "Worst Filmmaker" / Best Fighter...?
Oh. My. God! The Coolest Geek Alive has finally been properly introduced to infamous writer/director Uwe Boll, and it was NOT pretty! Starting with an unexpected viewing of "In the Name of the King," host Jesse Blaze Snider took a hysterical trip down the Uwe Boll rabbit hole, and he is here to tell us all about it! But FIRST...a ton of current news and updates in the realm of geek culture entertainment! Join us, won't you, for another fucking awesome episode of the Coolest ALIVE!!!
- 3 weeks ago43 min
Horror Show: A Haunted House/Scary Movie Franchises!
On this special "Horror Show," the Coolest Geek Alive, Jesse Blaze Snider, embraces the spirit of the season and celebrates a ton of great FILMS, COMIC BOOKS, and the famous "horror walk" known as "WOODS of TERROR" in North Carolina! New this year is Dee Snider's Strangeland haunt, which Jesse dives deep into. Plus, the Waynes Bros. horror parody film franchises, A Haunted House & Scary Movie, Ghost Machine's incredible horror series "Hyde Street" by Geoff Johns & Ivan Reis, and upcoming horror sequels to Godzilla Minus One & Violent Night! See ya inside on another "fucking awesome" episode of the COOLEST ALIVE! Episode # 389 Horror Show: A Haunted House/Scary Movie Franchises! (Plus, Godzilla Minus Zero, Hyde Street GN, Woods of Terror/Strangeland Haunt & MORE!) Coolest Alive
- 4 weeks ago1h 5m
Supergirl BOMBS on STREAMING (& RANKING the FILMS of Edgar Wright!)
First, Supergirl bombs in THEATERS; now it bombs on streaming. Is it really the LEAST successful film based on a DC Comic of the modern era? Plus, Edgar Wright is the SHIT! One of the Coolest Geek Alive's favorite directors EVER! We rank his greatest achievements from Shaun of the Dead to Scott Pilgrim vs. the World and everything in between! Baby Driver! Ant-man! Spaced! The World's End! Hot Fuzz! MORE!!!
- Sep 23, 202636 min
Marilyn Manson: The Most Misunderstood Artist of His Generation?
On this episode of Coolest Alive, Jesse Blaze Snider’s “All Your Favorite Bands Suck” segment takes over the show for a deep dive into the complete music catalog of one of Jesse’s favorite artists of all time: Marilyn Manson. From the shocking industrial assault of Portrait of an American Family and the cultural explosion of Antichrist Superstar to Mechanical Animals, Holy Wood, and beyond, Jesse traces the evolution of an artist who spent decades challenging religion, morality, celebrity, censorship, sexuality, identity, and the American appetite for controversy. Jesse revisits every Marilyn Manson studio album, breaking down the biggest songs, overlooked tracks, musical transformations, imagery, characters, collaborators, controversies, and the strange cultural phenomenon that made Marilyn Manson one of the most recognizable and polarizing figures in modern music. From “The Beautiful People,” “Tourniquet,” and “The Dope Show” to the songs that never got the attention they deserved, this is a personal deep dive into the entire Manson catalogue.
- Sep 12, 20261h 8m
Ted Lasso, White Privilege, Lanterns & the Culture War!
On this episode of Coolest Alive.... We said it all already: Ted Lasso! White Privilege!! Lanterns!!! The Culture War RAGES ON!! LOL. If you ain't watching LASSO, you're missing out on "WOKE" done RIGHT! We've always said it's possible to make "woke entertainment" WITHOUT pissing everyone off! PROOF!
- Sep 6, 202655 min
New Format! (Reacher, Spider-Man, Lanterns, MORE! TV, Film, Comics & ET TALK!)
On this episode of Coolest Alive, host Jesse Blaze Snider says "PHA-QUE!" And this episode reveals the "new Format" the show will be taking. Thanks for listening. Please like and subscribe to the show wherever you listen to podcasts.
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About Coolest Alive
The Coolest Alive Podcast with Jesse Blaze Snider. Every Tuesday, "Coolest Alive" dives into a fantastic album worthy of your time. No stuffy reviews here, just records from across genres getting deserved praise as must-listen classics, packed with cool vibes and reasons to hit play. Tune in for the best in music weekly. Wednesday's "Coolest Alive" is all about comic books/graphic novels that shine bright. We're not reviewing, we're celebrating what makes this medium so awesome! Join us to discover a visual storytelling gem you'll want to check out. Thursday's "Coolest Alive" brings the spotlight to a stellar film or TV show. Forget formal critiques, we're here to talk about what makes live-action filmmaking so great, from epic moments to why it's a must-watch. Catch the cinematic love every week. Fridays are for the eclectic, think BOOKS, DOCUMENTARIES, STAGE SHOWS, VIDEO GAMES, STREET FIGHTS, or anything else not covered on Tuesday through Thursday's shows. Each week, we share something extraordinary (besides music, comics, and movies), diving into why it's a standout in its field. Expect the unexpected every Friday as we explore the coolest picks...across ALL mediums!
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