Pedro and Janifer dig in as they talk about food porn: the hypersexualization of food and the origin of the term. And they also dig into a cronut, a creme puff, and some macaroons, and later, a very delicious paella. We use Carls Jr. ads as an example of porn in advertising of food. …and the overboard…
Ep.9 – Sneaker Culture
This week on The Mass Invasion Podcast, Pedro and Janifer discuss one of Pedro’s mistresses… SHOES! (specifically sneakers) With the Brooklyn Museum’s “The Rise of Sneaker Culture” exhibit going on (from now until October 4th, 2015), to the recent live stream fashion show of BET’s “How to Rock: Kicks”, to the documentary of Sneakerheadz, this…
Ep. 8 – iOS Mobile Games
On this week’s episode, Janifer and Pedro discuss mobile games, social gaming, and what we love and what drives us crazy about each. Pedro rants about the freemium model. Janifer rants about substitutional parenting with video games. Pedro gushes about the following games: Monument Valley Threes Horizon Chase – World Tour Janifer talks throwback games…
Ep. 6 – Interview with Mack Kuhr
In this week’s episode of The Mass Invasion Podcast, Pedro and Janifer are joined in the studio by Mack Kuhr: actor, stuntman, voice over actor, and executive producer. If he looks familiar to you, you may have seen him on Fox’ hit show “Gotham” opposite Jada Pinkett Smith, AMC’s “Making of the Mob: New York”, and…
Ep. 5 – Warriors, Come Out And PLAY!!!
This week, Janifer and Pedro are joined by two of the About Men Radio crew, Silvio La Frossia (who wrote The Warriors piece for TMI) and Richard Rodriguez (who wrote The Warriors piece for AMR) in this crossover event. They will be talking about the 1979 cult movie classic The Warriors and about the reunion event happening in Coney Island…
Ep. 3: Reboots & Sequels Everywhere
On this episode of The Mass Invasion podcast, Pedro and Janifer discuss the almost silly amount of television and film reboots and sequel announcements that have come down the pike, disclaiming the rumors and confirming the facts from the ongoing list: The Muppets X-Files Xena Heroes Martin (starring Martin Lawrence) Fuller House Twin Peaks Jurassic…
Episode 2: San Diego Comic Con 2015 Wrap-Up
In this episode of The Mass Invasion podcast, we wrap up on all the San Diego Comic Con news, as we are joined in the studio by Kevin from Illumination Entertainment’s film “Minions”, currently in theaters. Okay, so he really isn’t a REAL minion… they were out promoting the movie and we didn’t have it…
Podcast Episode 1: San Diego Comic Con, Sequels, and Females in Comics
As San Diego Comic Con gets underway, Pedro and I (Janifer) discuss some of the news that have come down the pike so far, as well as all the film sequels that have been announced, including the all female cast of Ghostbusters, the upcoming Fantastic Four film, Batman v. Superman, and the upcoming JLA (Justice League America)…
Podcast Episode 0: Interview with John Wang from the Queens International Night Market
For our episode 0, Pedro and Janifer interview John Wang, creator and driver of the Queens International Night Market on what inspired him to create the event, the mad dash to fund the second half of their season, and the future of a night market in Queens. We also talk about his fascination with barbecue…