88 episodes
The Gene Pool Variety Hour! Sean & Connor McKay
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4.0 • 2 Ratings
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Father & son podcast full of geekiness, inane banter, and ADHD-style chicken chasing! Stay tuned for segments like: Rolling for Credits (random movie reviews), Geek Question of the Day, video game discussion, and more! Honestly, we have no idea where this is going.
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Episode 88: Baa Ram Ewe!
Welcome to 88! Baa Ram Ewe!
In our Roll for Credits segment, we talk about the 2020 comedy, Rams, Starring Sam Neill and Miranda Richardson! Great little movie that was more touching and poignant than funny, but highly recommended!
We dove into Connor's head a bit and he went off on his love for anime. listen as Sean weakly tries to join in! LOL
We finish off the episode doing a little character creation for Sean as we prepare to dive into a new one-man D&D campaign for the month of July. Monks and goblins coming in hot!
And as always, geekery, video games, and chickens. Lots of chickens.
Thanks for listening, and make sure to give us a 5-star review on your favorite podcasting service! Come watch a livestream of the podcast every Friday at 7:00 pm at https://www.twitch.tv/genepoolvarietyhour! Hope to see you soon, and thanks for listening!
Gene Pool Variety Hour:
@GPVarietyHour on Twitter
@genepoolvarietyhour on Instagram
Sean:
Headgamer on XBox Live
@headgamer on Twitter
@head_gamer on Twitch and TikTok
Connor:
QuillMiester on Xbox Live
@QuillMiester on Twitter
@QuillMiester on Twitch -
Episode 87: Let Me Tell You a Story
Welcome to 87! We might actually have finally gotten out audio issues fixed and getting back on track!
In this episode, we welcome our friend TV's Travis, movie &TV aficionado/podcaster to talk about the 2022 thriller, Dig, starring Thomas Jane and Emile Hirsch!
Before we can even get started, Connor and Travis go down a rabbit hole of DC superhero media - Sean just had to sit back and listen.
Then Travis joins us for a new segment, Everchanging Story, where we join forces to make up a bedtime story of sorts completely random and ad-libbed. There ended up being green sheep, water fountains, villains named Cactus Jack... and Trump. Go figure.
And as always, geekery, video games, and chickens. Lots of chickens.
Thanks go out to Travis for joining us and having a blast. You can find Travis and any of his media and podcasting efforts at https://www.tvstravis.com.
A big shout out to Stephanie Crugnola of the Adventure, Inc. podcast (https://adventureinc.podbean.com/) for the Everchanging Story segment theme song!
Thanks for listening, and make sure to give us a 5-star review on your favorite podcasting service! Come watch a livestream of the podcast every Friday at 7:00 pm at https://www.twitch.tv/genepoolvarietyhour! Hope to see you soon, and thanks for listening!
Gene Pool Variety Hour:
@GPVarietyHour on Twitter
@genepoolvarietyhour on Instagram
Sean:
Headgamer on XBox Live
@headgamer on Twitter
@head_gamer on Twitch and TikTok
Connor:
QuillMiester on Xbox Live
@QuillMiester on Twitter
@QuillMiester on Twitch
[Background music during the Everchanging Story segment was drawn from Youtube's audio library and the following songs were used:]
Journey in the New World by Twin Musicom is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... Source: http://www.twinmusicom.org/song/258/j... Artist: http://www.twinmusicom.org
Heavy Interlude by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-... Artist: http://incompetech.com/ -
Episode 86: We’re back!
To say it has been too long has been an understatement! We missed y'all! Through life changes and computer changes we made our way back to you!
We spend time just catching up and trying to get used to doing this again. We talk about the new things we have planned for you - including guests! - in our upcoming episodes.
In our Roll for Credits segment, we jump into one of DC's more recent movies, Black Adam! Let's talk about this seemingly-rushed-mashup-with-no-lead-in, I mean recent DC blockbuster!
And as always, geekery, video games, and chickens. Lots of chickens.
Thanks for listening, and make sure to give us a 5-star review on your favorite podcasting service! Come watch a livestream of the podcast every Friday at 7:00 pm at https://www.twitch.tv/genepoolvarietyhour! Hope to see you soon, and thanks for listening!
Gene Pool Variety Hour:
@GPVarietyHour on Twitter
@genepoolvarietyhour on Instagram
Sean:
Headgamer on XBox Live
@headgamer on Twitter
@head_gamer on Twitch and TikTok
Connor:
QuillMiester on Xbox Live
@QuillMiester on Twitter
@QuillMiester on Twitch -
Episode 85: Of Fathers, Flies, and Foolishness
We start off with LOTS of wedding and reception... and honeymoon... talk!
The Geek Question of the Week: What traditional Halloween trope tradition is something you've always wanted to try? Clearly, Sean has had a little more experience here than Connor...
In our Roll for Credits segment, we finish off Horror Movie Month and take a look at the 2021 family tragedy horror, Father of Flies! I don't know which was worse, the attempt at horror or the heartbreakingly sad family tragedy.
And as always, geekery, video games, and chickens. Lots of chickens.
Thanks for listening, and make sure to give us a 5-star review on your favorite podcasting service! Come watch a livestream of the podcast every Monday at 7:00 pm EDT at https://www.twitch.tv/genepoolvarietyhour! Join us Saturday mornings on twitch at 8:00 am for Gamepassin' Through, where we pick random Gamepass games and play through them. Hope to see you there!
Gene Pool Variety Hour:
@GPVarietyHour on Twitter
@genepoolvarietyhour on Instagram
Sean:
Headgamer on XBox Live
@headgamer on Twitter
@head_gamer on Twitch and TikTok
Connor:
QuillMiester on Xbox Live
@QuillMiester on Twitter
@QuillMiester on Twitch -
Episode 84: Three’s Company!
First off, we were joined by Luke, aka Sean's second son and Connor's younger brother. He was in for Connor's wedding so popped on to join us! Let me apologize for audio issues, as Luke's mic was not picking up and we did not realize it until after. Check out his YouTube channel, Experience over Things for everything about the hiker life! Fascinating!
The Geek Question of the Week was pretty simple and straightforward: What is a fandom-based or nerdy wedding you would love to be a guest at? Let's just say some interesting combinations were broached!
In our Roll for Credits segment, we continue Horror Movie Month and take a look at the 2021 Netflix original good ghost/bad ghost movie... Things Heard & Seen! Connor and Luke certainly seemed to like it better than Sean did...
And as always, geekery, video games, and chickens. Lots of chickens.
Thanks for listening, and make sure to give us a 5-star review on your favorite podcasting service! Come watch a livestream of the podcast every Monday at 7:00 pm EDT at https://www.twitch.tv/genepoolvarietyhour! Join us Saturday mornings on twitch at 8:00 am for Gamepassin' Through, where we pick random Gamepass games and play through them. Hope to see you there!
Gene Pool Variety Hour:
@GPVarietyHour on Twitter
@genepoolvarietyhour on Instagram
Sean:
Headgamer on XBox Live
@headgamer on Twitter
@head_gamer on Twitch and TikTok
Connor:
QuillMiester on Xbox Live
@QuillMiester on Twitter
@QuillMiester on Twitch -
Episode 83: It Gets Dark Down There!
The Geek Question of the Week was pretty simple and straightforward: What are your greatest fears and what would it look like if they were combined into one fear?
In our Roll for Credits segment, we start Horror Movie Month and take a look at the 2005 psychological horror/creature fest... The Descent! Hope you can see in the dark because THEY can...
And as always, geekery, video games, and chickens. Lots of chickens.
Thanks for listening, and make sure to give us a 5-star review on your favorite podcasting service! Come watch a livestream of the podcast every Monday at 7:00 pm EDT at https://www.twitch.tv/genepoolvarietyhour! Join us Saturday mornings on twitch at 8:00 am for Gamepassin' Through, where we pick random Gamepass games and play through them. Hope to see you there!
Gene Pool Variety Hour:
@GPVarietyHour on Twitter
@genepoolvarietyhour on Instagram
Sean:
Headgamer on XBox Live
@headgamer on Twitter
@head_gamer on Twitch and TikTok
Connor:
QuillMiester on Xbox Live
@QuillMiester on Twitter
@QuillMiester on Twitch
Customer Reviews
Fun, Fairly Casual
Hi! May be a bit biased, since I’m the girlfriend that the two talk about in the most recent episodes of the podcast. :) I left a review because they... don’t have any? Anyway!
Connor and his father are both very pleasant to listen to. They’ve got pretty decently timed jokes, they talk about a lot of the hot topics in the gamer world. Whether that’s politics or the games themselves. The movies are also rather fun as well, since there are a lot of independent directors who need the attention.
Here’s a couple of gripes, not major ones. Aside from chasing chickens (which I have no problems with, chase those chickens!!) the two tend to ramble a bit, and I find myself skipping ahead. (Keep in mind that I’m not much of a podcast listener, but I gave it a whirl after a few badgers from Connor. ;3)
I’m more of a PlayStation and Nintendo kind of person, rather than XBox, and I think it would be neat if some of those topics were touched on.
TL; DR They get distracted a lot, but that’s okay. They ramble a little bit, but their points and topics are fun to listen to while I go about my daily business. But definitely give them a try. I’ve been stubbornly denying it for a bit too long because I’m not much of a podcast listener, nor am I much of an XBox person. (Sorry Connor!!)