Author Archives: The Axis of Ego

The Axis of Ego Podcast: Joey Bland and Mad Men

Old pal Joey Bland stopped by to talk a little about his current Second City show and to talk a lot about the current season of Mad Men.  Tom and Joey talk about the season so far, who may die or … Continue reading

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The Axis of Ego Podcast: Ryan Walton

Friend and former colleague Ryan Walton stops by to talk with Tom about several topics (after a few self-congratulatory minutes of back-patting over fantasy football dominance).  Subjects of discussion included some reflection on the 2012 election, the current state of … Continue reading

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The Axis of Ego Podcast: Breaking Bad (Mini-)Podcast

Old pal Joey Bland stopped by—in person, no less!—to record a short podcast covering the early returns on the fifth season of Breaking Bad.  Take a listen below as Tom and Joey discuss the first two episodes of 2012 and … Continue reading

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The Axis of Ego Podcast: WrestleMania 28 Preview

Tom resurrects Mike from the dead (off-air) and engages his reanimated friend in an hour-long conversation about this weekend’s WrestleMania 28 event.  They run down the card and discuss how we got here, and, in cases in which it’s discernible, why … Continue reading

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The Axis of Ego Podcast: Mick Foley, Survivor Series, and UCBW

Tom recapped the trip to New York City for Survivor Series here, but Mike stopped by for a more thorough discussion of the events of that weekend.    They go about an hour on the podcast this time around, covering … Continue reading

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The Axis of Ego Podcast: Breaking Bad Finale

With the finale of the fourth season of the amazing Breaking Bad now history, Chicago improviser and comedy actor Joey Bland stops by again to talk about the episode, Jason Whitlock‘s complaints about the B. B. finale, where the final season … Continue reading

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The Axis of Ego Podcast: Breaking Bad

Season four of Breaking Bad is almost at an end.  With the finale coming up this weekend, Joey Bland stops by again to discuss the penultimate episode, the show as a whole, possibilities for the season finale, who poisoned Brock, the … Continue reading

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The Axis of Ego Podcast: Sporcle and Other Topics

Tom chats with guest and good friend Joey Bland about the Improvised Shakespeare Company, Breaking Bad, George Lucas’ screenwriting abilities, Charizard, and their addiction to Sporcle on this edition of The Axis of Ego Podcast. Download: The Axis Of Ego Podcast 09-26-11

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The Axis of Ego Nerdcast

Not getting enough technology talk in our previous podcasts?  How about some pro wrestling thrown in?  Fantasy football references?  A discussion on various shades and flavors of clown?  Lots and lots of self-satisfied laughter?  Well, this podcast is for you. … Continue reading

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Social Media Onslaught

I decided upon crossing the 20,000 visitor threshold to make the Facebook fan page for this site “live.”  There’s not all that much there yet besides some links to recent posts.  However, it does provide the opportunity to “like” The … Continue reading

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