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Happy Holidays from the Men of Muscles! This week we do a Year-End Review, but not before we dissect the greatness of Andrea Bargnani.

It's John's birthday so Jesse has invited his best friends for a rousing romp. They explain to Erik and Jon why Jason Kidd did his best James Brown impression, and Jesse cooks up a birthday sound collage for John.

Hey, folks, and welcome back to Box Office Poison! The whole crew's back for this one - in the first segment, we talk Catching Fire, Frozen and plenty of Doctor (and even Dr.) Who. Then, in the second segment, we discuss my pick for Movie of the Month: Stanley Kubrick's Eyes Wide Shut. Did we find the (perhaps not so) erotic thriller to be a masterpiece, or is it sitting firmly with Kubrick's lesser works. You'll have to listen to find out! Have some thoughts of your own for the next episode? Let us know via email (crosstawk@gmail.com), Twitter (@crosstawk) and via the comments section on the site. And be sure to come back for Episode 72 for Mike's pick for Movie of the Month: Planet of the Apes! (The original, obviously). Thanks for listening!

Cut from the complete 10-hour telethon recording (get the whole thing from NWR), we present the first-ever live edition of The Space Q&A! Scott is host as always, introducing his own topics, questions from the chat, and live callers to quiz Jonny on all things space. We had a blast making this show and hope you'll find it entertaining and informative, as always! And if you'd like to sneak in a last-minute donation to Child's Play before 11/30/2013, be sure to head over to ninwr.com and click the telethon banner ASAP!

Back in John's apartment, the boys discuss the tragedy of Alex Rodriguez, the Fielder for Kinsler trade, and fantasy book Daniel Bryan's involvement in last night's Survivor Series.

Is that? Could it be? Your eyes and ears are not playing tricks on you, folks. BOP is back for the second time in a day to bring you more chatter about movie things AND movies. We cover Thor: The Dark World, About Time, Escape From Tomorrow, Ender's Game, Saturday Night Fever, and more before opening up a fresh batch of your listener mail in our second segment. Listen up people, tomorrow, NOVEMBER 23RD at NOON EST, go to NintendoWorldReport.com for the 4th Annual NWR Telethon to benefit Child's Play, a charity organization that sends toys, games, and consoles to sick kids in hospitals. Every cent raised goes to Child's Play and it's a great cause plus, if we get to $5000, you'll get a segment of BOP LIVE at 9pm EST, where we'll talk about the Super Mario Bros movie. Get to givin, y'all. If you wanna write in and let us know what you think about the show, get at us through twitter (@crosstawk), e-mail (crosstawk@gmail.com), or leave a comment below. Then head on over to iTunes and leave us a review. We'd reall

Big plans are discussed. Sort of. But along the way, there's talk of scallops and whether or not Marcus knows the difference between a circle and a triangle; the Redskins (I mean the Reds); the touchy issue of repirations (not actually touchy); the GRAVITRON; and eventually birthday festivities. Did you know that Chuck E. Cheese used to have a GIGANTIC four-player version of Hungry-Hungry Hippos? NO? WELL NOW YOU DO. These are the things we talk about while we eat food. We also talk about Ender's Game (the movie), even though none of us have seen it. Is it still in theaters? I don't really care. If you like our little dog-and-Marcus show, you can leave a comment on the website or email us at crosstawk@gmail.com! You should also rate AND review us on iTunes because we're awesome. You know we are. Anyway, enjoy our terrible show.

After too long an absence, Box Office Poison is back with a new episode! This time, we discuss 12 Years a Slave (again), Don Jon, The To Do List, a Boy and His Dog, In the Loop and more! Then, in the second segment, Stan chose Unforgiven as Movie of the Month purely to please someone who wrote in. Did he love it, or did he find the movie boring and trite, a sin he considers... well, you get it. Hey! You! Person listening/reading/you get the idea! Go to NintendoWorldReport.com on Saturday, November 23rd at 12 Noon Eastern Time to listen to the 4th Annual NWR Telethon to benefit Child's Play, a charity organization that sends toys, games and consoles to sick kids in hospitals. It's a great cause and every cent goes to the right place, so be there! And if we get to $5000, at 9PM Eastern on 11/23, we'll have a special live Box Office Poison segment! Thanks for listening, guys, and if you have thoughts/questions/concerns, send 'em over to crosstawk@gmail.com, Twitter (@crosstawk) and in the comments section on the

The boys gets into a fight about Steph Curry's athleticism, Hawkeye's validity as an Avenger, and hold a vigil for WWE's Kassisus Ohno.

It's time for another request episode here on DMP, and this one comes from a listener who thought we should play The Smiths. What a great idea! Jonny and co-host Andy Goergen discover this legendary British band together, as we're both slightly too young and far too American to have latched on the first time around. Lead singer Morrissey has one of those love-it-or-hate-it voices, but there's no denying his talent and dramatic delivery of these sad songs. While the subject matter is often angsty, you'll be carried right along by the upbeat rhythm section and Johnny Marr's fast, flashy guitar licks. Here's the playlist: 1. Big Mouth Strikes Again (The Queen is Dead) 2. Stop Me If You Think You've Heard This One Before (Strangeways, Here We Come) 3. Cemetry Gates (The Queen is Dead) 4. Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now (Single) 5. This Charming Man (The Smiths) 6. How Soon is Now (Meat is Murder) 7. The Boy With the Thorn in His Side (The Queen is Dead) 8. There is a Light That Never Goes Out (The Queen is Dead) 9

This week the Men of Muscles talk about the NBA, Richie Incognito, Oregon's fall from grace, and brush up a bit on the English Priemere League.

Hello and welcome to the new episode of Box Office Poison! This time, there's plenty to talk about, including 12 Years a Slave, The Way Way Back, Gravity, Upstream Color and more! Then, in the second segment, we answer your question in Post Office Poison! Rene from New Zealand asks us about some sci-fi flicks, a certain someone from Norway ask about subtitles, watch movies on a smaller screen and more! Have something for the BOP crew? Let us know via email (crosstawk@gmail.com), Twitter (@crosstawk) and in the comments section on the site. And head on over to iTunes to leave us a rating/review - we could really use some! Thanks forl istening, everyone - we'll see you next time!

On this episode of Athletic Awareness, Jon Rind and Jesse go head to head in a debate curated by John Cook. Listen to the sparks fly. There is also a very special twist at the end (courtesy of M. Night Shamylan? Or Fritz Lange? FRITZ LANGE???).

Karl, Jonny, Jon, and Stan talk about movies.  Then Stan disappears mysteriously and the gang discusses Jonny's Movie of the Month, Peeping Tom.5

After an unplanned hiatus, we're back from the soggy depths with another provocative episode of DMP. This episode features the return of effusive co-host Taylor Hill, who is eager to bring you into the world of Vampire Weekend. It's an awful name for a great band, and you'll hopefully agree after hearing a few of their complex, snappy, lyrical, African-inspired pop songs. These guys really know how to deal with difficult topics in very catchy songs. Here's the playlist: 1. Diane Young (Modern Vampires of the City) 2. Step (Modern Vampires of the City) 3. White Sky (Contra) 4. Oxford Comma (Vampire Weekend) 5. Diplomat's Son (Contra) 6. Obvious Bicycle (Modern Vampires of the City) 7. Unbelievers(Modern Vampires of the City) 8. Hannah Hunt(Modern Vampires of the City) 9. Walcott (Vampire Weekend) 10. Giving Up the Gun (Contra) 11. M79 (Vampire Weekend) 12. Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa (Vampire Weekend) Encore: Paul Simon - Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes (Graceland) The next episode of DMP is already recorded, s

This week John Cook makes his stunning return to Athlectic Awarness! He tells us about life in Alabama as well as his defeatist attitude toward Snorlax. The Men of Muscle also discuss Adrian Gonzalez's Mickey Mouse ears, Jim Leyland smoking a Marlboro Red and what to watch out for during the oncoming NBA season. So pull out your PBR keg and fill up your red Solo Cup because it's time for ATHHHHHHHHLETICCCCCCCC AWAAAAAAAARENESSSSSSS!

Jon Cooke is off at a wedding this week so Iron Flab Paul "Brawl" Laier takes over co-hosting duties. This week the boys spend time on the baseball playoffs, analysis of the Florida Gator game, and tackle the meat heads who ruin intermural sports. Sit back and listen during commercials on your football sunday, the holiest of sports days.

VEGAS, BABY, VEGAS! MONEY, BABY, MONEY! Yes, the Gang (minus Courtney) went to Sin City this last week and had a good old time. The Hoover Dam, Penn & Teller, X Burlesque, the Pinball Hall of Fame, and even the Gold & Silver Pawn (from Pawn Stars) were all visited. Pictures were taken. Drinks were drank. Money was lost on gambling. SO MANY GOOD STORIES. This episode features two guest stars who were visiting sunny Las Vegas Casino & Resort at the same time, and we introduce them to Cards Against Hunanity. So yeah, that happened. Enjoy this episode, folks, it's a good one, and we'll probably talk more about Vegas in the next show.

Double dose of AA this week. We discuss the Big Show's crying, baseball play-offs, the beginning of hockey season, most interesting teams in the NBA, and a healthy dose of FRITZ LANG. 

This week the men of muscles discuss Carlos Gomez flipping his shit, their oncoming debate with Jon and outdated football!