• Pop Culture,  Society,  Technology,  Television

    Trampled Underfoot Podcast – 141 – Captain Midnight and the Butterscotch Conspiracy

    In Episode 141 of the Trampled Underfoot Podcast: Captain Midnight made headlines 35 years ago, when he interrupted HBO’s satellite feed. Who was he and what was his problem, anyway? The subject of modern technology and convenience rears its ugly head again – this time in a more friendly way. Given all that we have now, both good and bad, could or would we ever want to go back? The episode continues with Eloy Escagedo and Mark Lindsay discussing cans of nuts on the night stand, dishes full of butterscotch candies on the coffee table, and ends with a mystery that gets presented and solved LIVE! There’s something for everyone…

  • Current Events,  Movies,  Nostalgia,  Pop Culture,  Society,  Technology,  Television

    Trampled Underfoot Podcast – 123 – Upstream Conspiracy Tin Foil

    We start off this Special New Year’s episode of the Trampled Underfoot Podcast with a short segment on the giving and receiving of gifts, and how different it is when you’re an adult vs. when you were a child. Recent technical issues that caused Eloy to fall victim to the 2020 gremlins lead your hosts into a discussion about the entertainment industry in general, and the cable television companies in particular. Are we witnessing the demise of cable television as we know it? The conversation morphs into a look at the theater industry, and the havoc Covid as subjected it to. We know that some theaters have closed their doors…