What A Time To Be Alive!

What A Time To Be Alive!

The geeks have inherited the earth! Hosted by Lou Acosta, What A Time To Be Alive is the geek culture podcast that never takes itself too seriously. Raised on a steady diet of comic books, cartoons, sitcoms, rock n roll, monster and sci-fi films; Lou clocked in a ton of hours absorbing all the stuff that we all got picked on for as a kids. What A Time To Be Alive will cover all the latest and some classics. And we're gonna have a blast in the process. Today, the entire world enjoys these properties in the form of comic conventions, major studio releases and hit series! We...Have...Won.

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July 8, 2025 27 secs
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He was one of the most impactful agents of change in the comic book world whose creativity and influence extends decades past his run as Marvel's former Editor-In-Chief. His story is just as amazing as those that he helped craft. What A Time To Be Alive! pays tribute to and celebrates the life and legacy of Jim Shooter. If you love comics, Marvel, The MCU and great storytelling in general -  you will NOT want to miss this one!

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Find out what happens when we subject Linda our guest-host to almost 8 hours of wrestling as we recap all the hits and misses from Wrestlemania 41! Don't tap out of this one!!!

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Big stories this week as we Span The Geek Globe with some BREAKING NEWS about that HUGE casting reveal! You DO NOT want to miss this one!!!

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We discuss the heartbreaking trailer for the documentary detailing the controversial allegations of the last days of Stan Lee's life.

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In this episode we pay tribute to the great Gene Hackman by going down our own list of picks of WATTBA's Top 10 Must-See Gene Hackman films! 

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What does John Cena and the Academy Awards have in common? Find out in the latest episode where I serve up some can't miss hot takes!!!

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Curb Your Enthusiasm is officially over and we're unwilling to let it go! 
In this episode we pay tribute to Larry David and a legendary run with 
Curb Your Enthusiasm that promises to be prettaaaaay, prettaaaaaaay, pretty good!

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As KISS has long been part of the fabric of my life, I HAD to see their final show ever.
The WATTBA review of KISS' final show of their End of The Road Tour
will leave you shook!!!

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Friend of the show Linda Swearingen and I sit down for a SPOILER-PACKED review of the brand-new alien thriller "No One Will Save You." We also go deep on a philosophical discussion about extra terrestrial life. This episode is packed with a lot of raw feelings...You DO NOT want to miss this one!!!

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In this "down and dirty" episode, I weigh-in on James Gunn's recent announcement about the new direction for DC's on-screen future and their first 10 projects. 
Here we go again kids. 

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Prepare for temporal displacement! Because in this one, we're going to back in time, we're going to go forward in time and hit all points in between. 
In this episode of What A Time To Be Alive, it's all about Back To The Future!!!

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Just when you thought it was safe to dig into the drumstick and candied yams, we're bringing the chills over at WATTBA! For the entire month of October we embarked on a nightly film fest that reached down and crushed the deepest parts of our psyche. And we did it just for you to bring you "WATTBA's 31 Nights of Horror!" We're going to take you through that journey and give you WATTBA's 31 horror film p...

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On this latest episode of What A Time To Be Alive!, I've assembled my own "team of warriors" to offer up a spoiler-packed review of Zack Snyder's Justice League. This is one you don't want to miss!

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On this very special episode of What A Time To Be Alive!, 
We’re going to pay tribute to an amazing performer and an even more remarkable human being.
This is NOT just another tribute band performer story, 
but the story of a man who never stopped believing and made his dreams come true.
Shared by those who knew him best, this episode is a celebration of the talent, 
the passion and the life of Mason Swearingen.

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I’m gonna’ discuss the latest on the "Zack Snyder Cut" of Justice League and how the fans actually won…at least we think.
And I'm FINALLY going to delve into Part II of my series on Indiana Jones… 
serving up everything regarding the dark sequel to Raiders of The Lost Ark. 
Of course I’m talking about Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom.  
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