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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November 17, 2025 30 secs

Trailer for What A Time To Be Alive!: Episode 34: "Slay ridin" w/Silent Night, Deadly Night director Mike P. Nelson

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You better watch out!...Christmas comes early this year when I sit down with director Mike P. Nelson to talk about his upcoming film Silent Night, Deadly Night. Naughty, nice & deadly...It's going to be a "slay-ride" to remember!!!

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Ace Frehley inspired generations of guitarists and rockers as first the original lead guitarist and co-founding member of KISS and later as a solo artist. Whether he was delivering blistering guitar solos from a smoking Les Paul, leading his own bands and writing songs on his own or just being the fun and amazing cackling personality he was known to be, Ace never stopped delivering. What A Time To Be Alive! celebrates the music, th...

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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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