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Episode 76 – Heroes: Part Deux

Posted on March 26, 2013 by admin | 2 Comments

So, way, way, WAY back in Episode 8, we here at To-Ag Studios talked Heroes and Villains. Seeing as the Monkeys still had their podcasting training wheels on, we approached two very broad and interesting topics with the reckless abandon of Hulk and Wolverine on a bender. So now, 68 weeks later, we have reconvened our Monkey council in order to once again discuss the hero figure and why we love them. Draw down your cowls, make some therapy appointments, and get your butt out of retirement as were headed for round 2 to discuss Heroes (NOT the show) on a brand new episode of Monkey in the Cage!

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Tagged A&E, Albino Dragon, Anakin Skywalker, Avengers Arena, Avengers vs. X-men, Bates Motel, Batman, Bicycle Playing Cards, Bioshock, Brian Michael Bendis, Bruce Wayne, Bryan Fuller, Cal McDonald, Chicken and Waffles Chips, Clash of Clans, COD 3 Medics, Community, Criminal Macabre, Cthulhu, Cyberpunk, Cyclops, Daredevil, Dark Phoenix, Darth Vader, Duck Tales Remastered, Ed Gein, Emma Frost, Everyman Heo, Fallout 3, Final Fantasy, Final Fantasy Dimensions, Flawed Heroes, Freddy Highmore, Gabriel Byrne, Geek, Harvey Dent, Hellboy, Heroes, History Channel, House of M, Iron Man, Katniss Everdeen, kickstarter, Lays Do Us A Flavor, Luigi, Luke Cage, Magneto, Mario, Michael Hirst, MitC, Monkey in the Cage, Nestor Carbonell, Nintendo 3Ds, Norma Bates, Norman Bates, Obama as Satan, PAX East, Podcast, Pushing Daisies, Ragnar Lodbrok, Rob Thomas, Roleplaying Games, RPG Clerics, Savage Worlds, Sons of Anarchy, Square Enix, Star Wars, Steampunk, Superman, Temple Run 2, The Bible, The Clone Wars, The Harmless Hunter KillShot, The Tudors, Theatrhythm Final Fantasy, Thor, Thor: God of Thunder, Tony Stark, Uncanny X-Men, Veronica Mars, video games, Vikings, Wolverine, WonderCon 2013, Wonderfalls, X-23, X-Men, Zynga

Episode 64 – Uncaged 6: Monkey Harder

Posted on December 31, 2012 by admin | 3 Comments

Well, boys and girls, another year has come to an end. 2012 has been good to us over here at the podcast, and we hope all of our efforts have brought you a great many laughs this past year. Behind us lies a failed apocalypse, crappy politics, and an awesome year of geekdom. We don’t know what all 2013 has in store for us, but you better believe it’s going to have some kick-ass geek times, sweet movies, and MORE PODCASTS! Join us this week as we B.S. our way into the New Year and talk about whatever randomness comes to mind. Throw away that useless old Mayan Calendar, cast aside those unneeded show-runners, and pimp out your E-Z Bake oven as you prepare your ears for a brand new episode of Monkey in the Cage!

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Tagged After Earth, AMC, Baconpocalypse, Barack Obama vs Spider-man, Batgirl, Bryan Singer, Capcom, Creepy Crawlers, Dairypocalypse, DC Comics, DJ Earworm, E-Z Bake Oven, Gail Simone, Geek, Giant Sparrow, Glen Mazzarra, Golden Eagle Hoax, Guardian Cross, Guillermo Del Toro, How I Met Your Mother, Idris Elba, Infamous 2, Jaden Smith, Mario Lopez, Mayan Apocalypse, Mayan Calendar, Mike Birbiglia, MitC, Monkey in the Cage, Monster Lab, Ndemic Creations, Oblivion, Pacific Rim, Pathfinder, Pathfinder Beginner Box, Pathfinder RPG, Plague Inc., Playstation Plus, Podcast, Rampage, Resident Evil 5, Rod Serling, Scientology, Shine Brighter, Sleepwalk With Me, Square Enix, Super Street Fighter IV Arcade Edition, The Twilight Zone, The Unfinished Swan, The Walking Dead, The World of Darkness, Tom Cruise, Two Dudes One Mic, United State of Pop 2012, Will Smith, Y2K

Episode 54 – Zombies in Pop-Culture

Posted on October 23, 2012 by admin | 3 Comments

Zombies. Zombies, zombies, zombies. They are everywhere these days. They’re on your TV, they’re in your movie theater, they show up at little kids birthday parties (true story), but what is it that makes these mindless flesh-eating killing machines so appealing? Join us this week as we look at the zombie explosion that has taken over pop-culture like a … well, like a horde of zombies! Lock the doors, board up those windows, and remember you can drink the water from the toilet tank if you need to , as we talk Zombie-mania on a whole new episode of Monkey in the Cage.

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Tagged 2K Games, 5k Zombie Runs, A Good Day to Die Hard, AMC, Baltimore Volume 2, Books, Borderlands 2, Call of Duty: World at War, CDC Zombie Page, Chris Hardwick, Christopher Golden, Classic Zombies, Contemporary Zombies, Danny Elfman, Dead Man's Party, dead space 2, Die Hard, DLC, Electronic Arts, Frisbee Golf, Jim Butcher, Jim Varney, Joe Golem and the Drowning City, Justice League Movie, Liam Neeson, Max Brooks, Mike Mignola, movies, Nazi Zombies, Oingo Boingo, Pitbull, Plants vs. Zombies, Pop-Culture, PopCap Games, Red Dead Redemption, Rockstar Games, Sky Zone, Sleeping Dogs, Son of Ernest, Square Enix, Tactical Zombie Shoots, Taken 2, The Colony, The Complete Joy of Homebrewing Third Edition, The Curse Bells, The Dresden Files, The Talking Dead, The Walking Dead, The Walking Dead Escape, The Walking Dead Show, Trampoline Parks, Undead Nightmare, video games, Zombie Ammo Kit, Zombie Apocalypse, zombie apocalypse plan, Zombie Dildo, Zombie Farm, Zombie Fleshlight, Zombie Jerky, Zombie Movies, Zombie Roleplaying Games, Zombie Walks, Zombies

Episode 50 – Why We Love RPGs

Posted on September 25, 2012 by admin | 1 Comment

Of the multitude of geek hobbies and influences that guide the MITC crew through their everyday lives, there is one in particular that has served as glue to keep us together. It’s the ketchup to our mustard, the salt to our pepper, the dungeon to our dragon, and while we’ve talked about it plenty, our listener David from Quebec wants to know more! Join us this week as we open up, share our feelings, and discuss what it is about role playing games that “does it” for us. Snatch up those character sheets, buy some new sets of dice, and get ready for some sexual tension on an all new episode of Monkey in the Cage!

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Posted in Apps, Books, Card Games, Conventions, Gaming, iDevice Games, Inspiration, Podcast, Pop-Culture, Role Playing Games, Table Top Games, Television, The Creative Process, Video Games

Tagged AD&D 2nd Edition, Archaia, Ballad of Serenity, Bret The Hitman Hart, Carlton Cuse, Castle, Character Creation, Choose Your Own Adventure, Collaborative Storytelling, Cyberpunk, David Peterson, Deep South Barrels, Down, Dungeons & Dragons, Dungeons and Dragons, Eastern Promises, Endeavor, Endeavour, Erick Kripke, Fiasco, Firefly, fx, Gaming Community, Gaming Conventions, Geek, GMing, GMing Advice, GMPC, Guardian Cross, Guillermo Del Toro, GURPS, Indiana Jones, iOS Games, J.J. Abrams, Lego, Lego Star Wars, Malifaux, Mazes and Monsters, Miniature Gaming, Monkey in the Cage, Monte Cook, Mouse Guard, Nathan Fillion, NBC, Numenera, Owen Hart, Player Characters, Podcast, Revolution, Role Playing Games, Roleplaying Games, RPGs, Savage Worlds, Serenity, Skelton Crew Studio, SoCal Smackdown, Sonny Rhodes, Square Enix, Sting, Storytelling, Strategicon, Tabletop Roleplaying Games, The Black Axe, The Clone Wars, The Strain, The Ultimate Warrior, The World of Darkness, Tom Hanks, Viggo Mortenson, WCW, World Building, Wrestling, Wrigley Field, WWE

Episode 47 – Building a Gaming Community

Posted on September 4, 2012 by admin | 8 Comments

What’s better than breaking out a board game, rolling up some characters, or snatching up some controllers with your closest friends? Okay, maybe a lot of things, but in terms of gaming and having fun, nothing! However, those of us with established groups can often take that reality for granted, so what’s an isolated gamer to do to help plant the gaming seed and make that community grow? Join us this week as we tackle listener @AllenStucker’s question and offer an insiders-looking-out perspective on how to help a fledgling gaming community grow. Make nice-nice with the locals, gather up your games, and put on your extrovert pants as we talk gaming communities on a whole new episode of Monkey in the Cage!

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Posted in Apps, Board Games, Conventions, Gaming, iDevice Games, Jared the Intern, Kevin Smith, Movies, Podcast, Pop-Culture, R. Backstrom, Role Playing Games, Table Top Games, Television, Video Games

Tagged Alternative Press Expo, Being Elmo, Building a Gaming Community, Call of Duty, Clash of the Titans, Comicon, Conan, D&D, DnD, DragonCon, Dungeons & Dragons, Game of Thrones, Gaming Conventions, Gateway 2012, God of War Movie, GURPS, Happy Jacks RPG Podcast, HERO System, iOS Games, Jim Henson, Kratos, Mage Knight, Michael Fassbender, Michael Jai White, Monkey in the Cage, Obsidian Portal, PAX, PAX Prime, Pen and Paper, Playstation, Playstation 3, Podcast, Rock Band, Savage Worlds, Sesame Street, Skyrim, Sparta, Square Enix, Storytelling, Strategicon, Tabletop Roleplaying Games, The Forgotten Realms, The Golden Lasso, The Kraken, The Lord of the Rings, Total Recall, Wild Talents RPG, WonderCon 2012, WorldCon, Wrath of the Titans

Episode 39 – The Goonies

Posted on July 10, 2012 by admin | 3 Comments

HEY YOU GUYS!!!! This week it’s a blast to the past and a chance at redemption as we’re joined in the Goondocks by none other than our very own Jared the Intern, fresh off the plane from the middle of nowhere (aka Missouri). Join us as we discuss our geektastic viewing of the classic adventure film, The Goonies. Grab your Baby Ruth, set booby-traps for the Fratellis, and Truffle Shuffle your way to somewhere comfortable as you prepare to hear our thoughts on the search for One-Eyed Willie’s gold on a whole new episode of Monkey in the Cage!

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Tagged Activision, American Vampire, Andrew Garfield, Apple iPad, Ascension, Avengers, Bang! The Bullet, Bill Murray, Brian Michael Bendis, Bronies, Chronicle of the Godslayer, comiXology, Days of Wonder, Emma Stone, FPS, Fred Savage, gamerstable, Gaming, Gwen Stacey, iOS, J.J. Abrams, J.R.R. Tolkien, John Hughes, Just Cause 2, Labyrinth, Legend, Little Monsters, Marvel NOW, My Little Pony, Mysterio, Peter Parker, Playstation 3, Robert Jordan, Roleplaying, RPG, RPGs, Rube Goldberg, Rube Goldberg Machine, Sailor Moon, Sally Field, Scott Snyder, Settlers of Catan, Square Enix, Stan Lee, Star Wars, Super 8, Tabletop Roleplaying Games, The Amazing Spider-Man, The Avengers, The Breakfast Club, The Goonies, The Lizard, The Lord of the Rings, The Neverending Story, The Walking Dead, The Wheel of Time, The World of Darkness, Ticket to Ride, Time Bandits, truffle shuffle, Uncanny Avengers, X-Men, Zombieland.