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The Basement

Albert Padilla

A Ready Player One podcast for people who love things! The Basement is your companion to the Ready Player One novel. Join Albert and his cohosts each episode as they breakdown the novel and...

Episodes

20 of 44 episodes

Episode 0002, Part 2: "Who Run Bartertown?!"

TWO MEN ENTER, ONE MAN LEAVES! Join Albert and Will as they discuss the remaining pop culture references from Chapter 0002 of the Ready Play...

02:14:56Mar 16, 2021

Episode 0002, Part 1: "Roger, Roger!"

Chapter 0002 Narrative The Pop! Air Jordans (1984 - Present) Mr. Belvedere (1985 - 1990) The Phantom Menace 1999 Fraiser (1993 - 2004) Van H...

02:18:31Feb 1, 2021

Episode 0001, Part 2: "Wakanda Forever!"

The Pop! Arcadia (1985 - 1986) Huey Lewis & The News (1979 - Present) Talking Heads (1971 - 2002) Flock of Seagulls (1979 - Present) Timbuk...

02:10:20Feb 1, 2021

Episode 0001, Part 1: "KA LI MA SHAKTI DE!"

Chapter 0001 Narrative The Pop! Panasonic RC-6015 Christopher Lloyd (1938 - Present) David Hasselhoff (1952 - Present) Peter Weller (1947 -...

01:56:45Jan 31, 2021

Episode 0000: "Is It Live, Or Is it Memorex?!"

Pick up from Cutscene The Pop! Psynapse Overload Tears for Fears The Matrix Chapter 0000 Narrative The Pop! Memorex (1961 - 1996) The Scoreb...

01:42:12Dec 15, 2020

Ready Player Two - Cutscene: "There Is No Spoon!" (With Ernie Cline)

Greetings and Introductions Albert, Will, and Ernest Cline! Gunter Groups with us tonight: Official RPO Gunter Clan of Facebook Panamanian G...

01:34:29Dec 8, 2020

Episode 0038 - 0039: "My Favorite Person!"

Chapter 38 Narrative Will Wade use his powers for "evil"? Will Wade press the button in Ready Player Two? Reality is real - anything more he...

01:45:48Dec 1, 2020

Episode 0036 - 0037: "It's a Cookbook!"

Chapter 0036 - 0037 Narrative Chapter 0036 Pop! Wile E. Coyote and Road Runner (1948 - Present) Sword of Ba Heer (Shroud of the Avatar) Chuc...

03:17:02Dec 1, 2020

Episode 0033 - 0035: "WOLVERINES!"

Chapters 0033 - 0035 Narrative Chapter 0033 Pop! Sunrider RV (1980s) Rivendell (Second Age) Sneakers (1992) Chapter 0034 Pop! ACDC - "Dirty...

02:55:02Nov 30, 2020

Episode 0030 - 0032: "The Pork-Chop Express!"

Announcements Ernie Cline on The Basement, Wednesday, December 2nd! Chapters 0030 - 0032 Narrative Chapter 0030 Pop! Brazil (1984) CliffsNot...

02:45:40Nov 30, 2020

Episode 0027 - 0029: "We Are the Priests of the Temple of Syrinx!"

Chapters 0027 - 0029 Narrative Chapter 0027 Pop! Crom Level Three and Chapter 28 - Pop! Explorers (1985) SPAM (1937 - Present) Michael Wilso...

03:02:14Nov 30, 2020

Episode 0024 - 0026: "Like Tears In Rain!"

Chapters 24 - 26 Narrative The Pop! Chapter 24 Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (1971) Pat Benatar (1953 - Present) Play-Doh (1956 - Pr...

02:31:36Nov 30, 2020

Episode 0021 - 0023: "SHO NUFF!"

Chapter 21 Narrative Chapter 21 - The Pop! "Fyndoro's Tablet of Finding" - Shroud of the Avatar Woz (1950 - Present) and Mitnick (1963 - Pre...

02:38:29Nov 30, 2020

Episode 0020: "Time to Make the Donuts!"

News Chapter 0019 Summary Chapter 0020 Narrative The Pop! Falco (1957 - 1998) The RMS Titanic (1911 - 1912) Cory Doctorow (1971 - Present) W...

02:32:28Nov 29, 2020

Episode 0019: "Catch the Wave!"

Chapter 0018 Summary Chapter 0019 Narrative The Pop! "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" - Wham! (1981 - 1986) Altair VI Bettie Page (1923 - 2008)...

02:27:59Nov 29, 2020

Episode 0018: "The Whiz Kids!"

Chapter 00017 Summary Chapter 00018 Narrative The Pop! The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension (1984) Adidas (1949 - Pres...

02:36:10Nov 3, 2020

Episode 0017: "The Space Giants!"

Episode 0014 - 0016 Recap Episode 0017 Narrative The Pop! Saturday Night Live (1975 - Present) Pink Panther (1963) Indiana Jones and the Tem...

02:17:49Oct 23, 2020

Episode 0016: "42"

Chapter 0013-0015 Recap Chapter 0016 Summary and Narrative The Pop! eBbay (1995 - Present) Max Headroom: 20 Minutes Into the Future (1985) T...

02:11:15Oct 19, 2020

Bonus Stage: Friday the 13th (1980)

Friday the 13th Origin(s) of superstition 2020: the Friday the 13th of years Friday the 13th (1980 Cast and Crew Production Synopsis The mov...

01:24:23Oct 19, 2020

Episodes 0013 - 0015: "The High Five?"

Chapter 0012 Summary Chapter 0013 Summary and Narrative The Pop! Superman (Clark Kent) (1938 - Present) Spiderman (Peter Parker) (1962 - Pre...

02:33:49Sep 25, 2020