Ep #84: Pizza Men and Murder Confessions with Justin Robinson

May 01, 2026 / Jordan Crowder

This week, filmmaker and writer Justin Robinson joins us to talk old YouTube, Popeye the Pizza Man, growing up sheltered, losing his brother, and finding filmmaking through basketball.

We get into directing actors, building weird little cinematic worlds, and his new Film Riot series Page One and Beyond. Then our closing segment accidentally turns into a first-hand true crime story, because apparently Justin is the guy strangers confess things to at mechanic shops.

Make something weird. Finish the thing. Maybe don’t confess murder to a stranger buying tires.

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Justin Robinson | @jrobproductions | YouTube | IMDb
Page 1 and Beyond
Popeye the Pizza Man (Trailer)
Popeye the Pizza Man (Film)
Popeye the Pizza Man (Behind the Scenes Featurette)

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tags / Podcast, Filmmaker, Films

Ep #83: Shakespeare, Fart Battles, and Purpose with Paul Turbiak of Unravel

April 10, 2026 / Jordan Crowder

This week actor and creator Paul Turbiak joins as Guest Co-Host for a real conversation on craft, calling, and the long road of doing something that actually matters. We get into Shakespeare, creative identity, and the tension between where you are and where you know you’re supposed to be. Also… ancient Japanese fart battles.

Then we dig into Unravel, the men’s group where we met. We talk purpose, discipline, brotherhood, and why most guys stall out somewhere between “I should probably figure my life out” and actually doing it.

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tags / Podcast, Faith, Actor, Self-Improvement, Paul Turbiak, Unravel

Ep #82: Fake Names and Storytime for Dads (with Micah Brenner)

March 27, 2026 / Jordan Crowder

Micah Brenner jumps in as guest co-host, casually reveals he changed his own name, and we’re immediately in the weeds.

We talk hunting invasive pigs in Texas, breaking into Hollywood by trading storyboards for contraband, and what actually goes into building a film before a camera ever rolls.

Then we get into Story Dads, kids movies on repeat, and why modern storytelling feels hollow. What’s missing, what’s being pushed, and how to not outsource parenting by letting your kids get shaped by brainrot.

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Ep #81: Beaver Butt Whiskey and Book Brains with Matt’s Study

March 20, 2026 / Jordan Crowder

In this installment Christian Solo, our Clubhouse Barkeep, jumps in as guest co-host. We break in the new Discord and a whiskey whose “flavor notes” may or may not involve a beaver’s rectal gland. So yeah, we’re off to a strong start.

Then we sit down with Matt Qualley of Matt’s Sttudy, a guy building a quiet rebellion of pipes, books, and people who still think on purpose. We get into study culture, discipline, and making space to actually think.

Pour something better. Read something harder. Try not to be useless.

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Matt’s Study | @mattsstudy | YouTube
Christian Solo | nottheonlysolo | Discord: cpst_solo
Beaver’s Butt Whiskey / Tamworth Distilling
Join our Clubhouse on Discord
Support the show on Patreon
Get some Scofflaw Swag
Check out Phoenix Shaving for the finest shaving accoutrements!
Listen to The Pourmen

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tags / Podcast, Movies, Faith, Theology, Books, Matt Qualley, Pipes, Tobacco

Ep #80: Polar Bear Wars & Bible Cinephiles (with Matt Whitman)

March 13, 2026 / Jordan Crowder

In this episode, Jordan and The Don kick things off with some housekeeping from the whiskey boot, a new pipe in the rotation, and a bizarre news story about a polar bear that wandered into Iceland and immediately ran afoul of the local authorities. Later, Matt Whitman of The Ten Minute Bible Hour joins the show for a conversation about faith, denominational differences, and the strange adventure of taking the Bible seriously while still asking hard questions. Along the way they talk storytelling, movies, and why the most influential book ever written still manages to surprise people who think they already know it.

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tags / Podcast, Films, Filmmaker, Movies, Faith, Theology, Matt Whitman, Bible

Ep #79: Sovereign Citizens and Homemade Pizza Pies with Nick Moceri (Copy)

December 19, 2025 / Jordan Crowder

In this episode, longtime friend, movie producer, and Renaissance Man Nick Moceri joins Jordan for a wide-ranging conversation that goes everywhere it should. They dig into Nick’s new film Sovereign, starring Nick Offerman and Dennis Quaid, plus indie filmmaking, pizza dough, being the World’s Greatest Dad, and why doing hard things with the right people still matters.

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tags / Podcast, Films, Filmmaker, Movies, Nick Moceri

Ep #78: Live from The Texas Pipe Show with JD Cole of The Country Squire

October 31, 2025 / Jordan Crowder

Jordan and Donovan hit the road for the Texas Pipe Show; part family reunion, part smoke-filled circus (in a good way). They swap stories from the show floor, reflect on the evolution of pipe culture, and chat with JD Cole of The Country Squire about life, millennial culture, and the legacy of his iconic shop and podcast. It’s a conversation about craftsmanship, camaraderie, and the quiet rebellion that keeps the pipe community burning bright (and occasionally sets off a smoke alarm or two).

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tags / Podcast, Pipes, Live, JD Cole, The Country Squire, Tobacco

Ep #77: Live October Surprise with Vlad the Vampire

October 31, 2024 / Jordan Crowder

In this special Halloween episode, Yukon Jordelius and Quint live stream the episode recording for the first time. They chat a lot about the things in this universe that creep them out, listen to an uncanny AI voice modeled on Jordan and The Don. Also, Vlad the Vampire returns to discuss his last couple of years spying on all the Presidential Candidates, with many October Surprises that could change the course of American politics as we know it.

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tags / Podcast, Halloween, Vlad the Vampire, Comedy, Politics

Ep #76: Hawaiian Shirt Hollywood VFX King

September 20, 2024 / Jordan Crowder

In this episode, Jordan and The Don talk about the Oasis reunion, what modern Barber Shops get wrong, watches, and Donovan’s style primer on Hawaiian Shirts. Then our friend Rick Shick, a Hollywood VFX artist, returns to talk about everything from Strikes, AI use in movies, his second life in the Power Rangers universe, animating a dead bird, and getting to create a visual punchline for Steve Martin in “Only Murders in the Building.”

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tags / Podcast, YouTube, Movies, TV, VFX, Rick Shick, Start Here

Ep #75: Getting Piped with Adam Floyd

September 06, 2024 / Jordan Crowder

In the September return of the podcast, Jordan and The Don go all in on Fall. They chat about Donovan’s new status as a married man, Vegan recipes for Venison, how humans slept before the invention of the light bulb, and Jordan embarrassingly fails to kill a mosquito mid-recording. Also, the charming Adam Floyd, of the Get Piped Podcast and YouTube Channel, drops in to discuss how he became “the young pipe guy on the internet,” how he got into the hobby during a 45-day stint in confinement in military college, his extensive pipe collection, the difference between factory and artisan pipes, and some tips for puffing in the car. Donovan wraps up the show with a new “Style Segment” discussing the versatility of the classic desert boot.

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