(Content Warning/Note: This podcast was recorded back in February, about three weeks after the shooting in Parkland, Florida at Stoneman Douglas High School. The topics we discuss relate to this event heavily. Listener discretion advised.)I hav

026 The Great Switcheroo!

Jun 8th, 2018 36m 17s

Welcome back, Warriors! We at Hot Chocolate Media are bringing you something special today, so welcome your Guest Host (yes, we said that right), Jacob Gulliver, of the Movie Machine Podcast! We're bringing a bit of a switcheroo at you to take

025 Kayfabe

Mar 9th, 2018 26m 44s

Welcome back, champions! We're joined in this episode by Marcus Williams, director of Kayfabe: Scenes From a Squared Ring, a play written by Andrew Shanks and produced by Ghost Light Theatricals here in Seattle, and featuring Yours Truly as the

024 Bringing The Action To Life with Sam Hargrave

Feb 16th, 2018 46m 48s

Welcome back, loyal listeners! We Join you after this long break with something truly special. A couple months ago, I had the privilege of talking shop with Sam Hargrave, professional stuntman, fight choreographer, and Second unit director. If

023 Setting History on Fire w/ Daniele Bolelli

Dec 15th, 2017 1h 9m

Greetings again dear listeners! It's a huge honor for me to bring you a conversation with Daniele Bolelli! Daniele is an Author, History Professor, and host of the History on Fire Podcast as well as the Drunken Taoist Podcast, which can be foun

022 Nock, Draw, Loose!

Oct 27th, 2017 1h 11m

Greetings again! We come to you once again from the grounds of the Minnesota Renaissance Festival! I sit down with bowyer and archery expert Cameron Weir, proprieter of Grey Goose Bows. From his start in the SCA to being the owner of his own bu

021 The Order Of The Acorn

Sep 15th, 2017 41m 33s

We're coming to you live from the MN Renaissance Festival (hence the crickets) with some friends and fellow performers, John Zach and Tony Ulfbehrt, of the Order of the Acorn, a performance group of brave and dashing knights sworn to uphold the

020 Martyrmade

Aug 5th, 2017 1h 21m

Prepare to dive deep into the realm of myth and legend! Or, at least take a close look at what makes a culture that produces warriors? I'm joined by Daryl Cooper of the Martyrmade Podcast (required listening) to find out more! Daryl's podcast i

019 Nazi-Punching Roundtable

Jul 21st, 2017 1h 9m

We're Back, comrades in arms! We have a very special episode today as i sit down with another roundtable of good friends and colleagues to discuss an unfortunately relevant question, and if you read the title, you know what that is. Special tha

018.5 Update

Jul 7th, 2017 33m 56s

It's time to check in with my audience with an update about the world of Fightcast!

018 Deadliest Worrisome

Jun 2nd, 2017 1h 4m

We're back for more Mayhem! Kirsten and David resurrect the nerdfight ridiculosity that is Deadliest Warrior! The show, on the cultural monument that was Spike TV, was entertaining in a way that required intoxication to truly enjoy, and doubtle

017 Iron Pissed

Apr 28th, 2017 52m 11s

David and Kirsten commiserate over the mediocre and disjointed mess that was Marvel's Iron Fist. We lament the could-haves, what-ifs, and should-have-beens in a series that could have been worth its subpar script if only the fights had been han

016 A Tale Of Two Ships Pt II, Yamato

Apr 14th, 2017 47m 37s

Our two-parter on doomed Battleships comes to a close as we retell the fate of the Japanese Imperial Battleship Yamato. The single largest battleship ever built, this absolute monster boasted 18 inch guns and 57,000 fully loaded tons of superwe

015 A Tale of Two Ships Pt I, Bismarck

Mar 27th, 2017 46m 21s

It's part 1 of a unique tale of ill fated Battleships, the Bismarck and the Yamato, two massively armed and armored battleships that were ultimately felled not by other superweapons, but by the new game changer in the field of warfare: the Airp

014 She Persisted

Mar 10th, 2017 1h 3m

In Honor of the recently celebrated International Women's Day, we sit down with Seattle Burlesque performer/DJ/Producer Morgue Anne to discuss our favorite, and sadly less known, fighting women who were absolute badasses by any metric. We cover

013 Mad Jack

Feb 17th, 2017 49m 4s

Our first installment in the series Profiles in Psychotic Bravery (working title), David and Kirsten reach into the annals of famous and eccentric badasses with "Fighting Jack" or "Mad" Jack Churchill, the man best known for scoring the last re

012 You May Fire When Ready

Feb 3rd, 2017 50m 44s

It's a Scifi Shoot-em-up as David and Kirsten discuss their favorite weapons and weapons systems from the world of Science Fiction. Spoilers: The Death Star is destroyed by a teenager.’

011 Destreza

Jan 20th, 2017 1h 19m

Things get a bit technical this episode as David is joined by Spanish Fencing super-enthusiast (master) Ernesto Maldonado to cut to the heart of the Spanish Rapier system, known as Destreza. Plus, David and Ernesto run down a hypothetical fight

010 Semper Fu

Jan 6th, 2017 34m 37s

Twin Cities Comic and Hot Chocolate Media Podcaster Kyle Dekker joins David to talk about his time in the Marines at the time of a major transition in american history, and his introduction to MCMAP, the Marine Corps Martial Arts Program’

009 It's Only Funny When Someone Gets Hurt

Dec 22nd, 2016 59m 35s

Matt Allex joins David and Kirsten at the Minnesota Renaissance Festival to discuss his bumpy history of performing comedy, often at the expense of his own body. We talk shop for performers and why it's so funny to see our fellow apes in pain.

008 Open Spirit

Dec 9th, 2016 58m 43s

Sensei Al Kilgore of the Kai Shin Dojo joins David to separate myth from practice in this system of Japanese Swordsmanship. They discuss the art itself, and how it can inform one's life.

007 The Devil's Corridor

Oct 23rd, 2016 1h 9m

David is joined by Brian Watson-Jones as part of a date Brian won for a fundraiser. It's a long story. But anyway, they geek out over a couple key fights from both seasons of Daredevil on Netflix.

006 The Man On The Bridge

Oct 23rd, 2016 1h 14m

Kirsten Wade gets into her Nordic ancestry to talk Vikings, their tactics, Berserkers, and the Battle of Stamford Bridge.

005 Captain America: The Winter Soldier

Oct 23rd, 2016 2h 1m

Five-nerd panel spectacular! Mike Lubke, Kathryn Jacobs, Darwin Hull, Kirsten Wade, and David get into the nitty-gritty, punchy-kicky of arguably the best Captain America movie.

004 Human Combat Chess

Oct 23rd, 2016 1h 5m

David is joined by Mike Lubke and Johanna Gorman-Baer to get hype about Human Combat Chess! Mike and Johanna are both members of Six Elements Theatre in Minneapolis, who put on this combat spectacular every year.