Coolest Alive

Midweek comic thunder on COOLEST ALIVE! We’re diving into Thor: The Devourer King, the epic opening arc of Donny Cates’ Thor run (issues #1-6 of Thor Vol. 6, 2020), w/ art by Nic Klein & colors by Matthew Wilson (making every cosmic panel explode). Collected in trade paperback November 3, 2020. Thor, now King of Asgard, faces Galactus as the Herald of Thunder in a battle against the Black Winter—legacy, power, doom, all cranked to god-level. This is Thor redefined: biblical stakes, brutal beauty in Klein’s pencils, Wilson’s psychedelic colors turning space into spectacle. If you love myths crashing into Marvel mayhem, this arc is your ultimate power-up. Grab it—feel the hammer drop!

Tuesday animation takeover on COOLEST ALIVE! We’re rewinding to Disney’s Tangled, the 2010 Rapunzel retelling that reinvented princess tales with heart, humor, and hair that defies physics. Released November 24, 2010, directed by Nathan Greno and Byron Howard, screenplay by Dan Fogelman. Voice cast kills it: Mandy Moore as the dreamy, adventurous Rapunzel; Zachary Levi as the charming rogue Flynn Rider (Eugene Fitzherbert); Donna Murphy as the iconic villain Mother Gothel; plus Ron Perlman, Brad Garrett, and more. Disney’s 50th animated feature, with groundbreaking CGI for that 70-foot golden hair and Alan Menken’s Oscar-nominated score. Tangled is magic in motion—empowering, hilarious, and full of heart. If you need a feel-good escape that still packs depth, this is it. Watch and let your hair down!

Kick off the week with pure resistance fuel on COOLEST ALIVE Monday! We’re blasting INERTIA, grandson’s third studio album (Jordan Edward Benjamin, the Canadian-American alt-rock/hip-hop rebel). Dropped September 5, 2025, via his own XX Records in partnership with Create Music, produced by Mike Crossey (Arctic Monkeys, The 1975). This 10-track beast (29 minutes of chaos) includes standouts like “BRAINROT,” “SELF IMMOLATION,” “BURY YOU,” and “PULL THE TRIGGER”—all resistance anthems tackling digital apathy, societal conformity, and personal rebellion. Grandson teased it as his “heaviest and hardest yet” back in early 2024, and it delivers crunchy riffs, galvanizing hooks, and that signature fury. Crank it up and feel the inertia shatter!

Saturday geek-out with host Jesse Blaze Snider ranting, raving, and rallying against the greedy streaming empires that jacked up prices, diluted beloved franchises like Marvel and Star Wars with endless mediocre spin-offs, and delivered a meh Stranger Things Season 5 finale that left fans feeling robbed after years of hype. In 2026, with Netflix, Disney+, Hulu, Max, Paramount+, and the rest gouging wallets (ads tiers starting at $8–$12/month, ad-free pushing $18–$25+, bundles hitting $20–$45), Jesse makes the fiery case for flipping the script: ditch the subs, save hundreds a year, and dive into the massive free buffet of Tubi, Pluto TV, Freevee, The Roku Channel, Kanopy (library card magic!), Hoopla, Crackle, Xumo, Sling Freestream, and more. This is the revolution for real fans who want entertainment without the corporate BS – stay cool, stay free, stay alive!

On episode #287 of Coolest Alive, Jesse dives into the unhinged chaos of Bobcat Goldthwait’s 1988 stand-up album Meat Bob, a raw snapshot of the comedian’s manic ’80s peak where high-pitched rants, absurd stories, and pitch-black humor collide in pure punk-rock comedy energy. Recorded live during the era of HBO specials and chair-burning late-night appearances, it captures one of the wildest, most unpredictable voices in stand-up at the absolute top of his game.

On Episode #286 of Coolest Alive, Jesse dives into the quirky 2022 comedy-drama Pinball: The Man Who Saved the Game, a true underdog story set in 1970s New York where a passionate writer takes on a 35-year citywide ban on pinball, proving it’s a game of skill, not gambling, and ultimately helps lift the prohibition with one dramatic city council demonstration. Funny, heartfelt, and loaded with authentic vintage machines, it’s a love letter to a forgotten piece of American pop culture that’ll make you want to find the nearest silver ball.

On Episode #285 of Coolest Alive Jesse dives into the 1987 graphic novel Batman: Son of the Demon, the dark, romantic, and wildly influential story that sees the Dark Knight in an uneasy alliance, and secret marriage, with Ra’s al Ghul and his beautiful & intelligent daughter, Talia al Ghul as they battle a global terrorist threat, only for personal tragedy and impossible choices to reshape Batman’s legacy forever. Packed with espionage, emotional gut-punches, and gorgeous prestige-format art, it’s an underrated classic whose ideas about family and heirs would later redefine Batman canon.

On episode #284 of Coolest Alive, Jesse dives into the stunning 2022 animated sequel Puss in Boots: The Last Wish, a Shrek-universe adventure that follows the legendary feline hero as he faces down his own mortality (and a terrifying whistling wolf) after burning through eight of his nine lives. With jaw-dropping painterly animation, hilarious fairy-tale chaos, surprisingly deep themes about living fully, and one of the coolest villains in recent animation history, it’s a wild, heartfelt ride that became a massive sleeper hit for good reason.

On episode #283 of Coolest Alive, Jesse dives into the blistering, riff-heavy world of Silvertide’s one and only full-length album, Show and Tell, the 2004 debut from a bunch of Philadelphia kids who channeled pure ’70s sleaze and swagger into early-2000s hard rock gold. Packed with gritty hooks, arena-sized choruses, and that raw, reckless energy that made tracks like “Ain’t Comin’ Home” instant classics, it’s a criminally underrated record that should’ve launched them into the stratosphere but still rips just as hard today.

In this special Christmas gift episode of Coolest Alive, I invite you all into my world like we’re brand-new best friends kicking it on the couch. I’m spilling everything: all my phantoms, obsessions, favorite movies, comics, albums, books, games, and hidden gems that have shaped who I am. This isn’t just a list; it’s me handing you the keys to my soul, sharing the stuff that lights me up so we can rebuild that beautiful monoculture we lost, the one where we all vibe on the same wavelengths, turn each other onto new fire, and go “oh, you love THAT too? Yup, did we just become best friends?” Whether you’re already riding the same wave or ready to dive in because I swear this changes everything, this episode is about coming together through the art, stories, and sounds that make life worth living. Grab a drink, get comfy, and let’s bond over the greatest shit ever made, my gift to you, so we can all be on the exact same page in 2026 and beyond. Welcome to the family, coolest ones alive.

Hosted by Jesse Blaze Snider, "Coolest Alive" brings you FIVE brief NON-SPOILER RECOMMENDATIONS every week! With Music on Mondays! Animation on Tuesday! Comic Book Wednesday! Live-Action Thursday! And WildCard Friday! Today's episode is a heartfelt recommendation of Jesse's "favorite pastime": playing pen-and-paper RPGs with his friends & brothers! Specifically, what he thinks may be the greatest & most versatile fictional world of all-time, RIFTS. (Highly Recommended!)

Hosted by Jesse Blaze Snider, "Coolest Alive" brings you FIVE brief NON-SPOILER RECOMMENDATIONS every week! With Music on Mondays! Animation on Tuesday! Comic Book Wednesday! Live-Action Thursday! And WildCard Friday! Today's episode is a classic sci-fi recommendation, "Logan's Run". It's still awesome!

Hosted by Jesse Blaze Snider, "Coolest Alive" brings you FIVE brief NON-SPOILER RECOMMENDATIONS every week! With Music on Mondays! Animation on Tuesday! Comic Book Wednesday! Live-Action Thursday! And WildCard Friday! Today's episode is a very serious recommendation for one of Jesse's most favorite series of all time, "GIRLS" by the brilliant Luna Brothers.

Hosted by Jesse Blaze Snider, "Coolest Alive" brings you FIVE brief NON-SPOILER RECOMMENDATIONS every week! With Music on Mondays! Animation on Tuesday! Comic Book Wednesday! Live-Action Thursday! And WildCard Friday! Today's episode is an enthusiastic recommendation of the hilarious stop-motion animated comedy film "Fantastic Mr. Fox" directed by Wes Anderson and based on the work of the great Roald Dahl.

Hosted by Jesse Blaze Snider, "Coolest Alive" brings you FIVE brief NON-SPOILER RECOMMENDATIONS every week! With Music on Mondays! Animation on Tuesday! Comic Book Wednesday! Live-Action Thursday! And WildCard Friday! Today's episode is a rousing recommendation of the heavy metal album "Let's Rumble" by Love/Hate.

Hosted by Jesse Blaze Snider, "Coolest Alive" brings you FIVE brief NON-SPOILER RECOMMENDATIONS every week! With Music on Mondays! Animation on Tuesday! Comic Book Wednesday! Live-Action Thursday! And WildCard Friday! Today's episode is a heartfelt recommendation of Jesse's "favorite stand-up" comedian of all-time, Eddie Izzard, and pointing you to begin your journey with the. Special "CIRCLE".

Hosted by Jesse Blaze Snider, "Coolest Alive" brings you FIVE brief NON-SPOILER RECOMMENDATIONS every week! With Music on Mondays! Animation on Tuesday! Comic Book Wednesday! Live-Action Thursday! And WildCard Friday! Today's episode is a gnarly genre recommendation of the most bizarre & cool evolution of the "Godzilla" film franchise, the standalone, "SHIN GODZILLA".

Hosted by Jesse Blaze Snider, "Coolest Alive" brings you FIVE brief NON-SPOILER RECOMMENDATIONS every week! With Music on Mondays! Animation on Tuesday! Comic Book Wednesday! Live-Action Thursday! And WildCard Friday! Today's episode is a very serious recommendation for not just a great place to begin reading Daredevil for the rest of your life, but a great place to begin reading comic books in general, "Daredevil: Guardian Devil" by Kevin Smith, Joe Quesada & Jimmy Palmiotti.

Hosted by Jesse Blaze Snider, "Coolest Alive" brings you FIVE brief NON-SPOILER RECOMMENDATIONS every week! With Music on Mondays! Animation on Tuesday! Comic Book Wednesday! Live-Action Thursday! And WildCard Friday! Today's episode is an enthusiastic recommendation of the hilarious animated comedy film "STORKS" produced by Netflix.

Hosted by Jesse Blaze Snider, "Coolest Alive" brings you FIVE brief NON-SPOILER RECOMMENDATIONS every week! With Music on Mondays! Animation on Tuesday! Comic Book Wednesday! Live-Action Thursday! And WildCard Friday! Today's episode is a rousing recommendation of the heavy metal comedy album "Bad News".

Grab your floaties and a harpoon, because we’re ranking the 13 most badass shark movies ever made. We start with the undisputed king, Spielberg’s 1975 masterpiece JAWS, then dive headfirst into the glorious trash and treasure that followed: The Meg, Deep Blue Sea, 47 Meters Down, The Shallows, and a bunch more you forgot existed. We argue over which one has the best kill, the dumbest science, and the most iconic one-liner. Warning: you’ll never go back in the water again… or you’ll immediately book a cage-diving trip. Same thing.

It's TEETH WEEK on COOLEST ALIVE with 6 days of gruesome killer animal offerings wholeheartedly recommended to you by the Coolest Man Alive, Jesse Blaze Snider. Today's creature feature is a simple but great instant classic, "Burning Bright," featuring a girl trapped in a house during a hurricane, protecting her highly autistic brother and herself from a LION that has not "been fed in weeks." Yikes. It's AWESOME!

It's TEETH WEEK on COOLEST ALIVE with 6 days of gruesome killer animal offerings wholeheartedly recommended to you by the Coolest Man Alive, Jesse Blaze Snider. Today's creature feature is the excellent Lion-Attack film, "Prey", because apparently a lot of films have been called that. This one feels "real", has a great cast, and genuinely made me care about our heroes.

It's TEETH WEEK on COOLEST ALIVE with 6 days of gruesome killer animal offerings wholeheartedly recommended to you by the Coolest Man Alive, Jesse Blaze Snider. Today's creature feature is the "Jaws" of crocodile movies, "BLACK WATER" featuring a barely seen croc that only makes him scarier & based loosely on a true story.

Boar TEETH: Mutha-Truckin' BOAR! (Filmed in gorgeous Australian Outback w/ Practical EFFECTS!) It's TEETH WEEK on COOLEST ALIVE with 6 days of gruesome killer animal offerings wholeheartedly recommended to you by the Coolest Man Alive, Jesse Blaze Snider. Today's creature feature is an instant practical horror classic, "BOAR" featuring a giant wild pig stalking Australia's beautiful green pastures.