You Gotta Check This Out!

Podcast by Mike Slater and Dre Alvarez

English

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About You Gotta Check This Out!

This is “You Gotta Check This Out” With Mike Slater and Dre Alvarez. Each season, we take a deep dive into one of our nerdy obsessions - giving each show, book, band, game, sport, hobby… whatever as much time as we see fit to get each other and you up to speed with something we love. For our first topic, we’re exploring the epic 90’s Sci-Fi series, Babylon 5. We’ll guide you through all five seasons of the show - featuring key episodes and using them as discussion points across the series. If you're curious about getting into Babylon 5, this is a good place to start. To follow along with us, you can watch these episodes of Babylon 5, available now for free on Roku Streaming. https://therokuchannel.roku.com/details/79f30173b4a356ac8e25c90c91a3864a Season One • Episode 4: "Infection" • Episode 9: "Deathwalker" • Episode 13: "Signs & Portents" • Episode 22: "Chrysalis" Season Two • Episode 3: "The Geometry of Shadows" • Episode 13: "Hunter, Prey" • Episode 16: "In the Shadow of Za' Ha' Dum" • Episode 22: "The Fall of Night" Season Three • Episode 3 "Dust to Dust" • Episode 10: "Severed Dreams" • Episode 16 & 17: "War Without End" • Episode 19: "Grey 17 is Missing" • Episode 22: "Za'Ha'Dum" Season Four • Episode 1 & 2 "The Hour of the Wolf" & "Whatever Happened to Mr. Garibaldi?" • Episode 5: "The Long Night" • Episode 6: "Into the Fire" • Episode 14: "Moments of Transitions" • Episode 17: "The Face of the Enemy" • Episode 20 & 21: "Endgame & Rising Star" Movie: Babylon 5: In the Beginning Season Five Episode 18: "The Fall of Centauri Prime" Episode 19: "The Wheel of Fire" Episode 22: "Sleeping In Light" New episodes release every other Sunday, with a minisode on the off-weeks. Articles on each episode available at https://mikeslater.com/ Mike & Dre Socials https://bsky.app/profile/slatron.bsky.social https://bsky.app/profile/nerdnumbers.com https://www.instagram.com/slatron11/ https://www.instagram.com/nerdnumbers/ All music written and performed by Mike Slater Show Website: www.mikeslater.com

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45 episodes

Minisode - Blitzcast Memories

The Babylon 5 Season Five Blitzcast Outtakes In this blitzcast… Megan explains One Piece, Mike practices Podcasting by telling Carin about B5, David is a Monkey, David hates Superman, Monkeys all the way down, Singing in a “Row”, composing a “No Genocide” theme with Logan, Treating Dre like a kitten, Macho Man voice is all in the Chest, Dre opens a Guitar Center, Dan’s Babylon 5 ASMR, Video Speedsters, remaking Babylon 5 the right way, and Dan weighs in on Superman but Mike makes it about Marvel. The only place to stream Babylon 5 is with an Amazon account - but we strongly suggest looking for the DVDs at your library over giving Amazon more money. Or if you live near Dre or Mike, we'll likely loan you our copies. For the next full episode, we cover Babylon 5: Season 5 Episode 18 "The Fall of Centauri Prime" with Bill Johnston. Read the show notes here [https://mikeslater.com/ygcto-22.html] Mike On Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/slatron11/] Dre On Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/nerdnumbers/] Dre On Bluesky [https://bsky.app/profile/nerdnumbers.com] All music by Mike Slater

24 May 2026 - 31 min

Babylon 5 - Season 5 Blitzcast Part III

The Babylon 5 Season Five Blitzcast Part III In this blitzcast… Logan reports from the Gotham Currency front, Colin strings Mike along six times, Adam is Chicago John and Dan harmonizes with Mike. The only place to stream Babylon 5 is with an Amazon account - but we strongly suggest looking for the DVDs at your library over giving Amazon more money. Or if you live near Dre or Mike, we'll likely loan you our copies. For the next full episode, we cover Babylon 5: Season 5 Episode 18 "The Fall of Centauri Prime" with Bill Johnston. Coming to you Sunday, May 31st. Read the show notes here [https://mikeslater.com/ygcto-22.html] Mike On Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/slatron11/] Dre On Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/nerdnumbers/] Dre On Bluesky [https://bsky.app/profile/nerdnumbers.com] All music by Mike Slater

17 May 2026 - 1 h 14 min

Babylon 5 - Season 5 Blitzcast Part II

The Babylon 5 Season Five Blitzcast Part II In this blitzcast… David asks Supernatural to tone it down a bit, the telepaths get nasty, Evynne offers a counter-punch-up, Karl befriends several English gentlemen, Dre thinks Naj reads Resident Evil novelizations, and Nate sees an episode featuring really bad Russian accents and Walter Koenig but not Walter Koenig doing a bad Russian accent. The only place to stream Babylon 5 is with an Amazon account - but we strongly suggest looking for the DVDs at your library over giving Amazon more money. Or if you live near Dre or Mike, we'll likely loan you our copies. On the next episode, The Season 5 Blitzcast concludes in Part III, coming to you Sunday, May 17h. Read the show notes here [https://mikeslater.com/ygcto-22.html] Mike On Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/slatron11/] Dre On Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/nerdnumbers/] Dre On Bluesky [https://bsky.app/profile/nerdnumbers.com] All music by Mike Slater

10 May 2026 - 53 min

Babylon 5 - Season 5 Blitzcast Part I

The Babylon 5 Season Five Blitzcast Part I In this blitzcast.. Ait nods his way into NCIS LA, Megan updates us on One Piece, Carin finishes her Star Trek / Babylon 5 unification theory, and David is a monkey. Megan wants you to check out One Piece (Live Action) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One_Piece_(2023_TV_series)] & Yuri on Ice [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yuri_on_Ice]. The only place to stream Babylon 5 is with an Amazon account - but we strongly suggest looking for the DVDs at your library over giving Amazon more money. Or if you live near Dre or Mike, we'll likely loan you our copies. For the next episode, The Season 5 Blitzcast continues in Part II, coming to you Sunday, May 10th. Read the show notes here [https://mikeslater.com/ygcto-21.html] Mike On Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/slatron11/] Dre On Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/nerdnumbers/] Dre On Bluesky [https://bsky.app/profile/nerdnumbers.com] All music by Mike Slater

3 May 2026 - 54 min

Minisode - Prequelibrium

In this minisode... Computer Vision, The White Whale that is Babylon 5, The Star Trek Middle ground that is Ryan, Wing Commander III, breaking down suits, Crusade and the captain Gary Cole, taking a day trip to Za’Ha’Dum, the many Mimbari Sex Rituals, and the Han Solo Prequel effect. Mike Recommends: Hey, Have You Read This Yet? Podcast [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/hey-have-you-read-this-yet/id1866228356] The only place to stream Babylon 5 is with an Amazon account - but we strongly suggest looking for the DVDs at your library over giving Amazon more money. Or if you live near Dre or Mike, we'll likely loan you our copies. For the next full episode, we cover the first 17 episodes of Babylon 5 Season Five with almost all our previous guests in the Babylon 5 Season Five Blitzcast coming to you Sunday, May 3rd. Read the show notes here [https://mikeslater.com/ygcto-20b.html] Mike On Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/slatron11/] Dre On Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/nerdnumbers/] Dre On Bluesky [https://bsky.app/profile/nerdnumbers.com] All music by Mike Slater

26 Apr 2026 - 18 min

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