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Michael Bickett

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Founder/CEO: Geeks Under the Influence Digital Media Founder/COO: Certified Crucial Podcast SME with 1,000+ podcast credits Geek by trade, legend by delusion. https://linktr.ee/MBickett

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The February VOXRVA Storytellers & Creator Meetup is on 2/18 at Harry's at Hofheimer. RSVP to save your seat!

www.eventbrite.com/e/voxrva-sto...

11.02.2026 21:50 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Hey @dropout.tv please make Crowd Control an hour! It's a great show, but feels really rushed with awkward cuts at the current length. Give it some breathing room!

18.11.2025 01:03 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Happy Life Day to all my friends and loved ones!
#lifeday #starwars #starwarslifeday

17.11.2025 23:29 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Unhinged Chrismas Movies A list of 8 films compiled on Letterboxd, including Haul Out the Holly (2022), The Most Colorful Time of the Year (2022), Christmas Mail (2010), A New York Christmas Wedding (2020) and EXmas (2023).

I'm putting together a list of absolutely unhinged/weird Hallmark-style Christmas movies to binge with Amy over the holiday, and I need suggestions! The weirder, the better!

Bonus points if it includes magic, time travel, or the supernatural.
#hallmarkxmasmovies #xmasmovies

15.11.2025 20:20 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Next Thursday!

15.11.2025 18:42 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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I’m in a podcast trading card pack!

Thank you to RESONATE Podcast Festival and @certifiedcrucial.bsky.social for the honor☺️

08.11.2025 19:32 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks to @shockoerecords.bsky.social for having me on Shockoe Sessions Live! Last night! Make sure to come out to the @voxrva.bsky.social Storytellers event and creator meetup on Nov. 20th! More info at voxrva.org

05.11.2025 14:50 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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People who constantly bring up how good Halloween III is are the spooky equivalent of folks who insist every holiday season that Die Hard is a Christmas movie; You're not wrong, but also... dear god shut up.

31.10.2025 17:32 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Our very first VOXRVA Storytellers event is this week (10/15)

6-7pm - Local Creators Meetup
7-9pm - VOXRVA Storytellers

The event is free! Space is limited, so RSVP soon (links in the comments)!

Wanna tell your stories at our events? Apply to be a storyteller at www.voxrva.org

13.10.2025 14:37 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Hidden Fortress is to Star Wars as Hell Comes to Frogtown is to Mad Max: Fury Road

12.10.2025 03:16 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Me: And that's what we do at Certified Crucial!

Them: So, you're like farm to table but for merch?

Me: No, that's not... we... um...

Them: ...

Me: ...Okay, yeah, that's pretty much it.

#certifiedcrucial #podcastmerch #digitalcreators #merch #shopindie

10.10.2025 14:31 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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An annual viewing of Rocky Horror Picture Show is required by law during October.
#rockyhorrorpictureshow

05.10.2025 23:29 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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No better way to start October than to watch the workprint of Night of the Living Dead!
#notld #nightofthelivingdead #nightofanubis

02.10.2025 03:58 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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International Podcast Day "Ummm" Shirt Happy International Podcast Day 2025! This special edition tee is a collaboration between Certified Crucial and EarBuds Podcast Collective as aΒ celebration of the little words that make us human. From...

#InternationalPodcastDay 2025.

We joined up with Arielle Nissenblatt (EarBuds Podcast Collective.)

You submitted the audio, & a shirt was born!

From English β€œum” & β€œuh” to Hindi β€œare vo” (ΰ€…ΰ€°ΰ₯‡ ΰ€΅ΰ₯‹), filler words aren’t just pauses - they're the moments that make us human.

Your β€œum.” Now wearable.

30.09.2025 22:35 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

ACAB does not include Rahul Kohli in Midnight Mass. He's a real one.
#rahulkohli #midnightmasss #mikeflanagan

27.09.2025 23:59 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Watching the new Gianmarco Soresi comedy special, and I have one issue.

How can this spindly-ass man dancing around the stage and oozing theater kid energy in a BOB FOSSE SHIRT be straight!?

It feels like stolen valor, frankly. Good special, though. Really funny!

21.09.2025 19:34 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
We Go to Russia (Official Video)
YouTube video by Victor Jones We Go to Russia (Official Video)

This is the new hotness! Like an electro Wesley Willis mixed with Talking heads and Cake

20.09.2025 20:20 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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@certifiedcrucial.bsky.social has been busy! Just a few of the collectibles we recently released. Check out our shops (link in bio), and support local creators!

#certifiedcrucial #podcastmerch #supporthandmade #supportsmall

20.09.2025 17:34 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Diane is a creep.

#orangefemalecat #catnameddiane #orangecat

20.09.2025 16:49 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
How Comedy Was Destroyed by an Anti-Reality Doomsday Cult
YouTube video by The Elephant Graveyard How Comedy Was Destroyed by an Anti-Reality Doomsday Cult

I finally watched this after multiple suggestions, and it's worth a watch. It hits on how detrimental the manosphere has been to our culture and where it comes from.

20.09.2025 04:57 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I wanna be in the room "when it happens."

31.08.2025 05:22 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Watching Hamilton while fascists dismantle our government just hits different.

31.08.2025 05:11 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Podcast Salon Volume 1. - Limited Edition LP - Certified Crucial This vinyl record is a living archive, a testament to the stories we're creating and the impact we're having. Storytelling is a window into our shared humanity, and it's our responsibility to ensure f...

Orders for "Podcast Salon: Volume One" from The Qube end August 31st!

We’re proud to help launch the first vinyl in podcasting to center around Black & Brown voices. This is exactly why we started Certified Crucial: to uplift storytellers, preserve their work, & make this industry more equitable.

25.08.2025 20:24 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Words cannot adequately describe what a colossal disappointment our mainstream media has been during our slow descent into authoritarianism.

25.08.2025 21:19 β€” πŸ‘ 16724    πŸ” 3878    πŸ’¬ 885    πŸ“Œ 303
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The Underworld movies are just Twilight for dudes.

22.08.2025 22:50 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I just realized my friends could very accurately determine every time I poop or go to bed based on when they receive TikToks from me.

19.08.2025 13:56 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Diane and Verbal window hangs.

#catsofbluesky #cats #dianeandverbal #catnameddiane #sistersorevilgirlfriends

16.08.2025 18:47 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Lately, running a company has me feeling like an actual adult. Then I find Nerf darts on the floor in the bathroom and realize I (thankfully) have a way to go.

09.08.2025 22:03 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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If I ever start a spooky sunglasses company, it will be called VISIGOTH

16.07.2025 18:00 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

A conversation from our wedding last year.

"What's with all the men in kilts? Are they in a club or something?"

"No, they're just nerds."

27.06.2025 17:57 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0