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Mike Slater and Dre Alvarez

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Episodes 42

Avg. Duration 43m

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Apple Rating ★ 5.0 (2)

Since Jul 2025

Latest Episode May 2026

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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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Recent Episodes

S1 Babylon 5 - Season 5 Blitzcast Part I

May 03, 2026 54m

The Babylon 5 Season Five Blitzcast Part IIn 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…

S1 Minisode - Prequelibrium

Apr 26, 2026 18m

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…

S1 Babylon 5 - In The Beginning with Ryan Bond

Apr 19, 2026 1h 22m

Babylon 5 Movie - In The BeginningIn this episode... Mike and Dre run an experiment to see if the Babylon 5 TV Movie "In the Beginning" can introduce a new watcher to the show. Ryan Bond helps us...…

S1 Minisode - Creepy Lizard Peepers

Apr 12, 2026 11m

In this Episode… boffing, neither Dre nor Mike get the term “Gambit” right but Mike has a better excuse because unlike Dre he is not an internationally ranked chess player, Mike doesn’t care and…

S1 Babylon 5 - Endgame and Rising Star with Dan Alvarez

Apr 05, 2026 1h 30m

Babylon 5 - Season 4 Episode 20 & 21 Endgame and Rising Star with Dan AlvarezIn this episode... Mike pits brother against brother in a deadly game of wits over Garibaldi's codenames, we finish…

S1 Minisode - Teaching the Toolman Yarl

Mar 29, 2026 16m

In this minisode… Dre on how to be hip with the kids, Ait sniffs out Jerry Doyle’s heel turn, Babylon influences across sci-fi, getting into the space fighting business without wanting to fight,…

S1 Babylon 5 - The Face of the Enemy with Ait Fetterolf

Mar 22, 2026 1h 6m

Babylon 5 - Season 4 Episode 17 The Face of the Enemy with Ait FetterolfIn this episode... Garibaldi Betrays Sheridan, Mars tuffs stage a dane fight, Edgars hatches an X-Men Villain plot, Ivonava's…

S1 Minisode - Mimbari Ears

Mar 15, 2026 12m

In this episode… Dirtbag Scott Adams, a long convoluted basketball note on bank shots, Shatner guards the log, more horrible ear talk, sitting through the ceremony until everybody is done, seriously…

S1 Babylon 5 - Moments of Transition with John Reimann

Mar 08, 2026 1h 8m

Babylon 5 - Season 4 Episode 14 Moments of Transition with John ReimannIn this episode… …Bester creeps on Lyta, Mimbari ears are so unpleasant, a leader is chosen through a game of intergalactic…

S1 Minisode- Space Chaste

Mar 01, 2026 18m

In this episode… Logan’s early brush with a rude mystery Babylon 5 actor, space chaste banging, x-men is Babylon 5, The Mummy t-shirt is wrong, Lorien of the rings, this show had stupid hair and it…

S1 Babylon 5 - Into the Fire with Logan Trent

Feb 22, 2026 1h 16m

Mike & Dre discuss Season 4 Episode 6: "Into the Fire" with special guest Logan Trent.In this episode… the CGI levels up... Londo lashes out in pain... Grandpa Shroom Daddy Lorien attempts…

S1 Minisode - Chasing the Muse

Feb 15, 2026 27m

Mike & Dre have a conversation about strategies for life coaching with professional creative consultant, Hana Michels. And some loose sci-fi talk.In This episode… Rubber Ducking... Balatro...…

S1 Babylon 5 - The Long Night with Hana Michels

Feb 08, 2026 56m

Mike & Dre discuss Season 4 Episode 5: "The Long Night" with special guest Hana Michels.In This episode… tentacle genitals... space comedy is a refined scale... Dre joins in on the quiz... other…

S1 Minisode - Mad Bread

Feb 01, 2026 23m

Mike & Dre discuss the history of Mad Bread with special guests Adam and Nate Flint.On this episode… the semi-complete history of Mad Bread, Dre and Nate compare Mike to various muppets, the…

S1 Babylon 5 - Hour of the Wolf with Adam and Nate Flint

Jan 25, 2026 1h 12m

Mike & Dre discuss Season 4 Episodes 1 & 2: "Hour of the Wolf" and "Whatever Happened to Mr. Garibaldi?" with special guests Adam and Nate Flint.In This episode… Mike has a reunion with two…

S1 Minisode - Balki the Bouncer

Jan 18, 2026 12m

Mike & Dre continue their discussion of Season 3 Episode 22: "Za'Ha'Dum"On this episode… Dre defends Grey 17, a new “Franklin plays dumb” trope is born, Do we believe Anna or not?, Does it matter…

S1 Babylon 5 - Za'Ha'Dum

Jan 11, 2026 1h 12m

Mike & Dre discuss Season 3 Episode 22: "Za'Ha'Dum".In This episode… Dre explains 90s TV releases, Mike explains Sheridan’s emotional turn, Dre explains Lando’s Monkey Paw, Dre explains…

S1 Minisode - Dre Compares Mike to James Cameron with David Bell

Jan 04, 2026 17m

Mike & Dre continue their discussion of Season 3 Episode 18: "Grey 17 is Missing" with special guest David Christopher Bell.In this episode… Gamefully Unemployed Movie Nights, FROGS!, DS9…

S1 Babylon 5 - Grey 17 is Missing with David Christopher Bell

Dec 28, 2025 1h 21m

Mike & Dre discuss Season 3 Episode 18: "Grey 17 is Missing" with special guest David Christopher Bell.David Christopher Bell is the head writer for "Some More News". You can hear him on the…

S1 Minisode - Premiere Night Memories with Karl Wolf

Dec 21, 2025 21m

In this episode… JMSs hallways of many doors, Dre’s kayfaybe about Mike misusing the term kayfabe, JMSs later-day commentaries, The Last Starfighter graphics, 80’s Dark Fantasy, Peter McNichol, vivid…

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You Gotta Check This Out! has published 42 episodes since July 2025, covering topics in Fiction, Hobbies.

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You Gotta Check This Out! is currently highly active with new episodes weekly. Average episode length is 43m.

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