From April 7th to April 13th, 2014, here’s what happened in the week that was on The Chronic Rift Network.

April 7 – The Cinefantastique Spotlight: Captain America: The Winter Soldier
The Cinefantastique Spotlight crew of Steve Biodrowski, Lawrence French, and Dan Persons review the new Marvel entry, and are happy that it goes down as easy as it does, but are in accord that there were ways it could have been much better.

April 8 – Presenting the Transcription Feature: The Jack Benny Show/Information Please
This time on Presenting the Transcription Feature, Kevin Lauderdale tickles your funny bone and your little grey cells. The cast of The Jack Benny Program take part in the annual Easter Parade stroll down Los Angeles’ Wilshire Blvd. On quiz show Information Please, the guests are sportswriter John Kieran, newspaper columnist Franklin P. Adams, lexicographer Wilfred Funk, and mystery novelist Rex Stout.

April 8 – The SciFi Diner Podcast: Episode 201 – “Arrow: One of the Best Superhero Shows on TV” (A Farpoint 2014 Panel)
Scott Hertzog, Miles P. McLoughlin, and Ron Hall discuss this fabulous series, where it has come from, and where we think it might be going.

April 10 – The Weekly Podioplex for April 8, 2014
Captain America continues to fight the good fight as The Winter Soldier takes the top spot at the box office. And while there is a shortage of TV on DVDs being released this week, there are a number of box office releases that could offer a challenge to the Captain.

April 11 – The Dan & Travis Show: Episode Zero-Two-One – Wu-Tang, Celebrity Death Squads, and the NWOBHM
Dr J. Alfred Marques rides in on his high horse where he talks about the new KISS/Def Leppard tour, Travis has the news, and there’s bloopers and mail in the …sac.

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