Synopsis
A podcast about pop culture, writing, food, life, and whatever else catches our interest.
Episodes
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Episode 169: I Don't Know How Many Showers Kanye Has Had
01/02/2016 Duration: 55minOn this week's episode: 0:00 Thanks to a listener1:10 The Bachelor is kinda weird!8:28 Kanye, Amber Rose, and hashtag FingersInTheBootyAssBitch20:40 Toward the larger implications of Our Imagined Celebrities30:10 The unlikely Amber Rose / Goldust connection33:35 Kanye's shoes35:10 Brief thoughts on the best and worst movies of the year
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Episode 168: Historically, You Think About Mr. Rogers A Lot
25/01/2016 Duration: 54minOn this week's episode: 0:00 - Mr. Rogers and Carl Rogers, and where they intersect3:15 - Mr. Rogers, specifically7:35 - The first episode of Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood 18:24 - The Tom Junod profile of Rogers and the lessons therein41:07 - Carl Rogers, for a change47:10 - The allegory of the cave
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Episode 167: Can I Digress Into Ghostface For A Minute?
18/01/2016 Duration: 01h09minOn this week's episode: 1:14 - Reader email!2:35 - Who has time for music, anyway? (not us)8:40 - Demi Lovato15:23 - Selena Gomez22:15 - Young Thug, plus thoughts on Chance the Rapper and Earl Sweatshirt21:43 - Ciara, plus thoughts on Miguel31:52 - Some thoughts on FKA Twigs, Fall Out Boy, Kid Rock of all people, and The Game 46:40 - The Wonder Years, plus thoughts on pop punk in general52:34 - Grimes59:35 - thoughts on CHVRCHES, Purity Ring, Kate Boy, Halsey, Lana Del Rey, Wiz Khalifa, and Elle King
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Episode 166: To Thine Own Bias Be Confirmed
11/01/2016 Duration: 56minOn this week's episode, SPOILERS for The Hateful Eight. And a big damn long discussion about whether it's even a good movie. 0:00: a bit of banter3:10: The Hateful Eight and Quentin Tarantino49:04: other movies you should see
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Episode 165: Wall-To-Wall Gungan Action
21/12/2015 Duration: 01h01minOn this week's episode: STAR WARS. Please only listen past the 18-minute mark if you have seen the aforementioned star war. 0:00 - 18:10 Before Star Wars (BSW)18:40 - close Hella Spoilers (HS)
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Episode 164: I Can Pronounce Anything
14/12/2015 Duration: 50minOn this week's episode: 0:00 - 3:27: How do you swallow differently? 3:27 - 11:22: On cleanses, juice and otherwise11:22 - 23:07: Intermittent fasting, paleo, and Pete's diet adventures23:07 - 38:07: Going sugar-free, other diets, and Jack LaLanne's madness38:07 - close: Knees, bodies, injuries, and priorities in fitness
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Episode 163: It's Not As Good As Club 34
07/12/2015 Duration: 55minOn this week's episode: 0:00 - 41:30 - Club 33! Disneyland!41:30 - close - Disneyland Is Magic Moments
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Episode 162: Our Most Genocidal Holiday
30/11/2015 Duration: 01h02minOn this week's episode: 0:00 - 3:25 Costco!3:25 - 11:35 Thanksgiving at Disneyland and Star Tours' howling continuity error11:35 - 17:40 Bill vs. Tamales17:40 - 22:20 How to order drinks without sounding like an asshole 22:20 - 27:10 More from Thanksgiving at Disneyland27:10 - 35:30 What song plays as you die? 35:30 - 43:20 Thoughts on the upcoming Star Wars43:20 - 49:20 Bill's Thanksgiving, Thanksgiving opinionz and Vegas Seafood49: 20 - close The Matterhorn Macaroon and the food politics of Disneyland
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Episode 161: Pit First Language, Please
23/11/2015 Duration: 58minOn this week's episode: 0:00 - 8:20 5k week and wacky Hollywood running 8:20 - 22:00 What was lil' Pete like? 22:00 - 37:00 the playing one does, and the USS Flagg37:00 - 47:00 the terror of Return of the Jedi and the horror of the Transformers movie47:00 - close Bill didn't care for kindergarten
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Episode 160: Esta Malita Del Corazón
16/11/2015 Duration: 01h02minOn this week's episode: 0:00 - 3:00 Bill's childhood radio show 3:00 - 30:30 The Disneyland Avenger's 5k, other Disney runs, and our terrible knees30:30 - 49:00 Banda Week, appropriation, and the power of a tuba49:00 - close The Gospel of Enthusiasm, Teens, and why That Energy Always Wins
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Episode 159: Maybe He'll Let Me Touch A Muppet
09/11/2015 Duration: 01h08minOn this week's episode: 0:00 - 11:00: Transparent and casting choices11:00 - 44:20: the playful, less personal end of the question scale44:20 - 45:20: Charlie Brown's gonna die45:20 - close: towards the more personal set of questions
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Episode 158: Any Sexy Thing You Can Conceive Of
02/11/2015 Duration: 59minOn this week's episode of the podcast: 0:00 - 13:00 - Halloween13:00 - 15:41 - VHS considerations15:41 - 32:00 - More Halloween32:00 - - The death of Grantland and the future of prestige content within the media overall
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Episode 157: Plus He Ruined The Drapes
26/10/2015 Duration: 58minOn this week's episode of the podcast: 0:00 - 17:00: mindfulness and meditation17:00 - 22:00: a variety show and the importance of showing up22:00 - 30:00: superhero anatomy (ahem)30:00 - 45:00: batman and meditation45:00 - close: Eugene, representation and jokes
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Episode 156: The Fault, Dear Bill, Is Not In Our Snitches
19/10/2015 Duration: 01h01minOn this week's episode: 0:00 - 10:20: Pete's birthday! 10:20 - 12:50: What's the deal with driving in LA12:50 - 20:55: The rest of Pete's birthday and drinking at the grocery store!20:55 - 26:10: Hamilton, or: What Is A Musical, Anyway?26:10 - 41:35: Twitter snitches and Twitter as a big cocktail party41:35 - 1:00:00: Call out culture, Tumblr, and punching your weight
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Episode 155: Hydration Is Important In All Facets Of Life
12/10/2015 Duration: 55minPete goes to play a fancy drinking Magic: The Gathering game, we open up the request line to thoughts of Bro Country and donuts, then finish it all up with a Violent J letter regarding Twiztid's intentions of playing at the next Gathering. WOOP WOOP.
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Episode 154: He Wanted The D, D For Disneyland
05/10/2015 Duration: 55minPete regales us with tales of Gay Days at Disneyland (NOT "red shirt day"). We run down a partial list of where you've heard "I'm Shipping Up To Boston" and catalog the richest punk musicians on Earth.
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Episode 153: Chock Full 'o Gnats
28/09/2015 Duration: 01h01minEveryone knows that the cartoons in The New Yorker are bad. Bill has bought an entire book of New Yorker cartoons and he spends the podcast reading them to Pete, who then reacts appropriately.
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Episode 152: Double Bananna Peppers Will Do That
21/09/2015 Duration: 01h02minHello and welcome back. Bill recently had a lengthy stay in the Windy City ... the Biggest Little City in the World ... yes, New York, NY. He and Pete compare and contrast NYC experiences and Bill relates the tale of a truly horrifying pizza. Also, Yelp doesn't work in New York, so don't attempt it.
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Episode 151: My Millions Of Haunted Tacos
14/09/2015 Duration: 39minOn this episode, we recap the #DoLoThroDo15 event and wax rhapsodical about the intent of the competition. We also preview NEXT year's DoLo! 0:00 - ~32:00 - DoLoThroDo 32:00 - ~36:00 Powerhouse, Universal Studios and the Jurrasic Park theme music
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Episode 150: The Point Is, Cram Tacos In Your Face
08/09/2015 Duration: 52minPete went to a music festival, so he and Bill apologize ahead of time for the influx of opinions in this week's podcast episode. In more important news, we announce the ins and outs of this year's Doritos Locos Taco Throwdown and discuss the vital Muppets stuff -- Sesame Street moving to HBO and Kermit's new girlfriend.