Ruin My Life

Jason and Kelsey are BACK to explore the outer limits of pain, friendship, and the delicate intermingling of fantasy and reality, and oyu know what that means: it's an episode about NATHAN FOR YOU!

What was intended to be a discussion of the 1999 comedy film, Dick, turns into the Kirsten Dunst Appreciation Hour. #GiveKirstenDunstAllTheAwards

Special guest Erin Resnick stops by to discuss THE VAMPIRE DIARIES in a conversation that touches on topics like fandom disputes, extended universes, and the future of television -- but mostly revolves around which vampire is the hottest. It's Damon, by the way.

In this special THIRD ANNIVERSARY episode, we go back and try to re-do our first unreleased episode. Jason makes Kelsey watch Richard Kelly's sophomore feature, Southland Tales, and we discover that it might make less sense than it did 3 years ago.

Jason and Kelsey discuss the hit musical HADESTOWN in an episode featuring bad theater, socialism, fan casting, good theater, and takes so nuclear they could melt the very sun itself. Come for Kelsey's enthusiastic review of a genre-defying theatrical achievement, stick around to hear Jason read off a list of leftist podcasts.

We wrap up our exploration of the Mission: Impossible series with the superior half: Ghost Protocol, Rogue Nation, and Fallout. Three movies that ask: How can Tom Cruise out Tom Cruise Tom Cruise and also probably almost die?

In part one of our Mission: Impossible deep-dive, Jason inducts Kelsey into the nearly-incomprehensible world of the Impossible Mission Force and the one man who somehow ends up at the center of all their operations, Ethan Hunt -- or, as most people know him, 'Tom Cruise.'

Kelsey introduces Jason to one of her favorite authors, Mary Roach, through the grossest of her books, 2013's Gulp: Adventures on the Alimentary Canal. It gets far more philosophical than expected. Conclusions include: Life is precious, go to therapy, and poop is important. Content Warning: Gulp contains a fair bit of (scientific) content about literal shit, so this podcast includes that as well, this is your heads up.

Join Jason and Kelsey on a deep-dive into the world of 90's alt-rock kings/perpetual disappointments/ageless trolls Weezer. Listen as they explore the band's deep lore and Jason makes a truly incendiary argument.

Kelsey introduces Jason to British songstress Paloma Faith. They discuss her four albums, her eclectic musical style, the Tony-award winning musical Hadestown, and Samuel L. Jackson. It makes sense, we promise.

Jason and Kelsey discuss I THINK YOU SHOULD LEAVE, the sketch comedy show that's taking the internet by storm -- or it was three weeks ago, at least. But it's still funny! We promise!

Jason and Kelsey continue their journey into the Home Box Office's very unofficial war trilogy with The Pacific. Listen for nuanced criticism of the war movie genre, but also for Rami Malek thirst, we're versatile like that.

In this special supplemental episode, Jason unironically ruins Kelsey's life by forcing her to endure FANTASTIC BEASTS: THE CRIMES OF GRINDELWALD, the latest and unquestionably the worst entry into J.K. Rowling's Wizarding World.

Kelsey turns the HBO prestige television tables on Jason as they venture into HBO's unofficial war trilogy starting with David Simon and Ed Burns Iraq War Mini Series, Generation Kill.

The tension between Jason and Kelsey finally comes to a head as they face off over the ending of The Leftovers! Also featuring a guest appearance from the Ghost Of Queer Representation.

Part 2 of 3 of our series on The Leftovers and we are deep in spoiler territory here. Go watch the show and then come back and FEEL with us about it. Because in the words of Jason, "you don't think about The Leftovers, you FEEL about it."

STOP WASTING YOUR BREATH -- and download this episode about the series that gives "cult TV show" a whole new meaning: The Leftovers! In this episode, Jason introduces Kelsey to the unbelievably grim and depressing first season. But in, like, a fun way.

Kelsey and Jason are taking back Christmas! In this post-Christmas/pre-New Years liminal space episode, Kelsey gives Jason the gift of Emmylou Harris' 1979 Christmas album, Light of the Stable. Jason gives Kelsey six episodes of American Dad, and together they take the Christ out of Christmas.

This is it! Sarah Sheppard (ANDREW, NINJA WARRIOR) returns to help Kelsey and Jason work their way through HARRY POTTER & THE DEATHLY HALLOWS, a weirdly convoluted road-trip/war-movie mash-up about the end of childhood and the inevitability of death. Please enjoy this super-sized episode as the Harry Potter era of the podcast comes to an close, and if your name is David Hohwald, please direct all comments to ruinmylifecast@gmail.com. NOTE: this episode contains major spoilers for the "plot" of HARRY POTTER & THE CURSED CHILD beginning at 33:45, so if you want to #keepthesecrets, just skip to 38:40.

While Kelsey was overseas, Jason was joined by Sarah Sheppard (executive producer of RUIN MY LIFE, co-host of ANDREW NINJA WARRIOR) in a viewing of Harry Potter prequel film FANTASTIC BEASTS & WHERE TO FIND THEM. If you would like to know how it feels to watch a movie with Jason and Sarah, or if you want to hear an extremely baffled dissection of the movie's alleged plot, just press 'play' on this special bonus episode at the very beginning of the film and let the good times roll. NOTE: this commentary was recorded before the release of FANTASTIC BEASTS: THE CRIMES OF GRINDELWALD and therefor does not touch on many of the questions raised by that film. That's a discussion best left for another episode.