I Don't Even Own a Television
This is a podcast about godawful books. Each episode, hosts J. W. Friedman and Chris Collision sit down with or without some guests to discuss books that all of them wish they hadn't read.
Nice relaxing fun time
By Legendofshazam - Sep 30 2019
Jay and Chris are two cool dudes who love riding crabs and reading crap
Loving This !!! Upset About Being Late To The Party !
By the mind of a mad man - Mar 21 2019
This is by far my favorite podcast! You guys are the greatest!
Rank #1: Ready Player One (w/ Mike Sacco)
HOLY SHIT. People like this book. SMART people like this book. The New York Times liked this book. The problem is that this book is a piece of crap that basically functions as a checklist of nostalgia items from the 1980's.
Join game designer Mike Sacco and I as we yuk it up over the text of this reference-packed slog through a future world that seems like it was conceptualized in 1985. Highlights include: Aerosmith's "Revolution X" video game, misidentifying this author as the guitarist of Wilco, and probably way too much on-mic laughter.
P.S. Did I mention that this book is BAAAAAAD? Cuz it is.
Bumper Music: "Video Games" by Lana Del Rey, "Pac-Man Fever" by Buckner & Garcia, and "Before Baywatch" by Donuts N' Glory
Rank #2: Five Nights At Freddy's: The Silver Eyes
Your dynamic duo, J. W. Friedman and Chris Collision, take on the terrible twosome of Scott Cawthorn and Kira Breed-Wrisley in Five Nights at Freddy's: The Silver Eyes. You'll need to hop into the Mystery Machine and load up on Scooby Snacks to solve the mystery of what the hell is going on in this novel of PG-13 horror, non-existent intrigue, and multiple trips to a diner to hang out. But what Cawthorn and Breed-Wrisley don't understand is that ... we're not locked in a pizza place / arcade featuring terrifying animatronic beasts with iron grins and red (red, not silver) eyes ... the terrifying animatronic beasts with iron grins and red (red, not silver) eyes ... are locked in here with US. (SPOILER: what's going on in this novel of PG-13 horror, non-existent intrigue, and multiple trips to the diner to hang out is, mostly, a thesaurus-humping answer to the eternal question: "What if Frankenstein, but stupid?"...)
Also! We announce the winners of the NaNoWriMo Bad Writing Contest! We reference interviews! We look at pictures of dogs on air! J. trolls Clsn by recommending something! Plus all the gamified hijinx you expect — and deserve! It's a pre-holiday present that we hope you'll enjoy.
Neal Stephenson, Seveneves
Jean Rhys, Wide Sargasso Sea
"Freddy's Dead" by Fishbone
"Fred's Mood" by Milt Jackson
"Mr. Roboto" by Styx
Rank #3: Super Sad True Love Story (w/ Poncho Martinez)
Wow, this is a creepy book by a creepy man. There's not much else to say about it. Please enjoy as Poncho Martinez and I deconstruct "Nabokov for man-children."
Rank #4: The Alchemist
Some years back, Paulo Coelho transmuted bad advice and a child's sense of story into a massive bestseller. And today, Collision and J. magically transform a terrible book into a good podcast as they tackle...The Alchemist! If you liked Wild Animus, but were all like "Hey, this would be great if we could some more sheep in the mix!" then this may be the book for you. Topics addressed this time around include t-shirts, voiceover technique, anime as an adult, project management, and men who leave. Extraordinarily special run-in at the very end by Centa Schumacher, as the voice of reason!
Wanderlust, Rebecca Solnit
Workshop of the Telescopes, Blue Öyster Cult
Le Petit Prince, Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
"Hold You Down", The Alchemist
"Positive Hardcore Band", Good Clean Fun
"Dopesmoker", Sleep
Some Teens' School Project About The Alchemist That I Found On Youtube
Rank #5: Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance
Well then. Here's a book that probably blew your dad's mind back in the day. Sorry about your dad's mind, really and truly. Join our unnamed narrator and a cast of characters including our unnamed narrator's secret personality, his son, and a bunch of people who don't really matter, as they travel across the country and have very trite thoughts about the nature of reason. Whee!
Recommendations:"Fury Road""The Dead Mountaineer's Inn" -- Arkady and Boris Strugatsky.
Music:"Just the Two of Us" -- Will Smith"Hippy Dippy Do" -- Rocket From the Crypt"Wild Mountain Nation" -- Blizten Trapper"Powdered Water Too" -- Eyedea & Abilities
Rank #6: The Da Vinci Code (w/ Lauren O'Neal and Niko Bakulich)
Renowned author Dan Brown's renowned book The Da Vinci Code provides a renowned topic for renowned podcasters J. W. Friedman and Chris Collision, along with renowned guests Lauren O'Neal and Niko (from renowned podcast Sunday School Dropouts. An extremely popular book yields an extremely long episode, with enough jokes to make anyone enough of a believer to found a secret society devoted to hiding the truth about the show ... or maybe to hiding the truth about the show while pointing out that actually all of popular culture is about the show. It's all a little confused. Anyway, if your Grail is L A F F S, then this episode is for you!
Note: This is an extra-long episode because J. is not feeling well enough to edit it down to a shorter length. But it's very good and you will enjoy every minute, we promise.
Extra credit reading: Geoffrey Pullum's legendary eviscerations of Dan Brown's prose style.
Name of the Rose, Umberto Eco
Complete Stories, Flannery O'Connor
"The Rose" by Mudhoney
"Les Invisibles" by Blue Oyster Cult
"Catholic Dress" by Dahli Seed
"Holy Grail" by Jay Z
Rank #7: Pokémon: Detective Pikachu: Story of the Movie (w/ Gita Jackson)
A story, nay, a tale so big we had to have help to handle it, Pokémon: Detective Pikachu: Story of the Movie is a novelization slash transcript of the recent film, which Kotaku's Gita Jackson (@xoxogossipgita on Twitter) was kind enough to join us to discuss!
Roughly ninety minutes of giggling then ensued.
The book's very first page includes the phrases "secret science lab", "dark minds at work" and "Legendary Pokémon", so you know what you're in for right from the beginning: Pokéaction, and plenty of it. The episode is ... basically the same thing, what's-on-offer-wise. Whether you're the kind of person who's long felt they "have to" "catch all of them" or are more on ol' Chris Collision's level of Pokéknowlege (Pokéfamiliarity?), this is one downloadable that will make you the very best, like no one ever was!
Dirk Gently TV Show (2010, BBC)
The Outer Worlds video game (Gita Jackson's review of The Outer Worlds is here)
On the Clock by Emily Guendelsberger
Music Pairings:
"Basket of Masks" by DTCV
"Dose of Thunder" by The Replacements
"Big Balls" by AC/DC
Rank #8: "Those Who Trespass" with Jeb Lund
This is a long one. It's a long one about a mystery novel written by Bill O'Reilly. And it guest-stars Jeb Lund. If you thought Jeb and I would be able to talk about a Bill O'Reilly novel for anything less than an hour, you are friggin' crazy. Topics include: Serial Revenge Murder, Loofa/Falafels, Sade, and the absolute wrong way to perform oral sex.
Also I forgot to give Jeb time to plug stuff so please follow him on twitter: @Mobute
WARNING THIS ONE GETS PRETTY EXPLICIT YA'LL.
Bumper music: "Sister Sanctified" by Stanley Turrentine and Milt Jackson, "I'm Just a Bill" from Schoolhouse Rock, and the man himself, Bill O'Reilly.
1hr 8mins
Rank #9: Ender's Game
Our holiday tradition rolls on as we encounter yet another massive science-fiction hit, as we, with help of shadow producer Casey Occhialini get all up on Orson Scott Card's Hugo and Nebula winner Ender's Game. Ender's Game is about a young boy and a sociopath — but I repeat myself — who fears his brother, is in love with his sister, and enjoys provoking young boys into confronting him and then murdering them. Also he enjoys video games! Which turns out to be important and good, because playing video games is just like leading people into battle. Which he also does.
Anyway, we enjoy the fast fun and frantic action of this inexplicably well-regarded tale of children screaming fart-related insults at each other while occasionally pausing to wonder "Wait. What the hell is going on here?" and trying hard to avoid wading (too) deep into the world of Ender's Game's politics. Anyway, change into your sleep uniform and join us in the Battle Room, where the answer to everything is to remember, because reasons, "The enemy's goal ... is down." (Oh High Commander is this book ever dumb.)
Creating the Innocent Killer, John Kessel
"E.T. Boogie" by Extra T's
"War is Our Destiny" by St. Vitus
"X-Ray Vision" by Clutch
"War" by Edwin Starr
Rank #10: "Left Behind" w/ Leeman Kessler
Hoo boy. HOO BOY. In this episode, I team up with Leeman Kessler, creator and host of "Ask Lovecraft" and Actual Practicing Christian™ to talk about "Left Behind" and how friggin ridiculous it is. This episode is long! But you will learn things! Prepare to laugh and pray for your immortal soul.
Rank #11: The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
It's episode one hundred (!) so we knew we had to go big, and it certainly doesn't get much bigger than six hundred pages of New York Times best-seller (nor do podcast episodes get much longer than this one). As the saying goes, "If the tome's got girth, IDEOTVPod brings the mirth!"
PowerBooks, rooms that are locked (until they aren't), repetition, google searches, a dodgy translation of a likely unedited text, repetition, sex-positive male feminism, superpowers based on not-great understandings of people on the spectrum -- we know, we know, it's hard to believe six hundred short pages could contain all of this, but...these pages contain those things. Also other things. Some good things (probably) and a tall mess of bad ones. Slap a little sunscreen on your tattoos, watch out for snipers when you go jogging, and try really hard to avoid offending any vengeful hackers.
Kurt Wallander mysteries, Henning Mankell
"To Be, Or Not to Be", Masha Gessen
"An Off Pursuit", Joan Murray
"Seek 2.0" by Information Society
"Computer Love" by Zapp & Roger
"Kill Your Television" by Ned's Atomic Dustbin
"Puff the Magic Dragon" by Peter, Paul & Mary
Rank #12: A Million Little Pieces
By a writer who thinks he's hot shit (but is actually just a cold turkey), it's A Million Little Pieces, James Frey's fake memoir slash terrible novel. Lauren Parker drops by to help us get through what may be the worst book we've ever read, full of Man Pain, capitalized Nouns, and long passages about the universal passion of the most boring Americans, boxing.
Thrill to a baffled, hostile trio trying to come to terms with high-school level poetry like "I realize why dawn is called mourning." Enjoy a spirited argument about whether Frey's prose reads more like Evanescence, nü-metal, or youth crew—and if these references don't click for you don't worry: everything comes together by the end. Once we're done, you'll want to buy a copy of the book so you can follow James Frey around shouting his writing at him.
Girl, Interrupted, Susanna Kaysen
Best Seat in the House, Justin Roberts
"The Rise of the Valkyries", Seyward Darby
"Positive Hardcore" by Good Clean Fun
"All Lies" by NoMeansNo
"Mistadobalina" by Del The Funky Homosapien
Rank #13: Wild Animus (w/ Tim Faust)
That's wild stuff, man. Wild. In this episode, we discuss Rich Shapero's "Wild Animus" with guest Tim Faust. Jay is convinced that this is the worst book he's read for this show. That is saying a lot. Steel yourselves.
SO MANY CAVEATS: sorry about the audio weirdness, it's still a very listenable show, but there are a lot of obvious growing pains in this episode when it comes to "how to mic three people." next time will be better. also the dog is noisy as hell but nobody ever seems to mind that so whatever.
Music:"Black Betty (Ram Jam)" - Steely Dan"Hungry Like the Wolf" - Reel Big Fish"The Choice is Yours" - Black Sheep
Rank #14: Armada
Saddle up! J and Collision run roughshod over Ernest Cline's new reference deployment device, Armada. Is Cline a one-trick pony, or is this book a dead horse, beaten? The answer is inside! Plus, some extra-good letters, a seriously exciting announcement, and our most appropriate recommendations yet!
Recommendations:Jeff Vandermeer, The Southern Reach TrilogyHelen DeWitt, The Last Samurai
Music:"Aces High" - Iron Maiden"Stand Still" - Gorilla Biscuits"Games" - Hüsker Dü"Space" - Galt MacDermot
Rank #15: A Spell For Chameleon (w/ Jesse Dangerously)
Content Warning: This book is filled with some of the most atrocious sexual ethics you will ever encounter and it needed to be discussed. So there are some sensitive issues addressed on this week's show. Please be aware.
Piers Anthony wrote "A Spell For Chameleon" as a book for adults, and was told by his publisher that it would be released as a YA novel unless he 'dressed it up' and made it more mature. The result is a book filled with busty centaurs, awkwardly employed vocabulary words, and really bad puns. It's also morally bankrupt and is probably responsible for ruining the minds of many teenagers nationwide. Listen, if you dare, as I'm joined by Official Rap Legend Jesse Dangerously to dissect this shining example of bad bad BAD fantasy.
Bumper Music: "The Trees" by Rush, "Karma Chameleon" by Culture Club
Rank #16: Pet Sematary
For this holiday season, we've got a gift for you! It's a box with a cat in it—but you will never know if kitty lives and breathes or not, because this time around, we're schlepping up the hills and through the pages to get to Stephen King's mammoth Pet Sematary.
Semi-appealingly dickish young doctor Louis Creed takes us on a tour of Stephen King's Carnival of American Anxieties! Is my cat less of a man if I get him fixed? Am I? Is it okay if I like my son more than my daughter? Everybody cheats on their spouse, right? Can I just run away from my family? Is my cat super creepy all of a sudden? If I try to climb that fence, am I going to fall on a spike and ruin my balls? Should I tap ancient magic to create abominations in the face of all-conquering death?
It's all very relatable. Maybe. In any case, it's Stephen King, it's slow-building, and it's extremely, extremely gory. So grab your favorite shovel and get ready to bury what you can't let go, because it's long past time for us to take a trip through the works of our Maine man...
Detective Pikachu (Nintendo 3ds)
The Girls, by Emma Cline
Recommended Music:
"Chesterfield Kings", by Jawbreaker
"Diamonds and Rust", by Judas Priest
"Here Comes the Gravediggaz" by The Gravediggaz
Rank #17: Kitchen Confidential
In this episode, the fish truly don't fry in the kitchen, and the beans don't burn on the grill. It's a sizzler this time around, as J. and Collision read Anthony Bourdain's Kitchen Confidential, the memoir that dares to combine dirty dishes with Motley Crüe's The Dirt. Sit down with Extremely Cool Guy Anthony Bourdain as he explains to you -- over and over again -- how extremely and ultimately cool he is. Plus a recap of the IDEOTVPOD team's trip to beautiful Minneapolis to hang out with The F Plus and way, way more puns than normal. Apologies if that's not to your taste!
Bill Buford, Heat
Mary Karr, The Worm-Farmer's Lament
"It's Me" by Action Bronson
"Feed Me More" by Jim Johnston
"I Like Food" by The Descendents
"Dine Alone" by Quicksand
Rank #18: 12 Rules For Life: An Antidote to Chaos
The latest entry in the ever-popular "Actually, Focusing Exclusively on Yourself Is the Best Thing for Everybody" sweepstakes is Jordan Peterson's lengthy tome 12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos, which doesn't promise to unlock the life-changing magic of tidying up, but does tell you what to do if you have snakes in your closet. (Not a joke. Actual quote. If you have snakes in your closet, maybe take a quick look at the tidying up one before you take on dosing rules to medicate against chaos...)
Come along as we pull our pants up—as doth the mighty lobster scuttling—and investigate this all-conquering best-seller and YouTube sensation. Disney movies, a lot of anxieties about infidelity, not nearly enough about dragons, and the most inexplicable references to Cain and Abel since Aerosmith's "Lord of the Thighs". J.'s mad, Clsn's taking some extremely long walks, and Peterson is flexing on chumps in the comments and welcoming them to his straw man slaughterhouse. So keep your head and arms inside the car at all times, sit up straight and OH MY GOD ARE YOU CHEWING GUM WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU YOU SPIT THAT OUT RIGHT NOW MISTER.
Note 1: Yes, the cold open is actually from the book. No, we don't know why it sounds like the first draft of the theme song from Friends.
Note 2: Yes, this is a self-help book. No, we didn't apply our usual rule for judging a self-help book: is this more helpful or less helpful than Ice-T's twitter account. Is this book more helpful than Ice-T's twitter account? LOL FOH
"See America First", Ellen Willis
"First Failure" by Gorilla Biscuits
"Father Figure" by George Michael
"Nothing Can Stop Me" by Heavens to Betsy
Rank #19: Killer Crabs
Cue the music and lift your voices in song with us, because it's the mo-st won-der-ful time ... of the year: it's time to get back on the Guy N. Smith train with an absolute banger entitled Killer Crabs.
You know how last time we took on a Smith-crab joint, we thought "Wow, this one has EVERYTHING"? Well, it turns out that that one had a lot less than this one, because this one has everything. Everything is what this one has, at least if by the word "everything" you understand "just a whole LOT of sex and a briefcase-full-of-cash ménage à trois subplot that just screams "late '70s made-for-TV movie" and, of course, extremely invulnerable giant crabs eviscerating humans all over the beach.
Is there any defense against this scuttling menace? Have the crabs developed military tactics? Will any of our major characters have enough sex to say "You know what, that's about enough sex I've had right there"? Friends, allies against the crabs, secret lovers, there's only one viable path to an answer, and that path runs straight through the pages of ... Killer Crabs. Up Guy N. Smith, up the Irons, up IDEOTVPod and up the giant crabs!
A Human Algorithm by Flynn Coleman
Cabin at the End of the World by Paul Tremblay
"Shellburn" by The Spinanes
"Sideways" by Dinosaur Jr.
"Dead Meat on the Beach" by Sonny and the Sunsets
Rank #20: Valley of the Dolls
Valley of the Dolls spins a tale as old as time: three young women meet, attain world-spanning prominence and fame as, respectively, the world's greatest singer/actress, the prettiest model alive, and a, ah, "European art movie" star, then develop various addictions (including cruelty, attention, and good old-fashioned pills and booze), with various, mostly very sad, outcomes. There was no way we could have handled this one solo, and we were incredibly lucky to have the legendary Maura (@maura) Johnston join us to try to make sense of this hot mess.
Like the movie says: fasten your seat belts, it's going to be a bumpy night! But a grand one, very grand, with axes to grind, and scores to settle, and unflattering portraits of our friends to paint! Pop a 'doll and get ready to experience the ultimate high, as The Only Podcast That Loves You hops in the candy-pink convertible (with a dog painted on every door), picks up Our Pal Maura, and heads for ... the Valley of the Dolls.
The One-Eyed Man, Ron Currie
Girls on Film, Julie Burchill
Borne, Jeff Vandermeer
"Purple Pills" by D12
"Adult Books" by X
"Feelgood Hit of the Summer" by Queens of the Stone Age
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Rank #1: 197: Yahoo? Answers!?!?.
with: Boots RaingearFrank WestAchilles' HeeliesLemon reading: answers.yahoo.com Content provided by Digital Walnut. Edited by Boots Raingear. It's been years since our last full journey to Yahoo! Answers, and it's actually kind of comforting to see how little the site has changed. From topics ranging from Race Relations in America to Anime Appreciation, as well as the ever popular "Hey, how do you spell the word pregnant?", Yahoo! Answers has always been a very reliable source of baffling and unintentionally hilarious questions from across the Internet. As long as there's a question, someone will have an answer, and sometimes that answer will just raise further questions. This week on The F Plus, Lemon just can't read the word "fights" for some reason. Music used: The Rapture: Whoo! Alright - Yeah...Uh Huh Melvins - Honey Bucket Chapters provided by birdie
Rank #2: 231: Episode 231 The Hedgehog.
with: IsfahanFrank WestBunnybreadLemon reading: sonicfanchara.wikia.com Content provided by Stinky Pete. Edited by Isfahan. The Sonic the Hedgehog franchise has a fanbase that frequently creates their own "original characters" with all of the care, originality and effort that went into the characters they're emulating (which is a compliment to nobody). At the Sonic Fan Character wiki, we're going to read about them, because the world needs to know about Sonic the Hedgehog's cousin, Jack. This week, it can be! Music used: Steven Tyler - Sonic The Hedgehog Cartoon Theme Ted Poly & Tony Harnell - Escape From The City Chapters provided by ikaribattousai
Conor Lastowka and Michael J. Nelson are reading books they're pretty sure they're going to hate. Read along with us for a podcast book clubs of Ready Player One, Armada, The Eye of Argon and more!
Rank #1: Episode 60 – This Podcast is now named Thorn Drumheller.
Step into the WillowVerse for our first discussion of George Lucas & Chris Claremont's "SHADOW MOON"! Things get sexy right off the bat, and never let up (if you consider descriptions of hair that is one color but has streaks of another color in it to be sexy. We do.) We'll meet some of our favorite characters and quickly say goodbye to them. We'll be beset upon by verbal jugular japery on the par of "He who smelt it dealt it." And we'll likely confuse Death Dogs for Devil Dogs at least a dozen times. Special thanks to our Patreon supporters who have had access to this episode for days already. Get every episode early and get to participate in contests, giveaways, bonus eps and more. Patreon.com/372pages Plus, a fine showing from Mike in Real or FanFic, and a surprisingly music set of interludes. For next time, Read thru chapter 2 (page 100 in the mass market paperback!)
Rank #2: Episode 58 – China Worm Sunflower.
Three hypnotizing attempts, two destroyed castles, and countless walnuts later, Lair of The White Worm comes to an end. Break out the medium-grade china and cream-jug, because this is one episode you won't want to miss. The 372 Pages Improv Players will attempt to fill the void when the Dark Web comes up empty, and we'll examine how the book is actually exciting, you just need the right music to play. And does Conor have a new Ogden in his life? Plus, what the hell are the amplified dimensions of a potential breakfast? Just try to keep all laughter quieter than your average slum beating as Mike & Conor wrap up Bram Stoker's Bad Book, and keep an eye on the Patreon page for our review of the movie and a mailbag.
A podcast where a married couple teaches each other about cool stuff in the past.
Rank #1: Disneyland.
Alaina returns to our Disney Parks series by going back to the beginning: Disneyland in Anaheim, California. In 1955, after a long time planning and a short time building, Walt Disney presented yet another dream to the world. It was the world's first fully-themed park, complete with a nationally televised opening, and following 10 months of televised previews in prime time. We cover its development, opening, and some stories behind certain Opening Day attractions. Links! Mickey Mouse Park in Burbank The Disneyland Story (first episode of Disneyland) Disneyland ad in TV Guide Magazine spread on the Disneyland show, featuring early concept art of the park Photos of construction in-progress Dateline Disneyland List of current attractions by opening date List of King Arthur's Carousel horses The Annual Pancake Race Aunt Jemima in Disneyland Opening Day photos:Cast picture Parking lot Entrance queue Please help our show succeed by sharing it. Send a link to someone you know and tell them what you enjoy about History Honeys. Rate and review us on iTunes, Stitcher, or whatever other platform you use to hear us. It helps so very much and we do appreciate it. You can connect with us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, or by emailing us at historyhoneyspodcast at gmail. The episode 85 prompt is: How did you celebrate Labor Day? Logo by MarahMusic by Thylacinus
Rank #2: Jim Henson.
In his short life, Jim Henson re-invented an art form, taught millions to read, and entertained the world. His life, career, and philosophy were even broader than that. Why does a work's intended audience devalue its creativity? How do you escape your image to break new ground? How would you make a children's show to end war? Happy Birthday, Alaina! Links! Pierre the Rat Sam & Friends: News Skit, Old Black Magic Wilkins Coffee commercial sampler Tales of the Tinkerdee pilot Land of Tinkerdee clip Purina Puppy Chow ads Rowlf on the Jimmy Dean Show Time Piece clip, behind the scenes The Cube Run, Run; Wheels That Go; Ripples Tale of Sand Rolling Ball Number 3; Queen of Six The Muppet Musicians of Bremen Tales from Muppetland: The Frog Prince Emmet Otter's Jugband Christmas Brian Froud's website Muppet*Vision 3D Jim Henson on Arsenio Hall Jim Henson's Memorial Service The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson SEX ARCHIE (iTunes/Stitcher/RSS) twitter Please help our show succeed by sharing it. Send a link to someone you know and tell them what you enjoy about History Honeys. Rate and review us on iTunes, Stitcher, or whatever other platform you use to hear us. It helps so very much and we do appreciate it. You can connect with us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, or by emailing us at historyhoneyspodcast at gmail. The episode 23 prompt is: favorite painting!Logo by MarahMusic by Thylacinus
Critical but casual approaches to current, past, and future video games six times a week. In addition, guests will periodically share their own aesthetic and personal experiences with games in conversation! Subscribe to our Patreon at www.patreon.com/hegelbon if you'd like to hear special patron-only bonus episodes!Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/no-cartridge-audio/donations
Rank #1: Episode 135: Outer Wilds Forever! with Alex and Kelsey Beachum.
We are proud to welcome Alex and Kelsey, the Beachum siblings and the head developer and writer (respectively) of the magisterial Outer Wilds, on to talk about their work! So much to listen for here, including stories of development origins; questions on dialogue specifics; the full explanation (or, rather, A full explanation) of the endings; and much more. You will learn something, that's a No Cartridge promise -- absolute must listen, and thanks to Alex and Kelsey for coming on!Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/no-cartridge-audio/donations
Rank #2: Episode 23: Matt Christman Takes on Gaming.
Matt "Cushbomb" Christman comes on to meet me in the squared circle, where I will fight for the honor of gaming. Or, well, we'll chat animatedly anyway.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/no-cartridge-audio/donations
The personal talk show of merritt k, featuring artists, authors, and just plain interesting people. Get cozy.
Rank #1: 109: Griffin McElroy.
Student of the Sea Griffin McElroy joins merritt to talk mouth noises, podcast kayfabe, and escaping a joke prison of your own making.Griffin is @griffinmcelroy on Twitter. You can find more of his work at griffinmcelroy.com and mcelroyshows.com.Works Cited: B1-E DUMMY HEAD The Adventure Zone Persona 5 Griffin's Amiibo Corner CoolGames Inc dadfeelings 45: Vince McMahon (w/ Bloody Honey) The McElroy Brothers Will Be In Trolls 2 Drunk Education Google Earth VR Prey Friends at the Table Japanese Style Originator AltspaceVR
Rank #2: 147: Brian David Gilbert.
Video star Brian David Gilbert joins merritt to talk mind palaces, rock climbing, and shoulder pads.Brian is @briamgilbert on Twitter. You can find more of his work at briandavidgilbert.com.Get Rec'd: Brian Rec's: YEBBA merritt Rec's: The Purple Stuff Podcast specifically the recent ep on green stuff Works Cited: GET OUT I NEED TO GO TO MY MIND PALACE That time merritt played PUBG with Polygon friends Bolt Thrower Gill and Gilbert
50 States of Blue's "Spectacle of Trump" Editor Jeb Lund and a rotating cast of fellow journalists and assorted comic-writer/attorneys discuss recent political and sports events through the prism of our broken and bizarre online discourse, talk to the occasional famous person, and try to leaven things via a Patreon-exclusive Hallmark Christmas Movie review podcast. It's very, very successful. Everyone loves it.Patreon.com/ThisWeekInAtrocity/
Rank #1: 018 - The Fifth Partition of Poland.
Attorney, comic and writer Charles Star joins for: Law expertise from one graf ... Russia fanfic as Russian lit. ... Putin/Trump is Ali/Frazier ... All The President's Men by Dr. Steve Brule ... The FISA Court does NOT do that ... The Cooper v. Harris ruling ... Who is Trump's Fredo? ... The North Carolina Voter ID law ... Why the Roberts Court threw out VRA pre-clearance ... The Moothie and the future of Trump handshakes ... Linda McMahon cannot take a Stunner
Rank #2: 005 - Premium Beef - Cannibalism as Spectacle.
Sportswriter David J. Roth joins Jeb to talk about the Super Bowl and the spiritual exhaustion of watching the Patriots ... The haunting Cheatriots Theme ... Jesse Farrar and the burden of the flawless podcast ... The NFL is slowly devouring itself...
Giving Voice to the Things You Didn't Want to Hear About
Rank #1: Lou Reads ep133 – Tales of Crazy Parents.
You know, as a parent I sometimes feel like I'm doing a terrible job with my kids. Then I read some stories like these and I'm like, "Oh… I guess I'm doing ok after all." Some problems take care of themselves… I don't even know if it is okay for me to say "Enjoy" this episode because its just depressing… I guess I hope you enjoy it. A lot of the stories in this episode are long and will make you feel bad… Remember the time that you didn't get a toy you wanted and you were sad and mad at your parents for it? Listen to this episode and give your parents a high five for not completely fucking you up. Enjoy?
Rank #2: Lou Reads Ep137 – The Amazing World of Robo-Tripping. DXM not DMX..
Look, I know you said you're up for anything, so I was thinking that we should go down to Walgreen's, buy a fuck-load of DXM cough syrup and drink the shit out it. Why? So we can get super high, stupid! Why are you so stupid? Have you already been drinking cough syrup? Is that why you're so dumb? Oh? Well, cool… There are so many choices in life! Cherry? Grape? To not drink cough syrup to get high? Just king. Pick cherry. So this episode is all about the great idea of drinking cough syrup to trip. Aka "Robo-Tripping." I know, it sounds like a great idea. Well, listen for yourself and decide if you're missing out. And if you do your local pharmacy is just down the street just sitting there chok'ful of liquid tripping just waiting for you! Go on, now… CHUG!
Jeb Lund (Rolling Stone political contributor) and Tim Batt (New Zealand comedian) join forces to commentate the final sprint to the White House. The latest news, politics, polls and other BS involved in this cluster we call the 2016 US Presidential Election are discussed with equal parts delight, dismay and disturbance.
Rank #1: Sex and Taxes.
Jeb Lund and Tim Batt chew over Trump's new tax woes with a unique look drawing on Tim's experience in the NZ tax department and an Aussie blogger who happens to be a former Australian Treasury worker. Also this episode, the upcoming Vice Presidential Debate and it's not super doper interesting participants. Also, former Miss Universe-turned-Clinton-surrogate Alicia Machado and her very fascinating past!
Rank #2: Americarnage!.
Trump's carnage-ridden inaugural address, one massive march and alternative facts! Time for Jeb and Tim to pick apart White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer's performance so far and question exactly why the newly minted President wants to scare the heck out of the populace.
The Flop House is a bi-monthly audio podcast, devoted to the worst in recent film. Your hosts (Elliott Kalan, Dan McCoy, and Stuart Wellington) watch a questionable film just before each episode, and then engage in an unscripted, slightly inebriated discussion, focusing on the movie's shortcomings and occasional delights.
Rank #1: The Flop House: Episode #29 - Step Up 2: The Streets.
0:00 - 0:31 - Introduction and theme0:32 - 2:00 - We reintroduce ourselves, after our long winter's nap.2:01 - 33:51- In the long tradition of dance films, this is certainly one of them.33:52 - 36:40 - Final judgments36:41 - 43:25 - Letters from listeners.43:26 - 54:33 - The sad bastards recommend, New Year's special - our top five films of the year.54:34 - 55:50 - Goodbyes, theme, and outtakes
Rank #2: Ep. #297 - Mortal Engines.
Enough about small failures like Slender Man, let's talk about massive, hubristic failures like Mortal Engines! Meanwhile Stuart discourses on other evil Valentines in fiction, Elliott's got Morgan Spurlock's reciepts, Dan doesn't understand how a single goddamn thing in this movie works, and we're joined by Brendan Hay, executive producer for Harvey Girls Forever! Wikipedia synopsis of Mortal Engines Movies recommended in this episode: Crawl Bones Centipede Horror Pieces Ashes and Embers Ready or Not The Nightingale
Comedians Patrick Monahan (@ pattymo), Kath Barbadoro (@ kathbarbadoro) and Eli Yudin (@ eliyudin) count down the things every week that make you say the thing that's the title of the podcast
Rank #1: #8 The New Prairie Home Companion.
We try to keep it light this week as we talk about Henry Cavill & Armie Hammer undergoing CGI body modifications, Project Veritas & the idiocy of James O'Keefe, the T.V. phenomenon of 'Forged in Fire', and Eli tells us what guys on this weeks list have low t!@pattymo // @kathbarbadoro // @eliyudin // @whatatimepodSend comments or questions to whatatimepodcast@gmail.com
Rank #2: #28 I'm The Badger, Baby w/ Bryan Yang.
On this week's What A Time To Be Alive, Pat and Eli are joined by comedian Bryan Yang (@bryanyang) to discuss even more raccoon news, a badger terrorizing a Scottish town, one of the more iconic portrayals of the Joker, and the fate of the man who stole $1.2 million worth of prison fajitasWe are now on Patreon! Become a patron for weekly bonus eps and more stuff!www.patreon.com/whatatimepodJoin our Discord chat here: discordapp.com/invite/Y3XN9Ny@pattymo // @kathbarbadoro // @eliyudin // @whatatimepodSend comments or questions to whatatimepodcast@gmail.com
Useless robots, minimalist shoes, and "offensive" card games up to the friggin' Pope's stinky eyeballs! (Ewww!) That's crowdfunding in a nutshell, but it's also our modern world - a vast creativity desert, populated almost exclusively by scammers and dummies, practically coded to prey upon our pathological consumerism, permanently on the precipice of collapsing onto itself. Plus, there's a shitload of USB cables everywhere.But it's not all bad. Most concepts springing from the twin Idea Hells of Kickstarter and IndieGoGo are so obviously stupid that they'll never go into production -- saving valuable landfill space -- and many of them are laugh-out-loud funny. Well, they're the kind of funny that makes you do that ashamed chuckle you do when you're listening to a podcast in public. Sort of a stifled "Hfff" sound, where you clear your throat right afterwards and hope nobody noticed it. Hfffffffuhhhahem. I'm normal. As much as it sucks, sometimes you do need to buy stuff though. Occasionally you may even just want something, which is also fine within reason. And bombarded as we all are every day by hyper-targeted ads, we'll all eventually find ourselves getting pitched an idea that sounds like it might be exactly what we're looking for...if only they can just raise a little money. If you've read this far, that might sound pretty daunting. But the savvy shopper can avoid disaster with a few simple tips.Crowdfunding websites aren't stores, so you can't buy stuff there. Consider your pledges donations for potential rewards, and don't expect refunds.Check existing retailers for the product you want to buy. If it's a good enough idea, it's probably already for sale -- cheaper, and you can get it sooner.You have enough USB cables.Finally, and most importantly, listen to Your Kickstarter Sucks. Mike and JF will tell you all about the nasty garbage you're missing out on, so there's no need to put yourself through the slog of browsing the sites, and they'll help steer you clear of the really tempting stuff you ultimately don't need (how many times to you expect your USB cable to be shot at anyway?) And hey, if you Hfffffffuhhhahem a little bit while you're at it, well, I don't know. That's probably good.
Rank #1: Episode 8: Fishy Flip.
The boys get real intimate in the bedroom and the bathroom before a rollicking edition of Real or Fake?! Plus, your letters and an announcement on our first big YKS contest. With Special Guest Matt Damon.
Rank #2: Episode 119: Doughboys Scared Straight.
Ohhhh mama. The YKS boys stuck their reel out and hauled in a couple of big fish this week. It's Mike Mitchell and Nick Wiger of the Doughboys! There is a lot of nasty talk in this one, including poo poo and wiener stuff, and, well actually that's pretty much all of it. So, hope you enjoy that, and be sure to check out the 2nd part of the YKS x Doughboys crossover coming at the end of the month on their show. Later. Music for YKS is courtesy of our friends Howell Dawdy, Craig Dickman, and Mark Brendle. Cheers.For more YKS content, including (???) and Stuff, check out our Patreon page. 5 bones a month gets ya even more of the classic shit you love, and all you have to do is give us the 5 bones. Cmon. You'd have to be a damn fool to not do that. What, do you love bones? Get real.And check out the Doughboys!
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Rank #1: E1 - Uncle's Houseboat - 83.
FaZe Polanski and Mr. Drama welcome Caden2milli and 285-50-2845 Paper Chaser on the hottest show in music. The crew mourns the untimely death of rising hip-hop star Rich Philbin.
Rank #2: E1 - Uncle's Houseboat Presents Smart Shit - 91.
FaZe Polanski, Mr. Drama, Caden2Milli, and SSN Paper Chaser welcome public intellectuals Terrence Hardonne and Gavin Vandersloot for a discussion of ideas big and small. (Twitter: @necrobranson @intellegint @charlesraustin @ByYourLogic @willmenaker @cushbomb)
Jef and Jon review roleplaying games, Star Wars novels and anything else that crosses their paths.
Rank #1: Book of Erotic Fantasy – System Mastery 120.
It's the Supplement Spectacular again! Or, it was going to be before a child was born into this world who ate all of Jef's time. Luckily (for you, not for […]
Rank #2: D&D 3rd Edition – System Mastery 100.
Well, it's been four years. Honestly when we started the gimmick of doing D&D every 25 episodes we never thought we'd actually get as far as third edition. Here we […]
Each week the WHM gang force themselves to watch bad movies that were better left forgotten to fuel off-the-wall tangents, inane impressions and unabashed comedic silliness. This is a comedy podcast for movie lovers that can't help but relish pure trash.
Rank #1: Episode 300 - 300.
On this week's episode, what is somehow the THREE HUNDREDTH EPISODE of We Hate Movies the guys go big (and obvious) by tackling the terrible Zack Snyder film, 300! What's with all the hootin' and hollerin'? What did King Leonidas have against messengers? And who dropped the ball when hiring that Baby Inspector? PLUS: Laura Linney and Sean Penn star as their Mystic River characters in a Boston-set remake of 300! 300 stars Gerard Butler, Lena Headey, Dominic West, David Wenham, Michael Fassbender, and Rodrigo Santoro; directed by Zack Snyder. On the occasion of our 300th episode, we'd like to extend our sincere thanks to you, the listener, without whom this podcast would not have lasted anywhere close to this long. THANK YOU!
Rank #2: WHM Summer Rerun - Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace.
Original Air Date: February 7th, 2012 What the gang thought of the film: "I convinced myself I liked this movie for five years." - Steve Sajdak "We just watched it…I can't tell you what this movie's about!" - Andrew Jupin "He's nothing but goddamn sight gags. He's always just falling over himself. How is that a leader?" - Eric Szyszka on Jar Jar Binks' unearned promotion at the end of the film. Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace stars Liam Neeson, Ewan McGregor, Natalie Portman, Jake Lloyd, Ian McDiarmid, Terence Stamp, Ray Park and Samuel L. Jackson; directed by George Lucas.
What a Hell of a Way to Die is a left-wing military and veteran podcast hosted by Nate and Francis, two extremely online combat veterans. Join us to hear discussion of veterans issues, defense news, and military culture — all from a lefty perspective.
Rank #1: Being Civilized in an Uncivil War.
We have a new Cohost! Nate Bethea, former infantry, Ranger qualified and all around smart dude joins the podcast to talk about the lack of compassion in the military This will be the last guaranteed episode for the next couple weeks as I'm traveling, but I'll try to get interviews and new things uploaded while I'm away
Rank #2: Buddy, They Won't Even Let Me F*** the Army (feat. Spenser Rapone).
Spenser Rapone, in infamous Commie Cadet, as seen on the facebook page of your racist uncle who served three years in the Marines during the Cold War, joins the team to talk about what radicalized him and what he plans to do now that he's out of the loving embrace of the Army. We're doing a fundraiser for NETA, an organization who takes food, water, and other necessities to asylum seekers on the Mexico border. You can purchase bath and body products through the 25th of July with this link, and all proceeds will go directly to NETA. You can also donate directly to NETA here Check out this week's bonus episode with @Tooterbelle were we discuss all things Navy, her veterans advocacy work, and the ongoing problems with harassment and assault in the military. Got a story to share? You can do on the Voicemail line (314) 722-6138. You can also feel free to just DM, email at sergeantjoker@hellofawaytodie.com or send us an anonymous question or comment to curiouscat.me/16666014 Facebook - www.facebook.com/Hellofawaytodie/ The Podcast - twitter.com/hellofaway Francis - twitter.com/armystrang Nate - twitter.com/inthesedeserts