a cockroach appears. also, cronboy and kimpbell are back. yes, we are back. don't worry josh, the sound is better on this one.we talk about nathan for you's season finale (yes this was recorded a while ago), dreams, and the state of our li

Made in America: OJ Simpson, Subway, Standup Comedy.

Aug 22nd, 2016 47m 38s

Back to school edition! It's been a long long long long long long time. Our first recording with Brad McDonald was unceremoniously deleted (by me), so we managed to get our favorite friend and funnyman Brad aka Brandon aka Bradald back on the

Lightning Round - #oscarssowhite, Carol, Bernie, Star Wars

Feb 8th, 2016 53m 44s

omg we're back. so much to talk about. #oscarssowhite. Oscars are SO white! why and wherefore? Cronboy discusses and Kimpbell tries to find a non-racist kernel of sense in Michael Caine's comments. This one's for you, listener. As in, our

Inside the Mind of a Graduate Student II - with JANE HU

Nov 15th, 2015 34m 36s

In this installment we got Jane Hu on the ole' pod - Jane's a PhD candidate at Berkeley and has penned a lot of awesome pieces on the internetz (LARB, The Awl, and TNR just to name a few!). We sat down with Jane (that is, we all sat at our res

"Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom" and "Rick and Morty"

Sep 17th, 2015 38m 58s

We watched Pier Paolo Pasolini's 1975 "Salò" and lived to tell the tale. If you're inspired to watch it too, tell us what you think. Finishing up with a palate cleanser, and what we agree is the best comedy series out right now - "Rick and

"Show Me a Hero" and "Straight Outta Compton"

Sep 17th, 2015 33m 26s

Navin and I talk about David Simon's new miniseries "Show Me a Hero" and the recent biopic "Straight Outta Compton" which covers the early careers of Dr. Dre and Ice Cube among others. disclaimer: these films/tv series are a lot more coherent

"It Follows" -- or, The Mavis Episode.

Jul 24th, 2015 23m 19s

What if Putin told you to make a PSA about the dangers of teen sex but it HAD to be in the style of a feature length horror film? "It Follows" would win best film hands down! Navin and I review this great slasher flick which debuted late last

Mad Men Series Finale.

May 19th, 2015 1h 15m

It's all over you guys. Eight years of Mad Men came to a close two nights ago and we are REALLY excited to talk about it. Though, you will have to wade through some inevitable Sopranos digressions and my annoying habit of referring to marriag

Inside the Mind of a Graduate Student

Apr 17th, 2015 31m 16s

Navin and I sit down with our previous guest, David! We ask him unfair questions about what it's like to be a graduate student in english and subject him to two bizarre psychological tests. disclaimer: Sopranos is mentioned yet again in this e

Fifty Shades of Grey.

Apr 10th, 2015 45m 55s

this movie was really NOT what we expected. David Hollingshead and Jen Schnepf join in to give us their reading of the movie, and whether it's really plausible that Dakota Johnson's character has no idea what a butt plug is. David sums up thi

Olive Garden.

Mar 30th, 2015 38m 18s

finally. the long awaited episode on The Olive Garden. Why does this franchise loom so large in our popular imagination, or is it just me? What does a garden of olives even look like? is this episode an elaborate marketing scheme? I'm starvin

Fresh off The Boat or The Sopranos?

Mar 30th, 2015 1h 4m

Which show does a better job with Asian-American representation, the recent ABC show "Fresh off the Boat" or the vaunted series "The Sopranos"? Is this some kind of sick joke? am i racist? are you racist for thinking i'm racist? Listen to fin

Finally a Sober Podcast about...Super Bowl Commercials.

Mar 14th, 2015 41m 22s

the super bowl commercials! Weren't they great? We talk about the coca-cola, nissan, mcdonalds, and budweiser commercials...and our executive producer Rwetha Segunathan is in the studio to sound off on why "The Eric Andre Show" is the worst sh

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