So, this month, we double down on creating yet another below average podcast!
This episode guest stars some birds (Dave had his window open), Dave’s cat, and probably Ron’s dog but maybe I edited that section out
Dreams – some people just don’t know how to talk about dreams. Dreams are absurd and surrealist and fun. Tell us about them! But don’t get too bogged down in the details or we will check out
Too Late – We both got into the Smithereens recently. Pat Dinizio, the singer, died a few years ago, so we’ll never get to see him perform with them. We discuss other things we were too late for, like hearing about a movie after it just left theaters, etc
Movie review: Bill and Ted Can’t Stop Face the Music
And after we ended the first time, we did a little digression about the Orange Cheeto in Chief, so I added it in
The Blues Brothers turns 40 this year, and since we’re also in our forties, we decided to do a full episode on it
Every professional reviewer worth their salt will have something to say about this film. What could we add? Surprisingly little, but we still managed to talk about it for a f***ing hour
We discussed how our dads are stratigraphically bonded to this film, how well it has held up, how dying young saves people from criticism, how great the music is, how terrible most of the games based on it are, and a few other things I can’t remember
We also touched on mayonnaise obsession, Ron’s new significantly better podcast (The DNR Podcast!), and… uh… something else? New hobbies? I think I cut that section
Couch 76 has landed! We managed 2 this month! Consider it a bonus episode. It’s a little short after I cut over 30 minutes of me pointlessly rambling about money, taxes, AirBnB’s, etc. This is what happens when Ron doesn’t have any topics!
Anyway, we cover AirBnB’s again, sports teams changing their names, and “Are We Turning Into our Parents?”
Also, Ron covers Stick, a decent Burt Reynolds movie from his “I can do more than just comedy!” period
Songs That You Like That You Don’t Want to Admit That You Like: Ron and Dave share some of their favorites – some are guilty pleasures, some ‘politically incorrect’, and some are songs that should be good but dammit, they just aren’t!
Online Concerts: Is there a point? Is this the future? Dave brings the musician’s perspective and Ron brings the comedian’s
Dead Genre: Most genres never die, they just go out of fashion for a while. But some don’t come back. Prime Time Variety TV, for instance. Why did it never come back? Plus, a deeper discussion of other dead genres
Finally, a review of Killer Looks (1994), a borderline softcore porno. 5.6 review on IMDB! See what Ron and his wife think about it. Is it an underrated gem?
It’s Christmas here in these parts, doncha know? We celebrate Christmas all year long ’round these parts. Christmas is always in our hearts. In other words, our Christmas episode is 4 months late. Oops!
Not much Yuleing in our Christmas episode, though. So what did we fill the void with?
Virtual Nascar! Better Podcasts than This One! What Will You Do when Society Falls! Do you Know Your Neighbors!
Also, Walter Lure, Cult Movies, and National Lampoon!
This month, the sound quality takes another dive down the shitter. I’m not blaming anyone but it’s not our fault! Also, we dropped carrier twice during the conversation. Ah! A modern modem reference!
This month, we take a look at the major holiday nobody really cares about, Thanksgiving. Let’s face it, friends, all non-religious holidays (and most of the traditions on the religious ones) are total BS. Made up excuses for retail price gouging and shopping riots. Lame parades and boring food. Relatives who don’t care if you live or die and excessive alcohol. Ain’t it great! So stop grousing and go enjoy yourselves, you dumb shits! (But everyone else still secretly hates you).
This month, we take a look at sex by mail, shopping riots, pizza toppings, the Ramones, why are stores open on Thanksgiving?, there’s better deals in December than on Black Friday, and “Thanks Cogan”, whatever that means. My handwriting sucks.
This month we take the easy route and do Halloween! Yes, next month we’re doing Thanksgiving, and then Christmas. What the f*** are we going to do next year after the holidays? In fact, what are we going to do NEXT October?
Anyway, this month, we’re all about traditions. Now that Halloween has turned into just another bs retail holiday, how do we celebrate it these days? What traditions do we do? Why do we keep talking about our family members by name as if anyone out there listening knows who Gavin is and why he lives with Ron? Or have we just given in and accepted that there’s nobody out there listening?
Highlights – our Halloween costumes (Dave forgot one – he went as a dog one year), hayrides and corn mazes, apple festivals, haunted houses, our favorite candy, the least popular candies, and the biggest Halloween topic, Gallagher
It’s football season at last! This episode, Dave plays the person who does not enjoy football, while Ron tries to convince him that it is the greatest sport, ever. Well, that was the plan. Turns out Ron is really only a casual fan and Dave still doesn’t give two shits who wins the Super Bowl.
Anyway, we also discuss why you should never get your kids involved with sports, how to win at fantasy football, cheerleader camps, and how to make football safer (is it too late for gene splicing?) Hey, look, football!
