Dissect DJs

It's time to get dangerous and fly back to 1986 for a thorough dissection of one of the most iconic films of its era, as we break down the Tom Cruise classic - Top Gun. There are 3 Things we gotta talk about with this movie, and hit all the crucial notes, plot points and reactions that fly by along the way. Is Maverick actually a good pilot? Are these guys actually cool? And who is the true MV...

Episode 164 goes hard in the paint with a deep dissect on Kurtis Blow's 1984 classic "Basketball". Is it our favorite sport? Did any of the many remakes of the song do it better than Kurtis? (We give 'em ALL a listen). Does the sport of basketball hold up to what it was in 1984? The alley-oop has been lobbed and we're lookin for the throwdown NEXT! Video Podcast Episode: https:...

Episode 163 brings something sweet to the table as the Dissect DJs break down some of the most classic Candy jams in music's long history while chowing on their respective top 3 candies. From Cameo's "Candy", to Soul for Real's "Candy Rain", to Mary Jane Girls' "Candy Man", to New Edition's "Candy Girl", and even that Candyman song by Sammy Davis...

With Super Bowl 60 officially in the books, it's time for one more rundown of the NFL season that was, with a quick FINAL DISSECTION of all 32 NFL teams! Ryan Castle breaks down the highlights (and lowlights) from the Seahawks vs Patriots battle in Super Bowl 60, the Bad Bunny Halftime Show that got the world buzzing, and who's in the best position to make a run at the trophy in Los Angele...

It's Super Bowl week and that means fans of ALL kinds will be out and about and invading watch parties nationwide! With that in mind, Castle is joined by Juan Hernandez to break down some of the more irritable variations of the fan variety, with the FIRST EVER Most Annoying Sports Fan Draft! Some of these fans you may have encountered, some of these fans you may know well, and all of these fan...

As we get set for his worldwide Super Bowl halftime performance, Episode 160 celebrates Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio himself, aka Bad Bunny! Which song is he gonna break out first? We give our predictions as we dissect several of his classic jams, and make a few proclamations of what we expect from this show stopping performance. What is your greatest Super Bowl memory of all time? What's th...

With Super Bowl Season in the air it's time for our annual football movie review, as Episode159 breaks down the 1994 classic starring Ed O'Neil and Rick Moranis - Little Giants! Is this movie actually the most insane game result ever? Is The Cowboys 21-0 blown lead the biggest meltdown in sports movie history? Does it contain the most "OK but seriously F you though" moments ever? W...

On Episode 158 we go full Freaky Friday with it as we break down Kate Bush's epic 1985 classic "Running Up That Hill", which has been brought back to modern culture prominence with it's inclusion in the hit Netflix series "Stranger Things". We've all heard the beautifully sung words, but does the song's story actually harken to the classic Freaky Friday tale? In ord...

Episode 157 hits on a brand new release from Bruno Mars - "I Just Might"! Are we finally getting back to good music in 2026? Is Bruno leading the charge? And where does this song rank alongside previous Bruno Mars classics? We bust out some brand new technology for this one, featuring the new Meta Glasses and 360 video, check out the new look on our video podcast on YouTube: https://youtu....

We kick off the New Year with a Latin flare as we dissect Elvis Crespo's 1998 classic "Suavamente"! Is this the greatest Latin song of all time? The greatest conga line song of all time? We run through a few other Latin Music classics and come to a final answer, as we determine how many slaps it deserves on the Slap Meter. We're getting SUAVAMENTE - NEXT! Full Video Podcast on YouT...

As we wrap up 2025 it's time to take a look at the best of the best that the music industry provided us throughout the year, at least according to Rolling Stone! With the mission to answer one question - Did music is 2025 suck? We run through each of the top 5 ranked songs of the year, as well as a few other bonus jams that ran along the way. It's time to DISSECT the full year that was 202...

It's Christmas time and the Dissect DJs are celebrating by breaking down one of the all-time Christmas Classics with George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley's WHAM holiday hit - "Last Christmas". Is the greatest holiday song ever? Is it a sad or happy song? And what memories are most treasured and despised in our Christmas past? It's all dissected NEXT! Full Video Episode - https://...

Episode 153 of the Dissect DJs podcast breaks down possibly the most classic Holiday movie of them all - Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer (1964). This is not the cozy, cute, and cuddly Christmas cult classic it appears on the surface, Rudolph has some of the most rough around the edges holiday characters you will find on screen, including Santa! With this in mind, Castle runs through the full story...

Episode 152 introduces a brand new segment - What the F*ck IS this Song? As we dissect Buster Poindexter's 1987 wild hit "Hot Hot Hot". What was happening in the 80s? Remember Mick Jagger and David Bowie's "Dancing in the Street"? What are the best and worst examples of "Hot"? And who is Buster Poindexter anyways? It all gets dissected to the ultimate HOT Mix NEXT!...

The NFL is officially in midseason form, and so is Castle as he's back to dissect all 32 teams in the NFL to determine one specific thing - is anyone actually good? Are the Eagles and Chiefs running it bacK? Are the Rams and Seahawks for real? What about the Patriots? Is the NFC North the cream of the crop or the garbage in the dumpster? Will The Browns or Jets ever be good again? Is it finall...

On Episode 150 The Dissect DJs take on the new music craze taking the world by storm, for better or worse - AI Remixes! We dissect multiple 50 Cent jams re-created as 50's/60's soul and see what all the noise is about. What does AI's influence mean for the music industry and entertainment as a whole? How far can this go and what are the core differences between real and AI music? And c...

It's the Dissect DJs FAVORITE time of year - Halloween Season! In honor of spook season we hit all the all the topics while dissecting our Halloween freak mix featuring Whodini, Missy Elliott and TJR with "The Freaks Come Out at Night", "Get Your Freak On", and "Dracula Freaks". What's the best age to experience Halloween? What's the best hour for the freaks to...

Episode 148 takes us to the mysterious, melodic world that exists in Tom's Diner, as laid out by Suzanne Vega in 1987. What is Tom's Diner? Does anything happen there? And why does it sound so magical? This song has been reworked countless times, and we go through as many of them as we can, some of them are memorable, some of them you're better off never hearing by artists that may sur...

We're feeling spicy on Episode 147 as we break out some of the hottest takes to the hottest tunes! What movie character would actually completely suck to be around, the most overrated member of a band, the best inventions ever made, the right and wrong ways to eat your food, and which city cares wayyy too much how you do it! No person, thing or topic is safe - NEXT! Watch the video podcast on...

We're back with another classic throwback dissect as we break down Shania Twain's 1997 hit "That Don't Impress Me Much". From Brad Pitt, to Elvis, to rocket scientists, nothing much impresses this woman! We cover it all and throw in some other logs on the fire that don't much impress us, as our attempt to find the 2025 song of the summer has brought us kicking and spinning...

The MTV Video Music Awards are a thing I haven't thought about in at least 10 years, and haven't watched in close to 20! With that in mind, I gave it another try and watched the 2025 VMA's and gave it a full review! Along with a quick rundown of the history of the show, we take a look at what the show looks like now, who are the stars of the show, and if it holds up to the historic mom...

The NFL is back! And with it, let's bring it a new segment where we fire through all the important notes from Week 1 in quick hitter fashion! Everything you need to know about the NFL's opening week in under 10 minutes: The Ravens vs Bills, did we just see the greatest game ever? - The Eagles splashy title defense has begun - The Browns go full Browns - Macho Mahomes is back - 49ers remind...

The song of the summer search continues on as we dissect the gnarliest jam of the season with "Gnarly" by KATSEYE. A dissection which conjures up some of life's most gnarly scenarios - like bears, the formation of birds, samurai swords, the bottom of the ocean, siamese twins, bow and arrows, the beast from Beauty and the Beast, meth, life in the 1930s, boomerangs, and the word gnarly i...

After last week's thorough breakdown of Happy Gilmore, it's time to run it back with the 2025 update, as Ryan Castle dissects the brand new Adam Sandler comedy that's got the whole world buzzing - Happy Gilmore 2!   Did it live up to the hype after 30 years in the making? We break it down with 3 simple categories: What worked? What didn't work? And what the F*ck was that?   Was the...

With the newly released Happy Gilmore 2 hitting the streams on Netflix, Episode 141 takes on one of our most formative comedies of the 90's as we dissect the Adam Sandler classic - Happy Gilmore! We break down all the legendary moments of the '96 comedy, discuss the career retrospective of Adam Sandler, the best and worst sequels of all time, funniest movie death scenes, kick around a few...