Toasting the Classics

Dave McArthur and Bill Hodges discuss whether the 1973 blockbuster heist film The Sting deserves to be called a classic under the Toasting the Classics name.

Clint Lanier and Dave McArthur discuss the blockbuster album Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band.

Dave McArthur welcomes guest host Bill Hodges to discuss the 2022 novel Project Hail Mary and decide whether it merits the status of a Toasting the Classics classic. Don't worry, there will be some discussion of the 2026 film starring Ryan Gosling.

Dave McArthur welcomes guest host Nate Wolf to drink Madeira and discuss the historical fiction novel Burr by Gore Vidal

Finally, the world gets the opinion of two middle-aged white guys on race relations and the 1989 powerhouse Spike Lee joint Do the Right Thing.

Dave McArthur welcomes guest host Jay Schweig to discuss the Philip K. Dick novella and source of the film Bladerunner, Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep, while drinking imitation beer and real Chablis.

Dave McArthur welcomes guest hosts Chris Gragg, Joe Iglesias, and Andrew Park to discuss the 1966 film The Battle of Algiers while drinking martinis.

Dave McArthur and Clint Lanier discuss the 1962 children's science fiction novel A Wrinkle in Time.

Dave McArthur and Bill Hodges sip California IPA's while discussing the 1955 James Dean and Natalie Wood film Rebel Without a Cause.

Clint Lanier and Dave McArthur discuss the 2001 David Lynch mindbender Mulholland Drive while drinking coffee cocktails that would make a mobster spit in a napkin.

Clint Lanier and Dave McArthur discuss the H.G. Wells novel The Time Machine

Dave McArthur discusses the modern Bill and Ted adaptation of the 1952 play Waiting for Godot by Samuel Beckett.

Dave McArthur and Clint Lanier drink Flaming Dr. Pepper while discussing the 1953 dystopian novel Fahrenheit 451.

Dave McArthur and Bill Hodges drink J and B scotch and conclude their discussion of both the 1962 novel and 1975 film One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest.

Dave McArthur and Bill Hodges discuss the Ken Kesey novel (and the 1975 film) One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest while drinking J and B scotch.

Dave McArthur welcomes guest hosts Chris Gragg, Bill Hodges, and Andrew Park to discuss the Indian epic movie RRR while drinking Kingfisher beer.

Dave McArthur welcomes guest host Chris Gragg to discuss the Discworld novel Guards! Guards! by Terry Pratchett. There may have been some beer involved as well.

Dave McArthur and Clint Lanier discuss the 1974 philosophical novel Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance while drinking Split Personality cocktails.

Clint Lanier and Dave McArthur were just fledgling podcasters when they sat down to discuss the 1974 Mel Brooks picture Blazing Saddles. 

Dave McArthur and Bill Hodges drink Fireball (whiskey or non) and discuss the 1974 disaster epic The Towering Inferno.

Dave McArthur welcomes Joe Iglesias and Chris Gragg to drink vodka and Coke and discuss the 1988 black comedy Christmas movie Scrooged.

Clint Lanier and Dave McArthur discuss the Steve Martin and John Candy holiday film Planes, Trains, and Automobiles.

Dave McArthur and Andrew Park skip the bottle of red or white and discuss the 1977 Billy Joel album The Stranger.

Dave McArthur welcomes Chris Gragg, Joe Iglesias, and Andrew Park to drink rum and coke and discuss the 1994 Tim Burton film Ed Wood.

Dave McArthur and Bill Hodges pass judgment on the 1985 comedy thriller Fletch.