Hobo Radio: A Pop Culture Podcast

The lines between Kestrin Pantera’s real life and the life of her character Kat Ben Atar in Backseat Drivers have become quite blurred. Both Kestrin and Kat are cello-playing moms with rockstar last names who have strong feelings about the high expectations teachers set for the science fair projects at their daughters’ fancy new schools. And both find themselves regularly interacting w...

When Kate Freund was a child, she wanted to learn how to fight. But her mother signed her up for dance classes instead. However, the dance lessons didn’t supplant her desire to kick ass. Freund instead combined these two passions into Pretty Lethal; a screenplay about a group of ballerinas who must battle their way out of a bar full of criminals. The film took over a decade to see the light...

We talk to Gershon about the book, working with Robert Altman on The Player and her battles with Paul Verhoeven while filming Showgirls.

Joel Murphy and Lars Periwinkle are once again joined by Molly Regan to break down the 2026 Academy Awards. They go through all 10 Best Picture nominees and share their thoughts on Best Actor/Actress, Best Director and Best Short Films. So listen along, prepare for the show and get upset along with the gang when Michael B. Jordan inevitably loses to Timothée Chalamet. Intro Music: “Giddy Up&...

The world lost Isiah Whitlock Jr. over the holidays. Joel Murphy interviewed Isiah Whitlock Jr. in 2008 as the final season of The Wire was underway. Today, we bring we the audio from that interview.

We talked to Toby Huss about Weapons, his desire to see the ghost of Cotton Hill haunting Hank on King of the Hill and getting recognized in Thailand by a man wearing a coconut bra.

For this year's Hobo Madness Tournament, in honor of Saturday Night Live's 50th anniversary, the gang looks at the former cast members and writers that should have been big stars on the show, but weren't.

For this year's Hobo Madness Tournament, in honor of Saturday Night Live's 50th anniversary, the gang looks at the former cast members and writers that should have been big stars on the show, but weren't.

For this year's Hobo Madness Tournament, in honor of Saturday Night Live's 50th anniversary, the gang looks at the former cast members and writers that should have been big stars on the show, but weren't.

We talk to Marc Geller, who plays Kier on the show, about his unusual role, his desire to film a Kier flashback episode and what it was like working with Eric Andre on the Eric Andre Show.

Joel Murphy and Lars Periwinkle are once again joined by Molly Regan to break down the 2025 Academy Awards.

We talk to Ruben about Heart Eyes' tricky tone, how he created such a memorable opening sequence and his desire to continue making Dropout content regardless of how busy he gets.

We spoke to Sydney Cole Alexander, who plays Natalie on Severance, about the temptation to ask Ben Stiller to do "Blue Steel" when he's directing her on set, Severance's many mysteries and that scene from season two, episode three where Natalie presented Seth Milchick with a gift from the board.

We talk to Carol Kane about beating up Bill Murray with her wings in Scrooged, working with John Cassavetes and Gena Rowlands in a play and her bucket list dream of working with Martin Scorsese and Robert De Niro.

We talk to Chris Grace about this hilarious and poignant one-person show, Chris Grace: As Scarlett Johansson.

Much like Robert Downey Jr. and the Russos, Joel Murphy and Lars Periwinkle are back, baby! They try to make sense of the surprising announcement that Downey will be rejoining the MCU ... as Dr. Doom.

We chatted with Kneecap and writer/director about the film, the fight to get Irish recognized as a language in the north of Ireland and the chaotic decision to release a new album and movie simultaneously.

Joel Murphy, Lars Periwinkle and their friends are back with the 11th annual Mabel Memorial Hobo Madness Tournament.

Paul Gleeson v. Timothy Olyphant, Dabney Coleman v. Robert Davi, William Zabka vs. William Atherton, Gary Cole v. Clancy Brown

This year, Hobo Radio Finds the Asshole. Specially, they are seeking to find the actor who is the best at playing an asshole on-screen.

Joel Murphy and Lars Periwinkle are joined by Molly Regan to break down the 2024 Academy Awards.

Joel and Lars discuss the trendy new cups that share a name with a certain coveted sports trophy, people who record movies on their phones and, unsurprisingly, The Dark Knight Rises.

We talk to Jacob Reed about Our Frasier Remake, a mix of animation, puppets and live action clips pieced together into one chaotic episode of Frasier.

Joel Murphy and Lars Periwinkle share how often they think about the Roman Empire. They also discuss a new bank named BMO and weigh in on the alien corpse recently presented to Mexico's Congress.

We spoke with Vidiots Executive Director Maggie Mackay about the challenges of running a video store in 2023, the importance of preserving and screening classic films and the organization's recent partnership with Pluto TV to offer free film screenings.