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Mr. MoviePod himself returns to the show to discuss the final Jackass movie and what the Jackass series has meant to us over the last 25+ years. Listen to MoviePod Follow Brian Culture Dumpster is hosted by Johnny Amizich. You can follow him at @ doctorvenkman.com and @ culturedumpster.com on Bluesky. Support the show: Ko-fi , Patreon Have a question? Email the show at mail@culturedumpster.com , a...

Josh Boerman of The Worst of All Possible Worlds and Ill Conceived returns to the show to discuss one of our favorite games of 2026 and perhaps ever, Bungie's 2026 game Marathon. Follow Josh Check out Ill Conceived Check out Worst of All Possible Worlds Culture Dumpster is hosted by Johnny Amizich. You can follow him at @ doctorvenkman.com and @ culturedumpster.com on Bluesky. Support the show: Ko...

Friend of the show Diana returns to talk about one of the 20th century's most influential sci-fi novels, and the first novel written by a woman to receive the Hugo and Nebula awards, The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula Le Guin. Join us as we discuss the novel's examination of utopianism and alienation, and yes, the gender stuff. Culture Dumpster is hosted by Johnny Amizich. You can follow him at @...

Welcome to the first episode of a brand new subseries here at Culture Dumpster where Johnny and his guests examine a selection of Family Guy episodes and have a critical discussion about what they saw. This initial episode is a much looser structure than the show will have going forward but nevertheless there was a lot of Family Guy discourse to be had. Follow Vanoreo Follow Jenny Culture Dumpster...

The hilarious Kelley Greene returns to share with me once again what tech bro and man who wants to live forever, Bryan Johnson has been up to since her last visit to the show back in January. Follow Kelley Culture Dumpster is hosted by Johnny Amizich. You can follow him at @ doctorvenkman.com and @ culturedumpster.com on Bluesky. Support the show: Ko-fi , Patreon Have a question? Email the show at...

Throughout his career Robert J Schuster has worked on Magic: The Gathering at Wizard's of The Coast , Destiny 2 at Bungie, Valorant at Riot, and on Fortnite at Epic Games. Chances are if you've played any of those games you've interacted with systems designed at least in part by Robert. Earlier this year he was unfortunately one of the devs impacted by the 1,000 jobs cut by Fortnite maker Epic. We...

Ashley Poprik joins the show to talk about writing stories for video games, being called "little girl" while being employed as a professional games writer, and what it was like to be a memeber of the Game Awards Future Class and how wonderfully Geoff Keighley made sure every alumni was treated. Follow Ash on Bluesky Visit Ash's website Culture Dumpster is hosted by Johnny Amizich. You can follow h...

Brian Alford( Worst of All Possible Worlds ) joins the show to discuss John Kennedy Toole's novel "A Confederacy of Dunces". Follow Brian Culture Dumpster is hosted by Johnny Amizich. You can follow him at @ doctorvenkman.com and @ culturedumpster.com on Bluesky. Support the show: Ko-fi , Patreon Have a question? Email the show at mail@culturedumpster.com , and it might get read and answered on an...

The Internet's Jenny Tightpants joins the show to talk about why people don't yell at her when she talks about Linux anymore, and how we can make the computer our friend again. Before that though, Johnny shares his vacation nightmare story from Hawaii. Follow Jenny Culture Dumpster is hosted by Johnny Amizich. You can follow him at @ doctorvenkman.com and @ culturedumpster.com on Bluesky. Support...

New friend of the show, and professional software developer, Diana Thayer, joins to talk about having some of her code on mars, and much more in the open source world. Follow Diana Culture Dumpster is hosted by Johnny Amizich. You can follow him at @ doctorvenkman.com and @ culturedumpster.com on Bluesky. Support the show:  Ko-fi  ,  Patreon Have a question? Email the show at  mail@culturedumpster...

Returning guests Matt Fresh and Nick Coffman are back to discuss another movie. A good one this time! Johnny, Matt, and Nick have a lively discussion about the 2018 action horror flick, Overlord. Listen to Stand N' Watch Culture Dumpster is hosted by Johnny Amizich. You can follow him at @ doctorvenkman.com and @ culturedumpster.com on Bluesky. Support the show: Ko-fi , Patreon Have a question? Em...

Chris Person of Aftermath and Highlight Reel joins the show to talk about finding FOSS(free and open source software) alternatives to some of the pieces of proprietary software and tech companies making our lives worse every day. Follow Chris Read Aftermath Watch Highlight Reel Culture Dumpster is hosted by Johnny Amizich. You can follow him at @ doctorvenkman.com and @ culturedumpster.com on Blue...

My friend Adam Russell joins the show to examine former vice president Dick Cheney's life, career, and the responsibility he bears for the rise of Donald Trump and fascism in America. Listen to Story of the Year's new album, A.R.S.O.N. Follow Adam Check out Thank The Maker Culture Dumpster is hosted by Johnny Amizich. You can follow him at @ doctorvenkman.com and @ culturedumpster.com on Bluesky....

My friend Adam Russell joins the show to examine former vice president Dick Cheney's life, career, and the responsibility he bears for the rise of Donald Trump and fascism in America. Listen to Story of the Year's new album, A.R.S.O.N. Follow Adam Listen to Thank The Maker Culture Dumpster is hosted by Johnny Amizich. You can follow him at @ doctorvenkman.com and @ culturedumpster.com on Bluesky....

For the very first premium episode of The Culture Dumpster podcast I was joined by friend of the show June of Kill The Computer and The Onion, and Josh Boerman of Worst of All Possible Worlds. June and Josh also host the podcast Ill Conceived, a podcast about natalism. June and Josh join the show to discuss disgraced former Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich. Sources for this episode include the bo...

Johnny's buddy Caltex stops by to teach Johnny all about Vtubers. The good, the bad, and the Nazis. If you are interested in following some normal Vtubers Caltex says, "nimi nightmare, dooby3d, mint maid, kson and henya are all very good vtubers with massive audiences that are also very normal and nice." Follow Caltex on Bluesky Culture Dumpster is hosted by Johnny Amizich. You can follow him at @...

Johnny and special guests Aysha and Jacob from the Worker's Lit podcast go over the week in news with as few derailments as possible, which is to say several. Follow Worker's Lit Follow Johnny Support Johnny and Culture Dumpster on Patreon . Have a question? Email the show at mail@culturedumpster.com , and it might get read and answered on an episode of the show.

Vince Zampella was one of the most influential game developers of the 21st century, and is responsible for helping create some of the most influential titles of all time such as Call of Duty, Titanfall, Apex Legends, Jedi: Fallen Order and Survivor, and for the last several years oversaw the Battlefield franchise, helping to deliver one of the best received games in the series in recent times. Vin...

Friend of the show Kelley Greene is back for another update on her Roman Empire, Bryan Johnson, the tech bro who wants to live forever. What fresh horrors await? Tune in and find out. Follow Kelley: https://kelleygreene.pizza/ Culture Dumpster is hosted by Johnny Amizich. You can follow him at @ doctorvenkman.com and @ culturedumpster.com on Bluesky. Support the show on Patreon Have a question? Em...

It’s holiday season so come listen to your two favorite warped, frustrated old podcasters discuss one of the greatest achievements in cinema that only became a holiday staple due to a copyright lapse in the 1970s. MoviePod’s Brian Wishart and Johnny talk about one of their favorite movies of all time, It’s A Wonderful Life. Follow MoviePod Culture Dumpster is hosted by Johnny Amizich. You can foll...

Jack Welch was CEO of General Election from 1981-2001, and is responsible for the way corporations are still being run today. His so-called "war on loyalty" saw the rise of diverting funds that would be spent on R&D and investing in employees to the pockets of shareholders who became every major corporations primary focus thanks to Mr. Welch. If you've ever been laid off from your corporate jo...

This is a preview of the first premium episode of The Culture Dumpster podcast where I was joined by friend of the show, June of Kill The Computer and The Onion, and Josh Boerman of Worst of All Possible Worlds. June and Josh also host the podcast Ill Conceived, a podcast about natalism. June and Josh join the show to discuss disgraced former Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich. Sources for this epi...

For the very first premium episode of The Culture Dumpster podcast I was joined by friend of the show June of Kill The Computer and The Onion, and Josh Boerman of Worst of All Possible Worlds. June and Josh also host the podcast Ill Conceived, a podcast about natalism. June and Josh join the show to discuss disgraced former Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich. Sources for this episode include the bo...

My friend Amity joins the podcast for a conversation about TTRPGs between all the riffing, sidetracking, and tomfoolery we get up to during our conversation. Follow Amity on bluesky Culture Dumpster is hosted by Johnny Amizich. You can follow him at @ doctorvenkman.com and @ culturedumpster.com on Bluesky. Support the show: patreon.com/culturdumpster Have a question? Email the show at mail@culture...

This week new friend of the show Kat Abughazaleh is here to talk about one of her and Johnny's favorite movies, the 1980 comedy classic, "The Blues Brothers". Follow and support Kat at katforillinois.com and on Bluesky Culture Dumpster is hosted by Johnny Amizich. You can follow him at @ doctorvenkman.com and @ culturedumpster.com on Bluesky. Support Culture Dumpster on Patreon at culturedumpster....