Toasting the Classics

Dave McArthur and Clint Lanier discuss the 1975 bank robbery, hostage drama Dog Day Afternoon while drinking eponymous Dog Day Afternoon cocktails.

Dave McArthur and Clint Lanier discuss the life and work of Dr. Seuss and whether these three books are classics that should never be banned.

Dave McArthur welcomes guest host Nate Wolf to drink Last Goodbye cocktails and discuss whether the 1994 album Grace by Jeff Buckley is a classic. And whether Jeff Buckley is only famous because he died.

Dave McArthur and Clint Lanier discuss the Stanley Kubrick joint Spartacus and find out they really do like movies about gladiators.

Dave McArthur welcomes guest hosts Chris Gragg and Kevin Doyle to discuss the 1974 audiobook version of J.R.R. Tolkien's novel The Hobbit.

Clint Lanier and Dave McArthur discuss the Ernest Hemingway novella The Old Man and the Sea.

Clint Lanier and Dave McArthur discuss the most acclaimed comedy album of Bill Cosby's massive and ultimately troubled career.

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.