2 Fast 2 Forever: The Fast and Furious Podcast

It's time for another Life in the Fast Lane -- which includes explaining this format -- as we prepare for aerial ESDs! We kick off by exploring F&F news, especially the absolutely broken system within which blockbuster budgets exist, before opening the mailbag, which leads to Joe taking a beverage pledge.  We catch up on our last three weeks -- holidays! scam Xbox updates! Steelers games! -- as Jo...

Our journey through the Riddick universe continues as Nico Vasilo returns to talk about both The Chronicles of Riddick and Dark Fury! After mythologizing some backstories, we tease a (new) plan to cover Vin Diesel's music before we explain what Dark Fury is and wonder how far fans will go when it comes to metafiction. Nico goes on a comics tangent (because of course he does) (and then another late...

The Montez lap continues as we head back to Rio for Fast Five and continue to explore Montez's wild takes on this franchise. After catching us up with "the Montez Minute," Joe questions her handwriting size before we all make our picks for the Most Dom Moment (wherein Joe words something very specifically to fall under the proper jurisdiction). We talk about pregnancy in film, Vince's educational...

It’s time for another episode of Life in the Fast Lane, which means it’s another surprisingly long episode given that it’s not really “about” anything. After opening emails and announcing the return of Turbos for Tots, we tackle the latest F&F news, including the return of Young Rock and the appearance of the “Drift Tape.” Then, in Extracurricular Activities, Joe says he’s uncomfortable with the w...

It's the start of the Chronicles of Riddick episode trilogy on 2 Fast 2 Forever as we talk Pitch Black with Nico Vasilo! Our next pit stops will cover Dark Fury, The Chronicles of Riddick, and Riddick (2013), but today we're starting where it all began, with 2000's Pitch Black. We're discussing the original ideas for the movie and the character, how things changed while they made it, and what Vin...

Montez is back (with some more hot takes!) to talk about all things Fast & Furious... and to debut The Montez Minute! In this (decidedly more unhinged than normal) episode, we unveil "our" Leo and Santos, learn about the new quadrant that Montez added to her notes, and find that we've already changed her brain (in more ways than one). Montez shares the pressing questions she has about Fast & Furio...

It's time for the second installment of Life in the Fast Lane, and today we're getting heavy and somber (or are we?) as we're Breaking Down Walls. After trying to figure out Patreon math that makes any sense, we welcome in a new patron (who breaks the system) and work our way through a ton of new F&F news: an impending new trailer, a new theme park, #JusticeForHim!, Mark Wahlberg's jealousy, a Cip...

Happy Halloween! We're here with a surprise bonus episode to talk about John Carpenter's Christine, which was a first-time watch for both of us. After teasing a future lap (in the far distant future), we talk about some Fast & Furious news we didn't cover... tomorrow?! Then, we become one with our car as we talk about whether we'd rather buy a house or a car that someone died in, why Christine was...

We're kicking off another three-episode, three-location crossover with "the resident historian" Mike Manzi (Third Time's A Charm) to talk about xXx! Mike comes in hot and fresh with an original creation before Joey brings the room down with a couple of somber notes. We dive deep into the connections to the Fast and the Furious, the origin of Xander's alias, and just how "Vin" this Vin Diesel perfo...

Jessica Collins (a.k.a. Mon-TEZ) returns to the podcast for 2 Fast 2 Furious, and she is coming in HOT with talk of hate-watching. After taking care of some quick housekeeping, we dive into 2 Fast 2 Furious, which Joe is liking more than ever. Montez tells tall tales about enormous slices of pizza served by fake Italians, we make our picks for the "most Dom moment," and we discover the specific wa...

Our new format really takes hold in this episode as we introduce Life in the Fast Lane. As Roman says, "I was made for this, bruh!" Joe goes rogue very early on in the episode before we figure out (live! on air!) the new way we'll run through these episodes. Joe offers some NFTs that don't exist. We play a game involving Muppets and reveal the results of our heist team poll. We run through the pas...

Bro. It's the Vin Diesel lap, and our first pit stop is one of Joe Two's favorite movies, Boiler Room. Get psyched, bro. We're joined by Brian Rodriguez (Uncle Francis's Wine Cellar), who quickly bonds with Joe over past viewings of this movie, while Joey (as predicted) lacks all nostalgia for turn-of-the-century content. We talk about the movie's accessible quality, how it wears its influences on...

We're kicking off Lap 12 (and working our way through our new format) as we head back to Toretto's Market and Cafe for The Fast and the Furious! Joining us tonight (as she will all lap long) is Jessica Collins (a.k.a Mon-TEZ), who brings the heat right off the bat by comparing Brian to Lightning McQueen. We make our picks for the "most Dom moment" of the movie (including one not in the movie... se...

We're closing out our heist lap and welcoming in Lap 12 in our mechanic-prescribed Lap 11 Tune-Up / Relap / Recap. Coming at you LIVE from The Racer's Edge, Joe takes blame for the Queen's passing as we work our way through an NFL Week 1 roundup before we head into the 2 Fast 2 Furious Minute (25:00) with entirely too much to cover (as well as a tip from Rachel's mom on finding good restaurants). ...

We're closing out the Fast & Furious portion of Lap 11 with F9, and we're joined by returning guest (and family member) Nate Milton! After Joe introduces a new (real life) game and Joey does a quick movie roundup, we check in on Vanessa Hudgens and get some Lap 12 movie picks from our patrons before heading to the 2 Fast 2 Furious Minute (30:40) to do some more detective work on what Roman's eatin...

This ain't no bank robbery! Or is it? It's time for us to talk about Spike Lee's Inside Man with Aaron Neuwirth! After diving into the YouTube metrics of all our boomer haters, Roman talks about his metabolism in the 2 Fast 2 Furious Minute (25:00) as we try to figure out what, exactly, he's eating. Then, Aaron Neuwirth (Out Now with Aaron and Abe) joins us to talk about Inside Man. Joe describes...

Get ready, usos, because it's once again time for Hobbs & Shaw! We're joined by our friend Kate Arildsen, but first, Joey sums up some fantasy baseball drama, we run through a new TV roundup (including a strong recommendation for the current season of Hard Knocks), and dive into movie news, including Jason Momoa teasing the peacockish and androgynous qualities of his Fastiverse villain. Then, we d...

We're "enemies forever" on this week's episode of the podcast as we head to West Texas to talk about Hell or High Water! After hearing about Joe's exciting weekend in Pittsburgh, we take to the riverboat in the 2 Fast 2 Furious Minute (29:40) before diving into the Alex Elonen's patron pick (38:25). Joining us “off the bench” is fan favorite (and now “pinch hitter”) Garrett Smith (Killer Bs Podcas...

We’ve rounded the episode #250 turn and we’re racing toward the end of the lap, and today we’re talking about The Fate of the Furious with Alyssa Rosenberg of the Washington Post! After Joey shares a big (spoiler: not big) "life" update -- and a dream he had -- we welcome back Bilkins in the 2 Fast 2 Furious Minute (28:30). Then, Alyssa joins us (37:25) to talk about The Fate of the Furious and wh...

We're taking a quick pit stop from our heist lap to celebrate the first 250 episodes of 2 Fast 2 Forever and to look to the future of the show. We also welcome the third class into the 2 Fast 2 Forever Hall of Fame... or do we? Email us: family@cageclub.me Visit our Patreon page at patreon.com/2fast2forever.  Show your support at the 2 Fast 2 Forever shop! Extra special shout-out to Ben Milliman,...

Our first pit stop of our heist lap was Heat, and today's episode is all about Den of Thieves, which can sort of be described as "dirtbag Heat." After quick (spoiler-free) discussions about Better Call Saul, Nope, and The Rehearsal, we talk about why Carter Verone feels the need to micromanage in the 2 Fast 2 Furious Minute (21:15). Then, we dive into Den of Thieves (31:25), featuring a cast that...

We're nearing the end of the lap and beginning to round out our heist teams as we welcome in Leisha Suggs to talk about Furious 7! After debating whether we want time travel in the F&F movies, we get a taste of Monica's acrobatics in the 2 Fast 2 Furious Minute (12:10) then welcome in Leisha (with past guest Michelle Farley in the background) to talk about all things Furious 7. We talk about F&F h...

We've got "fan favorite" Garrett Smith back to talk about the Fast & Furious pre-cursor No Man's Land! After some obligatory MCU talk (because of course), we talk about frustrations with physical media (and fears of digital media) before trying to figure out if (and how) Jesse will come back. Then, we get a kiss (!) in the 2 Fast 2 Furious Minute (25:45) before Garrett joins us to talk about No Ma...

We're talking about Tokyo Drift (and just about every other movie and every actor and director) with Alex Jacobs! After a quick reminder to vote on the 2 Fast 2 Forever Hall of Fame (cageclub.me/bracket), we open mail that lets us know we get cars wrong a lot before running into a traffic jam on a boat in the 2 Fast 2 Furious Minute (20:55). Then, Alex joins us to talk about Tokyo Drift, his favor...

"CAULIFLOWER!" We're taking on "the Hillbilly Heist" (or "Ocean's 7-11") with the help of Brian Silliman as we talk about Logan Lucky! First, though, Wes lets us know how Han came back into the franchise (for the first time) before we enter the 2 Fast 2 Furious Minute (15:40) to escape the Pearl and find a mystery woman with a possible connection to No Knees Denise. Then, Brian joins us to talk ab...