Carnival Personnel

Today may be Patriots Day in Boston but, really, every day is Patriots Day in Jacques’ heart! He and Joe yap about Star Wars: Episode IX, a new Jeopardy super-champion, Julian Assange’s arrest, and Bernie Sanders covers the Beastie Boys! PLUS: Sport, Random Video Game Review, Netflix picks, Parenting Tip and MORE! Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/carnivalpodcast/ Twitter:  https://twitter.com/c...

Jacques and Joe welcome fellow game show fan Rodney to gush over their favorite game shows—old and new—as well as game show hosts, game show themes, and game show home games! Part one of an epic two-part Sideshow! No Whammies here! Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/carnivalpodcast/ Twitter:  https://twitter.com/carnivalpodcast

Jacques and Joe talk about Marvel movies, the Joker movie trailer, the Elizabeth Holmes docs, John Oliver’s WWE segment, “cancerous” windmills, and—believe it or not—sing a couple of TV theme songs! PLUS: Sport, Random Video Game Review, Netflix picks, Parenting Tip and MORE! Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/carnivalpodcast/ Twitter:  https://twitter.com/carnivalpodcast

Jacques and Joe talk about Batman turning 80, going to see Norm Macdonald in Boston, NASA’s female spacesuit shortage, the Mueller Report, Betsy DeVos cutting off the Special Olympics, and why Britain keeps saying “I wish I could quit EU!” PLUS: Sport, Random Video Game Review, Netflix picks, Parenting Tip and MORE! Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/carnivalpodcast/ Twitter:  https://twitter.com...

The prodigal co-host Jim returns to talk with Jacques and Joe about the Mueller report filing, gearing up to see Norm Macdonald live in Boston, and their latest video game triumphs and personal bests (not so much Jim)! PLUS: Sport, Random Video Game Review, Netflix picks, Parenting Tip and MORE! Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/carnivalpodcast/ Twitter:  https://twitter.com/carnivalpodcast

That hacky episode title refers to the college admissions bribery scheme that involved wealthy parents including actors Lori Loughlin and Felicity Huffman… anyway, Jacques and Joe talk about that and other stuff! PLUS: Sport, Random Video Game Review, Netflix picks, Parenting Tip and MORE! Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/carnivalpodcast/ Twitter:  https://twitter.com/carnivalpodcast

Jacques and Joe discuss “Leaving Neverland”, Paul Manafort’s light prison sentence, Alex Trebek’s cancer diagnosis, and honor Women’s History Month by highlighting women in politics, beginning this week with Geraldine Ferraro! PLUS: Sport, Random Video Game Review, Netflix picks, Parenting Tip and MORE! Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/carnivalpodcast/ Twitter:  https://twitter.com/carnivalpodc...

Jacques and Joe talk about the Oscars, Trump in Vietnam (finally), Michael Cohen speaking before Congress, and the passing of Katherine Helmond who played Jessica Tate on Soap and Mona on Who’s The Boss? PLUS: Sport, Random Video Game Review, Netflix picks, Parenting Tip and MORE! Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/carnivalpodcast/ Twitter:  https://twitter.com/carnivalpodcast

This week was rough, what with losing beloved Monkee Peter Tork, Jussie Smollett staging his “MAGA” attack, and Robert Kraft being charged as a john! But Joe cheers up Jacques with a Self-Indulgent Theater rendition of “Daydream Believer” as (by listener request) Don Knotts! PLUS: Sport, Random Video Game Review, Netflix picks, Parenting Tip and MORE! Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/carnivalpo...

Jacques makes Joe his singing monkey again in another installment of Self-Indulgent Theater—this time as Adam Sandler covering Van Halen’s “Jump”! PLUS: Sport, Random Video Game Review, Netflix picks, Parenting Tip and MORE! Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/carnivalpodcast/ Twitter:  https://twitter.com/carnivalpodcast

Jacques and Joe bask in the afterglow of yet another Patriots championship… but mostly Jacques! This February is turning out more like Blackface History Month, Trump gives his SOTU address, and Joe sings a New Kids song as Christopher Walken for some reason! Did we mention the Patriots won again?! PLUS: Sport (Patriots), Random Video Game Review, Netflix picks, Parenting Tip and MORE! Facebook:  h...

Jacques has Joe read the lyrics to “Asshole Neighbors” by indie rock band Fivehead as Troy McClure—if only Joe could do a Troy McClure impression! The pool of Democratic presidential hopefuls is ever increasing, Jacques has something to say about the GOP, and of course the Big Game is just days away (or ago)! PLUS: Random Video Game Review, Netflix picks, Parenting Tip and MORE! Facebook:  https:/...

Jacques dissects the upcoming Big Game matchup between the Patriots and the Saints—er, Rams. Joe listens and makes Devlin puns. Football! Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/carnivalpodcast Twitter:  https://twitter.com/carnivalpodcast

Jacques and Joe go on about Roger Stone’s indictment, Trump caving (temporarily) to the Dems to end the government shutdown, the MAGA-hat Catholic school kids, and Jacques’ “BBQ Betty” moment at the mall! ALSO: Self-Indulgent Theatre with Joe as Gilbert Gottfried! PLUS: Sport, Random Video Game Review, Netflix picks, Parenting Tip and MORE! Closing Song: “Driving Us Home” by Dan Cray – https://dan...

Jacques and Joe yap about Trump, Pence, Patriots, racism… the usual! PLUS: Random Video Game Review, Netflix picks, Parenting Tip and MORE! Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/carnivalpodcast/ Twitter:  https://twitter.com/carnivalpodcast

Jacques and Joe discuss the government shutdown over Trump’s border wall funding, fat-shaming Jacques into skating shape, and a classy move by Washington Capital Alexander Ovechkin to Jacques’ niece at a recent Bruins game! ALSO: Self-Indulgent Theater returns with Joe reading Beyond Id lyrics as Super Dave! PLUS: Sport, Random Video Game Review, Netflix picks, Parenting Tip and MORE! Facebook:  h...

Jacques and Joe look back at the world’s greatest daredevil superstar entertainer, Super Dave Osborne, performed by the late, great comedian Bob Einstein. Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/carnivalpodcast/ Twitter:  https://twitter.com/carnivalpodcast

Jacques and Joe ring in the new year by… mourning the passing of three celebrities in one day: WWE legend “Mean Gene” Okerlund, Daryl Dragon of Captain & Tennille, and Bob Einstein, aka “Super Dave” Osborne! PLUS: Sport, Random Video Game Review, Netflix picks, Parenting Tip and MORE! Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/carnivalpodcast/ Twitter:  https://twitter.com/carnivalpodcast

Jacques and Joe look back on a wild and wacky 2018, both in their world and the world in general! Jacques left the country! Joe left the basement! Trump blamed the left! Can they possibly keep this momentum in the upcoming shiny new year?! PLUS: Sport, Random Video Game Review, Netflix picks, Parenting Tip and MORE! Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/carnivalpodcast/ Twitter:  https://twitter.com...

Jacques and Joe review some “classic” Christmas TV specials from yesteryear – including one with the Osmonds and Paul Lynde as a mall Santa – then ruin the fun with political talk as usual! But Joe just might save Christmas after all with a present for Jacques! PLUS: Sport, Random Video Game Review, Defunct Sponsor, Netflix picks, Parenting Tip and MORE! Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/carniva...

Jacques and Joe celebrate the 40th anniversary of Superman: The Movie! Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/carnivalpodcast/ Twitter:  https://twitter.com/carnivalpodcast

Jacques and Joe recap Dan Cray and Beyond Id’s latest live show, then talk about Christmas songs, Bill Murray’s Scrooged, old movies, new movies, and a bit of politics for good measure! ALSO, Self-Indulgent Theater: Joe reads Dan Cray’s “Where U Been” as Paul Lynde! PLUS: Sport, Random Video Game Review, Defunct Sponsor, Netflix picks, Parenting Tip and MORE! Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/ca...

Jacques and Joe talk about a week of losses: losing President George H.W. Bush, the Oscars “losing” Kevin Hart as host, and America losing more respect in the world with Trump’s picks for ambassadors to Canada and the U.N.! Joe also loses himself in reading the lyrics to Dan Cray’s “Firing Line” as Jimmy Stewart! PLUS: Sport, Random Video Game Review, Defunct Sponsor, Netflix picks, Parenting Tip...

Jacques and Joe get into the holiday spirit, even though the spirit may not be that into them! They talk about Christmas tree shopping, It’s A Wonderful Life, and “Baby, It’s Cold Outside” getting the cold shoulder from radio stations! PLUS: Sport, Random Video Game Review, Defunct Sponsor, Netflix picks, Parenting Tip and MORE! Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/carnivalpodcast/ Twitter:  https:...

Jacques and Joe talk to Alex Kant from the band Gold Star Blvd. Alex shares his experiences of playing small bars and clubs in the Worcester area on the road to rock stardom, while Jacques tries to piece together not-so-similar fuzzy memories from his ‘90s heydays with his band Beyond Id. Both bands will be playing at Uncharted in Lowell on Friday, December 14. It’s like “A Star Is Born” but not r...