Cruisin' Together

(this episode of Cruisin' Together contains grown-up language) Gregg and Chris are ready to discuss the latest (and last?) in the MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE franchise. But first, they need to set the table before introducing their guest for what they consider a reckoning of their own. And then, with said guest, who'll be named soon enough, they discuss their rider, whether this movie is the last in the f...

(Cruisin' Together may contain grown-up language) Gregg and Chris get on the mics to recognize and/or celebrate the ten real, fun, and inspiring years since the launch of CRUISIN' TOGETHER. For this "Special Version" episode, they open the lines to take calls from past guests and invited super-fans. But before they do that, there's talk of risk and worst case scenarios, game show cliffhangers and...

(Cruisin' Together may contain grown-up language) Chris and Gregg are back on the mics to talk about Tom Cruise's roughly four-or-so minutes of participation in the 2024 Paris Olympics closing ceremonies with their readers! And while they do that they also cover such topics as: the word for 8-bit video game music, pronoun jokes, ceremoniously vs. ceremonially, Jimmy Fallon's excitement and comment...

Chris and Gregg accept their latest mission and are joined by cartoonist Scoot McMahon to talk about the latest entry in the Mission: Impossible franchise! And in doing so, Gregg shares his "close call" with Tom Cruise, Scoot recalls his first meetings with the hosts, Chris coins a new word, they determine who of them is the freshest (and the cleanest), two lengthy recaps vie for supremacy, Gregg'...

(this episode of Cruisin' Together contains grown-up language) Gregg and Chris are back in their first actual, non-Special Version Episode in nearly four years!!! And on this auspicious occasion they are joined by fitness expert and Chris' lifelong friend, Michael Marasigan. After a lot of runway introducing the guest and breakdown the podcast and movie release timelines, things take flight with a...

Chris and Gregg are on the road, literally cruisin' while recording another "Special Version" episode, their 10th! TOP GUN: MAVERICK has been delayed once again, but this was an opportunity to record that couldn't be passed up. Put your metaphorical (or literal) seat belt on for Six Degrees of Top Gun, Cruise Controlling the previous "Special Version" episode's precaps, Chris tastes gray Skittles,...

Gregg and Chris return with another "Special Version" episode after a full calendar year...and what a year it's been. 2020 brought upon many things, but none of them was the new Tom Cruise movie, namely TOP GUN: MAVERICK. But the cruse must go on, and there was no shortage of Cruise news to peruse: Tom in Italy at the start of the pandemic. Tom seeing TENET in a theater. And of course, Tom's leake...

Chris and Gregg saddle up for a very special "Special Version" episode, joined by "fan since day 2" Jon Thurmond to delve into the mystery of the curious case of the Cruise cowboy cameo in the movie YOUNG GUNS. Amidst talk of the 1980s, Rubik's products, and witches, they examine roughly 7 seconds of footage to determine if a rumored cameo is indeed Tom Cruise in cowboy disguise. And if it is Tom...

Chris and (Cousin) Mike strap in once again for another installment of their ancillary spin-off "InsTOMgram," taking their patented deep dive into the first trailer (teaser?) for TOP GUN: MAVERICK. Lots of bird talk (i.e. ducks and wingspans) , sports talk (i.e. volleyball and football), and Star Wars talk (i.e. Chewbacca and Luke Starwalker). Plus, some dream casting, that show Friends, and they...

Chris and Gregg present their friends' show, CREWSIN' TOGETHER, about the filmography of Terry Crews. Co-hosts Branwyn, Tyler, and David get right into discussing THE 6TH DAY, complete with segments like "Crucial Crews," "David's Science Nook," "Terry Cloth," trivia and more. They cover a lot of ground and laughs are had, but Gregg and Chris aren't on the same page regarding their feelings about t...

Gregg and Chris return for a new episode, just like Tom Cruise returns as Ethan Hunt, for the sixth installment in the Mission: Impossible franchise, Fallout. And this time they're joined from the other coast by writer, editor and podcaster David Brothers. After shaking off their ring rust, talk quickly turns to tricycles, big wheels and bicycle accidents. The case of Steve Winwood gets re-opened,...

Chris has a new wingman with past guest (episode TAPS) and past guest host (episode VALKYRIE), Mike Levin (AKA Cousin Mike), for an "emergency," "very important" Special Version episode covering Tom Cruise's social media! But worry not, as Mike and Chris have plenty to say on behalf of Gregg and on Gregg's behalf, make a point of keeping to the "classic" CRUISIN' TOGETHER format, including the "cl...

Gregg and Chris strap in to discuss American Made, joined by comics and television writer/producer and Tom Cruise super-fan, Robert Kirkman (The Walking Dead, Outcast, Invincible), who doesn't even wait to be introduced to join the fray. With a Hollywood honcho in their midst, Chris suggests Robert might be a more special guest than others and Gregg addresses the elephant in the room, after which,...

Chris and Gregg rise from their state of rest to talk about The Mummy. With them to discuss it is their old friend, Tim Smith 3. And three is the magic number as they get into numerology, memories of Y2K, and the time Gregg didn't die in a car and Chris might've run into a tollbooth. After covering their expectations for the movie, Gregg coins the word "intermonstral", they rank the monsters, and...

Gregg called Chris in to record a Special Version episode for a movie Gregg saw but Chris hasn't...at least, they don't know if he has or not, as Gregg didn't tell Chris what movie until they were recording. And outside of some technical issues, Chris' guessing games and Gregg's clumsy and arduous recap, the fellas discuss squatting vs. homesteading, Mr. Jaws, the difference between an "Easter egg...

Gregg and Chris are back to talk about Jack Reacher: Never Go Back, joined by guest, Brian "Full Meal" McBeal (and his Sam Elliott-esque-ness). It's been a while since they last recorded, but despite that, they quickly discuss failed guest-booking plans, Malcolm Gladwell's bibliography, Jack Reacher novel purists, buckets v. pails, Tangerine Dream as the sound of the '80s, and Ghost-inspired movie...

Previously, on CRUISIN' TOGETHER...Chris and Gregg watched every movie Tom Cruise ever acted in, recorded a podcast for each one with a rotation of guests, ranked all 39 movies, and posted a survey for listeners. Now, they look back on it all...the show, the survey, and the experience. Joined by Jacob Chabot, they reflect on the show premise vs. its conceit, set off many song triggers, get into th...

Having watched every existing movie wherein Tom Cruise acted, Gregg and Chris look over the full filmography and rank all 39 movies in a manner wholly appropriate to CRUISIN' TOGETHER, which is to say it arguably makes little logical sense and they take the long way to get where they're going, discussing things like relay races, reflection vs. refraction, "light" songs, Tom Cruise tentpole movies,...

Chris and Gregg engage with Mission: Impossible expert and west coaster, Jonanthan Chan, to talk about Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation, "one of the movies in the Mission: Impossible movies". In this, the last movie-centric episode of the show until the release of a new Tom Cruise, Gregg, Chris and Jonathan pull out all the stops - Recap Battle! A Recap Remix! Cruise Control! Top Toms! Hanks-a-L...

Gregg and Chris bring back a gest-- Gregg and Chris bring back a guest, their FIRST guest, Traci Todd, to talk Live, Die-- Gregg and Chris bring back a guest, their FIRST guest, Traci Todd, to talk Edge of Tomorrow, a conversation that covers-- Gregg and Chris bring back a guest, their FIRST guest, Traci Todd, to talk Edge of Tomorrow, a conversation covering matters musical (the members of U2, th...

Chris and Gregg take on Oblivion with Tara Nakashima-Donahue, who, after a syllable-by-syllable introduction, joins in for a conversation about almost-homonyms, Capsella, a The Martian spoiler, Tom's appearing on Japanese television, "those ones" and "these ones", banana cakes, and Jacks and Julias. Plus, Tara and Chris explain the birds and the bees to Gregg, and Gregg and Chris have a squint-imp...

Gregg and Chris reach out to teacher-librarian, Matthew Winner, to school and get schooled in all things Jack Reacher. Will they get the librarian to cuss and/or go blue? Listen as see as they discuss the trouble with a name like Winner, Sisqo and "The Thong Song", paying for parking, the flaw in hastiness, jumping through tasks, who/what NWA were, the power of "Jump Around", an unprecedented happ...

Chris and Gregg welcome rockin' friend and fan, Tyler Shainline, to jam out over Rock of Ages, so naturally they discuss the Rock Band video game, the rock band Journey, the bands that do/don't exist in the movie's reality, pro wrestling, Steve Perry's hair, ghosts, strippers and pole dancing, pro wrestling, Carrol Spinney's dexterity, the "Top Cop in Pop", mapledong, Adrian Zmed but not Adrian Zm...

Gregg and Chris welcome, after over 30 episodes, their very first Tom as a guest, in the form of Thomas Velazquez, and together they talk about the fourth Mission: Impossible movie, Ghost Protocol. And in doing so, they parse what makes a franchise a franchise, tell tales of incorrect name action, recall "You Make the Call", engage in a recap battle full of legalities, question the existence of a...

Chris and Gregg bring in a most energetic man who lives in Japan, Julio Herrera, to talk the ups and downs and ins and outs and highs and lows of Night and Day. And with Chris back to co-hosting after last episode, they get back into the swing of things, talking about "Rodney from Detroit", skills (kicking and otherwise), bridesmaids' dresses, and more. Plus, help from the peanut gallery and brief...