Debut Buddies

It's our First 100th Episode! Can you believe it? It's time to celebrate! We flip through the previous 99 episodes of Debut Buddies, remembering what we still do. And throughout, we play a multi-round I See What You Did There compiled from past episodes. If you love this episode, I have bad news... We'll never have another First 100th. And if you hate this episode, then I have great news for you! ...

It's Mann versus machine. It's Mann versus manhood. It's probably the best television film of all time. And it just so happens to be the debut for one Steven Spielberg. If you like Jaws, may we recommend Duel... where the shark is a big, scary truck! We discuss the film and its background, plus some general Spielberg chatter, the Mouthgarf Report, and I See What You Did There! Sources: https://en....

Back in 1962, the Tornados released "Telstar" a spaced out instrumental written and produced by Joe Meek. It was the First Record by a British Rock Group to Reach Number One in the US Hot 100 and it set Meek apart from the record producers of his time. We explore "Telstar" and the Meek's career and legacy, from ingenuity to outer space to paranoia and beyond. Plus, a jaw-clenching Mouthgarf Report...

The Quiet Rapture is upon us. There's an ocean of blood. And lots of clues and questions. On this episode we discuss 2026's Iron Lung, the first film directed by Markiplier. We dig into the plot, the cosmic horror, and try to make sense of it even though none of us had played the video game on which the film is based. Plus, the MouthGarf Report, and I See What You Did There!  See this movie! It's...

Can we ever really know who we are? And does self-knowledge come with an incredible cost to ourselves and others? Maybe! We investigate the First Philip K. Dick Adaptation, with a 1962 episode of the British TV show Out of This World on his short story "The Imposter." Plus, we do a medium dive into PKD's life. And there's lots to discuss in the MouthGarf Report! Plus, I See What You Did There! Sou...

Say what you will, but he's got a killer Sign of the Crossover dribble. It'll break your ankles and then miraculously heal them. This episode, we discuss the First Pope to Become a Harlem Globetrotter! And some other honorary Globetrotters too! Plus, the MouthGarf Report, and another rousing game of I See What You Did There. Sources: https://thefactbase.com/pope-john-paul-ii-was-named-an-honorary-...

Back in 1995, in Delaware, at an eclectic music store, the world met Rex Manning and the date (April 8) that will forever bear his name. Join us for a discussion of the bomb-turned-cult classic film Empire Records, its stacked cast, its bangin' soundtrack, and its magical legacy. Plus, an extra chewy MouthGarf Report, and I See What You Did There. Please give us a 5 star rating on Apple Podcasts! ...

In the year of Our Ford, 1941... in Dearborn, Michigan, a 78-year old Henry took an ax to the trunk of his new car. Why? SOYBEANS! We dig into the prototype soybean car that never was, and consider a world where vehicles come from and return to the earth (that never was, but might still be, maybe.) Plus, join us for some movie and bird chat in the MouthGarf Report, and another classic barn burner...

Graffiti goes back A LONG TIME... Is it all vandalism? Street art? Religious artifact? Historical cultural record? The answer is all of that and more! We survey graffiti from its (possibly) childish origins to modern tagging and our ceaseless human effort to be seen in an unfeeling world. Plus, an delicious MouthGarf Report and another round of I See What You Did There! Sources: https://en.wikiped...

Ten years after the original Mamma Mia! a sequel appeared... and Here We Go Again! Oh, and luckily for us, we watched them within just about 1 year of each other, give or take. We're back and discussing the jukebox musical sequel to 2008's Mamma Mia! with all its campy delights, hundreds of fires, flashbacks, ABBA, and Meryl Force Ghosts. Plus, the MouthGarf Report, and of course, I See What You D...

In 1915, a future leader of men, Bode Ioiô, arrived in Fortaleza, Brazil. Just seven years later, he became a legend. A political goat legend! We dive into the first elected animal and some of the other animals holding public office all over the place right now! We also spend a nice time talking mouths, Christmas trees, and Frankenstein in the MouthGarf Report. And there's another magical game of...

Whether it was a cheesesteak mishap or time traveling tots, on this episode we explore the two earliest "non-fictional" accounts of time travel, one by alleged witness and one by alleged participant, in the Philadelphia Experiment and Project Pegasus, respectively. Plus, we rapid fire some other strange time travel occurrences and other slippages in space-time. Then, a toothsome MouthGarf Report a...

The year is 1992, the film is Bob Roberts... a political mockumentary satire. The director, first-time filmmaker (and star) Tim Robbins. And it's also the first film role for a lovable gent named Jack Black. We dig into the parallels between Bob Roberts and present day American politics and consider the right wing folk songs that were, at one point, comedic in their absurdity. Plus, we get into it...

Gentle listeners, start your engines... that you have inside you... because you are a special kind of fiend who's contracted with the Chainsaw Devil. We're discussing the premiere episode of the anime series Chainsaw Man, digging into the first season a bit in the Spoiler Zone, and even touching on 2025's Chainsaw Man: The Movie - Reze Arc! It's witty, it's bloody, it's obsessed with boobs! And of...

The first time a presidential convention was held in Arkansas was in 1931 and it's never happened again since. Sound like a nothing-burger? You're wrong! This is a major something-burger because we're going to survey the life of William Hope "Coin" Harvey, his free silver ambitions, his own personal health retreat town of Monte Ne, and his brief time as Presidential nominee for the Liberty Party....

It's time to dive into the history of Gmail... but it didn't start with Google at all... In fact, it started very differently... Purrfectly, some might say. On this episode we discuss the strange phenomenon of Garfield Mail, the original Gmail. Then we pitch some ideas for making email better, reminisce about products from Google's past, get into movies in the MouthGarf Report, and play a rousing...

Somewhere, somehow, somebody must have kicked this podcast around some! This episode we're talking about Tom Petty: Heartbreakers Beach Party, the 1983 directorial debut for Cameron Crowe, and lovely artifact of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers from the earliest moments of MTV. Join us as we relish in Petty's charming humanity, Crowe's youthful filmmaker vibe, and the somewhat magical inflection po...

You've heard of stars in the sky... but stars in the S I D E W A L K!? What!? We explore the origins of the Hollywood Walk of Fame, and dig into the subject of its first star. Also, Chelsea's back, baaaaaayyyyybeeeeee! Don't miss a movie filled MouthGarf Report, and a Hollywood historical I See What You Did There! Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hollywood_Walk_of_Fame https://www.grunge.com...

Imagine, you've taken your clients out to an unforgettable luncheon and... *pat* *pat* *pat*... you don't have your wallet, or any cash, or even your checkbook! How mortifying!? Whatever will you do? Well... you invent a new way to pay that fundamentally alters the economy and complicates everyone's lives... FOREVER. We're talking about the FIRST CREDIT CARD, so get ready to join the Diners' Club...

We only podcast when we're happy and we're podcasting right now! Kylan Savage and Valentine Hellman (hosts of the In Defense of Kesha podcast) guest for a special extra long ep where we experience the new Kesha album Period , which happens to be Kesha's first indie record on her own label. It's also our first crossover with In Defense of Kesha, and Nate and Kelly's first full Kesha album listen. J...

Before Romeo + Juliet... Before Moulin Rouge!... Before Elvis... One Baz Luhrmann film started it all by being his FIRST... And that film is titled Strictly Ballroom. It's a charming and delightful ballroom dancing competition underdog finding yourself and falling in love kind of movie. Join us as we talk about it, and how it came to be! Plus, we get X-Files spooky again in the Mouthgarf Report an...

Comedy Central Presents ran for 15 season, amassing 283 episodes, but it all started on December 1, 1998 when Wanda Sykes(-Hall, at the time) took the stage to talk oral sex, Bill Clinton, O.J., big lies that you never stop telling, and much more. Join us as we partake in the First Comedy Central Presents and debate everything from what holds up to whether any comedy from the pre-streaming world o...

Remember the old days of the internet when you went to a website from your bookmarks, read an article or review or essay or story, and then made your way down to the comments, where a rational and considerate discussion was happening? Then, one day, people started trying to have the FIRST comment in the comment section by commenting "First!" And from there, maybe literally everything about the int...

It's a bird! It's a plane! It's a podcast! We burst into the feed with a special episode on the First James Gunn Superman Movie, 2025's Superman ! We also want to know what you've done with the dog! Then it's all talk of hunks, kindness, quality acting, cuteness, good jokes, earnest people, and controversies in our quest to embrace the punk rock nature of being a good person. Plus, we get into som...

Don't. Eat. Their. Food. Who doesn't love an abandoned amusement park? What's so stinky about a stink spirit? When will No Face find a friend? Can Chihiro make it back home or will she remain, forever... SPIRITED AWAY? On this ep, we dig into Hayao Miyazaki's unparalleled perfect film, and the first ever anime film to win an Academy Award. Join us for ghost, spirits, magic, and mischief... Plus th...