Joel Murphy
Hobo Radio: A Pop Culture Podcast
HoboTrashcan editor Joel Murphy and his longtime friend Lars Periwinkle discuss the latest in pop culture and their lives. With a slew of celebrity interviews under his belt and his access to television and movie screeners, Joel offers a knowledgeable perspective on pop culture while Lars is the voice of the people ... provided that the people are really into Batman, Doctor Who and Star Wars.
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Joel Murphy
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Jun 26, 2026
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Episodes
Remembering James “Kamala” Harris 13.08.2020
In 2006, we talked to James Harris about his career. Today, in honor of his passing, we are sharing the audio from that interview for the first time.
Hobo Radio 557 – Expert Emmy analysis 06.08.2020
Joel Murphy and Lars Periwinkle try to make sense of this year's Emmy nominations; analyzing the highs and the lows.
Hobo Radio 556 – Fixing Star Wars 23.07.2020
Joel Murphy and Lars Periwinkle return to one of their favorite subjects: Star Wars. They also talk about two new streaming movies - The Old Guard and Palm Springs.
Cody Heller 14.07.2020
Cody Heller talks about being Michael Bay's assistant, the friendship she and her father formed with the sex workers at a Nevada brothel and what it's like releasing Dummy during a pandemic on a streaming platform that is being widely derided on social media.
Hobo Radio 555 – Klondike 5 (ft. Jonathan Monroe) 09.07.2020
Joel Murphy and Lars Periwinkle are joined by Jonathan Monroe of We Have To Ask. They discuss teaching during quarantine, Hamilton, Clint Howard and Hall and Oates.
Karyn Parsons 03.07.2020
We talked to Karyn Parsons about The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air and Sweet Blackberry, the nonprofit she formed "to bring little known stories of African American achievement to children everywhere."
Hobo Radio 554 – Schumacher! 25.06.2020
Joel Murphy and Lars Periwinkle pay tribute to the late, great Joel Schumacher, who is mostly remembered as the director of Batman Forever and Batman and Robin. They also make sure to highlight some of the other films in his eclectic career, including Phone Booth, A Time to Kill and Falling Down.
Top Chef’s Stephanie Cmar 16.06.2020
We interviewed Top Chef: All-Stars finalist Stephanie Cmar about her previous runs on the show, her decision to come back for All-Stars, her friendship with Kristen Kish and what the future holds.
Remembering Dennis O’Neil 13.06.2020
Comic book legend Dennis O'Neil passed away at the age of 81. In 2012, Joel Murphy interviewed O'Neil for an article about Bane. To honor the man and his amazing legacy, Murphy is releasing the full, unedited 40-minute interview for the first time.
Hobo Radio 553 – Charlton Heston’s ghost thinks ACAB 11.06.2020
Joel and Lars talk about this moment in history we are all living through. They also discuss Hollywood's depiction of police officers in films and television and how police procedural shows like Law and Order inform how Americans feel about real-life cops.
Taylor Tomlinson 26.05.2020
We chat with Taylor Tomlinson about her stand up career, her Netflix special Quarter Life Crisis and what it's like to have your career take off during a global pandemic.
Hobo Radio 551 – Face-to-fur encounter (Hobo Madness Finals) 21.05.2020
For the Hobo Madness Finals, Niles Crane takes on John Lutz. But there's one last twist that will change everything.
Hobo Radio 550 – A monkey thrown into the wrench (Hobo Madness Final Four) 14.05.2020
We're down to the Final Four competitors in our Hobo Madness tournament. Niles Crane takes on Mike Ehrmantraut and John Lutz takes on Ron Swanson. But there's a monkey thrown into the wrench that may tip the scales.
Hobo Radio 549 – Big Frito and the Murder Hornets (Hobo Madness Elite 8) 07.05.2020
This week, Joel Murphy, Lars Periwinkle, Molly Regan, Marty McGuire, Andy McIntyre and Julia Periwinkle decide the Elite 8 round of the tournament (and get to the bottom of whether or not chips and cheese dip count as nachos).
Hobo Radio 548 – A funny disaster that wasted your time (Hobo Madness Sweet 16) 30.04.2020
This year's Hobo Madness tournament pits characters from 30 Rock, Arrested Development, Better Call Saul, Community, Frasier, Girls, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia and Parks and Recreation against each other to see who would survive the longest during a global pandemic.
Hobo Radio 547 – That is a Jenna Maroney plotline 23.04.2020
Joel Murphy and Lars Periwinkle discuss all of the ways celebrities are desperate for attention in these trying times. They also talk about Quibi's lackluster launch and the closing of UCB New York.
Hobo Radio 546 – It’s the official stance of Hobo Radio that Oscar Isaac can get it 15.04.2020
Joel Murphy and Lars Periwinkle discuss Lars' quarantine wedding, Oscar Isaac's sexy new Dune photo shoot and David Lynch's weirdness.
Hobo Radio 545 – If you can’t be your true self at your makeshift tiger prison, then where can you be yourself? (ft. Marty McGuire) 07.04.2020
Joel Murphy, Lars Periwinkle and Marty McGuire talk about life in New York during a global pandemic, Tiger King and Lars' upcoming wedding (and the shout out Joel and Molly got him from ICP's Violent J).
Hobo Radio 544 – Shared HBO Now Password Theater: Yesterday 01.04.2020
Joel Murphy and Lars Periwinkle are joined by Molly Regan to discuss the film Yesterday, which they all arbitrarily agreed to watch on last week's show since it is streaming on HBO Now and they all have time.
Hobo Radio 543 – We could not be further away 25.03.2020
Since the last time Joel Murphy and Lars Periwinkle recorded a show together, daily life has descended into chaos. They try to make sense of this new COVID-19 quarantine world on this week's show.
Peter Diseth from Better Call Saul 18.03.2020
We talk to Peter Diseth, who plays Bill Oakley, the trans fat loving, "petty with a prior" spouting deputy district attorney on Better Call Saul.
Hobo Radio 542 – Unauthorized likeness, image and trademarked clock 05.03.2020
Joel Murphy and Lars Periwinkle check in on the latest with two iconic rap groups - Public Enemy and Bone Thugs-N-Harmony.
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