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We've got a full house this week as Ben, Max and Ryan all sit down to talk with Grey Gordon about his numerous musical endeavors, the Demolisten podcast, forgetting how to play an entire album's worth of his own material, how the Marvel Cinematic Universe aren't really even movies and Norfolk, Virginia; followed by a deep dive into (23:23) The Batman. We discuss where Matt Reeves' new film ranks a...

Ben (re)joins the show to break down everything around the Super Bowl, except the actual game. (08:00) Punknews.org editor John Gentile takes us on a deep dive into the world of Choking Victim and Leftover Crack as we discuss his new book Architects of Self-Destruction: The Oral History of Leftover Crack . We cover everything - the group's notorious in-fighting between members, their legendarily c...

Kicking off the new season with discussion on TV studios making the same mistakes that killed originality in movies, the best musicians turned actors and The Weeknd's new album, "Dawn FM". (20:00) Actor / Skateboarder / trumpeteer Andrew Meredith joins the show to talk about starting his own skate company ( Less Than Local ), the cruelty of auditioning, his days as a ska-punk teen in Take Sides ,...

For our season 1 finale, Max and Ryan shuffle through the 5 tiered recap of the best and worst movies of 2021 in The Year in Tiers. Along the way we also tackle overrated 80's franchises, Marvel's cheap ass CGI, group projects, Bronco Henry glamour shots, the inconvenient truths of Don't Look Up, deconstructing masculinity and traditional revenge tales as well as why #43 might actually be the best...

Max and Ryan look back at the best and worst albums of 2021, taking you on a ridiculously long road trip from #114 - #1 with a few scenic pitstops along the way. Click HERE to view the entire Year in Tiers breakdown (which is highly recommended because we jump all over the place). We also talk about Succession and how bad network television has gotten at trying to keep up with streaming content.

On our first ever Holiday Spectacular we cover the Top 10 Christmas Movies of All Time, dive into the modern western resurgence with Harder They Fall, Converge and Chelsea Wolfe's new collaborative album and of course - our 2021 Airing of Grievances.

This week we talk with indie PR superstar Jamie Coletta about starting her own company, adapting and persevering through unprecedented times, the Bartees Strange come up, Foxing's Pitchfork review, the insanity of a potential Ed Sheeran metal album, her top 5 Office characters and what the future of live music may look like going forward

No we didn't get Will Smith on the show. But we do talk about him and his decision to star in After Earth instead of Django Unchained. Also Dune, the Alec Baldwin incident, Halloween candy, dog shit (and puke) as well as who should have the creative rights to "true stories"? (28:55) We did get Zoe McLane on the show! She talks to us about what it was like working on Twin Peaks Season 3 and her fav...

Author Dan Ozzi joins the show to discuss his new book SELLOUT, the pains of post-college career building and the Jackass Cinematic Universe. Dan's book is available now @ sellout.bi z and DanOzzi.com or wherever books are sold

Our guest for our first ever Halloween episode is Writer / Director / Editor Eric Pennycoff. We talk with him about his career, Halloween Kills, which horror franchise he would reboot given the chance and why Malignant isn’t terrible. Then Ben does the scariest thing imaginable and openly admits to enjoying a comedy special.

On this episode we talk sh*t about James Wan (and James Bond), Christopher Nolan’s next film, Rolling Stone magazine's list of the Top 500 Songs of All Time, and the intricacies of creative ownership across all media. (18:18) Special Guest, Dr. Zack Kruse joins us to discuss Steve Ditko’s right to claim Marvel creative ownership as well as Stan Lee’s surprising lack thereof. We conclude with discu...

The breakout star of I Think You Should Leave Season 2, Santa Claus himself, Biff Wiff joins us to discuss the making of Crashmore, the meta genius of Dave and the heartbreak of working with a stand-in. You can catch Biff next in Hard Luck Love Song out October 15.

Our first interview (!) and guinea pig guests on the show are Rob and Mandy of the synth duo Funayurei (foo-nah-you-ray) joining us to discuss their new album "Not Forever, But for Now", the unexpected places where they find their inspiration and the awkwardness of stage banter and self promotion. "Not Forever, But For Now" is streaming on Spotify , Apple Music and available for purchase on Bandca...

We're back! This week we cover Woodstock 99, concert etiquette, comic book movie fatigue, the legal battles within the Marvel and Jackass Cinematic Universes and whether or not music critics have outlived their usefulness

On this week's episode we talk concert experiences, deepfakes, cancel culture, developing a brand v.s. becoming a slave to style and how much ass Reggie and the Full Effect kicks.

This week we talk about Bo Burnham's Netflix special "Inside" (without ever mentioning the title), the inevitable robot apocalypse, Mr. Peepers, and Ryan watches a music video to see if he's heard the song that Ben's talking about. Also, even more Green Day and Harry Potter discussion

Our debut episode (!) dives into managing expectations, returning to consumption of entertainment in public spaces and a surprisingly large amount of Green Day and Dark Knight discussion.