Life's But A Song

We're so far into the holiday season that Jon decided to talk about the bonkers movie Dolly Parton's Christmas on the Square, with fellow podcaster and new friend of the pod Matt Koplik! Majority of the episode they talk about the opening number because so much happens during it, but they do delve deeper into the movie (especially "the dip"), and cannot decide on what age Violet is. There are a lo...

On today's episode, Jon gets to nerd out about one of his favorite shows - Community. Joined by host of Six Seasons & a Podcast Alex Burdine, they plow through one of Community's best holiday episodes called "Regional Holiday Music," where the show makes fun of Glee while creating original music. Alex drops some knowledge from his time podcasting, and a major reveal from his personal life! Six...

***CLAYMATION ALERT!!!*** New friend of the pod Battles jumps into the land of Rankin/Bass with Jon in today's episode. In a Santa origin story, and not the one that Battles wanted to originally do, they go through the acid trip that is Santa Claus is Comin' to Town while realizing how much this movie is in both of their subconscious. Also: horny penguins that have nothing to do with Happy Feet. B...

How can we do the holidays without talking about A Christmas Carol? How about The Muppets version?!? Yes! Mary Hangley comes back and she brought Will Bryan to the pod to discuss The Muppet Christmas Carol. We go all over the place, talking about our childhoods, trying to recast the Muppets as different characters, and Jon brings up "A Boy and His Frog." The Magic Flute at the Buffalo Philharmonic...

SEQUEL TIME! Lauren comes back to talk about Happy Feet Two, because Jon kinda forced it on her. They talk about climate change - Lauren does a deep dive on the subject, expressing her concerns for the world - and they break down "Erik's Opera" and how it could have been fixed. Lauren’s Instagram: @lagizz_sangs Podcast Socials - Email: butasongpod@gmail.com Facebook: @butasongpod Instagram: @butas...

Jon is joined by a new guest today, who reached out to him to talk about A Goofy Movie - Kendra Beltran, host of The Crushgasm Podcast and a Disney aficionado, has some hot takes on Disney as a whole and talks about her crush on Max. Meanwhile, Jon is basically seeing this movie through new eyes (he hasn't seen it since it came out) and is loving every minute of it, especially "I 2 I"! Crushgasm's...

Jon forces Ashley to expand in the Riverdaleverse to talk about Katy Keene, the series that should have happened but got cut short (#savekatykeene). They delve into the story of Kiss of the Spider Woman and question why Tessa wasn't part of this episode. Also, Jon and Ashley come in with strong opinions, and they are not sorry about that! Ashley’s Instagram: @shleebalee Podcast Socials - Email: bu...

What better way to celebrate Thanksgiving than having my sister join the podcast family! And we're going to pretend like that was on purpose! That's right, my sister and fellow podcaster Jaclyn Reilly comes on today to talk about a glorious season of television called Schmigadoon! We love it, and hope for a second season where maybe we get some answers, or at least another awesome story with great...

Darius comes back on the podcast to talk about his favorite Disney film - The Lion King. The conversation goes all over the place: we talk about the music, to the importance of Scar and Mufasa in pop culture, to the remake (vomit!), and circle back to the music. We have a lot of thoughts and feelings - almost 30 years worth for this movie, so buckle up! Darius's Companies on Instagram - Origin Hip...

Brittany reached out to Jon to talk about this specific movie, and it coincided with Jon's plans to do The Music Man for Episode 76 (get it?)! Buckle up because this movie is insane, and Jon has some thoughts and feelings about it - which Brittany can call out with him. Brittany's Socials - Instagram: @brittanyluberda YouTube: www.youtube.com/brittanyluberda Podcast Socials - Email: butasongpod@gm...

Jayson chose yet another wild ride from his childhood - Dr. Seuss's Pontoffel Pock, Where Are You? Jon and Jayson explore this TV special on a magical piano, figuring out who this is for and how they can fix it. Seriously though, it needs some fine tuning, but it's a great "movie." Jayson’s Instagram: @jaysonlkerr Podcast Socials - Email: butasongpod@gmail.com Facebook: @butasongpod Instagram: @bu...

Fellow podcasters Connor and Dylan come on the pod today to talk about one of their favorite movie "musicals" and Jon basically shits on it the whole episode. Not really, because he does love some things about it, but he's basically a Negative Nancy a lot. Jon also spouts some other hot takes about other topics the three go on tangents about. The Drama Podcast Socials: @thedramapodcast Podcast Soc...

Jon managed to wrangle a Scottish person to talk about Brigadoon in today's episode, and it's new friend of the pod Andrew Gardiner! They talk about how the movie is a big fat liar, go off on some interesting tangents, and have a whole discussion on accents. Plus, they're going to potentially work on a revival of the show (not really, but we can pretend). Andrew's Instagram: @_andrewchernouski Pod...

It's been a minute since my Riverdale correspondent Ashley Evans has been on the pod, and we welcome her back talking about Riverdale's "Next to Normal" episode. Ashley is an expert on the show once again, so she informs Jon on how the episode was influenced by the stage version, as well as they continue to praise their goddess: Lili Reinhart. Ashley’s Socials - Instagram: @shleebalee Podcast Soci...

The members of Crimson Calamity wanted to talk about their love of Moulin Rouge on the pod and Jon readily agreed! They discuss their love and affection for the film, as well as bring up some of the questionable casting choices. Crimson Calamity Instagram: @crimsoncmusic The Liner Notes Podcast Instagram: @thelinernotespod Podcast Socials - Email: butasongpod@gmail.com Facebook: @butasongpod Insta...

Are you ready for some couples therapy? Because John Siedenberg returns with his Anecdotal Dote co-host Laura Arnold, and they fight for 95% of this episode over their opinions on Repo! The Genetic Opera. Both make valid points, and Jon (the host of this podcast) tries to be the middle ground as much as possible. Will the three take Zydrate to chill out? Or have they concocted a great idea for a l...

Lauren comes back to talk about a movie near and dear to a lot of us: The Rocky Horror Picture Show. Jon tries to poke apart the movie (he fails), while Lauren just wants to talk about the music (they do). Jon also gets to flex his Rocky Horror muscles and spouts information about the history of the show/movie. Also, sex! Lauren’s Socials: @lagizz_sangs Lauren's Website: www.laurengismondi.com The...

Kevin comes back with a BANGER! We break down our thoughts and feelings on Sweeney Todd (all good things, really), Jon professes his love for Stephen Sondheim, and they talk about Harry Potter. Jon also defends his opinions, and no one can change his mind. Open a F*cking Book Instagram/Twitter: @openafingbook Podcast Socials - Email: butasongpod@gmail.com Facebook: @butasongpod Instagram: @butason...

Jayson comes back with a movie he remembers liking...as a child. But, with adult eyes, and with Jon's fresh perspective on the "movie," Jayson began questioning why he liked it in the first place. I mean, the camp level alone could not save it. Jayson’s Instagram: @jaysonlkerr Podcast Socials - Email: butasongpod@gmail.com Facebook: @butasongpod Instagram: @butasongpod TikTok: @butasongpod Twitter...

Darius takes Jon down a rabbit hole to discuss The Nightmare Before Christmas. Is it a Christmas movie? Is it a Halloween movie? Who's the villain? Did Jon watch this as a child? Will Darius come back on the pod? So many questions, and so little time to answer them all, if they can be answered! Darius's Companies on Instagram - Origin Hip Hop: @originhiphop1 Stage-to-Screen: @stage_toscreen Podcas...

Fellow podcasters (and cutest couple) Jen and Mikey pop by to kick off spooky season with Stage Fright, a musical slasher movie set at a theatre camp. We ask and try to answer the hard questions - where are the other adults? - as well as share our love for this movie. We also outline a sequel, so if people want to throw money at us, we'll gladly write it. Buried Broadway Socials - Instagram: @buri...

Rebecca takes Jon to Jesus camp in today's episode! And boy howdy! Filled with banging music and spectacular choreography, A Week Away is filled with a bonkers story and some...choices...were made. Featuring Amy Grant not singing, our good friend Autotune, and Sherri Shepherd acting in a different movie, I present to you: A Week Away! Rebecca’s Instagram/TikTok: @itsbeccaallen Podcast Socials - Em...

In a very slight departure from the podcast's loose form, bestie Lauren comes back to discuss the themes involving the Earth in Happy Feet. We somewhat talk about the music, but we focus our chat on the destruction of the world and how people can fix it. And we fall in love with the tap dancing! Lauren’s Socials: @lagizz_sangs Lauren's Website: www.laurengismondi.com 29Lives YouTube: https://www.y...

Shady comes back on the pod to question Jon what is a musical. We discuss if we think Swiss Army Man can *technically* be labeled as a musical while we break down fart jokes and mechanical boners. They also picture this movie as a stage show, and figure out how it can work. Shady's Twitter: @cookieoshady Movie Deja Vu: https://linktr.ee/Moviedejavupod Podcast Socials - Email: butasongpod@gmail.com...

Welcome back to the pod Arianna! She brought with her one of her all time favorites The Pirates of Penzance, and may have converted Jon into a Gilbert & Sullivan fan! Arianna answers Jon's queries as to what is actually happening in the film, plus puts on her historian hat and tells the background of the show and the specific production this movie is based off of. Also, Jon found his wife in t...