Low Culture Boil

Rax, Courtney, and special guest Maya Kosoff dive into the New York of the Van Der Woodsens and the Waldorfs, where Williamsburg is for dirty poors and is actually Tribeca, where high schoolers gulp down designer cocktails midday, and where flip phones reign supreme.    Check out Maya's superb piece "Watching Gossip Girl at the End of the World" . She roams Twitter as @mekosoff   Subscribe to hear...

In this week's freebie, the gals investigate the world of tiny dogs and many of their (presumably miserable) existence as a living accessory! From Ancient China to the Valley, our furry friends have made the long journey in a tote bag, beckoning the question: would you cryogenically freeze your pet? Become a Patreon today to help feed these prolific pooches (Rax, Courtney, and Jake) as they give y...

Rax, Courtney, and Jake wrap up the finer points of prepping. What exactly is a "Schumer"? How did survivalists go from environmentalists to Ruby Ridge? Why does charity suck? Become a patron today to help the LCB crew stock up on canned sardines! patreon.com/lowcultureboil

In honor of the passing of two giants of tiger-based illusion, the LCB crew chronicled the lives and careers of Siegfried & Roy: Masters of the Impossible. Bare-chested and fueled by Germanic glamor, our boys show us the grand possibilities of low culture...or IMPOSSIBILITIES? Subscribe now to our Patreon to help keep this trash culture magic sparkling! patreon.com/lowcultureboil

In the second part of our Caligurama, Rax and Courtney go deep into the background of Bob "The Gooch" Guccione, from his failed Atlantic City casino venture to his jet fuel-derived cancer treatment. Become a patron now to gain access to this and more low culture content! patreon.com/lowcultureboil

The crew endured 2 1/2 maddening hours of Caligula, the 1979 epic porn travesty. Examining the figures and bizarre circumstances behind what could have been glorious in competent hands, the gals and Jake try to find any redeeming elements of camp, humor, or even humanity in this massive piece of shit. Perhaps Gore Vidal should have looked beyond the mastermind of Penthouse. Subscribe to our Patreo...

Are YOU ready for TEOTWAWKI? Do you have your GOOD plan? Are you a Schumer, or a man? The gals go into the world of prepping via James Wesley Rawles' list-laden masterpiece "How to Survive the End of the World As We Know It" and answer the question: Could Courtney survive the end times with just a box of band aids? Subscribe to our Patreon now to get episodes likes this and tons more subscriber go...

The Spice Girls' 1997 masterpiece is this week's low culture deep dive. One simply isn't ready for the cameos, the convoluted plot, or the utter technical incompetence of this piece of postmodern glory. Keep this garbage flowing by subscribing to our Patreon. You get a bonus episode every week and more trash content! As advertised!

This is a preview of this week's bonus episode. To subscribe, head over to patreon.com/lowcultureboil and pay pay pay!!! Their mothers warned them not to stand too close to the radioactive oven, but the Low Culture Boilers are drawn like Odysseus to the Sirens. This jam-packed bonus has the history (Raytheon?!), the primitive recipes (Escargot?!), and live taste tests (Amy's or Tostinos?!) of the...

Many remember the wild colors, vibrant textures, and zany characters of Lisa Frank. But what do we REALLY know? Rax and Courtney explore an affluent upbringing, exploitative college enterprises, coke-addled husband, and their persistent longing the woman's flimsy technicolor products! Subscribe to our Patreon now to get all the trash bonus content you didn't think you needed, and probably still do...

The gals work through the final years of Playboy, particularly the cultural moment that is "The Girls Next Door", Playboy's early aughts attempt to stay relevant which only ended up shining a bright light on the decaying empire. What drove all these Midwestern beauts to the Mansion? Were the conditions really those of a geriatric prison? What would John Berger say about all this?!

In the first half of two-part bonanza, our trash culturists detail the glory years of Playboy, including: the magazine's launch using preexisting content, the proto-Hooters of Playboy Clubs, TV's Playboy After Dark, and some psychoanalysis of Hef. Subscribe to get Pt 2 on Thursday, wherein Rax and Courtney take us through Playboy's demise, culminating in the artifact that is "The Girls Next Door",...

In this week's bonus episode, Rax and Courtney muse on the phenomenon of Bobby Flay, his non-charisma, how he fits into the machismo celebrity chef world, and freckle reduction surgery. Subscribe to our Patreon today for access to this and more bonus content: patreon.com/lowcultureboil

Rax n Courtney salute the fine fleet of Carnival Cruises, home to 8 daily meals, windowless (and relatively affordable) prison cells, and the multi-sensory "Thrill Theater". Why even go to the hotel when you can spend your whole vacation in transit?

Dive into the occult of Cheesecake Factory with stunning revelations as interpreted by our two Trash detectives. Subscribe now to access premium episodes and more enticing trash content! www.patreon.com/lowcultureboil

In our pilot episode, Rax & Courtney dig into the joy & pain of dining at the Cheesecake Factory, its unique architecture, conditions for the workers, and more! Subscribe to our Patreon for a bonus episode wherein the girls open their third eye and uncover CCF's dubious links to a new religion, the occult, and how this is evident in the physical design and naming conventions of the chain!