Mental Platypus

Jason couldn't rent YOU HURT MY FEELINGS, so we're discussing our Barbenheimer takes instead. Enjoy! Jason recommends: "Bad Idea Right?" (single by Olivia Rodrigo) Jared recommends: THE BALLAD OF DARREN (album by Blur) Email us at mentalplatypusquarterly@gmail.com Follow us on Letterboxd! ⁠⁠Jason⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠Jared⁠⁠

This is it, the final episode in our miniseries on the extra-WILCO-lar career of Jeff Tweedy. We're discussing the quite excellent solo album, LOVE IS THE KING. Jason recommends: FIRST TAKE (album by Roberta Flack) Jared recommends: IN TREATMENT (TV Series) Email us at mentalplatypusquarterly@gmail.com Follow us on Letterboxd! ⁠Jason⁠ | ⁠Jared⁠

It's the penultimate episode of our miniseries on Jeff Tweedy! We've gotten warm, now it's time to get WARMER! Jason recommends: WHAM! (Netflix documentary on the band of the same name) Jared recommends: PAST LIVES (film, written/directed by Celine Song) Email us at mentalplatypusquarterly@gmail.com Follow us on Letterboxd! Jason | Jared

We are in the home stretch of our ongoing series discussing Jeff Tweedy's extra-WILCO-lar activities. This time, we're discussing the seasonally appropriate/seasonal understatement, 2018's WARM. Follow us on Letterboxd! Jason: https://letterboxd.com/rulerboy/ Jared: https://letterboxd.com/LtdEngagement/

We're diving back into the Tweedy-verse with 2017's acoustic album, TOGETHER AT LAST - which Jason didn't listen to, because he thought we were covering WARM, but he was very much wrong, that's the next episode. Jared really likes this album a lot, hopes Tweedy continues the series, and thinks you should go check it out. Also discussed: THE DARK KNIGHT RISES, Paul Simon, and more....

It's summer, so it's time for a little break from our regularly scheduled programming. This week, instead of getting Tweedy with it, it's a pop culture goulash. Jason and Jared talk ER, Weeds, vintage Conan (O'Brien, not the barbarian), the new Sparks album, and more. Both hosts highly recommend Sparks' THE GIRL IS CRYING IN HER LATTE Jason recommends THE FOOL (album by Adanows...

Take 3!!! After some misfires that shall never see the light of day, Jason and Jared talk Finns, Tweedy's, nepotism, and more. That's right, we're talking the 2014 Jeff and Spencer Tweedy album (aka, Tweedy), SUKIERAE. Recommendations: Jason: POKER FACE (TV series, Peacock) Jared: "The Narcissist" (Single from Blur's forthcoming album, THE BALLAD OF DARREN) Find us on Lettrbxd: Jared: LtdEngagemen...

This is it - we've reached the last of the Jeff Tweedy side-projects (the remaining albums in this series are all Tweedy solo/solo-ish), and it's the best one! THE SUN CAME OUT is the result of what happens when New Zealand pop music icon Neil Finn (Crowded House/Split Enz) gathers together 20 musicians at his studio in Auckland to record an album over 20 days, and what a result! Plus, Jar...

AKA, the Tuna Fish Sandwich/Wrap episode. On this episode, Jason and Jared discuss Jeff Tweedy's final (as of April 2023) contribution to the Golden Smog discography, 2006's ANOTHER FINE DAY. Jason recommends: THE WAY BACK (film, 2020) Jared recommends: SHOWING UP (film) We've got no social media presence so, if you like the show, please rate it, review it, and recommend it to friends. Thanks!

Continuing our exploration of Jeff Tweedy's extraWILCOlar activities, Jason and Jared discuss Loose Fur's second offering, BORN AGAIN IN THE USA, and this time they're doing it with their podcast brother from another mother, Chris Ayers (co-host with our own Jason Keil and Barbara VanDenburgh of The Life of the Mind - the podcast about the Coen Brothers). Come for the Tweedy love, stay...

On this episode, Jason and Jared continue to get Tweedy with it (na na na, etc.)! It's the last entry from The Minus 5, their eponymous 2006 album, aka, The Gun Album (due to artwork), which Jared praises as a candidate for one of his desert island discs. Arguably, not as much Tweedy as the prior two Minus 5 entries, but there's a not insignificant contribution from Wilco here, and it's just a dam...

On this episode, we continue our dive into Jeff Tweedy's extraWILCOlar activities with the...minor...Minus 5 work, the At the Organ EP (it's fine, we could've skipped it, though). Also, get ready for Inception-like tangent shit. Jason recommends: the late-period Billy Wilder film, Avanti! Jared recommends: the albums Putting on Airs and Lighten Up by Erin Rae

Jason and Jared get down with the Minus 5's DOWN WITH WILCO. Plus, is Jared entering his Larry David phase? Why hasn't Harrison Ford won an Oscar? And much more. Thanks for listening! We're not on Social Media anymore (unless you count Jason's Facebook account), so subscribing to the show, rating it, and recommending it to friends are all things we greatly appreciate.

We're back on our Tweedy bullshit! That's right, Jason and Jared are discussing Loose Fur's eponymous 2003 debut, an album recorded in the Yankee Hotel Foxtrot era. Strap in, folks, it's a wild one. If you want to find us somewhere and see what we're up to, try checking us out on Letterboxd: LtdEngagement (Jared) and rulerboy (Jason)

We continue our exploration of Jeff Tweedy's extraWILCOlar activities with his score for Ethan Hawke's feature-length directorial debut, CHELSEA WALLS. The movie is okay, the soundtrack RULES. Also, there's some, er, football talk. Yup, that's right, football. Find us on Instagram and Twitter at @Mental_Platypus Email us at mentalplatypusquarterly@gmail.com Support us at https://patreon.com/hootnw...

Being where? Here! Getting Tweedy with it! Exploring Jeff Tweedy's extraWILCOlar activities! On this episode, Jason and Jared discuss the second Golden Smog album, Weird Tales.  Find us on Instagram and Twitter at @Mental_Platypus Email us at mentalplatypusquarterly@gmail.com Support us at https://patreon.com/hootnwaddle

And so we embark on our miniseries with many names: Tweedy's Extra-Wilcolar Activities, Being Where?, or Getting Tweedy With It. We're talking the 1995 Golden Smog album, Down By The Old Main Stream, which is a pretty good album! Find us on Instagram and Twitter at @Mental_Platypus Email us at mentalplatypusquarterly@gmail.com Support us at https://patreon.com/hootnwaddle

This episode is a bit of a palate cleanser before getting Tweedy with it. Jason and Jared discuss the merits of covers albums, this year's Treehouse of Horror, and offer up some recommendations. Find us on Instagram and Twitter at @Mental_Platypus Email us at mentalplatypusquarterly@gmail.com Support us at https://patreon.com/hootnwaddle

Yeah, it's one of our longer episodes, but it's the last film in our Nicole Holofcener discussion, and we had a lot to talk about. In addition to breaking down The Last Duel, we rank all the entries in the Holofcener Cinematic Universe, and land on our next discussion focus (hint, he's an American aquarium drinker). Find us on Instagram and Twitter at @Mental_Platypus Email us at mentalplatypusqua...

Well, we've reached the penultimate entry in our dive into the Holofcener Cinematic Universe, CAN YOU EVER FORGIVE ME. Jason and Jared discuss the different lenses through which they viewed the film, the brilliant performances turned in by McCarthy and Grant, and more. Find us on Instagram and Twitter at @Mental_Platypus Email us at mentalplatypusquarterly@gmail.com Support us at https://patreon.c...

On this edition of Mental Platypus, Jared and Jason are stepping out of the HCU (because Jared didn't have time to watch the movie), in order to talk about some things they're really digging at the moment. Find us on Instagram and Twitter at @Mental_Platypus Email us at mentalplatypusquarterly@gmail.com Support us at https://patreon.com/hootnwaddle

Jason tries his best to keep this one PG, but Jared will have none of it! On this episode, it's a discussion of Nicole Holofcener's 2018 film, The Land of Steady Habits. Find us on Instagram and Twitter at @Mental_Platypus Email us at mentalplatypusquarterly@gmail.com Support us at https://patreon.com/hootnwaddle

Guys! It's our 50th episode! We have podcasted for sooooo many hours! Too bad we have to mark the occasion by talking about such a nothing of a film. Yikes! Find us on Instagram and Twitter at @Mental_Platypus Email us at mentalplatypusquarterly@gmail.com Support us at https://patreon.com/hootnwaddle

We delve ever deeper into the HCU with what Jared describes as "possibly [his] new favorite film," and Jason as Holofcener's "Avengers movie," ENOUGH SAID. Find us on Instagram and Twitter at @Mental_Platypus Email us at mentalplatypusquarterly@gmail.com Support us at https://patreon.com/hootnwaddle

Looking for a great dramedy that covers the heady topic of liberal guilt? Look no further than PLEASE GIVE, Nicole Holofcener's 2010 offering. In all seriousness, it's an absolute gem, which Jason and Jared happily go on about at great length. Find us on Instagram and Twitter at @Mental_Platypus Email us at mentalplatypusquarterly@gmail.com Support us at https://patreon.com/hootnwaddle