Pop Culture Continuum

John & Pat don’t claim the episode title’s 100% accurate, but it’s better than “Ramblings That Lead Nowhere”, don’t you think? You’re WELCOME.

John & Pat realize they totally screwed up the numbering a couple episodes back and neither of them noticed. They are proud to present to you the corrected episode number here. Order in America has been restored!

We thought it would be fun to keep the topics we discussed on this episode a mystery. If you’re some genius Sherlock Holmes type, you may discover clues in the title.

John & Pat discuss – ah, who even cares at this point? Probably TV or some nonsense.

John & Pat take a look at a couple Oscar-buzz movies in the vain hope that someone will make something as great as “Forrest Gump” again and heal our nation.

John & Pat watch and discuss trailers both for classic and upcoming movies. Which you prefer will depend on your tolerance for constant narration extra-long scenes, but you can rest assured they use the same corny formula no matter the era!

John & Pat discuss two beloved Christmas classics that aren’t really about Christmas – one with a great evil villain and one populated entirely by minor villains. You’ll never guess which is which!

John & Pat break with the podcast’s strict routine and have a free-flowing conversation with digressions and abrupt changes in subject matter. And isn’t it about time?

John & Pat return to the heist film with 2 classic examples of the genre. Well, one classic example and Quick Change, but who bothers to count things anymore?

John & Pat are having a party. A pizza party! But it’s a private event, so you’ll have to make do with this.

John & Pat answer this question and many more nobody asked, including: Giovanni Ribisi – What’s HER problem?

John & Pat discuss Philadelphia art museums and bookstores and – no, wait, that was during the break.

John & Pat discuss the death of the daily comic strip and…the situation in Gaza? That can’t be right. Guess you’ll have to listen to find out. That’s called “marketing”!

John & Pat compare two sitcoms that are virtually indistinguishable from each other. Plus: nothing else!

John & Pat ramble endlessly about 2 beloved 21st century sci-fi shows that begin with “F”. No, not “Firefly”. Or “Foundation”.  Read the title! There can be more than 2, you know.

John & Pat waste everyone’s time trying to figure out the distinction between short and long-form improv. Plus: B-b-b-bonus! Old comedians vs. new comedians: who sucks more?

Why do you always require a description? It’s always the same thing. I think we discussed Time’s Person of the Year?

John & Pat talk trash, trash TV, Trashcan Sinatras, municipal trash collection routes…oh, and Godzilla.

John & Pat John & Pat it up to the point that they end up in a Freaky Friday situation that ends up bringing about the destruction of Earth. (Our bad!)

John & Pat discuss the soul-crushing emptiness of VIP meet-and-greetsand the weird genius of Stephin Merritt before arriving at the definitive top 10 (or so) stand-up comedians of all time. But not to worry: we consider Don Knotts a stand-up.

A generic title for an episode without a theme, unless you know of some link between Lost and Errol Morris documentaries. And if you do, please don’t tell us.

John & Pat look at the Oscars from 30 years ago and compare them to the current year (312 B.C.). Will the same dumb actors show up on both lists? I totally copied & pasted that from our previous episode description!

John and Pat look at the Emmys from 20 years ago and compare them to the current year (312 B.C.). Will the same dumb actors show up on both lists? You’ll be surprised! (Actually, it’s an awards show, so you won’t)

John & Pat take time to honor two of our greatest actors, lost too soon. Greater actors even, perhaps, than John & Pat themselves. Plus, an inter-podcast shoutout to one of our cutthroat competitors – you have to listen all the way to the end to find out who! LUCKY.

While this episode makes no mention of cows or the lazy noises they make, the title is nevertheless indisputable, so don’t come to us with complaints of false advertising. Focus on getting your own houses in order, freaks!