The Cleverest Good Boys

Never let it be said the Cleverest Good Boys don't love their cleverest good listeners. The only thing they love more?  Television.  It's Emmy time and the CGBs want to tall about it. And they put in some WORK. They watched every show that was nominated. Except Shameless. Nobody watches Shameless. So strap on your headphones and let's gab about the boob tube! 

Come on feel the BOYS talk about 1984 in music.    We know that pun doesn't make sense for this year, but we don't care. Whaddya gonna do? Call the Ghostbusters?!   That's what we thought. Just slap on your earphones and give it a listen, ya goof.    Doug's playlist Jim's playlist

The Cleverest Good Boys discuss the music of 1983.   Doug's playlist Jim's playlist

Join the boys as they take a look at and discuss the year in music from 1982!   Doug's Playlist Jim's Playlist

The CGBs take an in-depth look at the Oscars.   Part 2

The CGBs take an in-depth look at the Oscars.   Part 1

On this episode of The Cleverest Good Boys, Jim takes a private adventure into the 2021 Virtual Sundance Film Festival. Before the Oscars, find out what to look for during next year's awards season!

With the emergence of COVID-19, film festivals were forced to adapt to the times. Out of this pandemic came the virtual film festival. As a film festival fan, and an annual TIFF attendee, Jim was likewise forced to adapt.  Jim curated a film festival for himself (dubbed the Jim Eustice Film Festival, or JEFF), consisting of 275 films from nearly a dozen different virtual film festivals, streaming...

Happy New Year, kindly listeners! This sure has been a weird year. We've been a little less active posting, but fear not...we've been listening. Oh boy, have we been listening.   To music, silly! Not to you! [nervous laughter] We invited Friend of the Pod Andrew to discuss the cleverest goodest music of the year.  Andrew's Favorite Albums of 2020 Doug's Best of 2020 Jim's Best of 2020 Doug's Extra...

As tradition demands, the Cleverest Good Boys got each other a gift for the holidays. And what better gift to give your bestest buds than a sweet, thoughtful Cameo?! Nothing's better! Exactly! Tune in to this episode to hear the CGBs get a message from legitimately famous people: a member of the Sack Lunch Bunch, a television hype man, and America's favorite felonious, fake lawman.

The Cleverest Good Boys run through the Emmy nominee one by one and pick their winners!   Were they right? Or were they big ole dumdums?   TUNE IN TO FIND OUT!

We answered Tom Nook's call and dedicated this episode to Animal Crossing!   Join the Cleverest Good Boys and Friend of the Pod Mike as they discuss the most popular game of the pandemic era!

Part Two of the EPIC Oscar Pod is HERE!   FINALLY. The CGBs finish up by discussing the remaining Best Picture nominees and do a speed round through the rest of the categories. You know what they say: once you go OSCAR, you never go...Boscar?    ...   TUNE IN, YA BEAUTIFUL POTATOES!

It's no secret that the Cleverest Good Boys love movies. Everybody knows that. Everybody knows they love the Oscars. But y'know what they love MORE?!  PODCASTS ABOUT THE OSCARS. Tune in to part 1 to hear the guys talk about some movies!  Part 2 released tomorrow. This is the MUST LISTEN of the year! Winner of the Academy Award for best podcast. TUNE IN, YA BAGS OF MEAT!

Happy birthyear to 67% of the Cleverest Good Boys! CGB Jim and CGB Joe were both born in the badass year of 1981 and they're both inexplicably excited about this year in music! Don't you want to listen, baby? Don't you want to listen ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh? Doug's 1981 Playlist Jim's 1981 Playlist  

On this week's episode, the Cleverest Good Boys have a clever, good discussion about the year in music. 2019 was SUCH a bangin' year for music, we enlisted the help of our Cleverest, Good friend Andrew! Doug and Jim share thoughts regarding their Top 32 Songs, Andrew shares his Top 10 albums, and good times were had by all! The various lists will be shared on our social media pages! Thanks for fol...

Is it gonna be "We Found Love" by Rihanna or "Uptown Funk" by Bruno Mars and Mark Ronson?   Listen to find out!   Guest starring friend of the pod Andrew!

Christmas is a very special time for clever, good boys all across the globe. These Cleverest Good Boys were sitting around their cleverest, goodest hearth, sipping some clever, good cocoa when they came up with a great idea: PREZZIES! 🎅🎁🎅 But what do you get three clever good boys who have everything? CAMEOS! Cameo is a video service where you can hire a celebrity to send a message to your budd...

This the season...FOR FIGHTING ONLINE ABOUT MUSIC!   Join the Cleverest Good Boys as they try to decide which song from the 2010s deserves the title of Cleverest Good Song of the 2010s! We compiled a bracket so we can make it legit and legally-binding.    Vote here !

As the Hollywood awards season begins, we're taking a look at the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival. Jim went north this past September and ended up seeing 27 movies, some of which will play a large role in the coming awards season.   Take a listen to get a better idea of what it's like to attend one of the best film festivals in the world!     Jim's TIFF Letterboxd List

The Cleverest Good Boys talk television.    With the upcoming Primetime Emmy awards just days away, the boys got together for a rousing chat about the awards and the state of television in 2019.

This summer past, Doug went to the Cannes Film Festival. As with most new experiences, there are things he didn't know about the festival that he wishes to pass on to you!  In this episode, the Cleverest Good Boys discuss the ins and outs of Cannes so the you may eventually become cleverer and gooder!    Enjoy, or as the French might say "mes fesses est en feu!"   Supplemental Blog to be released...

In this episode, the cleverest good boys discuss 1980 film classic, The Rose, starring Bette Midler.    

Welcome! The Cleverest Good Boys have ARRIVED and they're ready to talk the year 1980 in music.    Click here for Doug's 1980 playlist! Click here for Jim's 1980 playlist!   Next Episode: Doug's Private Adventure to the Cannes Film Festival Air date: September 2nd, 2019