Carnival Personnel

Yeah, the title pretty much sums it up. PLUS: Random Video Game Review, Defunct Sponsor, Parenting Tip and MORE! Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/carnivalpodcast/ Twitter:  https://twitter.com/carnivalpodcast

Everyone loves a parade: pro football, the Olympics, brutal dictators, and Donald Trump! This week, Jacques and Joe parade through topics such as Trump’s wind-blown hair, Mike Pence’s icy reception at the Winter Olympics, Elon Musk’s SpaceX launch, a-little-too-catchy beer ads, and Quincy Jones dissing everyone dead or alive… except Cosby. PLUS: Random Video Game Review, Defunct Sponsor, Parenting...

As a flimsy tie-in to the Netflix movie “A Futile and Stupid Gesture” about Doug Kenney, co-founder of National Lampoon, Jacques and Joe seize the opportunity to butcher their favorite skits from the National Lampoon Radio Hour, which aired in the years just before the debut of Saturday Night Live and served as a launching pad for many of its writers and performers. (How’s THAT for a run-on senten...

Time to put Joe’s basement to its intended use: talking about conspiracies! The Nunes memo about the conspiring FBI, the New England Patriots conspiring with Satan to win at every turn, and video game geeks conspiring to hold onto their 35-year-old world records, faked or otherwise! PLUS: Random Video Game Review, Defunct Sponsor, Netflix Pick, Parenting Tip and MORE! Facebook:  https://www.facebo...

It’s almost time for the “Big Game,” gang! Are you ready for the “Big Game” like we are? Well, we got your “Big Game” covered right here with all the “Big Game” talk you need! Patriots and Eagles and Brady and Sports! Don’t forget the “Big!” Can’t leave out the “Game!” If you know a Bigger Game, then prepare for a physical assault because there is no Bigger Game than The “Big Game!” Facebook:  htt...

Jacques and Joe talk about the fallout from former US Gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar’s sentencing, Boston Bruins' Brad Marchand’s suspension, the return of the XFL, and the Patriots heading to the Championship Game That Can’t Be Named Without Expressed Written Consent by the National Football League! ALSO: Stranger Things 2 SPOILERS (three months later), Drew Carey goes down, and Trump’s ignored w...

One year of President Trump. Government shutdown. Catholic Church molestation charges. All this pales in comparison to the real tragedy: Tom Brady’s injured hand! And right before the AFC Championship game! It’s Hand Watch 2018, and Jacques has all the latest conspiracy theories! PLUS: Random Video Game Review, Defunct Sponsor, Parenting Tip and MORE! Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/carnivalpo...

Biff tries—TRIES—to educate Jacques and Joe about his native country of Japan and its culture, answering all their dumb, burning questions: What is J-pop? Is baseball more popular there than sumo wrestling? Could Godzilla beat up a Transformer? And what’s with the used-underwear vending machines? DISCLAIMER: The views and jokes expressed by some members of Carnival Personnel in this Sideshow do no...

Jacques’ long-time friend, FNH hockey teammate and loyal Carnival Personnel listener Biff joins in to talk Trump, NFL Playoffs (mostly Pats), Tom Brady’s increasing douchiness off the field, the tragic California mudslides, and the gone-but-not-forgotten World Hockey Association from the 1970s, featuring the New England Whalers! PLUS: Random Video Game Review, Defunct Sponsor, Netflix picks, Paren...

In this super-sized episode, Jacques and Joe ring in the new year by talking about the traditional Three Stooges NYE marathon, resolutions and predictions for 2018, upcoming movies and special events to look forward to! If the world survives, that is. PLUS: Random Video Game Review, Defunct Sponsor, Netflix picks, NFL playoffs and MORE! Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/carnivalpodcast/ Twitter:...

Merry Christmas from Carnival Personnel! In this episode, Jacques and Joe talk about Christmases past, Jacques witnessing a real-life Christmas miracle, and their favorite Christmas presents everrrrr! PLUS: Jacques’ Lock of Last Week, Random Video Game Review, Defunct Sponsor and MORE! Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/carnivalpodcast/ Twitter:  https://twitter.com/carnivalpodcast

To celebrate… no, honor… no… just because there’s a new Star Wars movie and it’s the holidays, Jacques and Joe get into the Star Wars Holiday Special, the infamous 1978 sin against the gods. Han, Chewy, Luke, Leia, R2-D2, C-3PO, Vader, they’re all here! Sort of. Add the likes of Chewy’s family (Mala, Lumpy, and Itchy), Beatrice Arthur, Art Carney, and Harvey Korman, and that’s still not enough! Mu...

Just like Robin Roberts said to Omarosa this week, Jacques and Joe say “Bye, Felicia” to Roy Moore, the loser in the Alabama special Senate election. Jim asks how the loss of net neutrality will affect his (and our) wallets, and the boys discuss their favorite SNL Christmas skits. PLUS: Random Video Game Review, Jacques’ Lock of Last Week, Defunct Sponsor, Parenting Tips and MORE! Facebook:  https...

Jacques gives his glowing review of his cousin Jimmy Fowlie’s smash off-Broadway one-person show, So Long, Boulder City! We also get to hear clips of Jimmy’s humble beginnings on public access in 1994! And oh, yeah, Sen. Al Franken resigns, Trump breaks the Middle East, and L.A. is on fire! PLUS: Star Wars preview, Joe performs a scene from It’s A Wonderful Life, Jacques’ Lock of THIS Week, Random...

We just love this Christmas-y time of year! This week, Jacques and Joe review their favorite animated Christmas specials, from Rudolph to Frosty to Charlie Brown and even Prep & Landing! Sing along to some classic Rankin/Bass tunes, including “Heat Miser” and “Snow Miser” – too much! Stop-motion, CGI or hand-drawn, all kinds of animation are welcome on this Island of Misfit Podcasts! Facebook:  ht...

Jacques, Joe and Jim recap a week of surprises! Mike Flynn’s guilty plea, Jim Nabors’ passing, the Senate tax cut bill, Trump’s anti-Muslim video retweets, and net neutrality going in reverse. Also, favorite scenes from National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation. PLUS: Jacques’ Lock of Last Week, Random Video Game Review, Defunct Sponsor, Parenting Tips, and MORE! Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/ca...

In the first installment of our Christmas Sideshows this year, Jacques and Joe look at the many cottage industries surrounding the holiday season: tree lots, mall Santas, Elf-on-a-Shelf, caroling, and even the Enchanted Village at (then) Boston’s Jordan Marsh and (now) at Jordan’s Furniture. Break out the can of aerosol snow and the color wheel for the tree! Enroll in that Jelly of the Month club!...

Jacques, Joe and Jim emerge from their food comas to recap their Thanksgivings, as well as talk Alabama politics, net neutrality, Justice League, and the start of the Christmas holiday season. PLUS: Jacques’ Lock of Last Week, Random Video Game Review, Defunct Sponsor, Parenting Tips, and MORE! Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/carnivalpodcast/ Twitter:  https://twitter.com/carnivalpodcast

Jacques, Joe and Jim spend time away from their families to talk about the most family-oriented holiday in America: Thanksgiving. The turkey (or tofurkey), the football, the TV specials (even long-lost ones!), and the family. So unbuckle your belt, grab a parade float and stuff your ears with this hearty helping! Happy Thanksgiving! Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/carnivalpodcast/ Twitter:  ht...

Jacques, Joe and Jim (!) review the week that was: Senator Al Franken’s sexual harassment, Trump’s China visit, Making Elephant Hunting Great Again, the NFL and even the Boston Celtics. PLUS: Jacques’ Lock of Last Week, Random Video Game Review, Defunct Sponsor, Parenting Tips, and MORE! Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/carnivalpodcast/ Twitter:  https://twitter.com/carnivalpodcast

Richard Mullins is the co-creator and producer of the new Cinemax animated series “Mike Judge Presents: Tales from the Tour Bus”. Before that, he played in the bands Karma to Burn, Speedealer and Year Long Disaster. He talks to Jacques and Joe about country music outlaws, speed metal, classic Adult Swim and Dutch porn. Follow Rich on Twitter: https://twitter.com/stromdetmer Facebook:  https://www....

Tired of hearing Jacques go on and on for what seems like forever about Trump? Fear not, for Joe has been granted the ultimate Carnival Personnel weapon -- the Trump Whistle! Just one toot and you're transported to a magical, far-away place where Trump is nowhere to be heard from or spoken about. PLUS: Jacques' Rhode Island Comic Con recap, Louis' **CK, Lock of Last Week, Random Video Game Review,...

Jenna Rose Robbins is an accomplished writer, editor and world traveler, and has ghostwritten over a dozen books, including two New York Times best-sellers. She does her best to give Jacques and Joe a glimpse into this mysterious literary world without violating any NDAs! Jenna's new book, Faithful and Devoted: Confessions of a Music Addict, is a coming-of-age story which chronicles her following...

Jacques and Joe take the show on the road… and then right back to Joe’s basement! They review Jacques’ work-related trip to the New York Jets' MetLife Stadium, aka enemy territory, standing on the sidelines during the national anthem (some liberals, they didn’t even kneel), and the high jinks that ensued to and from the event. PLUS: Halloween recap, Kevin Spacey, Hillary’s DNC scandal-maybe,  Supe...

Jacques and Joe welcome Jonathan from Arlington Community Media to talk about the world of community media, otherwise known as public-access TV. Jacques goes into his humble beginnings in local cable on his music video show “Misty’s Kitchen”, meeting Joe on Lexington’s 1994 smash-hit “Formal Edition”, and compares notes with fellow Fitchburg State alum Jonathan on what has changed in community med...