Debut Buddies

We're touching grass this episode as we visit the history and tremendous volcanic power of the First National Park. Join us for a geyser-filled, wild animal-populated tour of the United States' and the world's inaugural outdoor pleasure preserve from Lewis and Clark to Grant and Teddy... and beyond. Plus, another lasagnarific MouthGarf Report and I See What You Did There! Edited by: Kelly Attaway...

A rumpled raincoat, a disheveled suit, a candela cigar, and a mind for things that just don't make sense... He'll pepper you with clever questions, coolly dissect your deception, and then depart feigning befuddlement. Then... Just one more thing. We dive into the origins of Peter Falk's beloved TV detective series COLUMBO, from its original movie of the week to its meta first episode with our spec...

All this Ghost Hunter-ing had to start somewhere. But where? And when!? We venture back to 1976, for an episodic program that explored the unknown, and found an early television appearance by the legendary Hans Holzer. The show: In Search of... Ghosts. The host: Leonard Nimoy. The vibe: Genuine curiosity of a kind no longer available on TV. Then we dive into some strange (and entirely normal) happ...

Once, there was a type of movie called the teen sex comedy... The themes included coupling, horniness, and goofballs learning lessons about what love really was (sometimes, kind of). In 2009, director Will Gluck (EASY A) debuted with his first firm, one such teen sex comedy about two football stars who plot to score by attending cheerleading camp. F U! F U! F U! We get FIRED UP! watching two men a...

We wanna be the very best, like no podcast ever was! To catch firsts is our real test, to rate them with Debs is our cause! In the 1990s, Pocket Monsters took the world by storm and proved that a popular Japanese property could not just gain traction in the United States... It could supplant just about everything else! We're digging deep, Diglett-style, to find the FIRST POKÉMON with special guest...

Before 1960, movies just played on loops at the theater and people could buy a ticket and come and go as they pleased. Then, a film had so massive a twist that the director demanded theaters not let viewers wander in willy-nilly. We're discussing Psycho , Alfred Hitchcock's cinema-altering classic on this episode! Plus, a journey to the center of the MouthGarf Report, and I See What You Did There....

FATE Magazine debuted in Spring 1948 with 128 pages exploring everything from UFOs to Mark Twain's history with Halley's Comet to mental health, Dionysian Celebration, ghosts, automatic writing, the Great Pyramid, Giants, and even contemporary (and sadly still relevant) civil rights and social issues. And we're gonna talk about it! Join us for even more Mouthgarf Report and a classic round of I Se...

It's our First 100th Episode! Can you believe it? It's time to celebrate! We flip through the previous 99 episodes of Debut Buddies, remembering what we still do. And throughout, we play a multi-round I See What You Did There compiled from past episodes. If you love this episode, I have bad news... We'll never have another First 100th. And if you hate this episode, then I have great news for you! ...

It's Mann versus machine. It's Mann versus manhood. It's probably the best television film of all time. And it just so happens to be the debut for one Steven Spielberg. If you like Jaws, may we recommend Duel... where the shark is a big, scary truck! We discuss the film and its background, plus some general Spielberg chatter, the Mouthgarf Report, and I See What You Did There! Sources: https://en....

Back in 1962, the Tornados released "Telstar" a spaced out instrumental written and produced by Joe Meek. It was the First Record by a British Rock Group to Reach Number One in the US Hot 100 and it set Meek apart from the record producers of his time. We explore "Telstar" and the Meek's career and legacy, from ingenuity to outer space to paranoia and beyond. Plus, a jaw-clenching Mouthgarf Report...

The Quiet Rapture is upon us. There's an ocean of blood. And lots of clues and questions. On this episode we discuss 2026's Iron Lung, the first film directed by Markiplier. We dig into the plot, the cosmic horror, and try to make sense of it even though none of us had played the video game on which the film is based. Plus, the MouthGarf Report, and I See What You Did There!  See this movie! It's...

Can we ever really know who we are? And does self-knowledge come with an incredible cost to ourselves and others? Maybe! We investigate the First Philip K. Dick Adaptation, with a 1962 episode of the British TV show Out of This World on his short story "The Imposter." Plus, we do a medium dive into PKD's life. And there's lots to discuss in the MouthGarf Report! Plus, I See What You Did There! Sou...

Say what you will, but he's got a killer Sign of the Crossover dribble. It'll break your ankles and then miraculously heal them. This episode, we discuss the First Pope to Become a Harlem Globetrotter! And some other honorary Globetrotters too! Plus, the MouthGarf Report, and another rousing game of I See What You Did There. Sources: https://thefactbase.com/pope-john-paul-ii-was-named-an-honorary-...

Back in 1995, in Delaware, at an eclectic music store, the world met Rex Manning and the date (April 8) that will forever bear his name. Join us for a discussion of the bomb-turned-cult classic film Empire Records, its stacked cast, its bangin' soundtrack, and its magical legacy. Plus, an extra chewy MouthGarf Report, and I See What You Did There. Please give us a 5 star rating on Apple Podcasts! ...

In the year of Our Ford, 1941... in Dearborn, Michigan, a 78-year old Henry took an ax to the trunk of his new car. Why? SOYBEANS! We dig into the prototype soybean car that never was, and consider a world where vehicles come from and return to the earth (that never was, but might still be, maybe.) Plus, join us for some movie and bird chat in the MouthGarf Report, and another classic barn burner...

Graffiti goes back A LONG TIME... Is it all vandalism? Street art? Religious artifact? Historical cultural record? The answer is all of that and more! We survey graffiti from its (possibly) childish origins to modern tagging and our ceaseless human effort to be seen in an unfeeling world. Plus, an delicious MouthGarf Report and another round of I See What You Did There! Sources: https://en.wikiped...

Ten years after the original Mamma Mia! a sequel appeared... and Here We Go Again! Oh, and luckily for us, we watched them within just about 1 year of each other, give or take. We're back and discussing the jukebox musical sequel to 2008's Mamma Mia! with all its campy delights, hundreds of fires, flashbacks, ABBA, and Meryl Force Ghosts. Plus, the MouthGarf Report, and of course, I See What You D...

In 1915, a future leader of men, Bode Ioiô, arrived in Fortaleza, Brazil. Just seven years later, he became a legend. A political goat legend! We dive into the first elected animal and some of the other animals holding public office all over the place right now! We also spend a nice time talking mouths, Christmas trees, and Frankenstein in the MouthGarf Report. And there's another magical game of...

Whether it was a cheesesteak mishap or time traveling tots, on this episode we explore the two earliest "non-fictional" accounts of time travel, one by alleged witness and one by alleged participant, in the Philadelphia Experiment and Project Pegasus, respectively. Plus, we rapid fire some other strange time travel occurrences and other slippages in space-time. Then, a toothsome MouthGarf Report a...

The year is 1992, the film is Bob Roberts... a political mockumentary satire. The director, first-time filmmaker (and star) Tim Robbins. And it's also the first film role for a lovable gent named Jack Black. We dig into the parallels between Bob Roberts and present day American politics and consider the right wing folk songs that were, at one point, comedic in their absurdity. Plus, we get into it...

Gentle listeners, start your engines... that you have inside you... because you are a special kind of fiend who's contracted with the Chainsaw Devil. We're discussing the premiere episode of the anime series Chainsaw Man, digging into the first season a bit in the Spoiler Zone, and even touching on 2025's Chainsaw Man: The Movie - Reze Arc! It's witty, it's bloody, it's obsessed with boobs! And of...

The first time a presidential convention was held in Arkansas was in 1931 and it's never happened again since. Sound like a nothing-burger? You're wrong! This is a major something-burger because we're going to survey the life of William Hope "Coin" Harvey, his free silver ambitions, his own personal health retreat town of Monte Ne, and his brief time as Presidential nominee for the Liberty Party....

It's time to dive into the history of Gmail... but it didn't start with Google at all... In fact, it started very differently... Purrfectly, some might say. On this episode we discuss the strange phenomenon of Garfield Mail, the original Gmail. Then we pitch some ideas for making email better, reminisce about products from Google's past, get into movies in the MouthGarf Report, and play a rousing...

Somewhere, somehow, somebody must have kicked this podcast around some! This episode we're talking about Tom Petty: Heartbreakers Beach Party, the 1983 directorial debut for Cameron Crowe, and lovely artifact of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers from the earliest moments of MTV. Join us as we relish in Petty's charming humanity, Crowe's youthful filmmaker vibe, and the somewhat magical inflection po...

You've heard of stars in the sky... but stars in the S I D E W A L K!? What!? We explore the origins of the Hollywood Walk of Fame, and dig into the subject of its first star. Also, Chelsea's back, baaaaaayyyyybeeeeee! Don't miss a movie filled MouthGarf Report, and a Hollywood historical I See What You Did There! Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hollywood_Walk_of_Fame https://www.grunge.com...