62 - Kanye Off The Rails, Pronouns and Movies

Rialda gives an exclusive performance delivering Kanye's latest rant from the stage of Madison Square Garden.  Then we get into the spread of gender neutral pronouns, and summarize our thoughts on the films Drinking Buddies and Stories We Tell.

61 - Lou Reed, etc.

This is dedicated to the one we love - the one who was almost as pissed off as we are.

60 - Disney Sex and Coming of Age Movies

We finally discuss Miley and our fascination with Disney Channel sex, and then chill out with our top 6 coming of age movies.

59 - Mark Lewisohn's Beatles - Interview

We are lucky enough to chat with author Mark Lewisohn about his mammoth new Beatles biography, Tune In.  He turns out to be a great guy as well as a great author.  Buy this amazing book!



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58 - Look Both Ways! and The Bling Ring

Why do people just start crossing the street without looking for cars?  Plus, we discuss Sofia Coppola's new film, The Bling Ring with Emma Watson, and answer the question - if you rip off stuff from Lindsay Lohan and Paris Hilton's house, will they even notice?

57 - Social Media Loneliness

After a shout out to ace podcaster Adam Carolla, we talk about Sherry Turkle's theory of how social media like Facebook and Twitter are making us lonely.  Then we rush to the defense of the press' favorite punching back, Seth MacFarlane, and can't tolerate Mika Brzezinski.

56 - Alyn Shipton Interview on Harry Nilsson

Part of a conversation we had with Alyn Shipton, author of the great new Harry Nilsson biography, Nilsson.  First bit lost to technical difficulties, but what remains is good stuff about Harry's later career.

55 - Woody Allen, Part Deux

Part 2 of our wacky and informative discussion with Dr. Bob Musanti about the work of Woody Allen.  New and improved with Donnie Darko and William Blake

54 - Woody Allen, Anhedonia and Antithesis

We have a grand discussion with Dr. Bob Musanti about the work of Woody Allen.  This is only part one folks.  We go way deep!

53 - Steve Hackett Interview

Our interview with Steve Hackett of Genesis on his history with the band and revisiting their classic material.

* Please note the audio improves about 10 minutes in.

52 - Kanye West and Paula Deen

We coolly and objectively consider Kanye West's most recent cesspool of sexist garbage.  And then there's Paula Deen.

51 - Road Trip!! Proust and Soderbergh

We say happy birthday to In Search of Lost Time, Marcel Proust's masterpiece, and a riff on Steven Soderbergh goes off in other directions, as usual.

50 - Gosling film and Top 6 Fictional Characters

We got Gosling and, eh, what else do you need to know?  We review The Place Beyond the Pines.  Plus we pick our top 6 favorite fictional characters.  And other stuff, like Top of the Lake and Ray Cooper.

49 - Child-Men and The Great Gatsby

We talk about the phenomenon of the "Child-Man", and review the new Baz Lurhmann film, The Great Gatsby, with Leonardo DiCaprio

48 - Eat the Rich

Out of malice or envy, we go off on those goddamn rich people.  Other stuff happens and then we go over Time Out's top romantic movies.

47 - Rude Shoppers and Best Movie Endings

We talk about rude shoppers for a couple hours, then we get into another top six list.  This time it's the greatest movie endings.

46 - Philip Roth Birthday and Network

Amazingly, we attend the Philip Roth Birthday celebration in Newark and live to tell about it. Then, another one of our favorite movies - Network from 1976.

45 - Joe Boyd Interview

We talk to legendary producer Joe Boyd about his new Nick Drake tribute album, The Songs of Nick Drake: Way to Blue.  

44 - Parquet Courts Interview

Parquet Courts is one of our favorite new bands, and on this episode we talk with the band's principal songwriter and singer, Andrew Savage.

43 - House of Cards, Cormac McCarthy

We discuss Netflix's revolutionary new series, House of Cards with Kevin Spacey. Then we talk about the work of author Cormac McCarthy. Also we get another chance to bash hipsters.

42 - Flannery O'Connor and the Usual Complaints

This time we talk about a few select cultural tidbits that are driving us mad with frustration and bewilderment. Then we dig into the work of Flannery O'Connor, with a close look at the classic story A Good Man Is Hard To Find.