May 20, 2022
Chris and Randall try to figure out Generation X' sense of humor.
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Topics discussed include:
the Baby Boom
Douglas Coupland's Gen-X
stand up comedy boom
stand up comedy albums
the 1970s
cable television
VHS...
Aug 26, 2021
Chris and Randall discuss how Hollywood comedic talent hasn't had any new blood lately.
"The young kids are going to the movies to see people their parent's age act like they're their age and it's working right now." —Randall
Topics discussed include:
City Slickers (1991)
Free Guy (2021)
Cruela (2021)
The Ben...
Dec 31, 2020
Chris and Randall talk about the year in arts & entertainment.
Topics covered:
J. Paul Getty Museum
storytelling
COVID-19 pandemic
Alex Theater
1917 (2019)
Parasite (2019)
Bong jun ho
Snowpiercer (2013)
Memories of Murder (2003)
Ford v Ferrari (2019)
Joker (2019)
Marriage Story (2019)
Green Book (2018)
Halle...
Dec 3, 2020
In an epic 3 part discussion, Chris and Randall tackle what proves to be a complicated philosophical puzzle.
Topics discussed include:
Hays code
It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
On the Waterfront (1954)
The House Committee on Un-American Activities
The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)
USSR
Nazis
Mussolini
fascism
The People...
Nov 26, 2020
In an epic 3 part discussion, Chris and Randall tackle what proves to be a complicated philosophical puzzle.
Topics discussed include:
Fine arts
Tom Clancy
Ronald Reagan
Jack Ryan
military fiction
crime fiction
Darth Vader
authoritarians
Today's FBI (series)
Top Gun (1986)
Does propaganda or advertising...