Sat, 27 July 2019
Paul and Arlo are in the place to be, rapping about Ed Piskor’s Hip Hop Family Tree. For the latest Four-Color Flashback installment, our nerdy white heroes take on nerdy white cartoonist Piskor’s quartet (so far) of graphic novels discussing the history of hip hop culture. The boys discuss Piskor’s art, equally indebted to underground comix and superhero books of the ‘70s and ‘80s; how the physical editions beautifully replicate the aesthetics of the time period; how Piskor captures the rhythm and fluidity of DJs and breakdancers; and what in the hell he’s got against Russell “Rush” Simmons.
Next: Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood is Family-friendly entertainment.
THE BREAKDOWN Total Run Time: 01:22:35 00:00:35 - Intro / Main Topic 01:18:40 - Outro / Next |
Fri, 19 July 2019
Paul cannot get his fridge under control because these damn restaurants keep serving him so much damn food. He and Arlo discuss the uniquely American problem of ever-expanding portion sizes, stopping at the Cheesecake Factory before taking a detour into canine conundrums, parental pondering, and nostalgic nightmares. You’ll never look at a Heffalump the same way. Featuring a cameo from Fatty Liver & The Teething Puppies!
Next: the Gobbledygeeks in the place to be, gettin’ busy with Hip Hop Family Tree.
THE BREAKDOWN Total Run Time: 01:16:05 00:00:58 - Intro / Portion Sizes 00:06:45 - Trigger Warning: IBS 00:14:48 - Heffalumps and Woozles Haunt My Dreams 00:18:40 - Feline Facts and Canine Cliches 00:32:11 - Let’s Have Kids...Or Not 00:48:15 - Teasing That Deliverse Podcast Thing 00:50:34 - NKOTB / Not Down With “Fluffer” Acts 01:10:00 - Outro / Next |
Sun, 14 July 2019
Pack your unnamed dead uncle's bags, grab your favorite designer sunglasses (that can also level whole cities), and fly on over for a discussion of Spider-Man: Far from Home. GameZone editor-in-chief Cade Onder swings by to join Paul and Arlo, becoming simultaneously the biggest Spider-Fan and the youngest guest to ever grace the podcast. The gang debates the moral implications of EDITH, the gentrification of Peter Parker, whether or not Zendaya is the best MJ, and if we ever need to see that dang Iron Spider suit again.
Next: free the gobble.
THE BREAKDOWN Total Run Time: 01:42:45 00:00:30 - Intro / Guest 00:06:30 - Main Topic (Non-Spoilery) 00:22:07 - Main Topic (SPOILERS) 01:37:40 - Outro / Next |
Sun, 7 July 2019
We’re tired. So tired. That’s what you want to hear when you’re about to fire up a podcast, right? You are reading this, aren’t you? Buried among such illuminating subjects as the coffee Arlo’s drinking, Paul’s underhanded behind-the-scenes manipulations, and the boys’ general unprofessionalism, there is indeed some pop culture palaver and parley. The boys are digging HBO’s troubled teens drama Euphoria despite being approximately 400 years too old to say things like “that’s a mood”; Arlo is losing faith in The Handmaid’s Tale; Paul remembers Yesterday; and they both are in awe of Toy Story 4 being so much more than a cynical cash-grab.
Next: Toby Maguire now vanquished, Jake Gyllenhaal finally makes his way into a Spider-Man movie, donning a fishbowl for Spider-Man: Far From Home.
THE BREAKDOWN Total Run Time: 01:11:48 00:00:30 - Intro / The Dog Ate My Sleep 00:07:35 - We Never Talk About Pop Culture Anymore 00:09:49 - Euphoria 00:25:12 - The Handmaid’s Tale 00:36:33 - The Walking Dead Comic Series is Dead 00:45:55 - The Kitchen Trailer (and Tiffany Haddish Fatigue?) 00:50:15 - Toy Story 4 00:57:19 - Yesterday (Very Briefly...More to Come) 01:00:35 - Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story 01:04:46 - Anima 01:07:45 - Outro / Next |
Wed, 3 July 2019
For the next installment of this year’s superhero-free Four-Color Flashback, Paul and Arlo leave the realm of autobiography, semi- or otherwise, for some thrilling adventures in fictional China. Faith Erin Hicks’ The Nameless City trilogy has everything: young men and women coming of age in trying times, political intrigue, backstabbing, betrayal, and some pretty cool martial arts fights. The boys discuss Hicks’ deceptively simple artwork, how she incorporates sound effects into her storytelling, Jordie Bellaire’s stunning color, and why The Nameless City is a love story but not a romance.
Next: freegobble!
THE BREAKDOWN Total Run Time: 01:47:52 00:00:40 - Intro / Fatty Liver and the Teething Puppies 00:18:00 - Main Topic 01:43:13 - Outro / Next |
