Good lord it’s been a long time since I posted. Because I’ve been talking about pop culture stuff in a roomful of sweaty men. You know, every woman’s fantasy.
Thanks to everybody who sends me messages via Mikel’s Twitter – I’ve gotten great recommendations for classic Hollywood-themed podcasts (You Must Remember This), and people asking for my recommendations on stuff like books about the death of classic Hollywood (“Pictures at a Revolution”).
If you haven’t listened to Lasertime before, I recommend that, too, even when I’m not on it and everybody gets everything wrong wrong wrong.
Here are some of my favorite episodes since I posted last:
Bad Beatles Covers: Hilarious episode hosted by Dan Amrich of Palette Swap Ninja, Probably my favorite show to date – so funny, soooooo weird.
Classical Cartoon Music Quiz: You know that one music they always play in movies when they’re at a snooty restaurant? Do you know what it’s called? I quiz the guys on stuff that gets reused constantly.
Awkward Celebrity Encounters: Turns out I’ve met a lot of famous people.
What’s Your Favorite Future?: Blade Runner, Planet of the Apes and more, costarring my brother, a professional smart person.
Robin Williams: We recorded this a few days after he died, and I think we did a good job picking out career highlights. I talked candidly about suicide in this episode, and I’m glad I did.
When Actors Sing: Stars have a pretty bad batting average when it comes to cutting albums.
Oscartime 2015: Now with never-before-seen footage!
MST3K Turkey Day: A Thanksgiving salute to a modern holiday tradition.
Killer Actors: A sort of follow-up to the on-set movie deaths episode.
Conspiracy Bleary: We settle the theories once and for all.
Gross Toys: A look at the ’80s heyday of toilet humor for kids, featuring the grossest things that have ever happened to us.