20th Century Pop!
157 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 3 years ago - ★★★★★ - 17 ratings20TH CENTURY POP! is a podcast that tries to understand the present by living in the past. Each episode hosts Bob and Tim take a sociological look at the pop culture of the '80s and '90s. Its a ruining of their childhood that hopefully explains how they became adults.
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WILLOW WITH JARF HARDEN
June 20, 2018 14:46 - 43 minutes - 50.4 MBWHERE'S THE FANDOM?: "See you at Madmarti-Con." (1988) Its the first day of summer, so let's bask in the blockbusters of 1988. It was the movie season that gave us Roger Rabbit, Die Hard and a pretty big Tom Hanks. But despite those classics, Tim and today's guest Jarf Harden (of the COSMIC GEPPETTO PODCAST) can't seem to get past the Warwick Davis fantasy "Willow?" Well ... there is a little bit about "Licensed To Drive" but... yeah ... mostly "Willow." 00:00:00 PRESHOW PRATTLE - Counter-...
BRAT PACK AMERICA WITH KEVIN SMOKLER
June 14, 2018 07:30 - 57 minutes - 66.3 MBBOOK AND PODCAST: "We're describing the ruckus, sir." (1984-1991) How have we not talked about John Hughes? His movies defined what it meant to come of age in the 1980s. But do they continue to ring relevant in this modern age? Or are our memories of these films just misappropriated nostalgia? Such is the question Tim's nervous to ask of today's special guest, author and cultural critic, Kevin Smokler (and ...actually ... it's two questions). 00:00:00 PASSABLE INTRO - Tim’s morning voice st...
RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK
June 07, 2018 07:30 - 1 hour - 77.4 MBVERDICTATED: "We're running out of hat puns." (1981). Maybe its because Chandler Bing ruined vests or maybe its just Star Wars fans are vindictive prics but regardless of the reasoning, Bob and Tim are cracking whips and punching Nazis today to talk about the final tally of your arbitrary votes. Its "Raiders Of The Lost Ark" ...and probably a little about "Star Wars." 00:00:00 PRE-SHOW PRATTLE - Melmac And Me 00:01:07 CRITIQUE BOUTIQUE - and loathing Fred Travalena 00:04:59 THE WINNER IS...
HAN SOLO VERSES INDIANA JONES WITH BRENT SIMONS
May 24, 2018 10:33 - 42 minutes - 49.4 MBPOP COURT "Space Burt Reynolds takes on haberdashed Magnum PI" (1977-1989) Ever wanted to participate in the outcome of a 20popcast episode? Well today is that very chance as Bob welcomes returning guest Brent Simons (ep#015: SUPERMAN II) to debate just which Harrison Ford is the most iconic Harrison Ford. Its Han Solo verses Indiana Jones in a discussion that allows you, the listener, to voice your own vote. Just click on the link below after checking out this week's episode. CAST YOUR VO...
RADIOHEAD: THE BENDS
May 17, 2018 14:15 - 1 hour - 76.9 MBCOMPACT DISC-USSION: "Not-so OK Computer." (1995) Alright music snobs, here’s your elfin’ Radiohead episode. Apparently they are the avant-garde band of the 1990s, which is an opinion nearly half of this show's hosts can agree with. That leaves a remaining percent that despises both the band and their fans. So come hear if Bob and Tim can find some common ground in this track-by-track discussion of the 1995 album release THE BENDS. 00:00:00 PRE-SHOW PRATTLE - sobering up 00:00:42 MORE BAD...
SEINFELD
May 10, 2018 12:50 - 1 hour - 84.1 MBBINGE AND PODCAST: "Come to think of it ... I HAVE ever noticed." (1989-1998). Yadda, yadda, yadda, its a show about nothing. Sure, that's been said about SEINFELD, but after reviewing its first season, Bob and Tim are prepared to defend it as the preeminent document of life in the '90s. But how to reconcile this thesis with the bizzarro tone of its final seasons? Its an in depth examination culminating in one of the most divisive finales since I MARRIED DORA told us it was cancelled. 00:0...
STAR TREK II: THE WRATH OF KHAN WITH JASON SMITH
May 03, 2018 07:30 - 59 minutes - 55.1 MBORIGIN STORIES: "Rock the Kobayashi Maru." (1982) Here's some 'ting to put in your ear as Tim welcomes video editor Jason Smith to talk about his life-long hero, Captain Kirk, his favorite film, The Wrath Of Khan and how hiding out in a theater lobby course-directed his entire life. Its a run-on sentence that works better as an episode as they discuss the greatest movie sequel of all time that isn't the Empire Strikes Back. It'll be a warp factor FUN! 00:00:00 PRE-SHOW PRATTLE - Finally … a...
ROSEANNE, THE X-FILES AND WILL & GRACE
April 26, 2018 07:30 - 1 hour - 71 MBEFFIN' SPOILERS: "Waiting on that Nightman comeback." (1988-2018) We've all mourned the loss of a favorite tv show, following characters to the finale of a "goodby," "farewell" or, if you're Sherman Hemsley, "Amen." So how do we handle it when a major network resurrects a father, re-knots severed ties or staves of a that predestined alien invasion? Its what Bob and Tim attempt to make sense of as they look at some recent revivals of 90s television. 00:00:00 SPOILER WARNING - hey, we haven’t...
WAR GAMES
April 19, 2018 00:15 - 1 hour - 74.3 MBRETRO SHOCK: "Whopper Player One" (1983) Shall we play a game? Looks like there's "Mall Madness", "Pizza Party", "Fireball Island." Or we can listen to Bob and Tim unbox the frighteningly relevant Matthew Broderick thriller "War Games." Its a thermo-nuclear holocaust for the whole family. 00:00:00 PRE-SHOW PRATTLE - a longer than normal pause 00:01:13 A DAB OF COLEMAN - a semi accurate resume 00:04:50 JUNE 3rd 1983 - The mystique of computers in the 1980s 00:09:34 SKYNET’S THE LIMIT - B...
THE POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE IMPACTS OF FAN CULTURE WITH BRAD MENDENHALL AND JARF HARDEN
April 11, 2018 16:54 - 1 hour - 69.2 MBPOOP CULTURE: "So now we're not talking about Flash Gordon?"" Brad and Jarf are the co-hosts of the Cosmic Geppetto Podcast, a program Tim came to via Brad's other show, The Flash Gordon Minute. So when they agreed to guest on this episode, Tim thought it would make sense to converse about Queen albums from the 1980s. But their attempt to talk "A Kind Of Magic" magically side-lined into a discussion on the toxicity and positivity of pop culture fandom. So that's what you'll hear, and its tot...
ER SEASON 1
April 05, 2018 15:56 - 1 hour - 79.3 MBBINGE AND PODCAST: "Stat! Clear! Where are the cough drops?!" (1994-1995) With all the Must-See TV that Bob and Tim must have seen, its a wonder they have yet to discuss the biggest prime-time blockbuster of the '90s, ER. So today, with Bob's professional opinion, they are downing a quadruple dose of Stringfield, Clooney, Edwards and La Salle. But maybe "bypass" would have been the better reference there as Tim self-diagnoses his own hypochondria. 00:00:00 PRE-SHOW PRATTLE - A cast of typos...
TOP FIVE ALBUMS OF THE 1990S: TIM EDITION
March 29, 2018 07:30 - 1 hour - 79.8 MBLIST-A-RAMA-A-GO-GO: "Another rattled off hit-list of equally in height fidelity." (1993-1996) Previously on 20th Century Podcast, Bob precision-picked the definitive list of impactive '90s albums. It is now one week later and they are going to do that exact same thing again, only this time it's Tim who is embarking on that middling, mid-life act of fading relevance. 00:00:00 PRE-SHOW PRATTLE -pre-show Palpatine 00:00:39 A VARIETY OF INTROS - other people’s podcasts 00:03:06 BACK ON THAT...
TOP FIVE ALBUMS OF THE 1990S: BOB EDITION
March 21, 2018 17:31 - 1 hour - 79 MBLIST-A-RAMA-A-GO-GO: "Its a rattled off hit list of the highest fidelity." (1994-1999) We can thank Nick Hornby (or curse John Cusack) for that middle-aged, music-snob curation practice of "The Dessert Island Top Five." And, while the typo leans toward a bunch of "Cake" references, Bob and Tim have actually put a lot of thought into compiling this compilation. So much, in fact, that its going to take TWO episodes to get though. So man-overboard with Part One ... Bob's definitive discs of the...
BIG
March 15, 2018 07:30 - 1 hour - 47.4 MBRETRO SHOCK: "Heart and soul and a lot of discomfort." (1988) Who doesn't like an age-appropriate Tom Hanks? Well, Amy Poehler, for one. Still, in 1988, this former Bosom Buddy made a splash at the box office by starring in the Penny Marshall film "Big". But re-watching it 30 years later, Bob and Tim are finding themselves a little uncomfortable with that particular thing he did. (Larry Crowne pun still pending). 00:00:00 PRE-SHOW PRATTLE - almost a birthday wish 00:00:52 A SWITCH-A-ROO - ...
KEVIN SMITH
March 08, 2018 14:13 - 1 hour - 47.2 MBOUVRE COMPENSATING: " . . . " (1994-1997) To invoke a holy trilogy fanboys are certain to cite "Back To The Future", "Star Wars" and not "Beastmaster." But alongside those VHS boxed sets stands a slightly more vulgar saga featuring verbose Clerks, bratty Mallrats and a chain-smoking illustrator forever Chasing Amy. It's Kevin Smith's "Jersey Trilogy" and, to honor there still being a Kevin Smith, Bob and Tim are going to look at what these indie features mean to their own individual existenc...
BATMAN AND ROBIN
March 01, 2018 08:30 - 2 hours - 89.6 MBUNSOLICITED COMMENTARY: "Holy this isn't Batman Returns, Batman." (1997) Comic book movies are an inarguably divisive lot. But at least we can all agree that "Batman And Robin" was an overly neon-lit pile of pun-ridden guano. Well, except for Tim who, on today's episode, is going to try to argue that Joel Schumacher's camp-fest was actually an intentional piece of comic book commentary 21 years ahead of it time. The text says "argue" but ... really ... he's the only one talking. 00:00:00 ST...
DENNIS LEARY - NO CURE FOR CANCER
February 22, 2018 14:01 - 59 minutes - 41 MBCOMPACT DISC-USSION: "You know what I'm going to do? I'm going to say OKAY." (1993) Its the official 20Popcast origin story as Bob and Tim share just how it was they got into college. Actually that's a bit of an over-sell as its kind of just mentioned at the top of the episode. What they're really discussing is Dennis Leary's nicotine stained, vulgarity-strained stand-up album, NO CURE FOR CANCER. So throw on that leather jacket, light up that Camel Light and be just a little leery of the co...
TREKKIES
February 15, 2018 08:30 - 1 hour - 59.6 MBRETRO SHOCK: "More tings for your ears." (1997) Are you burnt out on all those divisive arguments about The Last Jedi? Then why not warp factor another fanbase into the conversation by way of the Final Frontier. That's right, today Bob and Tim are finally talking a bit about Star Trek by way of "TREKKIES," a 1999 documentary that doesn't quite know if its mocking or embracing this sci-fi subset (do Bob and Tim?). 00:00:00 PRE-SHOW PRATTLE - revisiting a Jeff Dunham story 00:00:55 OPENING P...
THE GODFATHER, JAWS AND BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN
February 08, 2018 08:30 - 59 minutes - 41 MBHOW DID I MISS THIS?: "Cannoli, chalk boards and a whole lot of denim." (1972-1984) Bob has never seen The Godfather. And Tim has never seen Jaws. So today .. wait ... hold on a minute ... don't they host a show about pop culture? Yes they do and, having once dedicated an entire episode to Howard The Duck, they must now explain how they managed to miss some of the most colossal efforts of the 20th Century. 00:00:00 PRE-SHOW PRATTLE - sad toilets and sadder tubs 00:01:27 AS INTROS GO - thi...
THE SUPER DUPER 50TH ANNIVERSARY-A-RAMA-IN-OUR-PAJAMAS EPISODE
January 31, 2018 15:23 - 1 hour - 50 MBPOP 5: "Another pointless demarcation of exaggerated merit." Do you know that Hot Wheels, Ultron and Mr. Rogers Neighborhood are turning 50? Bob and Tim do so maybe they could have done an episode on one of those. Instead, they are observing their own variation on this measurement with the 50th official episode of their year-old podcast. Or 54th ... if you are actually counting. 00:00:00 PRE-SHOW PRATTLE - life happens 00:01:52 ANOTHER POINTLESS ANNIVERSARY - and defeated by a Star Wars r...
FAVORITE ALBUMS OF HIGH SCHOOL
January 25, 2018 16:27 - 1 hour - 41.8 MBLIST-A-RAMA-A-GO-GO - "Just like albums ... but on compact discs." (1989-1991) Today's episode is going up a little later than normal because that's how long it took to rewind the tape. Which tape? How about Del La Soul, Living Color and Ned's Atomic Dustbin? It's Bob and Tim's favorite albums from High school, even though "album" is not the proper media designation as they had them on cassettes and CDs.. 00:00:00 PRE-SHOW PRATTLE - unknown listeners 00:01:15 HUMP DAY - and Tim’s least fav...
THE DAY AFTER
January 18, 2018 08:30 - 53 minutes - 37.3 MBRETRO SHOCK: "Seriously ... not the Jake Gyllenhaal movie." (1983) No graphic image struck more graphic fear into Tim's childhood than the atomic stalk of a mushroom cloud. And no program better illustrated this phobia than the 1983 tv movie THE DAY AFTER. So, following last weekend's text to the brink, he's returning to ground zero for a horrifying re-watch. 00:00:00 - PRE-EMPTIVE WARNING - hey its John Cullum .. I guess 00:00:38 - BUNKERIN’ DOWN - Tim is solo in this current predicament ...
THE X-FILES SEASON 1
January 11, 2018 05:30 - 1 hour - 48.8 MBBINGE AND PODCAST: "Bright Flashlights, Big Conspiracy" No television show dominated Bob and Tim's TV set like the '90 paranormal phenomena, The X-Files. Well ... maybe Mystery Science Theater 3000. And Friends. And Two Guys, A Girl And A Pizza Place. But since Ryan Reynolds never tweeted back, they are focusing special attention on those special agents Dana Katherine Scully and Fox Network Mulder. 00:00:00 PRE-SHOW PRATTLE - Tim likes Dazzler 00:00:44 BACK FOR THE NEW YEAR — and everybod...
NINETEEN NINETY-THREE
December 28, 2017 08:30 - 59 minutes - 41 MBLIST-A-RAMA-A-GO-GO: "Who knows what the mid-90s will hold?" (1993): Its another crappy end to yet another crappy year so why not put on the blinders of nostalgia and celebrate 1993 instead. That's what Bob and Tim are attempting to do with this year-end look-back at an age that predates Clerks, Friends and The Spice Girls. Come drop a ball on their first year together complete with a Chevy Chase Show shout-out. 00:00:00 - PRE-SHOW PRATTLE - end of the year relief 00:01:21 - RINGING IT IN...
DIE HARD 2: DIE HARDER
December 21, 2017 05:30 - 1 hour - 48.1 MBRETRO SHOCK: "Hey, the same thing happened to the same guy again." (1990) Having a favorite holiday special makes sense. But if there's one Tim gets tired of people mentioning its the 80s equivalent of detonating a gingerbread house, DIE HARD. So, instead of letting Bob gush about the first one they are revisiting its seasonally forgotten follow-up, DIE HARD 2: DIE HARDER. Expect a yippe-kay-yay pun in there somewhere. 00:00:00 - PRE-SHOW PRATTLE - a holiday-themed intro 00:01:23 - AHM, HU...
THE STAR WARS HOLIDAY SPECIAL WITH ALISON NOVAK
December 14, 2017 17:30 - 1 hour - 53.8 MBPOOP CULTURE: "Ahm .... Star Wars?" (1978). It's Life Day ... I guess. A holiday that ... Wookies ... celebrate. And we are going to talk about it. Somehow. Today. For a full episode. With a special guest. Sigh. Why does this effin' thing really exist. 00:00:00: - WROORWRRWRRRWRW - Ladies and gentlemen … Art Carney. 00:00:37 - BOB AND TIM WITH … - Alison Novak, sci-fi editor and owner of this spectacular bootleg / “Light The Sky On Fire” 00:04:36 - BOOTLEGGER’S HOLIDAY - questioning the e...
CHRISTMAS EPISODES OF THE '80s & '90s
December 07, 2017 08:30 - 1 hour - 45.7 MBBINGE AND PODCAST: "When a VHS of wood burning won't do." (1986-1996) Its the most commercial time of the year, with many of them airing during Bob and Tim's favorite shows. So in that money-sucking spirit they are tuning in to some (theoretically) festive episodes of some (questionably) classic sitcoms. Seriously ... MORE Perfect Strangers?!? 00:00:00 - PRE-SHOW PRATTLE - a tinny tone 00:00:53 - MORNING DRIVE MATERIALISM - a conflict in gifting / “Put A Little Love In Your Heart” 00:03:4...
A WISH FOR WINGS THAT WORK
November 30, 2017 08:30 - 1 hour - 50.3 MBRETRO SHOCK: "Still mispronouncing Berkely Breathed" (1991) Its the last day in November which means the Christmas season is already seven shopping days old. So, before festive fatigue sets in, Bob and Tim are diving into a month of holiday themed episodes starting with the Bill and Opus animated special "A Wish For Wings That Work." Its a cartoon based on the '80s classic Bloom County, leaving them to wonder why it not a perennial favorite. Ho, ho, ho-nooooooo! 00:00:00 - PRE-SHOW PRATTLE ...
PERFECT STRANGERS
November 16, 2017 08:30 - 1 hour - 45.6 MBBINGE AND PODCAST: "Perfect Stranger Things or Meposian Rhapsody" (1987) Bob and Tim were once real world roommates with sitcom intentions. They based their episodic antics on such odd couplings as George and Jerry, Chandler and Joey and, the topic of today's episode, Larry and Balki. Its a minimalistic dance of dispassionate joy as they look at how early "Perfect Strangers" influenced their apartment renting behaviors. 00:00:00 - PRE-SHOW PRATTLE - Bob and Tim return to the microphones 00...
HOWARD THE DUCK
November 09, 2017 15:50 - 1 hour - 78.9 MBUNSOLICITED COMMENTARY: "Waaaaaugh." (1986) Marvel Studios surpassed 5 billion in ticket sales this weekend, so we're celebrating the one that contributed $12 dollars to the tally. "Howard The Duck" was the first super hero film Tim ever saw on the big screen. But, even bigger, it showed that 10 year-old the new-wave hairdo he was going to become. 00:00:00 - EARLY RISIN' - Last minute recording, first thing in the morning 00:00:29 - BOB CANNING IS MISSING - and a quick synch tutorial / "H...
L.A. STORY
November 01, 2017 16:46 - 1 hour - 69.6 MBUNSOLICITED COMMENTARY: "Century Boulevard? We hate it!" (1991) Tim is no fan of the West Coast. Yet its the source of so many films he's watched, specifically his favorite film of all time, L.A. Story. So today he's examining how a travelogue of his least favorite locale managed such a massive impact on his teenage youth. 00:00:00 - A QUICK HOW-TO - synching today's episode up to your DVD 00:00:29 - MORNING HAZE & LAUNDRY DAZE - a post wedding opener / "True Love" 00:04:05 - APPROACHING ...
IT'S THE GREAT PUMPKIN, CHARLIE BROWN
October 26, 2017 07:30 - 1 hour - 44.3 MBRETRO SHOCK: “Where’s your Great Pumpkin now?” Its that time of the year for trick, treats and squatting in your neighbor’s nondescript garden space awaiting the arrival of a Cthulthulian overlord. So Bob and Tim are tuning in to that horrifying character study of a boy unhinged, “It’s The Great Pumpkin ,Charlie Brown.” Run for your life, Charlie Brown. Run for your elfin’ life. 00:00:00 - CREEPY CROONER - Ladies and gentlemen … Tim Curry 00:01:20 - SPOOKY STARTS - Yellow ponchos and drunk...
MYSTERIES OF THE UNKNOWN
October 19, 2017 07:30 - 1 hour - 44.5 MBBOOK AND PODCAST: "Stonehenge ruined my coat hanger." (1987): Want to learn the identity of the spectral lady Of Rayham Hall? Read the book. Want to hear about Betty and Barney Hill's late night encounter aboard a UFO? Read the book. Want to experience Bob and Tim's personal ghost stories? Read the show notes. And check the time stamps. And then listen to the podcast as they discuss their childhood fascination with the Time Life book series "Mysteries Of The Unknown." 00:00:00 - INEXPLICAB...
THE DARK CRYSTAL
October 12, 2017 07:30 - 1 hour - 67.7 MBUNSOLICITED COMMENTARY: "What happened to Gonzo's face?" (1982): Tim had a childhood interest in the realm of puppetry, which dovetails nicely into this fondly remembered night terror. And on today's episode he is talking though his fascination with the THE DARK CRYSTAL in real time. So, dim the lights, silence your phone and listen to him ramble as you curse the fact you passed on Sno-Caps in exchange for Good-N-Plentis. 00:00:00 - A BRIEF HISTORY OF PLEADING FOR CASH - Tim and Bob are lau...
FOOTBALL?
October 05, 2017 07:30 - 1 hour - 42.7 MBOK THEN 'SPLAIN IT: "Go socks." “Are you ready for some football” was the existential conundrum once offered up by a cowboy hatted philosopher flanked on either side by a blue screened apocalypse. Truth be told, Tim wasn’t. But Bob certainly was. So this week, one host attempts to understand the other’s fandom of a subject that does not involve robots, super-powers or a flock of seagulls haircut. 00:00:00 - PRE-SHOW PRATTLE - Deception Kick-off 00:00:22 - CONVERSATIONAL COIN TOSS - and a ...
X-MEN THE ANIMATED SERIES
September 28, 2017 07:30 - 55 minutes - 38.2 MBBINGE AND PODCAST: "Bub, Sugah and Mon Ami " (1992): If there’s one thing Tim's wanted to do since this show began its talk comic books. But seeing how no one is interested in The Inhumans, he and Bob have decided to don the yellow spandex of X-Men: The Animated Series. Good luck with all that continuity. 00:00:00 - PRE-SHOW PRATTLE - equipment failure 00:00:49 - X-CRUTIATING OPENER - puns and poor research / “Outsider” 00:04:20 - A SEMI-PENETRABLE UNIVERSE - Saturday morning fan service...
PAUL WESTERBERG
September 21, 2017 07:30 - 1 hour - 47.2 MBOUVRE COMPENSATING: "Waiting for, wanting and not quite having somebody." (1993): Despite cosplaying as Richard Lewis, the one idol Tim ever wanted to be was Paul Westerberg. But not as the sloppy frontman off the legendary Replacements that gets written of in legend, Instead, TIm copped from his fairly forgotten solo work of the 1990s. And today he and Bob discuss why this was more than just a world class fad. 00:00:00 - NO PRE-SHOW PRATTLE - Bob and Tim get right to it ... sort of / "Down...
CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND
September 15, 2017 01:29 - 35 minutes - 24.3 MBRETRO SHOCK: “This means something (to Tim). This is important (to Tim)" (1977) Today's episode is pretty late, partially because it was recorded on the way to an AM showing of today's topic CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND. This year marks its 40th anniversary and, since it is his favorite film of all time, Tim wanted to make sure he caught it during its cinematic release. But, as you can hear here, just getting the cinema is an event in itself. 00:00:00 - PRE-SHOW PRATTLE - “who are you...
JOSS WHEDON AND THE FALL OF POP IDOLS
September 07, 2017 17:34 - 1 hour - 46.8 MBPOOP CULTURE: “Wait ... this is how we do a Charles In Charge episode?” Its been a rough couple weeks for Buffy fans, what with patron saint Joss Whedon being revealed as a patriarchal wolf in feminist clothing. But does the despicable behavior of the artist void the impact of his actual art? Bob and Tim take a look at this pop cultural fall-out while also, somehow, invoking Scott Baio. 00:00:00 - PRE-SHOW PRATTLE - numb nut crock-o-duck 00:00:37 - TOPPLING IDOLS - so this is how we’re fi...
ROSS AND RACHEL
August 31, 2017 07:30 - 50 minutes - 35.2 MBEFFIN’ SPOILERS: “Don’t stand ... don’t stand so ... don’t stand so close to me Ross.” (1994) Will they? Won’t they? When they? Why they? Those were the questions that put Ross and Rachel at the center of the FRIENDS ensemble. But was that romance destined from the start? And would that knowledge diminish the ten year narrative? And did Ross have a pet monkey for a whole season? Bob and Tim try to answer at least two thirds of these questions on today’s Must-See-But-Its-Heard episode. 00:00...
PULP FICTION
August 24, 2017 11:11 - 1 hour - 41.7 MBRETRO SHOCK: “Let’s all be like Henry Winkler.” (1994) - It wouldn’t be a discussion on 1994 without discussing the film Pulp Fiction. But you know what Bob and Tim are NOT going to talk about? That damn briefcase. “Its Marsellus’ soul.” “Its a light bulb.” Who cares, let’s focus on Bruce Willis’s pants. 00:00:00 - PRE-SHOW PRATTLE - unlicensed ad break 00:00:28 - ALMOST AT THE MOVIES - with Bob, Tim and 1994 / “Seether” 00:03:17 - OCTOBER 14TH, 1994 - stumbling into a cultural moment 00...
PEARL JAM VS.
August 10, 2017 07:30 - 1 hour - 41.8 MBCOMPACT DISC-USSION: “Globalized aversion to a pelican.” (1993) It was a long walk from Tower Records before two college Freshman got to hear Pearl Jam’s Sophomore effort. And when they did, it altered the cerebral landscape of their pre-20-something minds. Clearly Bob and Tim can rekindle those same feelings in their 40s as they re-spin that compact disc ... VS. 00:00:00 - PRE-SHOW PRATTLE - a good line to use 00:00:32 - THE CD IS … VS.- and here is how they got it / “Plush” 00:07:31 - “...
THE TICK
August 03, 2017 13:52 - 59 minutes - 41.2 MBBINGE AND PODCAST: “spoon.” (1994) Membership in the Fox Kid’s Club was a demarcation of status to the middle school recess set. Less so to a couple of 19 year olds. Still, that’s not stopping Bob and Tim from flashing their credentials as they revisit a cartoon from their college years, THE TICK. Listen as they talk wing-clad accountants, chair-faced chippendales, shoe-toting paladins and how any of this found its way into a kid’s TV show. 00:00:00 - PRE-SHOW PRATTLE - a little snack 00:0...
THE TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES TURTLE BLIMP
July 27, 2017 07:30 - 46 minutes - 31.9 MBTOYS OF SUMMER: “Hey, whose blimp is that anyways?” (1988) Tim has been a Turtle fan since before they had a theme song. But today he’s dealing in a different kind of green as he places a particular piece of mutagenic memorabilia up on Ebay. Its the Playmates “Turtle Blimp” and he’s monologuing about it in real time ... for 45 minutes ... apparently. 00:00:00 - PRE-SHOW PRATTLE - Pizza rip-off 00:00:34 - SUMMER TIME MEASUREMENT- and Tim as a solo act / “Fly High Michelle” 00:04:19 - SHEL...
025 25TH EPISODE SPECTACULAR-PA-LOOZA-A-GO-GO
July 20, 2017 12:16 - 1 hour - 42.9 MBPOP 5: “Pointless digital accomplishment marker is a-GO ... GO!” Bob and Tim are one quarter of one-hundred episodes into their weekly podcast. And while that actual triple digit would be the one worth commemorating they are still celebrating this number like its an accomplishment. So look back at half a year of indulging their pop culture tendencies with the return of an almost reoccurring segment ... the POP FIVE! 00:00:00 - PRE-SHOW PRATTLE - Approach the mic 00:01:31 - THE 25 MARKER - ...
024 WHEN HARRY MET SALLY
July 13, 2017 11:06 - 1 hour - 51.9 MBRETRO SHOCK: “Met Harry … where’s Sally?” (1989) If cinematic rom-coms have taught us anything, its that “women and men are different.” So today Bob and Tim explore the oft-mentioned origin of this interpersonal education, “When Harry Met Sally.” But upon reviewing their transcript, they realize this course work may have yielded a minor in misogyny. LISTENERS NOTE: Tim starts this episode a little too close to the microphone but eventually figures it out ... about 18 minutes into the episo...
023 TRANSFORMERS G1 TOY LINE with MICHAEL ROOHR
July 06, 2017 07:30 - 56 minutes - 38.8 MBTOYS OF SUMMER: “Giant tape decks, tiny airplanes and whatever that Sharkticon was supposed to be.” (1984): Its the heat of the summer so Tim is heading down to the local beach with a bucket full of his favorite toys. Now that’s a scenario that would never happen but still serves as a segue-way into today’s topic, those Kafka-esque bots and cons from Hasbro, THE TRANSFORMERS. So roll out with Tim and special guest MICHAEL ROOHR as they geek out over names like Hubcap, Gears and Pipes. 00:0...
022 SUMMER MOVIES 1989
June 29, 2017 07:30 - 1 hour - 42.8 MBSUMMER OF SUMMERTIME SUMMER: “Embracing the season by staying indoors.” Summer of 1989 was a big t-shirt year. And not (just) because of modern decency. On today’s episode, Bob and Tim head back to ask if that particular cinema season of Last Crusades, Final Frontiers and Robert Wuhl was the biggest and bestest one ever. So mow that neighbor’s lawn, count out your allowance and hop in your friend’s parents’ car, we are about to smuggle some Skittles into the local movie theater. 00:00:00 -...
021 THREE O'CLOCK HIGH
June 22, 2017 07:30 - 1 hour - 48.5 MBRETRO SHOCK: “Spell-check on Casey Siemaszko.” Schools out for Bob and Tim so what better time to revisit one of their favorite teen comedies from the 80s. The only thing here is Bob doesn't really remember it as a comedy and Tim doesn’t really remember it at all. Sounds like a pretty informed conversation regarding the 1987 cult film, THREE O’CLOCK HIGH. 00:00:00 - PRE-SHOW PRATTLE - dialing it back 00:00:46 - BITS AND PIECES - Tim was in a comedy duo / “Beat The Clock” 00:04:21 - OCTOBE...
020 FULL HOUSE & THE FAMILY CIRCUS
June 15, 2017 12:46 - 51 minutes - 35.3 MBPOOP CULTURE: “When Dave Coulier was considered genius.” Who’s a fan of the Family Circus? Not Me. As pop culture connoisseurs, Bob and Tim know not every bite of nostalgia can please the palette. And today they are looking back on two childhood favorites that have since soured in taste. Have mercy. 00:00:00 - PRE-SHOW PRATTLE - sponsored by Nabisco (“oooo”) 00:00:23 - A MATTER OF TASTE - changing our tune on past pop culture / “HatePaperDoll” 00:06:45 - THE BIG-TIME TANNER TUNE-IN - Bob ...