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104 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 4 years ago - ★★★★★ - 19 ratingsA podcast by Griffin Fillipitch and Tony Wagner. We're still figuring it out.
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172: Perfect Phone Call
February 14, 2020 06:37 - 1 hour - 135 MBIt's been about a week since the impeachment acquittal for Donald Trump but we're still thinking about the phone call that kicked the whole thing off. Plus, the return of Who's Ripped This Week. Thanks as always to Alex Brodsky for making our theme music and Makenzie Flom for the art.
171: Oops! All Cameo Conundrum!
January 08, 2020 21:43 - 1 hour - 103 MBYou know that thing when you're home for the holidays watching cable and TNT is randomly playing all the James Bond movies? This is kind of like that. It's a super-sized, best-of-seven round of America's favorite game Cameo Conundrum! We lost our third Christmas episode to technical issues so this one we banged out quick over vacation. Griffin's audio sounds a little weird but hopefully not too bad.
170: White Christmas (1954)
December 19, 2019 04:13 - 59 minutes - 113 MBGriffin thought there were more phone calls in the 1954 holiday classic White Christmas! There are not many, but that's alright, there's still plenty to talk about, including: would you kiss your crush even if you both just ate liverwurst and warm milk? Thanks as always to Alex Brodsky for making our theme music and Makenzie Flom for the art.
169: Black Christmas (1974)
December 04, 2019 09:50 - 1 hour - 107 MBWe've been infrequent lately, but couldn't let the holidays go by without a few very special Christmas episodes. This week, we're looking at Bob Clark's 1974 proto-slasher gem "Black Christmas," which invented the "the call's coming from inside the house" gag. Thanks as always to Alex Brodsky for making our theme music and Makenzie Flom for the art.
168: Ashton Kutcher's phone number
September 24, 2019 04:55 - 1 hour - 89.2 MBLook, if we weren't podcast deadbeats we would have done this episode about the Jeremy Renner app. BUT we are so you'll have to settle for this discussion of Ashton Kutcher's new career as a VC, and why he tweeted his phone number. Plus: A new and improved round of "Cameo Conundrum."
167: "Spiderwebs"
July 16, 2019 18:49 - 59 minutes - 54.9 MBOn this ep, we're talking about "Spiderwebs" by No Doubt!! Was it rude to screen phone calls? Did you have caller ID? Did you have a ska phase?? Did Blake Shelton have a ska phase??? We attempt to find the answers to all these questions and more. Thanks as always to Alex Brodsky for making our theme music and Makenzie Flom for the art.
166: Pillow Talk
June 18, 2019 05:42 - 1 hour - 88.7 MBFor our Mother's Day special (ha), we're honoring Doris Day with a discussion of "Pillow Talk," the 1959 Academy Award winning rom-com she did with Rock Hudson. It's not just about the phone, but a new kind of *phone tech* we haven't encountered yet!! How is that even possible!! Thanks as always to Alex Brodsky for making our theme music and Makenzie Flom for the art.
165: The OC, season 1, part 2
May 18, 2019 19:21 - 1 hour - 83.1 MBWe're joined again by Carleigh to break down the second half of The OC's remarkable first season! Just how twisted is Oliver? Why does Luke love Julie Cooper? Have you ever been to a Rooney concert? The answers to these questions and more. Thanks as always to Alex Brodsky for making our theme music and Makenzie Flom for the art.
164: Ariel Pink's "Put Your Number In My Phone"
May 03, 2019 09:37 - 58 minutes - 80.4 MBIndie rock legend Ariel Pink has joined Cameo, so we had to play a very special round of "Cameo Conundrum" before jumping into this week's song: "Put Your Number In My Phone." Thanks as always to Alex Brodsky for making our theme music and Makenzie Flom for the art.
163: Drake's DMs
April 18, 2019 20:33 - 55 minutes - 50.7 MBThis week, we're discussing the Twitter DMs that Drake screenshotted and then posted on Instagram. Why did he do that?? Why are we doing this?? Two truly unanswerable questions Thanks as always to Alex Brodsky for making our theme music and Makenzie Flom for the art.
162: "On the Line"
April 08, 2019 07:28 - 43 minutes - 59.8 MBFolks, it's been a while. Sorry about that, we've been having some technical issues but we are BACK and talking about Jenny Lewis! "On The Line" isn't a concept album about the Chicago-set Lance Bass/Joey Fatone rom-com, it's about phones! We're talking about the title track this week. Somehow we forgot to do credits this week but of course thank you to Alex Brodsky for making our theme music and Makenzie Flom for the art!
161: "Phone"
March 18, 2019 20:51 - 57 minutes - 52.2 MBLizzo's major label debut is coming next month, we're preparing by revisiting her 2016 song "Phone." We talk about her career up until now, how losing your phone might reflect a healthy mental state, LeBron finding a phone charger on the court the other night, and other things. Thanks as always to Alex Brodsky for making our theme music and Makenzie Flom for the art.
160: "High-Flying Bird" and shooting movies on iPhones
March 04, 2019 10:27 - 50 minutes - 69.1 MBSteven Soderbergh's latest movie is a thinky, talky sports business movie all about labor issues and race in the NBA. It was also shot fast, cheap, and on a bunch of iPhone 8s. But it's not the first movie to shoot on smartphones, it's not even Soderbergh's first iPhone movie. We'll talk about the trend and play another round of "Cameo Conundrum!" Note: We originally uploaded this with some messed up audio in the intro, should be fixed now. Thanks as always to Alex Brodsky for making o...
159: The OC, season 1, part 1
February 15, 2019 23:25 - 1 hour - 66.4 MBWe're trying to do more shows, and we're starting with one that... doesn't have that many phones? Along with friend of the show Laura, we discuss the first half of season 1, why it's her favorite show, why it's becoming one of ours, and some of the phone (and non-phone) highlights so far. Thanks as always to Alex Brodsky for making our theme music and Makenzie Flom for the art.
158: BlacKkKlansman
February 01, 2019 09:23 - 52 minutes - 72.4 MBWe didn't talk about "BlacKkKlansman" over the summer, which was so dumb because the whole thing hinges on phone calls! We discuss Spike Lee's Oscar snubs and what Topher Grace is like on the phone. But first, we play a brand-new game: "Cameo Conundrum!" Thanks as always to Alex Brodsky for making our theme music and Makenzie Flom for the art.
157: It Must Be Him
January 26, 2019 23:22 - 52 minutes - 48.1 MBThis week, the 1967 song "It Must Be Him," by Vikki Carr. We dive into the song that inspired its melody, some notable covers, whether or not Vikki literally dies when she says that she dies, and who is on the other end of this call. Plus, a couple new year's resolutions. Thanks as always to Alex Brodsky for making our theme music and Makenzie Flom for the art.
156: Souljaphone
January 15, 2019 21:19 - 50 minutes - 69 MBUPDATE: Audio is fixed now sorry!!! Look, we just talked about Soulja Boy in the fall, but since we recorded that podcast about "Kiss Me Thru The Phone" a lot's happened over at SouljaBoyTellEm.com. This man sells consumer electronics now. Thanks again to everyone who helped us raise money for Tubman! And of course to Alex Brodsky for making our theme music and Makenzie Flom for the art.
155.5: New Year's Eve Ranked (rerun)
December 30, 2018 18:10 - 1 hour - 63.2 MBHappy New Year! We're revisiting this old ep and reminding you one more time that you can help us raise $2000 for Tubman before 2019 begins!! You can learn more about them here and donate at our PayPal. Thanks as always to Alex Brodsky for making our theme music and Makenzie Flom for the art.
155: Die Hard
December 24, 2018 08:52 - 57 minutes - 78.8 MBLook we do NOT care if you think "Die Hard" is a Christmas movie please don't tell us about it. What we do care about is phone calls, and "Die Hard" is full of them. It also takes place on Christmas Eve exactly 30 years ago today so what were we not going to talk about it??? Reminder: We're trying to raise $2000 for Tubman before the new year! You can learn more about them here and donate at our PayPal. Thanks as always to Alex Brodsky for making our theme music and Makenzie Flom for the...
154: The Holiday
December 17, 2018 21:09 - 1 hour - 62 MBIt's almost Christmas and we're celebrating with the 2006 Nancy Meyers masterpiece The Holiday!!!! Cameron Diaz and Kate Winslet have swapped houses, and found romantic partners (of varying degrees of hotness) on both sides of the Atlantic. We discuss the phone calls, the boob grazes, the misters Napkin Head, and more. Also: Our holiday fundraiser for Tubman has begun! You can learn more about them here and donate at our PayPal. Thanks as always to Alex Brodsky for making our theme music ...
153: Hanging onto Griffin's broken telephone
December 07, 2018 07:40 - 48 minutes - 67 MBGriffin's iPhone 5C has been dying a slow, slow death for the past year, and last week it finally crumbled completely into dust. We'll eulogize that phone this week before talking about Blondie's rendition of "Hanging on the Telephone." Also: Our holiday fundraiser for Tubman has begun! You can learn more about them here and donate at our PayPal. Thanks to Makenzie Flom for suggesting this week's song and, of course, for the art. Alex Brodsky made our theme music
152: 867-5309/Jenny
November 22, 2018 17:36 - 59 minutes - 54.9 MBThis week we're diving deep on maybe the most famous phone song of all time: Tommy Tutone's awkwardly titled "867-5309/Jenny." Is Jenny a real lady? Why do they seem to have constantly lied about the writing of this 1982 hit? Are they direct descendants of the Big Bopper? Or just indirect descendants? Plus: what movie is Griffin's family going to see this Thanksgiving? Thanks as always to Alex Brodsky for making our theme music and Makenzie Flom for the art.
151: Kiss Me Thru the Phone
November 14, 2018 15:35 - 52 minutes - 71.5 MBThis week we take a moment to recognize the years of service and sacrifice from Soulja Boy Tell 'Em. His immortal hit "Kiss Me Thru The Phone" is turning 10 and there's so much to unpack: What happens when you call that number? Is Soulja the most influential rapper-producer of his generation, or merely the king of ringtone rap? Should you actually kiss your phone? We'll talk about all of it!!! Thanks as always to Alex Brodsky for making our theme music and Makenzie Flom for the art.
150: When a Stranger Calls
October 30, 2018 00:37 - 1 hour - 57 MBThis week the pod is coming from inside the house!!!! It's Halloween, we watched the original 1979 When a Stranger Calls, and the 2006 remake, and talk about the classic phone call therein, and why in both cases, it could not sustain a whole movie. Thanks as always to Alex Brodsky for making our theme music and Makenzie Flom for the art.
149: American Vandal season 2
October 21, 2018 19:30 - 53 minutes - 73.8 MBThe Netflix true crime parody/peerless teen drama American Vandal has returned for a new season and folks, this thing's lousy with phones. Spoilers from about 29 minutes on. Thanks as always to Alex Brodsky for making our theme music and Makenzie Flom for the art.
148: Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist
October 14, 2018 00:35 - 1 hour - 58.8 MBThis week we're celebrating the 10th anniversary of Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist, a film and soundtrack rooted deeply in the era of peak mainstream indie, and in our hearts. Why has it aged better than other relics from this time, why is Nick so hung up on his ex, why is Ari Graynor not a household name? We attempt to answer these questions. Thanks as always to Alex Brodsky for making our theme music and Makenzie Flom for the art.
147: Lips of an Angel
October 04, 2018 23:44 - 51 minutes - 70.9 MBSummer is over and we're returning to phone songs with the 2005 hit "Lips of Angel." Hinder was inspired by the debauchery of '80s hair metal, but their lead singer dresses like an emo boy, and they produce butt rock that was covered by a country singer. It all adds up to a very confusing phone call! Thanks as always to Alex Brodsky for making our theme music and Makenzie Flom for the art.
146: Phone Booth
September 26, 2018 23:04 - 1 hour - 61.2 MBThe finale of our summer action movie series is here, and it's the wildly phone-centric 2003 thriller "Phone Booth," starring Colin Farrell and Forest Whitaker. A greedy, seedy publicist is held hostage in a phone booth by a sniper on the other end of the call. Thanks as always to Alex Brodsky for making our theme music and Makenzie Flom for the art.
145: Mark Wahlberg schedule emergency pod
September 17, 2018 00:55 - 34 minutes - 46.9 MBWe had some technical difficulties with this weeks episode, but we HAD to convene this emergency pod to talk about Mark Wahlberg and his insane daily schedule. It's Oops! All Who's Ripped This Week. A little Rob McElhenney and Eminem talk too. It's better than that makes it sound. Thanks as always to Alex Brodsky for making our theme music and Makenzie Flom for the art.
144: The Bourne Supremacy
September 06, 2018 03:02 - 1 hour - 62.1 MBThis week's entry in our summer action movie series is "The Bourne Supremacy," written by Tony Gilroy, directed by Paul Greengrass, starring a couple of classic phone calls that have inspired us to give Jason Bourne the title of Biggest Lil Stinker. Thanks as always to Alex Brodsky for making our theme music and Makenzie Flom for the art.
143: Taken
August 30, 2018 02:31 - 58 minutes - 79.9 MB"Taken" is a pretty bad movie with an excellent phone call that launched a billion-dollar franchise and a whole second career for Liam Neeson. We'll use our set of skills to pick it apart, along with a couple other calls this movie has to offer. Thanks as always to Alex Brodsky for making our theme music and Makenzie Flom for the art.
142: The Dark Knight
August 22, 2018 23:59 - 1 hour - 62.7 MBAnother edition of our summer action movie series: "The Dark Knight" just celebrated its 10th anniversary, and has way more phone calls than we remembered it having. Thanks as always to Alex Brodsky for making our theme music and Makenzie Flom for the art.
141: Mission: Impossible
August 13, 2018 10:03 - 42 minutes - 59 MBWe're finally talking about all things Mission: Impossible this week, from the phones Ethan Hunt gets his missions from, to the calls Tom Cruise gets whenever he sends someone a cake. Plus, a wild phone scene in "Ghost Protocol" that no one talks about. Thanks as always to Alex Brodsky for making our theme music and Makenzie Flom for the art.
140: The Matrix
August 01, 2018 01:13 - 1 hour - 61.3 MBWe're kicking off our summer action movie series with the Wachowskis' 1999 classic, "The Matrix." They use landlines to move from the real world to the fake one, are tracked via cell phones, turning them into dramatic, symbolic devices. All while being extremely '90s. Thanks as always to Alex Brodsky for making our theme music and Makenzie Flom for the art.
139: Sorry to Bother You
July 20, 2018 09:10 - 49 minutes - 68.5 MBBoot's Riley's film debut "Sorry to Bother You" adapts the style and politics of his music with The Coup to the big screen, to really stunning results. It's also all about telemarketing! So that's what we're talking about today. Thanks as always to Alex Brodsky for making our theme music and Makenzie Flom for the art.
138: "Your Most Valuable Possession"
July 12, 2018 21:11 - 54 minutes - 49.5 MBFor the first time ever (somehow), we're talking about Ben Folds. Specifically, his 1999 song "Your Most Valuable Possession," which features a voicemail from his dad. That leads us to the majesty of space, his experiments with William Shatner, and other things. Thanks as always to Alex Brodsky for making our theme music and Makenzie Flom for the art.
137: "Bless the Telephone"
July 06, 2018 06:53 - 41 minutes - 56.4 MBIt's a listener request this week: Labi Siffre's "Bless the Telephone." It's one of the most beautiful songs we've ever talked about on the pod, so of course we had to mix it in with a mediocre Drake track. We can't resist comparing the way these two men see the phone. Thanks as always to Alex Brodsky for making our theme music and Makenzie Flom for the art.
136: "Payphone"
June 26, 2018 03:16 - 49 minutes - 44.9 MBLast week we discussed the Song of Summer 2012 champion "Call Me Maybe," this week we're on to one of the runners up that same summer. We talk about Maroon 5's song "Payphone," how it represents a low point as well as a turning point for the band, how cool is Adam Levine, what are the names of the other Maroon 4, etc. Thanks as always to Alex Brodsky for making our theme music and Makenzie Flom for the art.
135: "Call Me Maybe"
June 21, 2018 06:20 - 37 minutes - 34.8 MBIt was always leading up to this. We're talking about all the exchanging numbers and asking for a call (maybe) in Carly Rae Jepsen's breakout hit "Call Me Maybe." Thanks as always to Alex Brodsky for making our theme music and Makenzie Flom for the art. Don't forget to check out Billy Sunday's new album on Bandcamp.
134: "30 Hours"
June 15, 2018 01:39 - 1 hour - 124 MBThis week we're talking about the Kanye West song "30 Hours," which features a phone call from his longtime publicist Gabe, and using it as a way into his new album "ye". How does Kanye's morning routine compare to ours? How is Gabe holding up under all the stress of Kanye's horrible year? Has this song curdled? Thanks as always to Alex Brodsky for making our theme music and Makenzie Flom for the art. Don't forget to check out Billy Sunday's new album on Bandcamp.
133: All the phones in "2001: A Space Odyssey"
June 07, 2018 11:19 - 46 minutes - 42.8 MBStanley Kubrick's "2001: A Space Odyssey" has returned to theaters for its 50th anniversary. Something you might have missed on the small screen: All those dang phones! Griffin went deep on fan theories, and Tony's small non-galaxy brain can hardly keep up. Thanks as always to Alex Brodsky for making our theme music and Makenzie Flom for the art. Don't forget to check out Billy Sunday's new album on Bandcamp.
132.5: When Harry Met Sally (rerun)
May 30, 2018 21:35 - 53 minutes - 24.5 MBTony is out of town and Griffin is celebrating his birthday (and it's a holiday) so we're looking back to last fall's episode about "When Harry Met Sally" this week. By the way, if you liked this episode be sure to check out our friends at Rom-Com Actually. Thanks as always to Alex Brodsky for making our theme music and Makenzie Flom for the art.
132: Hanging up on "New Girl"
May 24, 2018 01:51 - 54 minutes - 99.8 MB"New Girl" is over! Its last episode aired last week, Griffin cares a lot, Tony is "new" (lol) to the show but he's trying. We look back at it via an episode all about phones, "Landline" from season 4. Thanks as always to Alex Brodsky for making our theme music and Makenzie Flom for the art.
131: Combination Pizza Hut and Taco Bell
May 15, 2018 10:44 - 37 minutes - 34 MBThis week, it's a song about a very confusing phone call at a very confusing fast food restaurant: "Combination Pizza Hut and Taco Bell" by Das Racist. First we'll hear it remixed by Wallpaper, which was probably the more famous version when DR broke out in 2008, but don't worry we'll play the original later. Thanks as always to Alex Brodsky for making our theme music and Makenzie Flom for the art.
130: Wow, I Can Get Sexual Too
May 08, 2018 03:36 - 49 minutes - 69.3 MBThis week's phone call comes from the song "Wow, I Can Get Sexual Too" by Say Anything. We talk about Henry Winkler's cameo in the music video, phone sex, why the band has now disowned this song, and more. Thanks as always to Alex Brodsky for making our theme music and Makenzie Flom for the art.
129: Chantilly Lace
May 02, 2018 09:45 - 34 minutes - 31.3 MBThe Big Bopper might not have been as well known as Buddy Holly or Ritchie Valens when the three of them died in that fateful plane crash in 1959, but he was a true pioneer in "songs about the phone." So today we're celebrating his legacy... and also dumping on it a bit. Thanks as always to Alex Brodsky for making our theme music and Makenzie Flom for the art.
128: "Hello"
April 25, 2018 04:30 - 56 minutes - 77.7 MB"Hello" by Adele is the next stop on our tour of in-song phone calls. We discuss the relationship postmortem in the song, the etiquette of reading your phone in the bathroom, and the recent flip phone revival. Thanks as always to Alex Brodsky for making our theme music and Makenzie Flom for the art.
127: "Telephone Line"
April 17, 2018 10:36 - 1 hour - 84.1 MBThis week we're breaking down "Telephone Line" by ELO, its phone sounds, its placement in the film Billy Madison, its singer's motivations, etc. Thanks as always to Alex Brodsky for making our theme music and Makenzie Flom for the art.
126: "The Call"
April 11, 2018 10:29 - 43 minutes - 40.3 MBYou know when you're out with your boys, looking to end up in misery? Us too. That's why we're talking about the Backstreet Boys hit single "The Call" this week. Thanks as always to Alex Brodsky for making our theme music and Makenzie Flom for the art.
125: "Marvins Room"
April 04, 2018 01:38 - 55 minutes - 76.7 MBThe next stop on our tour of great in-song phone calls is "Marvins Room," Drake's debut drunk dial and one of the best songs on his classic sophomore album. Has Drake seen the movie Marvin's Room? What is his favorite movie? Are you drunk right now? Thanks as always to Alex Brodsky for making our theme music and Makenzie Flom for the art.