Burritos And Other Less Important Things
108 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 1 month ago - ★★★★★ - 15 ratingsBurritos And Other Less Important Things is a podcast about movies, and sometimes music, and occasionally other things, all of which are decidedly less important than burritos.
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The 2024 Coulda Woulda Should-Awards (BAOLIT Pre & Post Oscars Show)
March 15, 2024 16:00 - 3 hours - 147 MBBAOLIT and their one true Gabe Gabe reunite to talk all things Oscars, first doing some predictions ahead of the telecast, and then recapping and handing out some awards of their own.
2013 Lotties, or Zach And Nate Question Why They Do This To Themselves
February 22, 2024 15:00 - 1 hour - 76 MBThe BAOLIT buds reunite to talk a few of their all-time favorite movies and cope with the self-imposed panic attacks they suffer while trying to redo the Oscars for the 2013 film year.
The BAOLIT End Of 2023 Extravaganza (feat. Lots Of People!)
January 25, 2024 16:00 - 2 hours - 97 MBIt might be 2024, But we're still talking 2023 with the BAOLIT hosts and a bunch of pod friends, handing out fake awards to the highs, lows, and shoulder shrugs of the year in movies.
BAOLIT Presents: The 2003 LOTTIES (20 Year Retrospective)
December 20, 2023 17:00 - 2 hours - 107 MBNate and Zach (and briefly their good friend Lauren) revisit the cinematic highlights of their middle school years with the latest edition of their annual retrospective awards show, The 2003 LOTTIES!
BAOLIT Black & White (& 2013)
November 29, 2023 15:00 - 49 minutes - 34.1 MBThe BAOLIT buds get ahead on their 2013 Lottie's prep with a double feature of two 2013 Black And White features. Films Covered: Frances Ha Nebraska
The Scorsesawards
November 15, 2023 16:00 - 1 hour - 74.8 MBIn celebration of Martin Scorsese's latest release, Killers of the Flower Moon, Zach and Nate discuss (and hand out a few awards to) some of the highlights of the storied director's filmography.
That's How It Could Have Happened: BAOLIT Talks Alternate Endings (feat. Kapil Easwar)
October 18, 2023 16:00 - 1 hour - 72.2 MBLongtime on-and-off-pod friend Kapil Easwar joins BAOLIT to talk movies with alternate endings, his new youtube channel, evolving newsroom ethics, their coastal elitism, and Nate's William Hurt obsession. Featured Films: -Clue -Broadcast News -Election
Past Lives in Paris, Texas
October 04, 2023 16:00 - 1 hour - 44.8 MBA BAOLIT double feature of one of 2023's best new movies and an 80s Art-House classic. Featured Films: -Past Lives -Paris, Texas
The SWEATIES: A BAOLIT Celebration Of Summer
September 13, 2023 14:00 - 1 hour - 76.6 MBZach and Nate talk summer movies in all their endless, sweltering glory, and hand out their new summer-movie-specific awards, The SWEATIES. Featured Films: -Stand By Me -Adventureland -Mystic Pizza
Barbenheimer And Other Less Important Things
August 23, 2023 13:00 - 2 hours - 101 MBBAOLIT takes on the summer movie event of the summer, Barbenheimer! And also a few other summer movies!! Summer!!! Featured Films: -Barbie (feat. Lauren Marchioni) -Oppenheimer -Mission Impossible: Dead Reckonning (feat. Ivy Olcott) -Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
A Totally Normal BAOLIT Movie Swap, V1: "A Hidden Life" & "In The Cut"
July 19, 2023 13:00 - 55 minutes - 38.4 MBEver find yourself wondering what early 1940s rural Austria and early aughts seedy and sex-crazed New York City have in common? Then this is the episode for you! Zach and Nate exchange two of their respective favorites, Terrence Malick's A Hidden Life and Jane Campion's In The Cut , and the results are totally normal, thanks for asking!
Spider-Man: Across The BAOLIT-Verse
June 28, 2023 13:00 - 1 hour - 74.1 MB...In which a multiversal collection of BAOLIT hosts come together to celebrate the release of Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse and chat about a few other films featuring multiple actors portraying the same character. Featured Films: -Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse -Freaky Friday -I'm Not There -Synecdoche, NY
Beau Travail Is Afraid of Virginia Woolf of Wall Street
May 25, 2023 14:00 - 1 hour - 67 MBInspired by the most recent Ari Aster release, the BAOLIT buds stretch the limits of their linguistic capabilities by constructing an episode theme entirely based on other movie titles they can mash up with Beau Is Afraid. and the results are predictably unhinged. Featured films: -Beau Is Afraid (2023) -Beau Travail (1999) -Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf (1966) -Wolf of Wall Street (2013)
The Keanuthon
April 26, 2023 16:00 - 1 hour - 76.1 MBIn celebration of the release of John Wick 4, Zach and Nate are joined by celebrated Keanu-ficionados Ivy Olcott and Gabe Hayes to discuss the life and career of one of modern cinemas brightest shining stars, The Babayaga himself, Keanu Reeves. The four hosts talk through their personal histories with Reaves, the qualities that make him so exceptional, the grandeur of his most recent release, and finally, in quintessential BAOLIT style, compete to draft their perfect composite Keanu Reeves m...
The Heelies - An Unnecessary Celebration of Good Actors Breaking Bad
April 12, 2023 13:00 - 1 hour - 80.3 MBIn the 4th episode of BAOLIT season 6, Zach and Nate hop on the pod to chat about a few of our favorite coke-filled crucifixes wearing, jazz whitesplaining, bad-hair-dye-job having, unrepentant child-murdering villain turns from historically heroic actors. Featured films: -Collateral (2004) -Once Upon A Time In The West (1968) -One Hour Photo (2002) -Cruel Intentions (1999)
The 2023 Coulda Woulda ShouldAwards: BAOLIT Recaps and Redoes the Oscars
March 15, 2023 11:00 - 2 hours - 104 MBZach, Nate, and perennial guest Gabe return to settle their outstanding Oscar bets, debrief on this year's ceremony, and hand out their own set of awards to their personal favorites from the year 2022 in movies.
Triangle of Bad Takes - BAOLIT Predicts The 2023 Oscars
March 10, 2023 14:00 - 2 hours - 82.7 MBThe BAOLIT gang and frequent guest/only listener Gabe put their livers on the line wagering shots on the upcoming 2023 Oscar winners, with results being recorded immediately after Sunday's ceremony.
The Vroomies - An Unnecessary Celebration of Movies About Planes, Trains, and/or Automobiles
March 01, 2023 14:00 - 1 hour - 70.1 MBIn celebration of the latest installment in the Gerard Butler Expanded Universe, "Plane," Zach and Nate take a journey into the world of all things cinematically vehicular and/or vehicularly cinematic to discuss and award a few vehicle-movie all-stars. Films Featured This Episode: -"Plane" (2023) -"Strangers On A Train" (1951) -"Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby" (2006) -"Planes, Trains, and Automobiles" (1987)
A BAOLIT Mini: Babbling For A Bit About "Babylon"
February 15, 2023 14:00 - 47 minutes - 32.7 MBThe always marvelous Lauren Marchionni joins Zach and Nate to debrief their respective watches of one of the most chaotic, confounding, triumphant, and at times misguided films of 2022: Damien Chazelle's Babylon. Warning: Spoilers Abound for BABYLON!
The Unbearable Length of a Massive Podcast: BAOLIT’s 2022 Year End Bonanza
February 01, 2023 14:00 - 3 hours - 125 MBThe Baolit Buds are joined by a "smattering" of guests (Zach's words, blame him) to hand out some awards to the best and worst films of 2022.
2017 LOTTIES (With All Apologies To Sacramento)
December 29, 2022 14:00 - 2 hours - 118 MBZach, Nate, and honorary BAOLIT-er Gabe Hayes join forces to offend the city of Sacramento, Dave Matthews Band devotees, and fans of Gary Oldman's Darkest Hour Best Actor Oscar win as they rehash and rerank the year 2017 in movies.
A BAOLIT Mini: Gabbing About Glass Onion
December 23, 2022 18:00 - 29 minutes - 20.4 MBZach and Nate took a BAOLIT field trip to their hometown theater and caught the newest installment of Rian Johnson's brilliantKnives Out series, Glass Onion (now streaming on Netflix) and hopped on the pod to talk about the absolute blast they had watching it. Warning: Spoilers Abound for GLASS ONION!
A BAOLIT Mini: Blathering About Banshees of Inisherin
December 14, 2022 14:00 - 27 minutes - 19.1 MBZach and Nate dig into one of their favorite films of the year, The Banshees of Inisherin, the newest movie from the dynamic trio behind In Bruges (Colin Farrell, Brendan Gleeson, and filmmaker Martin McDonagh).
2012 LOTTIES
December 07, 2022 14:00 - 2 hours - 107 MBZach and Nate and dear friend Kapil talk Channing Tatum, Scientology, Acapella, and everything else important about the year 2012 in movies.
A BAOLIT Mini: Talking "Tár"
November 09, 2022 13:00 - 37 minutes - 25.6 MBZach and Nate sprint almost directly out of their screenings of the new Cate Blanchett/Todd Field film "Tár" to discuss one of their favorite movies of the year, as well as the definitive rankings of Mahler's symphonies.
BOO-LIT 2022 (Feat. Nicky Bootz)
October 28, 2022 22:00 - 1 hour - 55.3 MBSpooky episode The Fog (1980) The Wailing (2016) Censor (2021) Barbarian (2022)
2002 LOTTIES
September 28, 2022 13:00 - 2 hours - 114 MBThe BAOLIT buds (and two time guest/glutton for punishment Jon Smokowicz) are back, talking down the year 2001 in all its horny, proto-EDM soundtracked glory.
2001 LOTTIES
September 28, 2022 13:00 - 2 hours - 114 MBThe BAOLIT buds (and two time guest/glutton for punishment Jon Smokowicz) are back, talking down the year 2001 in all its horny, proto-EDM soundtracked glory.
Double Features
September 08, 2022 21:00 - 1 hour - 73.6 MBWe each chose movies and then somebody else chose a movie that they thought would make for a good double feature. Spoiler: all good movies! Chris - Evil Dead II --> Nate - A Simple Plan Nate - Hero --> Zach - Ghost Dog: Way of the Samurai Zach - Call Me By Your Name --> Chris - God's Own Country
NOPE!
August 17, 2022 12:00 - 1 hour - 64.5 MBThe BAOLIT buds take a look at the new Jordan Peele blockbuster NOPE, as well as a few movies they initially said "Nope!" to. Included Films: -NOPE -Zero Dark Thirty -Spring Breakers -The Duff
FIRE ISLAND
August 04, 2022 04:00 - 1 hour - 56.7 MBBAOLIT tackles fires and islands: Fire Island Muppet Treasure Island Man on Fire Reign of Fire
The BAOLIT A24athon
June 29, 2022 18:00 - 1 hour - 80.5 MBLongtime friend and creator of the Official BAOLIT Bingo Board Jon Smokowicz joins the pod to talk all things A24, and then the whole team fantasy drafts their perfect imaginary A24 movies.
The Godfather Trilogy Lotties
June 08, 2022 05:00 - 54 minutes - 37.8 MBZach has finally seen The Godfather. The crew hands out awards, but this time they're Godfather-themed!
The BAOLIT Nicolas Cage Draft (Feat. Gabe)
May 04, 2022 06:00 - 1 hour - 53.3 MBGabe joins again as the gang competes to draft their ideal Nic Cage movie. Shenanigans ensue.
BAOLIT Pro Skater
April 20, 2022 07:00 - 1 hour - 61.4 MBTony Hawk: Until the Wheels Fall Off, Lords of Dogtown, Learning to Skateboard in a Warzone (If You're a Girl), Mid90s, Minding the Gap
The Oscars 2022: Pre-Slap Shot Bets (Feat. Gabe)
April 06, 2022 03:00 - 1 hour - 77 MBGabe, Gabe of all Gabes joins to discuss and wager upon the major nominees for this year's Academy Awards. Chris Rock and Will Smith did not attend.
The Oscars 2022: ATS (After the Slap) [Feat. Gabe]
April 06, 2022 03:00 - 2 hours - 105 MBGabe joins again for an Academy Award recap as well as our picks for what should have been nominated in each of the major categories. Chris Rock and Will Smith did not attend.
BAOLIT Noir: The Detective Batman Episode
March 23, 2022 06:00 - 1 hour - 63.8 MBThe Batman The Maltese Falcon The Third Man Who Framed Roger Rabbit?
Bong Hits: The Films of Bong Joon-ho (Feat. Nick Arbour)
March 09, 2022 08:00 - 2 hours - 82.6 MBNick, fresh off his deployment to South Korea, is here to talk about the films of Academy Award-winning South Korean director Bong Joon-ho: Parasite (2019) Barking Dogs Never Bite (2000) Okja (2017) The Host (2006) Memories of Murder (2003)
Err on the Side of Correct: BAOLIT Secret Santa (Feat. Ivy)
February 23, 2022 14:00 - 1 hour - 58.7 MBNate, Ivy, Zach, and Chris gifted each other movies anonymously, and some guessed more correctly than others. Patriot Games Shoplifters Gone Girl Enough Said
Silence of the Lamb, Lamb, and The Other Lamb
February 09, 2022 08:00 - 1 hour - 60.8 MBHappy 50th episode and happy season 5! We're talkin' lambs, so buckle up! Lamb (2021) Lamb (2015) The Other Lamb (2019) Silence of the Lambs (1991)
2021 End of Year Awards
January 26, 2022 06:00 - 2 hours - 117 MBWe came up with some pretty stupid awards to hand out to our favorite films (and some of our least favorite films) of 2021. Each of us also lists our top 11 films of the year.
2016 LOTTIES (Feat. Gabe)
January 08, 2022 17:00 - 3 hours - 153 MBGabe of the pod Gabe joins us to look five years back to the films of 2016.
2011 LOTTIES (Feat. Kapil Easwar)
December 17, 2021 17:00 - 3 hours - 159 MBWhat should the Academy Awards have looked like 10 years ago? Probably not this, but we gave it a shot!
2001 LOTTIES (Feat. Lauren Marchionni)
November 24, 2021 07:00 - 3 hours - 133 MBLooking back two decades and redoing the Oscars our way,
Some Like Sleeping With Other People 2 Days In Seattle: Romantic Comedies (Feat. Lauren Marchionni, Cat Silverman, and Ivy Olcott)
November 02, 2021 05:00 - 2 hours - 110 MBSleepless In Seattle Some Like It Hot 2 Days In Paris Sleeping With Other People Boomerang
Silky Mitts: Brews & Bruins Crossover
October 06, 2021 17:00 - 2 hours - 102 MBHockey movie pod! Miracle Indian Horse Slap Shot Goon Ice Guardians Also seeing how much Nate knows about hockey (not a lot but maybe more than you'd think!)
#ColorPalette
September 28, 2021 05:00 - 1 hour - 76.9 MBThe crew discusses movies with colors in the title The Green Knight Crimson Tide The Color Purple Blue Velvet Creature from the Black Lagoon Deep Blue Sea
Movies that Should Have Worked but Didn't
August 15, 2021 17:00 - 1 hour - 72.4 MBZach, Nate, and Chris talk about some movies that they had some optimism over, but for one reason or another were poorly received by audiences and/or critics. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy The Photograph The Men Who Stare at Goats Where the Wild Things Are
The Big Pixar Pod
July 23, 2021 20:00 - 2 hours - 117 MBWe watched all 24 Pixar movies and then we talked for like 3 hours about them whether you like it or not.