FireStarters Podcast
207 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 1 year ago - ★★★★★ - 18 ratingsThe potted history & comedy podcast dedicated to discussing every cultural reference in Billy Joel's 'We Didn't Start The Fire'. We release fortnightly on Tuesdays
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Episodes
Episode 120 - I Can't Take This Anymore
April 18, 2023 05:00 - 56 minutes - 65.2 MBIn this final installment Dan & Henry rank their top and bottom 5 references. Thank you all for listening to two friend ramble on around a vague theme of the ladt five years.
Extra Bit 85 - Finale
April 11, 2023 05:00 - 39 minutes - 47.4 MBIn this Extra Bit Dan & Henry tell us about; hat pins, a shoe'd Goose, a great prank, and a very interesting life Henry's Pick - Look at you pension plan Dan's Pick - The Dark Tower VII - The Dark Tower (Spoilers 28:30-32:00)
Episode 119 - Rock And Roller Cola Wars
April 04, 2023 05:00 - 56 minutes - 65.8 MBIn this episode Dan & Henry discuss; classy marketing, dark origins, & where's our Elephant ?
Extra Bit 84 - Galatic Emperor
March 28, 2023 05:00 - 27 minutes - 37.2 MBIn this Extra Bit; Dan tells us about who owns the moon and closes The D Files Henry's Pick - The Decagon House Murders Dan's Pick - Pearl Sorry this one has some audio errors, it's either The Man knowing we're talking truth or a loose connection in the mixing board. Planted by The Man.
Episode 118 - Chinas Under Martial Law
March 21, 2023 05:00 - 47 minutes - 56.8 MBIn this episode Dan & Henry discuss; guessing, a famous ghost, and Tom Hanks films of the mid 00s
Extra Bit 83 - Fox Eyed Man
March 14, 2023 05:00 - 1 hour - 56.4 MBIn this Extra Bit; Henry tells us about a weird crime in Japan Dan's Pick: The Owl House Henry's Pick: Garth Marenghi's Terrortome
Episode 117 - Hypodermics On The Shore
March 07, 2023 05:00 - 39 minutes - 45.4 MBIn this episode Dan & Henry discuss; rubber ducks, orange cats, and corpse science
Extra Bit 82 - Muggers Express
February 28, 2023 05:00 - 20 minutes - 25.3 MBIn this Extra Bit; Dan tells us about the Guardian Angels Henry's Update: Record of Ragnarok Henry's Pick: Fire Emblem Dan's Pick Severance
Episode 116 - Bernie Goetz
February 21, 2023 05:00 - 38 minutes - 47.3 MBIn this episode Dan & Henry discuss; no heroes, a wild weekend, and bring back an old friend.
Extra Bit 81 - Greatest Stinger Ever
February 14, 2023 05:00 - 26 minutes - 30.4 MBIn this Extra Bit; Henry tells us about The Disgrace of Gijon Dan's Pick: Session 9 Dan's Not Pick: The Dark Tower VI - Song for Susannah Henry's Pick: Moving Out
Episode 115 - Crack
February 07, 2023 05:00 - 39 minutes - 46.4 MBin this episode Dan & Henry discuss; busting myths, conservative failures, and terrible laws
Extra Bit 80 - Pablo Escobear
January 31, 2023 05:00 - 24 minutes - 28.8 MBIn this Extra Bit; Dan tells us about Andrew Thornton II Henry's Pick: Coffeezilla Dan's Pick: The Dark Tower V: Wolves Of The Calla
Episode 114 - Aids
January 24, 2023 05:00 - 50 minutes - 59.1 MBIn this episode Dan & Henry discuss; conservative ignorance, pamphlets, and other ways Thatcher was wrong
Extra Bit 79 - Im Taking A Bath On This One
January 17, 2023 05:00 - 28 minutes - 32.6 MBIn this Extra Bit; Henry tells us about the 1984 Olympics Dan's Pick: Catwoman Lonely City Henry's Pick: Bocchi The Rock Also A LOT of travel talk in the stinger, not sure why this was recorded a while ago.
Episode 113 - Homeless Vets
January 10, 2023 05:00 - 34 minutes - 41.4 MBIn this episode Dan & Henry discuss; shouting an inappropriate word, wanting photographic proof, and Henry IV
Extra Bit 78 - Everybody Loves A Clown
January 03, 2023 05:00 - 19 minutes - 23.7 MBIn this Extra Bit; Dan tells us about some real Clowns Henry's Pick: Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery Dan's Picks: Earthdivers & Eight Billion Genies
Episode 112 - Foreign Debts
December 27, 2022 05:00 - 28 minutes - 37.1 MBIn this episode Dan & Henry discuss; maybe the shortest episode ever ? I'll be honestly, the first half is kind of dry but the second half is way looser.
Extra Bit 77 - Book On Tape
December 20, 2022 05:00 - 24 minutes - 29.1 MBIn this Extra Bit; Henry tells us about The Dangers of D&D and a True Artist Dan's Pick; Barbarian Henry;s Pick: Pop Team Epic
Episode 111 - Heavy Metal Suicide
December 13, 2022 05:00 - 59 minutes - 70.7 MBIn this episode Dan & Henry discuss; what Prague is the real capital of, reliable news sources, and hot air balloons As we open with a dark discussion this week please find information below if you're struggling and want to speak to someone UK: 116 122 US: 988
Extra Bit 76 - Why Is There So Much Singing
December 06, 2022 05:00 - 22 minutes - 25.7 MBIn this Extra Bit; Dan tells us about Crazy Eddie Henry's Pick: Watcher Dan's Pick: Daredevil Born Again and yes, there is more Popeyes talk on this one.
Episode 110 - Sally Ride
November 29, 2022 05:00 - 41 minutes - 47.9 MBIn this episode Dan and Henry discuss; leaving some for the rest of us, the Scully Effect, and one of the better Michael stories.
Extra Bit 75 - Septia
November 22, 2022 05:00 - 23 minutes - 26.4 MBIn this Extra Bit; Henry tells us about the fight for public bathrooms in the US Dan's Pick: Revival (Spoilers 10:58 - 11:48) Henry's Pick: Housing Complex C (Spoilers 15:55 - 17:55)
Episode 109 - Wheel Of Fortune
November 15, 2022 05:00 - 41 minutes - 48 MBIn this episode Dan & Henry discuss; 90's pop hits, world records, & finding your niche
Extra Bit 74 -Defying Gravity
November 08, 2022 05:00 - 23 minutes - 27.2 MBIn this Extra Bit; Dan tells us about Action Park Henry's Pick: Theatre Of Darkness Dan's Pick: Halloween III Season Of The Witch
Episode 108 - Russians In Afghanistan
November 01, 2022 05:00 - 39 minutes - 46 MBIn this episode Dan & Henry discuss; weird team ups, the escalation of the Rambo franchise, and animal to human ratios of various countries.
Extra Bit 73 - Halloween Spooktacular 2022
October 25, 2022 05:00 - 31 minutes - 36.9 MBIn yet another terrifying Halloween Spooktacular Dan & Henry discuss The Loveland Frog Batboy Skunk Ape Riverdale Road
Episode 107 -Ayatollah in Iran
October 18, 2022 05:00 - 39 minutes - 45.6 MBIn this episode Dan & Henry discuss; some serious stuff and also the chronology of the Friday the 13th movies. I don't remember how that happened. Maybe it was an attempt to get into the Halloween season ? Who knows ? Life is a mystery.
Extra Bit 72 - Groucho Marxism
October 11, 2022 05:00 - 15 minutes - 18.6 MBIn this Extra Bit; Henry tells us about that time Yippys tried to levitate the Pentagon Dan's Pick: The Video Archives Podcast Henry's Pick: Flying Phantom Ship
Episode 106 - Terror On The Airline
October 04, 2022 05:00 - 39 minutes - 45.1 MBIn this episode Dan & Henry discuss; Speed Runs, Mad Lads, and too many titles
Extra Bit 71 - Grab Your Bat
September 27, 2022 05:00 - 18 minutes - 20.9 MBIn this Extra Bit; Dan tells us about one of baseball's more memorable nights Henry's Pick: Alphabet Twitter and Youtube Dan's Pick: Only Murders In The Building
Episode 105 - Palestine
September 20, 2022 05:00 - 33 minutes - 38.2 MBIn this episode Dan & Henry discuss; a lot of serious topics, but also compare one aspect to a Netflix movie. It's a more serious one.
Extra Bit 70 - Such A Player At 91
September 13, 2022 05:00 - 18 minutes - 25.1 MBIn this Extra Bit; Henry tells us about Chess Dan's Pick - Glorious Henry's Pick - The Mortuary Assistant
Episode 104 - Reagan
September 06, 2022 05:00 - 1 hour - 83.8 MBIn This Episode Dan & Henry discuss; great nicknames, storytellers, and maybe the biggest monster they've ever discussed.
Extra Bit 69 - Nice
August 30, 2022 05:00 - 15 minutes - 18 MBIn this Extra Bit; Dan tells us about Porky Bickers of Alaska Henry's Pick: Bullet Train Dan's Pick: TMNT The Last Ronin
Episode 103 - Begin
August 23, 2022 05:00 - 46 minutes - 52.1 MBIn this episode Dan & Henry discuss; western white man confidence, how the bible is just like Marvel Comics, and Billy Carter.
Extra Bit 68 -Mamma Mia Here We Go Again
August 16, 2022 05:00 - 20 minutes - 23.3 MBIn this Extra Bit; Henry tells us about another pizza legend Dan's Pick: Paper Girls Henry's Pick: 3 Days of Happiness
Episode 102 - Punk Rock
August 09, 2022 05:00 - 38 minutes - 44.5 MBIn this episode Dan & Henry discuss; Boomers being Boomers, creative destruction, and the weird band you know ?
Extra Bit 67 - We're the Devil
August 02, 2022 05:00 - 17 minutes - 19.5 MBIn this Extra Bit; Dan tells us about the guys who allegedly robbed Nixon. Henry's Pick: Fruits Basket Dan's Pick: Brian and Charles
Episode 101 -Watergate
July 26, 2022 05:00 - 51 minutes - 57.8 MBIn this episode Dan & Henry discuss; being terrible at crime, bumbling goons, and the dumbest decisions
Extra Bit 66 - You Just Made The List
July 19, 2022 05:00 - 29 minutes - 32.9 MBIn this Extra Bit; Henry tells us about Centralia Dan's Pick: Almost Famous Henry's Pick: Centralia Documentary
Episode 100 - Woodstock
July 12, 2022 05:00 - 43 minutes - 48.1 MBIn this episode Dan & Henry discuss; words that have been ruined, jobs in catering, and Wavy Gravy
Extra Bit 65 - Tenacious
July 05, 2022 05:00 - 11 minutes - 12.9 MBIn this Extra Bit; Dan tells us about Judith Love Coen Henry's Pick: Challenger Music Video Dan's Pick: The Bob's Burgers Movie
Episode 99 - Moonshot
June 28, 2022 05:00 - 47 minutes - 53.3 MBIn this episode Dan & Henry discuss; PhD side hustles, Carbon rods, and winging it in television.
Extra Bit 64 - Dick Tuck
June 21, 2022 05:00 - 23 minutes - 27.3 MBIn this Extra Bit; Dan gives us the history of Dick Tuck - American Political Prankster Henry's Pick: Hyperbeam Dan' Pick: Everything Everywhere All At Once
Episode 98- Richard Nixon Back Again
June 14, 2022 05:00 - 51 minutes - 59.6 MBIn this episode Dan & Henry discuss; Monty Python place names, blocking out the sun. and Robocops Prime Directives.
Extra Bit 63 - Alleged Wife
June 07, 2022 05:00 - 24 minutes - 27.9 MBIn this Extra Bit; Henry tells us about an alleged love life. Dan's Pick: Rifftrax Henry's Pick: Faking results
Episode 97 - Ho Chi Minh
May 31, 2022 05:00 - 40 minutes - 46.5 MBIn this episode Dan & Henry discuss; mid-90's pop, naming bases, and working in the realms of conjecture.
Extra Bit 62 - Head Bee Guy
May 24, 2022 05:00 - 25 minutes - 28.2 MBIn this Extra Bit; Henry tells us about Killer Bees Dan's Pick: Miami Connection Henrys Pick: Ranking of Kings
Episode 96 - Birth Control
May 17, 2022 05:00 - 36 minutes - 40.7 MBIn this episode Dan & Henry; are oddly timely (we don't like it either), discuss alternative uses for Sailor Moon merch, and our old friend The Chupacabra gets a mention. Seriously friends, things are a looking grim. If you want to donate to Planned Parenthood tap Here. Also, did you know you can donate to Planned Parenthood in anyone's name ? Remeber kids, they have the Plant but we have the Power.
Extra Bit 61 - Impossible To Prove
May 10, 2022 05:00 - 19 minutes - 22.8 MBIn this Extra Bit; Dan tells us all about JFK and his favourite subject. Henry's Pick: Solo Leveling Dan's Pick: Pam and Tommy