Good Taste
86 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 2 years ago - ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsGood Taste. Some have it, others don't. Never fear, Jacob and Taylor are here to help you develop yours. On a biweekly basis they offer up cultural recommendations for music, books, movies, tv shows, apps, online essays, and more! Other discussions and hi-jinx may ensue. Get good taste now.
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Episodes
Episode 87: Stompstin, How To Do Nothing, Plants, and more!!
April 11, 2022 16:29 - 49 minutes - 45 MBYour pod docents discuss their love of Stompstin and go through some recs like going outside and a soccer podcast, and the book How to Do Nothing by Jenny O'dell.
Episode 86: Hamlet, Murderville, The History of the Fastpass, and more!!
March 04, 2022 17:36 - 1 hour - 60.7 MBYour pod docents are back for Hamlet March! This means they watched Kenneth Branagh's really long Hamlet adaptation and want to talk about it for a very long time! They also recommend the show Murderville, Bryant Terry's "Black Food" book, the Youtube video from Defunctland about the history of the fastpass, and Sporcle quizzes.
Episode 85: We Don't Talk About Bruno, The Trojan Horse Affair, Polo G, and more!!
February 11, 2022 20:14 - 1 hour - 60.7 MBYour pod docents open with a large preamble about the Winter Olympics and The Oscar nominations (including Taylor hearing "We Don't Talk About Bruno" for the very first time). Then they recommend things like: Polo G's "Hall of Fame", The After Party on AppleTV+, the new Serial production 'The Trojan Horse Affair', and Exit: the Game.
Episode 84: Wordle, Worst Party Ever, Zero Waste shopping, and more!!
January 29, 2022 17:25 - 1 hour - 56.4 MBYour pod docents recommend unique things such as Wordle! Also, "Dartland" by Worst Party Ever, finding your local zero waste shopping store, and the movie 'The Tragedy of Macbeth'.
Episode 83: Best of 2021!!
January 07, 2022 22:43 - 1 hour - 55.1 MBYour pod docents wrap up 2021 with their favorites including the movie PIG, Snail Mail's "Valentine", the best punter ever, and HBO's slate of shows.
Episode 82: Granola, James Blake, Illuminati Hotties, and more!!
October 19, 2021 04:27 - 53 minutes - 49 MBYour pod docents are back with recommendations that include new albums by Illuminati Hotties and James Blake, as well as John Carpenter's 'Prince of Darkness' and making your own granola.
Episode 81: Taco Bell's Chicken Taco Sandwich, Indigo de Souza, Local markets, and more!!
September 12, 2021 14:51 - 52 minutes - 47.7 MBYour pod docents are back to give you all the best recs! This week includes Formula One: Drive to Survive on Netflix, Indigo de Souza's album "Any Shape You Take", Taco Bell's chicken taco sandwich?, and checking out your local specialty grocer.
Episode 80: Reservation Dogs, Annette, Food TikTok, and more!!
August 28, 2021 16:01 - 59 minutes - 54.8 MBYour pod docents are back and recommend these things! The Ringer's Jeopardy coverage by Clare McNear, the TV show Reservation Dogs on FX/Hulu, the movie Annette, the TikTok accounts: @mamamealtalk and @seemagetsbaked, and Twilight Breaking Dawn Pt. I.
Episode 79: Field of Dreams Game, Laura Mvula, Inspector Chopra, and more!!
August 14, 2021 04:15 - 46 minutes - 42.8 MBYour pod docents are back to give you recommendations! These include Laura Mvula's "Pink Noise", The Field of Dreams game, "The Unexpected Inheritance of Inspector Chopra" by Vaseem Khan, and the article "Sign From Above" by Nate Rogers for The LAnd Magazine.
Episode 78: No Sudden Move, Giant Bullet Chess, New Orleans’ Sno-balls, and more!!
July 10, 2021 02:30 - 50 minutes - 46.5 MBYour pod docents are back making recs including the movies No Sudden Move and Little Forest, as well as New Orleans’ style sno-balls, and Giant Bullet Chess.
Episode 77: CC Sabathia's softball league, Japanese Breakfast, In the Heights, and more!!
June 18, 2021 15:44 - 54 minutes - 49.5 MBYour pod docents are here to recommend the best of the best for you! In today's ep they talk about In the Heights before recommending "What It's Like to Be Softball Teammates With CC Sabathia" by Joe DeLessio, Joe's Week in Baseball on The Athletic, Japanese Breakfast "Jubilee", and Bo Burnham's Netflix special "Inside". https://www.curbed.com/2021/05/what-its-like-to-be-softball-teammates-with-c-c-sabathia.html
Episode 76: Olivia Rodrigo, Rutherford Falls, Santa Claus melon, and more!!
June 05, 2021 05:34 - 55 minutes - 50.8 MBYour pod docents discuss going back to the movies and get hyped on In the Heights before recommending: Olivia Rodrigo's "Sour", the tv show "Rutherford Falls", eating Santa Claus melon, and Pitchfork's new review queue.
Episode 75: The Josh Fight, Porter Robinson, Ska, and more!!
May 17, 2021 15:28 - 57 minutes - 52.6 MBYour pod docents recommend the Josh fight, Willow’s “transparent soul”, Porter Robinson’s album “Nurture” , and Jeff Rosentstock’s ska remix of last year’s album “Ska Dream”.
Episode 74: Oscars Acting Awards, Search Party, The Way of the Househusband, and more!!
April 23, 2021 20:28 - 1 hour - 63.1 MBYour pod docents recommend everything they are into as well as give their favorite acting performances of 2020. This includes the manga The Way of the Househusband, the tv show Search Party, and the AP article of the Lincoln assassination.
Episode 73: Waffles & Mochi, Nichols & May, a new pasta shape, & more!!
April 12, 2021 19:20 - 53 minutes - 49.3 MBYour pod docents discuss Netflix's "Waffles and Mochi", old Elaine May and Mike Nichols comedy records, the new record from Godspeed You Black Emperor, and a new pasta shape!
Episode 72: DE'WAYNE, Fenne Lily, Bagels, and more!!
March 19, 2021 21:53 - 48 minutes - 44.5 MBYour pod docents recommend rapper DE'WAYNE, singer Fenne Lily's song "Bud", Emily VanDerWerff's piece about Wandavision on Vox, and bagels amongst a trifecta of food-related recs. Here's the Vox piece: https://www.vox.com/culture/22325656/wandavision-finale-justice-disappointment-story-karma
Episode 71: Minari, Katy Kirby, PogChamps, and more!!
March 05, 2021 23:55 - 56 minutes - 51.6 MBYour pod docents discuss the movie Minari before recommending the Twitch chess tournament PogChamps, the album "Cool Dry Place" by Katy Kirby, some fun articles (like one about a lost Bitcoin password and one about a library built from books in the trash -- links below) and the book "Black, White, and the Grey" by John O. Morisano and Mashama Bailey. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/12/technology/bitcoin-passwords-wallets-fortunes.html https://t.co/wWpWAeFA2H?amp=1
Episode 70: WandaVision, Maintenance Phase, Carl Calls His Cousin, and more!!
February 12, 2021 17:40 - 1 hour - 64.9 MBYour pod docents are back! They do a deep dive into WandaVision before recommending some articles, the podcasts Carl Calls His Cousin and Maintenance Phase, and gardening.
Episode 69: Driver's License, Wolfwalkers, In and Of Itself, and more!!
January 29, 2021 17:10 - 1 hour - 58.4 MBYour pod docents bring back What's Happening What's Up to discuss Olivia Rodrigo's huge hit "Driver's License". Then they recommend things such as: the Gamestop short squeeze, the magic show "In and Of Itself", movies such as: Wolfwalkers, The Sound of Metal, and Bacurau, and checking out cookbooks from the library (like: In Bibi's Kitchen by Hawa Hassan and East by Meera Sodha).
Episode 68: Best of 2020
January 15, 2021 18:00 - 51 minutes - 47.3 MBYour pod docents welcome in 2021 with a sea shanty before giving you some of their favorite things of the past year. These include: a James Blake song, the Survivor: Winners at War premiere, First Cow, the food of the year, chess, and more!
Episode 67: Disney Investor Day, The Mandolorian, Sequester, and more!!
December 12, 2020 16:26 - 54 minutes - 50.1 MBJacob and Taylor discuss all the Disney news and Jacob gives a hot take that you should just skip season 1 of The Mandalorian to go straight to season 2. They recommend indie reality game Sequester, music by Chucky73, the podcast American Prodigy and a couple more things.
Episode 66: Ted Lasso, The Good Lord Bird, How to with John Wilson, and more!!
November 21, 2020 15:41 - 54 minutes - 49.5 MBYour pod docents recommend the tv shows Ted Lasso, The Good Lord Bird, How to with John Wilson, and more things.
Episode 65: Playoff baseball, City Cast, Drive-in Movie Theaters, and more!!
October 23, 2020 22:45 - 1 hour - 59.3 MBWe discuss Octopear happenings, draft McDonald’s meal future participants, and recommend things! These things include: The drive-in theater, playoff baseball, the last song on an album, and City Cast.
Episode 64: Sufjan Stevens, Six: The Musical, Pears, and more!!
October 09, 2020 22:53 - 58 minutes - 53.4 MBYour pod docents discuss pears for a long time. #Octopear. They then discuss J Balvin’s McDonald’s meal for not as long but probably too long before discussing their recs for the biweek. Recs include: Sufjan Stevens “The Ascension”, Six: The Musical, Kombucha, and watching Halloween movies.
Episode 63: Earth to Ned, Among Us, The Killers, and more!!
September 25, 2020 21:22 - 58 minutes - 53.9 MBYour pod docents recommend the game Among Us, the TV show Earth to Ned, The Killers "Imploding the Mirage", Samia "Is There Something in the Movies?", and the tv show Abstract.
Episode 62: The Travis Scott Meal, The Vow, Katie Holmes Day, and more!!
September 11, 2020 16:45 - 1 hour - 57.2 MBYour pod docents are back with a What's Happening, What's Up that discusses the new Travis Scott meal at McDonald's, they also recommend the tv show The Vow, the documentary Class Action Park, the tv episode "Katie Holmes Day" from AP Bio, and the book "An Everlasting Meal" by Tamar Adler. We also launch Septemfruit, go eat some fruit!
Episode 61: Blaseball, Nice White Parents, The Big Family Cooking Showdown, and more!!
August 28, 2020 15:30 - 52 minutes - 47.9 MBWe discuss what's getting us through the biweek, including blaseball, the podcast Nice White Parents, @terriblemaps on Twitter, The Big Family Cooking Showdown, and cardamom chai tea from the Indian-ish cookbook by Priya Krishna.
Episode 60: The new Ice Cream Truck song, Black-ish, Dead Eyes, and more!!
August 14, 2020 15:16 - 56 minutes - 51.6 MBYour pod docents recommend: RZA's remix of the ice cream truck song, the podcasts Dead Eyes and Bloodlines, How Ridiculous on YouTube, the Paprika App, and "Hang on to Your Ego" by the Beach Boys.
Episode 59: The Chicks, Palm Springs, Birria, and more!!
July 24, 2020 15:45 - 57 minutes - 52.9 MBWe discuss what we're into, including: Palm Springs, birria, the Racing Louisville FC logo, The Chicks "Gaslighter", Terra Vegetable chips, The Ringer Disney Bubble musical, and a few other things. Also a sneak peak of the new Taylor Swift album! Exclusive here!
Episode 58: Phoebe Bridgers, Homegoing, I May Destroy You, and more!!
July 14, 2020 16:58 - 58 minutes - 53.2 MBWe recommend Phoebe Bridgers, punctuation rankings, Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi, I May Destroy You (HBO) and more.
Episode 57: Perfume Genius, Run the Jewels, Da 5 Bloods, and more!!
June 19, 2020 15:14 - 47 minutes - 43.3 MBWe talk about what we’ve been into lately including Perfume Genius “Set My Heart on Fire Immediately” , Run the Jewels “4”, Da 5 Bloods, the penultimate episode of Bojack Horseman, Kiki’s Delivery Service, Mrs. America, Never Have I Ever, playing KenKen, the return of the NWSL, Lauren Michele Jackson “What is an Anti-Racist Reading List For” https://www.vulture.com/2020/06/anti-racist-reading-lists-what-are-they-for.html Books Jacob has bought: “The Sellout” by Paul Beatty “Heads of the ...
Episode 56: The Half of It, Spotify Listening Together, our Podcast Lineups, and more!!
May 15, 2020 15:28 - 54 minutes - 49.7 MBWe discuss what we're into during quarantine including our podcast lineups, The Half of It, Lucky, Little Fires Everywhere, Listening Together on Spotify, Zen gardens, doing crosswords on Zoom, and other stuff. Taylor's podcast lineup: Slate's Political Gabfest, Hollywood Handbook, Comedy Bang Bang, LA Podcast, The Flagrant Ones, Doughboys, and Reply All. Jacob's podcast lineup: Blank Check, Ask Me Another, Comedy Bang Bang, the Dom and Colin Podcast, Doughboys, Iconography, Podcast: the ...
Episode 55: Fiona Apple, Middleditch and Schwartz, Parks and Rec, and more!!
May 01, 2020 15:32 - 45 minutes - 41.6 MBWe are here with socially isolating activities to enrich your lives. These include: the Stephen Sondheim tribute, Fiona Apple “Fetch the Bolt Cutters”, Grilling, Doing things outside, the Parks and Rec special, a Letterboxd activity, Basket Club on Instagram, and Middleditch and Schwartz on Netflix.
Episode 54: Porridge Radio, Elmo's Video Playdate, Grand Mountain Adventure, and more!!
April 17, 2020 15:54 - 36 minutes - 33.4 MBWe continue our social isolation recommendations, discussing sports video game tournaments, the new Porridge Radio Album “Every Bad”, the Mad Max movies, Elmo’s Video Play Date, the app Grand Mountain Adventure, the movie I Lost My Body, taking a break, sourdough starters, the tv show Devs, and Community.
Episode 53: Portrait of a Lady on Fire, Instagram Live's dominance, LA Times' guide to the internet, and more!!
April 03, 2020 15:08 - 49 minutes - 44.9 MBYour pod docents are back with recommendations to bring joy to your isolation time!
Episode 52: Pop culture during COVID-19, the Marble Olympics, Shirkers, and more!!
March 20, 2020 15:21 - 34 minutes - 31.3 MBYour pod docents are here with a bonus episode to give you recs for your social distancing time. We discuss things like: Shirkers The Marble Olympics: https://news.avclub.com/this-dumb-little-marble-race-is-absolutely-thrilling-1798246101/amp?__twitter_impression=true Sporting News simulating NBA 2K20 games On-Nomi: https://nowthisnews.com/news/on-nomi-the-japanese-trend-of-digital-drinking-with-friends-while-self-isolating Netflix Watch Party: https://www.netflixparty.com Frozen II Everyd...
Episode 51: KFC Donut Fried Chicken Sandwich, Soccer Mommy, Reply All, and more!!
March 13, 2020 15:16 - 51 minutes - 46.8 MBEpisode 51 The show where we discuss things we’re into every other week! In What’s Happening What’s Up we discuss the KFC Donut Fried Chicken Sandwich We then give recommendations for the biweek: Taylor The Reply All episode “The Case of the Missing Hit” https://gimletmedia.com/shows/reply-all/o2h8bx/158-the-case-of-the-missing-hit Jacob Soccer Mommy “Color Theory” https://sopharela.bandcamp.com/album/color-theory Taylor The documentary about Lil Peep: “Everybody’s Everything” Jacob...
Episode 50: Survivor Winners at War, Briarpatch, The Fifth Season, and more!!
February 21, 2020 16:53 - 1 hour - 55.1 MBEpisode 50 The show where we discuss things we’re into every other week! In What’s Happening What’s Up we discuss the 20th anniversary season of Survivor, Survivor: Winners at War We then give recommendations for the biweek: Taylor The Web site: Sign Stealing Scandal . com http://signstealingscandal.com Jacob The book, “The Fifth Season” by NK Jamison http://nkjemisin.com/books/the-fifth-season/ Taylor “The 100 Greatest Emo Songs of All Time” by Ian Cohen, et al https://www.vulture.com...
Episode 49: Academy Awards, Our Acting Awards, My Year in Mensa, and more!
February 07, 2020 08:10 - 1 hour - 59.6 MBEpisode 49 The show where we discuss things we’re into every other week! In What’s Happening What’s Up we discuss The Academy Award nominations and then give our very own Good Taste Academy Awards We then give recommendations for the biweek: Taylor Simon Weckert’s 99 Phone performance art https://thesource.com/2020/02/04/want-to-fool-google-maps-with-traffic-jam-get-99-phones/ Jacob The podcast Scene on Radio http://www.sceneonradio.org Taylor The podcast My Year in Mensa https://radi...
Best of the Decade
January 24, 2020 16:43 - 1 hour - 62.2 MBOn this episode your pod docents give recs for the best of the decade! Including movies, music, beers, web sites/apps, and more! Follow us here: instagram.com/goodtastepod twitter.com/@jacobthewilson twitter.com/@taylorjaywilson Email us: [email protected] Leave a review and something you want us to check out and we’ll do so! Click here: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/good-taste/id1331981072?mt=2 Our friends: Our intro song is by Koi https://open.spotify.com/artist/6MhwQdck5uQ...
Episode 47: Knives Out, What the Golf?, Composting, and more!!
December 06, 2019 16:37 - 47 minutes - 43.9 MBEpisode 47 The show where we discuss things we’re into every other week! In What’s Happening What’s Up we discuss Knives Out. We also discuss the announcement of Jeopardy The Greatest of All Time We then give recommendations for the biweek: Taylor The game What the Golf? http://whatthegolf.com Jacob Composting Taylor “Press Forward” by Neil Blackmon http://www.yanksarecoming.com/press-forward-how-watching-a-grieving-genius-play-soccer-helped-an-autism-dad-grapple-with-his-brokenness ...
Episode 46: Cinnamon Coke, FKA Twigs, Detective Trapp, and more!!
November 22, 2019 18:55 - 49 minutes - 45.1 MBEpisode 46 The show where we discuss things we’re into every other week! In What’s Happening What’s Up we discuss Cinnamon Coke. We also discuss the announcement of Jeopardy The Greatest of All Time We then give recommendations for the biweek: Taylor FKA Twigs “MAGDALENE” https://open.spotify.com/album/2w8Wshbp9RCPJdPU1iOpaY Jacob A Visit From the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan http://jenniferegan.com/books/a-visit-from-the-goon-squad/ Taylor Detective Trapp podcast https://www.latime...
Episode 45: Parasite, Jeopardy, Rhythm + Flow, and more!!
November 08, 2019 16:29 - 1 hour - 56.4 MBEpisode 45 The show where we discuss things we’re into every other week! In What’s Happening What’s Up we discuss the new movie Parasite We also do an update on the Jeopardy Tournament of Champions We then give recommendations for the biweek: Taylor Rhythm + Flow on Netflix https://www.netflix.com/title/80216665 Jacob Caroline Polachek “Pang” https://open.spotify.com/album/4ClyeVlAKJJViIyfVW0yQD Taylor “Roller Blading Has Caught Fire in Kenya and This Guy’s the Star” by Harriet Consta...
Episode 44: Watchmen, Big Thief, Ad Astra, & more!!
October 25, 2019 16:00 - 53 minutes - 49.1 MBEpisode 44 The show where we discuss things we’re into every other week! In What’s Happening What’s Up we discuss HBO’s Watchmen We then give recommendations for the biweek: Taylor Big Thief “Two Hands” https://bigthief.bandcamp.com/album/two-hands-3 Jacob Ad Astra https://www.foxmovies.com/movies/ad-astra Taylor “The not-so-secret life of a TikTok-famous teen” by Rebecca Jennings https://www.vox.com/the-goods/2019/10/2/20891915/tiktok-famous-teenagers-haley-sharpe-yodeling-karen Jac...
Episode 43: Pitchfork's Best of the Decade, Jay Som, Undone, and more!!
October 11, 2019 17:15 - 57 minutes - 52.8 MBEpisode 43 The show where we discuss things we’re into every other week! In What’s Happening What’s Up we discuss Pitchfork’s Best of the Decade lists We then give recommendations for the biweek: Taylor The show Undone https://www.amazon.com/Undone-Season-1/dp/B07SVHR2KH Jacob Jay Som “Anak Ko” https://jaysom.bandcamp.com/album/anak-ko Taylor Portland airport https://www.flypdx.com Jacob Demi Adejuyigbe’s Succession theme song remix https://news.avclub.com/sorry-pusha-t-demi-adejuyigb...
Episode 42: Between Two Ferns, (Sandy) Alex G, Fiasco, and more!!
September 27, 2019 16:42 - 51 minutes - 47.4 MBEpisode 42 The show where we discuss things we’re into every other week! In What’s Happening What’s Up we discuss Between Two Ferns: The Movie We then give recommendations for the biweek: Taylor (Sandy) Alex G “House of Sugar” https://sandy.bandcamp.com/album/house-of-sugar Jacob The podcast “Fiasco” https://luminarypodcasts.com/listen/leon-neyfakh/fiasco-luminary-premium/8607a31a-cab7-4c9f-9df8-b6110ba93b52?https%3A%2F%2Fad.doubleclick.net%2Fddm%2Fclk%2F452325969%3B251414363%3Bj&gclid=...
Episode 41: Popeye's Fried Chicken Sandwich, Proper., The Amazing Johnathan Documentary, and more!!
August 30, 2019 07:05 - 53 minutes - 48.8 MBThe show where we discuss things we’re into every other week! In What’s Happening What’s Up we discuss The Popeye’s Fried Chicken Sandwich We then give recommendations for the biweek: Taylor The Amazing Johnathan Documentary https://www.hulu.com/movie/the-amazing-johnathan-documentary-c71d9209-3142-4b3e-bbcb-2fe4d28f37fe Jacob “The Adults in the Room” by Megan Greenwell https://theconcourse.deadspin.com/the-adults-in-the-room-1837487584 Taylor Proper. “I Spent the Winter Writing Songs A...
Episode 40: Succession, The 1619 Project, the Fair, and more!!
August 16, 2019 07:35 - 57 minutes - 52.2 MBThe show where we discuss things we’re into every other week! In What’s Happening What’s Up we discuss Succession season 2. We then give recommendations for the biweek: Taylor The Football Ramble Daily https://play.acast.com/s/footballramble Jacob Spanish Aqui Presents podcast https://www.earwolf.com/show/spanish-aqui-presents/ Taylor Going to the fair Jacob The 1619 Project The 1619 Project - The New York Timeshttps://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/08/.../1619-america-slavery.htm...
Episode 39: Chance the Rapper, Love Island, Evening strolls, and more!!
August 03, 2019 04:09 - 54 minutes - 50 MBEpisode 39 The show where we discuss things we’re into every other week! In What’s Happening What’s Up we discuss Chance the Rapper’s new album “The Big Day” Here are the referenced reviews: https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/chance-the-rapper-the-big-day/ https://www.vulture.com/2019/07/chance-the-rapper-the-big-day-album-review.html We then give recommendations for the biweek: Taylor Love Island USA Love Island (Official Site) Watch on CBS All Access - CBS.comhttps://www.cbs.com/s...
Episode 38: Stranger Things 3, Fleabag, Denzel Curry, and more!!
July 19, 2019 07:55 - 47 minutes - 43.9 MBEpisode 38 The show where we discuss things we’re into every other week! In What’s Happening What’s Up we discuss Stranger Things 3 and various sporting events. Here is the cricket article: www.sbnation.com/.../cricket-world-cup-tiebreaker-england-new-zealand-super... We then give recommendations for the biweek: Taylor National Geographic’s Moon Atlas https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/2019/07/the-atlas-of-moons/ Jacob The Last Black Man in San Francisco The Last Black Man i...