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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Episode 37: Anima, I Am Easy to Find, Superiority Burger, & more!!
July 05, 2019 07:55 - 50 minutes - 46.5 MBThe show where we discuss things we’re into every other week! In What’s Happening What’s Up we discuss the short films/music videos: “Anima” by Thom Yorke, dir. by Paul Thomas Anderson and “I Am Easy to Find” by The National, dir. by Mike Mills Here are the referenced David Ehrlich articles: https://www.indiewire.com/2019/06/anima-review-paul-thomas-anderson-netflix-thom-yorke-radiohead-1202153237/ https://www.indiewire.com/2019/05/alicia-vikander-the-national-mike-mills-short-film-visual...
Episode 36: Big Little Lies, the Disappeared Malaysian Flight, Elie Wiesel's Disneyland Review, and more!!
June 21, 2019 13:36 - 48 minutes - 44.5 MBThe show where we discuss things we’re into every other week! In What’s Happening What’s Up we discuss Big Little Lies season 2! We then give recommendations for the biweek: Taylor “The Public Spaces That Shaped Skateboarding” by Willy Blackmore https://www.curbed.com/2019/6/5/18652152/skateboarding-embarcadero-skatepark-history-olympics Jacob “What Really Happened to Malaysia’s Missing Airplane” by William Langewiesche Taylor Elie Wiesel’s review of Disneyland https://www.atlasobscura....
Episode 35: Women's World Cup, Introvert Kawhi Leonard, NPR's White Lies, and more!!
June 07, 2019 07:45 - 56 minutes - 51.4 MBThe show where we discuss things we’re into every other week! In What’s Happening What’s Up we discuss The Women’s World Cup and give Jeopardy updates. Here are FiveThirtyEight’s predictions: https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/2019-womens-world-cup-predictions/ We then give recommendations for the biweek: Taylor The book “Walkable City” by Jeff Speck https://us.macmillan.com/books/9780865477728 Jacob The art of S Neil Fujita Find some here: https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/g...
Episode 34: Vampire Weekend, Pup, Google Lens, and more!!
May 10, 2019 07:35 - 55 minutes - 50.6 MBThe show where we discuss things we’re into every other week! In What’s Happening What’s Up we discuss Vampire Weekend’s “Father of the Bride” We then give recommendations for the biweek: Taylor Google Lens on the Google App https://lens.google.com Jacob The Aggressive music trio: Otoboke Beaver - Itekoma Hits Rico Nasty and Kenny Beats - Anger Management Drinking Boys and Girls Choir - Keep Drinking Taylor Pup - Morbid Stuff Jacob Fermenting and pickling foods Follow us here: inst...
Episode 33: Us, Twilight Zone, Running From Cops, and more!!
April 26, 2019 07:30 - 55 minutes - 51.2 MBThe show where we discuss things we’re into every other week! In What’s Happening What’s Up it’s Jordan Peele week! We discuss Us and the Twilight Zone. We then give recommendations for the biweek: Taylor The podcast: Running From Cops https://www.topic.com/runningfromcops Jacob The United States of Mexican Food from Eater https://www.eater.com/2019/4/23/18214403/mexican-food-us-region-america Taylor Every Team’s Greatest Uniform from Uni-Watch https://uni-watch.com/2019/03/10/every-te...
Episode 32: Old Town Road, American Football, Fosse/Verdon, and more!
April 12, 2019 07:35 - 50 minutes - 46.5 MBThe show where we discuss things we’re into every other week! In What’s Happening What’s Up we discuss The Lil Nas X / Billy Ray Cyrus collab “Old Town Road (remix)” We also talk about: The new Jeopardy record set by James Holzhauer , why we’re not talking about Game of Thrones, preview next week’s topic, Jordan Peele’s Us and Twilight Zone, and the Criterion Channel We then give recommendations for the biweek: Taylor The podcast: The Dream Jacob American Football “LP3” Taylor NY Time...
Episode 31: The Other Two, Overcooked 2, Faces Places, and more!
March 29, 2019 14:19 - 37 minutes - 34.3 MBThe show where we discuss things we’re into every other week! In What’s Happening What’s Up we discuss Vulture’s Podcast Syllabus https://www.vulture.com/article/best-podcasts.html We then give recommendations for the biweek: Taylor The movie “Faces Places” Note: This episode was recorded prior to discovering that director and star Agnes Varda had passed away. RIP. Jacob The television show The Other Two Taylor The game Overcooked 2 Jacob “Stepping into the Uncanny, Unsettling World of...
Episode 30: Solange, The Dropout, Noma Fermentation Lab, & more!!
March 08, 2019 08:25 - 49 minutes - 45.7 MBThe show where we discuss things we’re into every other week! First we give a What’s Happening What’s Update about the Jeopardy All Star Games!! In What’s Happening What’s Up we discuss Solange’s new album “When I Get Home”. We then give recommendations for the biweek: Taylor The patreon podcast The Flagrant Ones https://www.patreon.com/theflagrantones Jacob The podcast Dunktown https://dunk.town Taylor The podcast: The Dropout http://abcradio.com/podcasts/the-dropout/ Jacob The Noma...
Episode 29: Pen15, Jeopardy All Star Games, Theon Cross, and more!
February 22, 2019 08:05 - 44 minutes - 41 MBThe show where we discuss things we’re into every other week! In What’s Happening What’s Up we talk about the hottest show on TV: Jeopardy All Star Games! Listen to the Dom & Colin podcast talk about it here: http://domandcolin.blogspot.com/2019/02/jeopardy-all-star-games-draft-preview.html We then give recommendations for the biweek: Taylor https://www.bonappetit.com/story/trader-joes-reviews-2018-pt-2 Jacob Theon Cross “Fyah” https://theoncross.bandcamp.com/album/fyah Taylor Dinosaur ...
Episode 28: The Oscars, Better Oblivion Community Center, 2018 London Recording of Company, and more!!
February 08, 2019 14:19 - 14 minutes - 13.1 MBThe show where we discuss things we’re into every other week! This week an abbreviated episode due to technical issues! :( In What’s Happening What’s Up we very briefly discuss the Oscar Noms. We then give recommendations for the biweek: Taylor The album by Better Oblivion Community Center, the new band created by Bright Eyes’ Connor Oberst and Phoebe Bridgers https://ffm.to/betteroblivioncommunitycenter Jacob A review of the album EARL by Earl Sweatshirt by Sheldon Pearce on Pitchfork h...
Episode 27: Tidying Up, Animal Collective retrospective, the Instagram egg, and more!
January 18, 2019 08:30 - 52 minutes - 47.8 MBThe show where we discuss things we’re into every other week! In What’s Happening What’s Up we discuss Netflix’s latest hit show: Tidying Up We then give recommendations for the biweek: Taylor The record breaking break of Instagram https://www.instagram.com/world_record_egg/?utm_source=ig_embed Jacob Beeswax wrap https://www.beeswrap.com Taylor Animal Collective “Merryweather Post Pavilion” https://www.theringer.com/music/2019/1/4/18167715/animal-collective-merriweather-post-pavilion-10...
Episode 26: Best of 2018
January 04, 2019 08:10 - 56 minutes - 51.4 MBThe show where we discuss things we’re into every other week! This week we’re talking about our 5 favorite things of 2018! Taylor The documentary Won’t You Be My Neighbor http://www.focusfeatures.com/wont-you-be-my-neighbor/ Jacob Idles "Joy As An Act of Resistance" https://idlesband.bandcamp.com/album/joy-as-an-act-of-resistance Taylor Threedom podcast https://www.earwolf.com/show/threedom/ Jacob The TV show: Succession https://www.hbo.com/succession Taylor The sport of basketball nb...
Episode 25: The 1975, The Final Table, Phoebe Bridgers, and more!
December 14, 2018 14:46 - 49 minutes - 45.4 MBThe show where we discuss things we’re into every other week! In What’s Happening What’s Up we discuss “A Brief Inquiry Into Online Relationships” by The 1975 We then give recommendations for the biweek: Taylor The TV show: “The Final Table” Jacob The movie “Burning” Taylor “HERE’S HOW MUCH BOTS DRIVE CONVERSATION DURING NEWS EVENTS” by Issie Lapowsky https://www.wired.com/story/new-tool-shows-how-bots-drive-conversation-for-news-events/ Check out BotCheck.me and FactCheck.me Jacob “...
Episode 24: Netflix Prestige Movies, Family Games, Sierra Nevada Resilience IPA, and more!
November 30, 2018 14:46 - 53 minutes - 48.6 MBThe show where we discuss things we’re into every other week! In What’s Happening What’s Up we discuss the new Coen Bros. movie The Ballad of Buster Scruggs and Netflix taking on prestige films. Other films mentioned: July 22, The Land of Steady Habits, Private Life, Roma We then give recommendations for the biweek: Taylor The 40 Greatest Family Games by Noel Murray https://slate.com/human-interest/2018/11/best-family-games-list-catan-sushi-go-codenames.html Jacob Getting to Inbox Zero! ...
Episode 23: Pete Davidson, Sufjan Stevens, The Beths, and more!
November 19, 2018 15:09 - 43 minutes - 40.2 MBNOTE: An old episode was wrongly uploaded previously, this is the correct one! The show where we discuss things we’re into every other week! In What’s Happening What’s Up we discuss all the goings on of Pete Davidson. We then give recommendations for the biweek: Taylor Sufjan Stevens “Man of Winter” Jacob Vulture’s “38 Comedians You Should and Will Know” Taylor Johnny Cash “The American Recordings” Jacob The Beths “Future Me Hates Me” Follow us here: instagram.com/goodtastepod twitte...
Episode 22: Patriot Act, Busy Tonight, Enhanced, and more!
November 02, 2018 13:55 - 49 minutes - 45.2 MBThe show where we discuss things we’re into every other week! In What’s Happening What’s Up we discuss two new talk shows: Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj and Busy Tonight with Busy Phillips. We then give recommendations for the biweek: Taylor “Why Did All Children of a Certain Age Play Oregon Trail?” by Steve Pepple https://medium.com/s/story/why-did-all-children-of-a-certain-age-play-oregon-trail-6a53e27e83d8 Jacob The podcast/newsletter Future Perfect from Vox https://www.vox.com/futur...
Episode 21: Terrace House, Halloween Unmasked, CA Proposition Ballot guides, and more!
October 24, 2018 03:55 - 43 minutes - 40.1 MBThe show where we discuss things we’re into every other week! In What’s Happening What’s Up we discuss the Netflix produced Japanese reality show Terrace House. We then give recommendations for the biweek: Taylor “What Would Happen if a Baseball Game Went 50 Innings” by Sam Miller http://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/21986511/what-happen-baseball-game-went-50-innings Jacob The Halloween Unmasked podcast https://www.theringer.com/halloween-unmasked Taylor Eating family Style Jacob CA Prop...
Episode 20: Brockhampton, Migrant Kitchen, the MLB Playoffs, and more!
October 05, 2018 07:00 - 46 minutes - 42.5 MBThe show where we discuss things we’re into every other week! In What’s Happening What’s Up we discuss the baseball playoffs and why you should pay attention! We then give recommendations for the biweek: Taylor The web site: Atlas Obscura https://www.atlasobscura.com Jacob “The Migrant Kitchen” Watch here: https://www.kcet.org/shows/the-migrant-kitchen Taylor Brockhampton “iridescence” Listen on spotify here: iridescence by BROCKHAMPTON on Spotifyhttps://open.spotify.com/album/3M...
Episode 19: Serial Season 3, In the Heights, Casting Call, and more!
September 21, 2018 13:31 - 56 minutes - 51.3 MBThe show where we discuss things we’re into every other week! In What’s Happening What’s Up we discuss the new season of Serial, how Jacob was the first person to recommend the first season, and more. We then give their recommendations for the biweek: Taylor The Shortcuts feature on the iPhone https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT209055 Jacob The musical “In the Heights” https://open.spotify.com/album/3hRjhpRG5xGYEprgQZjZBQ Taylor The podcast Casting Call https://castingcallshow.com Jaco...
Episode 18: To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before, Up and Vanished, Minding the Gap, and more!
September 07, 2018 07:00 - 51 minutes - 47.2 MBEpisode 18: To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before, Up and Vanished, Minding the Gap, and more! Your pod docents are here to talk about what they like! First is What’s Happenin’ What’s Up where they discuss Netflix’s rom-com trend including “Set it Up” and “To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before” They then give their recommendations for the biweek: Taylor Up and Vanished season 2 https://season2.upandvanished.com Jacob The documentary “Minding the Gap” Watch it on Hulu: https://new.hulu.com/mov...
Episode 17: Brut IPAs, boygenius, FiveThirtyEight’s prediction model, and more!
August 24, 2018 07:00 - 52 minutes - 48.5 MBEpisode 17: Brut IPAs, boygenius, FiveThirtyEight’s prediction model, and more! Your pod docents are back to recommend all sorts of culture! First they dive into What’s Happenin’ What’s Up and discuss the a new IPA style called Brut IPAs Read about them here: https://beerandbrewing.com/the-birth-of-the-brut-ipa/ They then give their recommendations for the biweek: Taylor FiveThirtyEight’s House prediction model https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/2018-midterm-election-forecast/house/#...
Episode 16: The Top 100 TV Episodes of the 21st Century, Last Chance U, Imperfect Produce, and more!
August 10, 2018 07:10 - 1 hour - 59.9 MBYour pod docents are back to recommend all sorts of culture! First they dive into What’s Happenin’ What’s Up and discuss The RInger’s Top 100 TV Episodes of the 21st Century Find it the article here: http://besttv.theringer.com/?_ga=2.167536765.2107534238.1533670141-amp-tQG-9qWJV0o-_BZdW6Pl8JOQmtiN8FlQhZYfw8uOmaQ4E0ta7ketja8ZEqMS-k9j They then give their recommendations for the biweek: Taylor The Tarpons’ pitcher throws a no hitter, but still loses the game. https://www.mlb.com/cut4/mi...
Episode 15: Who Is America?, Beast Mode 2, Eighth Grade, and more!
July 27, 2018 07:00 - 1 hour - 67.9 MBA special Summer blowout episode! In What’s Happening What’s Up, your pod docents discuss the new Sasha Baron Cohen show “Who Is America?” Our recommendations for the biweek: Taylor rec #1 The podcast Caliphate Check it out here or on your podcast device: https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/podcasts/caliphate-isis-rukmini-callimachi.html Jacob rec #1 Future “Beast Mode 2” https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/stream-futures-beast-mode-2-mixtape-new-mixtape.118211.html Taylor rec #2 The m...
Episode 14: The Carters, Summer Drinks, Favorite Parts in Songs, and more!
June 29, 2018 13:38 - 54 minutes - 50 MBIt’s the show where we talk about what we like! In What’s Happening What’s Up, your pod docents cover the The Carters, the joint project between Jay Z and Beyonce. They also give a What’s Happening What’s Up Date about several previous topics including: Arrested Development Queer Eye The World Cup Our recommendations for the biweek: Taylor rec #1 “10 Pitchfork Staffers on Their Favorite Specific Moments in Songs” from Pitchfork.com https://pitchfork.com/thepitch/10-pitchfork-staffers-o...
Episode 13: The World Cup, Half Waif, Hate Thy Neighbor, and more!
June 15, 2018 07:00 - 49 minutes - 45.1 MBIt’s the show where we talk about what we like! In What’s Happening What’s Up, your pod docents cover the World Cup, predicting who will win and choosing who they want to win. Our recommendations for the biweek: Taylor rec #1 The TV show “Hate Thy Neighbor” https://www.viceland.com/en_us/show/hate-thy-neighbor Jacob rec #1 Half Waif “In the Evening” Taylor rec #2 The podcast “American Fiasco” https://www.wnycstudios.org/shows/american-fiasco Jacob rec #2 The musical “Soft Power” Re...
Episode 12: 76ers' burner accounts, Arrested Development, Dissect, and more!
June 01, 2018 07:00 - 48 minutes - 44 MBEpisode 12 The show where we talk about what we like begins with What’s Happening What’s Up, a dive to what’s hot in culture. This week Taylor and Jacob discuss Arrested Development season 5 and whether the show still remains a standard of good taste. They then get into weekly recs Taylor Paterson dir. Jim Jarmusch Now available on Amazon Prime Jacob “The Rules of the Asian Body in America” by Matthew Salesses https://medium.com/s/unrulybodies/the-body-thats-too-asian-and-too-sick-...
Episode 11: Yanny vs. Laurel, Krimewatch, Chess content, and more!
May 18, 2018 07:00 - 47 minutes - 43.4 MBIn the 11th episode we open with What's Happenin' What's Up, where we discuss Yanny vs. Laurel as a phenomenon. We get into our recs, check out the links below: Taylor The World's Most Extraordinary Homes (find on Netflix) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7804132/ Jacob Quip tooth brushes Taylor "I Faced Off Against the World's Best Chess Player, You Will Totally Believe What Happened Next" by Oliver Roeder https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/i-faced-off-against-the-worlds-best-chess-playe...
Episode 10: The Americans, World Cup jerseys, Gimlet’s new podcasts, and more!
May 04, 2018 07:00 - 46 minutes - 42.6 MBThe show where we talk about what we like begins with What’s Happening What’s Up, a dive to what’s hot in culture. This week Taylor and Jacob discuss Gimlet’s slate of new shows, including: We Came to Win https://www.gimletmedia.com/we-came-to-win Sandra https://www.gimletmedia.com/sandra The Habitat https://www.gimletmedia.com/the-habitat Alex, Inc. They then get into weekly recs Taylor World Cup Jerseys http://soccer.nbcsports.com/2018/02/09/ranking-the-2018-world-cup-jerseys/amp/ ...
Episode 9: Kacey Musgraves, The Pulitzers, Shohei Ohtani, and more!
April 20, 2018 07:05 - 46 minutes - 42.9 MBIn What’s Happenin’ What’s Up our look at what’s currently hot in culture we discuss the Pulitzer prize winners! Check out these links: http://www.pulitzer.org/prize-winners-by-year/2018 https://www.gq.com/story/dylann-roof-making-of-an-american-terrorist BIWEEKLY RECS Taylor Kacey Musgraves “Golden Hour” https://open.spotify.com/album/7f6xPqyaolTiziKf5R5Z0c Jacob The Assassin https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3508840/ Here’s the mentioned historical cheat sheet: http://mikefahey.blogspot.com...
Episode 8: Wild Wild Country, The Death of Stalin, Nuzzel, and more!
April 06, 2018 07:00 - 38 minutes - 35.2 MBThe show where we talk about stuff we like every other week! In WHAT’s HAPPENING WHAT’S UP we discuss Wild Wild Country which is now streaming on Netflix. The Recs Taylor: “Artist collaboration: Visualizing 10.6 million jail admissions each year” by Wendy Sawyer and Mona Chalabi https://t.co/tnwhmmKr4N?ssr=true Jacob: Social media and link aggregating site Nuzzel http://nuzzel.com Follow Jacob at nuzzel.com/jacobthewilson Taylor: The major motion picture The Death of Stalin in theaters...
Episode 7: The Infinity War Meme, Facebook’s fall, AP Bio, and more!
March 23, 2018 07:55 - 43 minutes - 39.7 MBIn What’s Happenin’ What’s Up we discuss the recent Facebook controversy. Check out these links: Today, Explained: https://www.vox.com/podcasts/2018/3/21/17147210/cambridge-analytica-facebook-trump-today-explained-podcast Slate’s Political Gabfest: http://www.slate.com/articles/podcasts/gabfest/2018/03/mueller_trump_facebook_and_whether_we_re_all_living_in_a_new_version_of.html BIWEEKLY RECS Taylor Hobo Johnson https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5MIVvnQHxeM Jacob NBC’s AP Bio https://www.n...
Episode 6: Atlanta, Camp Cope, Hop Along, and more!
March 09, 2018 08:00 - 41 minutes - 38.4 MBIn What’s Happenin’ What’s Up our look at what’s currently hot in culture we discuss season 2 of Atlanta, “Robbin’ Season”. BIWEEKLY RECS Jacob “Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat” by Samin Nosrat https://www.amazon.com/Salt-Fat-Acid-Heat-Mastering/dp/1476753830 Taylor Hop Along “How Simple” https://hopalong.bandcamp.com Jacob Camp Cope “How to Socialise and Make Friends” https://campcope.bandcamp.com/album/how-to-socialise-make-friends-2 Taylor “Political Dispute Puts a Wrinkle in Time Slowing Mil...
Episode 5: The Black Panther Soundtrack and more!
February 23, 2018 08:00 - 49 minutes - 45.3 MBJacob and Taylor are back to talk about what’s good! In What’s Happening What’s Up they talk about the Queer Eye reboot on Netflix, as well as the latest film from Ex Machina director Alex Garland, Annihilation out now! WEEKLY RECS Taylor Rec #1 Curling at the Winter Olympics a Read “John Shuster Is the United States’ Best and Most Frustrating Curler” by Rodger Sherman for The Ringer here: https://www.theringer.com/olympics/2018/2/21/17036824/john-shuster-united-states-curling-winter...
Episode 4: Other Podcasts, the Winter Olympics and More!
February 09, 2018 08:00 - 42 minutes - 39.2 MBYour pod docents are back to discuss what they’re into on this biweek. In What’s Happening What’s Up they discuss the upcoming Winter Olympics. WEEKLY RECS Taylor Four Eyes Furniture on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/chrissalomone1 Jacob Culture Kings Podcast https://www.culturekingspod.com Taylor Bad With Money with Gaby Dunn https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/bad-with-money-with-gaby-dunn/id1144712710?mt=2 Jacob “The White Lies of Craft Culture” by Lauren Michele Jackson http...
Extra Good Taste 1: Super Bowl Recs
February 02, 2018 04:18 - 21 minutes - 19.8 MBThe pod docents are here for an Extra Good Taste episode! This time to give you recommendations of how to have Good Taste at the Super Bowl! But first listen to the Good Taste Tape on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/user/jacobandrewwilson/playlist/2FFOD3AJJkpWC9e8OHXx98 Apple Music: https://itunes.apple.com/us/playlist/good-taste-tape-january-2018/pl.u-ZmblzeWTbz71G Listen to awakebutstillinbed here: https://awakebutstillinbed.bandcamp.com/releases Jacob: Make good food https://cooki...
Episode 3: Sad Children's Stories, the Enneagram, the Oscars, and more!
January 26, 2018 14:18 - 43 minutes - 39.6 MBIn this episode your pod docents discuss what they’re currently into! Send us an email at [email protected] if you want to interact. 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 Before they dive into their picks they talk about the hype surrounding Migos Culture II. Read the referenced article from The Ringer: https://www.theringer.com/music/2017/12/4/16730196/best-songs-2017-cardi...