Pop My Culture Podcast
216 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 7 years ago - ★★★★★ - 540 ratingsPop My Culture is a weekly-ish podcast hosted by comedic actors and improvisers Cole Stratton and Vanessa Ragland. Join these two entertainment nerds and their special guests as they discuss movies, music, television, celebrity gossip, etc. without all those pesky “serious” topics like politics, religion and the environment. I mean, you can tune into Fresh Air for that. We’ll just tackle the trivial watercooler stuff, ok?
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Episodes
PMC 64: Pop My Cork (Part 1) – The Best of 2011
January 11, 2012 02:58 - 1 hour - 28.3 MBReturning guests Tony Hale ("Arrested Development"), Rob Paulsen ("Animaniacs"), Meredith Salenger ("The Journey of Natty Gann"), Paul F. Tompkins (The Pod F. Tompkast) and James Urbaniak ("The Venture Brothers") join Cole and Vanessa for part one of this special look back at the year that was 2011. Wine and conversation flow freely as each guest [...]
PMC 63: Jim Rash
January 03, 2012 01:48 - 1 hour - 30.3 MBJim Rash (Dean Pelton from "Community" and co-writer of "The Descendants") joins Cole and Vanessa for their first podcast of 2012! They chat about The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, shortstop playing chimpanzees, controlling the world's bees, Sky High, The Golden Globes, Nicholas Sparks flicks, The Enabler, practical jokester George Clooney, Cybill, terrible auditions, saving [...]
PMC 62: Phil LaMarr
December 09, 2011 03:30 - 1 hour - 29.3 MBPhil LaMarr ("Pulp Fiction," "Madtv") goofs off with Cole and Vanessa and chats about working with Tarantino, People's Sexiest Man Alive, The Descendants, the sorting hat, going to Broadway, The Groundlings, the Mr. T. cartoon, the Pirates of the Caribbean ride, Morgan Freeman, Detective Comics, a steady stream of turkey, the lost Matrix scenes, Marvin's [...]
PMC 61: Ethan Suplee
November 30, 2011 12:33 - 1 hour - 25.4 MBEthan Suplee ("My Name is Earl," "Mallrats") chats with Cole and Vanessa on their first podcast with the Nerdist network about Boy Meets World, neverending Risk games, Settlers of Catan, D&D, sad Bowie stories, Greg Garcia, looking for aliens, Remember the Titans, playing a skinhead, Without a Paddle fights, making videos with Jack White, the [...]
PMC 60: Dave Anthony and Greg Behrendt
November 21, 2011 00:12 - 1 hour - 30.1 MBDave Anthony and Greg Behrendt from the Walking The Room Podcast stop by to chat with Cole and Vanessa about the art of retweeting, Jack and Jill, The Hunger Games, ranking overrated bands, the Duggars, the coining of the term Zombie, celebrity peeing, snot skin, Cameron Diaz, Mr. Catpoop, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, [...]
PMC 59: Meredith Salenger
November 11, 2011 02:21 - 1 hour - 26.5 MBMeredith Salenger ("The Journey of Natty Gann," "Dream a Little Dream") joins Cole and Vanessa to talk about twitter stalking, Brett Ratner, suing Kim Kardashian, The Muppets, kissing John Cusack, hanging with Harry Dean Stanton, virgin daiquiris, fan sites, Melancholia, Corey Feldman's MJ moves, working with a wolf, Seth Myers' unheralded extra work, River Phoenix, [...]
PMC 58: Fred Dekker
October 31, 2011 05:36 - 1 hour - 26.8 MBFred Dekker (writer/director of "The Monster Squad" and "Night of the Creeps") stops by for this Halloween episode with Cole and Vanessa to chat about Lindsay Lohan, Estate of Panic, the true nature of game shows, Shane Black, the "Pad o' Guys," George A. Romero, UFO spottin' Billy Ray Cyrus, James Bond, Monty Python, scary [...]
PMC 57: Tom Lenk & Adam Busch
October 21, 2011 01:39 - 1 hour - 30.5 MBTom Lenk and Adam Busch (Andrew and Warren from "Buffy the Vampire Slayer") stop by to chat with Cole and Vanessa about Project Runway, Paula Deen's butter-flavored lip balm, the Sonic Youth split, sleeping Belafonte, Frydaddies, Drones, Milli Vanilli, cassingles, Tim Gunn's new catchphrases, faked radio kidnappings, The Dali Lama vs. Steven Seagal, Common Rotation, [...]
PMC 56: Jonathan Silverman
October 12, 2011 01:04 - 1 hour - 29.6 MBJonathan Silverman ("Weekend at Bernie's," "Brighton Beach Memoirs") joins Cole and Vanessa to talk Steve Jobs, Neil Simon, The Addams Family Musical, Mark Rylance, The X Factor, The Playboy Club, Long Island Medium, Top Shot, working with Jack Lemmon, Gene Saks, Beverly Hills High, favorite film nametags, Little Big League, NBC cross-over night, spooky Halloween [...]
PMC 55: Matt Berry & Rich Fulcher
October 03, 2011 05:50 - 1 hour - 24.5 MBMatt Berry and Rich Fulcher ("The Mighty Boosh," "Snuff Box") join Cole and Vanessa to talk sketch shows, Drive, sex vs. violence, Garth Marenghi's Dark Place, Snow White & The Huntsman, the end of All My Children, unusual racehorses, skin suits, hard-to-obtain DVDs, cash-filled briefcases, booger collections, an unusual new Bill Cosby show, David Bowie, [...]
PMC 54: Julia Duffy
September 20, 2011 06:26 - 1 hour - 25.6 MBCole, Vanessa and comedic actress extraordinaire Julia Duffy ("Newhart," "Designing Women") talk Toddlers and Tiaras, comedy phone calls, the Mohos, working with George Clooney, Baby Talk, Wizards and Warriors, the final Entourage, Local Hero, The Love Boat, the Coen Brothers, movies vs. theater, applesauce, Love of Life, technology, embarrassing commercials, and where the Newhart gang [...]
PMC 53: Nigel Dick
September 09, 2011 12:39 - 1 hour - 26.6 MBCole and Vanessa are joined by iconic music video auteur Nigel Dick (director of over 300 music videos-by Britney Spears, Oasis, Guns N' Roses, Paul McCartney, Backstreet Boys, Celine Dion, Cher, Cheap Trick, Def Leppard, The Pussycat Dolls, Nickelback, R.E.M., Leann Rimes, Barry Manilow, Jessica Simpson, Elton John, Sheryl Crow, Mandy Moore, Kenny Loggins, David [...]
PMC 52: Superego
September 01, 2011 03:28 - 1 hour - 29.6 MBCole, Vanessa and the fellas from the hit comedy podcast Superego (Matt Gourley, Jeremy Carter and Mark McConville) talk the VMAs, Dancing With the Stars, Dance Moms, Beyonce's crazy pregnancy reveal, the future, Channel 101, Chazz Bono, Nancy Grace, Bond Girls, Megaforce, single dads, GaGa's stupid new character, dog lovers, skin goatees, skinny Jonah Hill, [...]
PMC 51: Rider Strong
August 18, 2011 01:15 - 1 hour - 26.2 MBCole, Vanessa and the charming Rider Strong ("Boy Meets World," "Cabin Fever") talk Disneyland secrets, Breaking Bad, the Glee 3D fiasco, the late Kate Plus 8, Rise of the Planet of the Apes, Les Miserables, role-playing, Pepper Dennis, Attack the Block, There Will Be Blood Reboots, Fraggle Bits, Steven Segal, The Dungeon Master, gore vs. [...]
PMC 50: Emma Caulfield
August 09, 2011 03:55 - 1 hour - 26.7 MBCole, Vanessa and the stunning Emma Caulfield ("Buffy The Vampire Slayer," "Bandwagon") talk bunnies, the Teen Choice Awards, TiMER, a new Lifetime Movie, comic books, Sci-Fi, the JLo/Marc Anthony split, Cash Cab, True Blood, Ripped, The Land of the Lost, Truckbeef, mysterious lotteries, Tubie, hubs and clouds, and Emma's crazy cool Kickstarter reward. Leave your [...]
PMC 49: Dave Coulier
July 26, 2011 17:15 - 1 hour - 28.9 MBCole, Vanessa and our favorite wise-cracking uncle Dave Coulier ("Full House," "America's Funniest People") talk the origin of Cut It Out, Skating with Celebrities and Nancy Kerrigan, The Olsen Twins, rooming with Bob Saget, Jim Henson, a new booger sitcom, Brecht, Out of Control, Bernie Brillstein, the Bure Brothers, clean stand-up, The Jackalope, Santana Claus, [...]
PMC 48: William Zabka
July 15, 2011 00:22 - 50 minutes - 17.7 MBCole, Vanessa and quintessential '80s teen bully William Zabka ("The Karate Kid," "Back to School") talk the Roast of Charlie Sheen, the Academy Award nominated short Most, Rodney Dangerfield's diving double, tongue razorblades, No More Kings' Sweep The Leg video, HFF (Hold For Francis), high school drama teachers, European Vacation, reading for Johnny, Tank Girl, [...]
PMC 47: Rob Paulsen
July 07, 2011 03:27 - 1 hour - 27.7 MBCole, Vanessa and voice-acting king Rob Paulsen ("Animaniacs," "Pinky and the Brain") talk the Efron/Tisdale kiss, Transformers 3, Shy Beef, Joey Chestnut and competitive eaters, Parisian things, playing at Joe Louis with Mr. Hockey, the Chuck Norris Trophy, Frank Welker, Man vs. Food, Dick Beals' book upsell, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, voicing Carl Wheezer, Michael [...]
PMC 46: Kevin Pollak
June 22, 2011 17:53 - 1 hour - 31.9 MBCole, Vanessa, and our favorite Usual Suspect Kevin Pollak ("Casino," "A Few Good Men," and "Kevin Pollak's Chat Show") talk Game of Thrones, Ryan Dunn vs. Roger Ebert, Doug Hutchison's craddle robbing, poker, meeting William Shatner, an Oscar party with Lemmon & Matthau, Hugh Hefner, keys to doing impressions, chunky Prefontaine, the Million Dollar Mystery [...]
PMC 45: Mindy Sterling
June 15, 2011 01:30 - 1 hour - 24.3 MBCole, Vanessa and our favorite film frau Mindy Sterling ("Austin Powers," "Drop Dead Gorgeous") talk Toddlers and Tiaras, Super 8, Weinergate, The Groundlings, So You Think You Can Dance, iCarly, DeNiro vs. Streep, improv films, jungle cartoons, America's Next Top Model, our celebrity doppelgangers, Midnight in Paris, Tracy Morgan's rant, the real Ringo Starr, butchering [...]
PMC 44: J. Elvis Weinstein
May 31, 2011 00:23 - 1 hour - 23.5 MBCole, Vanessa and original Satellite of Love-er J. Elvis Weinstein ("Mystery Science Theater 3000," "Freaks and Geeks") talk summer movies, Thor, the Hangover II letdown, Home Ec., the final Oprah show, SNL vs. SCTV, a new Lifetime show, America's Funniest Home Videos, Cowboys and Aliens, Prince, the riffing writing process, horrendous shop class accidents, Beers [...]
PMC 43: Paul F. Tompkins
May 23, 2011 03:24 - 1 hour - 28.1 MBCole, Vanessa and our favorite returning gentleman humorist Paul F. Tompkins ("The Paul F. Tompkast," "Best Week Ever") talk lots of American Idol, some college, Lars Von Trier, the Arnold Schwarzenegger fiasco, The Rapture, Scotty's weird mic holding technique, The Brothers Grimm, Bridesmaids, So You Think You Can Dance, participation trophies, Fargo vs. The Big [...]
PMC 42: Garfunkel & Oates
May 10, 2011 22:10 - 1 hour - 24.3 MBCole, Vanessa and the dynamic musical comedy duo Garfunkel & Oates (Riki Lindhome & Kate Micucci) talk vanity plates, Odyssey of the Mind, blue snowsuits, the White House Correspondents Dinner, Famous Food, Bristol Palin's face work, The Olive Garden, the premiere of PMC Thunderdome, Glee duets, ABC's old school TGIF, the Just the Ten of [...]
PMC 41: Thomas Lennon
April 29, 2011 23:14 - 1 hour - 30.4 MBCole, Vanessa and the hilarious Thomas Lennon ("The State," "Reno 911!") talk The Royal Wedding, Beefaroni, The X-Files, the firefly from The Princess and the Frog, texts from Zac Efron, the Black Eyed Peas, Morrissey vs. Kerouac, Medium Head Group, Ren Faire, Rollerhounds, call-in guests, accidental fingerings, Prince Charles' infamous quote, Franzia, and memories of [...]
PMC 40: Brice Beckham
April 22, 2011 04:58 - 1 hour - 23 MBCole, Vanessa and the wryly funny Brice Beckham (Wesley from "Mr. Belvedere") talk the San Diego Chicken, Lady GaGa vs. Weird Al, Game of Thrones, Robert Goulet, debunking Belvedere myths, Brocktune, Drama 3/4 Productions, Dune characters, humorless Prince, being too dark for Spike & Mike, unusual musicals, pranking the Pres, Leon Redbone, molestisodes, and the [...]
PMC 39: Casey Wilson
April 11, 2011 01:04 - 1 hour - 21 MBCole, Vanessa and the lovely and hilarious Casey Wilson ("Saturday Night Live," "Happy Endings") talk Real Housewives, Stella Adler, Jacob Lusk's man-in-the-mirror statement, karaoke, meeting Lorne Michaels, The Governator cartoon, baby filmmakers, cowboys vs. ballplayers, the musical Cats, accents, stage moms, extreme Idol contestants, Russell Brand overload, and Vanessa and Casey's bonding moment over one [...]
PMC 38: Freaks and Geeks
April 02, 2011 01:25 - 1 hour - 22.7 MBCole, Vanessa and four terrific cast members from the beloved series "Freaks & Geeks"-Samm Levine (Neil Schweiber), Sarah Hagan (Millie Kentner), Natasha Melnick (Cindy Sanders), and Steve Bannos (Mr. Kowchevski) talk American Idol, fireplace wasps, tailoring emergencies, Jennifer Hudson's Oscar, the Black Swanstroversy, The Missing Bus episode, James Franco's insane behavior, sideshow freaks vs. math [...]
PMC 37: The Thrilling Adventure Hour
March 23, 2011 01:01 - 1 hour - 27.3 MBCole, Vanessa and some of the outstanding cast of The Thrilling Adventure Hour-writers Ben Acker and Ben Blacker, and actors Marc Evan Jackson ("Funny or Die Presents..."), Colin Hanks ("The Good Guys") and James Urbaniak ("The Venture Bros.")-talk insensitive Twittering, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, The Real Housewives, Drones, KWOD 106.5, The Bachelor, Racehorses vs [...]
PMC 36: The Long Shot Podcast
March 14, 2011 20:48 - 56 minutes - 19.6 MBCole, Vanessa and the hosts of The Longshot Podcast (Sean Conroy, Eddie Pepitone, Jamie Flam and Amber Kenny) talk the Robocop statue, Rebecca Gayheart "trivia," Celebrity Apprentice, Death Metal, LA moments, Jon Cryer, Jose Canseco impressions, monkey sex, Celine Dion, putting Gary Busey in charge of anything, personal-space-invading Leonardo DiCaprio, new Broadway musicals and Eddie's [...]
PMC 35: Eddie Deezen
March 07, 2011 00:04 - 1 hour - 22.9 MBCole, Vanessa and cinema's quintessential nerd Eddie Deezen ("Grease," "Midnight Madness") talk Robert Zemeckis, motion-capture technology, I Wanna Hold Your Hand, Diablo Cody, Spielberg's 1941, Wendy Jo Sperber, Critters 2, playing a bully in Laserblast, the Marx Brothers, Star Trek or cuisine, time-traveling with The Beatles, Warner Brothers vs. Disney cartoons, Stephen Furst, Cameron Diaz [...]
PMC 34: Steve Agee
February 25, 2011 03:05 - 1 hour - 25.4 MBCole, Vanessa and funny, friendly giant Steve Agee ("The Sarah Silverman Program") talk the Oscars, Justin Beiber in 3D, retro iPhone apps, Manpile vs. Goober, progressive rock and fantasy novels, Lindsay Lohan's impending jail sentence, Degrassi, bubble skin, a fantasy new Tony Danza sitcom, Rascal Flatts, Banksy's takeover of Los Angeles, Arcade Fire, Lady GaGa's [...]
PMC 33: Bobcat Goldthwait
February 09, 2011 03:56 - 1 hour - 27.5 MBCole, Vanessa and writer/director/stand-up extraordinaire Bobcat Goldthwait ("World's Greatest Dad," "Police Academy 2-4″) talk Snapped, phoning it in, Tarzan vs. Cheetah, Black Eyed Peas, The Kinks, montages, Bozo the clown, the difference between hobos and bums, Perez Hilton, Grover and Elmo, Clooney for a day, re-enacting, being tongue-tied around Elvis Costello, peaceful gun ranges, and [...]
PMC 32: Bob Odenkirk (LIVE from SF Sketchfest)
January 22, 2011 20:19 - 1 hour - 21.6 MBCole, Vanessa and the incredible Bob Odenkirk ("Mr. Show," "Breaking Bad") take the stage live at SF Sketchfest, the San Francisco Comedy Festival and talk TLC shows, Middle Earth, mudmen, the writing process, Judy Tenuta, Spider Man: Turn Off the Dark, Ashton Kutcher movies, hockey players, Bryan Cranston, The Critic's Choice Awards, Cupcake Wars, the [...]
PMC 31 (Part 2): Pop My Cork – The Year in Review
January 09, 2011 17:49 - 1 hour - 24.4 MBSimon Helberg, Samm Levine, Danny Pudi, Deanna Russo and Janet Varney Cole, Vanessa, and five fantastic returning guests-Simon Helberg (The Big Bang Theory), Samm Levine (Freaks and Geeks), Danny Pudi (Community), Deanna Russo (Knight Rider), and Janet Varney (Dinner and a Movie)-talk about their favorite and least-favorite things of 2010 in this high-spirited and, uh, [...]
PMC 31 (Part 1): Pop My Cork – The Year in Review
January 09, 2011 17:46 - 1 hour - 21.1 MBSimon Helberg, Samm Levine, Danny Pudi, Deanna Russo and Janet Varney Cole, Vanessa, and five fantastic returning guests-Simon Helberg (The Big Bang Theory), Samm Levine (Freaks and Geeks), Danny Pudi (Community), Deanna Russo (Knight Rider), and Janet Varney (Dinner and a Movie)-talk about their favorite and least-favorite things of 2010 in this high-spirited and, uh, [...]
PMC 30: Jimmy Pardo
December 15, 2010 04:23 - 1 hour - 24.2 MBCole, Vanessa and quick-witted podcasting king Jimmy Pardo ("Never Not Funny") talk the Game Show Congress, the Golden Globe nominations, Zac Effron's split, a passionate defense for Billy Ray Cyrus, the love of Campbell Scott, the latest Fockers installment, elevator movie reviews, early drafts of speeches, the Shakespearian Brad Pitt, the Pardcastathon, Helen Mirren's bod, [...]
PMC 29: Paul Scheer
November 28, 2010 22:59 - 1 hour - 24.7 MBCole, Vanessa and sublime sketcheteer Paul Scheer ("Human Giant," "The League") talk Conan's return, Yo Gabba Gabba, Sexy Beast scenery-chewing, working with Jack McBrayer, getting fired from Meet Dave, Hot Air Balloon Cops, Cameron Diaz spoiling The Box at Comic-Con, catch phrases, Children's Hospital, the new Tron, Respecto Montalbon, Weird Al's In 3D, Titus Welliver's [...]
PMC 28: Joshua Malina
November 15, 2010 01:29 - 1 hour - 23.2 MBCole, Vanessa and amazing actor and Aaron Sorkin-regular Joshua Malina ("Sports Night," "The West Wing") talk the new Crackle series Backwash, Bulworth, Sorkin walk n' talks, pranking Bradley Whitford, Knights of Badassdom, poker, Sarah Silverman, the Broadway Bowling League, Modern Family, Mondogate, remaking Three Amigos, pebble skin, "going a different way with it," Jon Hamm, [...]
PMC 27: Alan Ruck
November 05, 2010 02:11 - 1 hour - 22 MBCole, Vanessa, and charming character actor Alan Ruck ("Ferris Bueller's Day Off," "Spin City") talk Twister, Trekkers, learning to ride a horse, Gene Saks, My Favorite Year, Willow Smith, Jan De Bont, Barry Bostwick's sandwich, tiny Katharine Hepburn, Alan's iconic Red Wings jersey, The Grey Fox, Justified, The Expendables vs. Sex and the City, and [...]
PMC 26: Andy Kindler
October 27, 2010 01:59 - 1 hour - 24.9 MBCole, Vanessa and the comic's comic Andy Kindler ("Last Comic Standing," "Everybody Loves Raymond") talk Modern Family, Top Hat Cleaners, Johnny Carson, drunken Charlie Sheen, Bob's Burgers, reinventing Last Comic Standing, chubby things, funny words, bedazzled sunglasses, radio DJs, Back to the Future, wise 32-year-olds, Doug Benson fan voices, vowels done the Entourage way, and [...]
PMC 25: Savage Steve Holland and Curtis Armstrong
October 13, 2010 03:43 - 1 hour - 28.5 MBCole, Vanessa and writer/director/animator Savage Steve Holland and brilliant actor Curtis Armstrong ("Better Off Dead," "One Crazy Summer") talk cult movies, Clan of the Cave Bear, Banksy, Bobcat Goldthwait, the brilliance of Joe Flaherty, improvisation, EEK! The Cat, Bruce and Demi's wedding, Revenge of the Nerds, the Porky's remake, Whammys, the Flintstones, the importance of [...]
PMC 24: The Sklar Brothers
October 05, 2010 13:52 - 1 hour - 25.7 MBCole, Vanessa and super-funny siblings Randy and Jason Sklar, aka The Sklar Brothers ("Cheap Seats Without Ron Parker," and The Sklarbro Country Podcast) talk the Crackle web series Held Up, schmancy milk cud, Tony! Toni! Toné, Halloween costumes, Running Wilde, Jon Dore, the other Mark Wahlberg, the British Office, busy Tivos, Bowling Camp, Stevie Ray [...]
PMC 23: Graham Elwood
September 23, 2010 17:49 - 1 hour - 23.8 MBCole, Vanessa and stand-up comedian extraordinaire Graham Elwood ("The High Road with Doug Benson," "The Comedian's Got a Boo Boo") talk Cram, The Town, making Podcasts, Justin Bieber's drum solo, Whammy, dumb executives, wearing four watches, comedyfilmnerds.com, game shows after dark, Frogguy36, landmarks in movies, Devil, seeing Star Wars twenty times in the theater, puppet [...]
PMC 22: Doug Jones
September 16, 2010 12:58 - 1 hour - 25.3 MBCole, Vanessa, and the masterful, oft-masked actor Doug Jones ("Pan's Labyrinth," "Hellboy") talk the Webbernet, working with Guillermo del Toro, Lady GaGa, fan art, the longevity of Hocus Pocus, Buffy's "Hush" episode, learning Spanish, Gay Robot, getting drunk as Abe Sapien, passing the time during prosthetics, Hoarders, wearing meat dresses, eating fairies, Boris Karloff, Silver [...]
PMC 21: Tony Hale
September 10, 2010 02:22 - 1 hour - 24.2 MBCole, Vanessa and lovable comedic actor Tony Hale ("Arrested Development," "Chuck") talk The Situation, Tim Conway, awkward scientist conversations, the Arrested Development movie, ranking the Real Housewives, the Lost finale, working with Mitchell Hurwitz, salmon allergies, Just Desserts, Andy Barker P.I., angering sorceresses, puppy-producing lawns, The Walking Dead, the new Dancing With the Stars cast, [...]
PMC 20: Joe Lo Truglio
August 27, 2010 04:47 - 1 hour - 25.9 MBCole, Vanessa, and hilarious scene-stealer Joe Lo Truglio ("The State," "Role Models") talk the upcoming Simon Pegg/Nick Frost flick Paul, landlord Tim Gunn, the new Piranha movie, My Dinner With Andre 3D, Spaghetti with Fried Bumblebees, Lifetime Television, Marley and Me, Queens of Country, Hankiefest, interest alleys, The State sketch CD, Sssssss, the 3-cent coin, [...]
PMC 19: Frank Conniff
August 21, 2010 16:14 - 1 hour - 22.7 MBCole, Vanessa and our favorite mad scientist Frank Conniff (TV's Frank from "Mystery Science Theater 3000″) talk Glamour's 50 Sexiest Men, cat people, The Expendables, the Minneapolis stand-up scene, Albert Brooks, The Rockford Files reboot, the early days of MST3K, Sabrina The Teenage Witch, Kim Cattrall, spaceship rides, the writing process, Robert Pattinson's hairy wrists, [...]
PMC 18: Laraine Newman
August 06, 2010 01:44 - 1 hour - 22.1 MBCole, Vanessa and original "Not Ready For Primetime Player" Laraine Newman ("Saturday Night Live," "Metalocalypse") talk Lilo's jail sentence, the real Bob Vila, the world of voiceover, Katherine Hepburn impressions, french horn-playing handymen, rebellious teenagers, the early days of SNL, Fozzie Bear, sexual attraction to juniper trees, The Groundlings, eternal coolots, and Vanessa's perceived poor [...]
PMC 17: Rob Delaney
July 31, 2010 02:43 - 1 hour - 22.3 MBCole, Vanessa and stand-up comedian and Twitter king Rob Delaney talk Graham Linehan, alopecia, Elton John, Boston accents, Twitter mood maps, Favstar, Inception, singing the National Anthem, Rock Band, Katy Perry, the infamous Comic Con stabbing, Witstream, Devil in the White City, white guys with dreadlocks, remote-controlled Voltron, Joan Rivers, and Rob's obsession with Slayer. [...]
PMC 16: Michael Hitchcock
July 21, 2010 14:39 - 1 hour - 22.7 MBCole, Vanessa and master improviser Michael Hitchcock ("Waiting for Guffman," "Best in Show") talk Celebrity Rehab, working with Christopher Guest, having a "jacuzze," The Room, McRibs, Troll 2, The Groundlings, watching extras, Glee, sailor uniforms, Party of Five, the Turtle Man, Judge Judy, childhood marionettes, Flash Mountain, House Arrest, and Michael's startling discovery on Google. [...]