Accept The Mystery

Josh and Jackie are back to accept another mystery! On a special ATM, they're joined by UCB's Peter Banifaz to talk about the Coens' love letter to Tinseltown, Hail Caesar, starring Josh Brolin and George Clooney. They'll also lament sibling rivalries, discover what a vomitorium is, and, yes, dive into #CoensSoWhite.

And so it all comes down to this...Josh and Jackie reminisce about their favorite guests and episodes, count down their favorite ATM movies, and let you know what the future holds!

Jackie and Josh are guest-free this week as they talk about the Tokyo-to-Minnesota odyssey Kumiko the Treasure Hunter. They also learn about the Armenian genocide, test Josh's travel-worthiness, and believe the Loch Ness Monster is real.

On this week's Accept The Mini-Mystery, Josh and Jackie attend LA's annual Lebowski Fest.

Josh, Jackie and writer/Braveheart descendant Margaret Nagle (The Good Lie, Boardwalk Empire) watch the final two chilling-yet-satisfying episodes of Fargo Season 1. They also riff on the artificiality of Vegas, wonder whether Noah Hawley could have done more to deliver on expectations, and finally turn the quiz tables on Josh.

On the truest and grittest Accept The Mystery Yet, comic Nadia Kamil joins Josh and Jackie to discuss the original 1969 film of True Grit, starring John Wayne and Kim Darby. They also learn about superintelligent horses, propose starting a night law firm, and maaaaaybe get to hear Jackie's Elvis impression.

Josh, Jackie and writer/director/complete sentence Emily Towers watch the British comedy classic The Ladykillers, released in 1955 and starring Alec Guinness. They also talk about weird Florida pets, nitpick the structural integrity of ladders, and learn which classical composer was terrified of Triscuits.

Today's episode is for the completists! Josh, Jackie and Franco Pillsbury watch the Coen Bros' short films "World Cinema" and "Tuileries," read some excerpts from Ethan Coen's play trilogy "Almost An Evening," and round things off with a smoky, jazzy poetry reading session from Ethan's poem collection The Day The World Ends. Plus deep thoughts on the afterlife!

Josh and Jackie welcome musician and radio host Christian Hand to discuss the Coen Bros' wintry folk ballad Inside Llewyn Davis, starring Oscar Isaac. They also trade strategies for surviving in a stalled elevator, pick our favorite Katy Perry songs, and go deep on the nature of success.

Josh and Jackie continue their epic rewatch of Fargo Season 1, with help from actor and writer Ron Fassler. They also discover how much a babysitting job would net you back in the day, learn who was set to play Marge when Fargo was first in TV development, and travel back to the far off year of 2013.