Amusing Ourselves to Death

Amusing Ourselves to Death

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Amusing Ourselves to Death episodes

  • S1E10 - Jurassic Park with Christopher & Shannon Stott-Rigsbee

    Let's get something straight, listeners. This is not a weekend excursion. This is a serious investigation of the stability of the podcast. Musicians/comic book artists Christopher & Shannon Stott-Rigsbee join Justin to explore 1993’s “Jurassic Park”. Then, Jiah digs into “Trespasser: Jurassic Park” aka the worst game of 1998 and what he’d personally do with the keys to the JP franchise. Actually, that sounds kind of fun. Maybe this can be a weekend excursion? Let’s hit the beach and drink some Blackberry Tangerine seltzers! Woo hoo!

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    1 hr 52 min
  • S1E9 - Magnolia (1999) with Kevin Kirner

    Things fall down. People look up. And when it rains, we podcast about the Paul Thomas Anderson ensemble “Magnolia”. Guest star Kevin Kirner joins Justin & Jiah to unpack the movie that everyone asks “isn’t that the really long one with frogs and Tom Cruise playing a human being?”

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    1 hr 30 min
  • S1E8 - Control (Remedy Entertainment)

    Baby’s 1st Video Game Episode! Justin & Jiah dig into the 2019 reality-bending video game “Control” and it’s brutalist architecture, inverted talking pyramids, and a darling scientist who loves 5 1/4’’ floppy disks. It’s basically “You Had To Be There: The Game”. Also: blackberry clementine seltzer is consumed while chatting “Dollface” (Hulu) and the Marvel Unlimited comic book app.

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    1 hr 6 min
  • S1E7 - The 'Burbs (1989)

    On this week’s episode we are talking about Joe Dante’s 1989 “Thrillomedy” The Burbs starring Tom Hanks, Bruce Dern and Carrie Fisher.

    For our Amusing Aperitif’s, Sopranos Super-Fan Jiah discusses his 7-hour expedition to the first annual Sopranos-Con in Secaucus, NJ . Then, Highly-Anxious Justin discusses his first experiences with the video game StarDew Valley which is a farming simulator that seems to be only expediting his impending existential crisis.

    The boys also get super deep this episode. Are video games just pain simulators? Is fandom just a sad grasp for validation? Have we replaced suburban paranoia with suburban inconvenience? Will the cycle of global violence ever be broken? Was the Ally McBeal dancing baby a Meme? Lots of important questions.

    Also Passion Fruit and Mandarin Orange Seltzers are consumed because life is about consumption and displaying that consumption for validation. Back 10 seconds, back 10 seconds, back 10 seconds, back 10 seconds, back 10 seconds, oh god please help us, make this stop

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    1 hr 23 min
  • S1E6 - Pee-Wee's Big Adventure with Christy Devlin
    Apple pie, baseball and the 1985 classic movie “Pee-wee’s Big Adventure”: these are the staples of America. Justin, Jiah and Guest Star CHRISTY DEVLIN (Comedian, Improviser, Sketch-Writer) talk about the color red, death theories, and sip the best seltzer this side of the Mississipp’.
    1 hr 6 min
  • S1E5 - I Heart Huckabees
    Everything is the same, even if it’s different. This podcast episode where we discuss 2004’s “I Heart Huckabees” is one you’re listening to now, but as our energies recycle throughout infinity, maybe once you were the podcasters and we were the listeners. And on this blanket, here’s Jiah talking about the game “Eastshade” and look, over here, it’s Justin discussing “Mandy” and “Conan O’Brien Needs A Friend”. And here’s a Polar Raspberry Lime Seltzer, here’s another Polar Raspberry Lime seltzer, and over here, this is the remains of the Martin Tower, right, it’s Bethlehem!
    1 hr 2 min
  • S1E4 - The Nice Guys

    Nice guys Justin and Jiah talk about a nice movie about not-so-nice guys called “The Nice Guys” aka The Best Ever Usage of The Gos’. Also: Justin’s saluting “Brooklyn 99” while Jiah’s gandering “Untitled Goose Game”.

    Seltzer Flavor: Polar Raspberry Lime

    Tea Flavor: Wegman’s Peppermint Tea

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    1 hr 4 min
  • S1E3 - The Blair Witch Project

    It’s Spooky Month, so we are bound by the elemental spirits and Big Banana Costume to bring you an episode on 1999’s “The Blair Witch Project”. Also, Justin professes his undying love for “A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master while Jiah screams about the final season of “The Deuce”.

    Also featuring a special phone call from Blair Witch fan and Book of Shadows Apologist, Adam Malantonio!

    Seltzer Flavor: Wegman’s Brand Mango Lime (you thought we were gonna say pumpkin, didn’t you? Wrong. Pumpkin drinks are unnatural, biologically abborhent death juice. Jesus Christ. Why would you even make me think about pmpkns?)

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    1 hr 11 min
  • S1E2 - The Leftovers, Season One (Part Two)
    Episode Notes

    Part Two of our deep-dive into "The Leftovers", Season One. I have nothing more to add, see the first episode's show notes. Stop reading this. Stop it.

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    1 hr 7 min
  • S1E1 - The Leftovers, Season One (Part One)
    Episode Notes

    Welcome to the first episode of Amusing Ourselves to Death! This is a podcast about the art we love and the content we consume. For our debut, we are tackling Season One of HBO's "The Leftovers". We actually went so long on this one, we split it up into two parts. For those aren't familiar, this show debuted on HBO in June of 2014 and asks the question "If 2% the world's population suddenly vanished, would Justin Theroux continue his daily jogging routine?" Turns out the answer is yes. There's far more to discuss but you'll have to listen to the episode. You didn't think, I'd transcribe it all in the show notes, did you? I don't even know if anyone reads these things.

    Other notes:

    • CORRECTION: Damon Lindelof is not associated with “Castle Rock”, it’s JJ Abrams. Whoops.
    • Flavor of Polar Seltzer consumed during recording: Raspberry Lime
    • We meant to release this on the anniversary of The Departure but we fucked up. Sorry.

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      1 hr 4 min

    About Amusing Ourselves to Death

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    Amusing Ourselves to Death is a conversational podcast about pop culture and the media we love. Also guest comedians, games, and just a little bit of existential dread!