Baconsale

Wow! Baconsale has done 200 episodes? That's insane! And speaking of insanity, we're letting Jacob run the show today as Adrienne, Spencer and Jonathan battle it out to see who will become The Listener for the next year. He's got around 86 rounds of "fun" ready for our contestants, including a fast-food taste test, musical lyric trivia and guessing what's in Kent's & Joel's hearts.

We'd like to give special thanks to the Reverse Listener for helping with the questions, and to you, the listener, for joining us for the past 200 episodes. We wouldn't have been able to do it without you.

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Ding! Imagine you're on an elevator with a movie studio executive and you want to pitch them an idea in the limited amount of time you have on the ride up. That's the premise for today's episode of Baconsale. Kent and Joel have picked some of the fake film titles you submitted, and they must create an original pitch for each one. And then it's up to Jacob to decide which pitches are greenlit, which he does seemingly at random. Join us as we cross genres, mix actors, select directors and generally have fun making up strange stories based on your suggestions.

Press the button for the top floor and then press play.

SHAZAM! Kent and Joel left Jacob behind to see the latest DC film starring Zachary Levi as Captain Marvel, er, we mean Shazam. Kent even saw the movie twice, but does that mean that he liked it? Or is he just a glutton for punishment? Listen to hear if the cheesy jokes and lighthearted tone worked for us here at Baconsale. And don't worry if you haven't seen the movie yet, you can still listen to the first half of this episode, which is spoiler-free.

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ようこそ! Today on Baconsale we're discussing anime! No, not the weird kind you're thinking of right now, but rather the very accessible (yet still somewhat unusual) movies of Studio Ghibli—one of the most successful animation studios in the world. Our guest, Kris Anderson, challenged Joel and Kent to watch all 21 of their feature films, which they've done, and we're ready to tier them and talk about Japanese folklore, Hayao Miyazaki, aviation, Totoro, fantasy stories and shape-shifting raccoons.

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It feels like we've been making you wait for-e-ver, but Baconsale is gonna fly now and finally declare the winner of our sports movie tournament. We've also brought on the KSL Newsradio sports director, Alex Kirry, to help us go the distance. He'll have you at "Hello." And if we don't pick your favorite, don't cry, because there's no crying in brackets!

Wax on. Wax off. Then press play. 

And you can print off your own advanced bracket at Baconsale.com and play along.

Fast food is soooo 2015. Fast-casual restaurants are the new hotness. Therefore, it's up to Baconsale to rank dining establishments such as Panda Express, Chipotle, Jimmy John's, Zaxby's, Five Guys, Café Rio, Zupas and more as Tier 1, Tier 2 or Tier 3. And while Jacob seems to have an unlimited amount of Tier 2's, Kent's diet is ruining his ratings and Joel seems more focused on birthday freebies.

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Who's up for a little March Madness? Today Baconsale is bringing our A-game and beginning our sports movie tournament. We're tackling baseball, football and basketball films, along with a few draft picks from such arenas as golf, hockey, racing and boxing. However, since we got hardly a speck of athletic ability, we decided to bring on Alex Kirry, the KSL Newsradio sports director and host of KSL's Unrivaled, as our guest to help us get through this first round of the bracket.

Press play! You can do it! It's all in the hips.

Print your own bracket at Baconsale.com and play along at home!

Welcome to Baconsale 2.5! Based on your feedback and some wild ideas from Jacob, we've updated our Patreon account (patreon.com/Baconsale). You'll still get exclusive perks, like patron-only episodes, behind-the-scenes access and free merch, but we've added some new incentives and an entirely new tier! We're thankful for all of your support so far, patrons, and we look forward to continuing to grow our podcast with your support!

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My name is Baconsale! And have we ever told you that you look just like Buddy Holly? Because today we're discussing one of greatest alternative albums ever made, the Blue Album by Weezer. And as we record in the garage, we're going to discuss each song as the music is playing. It's an idea that has been only in dreams until now. Plus, (say it ain't so!) we're going to rank each track on Weezer's debut self-titled album.

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Who needs a host? This year's Academy Awards may have been the most disappointing yet for film-lovers, but those who won our Oscar predictions contest are definitely going to be happy with the results. Congratulations! Also, we reveal which member of Baconsale owes the others a pizza, as well as what happens to Jacob's score when we keep him from cheating.

Press play to hear how green our book is!