Don't Get Me Started

We talk to comedian/writer Mark Schroeder about his love of slasher films. What makes a true slasher film? Why was the late 80s the perfect time to get obsessed with them? How about the bad ones? What made Halloween so good? What will be the next great slasher film? Does the advent of smart phones ruin the genre? And more! Plus Anthony talks about the new iPad game The Room 3, and Will talks about the little triangle next to the fuel tank on your car's dashboard that tells you where your fuel tank is.

Comedian and writer Craig Rowin talks to us about his obsession with Back to the Future! Why it's so great! Why it holds up! The sequels! How the second one is better than you might remember! Not that any of this stops Will from complaining about how insane fans like Craig are, because he does! Also Anthony talks about the Penn and Teller tv show Fool Us, and Will talks about the super exciting topic of Marvin Miller, who helped unionize baseball players in the 1970s!

We talk to comedian and writer Benjamin Apple about his obsession with The Singularity, the moment at which robots/machines learn to truly think. Benjamin is on the side of the robots, in that he thinks the singularity is, relatively speaking, imminent! Will gets skeptical early! Anthony tries to keep everyone friends! We talk about the origin of the term singularity, the prevailing theories, and some traps people fall into when trying to think about it! Also, Will talks about moon-sets and Anthony gets into the piano! Like, learning to play it.

We talk to UCB founder Matt Besser about his life-long love for the Arkansas Razorbacks. We hear some tales of being stuck amongst a stand full of rival fans, of trying to root for a team in the days before the internet, as well as some thoughts of what it feels like to be an outsider, and also about how weird it is that all potential recruits are on Twitter. Plus Will talks about the four tones of the Mandarin language, and Anthony says that the Duplass brothers filmmaking team might be exactly like Tyler Perry.

Anthony and Will have their third "self-indulgent" episode where they basically interview themselves, although they brought in returning all-star guest Neil Casey. And they have gathered to discuss their mutual obsession, the 1990 They Might Be Giants album "Flood." What is the appeal of these now 25-year-old quirky jittery melodies with obtuse lyrics? How did they all come to discover this band? How did Will come to have a ring tone recorded by the band? All this and other things a lot like this revealed in this ep!

Comedian Jake Regal tells us about his obsession with Mixed Martial Arts. He has watched EVERY UFC card for the last NINE years. He knows countless stories about the athletes who have competed in MMA, the strange combination of skills it takes to dominate, and what he would do if he ran the sport. And all while being a tiny not-that-maybe-not-at-all athletic dude! Also, Will discusses Buddhism (sloppily, and wrong!) while Anthony discusses the web site scoutingny.com!

Comedian/actor Eugene Cordero, our guest from episode number 1, comes back to discuss his lifelong obsession/struggle with body/food/weight. We get personal on this one, talking about Eugene's childhood as a stocky kid, his self-consciousness over his body and then his journey as an adult to allow himself to think of himself as an athlete. Also, Will talks about his problems with iPhone earbuds and Anthony discusses his minor obsession with Judaism. Yep, that's right.

Playwright, TV writer and UCB sketch master Eva Anderson is our guest to talk about the world of radio drama. We talk about, perhaps surprisingly, the radio dramas of the early 1980s from Canada and Great Britain, as well as older stuff. We get into how radio is so immersive, and how many great actors have done radio versions of their well-known stuff, and lots of cool stuff! Anthony King talks about how he loves listening to a certain Rachmaninoff piece when he drives around LA at night, and Will talks about a recent iPhone app called A Noble Circle.

We talk to comedian Erin McGown (the trombone playing and co-singing half of the musical comedy duo Erin and Melissa) about her lifelong love of PRANKS. What makes a good one? Why do so many involve cars? Who got her the best? Is she lying and therefore committing a great prank as we talk to her (no)? Also: Will discusses the personalized music playlists Spotify makes and Anthony discusses GOOSE SHIT.

Writer and comedian Caroline Anderson joins us to discuss her no-kidding-around deep deep love for singer-songwriter Kate Bush. It's surprisingly easy to find people, especially in the US, who know very little of this amazing musician. Our co-host Anthony King is one of these people. Caroline educates both he and Will on Kate's wide range of song styles, her astoundingly powerful arrangements and lyrics and her weird/cool style. Caroline talks about discovering Kate, the seven Kate Bush tattoos she currently has, and travelling to London alone to see Kate perform for the first time in 35 years. Also, Will discusses some hack named Mozart and Anthony talks about screenwriter William Goldman's books "Adventures in the Screen Trade" and "What Lie Did I Tell?"