Fortune Kit

Fortune Kit episodes:

• 06.21.2024

  212 - The Duckies Do (ft. Jokermen)

  Evan Laffer (@evanlaffer) and Ian Grant (@ian__grant) of Jokermen (@JokermenPodcast) join Charles and Alex to discuss the career of Barney the Dinosaur, with an eye toward his criticually and commercially overlooked later works. Fortune Kit on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fortunekit

  
• 06.14.2024

  211 - Jesus Had Crazy Myrrh Supplies for a Baby

  Charles and Alex wonder what baby Jesus did with his gold and discuss a story about artists like Ne-Yo and the Game scamming people through their official Instagram accounts. Fortune Kit on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fortunekit

  
• 06.07.2024

  210 - Garfield NEETs [Patreon Preview]

  Charles, Alex, and Dan discuss the recent spate of arena tour cancellations and check in on the world's youngest FORMER Garfield licensee. Full episode on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/105775522 See Dan on tour: www.subpop.com/artists/boeckner/tours

  
• 05.28.2024

  209 - Running Up a $500,000 Tab at Dinner with Jay-Z

  Charles and Alex read Rolling Stone's Kid Rock profile and realize that he needs to tour with Bruce Springsteen to heal America. Fortune Kit on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fortunekit

  
• 05.21.2024

  208 - Gone Off That Shit Clinically Proven to Boost Brian Wilson's Mental Function

  Charles and Alex want to do the drugs their favorite 80-year-old psychedelic rock artists are doing. Plus a check-in on Kanye's presidential campaign. Fortune Kit on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fortunekit

  
• 05.10.2024

  207 - Too Hot for TV

  Charles and Alex discuss Da Band's very limited discography and check in on P. Diddy's whereabouts. Fortune Kit on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fortunekit

  
• 05.03.2024

  206 - The Transformers at the Great Car Rally [Patreon Preview]

  Charles and Alex catch up on Motley Crue, look at legislation congratulating musicians, and listen to a 1984 spoken-word album where the Transformers race in a car rally. Full episode on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/103569650

  
• 04.26.2024

  205 - No One Opaque Faceless Institution Should Have All That Power

  Charles and Alex catch up with Kanye's latest blunders and listen to the 1982 Pac-Man Christmas album and some '80s McDonald's songs. Fortune Kit on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fortunekit

  
• 04.19.2024

  204 - Tuff Titty Rap (ft. Hesse)

  Hesse joins Charles and Alex to discuss oddball Sonic Youth songs, Jojo Siwa's car, and Chechnya banning music outside of a narrow tempo range. Fortune Kit on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fortunekit

  
• 04.12.2024

  203 - Grandiloquent Songsmiths in Dirigible Balloons

  Charles, Alex, and Dan realize that Peter Thiel wants to be Caligula and that Led Zeppelin was technically the first steampunk band. See Dan on tour: https://www.subpop.com/artists/boeckner/tours Fortune Kit on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fortunekit

  
• 04.05.2024

  202 - Silence Kit (ft. Matthew Perpetua) [Patreon Preview]

  Matthew Perpetua (@perpetua) joins Charles and Alex to discuss Pavement live shows, legacy band lineup changes, and Oasis hiring Ringo Starr's son. Full episode on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/101774039

  
• 03.29.2024

  201 - Dolly Parton Heel Turn (ft. Lisa Vitale)

  Lisa Vitale (@eyyitslisa) talks about meeting Dolly Parton, Charles is vindicated learning Neil Young's Pono player is a piece of shit, and Alex argues Radiohead isn't a real Britpop band cause the brothers don't fight in the press. Fortune Kit...

  
• 03.22.2024

  200 - 200th Episode… It's Mostly About Meghan Trainor

  Charles and Alex think bands should steal shampoo and shower curtains from hotel rooms and sell them as merch. Plus Meghan Trainor has yet another song about That Bass and Neil Young returns to Spotify but is still on his...

  
• 03.15.2024

  199 - Boeckner!

  Dan, Charles, and Alex talk about Dan's new album Boeckner! Fortune Kit on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fortunekit

  
• 03.11.2024

  198 - LSD Comes From the Lab So It's OK to Experiment With (ft. Palma)

  Palma (@sweetxpalma) drops by to show Charles and Alex some deeper cuts from Jerry Garcia's catalog. Fortune Kit on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fortunekit Palma's Playlist: 01 - Grateful Dead - Shakedown Street (San Diego • Dec. 28,1978) 02 - Grateful Dead - Caution (Do Not...

  
• 03.01.2024

  197 - Ran Red Lights to Get That Feline [Patreon Preview]

  Lil Jon phones in a meditation album, Meek Mill protests too much, and the world's richest cats list is dominated by nepo-cats. Full episode on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/99547045

  
• 02.23.2024

  196 - One-Hour Not-Very-Strange Trip (ft. Josh Terry)

  Josh Terry (@JoshhTerry) joins Charles and Alex for a not-that-strange trip through the music of the Grateful Dead. Fortune Kit on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fortunekit

  
• 02.16.2024

  195 - XOMG POP!

  Charles and Alex check out JoJo Siwa's half-assed tween pop group and Snoop Dogg's half-assed cereal brand. Fortune Kit on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fortunekit

  
• 02.09.2024

  194 - Jack Antonoff Honorary White Woman

  Charles and Alex reveal the winners of the Grammy categories no one pays attention to, including the night's top award: Best Children's Album. Fortune Kit on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fortunekit

  
• 02.02.2024

  193 - Crossfaded Off Soma and Ambrosia [Patreon Preview]

  Charles and Alex look at meme coins worth a billionth of a cent and argue that babies should like shoegaze (cooing vocals, lots of playing with your own feet). Plus Alex assists Billy Joel in completing his new single. Full...

  
• 01.26.2024

  192 - Really Really Hot Drink (ft. Nate Ruess)

  Nate Ruess joins Charles and Alex to discuss his collaboration with Connie Connecticut, Cheech and Chong's new vodka bong, and… Did Green Day get TOO political on their new one!? Fortune Kit on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fortunekit Connie Connecticut's Greatest Hits is out...

  
• 01.19.2024

  191 - Milk & OJ (ft. Zola Jesus)

  Zola Jesus joins Charles, Alex, and Dan to catch up on the world's most eccentric Garfield licensee and discuss how the collapse of Pitchfork reflects the collapse of the music industry more broadly. Fortune Kit on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fortunekit

  
• 01.12.2024

  190 - The Seance (ft. Alex Branson)

  Charles, Alex, and Branson perform a seance to speak with the spirits of dead musicians to find out where they got their ideas. Fortune Kit on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fortunekit

  
• 01.05.2024

  189 - XL Flooferino Ban [Patreon Preview]

  Charles and Alex listen to a mournful XL Bully rap and read a terrible SPIN review. Full episode on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/95939564 Listen to Alex's song "Atlantic Bilge" on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/3P28HCY5FkDqf9sXlVe5b7?si=6HzeFRDMTymyVBcImkPAZA Bandcamp: https://brockwinthrop.bandcamp.com/track/atlantic-bilge

  
• 12.29.2023

  188 - To Hell with the Devil (ft. Tim Kingsbury)

  Arcade Fire's Tim Kingsbury takes Charles, Alex, and Dan on a journey through the Christian artists he listened to as a kid. Fortune Kit on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fortunekit

  
• 12.19.2023

  187 - Christmas Songs Tier List

  Charles and Alex rank the Christmas classics and get mad about people from Liverpool having multiple wacky British demonyms. Fortune Kit on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fortunekit

  
• 12.08.2023

  186 - KISS Golden Messenger

  Charles and Alex beef with Cher, remember the A-Teens, and sign a petition for KISS fans who feel the band owes them golden tickets. Fortune Kit on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fortunekit

  
• 12.01.2023

  185 - Connie Connecticut [Patreon Preview]

  Charles and Alex unveil the world's newest and greatest AI pop star and beef with aging has-been Anna Indiana. Full episode on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/93903512

  
• 11.24.2023

  184 - Joe Wick

  Charles and Alex conclude that the Beatles' early shit, like Let It Be, is better than the new shit. It also turns out that nobody has heard Garth Brooks' exclusive Bass Pro Shops album. Fortune Kit on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fortunekit

  
• 11.17.2023

  183 - ApeFest vs. Turdstock

  Charles and Alex compare the merits of Turdstock and ApeFest and consider a job posting from Rick Ross. Fortune Kit on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fortunekit

  
• 11.03.2023

  182 - Sympathy for the Devil That Possessed Jimmy Levy's Phone Charger [Patreon Preview]

  Charles and Alex feel an obligation to be the only people to discuss Puddle of Mudd's new album. Plus the devil attacks Jimmy Levy from the pits of Hell via a faulty phone charger. Full episode on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/92230719

  
• 10.27.2023

  181 - Jay Z Weighs In on Dinner with Jay Z

  Charles and Alex contemplate the value of a dinner with Jay Z and speculate about Garth Brooks' new album available exclusively at Bass Pro Shops. Fortune Kit on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fortunekit

  
• 10.20.2023

  180 - Rock Music Is the Perfect Condiment for This Fast Food Brand

  Charles, Alex, and Dan check in on the struggles of the world's youngest Garfield licensee and read some of the dismal editorial content at Songtradr. Fortune Kit on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fortunekit

  
• 10.13.2023

  179 - Drake Full Book Leak 2023 PDF

  Charles and Alex finally get their hands on Drake's poetry book. Fortune Kit on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fortunekit

  
• 10.06.2023

  178 - Great Big God (ft. Hesse) [Patreon Preview]

  Hesse (@ZeroSuitCamus) joins Charles and Alex to write a song paying tribute to their favorite gospel trio. Full episode on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/90476434

  
• 09.29.2023

  177 - Blue-Haired Ted Nugent

  Charles and Alex watch RZA make the worst beat of all time and Ted Nugent goes woke. Fortune Kit on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fortunekit

  
• 09.19.2023

  176 - Behind the Scenes of Pixar's Sodas

  Charles and Alex take an exclusive sneak peek at Pixar's Sodas and contemplate the existential dimension of Pixar's Scratchers. Fortune Kit on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fortunekit

  
• 09.12.2023

  175 - Christmas in September (ft. Derek)

  Seems like Christmas season starts earlier and earlier. Derek (@websitehomepage) joins Charles and Alex to listen to some festive Christmas favorites. Fortune Kit on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fortunekit

  
• 09.05.2023

  174 - Country Thang Daily [Patreon Preview]

  Charles and Alex ruin more Fleetwood Mac songs and check out the news on Country Thang Daily. Full episode on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/88813273

  
• 08.29.2023

  173 - Line 666

  Dan catches up with Charles and Alex about life in New Orleans. Charles shares his debut remix as a DJ. Fortune Kit on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fortunekit

  
• 08.15.2023

  172 - Snapping Necks (ft. Nate Ruess)

  Nate Ruess updates Charles and Alex about his progress learning guitar and we watch DJ Khaled clips. Fortune Kit on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fortunekit

  
• 08.04.2023

  171 - Swimming in Regret… Is Not Cardio [Patreon Preview]

  Charles and Alex read Drake's poetry book and question the extent of Travis Scott's knowledge about Kelsey Grammer. Full episode on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/87196749 Listen to Charles' album: https://tr.ee/Qc8LZOA4he

  
• 07.28.2023

  170 - Carpool Karaoke 2 (ft. tom_on_here)

  Charles and Alex drive to Florida with Tom, singing hit party songs along the way. Fortune Kit on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fortunekit

  
• 07.21.2023

  169 - Small Town City

  Charles and Alex evaluate Obama's summer playlist and speculate about Jason Aldean having diarrhea onstage. Fortune Kit on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fortunekit

  
• 07.14.2023

  168 - Goat in Human Form

  Charles and Alex check out A.I. country music scams, a rapper who didn't realize GOAT is an acronym, and a few songs from old favorites. Charles' single on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/0J3mCBoXrZHmlicioyepij Charles' album on Bandcamp: https://solipse.bandcamp.com/album/morning-forms Fortune Kit on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fortunekit

  
• 07.07.2023

  167 - God Save the Teen (ft. Josiah Hughes) [Patreon Preview]

  Retired podcaster Josiah Hughes (@josiahhughes) teaches Charles and Alex all about Mod Sun. Full episode on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/85742388

  
• 06.30.2023

  166 - Aaron Carter Live at Shoppingtown Mall, Dewitt, NY, Dec. 28, 2004

  Merseyside rock and roll, F.O.B. does Billy Joel, TX2, YouTube, Obama drinks 312, Shaq O'Neal L.A. Lakers, Gerry and the Pacemakers, Aaron Carter dead at 34, I can't take it anymore! Fortune Kit on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fortunekit

  
• 06.23.2023

  165 - Perfect Score

  Charles and Alex catch up on OK Go's cereal lawsuit, Rivers Cuomo's visit to the Rock Hall of Fame, and guys who still talk about Bored Apes every day. Fortune Kit on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fortunekit

  
• 06.16.2023

  164 - J. Edgar Hoover Wrote All the AC/DC Lyrics

  Charles and Alex evaluate a bunch of rock'n'roll conspiracy theories. Fortune Kit on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fortunekit

  
• 06.09.2023

  163 - Every Barney Album RANKED! [Patreon Preview]

  Charles and Alex determine the objective score for all 19 of Barney the Dinosaur's albums. Plus a quick check-in on the Island Boys. Full episode on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/84325042