Gutterballs

In this episode Brad and Adam discuss moisture retention qualities of different hair and beard types, the artifice versus the spontaneous truth of film as played out on ping-pong-ball-sized bowling ball cracked tiles, the art of the reveal as practiced by experienced thugs, the timeliness and cadence of drips, the lack of sanitization of barbecue basting brushes, the slippery invisibility of reflections, where to put the light, possible Lebowski sequels, all-inclusive mind holograms, the possible implications for Lebowski when you consider Pee Wee's Big Adventure and the Beatles in mono, "blue" in red, faulty pinsetters, the business acumen of bowling alley proprietors, and the impact of contrasting fonts in and out of nether regions.

Brad and Adam are joined by an interior designer to discuss the finer points of the dude's abode, including but not limited to: what Woo said, word dancing, the paradox of the poetic general and the muscle, raising one eyebrow at a possible out of character one-liner. The full Kenny Rogers Roasters Experience complete with psychedelic beaded curtain, shower curtain rod engineering, the inevitability of time and mortality as played out in distressed bathroom fixtures, flaws in the rules of the universe regarding toilet paper, how to hit a lazy guy below the belt, Jeff Bridges's realization of transcendency, the truth of the false archway, Dude-level prized possessions, the price of rugs in Rockville, the blonde treehorn thug's biography (From the Lebowski EU (expanded universe - not be confused with the Lebowski AU (alternate universe), where the thugs go to the correct Lebowski residence)).

Adam and Brad are joined by a special marine biology expert to discuss the fourth minute of The Big Lebowski: the stranger concludes his VO, the dude's considerable considerate thought (CCT), rationales for half and half smelling, the September 11th connection, the sperms versus the blues, new world orders, realism or lack thereof in check register scribbles, Adam calls around LA, the affordability of the dude's swank bungalow complex, the tumbleweed makes it home, the consequences of opening your half and half in the supermarket, and the multiple toilet brush theory.

Included in this episode: Moribund age percentages and death stalkers, making entirely new dudes by removing a letter, dude emulations, hanging bundles of salamis abutting dairy aisles opposite dairy product booths, exaggerating abundance, the cost of flip flops in LA grocery markets, the riddle of the two Ralphs, upscale bean salad on a pizza shell, lack of interest in violating the patina, opulent half and half servers, living high on the pre-softened hog, the humorous potential of the letter R, the timelessness of the Country Crock artwork versus the timefulness of the film Johnny Mnemonic, papyrus experts, and period pieces

Listen to Adam and Brad discuss the second minute of The Big Lebowski, including dude definitions, the typecast confounding stranger, mood cinema, compositing LA vistas, our lack of tumbleweed research, evening taco shack math, hand wash, the probability of geographic inconsistencies, the professionalism of inky blackness, the liquid desert (aka the ocean), some follow up on high frame rates, respecting the crystals, and Kim Basinger's lack of bobsledding.

In this inaugural episode, Adam and Brad discuss the geopolitcal ramifications of the evolving universal studios logo animation, errant Netflix thumbnails, the trending oblivion of Inland Empire, their first times with Lebowski, the marketing of Lebowski, the chronology of Coen Brothers' genre hopping on their way from old school to new school, what the fonts used in the opening titles might tell us, the lighting of the desert, herky-jerky blades of grass, the psycho-aesthetics of 60fps, and tumbleweeds as a metaphor.