Hobo Radio: A Pop Culture Podcast

The lines between Kestrin Pantera’s real life and the life of her character Kat Ben Atar in Backseat Drivers have become quite blurred.

Both Kestrin and Kat are cello-playing moms with rockstar last names who have strong feelings about the high expectations teachers set for the science fair projects at their daughters’ fancy new schools. And both find themselves regularly interacting with Weird Al Yankovic, David Wain, Jackie Tohn and Tia Carrere in this new life they’ve built for themselves.

This is, of course, no coincidence. As the writer and director of Backseat Drivers, Pantera has decided to incorporate her real-life struggles and write parts for the collaborators she’s been working alongside since joining Wain’s Middle Aged Dad Jam Band.

We talk to Pantera about this new film, finding a healthy balance between fear and inspiration and why she believes Matthew Macfadyen is the superior Mr. Darcy.

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https://www.hobotrashcan.com/interview-archive/

Hobo Radio is presented by HoboTrashcan.com and is a part of the Peak Sloth Podcast Network. Hear more shows at PeakSloth.com.

When Kate Freund was a child, she wanted to learn how to fight. But her mother signed her up for dance classes instead.

However, the dance lessons didn’t supplant her desire to kick ass. Freund instead combined these two passions into Pretty Lethal; a screenplay about a group of ballerinas who must battle their way out of a bar full of criminals.

The film took over a decade to see the light of day. After many starts and stops, it was released earlier this year on Amazon Prime with a stacked cast that includes Uma Thurman, Maddie Ziegler, Lana Condor, Avantika and Iris Apatow.

We talk to Freund about her journey to get Pretty Lethal on-screen.

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https://www.hobotrashcan.com/interview-archive/

Hobo Radio is presented by HoboTrashcan.com and is a part of the Peak Sloth Podcast Network. Hear more shows at PeakSloth.com.

Whether you’re watching Showgirls, Face/Off, Bound or one of her countless other films, one thing you can be sure of is that when Gina Gershon shows up on a movie screen, she’s not taking any crap from anyone.

It’s no surprise then that she also doesn’t suffer fools in her personal life. And her new memoir, AlphaPussy, offers stories and advice to guide others on how to navigate the world as she does.

We talk to Gershon about the book, working with Robert Altman on The Player and her battles with Paul Verhoeven while filming Showgirls. And we also get to see the AlphaPussy in action as she lets us know how frustrated she got attempting to sign into our video chat.

This week’s music:

Find more interviews here:
https://www.hobotrashcan.com/interview-archive/

Hobo Radio is presented by HoboTrashcan.com and is a part of the Peak Sloth Podcast Network. Hear more shows at PeakSloth.com.

Joel Murphy and Lars Periwinkle are once again joined by Molly Regan to break down the 2026 Academy Awards.

They go through all 10 Best Picture nominees and share their thoughts on Best Actor/Actress, Best Director and Best Short Films.

So listen along, prepare for the show and get upset along with the gang when Michael B. Jordan inevitably loses to Timothée Chalamet.

Intro Music: “Giddy Up” by Tahuna Breaks

Hobo Radio is presented by HoboTrashcan.com and is a part of the Peak Sloth Podcast Network. Hear more shows at PeakSloth.com.

The world lost Isiah Whitlock Jr. over the holidays.

Whitlock was a character actor best known for his role of Senator Clay Davis on The Wire, his many roles in Spike Lee’s films and his signature catchphrase: “Sheeeeeit!”

Joel Murphy interviewed Isiah Whitlock Jr. in 2008 as the final season of The Wire was underway. Today, we bring we the audio from that interview.

• Intro – “Giddy Up” by Tahuna Breaks
• Interstitial – “Glass Android” by Lee Rosevere

Find more interviews here:
https://www.hobotrashcan.com/interview-archive/

Hobo Radio is presented by HoboTrashcan.com and is a part of the Peak Sloth Podcast Network. Hear more shows at PeakSloth.com.

Toby Huss has had an eclectic career playing everything from The Wiz on Seinfeld to Stumpy on Carnivàle.

He can be seen most recently as Captain Ed in Weapons and can be heard as the voices of both Dale Gribble and Cotton Hill in the rebooted King of the Hill series.

We talked to Toby about Captain Ed’s dating life, his desire to see the ghost of Cotton Hill haunting Hank and getting recognized in Thailand by a man wearing a coconut bra.

This week’s music:

• Intro – “Giddy Up” by Tahuna Breaks
• Interstitial – “Vishnu Meets Funk” and “Ancient Ritual” by Lucas Perný & Miloslav Kollar

Find more interviews here:
https://www.hobotrashcan.com/interview-archive/

Hobo Radio is presented by HoboTrashcan.com and is a part of the Peak Sloth Podcast Network. Hear more shows at PeakSloth.com.

Joel Murphy, Lars Periwinkle and their friends are back with the 12th annual Mabel Memorial Hobo Madness Tournament.

This year, in honor of Saturday Night Live’s 50th anniversary, they look at the former cast members and writers that should have been big stars on the show, but weren’t in their SNL Dropped the Ball Tournament.

• Damon Wayans vs. Bob Odenkirk
• Laurie Metcalf vs. Sarah Silverman

• ???? vs. ????

[You can find a larger version of the tournament bracket and future episodes here.]

Intro Music: “Giddy Up” by Tahuna Breaks

Hobo Radio is presented by HoboTrashcan.com and is a part of the Peak Sloth Podcast Network. Hear more shows at PeakSloth.com.

Joel Murphy, Lars Periwinkle and their friends are back with the 12th annual Mabel Memorial Hobo Madness Tournament.

This year, in honor of Saturday Night Live’s 50th anniversary, they look at the former cast members and writers that should have been big stars on the show, but weren’t in their SNL Dropped the Ball Tournament.

• Christopher Guest vs. Damon Wayans
• Julia Louis-Dreyfus vs. Laurie Metcalf
• Bob Odenkirk vs. Ben Stiller
• Janeane Garofalo vs. Sarah Silverman

[You can find a larger version of the tournament bracket and future episodes here.]

Intro Music: “Giddy Up” by Tahuna Breaks

Hobo Radio is presented by HoboTrashcan.com and is a part of the Peak Sloth Podcast Network. Hear more shows at PeakSloth.com.

Joel Murphy, Lars Periwinkle and their friends are back with the 12th annual Mabel Memorial Hobo Madness Tournament.

This year, in honor of Saturday Night Live’s 50th anniversary, they look at the former cast members and writers that should have been big stars on the show, but weren’t in their SNL Dropped the Ball Tournament.

• Larry David vs. Spinal Tap (Christopher Guest, Michael McKean, Harry Shearer)
• Julia Louis-Dreyfus vs. Joan Cusack
• Tim Robinson vs. Damon Wayans
• Casey Wilson vs. Laurie Metcalf
• Robert Downey Jr. vs. Bob Odenkirk
• Janeane Garofalo vs. Nora Dunn
• Ben Stiller vs. Chris Elliott
• Jenny Slate vs. Sarah Silverman

[You can find a larger version of the tournament bracket and future episodes here.]

Intro Music: “Giddy Up” by Tahuna Breaks

Hobo Radio is presented by HoboTrashcan.com and is a part of the Peak Sloth Podcast Network. Hear more shows at PeakSloth.com.

Any devoted Lumon employee hopes to hear the voice of Kier speaking to them. And while they may be prepared for him to speak in mysterious ways, it’s safe to say that they don’t expect to hear him via a Kier statue that’s doing bad comedy alongside Seth Milchick.

But that’s exactly what Mark and Helly got in the season two finale of Severance.

We talk to Marc Geller, who plays Kier on the show, about his unusual role, his desire to film a Kier flashback episode and what it was like working with Eric Andre on the Eric Andre Show.

This week’s music:

• Intro – “Giddy Up” by Tahuna Breaks
• Interstitial – “Vishnu Meets Funk” and “Ancient Ritual” by Lucas Perný & Miloslav Kollar

Find more interviews here:
https://www.hobotrashcan.com/interview-archive/

Hobo Radio is presented by HoboTrashcan.com and is a part of the Peak Sloth Podcast Network. Hear more shows at PeakSloth.com.