This year’s Academy Award nominations are out and they are once again so white and so baffling. In a surprise move, Joker receives the most nominations of any film and it joins Ford v Ferrari, The Irishman, JoJo Rabbit, Little Women, Marriage Story, 1917, Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood and Parasite on the list of Best Picture nominees.

Joel Murphy and Lars Periwinkle share their thoughts on all of the nominations. They also discuss Hollywood’s love of remakes and the new Birds of Prey trailer.

This week’s music:

• Intro – “Giddy Up” by Tahuna Breaks
• End – “When Jokers Attack” by Brian Jonestown Massacre

Hobo Radio is part of the Peak Sloth Podcast Network. Hear more shows at PeakSloth.com.

It’s may be a new year, but things haven’t changed all that much. The Golden Globes still continue to be a ridiculous awards show and this year’s host, Ricky Gervais, continues to pride himself on “taking the piss” out of the celebrities in the room; who he wants so desperately to love him.

Joel Murphy and Lars Periwinkle share their thoughts on the Golden Globes and Gervais’ “edgy” jokes. They also discuss Prince Harry and Meghan Markle leaving the Royal Family and the show Wings.

This week’s music:

• Intro – “Giddy Up” by Tahuna Breaks
• End – “Untitled” by The Globes

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To close out 2019, Buzzfeed asked a bold question: “Here Are The Oscar Winners For The Past Ten Years — Who Should Win Best Of The Decade?” Joel Murphy, Lars Periwinkle and special guest Molly Regan go through all of the winners and share who they think should be crowned the best of the decade. Things get heated quickly

Before they get to that, Murphy and Periwinkle discuss the fierce battle between between Wawa and Royal Farms that is raging in Baltimore.

This week’s music:

• Intro – “Giddy Up” by Tahuna Breaks
• End – Decade in Exile – “Take Me Back To Ordinary”

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The “Skywalker Saga” has finally come to an end. Joel Murphy and Lars Periwinkle, who long ago watched The Phantom Menace together on opening night, share their thoughts on how this saga wraps things up (assuming Disney doesn’t come back for Episode X somewhere down the line).

They discuss the plot in great detail, so if you haven’t seen the film yet, consider yourself spoiler warned.

This week’s music:

• Intro – “Giddy Up” by Tahuna Breaks
• End – ““Cantina Rag” by Jackson F. Smith

Hobo Radio is part of the Peak Sloth Podcast Network. Hear more shows at PeakSloth.com.

Joel Murphy and Lars Periwinkle bring you another fine edition of “the show that informs people of important things.”

They go in-depth on The Mandalorian, including what is known about the Mandalorian race, the baffling lack of “Baby Yoda” merchandise and Werner Herzog’s thoughts on the franchise.

This week’s music:

• Intro – “Giddy Up” by Tahuna Breaks
• End – “Star Wars And Twiligh Zone Themes” by Stealing Orchestra

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Joel Murphy is joined by fellow Peak Sloth podcast host Marty McGuire and one other surprise guest … Jolene, the four-year-old pug Joel and Molly just adopted.

Joel and Marty go deep into talking pets, sharing stories of how Joel and Molly found Jolene and how Marty got his cats. They also talk about Elon Musk’s panned new post-apocalyptic cybertruck and Disney+’s The Mandalorian.

This week’s music:

• Intro – “Giddy Up” by Tahuna Breaks
• End – “Jolene” by Tres Hombres

Hobo Radio is part of the Peak Sloth Podcast Network. Hear more shows at PeakSloth.com.

Disney’s much-hyped streaming service, Disney+, is now out in the world. Joel Murphy and Lars Periwinkle share their initial thoughts on it; including what they watched first.

They also talk about “Maclunkey!” the bizarre Greedo redub in Disney+’s version of A New Hope and Joel talks about a fascinating deleted scene where Luke finally goes to Tosche Station.

This week’s music:

• Intro – “Giddy Up” by Tahuna Breaks
• End – “Cantina Rag” by Jackson F. Smith

Hobo Radio is part of the Peak Sloth Podcast Network. Hear more shows at PeakSloth.com.

A new Vietnam War film plans to bring James Dean back as its leading man using CGI. This week, Joel Murphy and Lars Periwinkle try to figure out why anyone would do that.

They also discuss which films would be better with Muppets in them and they take a look back at the John Wick franchise.

This week’s music:

• Intro – “Giddy Up” by Tahuna Breaks
• End – “And Miles to Go” by November Polaroid

Hobo Radio is part of the Peak Sloth Podcast Network. Hear more shows at PeakSloth.com.

The Simpsons‘ annual “Treehouse of Horror” specials have become a celebrated tradition. For 29 years, the show has served up three Halloween-themed, non-canonical stories every October. However, in recent years, they haven’t been very good.

Still, Joel Murphy and Lars Periwinkle continue to watch these specials. This week, they try to figure out why. They share their thoughts on this year’s special and the later years of the show in general.

They also discuss the new Star Wars trailer (which Lars refuses to watch).

This week’s music:

• Intro – “Giddy Up” by Tahuna Breaks
• End – “Halloween (Remix)” by The Coffinshakers

Hobo Radio is part of the Peak Sloth Podcast Network. Hear more shows at PeakSloth.com.

Todd Phillips’ Joker film (and the bizarre press tour leading up to the premiere) has been a frequent topic of discussion on Hobo Radio. Now that the movie is finally out in the world, Joel Murphy and Lars Periwinkle share their thoughts on Joker in what will (hopefully) be the last time they discuss it on the show.

Did they enjoy the film? How did it rank among other DC Comic films? Is there any way it might tie into a larger cinematic universe? The answers to these questions and more are on this week’s show.

This week’s music:

• Intro – “Giddy Up” by Tahuna Breaks
• End – “Never Really Change” by Derek Clegg

Hobo Radio is part of the Peak Sloth Podcast Network. Hear more shows at PeakSloth.com.