I Don't Get It Podcast

I Don't Get It Podcast

By Noah Tarnow and Bill ScurrySociety & Culture
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I Don't Get It Podcast episodes

  • I Don't Get It: Coachella
    It’s off to the scorching and dusty Wasteland with you as we analyze what makes the Coachella Music Festival so popular, despite cripplingly expensive tickets and preponderant sexual abuse.
    @noahandbillshow -- @williamscurry -- @noahtarnow
    00:00 -- Introduction, and What is Coachella?
    15:51 -- Why is Coachella so popular?
    22:04 -- Would you have liked Coachella if you were a kid?
    24:39 -- Is Coachella a sign of the apocalypse?
    29:32 -- Is your irrational hatred of Coachella based on jealousy, and conclusion
    This week's theme: "Lift Every Voice and Sing” by Beyoncé.
    New episodes every Monday morning on Soundcloud, iTunes, Stitcher, and GooglePlay!
    33 min
  • I Don't Get It: Bitcoin
    Plunge into the pecuniary world of pseudocurrency with us as we discuss the volatile phenomenon men call Bitcoin, a thing destined to separate you from your lucre.
    @noahandbillshow -- @williamscurry -- @noahtarnow
    00:00 -- Introduction, and What is a Bitcoin?
    23:07 -- Why is Bitcoin so popular?
    28:25 -- Would you have liked Bitcoin if you were a kid?
    30:58 -- Is Bitcoin a sign of the apocalypse?
    35:35 -- Is your irrational hatred of Bitcoin based on jealousy, and conclusion
    This week's theme: "Money Vibrations” by Little Beaver.
    New episodes every Monday morning on Soundcloud, iTunes, Stitcher, and GooglePlay!
    39 min
  • I Don't Get It: Fortnite
    It’s back into the world of modern gaming for a look at Fortnite, a massive sensation which takes you to a zombie apocalypse where you have to survive by… building towers?
    @noahandbillshow -- @williamscurry -- @noahtarnow
    00:00 -- Introduction, and What is Fortnite?
    13:26 -- Why is Fortnite so popular?
    18:44 -- Would you have liked Fortnite if you were a kid?
    22:05 -- Is Fortnite a sign of the apocalypse?
    25:12 -- Is your irrational hatred of Fortnite based on jealousy, and conclusion
    This week's theme: "Eye of the Zombie” by John Fogerty.
    New episodes every Monday morning on Soundcloud, iTunes, Stitcher, and GooglePlay!
    32 min
  • I Don't Get It: Fireball Whisky
    We bend the elbow and quaff one of the newest sensations at American watering holes, Fireball Whisky. This cinnamon-flavored swill is popular by the shot, which indicates a distinct lack of taste on the part of drinkers everywhere.
    @noahandbillshow -- @williamscurry -- @noahtarnow
    00:00 -- Introduction, and What is Fireball Whisky?
    14:34 -- Why is Fireball Whisky so popular?
    19:32 -- Would you have liked Fireball Whisky if you were a kid?
    23:32 -- Is Fireball Whisky a sign of the apocalypse?
    26:40 -- Is your irrational hatred of Fireball Whisky based on jealousy, and conclusion
    This week's theme: "Fireball” by Pitbull.
    New episodes every Monday morning on Soundcloud, iTunes, Stitcher, and GooglePlay!
    33 min
  • I Don't Get It: The Fast And The Furious
    We seldom have a need for speed, so our peering into the cultural car crash which is “The Fast and The Furious” franchise elicits a few different reactions.
    @noahandbillshow -- @williamscurry -- @noahtarnow
    00:00 -- Introduction, and What is THE FAST AND THE FURIOUS?
    19:31 -- Why is THE FAST AND THE FURIOUS so popular?
    23:26 -- Would you have liked THE FAST AND THE FURIOUS if you were a kid?
    26:28 -- Is THE FAST AND THE FURIOUS a sign of the apocalypse?
    31:58 -- Is your irrational hatred of THE FAST AND THE FURIOUS based on jealousy, and conclusion
    New episodes every Monday morning on Soundcloud, iTunes, Stitcher, and GooglePlay!
    34 min
  • I Don't Get It: Smosh
    It’s bad news for fans of quality entertainment as we look at the first-draft comedy of SMOSH, a content channel built by two kids in the mid-2000s which has become a massive brand and moneymaker. It leaves us feeling cold inside.
    @noahandbillshow -- @williamscurry -- @noahtarnow
    00:00 -- Introduction, and What is SMOSH?
    17:10 -- Why is SMOSH so popular?
    23:52 -- Would you have liked SMOSH if you were a kid?
    30:17 -- Is SMOSH a sign of the apocalypse?
    36:35 -- Is your irrational hatred of SMOSH based on jealousy, and conclusion
    This week's theme: "Pokémon Theme” by Ian Hecox and Anthony Padilla.
    New episodes every Monday morning on Soundcloud, iTunes, Stitcher, and GooglePlay!
    41 min
  • I Don't Get It: Scotty McCreery
    We take our first look at country music today with a firm and exacting scrutiny of the pride of Garner, North Carolina, Scotty McCreery. The winner of American Idol Season 11 doesn’t exactly impress us, what with his virtue signaling of conservative Republican kulturkampf value points.
    @noahandbillshow -- @williamscurry -- @noahtarnow
    00:00 -- Introduction, and Who is Scotty McCreery?
    14:47 -- Why is Scotty McCreery so popular?
    20:21 -- Would you have liked Scotty McCreery if you were a kid?
    24:44 -- Is Scotty McCreery a sign of the apocalypse?
    28:00 -- Is your irrational hatred of Scotty McCreery based on jealousy, and conclusion
    This week's theme: "Scotty Doesn’t Know” by Lustra
    New episodes every Monday morning on Soundcloud, iTunes, Stitcher, and GooglePlay!
    32 min
  • I Don't Get It: Dork Diaries
    Rachel Renee Russell plumbed the depths of her daughter’s middle school experience for a half-assed series of kids books called “Dork Diaries,” and Bill and Noah finds it doesn’t line up with their own dork experience.
    @noahandbillshow -- @williamscurry -- @noahtarnow
    00:00 -- Introduction, and What is Dork Diaries?
    14:06 -- Why is Dork Diaries so popular?
    17:01 -- Would you have liked Dork Diaries if you were a kid?
    21:59 -- Is Dork Diaries a sign of the apocalypse?
    23:38 -- Is your irrational hatred of Dork Diaries based on jealousy, and conclusion
    This week's theme: "People Are Strange” by The Doors.
    New episodes every Monday morning on Soundcloud, iTunes, Stitcher, and GooglePlay!
    31 min
  • I Don't Get It: Black Mirror
    Charlie Brooker has cracked the glass and loosed a vision of the future wherein we’re all the thralls of technology -- and Noah and Bill look at the popular anthology series which sprung from that inspiration.
    @noahandbillshow -- @williamscurry -- @noahtarnow
    00:00 -- Introduction, and What is Black Mirror?
    18:03 -- Why is Black Mirror so popular?
    24:54 -- Would you have liked Black Mirror if you were a kid?
    29:45 -- Is Black Mirror a sign of the apocalypse?
    32:55 -- Is your irrational hatred of Black Mirror based on jealousy, and conclusion
    This week's theme: "Black Mirror” by Arcade Fire (Reprise: “Whiter Shade of Pale” by Procol Harum)
    New episodes every Monday morning on Soundcloud, iTunes, Stitcher, and GooglePlay!
    40 min
  • I Don't Get It: Athleisure
    Behold, the $1000 hooded sweatshirt from Barney’s! People are wearing gym clothes outside of training and look like a wave of depression sufferers who can’t stand belts or structure in their garments.
    @noahandbillshow -- @williamscurry -- @noahtarnow
    00:00 -- Introduction, and What is Athleisure?
    15:18 -- Why is Athleisure so popular?
    21:26 -- Would you have liked Athleisure if you were a kid?
    24:42 -- Is Athleisure a sign of the apocalypse?
    28:51 -- Is your irrational hatred of Athleisure based on jealousy, and conclusion
    This week's theme: "Slit Skirts” by Pete Townsend.
    New episodes every Monday morning on Soundcloud, iTunes, Stitcher, and GooglePlay!
    34 min

About I Don't Get It Podcast

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Noah Tarnow and Bill Scurry are the podcasting duo behind the middle-aged man sensation "I Don't Get It."