It's Pretty OK

This week, the gang is talking about when things are just plan bad…and when they’re maybe so bad that they’re actually kinda good? Nicolas Cage movies, Pitbull, The Room, the Fast and the Furious cinematic universe, Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace, and the 2020 NFC East are all up for discussion.

MUSIC: “Open Wound” - Bacchae

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Happy Thanksgiving, y’all! The gang talks about snow days, which are the best, and why it’s important not to lose them.

MUSIC: “Jokerman” - Daniel Romano’s Outfit

ADDITIONAL MATERIAL: Robert Durst Should Win Every Emmy - John Mulaney (Comedy Central on YouTube)

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This week, a conversation that starts with the question “is Thanksgiving turkey bad?” becomes a discussion of “performative holiday meats” — the big show-stopping centerpieces of family holiday gatherings since the beginning of time.

MUSIC: “New Face” - Forth Wanderers

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This week, Pierce has a wild idea for a new local business, which gets the gang talking about the phenomenon of “shopping local” and “shopping small,” which, when you think about it…actually aren’t the phenomena, really.

MUSIC: “Lifeline” - A.G. Cook

ADDITIONAL MATERIAL

Phone Tones (Twenty Thousand Hertz)

Photos: Touring the Andouille Trail, with an ice chest and an appetite (NOLA.com)

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This week, the gang wanted to talk about anything besides the election, so they watched the classic Simpsons episode “Marge vs. The Monorail” and the “classic” Family Guy episode “Da Boom” and talked about them.

MUSIC: “Long as I Can See the Light” - Creedence Clearwater Revival

ADDITIONAL MATERIAL: An Oral History of “Marge vs The Monorail”, the Episode That Changed “The Simpsons” (VICE)

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This week, the gang is talking about our little travel rituals: the places you love to go when you go somewhere. Are they as narrow as “I always go to this coffeeshop when I’m on the road,” or can they be more expansive than that? Hell, do they even have to take place in the same destinations?

MUSIC: “Mono No Aware” - Great Grandpa

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This week, the gang talks about what makes for good sports announcers — and perhaps just as importantly, what makes for bad ones.

MUSIC: “Boomer” - Bartees Strange

ADDITIONAL MATERIAL: “The [COMPRESSED] History of Mastering“ and “The Loudness Wars” (Twenty Thousand Hertz)

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This week, the gang (minus Kevin) is talking about the virtual concert experience. What’s it like to try to experience a band live without actually being live and in person? And is that something that should stick around once venues (whichever ones make it through the pandemic :( ) reopen?

MUSIC: “Seasons (Waiting on You)” - Future Islands

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This week, the weather is cooling down and the gang is talking about a versatile and utilitarian food: chili. Are there rules to chili? Beans or no beans? Meat or no meat? Or should everyone maybe just calm down and have a good time?

MUSIC: “Ain’t Talkin’ Bout Love” - Van Halen

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This week, the gang talks about “over-the-top” and streaming video services that have multiplied like rabbits in the last few years, making it increasingly harder to cut the cord without actually paying more than you used to in cable’s heyday. Will they advocate for a little scheming? You’ll have to tune in to find out.

MUSIC: “T.V. Eye” - The Stooges

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