Jagbags

The legendary Jill Oliver comes back to Jagbags to talk Jim Carrey movies, best characters, and discuss the secret of his appeal and his comedy success. Did he deserve an Oscar nomination for "Ace Ventura: Pet Detective"? (He did.) Plus we talk our favorite Carrey movies and performances, our most underrated as well as the Carrey movies we liked the least. Outside of Ace Ventura, what do you consider his best performance? Also Beave disparages "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind" while Len contemplates having Beave removed forcibly from the Jagbags studio. Tune in!

In our latest recap episode, we talk the amazing first round of the NBA playoffs, plus the Cubs' first-place standing and the Guardians' cautious success. (We will also be better about the Sox moving forward, especially now that Vinnie Duber is covering them.) Plus Len recommends "Thunderbolts" and Beave recommends "Sinners". We also talk New Yorker, the new Deafheaven LP, and recently discovered Top 40 hits. Tune in!

Len and Beave discuss the staggering amount of films that feature the incomparable Willem Dafoe. Which ones are your favorite? We talk our top 5 favorite films, list some of our favorite performances, lament the fact he has never won an Oscar, and much more! Tune in for ULTIMATE DAFOE!

In the latest recap, Len and Beave discuss the first round of the NBA playoffs, as well as MLB and the continuing journalism of the celebrated Chicago Sun-Times columnist Vinnie Duber. Plus "I Recommend", PJ Harvey, Jason Isbell, the New Yorker, and undiscovered Top 40 hits! Tune in NOW for recap brilliance!

Len and Beave go through their favorite albums of this first quarter century. From Taylor Swift to Beyonce to D'Angelo, and more, we go through our own personal top ten LPs from 2000 to this year. Tell us yours, and tune in for some great music discussion!

Len and Beave go through their most likable Cubs (Mr. Mickey Morandini, etc.) and their least likable Cubs (Dave Kingman has now entered the chat). Plus they talk the Cubs' continued fast start, and the Guardians' mini-run to second place. The NBA playoffs are underway and the guys talk the Cavs' chances against Miami, Rockets-Warriors, and Clippers-Nuggets. Beave reviews "Salinger" by Paul Alexander, Len recommends the 2024 LP "Million Voices Whisper" by Warren Haynes. Plus Al Green, Rhiannon Giddens, Len's take on the New Yorker, and Undiscovered Top 40 Hits! Tune in!

Now that the dust has settled, and time has passed, Len and Beave examine the career and legacy of Sammy Sosa, who hit 609 home runs and will likely not be elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame. Was he a great player, truly, or just a stat padder who could never come through in the clutch? How much do you care about his steroid use? Do you consider him one of the all-time great Cubs? Len and Beave ponder these questions, and more. (And Len exorcises a few past Cubs demons along the way) Tune in!

Beave forgets to listen to all of Ashanti's top 40 hits as part of his assigned podcast duties, drawing her ire and scorn. We also go through the NBA playoffs and the start of the MLB season. Len contracts a mild but growing case of Cubs Fever("I'm ordering my World Series tickets"), while calling for Billy Donovan's dismissal. Beave tries not to fret about the #1 seeded Cleveland Cavaliers. Plus Len and Beave predict the first round of the NBA playoffs and who they think will advance. Plus "I Recommend", Robert Christgau's A+ albums (Live/Dead is the album this week), and Len goes through highlights of the most recent New Yorker issue he has read. Tune in!

We talk the NCAA national championship games for men's and women's basketball on the latest Jagbags. Plus we talk the start of the MLB season, NBA playoff preview, Robert Christgau's review of Gogol Bordello's album Super Taranta, and Greil Marcus' latest book on Bob Dylan. Plus Len tears up the dance clubs of Chicagoland with "Mr. Washing Machine", talks a little Rosanne Cash, and Nile Rodgers' latest interview in Spin Magazine. It's a true grab bag of a recap episode -- tune in!