Mt. Rushmore Podcast

There are tough guys and then there are, like, the toughest guys. This week we're looking at the baddest of the bad - both real-life and fictional. We're debating who belongs on the Mt. Rushmore of the guys (or gals) you wouldn't want to meet in a dark alley - or even a well-lit one.

SHOW NOTES

• Sen. John McCain (Richard's Choice)
• Teddy Roosevelt (Michael's Choice)
• Charles Bronson (Richard's Choice)
• John McClane from "Die Hard" (Michael's Choice)
• Evel Knieval (Richard's Choice)
• Leonard Small from "Raising Arizona" (Michael's Choice)
• Haku (Richard's Choice)
• Private Vasquez from "Aliens" (Michael's Choice)

This week we're discussing what it's like to be sick. The REAL kind of sick, not the kind when you have a paper due the next morning or just don't want to go into work. Think of our podcast like a hot bowl of chicken soup to make you feel all warm inside when you're feeling under the weather.

SHOW NOTES

• The "Sick" Episode of "The Young Ones" (Michael's Choice)
• Wanting Everyone to Leave You Alone (Richard's Choice)
• Nyquil (Michael's Choice)
• Getting Your First Good Night's Sleep After Being Sick (Richard's Choice)
• "Ferris Bueller's Day Off" (Michael's Choice)
• Watching Afternoon TV (Richard's Choice)
• The American Work Ethic (Michael's Choice)
• The Cascade of Sickness Hitting Your Family (Richard's Choice)

We're not talking about real-life dragons here, like the Komodo dragon or Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat. We mean the fictional, fire-breathing, flying type of dragons. It turns out that there are a lot of different types of dragons in popular culture, so we had a great time going through some of our favorite choices in this episode.

SHOW NOTES

• Puff, the Magic Dragon (Richard's Choice)
• Smaug (Joint Choice)
• King Ghidorah (Michael's Choice)
• H.R. Pufnstuf (Richard's Choice)
• Fin Fang Foom (Michael's Choice)
• The Tac-Tac-Dough Dragon (Richard's Choice)
• Falkor (Michael's Choice)

We're back and doing what you're probably doing as well - taking part in a Zoom meeting! It hasn't just been how we work that has been radically altered by coronavirus. Every aspect of our lives has been impacted by our current quarantined lifestyles, and that DEFINITELY includes parenting.

This week we're coming together to discuss all of the ways that our lives as parents have changed in the last few weeks. Except for Jeff, how is probably enjoying such foreign concepts as sleep and sanity.

We'll make this quick: not every song needs to be a magnum opus. This week we're taking a look at songs that clock in at less than 120 seconds. SHOW NOTES

• "Alison" by The Pixies (Richard's Choice)
• "Judy Is a Punk" by Ramones (Michael's Choice)
• "White Riot" by The Clash (Richard's Choice)
• "Please Please Please Let Me Get What I Want" by The Smiths (Michael's Choice)
• "Welcome to the Working Week" by Elvis Costello (Richard's Choice)
• "I Felt Your Shape" by The Microphones (Michael's Choice)
• "Never Talking to You Again" by Husker Du (Richard's Choice)
• "All Shook Up" by Elvis Presley (Michael's Choice)

Jingles: we love them and we hate them, basically for the same reason. They are designed to be incredibly catchy earworms that you find yourself singing or playing in your head for no good reason. If capitalism could have a soundtrack, it would be jingles.

SHOW NOTES

• Kars 4 Kids (Michael's Choice)
• I'm a Toys R Us Kid (Richard's Choice)
• Go See Cal (Worthington) (Michael's Choice)
• I'm Loving It (McDonald's) (Richard's Choice)
• The Demolished Man (Michael's Choice)
• NBC Chimes (Richard's Choice)
• Cheers Jingle Episode (Michael's Choice)
• I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing (Richard's Choice)

This week we're celebrating Medieval Times - the Renaissance Faire of dinner theater experiences! Whether you enjoy it ironically or just love to smell horse manure while eating mediocre chicken with your hands, this episode is for you, m' Lords and Ladies!

SHOW NOTES

• The Food (Joint Choice)
• Kids Love It (Richard's Choice)
• Idealized Disney Version of the Medieval Age (Michael's Choice)
• Praying for a Talent Scout (Richard's Choice)
• The Hawk (Michael's Choice)
• Other Dinner Tournaments (Joint Choice)

March 6 is National Oreo Day! Celebrate this #GOAT cookie with Mt. Rushmore Podcast and Milk's Favorite Podcast! Our upcoming delicious debate is double-stuffed with contentious discourse like: "How much cream filling is TOO much?" and "Are Firework Oreos a concealed weapon?"

The Star Wars Universe is filled with beloved characters that we've seen evolve from movie to movie. But for every Luke Skywalker or R2-D2 there are just as many characters who were able to make a big impact in just one movie – or maybe even just one scene. That's why we're taking a look at the best characters who made only one appearance in the Skywalker Saga, burning bright like one of the binary suns of Tatooine before just as quickly fading away.

SHOW NOTES

• Dexter Jettster (Michael's Choice)
• Babu Frik (Richard's Choice)
• Lobot (Michael's Choice)
• Biggs Darklighter (Richard's Choice)
• EV-9D9 (Michael's Choice)
• Willrow Hood (Richard's Choice)
• Vice Admiral Holdo (Michael's Choice)
• The Sarlacc (Richard's Choice)

If you watched Saturday morning TV, you knew that some of the most interesting cartoons weren't even the regular shows - they were the commercials. Because what better way to hawk sugar bombs disguised as part of a nutritious breakfast than to come up with a cool or silly talking animal - preferably one who is having a mental breakdown because they can't get their favorite cereal?

This week we're joined by certified cerealogist Jeff Myhre as we discuss some of the most iconic cereal mascots of all time. This episode? It's GRRRRRR-... actually, I don't want to brag too much. It's OK, though.