Mt. Rushmore Podcast

Join us for our live National Pizza Day celebration as we're joined by pizza expert Steve Dolinsky of Pizza City USA to discuss some of the most iconic pizza styles that you love to eat.

As Angelenos, we spend A LOT of time driving in our cars. Which gives us plenty of time to think about…well, driving in our cars. This week we're unpacking the stream of conscious thoughts we have whether we're stuck in bumper to bumper traffic or flooring it on the open road.

FIGHT! This week, the fists fly as we get into it and discuss some of the greatest brawls in movie history. Chairs will be broken, beers will be spilled and people are definitely going to be dodging some punches using that cool Matrix dodging thing.

SHOW NOTES

• "Matrix Reloaded" (Michael's Choice)
• "They Live" (Richard's Choice)
• "Kill Bill Vol. 1" (Michael's Choice)
• "Raiders of the Lost Ark (Richard's Choice)
• "Popeye" (Michael's Choice)
• "Anchorman" (Richard's Choice)
• "Anchorman 2" (Michael's Choice)
• "Drunken Master II" (Richard's Choice)

What's the only thing cuter than a baby? A baby version of a grown-up character that we already know and love. It's one of the oldest tricks in the world of film and television, and yet it works every single time.

SHOW NOTES

• Muppet Babies/Baby Animal (Joint Choice)
• Baby Yoda (Richard's Choice)
• Baby Groot (Joint Choice)
• Lowercase Cursive "e" (Michael's Choice)
• Baby Jesus (Richard's Choice)
• X-Babies (Michael's Choice)

One. Maybe fourteen. Heck, seven is a number...two.

This week we look at fantastic numbers in pop culture and see which ONEs... make our personal Mt. Rushmores.

Look, it took a few weeks to edit the easiest podcast of the year where we gush about our past year's achievements, but we're finally here.

Episode 200! TWO-DOUBLE-OH!

In this episode we look back fondly at the last fifty-one episodes and talk about the fun picks and favorite episodes of 2019.

Some of my favorite Vanity projects include the R&B/funk girl group Vanity 6 along with her roles in movies such as "The Last Dragon" and "Action Jackson." Some this week we're going to do a deep dive into her career including her time with Prince along with…

Wait, that's the not the type of vanity project we're talking about? Whoopsie!

In all seriousness, sometimes celebrities reach a position of power where they can get their dream project greenlit by the Powers That Be, regardless of logic or common sense. Not all vanity projects are bad but, let's face it, most of them are pretty embarrassing. So, let's laugh at people who, like Icarus, flew too close to the Sun.

Stupid Icarus.

SHOW NOTES

• "Give My Regards to Broad Street" (Richard's Choice)
• "The Transformed Man" by William Shatner (Jeff's Choice)
• "Lady in the Water" (Richard's Choice)
• "The Room" (Jeff's Choice)
• Chris Gaines (Richard's Choice)
• "The Razor's Edge" (Jeff's Choice)
• The Dukes of Stratosphear (Richard's Choice)
• "Strange Magic" (Jeff's Choice)

No matter what kind of crap you're into, there is some greedy filmmaker just itching to exploit the hell out of it. Is it urban crime? Reefer madness? Or just plain old regular madness? This week we debate the exploitation films of a bygone era that really milked it for all it's worth.

Even the greatest musicians need an extra hand sometimes. Whether it's a sizzling guitar solo or some sweet background harmonies, having a special guest musician can take a good song and make it great. This week we're discussing artists who have not merely butted into another musician's songs but have made the song better in the process.

SHOW NOTES

• "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" by the Beatles featuring Eric Clapton (Joint Choice)
• "(Nothing But) Flowers" by the Talking Heads featuring Johnny Marr (Richard's Choice)
• "No One Knows" by the Queens of the Stone Age featuring Dave Grohl (Michael's Choice)
• "Fairytale of New York" by the Pogues featuring Kirsty MacColl (Richard's Choice)
• "Gossip Folks" by Missy Elliot featuring Ludacris (Michael's Choice)
• "Groove Is in the Heart" by Dee-Lite featuring Bootsy Collins (Richard's Choice)
• "Shiny Happy People" by R.E.M. featuring Kate Pierson (Michael's Choice)

Here's a Hot Take for you: No one needs to explain what a Hot Take is.