Mt. Rushmore Podcast

I'm the summary writer and I'm here to say, I'm the baddest rapper in the USA...

Sorry about that, guys, but I just had to do it. After all, we're talking about the lighter side of rap. While we've talked about gangster rap acts like NWA in the past, this week we're spitting out fire about artists who care more about getting a laugh than getting props for their rhymes.

And this week's extra-special, because it's Part One of our Wacky Mix Up where Jeff steps down from his high inquisitor throne to give his picks. This week he's taking on Michael while Richard takes a turn as judge.

SHOW NOTES

Michael's Choices:

"Lazy Sunday" by Lonely Island

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sRhTeaa_B98

"Parents Just Don't Understand" by DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jW3PFC86UNI

"Ya Mama" by Pharcyde

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lnCeZY6nxjQ

"White and Nerdy" by Weird Al Yankovic

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N9qYF9DZPdw

Jeff's Choices:

"Rapper's Choice" by Sugarhill Gang

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mcCK99wHrk0

"Me, Myself and I" by De La Soul

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P8-9mY-JACM

"Big Daddy vs. Dolemite" by Big Daddy Kane

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FOxgBl7s5lg

"So How's Ya Girl" by Handsome Boy Modelling School

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7orIJyPFCxw

Richard's Choice:

"Rappin' Rodney" by Rodney Dangerfield

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FLGxWPtgodo

What's up amigo? Friend? Pal? You get the idea, because this week we're talking about Sidekicks. No, not the Chuck Norris/Jonathan Brandis team-up from the 90s! Actual sidekicks - the people (or things) whose primary job is to support something else and make it better in the process.

The Swiss invented it. Mice swear by it. People are forced to smile at it's mere mention.

Here's to CHEESE: the cause of, and solution to, all of life's problems.

RICHARD "QUESO FUNDITO" MANFREDI and MICHAEL "MOZZARELLA FOR BLOOD" WINFIELD go head to head as they battle over the Mt. Rushmore of Cheese.

JEFFREY "THE FONDUDE" HOPKINS is our judge and makes up our formage-a-tois.

Breakfast is not only the most important meal of the day, but it's also the setting for some of the most important scenes in our favorite movies. To investigate, we invited our friend Alex Gradet of the Wild Brunch podcast on to debate the Rushmore of Breakfast Scenes in Movies.

So, butter up your bacon and load up your double decaf half caf with a twist of lemon - this one's fortified with all the important nutrients, minerals and laughs your body needs.

As the year begins to come to a close we decided to talk about the Mt. Rushmore of Songs about The Seasons. Paprika, Coriander... Oh! THOSE seasons!

For reals its a Mt. Rushmore of Songs About the Four Seasons: Sherry, Big Girls Don't Cry, Walk Like a Man and Workin' My Way Back To You

Oh, we're just being silly, there are only four seasons: Fall, Autumn, The Harvest and Halloween.

That's it. We did it. Every joke one could make before you even listen to the episode.

Kids! What's matter with kids today? A question that echoes through the ages from the cavemen of old to the millennial parents of today.

Rachel, from the excellent podcast We Are Weezer, joins us, not to talk Weezer, but about all those exasperating and needling things toddlers, kids and teens do that drive us parents up the wall.

Check out We Are Weezer podcast here!

https://www.weareweezer.com/

To celebrate Halloween we've invited the ladies from Stupidstition Podcast (Brenda and Liz), experts in all manor of spooky and spoopy subjects, to discuss the Mt. Rushmore of Hauntings. We delve into real world hauntings and those of a fictional nature to cover all things... unnatural.

Do you miss the days when FAKE NEWS meant stories about Bigfoot getting married, Elvis being spotted in an Akron bowling alley or the continuing adventures of Bat Boy? Then join us in looking back on some of the most unbelievable, outrageous and hilarious articles ever produced by the Weekly World News, aka America's Finest Newspaper.

No stone will be left unturned and no fact will remain unfabricated as do a deep dive into the tabloid waters to find the stories that you had to read to (not) believe.

SHOW NOTES

• Bat Boy! (Joint Choice)
• The Lincoln Leg Lock (Michael's Choice)
• Elvis Lives (Richard's Choice)
• Alien in Slammer After Fistfight with Bill… over Hillary (Michael's Choice)
• Ed Anger (Richard's Choice)
• Face of Satan Seen Over U.S. Senate (Michael's Choice)
• Bill Clinton Hires Three-Breasted Intern (Richard's Choice)

We've all done it - discovered that something in our fridge we really wanted is just a few days past the expiration date. But there's no mold on it, and it doesn't smell funny. Why not take a chance?

But what if we're talking months instead of days? 12 months, to be exact. We're talking about foods that you'd be willing to take the calculated risk on eating even if it's a year past its expiration date.

Live a little! Enjoy that Twinkie with the wrapper that looks like it dates back to the Carter Administration while you digest our high-quality, preservative-laden podcast.

SHOW NOTES

• Twinkies (Michael's Choice)
• Beef Jerky (Richard's Choice)
• Spices (Joint Choice)
• Nuts (Michael's Choice)
• Pasta (Richard's Choice)
• Cadbury's Creme Eggs (Michael's Choice)
• Hot Pockets (Richard's Choice)

We all know that we should eat healthier. But no one has ever come home from a miserable day at work and decided that the only thing that would make them feel better is a kale salad. When you are leaning on food as the crutch to get you through this slog we call life, you want carbs, sugar and/or greasy meat.

We're talking about our favorite comfort foods this week – the meals that make us feel all warm and squishy inside, and fat and squishy outside. What's your all-time comfort food?

SHOW NOTES

• Butter noodles (Michael's Choice)
• Boxed mac 'n' cheese (Richard's Choice)
• Grilled cheese and tomato soup (Michael's Choice)
• Chicken McNuggets (Richard's Choice)
• Numero Uno Pizza (Michael's Choice)
• Little Caesars Pizza (Richard's Choice)
• Pint of Gold Medal Ribbon ice cream (Michael's Choice)
• Bacon sandwiches (Richard's Choice)