Mt. Rushmore Podcast

Boy, hasn't this Presidential election been a blast! Wait, no, scratch that – it's been a living hell. We might wish that it was fictional and it might seem like a bad dream, but it's happening. So let's blow off some steam and remind ourselves about some of the best Fictional Elections in history! This week, Michael and Richard debate the relevant issues of the day (i.e. whose Rushmore is better) while Jeff moderates and tries to keep the lies separated from the half-truths.

A big tip of the straw hat to Jennifer Skornik for suggesting the topic!

He goes by many names. Satan. The Devil. Lucifer. Beelzebub. The Father of Lies. Mr. Scratch. The Parking Lot Attendant Who Makes You Pay Full Price When You Lose Your Ticket Even Though You Just Run Into Ross For Five Minutes. And there are just as many pop culture representations of him as there are names, likely because the entertainment industry lies clutched in his grip. Or because writers are lazy.

Michael, Richard and Jeff take a trip to the dark side and reveal some of the most iconic pop culture Devils as we get ready for Halloween.

SHOW NOTES

Michael's Picks

Saturday Night Live "Devil Can't Write No Love Song" Sketch

"Oh God, You Devil" Lucifer Morningstar

• Character Bio at Comic Vine
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qFO9p1uN8Qs

John Milton from "The Devil's Advocate"

• "Did You Forget How Insane 'The Devil's Advocate' Was?" - i09
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RGR4SFOimlk

Richard's Picks

Saturday Night Live "The People's Court" Sketch

Ray Wise from "Reaper"

• Ray Wise "Reaper" Reunion Interview
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z8BuqsazOS8

The Devil from "The Devil Went Down to Georgia"

• Charlie Daniels Earns Gold With "The Devil Went Down to Georgia" - The Boot.com
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DNSljt0i3TI

The New Jersey Devils Mascot

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ksTnfz-F8KE
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mIhFoVy1v70

It's LADIES NIGHT at the Mt. Rushmore Podcast! And not in that creepy nightclub kind of way but in a fun karaoke way! This week the topic is Songs Drunk Women Sing at Karaoke, and it felt wrong for a bunch of guys to discuss this. Instead, we invited our wives to break it down. Emily and Sara put in their song slips, and don't forget to tip your KJ (Karaoke Judge) Jen. Order your Long Island Ice Tea and get ready to jump on-stage.

Emily's Choices

"Bitch" by Meredith Brooks

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bv8ug5fSZAk

"Girls Just Wanna Have Fun" by Cyndi Lauper https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UheLTT11hcU

"The Boy Is Mine" by Brandy & Monica https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O94xkGynYRs

"Everybody" Backstreet Boys https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=keejy6-6xt4

Sara's Choices

"I've Never Been to Me" by Charlene https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AfLU0qPbOS4

"Papa Don't Preach" by Madonna https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aP2cLzLZfho

"Total Eclipse of the Heart" by Bonnie Tyler https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sj1QoCg3Qlw

"I Will Survive" by Gloria Gaynor https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=siu1f5bVf2I

You're all set - you have tickets to go see your favorite band. You're pumped, so you get there early and prepare yourself for a once-in-a-lifetime performance. Then the show starts and...everything falls apart.

Join us as we - a bunch of 30- and 40-year-olds - tell the people who ruin our concert experiences to get off our lawn, and get off of the stage.

When it's time for the Mt. Rushmore Podcast to party, we will always party hard! In this episode, we take a look at the good, bad and crazy things that always seem to happen during a party. Michael is tapping the keg, Richard is yelling at the DJ to cut out that disco crap and Jeff is keeping an eye out in case the fuzz shows to to harsh our mellow.

SHOW NOTES

Richard's Choices

Drinking Games, Bringing a Strange Guy, Drugs Gone Awry, Breakups at the Party

Michael's Choices

Booze, Andrew W.K., The Cops!, Pizza on a Turntable

A bit of a different episode this week - we went out to the LA Podcast Festival a couple of weeks ago and had a great time meeting some old friends and making new ones. While we were there, we decided to ask some of our fellow podcasters about who would be on THEIR Mt. Rushmore of Podcasts. And by "us" we mean Jeff, who basically was a one-man wrecking crew of awesomeness.

You know the saying: fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, I'll punch you in the nose. I think that's right. Regardless, hoaxes have been around along as people have loved making other people look stupid. So, that is to say, forever. But some hoaxes are more memorable and creative than others.

SHOW NOTES

Michael's Picks

Patterson-Gimlin Bigfoot Film

• Wikipedia Entry (Seriously, It's Crazy) - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patterson%E2%80%93Gimlin_film
• Is There Anyone Left Who Still Believes the 1967 Bigfoot Film Is Real? – DangerousMinds.net - http://dangerousminds.net/comments/is_there_anyone_left_who_still_believes_the_1967_bigfoot_film_footage

Bonzai Kitten

• Bonzai Kitten Entry – KnowYourMeme.com - http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/events/bonsai-kittens
• Bonzai Kitten – Museum of Hoaxes - http://hoaxes.org/archive/permalink/bonsai_kitten

Great Moon Hoax of 1835

• On This Day In History: The Great Moon Hoax of 1835 – History.com - http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-great-moon-hoax
• The Great Moon Hoax Was Simply a Sign of Its Time – Smithsonian.com - http://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/great-moon-hoax-was-simply-sign-its-time-180955761/?no-ist

Paul Is Dead

• The "Paul Is Dead" Myth – The Beatles Bible - https://www.beatlesbible.com/features/paul-is-dead
• Paul Is Dead: How the Internet Fueled the Beatles Conspiracy Theory – Makes Use Of - http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/paul-is-dead-the-beatles-conspiracy-theory/

Richard's Picks

Cardiff Giant

• Cardiff Giant: "America's Biggest Hoax" – Live Science - http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/paul-is-dead-the-beatles-conspiracy-theory/
• The Cardiff Giant: The Biggest Hoax of the 19th Century – Jstor Daily - http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/paul-is-dead-the-beatles-conspiracy-theory/

Joey Skaggs' Cathouse for Dogs

• If You're Reading This, You've Already Been Conned – Observer.com - http://observer.com/2016/06/if-youre-reading-this-youve-already-been-conned-joey-skaggs-doc-premieres-in-les/
• Cathouse for Dogs – JoeySkaggs.com - http://joeyskaggs.com/html/cat.html

Sidd Finch

• The Curious Case of Sidd Finch – Sports Illustrated - http://www.si.com/mlb/2014/10/15/curious-case-sidd-finch
• Legend of Sidd Finch Lives On In Brooklyn – MILB.com - http://www.unmuseum.org/cropcir.htm

Crop Circles

• Crop Circles From Outer Space? – UnMuseum.com - http://www.unmuseum.org/cropcir.htm
• Crop Circle Was a Publicity Stunt: Why Experts Were Fooled – LiveScience.com - http://www.livescience.com/42368-crop-circle-hoaxes.html

The actor. A man or woman solely dedicated to their craft of taking the works of the world's most talented playwrights and screenwriters and giving them life. Or, sometimes, they are happy to get a scene in a Fast & the Furious sequel with FIVE WHOLE LINES. Well, the hell with the Joe Schmo actors - we're only talking about the best of the best.

This week, Richard and Michael try on the Masks of Comedy and Drama to explore the real - and we mean full on no fucking around - best actors ever. Meanwhile, Jeff plays "director", which mainly means shouting things at us through an old-timey megaphone.

There's nothing worse than going to your favorite bar or restaurant and having your night ruined by some lout without a clue about the concept of civility. Some people simply can't handle the basic manners required to eat anywhere but a Golden Corral, and even than they are probably cutting in line for the Chocolate Fondue Waterfall!

Richard, Michael and Jeff know about eating and drinking – they've been doing it their whole lives! This week they get together to discuss some of the rudest, most ignorant and just plain stupid things that customers do at bars and restaurants.

SHOW NOTES

General Stupid Customer Links

"Astounding Stupid Restaurant Customers – Part 1 and Part 2" - Jezebel

Joint Pick

Bill Splitting

• "11 Things Which Will Always Happen When You Come to Split a Group Restaurant Bill" - Marie Claire UK

Richard's Picks

Tipping with Change

• "Do Waitstaff Hate Change?" - Ask Metafilter

Having to Sit Facing the Door

• "Eat Out with the Sopranos...But Sit Facing the Door" - The Independent

Not Knowing What to Order at a Fast Food Place

• "It's Not Your Imagination: Fast Food Is Getting Slower" - Forbes.com

Michael's Picks

Bad Tipping

• "Tipping Guide for Good and Bad Service from an Ex-Waitress" - Moneyning

Jukebox Abuse

• "Jukebox Etiquette 101" - Shaken and Stirred

Ordering Off Menu

• "Modern Manners: Ordering Off Menu" - The Guardian

Baseball is our national pastime for a reason - there's nothing that says summer in the USA like taking the family to game, getting some hot dogs, drinks and peanuts, and then taking out a second mortgage to pay for all of it.

But let's be honest - as great as baseball is, some of the best things about going to a game aren't necessarily about what happens on the diamond. There's a lot of time to kill while watching a game, which means a lot of time to notice the little things that make baseball so unique.