Open Tabs

We are so excited about this one for so many reasons. First we are talking about a Wes Anderson film! Second we have a guest who is one of our favorite people on the planet Rev Dr John J Cox, our Morehouse brother and fellow cinephile and Wes Anderson devotee. Finally we make our YOUTUBE debut on this episode. We are excited to announce the Open Tabs Podcast has made it to video!! You can see Joe’s background changes, Calvin’s Drinks, our clothing homages to the movies and yes, a Surly Shirt makes an appearance. It’s a long one but trust us it’s worth it. As always we appreciate you liking, rating, reviewing, and subscribing. Tell a friend to tell a friend! Watch us grow!

Everybody we are back for the long awaited (1 day is a long time in the pandemic) episode on 2002’s Minority Report directed by the great Steven Spielberg and starring the incomparable Tom Cruise. The adaptation of Philip K Dick’s short story was a smash hit and we talk all about this game changing Sci Fi neo-classic. Like us, rate us, review us, and subscribe. Tell a friend to tell a friend! We love our listeners! Follow our new Instagram account @theopentabspodcast as well, we interact and want to know what you think!

We are back and we are so excited to expand our focus to another form of media! Our first episode about a television series and what a show to start with NBC’s The Office!! We switched the format up to handle this monster of a show, 9 seasons 201 episodes!! We give you all a comprehensive view of this CLASSIC sitcom! Also we are proud to present our Instagram page!!! @TheOpenTabsPodcast follow us! Subscribe to us on Spotify, Google podcasts, anchor, or whereever you get your podcasts!

Happy Festivus! We hope you are enjoying your holiday season! We are back with Calvin’s favorite! 1983’s A Christmas Story which may actually be on a 24 hour loop right now! Right as soon as we published I remembered two things I forgot to mention! The fact that kids ACTUALLY DO SHOOT THEIR EYES OUT! Ralphie’s mom was right! And the battle over the leg lamp (let us have it Reese!!!). Otherwise it’s a perfect episode!!! What am I saying? It’s perfect anyway! HOOOOO HOOOOOO HOOOOOOOO!! Merry Christmas, Happy Kwanzaa, and Happy Festivus for the rest of us!

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas y’all!!! We finally got around to talking about a a movie featuring one of our shared favorite actors, the indomitable Bill Murray. Joe tells us all about why Scrooged is his favorite Christmas movie. Calvin slept on this movie initially but has a new found great appreciation for it! Enjoy this episode guys. Rate us review us like us and subscribe!!!

We are so proud to be back for SEASON 2! Season 2! Season 2 of the Open Tabs Podcast! Tonight Joe and Calvin are getting into the holiday spirit and talking about our 5 favorite Christmas songs....and the one that didn’t quite make the list but needed to be discussed! We can’t wait for you to hear our back and forth!! Also be on the lookout for the associated playlist! Yeah we want y’all to enjoy what we enjoy! Look for our custom Spotify playlist “An Open Tabs Podcast Christmas”. It’s so good to be back!

It’s our last planned episode for this Season and man it’s a monster. Tonight we tackle John Singleton’s 1991 Oscar Nominated debut film Boyz N The Hood. We break down this true classic with writer, director, and producer Jamal Dedeaux. He brings his film expertise and knowledge as a native Angeleno to the table and BRUH, we get down to the nitty gritty. Listen to this one while you are waiting on your cart to refresh on whatever website you are getting your PS5 or air fryer from! You don’t want to miss this episode! Like us, rate us, review us and subscribe! Tell a friend! The Open Tabs Podcast is just getting started!

Joe and Calvin go all in on Spike Lee’s 4th film Mo Better Blues featuring Denzel Washington, Wesley Snipes, Joie Lee, and debuting Cynda Williams. We talk about the love of music and the love of women and the art of it all. Join us as we share our love of this film. Rate us, like us, subscribe, and review us!

Here it is ladies and gentlemen. We take you “back in the day” and we have our very first guest. Cash brings the west coast perspective to the conversation. Join Joe, Calvin, and Cash as we break down Rick Famuyiwa’s debut feature film starring Omar Epps, Taye Diggs, Richard T Jones, and Malinda Williams and the unsung young actors who REALLY hold the movie down. Like us, rate us, reviews us, and subscribe. Tell a friend to tell a friend! It’s only the beginning for #theopentabspodcast

27 years ago to the day of the publishing of this podcast, two truly classic albums were released. The Wu Tang Clan’s debut album Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) and A Tribe Called Quest’s “Midnight Marauders”. Joe and Calvin go all the way in and wax poetic about a day that changed hip hop and our very lives forever. Buckle up, this is a long one but it’s worth it! Rate us, like us, and subscribe! Up from the thirty six chambers!!! God lives through!