Pick 3 Podcast

Pick 3 Podcast

By Dave Thomas, Cariwyl Hebert, Kevin SmoklerArtsPerforming Arts
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Pick 3 Podcast episodes

  • Pick 3: Luck

     Episode length: 22 minutes

     

    Follow our correspondents on Twitter:

    Cariwyl Hebert (music): @salon97Kevin Smokler (books): @weegeeDavid Dylan Thomas (movies): @movie_pundit

    22 min
  • Pick 3: Wedding Anniversaries

    One movie, one book, one piece of music to celebrate (in this case) matrimony. 

     

    Episode length: 22 minutes

     

    Follow our correspondents on Twitter:

    Cariwyl Hebert (music): @salon97Kevin Smokler (books): @weegeeDavid Dylan Thomas (movies): @movie_pundit

    23 min
  • Pick 3: The Most Wonderful Time of the Year

    Before you ask, yes, we included Kwanzaa.

    • What we're all working on (0:29)
    • 1 Movie Why Christmas is the perfect time for an action movie. (2:47)
    • 1 Book Kevin extolls the virtues of the compilation. (9:28)
    • 1 Piece of Music It only took 75 years, but this piece finally became popular in the 60's. (17:30)
    • Triva Dave's personal connection to Kwanzaa which may or may not be apocryphal. (24:43)

    Follow our correspondents on Twitter:

    Cariwyl Hebert (music): @salon97Kevin Smokler (books): @weegeeDavid Dylan Thomas (movies): @movie_pundit

    29 min
  • Pick 3: Springtime

    On this episode: Hong Kong Action, Cruise Ships and Morning Glory Flowers

    • Dave is the President of Television (0:58)
    • 1 Movie: (includes bad joke about Yoda) (2:55)
    • Gymkata. Just. Gymkata. (6:00)
    • Book: (includes a biography of a shower head) (7:20)
    • Necessary apologies (8:49)
    • Music: (includes a piano tearin' it up) (13:00)
    • Trivia: Days you should never get married on. (16:44)
    • And away we go (20:49)

    Follow our correspondents on Twitter:

    Cariwyl Hebert (music): @salon97

    Kevin Smokler (books): @weegee

    David Dylan Thomas (movies): @movie_pundit

    22 min
  • Pick 3: Thanksgiving

    Food, family, and people who dress up like untensils.

    5:00 - 1 Piece of Music For the first time ever, Cariwyl goes first!

    9:06 - 1 Book A quintessential American journey for a quintessential American holiday.

    15:10 - 1 Movie This is what co-working looked like in the 1930's.

    21:04 - Trivia Let's talk "turkey."

    Follow our correspondents on Twitter:

    Cariwyl Hebert (music): @salon97

    Kevin Smokler (books): @weegee

    David Dylan Thomas (movies): @movie_pundit

    25 min
  • Pick 3: Autumn

    Another all-in-one-room episode celebrates Cariwyl's favorite season.

    1:17 - 1 Book The first time we've all read Kev's book recommendation.  Mark the day.

    7:12 - 1 Movie To our knowledge, the only intersection of Ray Bradbury and Pam Grier

    11:50 - 1 Piece of Music Not the Seasons you're expecting.

    16:35 - Trivia Let's all get really, really, really, really drunk.

    Follow our correspondents on Twitter:

    Cariwyl Hebert (music): @salon97

    Kevin Smokler (books): @weegee

    David Dylan Thomas (movies): @movie_pundit

    20 min
  • Pick 3: Back to School

    More pencils. More books. More teachers, dirty looks.

    2:26 - 1 Movie Somehow Dave fails to pick Back to School.

    7:06 - 1 Book A novel inspired by failing to write a novel.

    11:38 - 1 Piece of Music We had to get around to Mozart eventually.

    18:41 - Trivia The most ridiculous college mascot of all time.

    Follow our correspondents on Twitter:

    Cariwyl Hebert (music): @salon97

    Kevin Smokler (books): @weegee

    David Dylan Thomas (movies): @movie_pundit

    23 min
  • Pick 3: Hot! Hot! Hot!

    It's hot!  Damn hot!

    0:58 - The unfairness of the weather in Media versus San Francisco.

    2:21 - 1 Book You'll want to read this one in private.

    6:52 - 1 Movie If only this took place in the Arctic, no one would get hurt.

    12:36 - 1 Piece of Music Four bars of this piece are heard at least 1.8 billion times a day.

    Follow our correspondents on Twitter:

    Cariwyl Hebert (music): @salon97

    Kevin Smokler (books): @weegee

    David Dylan Thomas (music): @movie_pundit

    22 min
  • Pick 3(4): Memorial Day

    On this way late episode, we've got the entire crew (plus mystery guest!) in the same room. 

    In San Francisco. 

    • The Movie: Platoon. Oliver Stone on Vietnam. The first and best time. (2:00). 

                Addendum: Video tape is what exactly? (5:00)

    • The Book: And the Band Played On by Randy Shilts (5:40)

    • Bonus! The Theater Piece: Our Lady of 121st St. by Stephen Adly Guirgis (8:50)

                Addendum: He who does not suck (9:45)

    • The Music: Decoration Day by Charles Ives (14:30)

                Addendum: Did you know Mr. ives was also a successful insurance salesman? (16:00). 

    • The Trivia: Traditions around the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.  (23:00)
    27 min
  • Pick 3: New Year's Eve

    Out with the old!  In with the new!  (Several months late and completely out of order.)

    0:34 - The secret behind our Twitter handles.

    2:23 - 1 Book If it weren't for the movie, you would never picture Whitney Houston while reading this.

    8:55 - 1 Movie It's the zombie apocalypse. Let's go shopping!

    13:36 - 1 Piece of Music A musical family as hard sort out as the Wayanses.

    Follow our correspondents on Twitter:

    Cariwyl Hebert (music): @salon97

    Kevin Smokler (books): @weegee

    David Dylan Thomas (music): @movie_pundit

    27 min

About Pick 3 Podcast

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The Pick 3 Podcast recommends one movie, one book and one piece of music for a special time of the year.