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CHRISMUKKAH REVISITED To celebrate the holiday season we’re re-releasing the original Chrismukkah episode! Join Mike and Ryan as they review the 13th episode of The O.C.! Mike is officially introduced to the bi-religious holiday of ‘Chrismukkah’, thanks to Ryan, who has set this up for his parents: the Catholic guest star Taylor and the Jewish…

Mike and Ryan battle the Bait Shop bracket!

Movie of the Year 1988: My Neighbor Totoro The Taste Buds are discussin’ yet another hard-hitting, pull-no-punches drama with 1988’s Oscar-worthy My Neighbor Totoro, the movie that taught us that horrible forest monsters can be cute if they are furry and go into fugue states in between baring their oddly human teeth and bellowing in…

Mike and Ryan continue to discuss the ninth episode of the second season of The OC, The Ex-Factor! It's still the ABC's of love!

Movie of the Year 1988: State of the Franchises The Taste Budz–and two of their favorites from the Unnatural 20s podcast–have franchise fever and the only prescription is more franchise. That can’t be right. Why would franchises cure franchise fever? If anything they probably cause it, right? I bet the real prescription would be something…

THE OCD 57: The Ex-Factor Mike and Ryan discuss the ninth episode of the second season of The OC, The Ex-Factor! It’s the ABC’s of love! When Ryan wants to spend time with his ex, Mike says “X” must make some room for “I” and “U.” But there’s something that Mike doesn’t know. Also, Ryan has a…

Movie of the Year 1988: The Naked Gun The Taste Buds are yet another hard-hitting, pull-no-punches drama with 1988’s Oscar-eligible The Naked Gun, the movie that taught us that the Juice could really get it done as a dramatic actor. The boys discuss whether or not the humor of this movie still holds up thirty…

Mike and Ryan take a break from reviewing episodes to do a very special "Where Are They Now?" Over the course of the first fifty episodes of The OCD, Mike and Ryan have had to say goodbye to so many different characters. Tonight, they'll pause their journey of watching every single episode of The OC, and try to figure out where all of those people are right now. What happened to Luke? Where is Anna From Pittsburgh in 2019? Somehow, Mike and Ryan know all of the answers to all of those questions!

The Taste Buds are tackling the number 4 seed for 1988 on this week's episode: Akira. If you love hearing characters' names being yelled out, if you love teenagers with laser guns, if you demand little old baby people, then Akira is the movie for you. Our intrepid lads will tackle this very important part of Japanese cinema, but will they understand what is going on? I bet they do OK. They're not that bright, but they do their best. They will also decide the best 1988 fashions, do a bit of Akira trivia, and recast the podcast!

Movie of the Year 1988: Mixtape The Taste Budz–and two of their favorites from the Unnatural 20s podcast–have mixtape fever and the only prescription is more mixtape. Can these friends manage to craft, live and uninterrupted, a mix tape of the best songs of 19888? I don’t know, man, you’re going to have to listen,…