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- 47: Nickelodeon nostalgia
Mike Carlson and Lindsay Katai join Jen this week to talk about all the great Nickelodeon shows of their childhood. From cool gameshows like Nick Arcade and Legends of the Hidden Temple, to weird cartoons like The Ren & Stimpy Show and Rocko's Modern Life, to totally unique live action shows like Clarissa Explains It All and The Adventures of Pete & Pete, there was something on Nickelodeon for every kid. And even though they might get some of the things about old Nickelodeon shows now that they didn't as kids, it doesn't mean they're any less fond of them as adults.
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Show notes:
- You can follow Mike and Lindsay on Twitter and see them in the Tournament of Nerds at Upright Citizens Brigade, where you can also see Mike on Harold team Kid Grift and check out Lindsay's show Les Sizzlerables.
- The Adventures of Pete & Pete
- Are You Afraid of the Dark?
- Clarissa Explains It All
- Legends of the Hidden Temple
- Nick Arcade
- The Ren & Stimpy Show
- SNICK
Theme song:
Alps by Motorama is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives (aka Music Sharing) License.
1 hr 13 min - 46: Crap Kingdom with DC Pierson
DC Pierson joins Jen this week to talk about his latest novel Crap Kingdom, which is about a teenager who discovers he's the Chosen One in a fantasy kingdom that to his disappointment turns out to be, well, crappy. DC also chats about his first book, The Boy Who Couldn't Sleep and Never Had To, and the various ways he interacts with his readers, from writing their names into custom rap songs if they pre-ordered Crap Kingdom, to replying directly to a query about his book on Yahoo Answers. Former theater nerds, current comedy nerds, really nerds of any kind will totally relate to DC's protagonists. And of course, idiot douchebags won't get it at all.
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Show notes:
- You can follow DC on Twitter, watch sketches by DERRICK comedy, see him in Shitty Jobs on Sundays at 11pm at Upright Citizens Brigade, and check out his weekly stand-up show Big Money on Thursdays at 7:30pm at The Virgil.
- Buy Crap Kingdom!
- Buy The Boy Who Couldn't Sleep and Never Had To!
- See DC at the LA Times Festival of Books on Sunday, April 21 at 1:30pm at the Young Adult Fiction: Guffaws & Giggles panel at the YA Stage.
- And check out the custom raps for people who pre-ordered Crap Kingdom!
Theme song:
Alps by Motorama is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives (aka Music Sharing) License.
1 hr 20 min - 45: TV show revivals
Jacki Merchant joins Jen this week to talk about the many TV shows that have in some way gotten a second wind. From a Kickstarter-funded movie years after the fact, to fan campaigns reversing cancellations, to changing networks or moving to Netflix, there are tons of examples of TV shows that have been rescued from the grave. Of course, for all the shows that got resuscitated and made good on their second shot at life, there are also a few that fumbled their reprieve.
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Show notes:
- Follow Jacki on Twitter
- Arrested Development
- Chuck saved by Subway
- Firefly / Serenity
- Girl Meets World
- Jericho
- Southland
- Terriers
- The Veronica Mars movie on Kickstarter
Theme song:
Alps by Motorama is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives (aka Music Sharing) License.
1 hr 10 min - 44: TED Talks
Alex Berg joins Jen this week to discuss the nerdy wonders that are TED Talks, the lectures on technology, entertainment, and design given throughout the year at various TED events as well as provided free online. From robotics to ancient relics to defining life, love, and consciousness, there's a TED talk for just about everyone, though Alex and Jen admittedly geek out primarily over the talks that fall under TED's "T." Of course, that doesn't mean they haven't also watched talks about porn and sex toys. They are human, after all.
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Show notes:
You can follow Alex on Twitter, see his improv group Convoy on Thursdays at 11pm at Upright Citizens Brigade Los Angeles, and check out his movie Hell Baby this fall.
- TED
- J.J. Abrams: The mystery box
- Blaise Aguera y Arcas demos Photosynth
- Theo Jansen: My creations, a new form of life
- Julia Sweeney has "The Talk"
- Edith Widder: How we found the giant squid
Theme song:
Alps by Motorama is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives (aka Music Sharing) License.
1 hr 19 min - 43: TL;DR
Guest James Mulholland returns (sorry, Stephen C. James, he's expanding his lead) for a nearly half-size episode on the internet phenomenon of TL;DR, or "too long; didn't read." Normally episode descriptions are more detailed than that, but when they are does anyone actually read them anyway? Maybe when they also tease exciting tangents, like a John Mayer spotting!
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Show notes:
- You can follow James on Twitter, but he doesn't necessarily advise it since he rarely tweets
- Google Reader and the petition to save it
- Instapaper
- The A.V. Club covering Gilmore Girls
Theme song:
Alps by Motorama is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives (aka Music Sharing) License.
40 min - 42: Completing the trilogies
Having finally watched the third installments of the Back to the Future and Star Wars franchises, Jen has Stephen C. James back for his third appearance on PrePopCulture. Though they agree that both movies aren't the most essential parts of their respective franchises, they disagree about which trilogy is better over all. And even though Jen watched all of Return of the Jedi, it's entirely possible she still managed to miss a very pivotal moment.
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Show notes:
- Follow Stephen on Twitter and check out his improv show The Sunday Social at iO West. His sketch show Sketch Devils returns to Second City in May.
Theme song:
Alps by Motorama is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives (aka Music Sharing) License.
1 hr 5 min - 41: Social media oversharing vs. social media blackout
Danny Cohen and Farley Elliott return this week to talk with Jen about the extreme ends of the spectrum when it comes to social media use. From why certain people (*ahem* Danny) choose to abstain from Facebook altogether, to why other people seem to think everything about their lives is worth sharing with the world, plus all the privacy issues that crop up in between, these three definitely agree on at least one thing: push notifications are annoying.
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Show notes:
- Follow Danny and Farley on Twitter and check out Minutiae. Farley is also one of the hosts of the Manifesto Show.
- Join Boppbopp
- Forever Dancer is an album Danny made. You can download it. Seriously.
Theme song:
Alps by Motorama is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives (aka Music Sharing) License.
1 hr 15 min - 40: Toys of the 80s and 90s
Andrew Wollman (Doctor Who Live!) returns to talk with Jen about their favorite toys from the 1980s and early 1990s. From Centurions to Lite-Brite to Skip-It, some of these old favorites have been forgotten, some have been updated for today's kids, and some, in retrospect, were maybe just invented for parents to tire their children out. Plus, Andrew reveals how he cleverly "supplemented" his allowance, and Jen realizes the stories she played out with her toys were not exactly normal.
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Show notes:
You can check out Andrew's tumblr and see him in Doctor Who Live! at iO West, the Tournament of Nerds at Upright Citizens Brigade, and his indie improv show The 11th Hour Show at the Clubhouse.
- Centurions
- Creepy Crawlers
- G.I. Joe USS Flagg
- Lite-Brite
- Pillow People
- Polly Pocket
- Teddy Ruxpin
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles slime and pizza thrower vehicle
Theme song:
Alps by Motorama is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives (aka Music Sharing) License.
1 hr 18 min - 39: Magic
Leeman Parker (The Filthy Liars) joins Jen this week to discuss the peaks and valleys of the popularity of magic over the years, from the heyday of the '80s and early '90s when magic could sustain a primetime TV special, to the late '90s trend of endurance stunts masquerading as illusions, to a potential resurgence on the horizon given two mainstream movies about magicians are due out within the next three months. Plus Leeman talks about his experiences performing at the Magic Castle, and Jen performs a feat of etymological magic by declaring "heisting" a word.
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Show links:
- See Leeman do improv with Bro Squad 5 at Second City's Saturday Night's Main Event every Saturday at 9:30pm, and perform comedy magic with The Filthy Liars at venues like the Magic Castle and the Hollywood Fringe Festival.
- 2006's dueling magic movies, The Illusionist and The Prestige
- David Copperfield's private islands, The Islands of Copperfield Bay
- The Incredible Burt Wonderstone
- The Magic Castle
- Magicians (2007)
- The Masked Magician
- Now You See Me
Theme song:
Alps by Motorama is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives (aka Music Sharing) License.
1 hr 19 min - 38: Horns by Joe Hill
Art Tebbel (Box Office Democracy) returns to discuss Horns by Joe Hill. Because what's more appropriate for Valentine's Day than a novel Stephen King's son wrote about a guy who was accused of raping and murdering his girlfriend suddenly waking up one morning to discover devil horns growing out of his head? That's right, nothing!
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Show notes:
- You can follow Art on Twitter and check out Box Office Democracy as a blog and podcast
- Horns
- And here's a picture of Daniel Radcliffe in costume as Ig
Theme song:
Alps by Motorama is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives (aka Music Sharing) License.
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PrePopCulture is a weekly one hour podcast in which my guests and I tackle all things pop culture. We'll chat about cool stuff that's under the radar, examine how things currently in pop culture got…
there, and even take a stab at where trends might go in the future.