With Max tied up in LA, Mike and Shane welcome good friend of the pod Matt Unsworth (Heist Podcast) to take the third chair. They share industry stories, reminisce about their time working together, discuss the recent hiring and firing of former SNL cast member Shane Gillis, and finally answer the age old question: Leo or Brad?

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In this episode, we make all of your wildest dreams come true with the 2004 indie cult comedy NAPOLEON DYNAMITE

After Pops defends seeing it NINE times in movie theatres (4:52), we begin the case for keeping it on the pedestal with a discussion about comedy auteurs and if Jared Hess is truly one of them (16:15). We talk about why Kip rules (22:37), Pops posits that there's a lot more plot going on than meets the eye (30:40), and Shane votes for Pedro as his favorite character (35:08). We move on to the case for knocking it off the pedestal with all the hacky impressions it spawned (48:55), we examine why “Rex Kwan Do” feels like it belongs in an entirely different movie (55:19), and then talk about the creepy turn the film took with Uncle Rico (1:06:18).

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Max calls Mike and Shane from LA to discuss Instagram story etiquette, the Toronto International Film Festival, Bill Burr's latest special, and Shane's trip to Las Vegas. 

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Mike, Max, and Shane discuss TIFF, Scarlett Johansson & questionable casting practices, Lana Del Ray & criticism in art, Dave Chappelle's latest stand up special, and protesting Chick-fil-A.

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Mike, Max and Shane reconvene after the long weekend to discuss DJ Flume's on stage antics at Burning Man, Canadian NBA Players declining to play for the national team, Ariana Grande suing Forever 21, and Pete Davidson dating Margaret Qualley.

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In this episode, we cross you to the left and take you back to the right with the 1998 Spike Lee joint HE GOT GAME.

After both Shane and Mike disclose the legitimate cameos they have in two other massive basketball movies (8:04), we begin the case for keeping it on the pedestal with Shane's big reveal of what he now thinks of Ray Allen's performance (11:54). We get into Spike Lee's unique style as a director (25:13), why the story may be more sci-fi than sports (31:04), and discuss the legendary one on one game between Allen and Denzel (37:52). We move on to the case for knocking it off the pedestal with the bewildering hooker subplot (53:21), how many of the secondary characters constantly drag the movie down (58:23), and Pops has a major beef with the orchestral music choices (1:04:48).

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Mike, Max and Shane talk about a 4-way birthday party they attended this week, Shaquille O'Neal's animation contest, a potential malfunction with sex robots that could lead to fatal strangulation for users, and finally the gang tackles some more listener questions.

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In our final Personal Pedestal episode of season 2, we're living in a fairy tale with the 2003 Tim Burton fantasy comedy BIG FISH.

Mike explains why this movie is on his own personal pedestal, and what it was like to try and hold back his tears watching it alone in a movie theatre (6:10). After a deep dive into our thoughts on Tim Burton's career (11:45), we begin the case for putting it on the pedestal with the movie's theory that stories are meant to be more about feelings than facts (20:43). We get into Albert Finney's show-stopping “Crow” joke (33:15), and why the ending might be the greatest of all time (41:50). We move on to the case for keeping it off the pedestal with Ewan McGregor's bizarre accent work (44:53). We debate the harshness of Billy Cruddup's performance (49:18), how the love story may not have aged that well (54:55), and Mike speculates if this movie has the ultimate storytelling “cheat code” built into it (1:04:21).

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Mike, Max and Shane discuss Conan O'Brien on the cover of Variety representing the new wave of podcasters, “blue checkmark” status, recent criticism of Meghan Markle and Prince Harry for flying private while advocating environmental consciousness, and finally Shane shares a harrowing tale of confusion and potential fraud during his family vacation in Jamaica.

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In our second Personal Pedestal episode, we're your number one fan with the 1990 adaptation of the Stephen King horror novel MISERY.

Pops explains why this movie is on his own personal pedestal, and how he's been a devout Stephen King superfan since childhood (2:56). We then begin the case for putting it on the pedestal with the tour de force performance of Kathy Bates (8:37). We talk about the iconic sledgehammer scene (15:33), the prescience this film had on the rise of toxic fandom (30:17), and Mike makes the argument that Annie Wilkes is just a very effective creative director (46:36). We move on to the case for keeping it off the pedestal with the general “TV Movie” quality of the film (51:36), the myriad problems we all had with the ending (1:03:51), and we fiercely debate whether or not Wilkes uses a racial slur (1:07:37). Finally Mike wonders if the movie tips too far into being just “suffer porn” (1:11:07).

Mike, Max and Shane discuss Conan O'Brien on the cover of Variety representing the new wave of podcasters, “blue checkmark” status, recent criticism of Meghan Markle and Prince Harry for flying private while advocating environmental consciousness, and finally Shane shares a harrowing tale of confusion and potential fraud during his family vacation in Jamaica.

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