The Cold Open Podcast

In The Cold Open Mini #21, The Top 5 Pop Culture Blindspots Part #2 Edition, Kynde Kiefel and Robert Sickels name their top 5 pop culture blind spots, which includes, among other things around which there’s an inexplicable cultural hubbub, reality TV singing competitions, Twitter, the Kardashians, Twitch, and one hugely popular TV sitcom that made both of their lists!

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Despite an unexpected dusting of morning snow covering the Blue Mountain foothills to the east of Walla Walla, the weather is definitely turning for the better. The valley is in bloom and summer is rapidly approaching.  With that in mind, in The Cold Open Mini #20,  Matt Reynolds and Kathryn Frank name their top 5 songs in anticipation of summer.

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When the nominees for the 81st Academy Awards were announced, there was an immediate uproar surrounding The Dark Knight’s failure to secure a Best Picture nomination.  After that initial uproar and the subsequent poorly rated Oscars’ telecast, the Academy revamped the rules to include up to 10 Best Picture nominees in the hopes of including more audience friendly box office hits, à la The Dark Knight.  But was the main issue The Dark Knight not being nominated, or was that merely the tip of a much bigger iceberg?  In The Cold Open Mini #19, The Top 5 Films NOT Nominated for Best Picture in 2009, Kathryn Frank and Robert Sickels revisit that year in movies to come up with their alternative slates. In considering their crossover free lists, one thing becomes clear: no matter how you look at it, 2008 (the film year the 2009 Oscars honored) was a SPECTACULAR year in movies!

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In The Cold Open Mini #18, The Top 5 Songs About Art Edition, Matt Reynolds and Kynde Kiefel reveal their wildly eclectic lists.  And in an expected turn of events, one of them shares their singing voice!!!

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It’s been argued that great books make for bad movies, so does that mean that bad books make for great movies?  Or is the truth stranger than fiction?  Find out the answer to these questions and more in The Cold Open Mini #17–The Top 5 Best & Worst Movies Based on Books Edition–in which Kynde Kiefel names the worst ever literary adaptions while Kathryn Frank names the best.  And never the twain shall meet.

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In The Cold Open Mini #16–The Don’t Remake That Edition–Matt Reynolds and Robert Sickels each name their top 5 worst movie remakes. While there are no shared choices, there is a recurring figure (hint: his name rhymes with “Rickolaus Mage”) and a recurring genre (hint: there is singing and dancing).

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In The Cold Open Mini #15, The Top 5 Reasons to Watch, or Not Watch, The Tiger King Edition, Robert Sickels and Kynde Kiefel give their reasons, with Kynde being pro and Robert being con.

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In The Cold Open Mini #14, The Top 5 Pop Culture Blindspots Part #1 Edition, Matt Reynolds and Kathryn Frank go over their lists, which include some jaw dropping choices. Friends? Yup. K-Pop. Yessiree. Harry Potter????? The Simpsons????? How is that even possible!!!

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In The Cold Open Mini #13, The Top 5 Best Movies Adapted from Comic Books Edition, Kathryn Frank and Robert Sickels give their super intriguing lists, highlighted by Kathryn’s very surprising #1!

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In The Cold Open Mini #12, The Navel Gazing Edition, Matt Reynolds names his top five episodes from mostly other podcasts named The Cold Open, whereas Kynde Kiefel names her top five episodes of this Cold Open podcast. You get the added bonus of hearing Matt’s dog bark in the background and a dishwasher being unloaded. Welcome to podcasting remotely from our respective houses!

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