You’re home. A lot. And you need something to watch. But not Breaking Bad or The Sopranos, or the usual suspects people suggest. You want something . . .  different. Enter The Cold Open Mini #11, in which Kynde Kiefel and Kathryn Frank name their top 5 non-canonical TV shows to rewatch (or watch for the first time) during our time of lockdown. Anime! Sitcoms! Comedy shows! All kinds of awesome things! The Cold Open Podcast is available on Apple Podcasts […]

In The Cold Open Mini #10, The Top 5 Concerts We’ve Seen Edition, Matt Reynolds and Robert Sickels give their lists and have a Double Life of Veronique moment when they realize they were likely at a ton of the same San Francisco Bay Area concerts 15 years before they first met! Songs from the artists featured on this Mini can be found on The Cold Open Mini Pod Spotify Playlist, which is fantastic. The Cold Open Podcast is available on […]

In The Cold Open Mini #9, Kynde Kiefel and Kathryn Frank name their top 5 problematic artists who they still kind of like. That Woody Allen tops one of the lists is not hugely surprising, but there are some other very unexpected choices! The Cold Open Podcast is available on Apple Podcasts and Spotify, so please rate, review, and subscribe!

In The Cold Open Mini #8, The Top 5 Movies Carried by a Single Performer Edition, Robert Sickels and Kynde Kiefel give their lists, which is highlighted by Kynde’s spectacular #1 choice! The Cold Open Podcast is available on Apple Podcasts and Spotify, so please rate, review, and subscribe!

In The Cold Open Mini #7, The Top 5 Books on Film/Music/Comics Edition, Matt Reynolds, Kathryn Frank, and Robert Sickels give their wildly divergent lists. Matt and Robert clearly love movies, while Kathryn is much more varied! The Cold Open Podcast is available on Apple Podcasts and Spotify, so please rate, review, and subscribe!

In The Cold Open Mini #6, The Top 5 Musical Acts No Longer With Us That We’d Love to See Edition, Matt Reynolds and Robert Sickels give their pleasingly eclectic lists. Songs from these acts, as well as every other musical artist that has been mentioned on the Minis so far, can be found on The Cold Open Mini Pod Spotify Playlist, which is already fantastic and will continue to grow in intriguing directions. The Cold Open Podcast is available on […]

In The Cold Open Mini #5, The Top 5 Songs We Are Embarrassed to Admit We Love as Much as We Do Edition, Matt Reynolds, Robert Sickels, and Kynde Kiefel give their respective lists, which are indeed delightfully embarrassing. The Cold Open Podcast is available on Apple Podcasts and Spotify, so please rate, review, and subscribe!

In The Cold Open Mini #4, The Top 5 Books to Read When You Have Time Edition, Robert Sickels and Kathryn Frank name the top five books they’ll be reading in the coming months (or not, if the social distancing ends). The Cold Open Podcast is available on Apple Podcasts and Spotify, so please rate, review, and subscribe!

In The Cold Open Mini #3, The Top 5 Songs for the End of The World Edition, Matt Reynolds, Robert Sickels, and special guest star Kathryn Frank name the top five songs they’ll be listening to if and when the end of the world comes around. The Cold Open Podcast is available on Apple Podcasts and Spotify, so please rate, review, and subscribe!

Matt Reynolds, Robert Sickels, and Kynde Kiefel are very grateful that their jobs allow them to work from home for at least the moment. And they have much love for those who aren’t as fortunate as they are and they are doing what they can to help. That said, working from home, though infinitely better than the alternative, is not all it’s cracked up to be. And so, with that in mind, comes The Cold Open Mini #2, The Top 5 […]