The Hip Pocket

ALLIE GOERTZ is today’s guest, and if don’t already know Allie, you’re welcome for the introduction. A former editor of Mad magazine, a writer for @Midnight, a songwriter and performer, and an old-school podcaster, Allie has pretty much done it all. I’ve known her for a long time, and she was one of the first people I wanted to have on to give this format a test run.

Her three Hip Pocket picks this week are A Mighty Wind, They Came Together, and Big Night, and Aundria picked Sleeping With Other People as our response.

Finally, Drew chose to induct The Thin Man into the Hip Pocket Hall of Fame.

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The Hip Pocket is hosted by Drew McWeeny and Aundria Parker.

Craig Ceravolo is the show’s bandleader and producer. It is a Formerly Dangerous Production.

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It’s finally time for the second season of The Hip Pocket, and to get things rolling, we’ve got a very special guest.

BILL OAKLEY was a writer/producer for The Simpsons, eventually showrunning the series for several seasons with his creative partner, Josh Weinstein. They co-created the cult favorite Mission Hill, and more recently, Oakley is the creator and writer of Space: 1969, an original audio comedy for Audible. He’s also become a beloved figure on Instagram for his fast-food reviews, and just celebrated the Seventh Annual Steamie Awards.

Bill chose three Hip Pocket movies for us to watch and discuss: the very silly Who’s Minding the Mint?, Norman Lear’s blistering satire Cold Turkey, and the all-star comic avalanche that is It’s A Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World.

Each episode, we pick one film to discuss as a response to the movies our guest chooses, and this week’s response was the 1991 Sylvester Stallone comedy Oscar.

Finally, Drew chose to induct Monty Python’s Life of Brian into the Hip Pocket Hall of Fame.

If you’d like to support The Hip Pocket at Patreon, you can find us at https://www.patreon.com/c/DrewMcWeeny.

If you’d like to find us on BlueSky, you can find us at https://bsky.app/profile/itsthehippocket.bsky.social.

The Hip Pocket is hosted by Drew McWeeny and Aundria Parker, and Craig Ceravolo is the show’s bandleader and producer. It is a Formerly Dangerous Production.

You can find us at drewmcweeny.com and on your favorite podcasting apps!

The first season of The Hip Pocket comes to a close with an episode focused on the films of the 2020s. Aundria, Drew and Craig discuss the haunting Aftersun, the gleefully silly Love & Monsters, and the wild dark comedy Riders of Justice.

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The first season's almost over and Aundria, Drew and Craig look at the 2010s this time, discussing the Argentine black comedy Wild Tales, the geek documentary Wolfman's Got Nards, and John Carney's super-charming Sing Street.

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Drew, Aundria and Craig picks three Hip Pocket titles from the first decade of the 2000s, discussing 800 Bullets, George Washington, and the somehow still underrated Michael Clayton.

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The big Hip Pocket season one warm-up continues as we reach the 1990s. We talk about The Man in the Moon, Dogfight, and Grace of My Heart, and things get emotional!

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The first season of The Hip Pocket continues as Aundria, Drew and Craig pick three films from the 1980s. The Chocolate War, Summer School and The Big Easy all spark lively conversations as they discuss why they chose such unusual titles as part of this warm-up season.

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This is not the '70s episode you're expecting. Drew, Aundria, and Craig all choose a Hip Pocket title to represent one of the wildest decades of film, so get ready for conversation about The Silent Partner, Robert Altman's Nashville and the enduring classic Jaws... 2.

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Who does a full warm-up season for a podcast? Well, we do! And this is the fourth episode of this first warm-up season. We're still working out some sound issues, but it's starting to come together. More importantly, Aundria, Drew and Craig are starting to really enjoy this time they're spending together. This time, we're talking about the '60s, with Mary Poppins, Billy Liar, and The Bellboy giving us a very odd perspective on a swinging decade!

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The third episode of the warm-up season is all about the 1950s. Aundria, Drew and Craig pick Out of the Past, A Streetcar Named Desire, and Douglas Sirk's Imitation of Life.

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