The Wastebasket

By The Wastebasket

Your friends Jordan and Chris laugh and weep about life and movies. You've found the podcast that proves it's possible to be all things to all people.... more

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The podcast currently has 65 episodes available.

The Wastebasket episodes:

July 29, 2020 25: Stick to the script
Jordan and Chris discuss televised sports in the age of corona***** . What it means that Rocket League is going Free To Play (18:10). Then they review the indie movie "Sorry to Bother You" (24:33). On the next podcast, they will review "Everybody Knows".
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51min
July 22, 2020 24: Nobody handles garbage better than we do
Chris and Jordan discuss how bad things are bad, and Kanye's vision for the country. Then, they share their thoughts about the musical "Hamilton" on Disney+ (24:20). Finally, they review the classic movie "Tremors" (34:55). For the next podcast, they will be reviewing "Sorry to Bother You".
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54min
July 07, 2020 23: Bacon Bacon 9-40
Jordan and Chris discuss America's impending doom, and Zebra vs. Unicorn businesses. Chris goes through Apple's announcements at WWDC 2020 (18:30). Then they review the movie "The Vast of Night" (48:07). For the next podcast, they will be reviewing "Tremors".
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1h 6min
June 26, 2020 22: Let the wild rumpus begin
Chris and Jordan discuss the PlayStation 5 design, the Windows apps Jordan loves, and what Chris thinks of the Lenovo X1. They review the movie "Her Smell" (33:55). For the next podcast, they will be reviewing "The Vast of Night".
Playstation 5 - Chris hates
Everything - excellent search tool for Windows
7-zip - archiving and extraction tool
Audacity - Audio editing software that's better than what Chris uses
Send to Kindle for PC - Send files directly from computer to your Kindle
Freedom - Productivity tool to assist you in blocking internet for specific time periods
SumatraPDF - Ugly website for a great product
Notepad++ - Fast text editor
WinDirStat - Lightweight tool for seeing what's taking up space on your PC
Google Keep - Nice to do list / note taking app
Lenovo X1 Carbon - Chris loves more than a Mac
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57min
May 28, 2020 21: Please depart
Chris and Jordan discuss trains (again) in Los Angeles & Washington DC, and dive deep into Chris's favorite Mac apps. Then they discuss this week's movie, "Train to Busan" (31:35).
For the next podcast, they will be reviewing "Her Smell".
Chris's favorite Mac app list: https://chrisltd.com/blog/2020/05/mac-apps-i-use-2020

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1h 1min
May 18, 2020 20: Lot of tea leaves about
Jordan recommends "The Darkest Timeline Podcast with Ken Jeong and Joel McHale" for die-hard Community fans. Chris and Jordan discuss the fractures the pandemic has exposed in THE ECONOMY (14:25). They then discuss this week's movie pick, "The Limey" (43:15).

For the next podcast, we will be discussing "Train to Busan".

Recent article on Limey re-release and editing process : https://nofilmschool.com/the-limey-steven-soderbergh-interview
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1h 22min
May 05, 2020 19: Get back inside your tent
In this podcast, Chris and Jordan reminisce on on archaic means of watching movies (Blockbuster! DVDs) and playing games (Best Buy!). Jordan makes some typical tasteless jokes. Then they are joined by popular guest, Andrea, to discuss "Hostiles" (31:25). Spoiler alert: There's some disagreement.
Retro Sloth's game streaming channel
Hostiles (2017)
Next Podcast: The Limey (1999)
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1h 19min
April 18, 2020 18: Engage
This episode of The Wastebasket was declared an essential service by the US government! Don't call us heroes though - we're just doing our jobs. Chris breaks down an Apple-Google partnership that may help us do contact tracing and improve our chances of less future lockdowns while Jordan has some umbrage about the privacy implications.
In entertainment, we discuss the first season of the Kurtzman-Chabon joint, Star Trek: Picard (45:48). Full spoilers for Picard, and a few from many other Star Trek series.
Links:
Star Trek: Picard
Reviews of Picard that are referenced: Tor.com | The Guardian
Alan Sepinwall on season lengths
Other references to episode and season length from Vulture and The Ringer
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1h 32min
March 31, 2020 17: Stop touching your face, Dave
Welcome to a very special Pandemic Pod! We dive into life under self-isolation rules in NYC and LA, the divisive politics of the moment and what we hope are some positives that we can take away from this global crisis. We are then joined by special guest / fan favorite Andrea to discuss Contagion (1:00:40), dip our toes into Outbreak (1:15:30) and Twelve Monkeys (1:19:00), and conclude with some Brad Pitt appreciation.

You can find Andrea's Jewelry on her website and Instagram.

Films:
Contagion
Outbreak
Twelve Monkeys
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1h 48min
March 22, 2020 16: Jonathan, do what you do best
Jordan and Chris discuss water stores in Los Angeles, food and package deliveries during the Coronavirus panic, and Chris's visit to Baltimore. Chris has an update on his laptop (23:10). Then Chris and Jordan review three movies, Jojo Rabbit (26:50), John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum (36:10), and Greta Gerwig's Little Women (47:50).
The Coronavirus Explained & What You Should Do (Kurzgesagt)
Go see big ships in Baltimore
Patriots Point in Charleston
Movies Discussed:
Jojo Rabbit (2020)
John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum (2019)
Little Women (2019)
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1h 3min

FAQs about The Wastebasket:

How many episodes does The Wastebasket have?

The podcast currently has 65 episodes available.