Vicarious Living

Part II of our Smallville pods includes the top episode from both Season 2 and Season 3. First up is a cameo by 1978 Superman himself: Christopher Reeve followed by Clark going bad on Red Kryptonite in our second episode. What a true delight digging into fun facts from the first Superman movie along with cave hieroglyphics, secret phone pics, dial-up internet, appropriate text response time, Lana & Clark's first kiss (with the help of Avril Lavigne), Clark on red kryptonite hurting our stomachs like Tobey Maguire in Spiderman 3, hands off parenting, bad haircuts, and going mentally insane alone on islands. Featuring clips/music from the show, MCITW (sponsored by Wicklow Wear), hypothetical role play, and MVP of the Week (sponsored by the industry of Japanese denim).

Wind & Pipes are back to the small screen to discuss the Smallville TV show, specifically the Pilot episode of Season 1. Part I of the 5-Part Smallville series breakdown. Topics include theories on why Superman has historically failed, how the show solves that, NXIVM sex cults, Eurasia, Clark against his biggest foe to date: QB1, freshman hazing, and much more! Featuring hypothetical role play, MCITW (sponsored by Wicklow Wear), clips/music from the show, player breakdown, and MVP of the Week (sponsored by the industry of Japanese Denim).

Megan O returns to guest spot on a movie that can be used as instrumental advice for all the Teens out there: He's Just Not That Into You! While there were no actual teens in this movie, this should be treated as a 101 Guide on knowing when it's just not working and to bounce from a relationship. Topics include: self help books, Sex and the City similarities, pathetic relationship gameplay behavior, rules of attraction and relationship power dynamics, knowing that you're always the rule (not the exception), sociopaths cheating in offices, and woke badges on to discuss this movie not aging well in regards to treatment of women. Featuring Tips for the Kids, clips/music from the movie, MCITW (sponsored by Wicklow Wear), Ryan Phillippe Practice Hero Award of the Week, player breakdown, and MVP of the Week.

On this week's VL Podcast, Brian & Pat break down the Teen Indie Movie Classic: Adventureland....a coming of age story about Jesse Eisenberg figuring out what to do with his life after graduating college. Topics include: Hollywood's Blacklist, mom clowns, Twilight, shoe brothers, Ryan Reynold's being way better at a 7.5 vs a 10, working at amusement parks, Amadeus on repeat, pool flirts, 80s clothes (or lack there of), and culminating scenes in the rain! Featuring the Ryan Philipee practice hero award, clips/music from the movie, MCITW (spnsored by Wicklow Wear), player breakdowns, and MVP of the Week (sponsored by the industry of Japanese Denim).

Movie Breakdown week as Brian & Pat dig into one of the first high school comedies ever made: Fast Times at Ridgemont High. Topics include early product placement, Jennifer Jason Leigh's career goal of never being famous, Phoebe Cates and about as deep as deep dives get on her red bikini pool scene, Nicolas Coppola's first acting role, creepy dudes at mall food courts, teen relationship windows sailing away, 80s hair, first date etiquette, Brad's formal fantasies, and Spicoli's ground-breaking stoner performance. Featuring player breakdowns, hypothetical role plays, MCITW (sponsored by Wicklow Wear), Ryan Philipee Practice Hero Award, and MVP of the Week (sponsored by the industry of Japanese Denim).

As we wrap up our final Beverly Hills podcast on Season One, it was only right to jump ahead to Season 5 and catch a glimpse at one of the most perfect human beings ever created: Kelly Kapowski (aka Valerie Malone)...What a perfect way to cap off our 90210 journey! On this Final Part IV episode, topics include: Mr Walsh getting another promotion back to Minneapolis (putting him on pace to be a billionaire by 50), weird family anonymous voting, too many cast members, Andrea making everyone's stomach hurt with her sexual advancements, shitty background music, Brandon sucking per usual, inexplicable 90s goatee's, and cock block of the century. Featuring clips/music from the show, Ryan Philipee practice hero award, MCITW (sponsored by Wicklow Wear), and the MVP of the Week (sponsored by Japanese Denim.

Part III of Beverly Hills 90210 in the books as Wind & Pipes dig into high school slumber parties and a little game the teens like to call "Skeletons in the Closet" (combination of zero lying and really bad attitudes). This episode also includes the con of the 20th century as Brandon and Steve fail to realize that two of the hottest 25 year olds ever are only into them for their money (shocking to no one (except Ian Ziering)). Featuring hypothetical role play, MCITW (sponsored by Wicklow Wear), clips/music from the show, and MVP of the week (sponsored by Japanese Denim).

VL Movie Breakdown week as Wind sits down with two guests who are not girls, but also not yet women: Mag D and Michelle J. Listen in as the gang discusses old dudes driving high schoolers cross country, karaoke on steroids, creepy guys grinding, garlic breath, Chekhov's blue beer bottle, and pop-star vanity projects. Featuring clips & A LOT of music from the movie, player breakdown, Ryan Philipee Practice Hero Award, plot for Crossroads 2, MCITW (sponsored by Wicklow Wear), and MVP of the movie (sponsored by Japanese Denim).

Wind & Pipes are back to discuss Part II of the Beverly Hills 90210 journey, with special focus dedicated to Kelly's mom's meltdown at the mother-daughter fashion show. While fashion shows are a staple in teen dramas, we have never encountered a mother-daughter combo one...needless to say: fireworks ensued. Listen along as we dive head first into some serious mom drama as Kelly attempts to deal with her mom's addiction to drugs and alcohol. Featuring a podcast warm-up compilation, clips/music from the show, MCITW (sponsored by Wicklow Wear), Ryan Philipee Practice Hero Award, and MVP of the Week.

Wind & Pipes dive into a new show that takes Teen Drama all the way back to the beginning: Beverly Hills 90210! So refreshing to see where some of our favorite teen tropes (such as wrong side of the tracks, close to a body of water, parent drama, angsty teens, teacher hook-ups, want what you can't have, timely indie music, "is it on right now?" looks, brooding/smoldering, and rich kids living lives that are completely foreign to the rest of us normal people) all began! This week, we spend a lot of time on the man, the myth, the legend: Luke Perry, as he is introduced to the cast and fireworks ensue. Featuring player breakdown, hypothetical role-play, MCITW (sponsored by Wicklow Wear), and MVP of the week.