We’re joined by Bryan Quinby to review Jerry Seinfeld’s new Netflix film Unfrosted, about the invention of Pop Tarts. We dive into this bizarre &amp; joyless cultural artifact which is a parade of humiliation for the numerous comedians featured in it, and a window into the seemingly bottomless well of misanthropy underneath Seinfeld’s banal observational humor. A romp! Find Bryan’s podcast GUYS, a podcast about guys, wherever you get podcasts, and subscribe here: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/MurderXBryan/posts" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.patreon.com/MurderXBryan/posts</a>

833 - Fruit Brute feat. Bryan Quinby (5/16/24)

Will &amp; Hesse are joined by Aaron &amp; Carlee of the Hit Factory Podcast to discuss two neo-noirs, 1991’s One False Move&nbsp;directed by Carl Franklin, and 1994’s The Last Seduction&nbsp;directed by John Dahl. Both explore the classic noir themes of evil, greed, lust &amp; betrayal, with One False Move&nbsp;exploring the dark brutality of the genre, and The Last Seduction&nbsp;having sexy fun with it. Enjoy the 90’s Bills quadruple feature of Paxton, Pullman, Bob Thornton &amp; Buffalo. Also, Linda Fiorentino 🔥🔥🔥🥵. Find Hit Factory wherever you get podcasts, and subscribe here: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/hitfactorypod" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.patreon.com/hitfactorypod</a>

MM20: 90’s Neo-Noirs feat. Hit Factory Podcast

Alex is on today as we catch up with the weekend’s drama over the 2024 Eurovision song contest and ask which is more real, twitter or Eurovision (those are the only two options). Then, some disastrous new polls for the Biden campaign, Trump searches for a VP and praises Hannibal Lecter, and Bret Stephens &amp; Gail Collins search for the true value of a commencement speech and decide it’s about telling kids to get off their damn phones. Check out WFYM radio: <a href="https://chapofym.podbean.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://chapofym.podbean.com/</a>

832 - Real World Blues feat. Alex Nichols (5/13/24)

We’re joined by a former university administrator (who prefers to remain anonymous, though we have reviewed and verified their credentials) for an insider’s perspective of the current state of college administration, and a discussion of just why colleges and universities around the country are reacting with such extreme opposition and often violence to the ongoing pro-Palestinian protests. Topics include increasingly corporate university structure, internal bias against certain perspectives and student organizing, and the foreign influence over university operations.

Bonus: Inside Higher Ed

David Roth joins us for a look at sports gambling’s rapid rise and infiltration of every institution of professional sports. We look at how it developed, who’s affected, the insidious exploitation of gambling addiction, and how the permissibility of gambling has extended to players in the leagues themselves. We also discuss RFK Jr.’s brain worm, and the crypto bracelet entrepreneur who gave the worst commencement speech of all time at Ohio State. Subscribe for David’s work at the Defector here: <a href="https://defector.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://defector.com/</a> Corbin Smith’s Defector piece on sports gambling mentioned in the ep: <a href="https://defector.com/sports-is-betting-it-all-on-gambling" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://defector.com/sports-is-betting-it-all-on-gambling</a>

831 - Fan Gruel feat. David J. Roth (5/9/24)

We’re joined by Theda Hammel &amp; John Early to revisit director Howard Hawks, this time look at two of his classic screwball comedies: 1940’s His Girl Friday and 1938’s Bringing Up Baby. Both feature Cary Grant in complete goofball-mode bedeviled by brassy women who refuse to give him a dang break. His Girl Friday adds the levity of newsroom hijinks while reporting on the impending execution of an accused murderer, while Baby brings us the hilarious light touch of Grant and Katharine Hepburn dealing with a live leopard.&nbsp; Theda &amp; John’s <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HZb2OawEKzE&amp;ab_channel=NEON" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">new movie Stress Positions</a> is in theaters now!

MM19: Hawks Screwballs feat. Theda Hammel & John Early

Will talks to Anny Viloria Winnett, a UAW 4811 ASE Trustee, Graduate Student Worker at the UCLA School of Public Health, and an organizer involved with UCLA’s pro-Palestinian encampments. They discuss last week’s violent assaults on the UCLA encampments, first from a group of Zionist vigilantes and subsequently by the LAPD. They then discuss the university’s response, keeping the movement resilient and safe in the face of such opposition, and some answers for all the media who want to know “why are you here?”

Bonus: UCLA Encampment Update

Tom, Tarence and (welcome to the show!) Aaron from the Trillbillies join us for another week of horror and spectacle around the War in Gaza. We touch on the ceasefire agreement being rejected basically as we were recording, some of the clumsy NYPD PR response to last week’s Columbia raid, and the pundit class tantrum over being denied free access to interviews with protesting students. But we also have some levity, in John Fetterman’s freakout over vat meat, the Biden admin’s flaccid signaling over marijuana legalization, and Patrick Bet-David’s praise for future God-Emperor Barron. Find Trillbillies wherever you get podcasts, and subscribe here: https://www.patreon.com/trillbillyworkersparty

830 - Vat Grown Oaf feat. Trillbillies (5/6/24)

Riley from the Trashfuture podcast joins us to examine one of the few countries possibly even more benighted than our own, the dear old United Kingdom. After some brief remarks from Will &amp; Felix touching on the ongoing incidents with university pro-Palestine encampments across the country (and we hope to do more on these events in the near future), Riley guides us through the UK’s slowly unraveling public infrastructure, domestic politics, and increasingly buffoonish elites. Find Trashfuture wherever you get pods, and all things Trashfuture here: <a href="https://www.trashfuture.co.uk/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.trashfuture.co.uk/</a> LAST CHANCE: join Will &amp; Hesse this Saturday, May 4th for a screening and talkback of DEATH WISH 3 at Littlefield in NYC: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/chapo-trap-houses-movie-mindset-screening-of-death-wish-3-w-will-hesse-tickets-877569192077

829 - Banality in the UK feat. Riley Quinn (5/2/24)

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