Best MADtv Podcasts (2024)

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Remember That Show? Ep. 20: KIDS Incorporated 1:04:36

15m ago1:04:36

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We're going "all around the nation" to discuss "the new sensation" that was KIDS, Incorporated a kids musical show that ran for 10 years on the Disney Channel and featured all the top pop music hits of the 80's. We also talk about the rise of music videos, the best TV theme song and how this show was the launching pad for future superstars like Fer…

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Supergrass with Travis Shettel 2:12:06

3h ago2:12:06

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They exploded onto the 90s Britpop scene with fresh faces and clean teeth. Steven Spielberg wanted to turn them into the next Monkees. Instead, this UK phenomenon eschewed America and just did it their way. It's SUPERGRASS week! Joining the show is a long-time musical hero of Alex and Jon: lead singer and guitarist of the legendary Boston-based ban…

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Off Week 60: The Richard Pryor Show Ep.1 (Sept. 13, 1977) 2:26:50

2h ago2:26:50

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Our long preamble journey is finally over; it's time to finally dig into The Richard Pryor Show proper and my lord, does this show come out swinging. We discuss the events the transpired over the summer between Richard's TV special in May and the debut of the show, attempt (and fail) to uncover the mystery of Al Alen Peterson, and generally marvel …

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Remember That Show? Ep. 19: Saved By The Bell (2020) 1:18:27

12d ago1:18:27

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Saved By the Summer draws to a close as Will and Adam have a very lively discussion about the Peacock reimagining of Saved By The Bell from 2020, exploring how the new cast compares to the returning originals, if the absence of Screech affects the series and so much more. Thanks to our monthly supporters Chad Droze Ken Spaulding retrodolls77 Tim He…

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Janet Jackson with Robby Seabrook III 2:25:30

2d ago2:25:30

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She holds eye-popping album sale records, ushered a whole new style of pop music into the mainstream, and did it all as a socially conscious black woman in conservative white America. But one TV performance clouded all of it. It's JANET JACKSON week! Joining the show this week to help uncloud that cultural memory is music journalist Robby Seabrook …

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Off Week 59: The Chevy Chase Show (May 5, 1977) 1:59:28

23d ago1:59:28

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As a companion piece to both last month's Richard Pryor special and last week's S5 coverage, we're digging into Chevy's first special for NBC. Basically the first thing of note that he did after leaving SNL, this one contains some interesting correlations to his earlier Groove Tube/Radio Hour days but the question remains: is it funny?…

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TAMP Season 6 Episode 18 TAMP vs. Reel Riders vs. Lightweight Adventurers Podcast 38:57

16d ago38:57

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Send us a message... Thanks for listening. If you would like, you can support the show at Patreon or Buy Me a Coffee, or buy some merchandise at www.tampodcast.com Either way, please keep listening and spreading the word to your riding pals. Support the Show.By The Trail and Adventure Motorbike Podcast

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Remember That Show? Ep. 18: Saved By The Bell The New Class 1:12:53

1M ago1:12:53

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In the third installment of our Saved By The Summer series, we journey through all 7 seasons of Saved By The Bell: The New Class. This TNBC series lasted longer than the original, enduring many cast changes and welcoming back Dustin Diamond as Screech. We also discuss the sitcom trope of adding a cute new kid to a long running series and more. Than…

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TAMP Season 6 Episode 17 Beth and Nick Munduro de Tontos 54:15

15d ago54:15

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Send us a message... "Nick and Beth, a young British couple, embarked on the journey of a lifetime; a motorcycle expedition from Texas to Ushuaia, Argentina. However, their adventure took a harrowing turn in Belize: It's almost 1am and Beth and Nick are camped in an established campground in Belize when five men armed with guns and machetes cut the…

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Grab Bag: Supergroups 2:22:42

16d ago2:22:42

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Ill-conceived. Unnecessary. Over the top. No, not this podcast, but rather the topic at hand for our third-ever Grab Bag episode: SUPERGROUPS! Mr. Big brings together middling hair metal pros to create the "cordless-electric-hand-drill genre of rock guitar". The Backbeat Band featuring Greg Dulli, Mike Mills, and Dave Grohl performs one time and on…

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Off Week 58: The Richard Pryor Special? (May 5, 1977) 1:52:47

18d ago1:52:47

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It's the last stop before we get to the Richard Pryor Show: Richard's NBC special that precedes the show by just a few months! It's a cameo-filled journey through the back stages of NBC and beyond, including an earth shattering performance by Maya Angelou and the first televised appearance of Sandra Bernhard!…

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TAMP Rewind Season 4 Episode 10 Dylan Wickrama When the Road Ends 1:08:45

22d ago1:08:45

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Send us a message... Thanks for listening. If you would like, you can support the show at Patreon or Buy Me a Coffee, or buy some merchandise at www.tampodcast.com Either way, please keep listening and spreading the word to your riding pals. Support the Show.By The Trail and Adventure Motorbike Podcast

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Remember That Show? Ep. 17: Saved By The Bell The College Years 1:02:18

2M ago1:02:18

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We graduate with the Bayside gang to follow their adventures on campus in Saved By The Bell: The College Years. We explore what made the original Saved By The Bell so special and why this sequel series flunked in prime time. Thanks to our monthly supporters Chad Droze Ken Spaulding retrodolls77 Tim Heasley Jeff Sheldon…

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TAMP Season 6 Episode 16 Aaron Travell Knox Armour 47:56

30d ago47:56

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Send us a message... "Knox is a British company specialising in the design and manufacturing of innovative body armour and apparel, mainly for motorcycling but also other adrenalin sports too. Knox HQ is based in the beautiful Lake District in Cumbria and apparel is developed by a design team, based in the Knox Studio in London. Knox has always had…

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Devo with Kenny 2:26:56

1M ago2:26:56

2:26:56

One-hit wonder? Yes. Decade-spanning mythology rooted in the ethos of societal and human genome collapse? Also yes. Fortune-tellers, DIY punk legends, new wave heroes? Yes, yes, and yes. It's DEVO week! Joining the show as the first entrant into the two-timers guest club is TMGT theme song creator and best friend of the pod Kenny! The spuds from Oh…

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Off Week 57: MADtv's Fourth Christmas Episode (Dec. 12, 1998) 1:09:06

1M ago1:09:06

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It's that time of year again! Time to check back into MADtv with season four's Christmas special from 1998! There's been a few scattered changes from last year (some of better, some for the worst) but we're definitely in the era of peak popularity for the show and you know the show is gonna ring all the bells it's got to ring. Spishak, Ms. Swan, St…

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TAMP Rewind - Season 4 Episode 13 Dave Darcy MADTV 58:20

1M ago58:20

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Send us a message... Thanks for listening. If you would like, you can support the show at Patreon or Buy Me a Coffee, or buy some merchandise at www.tampodcast.com Either way, please keep listening and spreading the word to your riding pals. Support the Show.By The Trail and Adventure Motorbike Podcast

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Jimi Hendrix 2:29:21

2M ago2:29:21

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In just 4 year's time, he created the modern version of American rock music and reinvented the guitar. And broke the brains of whoever saw him do it. It's JIMI HENDRIX week! Jimi breaks through on the southern Chitlin' circuit with his first ever TV appearance backing up Buddy & Stacey on Nashville's Night Train in 1965. The Jimi Hendrix Experience…

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Off Week 56: Flip Wilson...Of Course (Oct. 18, 1974) 1:29:18

2M ago1:29:18

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We begin our Richard Pryor Show journey here, in 1974, with a Flip Wilson special. Produced by Lorne Michaels a full year before SNL started and only a few months after Flip's show had ended, it acts as a sort of passing of the torch moment from the old guard to the new guard. Too bad it never really comes together in any cohesive way...and too bad…

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Remember That Show? Ep. 16: Good Morning, Miss Bliss 1:06:37

2M ago1:06:37

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Saved By The Summer starts here! We're exploring four Saved By The Bell related series, starting with Good Morning, Miss Bliss starring Haley Mills and the core cast of Bayside regulars who would go on to star in the iconic Saturday morning sitcom. Join Will and Adam and they discuss the original pilot that aired on NBC in 1987, the 13 episodes ser…

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TAMP Rewind Season 3 Episode 5 with The ABR Festival with ABR Magazine 32:47

2M ago32:47

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Send us a message... REWIND - TAMP Season 3 Episode 5 with The ABR Festival with ABR Magazine - from 2022 Thanks for listening. If you would like, you can support the show at Patreon or Buy Me a Coffee, or buy some merchandise at www.tampodcast.com Either way, please keep listening and spreading the word to your riding pals. Support the Show.…

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Arctic Monkeys 2:07:19

3M ago2:07:19

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They went from snotty, Brit teen punk phenomenons to Olympic game-playing elder statesmen in six year's time. From angular pop punk to R&B blues rock to crooning ballads about casinos on the moon, it's a career arc equal parts successful and baffling. It's ARCTIC MONKEYS week! Alex Turner and co. make their American TV debut on SNL in 2006 featurin…

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TAMP Season 6 Bonus Episode The Armchair Festival and The Sidecar Guys 17:10

2M ago17:10

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Send us a message... "Taking place on a beautiful Cornish hilltop at the incredible Mount Edgcumbe Country Park, The Armchair Adventure Festival is the UK's best celebration of adventure travel. Having started in 2020 in lockdown as the world first 100% live virtual adventure festival, we've now taken AAF in person with talks from incredible speak…

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Off Week 55: Invaders From Mars (1986) 1:33:26

3M ago1:33:26

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We're again returning the Cannon Group well for this year's October Off Week and coming up with Tobe Hopper's Invaders From Mars remake from 1986, featuring Laraine Newman! It's got Hooper in the directors chair, Dan O'Bannon on script and Stan Winston on effects. Can such pedigree produce a fun, sci-fi romp? Tune in to find out!…

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Remember That Show? Ep. 15: E/R (1984) 1:06:08

3M ago1:06:08

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Adam and Will are are taking an ambulance ride to the past as they watch E/R (no, not that one) featuring George Clooney (seriously, NOT that one), the one season sitcom from 1984 starring Elliott Gould and a cast of familiar faces. We explore the mystery of why George Jefferson appeared in the pilot, reveal which of the actors also appeared in G.I…

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TAMP Season 6 Episode 15 TT and BSB Racer turned Adventure Bike Rider Gordon Blackley 50:56

2M ago50:56

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Send us a message... Thanks for listening. If you would like, you can support the show at Patreon or Buy Me a Coffee, or buy some merchandise at www.tampodcast.com Either way, please keep listening and spreading the word to your riding pals. Support the Show.By The Trail and Adventure Motorbike Podcast

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TAMP Season 6 Episode 14 Noel in Portugal and the LWA Festival Catch Up 35:17

2M ago35:17

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Send us a message... Thanks for listening. If you would like, you can support the show at Patreon or Buy Me a Coffee, or buy some merchandise at www.tampodcast.com Either way, please keep listening and spreading the word to your riding pals. Support the Show.By The Trail and Adventure Motorbike Podcast

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Tom Waits with Ben Hosley 2:32:10

2M ago2:32:10

2:32:10

Drunk troubador. Carnival barker. Scum bum extraordinaire. Character actor. He's lived as many lives as he sung about. It's TOM WAITS week! Joining the show as a renowned scum bum expert in his own right is Ben Hosley (Blank Check with Griffin and David)! Ben and the guys explore the wild persona and musical shifts of Tom over 38 years and 7 clips.…

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Off Week 54: Wayne's World (1992) 1:42:28

3M ago1:42:28

1:42:28

(Original Patreon air date: Sept 9, 2022) It's the 30th anniversary of the first Wayne's World movie and so, here we are...trying our best to break it down but instead finding a surprisingly convoluted script for such a simple premise. Does the most successful SNL movie of all time still hold up all these years later? The answer...is somewhere in t…

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TAMP Season 6 Episode 13 Gordon G May Royal Enfield Historian and Overlander 50:58

3M ago50:58

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Send us a message... Thanks for listening. If you would like, you can support the show at Patreon or Buy Me a Coffee, or buy some merchandise at www.tampodcast.com Either way, please keep listening and spreading the word to your riding pals. Support the Show.By The Trail and Adventure Motorbike Podcast

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Remember That Show? Ep. 14: The Fall Guy 1:01:55

3M ago1:01:55

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Will and Adam are exploring the high flying stunts of The Fall Guy from 1981, but can't help themselves from gushing about other 80's adventure shows, especially Knight Rider. Plus, you'll learn about their favorite theme park stunt shows and TV vehicles in this high octane episode! Thanks to our monthly supporters Chad Droze Ken Spaulding retrodol…

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Smashing Pumpkins with Marissa Paternoster 2:30:17

3M ago2:30:17

2:30:17

We're talking one of the most successful and volatile bands of the 1990s: hair journeys, lineup changes, #1 albums, and too many Billy Corgan quotes. It's SMASHING PUMPKINS week! Joining the show to talk about one of her favorite bands of all time is the great Marissa Paternoster (ex-Screaming Females, Noun)! Marissa lays out the ways her Pumpkins …

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Episode 128: Sarah Michelle Gellar/Backstreet Boys (May 15, 1999) 2:06:24

3M ago2:06:24

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Here we are! We're closing out the seventh season of That Week with the season finale of S24 and we've once again brought Jon Schneider along for the ride. Join us we cover one of the horniest episodes of sketch comedy ever produced and battle over the musical legitimacy of the Backstreet Boys!By That Week In SNL

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TAMP Season 6 Episode 12 Jim Hyde RawHyde Adventures 49:36

3M ago49:36

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Send us a message... "RawHyde has been involved in the Adventure Riding segment of the motorcycle world since 2002. We’ve worked hard to become the premier destination for Adventure Riding and today we have more to offer the Adventure Riding community than any of our competitors. We’ve trained thousands of riders, conducted tours all over the world…

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Remember That Show? Ep. 13: MADtv 1:07:54

4M ago1:07:54

1:07:54

Adam and Will are crazy about 90's sketch comedy and it shows as they go deep into the television institution of Saturday Night Live and other FOX network sketch comedy shows, before diving deep into the legacy of MADtv's 14 season attempt to challenge SNL for late night sketch comedy dominance. Thanks to our monthly supporters Chad Droze Ken Spaul…

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One-year Anniversary Awards Show 1:36:26

3M ago1:36:26

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All the stars are here. It's late-night TV's biggest evening. We even made Kenny make a crooner awards show version of the theme. We're celebrating the best and worst of over 100 performances discussed. It's our One-year Anniversary Awards Show! What was the best interview we saw? Which band's fashion shined? Who gave the vocal performance of the y…

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Episode 127: Barry Bostwick/Spinal Tap (May 5, 1984) 1:53:54

3M ago1:53:54

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It's another classic Ebersol era Weird One as we wind down one era of the show and build up the next (and beyond) with a record five people showing up in this one before they became cast members. You got Fernando on Update. You've got a mini-epic with the Turkey Lady. Spinal Tap! Soupy Sales! Lets go!…

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TAMP Season 6 Episode 11 Andy UpsideDown Cook 54:23

4M ago54:23

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Send us a message... Thanks for listening. If you would like, you can support the show at Patreon or Buy Me a Coffee, or buy some merchandise at www.tampodcast.com Either way, please keep listening and spreading the word to your riding pals. Support the Show.

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Remember That Show? Ep. 12: Salute Your Shorts 59:41

4M ago59:41

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Good Morning, Campers! We're talking about seminal 90's Nickelodeon summer camp sitcom, Salute Your Shorts this time around. You'll hear indoor kids, Adam & Will share horror stories from childhood camping trips, discuss other favorite summer camp shows and movies, plus hear our pitch for how 2 more seasons of Salute Your Shorts could have played o…

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TAMP Season 6 Episode 10 The Ryedale Rally and UK Rallying 15:59

4M ago15:59

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Send us a message... A brief look at the UK Rally scene, and the Ryedale Rally. Enter here, https://my.raceresult.com/278778/ Thanks for listening. If you would like, you can support the show at Patreon or Buy Me a Coffee, or buy some merchandise at www.tampodcast.com Either way, please keep listening and spreading the word to your riding pals. Sup…

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Aerosmith with Perry Eaton 2:38:49

4M ago2:38:49

2:38:49

The podcast bad boys from Boston are talking about THE Bad Boys from Boston. It's AEROSMITH week! Joining the show with discussion questions in hand is the lead singer and guitarist of another great Boston band Beeef, Perry Eaton! Perry and the guys break down the many eras of Aerosmith and try to make sense of their complicated and epic legacy. Th…

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Off Week 53: Fridays - Tab Hunter/KISS (Jan. 15, 1982) 2:10:11

5M ago2:10:11

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It's time for Fridays once again and this time, we've got William in tow! To get the full scope of this one, we needed two separate versions of the episode but it's all worth it just to see that magical moment when Rich Hall bombs harder than anyone has ever bombed in sketch comedy history. Elsewhere, we really run the gamut with this one: some cla…

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TAMP Season 6 Episode 9 Keeping it in the Family New Rider Special 37:07

5M ago37:07

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Send us a message... Do you know I young rider that wants to get into riding, but has no idea how to? Send them a link to this... Watch Archie's films here - RebrabMedia - YouTube Thanks for listening. If you would like, you can support the show at Patreon or Buy Me a Coffee, or buy some merchandise at www.tampodcast.com Either way, please keep lis…

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Fall Out Boy 1:59:18

4M ago1:59:18

1:59:18

They're pop-punk emo heroes turned anthemic arena radio rock mainstays. Some turned to heavy drug use, while others became tabloid fodder. And hats. Lots of hats. It's FALL OUT BOY week! The career arc is there folks, captured in some ridiculous late night performances. Fall Out Boy explodes into the mainstream with From Under the Cork Tree with a …

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Episode 126: John Goodman/Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers (April 10, 1999) 1:34:24

5M ago1:34:24

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No, this isn't a rerun. This is just the tenth time John Goodman is hosting the show in as many years but thankfully, it just may be his finest outing ever. Join us as we explore this intensely dark outing from the last few months of Adam McKay's reign over the show and maybe, just maybe, learn a little something about family.…

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Remember That Show? Ep. 11: Learning The Ropes with Chad Young 1:07:51

5M ago1:07:51

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We're tagging in a special guest to the podcasts this time around, as Chad Young from Horror Movie BBQ joins us to discuss the 1988 pro wrestling sitcom, Learning the Ropes starring Lyle Alzado. In addition to examining this bizarre television experiment, we also discuss our favorite wrestler cameos, celebrities who got in the ring and Will reveals…

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Remember That Show? Ep. 10: Pryde of the X-Men 1:09:31

5M ago1:09:31

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Will and Adam X-amine the 1989 pilot Pryde of the X-Men, which pre-dated the 1992 X-Men animated series from the same production team. Could this X-citing 80's adventure concept have mutated into a successful series? Why was Wolverine Australian? Plus, the hosts give their review of the first 2 episodes of the X-Men '97 series on Disney+. Thanks to…

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Teenage Fanclub with Mark Neeley 2:24:01

5M ago2:24:01

2:24:01

In a year that saw Nirvana, R.E.M, and Pearl Jam put out generation-defining albums, Spin Magazine named this band's 1991 album Record of the Year. 33 years later, this cult power-pop outfit remains a weird outlier sandwiched between the eras of grunge and Britpop. It's TEENAGE FANCLUB week! Joining the show is animator, music video director, and s…

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Episode 125: Nancy Kerrigan/Aretha Franklin (March 12, 1994) 2:03:20

5M ago2:03:20

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It's time for another infamous episode and thus we'll need the combined forces of both Arthur Meyer AND Jon Schneider to help us get through this one. Despite being a huge ratings boost for the show at the time, this one has long been since viewed as one of the worst episodes of SNL...but is it ALL bad? Join us as we see if there's anything to salv…

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Remember That Show? Ep. 9: Unhappily Ever After 1:01:42

5M ago1:01:42

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Adam & Will are back to discuss the birth of The WB Network in 1995 and it's outrageous flagship sitcom, Unhappily Ever After. How did a show about a dysfunctional family, a gorgeous redhead and obscene bunny puppet manage to last 5 seasons and then disappear from the television landscape? Listen now and find out. Thanks to our monthly supporters C…

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