John and Pat have no experience and are uniquely unqualified to discuss Pop Culture. Yet, week after week they get together to take one piece of Pop Culture from history, and compare it to something more modern. Never offering insight, but often finding new ways to insult.
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Episode 324: More Musings about TV and Confusion
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John & Pat discuss Philadelphia art museums and bookstores and – no, wait, that was during the break.By John Elliott and Patrick Ricciardi
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John & Pat discuss the death of the daily comic strip and…the situation in Gaza? That can’t be right. Guess you’ll have to listen to find out. That’s called “marketing”!By John Elliott and Patrick Ricciardi
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Episode 322: The Bob Newhart Show vs. South Side
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John & Pat compare two sitcoms that are virtually indistinguishable from each other. Plus: nothing else!By John Elliott and Patrick Ricciardi
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John & Pat ramble endlessly about 2 beloved 21st century sci-fi shows that begin with “F”. No, not “Firefly”. Or “Foundation”. Read the title! There can be more than 2, you know.By John Elliott and Patrick Ricciardi
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Episode 320: CBB vs. Whose Line Is It Anyway
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John & Pat waste everyone’s time trying to figure out the distinction between short and long-form improv. Plus: B-b-b-bonus! Old comedians vs. new comedians: who sucks more?By John Elliott and Patrick Ricciardi
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Why do you always require a description? It’s always the same thing. I think we discussed Time’s Person of the Year?By John Elliott and Patrick Ricciardi
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John & Pat talk trash, trash TV, Trashcan Sinatras, municipal trash collection routes…oh, and Godzilla.By John Elliott and Patrick Ricciardi
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John & Pat John & Pat it up to the point that they end up in a Freaky Friday situation that ends up bringing about the destruction of Earth. (Our bad!)By John Elliott and Patrick Ricciardi
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John & Pat discuss the soul-crushing emptiness of VIP meet-and-greetsand the weird genius of Stephin Merritt before arriving at the definitive top 10 (or so) stand-up comedians of all time. But not to worry: we consider Don Knotts a stand-up.By John Elliott and Patrick Ricciardi
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A generic title for an episode without a theme, unless you know of some link between Lost and Errol Morris documentaries. And if you do, please don’t tell us.By John Elliott and Patrick Ricciardi
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John & Pat look at the Oscars from 30 years ago and compare them to the current year (312 B.C.). Will the same dumb actors show up on both lists? I totally copied & pasted that from our previous episode description!By John Elliott and Patrick Ricciardi
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John and Pat look at the Emmys from 20 years ago and compare them to the current year (312 B.C.). Will the same dumb actors show up on both lists? You’ll be surprised! (Actually, it’s an awards show, so you won’t)By John Elliott and Patrick Ricciardi
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Episode 312: R.I.P. Andre Braugher & Lance Reddick
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John & Pat take time to honor two of our greatest actors, lost too soon. Greater actors even, perhaps, than John & Pat themselves. Plus, an inter-podcast shoutout to one of our cutthroat competitors – you have to listen all the way to the end to find out who! LUCKY.By John Elliott and Patrick Ricciardi
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While this episode makes no mention of cows or the lazy noises they make, the title is nevertheless indisputable, so don’t come to us with complaints of false advertising. Focus on getting your own houses in order, freaks!By John Elliott and Patrick Ricciardi
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John & Pat get wistful about the concerts they’ve seen, the concerts they missed, and probably some random nonsense, as well. Who can remember in this economy?By John Elliott and Patrick Ricciardi
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John & Pat learn to stop blaming the universe for their problems and start blaming themselves, since they chose these movies. A positive move in terms of therapy, but not so much in terms of entertainment. Join us for the thrills, won’t you?By John Elliott and Patrick Ricciardi
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John & Pat look back across half a century only to determine it’s all basically the same crap, only more so now.By John Elliott and Patrick Ricciardi
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Episode 307: Clifford (1994) vs. Movie 43 (2013)
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John & Pat use their precious time – and influence – to inform you of 2 of the most overlooked and forgotten gems in cinema history. You’re welcome. Send cash via Venmo. k thx byeeeee!By John Elliott and Patrick Ricciardi
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Episode 306: The Emmy’s 1993 vs. 2023
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John & Pat compare the Emmy nominations from 30 years ago with this year’s in an effort to determine how far back they started putting dramas in the comedy categories.By John Elliott and Patrick Ricciardi
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Episode 305: Succession Ted Lasso Finales Kissing Scott Aukerman’s Ass.mp3
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John & Pat are at their timeliest as they discuss series finales from 2 weeks ago and a podcast that’s been around for 16 years. Tune in to the next episode for their hot takes on Chaucer!By John Elliott and Patrick Ricciardi
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Welcome Back Kotter vs. Abbott Elementary
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At long last, John & Pat complete their exhaustive study of sitcoms set in high school. Final result: Inconclusive.By John Elliott and Patrick Ricciardi
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Episode 303: Kevin Costner vs. A Technical Glitch
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John proves yet again he has his finger on the pulse of the nation by badmouthing “Yellowstone” and “Succession”, while Pat Pats it up in his usual jovial manner. Plus: Telecommunications be complicated!By John Elliott and Patrick Ricciardi
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Episode 302: Depressing Documentaries vs. Uplifting Documentaries
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John and Pat attempt to finally answer the age-old question: is it better to feel sad or happy? The answer may shock and astound you!By John Elliott and Patrick Ricciardi
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Episode 301: Our Top 200 Songs of 2022
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John & Pat talk about their favorite songs of 2022 and prove how timely they are in the process. Sorry, Machine Gun Kelly, it’s still not your year (fingers crossed for next year!).By John Elliott and Patrick Ricciardi
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Absolutely Normal On Schedule Episode
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John and Pat celebrate a milestone by completely forgetting about it and not celebrating at all, thus fulfilling the final requirement in their ascension to Buddha Nature.By John Elliott and Patrick Ricciardi
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Bonus Episode: Night of the Living Dead vs. One Cut of the Dead w/ David Schneider
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David returns for a bonus Halloween episode – because in 2020, time is entirely meaningless. (Watch One Cut of the Dead before watching this episode! Seriously! Also, don’t read about it before watching it. Just go watch it now!)By John Elliott and Patrick Ricciardi
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John once again forces Pat to critique the musical heroes of his youth. Pat once again fails to rise to the challenge.By John Elliott and Patrick Ricciardi
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Episode 298: Out of the Past vs. Against All Odds
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David returns for a look at film noir – one considered a classic of the genre, one that’s better known for its theme song. Have fun figuring out which is which!By John Elliott and Patrick Ricciardi
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Episode 297: The Best Songs of 2020 Part 1
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Our annual look at the best songs of the first half of the year coming to you at the traditional midway point of the year. September! Watch out for our 4th of July Retrospective on November 1st!By John Elliott and Patrick Ricciardi
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Episode 296: The Dick Van Dyke Show vs. Everybody Loves Raymond
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In their constant effort to constantly stay relevant John & Pat watch two sitcoms that premiered before podcasts existed.By John Elliott and Patrick Ricciardi
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Episode 295: Maniac Mansion vs. Untitled Goose Game
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If you were wondering if this podcast could get nerdier, wonder no more: now they’re talking about video games. Would that include a history of Commodore 64 games and the code used to build them? I mean, do you even have to ask?By John Elliott and Patrick Ricciardi
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Blah blah blah John and Pat blah blah blah pop culture blah blah blah idiots.By John Elliott and Patrick Ricciardi
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Episode 293: The Rockford Files vs. Stumptown
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Private eyes, they’re watching you – actually, you’re watching them. On TV. And they’re not real. Stop being so paranoid.By John Elliott and Patrick Ricciardi
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Episode 292: Branded to Kill vs. Police Story
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David Schneider returns to discuss these classics of Asian cinema, and someone on the podcast hates one of the films. Listen to find out who! (Hint: it’s not who you think)By John Elliott and Patrick Ricciardi
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Episode 291: The Best Songs of 2019 Part 2
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John & Pat pick the top 20 songs from the 2nd half of 2019 to give you some options to create Spotify playlists and screw artists out of their money, you filthy thieves.By John Elliott and Patrick Ricciardi
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John & Pat bring you more dispatches from the end times – now with 17% more stupidity!By John Elliott and Patrick Ricciardi
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John & Pat help you through these difficult times the only way they know how: by telling you what to watch while you’re sitting on your butts.By John Elliott and Patrick Ricciardi
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Episode 288: Rush: Moving Pictures vs. Rush: Hold Your Fire with David Schneider
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David returns to discuss the legacy of Neil Peart by comparing a classic album to…an album.By John Elliott and Patrick Ricciardi
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Episode 287: Best of 2019 vs Best of the 2010s
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John & Pat make their top 10 lists for the year and the decade – hopefully this will start a trend, and we’ll see other people making similar lists.By John Elliott and Patrick Ricciardi
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Episode 286: The Go-Gos: Beauty and the Beat vs. Taylor Swift: Lover
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If you can’t get enough of middle-aged men reviewing music for teenyboppers, this is the episode you’ve been waiting for. (Teenyboppers? Yes. What of it?)By John Elliott and Patrick Ricciardi
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Episode 285: The Golden Girls vs. Grace and Frankie
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Yet another podcast about elderly women in Hollywood.By John Elliott and Patrick Ricciardi
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John & Pat have done it again – by which we mean they spent an entire episode talking about nonsense.By John Elliott and Patrick Ricciardi
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Episode 283: Sleater-Kinney: Dig Me Out vs. The Center Won’t Hold
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John & Pat once again bring their critical acumen to bear on pop music, so be sure you’ve got your dictionaries ready for their articulate reading of the work of Sleater-Kinney.By John Elliott and Patrick Ricciardi
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Episode 282: The Wolf Man vs. An American Werewolf in London
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John and Pat look at the most popular movie genre ever: the werewolf film. Suck it, Marvel Universe!By John Elliott and Patrick Ricciardi
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More nothing. Come stare into the void with us, won’t you?By John Elliott and Patrick Ricciardi
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The fall of the Berlin Wall vs. the Trump impeachment hearings – these are just a few of the things we won’t be discussing in favor of the mostly terrible pop detritus foisted upon us in these two forgettable years.By John Elliott and Patrick Ricciardi
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Pat & John return from their hiatus to discuss the best music of 2019. They provide insightful comments such as “This song sounds good.” “I could listen to this in a bathtub. Not with water in it, because of shock safety!” “This song reminds me of a room.” Enjoy!By John Elliott and Patrick Ricciardi
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John & Pat talk. No further information available.By John Elliott and Patrick Ricciardi
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John & Pat argue about whether Stranger Things sucks and other politically-charged debates about these troubled times.By John Elliott and Patrick Ricciardi
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Episode 276: Who Would Melissa Fumero Play on Barney Miller
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Once again, John & Pat tackle the questions no one else has the guts to ask: Who should replace Alex Trebek? And why did we forget Terry Crews was a cast member of Brooklyn 99?By John Elliott and Patrick Ricciardi
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