Best Cristina Roman Podcasts (2025)

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FH Mini 130 - A Galactus-Sized Explainer 1:04:15

3d ago1:04:15

1:04:15

With The Fantastic Four: First Steps coming to theaters soon, listener Andrew asked the question "Galactus and The Silver Surfer -- what's their deal, man?" and Elliott gladly stepped up to answer. Subscribe to our NEWSLETTER, “Flop Secrets! Aura has a great deal for Father’s Day. For a limited time, listeners can save on the perfect gift by visiti…

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Ep. #453 - Love Hurts 1:15:53

10d ago1:15:53

1:15:53

Love DOES hurt. For instance, we love and only want the best for Everything Everywhere All at Once comeback king Ke Huy Quan, but then we have to witness him struggle through a movie like Love Hurts. Fortunately he comes off all right. The movie itself? Not so much. But hey, looks like he's got Zootopia 2 and a movie from the guy who made Rare Expo…

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FH Mini 129 - When Animals Compete 44:40

13d ago44:40

44:40

There have been a lot of animals in movies, but which are the BEST animals? Stuart Wellington leads a highly-scientific investigation. Subscribe to our NEWSLETTER, “Flop Secrets!By Dan McCoy, Stuart Wellignton, Elliott Kalan

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Ep.#452 - Summer Camp 1:18:40

23d ago1:18:40

1:18:40

The Flop House is headed to Summer Camp! A few weeks of sun, swimming, hiking, crafts -- we're gonna make each other SO MANY FRIENDSHIP BRACELETS that our circulation is gonna cut off! We're gonna have so much fu-- what? It's just a movie? But... it stars Diane Keaton, Alfre Woodard, and Kathy Bates, so with those actors it's gotta be at least a li…

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FH Mini 128 - Listener Roulette, with Hallie Haglund 45:42

1M ago45:42

45:42

Hallie joins the Flop House gang once more, to discuss random topics selected by YOU, the listeners! Subscribe to our NEWSLETTER, “Flop Secrets! Go to factormeals.com/flop50off and use code flop50off to get 50% off, plus FREE shipping on your first box.By Dan McCoy, Elliott Kalan, Stuart Wellington, Hallie Haglund

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Ep.#451 - Better Man, with Hallie Haglund 1:50:44

1M ago1:50:44

1:50:44

Robbie Williams is a chimp. That's not an insult, just an accurate description of Better Man, from the director of past Flop House subject, The Greatest Showman. This one's the rare FH movie that was a critical success while being a financial flop -- will we agree with the critics? Oh, and we buried the lede: HALLIE'S BACK! Wikipedia page for Bette…

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FH Mini 127 - Always Room for Giallo, with Alejandro Arbona 51:46

1M ago51:46

51:46

We're joined by longtime friend of the show (but first time on mic!) Alejandro Arbona, a 20-year veteran of comics editing and a comics writer himself, to discuss everyone's favorite extravagantly-perverse Italian thriller genre -- GIALLO. We discuss what defines a giallo and differentiates it from other sub-genres (and the slasher films it helped …

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Ep.#450 - Unfrosted, with Alex Smith 1:25:21

2M ago1:25:21

1:25:21

We flashback to discuss a movie that was much-requested when it was first released, but just didn't fit into our schedule -- Jerry Seinfeld's baffling paean to the Pop Tart, Unfrosted, a film that throws an astounding cavalcade of comedy talent at ideas that seem (apologies) a bit undercooked. Also, we were blessed by the rare in-studio presence of…

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FH Mini 126 - Impressionable Peaches 42:19

2M ago42:19

42:19

While we were all fortunate enough to record in-person, Stuart filled Dan and Elliott with booze and forced them to do celebrity "impressions." It's either our most fun episode or our most embarrassing! Or both! Subscribe to our NEWSLETTER, “Flop Secrets!”By Dan McCoy, Stuart Wellington, Elliott Kalan

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Ep.#449 - The Electric State 1:30:04

2M ago1:30:04

1:30:04

What's the deal with Netflix's The Electric State? Well, for one thing we know that IT'S ELECTRIC... boogie woogie woogie. But also, it's a movie arguing for the primacy of real-life connection that feels utterly algorithmically designed, what with its Chris Pratts and Millies Bobby Brown and cute robot pals, and it cost... $320 million?? That can'…

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FH Mini 125 - Cinematic Mechanics 58:08

2M ago58:08

58:08

Elliott puts on his greasy overalls to look under the filmic hood, as we figure out what makes a good "robot movie," ask why Heartbeeps was a bad one, and see if we can pull out the robot defibrillator to restore its cinematic heartbeep. Subscribe to our NEWSLETTER, “Flop Secrets!” Go to Squarespace.com for a free trial, and when you’re ready to la…

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Ep.#448 - Heartbeeps 1:14:56

3M ago1:14:56

1:14:56

We tie a bow around Max Fun Drive 2025 and our “Movies Without Spider-Man” series with (?) Paul Schrader's (?) magnum opus, Heartbeeps. It's the classic tale of a guy robot and a girl robot in love and also there's a bad stand-up comic robot and a mean cop robot and a baby robot and Andy Kaufman does one of the world's most irritating voices and wh…

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Ep.#447 - Venom: The Last Dance 1:18:32

3M ago1:18:32

1:18:32

“Movies Without Spider-Man” Max Fun drive continues (please consider supporting our show!) with the thrilling (?) conclusion (??) of the Venom saga -- Venom: The Last Dance, the touching story of a boy and the black sentient goo he wears on his body that sometimes eats people's heads. There's one more week of Max Fun Drive — check out our event cal…

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SUPER SECRET ANNOUNCEMENT 3:07

3M ago3:07

3:07

Dan reveals a WEIRD and possibly EXTREMELY COMPLEX FOR HIM TO PUT TOGETHER stretch goal for this year's Max Fun Drive! Become a supporting member of Maximum Fun and help keep our show going and independent by visiting maximumfun.org/join today!By Dan McCoy, Stuart Wellington, Elliott Kalan

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SlopTales Teaser! 8:34

3M ago8:34

8:34

Here's a little taste of what's awaiting Max Fun members in the member bonus feed -- an all-new roleplaying adventure from gamemaster Stuart! In this edition, Dan, Elliott, and fan favorite guest Zhubin Parang play beachfront restaurant staff, on the first night of summer, trying to make it through a busy shift... but CHAOS is on the menu! If you'd…

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Dan McCoy joins MFD Spring Break 1:19:17

3M ago1:19:17

1:19:17

It’s not MaxFunDrive without a wild kickoff spectacular! Former real-life VJ and host of MTV's Spring Break 1999, Dave Holmes, takes your favorite MaxFun hosts through some wacky ‘90s- and Spring Break-themed mini games!! Featuring: Dave Holmes, Jeremy Bent, Oscar Montoya, Dimitry Pompée, Tom Lum, Ellen Weatherford, Alex Schmidt, Brenda Snell, Drea…

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Ep.#446 - Kraven the Hunter 1:46:54

3M ago1:46:54

1:46:54

We start out our special "Films Without Spider-Man" theme month (in honor of Max Fun Drive -- please consider supporting our show!) with one of the more ostentatiously-Spider-Man-free films of last year: Kraven the Hunter. C'mon, Kraven, we KNOW you guys know one another--remember that last hunt? Just swallow your pride and phone Spidey to drop by!…

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FH Mini 124 - Bad Movie Godfathers, with Harry Medved and Harry Pallenberg 52:02

3M ago52:02

52:02

We welcome one of the godfathers of bad movie culture, Harry Medved, of the seminal books "The Fifty Worst Films of All Time" and "The Golden Turkey Awards," and discuss his PBS show "Locationland" where he and comedian Dana Gould visited the filming sites for Plan 9 From Outer Space! And we also spend a little time talking to Locationland producer…

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Star Trek: Section 31, with Ben Harrison and Adam Pranica 1:43:00

4M ago1:43:00

1:43:00

Wow! The first new Star Trek movie in eight years! What's that you say? Oh. TV movie? And it's less a "movie" and more a "we were going to develop a new series and that fell through so we made it a one-off, 90 minute thing?" Huh. Well, Star Trek: Section 31 may not be a "movie" in the same way we've used that word for most of its existence, but it …

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FH mini 123 - 80s Goofs 31:34

4M ago31:34

31:34

The Goofmaster returns to quiz Stuart and Elliott about some IMDb "Goofs" from 1980's movies that didn't live up to the standards of viewers with enough free time to log movie goofs on IMDb. There’s been SO MUCH DEMAND for FlopTV that — you know what? — we’re going to leave episodes up for an extra two weeks, so that late buyers can still have the …

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Ep.#444 - Here 1:21:41

4M ago1:21:41

1:21:41

A lot of stuff happened... HERE. Well. Not that much stuff, actually. Like, six couples lived here. Most of them were pretty boring. But at one point there were dinosaurs! That's pretty cool, right? Anyway, enjoy our discussion of the latest installment in Robert Zemeckis's inexplicable slide from "can do no wrong" to "can do ... wrong!" There’s be…

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FH Mini 122 - Monster Mashers 57:42

4M ago57:42

57:42

Following a couple of failed "Dark Universe" attempts, Stuart leads a brainstorming session to explore how his co-hosts might revitalize the Universal Monsters. You can still see FlopTV thru the end of February -- tickets here! And while you’re clicking on stuff, subscribe to our NEWSLETTER, “Flop Secrets!”…

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Ep.#443 - Harold and the Purple Crayon 1:21:40

5M ago1:21:40

1:21:40

Harold and the Purple Crayon is a lovely, enduring children's classic (if you've never encountered it, have Steve Buscemi read it to you!) -- did Hollywood treat it with gentleness and respect, when they decided to use it as the jumping-off point for the movie "Harold and the Purple Crayon?" The answer may not surprise you! The LIVE tapings of seas…

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FH Mini #121 - Hi, Resolutions! 46:26

5M ago46:26

46:26

Elliott completes a loose trilogy of minisodes -- one per Peach -- all about the changing of the year. His take? What New Year's resolution would you make on behalf of various franchises? The final episode of season 2 of FlopTV debuts in one week, but your ticket gets you access thru February! Full line-up/tickets here! And while you’re clicking on…

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Ep.#442 - Joker: Folie à Deux 1:29:10

5M ago1:29:10

1:29:10

For our first full episode recorded and released in 2025, we wanted to start things off with a bang, so we watched the sequel to a love-it-or-hate-it film, except this time around most non-John Waters/Quentin Tarantino folks seemed to just hate it. That's right, it's the further adventures of that notorious clown prince of stair dancing, the Jokest…

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FH Mini 120 - Coming Attractions in 2025 50:26

5M ago50:26

50:26

Dan looks forward to the year ahead, and asks the rest of the Flop House gang which of 2025's cinematic offerings float their cineaste boats. We’re in season 2 of FlopTV! Tune in for individual episodes, or get a price break with a season pass! Full line-up/tickets here! And while you’re clicking on stuff, subscribe to our NEWSLETTER, “Flop Secrets…

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Ep. #441 - Spice World, LIVE 1:10:18

5M ago1:10:18

1:10:18

As we all recover from our New Year's hangovers, enjoy this, the second of our two live shows from last May's "Saint Audio Podcast Festival" in Oxford, England. We discuss Spice World, a film we also had the privilege of introducing at The Ultimate Picture Palace, for a screening the evening before, and -- honestly? The movie was a total blast. We …

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FH Mini #119 - '24 in Review with Stu 43:27

6M ago43:27

43:27

As New Year's approaches, and we say goodbye to 2024, Stuart takes us on a gamified tour through the year in movies. We’re in season 2 of FlopTV! Tune in for individual episodes, or get a price break with a season pass! Full line-up/tickets here! And while you’re clicking on stuff, subscribe to our NEWSLETTER, “Flop Secrets!”…

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Ep. #440 - Borderlands 1:32:40

6M ago1:32:40

1:32:40

We discuss Borderlands, a video game movie that got delayed for several years, with extensive reshoots where an uncredited director took over for Eli Roth -- but it's probably okay, right? It's not like that sentence has at least five red flags in it... We’re in season 2 of FlopTV! Pop in for individual episodes, or get a price break with a season …

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FH Mini 118 – Getting to Know Stu 39:31

6M ago39:31

39:31

Though we've done our best to not let it disrupt the show, Elliott's a busy bee these days and had to sit this one out, so Dan took the rare opportunity of being able to finish his sentences to get to know his old pal Stuart a little better... but with a film-related twist. We’re in season 2 of FlopTV! Tune in for individual episodes, or get a pric…

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Feed Drop - SmartLess Presents ClueLess with Elliott Kalan and Sean Hayes! 7:25

6M ago7:25

7:25

Welcome to a brand new, bite-sized game show from SmartLess Media: this is ClueLess, where every episode contains a different main game and cliffhanger puzzle, and every episode this season also contains Sean Hayes! Host Elliott Kalan (Mystery Science Theater 3000, The Daily Show With Jon Stewart, The Flop House) will lead Sean and a rotating guest…

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Ep.#439 - The Avengers (1998), LIVE! 1:11:17

6M ago1:11:17

1:11:17

We took a short break around Thanksgiving, which means YOU finally get to hear one of our LIVE episodes from Oxford's inaugural Saint Audio Podcast Festival! We were extremely excited to finally do a show in the UK and see some listeners from across the pond, and -- because we were in England -- we HAD to talk about 1998's The Avengers (aka "the no…

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FH Mini 117 – The Definitive Action Hero Ranking Pt. 2 52:06

7M ago52:06

52:06

The thrilling conclusion of our definitive action hero rankings, as determined by Stuart's totally scientific, non-bullshit method! We’re in season 2 of FlopTV! Tune in for individual episodes, or get a price break with a season pass! Full line-up/tickets here! And while you’re clicking on stuff, subscribe to our NEWSLETTER, “Flop Secrets!” For a l…

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Ep.#438 - Trap, with Linda Holmes 1:54:08

7M ago1:54:08

1:54:08

"But Trap wasn't a flop!" you scream to the heavens. "Neither financially, nor critically!" you wail, desperately. "It made 83 million on a 30 million budget! And it got a mixed, but not-awful 52 on Metacritic!" But the uncaring Gods of Flop offer no comfort. Because whatever your personal feelings, Trap has inspired STRONG OPINIONS, and besides, w…

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FH Mini 116 – The Definitive Action Hero Ranking Pt. 1 1:02:53

7M ago1:02:53

1:02:53

Stuart uses the scientific and not-at-all random method that he perfected in his rankings of horror movie villains to help us determine the ultimate movie action hero. We’re in season 2 of FlopTV! Tune in for individual episodes, or get a price break with a season pass! Full line-up/tickets here! And while you’re clicking on stuff, subscribe to our…

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Ep.#437 - Megalopolis, with Roman Mars 1:57:54

7M ago1:57:54

1:57:54

You KNEW this episode was coming, and we got to it as soon as we could! We discuss Francis Ford Coppola's defiantly personal, defiantly incomprehensible, personal-fortune-destroying Megalopolis! And for such a megaflopolis episode we enlisted the help of Roman Mars, a man who knows a thing or two about architecture and design, and who's currently c…

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FH Mini 115 - Ghosttesters, with Hallie Haglund 53:52

8M ago53:52

53:52

Hallie may not have seen a ghost this Halloween season, but Elliott caps off Shocktober (a little late, in "no theme No-vember") by quizzing all of us about whether we've seen cinematic ghosts, in the course of our many Flop House viewings. We’re in season 2 of FlopTV! Tune in for individual episodes, or get a price break with a season pass! Full l…

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Ep.#436 - Dear David, with Hallie Haglund 1:41:13

8M ago1:41:13

1:41:13

Bad news first: we discussed Dear David, a horror movie based on a Twitter thread posted by a guy who used to do comics for Buzzfeed, released by "Buzzfeed Studios" -- a sentence that gives us a headache just to type. The good news? We're joined by Star of the Show, Hallie Haglund, whose ever-delightful presence inspires us all into a lot of giggle…

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FH Mini 114 - Credits Report 34:52

8M ago34:52

34:52

Since Stuart is infamous for missing mid-and-post-credit scenes, Dan quizzes him (and Elliott) about what might have possibly happened in various movies that included a li'l extra something at the end. We’re in season 2 of FlopTV! Tune in for individual episodes, or get a price break with a season pass! Full line-up/tickets here! And while you’re c…

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Ep.#435 - Night Swim 1:17:20

8M ago1:17:20

1:17:20

What's that? The chilly nip of Shocktober on the wind? That's right, kiddies! It's your old pal the Flopkeeper, with another spookifying or snorifying yarn! It's called Night Swim, and it's about a HAUNTED POOL! Is there pee in the pool too? Probably! Terrifying! Grab your goggles and let's dive in! We're in season 2 of FlopTV! Pop in for individua…

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FH Mini 113 - Missed That Movie! - Perfect 39:46

8M ago39:46

39:46

Sharlene Wellington drops by to talk to us about 1985's aerobics romance Perfect, and her new endeavor Jiggle Studio! Sharlene's Kickstarter! FlopTV episode 2 is tonight! You can pop in for individual episodes, or get a price break with a season pass — more info (including the full line-up) and tickets available here! And hey, while you’re clicking…

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Episode #434 - Robot in the Family 1:27:23

9M ago1:27:23

1:27:23

For our second Smalltember/Smallvember pick, we take on a film that Dan vetoed last year because he feared his fragile psyche could not take a repeat viewing, but -- like a bad giant golden robot -- it always turns up! Robot in the Family is its name, and it's a sustained 85 minute panic attack in the form of a low-budget 90's "family" comedy. Flop…

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FH Mini 112 - Months I Like on Film 45:29

9M ago45:29

45:29

Elliott asks us a simple, but nearly impossible question -- which films best represent each month in the calendar year? The answers are predictably chaotic. FlopTV is going strong! You can pop in for individual episodes, or get a price break with a season pass — more info (including the full line-up) and tickets available here! And hey, while you’r…

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Ep.#433 - Dangerous Game: The Legacy Murders 1:30:49

9M ago1:30:49

1:30:49

It's that time of year again! Smalltember (or Smallvember, if you're nasty)! For our kickoff "smaller" bad movie pick, we took a recommendation from our podcast network colleague, the esteemed Mr. Justin McElroy, and watched Dangerous Game: The Legacy Murders, starring Flop House recurring offender, Jon Voight. It's a mashup of Clue and Saw that ta…

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FH Mini #111 - Film Programming, with Cristina Cacioppo 1:06:36

9M ago1:06:36

1:06:36

Director of Programming at Brooklyn's Nitehawk Cinema and longtime friend of the show Cristina Cacioppo drops by, to answer all of our questions about being a film programmer. Season 2 of FlopTV, all about BAD SEQUELS, debuts tonight! Individual episodes and season pass tickets are available here! And hey, while you’re clicking on stuff, why not su…

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Ep.#432 - IF, Live! 1:13:22

10M ago1:13:22

1:13:22

From the visionary mind of John Krasinski, Stuart's number one favorite human, comes IF! It's a whimsical tale about how imaginary friends are real and we should have them even as adults, and if we decide to forget them, they'll die or something! Did this sit well with us? Probably not! But it led to one of our best live shows ever, so we hope you …

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FH Mini 110 - Encino Dan 1:02:03

10M ago1:02:03

1:02:03

Stuart leads this mini, wherein we discuss which are the best films to screen to help explain modern life to an unfrozen caveman. We just announced season 2 of FlopTV, all about BAD SEQUELS! You can pop in for individual episodes, or get a price break with a season pass — more info (including the full line-up) and tickets are available here! And he…

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Ep.#431 - Wish 1:32:18

10M ago1:32:18

1:32:18

We celebrate 17 years of The Flop House by discussing Wish, the movie that was supposed to celebrate 100 years of Disney animation, but was mostly met with a resounding, "Meh." Did that ol' Disney magic work any better on us? Listen to find out! We just announced season 2 of our monthly live streaming video show FlopTV! And because this is FTV 2, t…

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FH Mini 109 - The Chop House 43:05

10M ago43:05

43:05

Apologies to the ecologically and morally-responsible vegans and vegetarians in our audience, but today's episode is an exploration of cinematic meats, as Elliott takes us through one of the least-essential top ten lists in movie criticism history! Our live show, Three Men and a Hallie, is still viewable for ticket-holders (or new purchasers) thru …

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Ep.#430 - The Garbage Pail Kids Movie, LIVE, with Griffin Newman! 1:34:46

11M ago1:34:46

1:34:46

Elliott long claimed we would NEVER do the Garbage Pail Kids Movie, due to its extreme unpleasantness, but it only took a live show and the participation of our most GPK-pushing pal, Mr. Griffin Newman, of the excellent Blank Check podcast to break his resolve. What other core principles can we make Elliott discard? Keep listening in the years to c…

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