John & Pat return to the heist film with 2 classic examples of the genre. Well, one classic example and Quick Change, but who bothers to count things anymore?By John Elliott and Patrick Ricciardi

John & Pat are having a party. A pizza party! But it’s a private event, so you’ll have to make do with this.By John Elliott and Patrick Ricciardi

John & Pat answer this question and many more nobody asked, including: Giovanni Ribisi – What’s HER problem?By John Elliott and Patrick Ricciardi

John & Pat discuss Philadelphia art museums and bookstores and – no, wait, that was during the break.By John Elliott and Patrick Ricciardi

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

John & Pat compare two sitcoms that are virtually indistinguishable from each other. Plus: nothing else!By John Elliott and Patrick Ricciardi

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

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

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

John & Pat talk trash, trash TV, Trashcan Sinatras, municipal trash collection routes…oh, and Godzilla.By John Elliott and Patrick Ricciardi

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

At long last, John & Pat complete their exhaustive study of sitcoms set in high school. Final result: Inconclusive.By John Elliott and Patrick Ricciardi

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

In their constant effort to constantly stay relevant John & Pat watch two sitcoms that premiered before podcasts existed.By John Elliott and Patrick Ricciardi

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

Blah blah blah John and Pat blah blah blah pop culture blah blah blah idiots.By John Elliott and Patrick Ricciardi

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

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

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

John & Pat bring you more dispatches from the end times – now with 17% more stupidity!By John Elliott and Patrick Ricciardi

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

David returns to discuss the legacy of Neil Peart by comparing a classic album to…an album.By John Elliott and Patrick Ricciardi

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

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

Yet another podcast about elderly women in Hollywood.By John Elliott and Patrick Ricciardi

John & Pat have done it again – by which we mean they spent an entire episode talking about nonsense.By John Elliott and Patrick Ricciardi

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

John and Pat look at the most popular movie genre ever: the werewolf film. Suck it, Marvel Universe!By John Elliott and Patrick Ricciardi

More nothing. Come stare into the void with us, won’t you?By John Elliott and Patrick Ricciardi

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

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