Reporting from the depths of the great Santa Clara County hailstorm of 2024, the Earful Gang is back in the fray! We overcome a series of bright flashing lights as well as the blinding Hayden glint to pick apart the eighth five minutes of Jumper, in which Millie wears cute socks, falls out of a bed, and David opens so many gates. We give listeners …

Earful is back with the 7th five minutes of "Jumper": can you believe that just five minutes ago, we were analyzing the 6th five minutes of "Jumper"? An exciting ep, with lots of jumping, and lots of special guests, namely Vincent Woo, the filmmaker behind "Tunnel Vision: An Unauthorized BART Ride (2003)". We mercilessly criticize his film (compari…

The earful gang is back, in what many are calling "the perfect fall ep!" In these five minutes, we skip the boring parts, as David Rice-Jumper hugs Millie's mom after a momentous knock-and-announce, Millie is living it up on Morton Street, and Mark Kobold (aka Mark Goblin) announces the resurrection of the Rice Cake. If we move fast, we can make it…

The earful gang is back, caffeinated, ready with an episode that will hit your brain like 1000 volts of electricity! In this ep, David Jumper-Rice has forgotten how to use doors, Toby is anticipating his birthday, and Roland is embracing his hatred for jumpers. Join us as we overcome some VLC woes, and break upon the riddle of the cryptic "burrito"…

The earful gang is back from their own globetrotting, bringing you a new episode of Jumper: in the fourth five, we bring you our award-winning investigative journalism, re-opening the Gregg Baker cold case, and blowing the lid off of alleged used tool stores in NYC. In our analysis, we're having flashbacks to Our Day So Far: we return to the Sphinx…

In a "nightmare of an episode", we're recording unusually early, to catastrophic consequences! As the cock crows, we toil in the studio, bringing you sparkling analysis about the Jumper saga, in particular the third five minutes. In this episode, David Jumper asks to use the bathroom, acquires used tools, and eventually puts together a sick jumper …

In episode 2 of Earful, get ready for less bumps, more jumps, as we answer all the big questions, such as: "Did I just teleport?" As long Mr Jumper hones his craft, we analyze David Rice's dad's police call, mopping logistics, a bunch of really cool posters, and the 2007 menu of Texas Chicken & Grill. We crack the case of the photograph of David Ju…

Jump into a new season of Earful with the first five minutes of our new movie, "Jumper" (2008)! Let us tell you about our day so far: we analyze Mr. Jumper's surfboard and cooler (jumper toting logistics), international time zones, cool movie studio logos, Jumper bedtimes and wakeup timeas, young Jumper (has a different face), all the ways that You…

Party ep. Features popular segments "The Set-Up", "An Earful of News", "Guess the Stunt", and "Keepin' it Social".

Already at the Last Full Five, but don't cry Jakob! We have plenty of content for you, including a live feud update, a dip back into the cyberworld, a long discussion of the best protocol while meeting a stranger, and a reading of YGM as an incel manifesto. Also featuring the popular segments "The Set-Up", "Fashion News", "Decision Desk 2008", and …

Howdy pardner, saddle up for the "Summer of You've Got Mail"! We've got ourselves a heaping helping of film analysis today, with a veritable bounty of scenes: extras are a-loading up their oysters at the dear-departed Ocean Grill, the ballet of commerce is a-underway at the flowers market, and the styrofoam cups are a-flowing at Gray's Papaya. But …

It's June 2021, and COVID is finally over! Let's celebrate California being open for business, as we exit the cyberworld and have our first Earful back in the same room! A big episode for analysis, as Joe makes a Friend Request, forcibly shuts Kathleen's mouth, and enters his internet-capable hacker den. We complement the analysis with innovative f…

Have you ever been with a single podcast that fills your heart with joy? Well, get ready for episode 20 of An Earful of You've Got Mail, in which the Earful gang cracks open a rather light episode: Joe Fox is on his Travis Bickle-like march, and we dive deep into address logistics, buzzer box conduits, and the healing power of George. Also featurin…

The Earful Crew is burning the midnight oil to bring you the 19th five minutes of You've Got Mail, and it's a momentous one! The Shop Around the Corner is closed for good, and that means only three things: MOPE MOPE MOPE! Kathleen flips the Closing Sign (we introduce our new project "Supersonic"), and immediately becomes a femcel antinatalist. Mean…

If you're looking for an ep to cope with the Suez Canal blockage, and to prepare for White Boy Summer, look no further! In these five minutes, we learn about the famously flawless taste of Kathleen Kelly, (contrasted with the piggish, disgusting ignorance of Fox Books employees), and dig into contingencies of elevator protocol. The perfect episode …

In a first-ever podcast event, the Earful Gang is joined by a GUEST... in cyberspace! Joining via a chatroom-voice-to-text bridge (presented by Wells Fargo), Diego shares his hate of Kathleen Kelly, as we pick apart the 17th five minutes of YGM. The Shop liquidates, Frank and Kathleen part amicably, and the Fox fox leers lecherously; meanwhile, we …

In an episode many are calling "our most poorly-paced yet", the Earful Gang is back to analyze (eventually, be patient) the 16th five minutes of YGM, and it just may strain your CPU! (Send syslogs, please.) Joe Fox deletes up a storm (we count the keys), Intel stock is soaring (we read the ticker), Birdie dates fascists (we dig deep into Francoist …

Gather round, and you shall hear the Earful Gang sing The Ballad of the Rooftop Killer (with a-ccompaniment on live harmonica!) In these five minutes of film, Robert Underwood gets framed for murder (by Rudy Giuliani and George), Joe shows off some sick macros, and Birdie gets spooky. Meanwhile, we pick apart the controversy of Champion Fairewood F…

We ring in the new year with another episode of Earful: the easiest just got easier! In this ep, we breach the veritable "third rail" of "You've Got Mail" (1998) analysis: talking about vertical service codes: *70? *57? *86? They're all here! But that's not all: we crack open the fourteenth five minutes of the film, and ask the big questions. Did J…

If you're in search of the perfect combination of poetry and meanness, look no further! Earful is back, and we're deep into cross-textual analysis: in addition to a typically incisive analysis of a YGM chunk (Joe Fox shakes a fence, Kathleen re-ups on tea), we crack open multiple additional texts‒first diving deep into the themes of Ernst Lubitsch'…

Freshly equipped with macOS Big Sur (running beautifully), we're back with a new ep of An Earful of You've Got Mail! In this ep, Joe Fox is drunk as a skunk, the lockets are opening up, and Frank stars on everybody's favorite show: "**NT WAT**". We also conclude the important saga of William Spungeon, and rhapsodize about the ecstasy of email. 10-4…

In this, the final episode of Earful, the gang is in a feuding mood! We again return to the Happy Land of Absolutes to discuss the eleventh five minutes of You've Got Mail, and discuss the criminality of all the Mail characters, Jeffersonian purity, and modern gym wicking technology. Recorded just hours after the Presidential Election was called, w…

You've Got... Instant Message?!?! We've kicked into Web 2.0 here at Earful, and the textboxes are flying! This ep, we have a delightful (and very fun) Thanksgiving Round of "The Instrument Song (The Orchestra Song)", Birdie is on the prowl, and we investigate the innovative voice-over scheme that YGM uses to represent online communication. ...Hello…

"Press Send" to another ep of Earful, featuring plenty of holiday merriment: we head to the hectic, not-yet-cashfree world of Zabar's to introduce a new exhibit, explore the lobster salad controversy, and uncover the four secret steps to a perfect espresso. Educate yourself with a lively debate about whether 'A Christmas Carol' takes place at Thank…

Pop an Ultra Dorm and settle in for another episode of Earful! A veritable smorgasbord of savory morsels on display today: we analyze the egg dish, judge the poultry lift, and assess garnishes. And as always, we mix business with pleasure: analyzing the corporate structure of the Price Club, guessing Birdie's salary, and auditing bookstore revenues…

It's a hit! The Earful Gang is back with episode seven, and it's even more fun than the nut shop! It's party time at Vince Mancini's, and we have plenty of time to talk about rent control, Miranda rights, the books Miranda writes, as well as the legendary William Spungeon. (Isn't he in Mexico?) So step to the back of the drink line and listen in! (…

Two grand openings this week: Fox and Sons Books, and Episode 06 of An Earful of You've Got Mail! As the Fox surveys the henhouse, Kathleen and George practice the hard sell, Christina moves the fish, and sandwichman chows down. Meanwhile, we analyze book prices (hand-tipped or non), plow through 5+ sub-scenes, create synergy among our various podc…

The novel coronavirus cannot keep the Earful gang down! Like Tom Hanks, we've risen from the dead; a little rusty, but with plenty of new CDC-approved protocol for keeping the YGM analysis both incisive and safe. In this ep, we bring you a veritable "Who's Who" from the Fox family tree, say hello to New Jersey, and give careful ratings of all "game…

Final pre-COVID episode. Plague looms.

Penultimate pre-COVID episode.

Get ready for a new, completely mistake-free episode of Earful of Cocktail! Plenty to dive into, as we pick apart the decor of the Coughlin-Prognan-'Partment, itemize with staggering detail the expenses of a $100k/week bar, but most importantly, apply the writings of Barbara Ehrenreich to best understand how "Cocktail" (1988) represents masculinity…

Mr. Coughlin may have no friends on Saturday night, but you have a friend in the Earful Crew, as we crack the 17th five minutes. We may be a bit rusty, but whether it's crunching the numbers on the FRP (Flanagan Removal Price), investigating how much prospective club attendees resemble Bruce Springsteen's couch, or missizing windows in order to blo…

The Earful crew welcomes Daddy to the story, as we move on up from pickled chicken eggs to pickled ostrich eggs, from a mere Megaloft to a true Park Avenue penthouse! Also on this ep: an important Pageful of Cocktail update, and plenty of java: an analysis of "Starbucks Trajectory" and a recap of the famous coffee scene from George of the Jungle! W…

The Earful Gang serves up some specials in this ep... But instead of meatloaf muzzarell from the homeland, it's deep analysis of the menacing meta-romantic-comedy overtures of Brian Flanagan! And instead of Chicken a la King (a la Delmonico's), we dive deep into abortion and how societal expectations of loyalty fit into gender roles! And in lieu of…

The art world meets pugilism in this episode of Earful, and the gang's here to give you the full blow-by-blow! The new ep is decidedly urban in orientation, featuring Bonnie party-breaking her new boy toy, Brian attempting to buttle, and some cruel misdeeds done to brewer's yeast. Meanwhile, we resolve the feud with the Catbro.…

It's episode 13 of Earful of Cocktail, and an important one: Shue finally gets her name, while Brian wakes up from his extended dream sequence back in NYC! Some big questions are answered here: What's it like for an Australian coming to America? Where can you go to key out and talk to theta people? And what *did* Brian did to her? Listen for cogent…

The Earful Crew checks in with a special Monday show, and trust us when we tell you: it's nothing short of spectacular! We utilize powerful algebra to calculate the badness of infidelity, assess the racial theories of Douglas Coughlin, and track the friendship of Eck, Boyd, and Bean—Jamaica's original Dream Buds. As you sit back for an extra-long s…

Get ready for commodities! In this episode of Earful, we're back from jet-setting across the world, and we're unpacking some ... Powerful Stuff. Brian and Shue hang out for a bit, consider maybe riding that boat thing tomorrow, and go totally Kangaroo Jack. We consider how educational the movie Cocktail is, while killing time through expansive dive…

Throw on a pair of shades and get set for a special throwback edition of an Earful of Cocktail! In this ep, we bring back the classic segment "Spoiler Alert", while analyzing all the action! We have Coughlin-Prognan nuptials, an eventful crontage, carefully-timed discussions of boring scenes, and even start a brand-new Feud! Stick around as we pick…

Get ready to hit the road, mon, with the Earful Crew, as we dissect another five minutes of Cocktail! In this episode, Owen will take care of you as we carefully analyze the continuity of Flanagan's circular barwork, assess the sublimated rage beneath the worry-free happiness, and draw connections to avant-garde films of the 1930s. Relax with a sho…

Get your mind untwisted, mate, by listening to an all-new episode of Earful! In this ep, we return to the beginning of the film's essence, helping you spot the difference between one-nighters and meaningful relationships with unattached millionaresses, and bringing you a veritable Kokomo-splosion of information about Mike Love's beloved chart-toppe…

Pull out your HDCP stripper, organize your locally-administered FTP server, and get all shook up for another five minutes of Cocktail! When Brian's fling with Coral marks the start of a relationship, threatening a veritable bro paradise, it's up to the Earful Gang to analyze the gender-fluid spaces that emerge–and the results can only be described …

Prepare your epsom, calculate your epsom checksum, and relax with the sixth five minutes of Cocktail! Some powerful stuff this episode, as the Earful gang investigates Brian Flanagan's role in #pizzagate, makes wagers on the future of rice-washing AI, takes preliminary efforts to reach out to Heywood Gould (a nail-biting LIVE tweet!), and important…

It's a Target Kids takeover this episode of Earful, as we lurk within internet-only radio signals under the cover of a volleyball game. We break down the fifth five minutes, from assessing business proposals, juggling pizza, to examining the forgotten B-side of the Big Bopper's biggest bop. Also featuring detailed economic analysis of the bartender…