Some Podcasts from the Summer
September 2nd, 2024

A couple of podcasts I’ve been in to recently. I’ll include links I can find but podcasts don’t always have websites so search in whatever app you use. I am curious what podcast app you do use, if you want to share. I’m still using Overcast, despite the recent update breaking a lot of basic features, it’s almost back to what I need at this point.

Johnny Knoxville on No Such Thing As A Fish
Episode: 543 No Such Thing As Ice Skating On Stilts

My favorite podcast, which is British and doesn’t usually have big guests (and never American ones) had Johnny Knoxville on. Now this is a podcast about facts, not an obvious match for a Johnny Knoxville appearance. Apparently he is a fan of the show. They did a great job of tailoring the facts to Johnny. A surprise when I saw his name pop up and a good episode.

Podcast Episode Page | Apple Podcast Link

The Lonely Island and Seth Meyers Podcast

Each episode focuses on a SNL Digital Short that the Lonely Island created and dives into a bit of the episodes and sketches on during those episodes. Obviously hilarious. They even did two bonus episodes just on their movie Hot Rod, and together they were longer than the actual move. I don’t even remember liking the moving but I think it’s time to revisit it.

Podcast Page | Apple Podcast Link

Season 2 of Rachel Maddow Presents: ULTRA

A serious one to wrap up my suggestions. As with season 1 (and her other podcast – Deja News) the story is eerily similar to today with plots to overturn election results. Lots of history you think would be more commonly known.

Apple Podcast Link

Consuming the Beach
September 11th, 2023

Not much to share after vacation but here goes …

Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel is ending soon after 29 years. I think I’ve watched it for the past 10 years, more? who knows. I’m actually a few episodes behind because HBO Max and now Max have been terrible at letting me know about new episodes. While each month there was at least one good story the ones that really stick out were before every Olympics or World Cup they would show how terribly the events impacted the local people and how the money should have been spent elsewhere.

SongPop Party was this year’s vacation game. The past years Jackbox took the crown. SongPop plays clips of songs and everyone needs to guess as quick as they can. There are a bunch of categories to pick from but it was difficult agreeing across generations. If there is similar knowledge then it all comes down to speed. Stef and I had a few rounds where we had identical response times. We played the Apple Arcade version – on Apple TV with everyone playing in the app on their iPhones, it was a little more difficult for those who didn’t have Apple Arcade. It looks like it’s also on Switch and XBox. There also might be some other versions. I’m pretty confused looking up the different versions.

Are there any family favorites you play on vacation?

Consuming, but not food
September 5th, 2023

I figure Mondays (or sometimes Tuesdays) are good to share anything good you’ve been consuming. Could be a show, movie, podcast, or even a book – if you are in to that sort of thing. Or hey, maybe it’s a Substack, or YouTube or Instagram person. Share something you liked in the past week.

TV
How to with John Wilson (HBO/Max) – How To Watch The Game episode – This show is impossible to explain, just watch them all. But you don’t have to watch them in order and this episode was amazing in particular. The only episode I have left is the series finale and I’m not ready for it yet. When you are done with this show, watch The Rehearsal and let me know your thoughts (don’t research).

The Bear (Hulu) Season 2, Episodes 6, 7 – Super slow start to the season but these episodes, wow. Episode 6 was twice as long as a normal episode and was filled with guest stars and finally got good in the later parts. Episode 7 is one of the best tv episodes of the year.

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