#524 - Chuck Gets Toasted and Brad Gets Ghosted

Chuck opens by telling me how he tried to reduce the skimp-age on his Panera order. I counter with a tip for reducing the skimpage at Chipotle or other burrito places. Chuck tells me about the Mark Normand documentary he assembled (?) and the Patreon's success. We then talk about our sun-filled weekend. A nice long walk on the bike path, a pool day, some seafood, shaved shoulders, electric bikes, maximum SPF numbers...really getting into a summer feeling! We get WEIRD during this conversation! We then focus on some news, with the renewal of "I Think You Should Leave," the 30 for 30 about Space Jam 2, Rob Zombie's The Munsters, a possible Sunset Overdrive sequel, a new behind-the-scenes of Disney Parks show, and our excitement for Loki and the next Thor movie. I then talk about a woman ghosting me after listening to a previous episode of the podcast.
- Brad

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#488 - Halloween 2020

We are joined by Ray Harrington this week! The self-proclaimed "Great Pumpkin" of comedy joins us for our yearly Chuck and Brad Podcast Halloween episode! We discuss some of the challenges that come with a pandemic Halloween. Chuck talks about the film Scary Stories To Tell in the Dark, then we discuss the new Adam Sandler film Hubie Halloween. Chuck and I offer some paltry Rejected Halloween Costumes (our worst ever), then Ray joins in on the fun. I educate Chuck and Ray about the history of Reese's Peanut Butter Cups and things go off the rails. We then (surprisingly) learn about Ray's love of the Ernest films. I pose a Would You Rather? to Chuck and Ray and - to their credit - they answer it. We then briefly discuss why we are so interested in things that scare us, culminating in Ray's note-perfect Australian accent.
- Brad
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#469 - The Rhode Show's Brendan Kirby, Nobody Speak, and Trial By Media

We are joined this week by Brendan Kirby! Brendan is currently one of the hosts on Rhode Island morning show "The Rhode Show" and we were very excited to catch up with him and find out his story. We talk about how his college education and hard work led him to where he currently is! Very interesting and inspiring to hear about hard work paying off! After he signs off, Chuck and I discuss the Gawker/Hogan documentary "Nobody Speak" and somehow avoid getting into our 350th disagreement about the case! Wow! Historic! Chuck tells me about the new Netflix series "Trial By Media" and I am riveted! Fun stuff!
- Brad
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#463 - Chris Graue, the Amazing Johnathan Documentary, and So-Bad-They're-Good Movies

We start out this week with a quick greeting, and then dive into a Skype interview with our pal Chris Graue. Chris has directed music videos and promo videos and any other needed video things for a huge number of punk and ska bands. We talk with him about his start and his involvement in the music scene. What a good dude! After that winds up, we are joined by another good dude - Ray Harrington! We discuss some comedy and improv news (Seinfeld! Oswalt! Middleditch/Schwartz!), then riff on the Doogie Howser, MD reboot on Disney Plus. We then discuss Ben Berman's Hulu documentary on The Amazing Johnathan. A fascinating film! After a quick toss to RI Food Fights' own Jim Nellis, we discuss some films I watched recently that weren't great. This leads me to ask the question "When does a movie go from bad to so-bad-it's-good?" A fun discussion follows!
- Brad
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#449 - Brammies and Chammies 2019, Part One - TV, Games, Restaurants, and Movies

It's (part one of) the ELEVENTH installment our annual "Brammies and Chammies" awards! Join us as we celebrate our favorite things in the world of television and streaming! We talk about our favorite games we played in 2019! Chuck tells me about his swanky dining experiences! And we close out this episode talking about our favorite movies we saw in 2019.
- Brad

#402 - Mario Maker 2, Brads Discord Drama, and Glass

I start this week with a cute lil' story about my dad and his struggles with technology. Chuck talks about the assistant-hiring process he is currently developing/going through, then we talk about Gina's new craft beer blog. Chuck talks about his mania for Mario and we speculate about the newly-announced Mario Maker 2. Chuck explains (without spoilers) the documentary "Abducted In Plain Sight," then we talk about Chuck selling his laptop to a non-tech-savvy individual. I explain some weird online drama in the Discord surrounding one of my favorite mobile games and Chuck is gleeful at my discomfort. Chuck tells me about his Valentine's Day dinner at a very fancy restaurant. We then offer a SPOILER-FREE review of the M. Night Shyamalan movie "Glass" and our thoughts about the trilogy. From there, we make it very clear we are going into spoiler territory and discuss a SPOILER-FULL review of the film.
Closing the show this week is fellow Paper + Plastick Records' artist The Jukebox Romantics with their song Jerry Gallo's Dead!
- Brad

#354 - Kevin Smith's Heart Attack, Derren Brown Special, and Patton Oswalt

Chuck starts the episode with a quick thank you to the good people at HP for the new laptop. Once that's aside, we give some quick show and social media plugs, then talk about Impractical Jokers getting another season and a movie! Wow! We change gears and talk about Kevin Smith suffering a heart attack and what he means to us. After that, we talk about the new Derren Brown special on Netflix. We discuss psychological manipulation and social conditioning with our trademark wit and knowledge. Recently, Chuck went to see Patton Oswalt on the book tour for his late wife, Michelle McNamara's book, "I'll Be Gone in the Dark." Chuck then talks about watching the new Patton Oswalt special and the new Chris Rock specials on Netflix. This forces us to examine the fact that we love certain artists, but sometimes have trouble knowing how to support them. We then talk about our stand-up show from a few weeks back, then close with a quick review of the new movie "Game Night."
- Brad


WEB COULIER:
VIDEO: The Lonely Island: Why Not Me?

Episode 325: Rancid + Dropkick Murphys, Senior Discount Attacked, and Chuck Almost Drowns!

After the normal social media plugs, we talk about the below Web Couliers. After that, we talk at length about Disney's new streaming service (that starts in 2019) and try to figure out how we are going to consume visual media in the future. After that, Chuck reads selections of a review of Senior Discount's new album. I have no skin in this game; if someone doesn't like the music, that's a valid opinion. That having been said, this is a dumb review and we spend some time marveling at the dumbness of it. Once we get that bile out of our systems, we talk about some Chuck birthday celebrations, then our trip to see Rancid and the Dropkick Murphys in concert. Chuck tells me the story of his kayaking misadventure and I am suitably impressed. We talk about seeing the Lion King in theaters, and close with compliments for Chuck's birthday dinner at Cook and Dagger!
- Brad

WEB COULIERS:
TRAILER: American Vandal
VIDEO: Subway Royal Rumble

Episode 324: War for the Planet of the Apes, Judd Apatow Live, and 2-Person Stand-Up

We kick off this week with another update on the Recycling Rascal/Blue Bin Bill. I love it; Chuck does not. We talk about Daniel Craig returning as James Bond, and Matt Groening taking his talents to Netflix. We discuss (spoiler-free) the new movie War for the Planet of the Apes and how we felt about it. We then talk about our trip to The Grange in Providence, then the jaunt down the street to see Judd Apatow do some live stand-up. We follow that with a discussion about our own adventures in stand-up, as we recently performed a set on stage at the same time. Chuck tells me about his birthday trip to see Hans Zimmer conduct music from his many soundtracks live, then we talk about some birthday festivities for Chuck and for Lou. It's a busy week!
- Brad

WEB COULIERS:
KICKSTARTER: Happy Happy, Joy Joy - The Ren and Stimpy Story
IMAGES: Blue Bin Bill Photo Gallery!!!!!

Episode 297: Appropriate Joke Targets, Nintendo Switch, and Stephen Lynch Live

We kick off this week with some basic updates, then a recap of an email sent in by one of our favorite listeners. True to form, we stay 100% on subject and contribute no nonsense to the discussion of this email. After that, we talk about the SNL writer suspended for making a joke about the president's son - was it too far? Are other minors in the limelight treated the same way? A real discussion! We come back from that and talk about Alien 5, a new Leslie Mann comedy (those are separate projects, although I would absolutely watch a crossover), as well as Jerry Seinfeld providing new content exclusively for Netflix.
We talk about the below Web Coulier, then the news that there is new music coming from Goldfinger, Blink-182, and the Transplants. Kevin Smith is part of the new Call of Duty DLC, which confuses both of us. We talk about the Nintendo Switch and our impressions of the new console. We talk about the Women's March(es) this past weekend, then review the Stephen Lynch show we saw last week. Was it ruined by drunk idiots? Yes! We discuss our recent stand-up appearances at Comix (there were also drunk idiots there), then Chuck poses a very important and interesting question based in the Spider-Man universe!
~ Brad

WEB COULIERS:
INTERVIEW: Matt Besser and Ian Roberts discuss bringing the UCB stage to the screen

Episode 294: Brammies and Chammies 2016 - Part One

The Brammies and Chammies are back, baby!

I know it seems like we've been away a long time, and maybe we have. We explain why, then we get into our favorites from 2016. We cover our favorite TV shows and actors and moments, our favorite games, our favorite restaurants, and our favorite movies of 2016 in this episode. You like immediate-ish nostalgia? We got it!
~ Brad

Episode 281: Yoga Hosers, Don't Think Twice, and Netflix Originals

Back to Classic Chuck and Vintage Brad this week, as it's just the two of us. We talk about some superhero movie news involving the solo Batman movie, two tidbits from the Spider-Man movie, and two tiddier bits from the Netflix GLOW show (not superheroes, sorry). I share the story of a foolish mistake I recently made, Chuck expresses his delight about the upcoming Green Day tour. We talk about a 10-year old remake of a 20-year old game coming to the Wii U (a dying system) and couldn't be happier.
Chuck recaps his trip to see Nick Offerman and Megan Mullally live, we talk about the Kevin Smith movie Yoga Hosers, then Chuck relates the tale of going to see Don't Think Twice, the new film from Mike Birbiglia.
Chuck and I close by talking about Stranger Things and other original Netflix properties and how excited we are that we are finally catching up to the rest of the Western world in our appreciation thereof.
- Brad

Web Couliers:
There are no Web Couliers this week.

Episode 275: Flight of the Conchords, Stand-Up Review, and Canobie Lake Park

After some Chuck and Brad updates, we talk about some news! We chat about the Netflix Marvel Universe and what we're excited about, then Chuck gets REALLY excited for the trailer for Kong: Skull Island. Chuck tells me about John Cena being cast in an HBO mockumentary about cycling, then about Joe Carnahan writing the Uncharted movie. There's a Blair Witch sequel coming out, as well as a remake of...*sigh*...Pumpkinhead.
Fans of Chuck's squabbles will be delighted to learn that this week, he's upset again, and he's setting his sights on a company going out of business. We talk about the new singles from Against Me! and Green Day, as well as Michael J. Fox appearing on stage with Coldplay.
Once the news is done, we look back at our past few weeks. We went to see Flight of the Conchords, Chuck went to Vermont, Chuck talks about the foam party last week's guests played, then we get to a weekend of stand-up. We both performed Saturday night, then I went up on Sunday as part of the Last Comix Standing. We talk a lot about what worked and what didn't, although I tend to focus on more of the latter. Then we discuss our group trip to Canobie Lake Park before Chuck tells me about his birthday at the Mystic Aquarium! We have been busy!
-Brad

P.S. After the podcast, Brad LOST HIS SHIT about the Pumpkinhead remake!!!!!
-Chuck

Web Couliers:
VIDEO: Fan-made Marvel Vs DC movie trailer

Episode 272: Chuck's Petty Printshop Problem, Finding Dory, and Idyllic Summer Memories

Longtime fans of the podcast love "Chuck's Petty Printouts," in which Chuck reads emails to and from people he disagrees with on the internet. Well this one is even pettier and IN REAL LIFE! Hear the twisted tale of Chuck's print shop visits gone horribly wrong, and the assault accusation that came his way because of it! After that, we chat about being forced to spend a bunch of credit at MovieStop and the possibility of Netflix offering downloads. We also review my birthday weekend festivities - Brock Lesnar at UFC 200 on Saturday night, followed by pizza with pals on Sunday night. It was a nice low-key birthday weekend. Then we break down the recent Pixar film Finding Dory - did the same part make each of us tear up???? After that, inspired by the new Blink-182 song "Teenage Satellites," we talk about awesome nights we remember from summers gone by - starting as teens and continuing through current day. Oh, and you get to hear Chuck almost die at my description of Nitrous Oxide, so there's that to look forward to.
-Brad

Web Couliers:
There are no Web Couliers this week.

Episode 197: Preorder Bonuses, Royal Rumble, and Our Blizzard Conundrum

In a slightly-earlier-than-planned episode, the guys stay toasty warm during a Nor'easter by talking with the sizzling Gina Mastrostefano! Chuck kicks things off with some movie news - Ryan Reynolds talks about Deadpool, Adam Sandler's Netflix film, and the upcoming Dodge and Twist. The three amigos (amigas?) talk about the weird news coming from the Blink-182 camp: did Tom DeLonge leave the band? Is Matt Skiba from Alkaline Trio joining?? No one may ever know!
Chuck talks about preorder bonuses for different video games and the guys discuss the pricing model of video games versus other forms of media. This year's Royal Rumble is discussed at length, leading to a dilemma featuring our intrepid heroes...should they go to the re-scheduled Monday Night Raw (on Thursday) or to the previously-scheduled Reel Big Fish/Less Than Jake show?!?!?
Once that issue is (for the moment) solved, Brad talks about the guilt he feels from almost every situation in his life. A quick chat about their abominable blizzard prep, and there you have it...episode 197!

Web Couliers:
There are no Web Couliers this week

Episode 94: Chuck's Birthday and The War On Clutter

Chuck and Brad open the show - the second show in a row - with a discussion about birthdays. This time the focus is on Chuck's birthday and the events around it, including a faithful recollection of the amazing gifts Brad bought and created for Chuck.
Once they've successfully praised Brad's largesse, they move on to discussing physical media versus digital media, and how limited storage space has led to Brad declaring a "war on clutter" and getting rid of some old movies and games, and wondering what to do with this book collection. The two wise men discuss advantages and disadvantages of physical/digital forms of each type of media and declare who is winning the war on clutter.
Web Couliers:
- VIDEO: Zeno Documentary Kickstarter video - the first kick Brad has ever started!