#427 - Chips and Salsa Etiquette, Empress Theresa, and Hobbs & Shaw

We start out with Chuck getting vulnerable and talking honestly about some frustrations he has felt lately in his professional life. From there, we move to more positive news, celebrating his new Providence Monthly column. Chuck reveals an argument he had on Reddit about charging people from chips and salsa at a Mexican restaurant. We discuss The Lion King (2019) becoming the highest-grossing animated film of all time. We discuss feature film The Hunt being pulled from theaters. I talk about a book I recently read and how little I enjoyed it. Just a brutal slog through 450 pages. Woof. Chuck talks about some restaurants he recently tried and I get hungry. We then offer a spoiler-free discussion of the new Fast & Furious spin-off "Hobbs and Shaw," then, we make it very clear we're going to spoil things...and then discuss the film in greater depth.
- Brad

#426 - The Lion King, Chuck Visits Jersey, and Once Upon A Time...In Hollywood

The lovely and talented Gina Mastrostefano joins us this week! We discuss what our fans should be named and can't come up with much. From there, we talk about The Lion King (2019) and live-action storytelling of animated films in general. Chuck tells me all about their weekends in New Jersey and how they made him feel creatively. We talk about what foods are appropriate to bring into a movie theater, then get into the main event. We offer a spoiler-free review of the new Quentin Tarantino film Once Upon A Time...In Hollywood. After we share our thoughts thusly, we make it clear we're going into spoiler territory and then more fully discuss the film.br> - Brad

#425 - Brad Gets Ghosted, Chuck's Trash Troubles Redux, and Ray Talks "Undependent"

We are joined this week by comedian/filmmaker/self-proclaimed spiritual guru Ray Harrington! He is ostensibly on to talk about the screening of "Undependent" at the Rhode Island International Film Festival, but first, I have to talk about my dumb social life. Why did this one woman ghosting me bother me so much? From there, we revisit Chuck's Trash Travails, as the social media response to Chuck's addressing of the issue was unexpected. From there, Ray tells us the story of "Undependent" and gives us some cool behind-the scenes info on this very funny project.
- Brad

#424 - Undependent, Chuck's Trash Troubles, and Brad's Family Visits

Back in the studio/my kitchen this week! Chuck FINALLY reveals the name and nature of the project he worked on with Ray Harrington - a sitcom pilot named Undependent! We talk about its upcoming premiere at the Rhode Island International Film Festival and Chuck talks about how he got involved. Good stuff. Chuck then laments some issues he has had with local trash pickup, and we discuss the role of the trashman in modern society. Very highbrow! After that, we talk about my family's recent visit to the area and I recap all the things we did and all the food we ate!
- Brad

#423 - A Q&A with Scott Klopfenstein and Coolie Ranx

Ska fans rejoice! We attended a screening of "Pick It Up: Ska in the 90's" to host a Q&A with Scott Klopfenstein! Yes, the dude from Reel Big Fish and the Littlest Man Band! It gets better! We also had Coolie Ranx from the Pilfers join the Q&A! And we RECORDED that Q&A for you!!!!!! Wow! After I tell Chuck a brief story about a scam I recently pulled (and "scam" may be stretching it), we tell the whole story of how we got involved with the movie/Q&A/show. We talk about our trip to and from Brooklyn and also discuss road trip etiquette! Super fun talk and that's just LEADING UP to the Q&A!!!!!!
- Brad

#422 - Spider-Man: Far From Home, Our Independence Weeks, and Stranger Things 3

Big talk this week! Chuck and I haven't talked to each other in over a week! We talk about weird things that happened today including a call center employee going off on me over the phone! We talk about our shows together in Hartford and East Providence and all the events surrounding them. After that, I regale Chuck with my tale of family time back in Indiana and he tells me about changing traditions out here in Rhode Island. Once we are caught up on our weeks, we discuss Stranger Things season 3 (no spoilers), then give a spoiler-free review of Spider-Man: Far From Home. After a very clear warning, we then launch into a spoiler-full discussion of the film and include everything we liked and didn't like. But most of it is like.
- Brad

#421 - The Story of Joe List

This week we sit down with comedian Joe List! What a great talk with a great guy! We find out about Joe's entire journey in comedy, starting in Whitman, MA, to performing in arenas across the country, all the way through achieving the feats of appearing on The Tonight Show, Letterman, and The Chuck and Brad Podcast.
- Chuck