Pretending To Amuse

Jason has had one hell of a week.

We talk about what happens when our boss needs to talk to us. Jason relates an incredible work story that will leave all of you shocked. We talk about the ways people pronounce words that drives us crazy. We finish the episode talking about some big movies.

Jason made a big omission during our favorite sitcoms episode. We talk about a famous directing partnership, a new podcast Steve is listening to, and a new sitcom we both love. Steve and Jason swap stories of getting pulled over. Jason introduces Steve to a terrifying children’s show.

We talk about cover songs, which are our favorites and which are the worst. Steve tells us why we have missed a few weeks of episodes. We talk a bit about one blockbuster movie, and one amazing small budget flick.

Jason is really excited about a show. Jason is really disapointed about a show.

In this episode we rank our all time favorite sitcoms! Jason tells the story of an incredible night of live comedy and we talk a little baseball.

We discuss what things we find the first time in a house that makes us judge the homeowner. Jason relates some potty training mishaps. We dig deep into the “Ready Player One” trailers in anticipation of its release this coming weekend. Jason is into yet another streaming platform original show. And we finally say a few words about a serious health scare that shook us both.

It is our 100th episode! Jason has watched a lot of stuff lately. He tells Steve about watching comedy specials, Marvel movies, the newest a capella movie, and even a horror flick you may have heard of. We talk about Jason’s avoidance of a certain major actor, and why people love conspiracy theories. Thanks for being with us through 100 episodes. We appreciate every download, and every bit of feedback!

Steve grinds a few gears about driving. We discuss what it would be like to have a badass for a father. We talk about why halftime shows are always hated. Jason tells Steve about a few more Netflix originals we should all be getting into.

Jason and Steve wonder about the validity of some types Facebook alerts. How and why do people troll and Steve tells some of his favorite ways to troll himself. Do steroids in the Baseball Hall of Fame matter? What about in Hollywood? And finally Jason makes a very special call to a very special celebrity.

Steve and Jason discuss bunk beds and the cleaning tendencies of their wives. We dish on streaming services and their original content. And we discuss an SNL bit that blames a famous actor for something he didn’t do.

Special guest Johnny Flynn joins the podcast to set us straight about our Star Wars Episode VIII episode. Listen in to see how we got it wrong, and got called out on Facebook. Jason talks up a podcast he recently got into. Check that out here: http://theblacktapespodcast.com/ Johnny is a local filmmaker that has been featured on Roughcut: Detroit. Checkout is Youtube channel here: www.youtube.com/user/johnnydflynn And Facebook page here: www.facebook.com/CourageousLionCinema/

We dig into the #metoo movement where we wonder if nuance can be brought to the table. Steve begs Jason to watch the Oprah speech. And Jason has exciting news about everyone’s favorite porn star.

Jay tells and incredibly long story about pissing off his BIL with snack food. We talk about how terrible fans can be to famous comedians. Jason convinces Steve to watch new standup.

Here it is, our Star Wars: The Last Jedi discussion, review, and critique. Spoilers galore, of course! Apparently Jason and Steve swapped spots since The Force Awakens, now Steve loves it and Jason is not terribly enthused. We discuss the entire movie, the things we loved, the things we didn’t like, and our opinions of all the noise out there about this movie. How do we think it stacks up to the rest of the series? Take a listen!

Happy Holidays! We dish on Christmas gifts and Jason gets his phone stolen. We talk Net Neutrality and how Disney will soon own the entire world, and also Hulu. Jason notices something about his favorite TV shows and we discuss if it is an over correction or necessary, and if how it is being handled makes it any better or worse. And we spin off a Perfect Strangers reboot idea!

Steve talks about his annual Christmas date night seeing Jerry Seinfeld. We rank the top 5 standups of all time. And Steve tells us about seeing Birbiglia. We talk about the changing Detroit, the Q-Line, LCA. Jason took the family to the Holiday Nights at the Zoo. And we finally talk about the new Star Wars film we haven’t even seen yet. Jason loses his cool when his iPhone stops working during a trip to Chuck E Cheese.

After 8 long months, we are back in action! Thanks for sticking with us and supporting the show while we were gone! We talk about our time off, what podcasts and books we’ve been listening to, what TV we have been watching, and the latest phone scams. Oh and Jason gets pretty deep into a conversation about God.

Jason had a rough week. We dicuss our fears about surgery and going under. Both of us relate a bad restuarant service experience. Jason asks an important question about the service industry.

We go deep into breaking down the amazing sci-fi novel Dark Matter: A Novel by Blake Crouch. Hear about what we loved and didn’t love about the book. And of course, we offer our special brand of thoughts on how we would improve the story in our unique PTA way! Buckle up, this is a long one!