Let’s get our best friends and play Kick the Can on a new episode of the podcast with my best friend Matt Sizemore!!! Matt is back on the show for the 4th or 5th time… I lost count, it’s fine. Always a joy and always a blast to talk to. Follow him at the links below! Twitter: @souporsizemore Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mattsizemoreKIVITV/ Web: https://www.kivitv.com/matt-sizemore Other: http://linkedin.com/in/matthew-sizemore-ab635b1a Now, on to the show! SHOW NOTES – Kick the Can Show Info Originally aired: 2/9/1962 Starring: Ernest Truex as Charles Whitley Russell Collins as Ben Conroy Directed by: Lamont Johnson (Directed other episodes? Yes) Teleplay by: George Clayton Johnson (Wrote other episodes? Yes) You, Me, and IMDB Synopses: * You: old folks home gets a shot of youth when an oldy but goody remembers what kids are like * Me: Oh, grow up… wait, wait, I don’t have to?! NOoOoOoOoOo! * IMDB: An old man living in a rest home thinks he’s found the secret of youth in children’s games. Discussion: Initial thoughts Favorite episode that he’s watched Stray Observations Who is more likely of us to believe in magic? Best friends Nostalgia What do you rate the episode? 3.5 old people 3.5 old people Choose your Own Endventure Matt – Scatman John makes an appearance, change the episode title to “Scatcan John” Brandon – He gets arrested, episode title changed to “Kick the Manslaughter” or “Kick the Canslaughter” SOCIAL You can give me a buzz in the comments below, or hit me up at the following places! * Facebook: Facebook.com/S4YApodcast * Instagram: s4ya_podcast * Twitter: s4ya_podcast * Email: s4yapodcast@gmail.com * Website: www.apatheticenthusiasm.com/submitted-for-your-approval * iTunes – Head out and leave me a rating and/or review. I really do appreciate any and all feedback!
Fellow podcaster extraordinaire Gerald joins the show this week to cover the comedic stylings of Showdown with Rance McGrew! Long time friend and fellow podcaster, Gerald is an absolute joy to hang out with! You can find him and his multitude of shows on Twitter and Facebook! Twitter: TwoPeasOnaPod Facebook SHOW NOTES – Showdown with Rance McGrew Show Info Originally aired: 2/2/1962 Starring: Larry Blyden as Rance McGrew Robert Kline as Jesse James Directed by: Christian Nyby (Directed other episodes? Yeah, Cavender is Coming) Teleplay by: Story by Frederic L. Fox You, Me, and IMDB Synopses: * You: a spoiled and pretentious western start gets a taste of the real old west with * Me: If you’re gonna make biopics, at least make them accurate * IMDB: The star of a Western TV series suddenly finds himself transported back in time to the real Wild West, and face-to-face with the real Jesse James. Discussion: Initial thoughts Funny, actually pretty funny The mirror Whiskey bottle Glass in mouth 7 year old son Jarring twist Stray Observations What do you rate the episode? 6/10 7/10 Choose your Own Endventure Gerald – James and mcgrew and actually have a showdown. McGrew is stuck in the mirror watching Brandon – cancelled SOCIAL You can give me a buzz in the comments below, or hit me up at the following places! * Facebook: Facebook.com/S4YApodcast * Instagram: s4ya_podcast * Twitter: s4ya_podcast * Email: s4yapodcast@gmail.com * Website: www.apatheticenthusiasm.com/submitted-for-your-approval * iTunes – Head out and leave me a rating and/or review. I really do appreciate any and all feedback!
Long time supporter of the podcasts, Tyler Tigno, joins me to discuss the heaven and hell-filled episode, “The Hunt”! Tyler is a long time listener of my shows and is a wonderful supporter. I was glad he could join me! I’m happy to announce that he is hosting a Married with Children podcast as well! Go and check him out: Twitter: Tylertigno Email: tignoty22@gmail.com Facebook.com/themarriedwithchildrenpodcast SHOW NOTES – The Hunt Show Info Originally aired: 1962-01-26 Starring: Arthur Hunnicutt as Hyder Simpson Jeanette Nolan as Rachel Simpson Directed by: Harold Schuster () Written by: Earl Hamner, Jr (Yeah) You, Me, and IMDB Synopses: * Me: Never cross a racoon * You: Why the hell don’t all dogs go to heaven? * IMDB: Upon returning from a coon hunt, Hyder Simpson discovers that no one can see or hear him because he has passed on. Discussion: Initial thoughts Love Rural Setting compared to military/urban life/interpersonal life Nature based First time seeing Religion Christianity, Catholicism, The Waltons Stray Observations What do you rate the episode? Him 5/5 coon skin hats Me ⅘ coon skin hats Choose your Own Endventure Tyler – that was st Peter and he chose to walk the eternity, and then Rachel shows up calling for Hyder. Walking eternity together Brandon – Heaven was actually Hell, and Hell is actually just a really bureaucratic mess SOCIAL You can give me a buzz in the comments below, or hit me up at the following places! * Facebook: Facebook.com/S4YApodcast * Instagram: s4ya_podcast * Twitter: s4ya_podcast * Email: s4yapodcast@gmail.com * Website: www.apatheticenthusiasm.com/submitted-for-your-approval * iTunes – Head out and leave me a rating and/or review. I really do appreciate any and all feedback!
Fellow Twilight Zone podcasters Ana and Dan walk a mile in the Season 3 body swapping episode, “Dead Man’s Shoes”! On their podcast, Between Science and Superstition, Ana and Dan watch every episode of The Twilight Zone! Connect with them as they watch and cover the philosophy, themes, and behind the scenes. Lately, they’ve also started covering recent movies, as well as writing essays on things like the General Mills Monster Cereals. Go check them out here: Twitter: @BSASpod Facebook: facebook.com/BetweenScienceAndSuperstition Web: BSASpod.com Email: BSASpod@gmail.com SHOW NOTES – Dead Man’s Shoes Show Info Originally aired: 1962-01-19 Starring: Warren Stevens as Nathan Bledsoe Richard Devon as Bernie Dagget Florence Marley as Dagget’s Woman Directed by: Montgomery Pittman (Yes, 5) Written by: Charles Beaumont (Yeah, for sure) You, Me, and IMDB Synopses: * You: A homeless man is forced to walk a mile in someone else’s shoes * Me: Shoes don’t make a man, but possessed shoes...
Travis Menard stops in again to apologize to me for everything he’s done wrong and to cover the Season 3 episode, “One More Pallbearer”! Travis is currently the second fiddle to Brandon on the Apathetic Enthusiasm Podcast and Interdimensional RSS: The Unofficial Rick and Morty Podcast. He’s a pretty cool dude, overall… Brandon likes him well-enough. Go check him out on Twitter at Jugglemeno! SHOW NOTES – One More Pallbearer Show Info Originally aired: January 12, 1961 Starring: Joseph Wiseman as Paul Radin Trevor Bardette as Colonel Hawthorne Katherine Squire as Mrs. Langford Directed by: Lamont Johnson Teleplay by: Rod Serling You, Me, and IMDB Synopses: * You: a scorned millionaire devotes his riches to one more gotcha on the villains of his past * Me: A man learns to fall in love with One Republic, and realizes for some It’s too late to apologize * IMDB: Wealthy Paul Radin tries to get three people from his past to apologize to him by offering them shelter from a staged and phony nuclear war scenario Discussion: What are your initial thoughts? The Ending jumped around too much * No real hint of the twist throughout the episode * The theme of honor and standing true to your convictions Stray Observations Was the whole thing a psychotic break? What do you rate the episode? 2 pallbearers out of 4 2.5 pallbearers out of 4 Choose your Own Endventure Traivs – Include 1 or all 3 of the individuals in the street at the end to make it known that it wasn’t ALL a dream Brandon – 1 or all 3 of the individuals come and kick the crap out of him but all he sees are giant, radioactive rats kicking him SOCIAL You can give me a buzz in the comments below, or hit me up at the following places! * Facebook: Facebook.com/S4YApodcast * Instagram: s4ya_podcast * Twitter: s4ya_podcast * Email: s4yapodcast@gmail.com * Website: www.apatheticenthusiasm.com/submitted-for-your-approval * iTunes – Head out and leave me a rating and/or review. I really do appreciate any and all feedback!
The wonderful Kristen Lopez joins the show this week to discuss the wanting to die in the arms of Robert Redford in, “Nothing in the Dark”! Kristen is currently an @IndieWire TV Editor who’s been writing for nearly 15 years. She’s been published in Roger Ebert, Forbes, and in Variety. She’s a big classic film fan and 1/3 of the classic film podcast Ticklish Business! She is a delightful guest and it was an honor to have her on! To get a hold of her you can do one of the following ways! Twitter: @Journeys_Film * Her podcast, Ticklish Business! * Email: kristen.lopez8@gmail.com SHOW NOTES – Nothing in the Dark Show Info Originally aired: January 2nd, 1961 Starring: Robert Redford as Harold Beldon Gladys Cooper as Wanda Dunn Directed by: Lamont Johnson Teleplay by: George Clayton Johnson You, Me, and IMDB Synopses: * You: A sexy guy masquerades as death OR an old woman has to make a choice when a wounded police officer shows up at her door. * Me: You keep on knockin but you can’t come in… death * IMDB: An old woman has fought with death a thousand times and has always won. But now she finds herself afraid to let a wounded policeman in her door for fear he is Mr. Death. Is he? Discussion: What are your initial thoughts? Death is a comforting figure Interest in filmmaking Meta Singing in the rain Women in media Stray Observations “Mother” – why does he say this? What do you rate the episode? ⅗ redfords 3.5/5 Redfords… the .5 is an old Redford Choose your Own Endventure Kristen – go out on the town and restaurant… things we can’t do. Cheeseburger and fries, and separate shakes Brandon – A Meet Joe Black prequel SOCIAL You can give me a buzz in the comments below, or hit me up at the following places! * Facebook: Facebook.com/S4YApodcast * Instagram: s4ya_podcast * Twitter: s4ya_podcast * Email: s4yapodcast@gmail.com * Website: www.apatheticenthusiasm.com/submitted-for-your-approval * iTunes – Head out and leave me a rating and/or review. I really do appreciate any and all feedback!
Author extraordinaire, Steve Gronert Ellerhoff joines the show this week to discuss the extremely pertinent, A Quality of Mercy. Steve is a scholar of literature and a fiction writer of short stories and novels. He is currently writing a book titled Jung and the Mythology of Star Wars. Originally from the Midwest, he’s lived in England, Ireland, and now resides in Eugene, Oregon, where he tutors students at Lane Community College. To get a hold of him you can do one of the following ways! Twitter: @Ellerhoff * Instagram: @Ellerhoff * Email: stevegronertellerhoff@gmail.com * www.stevegronertellerhoff.net SHOW NOTES – A Quality of Mercy Show Info Originally aired: 12/26/1961 Starring: Dean Stockwell as Lt. Katell Rayford Barnes as Watkins Leonard Nimoy as Hansen Albert Sami as Sgt. Causarano Directed by: Buzz Kulik (Yes) Teleplay by: Rod Serling based on an idea by Sam Rolfe (Creator of Have Gun – Will Travel) (yes) You, Me, and IMDB Synopses: * You: An american Lieutenant fresh on the field on the last day of World War II really wants to kill Japanese soldiers till the tables are turned * Me: Take a minute to walk in the other Army’s boots * IMDB: Hot shot new Lieutenant Katell tries to make his mark on the last day of World War II in the Pacific and gets a unique perspective on his actions. Discussion: Initial thoughts Black Lives Matter and Racism in War Specific dynamics of racism Merchant of Venice Want to do better Intellectual empathy Stray Observations What do you rate the episode? Steve: 5/5 hedgehogs Me: 4 and a hoglet Choose your Own Endventure Guest – 5 characters huddled together, crane over the top… skull t shirt…. Sid… Brandon – More Toy Story ripping-off SOCIAL You can give me a buzz in the comments below, or hit me up at the following places! * Facebook: Facebook.com/S4YApodcast * Instagram: s4ya_podcast * Twitter: s4ya_podcast * Email: s4yapodcast@gmail.com * Website: www.apatheticenthusiasm.com/submitted-for-your-approval * iTunes – Head out and leave me a rating and/or review. I really do appreciate any and all feedback!
Travis Menard, cofounder of this site, Apathetic Enthusiasm and the hit Rick and Morty Podcast, Interdimensional RSS, joins me for Five Characters in Search of an Exit! Travis is my long-time friend and collaborator! WE cofounded this site and the podcast, Apathetic Enthusiasm, and went on to create Interdimensional RSS: The Unofficial Rick and Morty Podcast! If you want to hear more of him (and me, by extension) we’re on all podcast apps of your choice! To get a hold of Travis you can do one of the following ways! Twitter: @Jugglemeno * Instagram: Apathetic_enthusiasm * Web: RickandMortyPod.com * Email: RickandMortyPodcast@gmail.com * Apathetic Enthusiasm Home! SHOW NOTES – Five Characters in Search of an Exit Show Info Originally aired: 1961-12-22 Starring: William Windom as The Major Murray Matheson as the Clown Directed by: Lamont Johnson (Yes, 8 episodes (Kick the Can, Nothing in the Dark, The Shelter)) Teleplay by: Teleplay by Rod Serling based on a short story called, “The...
Phil Rood from the Blazing Caribou Studios podcast, Brokebot Mountain, joins me to discuss the Buster Keaton TZ classic, Once Upon a Time! Phil is an illustrator and a comic artist who plays guitar and co hosts the aforementioned Brokebot Mountain… he also raises kids and cats! You can see what he’s doing with The Adventures of Professor Whiskers here! To get a hold of Phil, you can do one of the following ways! Twitter: @PhilRood * Instagram: PhilRood75 * Web: www.philrood.com * Email: philrood@yahoo.com * Blazing Caribou Studios SHOW NOTES – Once Upon a Time Show Info Originally aired: 1961-12-15 Starring: Buster Keaton (as Woodrow Mulligan) Directed by: Norman Z. McLeod (No. Directed Horse Feathers and Monkey Business (Marx Brothers comedies)) Teleplay by: Richard Matheson (Don’t Even…) You, Me, and IMDB Synopses: * You: a man trades his pants for a dumb looking hat that reminds of a time when steak was cheaper * Me: An accidental time traveller longs for the sound of silenc...
On this brand new episode, Matt Sizemore is in town and between you and us, it’s “The Jungle” out there! Matt is my BESS and a news anchor up at KIVI Idaho! If you want to know what the news is, then you can certainly get a bit of it from there. Just a hint, there’s potatoes? To get a hold of Matt, you can do one of the following ways! Twitter: @SouporSizemore Facebook: Matt Sizemore KIVI TV Page SHOW NOTES – The Jungle Show Info Originally aired: 1961-12-01 Starring: John Dehner as Alan Directed by: William Claxton (4 others, I Sing the Body Electric) Teleplay by: Charles Beaumont (YES) You, Me, and IMDB Synopses: * You: business man recently back from africa learns about voodoo the hard way as some shite goes down and dead goats and noises are running amok and nothing good happens from drilling in africa * Me: A man doesn’t believe in voodoo nonsense… he’ll tell you what to do, ooh ee, oo ah ah, ting tang, walla walla bing bang. JUNGLE NOISES * IMDB: A businessman who has ...