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Feb 20, 2023
97. Patriarchy, Jack Kirby, Fanta
In their long-awaited return, Phil & Jake rank patriarchy, the legendary comics creator Jack Kirby, and the soft drink Fanta on the List of Every Damn Thing.
If you have something to add to the list, email it to list@everydamnthing.net (or get at us on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook).
SHOW NOTES:
* Bully sticks really are made from beef penis.
* "Work for hire" is the situation that an illustrator like Kirby, or a session musician, might work under. He was paid cash for his work but didn't retain any ownership. At the time, the idea was that the work was ephemeral trash anyways; but now, years later, it's proven to be valuable.
* The Fourth World was Kirby's set of fantasy/science-fiction stories at DC. He got to do pretty much what he wanted and he went nuts with it.
* Mister Miracle was maybe the character that's most closely identified with Kirby. He's an escape artist refugee who lives in the suburbs and is married to an action heroine.
* Star Wars really seems to pull from Kirby's work.
* Doctor Doom is a very fun comic-book villain created by Kirby (and Stan Lee).
* Stan Lee worked with Kirby in the 1960s and co-created almost all of the early Marvel characters and stories with him.
* The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay is an acclaimed novel by Michael Chabon where one of the characters is based (partly) on Kirby.
* Here’s Kirby’s original drawing of Captain America punching-out Hitler.
* The Banshees of Inisherin is a 2022 film partly about legacy that explores the question “Does being a decent person matter?”
* Thundarr the Barbarian was a 1980s cartoon about a post-apocalyptic adventurer. Kirby did some design work and by all accounts was paid fairly and treated well.
* Kamandi was a post-apocalyptic comic about the last boy on Earth, an Earth now populated by talking animals. It seems like it was heavily influenced by Planet of the Apes, even though Kirby hadn’t seen the movie when he created the comic.
* Holy Mountain is a film directed by Alejandro Jodorowsky, financed partly by John Lennon, which is difficult to explain. It's surrealistic, absurd and mind-blowing, and it really seems Kirby-influenced.
* Kirby Krackle is a visual effect that Kirby was known for. If there was energy coursing through something, he might illustrate it with weird dots around it.
* The Neil Gaiman quote that Jake recites is from the book Kirby: King of Comics by Mark Evanier.
* O.M.A.C. (One Man Army Corps) is a truly bonkers comic written and drawn by Jack Kirby.
* It appears as if Glenn Danzig did know Kirby personally, and even worked with him. Here’s an interview that Danzig conducted with Kirby.
* Mezzo Mix is totally the most normal thing in the world.
* We discuss Kit-Kats in Japan, which have been incredibly successful there, in part because their name sort of sounds like "good luck" in Japanese. There are many, many variations on the traditional Kit-Kat flavor in Japan. Some of these have come to America as well.
* The Fantanas ads were a throwback to an earlier style of ads. The premise is that sexy babes with soft drinks show up and refresh people. Here's a good example, and here's one in Spanish.
* Other sodas discussed include Crush, Orangina, Surge & Josta.
* Jake drank is half-Fanta at the Loews Portofino Bay Hotel at Universal Orlando, which is near Jimmy Buffett's Margaritaville. He paired it with some Old Florida Original Gourmet Chips.
* The fever has really passed on hard seltzer. Now that the dust has settled, in the cold light of day we can say it was ranked fairly.
* Calamari isn't good, it's just a rubbery mass.
* Hulk Hogan was a boring wrestler who's had a really negative impact on the world.
* Phil thinks Aerosmith are dire, just absolute bottom level garbage, and he’s Phil has banned from his life with a zero tolerance policy.
ALSO DISCUSSED IN THIS EPISODE:
Marfa, TX * wild pigs * the male gaze * capitalism * Gambit * Steven Seagal * the McRib * Death * Jon Voight * QAnon * transphobia * Marvel Comics * D.C. Comics * the Marvel Method * Gil Kane * Argo * Hank Williams * Britney Spears * Prince * Dolly Parton * bicycles * coffee * Jamaica * Oreos * Bill & Ted Face the Music
Below are the Top Ten and Bottom Top items on List of Every Damn Thing as of this episode (for the complete up-to-date list, go here).
TOP TEN:
* Dolly Parton - person
* interspecies animal friends - idea
* sex - idea
* bicycles - tool
* Jack Kirby - person
* coffee - beverage
* Clement Street in San Francisco - location
* Prince - person
* It’s-It - food
* Doctor Doom - fictional character
BOTTOM TEN:
297. British Royal Family - institution
298. Steven Seagal - person
299. McRib - food
300. Hoarders - TV show
301. death - idea
302. war - idea
303. cigarettes - drug
304. patriarchy - idea
305. QAnon - idea
306. transphobia - idea
Theme song by Jade Puget. Graphic design by Jason Mann. This episode was produced & edited by Jake MacLachlan. Show notes by Jake MacLachlan & Phil Green.
Our website is everydamnthing.net and we're also on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.
Email us at list@everydamnthing.net.
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Aug 25, 2022
96. Big Trouble in Little China, Bro-Country, Baby Yoda
Phil & Jake are back to rank John Carpenter's 1986 film Big Trouble in Little China, the musical subgenre known as Bro-Country, and Baby Yoda on the List of Every Damn Thing.
If you have something to add to the list, email it to list@everydamnthing.net (or get at us on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook).
SHOW NOTES:
* The kid in Madonna's Open Your Heart video isn’t Leo Dicaprio, he's Felix Howard, who is now an A&R guy.
* Actors that we talk about include Kurt Russell, Kim Cattrall, Dennis Dun, Victor Wong, James Hong, Danny Trejo, He Huy Quan, Al Leong (here's his wedding announcement), Dennis Quaid, Harrison Ford, Jason Mantzoukas, Tom Cruise, Jackie Chan and Rodney Dangerfield.
* Other movies discussed include Everything Everywhere All at Once, Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, Overboard (which Phil thinks is really indefensible because Kurt Russell’s character brainwashes Goldie Hawn’s; “it's a Rapemantic comedy”), Minority Report, Dreamscape (filmed in Stockton, CA), Innerspace, Guardians of the Galaxy, The Golden Child, Friday, Caddyshack, The Matrix, Trading Places, Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, Flashdance, The Truman Show, The Wizard of Oz, Howard the Duck and Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse.
* Jack Burton is a very influential protagonist, maybe even more so than Snake Plissken. He's sort of John Wayne as a buffoon. Bruce Willis' persona owes something to Jack Burton.
* If you want to hear an even more in-depth discussion of Big Trouble in Little China, check out this episode of the Blank Check podcast.
* Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson owns the remake rights to Big Trouble in Little China and makes noises about a remake from time to time.
* John Carpenter’s soundtrack (and especially the theme song) are a must-listen.
* Here’s the New York Magazine article in which Jody Rosen first coined the term “Bro-Country.”
* Here’s a history of the Country laundry-list song.
* Dr. Suess’ pants with no one inside them are from the last story in the Sneetches book.
* “Cruise” by Florida Georgia Line is maybe the ur-text of Bro-Country. Or– going further back– in could be either “Honky Tonkin’” or “Jambalaya” by Hank Williams.
* Other songs discussed by include “Big Green Tractor” and “Dirt Road Anthem” by Jason Aldean, “Sand in My Boots” by Morgan Wallen, “Jack & Diane” by John Mellencamp, “Honky Tonk Badonkadonk” by Trace Adkins, “Dilemma” by Nelly w/ Kelly Rowland, “If That Ain’t Country” by David Allan Coe, “That’s My Kind of Night” by Luke Brian, “Friday” by Rebecca Black, “All My Rowdy Friends Are Coming Over Tonight” by Hank Williams Jr., “If You’ve Got the Money, I’ve Got the Time” by Lefty Frizzell, “Friends In Low Places” by Garth Brooks, “Tulsa Time” by Don Williams, “Boys Round Here” by Blake Shelton, “New Truck” by Dylan Scott, “Beer With My Friends” by Shy Carter, “Beer” and “Turned Up On the Weekend” by Branchez & Big Wet, “American Pie” by Don McLean, “Do You Know the Way to San Jose” by Dionne Warwick, and “Santa Baby” by Eartha Kitt.
ALSO DISCUSSED IN THIS EPISODE:
angiograms * perimyocarditis * Chinatown in San Francisco * Sam Raimi’s New York City * Star Wars * Margaret Cho * Bruce Springsteen * Rappin’ Rodney * Ke$ha * The Beach Boys * Insane Clown Posse * Bon Jovi * Aerosmith * Garfield * Grogu * The Mandalorian * Muppet Babies * Baby Groot * the X-Babies * Double Stuf Oreos * Miss Piggy * Hulk Hogan * Reese’s Ultimate Peanut Butter Lover’s Cup * seedless watermelon * peanut butter ice cream * Old Man Logan * Trouble * Sorry! * radio edits
Below are the Top Ten and Bottom Top items on List of Every Damn Thing as of this episode (for the complete up-to-date list, go here).
TOP TEN:
* Dolly Parton - person
* interspecies animal friends - idea
* sex - idea
* bicycles - tool
* coffee - beverage
* Clement Street in San Francisco - location
* Prince - person
* It’s-It - food
* Doctor Doom - fictional character
* Cher - person
BOTTOM TEN:
294. cops - people
295. British Royal Family - institution
296. Steven Seagal - person
297. McRib - food
298. Hoarders - TV show
299. death - idea
300. war - idea
301. cigarettes - drug
302. QAnon - idea
303. transphobia - idea
Theme song by Jade Puget. Graphic design by Jason Mann. This episode was produced & edited by Jake MacLachlan. Show notes by Jake MacLachlan & Phil Green.
Our website is everydamnthing.net and we're also on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.
Email us at list@everydamnthing.net.
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Jun 6, 2022
95. Dungeons & Dragons, Sliced Bread, Harry Styles Re-Ranked
Melissa B. is back to help Phil, Jake & Jason rank the tabletop role-playing game Dungeons & Dragons and sliced bread on the List of Every Damn Thing. Plus we re-rank contemporary pop superstar Harry Styles.
If you have something to add to the list, email it to list@everydamnthing.net (or get at us on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook).
SHOW NOTES:
* Valley Fever, also called desert rheumatism, is a respiratory disease that's thought to be caused by shark scales. It's endemic to Central and Southern California.
* Dungeons & Dragons is a role playing game invented by Gary Gygax and many others. It's really broad and open-ended but is the most popular game in that genre. In the game, players assume the roles of characters who have fantasy-themed adventures.
* Dungeons & Dragons was also the name of a cartoon made in 1985 as a tie-in for that game. It was about a group of teens that got transported to a different world and became fantasy adventurers with magic weapons. It had a kind of Narnia vibe.
* Gary Gygax was the creator of Dungeons & Dragons, although he didn't create it alone, and it grew out of other, similar games.
* JRR Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings & The Hobbit which are foundational works in modern fantasy. Along with Conan, these books more or less created the genre/setting for Dungeons & Dragons.
* Alcoholics Anonymous is a mutual-aid group formed in 1935 in which members work together to help themselves recover from alcoholism. Phil speculates that there are probably good AA Dungeons & Dragons games.
* Dice are polyhedral objects with numbers on the sides used to generate random numbers. The most commonly used dice are the six-sided dice you might use in a craps game or Monopoly or inside the Pop-o-Matic bubble of a Trouble game. Dungeons & Dragons requires different dice, 4-sided, 8-sided, 12-sided, 20-sided etc although now that Phil thinks about it, it's pretty unnecessary. With a few math changes, the game would work fine with 6-sided dice but people like to have that velvet dice sack. In prison, where dice are banned, Dungeons & Dragons players have to use other methods though.
* The Dungeons & Dragons movie looks like it has some pretty bad special effects, even for the time. Jeremy Irons appears to be having a fun time with it, though.
* SPOILER ALERT! Harry Styles plays Eros aka Starfox in Eternals.
ALSO DISCUSSED IN THIS EPISODE:
chain mail * half-orcs * improv * the Satanic Panic * E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial * role-playing games * the Golden Girls * video games * audio books * Sorry! * titties * The Matrix * Insane Clown Posse * karaoke * Bill Paxton * Spaceballs * graffiti * Star Wars * industrialization * bagels * NASCAR * Bakersfield, CA * knives * Triscuits * Top Ramen * rye bread * plastic straws * Tommy Bahamas shirts * Britney Spears * “Weird Al” Yankovic * Bill Murray * the Golden Gate Bridge * Bruce Springsteen * Shakira
Below are the Top Ten and Bottom Top items on List of Every Damn Thing as of this episode (for the complete up-to-date list, go here).
TOP TEN:
* Dolly Parton - person
* interspecies animal friends - idea
* sex - idea
* bicycles - tool
* coffee - beverage
* Clement Street in San Francisco - location
* Prince - person
* It’s-It - food
* Doctor Doom - fictional character
* Cher - person
BOTTOM TEN:
291. cops - people
292. British Royal Family - institution
293. Steven Seagal - person
294. McRib - food
295. Hoarders - TV show
296. death - idea
297. war - idea
298. cigarettes - drug
299. QAnon - idea
300. transphobia - idea
Theme song by Jade Puget. Graphic design by Jason Mann. This episode was produced & edited by Jake MacLachlan. Show notes by Jake MacLachlan & Phil Green.
Our website is everydamnthing.net and we're also on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.
Email us at list@everydamnthing.net.
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May 26, 2022
94. David Hasselhoff, Chimichangas As A Lifestyle Choice, Teeth
Phil & Jake are joined once again by Natalie H. to rank actor and superstar singer (in Germany) David Hasselhoff, chimichangas as a lifestyle choice, and teeth on the List of Every Damn Thing.
If you have something to add to the list, email it to list@everydamnthing.net (or get at us on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook).
SHOW NOTES:
* There’s lots of Popeye talk at the start of this one. Popeye Village in Malta is just sitting there waiting for Jake. Here’s the part from Popeye the movie where Bluto sees red.
* You don’t want to know the cast of Cheers’ ages when the show started.
* We talk a lot about movies where inanimate objects have personalities, including Pixar’s Cars, The Brave Little Toaster, Disney’s Beauty and the Beast and Toy Story.
* Elephant tusks are evolved from teeth.
* The movie Teeth looks pretty crazy. So do teratoma tumors.
ALSO DISCUSSED IN THIS EPISODE:
Bruce Springsteen * Barack Obama * Dolly Parton * the Country music industry * Throat Coat tea * Knight Rider * Tom Selleck * Ted Danson * Baywatch * animism * “Looking for Freedom” by David Hasselhoff * public humiliation * Gary Busey * Nick Fury: Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. tv movie * Blade * chest hair * “Mambo No. 5 (A Little Bit of…)” by Lou Bega * Deadpool * Friday * graffiti * titties * strip clubs that serve food * Tommy Bahamas shirts * George Washington * sleep
Below are the Top Ten and Bottom Top items on List of Every Damn Thing as of this episode (for the complete up-to-date list, go here).
TOP TEN:
* Dolly Parton - person
* interspecies animal friends - idea
* sex - idea
* bicycles - tool
* coffee - beverage
* Clement Street in San Francisco - location
* Prince - person
* It’s-It - food
* Doctor Doom - fictional character
* Cher - person
BOTTOM TEN:
289. cops - people
290. British Royal Family - institution
291. Steven Seagal - person
292. McRib - food
293. Hoarders - TV show
294. death - idea
295. war - idea
296. cigarettes - drug
297. QAnon - idea
298. transphobia - idea
Theme song by Jade Puget. Graphic design by Jason Mann. This episode was produced & edited by Jake MacLachlan. Show notes by Jake MacLachlan & Phil Green.
Our website is everydamnthing.net and we're also on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.
Email us at list@everydamnthing.net.
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May 19, 2022
93. Sleep, Peanut Butter, Sam Elliott
Phil & Jake rank the very necessary activity of sleep, the very American foodstuff called peanut butter, and the very mustachioed actor Sam Elliott on the List of Every Damn Thing.
VOTE HERE to help decide which topic we're going to re-rank on an upcoming episode. Polls are almost closed!
If you have something to add to the list, email it to list@everydamnthing.net (or get at us on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook).
SHOW NOTES:
* For the second time in recent episodes we discuss the songs of Chubby Checker (both "The Limbo Rock" and “Let’s Twist Again”).
* I Know What You Did Last Summer was a post-Scream 90s horror movie. The title of the sequel was I Still Know What You Did Last Summer, which Phil doesn't approve of.
* The Karina Longsworth podcast You Must Remember This had a recent episode about Flashdance & Risky Business as part of the current season which is about sex in movies (which used to be a thing).
* Pittsburgh is a city in western Pennsylvania where the Allegheny & the Monongahela rivers meet to form the Ohio.
* Phil claims that old Popeye cartoons are much more Olive Oyl and Bluto-centric than you'd think. Some of the better Popeye cartoons aren't streamable because WB's not crazy about the themes. Phil's favorite is "Can You Take It" in which Olive gets a job as a nurse for an underground fight club.
* Thimble Theater was the original comic strip that Popeye sprung out of.
* Freddy Krueger was a villain in horror movies in the 80s who attacks people in their dreams. Phil has only ever seen the third Nightmare on Elm Street, where Laurence Fishburne is an orderly at a hospital for traumatized kids and the kids flip the script on Freddy and defeat him.
* Phil mentions a French scientist who thought sleep was a distraction, and caused himself health problems by staying awake for long periods. This may have been something his parents told him as a kid to get him to sleep. He doesn't know why the scientist was French either.
* We talk about “sack hounds” and “sack artists”. Phil had always understood these to mean lazy people who could sleep wherever. After looking it up on WW2-era slang websites it seems like a “sack artist” is more like a womanizer whereas a “sack hound” is someone who tries to sleep.
* Beetle Bailey is a simple, gag-based comic strip with a military setting.
* Peanut butter is traditionally made of peanuts, smashed. That's why Phil's idea of selling roasted peanuts as extremely crunchy peanut butter makes sense. To Phil.
* Peanut oil is the oil that you can squeeze out of peanuts. In peanut butter jars, it separates and has to be stirred back into the peanut butter. What? You think it'd be better to just have a jar of peanuts so that the oil will stay put? Yeah me too!
* Almond butter is mashed-up almonds.
* The Got Milk? ad campaign which emphasized milk's usefulness as a lubricant, was kicked off by a Michael Bay-directed ad in which a guy has jammed so much PB&J into his mouth that he can't say "Aaron Burr" to win a radio contest. It's a very common problem.
* George Washington Carver invented about three hundred products derived from peanuts, but did not invent peanut butter.
* Peanuts are legumes that are eaten as food in the world and are especially popular in the USA, Nigeria and Thailand. Phil used to work with someone who was Thai and she said that Americans all eat rancid peanuts in contrast to Thailand where they eat fresh ones. We’re afraid she might be right!
* Phil went looking for pics of Lucy Pinder to link to and found this which is an NFT of a picture of her. We hope she gets a cut of this. Realizing that Lucy Pinder is a real person has taught Phil empathy.
* Boiled peanuts are a fantastic Southern food. They come in a wet paper bag (the kind that so many people have trouble fucking their way out of).
* Sam Elliott was on the Mission: Impossible TV show back in the early 1970s. He looked good even without the mustache.
* We talk about a few movies, including The Big Lebowski, Power of the Dog, Young Guns and Tombstone. We also talk reflect on the Western and superhero movie genres in general.
* Here’s the Sam Elliott episode of WTF with Marc Maron.
* Malk was the name of an alternative milk in a gag on the Simpsons from 1995. It's now a real product.
ALSO DISCUSSED IN THIS EPISODE:
sleepwalking * napping * insomnia * sleeping naked * Popeye’s chicken * goats * Blade * Nutella * peanut cheese * strip clubs that serve food * It’s-It * pickles * backpacking * Spice Girls * forest bathing * moustaches * Bill Paxton * Shaquille O'Neal * shirtless men wearing elaborate angel wings, gold lamé shorts & furry cha-cha heels * Harry Styles * Britney Spears * cochlear implants * plastic straws
Below are the Top Ten and Bottom Top items on List of Every Damn Thing as of this episode (for the complete up-to-date list, go here).
TOP TEN:
* Dolly Parton - person
* interspecies animal friends - idea
* sex - idea
* bicycles - tool
* coffee - beverage
* Clement Street in San Francisco - location
* Prince - person
* It’s-It - food
* Doctor Doom - fictional character
* Cher - person
BOTTOM TEN:
286. cops - people
287. British Royal Family - institution
288. Steven Seagal - person
289. McRib - food
290. Hoarders - TV show
291. death - idea
292. war - idea
293. cigarettes - drug
294. QAnon - idea
295. transphobia - idea
Theme song by Jade Puget. Graphic design by Jason Mann. This episode was produced & edited by Jake MacLachlan. Show notes by Jake MacLachlan & Phil Green.
Our website is everydamnthing.net and we're also on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.
Email us at list@everydamnthing.net.
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May 12, 2022
92. Cops, Strips Clubs That Serve Food, Forest Bathing (w/ Chon Travis)
Phil & Jake are joined by dear old pal Chon Travis (from Love Equals Death) to rank cops, strip clubs that serve food, and the activity known as forest bathing on the List of Every Damn Thing.
Find Chon on Instagram (@therealchontravis) and Facebook (chon.travis), and check out his band Love Equals Death (follow that link to find out their show dates)!
If you have something to add to the list, email it to list@everydamnthing.net (or get at us on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook).
SHOW NOTES:
* The Cops television show was a reality TV show in which a camera crew followed police around. The police departments got final approval of what was included in the show but it was educational to see what police thought made them look good.
* District Attorneys are adjacent to cops, but aren't exactly cops.
* Training Day is a movie about Denzel Washington as a bad cop.
* Columbo is TV good cop who is completely non-violent and walks around being an unassuming disheveled genius and catching rich people who do murders.
* Lethal Weapon is a movie about two cops, one of whom is a "Lethal Weapon" because he's suicidal.
* Die Hard is a movie about an off-duty cop and an on-duty cop (who shot a child while on duty) learning to trust each other.
* Beverly Hills Cop a movie about a cop from Detroit who goes to Beverly Hills and puts a banana in the tailpipe of cops there.
* Movie cops are always good or at least necessary.
* England is a country where cops don't carry guns.
* We discuss gun ownership. In the USA, 3 in 10 adults say they own a gun. It's something like 40% of men and 20% of women.
* RoboCop is another movie about cops in which the police force has been privatized. It's fantastic and Ronny Cox from Beverly Hills Cop is fantastic in it as Dick Jones.
* The Pinkertons were founded as a sort of private police force to crush labor.
* Rod Lavers shoes are Adidas sneakers named for the great Australian tennis star Rodney Laver. The Australian Open is played in an arena named for him as well. They're fantastic shoes but the best ones are white and it's hard to keep them clean.
* Firefighters are people who fight fire. When Phil imagined a fire that hated firefighters he was thinking of a little stinker like this guy.
* Clowns are people trying to make other people laugh.
* Commandos are special military units.
* Theodore Roosevelt was a US President and an extremely colorful character who's personally responsible for a lot of death and pain.
* The Last Starfighter was a nice little movie that's somehow never been remade. It's about a kid in a trailer park who, by virtue of being good at video games, gets recruited into an interstellar war.
* Howard the Duck is a movie about a duck who falls in love with Lea Thompson.
* Capitalism is the system we live in that makes ethical consumption impossible.
* Middle school is a necessary evil, a place to put young teens.
* Gambit is a fictional character, a superhero and member of the X-men. He wears a long trench coat and a weird thing on his head.
* Hoarders is a TV show in which the pain and mental illness of real people is mined for cheap thrills.
* Steven Seagal is a movie star who's been credibly accused of sexual assault and has incredibly accused himself of being a yogi, a holy man, a secret agent, a Navy SEAL & a martial arts master.
* The British Royal Family are pretty bad.
* Jon Voigt had been really good in a lot of films. He's as low as he is almost entirely because he said some stuff Phil & Jake didn't agree with. Phil even liked his accent in Anaconda.
* Jenny McCarthy is pretty low on the list because she has some trash opinions.
* 48 Hrs. was followed by a sequel, Another 48 Hours. The second sequel, 127 Hours, is a big departure for the franchise.
* Flashdance is probably underrated by us. Karina Longworth went into why in a recent episode of You Must Remember This.
ALSO DISCUSSED IN THIS EPISODE:
Insane Clown Posse * speed limits * Hank Williams, Jr. * jorts * Bell Biv Devoe * mini-trucks * Warner Brothers large-graphic cartoon t-shirts * water parks * “Mambo No. 5 (A Little Bit of…)” by Lou Bega * Spinderella * Bend, OR * Mendocino County * moongazing * meditation * backpacking * Spice Girls * Pee-Wee Herman * Donald Duck * goats
Below are the Top Ten and Bottom Top items on List of Every Damn Thing as of this episode (for the complete up-to-date list, go here).
TOP TEN:
* Dolly Parton - person
* interspecies animal friends - idea
* sex - idea
* bicycles - tool
* coffee - beverage
* Clement Street in San Francisco - location
* Prince - person
* It’s-It - food
* Doctor Doom - fictional character
* Cher - person
BOTTOM TEN:
283. cops - people
284. British Royal Family - institution
285. Steven Seagal - person
286. McRib - food
287. Hoarders - TV show
288. death - idea
289. war - idea
290. cigarettes - drug
291. QAnon - idea
292. transphobia - idea
Theme song by Jade Puget. Graphic design by Jason Mann. This episode was produced & edited by Jake MacLachlan. Show notes by Jake MacLachlan & Phil Green.
Our website is everydamnthing.net and we're also on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.
Email us at list@everydamnthing.net.
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May 5, 2022
91. Garfield, Student Loan Forgiveness, Y'all
Phil & Jake rank the funny-pages sensation Garfield, the proposed policy of student loan forgiveness, and the word “y’all” on the List of Every Damn Thing.
VOTE HERE to help decide which topic we're going to re-rank on an upcoming episode.
If you have something to add to the list, email it to list@everydamnthing.net (or get at us on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook).
SHOW NOTES:
* There's an infamous strip where Jon Arbunkle drinks dog semen. For the record, Jim Davis denied that's what was going on.
* Discussion of portrayals of cats in popular culture leads to some talk about Tom and Jerry and much talk about Heathcliff (the Original Orange Cat).
* Phil was wrong about the name of the Garfield convention, it's called the Garfield Gathering. It should be called The Garfering. The next one is May 20th, 2022 in Warwick, Rhode Island. They don't happen every year so don't miss your chance.
* Garfield Minus Garfield were some edits people made in which Garfield was removed. Phil mentions the very grounded and realistic Garfield without his thought balloons.
* Beetle Bailey is singled out by Phil as a good gag strip
* Olivia James took over drawing the comic strip Nancy a few years ago and it's been a breath of fresh air. The old Ernie Bushmiller strips are extremely good also.
* Garfield: His 9 Lives was a very strange Garfield project in the 80s.
* When talking about historical tax jubilees, Phil didn't really understand the mechanics too well but in Leviticus, God tells the Hebrews to forgive debts and free slaves every 50 years. It's unclear how this worked in practice. The idea wasn't unique to Hebrews, there are also records of jubilee proclamations in Babylon & Egypt.
ALSO DISCUSSED IN THIS EPISODE:
vocabulary * spelling * Bill Murray * Garfield: The Movie * Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties * Odie * Nermal * Pookie * lasagna * capitalism * Donald Duck * Popeye * Sir Topham Hatt * Charmander * Jessica Rabbit * Cinderella * the 80s * Theodore Roosevelt * Aerosmith * “Friday” by Rebecca Black * Girl Scout Cookies * the national debt * kids in restaurants * Barack Obama * cochlear implants * “Macho Man” Randy Savage * shirtless men wearing elaborate angel wings, gold lamé shorts and furry cha-cha heels * standing in line * gender * Texas * Chris Gaines * “Party Up” by DMX * “moist” * jorts * dippin’ sauce * dilapidated shacks * puns * intro to “Back that Azz Up” * Country music * rye bread * the Jersey Shore * pigeons * Crocs * Britney Spears
Below are the Top Ten and Bottom Top items on List of Every Damn Thing as of this episode (for the complete up-to-date list, go here).
TOP TEN:
* Dolly Parton - person
* interspecies animal friends - idea
* sex - idea
* bicycles - tool
* coffee - beverage
* Clement Street in San Francisco - location
* Prince - person
* It’s-It - food
* Doctor Doom - fictional character
* Cher - person
BOTTOM TEN:
280. Hank Williams, Jr - person
281. British Royal Family - institution
282. Steven Seagal - person
283. McRib - food
284. Hoarders - TV show
285. death - idea
286. war - idea
287. cigarettes - drug
288. QAnon - idea
289. transphobia - idea
Theme song by Jade Puget. Graphic design by Jason Mann. This episode was produced & edited by Jake MacLachlan. Show notes by Jake MacLachlan & Phil Green.
Our website is everydamnthing.net and we're also on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.
Email us at list@everydamnthing.net.
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Apr 28, 2022
90. Spice Girls, Shell Suits, British Food (w/ Eirinie Carson)
Phil & Jake are joined by returning friend (and author) Eirinie Carson to rank the British Pop group Spice Girls, the outfits that the British call shell suits, and British food on the List of Every Damn Thing.
Follow Eirinie on Instagram (@eirinieeee) and Twitter (@Eirineee), and read her columns on Mother Mag. Her upcoming book The Dead Are Gods will be published by Melville House.
If you have something to add to the list, email it to list@everydamnthing.net (or get at us on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook).
SHOW NOTES:
* The Spice Girls are, of course: Victoria Adams aka Victoria Beckham aka Posh Spice, Geri Halliwell aka Ginger Spice, Melanie C aka Sporty Spice, Mel B aka Scary Spice and Emma Bunton aka Baby Spice.
* Was there a sixth Spice Girl? Kind of. Michelle Stephenson was briefly part of the group that would go on to become the Spice Girls.
* At the time of this writing, we can’t provide a link to Lady Camden from Ru Paul’s Drag Race because it would risk spoiling the season finale for ourselves.
* Lucy Pinder is, as Wikipedia tells us, a British actress, TV personality and former glamour model. Shes also joins Eirinie for going on "holiday" (aka vacation). Phil at some point got it into his head that she was a right-wing ideologue and it broke the spell she had over him. It's probably for the best, even if it wasn't true!
* We talk about the Spice Girls songs “Wannabe” and “2 Become 1”. The video featuring them in leather outfits is for the song "Say You'll Be There".
* 2 Live Crew are filthy Miami rappers who legally laid the foundation for all filthy rappers that followed. Mogul did an excellent series about them.
* We get into a little Chubby Checker discussion, including his songs “The Twist” and “Let's Twist Again”. Phil tells us about Don't Knock the Twist , is a movie that features Checker with a lot of associated acts including Dee Dee Sharp, who sings Mashed Potato time, one of Phil's favorites. Phil likes anything where the song tells you "It's the latest" or "it's the greatest" and Mashed Potato time does both.
* Robbie Williams is the cheeky chappie from Stoke.
* Harry Styles is Hazza?
* Dolly Parton is the Backwoods Barbie.
* Hank Williams is the Hillbilly Shakespeare.
* Phil mentions the 2013 Morgan Spurlock 3-D documentary about One Direction, This Is Us but then gets confused as to whether it exists or not. It does.
* Phil mentions the youtube video "A Scouser Tries The Wigan Kebab and Smack Barm Pea Wet" in which a guy from Liverpool travels 17 miles to Wigan to enjoy Smack Barm Pea Wet which is a roll with a potato that's been batter dipped and deep fried, served with the liquid that peas sit in.
* Turkey Twizzlers were a UK meat product that used to be served to children at schools until celebrity chef Jamie Olive raised a fuss about them.
* Bovril is a beef broth concentrate, formerly known as Johnston's Fluid Beef. Phil remembers a guy saying it's served hot in a disposable cup.
* Kit-Kat is a candy that originates in England but really hit its stride in Japan where they make many variant flavors and generally appreciate the brand.
* Lucozade is a sports drink, roughly akin to Gatorade that was originally sold at pharmacies.
* Kebab stands are places where you can buy kebabs. Phil said we don't really have them in America but it's not really true. In his old neighborhood in Queens they were all over.
* Phil mentions a shocking ad for breakfast in a can he saw in a lad mag. He was unable to find images because when people are preserving and scanning lad mags, their priority is the photos of Lucy Pinder or Lucy Collett and then when that's done they'll eventually get around to the horrifying pictures of canned sausage and eggs. The product was probably Hunger Breaks' All Day Breakfast.
ALSO DISCUSSED IN THIS EPISODE:
fishing * Spice World * Destiny’s Child * TLC * Jessica Rabbit * K-Pop * girl power * British politics * Margaret Thatcher * Britney Spears * Flat-Earthers * British Imperialism * spices * Simon Cowell * volcanoes * pickles * backpacking * “I’m Scum” by Idles * tracksuits * Tommy Bahama shirts * zipper jeans worn with no underwear * no-show socks * commandos * fast fashion * plastic straws * chip shop chips * English breakfast * bangers & mash * toad in the hole * bubble & squeak * haggis * Irn-Bru * burritos * pie
Below are the Top Ten and Bottom Top items on List of Every Damn Thing as of this episode (for the complete up-to-date list, go here).
TOP TEN:
* Dolly Parton - person
* interspecies animal friends - idea
* sex - idea
* bicycles - tool
* coffee - beverage
* Clement Street in San Francisco - location
* Prince - person
* It’s-It - food
* Doctor Doom - fictional character
* Cher - person
BOTTOM TEN:
277. Hank Williams, Jr - person
278. British Royal Family - institution
279. Steven Seagal - person
280. McRib - food
281. Hoarders - TV show
282. death - idea
283. war - idea
284. cigarettes - drug
285. QAnon - idea
286. transphobia - idea
Theme song by Jade Puget. Graphic design by Jason Mann. This episode was produced & edited by Jake MacLachlan. Show notes by Jake MacLachlan & Phil Green.
Our website is everydamnthing.net and we're also on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.
Email us at list@everydamnthing.net.
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Apr 21, 2022
89. Hoarders, IPAs, Backpacking (w/ Micah Mason)
Phil & Jake are joined by friend-of-the-pod Micah to rank the reality TV show Hoarders, the craft beer style known as IPA, and the activity of backpacking on the List of Every Damn Thing.
If you have something to add to the list, email it to list@everydamnthing.net (or get at us on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook).
SHOW NOTES:
* The Collyer Brothers were famous hoarders who died in the 1940s. There was a musical made about their lives.
* Aida is a Verdi opera, first performed in Cairo in 1871. Of course Phil pronounced it wrong. What did you expect?!
* During the episode Jake drinks a Picnic Lightning by Brouwerij West. It’s a top-notch Hazy IPA.
* Shop ‘n’ Wash was a laundromat & convenience store in Ukiah, CA. It's name is pure description, zero wordplay. Phil feels that laundromats should have some wordplay in their names eg "Get the Funk Out"
* "Escamoles" or "Mexican caviar" are ant eggs eaten as food by adventurous eaters like Micah.
* Phil referred to Shackleton’s Endurance as Sir Edmund Hillary going to the North Pole in the Perseverance. The wreck of Endurance was just discovered in March of 2022!
* "The Ride" by David Allan Coe is a 1983 country song about an encounter with the ghost of Hank Williams while hitchhiking from Montgomery, AL to Nashville, TN.
* Phil mentions Plagues and Pleasures on The Salton Sea, a documentary about the area. It's a very strange place both culturally and geologically.
ALSO DISCUSSED IN THIS EPISODE:
The Lost Coast * hoarding * transphobia * exploitation * A&E * public humiliation * The Last Starfighter * McRib * Steven Seagal * crushed ice * Gary Busey * hot sauce * puns * beer & wings * mini-trucks * Fritch’s mustache * cold brew shandy * sriracha * Mendocino County * nature * cats * dogs * Britney Spears * Hank Williams * camping * the Eastern Sierras * feeding cats like babies * pickles * The Lone Ranger radio show * Cher
Below are the Top Ten and Bottom Top items on List of Every Damn Thing as of this episode (for the complete up-to-date list, go here).
TOP TEN:
* Dolly Parton - person
* interspecies animal friends - idea
* sex - idea
* bicycles - tool
* coffee - beverage
* Clement Street in San Francisco - location
* Prince - person
* It’s-It - food
* Doctor Doom - fictional character
* Cher - person
BOTTOM TEN:
274. Hank Williams, Jr - person
275. British Royal Family - institution
276. Steven Seagal - person
277. McRib - food
278. Hoarders - TV show
279. death - idea
280. war - idea
281. cigarettes - drug
282. QAnon - idea
283. transphobia - idea
Theme song by Jade Puget. Graphic design by Jason Mann. This episode was produced & edited by Jake MacLachlan, with audio help from Luke Janela. Show notes by Jake MacLachlan & Phil Green.
Our website is everydamnthing.net and we're also on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.
Email us at list@everydamnthing.net.
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Apr 14, 2022
88. The Twilight Zone, Cochlear Implants, Ants, Barack Obama & More
Lighting (episode) strikes again as Phil & Jake rank The Twilight Zone media franchise, plastic straws, cochlear implants, mocha lattes, ants, belly button lint, hitting rock bottom and former U.S. President Barack Obama on the List of Every Damn Thing.
If you have something to add to the list, email it to list@everydamnthing.net (or get at us on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook).
SHOW NOTES:
* We mentioned several episodes of the original Twilight Zone TV series, such as It's a Good Life and Mirror Image. We didn't mention After Hours which is fantastic.
* The Twilight Zone 80s reboot has one really good episode "Button, Button" which we think was made into a movie. The way it works is a guy gives you a button to keep for a month and if you press the button you get a million dollars.
* The Twilight Zone Jordan Peele reboot was OK but too long. The right amount of time for something like this is under 30 minutes.
* Here’s some of the Twilight Zone episode with Buster Keaton. There’s a lot of jokes about the differences between the 1890s and the 1960s that don’t really hit in 2022.
* William Shatner bugs out in a Twilight Zone episode. A couple decades later, John Lithgow bugs out in a reboot of it from The Twilight Zone: The Movie.
* “You know, for kids” is one of our favorite things.
* Sound of Metal is a great movie about deafness. You should watch it. We don’t mention it in the episode, but Coda is also a great movie about deafness (and especially deafness as culture). You should watch it too.
* Cyborgs is short for "cybernetic organism". Phil has a very loose definition of cyborgs that his family doesn't agree with. Phil claims that not only is someone with a pacemaker a cyborg but also someone with glasses, a cell phone or shoes.
* Phil claimed that The Ants won E.O. Wilson the Pulitzer prize but he was actually thinking of Tales from the Ant World.
* Leiningen and the Ants is a 1938 short story you probably remember from school here's the full text but, I hasten to add, it's of (looks left and right) dubious legality.
* Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson is a former wrestler and current movie star, his second most famous move was the Rock Bottom. Here are ten examples of him performing the move. Phil had it confused with the People's Elbow, which goes off the turnbuckles. The Rock Bottom is what's called a "side slam".
* Here’s the Between Two Ferns with Obama.
ALSO DISCUSSED IN THIS EPISODE:
The Twilight Zone pinball machine * Star Wars * Black Mirror * Peter Falk * The Outer Limits * EC Comics * Rod Serling * Saturday Night Live * alternative milks * Crocs * Spaceballs * Nerf guns * generation ships * Aerosmith * fast fashion * Plackers dental flossers * capitalism * Josta * sports team jerseys * bicycles * BIC lighters * earplugs * Charli XCX * hot cocoa * coffee * cold brew shandy * animal crackers * grilled cheese sandwich * dippin’ sauce * expresso with an “x” * Popeye’s chicken * Taco Bell * picnics * The Grasshopper and the Ants * crows * wool * radio edits * death * public humiliation * Guantanamo Bay * Theodore Roosevelt * Ice Cube * Gary Busey * Jessica Rabbit
Below are the Top Ten and Bottom Top items on List of Every Damn Thing as of this episode (for the complete up-to-date list, go here).
TOP TEN:
* Dolly Parton - person
* interspecies animal friends - idea
* sex - idea
* bicycles - tool
* coffee - beverage
* Clement Street in San Francisco - location
* Prince - person
* It’s-It - food
* Doctor Doom - fictional character
* Cher - person
BOTTOM TEN:
271. Jon Voight - person
272. Hank Williams, Jr - person
273. British Royal Family - institution
274. Steven Seagal - person
275. McRib - food
276. death - idea
277. war - idea
278. cigarettes - drug
279. QAnon - idea
280. transphobia - idea
Theme song by Jade Puget. Graphic design by Jason Mann. This episode was produced & edited by Jake MacLachlan, with audio help from Luke Janela. Show notes by Jake MacLachlan & Phil Green.
Our website is everydamnthing.net and we're also on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.
Email us at list@everydamnthing.net.
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Apr 7, 2022
87. Friday, Friday, Friday (w/ Matt Hock)
Phil, Jake & Jason welcome Matt Hock back to the pod to rank Friday (the day of the week), the 90s movie Friday, and the song “Friday” by Rebecca Black on the List of Every Damn Thing.
If you haven't already, check out Matt's band! You can get Space Cadet’s record “Lion On A Leash” on Wiretap Records, listen to them on Spotify, and follow them on Instagram (@space_cadet_band).
If you have something to add to the list, email it to list@everydamnthing.net (or get at us on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook).
SHOW NOTES:
* We get into some Bob’s Burgers-style punny business right away, but don’t worry it’s brief.
* For the second episode in a row, Gingerdead Man (starring Gary Busey) finds its way into our conversation.
* “Roadie Friday” is the day before the day off on tour. Friday is a state of mind.
* TGI Fridays was a really revolutionary idea when it first came about. The premise was that it was a bar that women would feel comfortable visiting. The bar i…
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Mar 31, 2022
86. Insane Clown Posse, Gary Busey, A Third Topic (w/ Efrem Schulz)
Phil and Jake are joined once again by Efrem Schulz to rank rap group Insane Clown Posse, actor Gary Busey, and a third topic on the List of Every Damn Thing.
Find Efrem on Twitter (@Efbystereo) and Instagram (@efbystereo). And keep on eye out for upcoming shows by his bands Death By Stereo, Voodoo Glow Skulls and Manic Hispanic!
If you have something to add to the list, email it to list@everydamnthing.net (or get at us on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook).
SHOW NOTES:
* The only ICP song we really discuss is (of course) “Miracles”.
* The Great Milenko is a devil figure in the Juggalo cosmology - "According to the group's mythology, The Great Milenko is a necromancer and illusionist who tries to trick individuals into greed and other such sins. He takes out the worst in an individual and creates powerful illusions in an attempt to cause them to become hedonistic and greedy. An honorable individual must fight his magic in order to make it to Shangri-La."
* Horrorcore is a…
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Mar 24, 2022
85. Eddie and the Cruisers, Mambo No. 5, Being Possessed
Phil and Jake are rank the 1983 fictional band biopic Eddie and the Cruisers, the 1999 Latin pop hit “Mambo No. 5 (A Little Bit of…)” by Lou Bega, and being possessed on the List of Every Damn Thing.
If you have something to add to the list, email it to list@everydamnthing.net (or get at us on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook).
SHOW NOTES:
* Jake and Phil are always on the grind trying to make money while they sleep, trying to monetize, etc. Just the most craven shit you can imagine.
* Pod-Bucks are how Phil and Jake get paid for making this podcast. A Pod-Buck is kind of like a No-Prize but without the envelope.
* Actors that we discuss include Tom Berenger, Ellen Barkin, Joe Pantoliano, James Franco, Michael Paré, Rick Springfield, Gary Oldman, Dan Aykroyd and Bob Saget.
* Many musical acts come up during the episode, such as Bruce Springsteen, Dion and the Belmonts, My Chemical Romance, Damaso Perez Prado, Aerosmith, Ice Cube, Spinderella, Bell Biv Devoe and Chris G…
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Mar 17, 2022
84. Britney Spears, Alternative Milks, Leather Jackets (w/ Marissa Puget)
Phil and Jake are joined by Marissa Puget to rank Princess of Pop Britney Spears, alternative milks, and leather jackets on the List of Every Damn Thing.
Find Marissa on Instagram (@hooksforhands) and Twitter (@hooksforhands). Also check out her work at Raconteur, especially with Dance Cry Dance Records.
If you have something to add to the list, email it to list@everydamnthing.net (or get at us on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook).
SHOW NOTES:
* Happy birthday to Marissa's mom, Karen! That is, if you're reading this on the day the episode was released. If not, then either happy belated birthday, or happy early birthday for next year. You choose.
* This was the first joke Phil's son was able to pull off: "What's green and smells like blue paint? Green paint!" He's still working on our new favorite: "What's the secret to telling a good joke timing."
* Therapy in the future will be Phil's son going into a VR experience where a Pokemon-branded A.I. therapist goes through his fathe…
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Mar 11, 2022
83. Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Fireworks, Wind
Friend-of-the-pod Donovan is back to help Phil and Jake rank John Hughes' classic film Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, fireworks, and the meteorological phenomenon known as wind on the List of Every Damn Thing.
If you have something to add to the list, email it to list@everydamnthing.net (or get at us on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook).
SHOW NOTES:
* One of our tweets got a like from DC the Brain Supreme of Tag Team, who of course brought you “Whoomp! (There It Is)”. Here’s the Geico commercial where they do a new ice cream-themed version of the song. We just realized DC shouts “Sprinkles!” at the end of the commercial, which probably has something to do with why he liked our tweet for the episode in which we rank cake sprinkles.
* When Phil said there was a woman who calls herself Jessica Rabbit, he was referring to Melyssa Ford, who is a model who used to be in a lot of rap videos.
* Naturally, we talk a lot about movies, including other works by director John Hughes…
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Mar 3, 2022
82. Grilled Cheese, Tuna Melt, Turkey / Bacon / Swiss (w/ Andy Granelli)
Phil and Jake are joined once again by Andy Granelli (The Distillers, Seized Up) to pump up the sandwich bandwidth by ranking the grilled cheese sandwich, the tuna melt, and the turkey / bacon / swiss sandwich on the List of Every Damn Thing.
Find Andy on Twitter (@AndyGranelli) and Instagram (AndyGranelli).
If you have something to add to the list, email it to list@everydamnthing.net (or get at us on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook).
SHOW NOTES:
* Phil claims that cat names don't really matter because cats are mostly called "kitty" anyways and they're indifferent to any name you give them. You should just name your cat a word that you enjoy saying into the air.
* The Marvel superhero Wolverine will sometimes go undercover by wearing an eyepatch and calling himself “Patch”. This strains credulity because he has the most distinctive hairstyle ever. It's almost as if it's not real.
* Lots of other types of sandwiches and sandwich-type foods come up in the course of this epi…
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Feb 24, 2022
81. Bill Murray, BIC Lighters, Cake Sprinkles
Phil & Jake rank iconic comic actor Bill Murray, BIC lighters, and cake sprinkles on the List of Every Damn Thing.
If you have something to add to the list, email it to list@everydamnthing.net (or get at us on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook). We also have a subreddit!
SHOW NOTES:
* Phil talks about how he uses antiquated stoner terminology to describe the workings of asthma inhalers. It's not that he's committed to the stoner lifestyle but that they have the best terms for describing things like that. "This albuterol is cashed." "You can have green hit on this Xopenex."
* Chevy Chase and Goldie Hawn starred in Foul Play which is pretty good and is set in San Francisco. When Phil lived in NYC he was homesick and made it a point to watch movies set in SF. Jake surmises the name of the movie is Lucky Chances Casino, which is the name of a Bay Area casino.
* We talk about a lot of Bill Murray movies, including Caddyshack, Meatballs, Stripes, Ghostbusters, The Razor’s Edge, Litt…
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Feb 17, 2022
80. Texas, Shaq, Sandals With Socks
Recent Texas transplant and friend-of-the-pod Ching helps Phil & Jake rank the Lone Star State, basketball legend Shaquille O’Neal, and the controversial fashion choice of sandals with socks on the List of Every Damn Thing.
If you have something to add to the list, email it to list@everydamnthing.net (or get at us on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook). We also have a subreddit!
SHOW NOTES:
* Chopped & screwed is a subgenre of music pioneered by the late DJ Screw for remixes. It's slowed down and looped. So here's kiss me through the phone by Soulja Boy, and Girl by Paul Wall the People's Champ chopped and screwed.
* Shipley’s Donuts is a Houston-based donut chain that Phil only knows about from the Houston airport.
* On top of reciting the regular the Pledge of Allegiance every day, Ching’s kids also have to pledge allegiance to the Texas state flag. In addition, they have to sing “Deep in the Heart of Texas” for their school show (when they should be singing “Cali…
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Feb 10, 2022
79. "Macho Man" Randy Savage, Klaus Nomi, Plackers Dental Flossers
Phil, Jake & Jason rank pro wrestling icon “Macho Man” Randy Savage, New Wave vaudevillian Klaus Nomi, and Plackers Dental Flossers on the List of Every Damn Thing.
If you have something to add to the list, email it to list@everydamnthing.net (or get at us on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook). We also have a subreddit!
SHOW NOTES:
* Jake instructs listeners to send collectible clown figurine intel on to Jason on Instagram (@rehog), but it’s probably better to tweet at him (@JasonMarmor) since you can't post links on IG.
* As he mentions in the episode, years ago when Phil was unemployed he saw an ad on Craigslist looking for a man to sit on balloons and pop them. This is a fairly common kink it turns out. It's a big world!
* Professional wrestling personalities mentioned include Hulk Hogan, Miss Elizabeth, Sensational Sherri, Ric Flair, Dusty Rhodes, “Mr. Perfect” Curt Hennig, The Rockers, The Rock, Rowdy Roddy Piper and New Jack. When Phil says “Vince” he’s of…
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Feb 3, 2022
78. Mini-Trucks, Fritch's Mustache, Green Day's Kerplunk! (w/ Jade Puget)
Phil & Jake are joined by friend-of-the-pod Jade Puget (from AFI and Blaqk Audio) to rank mini-trucks, the enigmatic historical curiousity known as "Fritch's mustache", and the Green Day album Kerplunk! on the List of Every Damn Thing.
Follow Jade on Instagram (@jadepuget) and Twitter (@jadepuget). AFI will be touring in 2022; don't miss their new album Bodies. And Blaqk Audio is playing shows too.
If you have something to add to the list, email it to list@everydamnthing.net (or get at us on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook). We also have a subreddit!
SHOW NOTES:
* Jade and Jake are both proud graduates of Mendocino College, where they could be found playing Terminator 2: Judgment Day pinball in the Eagle’s Nest circa 1993.
* There’s some talk of The Crappy, which was the name given to the house (in our hometown of Ukiah, California) where Jake lived and all his friends hung out.
* West Side Ukiah (aka “the good side of Dora”) is the Ukiah neighborhood where Phil grew…
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Jan 27, 2022
77. Bob Saget, Oysters, Being A Know-It-All, Marriage, Toilet Humor, Expresso with an X, Chest Hair
It's another lightning wife-ening episode as Phil & Jake's better halves Beth & Ali return to rank Bob Saget (R.I.P.), oysters, being a know-it-all, marriage, toilet humor, expresso with an “X”, and chest hair on the List of Every Damn Thing.
If you have something to add to the list, email it to list@everydamnthing.net (or get at us on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook). We also have a subreddit!
SHOW NOTES:
* As they brag about in the episode, Jake & Ali recently held one-day-old lambs at Toluma Farms in Sonoma County.
* If you only watch the show's opening credits, Full House really just seems like a tourism ad for San Francisco.
* Danny Tanner was America’s Dad for Beth & Ali, whereas Phil & Jake’s America was raised by Bill Cosby.
* Phil & Jake talk about a Bob Saget scene in the movie Dirty Work, but they really mean the movie Half-Baked.
* Here's the Saget bit that Beth watched where he talks about his dad's dirty jokes.
* Saget gets extra consideration for…
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Jan 20, 2022
76. Charli XCX, Doctor Doom, Mycology
Phil & Jake rank pop singer-songwriter Charli XCX, supervillain Doctor Doom, and the science of mycology on the List of Every Damn Thing.
If you have something to add to the list, email it to list@everydamnthing.net (or get at us on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook). We also have a subreddit!
SHOW NOTES:
* Phil said that Ludacris signed Justin Bieber but in reality Ludacris was just featured on Bieber’s first single. Phil had Bieber confused with Chingy again.
* As Jake notes, Charli XCX is probably most known from songs where she’s a featured guest. We discuss many of these, including “I Love It” by Icona Pop (feat. Charli XCX), “Fancy” by Iggy Azalea (feat. Charli XCX) and “Drop That Kitty” by Ty Dolla $ign (feat. Charli XCX & Tinashe). That last song is relevant to Phil because he lives with a cat now.
* Of course we also talk about some songs with Charli XCX as the main artist, including “Boom Clap”, “Break the Rules”, “Vroom Vroom”, “pink diam…
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Jan 6, 2022
75. Pickles, Sir Topham Hatt, Coffee (w/ Dave Hause)
Phil, Jake and Jason are reunited with bud-of-the-pod Dave Hause to rank pickles and Sir Topham Hatt (from Thomas & Friends) on the List of Every Damn Thing. Plus coffee gets re-ranked!
Follow Dave on Instagram (@davehause), Twitter (@hausedave) and Facebook (DaveHauseMusic). We love his critically-acclaimed new album Blood Harmony, and so will you (it's on Spotify & Apple Music). Hopefully you can see him play live near you!
If you have something to add to the list, email it to list@everydamnthing.net (or get at us on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook). We also have a subreddit!
SHOW NOTES:
* Here’s Dave’s USA Today piece about Taylor Swift being “infinitely more punk rock” than him.
* Jason and Jake praise the song “Gary” from Dave’s new record, because it’s an incredible song.
* We note that our last episode featured Dave’s brother Tim Hause. The two brothers collaborated on Blood Harmony, as well as on Tim Hause's recently-recorded album (coming out later…
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Dec 23, 2021
74. Volcanoes, American Pie (w/ Tim Hause)
Phil and Jake are joined by singer-songwriter Tim Hause to rank volcanoes and the song “American Pie” by Don McLean on the List of Every Damn Thing.
Follow Tim on Instagram (@timbillhause) and Twitter (@timBILLhause). Check out his collaboration with brother Dave Hause on the fantastic new record “Blood Harmony” (which you can also find on Spotify & Apple Music). And see them play live near you!
If you have something to add to the list, email it to list@everydamnthing.net (or get at us on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook). We also have a subreddit!
SHOW NOTES:
* Phil looked up people pronouncing “human” like “yu-man” and apparently it's how people in NYC, Philadelphia and some places in Ireland say it. Phil is from rural California and although he used to live in NYC, he moved there as an adult.
* This clip features a scientific explanation of how Paul Bunyan and Babe the Big Blue Ox created the Grand Teton mountain range by roughhousing.
* We discuss a number…
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Dec 16, 2021
73. 48 Hrs., Sleeping Naked, Mockingbirds Mimicking Car Alarms
Phil and Jake rank the action-comedy 48 Hrs., the act of sleeping naked, and the phenomenon of mockingbirds mimicking car alarms on the List of Every Damn Thing.
If you have something to add to the list, email it to list@everydamnthing.net (or get at us on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook).
SHOW NOTES:
* Mountain Dew: Southern Shock is a tropical punch variant of Mountain Dew that's available only at Bojangles, a Southeastern fried-chicken chain.
* Here’s a supercut of Eddie Murphy laughing. We love him.
* Walter Hill, the director of 48 Hrs., also made The Warriors.
* The Lady from Shanghai is set in San Francisco and the climactic scene is in a hall of mirrors (come on it wasn't a cliche in 1947!) at Playland.
* Phil was trying to remember 16 Blocks starring Mos Def & Bruce Willis.
* Other movies discussed include Dirty Harry, Trading Places, The Truman Show, Enter the Dragon, Game of Death, Drumline and Bill & Ted’s Bogus Journey.
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Dec 9, 2021
72. Death, Dong Bongs
Phil and Jake are joined by their friend Joe Martin to rank death and "Dong Bongs" (which is apparently a drinking game) on the List of Every Damn Thing.
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If you have something to add to the list, email it to list@everydamnthing.net (or get at us on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook).
SHOW NOTES:
* We get a bit dark so just putting it out there that the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline's number is 1-800-273-8255
* Phil brags about having an air-fryer. It takes up a lot of counter space but it's good at making certain things such asparagus or chicken.
* “Gangster’s Paradise” by Coolio (with the Stevie Wonder sample) was a big hit. Have you seen the video where MIchelle Pfeiffer stares down the kids?
* Jake speculates that the Marvel Comics character Death first appeared in an issue of Silver Surfer, but he’…
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Dec 2, 2021
71. Harry Styles, Clowns
Phil, Jake and Jason are reunited with Natalie H. to rank Harry Styles and clowns on the List of Every Damn Thing.
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If you have something to add to the list, email it to list@everydamnthing.net (or get at us on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook).
SHOW NOTES:
* Harry Styles has a role in Christopher Nolan's Dunkirk. It's not a major role, but it's bigger than the role of Guy Looking at Camera.
* Charli XCX is a pop star and songwriter from the UK. You know her voice from the hooks on "I Love It" and "Fancy". Phil appreciates her but doesn't know the name for what her fans call themselves (a la Harry Styles' “Stylers”) so he's kind of noncommittal in his fandom.
* Harry Styles’ fingernail polish line is called Pleasing and the pre-sale is already sold out.
* We make the obvious comparison of Harry Styles to Prince…
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Nov 25, 2021
70. Star Trek: The Next Generation, Harvey Wallbanger
Phil and Jake are joined by friend-of-the-pod and fandom specialist Melissa B. to rank Star Trek: The Next Generation, and the mixed drink known as the Harvey Wallbanger on the List of Every Damn Thing.
Check out Melissa’s reviews on the Comic News Insider podcast, find her on Instagram, and follow her work on Can the Replicator Make This? and Outside ComicCon.
If you have something to add to the list, email it to list@everydamnthing.net (or get at us on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook).
SHOW NOTES:
* Melissa is also on the Board of Directors of the West Coast Stock Car Hall of Fame, and we talk a bit about racing at the beginning of the episode.
* Pixar’s Cars remains the thing Phil is most prepared to talk about. Why are there military vehicles in this world? Why are there ambulances for that matter? Why school buses?
* Phil mentions a scene in the Brave Little Toaster where appliances at a junkyard sing a sad song. This page from Mike Mulligan and the Steam Shovel als…
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Nov 19, 2021
69. Bicycles, Scatting, Feeding Cats Like Babies
Phil and Jake rank bicycles, scatting (aka scat singing), and feeding cats like babies on the List of Every Damn Thing.
If you have something to add to the list, email it to list@everydamnthing.net (or get at us on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook).
SHOW NOTES:
* We briefly discuss ventriloquism, including mention of Candice Bergen’s father Edgar Bergen, who was an actor, comedian and Vaudeville and radio ventriloquist. He was a big star, bigger than it's possible to imagine someone being when his main thing is throwing his voice through a dummy that sits on his lap ON THE RADIO. Even on TV or movies it doesn't really make sense because all the sound comes from the same speaker so throwing his voice doesn't seem that impressive and editing can be done anyways. It just seems like the kind of thing that only would work in live performances but here we are! His show was on the radio for 20 years!
* Phil rode a bicycle across the USA from Yorktown, VA to Vallejo CA. He's a very pri…
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Nov 12, 2021
68. Dogs, Cats, Capybaras (w/ Dave Walsh)
Phil and Jake are joined by EDT second-timer Dave Walsh (from Space Cadet, The Loved Ones & The Explosion) to rank dogs, cats and capybaras on the List of Every Damn Thing.
Get Space Cadet’s record “Lion On A Leash” on Wiretap Records, listen to them on Spotify, and follow them on Instagram (@space_cadet_band). And go to one of their upcoming shows!
If you have something to add to the list, email it to list@everydamnthing.net (or get at us on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook).
SHOW NOTES:
* We mention Dave’s previous band The Explosion, which he was in with friends-and-guests-of-the-pod and guests Matt Hock and Andrew Black. But we somehow fail to mention The Loved Ones, which he was in with other friend-and-guest-of-the-pod (and other Dave) Dave Hause.
* We couldn’t find an image of Jake’s monkey-on-a-skateboard The Explosion t-shirt, but you should check out the other incredible artwork of Linas Garsys.
* Phil has a bestiary, which is a book about all animals, tr…
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Nov 4, 2021
67. In-N-Out Burger, Portmanteaus (w/ Matt Hock)
Phil and Jake are joined by returning guest Matt Hock (from Space Cadet & The Explosion) to rank In-N-Out Burger, and word mash-ups aka portmanteaus on the List of Every Damn Thing.
Get Space Cadet’s record “Lion On A Leash” on Wiretap Records, listen to them on Spotify, and follow them on Instagram (@space_cadet_band). And go to one of their upcoming shows!
If you have something to add to the list, email it to list@everydamnthing.net (or get at us on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook).
SHOW NOTES:
* In the episode, Phil talks about @tweakseason on TikTok. Phil doesn't have TikTok but he has a summary of @tweakseason's activities on his desk every Monday morning. Here's a youtube compilation it's in the genre of "guy walking around NYC".
* Fast Food Nation by Eric Schlosser is a book about fast food in America. We read it a long time ago but we remember it was heavy on the Carl's Jr. One of the last chapters is about how everything they just said about how bad the industry…
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Oct 28, 2021
66. Pie, Water Parks, Earplugs, Newspapers, Wedding Anniversaries, Audio Books
Jake and Phil are joined by ghostly spirits from the other side of the flimsy veil that separates our world from the next in this extremely Frightening Lightning episode. We rank pie, water parks, earplugs, newspapers, wedding anniversaries, audiobooks.
SHOW NOTES:
* The Kurt Vonnegut story Phil was talking about was Harrison Bergeron. Full text of the story is here, it's very short. It's been adapted several times for TV and movies. It's the kind of science-fiction story that probably gets taken the wrong way a lot.
* The Video game we mentioned but didn't know the full name of was Ivan "Ironman" Stewart's Super Off Road. Here's a video of what it looks like a real Super Sprint vibe to the proceedings.
* Key Lime pie is brought up. You don't need limes from Key West to make these pies, just use regular limes.
* The Stephen King audiobook that the populist Phil talks about is 11/22/63. It was made into a movie on Hulu. Phil's not a Stephen King guy really but he likes time t…
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Oct 21, 2021
65. Drumline, PG-13 (w/ Andrew Black)
Phil and Jake are joined by Andrew Black-- drummer for Laughing Matter, The Explosion and The Primals-- to rank the 2002 movie Drumline, and the PG-13 movie rating on the List of Every Damn Thing.
Find Andrew on Instagram (@blacksrecords), and his band Laughing Matter is there as well (@laughingmatterla). And you gotta listen to Laughing Matter on Spotify (where you can also find The Explosion and The Primals).
If you have something to add to the list, email it to list@everydamnthing.net (or get at us on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook).
SHOW NOTES:
* We talk about a lot of movies in this episode, including Back to the Future Part II, Bring It On, Akeela and the Bee, Caddyshack, Enter the Dragon, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Overboard, Adventures in Babysitting, Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, D.C. Cab, Howard the Duck, Judgment Night and Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure.
* Wazzup (1999) was a Budweiser ad directed by…
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Oct 14, 2021
64. Graffiti
Phil & Jake welcome Nick G. to the show to deface the List of Every Damn Thing with graffiti.
If you have something to add to the list, email it to list@everydamnthing.net (or get at us on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook).
SHOW NOTES:
* Before recording this episode, Jake had the best onion ring of his life at Big Kel’s in Council Bluffs, Iowa.
* Daphne & Velma is a live-action movie from 2018 about the two girls from Scooby-Doo solving mysteries without the dead weight of the dog and the two boys. I think it might be a prequel too since they're in high school and it's our understanding that they are college age in other depictions.
* Garfield Minus Garfield (Phil got the name wrong) was a series of photoshopped Garfield comics that removed Garfield from them.
* Hanna-Barbera was behind maybe half of all American-produced cartoons in the second half of the 20th century. A lot of the studio's work was real trash although kids had no better choices back then so they have…
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Oct 7, 2021
63. The Golden Girls, Anime
Phil, Jake and Jason are joined by Tiffa (Intermission podcast) to rank the classic sitcom The Golden Girls and anime on the List of Every Damn Thing.
Keep up with Intermission on Instagram (@Intermission_podcast) & Twitter (@IntermissionPC). Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts!
If you have something to add to the list, email it to list@everydamnthing.net (or get at us on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook).
SHOW NOTES:
* Jake is in unceded Pomo territory while recording the episode.
* Sitcoms are comedies where the characters carry over from episode to episode but are put in different situations like "Jack makes a date with two girls for the same night" type shit. We talk about a lot of sitcoms including The Golden Palace, All In the Family, Maude, Seinfeld, Empty Nest, Benson, The Facts of Life, Frasier, Married With Children and Designing Women (sadly there will be NO reboot).
* Adrienne Barbeau has come up a couple times in the history of Every Damn Thing already. She…
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Sep 30, 2021
62. Marijuana, Band-Aids as Fashion, Yosemite Sam Mudflaps (w/ Efrem Schulz)
Phil and Jake witness the triumphant return of Efrem Schulz-- frontman for Death By Stereo, Voodoo Glow Skulls and Manic Hispanic-- to rank marijuana, Band-Aids as fashion, and Yosemite Sam Mudflaps on the List of Every Damn Thing.
Find Efrem on Twitter (@Efbystereo) and Instagram (@efbystereo). He's been real busy with his bands lately.; here's a check-out list:
* Check out the Voodoo Glow Skulls new album “Livin’ the Apocalypse” and if you’re in Southern California get tickets to their October 22nd show (unless you’re reading this in the future).
* Check out Manic Hispanic’s new album “Back In Brown” and get tickets to see them play with FEAR on October 29th (again, it helps if you’re in SoCal and not in the future).
* And of course, check out Death By Stereo in general.
If you have something to add to the list, email it to list@everydamnthing.net (or get at us on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook).
SHOW NOTES:
* “Weird A.I.” Yankovich is an invention…
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Sep 23, 2021
61. Uncanny Valley Effect, Bend Oregon
Phil and Jake rank the emotional response known as the uncanny valley effect, and the city of Bend, Oregon on the List of Every Damn Thing.
If you have something to add to the list, email it to list@everydamnthing.net (or get at us on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook).
SHOW NOTES:
* Masahira Mori is a robot expert and professor (the ASIMO robot was designed by one of his students).
* It should never be doubted that Jake has read Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus.
* The Final Fantasy movie is an oft-cited example of the uncanny valley effect. It's an animated movie made entirely with CGI, like a video game cut-scene, and audiences were unsettled by the creepy dead eyes.The Beowulf movie has a similar vibe.
* Pokemon of course doesn't go for photorealism, that's why it's universally beloved.
* In an episode of The Simpsons, Homer gets a pet lobster who looks to Homer like this, whereas other characters see the lobster like this.
* Boston Dynamics mak…
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Sep 16, 2021
60. Theodore Roosevelt
Phil and Jake are joined by friend and fellow Ted-head Phoebe Assenza for a deep-dive discussion and ranking of Theodore Roosevelt on the List of Every Damn Thing.
If you have something to add to the list, email it to list@everydamnthing.net (or get at us on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook).
Make sure to check out Phoebe’s Substack.
SHOW NOTES:
* Phil claims his sister (and recent EDT guest) Alexa Green said dry-cleaning is a mutually-agreed upon lie that holds society together. Phil takes it a step further and claims that laundry detergent might not be real either. He knows for a fact that dryer sheets aren't real. Phoebe disagrees as a laundry-doer in humid and smelly New York.
* Phil also says that peanuts should be marketed as the most crunchy form of peanut butter; peanuts become peanut butter once you chew them so they should be sold as a less messy form of peanut butter.
* Here’s the History Vs. Theodore Roosevelt podcast that Jake listened to for show prep.
* T…
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Sep 9, 2021
59. Beer & Wings, Aerosmith
Phil, Jake and Jason are joined by our friend and long-time listener Thadd to rank beer & wings, and Aerosmith on the List of Every Damn Thing.
If you have something to add to the list, email it to list@everydamnthing.net (or get at us on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook).
SHOW NOTES:
* You can find a link to the Joe Rogan Podcast on your own.
* Our meal included Field Roast Buffalo Wings, lemongrass vegan wings of indeterminate origin, Layonna Meatless Smoked Drumstick (Jake refers to these as Loma Linda, which is a different vegan food brand), and of course Buffalo Wild Wings. The beverages we imbibed were Modelo Chelada Mango Picante, Stubbe’s Flemish Red Ale, Juneshine Grapefruit Paloma Hard Kombucha, Athletic Brewing Co. Run Wild IPA (non-alcoholic), Fort Point Beer Co. SFizio Italian Style Pilsner and Adobe Creek Depersonalization IPA.
* “Fried hard” wings are extra crispy. Chris Cotton explains this in his video.
* Takis Fuego are rated “Extreme”.
* Aerosmi…
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Sep 2, 2021
58. Hard Seltzer, Kids In Restaurants, Anti-Diarrhea Medicine
Phil and Jake are joined by Phil's sister Alexa Green to rank hard seltzer, kids in restaurants, and anti-diarrhea medicine on the List of Every Damn Thing.
If you have something to add to the list, email it to list@everydamnthing.net (or get at us on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook).
SHOW NOTES:
* The City of Sebastopol, California has nothing on its official website about Russian settlement history. Phil is maybe thinking of Fort Ross when he tells the story of Russian settlers being chased off by gophers.
* Here’s the article where Jake got most of his information about Zima.
* Here’s a TV ad for Crystal Pepsi from 1993 featuring “Right Now” by Van Halen.
* We talk about a lot of other beverages in the episode, including malt liquor, White Claw, craft beer, Mike’s Hard Lemonade, New York Seltzer, hard kombucha, non-alcoholic sparkling water, cold brew shandy and apple juice.
* As for the sources of info on hard seltzer sales dropping, which Phil says on-mic he…
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Aug 26, 2021
57. Game of Death, Food Poisoning, Triangle Pizza
Phil and Jake rank the posthumously-released Bruce Lee film Game of Death, food poisoning and triangle pizza on the List of Every Damn Thing.
If you have something to add to the list, email it to list@everydamnthing.net (or get at us on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook).
SHOW NOTES:
* Throughout the episode, Jake mistakenly refers to the movie production company Golden Harvest as “Golden Era” which is actually the name of a vegan Chinese restaurant in San Francisco which has been around since before veganism went mainstream.
* As Phil mentions, the recent Star Wars movie The Rise of Skywalker was produced after Carrie Fisher died. They spliced together various outtakes from the previous movies to make it look like she was in the movie. It didn't really work, how could it? Not much else in the movie did either although one exception was the chimpanzee with a welding torch.
* We mention Rudolph Valentino. Here's some details about his death & funeral.
* Jake talks about the…
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Aug 19, 2021
56. Radio Edits, Vinyl Records
Phil, Jake and Jason rank radio edits (of songs), and vinyl records (which usually contain songs) on the List of Every Damn Thing.
If you have something to add to the list, email it to list@everydamnthing.net (or get at us on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook).
SHOW NOTES:
* Jason sings the praises of Kool-Aid pickles in the episode. Phil & Jake are sure Kool-Aid pickles are good but they look like sea slugs.
* Phil was right that Vincent Price’s spoken-word part on Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” didn’t appear on the song’s 7” single. It did appear in the music video, though.
* Phil talks about a song by Pink that refers to satellite radio. He had the artist wrong; it was the Black Eyed Peas’ "Boom Boom Pow". Radio stations censored the word "satellite" and we think it was just them flexing.
* There are three versions of “I Got 5 On It” by Luniz: the original one with explicit lyrics, the clean radio edit, and the Bay Area Ballas Remix.
* "Get Low" by Lil…
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Aug 12, 2021
55. Movie Theater Popcorn, Apple Juice, Speed Limits, Gas-Powered Leaf Blowers, The Internet
Lightning (episode) strikes again as Phil and Jake rank movie theater popcorn, apple juice, speed limits, gas-powered leaf blowers and the internet on the List of Every Damn Thing.
If you have something to add to the list, email it to list@everydamnthing.net (or get at us on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook).
SHOW NOTES:
* Razzle-dazzle camouflage is where you paint all sorts of strange confusing patterns on ships to make it harder to see what direction they're moving or facing.
* Phil made an effort, but couldn't figure out why The Great White Fleet was white.
* In the episode, Jake refers to the yeast that people put on movie theater popcorn as “brewers yeast”. Some might call this “nutritional yeast” which is technically different but often used in the same way. Nutritional yeast is probably more popular for popcorn these days.
* Martinelli’s uses the apple-shaped juice containers that Phil loves.
* The time where Ice-T drank apple juice in Evil E’s car is…
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Aug 5, 2021
54. Ice Cream Trucks, Brooklyn (w/ Matt Hock)
Phil and Jake are joined by returning guest "Million Dollar" Matt Hock (from Space Cadet & The Explosion) to rank ice cream trucks and the New York City borough of Brooklyn on the List of Every Damn Thing.
Get Space Cadet’s record “Lion On A Leash” on Wiretap Records, listen to them on Spotify, and follow them on Instagram (@space_cadet_band). Maybe even see them play live.
If you have something to add to the list, email it to list@everydamnthing.net (or get at us on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook).
SHOW NOTES:
* Here’s the classic Eddie Murphy ice cream truck bit that taught us everything we know.
* Mister Softee is a soft-serve truck that drives around in the mid-Atlantic states. While trying to explain the business benefits of soft-serve, Phil refers to the movie The Founder, which is about McDonalds. One of the central issues in the movie is the original founders of McDonalds want to have real ice cream shakes but storing ice cream is very expensive due to the ref…
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Jul 29, 2021
53. Podcasts, Ranked Lists, Metatextuality
EDT is one year old! Phil and Jake celebrate by ranking podcasts, ranked lists and metatextuality on the List of Every Damn Thing.
If you have something to add to the list, email it to list@everydamnthing.net (or get at us on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook).
SHOW NOTES:
* We don’t talk about it in the episode, but we both watched Symbiopsychotaxiplasm, a noteworthy film dealing with metatextuality (though you could get a lot of the same effect from watching YouTube reaction videos or the Bo Burnham video where he reacts to himself). One thing that we enjoyed we enjoyed from Symbiopsychotaxiplasm was when a film crew member says that every husband and wife from the moment of birth are destined to say poorly written cliched banalities at each other and all they want to say is "you're cutting my balls off" and "you're not a real man".
* Phil mentioned a podcast where you can listen to old Knicks games along with commentary. He has no proof that such a podcast exists, maybe he dr…
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Jul 22, 2021
52. Caddyshack, Families
Shalon joins the EDT family to help Phil and Jake rank the 1980s comedy classic Caddyshack and the concept of families on the List of Every Damn Thing.
If you have something to add to the list, email it to list@everydamnthing.net (or get at us on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook).
SHOW NOTES:
* There’s some confusion during our conversation as to how the characters in The Blue Lagoon are related. While researching the matter, Jake was relieved to discover that they aren’t siblings, but unsettled upon learning that they’re cousins.
* We of course talk quite a bit about the sublime performance of Rodney Dangerfield, especially his facial expressions (such as this hat reaction) and his dancing.
* Phil speculates that maybe Caddyshack was autobiographical. It was, but mostly pulled from Brian Doyle-Murray's experiences. From one of the better Caddyshack "things you didn't know" pages out there: "To write their screenplay, Ramis, Kenney, and Doyle-Murray locked themselves in a…
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Jul 15, 2021
51. E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, Reese's Ultimate Peanut Butter Lovers Cup
Phil and Jake rank the 80s blockbuster E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial and Reese’s Ultimate Peanut Butter Lovers Cup on the List of Every Damn Thing.
If you have something to add to the list, email it to list@everydamnthing.net (or get at us on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook).
SHOW NOTES:
* Here’s the Eddie Murphy bit that Phil talks about at the beginning of the episode.
* Steven Spielberg projects mentioned include Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Night Skies, 1941, Raiders of the Lost Ark and his remake of War of the Worlds.
* Other movies talked about include Never Been Kissed (which Phil's mother really enjoyed on an airplane), The Goonies, Star Wars, Howard the Duck, Back to the Future, The Last Starfighter, Bill & Ted’s Bogus Journey, Trading Places, The Truman Show, Flashdance and Enter the Dragon.
* Melissa Mathison is not related to Richard Matheson, whose work Spielberg had adapted. Their last names are homonyms, that's why Phil was confused. Melissa Mathi…
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Jul 8, 2021
50. Chris Gaines, Sex Re-Ranked (w/ Dave Hause)
Phil, Jake and Jason are joined by returning champion singer-songwriter Dave Hause to rank the questionable experiment Chris Gaines on the List of Every Damn Thing. Plus we re-rank sex!
Follow Dave on Instagram (@davehause), Twitter (@hausedave) and Facebook (DaveHauseMusic). You can find his songs on Spotify & Apple Music. If you’re in Europe, here's the info on Dave’s upcoming Germany / Austria shows. Most dates are sold out, so get on it for the ones that aren’t!
If you have something to add to the list, email it to list@everydamnthing.net (or get at us on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook).
SHOW NOTES:
* We make some references to ASMR, which stands for Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response (sometimes Auto Sensory Meridian Response). It’s not always, or maybe not even usually, a sex thing.
* Kink-shaming is something Phil's always trying not to do.
* “Asparagus Tarzan”(Spargeltarzan) is a German slang term of endearment / insult equivalent to “stringbean” or…
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Jul 1, 2021
49. Frasier, The British Royal Family, Fast Fashion (w/ Eirinie Carson)
Phil, Jake and Beth are joined by writer, model and friend Eirinie Carson to rank the TV sitcom Frasier, the British Royal Family, and fast fashion on the List of Every Damn Thing.
Follow Eirinie on Instagram (@eirinieeee) and Twitter (@Eirineee). Her articles (including the one Jake mentions in this episode) and other projects can be found here.
Beth is raising money through Rise Up Against Racism to build little free anti-racist libraries throughout the Bay Area. Her fundraising page can be found here. You can follow her progress on Instagram (@little.free.antiracist.library).
If you have something to add to the list, email it to list@everydamnthing.net (or get at us on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook).
SHOW NOTES:
* We talk briefly about kid’s shows, including We Bare Bears, Apple & Onion and Hey Duggee.
* In Apple & Onion, Richard Ayoade plays Onion. He and his best friend Apple live in an apartment and deal with various problems. Everyone they know is food. It's strange…
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Jun 24, 2021
48. Flashdance, Middle School, Sandwiches
Phil & Jake are joined by old friend (and fellow Pomolita Junior High School survivor) Sarah Walsh to rank the 1983 movie Flashdance, middle school, and sandwiches on the List of Every Damn Thing.
If you have something to add to the list, email it to list@everydamnthing.net (or get at us on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook).
SHOW NOTES:
* We chat briefly about the 90s sitcom Sister, Sister, which leads to Phil wonder if there was a TV adaptation of the movie Sister Act, but he was probably thinking of Sister Kate. Nuns used to be much more common in popular culture; there are fewer than one-third as many in America now than there were in the 1960s.
* We discuss depictions of breakdancing in popular culture, including the 1984 movie Breakin’, which is perhaps what Phil was thinking of when talking about the theme of street dance vs. classical dance. We also mention the sequel Breakin’ 2: Electric Boogaloo, which came out later in the same year. Micheal Jackson moonwalking at t…
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Jun 17, 2021
47. Grocery Outlet, Steven Seagal, Self-Promotion (w/ Pete from Grocery Gamblers & Tiffa from Intermission)
Phil & Jake are joined by Pete (from the Grocery Gamblers podcast) and returning guest Tiffa (from Intermission podcast) to rank Grocery Outlet Bargain Market, Steven Seagal, and the idea of self-promotion on the List of Every Damn Thing.
VOTE HERE to help choose which item on the List of Every Damn Thing should be re-ranked in an upcoming episode (you can vote once a day).
Keep up with Grocery Gamblers on Instagram (@grocerygamblerspod), and with Intermission on Instagram (@Intermission_podcast) & Twitter (@IntermissionPC). Subscribe to both shows wherever you get your podcasts!
If you have something to add to the list, email it to list@everydamnthing.net (or get at us on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook).
SHOW NOTES:
* Bro-Country is a tricky term because no one self-identifies as a fan. So there's a lot of judgment baked into the word. It's not exactly a slur but it's not real descriptive. Florida Georgia Line is a “Country music act” for example that fits the bill but we…
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Jun 10, 2021
46. Blade, The Matrix, Bricks
Phil & Jake rank the fictional vampire-hunter Blade, the first (and best) installment of The Matrix film franchise, and bricks on the List of Every Damn Thing.
VOTE HERE to help choose which item on the List of Every Damn Thing should be re-ranked in an upcoming episode (you can vote once a day).
If you have something to add to the list, email it to list@everydamnthing.net (or get at us on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook).
SHOW NOTES:
* We of course talk a lot about the Blade movies and Wesley Snipes. When reviewing Snipes' early work, we only mention Major League briefly and don’t even talk about how he didn't come back for the sequel. We also mention Passenger 57 and Demolition Man.
* Sticky Fingaz from Onyx was the star of the short-lived Blade TV series.
* We talk about the history of horror themes in comics. We don't really get into EC Comics, Seduction of the Innocent by Fredric Wertham, or the U.S. Congressional inquiry and Comics Code Authority that followed, but w…
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Jun 3, 2021
45. Taco Bell, Batman: The Animated Series, Crossbows
Phil, Jake & Jason rank fast-food chain Taco Bell, Batman: The Animated Series and crossbows on the List of Every Damn Thing.
VOTE HERE to help choose which item on the List of Every Damn Thing should be re-ranked in an upcoming episode (you can vote once a day).
If you have something to add to the list, email it to list@everydamnthing.net (or get at us on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook).
SHOW NOTES:
* Youtube is aggressively pushing sexy Fran Drescher content at Phil, such as this video where someone combed through episodes of the Nanny for material.
* We engage in some speculation about a reboot of The Nanny. After thinking about it, the Nanny itself was a reworking of similar stories.
* Dorito taco shells don't go hard enough, they're not dumb enough, there's not enough crystals on the shell. Go all the way. There should be a Mountain Dew sauce. Don't half-step!
* We discuss many Taco Bell ads, including those featuring Little Richard, Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson, Godzil…
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May 27, 2021
44. Karaoke, Dippin' Sauce, Landlines, Golden Gate Bridge, Bagels, Goats, Cadbury Creme Eggs, Carpets
In this lightning (and wife-ening) episode, Phil & Jake are joined by Beth & Ali to rapid-fire rank karaoke, dippin’ sauce, landlines, the Golden Gate Bridge, bagels, goats, Cadbury Creme Eggs and carpets on the List of Every Damn Thing.
VOTE HERE to help choose which item on the List of Every Damn Thing should be re-ranked in an upcoming episode (you can vote once a day).
If you have something to add to the list, email it to list@everydamnthing.net (or get at us on Twitter and Instagram).
Check out the Little Anti-Racist Library project that Beth is working on.
SHOW NOTES:
* We mention many of our favorite karaoke songs, including “Last Christmas” by Wham! (we don't cite it specifically, but Jake also likes George Michael’s “One More Try”), “Easy Lover” by Philip Bailey & Phil Collins, “Dream A Little Dream of Me” by The Mommas & the Poppas, “To Be With You” by Mr. Big, “Bernadette” by the Four Tops and “Blow the Whistle” by Too $hort.
* Dimpl…
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May 20, 2021
43. Weird Al, Spaceballs, Warner Bros T-Shirts (w/ Efrem Schulz)
Phil and Jake are joined by Efrem Schulz, a friend of the pod-- and vocalist for Death By Stereo, Voodoo Glow Skulls and Manic Hispanic-- to stack the whack of the List of Every Damn Thing by ranking “Weird Al” Yankovic, the 1987 comedy film Spaceballs, and Warner Bros large-graphic cartoon t-shirts.
Find Efrem on Twitter (@Efbystereo) and Instagram (@efbystereo). Check the brand-new Voodoo Glow Skulls album Livin’ the Apocalypse! Also check out the Fight For Columbia bandcamp compilation.
VOTE HERE to help choose which item on the List of Every Damn Thing should be re-ranked in an upcoming episode (you can vote once a day).
If you have something to add to the list, email it to list@everydamnthing.net (or get at us on Twitter and Instagram).
SHOW NOTES:
* It doesn’t come up in our conversation, but Efrem recorded the episode from his shop Programme Skate & Sound in Fullerton, CA.
* Efrem also plays bass in the Danzig / Misfits tribute band Dirty Black Summer.
* Gram…
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May 13, 2021
42. Cinderella, Cinderella, Spinderella
Phil, Jake and Jason are joined by new guest Christina to gussy-up the List of Every Damn Thing by ranking the fictional princess Cinderella, the 80s glam-metal band Cinderella, and the hip-hop trailblazer Spinderella.
If you have something to add to the list, email it to list@everydamnthing.net (or get at us on Twitter and Instagram). You can view the full list at everydamnthing.net
SHOW NOTES:
* RIP to Shock G. of Digital Underground, who died not long before we recorded this episode.
* Jessica Rabbit is considered to be a Disney Princess by us.
* The character of Cinderella is so unremarkable in the 1950 Disney movie that they don’t even include her as an ingredient in this official trailer.
* Charles Perrault, who wrote the Cinderella story best-known in contemporary culture, is pretty much the father of the “fairy tale” genre. His works-- derived from folk stories-- also include Little Red Riding Hood, Puss In Boots and Sleeping Beauty.
* As we discuss in this…
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May 6, 2021
41. Glitter, Broken Glass, Cows
Phil and Jake abstain from bad words and bawdy talk as they apply some sparkle to the List of Every Damn Thing by ranking glitter, broken glass and cows.
If you have something to add to the list, email it to list@everydamnthing.net (or get at us on Twitter and Instagram).
SHOW NOTES:
* We briefly refer to the old-timey game where you push a hoop with a stick. It goes back to antiquity!
* Recycling is complicated.
* Here’s some vampire sparkle action in Twilight.
* We talk a bit about how glam rock blurred gender lines, including mentions of David Bowie, Iggy Pop and Gary Glitter.
* Package thieves are annoying, but so are YouTube glitter bomb guys.
* We allude to “The Message” by Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five, but fail to say its name. We also totally fail to mention “Walking on Broken Glass” by Annie Lennox, and are ashamed.
* We talk a bit about Glass Beach in Mendocino County. If you’re ever in Fort Bragg, CA, be sure to check it out.
* Here…
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Apr 29, 2021
40. Dan Aykroyd, Wayne's World, Saturday Night Live
Phil and Jake are joined by friend (and contributor to the pod) Donovan to insert some gags and guffaws into the the List of Every Damn Thing by ranking Dan Aykroyd, all things Wayne’s World, and Saturday Night Live.
If you have something to add to the list, email it to list@everydamnthing.net (or get at us on Twitter and Instagram).
SHOW NOTES:
* We don’t get the name quite right for The Hart and Lorne Terrific Hour.
* We talk about a lot of Aykroyd movies, including The Blues Brothers, Doctor Detroit, Ghostbusters (and its original script), Trading Places, Dragnet (which, we failed to mention, contains an oh-so-brief reference to Mendocino County), Nothing But Trouble, Driving Miss Daisy and The Great Outdoors.
* We mention Digital Underground. In the time between recording and releasing the episode, their frontman Shock G passed away. He was a talented guy who went too soon.
* Aykroyd’s vodka really is crystal skull themed.
* Here’s an article about Aykroyd’s…
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Apr 22, 2021
39. Burritos, Chinatown, Mendocino County (w/ Andy Granelli)
Phil, Jake and Jason witness the triumphant return of Andy Granelli (from The Distillers & Seized Up) as we cram more fillings into the the List of Every Damn Thing by ranking burritos, San Francisco’s Chinatown, and Mendocino County in Northern California.
Find Andy on Twitter (@AndyGranelli) and Instagram (AndyGranelli).
If you have something to add to the list, email it to list@everydamnthing.net (or get at us on Twitter and Instagram).
SHOW NOTES:
* We briefly mention root vegetables, which are delicious and nutritious because they suck up all the goodness from the Earth (see: land).
* The origin of the Mission-style burrito is debated. As we mention in the episode, some claim the originator to be Taqueria La Cumbre.
* We also talk about Pancho Villa Taqueria (with locations in San Francisco and San Mateo), though they’re not a contender for Mission-style originator.
* We discuss a few Mexican fast-food chains, including Taco Bell, Del Taco and the Pacific Northwest…
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Apr 15, 2021
38. Pancakes, Bruce Springsteen, Bon Jovi (w/ Dave Hause)
Phil & Jake are joined by singer-songwriter (and bud-of-the-pod) Dave Hause to pile up the tall-stack of the the List of Every Damn Thing by ranking pancakes, Bruce Springsteen and band Bon Jovi.
Follow Dave Hause on Instagram (@davehause), Twitter (@hausedave) and Facebook (DaveHauseMusic). You can find his songs on Spotify & Apple Music, and here’s his most recent Bandcamp Fridays release.
If you have something to add to the list, email it to list@everydamnthing.net (or get at us on Twitter and Instagram).
SHOW NOTES:
* Tengen Tetris, the version of Tetris that Phil mentions, is pretty well known. It was made for the NES by Tengen before Nintendo got the license.
* We talk a lot about our buds “Million Dollar” Matt Hock and “Uncle” Dave Walsh from the band Space Cadet (who were our guests in Episode 35). BUY THEIR NEW RECORD!
* Here’s the Rolling Stone write-up for Dave’s moving and haunting song, “Your Ghost” (which Jake refers to in this episode).
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Apr 8, 2021
37. Online Dating, Pee-Wee Herman, Public Humiliation
Phil, Jake & Jason form a fearsome foursome with first-time guest-host Natalie, and put some bells & whistles on the List of Every Damn Thing by ranking online dating, the fictional character Pee-Wee Herman, and everyone's favorite past-time public humiliation.
If you have something to add to the list, let us know by sending an email to list@everydamnthing.net (or get at us on Twitter and Instagram).
SHOW NOTES:
* We talk a bit about kids falling down wells, including Baby Jessica. Kids still fall down wells (as recently as last December) but it appears people don’t give a shit anymore.
* We discuss peeing in sinks. So does Quora.
* SCRUFF is Jason’s preferred app ;)
* We discuss a number of online dating services, including Grindr, Growlr (not for bears “grrrrr!” but for bears “heeeeyyyyy!”), Tinder, Christian Mingle and Farmers Only.
* “Grindr inches” refers to dudes claiming extra inches when advertising their dick size. Jason says it's likely because t…
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Apr 1, 2021
36. Enter the Dragon, Square Pizza, Smell
Phil & Jake add some toppings to the List of Every Damn Thing by ranking Enter the Dragon (starring Bruce Lee), square pizza, and the sense of smell.
If you have something to add to the list, let us know by sending an email to list@everydamnthing.net (or get at us on Twitter and Instagram).
SHOW NOTES:
* Jake reiterates that he’s seen The Explosion play live many, many times. The implication in our previous episode that he’s never seen them live is FAKE NEWS.
* Time travel wouldn't work. We can finally accept it. It's just not real. Teleportation also couldn't work. It's just not feasible, sorry. We might change our mind on both of these by next episode.
* The Fly remake by David Cronenberg (the one with Jeff Goldblum) is somehow totally forgotten but it's about a teleportation accident.
* This episode, we introduce Jake’s favorite new segment: “Format Chat”. The "Oops! All Format Chat" spin-off podcast is surely just around the corner.
* Drunken Master 2 is be…
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Mar 25, 2021
35. Lincoln Logs, Interspecies Animal Friends (w/ Space Cadet)
Phil & Jake are joined by Dave Walsh & Matt Hock of Space Cadet to talk about their debut album Lion On A Leash (available on Wiretap Records), and of course to continue the ongoing construction of the List of Every Damn Thing by ranking Lincoln Logs and interspecies animal friendships.
Find Space Cadet on Instagram (@space_cadet_band). And RUN, don't walk, to the weblink at the end of this sentence to get the limited-release vinyl of Lion On A Leash.
If you have something to add to the list, let us know by sending an email to list@everydamnthing.net (or get at us on Twitter and Instagram).
SHOW NOTES:
* Lion On A Leash was produced by Pete Steinkopf (Bouncing Souls). Along with Dave & Matt, it also features the talents of Mike Sneeringer, Matt Olsson, Chris Gonzalez, Scott Engel, and Brian Baker from Minor Threat / Bad Religion.
* Jake was trying to say “honorific” when referring to Matt’s “Million Dollar” title.
* Space Cadet currently has three great music video…
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Mar 18, 2021
34. Howard the Duck (w/ Tiffa from Intermission)
Phil and Jake are joined by friend-of-the-pod and fellow 'caster Tiffa (from the great bad-movie podcast Intermission) to expand the cosmos of the List of Every Damn Thing by ranking the 1986 film flop Howard the Duck.
Keep up with Intermission on Instagram (@Intermission_podcast) and Twitter (@IntermissionPC), and subscribe to them wherever you get your podcasts.
If you have something to add to the list, let us know by sending an email to list@everydamnthing.net (or get at us on Twitter and Instagram).
SHOW NOTES:
* We talk a little bit about Delirious, Eddie Murphy’s first stand-up special. He says some pretty insensitive stuff in it but at least dresses real cool.
* In this week’s Intellectual Property Legal Jamboree… Phil notes that Steve Gerber-- who created the Howard the Duck character for Marvel Comics-- might have owned the rights to the character. The full story is complicated, but the short of it is that Gerber sued Marvel to regain rights for the character (wh…
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Mar 11, 2021
33. Bell Biv DeVoe, War, Jeggings, Transphobia, Hulk Hogan, Jorts, Animal Crackers, Bill Paxton, Skorts
In another lightning episode, Jason, Phil and Jake race through ranking 90s New Jack Swing sensation Bell Biv DeVoe, war, jeggings, transphobia, Hulk Hogan, jorts, animal cracker snacks, Bill Paxton and skorts to expand the List of Every Damn Thing.
If you have something to add to the list, let us know by sending an email to list@everydamnthing.net (or get at us on Twitter and Instagram).
SHOW NOTES:
* During our discussion, none of us could remember when Sonny Bono died, and were too distracted to google it. In case you're wondering, he died on on January 5, 1998.
* BBD songs discussed include “Poison” and “Do Me”.
* We forget the full name of Ralph Tresvant, the fifth New Edition member, while talking about the group.
* Michael Bivins of BBD also produced and / or managed Another Bad Creation and Boyz II Men. Plus Sudden Impact; all that we ever knew about them was from the “MotownPhilly” video. A guy from Sudden Impact said that he was in two other groups cal…
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Mar 4, 2021
32. Steve Jobs, Wool, Rod Lavers
Phil and Jake insert a few new lines of code into of the List of Every Damn Thing by ranking Apple founder Steve Jobs, the fabric wool and the Rod Laver shoe by Adidas.
If you have something to add to the list, let us know by sending an email to list@everydamnthing.net (or get at us on Twitter and Instagram).
SHOW NOTES:
* The documentary Jake watched is Steve Jobs: The Man in the Machine. It's pretty good.
* Here’s the New York Times obituary for Jef Raskin the “Father of the Macintosh” (he died in 2005).
* When demonstrating his vast knowledge of the cotton gin, Jake forgets that the main function of it was to separate the seeds from the fibers. Here’s an ancient educational film that shows how the machine worked (and plays pleasant music while depicting backbreaking plantation labor).
* We talk about planned obsolescence (as seen in Apple products), though we never call it that.
* We mention that Apple contracts with Chinese companies that have poor working cond…
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Feb 25, 2021
31. Sorry!, Trouble, Monopoly, Video Games
Phil, Jake and Jason reign in the usual explicit language, drug references, and graphic violence to expand the List of Every Damn Thing by ranking Sorry!, Trouble, Monopoly, and the medium of video games. It's fun for the whole family!
If you have something to add to the List of Every Damn Thing, let us know by sending an email to list@everydamnthing.net (or get at us on Twitter and Instagram).
SHOW NOTES:
* Jason and Phil discuss finding “sidewalk treasures” in Jake’s neighborhood. Jake is not a fancy person, he just lives in a neighborhood where affluence abounds. San Francisco is the kind of city where billionaires and lowly pod-mongers might live on the same block.
* Phil talks a bit in the episode about shame, which isn’t just reserved for people with Michael Kors quote fashion unquote.
* Phil mentions that Sorry! is a variant of an ancient game, and is mostly-right when he refers to this game as Parcheesi. Both Parcheesi and Sorry! are Westernized versions of the…
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Feb 18, 2021
30. Sriracha, Popeyes Chicken, Jon Voight
Phil and Jake add some spice to the List of Every Damn Thing by ranking sriracha hot sauce, chicken from Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen, and outspoken actor Jon Voight.
If you have something to add to the List of Every Damn Thing, let us know by sending an email to list@everydamnthing.net (or get at us on Twitter and Instagram).
SHOW NOTES:
* Phil is a bona fide hot sauce guy. He has takes on Crystal, Tapatio, Cholula, Valentina, Tabasco and more.
* When people say “sriracha” they usually mean the “rooster sauce” made by Huy Fong Foods. For our purposes we’re ranking sriracha sauce as a general category, which includes-- but isn't restricted to-- Hoy Fong’s version.
* The guy who accidentally washed his hair dog shampoo is (clown emoji) Jonathan Kay.
* Phil found meow Atun Miau Tuna online! Looking at it now, it's clearly made for a human (but presumably strong enough for a cat).
* Here’s an unhealthy recipe that you can make with Trader Joe’s Unexpected Cheddar…
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Feb 13, 2021
29. Star Wars
EPISODE XXIX: THE HUNDREDTH ITEM
Phil, Jake and Jason conclude the saga of the first 100 items on the List of Every Damn Thing by ranking something that a group of dudes has never talked about in a podcast before... a little phenomenon called Star Wars.
If you have something to add to the List of Every Damn Thing, let us know by sending an email to list@everydamnthing.net (or get at us on Twitter and Instagram).
SHOW NOTES:
* Here's what Jason's Cherizona sign looks like. She released a song In support of Joe Biden called “Happiness is Just a Thing Called Joe”.
* The documentary about Britney that Phil and Jason talk about is the "Framing Britney Spears" episode of the Hulu series The New York Times Presents.
* Phil looked up the etymology of the pistachio and it's root word pistak is one of the oldest words still in use! It just means pistachio it doesn't mean "hidden nut" or anything.
* Black History Moth is a new character caused by typos. Also this.
* Here's the D…
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Feb 4, 2021
28. Excellent Adventure, Bogus Journey, Face the Music
Phil, Jake and Jason continue their most triumphant endeavor to complete the List of Every Damn Thing by ranking all three Bill & Ted movies... their Excellent Adventure, their Bogus Journey, and the time that had to Face the Music.
Like all our episodes (except the family-friendly ones), this episode contains adult language. So if you're the parental type, consider this your advisory.
If you have something to add to the List of Every Damn Thing, let us know by sending an email to list@everydamnthing.net (or get at us on Twitter and Instagram).
SHOW NOTES:
* Maybe don’t google “queef gleek” if you don’t want to come across some things you’d rather not come across.
* River’s Edge (aka “the darkest teen film of all time”) came out in 1986, three years before the first Bill & Ted movie. Parenthood came out later than Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure, but still in the same year.
* We discuss the use of homophobic slurs in 80s pop culture, and settle on the idea t…
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Jan 29, 2021
27. Snare Drums, Carthage, Puns (w/ Andy Granelli)
Phil and Jake are joined by The Distillers drummer (and friend of the pod) Andy Granelli to add a few measures to the List of Every Damn Thing by ranking snare drums, the ill-fated ancient city-state of Carthage, and puns.
Andy can be found on Twitter (@AndyGranelli) and Instagram (AndyGranelli). Also check out his side project, hardcore supergroup Seized Up.
If you have something to add to the List of Every Damn Thing, let us know by sending an email to list@everydamnthing.net (or get at us on Twitter and Instagram).
SHOW NOTES:
* You can listen to Andy's historical skin-pounding in his former bands Darker My Love, The Nerve Agents, Fast Asleep and Model American.
* This week’s TV recommendation is How to With John Wilson (on HBO).
* We were delighted to discover that the “trap” in trap set (aka drum kit) is short for “contraption”!
* Phil mentions The Little Drummer Boy but he meant to say the boy from The Tin Drum.
* One of our favorite movies is Drumline, an…
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Jan 22, 2021
26. Saxophone in Rock Music, It's-It, Triscuits
Phil and Jake add some soulful notes to the List of Every Damn Thing by ranking saxophone in rock music, the Bay Area-based ice cream cookie sandwich It’s-It, and Triscuits (aka "electricity biscuits").
If you have something to add to the List of Every Damn Thing, let us know by sending an email to list@everydamnthing.net (or get at us on Twitter and Instagram).
SHOW NOTES:
* Kurtwood Smith is an actor from the TV show Patriot. He’s perhaps best known for playing Clarence Boddicker, the villain of Robocop (maybe it’s more appropriate to say he’s the miniboss of Robocop, with capitalism being the villain). On the show he plays a management-type at a pipe company and he delivers this stunning monologue about piping which is just beautiful. Phil does a pretty good rendition of the monologue at the beginning of this episode.
* "Yakety Yak" by The Coasters is a delightful tune, mainly due to the humorous verses but also because the music is so playful. SongwriterJerry Leibe…
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Jan 14, 2021
25. Top Ramen, Cigarettes, Rats
On our silver anniversary episode, Phil and Jake throw some extra garnishing onto the List of Every Damn Thing by ranking Top Ramen, cigarettes and rats. This one is not to be missed, true believer!
If you have something to add to the List of Every Damn Thing, let us know by sending an email to list@everydamnthing.net (or get at us on Twitter and Instagram).
SHOW NOTES:
* We briefly discuss blackjacks (the concussive weapons) in this episode. Searching for them online quickly gets you into Gravy SEAL territory.
* Tintin smokes heroin-laced cigars in The Cigars of the Pharoah.
* Momofuku Ando was the inventor of instant ramen and the founder of Nissin, the company that makes Top Ramen. He had no direct association with the Momofuku restaurants, though apparently the name is a nod to him.
* Here’s the Healthline.com article on instant noodles that Jake references.
* It looks like the Dr. McDougall who made Jake’s chicken-flavored vegan ramen is probably a real doctor. I…
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Jan 8, 2021
24. Boxer, Brief, Commando, Whale Tail
Guest panelist Jason returns to help Phil and Jake further undress the List of Every Damn Thing by ranking the Boxer dog breed, the time-related concept of "brief", military commandos, and the tails of whales.
If you have something to add to the List of Every Damn Thing, let us know by sending an email to list@everydamnthing.net (or get at us on Twitter and Instagram).
SHOW NOTES:
* The Look Who’s Talking film franchise is of course available on DVD box set with bonus features. But we’re not going to give you a link to that.
* While there's evidence that Heathcliff the cat is a fan of pie, we couldn’t find proof that he steals them from windowsills. He's definitely guilty of something, though.
* Jake advanced his theory that everyone has either a country cousin or a city cousin. TV Tropes proves him right.
* The convoluted history / retconning of Nick Fury comes up in our discussion. In the Marvel comics, he started out as a WWII hero. Later stories about him took plac…
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Dec 31, 2020
23. Popeye, Ducks, Shakira, Seedless Watermelon, The Truman Show, No-Show Socks
Phil and Jake go into rapid-fire mode and expand the List of Every Damn Thing by ranking the Popeye, ducks, international pop sensation Shakira, seedless watermelon, the 1998 Jim Carrey film The Truman Show, and no-show socks.
If you have something to add to the List of Every Damn Thing, let us know by sending an email to list@everydamnthing.net (or get at us on Twitter and Instagram).
SHOW NOTES:
* Robert Altman’s 1980 Popeye movie might not be for everyone, but we love it. Robin Williams and Shelley Duvall are perfect as Popeye and Olive Oyl; it’s hard to believe Williams was the second choice (after Dustin Hoffman) and Duvall the third choice (after Lily Tomlin and Gilda Radner). In our discussion, Jake inaccurately claims that Poopdeck Pappy is played by Burgess Meredith, probably because the character reminds him so much of Mickey from the Rocky movies. The role of Pappy was actually played to a tee by Ray Walston (aka My Favorite Martian). Bluto is played by Paul L. Smit…
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Dec 24, 2020
22. Trading Places
Phil and Jake add an ornament to the List of Every Damn Thing by ranking the holiday-adjacent comedy film Trading Places (starring Eddie Murphy and Dan Aykroyd) in this special deep-dive episode.
If you have something to add to the List of Every Damn Thing, let us know by sending an email to list@everydamnthing.net (or get at us on Twitter and Instagram).
SHOW NOTES:
* There’s debate over the origins of the phrase “taking the piss”. Some say the metaphor refers to deflation of a “piss-proud” false erection (aka “morning wood”), while others contend that it harkens back to ye olde times of English riverboat urine trade. For the record, it looks like Phil was right when he said doctors agree that having to go pee doesn’t cause piss-proud morning woods.
* How do boners work? It’s a mystery. Phil and Jake will research it.
* Putting eggs in coffee is a thing, it turns out. In both Vietnam and Sweden, people crack an egg into their coffee. Phil was imagining somet…
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Dec 19, 2020
21. Peanut Butter Ice Cream, Calamari, Nerf Guns, Christmas Trees, Eggs
In this special cuss-free episode, Phil and Jake continue making the List of Every Damn Thing (and checking it twice) by ranking peanut butter ice cream, calamari, Nerf guns, Christmas trees and unfertilized chicken eggs.
If you have something to add to the List of Every Damn Thing, let us know by sending an email to list@everydamnthing.net (or get at us on Twitter and Instagram).
SHOW NOTES:
* According to Dr. Anthony Fauci, Santa Claus is in fact immune to COVID-19.
* Something Phil forgot to mention was the tremendous Santa comic book by Grant Morrison, Klaus, which is of course part of the Santa-verse.
* Jake found a recipe for peanut butter ice cream that appears to have a smooth consistency. Recipe websites are awful, somehow they’re worse than porn sites AND song lyrics sites. Anyone who wants to get rich quick should come up with a way to make a recipe website without all the family history SEO stuff at the top.
* The ice cream featured in this episode was from To…
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Dec 13, 2020
20. McRib, Clement Street, Wind Chimes
Phil and Jake expand the menu of the List of Every Damn Thing by ranking McDonald's BBQ pork sandwich the McRib, Clement Street (in San Francisco's Richmond District), and wind chimes.
If you have something to add to the List of Every Damn Thing, let us know by sending an email to list@everydamnthing.net (or get at us on Twitter and Instagram).
SHOW NOTES:
* Phil wrote about eating the whole McDonalds menu for a zine we made with some friends in the 90s. We’ll try to dig up a copy of it to post on social media.
* This chart shows you how turkey consumption spikes at Thanksgiving & Christmas. Phil’s theory is that if people actually liked either of these things, they’d eat them all year. People eat Snickers bars all year.
* Here’s the article about the correlation between McRib availability and bulk pork prices that Jake inaccurately cites as being from Business Insider.
* There was a McRib cross-promotion with The Flintstones movie. Phil just realized that the joke…
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Dec 3, 2020
19. Firefighters, Zipper Jeans, Capitalism
Phil and Jake and Jason add fuel the List of Every Damn Thing by ranking firefighters, zipper jeans, the wearing of zipper jeans without underwear, and capitalism.
If you have something to add to the List of Every Damn Thing, let us know by sending an email to list@everydamnthing.net (or get at us on Twitter and Instagram).
SHOW NOTES:
* According to Phil and Jason, fear of clowns (aka coulrophobia) is fake. Jake remains undecided.
* We mention John Wayne Gacy (the inspiration for Jason’s clown name) in passing, but don’t get into the details.
* Dan White-- murderer of San Francisco Supervisor Harvey Milk & Mayor George Moscone-- also intended to kill future mayor Willie Brown and Carol Ruth Silver (who were both on the SF Board of Supervisors).
* Jim Jones was very involved in San Francisco politics, including Moscone’s mayoral campaign. The site of his People’s Temple is now a post office, not a fancy bakery like Jake says. The fancy bakery is next door, where the…
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Nov 26, 2020
18. Crocs, Barry Bonds, VW Bugs
Phil and Jake continue their record-breaking streak of adding items to the List of Every Damn Thing by ranking the clog-like footwear known as Crocs, controversial home-run king Barry Bonds, and the Volkswagen Type 1 (aka "Beetle" or "Bug").
If you have something to add to the List of Every Damn Thing, let us know by sending an email to list@everydamnthing.net (or get at us on Twitter and Instagram).
SHOW NOTES:
* In the episode, your humble hosts wonder what material Crocs are made of. It turns out to be a proprietary foam resin called Croslite.
* Phil and Jake also speculate over where Crocs come from. Phil was closest when he said he thought they're from Boulder, Colorado; Crocs, Inc. is based in the nearby town of Niwot. All their manufacturing is outside of the U.S., though.
* Here’s a Croc in chill mode, and here’s one in attack mode.
* We weren't sure about the opening of AT&T Park (now Oracle Park) in relation to Bonds' steroid use and home run record-chase. It l…
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Nov 20, 2020
17. Handkerchiefs, The Last Starfighter, Run the Jewels
Phil and Jake feed the List of Every Damn Thing's never-ending hunger by ranking handkerchiefs, the 1984 sci-fi movie The Last Starfighter, and the rap duo Run the Jewels.
If you have something to add to the List of Every Damn Thing, let us know by sending an email to list@everydamnthing.net (or get at us on Twitter and Instagram).
SHOW NOTES:
* At the beginning of the episode we discuss the recent news that California Governor Gavin Newsom attended a party where the state’s COVID-19 guidelines were flouted. We get most of the details right.
* When Jake mentioned neckerchiefs Phil thought he meant ascots. Neckerchiefs are scary because you could hook them on some exposed pipes and be choked out.
* We talk about stories similar to The Last Starfighter. Futureman is a time-travel comedy on Hulu (this trailer for the show includes the scene where they acknowledge The Last Starfighter). We also mention the book & movie Ready Player One, as well as Star Wars. We forget to mention…
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Nov 15, 2020
16. Ice Cube, Dilapidated Shacks, Crushed Ice, Cubed Ice
Phil and Jake add a few verses to the List of Every Damn Thing by ranking Ice Cube, dilapidated shacks, crushed ice and cubed ice.
If you have something to add to the List of Every Damn Thing, let us know by sending an email to list@everydamnthing.net
SHOW NOTES:
* Rap acts that we discuss include NWA, The Bomb Squad, Too $hort, Eazy-E, Dr. Dre and Scarface.
* We talk about a lot of songs by (or featuring) Ice Cube. “Express Yourself” (especially the clean version) is positive and uplifting. “I Ain’t the 1”, “Givin Up the Nappy Dugout” and “Nothin’ But A Word” are songs you don’t want to play for your mom. “Natural Born Killaz” is a prime example of 90s horrorcore rap. “Black Korea” doesn’t really make you feel good about anyone.
* It’s crazy that the movie Friday is over 25 years old! The sequels aren’t as good, largely because they lack Chris Tucker. The original Friday was adapted into an animated series in 2007; Jake watched the first ep…
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Nov 6, 2020
15. Daylight Saving Time, The Three Stooges, Antoni Gaudi
Phil and Jake further sculpt the List of Every Damn Thing by ranking Daylight Saving Time, The Three Stooges, and the turn-of-the-century Catalan architect Antoni Gaudi.
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SHOW NOTES:
* In our conversation, Jake refers to it as “Daylight Savings Time” but apparently the "s" at the end of “Saving” is wrong (though a pretty common mistake).
* We incorrectly guess that Hawai’i recognizes DST. It doesn’t, and neither does Arizona. Indiana does recognize DST, but it wasn’t implemented statewide until 2006. In related news, a small portion of Indiana near Chicago is in the Central Time Zone, while the rest of the state is in the Eastern Time Zone.
* Phil’s leap year solution is to move New Years Day to March 1st. It solves some problems.
* Gambit’s staff is a telescoping bo staff, it doesn’t have some kind of pitchfork element as Phil thought.…
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Oct 31, 2020
14. Cher, Dolly Parton, Man-Buns
Phil and Jake-- and guest panelist Jason-- expand the List of Every Damn Thing by ranking Cher, Dolly Parton, and hair buns on men aka man-buns (aka top-knots).
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SHOW NOTES:
* Allman And Woman was the name of the musical duo composed of Gregg Allman and Cher. The album they released was called Two The Hard Way.
* Cher wasn’t nominated for an Academy Award for her performance in Mask. She did, however, get nominated for both Silkwood (Best Supporting Actress) and Moonstruck (Best Actress, which she won). Mermaids didn’t make much of a splash.
* You can’t cover “Koko Joe” or any other song written by Sonny Bono (without paying his estate) until at least 2048, thanks to the Sonny Bono Copyright Term Extension Act.
* Songs / music videos by Cher that we discuss include “If I Could Turn Back Time” and “Half-Breed”.
* Phil brings up the commo…
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Oct 22, 2020
13. Cheech and Chong, Whoppers, Shirtless Men...
Phil and Jake expand the List of Every Damn Thing by ranking Cheech and Chong, the candy Whoppers, and shirtless men (wearing elaborate angel wings, gold lamé shorts and furry cha-cha heels).
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SHOW NOTES:
* Comedy bits by Cheech and Chong that we discuss include “Dave’s Not Here”, “Santa Claus & His Old Lady”, “Earache My Eye” (which is performed in a scene in Up In Smoke) and “Basketball Jones featuring Tyrone Shoelaces”.
* We mention some pretty offensive R. Crumb comics but don’t want to link to them.
* Phil references The Pirates of Penzance while confusing The Corsican Brothers for Yellowbeard. The Corsican Brothers is very loosely based on Alexander Dumas’ 1844 novella of the same name.
* The “Born In East LA” music video is fun, and is as relevant today as it was 35 years ago. It has a cameo by Elvira.
* Cheech Marin is,…
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Oct 17, 2020
12. Pigeons, A-Shirts aka "Wifebeaters", Cold Brew Shandy
Phil and Jake continue construction on the List of Every Damn Thing by ranking pigeons, A-shirts aka "wifebeaters", and the cold brew shandy (it's coffee and lemonade).
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SHOW NOTES:
* Jake paid a kid in Sumatra to demonstrate water draining in opposite directions on either side of the equator, but it was a trick.
* Are pigeons and doves the same thing? Yes.
* Here’s a 2010 article about the kidnapping of New York City pigeons for sport killing in Pennsylvania.
* Phil mistakenly refers to the cartoon Dastadly and Muttley in Their Flying Machines as “Catch that Pigeon,” which is a common mistake.
* In the 18th & 19th Centuries, the passenger pigeon was the most common bird in North America, and there were flocks so big that they would black out the skies. We made them extinct by the beginning of the 20th Century.
* We discuss examples in popular cul…
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Oct 8, 2020
11. Plants, Charmander, Sex
Phil and Jake sell out with a special PG-rated episode to expand the List of Every Damn Thing by ranking plants, the Pokemon character Charmander (a cute orange lizard with a tail that’s on fire), and sex.
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ADVISORY: Contrary to claims made during our conversation, we decided to mark this episode with the "explicit content" flag because we discuss some things that might be inappropriate (or at least boring) for children.
SHOW NOTES:
* Jake mentions using an apple to make something that resembles a flute. It turns out you can’t use that to play music, but we did find this example of instruments made from veggies.
* The tea tree oil that's used in the toothpicks that Phil mentions is from Australia, but it’s not from the eucalyptus tree. He’s right, though, that the eucalyptus is a wildfire-fueling invasive species to California.
* We discuss the relat…
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Oct 2, 2020
10. Dancing Queen, Midnight Train to Georgia, Do You Know the Way to San Jose, Tulsa Time
Phil and Jake add a little rhythm to the List of Every Damn Thing by ranking four songs: “Dancing Queen” by ABBA, “Midnight Train to Georgia” by Gladys Knight & the Pips, “Do You Know the Way to San Jose” by Dionne Warwick, and “Tulsa Time” by Don Williams.
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SHOW NOTES:
* Cardi B is America’s current sweetheart, having taken the crown from Baby Yoda. America’s sweetheart should get a belt to wear around like a heavyweight champ.
* Other ABBA songs discussed include “Super Trouper” (which is about a type of spotlight), “Waterloo”, “Gimme Gimme Gimme” and “Lay All Your Love On Me”.
* Phil compares "Dancing Queen" to contemporary American Disco songs such as “Hot Stuff” by Diana Ross, “Funky Town” by Lips Inc., “Le Freak” by Chic, and “I Feel Love” by Donna Summer.
* It's hard to find the Blender Magazine ar…
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Sep 26, 2020
9. Jersey Shore, Toe Shoes, Moist
Phil and Jake expand the List of Every Damn Thing by ranking the Jersey Shore (the geographic location, not the MTV show), toe shoes aka ergonomic minimalist footwear, and the word "moist".
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SHOW NOTES:
* We discuss Atlantic City, but we don't talk about Brian de Palma’s underrated Nicolas Cage / Gary Sinise thriller Snake Eyes at all!
* Amity Island-- the fictional town from Jaws-- is in New York, not the Jersey Shore.
* Jon Bon Jovi is at least Jersey Shore-adjacent, and he cut his teeth performing in Shore bars.
* Bruce Springsteen is bona-fide Jersey Shore, and it runs throughout his body of work. Songs like "Atlantic City" and "4th of July, Asbury Park (Sandy)" have Shore locations there in the name. "Born to Run" references Asbury Park less overtly. While the Jersey shore does seem to have refineries (as well as nearby penitentiaries), "Born in the USA" could…
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Sep 17, 2020
8. Watchmen, Watchmen, Watchmen
Phil and Jake press forward on the march to complete the List of Every Damn Thing by ranking Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons' comic book Watchmen, the 2009 film adaptation of Watchmen directed by Zac Snyder, and the 2019 HBO Watchmen miniseries created by Damon Lindelof.
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SHOW NOTES:
* Here's a local article with some pictures of the day that smoke from wildfires blocked out the sun in Northern California.
* We don't really like the term "graphic novel" because we think it comes from a deep well of insecurity. This brief article outlines the history of the term, and agrees with us.
* The Watchmen comic is extremely popular and has never gone out of print (which keeps the intellectual property rights in the hands of DC / Warner Bros). It’s in some ways "The Comic" in that it’s the first comic many people read, which is probably not how it should be.
* There are lots of…
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Sep 10, 2020
7. Donald Duck, Onions, Rye Bread
Phil and Jake further unveil the mysteries of the List of Every Damn Thing by ranking the Disney character Donald Duck-- a talking duck who drives a car, can’t swim or fly, can’t hold down a job, has a rich uncle and a girlfriend who looks just like him-- plus onions and rye bread.
SHOW NOTES:
* Here's the trailer to the 1993 movie Mad Dog and Glory, starring Robert De Niro, Uma Thurman and Bill Murray as a mob boss.
* The Donald-verse encompasses all concepts of Donald Duck, so you have the person in the costume it at Disneyland, the angry duck in the old cartoons, the lazy corner-cutter in the Carl Barks comics, the army soldier in the World War II military cartoons... all of them.
* The University of Oregon used Donald Duck as a mascot for years as part of handshake deal that isn’t in effect anymore. Phil claimed that the Donald Duck used by U of O in the past was called Puddles, but Puddles predates the use of Donald by many years.
* Donald Duck & Uncle Scrooge Co…
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Sep 4, 2020
6. QAnon, Nail Clippers, Jessica Rabbit
Phil and Jake continue their quest to assemble the List of Every Damn Thing by ranking the far-right conspiracy theory QAnon, nail clippers, and Jessica Rabbit (from Who Framed Roger Rabbit).
SHOW NOTES:
* The meditation app that Jake was using just before rolling his ankle is Headspace.
* We mention Bushwick Bill of the Geto Boys. He said a lot of things that stick with us, but the one that sticks the most is “If it don’t make dollars, it don’t make sense."
* Jake references an article from The Atlantic entitled The Prophecies of Q, in which author Adrienne LaFrance provides a great brief history, summary and analysis of the QAnon movement.
* Direct energy weapons are currently a big preoccupation, maybe because of the fires in CA? Here's a video of irrefutable proof of #dew.
* Microchip brain implants are pretty commonplace nowadays.
* #Synlight - We don’t even want to write this stuff out because it gives oxygen to the thing, but people believe the sun that we…
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Aug 27, 2020
5. Surge, Josta, Prince, National Debt
Phil and Jake expand the List of Every Damn Thing by ranking the extreme beverages Surge and Josta, plus the artist known as Prince, and the concept of national debt.
SHOW NOTES:
* The Democratic Primary was won by Joe Biden months ago but the actual nomination at the convention was still disappointing to Jake & Phil (avowed hermanos Bernardos), though of course we are going to vote in November and so should you.
* The original marketing concept for Mountain Dew had a L’il Abner type theme. There's an old bluegrass song called Mountain Dew that's about moonshine, not soda.
* Here's the Surge cow-milking machine. We're not responsible for what you may do with this info.
* The tagline from the movie Blue Crush was “If you want to feel the rush, you have to take the risk”. This tag line informs all of the decisions we make. It’s the second-best tagline after Predator vs Aliens: “Whoever wins... we lose.”
* The Pepsi Challenge is a long-running gimmick that Pepsi…
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Aug 21, 2020
4. Intro to Back That Azz Up, Generation Ships, Coffee
Phil and Jake continue construction on the List of Every Damn thing by ranking the intro to Juvenile's 1999 hit "Back That Azz Up", the science fiction concept of generations ships, and coffee.
SHOW NOTES:
* Bundling is the colonial practice where courting young people would be in bed together under parental supervision. It’s hard to tell from the 21st century how this worked in practice. Phil said “time of the American revolution” when he meant “colonial times”. Jake said “hole in the sheet” when he meant to say “piece of wood in the bed”.
* We mention the Hot Boys (here's We On Fire) and Cash Money Millionaires (here's Baller Blockin'). We don't get into it too much, but it’s really hard to overstate how big Cash Money Records was.
* What ever happened to Mannie Fresh? The answer is: He's still working. Everyone loves him and gives him the respect he’s due. Something unusual in retrospect is that he doesn’t say his name in the intro to Back that Azz Up…
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Aug 13, 2020
3. Land, Sea, Air, Jenny McCarthy, Blood
Phil and Jake continue to expand the List of Every Damn thing by ranking land, sea, air, 1994 Playmate of the Year Jenny McCarthy, and blood. We also sneak in a lightning round where we rank lightning rounds.
Please excuse Jake's audio quality; we had technical issues and promise to do better next time.
SHOW NOTES:
* “This Land Is Your Land” by Woody Guthrie probably should be our national anthem. Growing up they only taught us the first bit of the song and not the part about trespassing.
* Generation ships - one of Phil’s favorite concepts. It’s a colony of people that live on a spaceship en route to a far off planet. The voyage takes so long that the people are on the ship for 20 generations. The people who set out will never get to their destination and the people who get to the destination never set out, they were just born into it by choices their ancestors made. It’s really rich metaphorically. Science fiction writer Kim Stanley Robinson threw a lot of water on t…
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Aug 6, 2020
2. Tommy Bahama, Sardines, Gambit
Phil & Jake double the size of the List of Every Damn Thing by ranking Tommy Bahama shirts, band t-shirts, sports jerseys, sardines and Gambit (the trench coat-wearing, playing card-flinging, Cajun-speaking Marvel mutant).
SHOW NOTES:
Brian Stow is the San Francisco Giants fan who was beat up at Dodgers Stadium.
Phil mentions the bro-country song “Hard to Forget” which samples “There Stands the Glass” by Webb Pierce. We don’t really get into it on the show, but even in 2020 Phil was shocked to hear a straight-up sample in a country song and clutched his pearls when he heard it. Also mentioned is “Friends in Low Places” by Garth Brooks which doesn’t sample anything.
ALSO DISCUSSED:
Alt-right clothing * Cabo Wabo lifestyle & Parrothead vibes * Halloween costumes * Stewart from Beavis & Butt-Head * the Edmonton Oilers logo * the Charlotte Hornets’ ground-breaking use of teal * what Whitney Houston & Hank Williams are doing in heaven * Phil’s relationship with Jake…
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Jul 29, 2020
1. Double Stuf Oreos, Crows, Hank Williams Jr.
Phil & Jake inaugurate the List of Every Damn Thing by ranking Double Stuf Oreos, Oreos, crows, Hank Williams Jr. and Hank Williams.
The Charles Bukowksi prison pigeon story mentioned by Jake is included in the collection Tales of Ordinary Madness.
Bad songs by Prince got mentioned. After recording this episode, Phil found Purple & Gold, which is questionable at best. It was written as an anthem for the Minnesota Vikings.
Here are the details on Katherine Williams-Dunning's death.
Faron Young had a hit song called Live Fast Love Hard Die Young. This is the guy who Hank drew down on.
Also discussed in this episode: water skiing, pregnant babies, Ken Burns' Country Music.
Other songs mentioned:
- Fax Me A Beer (apparently made into a Budweiser ad)
- A Country Boy Can Survive
- Whiskey Bent and Hell Bound
- Are You Ready for Some Football
- I Saw the Light
- Angel of Death
- Lost Highway
- I'll Never Get Out of this World Alive
- Jambalaya
Below is the List of Every Damn…
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