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Join Walker Glenn and Nicole Love every Wednesday for lively discussions on movies that feature fictional bands, singers, and musicians. There’s no telling where the conversation will go as they rate and riff on the famous (Purple Rain), the infamous (Glitter), and the obscure (Wild in the Streets). With musical movies as the lens, the laughs and debates ensue. Don’t stop make believing.

Walker Glenn & Nicole Love


    • Apr 28, 2021 LATEST EPISODE
    • weekly NEW EPISODES
    • 1h 25m AVG DURATION
    • 21 EPISODES


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    Episode 20: Crazy Heart

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2021 92:43


    Nicole and Walker close out their Oscar's coverage, reveal Nicole's disturbing body art, and discuss the 2009 country music drama Crazy Heart in this Season 1 Finale of FTB.

    Episode 19: Hustle And Flow

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2021 82:02


    It's hard out there, and here, for a pimp.

    Episode 17: Sound Of Metal

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2021 55:05


    Nicole and Walker discuss addiction and recovery in a Very Special Episode of FTB.

    Episode 16: The Bodyguard

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2021 88:04


    In this episode, recorded at the height of #WhiteboySummer, Nicole and Walker dive into an erotically thrilling classic that stars a true Vanilla King and a real Black Queen: 1992's "The Bodyguard." Step on the right foot and make your next move your best move, listeners. Respectfully. Ah ha shee. 

    Episode 15: Mariah Careys's Book Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2021 58:21


    Nicole and Walker break 'mat to discuss the back half of The Meaning Of Mariah Carey.

    Episode 14: Almost Famous

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2021 100:13


    Nicole and Walker lock the gates.

    Episode 13: The First Dozen Movies

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2021 51:07


    Walker and Nicole take a look back at some of the best and worst moments of the first dozen movies they covered, talk about what they've learned, and where they're going. 

    Episode 12: Dreamgirls

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2021 86:10


    Nicole and Walker talk-sing their way through a modern classic and are forced to enter witness protection after poking light fun at Beyoncé.

    Episode 11: The Five Heartbeats

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2021 64:35


    Nicole and Walker find old tropes and play new games in their discussion of the 1991 Robert Townsend opus "The Five Heartbeats."

    Episode 10: Her Smell

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2021 76:46


    Nicole and Walker hit bottom.

    Episode 9: Freaky Friday (2003) w/ Sam Disalvo & Molly Sanchez

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2021 67:36


    Nicole and Walker are joined by their first ever guests, Sam Disalvo and Molly Sanchez of The Hold Up, to discuss the 2003 remake of Freaky Friday. The ladies and Dad Michael Curry delve in to determine if this Disney vehicle does in fact hold up and start many side podcasts in the process, including "LiLo & Bitch." It's a classic pod-swap comedy. 

    Episode 8: Mo' Better Blues

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2021 89:03


    Walker and Nicole discuss the 1990 Spike Lee joint Mo' Better Blues as well ego death, gambling debts, Snoop Dogg spoken word, and Denzel's "dick thing." It's jazzy jam, and everybody takes a solo.

    Episode 7: Josie And The Pussycats

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2021 83:11


    This week on the podcast [BUY APPLE PRODUCTS!!!] Walker and Nicole [OBEY YOUR LEADERS!!!] discuss the 2001 adaptation of Josie And The Pussycats. Is this movie [SUBSCRIBE TO NETFLIX!!!] just fun, light fare- or a searing indictment of a commercial culture that controls all of us through constant subliminal messaging? [INVEST IN FAKING THE BAND NOW!!! JOIN OUR ARMY OF MINIONS!!! GIVE WALKER AND NICOLE ALL YOUR MONEY!!!] Listen now, and find out what "De Jour" truly means...

    Episode 6: That Thing You Do!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2021 119:23


    Nicole and Walker take on That Thing You Do! in their most onederful episode yet. Sit back, put your shades on, and take a listen.

    Episode 5: Krush Groove

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 20, 2021 114:35


    Nicole and Walker discuss 1985s Krush Groove- the only film to star Run DMC, The Fat Boys, Sheila E., AND Blair Underwood- in one of their deafest episodes yet.

    Episode 4: Wild In The Streets

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 13, 2021 97:11


    (((Editors note: This recording took place before the 2020 Presidential Election. Any electoral predictions we made that turned out to be incorrect have been bravely kept in the episode. Everything said on the podcast from here on out will be 100% factually accurate.)))Walker accidentally defends fascism and Nicole questions trendy boomer-bashing as your extremely young hosts discuss what happens when rock 'n' roll takes over the government in the 1968 hippy-exploitation film Wild In The Streets. End credits music "Boomer Genocide" by The OD's available at http://www.overdosages.bandcamp.com

    Emergency Bonus Episode: Mariah Carey's Book

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 8, 2021 58:52


    Walker talks to Nicole about her cousin Mariah Carey's new memoir in a special emergency episode.

    Episode 3: Glitter

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 6, 2021 120:34


    Nicole and Walker give Glitter it's definitive and final cultural reassessment.

    Episode 2: Rock Star

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 30, 2020 139:31


    Nicole and Walker live the Dragon and yearn for Rob as they analyze the 2001 Marky Mark/Rachel Green vehicle, "Rock Star."

    Episode 1: Purple Rain

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 23, 2020 155:12


    Nicole and Walker worship at the altar of Prince, I mean "the Kid," in an action-packed debut.

    Episode 0: Preview

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2020 0:56


    A short preview of Faking The Band. Episode 1: Purple Rain drops on 12/23/2020!

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