Hobo Radio: A Pop Culture Podcast

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HoboTrashcan editor Joel Murphy and his longtime friend Lars Periwinkle discuss the latest in pop culture and their lives. With a slew of celebrity interviews under his belt and his access to television and movie screeners, Joel offers a knowledgeable perspective on pop culture while Lars is the voi…

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    • May 2, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
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    Hobo Radio 649 – Hobo Madness SNL Dropped the Ball Tournament: Final Four and Finals

    Play Episode Listen Later May 2, 2025 62:38


    For this year's Hobo Madness Tournament, in honor of Saturday Night Live's 50th anniversary, the gang looks at the former cast members and writers that should have been big stars on the show, but weren't.

    Hobo Radio 648 – Hobo Madness SNL Dropped the Ball Tournament: Elite Eight

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2025 55:23


    For this year's Hobo Madness Tournament, in honor of Saturday Night Live's 50th anniversary, the gang looks at the former cast members and writers that should have been big stars on the show, but weren't.

    Hobo Radio 647 – Hobo Madness SNL Dropped the Ball Tournament: Round One

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2025 123:50


    For this year's Hobo Madness Tournament, in honor of Saturday Night Live's 50th anniversary, the gang looks at the former cast members and writers that should have been big stars on the show, but weren't.

    Hobo Radio Interview – Severance's Kier Eagan, Marc Geller

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2025 31:15


    We talk to Marc Geller, who plays Kier on the show, about his unusual role, his desire to film a Kier flashback episode and what it was like working with Eric Andre on the Eric Andre Show.

    Hobo Radio 646 – Trap was snubbed: HoboTrashcan's Guide to the 2025 Academy Awards

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2025 111:14


    Joel Murphy and Lars Periwinkle are once again joined by Molly Regan to break down the 2025 Academy Awards.

    Hobo Radio Interview – Heart Eyes Director Josh Ruben

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2025 27:12


    We talk to Ruben about Heart Eyes' tricky tone, how he created such a memorable opening sequence and his desire to continue making Dropout content regardless of how busy he gets.

    Hobo Radio Interview – Severance's Sydney Cole Alexander

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2025 30:17


    We spoke to Sydney Cole Alexander, who plays Natalie on Severance, about the temptation to ask Ben Stiller to do "Blue Steel" when he's directing her on set, Severance's many mysteries and that scene from season two, episode three where Natalie presented Seth Milchick with a gift from the board.

    Hobo Radio Interview – Carol Kane

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 12, 2024 21:53


    We talk to Carol Kane about beating up Bill Murray with her wings in Scrooged, working with John Cassavetes and Gena Rowlands in a play and her bucket list dream of working with Martin Scorsese and Robert De Niro.

    Hobo Radio Interview – Chris Grace

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 17, 2024 54:21


    We talk to Chris Grace about this hilarious and poignant one-person show, Chris Grace: As Scarlett Johansson.

    Hobo Radio 645 – Dr. Doom

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 15, 2024 50:06


    Much like Robert Downey Jr. and the Russos, Joel Murphy and Lars Periwinkle are back, baby! They try to make sense of the surprising announcement that Downey will be rejoining the MCU ... as Dr. Doom.

    Hobo Radio Interviews – Kneecap & Writer/Director Rich Peppiatt

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 2, 2024 25:35


    We chatted with Kneecap and writer/director about the film, the fight to get Irish recognized as a language in the north of Ireland and the chaotic decision to release a new album and movie simultaneously.

    Hobo Radio 644 – Hobo Radio Finds the @$$hole: Final Four and Finals

    Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2024 42:22


    Joel Murphy, Lars Periwinkle and their friends are back with the 11th annual Mabel Memorial Hobo Madness Tournament.

    Hobo Radio 643 – Hobo Radio Finds the @$$hole: Elite Eight

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2024 58:00


    Paul Gleeson v. Timothy Olyphant, Dabney Coleman v. Robert Davi, William Zabka vs. William Atherton, Gary Cole v. Clancy Brown

    Hobo Radio 642 – Hobo Radio Finds the @$$hole: Sweet 16

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 5, 2024 100:55


    This year, Hobo Radio Finds the Asshole. Specially, they are seeking to find the actor who is the best at playing an asshole on-screen.

    Hobo Radio 641 – One woman, two men: HoboTrashcan's Guide to the 2024 Academy Awards

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2024 124:51


    Joel Murphy and Lars Periwinkle are joined by Molly Regan to break down the 2024 Academy Awards.

    Hobo Radio 640 – The Stanley Cup

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 25, 2024 59:15


    Joel and Lars discuss the trendy new cups that share a name with a certain coveted sports trophy, people who record movies on their phones and, unsurprisingly, The Dark Knight Rises.

    Hobo Radio Interview – Jacob Reed, Our Frasier Remake

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 5, 2023 69:45


    We talk to Jacob Reed about Our Frasier Remake, a mix of animation, puppets and live action clips pieced together into one chaotic episode of Frasier.

    Hobo Radio 639 – There's only one BMO

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2023 48:23


    Joel Murphy and Lars Periwinkle share how often they think about the Roman Empire. They also discuss a new bank named BMO and weigh in on the alien corpse recently presented to Mexico's Congress.

    Hobo Radio Interview – Vidiots Executive Director Maggie Mackay

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 7, 2023 54:15


    We spoke with Vidiots Executive Director Maggie Mackay about the challenges of running a video store in 2023, the importance of preserving and screening classic films and the organization's recent partnership with Pluto TV to offer free film screenings.

    Hobo Radio 637 – Without a base, without a trace (ft. Sara Carson)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 9, 2023 68:28


    As teased on the last episode, Sara has returned to talk to Joel and Lars about sex and porn. And Lars shares the info on "Anal August."

    Hobo Radio Interview – Kestrin Pantera

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 19, 2023 62:12


    We talk to Kestrin Pantera about directing independent films, performing alongside Weird Al Yankovic and being raised by the also-amazingly-named Commander Pantera.

    Hobo Radio 637 – The garbage will find you (ft. Sara Carson)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 12, 2023 70:23


    Joel, Lars and Sara discuss the various ways they have shunned modern technology and embraced a more analog lifestyle.

    Hobo Radio 636 – The worst sex scene in history

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 22, 2023 63:57


    Joel Murphy and Lars Periwinkle discuss The Idol, which, according to GQ, gave us "the worst sex scene in history." They play a clip from the scene in question and try to figure out if anyone in the show has ever actually had sex.

    Hobo Radio 635 – Middle Aged Dad Jam Band

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2023 70:26


    Joel Murphy and Lars Periwinkle discuss Joel's recent outing to a backyard jam that featured Ken Marino, David Wain, Joe Lo Truglio ... and Weird Al Yankovic!

    Hobo Radio 634 – Mabel Memorial Hobo Madness Man vs. Animal Tournament: Final Four and Finals

    Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2023 46:47


    Joel Murphy, Lars Periwinkle and their friends are back with the tenth annual Hobo Madness Tournament. Find out who wins it all.

    Hobo Radio 631 – Mabel Memorial Hobo Madness Man vs. Animal Tournament: Elite Eight

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2023 43:43


    Joel Murphy, Lars Periwinkle and their friends are back with the tenth annual Hobo Madness Tournament. This week, the Elite Eight compete.

    Hobo Radio 631 – Mabel Memorial Hobo Madness Man vs. Animal Tournament: Round One

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2023 77:16


    Joel Murphy, Lars Periwinkle and their friends are back with the tenth annual Hobo Madness Tournament. This year, they are pitting iconic action heroes against cinema's deadliest animals.

    Hobo Radio Interview – Remembering Lance Reddick

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2023 74:04


    Today the world lost Lance Reddick. Joel Murphy interviewed him twice for the site - in 2005 and 2008. Today, we share the audio from those interviews and Joel talks about how much Lance Reddick's kindness and thoughtfulness meant to him.

    Hobo Radio 630 – Shockingly, the best movie might actually win: HoboTrashcan's Guide to the 2023 Academy Awards

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 9, 2023 108:52


    Joel Murphy and Lars Periwinkle are joined by Molly Regan (and some prewritten remarks from Julia Hershey) to break down the 2023 Academy Awards.

    Hobo Radio 630 – A remote farm in Nanjemoy were Mrs. Buckley lives

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2023 78:09


    Joel Murphy and Lars Periwinkle have some more fun with AI. They listen to computer-generated clips of Orson Welles, Morgan Freeman and themselves.

    Hobo Radio 629 – Shrink(ing)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2023 68:44


    Joel Murphy and Lars Periwinkle discuss the similarities between the new show Shrinking and Tim Baltz's underappreciated Seeso show Shrink.

    Hobo Radio 628 – I was just trying to be funny

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2023 60:51


    Joel Murphy and Lars Periwinkle talk about Joel's recent outing to an AEW Dynamite taping, their Letterboxd accounts and ChatGPT.

    Hobo Radio 627 – Nepo babies

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 10, 2023 74:19


    Joel Murphy and Lars Periwinkle kick off 2023 with a discussion of nepo babies, the latest behind-the-scenes WWE drama and a new Person You Should Know.

    Hobo Radio 626 – The gift of the watch fob

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 20, 2022 69:22


    Joel Murphy and Lars Periwinkle close out the year with a holiday show that tries to get to the bottom of The Gift of the Magi.

    Hobo Radio Interview – Remembering Kevin Conroy

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2022 51:29


    We are heartbroken to learn that the voice of Batman, Kevin Conroy, has passed away. Joel Murphy shares his thoughts on the loss of an icon and shares the audio from their 2009 interview.

    Hobo Radio 625 – Give us eight dollars!

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 9, 2022 67:12


    Joel Murphy and Lars Periwinkle take a page from the infamous tech billionaire who recently bought a social media platform and demand their listeners start paying $8 for this podcast.

    Hobo Radio 624 – Bingleballs! (ft. We Have to Ask)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2022 60:21


    Joel Murphy and Lars Periwinkle check their voicemail, which leads to a surprise visit from fellow Peak Sloth podcast We Have To Ask.

    Hobo Radio 623 – Scissor me, Daddy Ass!

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2022 67:58


    Joel Murphy and Lars Periwinkle discuss the origins of this unique catchphrase. They also discuss the Community movie and Lars shares a Person You Should Know.

    Hobo Radio 622 – The Fast and the Foodiest

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 27, 2022 62:02


    After another podcast brazenly stole Lars Periwinkle's new tagline, he and Joel Murphy decided to reinvent Hobo Radio. This week, they do something no one has ever done before.

    Hobo Radio 621 – What is this era of Tom Hanks?

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2022 60:42


    Joel Murphy and Lars Periwinkle talk about the passing of Queen Elizabeth, Tom Hanks' current silly wigs and prosthetics phase and how She-Hulk is reinvigorating the MCU.

    Hobo Radio Interview – FBoy Island's Louise Barnard

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2022 34:15


    Louise Barnard talks about her decision to chose a self-proclaimed fboy over a nice guy and her experience on the show.

    Hobo Radio 620 – If any of us were stranded on top of a 2,000 foot radio tower, we'd probably say fuck a lot

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 19, 2022 64:20


    Joel Murphy and Lars Periwinkle talk about Lionsgate's decision to use AI dubbing technology to edit out f-bombs in a new film. Lars also tells Joel about recently seeing Weird Al Yankovic live.

    Hobo Radio Interview – FBoy Island's Tamaris Sepulveda

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 17, 2022 51:04


    We chat with Tamaris Sepulveda about life on FBoy Island and her pitch for a FGirl Island spinoff.

    Hobo Radio 619 – Desperosity

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2022 71:24


    Joel Murphy and Lars Periwinkle discuss how out of control movie trailers have gotten, how boring Tom Brady is in interviews and how Hoagiefest and ChickenPalooza have put a strain on Lars' marriage.

    Hobo Radio Interview – Dani Fernandez

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2022 55:32


    We talked to Dani Fernandez about Harley and Ivy's relationship, her journey as a writer and the cinematic universe she would most like to live in.

    Hobo Radio 618 – I got a brand new pair of roller skates, you got a brand new key

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 24, 2022 71:58


    Joel Murphy and Lars Periwinkle commiserate on the awful state of the world. They also talk about the Kids in the Hall reboot, their recent trivia outings and the epic Tollywood film RRR.

    Hobo Radio 617 – As far back as I can remember, I always wanted to quit smoking

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 10, 2022 62:46


    Joel Murphy and Lars Periwinkle take the highway to the Danger Zone to discuss both the original Top Gun and Top Gun: Maverick. They also remember the late, great Ray Liotta.

    Hobo Radio 616 – Doctor Who?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2022 70:19


    Joel Murphy and Lars Periwinkle discuss everything we know so far about the future of Doctor Who, including the return of Russell T. Davies, the casting of Ncuti Gatwa as the Doctor and the return of David Tennant and Catherine Tate.

    Hobo Radio 615 – We're finally discussing The Batman (ft. Julia Hershey)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2022 101:22


    Joel Murphy and Lars Periwinkle have been reluctant to discuss The Batman, which audiences have seemed to love, but they have been more lukewarm on. But today, Julia Hershey joins them to finally have a detailed, spoiler-filled discussion about the film.

    Hobo Radio Interview – Niki Lindroth von Bahr

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2022 55:45


    Niki Lindroth von Bahr makes intricate stop-motion animation films with anthropomorphic animal characters trapped in mundane existences. We recently spoke to Niki about the process of making these highly-detailed films and how they have been received across the globe.

    Hobo Radio 614 – Mabel Memorial Hobo Madness There Can Only Be One Director Tournament – Final Four and Finals

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2022 112:08


    For the final round, Joel and Lars are joined by Erin Fox, Marty McGuire and Jonathan Monroe.

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