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At long last, here is our final episode of You're the Worst coverage! This week, we discuss the last two (excellent) episodes of You're the Worst's first season! Thanks for listening, and let us know if there's something you'd like us to cover next!

In the wake of Hulk Hogan's monumental $115 million court judgment, Jay and Ross reflect on one of Jason's favorite bad movies: No Holds Barred. But they don't just reflect, they rewatch the film, and you can join them! Yes, dear listener, for the FIRST TIME EVER, you can enjoy a movie with Jay and Ross by syncing up this week's episode with the movie! Just listen for Ross' "3...2...1...GO" and start the film on Netflix, and you can experience the movie as if Jay and Ross were under the influence and sitting on the couch with you! We admit: we doubt many will actually try this experiment, but what better way to celebrate such an insane court ruling than to stage an equally-insane podcast? Enjoy!

Thanks for listening to this week's Jay and Ross Talk Shit! What starts as a relatively free-form discussion reaches out into all sorts of unexpected directions, with asides about Harry Potter, living with children, our horrible election, the Supreme Court nomination, the Oscars, and why Hollywood casting is so damn racist. Feel free to jump around with the timecodes below! 0:00 - Intro: Not Doing Things Is Great 1:55 - Wizarding World of Harry Potter 5:45 - Kids 12:40 - The Dumpster Fire Election ---15:32-17:21 - Fiscal Conservatism and the American Dream ---20:27-22:05 - The Importance of a Livable Minimum Wage 22:13 - Obama's Supreme Court Nomination Merrick Garland 23:01 - Would You Move If Trump Becomes President? 28:47 - The Oscars 43:38 - Chris Rock's Monologue and the Cause of Racism in Hollywood

Welcome to our penultimate episode of You're the Worst coverage! This week, we cover Equally Dead Inside and Finish Your Milk, as Jimmy and Gretchen's "official" relationship runs into some serious trouble. Enjoy, and join us next week for coverage of the last two episodes!

This week, Jay and Ross are all over the board with talk on the Democratic and Republican Primaries, Apple's fight with the FBI, Fuller House, and Deadpool! Feel free to use our handy timecodes below if you'd like to pick and choose what to listen to! 0:00 - Intro 1:20 - The Primaries ---1:46 - Democratic Superdelegates ---4:40 - Jeb Bush Bows Out ---6:31 - Democrats Now Accepting Money From Super PACs and Lobbyists ---10:13 - The Possibility of a Trump Presidency ---11:35 - The Misconceptions About Capitalism Vs Socialism ---16:33 - No Good Outcome To This Election 17:50 - Jay's War On Pop-Ups 20:58 - Apple Says No To the FBI 29:50 - How Is Fuller House A Thing? 43:50 - Deadpool and the R-Rated Blockbuster

Hello and welcome to a brand new episode of Firsties! This week we cover the midway point of You're the Worst's first season, with Sunday Funday and PTSD. Enjoy!

We're back with our SECOND episode of the week, this time covering updates in our lives and discussions on some new movies and TV shows. Ross shares about his time at Coffee Con, Jason talks about new sketch comedy opportunities, and both try to work out the merits of the new X-Files, Sisters, SPECTRE, and The Hateful Eight. Enjoy, and skip around with the timecodes below! 0:00 - Intro 1:35 - Jason's Life Update ---1:42 - Sketch Comedy Projects ---3:23 - Recent Stand-Up 7:30 - Coffee Con 18:00 - The X-Files Revival 25:53 - Sisters 29:33 - SPECTRE 37:19 - The Hateful Eight

Hello and welcome back to a brief follow-up episode of Jay and Ross Talk Shit! Today, we're covering the SAG results that Jason voted on last week! How closely did he match the rest of the SAG votership? Find out NOW!!!

Thanks for joining us for our second episode of You're the Worst coverage! This week we're covering the 3rd and 4th episodes of You're the Worst, "Keys Open Doors" and "What Normal People Do." We're really enjoying this show, so watch and listen along! Also, a quick note: I finally gave in and decided to upload compressed files instead of native wavs. I can't honestly tell the difference, and with the way I'm processing the audio different in Audition, this one might actually sound better than past episodes while being roughly 1/16 of the filesize. Let me know if you have an opinion!

Thanks for joining us for another episode of Jay and Ross Talk Shit! We've got a great episode for you this week, with updates from our personal lives, some current events, and EXTREMELY EXCITING LIVE VOTING for the SAG Awards!!!!!!!...okay, maybe not as exciting as all that, but I promise you that it's a really solid episode, so listen and enjoy! 0:00 - Intro 0:26 - Jason's Life: Medical Marijuana and Birthdays 2:22 - Ross's Life ---2:25 - New Job Prospect ---2:47 - IGN Contest Entry ---5:16 - E! Interview ---5:55 - Reba's Birthday Retreat: Hicksville in Joshua Tree ---11:28 - IGN Contest Continued 13:40 - Sarah Palin's Endorsement of Trump and Track's PTSD/Domestic Abuse ---18:32-19:53 - 13 Hours Tangent ---19:53-20:48 - Transformers 4's Romeo and Juliet Clause Is a Real Thing http://criminal-law.freeadvice.com/criminal-law/violent_crimes/romeo-and-juliet-law.htm ---20:48-22:50 - Michael Bay is doing Transformers 5 ---22:50-24:07 - Terribly Misguided Character Drama And Beautiful People in Movies 24:13 - Uproar over the Suicide Squad Trailer ---27:45 - Why Jason Liked Antman Better Than Other Marvel Movies 29:27 - Jason Votes for SAG Awards LIVE!!! ---30:49-35:24 - Does Leonardo DiCaprio deserve an Oscar for The Revenant, and is The Revenant Overrated? ---38:35-40:25 - 99 Homes Is Really Not Very Good ---41:12-42:15 - Spotlight IS Good ---44:10-45:52 - Straight Outta Compton ---51:05-52:14 - Final Season of Parks and Recreation 57:46 - Wrapping Up

Welcome to the start of a brand new show on Firsties! This time, we're covering You're the Worst, FXX's critically lauded, raunchy-but-sweet romantic comedy. Unlike previous shows, neither Reba nor Ross have seen You're the Worst, so watch along and experience it with us! This week, we cover the first two episodes, available on Hulu (with a subscription), as well as on DVD.

Welcome to our first (or second, depending on how you look at it) episode of Jay and Ross Talk Shit this year! This week, we're covering Cosby's arrest (keep in mind this was recorded BEFORE the charges against him were dropped), George Lucas, and the Oregon Militia. 0:00 - Intro 1:10 - What is The Hateful Eight Roadshow? 4:02 - George Lucas Refers To Disney As "White Slavers" ---10:46-12:55 - "Ginger" Hate ---12:55-13:53 - Gran Torino Tangent 14:02 - Bill Cosy Arrested For Sexual Assault ---17:03-24:07 - The Bail System and the Criminal Justice System ---25:20-36:37 - Can an Artist's Reputation Hurt Their Art? 37:35 - The Oregon Militia's Occupation Of A National Wildlife Refuge

We're back with our EPIC FINALE of Lost coverage, covering Lost's equally EPIC 3 -hour finale episode, Exodus! Given the amount of stuff to cover, this one's a bit longer than usual, at an hour and a half. But check it out for our feelings on the finale, the season as a whole, and some plans for our next bit of coverage! As always, thanks so much for listening, and we hope you try us again when we return in two weeks with You're the Worst!

Welcome to either our last podcast of 2015, or our first of 2016, depending on how you look at it! This week, Jay and Ross go back to basics, talking current events and movie/TV awards. This was a fun episode, with plenty of tangents and inflamed opinions, so listen and enjoy! 0:00 - Intro 1:50 - Martin Schkrelli ---6:52-7:21 - Fake Buttcheek Tangent 7:22 - Ted Cruz Ad and More Trump Talk (ad link here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e3hB3iOQKjY) 11:52 - Disney Strongarms Hateful 8 Out of the CineramaDome ---16:19-21:08 - Jay and Ross Talk Star Wars Tangent ---21:38-23:18 - Mickey Mouse/Mascot Tangent ---24:34 -25:58 - Coen Bros Tangent 25:58 - SAG Awards

Welcome to the PENULTIMATE episode of Firsties: Lost coverage! Next week we've got the epic finale, but this week, we're in for another filler episode. The lingering mystery of the miniature airplane is resolved, and Reba's not exactly impressed. Thanks for listening!

Welcome to our Christmas episode of Jay and Ross Talk Shit! This week, we talk about all the things that are getting us down this holiday season, as well as the things that are bringing us back up. Put on your robe, heat up a drink, and start a fire for a nice Fireside Chat with Jay and Ross! 0:00 - Intro 0:49 - Christmas Movies 2:35 - The Trump Blues 9:53 - The Problem With Politics 13:38 - Christmas Thievery! 14:23 - Ted Cruz and the Republican Lineup 16:37 - Looking on the Bright Side 17:03 - Star Wars and Recent Films ---23:06-27:05 - Movie Hype, Nostalgia, and Backlash

This week on Firsties, we cover Lost episode "The Greater Good," Sayid's second episode and pretty clearly one that was created for filler. Thanks for listening!

This week on Jay and Ross Talk Shit, we did another cross-media experiment, this time with YouTube Gaming! Watch Jason play some Arkham Asylum on YouTube (here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vkRlSad-s-I), or just jump right into our weekly podcast here to hear our thoughts on the series, along with some tangents on Rocky movies and Roadhouse. Thanks for watching, or listening, or whatever you do!

This week, Reba and Ross do double-duty with Deus Ex Machina and Do No Harm! Both episodes tackle the potentially negative aspects of faith, both internal and external! They're really good, so watch with us and listen afterward!

This week on Jay and Ross Talk Shit, we reflect on the attacks on Paris, along with all of the political and social ramifications we're seeing in America. It's not all dour talk, as we get sidetracked into a conversation on BBQ (Kansas City is the best, obviously), but it's definitely one of our heavier episodes. Thanks for sticking with us! Timecodes below: 0:00 - Intro on the Paris attacks 1:14 - The Facebook French Flag Overlay 3:52 - Ignoring Tragedies in Other Countries 5:55 - Hypocrity in Right-Wing French Support ---6:45-10:39 - Tangent on BBQ, Texas, Robert Rodriguez, and tequila 11:11 - Syrian Refugees, the Unstable Middle-East, and Immigration Policies 26:46 - Charlie Sheen is HIV+

This week on Firsties, we have the first Hurley episode of Lost, "Numbers!" It's a fairly big myth-arc episode, so enjoy! Also, a heads up to anybody following: next week we will cover Deus Ex Machina AND Do No Harm! Fans of the series know that the two sort of go together, so we decided not to include a wait in between. As always, thanks for listening!

Thanks for joining us for our SECOND Jay and Ross Talk Shit this week! This time, we're talking James Bond and, specifically, the movie Casino Royale. Jason hasn't seen a Bond film since The World Is Not Enough and generally doesn't care for the series. Can CR, often considered one of the best films in the franchise, win him over?

Hello everybody, and welcome back to Firsties! After a brief hiatus, we're returning with Jin's first focused episode, "In Translation!" Enjoy!

After being forced into a hiatus by tech issues, we're back with two new episodes this week! First, today we've got a current event episode that we recorded almost two weeks ago, so it is slightly less current now than it was then! However, we talk a bit about the Royals winning the world series, along with the Republican debates and some recent political articles. Thanks for listening! Tune in again this Friday to hear us talk about Jason's reaction to Casino Royale! Timecodes below 0:00 - Intro 0:39 - The Royals Win the World Series!!! ---7:50-13:45 - LA Sports vs KC Sports 14:50 - The CNBC Republican Debate ---30:09-35:44 - George HW Bush Calls Dick Cheney An "Iron Ass," Doesn't Like Donald Rumsfeld ---35:44-37:49 - Bernie Sanders Files A Bill To Legalize Recreational Marijuana Use and Decriminalize Marijuana At A Federal Level 46:11 - Friday Teaser: Casino Royale

This week on Firsties: Lost, we cover Sawyer-centric episode "Outlaws!" It's a controversial episode, often referred to as an example of filler at its worst, but we think it has a lot more to offer than it's given credit for. Enjoy!

This week on Jay and Ross Talk Shit, we go back to basics with a current events episode! Topics include Facebook's new practices and features, the Democratic Debate, Fandango's Star Wars site crash, and the so-called Alien Super-Structure story that's been floating around social media. Enjoy! 0:00 - Intro 1:01 - Royals and the Playoffs 2:15 - Beards, Aging, and Stereotypes 5:06 - Facebook Warning Users When the Government Hacks Their Accounts ---6:26-8:55 - LinkedIn Lawsuit Tangent 15:23 - The Proposed Facebook "Dislike" Feature ---21:23 - Other Facebook Features, As Proposed By Us 23:41 - The Democratic Debate ---31:14-33:06 - Jeb Bush, Donald Trump, and 9/11 37:31 - Star Wars Ticket Sales Crash Fandango, Movietickets, Arclight, and Alamo's Websites 46:13 - We Found An Alien Super Structure...Or Not

We've got a brand new episode of Firsties: Lost! This week, we're covering Charlie (and sorta-Claire) episode Homecoming! Thanks for listening!

Thanks for joining us for another Jay and Ross Talk Shit! This week, we thought we would be bold and try something crazy: a cross-media podcast! Over on YouTube, you can watch Jason and Ross play horror game teaser P.T. But we also talked about the game immediately afterward for this podcast! Check out one, or both! It's totally up to you! We originally streamed the playthrough on my personal Twitch channel (twitch.tv/rosssmiller), but may try out a different avenue if we try something similar in the future. All episodes will be archived on YouTube, though, so have no fear! You can watch Jason play P.T. here: Thanks for bearing with us as we try new things! Timecodes are below: 0:00 - P.T. ---2:19-3:34 - Boondock Saints tangent 18:55 - Sports Video Games 20:57 - Batman (Arkham series, and the TV show Gotham) 25:33 - The Walking Dead

This week on Firsties, we talk about the first Michael (and Walt...kinda) episode of Lost! Enjoy!

Thanks for joining us for another episode of Firsties! This week, we cover Hearts and Minds, Boone's first flashback episode and a somewhat strange one that centers and Boone/Shannon's relationship. Meanwhile, the myth-arc story moves forward with more information on the mysterious...thing...that Locke and Boone found in the jungle. Enjoy!

Welcome to another episode of Jay and Ross Talk Shit! This week, after a brief discussion on Twitch and game streaming, we dig into the pilot of FX Network's The League, followed by the Total Rickall episode of Adult Swim's Rick and Morty. Enjoy! 0:00 - Intro 0:25 - TwitchCon 5:53 - The League: Pilot 26:23 - Rick and Morty: Total Rickall Thanks for listening!

Welcome back to our continuing coverage of Lost's first season! This week we're talking about "Whatever the Case May Be," the second Kate flashback episode and arguably the worst of the first season. Enjoy!

Welcome to another episode of Jay and Ross Talk Shit! This week, what begins as a conversation about Mad Max: Fury Road evolves into a much broader discussion of our favorite action movies and the way that we view and evaluate movies. It runs a bit long, but it's a really fun piece that we hope you'll enjoy! Or, if you're pressed for time and only want to listen to the things you care about the most, feel free to jump around below! 0:00 - Mad Max: Fury Road ---27:46-29:38 - Rambo/Rocky Tangent ---29:38-30:30 - Transporter 2 Tangent ---30:52-32:38 - Die Hard Tangent 32:40 - Jason's Favorite Movies: Con Air 33:53 - How Ross Evaluates Movies 37:28 - Jason's Favorites Continued: Money Train, Lethal Weapon 3, and Demolition Man 38:55 - Transformers and Michael Bay 40:55 - No Holds Barred...Again! 43:38 - Back to Mad Max 44:40 - The Effects of Hype 45:42 - Feminism and Mad Max: Fury Road 48:30 - More on the Effects of Hype 49:28 - Jason's Favorites Continued: Assassins 50:45 - Rating Scales in Criticism 51:14 - Tom Hardy 51:51 - Single Actor Performance Films (Locke, Moon, Buried) 53:22 - Ryan Reynolds 55:00 - The Raid 56:22 - Kill Bill and Quentin Tarantino 1:02:19 - Conclusion

Welcome to another episode of Firsties with Reba and Ross! This week, we talk about the second Jack flashback episode, All the Best Cowboys Have Daddy Issues! This is the first "repeat" flashback character, which seems unfair to us. Stupid Jack-privelige! Anyway, enjoy!

Thanks for joining us for another episode of Jay and Ross Talk Shit! This week we're back to TV talk, discussing the pilot of Sons of Anarchy and Rick and Morty! Enjoy! 0:00 - Intro 1:36 - Sons of Anarchy 20:20 - Rick and Morty

Thanks for joining us for another episode of Firsties! This week we're covering the first Claire episode of Lost, Raised by Another! Also, a quick note on audio: I apologize for the tinny audio at times. A landscaper was outside with a weed wacker through part of our recording, and minimizing that had a bit of an effect on the audio. What's presented here was the best I could do!

Thanks for listening to another episode of Jay and Ross Talk Shit! This week we tackle Review, Andy Daly's clever starring vehicle on Comedy Central, and HitRecord on TV, Joseph Gordon-Levitt's community-driven variety show for Pivot (which is apparently a cable network that exists). We also get off onto tangents on Kim Davis, the importance (or unimportance) of currency, and how cable AND its alternatives kind of suck. Enjoy! Timecodes: 0:00 - Intro ---0:15-0:55 - Kim Davis tangent (NOTE: this was recorded before she was released to the tune of "Eye of the Tiger," which, ugh) 1:49 - HitRecord on TV ---8:25-12:03 - Tangent on the importance of currency in modern society and the fickleness of the market 15:51 - Review ---20:55-32:12 - Cable sucks, but so do the alternatives 32:12 - Wrap-up

Welcome back to Firsties! This week, we cover the first Sayid-focused episode of Lost, "Solitary." Enjoy!

Welcome to the epic, glorious return of Jay and Ross Talk Shit! After being away for three weeks, the pair return to discuss some of the biggest stories of their time off. We start light with the Donald Trump campaign and the Ashley Madison leaks, but things get dark as we delve into the Subway/Jared scandal and the on-camera double-homicide from last week. Listener discretion is advised. Timecodes below! 0:00 - Intro 1:56 - Donald Trump's Presidential Campaign 14:34 - The Ashley Madison Leak 28:26 - Jared's Going to Jail 35:58 - Reporter and Cameraman killed in Double Homicide

Thanks for joining us for another episode of Firsties! This week, we discuss the first Sawyer-centric episode of Lost, Confidence Man! Enjoy!

This week, we continue our coverage of Lost with Charlie's first flashback episode, The Moth!

We're back from our week off with a brand new episode of Firsties! This week, we cover the first Sun-focused episode of Lost!. Hear what we have to say about a very strong flashback and some incredibly tedious Jack/Kate flirting! We hope you enjoy! Check back next week for The Moth!

Welcome to our 25th episode of Jay and Ross Talk Shit! This week, we continue to share shows with each other. Jay picked BoJack Horseman for Ross, and Ross picked Hannibal for Jay. Enjoy! Timecodes: 0:00 - Intro 0:46 - Hannibal's Red Dragon Arc 35:52 - BoJack Horseman

This week on Firsties, we cover the first Jack-centric episode of Lost, White Rabbit! Thanks for listening!

After failing to restore Jason's faith in cinema, Jay and Ross turn to a new outlet: television! Each chose an episode of a show that they watch that the other did not: Jason chose Son's of Anarchy for Ross, and Ross chose Nathan for You for Jason. Here we talk about the episodes shown and whether we'd give the show a chance. BUT FIRST, we take on the popular internet quiz, "Who said it: Donald Trump or Frank Reynolds?" Timecodes are below. Enjoy! 0:00 - Intro 2:20 - "Who said it: Donald Trump or Frank Reynolds?" 22:31 - Sons of Anarchy 35:00 - Nathan For You 53:20 - Offensive Stand-up Comics 58:08 - Gun Control 1:05:00 - Wrap-up

Thanks for listening to our 20th episode of Firsties! This week, we continue covering Lost with fan-favorite episode Walkabout!

Behold, our FINAL EPISODE of JAY AND ROSS TALK SHIT: RESTORING JASON'S (CINEMATIC) FAITH!!! Find out (immediately) whether or not Ross succeeded in restoring Jason's cinematic faith, then stick around for some discussion on Iron Man 3 and...well, lots of other things! Some quick notes: first, my dog Sampson was resting on the couch with us during this recording. When you hear what sounds like an old man snoring in the background, that is him. Bad Sampson, that's a bad dog! Second, I accidentally refer to the character "Aquaman" as "Iron Man" twice, because I am human and say things wrong sometimes. I apologize. Bad Ross, that's a bad human! Finally, I very briefly mention Oldboy's ending in very broad terms at the end of the podcast. It shouldn't ruin that movie for you in any way, but may slightly color your expectations. If you're concerned, you can just skip the section appropriately called "Endings." Here are this week's timecodes! 0:00- Iron Man 3 ---8:43-10:22 - Iron Man in Avengers 2 and future Marvel movies ---11:06-12:22 - A brief conversation on Suicide Squad ---12:22-13:10 - DC's plans for a cinematic universe ---13:10-14:47 - If Entourage really happened ---16:20-18:48 - Tomorrowland 18:48 - Are we just getting old? 20:40 - The role of television in cinema's decline 22:31 - Results: Did we save Jason's soul? 23:17 - Subtitles 24:00 - Let Me In 26:06 - Great movies, according to Jason 29:09 - Endings (with a brief, broad Oldboy spoiler)

This week, we continue our Lost coverage with Tabula Rasa, the first non-pilot episode! Ross discusses the transition from the pilot to the series proper, and Reba shares her thoughts on the ongoing mysteries of the island. Thanks for listening!

Join us for our Penultimate episode restoring Jason's faith in cinema! After two successes and a loss, Ross tries to seal the deal with Pixar's Up. Is the film emotionally resonant enough to win Jason's approval, or will everything depend on next week's selection? We also talked about Jason's show from last weekend, some parking trouble Reba and Ross ran into in LA, and Comic Con. Timecodes are below! 0:00 - Intro 0:31 - Jason's Show 2:20 - Parking Disaster ---5:57-9:55 - Racist Uber Driver Tangent 10:37 - San Diego Comic Con 11:22 - Restoring Jason's Cinematic Faith: Up

Welcome to our coverage of ABC's Lost! This week, we begin with a discussion on the story of Lost's creation, followed by our take on the pilot (both halves!). Ross has seen Lost, and Reba hasn't, so tune in regardless of whether you're a dyed-in-the-wool fan, a hater, or a newbie! If you'd like to watch along, your cheapest and easiest option is probably Netflix. It does not appear that Lost is available on Amazon Prime or Hulu Plus, but you can purchase episodes/seasons digitally on Amazon, or purchase the widely-available DVD/blu-ray sets. As usual, I would recommend the disc copies if possible. In the case of Lost, the blu-ray is an especially great option, as the show has some absolutely gorgeous 35 mm cinematography and was set in a particularly beautiful corner of Hawaii. Thanks for listening!

Our epic journey to restore Jay's faith in movies continues! After a success and a failure, Ross chooses to show Jay the 2015 science fiction film, Ex Machina. Will its complicated themes regarding what it means to be human appeal to Jason's interest in big ideas? Or will it fail to register? Find out! The majority of this episode is about the film, so there is no need for a list of timecodes. However, we do briefly talk about how weird the Supreme Court is as an entity. If you'd rather just hear about that, jump to 32:41.