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Pod Cusack is a movie podcast to dedicated to celebrating the works and career of John Cusack, Hollywood’s most medium actor. From classics like Say Anything and High Fidelity to his current string of VOD action trash, we’ll do a weekly deep dive on every movie in the actor’s filmography. So Subscribe to this podcast so you can learn everything about him from how dating Meg Ryan in 2003 affected John Cusack’s performance in the thriller Identity to how Con Air is responsible for 9/11.

Pod Cusack


    • Aug 20, 2021 LATEST EPISODE
    • every other week NEW EPISODES
    • 56m AVG DURATION
    • 33 EPISODES


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    Latest episodes from Pod Cusack

    Eight Men Out

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 20, 2021 63:04


    We welcome back softball champion and comedian Pat Wise to discuss America's favorite pastime, the Chicago Black Sox, whether they should've been kicked out of baseball, the Houston Astros scandal and old timey names. 

    Pushing Tin

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 13, 2021 72:04


    The original Pod Cusack crew returns as Matt welcomes back Colby Smith and MK Doherty to discuss the best romantic dramedy about air traffic controllers from the 1990s. We discuss it all here folks, include how we think Billy Bob Thornton makes love and which Johnny Cash songs it includes. 

    Adaptation

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 6, 2021 56:43


    We welcome writer and comedian Rekha Shankar for the first time to discuss a movie in which John Cusack has no lines, how meta can be bad, conjoined oscars and of course Lindsay Lohan. 

    One Crazy Summer

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 30, 2021 66:59


    Pod Cusack returns welcoming comedian Marika Zappas for the first time, and discusses Savage Steve Holland for the second time. We talk about The Chipmunk Adventure at length as well as opine about Bobcat Goldthwait's "talent." 

    America is F**Ked but it doesn't have to be

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2021 14:53


    Happy 4th of July everyone! On this week's ep we let John himself talk a bit about America and share two different versions of it. 

    Singularity

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 25, 2021 66:20


    We welcome first time guest Comedian Jeff Mondoro for an episode that "no one understands and no one ever will" 

    Trip at the Brain

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 11, 2021 30:17


    Musician Adam Finchler joins us for the first time to discuss the John Cusack starring video for the Suicidal Tendencies' "Trip at the Brain." We also discuss our favorite historical lobotomies, what it means to be "crossover thrash," and brainstorm a bunch of new merch ideas. 

    Elvis Stories

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 4, 2021 13:26


    In 1989 John Cusack appeared in Ben Stiller's baffling sketch movie Elvis Stories and Matt and MK are perturbed and offended. They reluctantly discuss Jeremy Piven and Sloth from the Goonies.

    War, Inc.

    Play Episode Listen Later May 21, 2021 76:09


    Pod Cusack investigates the Iraq war and and the media that came from it by welcoming back our Messaround Media colleagues Tim Keck and Pat Wise, hosts of Political Therapy. We talk about the CIA, how hot Marisa Tomei is, Popeyes Chicken and of course pit John and Joan against each other. 

    Maps to the Stars (Part 2)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 14, 2021 86:04


    In part 2 of the epic Maps to the Stars podcast Matt, Mary, and Maggie talk about manic episodes, Sweetgreen, weeping in the shower, Oxycontin shits, OJ Simpson's book and where we go one we go all.  

    Maps to the Stars (Part 1)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2021 57:08


    In part 1 of a massive Pod Cusack extravaganza, we welcome back comedian and Artist MK Doherty and welcome for the first time comedian Maggie Crane to talk about this biz we call show, New Jersey gollums, how David Cronenberg loves tik tok, Julianne Moore's upper lip, cocaine movies, the prudeness of Gen-Z, and how Maggie might be Q (where we go one we go all ya dig?) 

    Drive Hard

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2021 66:40


    Pod Cusack welcomes comedian Danny Groh and welcomes back Colby Smith to talk about the single worst movie we've yet to cover. Tom Jane punches an old lady! 

    Adult World

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2021 62:42


    Pod Cusack welcomes Poet and Activist Lily Trotta and welcomes back Comedian MK Doherty to discuss which member of the Roberts family (Julia, Eric, Emma) looks like which bird, Evan Peters hatching from an egg, and the worst movie yet on Pod Cusack. 

    A Call to Action

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2021 4:16


    Cusack Nation! Please hear this call to action and deliver for our boy

    Must Love Dogs

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2021 59:26


    Pod Cusack welcomes Author and Comedian Lana Schwartz and Comedian Kevin Bauer to discuss how this movie invented catfishing, NFTs & Ethical Non-monogamy, the general lack of dogs and Rosemary's Baby's happy ending.  

    The Paperboy

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2021 100:11


    In this JUMBO sized episode Matt welcomes comedian Patrick Keene and welcomes back Pat Wise to talk about one of the most batshit crazy movies any of us have ever seen. The most important podcast of our lifetime. 

    The Road to Wellville

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2021 64:13


    Pod Cusack welcomes back comedian MK Doherty to discuss wellness fads, wellness history, poop, boobs, and The Monhonk Mountain House. 

    America's Sweethearts

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2021 65:55


    Pod Cusack welcomes writers Catherine LeClair and Kristen Loe to discuss crotch jokes, press junkets and voicemails from Catherine's mom. 

    The Frozen Ground

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2021 55:25


    Pod Cusack welcomes comedian Tim Mahoney and Emmy award winner Nate Ford to discuss serial killers, saying the title of the movie in the movie, singers screaming "guitar" before the guitar solo, and who would play each of them in a movie.  

    The Contract

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2021 74:31


    Matt welcomes back Colby Smith and Trevor Lyon to discuss sex with the Borg Queen, Lord and Miller, and Morgan Freeman beating the living shit out of John Cusack. 

    Better Off Dead

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 5, 2021 59:16


    Matt welcomes comedians Michael Wolf and Tim Mahoney to talk about 80s movies, Comedy, and how Tim hates this movie more than any movie he's ever seen.

    1408 (2007)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 29, 2021 49:55


    Matt does the unthinkable and tackles 1408 the same way John Cusack does: SOLO! He discusses which telecom device is the scariest, city set horror movies, and Stephen King adaptations. 

    The Butler

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 22, 2021 72:21


    Matt welcomes back Colby Smith and for the first time comedian Trevor Lyon to discuss the weirdest castings ever, fake noses, and the FBI. 

    Anastasia

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 15, 2021 71:52


    Matt welcomes comedian and host of Drawfee Nathan Yaffe along with returning guests Mary Kate Doherty, Pat Wise and Tim Keck to discuss Anastasia as capitalist propaganda, Rasputin's beautiful dick, director Don Bluth's horny style & Bat Unions. 

    Stand By Me

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 8, 2021 59:02


    Pod Cusack welcomes comedians Maggie Widdoes and Juliet Prather to discuss the Depression Cinematic Universe, Manic Pixie Dream Brothers, and how Stand By Me directly led to the attempted coup against The United States. 

    Reso-Cu-tions

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 1, 2021 10:34


    Matt, Mary and Colby reveal their top 5 favorite John Cusack movies and commit to a New Years resolution for each.

    The Ice Harvest

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 25, 2020 72:45


    On this very special Christmas episode of Pod Cusack, Matt welcomes back comedians Colby Smith and MK Doherty to talk about how Billy Bob Thornton seduced Angelina Jolie, how Randy Quaid can no long distinguish between acting and reality and how Oliver Platt is as good as Meryl Streep. 

    Serendipity

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 18, 2020 58:23


    Pod Cusack welcomes comedians Alise Morales and Milly Tamarez for the first of two limited edition Christmas episodes to discuss cheating on your fiancé, how John Cusack is the the patron saint of Brooklyn fuccbois, Alise's mom's blood-feud with John Cusack and as always some John/Joan incest talk.     

    Being John Malkovich

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 11, 2020 72:58


    It took four episodes but we finally talked at length about John Cusack's dick. On this mega episode of Pod Cusack we welcome comedians Kady Ruth Ashcraft & Bailey Belzora to discuss what kind of lover John Cusack is, the many boys who've written Kady poems, and why Bailey loves the Cuze so much.      

    Runaway Jury

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 4, 2020 59:37


    Pod Cusack welcomes Pat Wise and returning champion Tim Keck to discuss bird control, liberal fantasies and Rachel Weisz's Runaway Jury in what is the horniest episode to date. 

    Con Air

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 27, 2020 57:30


    Pod Cusack welcomes Tim Keck and Colby Smith to discuss how Con Air caused 9/11, Minnie Driver centered John Cusack and how Colby is a simp for the CIA. 

    Identity

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 20, 2020 57:38


    In this premiere episode of Pod Cusack, the podcast dedicated to celebrating the works and career John Cusack: Hollywood’s most medium actor, we welcome comedians Colby Smith and Mary Kate Doherty to discuss the 2003 thriller Identity, Sex Toys in Jake Busey's likeness and dating Meg Ryan in 2003. 

    Pod Cusack Trailer

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2020 1:10


    Pod Cusack is a movie podcast dedicated to celebrating the works and career of John Cusack, Hollywood’s most medium actor. From classics like Say Anything and High Fidelity to his current string of VOD action trash, we’ll do a weekly deep dive on every movie in his filmography. Subscribe to this podcast if you want to learn everything about our boy Cusack, from how dating Meg Ryan in 2003 affected his performance in the thriller Identity to how Con Air is responsible for 9/11.  

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