Pretending to Amuse

Jason is into a new very old cartoon. We break down a star studded movie on a streaming service. Jason saw another comic book movie. Steve answers some of Jason’s burning baseball questions.

We dig into our favorite television dramas!

Jason has an important question about the socio-economics of a famous sci-fi universe. We talk about cartoons, and some movies. We break down modern parenting and ask some important questions about generational differences. Jason refuses to tip, again.

Jason catches us up on everything from last week. He tells the story of his son’s first movie experience. We talk about some movie trailers. Jason tells how he broke down reading a kid’s book. Jason takes another look at a popular movie coming out, and gives a free commercial to a camera company

We talk about how we have related recent tragedies to our kids. Jason gets rowdy talking about tipping culture.

Jason is potty training his son, and it is going… interestingly. We discuss the greatness of male underwear. Jason tells the tale of a new hotel he has been staying at. We dig into internet challenges, memes, news, and other non-sense.

Jason has gotten back into a couple old TV shows. We discuss the upcoming Aladdin film, and share our thoughts on how we would’ve done it differently. Jason shares a couple of customer service miracles, and one nightmare.

Jason tells why he is switching up a life long tradition regarding his Christmas tree. We talk about Jason, and his son’s, newest TV fandom. We discuss the controversy around a Christmas song, and how we dislike the scrubbing of history of everything not entirely wholesome. Steve’s daughter has had some questions about Christmas and Jason is faced with a work scheduling dilemma around the holiday. This is our final episode of Season 3! Thank you for all your support and we will be back with new episodes in 2019!

Jason’s son is in the Christmas spirit and has found a new show that is scaring Jason. Steve gets angry about response to a list of Christmas comedies. We dig into the newest Sandler and Rogan stand up specials. We talk about a tragic local event, and Jason is scared his take on the events will get him kicked out of his city. 

Happy Halloween! We sit down for our third annual Halloween episode where Steve makes Jason watch a scary movie and Jason talks about how much he screamed, this year is “The Conjuring”. We also talk about our favorite Halloween candies, and how we trick or treat with our kids. We also talk a bit about TV shows with Halloween episodes.

Jason has been sick, again. Steve talks about fasting. Jason tells the story of the birthday party, and how he made some fellow parents extremely uncomfortable. Jason says goodbye to a familiar voice.

Jason and Steve share puke stories. Jason want to know if a particular phrase has ever been said honestly. Steve wonders how to determind the value of a hand me down gift. Jason finally gets on the Rick and Morty bandwagon.

Jason tells us how everyone is ruining his favorite season. We talk about the NFL and Kapernick. Steve shares the story of how he was kicked out of a Facebook group, and Jason loves a Facebook group for where he lives.

Jason tells the story of how he celebrated his wife’s birthday. Including a retro band, retro video games, retro conversation and Jason even recently rekindled a retro friendship.

In this episode we find out we are sexist, really really sexist.

We did a live show on our other podcast, Rough Cut: Detroit! We are releasing the episode on both feeds because it was such a cool time. We went to the Detroit 48 Hour Film Project and sat down with the producers of the event, and some talent from both in front of and behind the camera. We checked in with a lot of old friends and heard some interesting stories about what it is like to make an entire short film in 48 hours. Enjoy!

Steve reminds Jason of a seven year old bet. We debate the career merits of a handful of legendary Detroit athletes. Jason wonders what basic skills are required to be a functioning adult. Steve gets a lesson in how motorcycles work. Jason makes a staggering confession about Star Wars: The Last Jedi.

This wasn’t supposed to be an episode. You see, to ‘warm up’ into the show we like to sit and have a conversation with everything hot and rolling until we feel we are in a good groove to start the show. Most of these conversations just stay between us, locked up on a hard drive, never to see the light of day. But this time, this conversation was too good to not release as an episode. We have a conversation about a band Steve was in that happened at the same time Jason was first moving out on his own,Read On

And we’re back! After a month off from the show, we sit down and talk about what we have been doing lately. What we have done is watch a bunch of movies! Jason tells about a summer vacation, and visiting some iconic TV locations. We talk a lot about MCU and Infinity War, as well as Ready Player One and Super Troopers 2.

We talk about the cancellation of one of our favorite shows and then dig into a streaming original show. We talk about the massive affect a new show producer has had on a major streaming service.

Jason has had one hell of a week.

We talk about what happens when our boss needs to talk to us. Jason relates an incredible work story that will leave all of you shocked. We talk about the ways people pronounce words that drives us crazy. We finish the episode talking about some big movies.

Jason made a big omission during our favorite sitcoms episode. We talk about a famous directing partnership, a new podcast Steve is listening to, and a new sitcom we both love. Steve and Jason swap stories of getting pulled over. Jason introduces Steve to a terrifying children’s show.

We talk about cover songs, which are our favorites and which are the worst. Steve tells us why we have missed a few weeks of episodes. We talk a bit about one blockbuster movie, and one amazing small budget flick.

Jason is really excited about a show. Jason is really disapointed about a show.

In this episode we rank our all time favorite sitcoms! Jason tells the story of an incredible night of live comedy and we talk a little baseball.

We discuss what things we find the first time in a house that makes us judge the homeowner. Jason relates some potty training mishaps. We dig deep into the “Ready Player One” trailers in anticipation of its release this coming weekend. Jason is into yet another streaming platform original show. And we finally say a few words about a serious health scare that shook us both.

It is our 100th episode! Jason has watched a lot of stuff lately. He tells Steve about watching comedy specials, Marvel movies, the newest a capella movie, and even a horror flick you may have heard of. We talk about Jason’s avoidance of a certain major actor, and why people love conspiracy theories. Thanks for being with us through 100 episodes. We appreciate every download, and every bit of feedback!

Steve grinds a few gears about driving. We discuss what it would be like to have a badass for a father. We talk about why halftime shows are always hated. Jason tells Steve about a few more Netflix originals we should all be getting into.

Jason and Steve wonder about the validity of some types Facebook alerts. How and why do people troll and Steve tells some of his favorite ways to troll himself. Do steroids in the Baseball Hall of Fame matter? What about in Hollywood? And finally Jason makes a very special call to a very special celebrity.

Steve and Jason discuss bunk beds and the cleaning tendencies of their wives. We dish on streaming services and their original content. And we discuss an SNL bit that blames a famous actor for something he didn’t do.

Special guest Johnny Flynn joins the podcast to set us straight about our Star Wars Episode VIII episode. Listen in to see how we got it wrong, and got called out on Facebook. Jason talks up a podcast he recently got into. Check that out here: http://theblacktapespodcast.com/ Johnny is a local filmmaker that has been featured on Roughcut: Detroit. Checkout is Youtube channel here: www.youtube.com/user/johnnydflynn And Facebook page here: www.facebook.com/CourageousLionCinema/

We dig into the #metoo movement where we wonder if nuance can be brought to the table. Steve begs Jason to watch the Oprah speech. And Jason has exciting news about everyone’s favorite porn star.

Jay tells and incredibly long story about pissing off his BIL with snack food. We talk about how terrible fans can be to famous comedians. Jason convinces Steve to watch new standup.

Here it is, our Star Wars: The Last Jedi discussion, review, and critique. Spoilers galore, of course! Apparently Jason and Steve swapped spots since The Force Awakens, now Steve loves it and Jason is not terribly enthused. We discuss the entire movie, the things we loved, the things we didn’t like, and our opinions of all the noise out there about this movie. How do we think it stacks up to the rest of the series? Take a listen!

Happy Holidays! We dish on Christmas gifts and Jason gets his phone stolen. We talk Net Neutrality and how Disney will soon own the entire world, and also Hulu. Jason notices something about his favorite TV shows and we discuss if it is an over correction or necessary, and if how it is being handled makes it any better or worse. And we spin off a Perfect Strangers reboot idea!

Steve talks about his annual Christmas date night seeing Jerry Seinfeld. We rank the top 5 standups of all time. And Steve tells us about seeing Birbiglia. We talk about the changing Detroit, the Q-Line, LCA. Jason took the family to the Holiday Nights at the Zoo. And we finally talk about the new Star Wars film we haven’t even seen yet. Jason loses his cool when his iPhone stops working during a trip to Chuck E Cheese.

After 8 long months, we are back in action! Thanks for sticking with us and supporting the show while we were gone! We talk about our time off, what podcasts and books we’ve been listening to, what TV we have been watching, and the latest phone scams. Oh and Jason gets pretty deep into a conversation about God.

Jason had a rough week. We dicuss our fears about surgery and going under. Both of us relate a bad restuarant service experience. Jason asks an important question about the service industry.

We go deep into breaking down the amazing sci-fi novel Dark Matter: A Novel by Blake Crouch. Hear about what we loved and didn’t love about the book. And of course, we offer our special brand of thoughts on how we would improve the story in our unique PTA way! Buckle up, this is a long one!

Jason gets another phone scam. Steve relates a story about what happened to the podcast. Jason gives his opinion about walking right of ways. And we both dig in on the latest comedy specials we have seen, including our recommendation for the greatest comedian you’ve probably never heard of.

We discuss the never ending search for movies to show our kids, and how Jason fell into a dire situation. Why is the term “well-spoken” only applied to a certain type of person. We both relate recent customer service nightmares and wonder if this is the real downfall of brick and mortar. And Jason FINALLY gives us the lawncare service story!

Jason relates an unexpected story of surprise and horror about a checkbook in central Indiana. Jason FINALLY tells the story of the disappearing lawnmower man. And we breakdown the 2016 scifi thriller “Arrival”.

We talk about awkward encounters with baby penis, and what we look forward to as fathers of boys once they grow out of diapers. Jason gets sentimental with a movie trailer. Jason talks about the worst way to come home from work. A man is buried alive in China, and a white guy makes a fool of himself on Twitter!

The first episode of Season III is here! And just like last year, and just like next year, this is all Star Wars! We dig deep into Rogue One! How does this movie change the existing movies? What do we love and what do we love more??

We find out which of us is the giver and which is the receiver, for Christmas presents! Do you take your kids to see Santa? Elf on the Shelf? Can Christmas movies be viewed as historical documentaries? We talk about our favorite movies and music to celebrate the season, and how we go about buying gifts and purging past items from our houses. This is the final episode of Season 2! We will be back in the middle of January to bring you the newest season of PTA! Thanks for all of the support and downloads! We never imagined weRead On

Jason relates a story about peanuts, and complains about taking off his shoes. We update Trump’s America and talk about a new sneaker conspiracy. We dive into collecting things, a bit about Star Wars, and having remote start in your car. And we talk about the worst thing to wear on your face in the winter!

With special guest Kevin! We hear an update on the IRS scandal Steve was apart of over a year ago. Jason tells us about a useful new descriptive word in his household and we dig into the differences in dirty words. We talk about some updates in the world of Cord Cutting and we tell a bit about some podcasts we are currently listening to.

We talk about the current state of political correctness and actual racism in America. We make contact with a former child actor, or at least an asian man with the same name. We discuss Jason’s home remodel with his wife. And we get into Screech, why not?

We talk about the odd results of the Cy Young voting and how they might affect our next presidential race. Jason receives an odd piece of mail. Jason shares a podcast that makes him scared to be alone and we finally talk about the upcoming Star Wars Rouge One!

We dive right into Trump’s America! This is our last political conversation for awhile, but how could you not talk about this election? We discuss the post-election fallout and hope for the best future possible. We also start the Christmas season talking about some shopping and some decorating!