Vicarious Living

Jumping back in time to our youth when having fun was all you needed for Ducks to absolutely dominate on the ice...with this iconic disney kids movie: D2 The Mighty Ducks. Hank M joins this one as we cover the 2nd movie in the Ducks trilogy and discuss all the major topics including: Emilio Estevez's Cincy connection, Charlie Conway's purity belt, playing street hockey growing up, iconic Duck's jerseys, Duck OGs vs new recuits, wild sound effects, corporate greed ruining youth sports, Iceland's coach peeing evil when he wakes up in the morning, Mt. Rushmore of kid's sports movie cheap shots, how kids find their way vs adults, Coach Bombay vs Wolf the Dentist for all the pride marbles, Coach's halftime speech in this movie vs the one in Little Giants, Shootout strategies and Julie The Cat's quick glove + much much more! Featuring Rotten Tomatoes game, Mt. Rushmore, Ryan Philippe Practice Hero Award, clips/music from the movie, Chevy Chase I don't Wanna Be Here Award, Picking Nits, Movie Memorabilia, MCITW (sponsored by Wicklow Wear), and MVP of the Movie. Go to wicklowwear.com for all your outdoor needs and type "VL" in at checkout to receive 10% off of your entire order!

Ride along with us as we drive this VL Podcast train back into the Indie Comedy station with this this 2005 gem: Waiting... Ben J returns to the podcast studio and joins an elite 6-Timer club as we navigate the 2021 woke-murky waters that is this Ryan Reynolds cult classic. Topics on this one include: beating out High School Musical, Paris Hilton, shoe brothers not translating to 2021, Brandon St. Rany's all-time Mt. Rushmore performance, the Macaulay Culkin treatment, the penis showing game, bored games at dead end jobs, Monty's origin story with his insane mom, #1 cardinal rule: "Don't F*** with people who make your food", peeing in public, Monty v. Serena for all the Shenanigan's cred marbles, waiters not writing down orders, each person finding their own "penis showing game", walking into restaurants 3 min before close, "The Goat" and much much more! Featuring Rotten Tomatoes game, Ryan Philippe Practice Hero Award, Chevy Chase I Don't Wanna Be Here Award, Picking Nits, Move Memorabilia, MCITW (sponsored by Wicklow Wear), and MVP of the Movie. Go to wicklowwear.com and type in "VL" at checkout to get 10% off your entire order!

Tapping into one of the biggest teen comedy smash hits from the early 2000s with this dynamite flick...Orange County! Thom H pops his VL podcast cherry, throws the cans on, and helps us navigate through the hilarious waters created by Jack Black, Catherine O'Hara & Colin Hanks. A plethora of topics discussed on this one including parallels to the OC TV Show, Jack Black's sock improv, Black & White productions, Dillingham's vs Hanks', mistakes of not having backup schools, disengaged fathers, Mt Rushmore of all-time comedic 7 min stretches, telling ambitious kids to f*** off, getting naked and starting revolutions, gentleman vs shady wedges, meeting your heroes, and much more! Featuring Rotten Tomatoes game, Ryan Philippe Practice Hero Award, Picking Nits, Chevy Chase 'Who Doesn't Wanna Be Here?" Award, Movie Memorabilia, MCITW (sponsored by Wicklow Wear) and MVP of the Movie. Go to wicklowwear.com for all your outdoor needs and type in the promo code "VL" at checkout to get 10% off of your entire order!

Back to the Outer Banks to wrap up Part 2 of 2 with Intern Whitney & Anna from HR. We discuss all the Season 2 episodes on this one and finish everything off with end of season Awards. Topics on this episode include: Ward Cameron at the helm of Dunder Miflin Stamford pre-OBX, Sarah Cameron's insane body in S2, how hard it is for the Pogues to find enough evidence to lock up Ward & Rafe, half season of Bourne Identity / half season of Teen Drama, Rafe shoots and attempts to drown his own sister = full on sociopath serial killer, Pope & Ki finally hook up, Carla Limbrey wrinkle with her crazy henchman, faking your own death, Topper lack of redemption in S2, dudes constantly waiting for girls to break up with their boyfriends, need more JJ, Cleo is the Bahama-gang member off the bench of the year, how quickly do John B & the Pogues die on that deserted island and much much more! Featuring Rotten Tomatoes game, Ryan Philippe Practice Hero Award, MCITW (sponsored by Wicklow Wear), Picking Nits, and MVP of the show!

Outer Banks is back!!! Season 2 officially up on Netflix July 30th meaning we had to drop everything to cover all the latest and greatest pogue & kook hijinks that North Carolina (and South Carolina and the Bahamas) has to offer :) .. Intern Whitney / Anna the HR Rep join Wind & Pipes this week as tackle some of the most important topics from all of Season 1 & Episode 1 of Season 2. .. Some of the key topics include podcast baby mooning, hottest current teen shows, Outer Banks' show comps, Pogues vs Kooks, Sarah Cameron & John B's budding & taboo love affair, JJ's underrated yet conflicted nature, love triangles, Ward Cameron & Rafe's evil journey, lack of belief from authority figures, gentlman wedges vs shady wedges, realities of surviving a perfect storm, honeymoon bathing suits being ripped off (by waves), Bahamas getting some love, bathing habits on the show, hotel cons to steal food, Bahama gangs racketeering & looting, and much much more! .. Big thanks to Wicklow Wear for sponsoring the pod...type in "VL" at checkout at wicklowwear.com to get 10% off your entire order! .. Part 1 of 2 this week...Part 2 of 2 coming next :)

VL B-Side pod this week - no structure, just a quick breakdown of Catching Fire & Mockingjay with Leah D to fully wrap up the Hunger Games saga! Jumped all over the place on this one as we discussed Catching Fire's prestige compared to the other movies, the 75th annual reaping pooling ONLY from past winners, the removal of all hope, Katniss' full transformation into official badass in book 2, Cinna's MVP campaign, alliances everywhere, Mockingjay falling very short to wrap everything up, Peeta's resurgence over Gale and much more! Thanks to Wicklow Wear for sponsoring the pod, love everything you guys provide to keep the wheels moving over here!

Leah D returns to the VL Podcast studio to discuss one of the most pivotal young adult book trilogies of all time: Hunger Games! No stone was left un-turned as we spent most of the time chatting about these topics from movie one: Suzanne Collins' HG book origins, Panem geography, shaky cams, Jennifer Lawrence's insane 5 year movie run, casting what-ifs, Leah's love and admiration for J-Hutch, book-Gale vs movie-Gale, Katniss volunteers as Tribute, similarities between the Hunger Games & Survivor/Big Brother, how to choose the correct alliance, hope vs. fear, survival fake romances, HG announcers compared to golf announcers, Rue being the cutest kid of all time, a kiss + 3 fingers = the revolution, Peeta's bitch move hiding under a rock, Team Gale or Team Peeta, pointless cave scenes, eat the berries, and much much more! Featuring Ryan Philippe Practice Hero Award, Picking Nits, MCITW (sponsored by Wicklow Wear), clips/music from the movie, and MVP.

This week we have a real special guest as we are joined Instagram's most talented OC video editor - thxoc owner & creator Katie H! A real fantastic listen for anyone who shares a similar high level of passion for teen drama TV :) We cover many interesting topics including: where Katie's super-fandom for the OC began, her video editing process on Instagram, her experience meeting Rachel Bilson & Melinda Clarke on the Welcome to the OC, Bitches podcast, other interactions with OC cast members throughout the years, favorite seasons/episodes/characters from the show, an alternative take on Marissa Cooper being misunderstood, general thoughts on other teen drama TV & movies, 90s Lifetime movies, reality tv, thoughts on the oft-forgotten season 4 of the OC, and then we wrap everything up with a little OC Trivia. ... Big thanks as always to Wicklow Wear for sponsoring today's podcast, we love & appreciate all your support! ... You can follow Katie on Instagram at thxoc and all things VL at vicariouslivingpodcast (slide into our DMs for our ultra-comfortable podcast swag!)

A teen movie classic this week as we indulged in one of the greatest 80s sports movies of all time: Hoosiers. 13-time podcast guest Zerb stops by the VL podcast studio for the first time in over a year to discuss all the ins and outs of this storied Indiana basketball adventure! Topics on this one are expansive and include: IU alum director David Anspaugh and our personal connection to him, business careers in entertainment club, the real 1954 Milan Indians, suspended NCAA players, Gene Hackman might be a dick, looking 55 your whole life, Jimmy Chitwood's ice water veins, 50s basketball players, Chuck Ts with scrunched down high socks, the most out of place love story in movie history, playing with 4 guys, drunk dads, Jimmy is a god, the picket fence, goosebumps in sports movies specifically related to speeches, underhanded free throws, bad kissers, 10 ft hoops and 15 ft foul lines, Jimmy's gotta take that last shot, and much much more! Featuring Mt Rushmore of Sports Movies, Ryan Philippe Practice Hero Award, MCITW (sponsored by Wicklow Wear), Picking Nits, clips/music from the movie, Rotten Tomatoes Game, and MVP of the movie.

Wind & Pipes are back in a live podcast studio for the first time in 461 days! A show so monumental, it took 3 whole years to get here...OC Season 3 Finale along with all the key highlights from the forgotten Season 4 (including how the entire series wrapped). This was gratifying, emotional, funny, sad plus any other emotion you want to insert for this Final OC Podcast. Main topics include how Ryan watches TV like a serial killer, Taylor dabbling in Devil's Threeways, graduation '06, Marissa getting closer with everyone in the cast & looking ahead to her Below Deck season with her dad, actors acting like they've never seen their own shows, why Mischa Barton really left the OC, Volchok taking matters into his own hands and full-on murdering cast members, Hallelujah (Jeff Buckley style), running up that hill to Ryan cage fighting in Season 4, fighting in jeans, a complete waste of an entire season, Blood v. Water, Buttons brought us in...Buttons takes us out, and much much more! Featuring clips/music from the show & our series MVP (sponsored by our fine sponsors: Wicklow Wear). Thanks for always standing by our side!!!

The penultimate OC podcast is officially in the books as Wind & Pipes tackle a few seminal moments from the show: Prom & Sandy Cohen's Man of the Year. Topics covered on this one went all over the place including finally learning Volchok's first name, Season 1 repetition, stories from our own proms, Anna's dumb 2-phase plan to get Summer back for Seth, K-Pop, The Letter, no prom DJ cameos, drunken prom queens, Volchok hook ups, the truth shall set you free (literally), Volchok v Ryan (mano y mano (again)), you never rip on an Atwood's girl, Marissa & Caitlin boarding school hijinks, Caleb Nichol 2.0: Sandy Cohen, "Dad, why don't you take a seat for a sec", Ryan's Trey PTSD, Seth burns down buildings, multiple forks in the road, and much much more! Featuring Ryan Philippe Practice Hero Award, hypothetical role play, MCITW (sponsored by Wicklow Wear), and MVP of the Week.

OC superfan and "loyal" listener Car D returns to the podcast studio to discuss a few different blasts from season 1 past. Theresa, Dawn Atwood & Anna Stern all provide season 3 cameos as we dive into episodes 21 and 22 from The OC! Hot topics on tonight's pod including overproducing podcasts, OC graduation invites, new details from Rachel Bilson & Melinda Clarke's new pod "Welcome to the OC, Bitches", Julie Cooper hates trash boyfriends and bitchy women stepping on her OC turf, coffee cart grand gestures 2.0 (fail), college creeps, Dawn Atwood redemption, tiny cities made of ashes, Chino roots & no one cares, "it's about a girl", chasing summer, Theresa did keep the baby, "confidence Cohen", Kirsten double burns on Sandy (aka Caleb Nichol 2.0), Volchok never goes away plus much much more! Featuring MCITW (sponsored by Wicklow Wear) and the MVP of the Week!

The OG VL Boys: Wind & Pipes back in virtual podcast studio to go back to the County of Orange and discuss all the happenings from episodes 18 thru 20 in season 3 of The OC! Fantastic topics to cover on this one including Ryan/Sadie & Volchok/Marissa official hook-ups, Ryan being a "stand behind my girlfriend with my arms draped around her the entire party" guy, wake-and-bakes, your parents hooking up with each other, Marissa going off the deep end and officially signaling the return of "Flask Marissa", the idea of indifference vs anger (Ryan has reached indifference), heartfelt mother-son AA moment between Seth and Kirsten, college acceptance and rejection letters, no time for backups, college admissions scandal on Netflix, bonfires on the beach, sweatshirt parties and what not to do, Sadie is pathetic, Summer/Seth breakup and much much more! Featuring the Ryan Philippe Practice Hero Award, MCITW (sponsored by Wicklow Wear), and MVP of the Week!

Opening Day 2021 is here and we have the perfect movie to thoroughly breakdown: Disney's Angels in the Outfield! Recurring guest and west coast kid Michelle M returns to dive head first into all the hot topics from this 1994 classic. Some of the main discussions on this one are Mt Rushmore of kids sports movies, comparisons to the 1951 film, Tony Danza's post-game cigarette regiment, weird kid names, Danny Glover's ageless face, Escaping Alcatraz, Dennis the Menace villains, big time actors in first movie roles (Matt McC and Adrien Brody), horrendous parenting, practice hero angels, mustard stains on suits, shitty baseball owners and announcers, Mel's untimely death, and much much more! Featuring rotten tomatoes game, clips/music from the movie, MCITW (sponsored by Wicklow Wear), Ryan Philippe Practice Hero Award, picking nits, and MVP of the movie.

Becky M drops by the podcast studio to discuss a first for the VL pod: teen fatal attraction. The fantastic film that delivers all we could want and more on this particular topic is the 2002 classic: Swimfan. This pod got very deep into psychology, sociology, stoicism, and any other philosophy you can think of. Other topics include water coitus, weird things to do if you could stop time in high school, homeschool/ scientology/above-ground-pool stereotypes, chekhov's bobby pin, fantastic game play (pre-crazy), teen forbidden fruits, "tell me you love me", panties in trucks, pager technologies, killing old men, grading ending 1.0 vs ending 2.0, inept cops, getting the girl but losing the swim scholarship, and much much more! Featuring rotten tomatoes game, player breakdowns, music/clips from the movie, fun facts, ryan philippe practice hero award, and MVP of the Week. Huge shoutout to Wicklow Wear for sponsoring today's pod! We couldn't make any of this magic happen without you!

Time for a mid-season break from our OC coverage to shoehorn in a fantastic teen drama movie (**TWILIGHT**) with a 2-time podcast returnee: AJB! Big time discussion as we navigate through the murky teen vampire waters splashing all over the Pacific Northwest. Some of the main topics on this one include Harry Potter comparisons (F You Daniel Radcliff), underrated R-Pattz and Kristin Stewart, R-Pattz beef with the Twilight franchise, Taylor Laughtner's abs, The Fappening, Volchok as a Vampire, the Cullen family dynamic, Edward's Bella saves (in order), want what you can't have, vampire/werewolf peace treaties, out of context vampire talk, Spanish flu similarities to COVID times, vampires playing baseball (who knew), Edward/Volchok final battles for love, and much more!!! Featuring clips/music from the movie, Rotten Tomatoes, player breakdown, fun facts, Ryan Philippe Practice Hero Award, picking nits, MCITW (sponsored by Wicklow Wear), and MVP of the movie.

Wind & Pipes sit down to dive head first into all the fantastic teen drama from the latest OC episodes: 16 & 17 from Season 3 (The Road Warrior and The Journey). Almost too many dynamite storylines to cover on this one including pulling the band-aid off the Ryan/Marissa relationship, OCPD's confirmation bias that Marissa is a stone-cold killer, fortuitous road trips with ladies, Volchok dogs chasing cars, more fortuitous "washed out roads", motel sexual tension at a 10, Ryan loves drama like Bonnie & Clyde, teaching girls how to golf, Ryan getting ass beat by Johnny's dead beat dad, mutual breakups, Dawn Atwood 2.0, Sandy's New Mexico ties, will Ryan or will he not invite Sadie/Marissa to his bday bash, who knew Volchok had a first name, the cast has no friends, love mixed tapes, estranged parents and much more! Featuring clips/music from the show, MCITW (sponsored by Wicklow Wear), and MVP of the Week.

We all know tequila mixed with bonfires mixed with teen breakup angst mixed with beach cliffs at night is a recipe for disaster, but that didn't stop Johnny Harper from mixing all those ingredients together in one of the most unfortunate meltdowns in Teen Drama history. The VL Boys sit down to discuss all the latest happenings from Episodes 14 & 15 from The OC Season 3 (The Cliffhanger & The Heavy Lifting). Other topics on this pod include: only 2 ways to teach ladies how to surf, Ryan finally putting his foot down with Marissa, Caitlin's wedge into The OC's biggest love square, Chili's horrendous and life-threatening "teen advice and logic", James Blunt serenading us magically (and ominously), she's just not that into you!, Johnny telling his lover's boyfriend that he's in love with her (classy yet dumbfounding), "make a decision and stick with it", pre-text handwritten note breakups, grand gestures continue to not work, oh wait sometimes they do work (situational), Sadie introduction = smoke show, Volchok is back!, Ryan eating dry cereal like a serial killer, how to screw up Valentine's Day and much much more! Featuring clips/music from the show, MCITW (sponsored by Wicklow Wear), and MVP of the Week.

Wind & Pipes are Back to ring in the New Year! After saying goodbye to 2020 we are fully ready for everything to magically turn around as we head into the great and wonderful 2021. On today's VL pod, we have the re-introduction of the one and only: Kaitlin Cooper! While she's definitely aged 10 years in real life vs 2 years in the show, we are glad she's back to inject some outstanding teen drama right into our bloodstreams. Other topics include real shitty mother/daughter communication, egregious age conundrums between the OC and FNL, Marissa wanting her cake and wanting to eat it too, Kaitlin's boarding school drama, skinny dipping in the ocean at night, "we're just hanging out", trailer handheld camera shots vs pristine Newport steady cam, Seth smoking weed in really weird ways, Sandy looking to secure hospital bids on good vibes alone, hepta-montages and much much more! Featuring clips/music from the show, MCITW (sponsored by Wicklow Wear), and MVP of the Week.

Final episode of 2020 as we fittingly cover a Chrismukkah episode from the OC and also say goodbye to this horrendous year! Wind & Pipes back in the virtual podcast studio to hit all the major plot points before taking a little break heading into 2021. Topics covered on this one include Marissa continuing to suck and be the most oblivious individual in human history (buying Johnny a Christmas tree???), peasants with doors that open OUT, adult bar mitzvahs, Johnny's plan to rob 1,000,000 mini marts to pay for his knee surgery, Sandy going full hero mode all episode long, Ryan's hair regression, #freemarissa, Board Meeting to decide if she gets back into school, Sandy's subtle blackmail/hardball approach with Judge Mercer and much much more! Featuring clips/music from the show, MCITW (sponsored by Wicklow Wear), and Final MVP of 2020 (hint: he wasn't discussed the entire podcast and still brought home the hardware). Thanks to everyone for listening! It's been a tough year but hopefully we've been able to provide a couple small laughs or silent giggles as you've listened along with us. Merry Chrismukkah & Happy New Year...See you all on the other side in 2021!

First time guest A Shades coming in hot to pop that podcast cherry and discuss all the comedy from this 2007 smash hit: Superbad! A lot of great topics including DVD apex mountain, Dion Waters performances by Jonah Hill, bball comps, monthly porn subscriptions (vagtastic voyage), sex before college, staring at boobs in class and creep-shui, how far will you go for alcohol at 17, buying beer in Cyclops costumes, Mclovin's fake ID, grinding on period blood, horrible drunk etiquette at parties, pathetic gameplay with the ladies, cop cock blocks, and much much more! Featuring Rotten Tomatoes game, fun facts, clips/music from the movie, player breakdown, tips for the kids, Ryan Philippe Practice Hero Award, Picking Nits, MCITW (sponsored by Wicklow Wear), and MVP of the movie.

Dan Scott's #1 Fan has returned, this time to shed those tighty whities and dive head first into a teen classic from 2004: The Girl Next Door. Ben J has spent the past 16 years gearing up with this very moment and thankfully, he delivered with flying colors. Topics on this explosive teen movie breakdown include close connections to Risky Business, insane small casting choices, Average Joe the TV show, pornstar trivia, a smokin' hot elisha cuthbert, Canadian jersey chasing, love me or hate me: emilie hirsch, movie soundtrack narcissism, Eli is a creep, most unreal movie soundtrack of all time, perfect movie intros, side boob, "I'm all wet, can i come in?", Hunter and his boys, finding out your gf did porn, horrendous teen logic and rationale, paying $25k to get the Cambodian genius Samyung to the US, watching porn with your friends, and much much more! Featuring Mt Rushmore of VL Teen Movie Hotties, Rotten Tomatoes Game, Ryan Philippe Practice Hero Award, Picking Nits, clips/music from the movie, Hypothetical Role Play, MCITW (sponsored by Wicklow Wear) and MVP of the Week.

On today's VL Podcast, we keep the guest-spot in the family as John D stops by to provide all the fun facts & trivia from one of the greatest Teen Drama movies of all time: Remember the Titans. Topics on this one include movie soundtrack greatness, truth vs lie on all the plot points, yelling "Gerry Bertier" in high school, Coach Boone vs Coach Yoast motivation tactics, a few of the most inspirational scenes in movie history, why did Ronnie kiss Gerry in the locker room?, offensive & defensive adjustments and keys to success, the fan that's personally responsible for paralyzing Gerry from the waist down, Fake 23 Blast with a Backside George Reverse, and much much more! Featuring clips/music from the movie, Fun Facts, Rotten Tomatoes, Ryan Philippe Practice Hero Award, Picking Nits, MCITW (sponsored by Wicklow Wear), and MVP of the week.

The HR department-head of the VL Podcast stops by this week to give us a status update on how close to be fired we all are moving forward. Episodes 8 & 9 from Season 3 of The OC covered on this one as we navigate through where the Core 4 is planning on going to college, Seth telling his dad he "doesn't want HIS life!", Kirsten & Julie's new business venture with high-end dating service, a Marissa Meltdown Montage, Johnny over-stepping his bystander bounds by getting in between Ryan and Marissa, his torn ACL ruining his chances on the Pac-West surf circuit, statistics on married couples, Cohen's are the worst dinner-hosts of all time, Sandy's hopes and dreams for Seth, Summer's perfect SAT scores confusing everyone, does Ryan own gym shoes?, strip clubs with Matt Ramsey, Johnny's profession of love to Marissa (finally), and much more! Featuring clips/music from the show, MCITW (sponsored by Wicklow Wear), and MVP of the Week.

The arrival of Volchok throws the entire County of Orange into disarray as Ryan battles for ultimate wrong-side-of-the-tracks supremacy! Hank and Natalie M stop in podcast studio to put their fresh eyes on one of the biggest villains in television history. Topics on this one include: Marissa's 'shooting Trey' PTSD, Ryan's lack of emotional intelligence, Johnny Harper's lame wedge tactics, depressing baseball stories, Summer's pragmatic advice, shirtless introduction of Volchok's hard nipples, teen grab-assin', surf cut backs and wipes, Johnny to Ryan hate transference, Julie's evil...but not Charlotte evil, Sandy's new apprentice, just wanting to fight, "lil bitch", Taylor's non-threatening play for Seth, Johnny's threatening play for Marissa, Volchok finding Ryan's weakness, insane fight bluff and much much more! Featuring tips for the kids, clips/music from the show, MCITW (sponsored by Wicklow Wear), and MVP of the Week.

The original dynamic duo, Wind & Pipes, back behind the mic's to dive head first into episodes 4 & 5 from OC Season 3...or as we'd like to call: The Sandy Cohen Redemption Episodes! The Sanman was wheeling and dealing this week as he took some Dean Hess blackmail to the next level. No one puts Sandy in the corner. Other explosive topics include: Ryan's pathetic homeschool experience, primetime tie/shirt combos, intros of Johnny Harper and Chili, Sandy's lack of economic awareness, Ryan/Johnny/Marissa love triangle, Dean Hess & Jailbait collaboration...sexually, Ryan backing his way into accidental RPs (relationship points), becoming friends with a Wedge?, emotional Ryan/Sandy - father/fake son moment, Summer's diabolical (and successful) plan to catch Dean, and black mail at its best! Featuring tips for the kids, clips/music from the show, MCITW (sponsored by Wicklow Wear), and MVP of the Week (hint: it went to the guy with the most prominent eyebrows in television history :)

Back to the OC as we restart our Season 3 podcast journey by tackling episodes 2 and 3 :) Car D drops in to the podcast studio as we get into all of the explosive content including: the OC's Bourne Identity roots, Sandy ill-equipped to raise kids on his own, 27 year olds playing high schoolers, introduction of one Dean Hess, Jimmy Cooper's new ponzi scheme and his constant quest to owe everyone in the county of orange money...always, new social chair Taylor Townsend, Marissa expulsion, 2006 fashion watch from Car D, the magic that is: Kickoff Carnival, Ryan vs. Dean Hess, Jimmy's "brilliant" escape plan, Charlotte's extremely shady dealings with Kirsten's sobriety, 6 stages of will reading grief for Jimmy Cooper, trip-montages, and much much more! Featuring listener emails, clips/music from the show, MCITW (sponsored by Wicklow Wear), Ryan Philipee Practice Hero Award, fun facts, and MVP of the Week.

Listen along as Zerb and Brian cover all the craziness from the final episode from Season 2 of Amazon's The Boys. So many great topics on this one as we dig into the Maeve/Starlight team up we've all been waiting for, Butcher's wife escaping Vought to save her son, Homelander's last ditch attempt at human redemption qualities, A-Train's explosive evidence to get him back in The Seven, the most unrealistic no-injury car flip of all time, Lady Fights and Liam Neeson Taken 3 edits, knife stabs to the eye, Ryan being the worst, video blackmail never hurt anyone, Stormfront becomes the biggest scapegoat of S2, Deep's Dion Water's season, epic final Homelander scene on top of a skyscraper, and much much more! Featuring the Ryan Philipee Practice Hero of the season, MCITW (sponsored by Wicklow Wear), and MVP of The Boys Season 2. Thanks to all of our loyal listeners, this podcast just crossed the 2 year old mark so cheers to all of you and hope to keep this train going!

We welcome a very prestigious West Coast kid back in virtual podcast studio as Yony (aka Mike C) joins Zerb & BD to discuss the penultimate Boys episode from Season 2. So much to dive into this week including politics ties to the show, tragic murder brainwash, Starlight kidnapping, Lamplighter's weird sexual fetishes and Al Pacino cuckholds, strange parenting tactics by Butcher's dad, Frenchy's weak S2 storylines, church of the collective's scientology hold over The Deep and A-Train, the (lack) of subtlety that is Karl Urban, Lamplighter's a martyr, and the most explosive (pun intended) courtroom scene to end the episode. Thanks to Wicklow Wear for sponsoring today's pod and look out next week for the final podcast on this season of The Boys!

Only 3 episodes left in Season 2 of The Boys and Zerb & BD cover all the happenings from episode 6 of this roller coaster ride. Topics on this one include Homelander & Storm Front's perverted sex life, shady experiments on Supe's at Sage Grove psychiatric hospital, introduction of Lamplighter (aka Ice-Man), exploding heads power, Butcher & Starlight bond sesh, a classic "Do it!" scene that ends EXACTLY as we all thought it would (no "doing it"), Storm Front's age and backstory finally explained, and Homelander's decision. Thanks to Wicklow Wear for sponsoring today's pod and make sure to tune it next week as we get a special visit from a past guest and cover episode 7!

Megan O calls in to discuss one of our favorite movies from 2012: Silver Linings Playbook. This comedy/drama directed by David O'Russell is one of the most well-written movies we have ever dissected on the VL pod, a true dialogue masterpiece. Topics on this episode include Philly fanatics, OCD fun facts, creepy Harvey Weinstein & Robert De Niro speculation, J-La's red hot start to her career (3 oscar noms and 1 win in 5 years), The Fappening, Bradley Cooper's illustrious career, what happened to Julia Stiles, no filters, messed up songs tied to messed up emotions, overbearing wives, crazy outbursts at diners, dance deals, love letters, questionable dance judging, magical final scene & much much more! Featuring Rotten Tomatoes, player breakdowns, fun facts, music/clips from the movie, MCITW (sponsored by Wicklow Wear), Ryan Philipee practice hero award, and MVP of the movie. Thanks to Wicklow Wear for sponsoring today's pod and for all the ongoing love!

We are in mid-season form as we cross into the second half of Amazon's The Boys - this week, covering episode 5 from Season 2. Per usual, Zerb joins to discuss all the latest topics including Maeve's Hollywood coming out party, Butcher's post break up depression, The Deep's strong PSA presence for the kids, Storm Front is michael cera (kinda of), A-Train's retirement, Homelander losing his grasp on the popular vote, Black Noir is NOT Batman, and the most violent sex scene in TV history. This podcast is brought to you by Wicklow Wear - Be Free and Explore - Greatest swag of all time! Tune in next week for Episode 6...

Week 2 of our Season 2 coverage of Amazon's The Boys featuring episode 4 from the hit series. Zerb joins to discuss all the ins and outs from the latest episode including Butcher finding his wife after all these years, Homelander's weird nights with Doppleganger, mommy issues, tossing bangs in a Subaru and motel, finding old Supe's from the 70s, Maria Menudos and hardball journalism, StormFront going anti-hero mode, Zerb's political corner, and weird weird weird ending scene with Homelander & Doppleganger… Tune in next week for Episode 5 from S2 of The Boys!

Amazon's The Boys will be featured on our VL B-Side over the next 6 weeks giving us to opportunity to react LIVE to all the weekly happenings with this super dynamic TV series. Zerb will join Brian every Friday after the new episode drops on Amazon to break down season 2 of the hottest new show of the last 10 years :) On this initial kick-off pod (covering the initial 3 episodes from S2), we discuss a lot of topics including binge TV watching vs waiting each week, Starlight coming into her own in S2, Homelander's obsession with breast milk, supe-terrorists, favorite supe's, Butcher returns, exile of The Deep, Butcher's wife still held hostage, Kamiko sure knows how to rip heads off, Pippy Longstocking sucking Ds, superheroes are MADE, epic helicopter and whale explosions, racist superheroes, StormFront stealing Homelander's thunder, and much much more! Tune in next week as we cover episode 4 from S2 of The Boys!

The Vicarious Living Podcast turns 100 Episodes old today!!! And we celebrate in the only way possible by going back to where it all started - The OC! VL co-founder and OG co-pilot: Pipes makes his triumphant return to podcast studio to dive back into all the teen drama unfolding in Season 3. Buckle up kids as we cover a whole lot of topics on this one: VL backstory/initial goals & milestones, reminisce on the early days, why Pat's podcasting co-host journey came to an end, OC fun facts about adlibs/casting what-if's/Kaitlin's age/potential alternate storylines, Ryan's cut crisis haircut, teen drama coma clichés, practice hero DA's, rehab seems like paradise, Jimmy Cooper is back to steal the county of Orange's money and women, Julie Cooper doing Julie Cooper things, Catalina comic relief, murder deals, Marissa playing hero ball, and much much more! Featuring player breakdowns, fun facts, clips/music from the show, MCITW (sponsored by Wicklow Wear), Ryan Philipee Practice Hero Award, and MVP of the Week (sponsored by the industry of Japanese Denim).

Move aside DJ Khaled, we have a REAL DJ live & in VL podcast studio this week: DJ Culture Quest (aka A...J...B)!! A whole lot to unpack on this episode's movie, The Skulls, including topics such as the DJ lifestyle, Mr Holland's Opus, manscaping 101, frat hazing, Roger Ebert's "most hated" list, soft facial features vs jaw lines that can cut thru glass, preppy douchebags, meritocracy vs birth right, lack of diversity in the skulls, Jeffery Epstein's (aka Craig T Nelson) and friends going to f*** island, loosest plot lines of all time, lowwwww rotten tomatoes, out of place sex scenes, "live by the rules...die by the rules", gentleman's duels and much much more! Featuring rotten tomatoes game, player breakdowns, MCITW (sponsored by Wicklow Wear), Ryan Philippe Practice Hero Award, and MVP of the movie.

Lauren S returns for her 6th VL pod appearance to breakdown one of the most popular teen comedies of all time: Clueless! Topics on this one include Amy Hecklering's other projects, 19th century teen novels, restaurants are prudes, casting what-ifs, grandfathered creepiness, Batman & Robin flop and acting like "you just didn't want the fame", Aerosmith videos, broke actresses, Britney Murphy's versatility, Paul Rudd's smokeshow status, The OH in Ohio, adult braces, Alicia Silverstone's unparalleled disgust for others, step-brother/step-sister taboo, top porn terms 2019, teen logic, Legally Blonde stole everything, and much much more! Featuring rotten tomatoes guesses, Ryan Philippe Practice Hero Award, player breakdowns, tips for the kids, MCITW (sponsored by Wicklow Wear) and MVP of the movie.

We stick to the sundance indie dramedy scene as Mag D drops by VL podcast studio to deliver the goods on this fantastic movie: Juno! Jam packed agenda as we get into Jason Reitman's history of success, Diablo Cody and her interesting path to fame, the murderer's row of acting talents in this film, Michael Cera is a dick, chugging Sunny D, 16 and pregnant, cool parents reacting super cool, Rain Wilson's overly-witty persona, phones shaped like food, angry receptionists, peter pan syndrome, and much much more. Featuring player breakdowns, tips for the kids, rotten tomatoes game, Ryan Philippe Practice Hero Award, MCITW (sponsored by Wicklow Wear) and MVP of the movie.

Greg Alprin - co-host of The Mangina Dialogues Podcast - calls in to talk a little about the podcast he co-hosts with Nick Scopes, his years in the entertainment industry & some of the celebrities he's had the priviledge to interview (Jay Mohr, Larry the Cable Guy, Barry Katz, Dani Daniels, etc.). We also dive into his top Teen Drama movies from his lifetime along with which Teen TV shows he grew up with. Lastly, we spend the final few minutes discussing Greg's passion for NY sports and his past encounter with the worst football commentator in human history: Phil Simms. Big thanks to our fine sponsors from Wicklow Wear, giving this podcast the boost it needs to do what we do best every week!

Big time welcome back to Becky M as we dig into the wonderful world of the indie cult classic: Garden State! We waded into the deep end on a lot of different topics on this one including Zach Braff's one hit wonder, soundtrack perfection, Scrubs, The Last Kiss, V for Vendetta, Natalie Portman as America's #1 "girl next door", evil faces, Big Bang Theory & This is Us bring us down to the lowest common denominator, unnecessarily woke opinions on Sam's first scene, Large's dad exhibiting the worst parenting of the 21st century, white lies, the genius of silent velcro, irrational fears of dishwashers, grave-digging, and much much more! Featuring the Ryan Philpee Practice Hero Award, MCITW (sponsored by Wicklow Wear), rotten tomatoes, plot and player breakdowns, and MVP of the movie.

Michelle M - our West Coast Dawson's Creek expert returns to get real deep on this special movie breakdown episode covering the indie cult classic: 500 Days of Summer. So much to discuss as we get into breakups, music videos, blue-centric color schemes, pretentious iPhone commercials, out of place Puma gym shoes, wise 8 year olds, disjointed timelines, blacked out karaoke nights, the bar douche, sex music montages, 1900s LA architecture, false hope post-breakup, expectations vs reality, confirmation bias, feelings ruining memories, redemption, finding your Autumn, and much much more! Featuring clips/music from the movie, Ryan Philipee Practice Hero Award, player breakdowns, MCITW (sponsored by Wicklow Wear), and MVP of the film.

Gossip Girl comes to an end with Corey and Lauren S dropping by to officially walk us to the finish line. Some very interesting topics covered on this one including Eskimo brothers, return of Georgina Sparks, sex tapes and blackmail, old people love triangles and an unholy matrimony, Serena finds her voice for the first time in 18 episodes, Nate's coked out dad continuing to suck, Eric being a little bitch, Jenny doing way too much, silky smooth falsettos and a big time spoiler alert at the end for how the entire show ends after 6 seasons. Featuring clips/music from the show, MCITW (sponsored by Wicklow Wear), Ryan Philipee Practice Hero award, and MVP of the show.

Our one and only VL Teen Corespondent - Leah D - returns to jump back into Gossip Girl with Part IV of our 5-part adventure. We tackle all the tough issues head on including secret pool parties, Vanessa's vlogging, 1940s lifeguards, high school rats, Dan Humphrey's pretentious high horse, blackmail and bribery, teens with genital herpes, Serena dictating her mom's love life, Blair v. Jenny: woman-o y woman-o, cocaine infused morning rituals, stolen dresses and the return of Georgina Sparks! Featuring MCITW (sponsored by Wicklow Wear) and MVP of the Week.

Back to a comedy on this pod as Zerb drops in to deliver the goods on the late-90s cult classic: BASEketball. This was a trip down memory lane as we were sent in a time machine back to our junior high years and loved every minute of it. Topics on this one include real life inspiration for the movie, chris farley, early South Park success, 3P, Giant Beavers in Southern Sri Lanka, cannibal musicals, all about who you know, Squeaks, downfall of modern sports, Cincinnati Royals, HORSE with baseball rules, jobs/kaikis/chicks, high school bball psych outs, creepy TV commentators, acts of service and much much more! Featuring player breakdowns, pulsing the kids, Ryan Philpee practice hero award, MCITW (sponsored by Wicklow Wear), and MVP of the week.

As we take a mid-season break from Gossip Girl, special guest appearance this week by Car D for this fantastic blast from our childhood past: Heavyweights. Nostalgia was running high as all the great memories from our youth came creeping back in. Topics on this one include mighty ducks, meth addicts, Ben Stiller's one-man tour de force, tom crooze, slapstick vs. nuance comedy, childhood day camps, weight loss infomercials, teen nights, ted talks, farts in faces, british boys crushing apache relays, bad parenting and much much more! Featuring player breakdowns, Ryan Philippe practice hero award, clips/music from the movie, MVP of the week, and the MCITW (sponsored by Wicklow Wear).

Ben J joins Brian in the podcast studio to unwrap one of the best gifts to ever grace our presence: Cecilia Rhodes (aka Serena's crazy grandmother). Debutante Ball is upon us and we dig into all the most pressing themes for Part III of our Gossip Girl journey. These include Dan's blood running not blue, Nate starting to work his way back in with Blair (much to Chuck's chagrin), winter soldiers, Cici on a grandma war path, old people consistently sucking in teen shows, multi-emotion montages, Vanessa's snakelike gift giving, Blair's dad has a secret, ridiculous & unnecessary voicemails and much much more! Featuring hypothetical role play, clips/music from the show, MCITW (sponsored by Wicklow Wear), and MVP of the Week.

Lauren S stops by the VL Podcast Studio to dive into our 2nd installment of Gossip Girl (mainly covering episodes 6 & 7 from season 1). What a delight to see Vanessa Abrams fully indoctrinate herself into the picture as Dan's past comes back to ruin his relationship with Serena in a big way. Other topics include Jenny's rivalry with Blair, Nate's coke-head dad, bad liars, adults carrying their own weight in Teen Dramas, love triangles in full swing, sneaking thru windows into bedrooms, Chuck's coming out party and much much more! Featuring tips for the kids, clips/music from the show, MCITW (sponsored by Wicklow Wear), and MVP of the Week.

Time to get back to our bread and butter with this timeless Teen Drama TV classic from 2007: Gossip Girl! Special guest Anna from HR enters the podcast studio to discuss some of the most pressing topics from the season 1 pilot episode. Discussions went all over the place but here's a few of the highlights: teen rich vs teen poor, OC spin-offs, J La casting what ifs, stepping stone boyfriends, is Eric adopted???, excruciating bad pilot hair, Aaron Carter wannabes, and a whole bunch of Chuck Bass' failed sexual advances. Featuring clips/music from the show, tips for the kids, player breakdown, MCITW (sponsored by Wicklow Wear (Type in the promo code "VL" at checkout for 10% off your entire order)), and MVP of the Week.

Kacey B returns for a condensed VL B-Side pod breaking down the absolute crown jewel of reality television: Vanderpump Rules! Not our normal structure on this episode (and by that i mean no structure at all) as we let the dynamic drama lead us down whatever rabbit holes our hearts desire. Topics include: the simplicity of early pump rules, Queen Bee Stassi Schroeder, do we or do we not...split the tips, Tom and Kristen dated??? & much more! We also have the privilege of a surprise cameo by Eric B at the end of this pod, where he fully comes out of the reality tv shame closet he's been living in for the past 32 years. Thanks to Wicklow Wear for sponsoring this and all our past/future episodes - love you guys!

Going back to the indie scene as Kacey B calls in to discuss the cult classic: Lars and the Real Girl. The show kicks off discussing listener emails followed by a deep dive into some of the biggest themes of this movie: sex dolls going method like Nic Cage, The Notebook's insane success, big nipples, social anxiety manifestations, creepy co-workers, a zag on gender stereotypes, unrealistic community galvanizing buy-ins, and much more! Featuring clips/music from the movie, MCITW (sponsored by Wicklow Wear), Ryan Philipee Practice Hero Award, player breakdowns, and MVP of the Week. This week's Quarantine episode is brought to you by the fine folks over at Zoom...the biggest beneficiary of this global pandemic.

Going back to the West Coast (virtually) as we pulse check with a long time listener, first time podcaster from San Francisco: Patrick M! Jam packed agenda as we tackle this teen classic from 1999 with as much vim & vigor as humanly possible. Topics on this week's episode include quarantine life: Week 3, getting famous way too early & tumultuous childhoods, office hoes, nature vs. nurture on high school cool hierarchies, acceptable corporate bullying, pedophile teachers preying on young students at carnivals and under-18 bars, prom confessionals and much more! Featuring the Rotten Tomatoes game, clips/music from the movie, Ryan Philippe practice hero award, MCITW (sponsored by Wicklow Wear) and MVP of the week (sponsored by the industry of Japanese Denim).