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Latest podcast episodes about Sling blade

The Power Trip
HR. 3. Cheese Bread, I Like

The Power Trip

Play Episode Listen Later May 21, 2025 39:10


Headlines, OKC in 3, Yoda shows up and talks to Sling Blade

KFAN Clips
HR. 3. Cheese Bread, I Like

KFAN Clips

Play Episode Listen Later May 21, 2025 39:10


Headlines, OKC in 3, Yoda shows up and talks to Sling Blade

Never Did It
1996: "Sling Blade", "Lone Star", and "The Frighteners"

Never Did It

Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2025 46:57


"Sling Blade" sees Billy Bob Thornton burst onto the scene, "Lone Star" tries to make Chris Cooper a star but relies on Matthew McConaughey for marketing instead, and "the Frighteners" is the beginning of the end of Michael J. Fox's movie career and the end of the beginning for Peter Jackson's directing career. Connect with us:Never Did It on Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/bradgaroon/list/never-did-it-podcast/Brad on Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/bradgaroon/Jake on Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/jake_ziegler/Never Did It on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/neverdiditpodcast Hosted by Brad Garoon & Jake Ziegler

The Power Trip
HR. 2 - Slingblade Sandwiches

The Power Trip

Play Episode Listen Later May 13, 2025 44:20


We hear from another sandwich shop owner, Marney Gellner shares her thoughts on the Wolves being oh so close to another conference finals appearance

The Power Trip
HR. 2 - Slingblade Sandwiches

The Power Trip

Play Episode Listen Later May 13, 2025 43:14


We hear from another sandwich shop owner, Marney Gellner shares her thoughts on the Wolves being oh so close to another conference finals appearanceSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Men On Film
236 - Sling Blade (1996) Cool Dads #7

Men On Film

Play Episode Listen Later May 13, 2025 64:43


Mike and Will watched SLING BLADE (1996) and discuss why this movie is better than something like Forrest Gump. IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0117666/

KFAN Clips
HR. 2 - Slingblade Sandwiches

KFAN Clips

Play Episode Listen Later May 13, 2025 44:20


We hear from another sandwich shop owner, Marney Gellner shares her thoughts on the Wolves being oh so close to another conference finals appearance

Cold Brew Got Me Like
Episode 188: Undo Your Whole Childhood by Breathing Funny for Ten Minutes a Day!

Cold Brew Got Me Like

Play Episode Listen Later May 6, 2025 82:07


WE NEED A COLD BREW SPONSOR! A sailboat named "188." Bringing your A-game to the blog roll! ALSO: The truth is defintely not what people are interested in. PLUS: The dangerous hypocrisy of evangelical Christians, and a song of the week from John Cale!!!!John Cale - "NIGHT CRAWLING": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=50X3_OpXZWgCold Brew Patreon: Patreon.com/ChrisCroftonChannel Nonfiction: ChannelNonfiction.com

Rock-n-Roll Autopsy
Did Rock-n-Roll Autopsy Kill Rock ‘n Roll?/Rock-n-Roll Autopsy: Ep. 176

Rock-n-Roll Autopsy

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2025 44:14


The boys revisit a regrettable return, quote Sling Blade when a coherent response can't be made, and use the scientific method to conduct an autopsy on the corpse of their own first episode, “Love Gun.” News items and digressions include long distance t-shirt delivery and self-deprecating reevaluation.

Film Junk Podcast
Episode 985: Baby Invasion

Film Junk Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2025


We go down the A.I. rabbit hole with Baby Invasion plus we also discuss Adolescence, 2073, The Carpenter and Severance: Season 2. 0:00 - Intro 21:45 - Review: Baby Invasion 1:22:15 - What We Watched: The Carpenter, Sling Blade, Severance, The Sopranos, The Pitt, Adolescence, Cobra Kai, 2073 1:56:05 - This Week on DVD, Blu-ray and VOD 1:58:40 - Outro

Jim and Them
Feldman Fallout - #857 Part 1

Jim and Them

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2025 138:33


Petition: Corey's petition is an abject failure. It has been completely taken over by the Wolf Pack 2.1 Filth Pigs. AI Music: Can Adrien Skye or Corey Feldman music be made better by AI? The answer is in the question. Haters: The Shape has some words for Jim and Them as our Corey videos have made his blood boil. COREY FELDMAN!, SHOW STOPPER!, LET'S JUST TALK!, DON CHEADLE!, BOOGIE NIGHTS!, WOLFPAC!, DON'T TURN YOUR BACK ON THE WOLF PACK!, FRIENDSHIP ARC!, ENEMY ARC!, FRENEMIES!, YOUTUBE!, MIKE IS IN SECRET LOCATION!, REMOTE!, PICTURES!, PETITION!, SCARECROW!, COCOBUNZ!, WOLF PACK!, GOONS!, TAKEN OVER!, SUNSET BOULEVARD!, ADRIEN SKYE!, HAUNTED!, AI!, SKA!, REDO!, LYRICS!, BANGER!, THE JOKE!, COMEBACK KING!, THE SHAPE!, EASY TARGET!, YOUTUBE!, DEBUNK!, GHOST HUNTERS!, BREAKDOWN!, BULLIES!, ANIMATION!, BURIED JEFF!, SOUTHERN ACCENT!, MEAN!, RETARDED!, GREMLINS!, STAND BY ME!, STEVEN SPIELBERG!, UNEDUCATED!, CLUELESS!, JASON MASK!, NERD!, TERMS OF SERVICE!, PARANORMAL!, DEFENSE!, PERSONAL!, SLING BLADE!, FRENCH FRIED TATERS!, EX WIFE!, SON!, ZEND!, ANALOGY!, NO CLUE!, EROK!, AGAINST THE LAW!, RESTRAINING ORDER!, YOUTUBE TAKEN DOWN!, NOT ABOUT THAT LIFE!, TOUGH GUY!, FIGHT!, X5 PODCAST!, LAUGHING AND HAVING FUN!, REBEL! FRIENDSHIP ARC!, OLIVE BRANCH!, AI!  You can find the videos from this episode at our Discord RIGHT HERE!

The Skip Bayless Show
Skip 1 on 1: Billy Bob Thornton

The Skip Bayless Show

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2025 70:18


On the debut episode of ‘Skip 1 on 1,' Skip sits down with Academy Award winner Billy Bob Thornton. The two discuss Billy's childhood and how his dyslexia helped shape the actor he is today. They also dive into some of Billy's most iconic characters: Karl Childers from ‘Sling Blade,' Willie from ‘Bad Santa,' Lorne Malvo in ‘Fargo,' and his newest role, Tommy Morris in ‘Landmand.' Lastly, Billy Bob and Skip discuss Jerry Jones' iconic scene in ‘Landman' and Billy gives a preview of what to expect from Season 2. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In This Episode: Everybody Dies
290: Slingblade

In This Episode: Everybody Dies

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2025 114:21


In this Episode: We're covering Groundhog Day for Groundhog Day. Just kidding... That was last week. THIS week we're doing Sling Blade..! I have a question: "What DID you kill Jessie fer?". Tune in for a great chat! Follow Us: Our Website Twitter Instagram Facebook Items discussed (links to more info): Note - if the below links don't work in your podcast player please visit the show page at: https://ebd.fm/episodes/290

99 Questions
99Q - Chandler

99 Questions

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2025 85:52


Chandler (hip hop artist, actor) joins the show so...don't ask me how I did it, I just did it - it was hard... and by "it" I'm referring to a ninety-nine question interview. Join Chandler and I as we discuss music inspirations, dream collabs, Odd Future, head shaving techniques, Yukon Cornelius, bringing an alien to Wendy's, divisive candy, Pappyland, bounce house chaos, & 1996's hit film 'Sling Blade'.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠99 Questions on Instagram!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠99 Questions on BlueSky!--ASK ME A QUESTION! The 99 Question Hotline!--732-592-9838 (aka REAL-WAX-VET)⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠99questionspod@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠99Q on Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠99Q Merch⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

9 Chickweed Rage
039: Would You Mind Spitting In My Mask?

9 Chickweed Rage

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 24, 2024 98:01


Amos and Edda are in a body of water, so that of course means that it is unclear: a) what kind of body of water it is, b) how deep the water is, and c) if there are any other people around. Amos threatens (promises?) to drown himself waiting for Edda to swim by again. I mean, they're married or at least dating at this point, so I'm not sure why he's being so stealthy about looking at her. Later, he sees legs under the water and decides to swim through them BEFORE BEING CERTAIN THEY BELONG TO EDDA. It ends up being Edda, who traps him between her thighs (metaphor!), and then he basically stays there, with his head pressed against her vagina. Mostly, it's the top of his head, which is confusing but also a bit of a relief. There's a moment where it totally seems like Ol' Mac-El-Dee wanted to imply that Amos was going downtown while in the pool, but the way it's drawn would rule that out. Physical impossibility rears its head in a strip where it appears Edda has removed Amos's head from his body. In the end, they either fuck, drown, or fart jointly under the water. Because ROMANCE! In a bonus strip, Edda dance/romances a dead-eyed Amos (is there any other kind?) and ends up kissing him while standing with her feet on his shoulders. Yeah. Try to imagine what that looks like. And good luck! The Chickweed strips we discuss this episode: You can find all of the strips either on Twitter by clicking here (https://x.com/9chickweedRAGE/status/1830800511823671634) or on Instagram by clicking here (https://www.instagram.com/p/C_cGP8up0MM/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==). This disgusting episode includes: Headphones vs. Earsets Jigsaw puzzles Kansas City Is Stroud's Fried Chicken still around? Yes, it is (https://www.stroudsrestaurant.com/). Sudoku Jigsaw Chat! Brooke's hair surprises! The official beginning of Spring Crocuses are fucking useless Stretch Armstrong Australian Crawl Giantesses Catywampus and Kitty-Corner 9-1-1 & 9-1-1 Lone Star Thigh gap Becky Thatcher A bit of a Ben Franklin Milk Milk Lemonade Little House on the Prairie Slingblade "Can't Touch This!" by MC Hammer "Bad Girls" by Donna Summer Talk to Us! Having trouble understanding what's going on in a 9 Chickweed Lane strip you just read? Send it our way! We'll take a shot at interpreting it for you! Or maybe you just want someone to talk to? We're on Twitter: @9ChickweedRAGE (https://twitter.com/9chickweedRAGE). And we're on Instagram: @9ChickweedRage (https://www.instagram.com/9chickweedrage/).

Oh No Not Them
Episode 176: Video game consoles, Sling Blade and power metal. Or, I like them french fried potatoes mmm hmmm.

Oh No Not Them

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2024 101:38


This week we talk about the Forbes (yeah that Forbes) article on the best metal bands of all time. Then we discuss our favorite gaming consoles ever. In reviews, we talk about the movie Sling Blade and the album Blood of the Saints by Powerwolf --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ohnonotthempod/support

Backstage With Gentry Thomas
From Sling Blade to Land Man Billy Bob Thornton talks Life, Roles and Rock n Roll

Backstage With Gentry Thomas

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 20, 2024 10:40


In this captivating episode of Backstage Pass with Gentry Thomas, we sit down with the legendary Billy Bob Thornton to discuss his incredible career, creative passions, and personal challenges. Billy Bob dives into his latest project, the TV show Landman, offering insights into his role and what drew him to the series. He also shares stories from his iconic career, including his memorable and talked-about sex scene with Halle Berry, shedding light on how such scenes come together on set. Beyond acting, Billy Bob opens up about his music career with his band, Boxmasters. He talks about their journey, musical inspirations, and what it’s like balancing life as a musician and an actor. The conversation turns personal as Billy Bob candidly discusses his experiences with anxiety, sharing how he copes with it while thriving in high-pressure creative industries. Don’t miss this raw and revealing interview with Billy Bob Thornton, only on Backstage Pass with Gentry Thomas.

Hit Factory
Sling Blade feat. Adam Nayman

Hit Factory

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 3, 2024 111:25


Toronto-based critic, lecturer, and author Adam Nayman joins us to look back at Billy Bob Thornton's directorial debut and acting showcase Sling Blade. Once considered a high-water mark of 90s American indie cinema success within popular culture and the awards circuit, Thornton's film is now often relegated to 'curio' status; a fascinating time capsule of the mid-90s with very little (if any) cultural purchase among today's cinephiles. We discuss the work of Billy Bob Thornton, the evolution of Sling Blade (from one man show to short film to feature), and suggest some reasons for its breakout success. Then, we discuss the film's fascinating hodgepodge of elements and inspirations, combining the social economy of Southern American Gothic, the moralism of Christian parable, and formal qualities of independent cinema to make something at once distinctive and comfortably inessential. Finally, we ask if movies like Sling Blade can still gain the same level of critical and commercial cachet in today's film environment and what some of this fall's box office hits and awards front-runners might indicate about where we're headed.Follow Adam Nayman on Twitter. Get access to all of our premium episodes and bonus content by becoming a Hit Factory Patron for just $5/month.....Our theme song is "Mirror" by Chris Fish. 

Bubbles Mushrooms Podcast
Ep145: Kitchenesque

Bubbles Mushrooms Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 2, 2024 55:18


Welcome back to Bubbles' Mushrooms! We're back at it again in BM Studios ready for action once again. This week, we have some exciting changes to the program and you're gonna hear all about what the new changes are as soon as you start listening. Hear how the story of Bubbles' Mushrooms progresses through the ages and times with our humble beginnings all the way through our brand new studio called BM Studios in the heart of Allendale Michigan. Come along down as we take a trip down memory lane, discussing old friends like Jim Varney, Sinead O'Connor and The Lord. Katie took a visit to the Feral Freak Show presented by our friends over at Lilith's Layer, Edward spent Halloween trick or treating and Luke watched Sling Blade. Edward has some insights about his customers at work, we read a viewer email from one of our three viewers and we enjoy some of the juiciest bites of all time - on the show! This week's special game time activity is just for you. We have sunk to a new low and decided to start playing road trip games. The good news is that is we goof up then we have to eat a Jelly Belly brand BeanBoozled jelly bean. Can you think of a boy's name that starts with the letter U? What vegetable starts with the letter D? What letter does jumphouse start with? You can find out here this week on the Bubbles' Mushrooms podcast! Follow the show on TikTok & Instagram @bubbmush and email us at bubbmush@gmail.com - Thanks for checking out the dumbest show in America!

Trash Talk Omaha
Chuck Mountain Likes Mustard Biscuits 10/16/24

Trash Talk Omaha

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 17, 2024 92:38


TTO-203 Blue Dot or Red, Abortion Voting, Fallopian Tubes, John Gets Abortion Consultation, Texas Ewing Manning, Football, Indian Preview, Big Ten, Bills, Packers, Vikings, Bar NFL, Omaha, Chuck Mountain, Sling Blade, Mustard Biscuits, Billy Bob, Mr Show, Perfect Movie Congo, Meat Suite Man, Its Pam, Modern Pat, Beet Man, Disney Can't Do Star Wars, Hurricane Damage, Lieutenant Dan

Says Who Sports with John Dauphin
Episode 19: Billy Bob Thornton, Oscar-winner and frontman for the Boxmasters, and bandmate JD Andrew Sit With Says Who Sports

Says Who Sports with John Dauphin

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 27, 2024 95:00


Oscar-Winner and frontman for the Boxmasters Billy Bob Thornton and his longtime bandmate, Grammy-winning guitarist JD Andrew, sit with Says Who Sports to talk music, movies and a whole lotta sports!Thornton has been a big fan of sports, especially baseball, all his life. He grew up in rural Arkansas and became a fan of the St. Louis Cardinals. Thornton shares his excitement at meeting Stan Musial and Bob Gibson, what it was like to witness the power of slugger Albert Pujols taking cuts in batting practice from an on-field perspective, drinking beers with Goose Gossage, a smoking session with Jim Leyland, his close relationship with former Cardinals manager Tony LaRussa, and his pick between Greg Maddux and Roger Clemens to pitch a winner-take-all game. Thornton, who starred in the movie Friday Night Lights, discusses immersing himself in the intensity and drama of Texas high school football, his iconic halftime speech in the movie, and his big respect for kickers, reinforced thru his own (painful) attempts at kicking seemingly simple extra points during breaks in filming in the Astrodome. Thornton, who has played and toured with the best in the music business since he was a teenager, and Andrew discuss their musical brotherhood of nearly two decades, their earliest musical influences, and stories of recording and sharing stages with many of their musical heroes, from ZZ Top to Warren Zevon. Andrew recounts what it was like working as a mixer in the studio with the Rolling Stones during the sessions for A Bigger Bang, including special moments with Mick Jagger and Keith Richards. Thornton discusses how winning an Oscar for Sling Blade changed his life, his gratitude for the cast members of the movie and the friendships that developed, and if Sling Blade could even be made today.  

The Bench with John and Lance
7-23 Hour 2: Slingblade on the Astros & John refuses to pay for the NBA

The Bench with John and Lance

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2024 45:03


Let's Talk About Stuff!
359. Duck Feet Necklace - EVERYBODY WANTS SOME!! (2016)

Let's Talk About Stuff!

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2024 107:34


It's Steven's birthday and he gets to choose the movie! So of course he chose his current summer favorite EVERYBODY WANTS SOME!! (2016) from one of his all-time favorite directors, Richard Linklater! We become Jocks and talk about the great characters, the awesome actors who brought them to life, and of course the star of the show - Charlie the cat in the fridge! We also talk the new show in the Sonic the Hedgehog universe - Knuckles (Paramount+), Bottoms (2023), we celebrate Anne Hathaway's Hath-aissance with the delightful rom-com The Idea of You (2024), and Sling Blade comes to visit! —————————————————————— To see images of the stuff discussed, look at your device's screen while listening! Go here to get some LTAS Merch: tee.pub/lic/huI4z_dwRsI Email: LetsTalkAboutStuffPodcast AT gmail DOT com Follow LTAS on Instagram: www.instagram.com/ltaspod/?hl=en Subscribe to Steven's YouTube channel: youtube.com/@alittlelessprofoundfilms Follow Steven on Letterboxd: letterboxd.com/stevenfisher22 Brent is not on social media. A 5-Star rating on your podcast app is appreciated! And if you like our show, share it with your friends! WHAT'S YOUR POINT, MARK?

Buddy Book Club
Morning Star (Red Rising Series, Book 3) - Pierce Brown - Episode 98

Buddy Book Club

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 12, 2024 50:24


The Buddies close out Pierce Brown's, Red Rising trilogy, with book 3: Morning Star. It was sad to see one of the Buddies favorite trilogies come to an end, but luckily in five years they'll completely forget the series and be able to do it all over again! The Buddies got to chatting about: yearbooks, the prisoner's dilemma, and the drawbacks of filming everything (especially violent massacres). So equip your SlingBlade and wolf cloaks for one last ride (in this trilogy at least) as we finish book 3 in the Red Rising Series.Intro (0:00-1:21)Stock Up/Down (1:22-28:29)Favorite Scene/Character (28:30-38:30)Love/Hate (38:31-46:20)Recapping Series & Conclusion (46:21-50:08) NEXT EPISODE: Shōgun (2024 TV series)NEXT BOOK: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J. K. Rowling

The Adventures Of E
"In Indiana You're Called Buddy"-Episode 11

The Adventures Of E

Play Episode Listen Later May 22, 2024 47:33


In this episode Elissa goes rogue and doesn't share what we're going to talk about! And as you can imagine, hilarity ensues. Make sure to give us a like and follow on all of our socials!CHECK US OUT ON FACEBOOKCHECK US OUT ON INSTAGRAMCHECK US OUT ON YOUTUBE

The Reel Rejects
BRIDE OF CHUCKY (1998) MOVIE REVIEW!! FIRST TIME WATCHING!!

The Reel Rejects

Play Episode Listen Later May 2, 2024 26:41


HERE COMES THE BRIDE!! Bride of Chucky Full Movie Reaction Watch Along:  https://www.patreon.com/thereelrejects Brad Dourif may be retiring from Acting, but NOT from voicing Chucky! And with Chucky Season 3 getting Rave Reviews, Roxy Striar & Tara Erickson continue their journey into the next phase with their First Time Reaction, Commentary, Breakdown, & Spoiler Review for the 4th film in Don Mancini's beloved series - Featuring the voice of Brad Dourif (The Lord of the Rings, Dune, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Halloween) and introducing Jennifer Tilly (Bound, Bullets Over Broadway) as the fan-favorite Tiffany!! The film also stars Katherine Heigl (Knocked Up, Grey's Anatomy), Alexis Arquette (Pulp Fiction, Spun), John Ritter (Bad Santa, Three's Company, Sling Blade), Kathy Najimy (Hocus Pocus, Sister Act), & MORE! Roxy & Tara React to all the Best Kills & Craziest Moments including Chucky Makes a Bride, Right Place Wrong Time, That is a Rude Doll, The Deadly Tiffany, I Always Come Back, Marriage Trouble, A True Homicidal Genius, & Beyond! Follow Roxy Striar YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/@TheWhirlGirls Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/roxystriar/?hl=en Twitter:  https://twitter.com/roxystriar Follow Tara Erickson: Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@TaraErickson Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/taraerickson/ Twitter:  https://twitter.com/thetaraerickson Support The Channel By Getting Some REEL REJECTS Apparel! https://www.rejectnationshop.com/ Music Used In Manscaped Ad:  Hat the Jazz by Twin Musicom is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ POWERED BY @GFUEL Visit https://gfuel.ly/3wD5Ygo and use code REJECTNATION for 20% off select tubs!! Head Editor: https://www.instagram.com/praperhq/?hl=en Co-Editor: Greg Alba Co-Editor: John Humphrey Music In Video: Airport Lounge - Disco Ultralounge by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Ask Us A QUESTION On CAMEO: https://www.cameo.com/thereelrejects Follow TheReelRejects On FACEBOOK, TWITTER, & INSTAGRAM:  FB:  https://www.facebook.com/TheReelRejects/ INSTAGRAM:  https://www.instagram.com/reelrejects/ TWITTER:  https://twitter.com/thereelrejects Follow GREG ON INSTAGRAM & TWITTER: INSTAGRAM:  https://www.instagram.com/thegregalba/ TWITTER:  https://twitter.com/thegregalba Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

WTF Happened To....?!
WTF Happened to Billy Bob Thornton? WTF Happened to this Celebrity?!

WTF Happened To....?!

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2024 22:22


Billy Bob Thornton is an unlikely but enduring movie star. He blasted onto the scene as a character actor in movies like One False Move and Tombstone before his 1996 passion project, Sling Blade, earned him a best screenplay Academy Award while also netting him a Best Actor nomination. Made for just over $1 million, it was a solid box office hit, grossing 30 times its budget, and from there, Thornton's career went into high gear. While his directorial career went on the back-burner after Harvey Weinstein cut his Cormac McCarthy adaptation, All the Pretty Horses, to shreds, his acting career was white-hot, earning a best-supporting actor nomination for Sam Raimi's A Simple Plan and leading movies such as Monster's Ball, Friday Night Lights, The Man Who Wasn't There, and netting high profile supporting roles in Armageddon, Primary Colors, Bandits, Love Actually and so many more.His career really gained momentum when he signed on to play the lead in perhaps his most iconic film, Bad Santa, which became an R-rated Christmas classic. At the same time, the public became fascinated by Thornton's eccentricities, including the fact that he and his then-wife Angelina Jolie wore pendants of each other's blood and his well-known aversion to antique furniture. There's also his viral CBC interview in which he sparred with the now-cancelled Jian Ghomeshi, but through it all Thornton has stayed firmly on the Hollywood A-list, with him especially prominent on TV thanks to roles on Fargo and Goliath. We dig into his career in this episode of WTF Happened to this Celebrity, which is written (with Brad Hamerly), narrated and produced by Taylor James Johnson, and edited by Adam Walton.

Trenton Waves Podcast
Terry "JuJu" West - No Relation to Kanye

Trenton Waves Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2024


Frank and Christina discuss the phenomenon of people wearing pajama tops and bottoms OUTSIDE! Frank asks Podcastia married men for help. When in a restaurant with your wife, what is the etiquette of ordering food?Christina loves the accents of her Pennsylvania neighbors as Frank likens them to the cast of Slingblade. Terry West stops by the studio with a quiche, his job description, Sly Stallone's art installation, and h [...]

SNL Hall of Fame
Tracy Morgan

SNL Hall of Fame

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2024 75:01


This week on the program we welcome our friend Deremy Dove into the hallowed halls to discuss the career of funny man Tracy Morgan. Join us won't you? Transcript:[0:41] Thank you so much, Doug and Nance. It is fantastic to be here with you all.And there are quite a few of you. I can see you queued up outside the SNL Hall of Fame.My name is J.D., and it is just a thrill to be with you here on this lovely Monday.We have got a fantastic show for you.But before we go any further, I feel it necessary to tell you to wipe your feetbefore coming into the hall. all.Now, back when I was a wee lad, my mother scolded me once for making a messof the floor, and ever since then I feel compelled to tell people to wipe their feet.There. I've said it. It's finally out in the public, and I feel great.Thanks for being my therapist by proxy. The check is in the mail.The SNL Hall of Fame podcast is a weekly affair fair where each episode we takea deep dive into the career of a former cast member, host, musical guest,or writer and add them to the ballot for your consideration.Once the nominees have been announced, we turn to you, the listener,to vote for the most deserving and help determine who will be enshrined for perpetuity in the hall.And that's how we play the game. It's just that That simple. You listen.You vote. We tabulate. We announce.Track 2[2:06] Repeat after me. You listen. You vote.We tabulate. And we announce. Speaking of announcements, our good friend MattArdill is standing around loafing.It looks like, hey, if you've got time enough to lean, you've got time enough to clean, young man.Track 3[2:25] Hey, JD, I saw the new exhibits on the way in. I really like the Norm Macdonaldhat collection that we've got going on.Turd Ferguson, that Turd Ferguson hat and that big hat. It's funny.Yeah, you can't go wrong with a funny hat. That's right.How are you doing? I'm excellent right now. Yeah, I'm pretty good.What have you got for us this week? I have got an awesome player of Tracy Morgan.So I'm really looking forward to sharing some facts about him. Well, let's do it.Great. Well, Tracy's 5'9", born November 10th, 1968.He has 67 acting credits, five producer credits, and eight writing credits.Born in Brooklyn and raised in Marlborough Houses and Tompkins Houses in Bedford.He was actually named after a platoon mate of his father who shipped off withhis dad to Vietnam, but was killed in an action within days of deployment.Track 3[3:31] So his dad was very close to this guy, and so that's why he got that name.Um yeah he went on tomarry his high school sweetheart and began hiscomedy career at the age of 17 by performing stand-upon street corners in new york he had his datefirst debut as hustle manon the television show martin sohe's been working hard since he was akid um and it shows i meanhe lists his influences as carol burnett lucille balljackie gleason which i actually see the mostin a lot of what he does uh martin lawrenceeddie murphy and richard prior uh buthe learned about that is a great pedigree huh yeah that's athat's a really good good lineup but yeah the thingis he he says he learned his comedy first fromhis dad who taught him about jonesing whichis basically roasting people he put put himon his lap and they would roast people on the the streetand he also drew from his uncles who he said were also very funny so you knowit runs in the family um you can actually see his first stand-up gig which isan apollo theater amateur night on youtube so if you want to go out and seehis first big break it's there for you to find.Track 3[4:52] I'm going to have to watch that. Yeah. Yeah. You don't get that.See that with a lot of comedians. No. Yeah.He nicknamed all the talk show hosts that he's appeared with.So David Letterman is D rock.Jimmy Fallon is Jimbo and Conan O'Brien is C black.Track 3[5:08] The line between Tracy Morgan and Tracy Jordan is remarkably thin. That's right.Yeah. So he has lobster for dinner every day.He does in fact own sharks. He has, at this point, 15, and he has a backyard tank.And now, to be fair, he has a very close relationship with his daughter,who wants to be a marine biologist.So at least partially he's doing this for her. Oh, it's a shark pony.Track 3[5:40] Yeah, it's a shark pony. Yeah, some people get pony ponies.She got a shark pony. um yeah toentertain his daughter uh and her friends he turnshis basement into a haunted house and he goes allout to the point he every halloweenhe actually won't go into the basement because he's afraid ofthe haunted house that he sets up in his own house umthat's spectacular now he whendrinking he does have a alter ego uh namedchico divine that he describes as thethe coolest dude who would never hurt anybody but chicodid at least piss piss one person off as princekicked chico out of his house uhfollowing a pre-grammy party he got a little out of control um now the thingis this actually helped turn tracy's life around because he got a dui whichled to a confrontation between himself and his son and from that point on he's been sober.Track 3[6:39] Wow. Good for him.Track 3[7:09] So it was a real uh great great thing for him to do to honor his dad that is great,what a tear-jerking end to trivia this week yeah a little bit more serious and and uh,intense uh trivia but it was one of those things where it's like you know iwas reading it i'm like should i you know leave this out because it's a littledown but it's like it really helps explain explain a lot of his comedy and thecharacter behind Tracy.I mean, I've met people who've done shows with him and they say he's like a really sweet dude.And this is where a lot of this comes from. Awesome.Well, our friend, Jeremy Dove is here and he is down with Thomas right now.So let's turn it over to those two.Track 4[8:30] All right. Matt Ardill, JD, thank you so much for that.And I am excited today because we have, first of all, a great guest.Second of all, really interesting nominee.Track 4[8:45] Very different nominee. And I think my guest today and I talking before we hitrecord, that's kind of the word that came up was different.Tracy Morgan is such a different cast member. He has such a different vibe comparedto a lot of people that have been on the show.So this is going to be a fun one to get into. So to talk all things Tracy Morganand SNL, I have with me my guest for today, my friend, a great guest on theSNL Hall of Fame in the past.He's been on for Dick Ebersole, Adam McKay, been on a roundtable.Track 4[9:21] Great guy, I think, to chat about Tracy Morgan. Deremy Dove.Deremy, how's it going, man?Thomas, I'm honored by your kind words, and I'm honored to be here to talk aboutsomeone who is, as you said, just so different in SNL history.We're going on near 50 years, and it's always you think like, oh, you've seen it all.But with Tracy Morgan, he is one of one.He's definitely one of one. With Tracy Morgan, it's a lot about vibes.So we're going to vibe out today on some Tracy Morgan.So you're a podcaster, obviously.So you have the Bigger Than The Game podcast with Jose Ruiz. I'm a fan.Tell everyone what's been going on over at Bigger Than The Game, man.Well, we just did our most recent episode was on the 60th anniversary of SonnyListon versus Cassius Clay, who later became Muhammad Ali.And it was just, like, incredible that, like, man, it's been 60 years sincethat legendary and epic match.And it was kind of fun to look at. I know you'll enjoy this, Thomas.Track 4[10:29] In the same month, February of 1964, the Beatles went on Ed Sullivan and youngCassius Clay Muhammad Ali upset Sonny Liston to become heavyweight champion.Champion and it's like man in that month two thingsthat really changed not only the decade but the way welook at pop culture sports everything twoof the biggest figures of the 20th century the Beatles and Muhammad Ali reallyemerged all in that same month so it's just really fun to kind of get into justwhat this match set up for the rest of the decade and the rest of the 20th centuryas far as sports I love it you guys talk sports history but you break it downyou put Put it into that context.You talk about all the narratives surrounding the sporting event or whatevertopic you're talking about at the time.You and Jose do such a great deep dive into all the topics that you cover.So I love it. Thank you. Go check out Bigger Than The Game with Jeremy and Jose.And I'm told you have another podcast. Why don't you tell everyone about that?So it's this show called Pop Culture 5.It's me and this guy. What's his name? I think it's Thomas Senna oh my goshthat's right we do have a podcast together we have a show I mean who would have thought it so,that has been just so fun to do the show with you man my friend and.Track 4[11:53] We look at anything in music, movies, TV shows, and we're picking five essential things from that.So if it's TV, it's episodes, music, it could be songs for an actor, a director, movies.And we're just kind of talking about our five essentials. And depending on who'sthe host, if you're the host that week, you get three.The co-host gets two, but gets veto power.So it's really like a fun twist on it. And we've gotten nothing but great responses,and I've just really enjoyed doing the show with you, man.Yeah, I look forward to it every week, recording episodes.I love deep diving into our topics at any given week.So one week, I'm all about Nirvana.One week, I'm deep diving into Spike Lee movies and Spielberg.And so it's just been a lot of fun, man. And I think when this Tracy Morganepisode gets released, we'll be up to 25 episodes around then, something like that.Yeah. Yeah. So being released because we have some banked. So this has been– I think we found a really nice groove.Absolutely. Absolutely. Big credit to you for that, man.And you too. So everybody go check out my podcast and Deremy's podcast, Pop Culture 5.Track 4[13:14] Today, we're here on the SNL Hall of Fame. See, I got to get into SNL Hall of Fame mode.Yeah. Yeah, I was going to do this introduction like I was on Pop Culture 5,but we got to get into SNL Hall of Fame mode here.I know, it's a brain shift. It is a brain shift.So, today we're talking about Tracy Morgan here on the SNL Hall of Fame.Tracy joined the cast when he was 27. He auditioned at the same time as Stephen Colbert.Track 4[13:38] Stephen Colbert and Tracy Morgan auditioned, and Tracy auditioned with a littlekid character named Biscuit. Have you seen his audition?I have. I have seen it. Well, can you describe his audition and who Biscuit is?Because it was a really memorable audition to me. I'll be honest, right?Track 4[13:57] It's really weird. For the whole audition, there's certain people,like when you watch Phil Hartman's and Will Ferrell, and to me,it's just like, oh, that's a lock.Track 4[14:06] That guy has to be on. or even Jimmy Fallon forTracy's it was really like I'm likeman like it's not that it's not funny but it'sjust so it's just so different and unique andI'm just like I wonder what they talked aboutin the room once he like got done and saidthank you like you know what I mean because like you mentioned Biscuitand Biscuit was just this I'm probably gonnastruggle to describe but like just this odd character thathe kind of like had I feel like he did it from his stand-up days yeahit was like a little kid who was this kindof shy kid but not almost a socially awkward kidbut he would but then the premise was that he was asked torecite like a christmas poem or something yeah soit was like he was this shy kid but like hewas awkward but would kind of say these like weirdlike i don't know sassy kind of stuff at times like itwas was just really like it was differentit was just so weird for a character to biscuit littlekid named biscuit that's like definitely a tracy morgan touchon this and so like i mentioned he he and steven colbert were two of the finalistsand i've heard norm mcdonald even say like norm mcdonald was part of the selectionprocess and he watched the uh all the uh people audition and And he even said,he's like, I just assumed that Stephen was going to get it.Track 4[15:31] Yeah. We saw both of them. And even Norm said, I just thought,oh, Stephen Colbert is going to be a cast member. Right.Track 4[15:38] But I don't know. His audition, Tracy's audition won the show over, Jeremy.So one, I mean, what do you think?Track 4[15:50] It was about Tracy that might have won SNL over.And two, that's quite the what if between Stephen Colbert and Tracy. Yeah.Well, number one, I believe Tracy just has raw charisma.There's some people who they're just naturally funny.It's like the guys, like the class clown when you're in school or at the lunch table.Track 4[16:16] They just are funny. and they can almost like readthe phone book to you and they'll crack you upand Tracy has that you know a lot of times comedians they'rethey're you know it's an art form and it's trained it's timing andall those things but then there's just some who break throughwho it's just something about them they just make you all their mannerisms justmake you laugh and you can't pinpoint one specific thing you're like I likethis guy he just cracks me up and Thomas I don't know this is a hot take foryou or not but when i'm thinking about tracy morgan and getting ready for this episode.Track 4[16:52] I think this is lauren michaels most uniquehire and i also think whenit comes to judging how good of a talent evaluator lauren michaels is i go totracy morgan as number one yeah because of it's such a unique hire like thisshows me like lauren he thought outside the box when it comes to who who he's bringing on the cast.No, I don't think that's a hot take. I think I used a different word,but I think it encapsulates the same thing.We were probably both thinking along the same lines. I think it's one of Lorne's most inspired hires.That's a good word. It's a better word. No, it's a different word,but I think unique's a great word too for it. A unique hire, an inspired hire.I have to give Lorne and the other producers, I think Steve Higgins was probably,Obviously, Steve Higgins has been there forever.He's been there longer than Keenan. That's how long Steve Higgins has been there. Yes, yes.So I have to think whoever is in charge, Morrissey. Mm-hmm.Track 4[17:52] Choosing Tracy Morgan, they could have gone the easy route and chose StephenColbert and, you know, just plugged him in.But choosing Tracy was just like such a – it was a conscious,it was a deliberate choice to choose somebody like Tracy.Yeah, I'm wondering, like, if you look at the cast, like, do you think at thetime that they needed somebody like Tracy, like, to feel some sort of thing to add?Well, it's interesting because he came in 96, so he's not part of that 95 castwho saved the show again with Will Ferrell and Sherry O'Terry and everything.But he's still remembered as part of that group, even though he came a year later.He's still kind of grouped in with those guys as part of the group that kind of saved the show.So it's interesting because that's one season kind of removed from the toughesttime Lorne has really had on the show where like the network executives werekind of breathing down his neck and being like, you got to get the show funnier.And, you know, you kind of lost. And we've talked about this before.We kind of understand where they're coming from. That 94, 95 season was not really that good.So I think he was looking for people to kind of had an original voice.I think you hear Lawrence say that a lot when he's doing those interviews.I think he wanted people who were original and kind of got back to.Track 4[19:21] Snl really is and i think he wanted someone totracy's credit who people like towork with and was easy to work with too and ithink that's also a big thing that people don't talk about for tracyi'm glad you mentioned about the show's originalvibe and hearken back to that because there's an element of tracy that i thinkis part of the spirit of the original snl and that's almost that danger aspectyes yes like that unpredictability and that's that's a good thing and tracycould be unpredictable but in like a controlled way he's still a professional,he's still you know it's not like he sabotaged sketches ordid anything like that tracy was a professional but he had this aura vibe abouthim that was uh dangerous or unpredictable i think that did harken back to theoriginal time then that was something to me they probably wanted to shy awayfrom that in season 21 because they had just come off of sandler and farley and they were.Track 4[20:18] Dangerous quote-unquote and unpredictable but it got to bea disruption on the show i think right i thinkthey maybe consciously didn't hire somebody like that for the immediate seasonfollowing sandler and farley and those guys but maybe they re-evaluated andlike let's get somebody who can add that danger that unpredictability i meanis there something to Am I just being a weird SNL fan? No, no. I think there is.It was that tamed. Like you said, it's a controlled danger.It wasn't someone that, oh, he's off the rails and is not willing to work.And I think also he brought a confidence, too, where just from Tracy's background,his upbringing, you know, doing stand-up, I think, as well.Like there's a difference between being an improv actor and being a stand-upcomic. and I think Tracy just kind of did...Track 4[21:11] Not to say he's in this person's ballpark overall as far as SNL,but one thing about Eddie Murphy,when he was a part of that cast that replaced the original people from the firstfive years, a lot of those guys, and I understand, rightfully so,they're replacing the epic first five years. They were scared.They were nervous, all this pressure, the presses on them, and everyone alwayssaid Eddie just had a confidence where he didn't care.He's like, I know I'm good. I'm doing it. And I'm not saying Tracy's Eddie Murphy,but Tracy kind of always gives a confidence of, I know who I am.I don't care what you think. I'm here. I'm ready to go.And I think that's what Tracy kind of really brought. I feel like Lorne andthe others kind of saw in him.He wouldn't be scared of the moment. No, I definitely agree.And Tracy was confident in the material. He's like, I know this is funny.I know my inflection's funny. I just know what's funny about this.And so I'm going to get on screen and show you. So that, yeah,that's such a good point.And I think another element, especially around this time, 96,when Tracy got hired, that fascinates me.It's hard to think about Tracy getting cast around this time,to me, without thinking about SNL's history, somewhat tenuous history with black cast members.Track 4[22:26] So I'm wondering, Jeremy, like, can you talk about the show's history with blackcast members, like up until that point, and even like on?On yeah yeah it's always it's beensomething um i remember when ifirst saw tracy do stand-up comedy was after hehad left snl but people in the crowd wereyelling out like you know brian fellows and everything and hemade the joke that honestly my whole life i heard which is like black peopledon't watch snl except for when eddie murphy was on there right in my wholelife people my own family a lot of said i felt weird because me and my brotherliked it but they were like ohwe don't watch that except for when Eddie Murphy was on and it was always,you saw what happened in the original cast with Garrett Morris and how,you know, he really was neglected and just kind of stereotyped and.Track 4[23:15] Made to just either wear drag or just play this token black.And I think Eddie Murphy, he talked about his struggles and he had those battlestoo, but he was such a star and the show had no stars.So he kind of really emerged and became that guy.But then you see Damon Wayans came and he had struggles and just frustrationsof being that only black voice.Track 4[23:40] And you're seeing a room filled with white people who don't understand you.Not willing to really understand you becausethey're going to go to this performer who they either knowor feel like will get their work over better they're notsitting down trying to understand your comedic sensibility understandyour background and you know you saw that from damonit went to you know chris rock had the same battles and hereally struggled there where everyone here knows chrisrock and legendary stand-up comic but if hewasn't who he became came after SNL no one reallyremembers what Chris Rock did in that time and that'sa glorious time those early 90s of SNL soreally you look at from Eddie Murphy by thetime Tracy comes on there you know Tim Meadows was onbut he you know did his roles andstuff like that but didn't really like stripe it and I feel likenow he gets a little more appreciation forhis time on SNL but I feel like he was kind of like an underrated hecould do a lot of things but minus likeyou know the oj when the oj trial happenedi feel like that kind of helped him out and then the ladies man a little bitbut never really got that shining star treatment that i think tim meadows shouldhave gotten too so i think tracy is really an interesting um i guess like amarker for blacks being on the show where.Track 4[25:05] He still battled it too, and I know we'll talk about that, but he kind of reallyset the stage to me for Kenan, for Leslie Jones, Jay Pharoah.He was that guy to kind of really set the stage for seeing SNL starting to improveon that relationship with Black cast members.Oh, that's really great perspective and well put. And even though we're allSNL fans, love the show, I wouldn't be doing an SNL podcast if I didn't love the show.But there's also in the show's 49-year history stuff that they need to reckon with.You know, this is their treatment of women, their treatment of black cast members,maybe not enough representation.Yeah. Even like as a Latino myself, I always kind of look like about Latinorepresentation as well.I mean, that's just the reality of it and something that I know.You know, SNL, about when Leslie got hired, that's something that they madea conscious effort to get a black woman onto the show.And that was almost spearheaded by Kenan, telling them, you know what,look, you need to hire a black woman.Track 4[26:16] Plenty of qualified black women to do a lot of these roles. You need to get one on the gas.No. Oh, and I think it was shown in the conversations. Like,you look at it when In Living Color came out in the early 90s and just like,okay, then what are we saying here?Like, there's this show on Fox that's reaching this other demographic.And then people are kind of, like, I think kind of trying to say,like, oh, there's not that whole excuse of, well, there's no one to bring on.And it's like, that was a lie. You saw from the Weyans to all these different people.You know, it's funny that Damon Wayans, this great comedic talent,was on Saturday Night Live and was just misused and then becomes an all-timesketch performer on In Living Color, you know, four years later.Like, what's that say to you? Exactly. He was so frustrated on SNL that he sabotaged a sketch. Yeah.The Monopoly Man sketch with John Lovitz. Like, Damon just sort of sabotaged it and he wanted out.Right. Right, and Chris Rock leaves SNL to go to In Living Color because he'slike, hey, that's where my voice will be heard.Now, he picked bad timing because it was the way in –.Track 4[27:26] They left One Living Color, so his timing was off. But the decision to me wascorrect, where it's like, yeah, who's going to get your voice heard and understood?It's like, not Saturday Night Live. And Chris Rock has said there were so manygreat comedic minds from JimDowney, Al Franken, Lorne, and great cast members, great friends of his.But still, he wasn't being represented and wasn't being heard there.Yeah, I think it's an important discussion. and that's whyI think Tracy's one of the many reasons why Tracy's such aninteresting figure to me as far as Tracy goes Jeremy likehow did you get introduced to him how are you like most familiar withTracy was it SNL you see you mentioned his stand-up yeah so he was someone Ibeing you know I know you are too big fan of stand-up comedy you I would seehim on different things and different tapes and stuff like that but honestlyit was Saturday Night Live where it It was like, I was like, oh, that dude.I saw him on like the Apollo doing stand-up and everything.Back when the, you know, Steve Harvey used to host the Apollo and it would air Saturday nights.And I remember seeing Tracy Morgan. And then when I saw him on Saturday NightLive, I was like, oh, that guy.Because like this mid-90s era is when I really started watching SNL live.Track 4[28:40] I would watch the reruns before, but like watching it live was kind of like around 93, 94.So I was really kind of getting into my SNLlike fandom you know the year before and then whenTracy arrived so it was kind of cool to see and ofcourse as a black man when you saw like that other oh they brought on a blackcast member male or female you kind of like oh okay let's see what how theydo and Tracy Tracy in his own way shined through yeah yeah that's awesome soSo we mentioned he started in 96 at SNL was on the show until 2003.What's a we'll dive into it. What's the character sketch that kind of firststicks out to you during Tracy's time?Track 4[29:25] It's one that I kind of, I'll be honest, I didn't really like at first,and a lot of people, like, disagreed with me, like friends, but Brian Fellows is funny.Like, I will give Brian Fellows, and I kind of thought it was,like, overdone and stuff like that, but as I look back on it,and I'm like, you know what, that is, it's classic Tracy.And just the way he does that and just him being this Safari,Brian Fellows, Safari planet and this animal enthusiast, but doesn't have anyidea about any of the animals and always kind of got freaked out by him.And it is really, he's playing Brian Fellows, but in all honesty,it's just different forms of Tracy in all these sketches.That's really funny to me. Our first guest is like a human cactus.Please welcome our porcupine.Track 4[30:16] Ooh, and who are you? I'm Dale Dudley from the Texas Wildlife Sanctuary in Austin. Hello, Austin.Track 4[30:26] No, I'm from the Wildlife Sanctuary in Austin. My name is Dale Dudley. I'm Brian Fellow.Hello, Brian. I want you to meet my porcupine friend. His name is Willie.That rat needs a haircut.So that one and then the classic Christmas band member. I thought, yeah, I loved that.I loved it when it happened. I remember watching it live and loving it.And I still love it to this day when they kind of all got back together likea few years ago to do it. I always loved that.And I love Tracy in it. And just his facial expression always cracked me up.Those are just a couple of the memorable sketches or in moments with Tracy thatI have. I'm glad you brought up Brian Fellow's safari plan at first,and not just because I think this was the most times that he did a character.I think he did it nine times on SNL, so I think that was his most recurring character.But it just, to me, the story behind this just totally encapsulates Tracy's time at SNL and why...Track 4[31:29] He's successful, I think, in a major way.So Norm MacDonald, again, Norm, said that this came about because he and RobertSmigel wrote the Brian Fellows sketch as kind of a rib on Tracy because of theway Tracy would pronounce his S's.Like they wanted to mess with Tracy at the table read and give him somethinghard to read because of how he pronounced stuff.And as far as iknow they did like tracy like norman smigel idon't know like as far as i know yeah yeah smigel sayinganything bad about tracy so i guess itwas all in good fun but i love this becausetracy took something that was supposed to be a jokeon him and turned it into something that was his own andsuper memorable like he's he he basically waslike yeah screw this like in his own little way likethis is supposed to be a rib on me but the joke's onyou because i'm going to make this like a really successful sketch and a characterso that's a big reason why like to me that almost encapsulates big reason whytracy's just successful just in general right he just keeps on yeah and andyou hit on a couple things here which is like,you know rip norm and you know smigel is a great great all-time writer but justlike Like, how messed up that is.Track 4[32:53] And, like, that's a small example of that cultural difference where,like, that wouldn't happen to him on In Living Color.You know what I mean? Or, like, whatever that day's Key and Peele or Chappelleshow, that wouldn't have happened to him.Right. He would have had writers in there who understood, who knew him,like, know his background.They can relate to him. They kind of, like, did it as a spoof.And to your point, Tracy took it. And I think that's what makes Tracy greatis there's just a confidence about him and a no fear kind of mentality.Like because he has that background and I think like, hey, I was out here,you know, selling different items in front of Yankee Stadium a few years ago,you know, just trying to make, you know, $30.So I'm on NBC on Saturday Night Live. What do I have to lose?So he has that kind of fear that was like, all right, you want to like mock it?Fine, let's go. Oh, and he takes it and makes it his most memorable character. Yeah, absolutely.Track 4[33:53] And the sketch itself, his delivery is so great.I think the just genius part about it is Tracy does these characters and hehas this delivery to where it seems like it's an accident.It seems like he's not putting a lot into it, but it's by design.A lot of his inflection, his timing, him being amped up Tracy Morgan,it's by design because he knows that that's going to get the laughs.He knows how to pull laughs from people. Like Brian Fellowes.Track 4[34:26] Just how he pauses or how somebody will say their name on the show and thenhow he'll pause and say, he'll say, well, I'm Brian Fellow.Track 4[34:35] Tracy knows that that pause and then his kind of shoulder shake,the delivery is going to pull the laugh.So it seems like he makes it look so easy and natural, but it's just by designbecause Tracy has that comedic mind.I always was entertained by the Brian Fellow Safari planet because of that.No, and to me, like you said, it was by design. It's just that inflection.But what he did, which I feel like Chris Rock didn't do, and I think a lot ofthe people who were stand-ups on the show before him didn't do,is when you're not an improv person who knows how to do that,like working with others and different characters and acting,a lot of times they say if you're on SNL as a stand-up, it's best to be on aweekend update or have a solo thing where you're on a show.You're looking in camera and kind of doing your own thing, almost like you'redoing standup and Chris rock didn't really figure that out. Right.But I think Tracy, when you have like, you know, he would have a guest on, but from Brian fellows,astronaut Jones, different things, he kind of found his lane and kind of pokedand reconstructed like improv and sketch by doing this, these individual charactersthat really highlighted his sensibility.Yeah. And with astronaut Jones again, like he made it look like,Oh, oh, that's just Tracy playing himself.Track 4[35:57] But he just knew his delivery. Maybe there's danger.He knew how to tap into just how to say something.That one in particular, Ashton Jones, is almost like anti-comedy in a way.There's a big old theme song.Track 4[36:38] The sketch itself is anticlimactic. Oh, yeah.But that's like a lot of anti-comedy. And then Tracy just has to do like just a few little things.I'm just, the Britney Spears astronaut Jones is the one that I always went back to.My name is Craig Ellera. I'm the queen of Orpheoleans. A proud and peace-lovingrace. My people have been awaiting your arrival for some time now.We're in desperate need of your help. The Galaxians have besieged our citiesand plundered our riches. What?Say what? Right. Dig. Uh-huh. Right.Well, why don't you drop out of that green jumpsuit and show me that fat ass?Track 4[37:25] It's like a one-joke thing, but it's like anti-comedy in a way, but that's just like,you brought up such a good point, Jeremy, me earlier abouttracy's just a different funny personhe's like that got the your friend at the lunch table yourfriend who just makes you you should read the phone book and crackyou up and things like astronaut jones arelike a perfect example to me no for sure actuallyand you you nailed it on what makes that you know that because i rememberthat britney spears and it was almost what was funnywas just a dichotomy of having britney and tracy togetherand it's like the odd couple effect waslike that cracked you up just being like britney spearsand tracy morgan like having even though like it's scripted andstuff but like having a conversation it just was odd but like itwas that alone made you laugh but i remember um i think it was season 25 andjamie fox was the host and it was a time where uh it was like you know in betweenwe're like you know jamie's walking and tracy's like oh what's up jamie what'sup man he goes i'm glad we got some some brothers on the show,and Jamie's like, oh, yeah, yeah.Because Tracy's like, yo, these writers don't understand me.They don't get me or that dude with the white hair.And Jamie's like, you mean Lorne Michaels?Track 4[38:38] He's like, I don't know, whatever. He's like, he's your boss.He's like, yeah, he's just always saying weird stuff and doing weird things.And he's like, I'm going to be on the show a lot this week with you here,and we're going to take over. Revolution will be televised.And Jamie's like, yeah, you know, he kind of looks all quiet,like he's sneaking something.He's like, you're right, man, we're going to take over. I got mad lines,man, and this week I'm blowing up the spot.That's what I'm saying. All right, come on, let's go. We're in the middle ofa show. Okay? Yeah, yeah, all right.Jamie? Give me a soda, bitch!Track 4[39:16] Okay all right but it was one ofmy favorite tracy morgan moments because he just just thatline get me a soda like he just nailedit bitch yeah yeah bitch and lauren just goes okaylike i'm like that was great that was like that dangerousaspect of tracy i always love likehe's he's like one of the only ones that could pull that offconvincingly quite honestly we're inseason 49 and i think the current cast ismissing someone like that for sure if they tryto do a backstage and like i wouldn't andrews music is myfavorite cast member currently i don't think hecould pull that off convincingly james austin johnson idon't think keenan can it's not in keenan's nature necessarilyto like pull that off convincingly they don't havesomeone currently like tracy morgan thatadds that kind of unpredictability danger thisbackstage stage stuff with lauren that he did he because he did that a fewtimes the garth brooks one was another yes funny oneto me when he was talking to garth brooks and he was like manthat chris gaines i don't know like uh you're doinga great job garth but like what's up with that chris gaines guy and whateverand then lauren comes to talks to tracy and and he's like hey tracy you knowand then tracy's like no i know i know i know garth is chris gaines i know thatso it's almost like yeah yeah like a turnabout like he's just telling laurenlike i know that you like you got to give Give me some credit.Track 4[40:37] And then I don't know if it was this one or another one where all he has todo is look at Lauren and Lauren goes, orange soda, right? Yeah.Track 4[40:47] So credit to Lauren for playing along. But Tracy's the only one or one of thefew, I think, over the last 25 years or so that could pull something off likethat convincingly. And I think you're right.And it's not a knock on cast members past or present. you said Kenan's greatthat's just not who he is and the people who were on with Tracy that's not who they were like.Track 4[41:13] You can't find like you can't teach that what tracyhad like just like it just comes fromit's part natural part upbringing inyour experiences but like i i alwaysthink about something um jim brewertold a story uh i forget what radioshow he was on but he talks about you knowhim and tracy kind of were high around the same time and itwas the week that you know tragically like when farley cameand hosted and how he was just not in not ingood good shape and uh marcyhe said marcy went to because he was not doingwell during the week and not showing up and was not all thereso he was trying to hang out withlike different people in the cast and jim brewer's like me andtracy weren't doing that but then like marcy andpeople were looking at those to and kind of putit on them like oh you two must be getting chris into troubleand so they said marcy went intolike the office talked to jim and tracy and waslike you two need to stay away from chris so doall these things and like leave him alone and jim brewerwas like you know i'm new so i got nervous and scared andhe said credit to tracy he said tracy stood upand said i'm a grown man with children's you can't talk tome that way i got children's you ain't gonna talk tome like that and he was like but credit to him he's likehe's i didn't do nothing i'm a grown man with children's andi'm like yeah and jim brewer said andi'm like right like he was like no new or not you're not going to come in and.Track 4[42:43] Accuse me something i didn't do and disrespect me i'm gonna stick up for myself.Track 4[42:46] And jim brewer's like he got courage from seeing tracy to be like yeah we didn'tdo anything we didn't take chris out we're not the bad influences here don'tyell at us but that But Tracy was new,and him doing that to Marcy, who's a high-up person,that shows the kind of courage he came in with.Well, yeah, that's that thing where you were right.You alluded to, I mean, he was selling things outside of Yankee Stadium justa few years back, and now he's on SNL. He made it.Track 4[43:18] He's making that salary. That's why he said during a...When he was going to his audition, he was confident because he was like,I shouldn't even be here.The fact that I'm in this last audition, I got nothing to lose.I'm going to go in here and just show my stuff and just be confident.That's just how he carried himself. He's almost like, I shouldn't be here.I already won. The fact that I'm in this room, I already won,so I'm not going to compromise myself and stand down to Marcy Klein or something like when she comes in.Track 4[43:52] And tries to yell at us for something that we didn't do, especially.That just speaks a lot to how Tracy even got to the show. Right.No, for sure. For sure. It just kind of shows, especially by the time you getto the 90s and on, even before then, but that is the goal of so many improv actors.Whether you're at Second City or the Groundlings or whatever,is to make it to Saturday Night Live.That's the goal. So then, of course, no matter how talented you are,if you're on that level and trying to get to SNL, if you get there,you're going to be, especially early on, nervous.And I'm not knocking anyone, but scared because this was your dream.This is the big time SNL. I can make it here.I can maybe be a movie star or a TV star from here.So then you're trying to kiss up to the writers and the big time producers.Juicers i think it was an advantage for a guy like tracymorgan you know same like it was for eddie back in theearly 80s that wasn't his they were stand up likethat wasn't their goal and it was just like all right like we know what it'slike to be in front of this crowd on our own and having to make someone laughand when i come here like i'm not intimidated by this stage i made it the factthat i'm already here i made it here let's go what's the worst that could happen to me Yeah,that speaks to why we're even talking about him right now and why he...Track 4[45:18] Resonates as such a fan favorite because it'shis personality it's kind of the vibe that thatTracy gives off that that compel peopleto watch that draw people to him and it comes through in the sketches and hisand his work on SNL for sure like I have a bunch of example I don't know ifyou remember this one it's toward the end if it's like his second to last seasonand he and Rachel Dratch had a it was a one-off thing it was a talking to thestars with Rachel and Tracy and they were talking to Jon Stewart.All right, well, hosting an awards show of that caliber must be quite stressful.Y'all like to get high, right?Track 4[45:59] Uh, no, no, I don't. What? Get real, Dratch.I've been backstage at those awards shows, man. The Source Awards was like Weed City, bruh.Come on, tell me. Y'all like to get lifted, right? Uh, lifted.Lifted um i find if tracy says aword that i don't know it usually means hi oh okay andthis showed like that loose loose canon element oftracy and just like how tracy mightbe if you're just hanging out with him and the bit was like thatrachel dratch is taking the interview with john store.Track 4[46:32] Very seriously she has her cards and she'sasking him questions and tracy's just being tracy he'sjust goofing around he's ribbing dratch he's asking johnstore inappropriate questions ends and that's justlike the vibe like that that one uh thatsketch with with rachel dratch like that perfectly encapsulatesjust that whole vibe to me darren likelike there's a reason like i heard you kind of breakinto a tracy morgan voice like there's areason why people want to like imitate tracy soi'm gonna take you outside and get you pregnant like peoplejust want to get you you pregnant doodoo pampasyeah jay moore does a great there's a great oh yeahbut uh there's a reason why peoplejust want to imitate him and love him and want toimitate his mannerisms and the way he you know because hejust gives off that like vibe yeah there'ssomething that he has that is rare thatsometimes it's more valuable than if you're the most polished orthe best the best writer or the best you know setupguy and you you can see it with certain peopleand you know pop culture even like in politics there'scertain people who have they just have a likability that comes through the screenand people just you like no matter what they might even portray the worst charactersthat are you know they're delivering bad news but you know what people justreally like this person and i think tracy even in that sketch with rachel dratch.Track 4[48:00] You just like Tracy Morgan. I think a lot of us fans just always liked him andgravitated toward him, which is why then and now, for those years,for that era, you hear Will Ferrell, Sherry O'Terry,Molly Shannon, but you're going to hear Tracy Morgan being mentioned too.To me, not just because of what he's done post-SNL, just talking about thatera SNL, for as he wasn't someone who was always used, I think it's incrediblethat we still talk about that era in the show's history,and one of the first names we're going to talk about is Tracy Morgan.Track 4[48:35] Yeah, yeah, right. That's why this is probably a different feeling episode,even for the SNL Hall of Fame, which is fitting to me with Tracy Morgan.He was just a different feeling kind of cast member, just a different dude that we all love.You had mentioned his stand-up, and I've seen a little bit of it.How would you describe his stand-up comedy? buthe raw and all over the place i'veseen him twice and i'll be honest the first time wasat i was at temple university um andhe was about an hour and a half late and hecame out and he seemed unprepared hehad some funny lines just because tracy's funnybut he seemed unprepared and it was kind of like underwhelmingi'll be honest okay i went a couple years later andsaw him new york in New York at a comedy club and heseemed much he was still that like we talked aboutthat raw like danger feel but likehe was more prepared he was on time and he was a lot better as a stand-up comedyso he it's almost in a way what he brings to SNL he still brings to stand-upwhich is I would never say Tracy's like number one stand-up of all time butI would tell anyone like would Would you like,should I buy a ticket to see Tracy Morgan do state? I would say,yeah, because you're going to laugh.Track 4[49:56] You're going to have a good time because of all the things we're talking about.He's just charisma, that sense of danger. You don't know what he's going to say.He doesn't care. He's not afraid of being canceled or not afraid of like someonefrom the crowd may shout something.Track 4[50:10] He's not like worried about that. He's going to fire right back or go along with it.You're going to be entertained and you're going to end up liking him.If you don't know him or you're not sure, you're going to like Tracy.So it's that same kind of vibe.Same vibe. So there's a sense of danger when he does stand-up.But maybe it's a little more chaotic because he doesn't have Lauren or SteveHiggins or Marcy Klein or the censors on him.But similar vibes. Yeah, that's how I felt with some of the stand-up that I'veseen just on YouTube or going back and watching some of bits and pieces of hisspecials or whatever. Yeah.Uh just some quick hitters too from SNL like probably some stuff that a lotof people would remember Dominican Lou.I love to watch the movies the Sling Blade, the Eddie Maguire and the English Pages.It's a good movie a lot of people they enjoy this movie they love to see itthey love to see the Tom Cruise it's very good for them they like it.Track 4[51:18] What was your favorite part of the movie i don't knowi didn't see it i have notime i'm working all the time you know but ihear it's a good movie it's a good movie people in the building they're talkingabout it a lot they love the movie they like to see the movie all the time they'retalking about it oh hell yeah he did three times i love dominican lou becauseit was like Like, Dominican Lou was this, it was a perfect,like, it's a very specific archetype of a person.It's the person who wants to be part of the conversation, but they haven't really,like, lived it themselves.So, Dominican Lou's always like, yeah, like, this thing was good.I hear everybody talking about it. So, he's not really giving his opinion.He's saying that, like, I heard people in the building talk about it.So, it's like this person who really wants to be part of the conversation.They want to be clued in. but they don't have like the firsthand experiencethemselves so they only have a certain amount of,like i said firsthand experience to go off of so he's always like living vicariouslythrough others yeah and he's fine with it yeah you know what you just said somethingthat and maybe i don't know how people will react to this but.Track 4[52:31] When it comes to, like, you look at, like, the legacy of a Dan Aykroyd,one of the things people talk about is the everyday, everyman characters thathe brought to, you know, sketch comedy and Saturday Night Live.That, like, blue-collar guy that everyone knows, but you didn't really see on,you know, sketch and on TV yet, like, being portrayed that way.And I'm wondering, I feel like Tracy Morgan, even though he has some outrageouscharacters, some of his characters kind of—he kind of brought that, too, where—.Track 4[53:01] But not like his main one, not like Brian Fellows or anything,but like Dominican Lou and some other ones like that, where it's like, you know that guy.Yeah. You know that guy, and it was the kind of representation you weren't reallyseeing on Saturday Night Live before.I think you're absolutely right. I see a little bit of that,too, in his Woodrow character.Yes. Obviously, it's like a heightened kind of thing, but I mean,you've come across someone like that.Mm-hmm. And I can see that. And the commonality, too, is like there's some heartunderneath there, too, because somebody like Woodrow, even Brian Fellows,like I root for him. Yeah. He's likable.And we had brought up Britney Spears with the Astronaut Jones,but it was like Britney Spears and Woodrow had had she did a Woodrow sketchwith him and they went they were hanging out in the sewer and having a little conversation.And there's something about how tracy portrayed woodrowwho's this uh he's a homeless gentleman yeahan eccentric homeless gentleman who told britney spears that uh that he hasthe the post office box down there because the because that's where they werehaving keeping secrets on him so he stole it and put it down in the sewer sohe says kind of goofy stuff like that but But there's a lot of human quality.There's a lot of humanity in a character like that. I think it's easy for Tracyto bring that humanity, I think, too.Track 4[54:31] And I kind of wonder, because you mentioned... I know that episode,and I remember all the sketches.Those were two different episodes, by the way. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah,okay, they're two different ones. I'm wondering, do you think...Track 4[54:45] Britney Spears kind of requested to be with Tracy in some sketches, you think?Or something because it's like, Britney Spears, I mean, people still,I think, know how big she is.But at that point, she's like, you can make a case like the hottest star outthere is Britney Spears.It's not Will Ferrell in these weird ones. It's Tracy Morgan doing these things.So I'm just like, I wonder if Britney was a fan or it could have been the writersjust thinking that's an odd couple pairing.But it's interesting. now that's a good thought so she did thewoodrow one with him in season 25 at the end of season 25and she came back in season 27 that's where they did the astronaut jones andif you watch re-watch the astronaut jones sketch at the end when he says hislike famous when he says his famous line as astronaut jones oh why don't youdrop out of that green jumpsuit and show me that fat ass.Track 4[55:38] When he says that you could see britney laughand i don't know or she's like smiled and i don't know ifthat was supposed to happen like the character because ifshe was supposed to be this robotic alien but when tracysays that you see britney crack a smile at the end and then they go to the themeto the ending credits for the sketch i kind of do think that britney likes tracyand enjoyed and enjoyed working working with him that's like that's a good thoughtman that's It's something that's a good thing to pick up.Yeah, I was just like, because it's just not, for all the people who were onSNL at the time, it's like you could have put a lot of people with Britney Spears,but it's very memorable. So, yeah, I was just wondering, yeah.Yeah, no, I love that. One of my other favorite ones, one of my last favoriteones is Uncle Jemima's Pure Mash Liquor. Yes, yes.Classic. I love the concept of Aunt Jemima's husband having his own product.And he even says in the commercial, like, they asked me, like,why mash liquor? And he's like, well, sell what you know.And I know, like, so Tracy's whole delivery of this sketch was just so greatto hear me. Oh, it was classic.Track 4[56:46] Now she says that selling booze is degrading to our people.I always say that black folk ain't exactly swelling up with pride on accountof you flipping Framjack.Ain't I right, Sammy? Listen, don't get me in this mess. Then she say,but why booze? I said, sell what you know.And I know about booze.Uncle Jemima's Pure Man Snicker has a 95% alcohol content, and that's per volume.Track 4[57:15] What the hell does that mean? That means you get up for less money.And that might be my low-key favorite one.Track 4[57:26] Great like you said like just who wouldhave thought about that like to like you know everyone and jemimaand how controversial and jemima can be looked on and for him to kind of goin there and do like her husband and kind of doing that like you know i getno respect and i gotta sell something to here and don't forget about me feelit was just classic tracy morgan i'm like that's it's a genius character honestlyyeah it's great they only did it one time i would have led to see Uncle Jemima pop up,even more and he has those cartoon birds around him andhe's swatting at them and then at the end Tim Meadows calls itout he's like what are you swatting at he asked him that's hilarious I forgotyep that's so good yeah that's so good that's from season 25 Uncle Jemima'sPure Mash Liquor yeah that was awesome is there anything else like well I thinkthis was after his tenure but,you know everyone I know is excited for the,the big SNL 50th celebration and, you know, how epic the S the 40th was,but Tracy had had that accident that, you know, his friend tragically passed away.And a lot of people thought Tracy, you know, weren't sure if he was going to survive that accident.And Tracy was absent from SNL 40.And I know Alec Baldwin and Tina Fey gave, he had a special little segment wherethey gave shout out to him. And I thought how even in the moment then and even more like now I.Track 4[58:53] How big that was that a lot of times, you know, it's sad, but that those kindof things go to like the cast members or people who have passed away.And Tracy wasn't hadn't passed. He was, you know, just injured.Track 4[59:04] But like he had that kind of lore and Alec Baldwin, you know,did a great impression of him, too.And that part, you know, was dead on. Actually, I was really good by Alec Baldwin.But in that moment, it kind of hit me like, yeah, that was somebody who wasso missing from that celebration.Inspiration and I'm like yeah I wish Tracy Tracy wouldhave been so good in that sketch or in that thinglike oh but awesome but just also like theimpact that Tracy made that for at that 

Dominant Duo/Total Dominance Hour
Scorsese, Slingblade, Thunder-Hayward, Dean @ OU practice and more.

Dominant Duo/Total Dominance Hour

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2024 66:05


Wednesday, March 27, 2024 The Dominant Duo – Total Dominance Hour -Scorsese, Slingblade, Thunder-Hayward, Dean @ OU practice and more. Follow the Sports Animal on Facebook, Instagram and X PLUS Jim Traber on Instagram, Berry Tramel on X and Dean Blevins on X Listen to past episodes HERE! Follow Total Dominance Podcasts on Apple, Google and SpotifySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Overlap Podcast
Passivity Has A Price #123

The Overlap Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2024 50:41


What do Forrest Gump, Jeffrey “The Dude” Lebowski, Captain Marvel and Karl Childers of “Sling Blade” have in common? Answer: something that should best be avoided in life and in characteristics of movie protagonists - passivity. Passivity will always be remembered by those in the know as something to be avoided (And to further prove that passivity leads to problems, the reason that last sentence felt weird to read? Yep … written in the passive voice.) On this episode of the Overlap Podcast, our boys Sid and Keith probe into the price of passivity with the purview of the pecuniary pursuits in which they participate - presenting practical plans and policies to police and purge that passivity as perfectly as possible. Missed opportunities, financial losses and diminished reputation are only a few side effects of choosing to live the passive life, and our boys will have anecdotal evidence that being proactive is the preferred philosophy to produce positive effects for you and your business.= So, get out of the gutter of passivity and press onward and upward with this week's episode of the Overlap Podcast.

I Got A Song
Ep. 017 - Frozen, Lost My Mind (Daniel Lanois 2005, Will Van Horn 2018)

I Got A Song

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2024 25:24


The Ravens - a One Tree Hill Podcast

The Ravens - Movie and Tv Podcast is hosted by lifelong friends Simon and Dom. Each week Simon or Dom will guide each other through their respective favourite Movies and Tv Shows to see how they hold up today. The Ravens Podcast has a wonderful community of listeners who have quickly become friends. Many of The Raven Patreon Members are featured on the community style podcasts. There are also focused Tv and Movie podcasts that just feature Simon and Dom and are shorter episodes.    Every week The Ravens community meet up on Zoom to take part in a live watch along of the Tv Show that is currently being covered, as well as to catch up and connect with the fellow Ravens.    The Ravens Podcast also features cast and crew interviews from many Movies and Tv Shows to find out more about the creation process and current perspectives looking back on these beloved projects.    Find out more and get involved in our Ravens Community - http://www.ravenshoops.net   tenthirtypodcasts@gmail.com - Simon's Podcast Instagram - Ravens Instagram - YouTube Channel - Merchandise Store   Thank you for all of your support, we appreciate you, Simon and Dom.   

Will and Matt
On Deadly Ground

Will and Matt

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 2, 2024 49:01


New year, new you... this year Will and Matt vow to agree that some "Seagals" should not be allowed to soar... as made evident from On Deadly Ground! Steven Seagal is a double threat as he isn't just not able to act in front of the camera, but in his directorial debut, he proves he's good at not being able to do other things as well! (Also inexplicably starring an amazing array of performers!) DISCLAIMER: Language and Spoilers!ON DEADLY GROUNDdir. Steven Seagalstarring: Steven Seagal; Michael Caine; Joan Chen

The Rated Radio Podcast
Season 9 MOVIES Bonus

The Rated Radio Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 28, 2023 21:42


Shane and Ray talk the pros and cons of Sling Blade, and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.

The Analysis: A Movie and TV Podcast
EP 245: Killers Of The Flower Moon

The Analysis: A Movie and TV Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2023 43:51


Matt and Bob avoid talking Taylor for long enough to break down initial thoughts, takeaways, Sling Blade impressions, and vocal choices from the newest Scorsese joint Killers Of The Flower Moon. Give it a listen today!

You Are My Density
3: Galactically Yours

You Are My Density

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 2, 2023 23:43


A kind of mea culpa to David Fincher and Christopher Nolan, the classiness of Peter Cushing, Kelly LeBrock calling me, how not to hold a girl's hand, the amazing and dearly departed Steve James, Vincent D'Onofrio liking me, and Vincent Gallo breaking up a relationship of mine (ok maybe it wasn't a relationship). Stuff mentioned: Fight Club (1999), Panic Room (2002), Star Wars (1977), Forest Lawn Hollywood Hills, Three's Company (1977-1984), Sling Blade (1996), Blame it on Rio (1984), Singin' in the Rain (1952), Charade (1963), Hill Street Blues (1981-1987), St. Elsewhere (1982-1988), Midnight Run (1988), Tron (1982), Voyagers! (1982), The Woman in Red (1984), Weird Science (1985), Sixteen Candles (1984), Nightmare on Elm Street (1984), Hard to Kill (1990), Missing in Action (1984), Missing in Action 2: The Beginning (1985), Delta Force (1986), Invasion U.S.A. (1985), Kinjite (1989), Barfly (1987), American Ninja (1985), The Player (1992), The Brother from Another Planet (1984), Eight Men Out (1988), Lone Star (1996), Blood Simple (1984), Cheers (1982-1993), Drugstore Cowboy (1989), Buffalo '66 (1998), and The Brown Bunny (2003).

Chicago's Morning Answer with Dan Proft & Amy Jacobson

0:00 - McCarthy on budget showdown 7:12 - Sen. Sling Blade, spokesman for the working man…now with porn mustache 27:05 - Dan had a star sighting yesterday... former IL Gov Pat Quinn! 47:26 - Senior Fellow at the Cato Institute & a former Special Assistant to President Ronald Reagan, Doug Bandow, explains what he would do as a member of the Homeland Intelligence Experts Group... just as soon as his invite arrives in the mail. Check out Doug's recent piece for The American Conservative  Failed Empire 58:31 - DayQuil & The COVID vaccine  01:19:09 - THE PURGE/THE REVOLT: K-12 African American Immersion Schools 01:37:15 - Founding Member of the Capitalist Pig hedge fund and Fox News Contributor, Jonathan Hoenig, shares what he believes will happen at the Fed policy meeting and translates Sen Fetterman's comments to the UAW strikers. Take a look at Jonathan's most recent book  A New Text Book of Americanism: The Politics of Ayn Rand 01:52:57 - Illinois State Rep 8th district, LaShawn Ford, defends no cash bail in IL "judges now have full discretion" For more of LaShawn's work for IL District 8 visit lashawnkford.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Habibi Bros.
U.N. General ASSembly | Habibi Power Hour #189

Habibi Bros.

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2023 81:03


Siraj and Jay fly a plane called "Truth" into a building called "Power" as they discuss the U.N. General ASSembly, the missing/crashed F-35, Lauren Boebert, and John Fetterman's Sling Blade-looking ass. It's EVERYTHING that makes you want to drink on Habibi Power Hour.Give Kids a Chance [Combat Childhood Cancer]: https://www.givekidsachanceact.org/Support the showSign up for Acorns [get $20 BONUS INVESTMENT]: https://fxo.co/1351780/habibibros Sign up for Nutrisystem [BUY ONE, GET ONE MONTH FREE]: https://fxo.co/1351780/habibibrosnutrisystem Alpha Paw [15% DISCOUNT on purchase]: https://www.dpbolvw.net/click-100806862-14307374?sid=habibibros Bark Box: https://www.jdoqocy.com/op72efolfn2433B39B95248789A99?sid=habibibros Techni Sport [use promo code "TECHNIBROS" for 10% off]: https://technisportusa.com/?rfsn=7362891.f78ce0&utm_source=refersion&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_campaign=7362891.f78ce0 --LOCALS: https://habibibros.locals.com LINKTREE: https://linktr.ee/habibibros STORE: https://habibibros.us/ PREMIUM STORE: https://www.bonfire.com/store/habibi-bros/ The Habibi Bros. is a collective of Siraj Hashmi & Mujahed Kobbe, who host "Habibi Power Hour," an irreverent political ...

Yelling Grandma! Podcast
#130 Shedeur Shedont

Yelling Grandma! Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 4, 2023 61:03


We discuss energy rocks, Jimmy Buffet, The Golden Bachelor, stranger danger guy, Slingblade, Colorado, Deion Sanders and his badass sons! YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqQ4PPN8q1VN8z0P8l7BGXA Spotify Podcasts: https://open.spotify.com/show/2A5SILw0XctcvgMhP28IE3 Clips on our Instagram! https://www.instagram.com/yellinggrandma/ https://www.instagram.com/coryxxx/ https://www.instagram.com/chrisrobertsonx/ https://twitter.com/chrisrobertsonx https://twitter.com/coryxxx email: yellinggrandma69@gmail.com Royalty Free Music Intro from Bensound

True Crime Kent
Zach Davis

True Crime Kent

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 28, 2023 111:22


On today's episode, we dive into the twisted case of Zach Davis. The sultan of Sledgehammer swats. The Quiet Creepy Killer. More than anything, though...a Wish version of Carl from Sling Blade.EXTRA CONTENT, NOW IN YOUR PODCAST PLAYER! Support True Crime Kent and get access to early, ad-free, and exclusive bonus episodes. Start accessing hours more content daily! To support the Tethers Podcast, visit https://tck.supercast.com or visit  www.1159plus.com for additional network bundles.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Hugs Podcast
Zach Davis

Hugs Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 28, 2023 111:23


On today's episode, we dive into the twisted case of Zach Davis. The Sultan of Sledgehammer swats. The Quiet Creepy Killer. More than anything, though ... a Wish version of Carl from Sling Blade.Ad-free episodes, hours of extra content each week, exclusive merch, and early access to all of the 11:59 Media podcasts. Start accessing hundreds of additional hours! Visit 11:59 PLUS.

Let's be Blunt with Montel
CANNABIS OG | CHRIS WALSH

Let's be Blunt with Montel

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 24, 2023 41:17


On this episode of Let's Be Blunt, Montel talks with Chris Walsh on location at Green Care Collective, a vertically integrated cannabis company  in Massachusetts that he has recently taken the helm of as CEO. Chris  began his career in the entertainment industry and eventually co-founded the legendary production company, The Shooting Gallery, an indie film company that has been credited with launching the indie film boom of the early 1990's with such hits as Sling Blade and Laws of Gravity. He was an entrepreneur in film, music and tourism before entering the cannabis industry. His cannabis experience spans from launching a national CBD brand to helping to shape Vermont's cannabis laws to consulting with Ben & Jerry's and more.

Beach Cops
Beach Cops Episode 206: Nerf Wars Cold Sores

Beach Cops

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 7, 2023 53:23


To listen to this full episode and get other bonus content, go to our PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/beachcopsAndy brings in Nerf guns, and it makes the opening of the show extremely chaotic. Then, he gets (fake) cheese lip so bad it gives him a lip pimple. He also has some new surf tales  and claims he popped the supposed lip pimple boogie boarding. O'Neill makes fun of Andy's favorite spice shoppe. After that, there's more Slingblade and Mrs. Doubtfire improv. Ronald Reagan drops in on them. Danish introduces Andy to Ice Spice via Obama's new playlist. Ryan then raps about his juicy buttocks. 

Invisible Choir
Sling Blade

Invisible Choir

Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2023 79:03


In May of 2019 a Pensacola, FL man’s badly decomposed body was discovered bound with duct tape and tightly wrapped in a tarp at the end of a desolate road next to an old mining sediment pond. The only potential clue left behind was a piece of scrap sheetrock, a bathroom tile, and a small length of orange nylon rope. All signs would inevitably point back to the man’s next-door neighbor. But would this quiet, good ‘ole Southern boy actually talk? And might there be more victims at the end of his twisted tale of lies?  Visit Our Sponsors:  Squarespace: Go to squarespace.com/choir for a free trial, and when you’re ready to launch, use offer code “CHOIR” to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain!  EveryPlate: Get started with EveryPlate for just $1.49 per meal by going to https://www.everyplate.com/podcast and entering code “invisible149”  StoryWorth: Go to https://www.storyworth.com/invisible to save $10 on your first purchase! Béis: Get 15% off your first purchase by visiting https://www.beistravel.com/invisible  Fabric by Gerber Life: Protect your family today with Fabric by Gerber Life by applying at https://www.meetfabric.com/invisible  Visit Invisible Choir on the web:  Patreon - Invisible Choir Premium:  https://www.patreon.com/InvisibleChoir  Website:  https://www.invisiblechoir.com/  Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/InvisibleChoirPodcast/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/invisiblechoir/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/InvisibleChoir Written/Audio Sources:  Escambia man sentenced for murder and theft Man's body found wrapped in tarp, investigators arrest next door neighbor REPORT: Escambia man convicted of murder after dead body found wrapped in tarp Florida man convicted of killing neighbor, withdrawing money Gulf Coast killer is person of interest in Oklahoma cold case slaying One man arrested and charged in the homicide of 54 - Facebook Remains I.D. Confirmed - Furthering Investigation Oklahoma Cold Cases Person of interest in Ardmore cold case sentenced for Florida murder The Full Interrogation and Confession of Kalvin Allison #crime Man's SUSPICIOUS Confession To Murdering Neighbor | Interrogation Raw | A&E Gulf Coast killer is person of interest in Oklahoma cold case slaying Corrections Offender Network Music & Sound Effect Sources Opening Track: “Haunted Forest” by PB&J Closing Track: “Dappled Rays” by Alfie-Jay Winters Music & Sound Effect Sources All music and sound effects used with express permission under unlimited blanket license authority from Epidemic Sound ® and SoundStripe ®.  Individual sources are available via request at info@invisiblechoir.com  

The Greatest Moments in the History of Forever
Sling Blade (Listener Request #40)

The Greatest Moments in the History of Forever

Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2023 123:17


A simple man, hospitalized since his childhood when he murdered his mother and her teenage lover, is released to start a new life in the small town where he was born. Written by, directed by and starring Billy Bob Thornton. The film was adapted from his short film Some Folks Call It a Sling Blade and from his own one-man show Swine Before Pearls. Also starring Dwight Yoakam, John Ritter, Lucas Black and Natalie Canerday.  Listener request courtesy of Mike. FOLLOW US ON LETTERBOXD - Zach1983 & MattCrosby Thank you so much for listening! E-mail address: greatestpod@gmail.com Please follow the show on Twitter: @GreatestPod Subscribe on Apple Podcasts / Podbean This week's recommendations: Tender Mercies (Amazon Prime)

Beach Cops
Episode 190: Slingblade and Mrs. Doubtire So Crazy in Love

Beach Cops

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2023 60:17


To listen to this full episode and get other bonus content, go to our PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/beachcopsOn this episode of Beach Cops, Andy has been watching more Milf Manor. O'Neill fears the Presidential power of Bill Clinton's sexual energy. Danish exposes a fitness beef between John Little and Earl Skakel. Then, an improv sensation sweeps the nation as Andy and Ryan take on the roles of Slingblade and Mrs. Doubtfire as they fall in love. Finally, Danish finds a post about redhead discrimination that infuriates O'Neill to the bone.

Drew and Mike Show
Drew And Mike – February 28, 2023

Drew and Mike Show

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2023 175:58


Why teens won't drive, DTE's PR push, Jerry Jones paternity problem, morning radio host missing, Michael Jackson & Macaulay Culkin memories, Fox v. Dominion, The NFL Sodfather fights back, Bill Clinton in Sling Blade, and we dig into Trudi's employment in Sacramento. Joe Biden Gaffes: Even though he's white, Joe Biden is not stupid. Who's Zooming Who, Joe? Trudi "Jacinas in" and blames traffic. Trudi Daniels defeated Mark Farner in the most-viewed episode of Radio Dayz. Trudi tries to explain her time "working" in the Sacramento market. FEMA is trying to save AM radio. Soon it will reign supreme once more! Tom Mazawey skipped December and decided to give away the January Legacy winner in a really long video. Congrats to ___________! Some Michigan communities are getting some good $$$ for all that marijuana being sold. Correction from yesterday: DTE is handing out $35, not a measly $25 like we originally thought. DTE: Deal with it. Radio host Jeffrey Vandergrift is missing in California and it doesn't look very good. Aubrey Plaza's underboob was on full display at the SAG Awards. The Alex Murdaugh trial is somehow STILL going on. The jury is about to go on a field trip to the murder scene. Turns out White Noise was partially filmed in East Palestine. Life imitating art. The movie is terrible BTW. The food assistance program for the pandemic is FINALLY ending. Slow down. Savannah Guthrie had to leave The Today Show early today due to catching COVID. Any updates on those "China Balloons" we shot down? It's going the way of Monkeypox and Murder Hornets. We came across a wholesome video of Michael Jackson and his best friend, Macaulay Culkin, playing around. There is rumor that Pete Davidson is having sex with yet another famous person. The Ted Williams Clip of the Day tells the tale of when he was on The Today Show. Sports: Jerry Jones might have to go to trial for sexual assault. He's also facing a paternity test from a 26-year-old. The Sodfather has broken his silence and he's throwing everyone under the bus. Tom Brady may not become a stand-up comedian, but we're expecting to see The Roast of Tom Brady on Netflix. We go in search of 'High Maintenance Intern' Vinny Stubbs. Tory Lanez' sentencing has been delayed because he catches all the breaks. Austin Butler is pretending that he played Elvis Presley so hard that he had to be hospitalized. Tom Sizemore's family is preparing for what seems to be his imminent death. Madonna wants you to know she's been paying her brother Tony's bills. Teenagers just do not want to drive cars for many reasons... mainly because then they cannot look at their phones. BranDon got to watch cool movies in school including Twister, Innerspace and The Deer Hunter. A choir teacher in Pittsburgh was busted banging a 17-year-old by her husband. Rupert Murdoch's deposition in the Dominion case is not good news for Fox News. Howard Kurtz isn't allowed to talk about it. Michael Strahan went to Easter Island... for some reason. Bill Clinton hooked Harvey Weinstein up with Sling Blade promotion while he was President. Lady Gaga needs to just pay Jennifer McBride to make the dognapping fiasco end. Dave Grohl wants you to know he feeds the homeless. Visit Our Presenting Sponsor Hall Financial – Michigan's highest rated mortgage company Social media is dumb, but we're on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter (Drew and Mike Show, Marc Fellhauer, Trudi Daniels and BranDon).

The Dad Edge Podcast (formerly The Good Dad Project Podcast)
Your Most Precious Asset with Lucas Black

The Dad Edge Podcast (formerly The Good Dad Project Podcast)

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 12, 2022 37:52


Lucas Black, my celebrity guest today shares his story and a decision and why he temporarily left the Hollywood celebrity scene to spend more time with his wife and kids. He also talks about why his faith is such a foundational part of his. And why time is the most precious asset we have.  Lucas York Black is an American film and television actor best known as the main character Sean Boswell in The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift, along with his other known roles such as Caleb Temple in the CBS television series American Gothic, and Special Agent Christopher LaSalle on CBS's NCIS: New Orleans. His notable films include Sling Blade, Crazy in Alabama, and Friday Night Lights. Show Notes: www.thedadedge.com/400

Tig and Cheryl: True Story
Sins of Our Mother

Tig and Cheryl: True Story

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 26, 2022 53:43 Very Popular


This week on True Story, the Netflix docuseries "Sins of Our Mother." It's a darkly disturbing doc, but there are hilarious tangents as always, as Tig and Cheryl pitch an idea for a music festival, witness the return of Slingblade, and read your fan mail.*this episode spills beans* (tigandcheryltruestory@gmail.com)Follow the show:Instagram: @tigandcheryltruestoryTwitter: @TandCTrueStoryRate Tig and Cheryl: True Story on Spotify and Apple Podcasts and leave a review for Tig and Cheryl.Advertise on Tig and Cheryl: True Story via Gumball.fmSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.