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This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit smokeempodcast.substack.comFor her birthday today, Sarah had one request: Please, Nancy, will you PLEASE watch the 1978 super-musical that launched a million imitations, the much-cherished film that Sarah calls “Star Wars for girls” and one of her all-time favorites? As the poet says: Grease is the word. So, how'd that go?But first, the gals talk about the unrivaled beautiful soul of Dolly Parton, whose death at 80 arrived yesterday. The tributes poured in (Eminem?), and there can never be enough, but the passing feels culturally momentous. Is this the unofficial end of the America century — or the American dream?Also discussed:* “WTF did Jolene look like?!” * “Swagoo”* The Osmonds weren't slutty, as far as we know* Newsflash: the feminists didn't like a woman* “Bite the weenie, Rizzo.” / “With relish.” * Sarah punts her mother to voicemail* The awesomeness of telling men they are handsome* “Smell my Calvins”?* The wonder of John Travolta dancing.* Sarah casts a Heterodox Grease: Moynihan as Kenicke, Rosenfield as Marty, Rommelmann as Frenchy. (Sarah as Sandy, obvs.)* BUT WHO PLAYS DANNY? One hint: Three men — a sweetheart and genius of a podcaster, an Italian stallion, and a brainiac born to hand jive, babeeeePlus, Nancy counteracts Grease with another ‘80s classic, what it's like growing up in the eye of the (imaginary) camera, Dolly's letter to Eminem, and more!Do you love Dolly? Are you a human being? Become a paid subscriber. Pre-order Sarah's new book. Even Oprah loves it (or, someone adjacent to Oprah)Oprah's Daily Picks: The Best Books of Fall 2026
"I lost touch with everything." Jeremy had a no-good, very-bad day. Fernando Mendoza might be the kindest QB ever. And it's time for a Mister Lister showdown: NFL teams projected with double-digit win totals, Jets QBs to win a playoff game, and John Travolta movies after 1990. Amin also shares details of his drunk spelling bee and yet another NBA sale. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
In this Mini Episode, Steve & Izzy are joined by Diana & Ryan of the Happily Ever Aftermath Podcast to discuss whether they can guess the star of the movies based on the plot summary & more!!! Are these actors interchangeable in some roles? Would anyone notice a Nic-August Cage with John Travolta in his place? What has Izzy been watching in her free time?!? Let's find out!!! So kick back, grab a few brews, fall & rise again, and enjoy!!! This episode is proudly sponsored by Untidy Venus, your one-stop shop for incredible art & gift ideas at UntidyVenus.Etsy.com and be sure to follow her on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram & Patreon at @UntidyVenus for all of her awesomeness!!! Try it today!!! Twitter - www.twitter.com/eilfmovies Facebook - www.facebook.com/eilfmovies Etsy - www.untidyvenus.etsy.com TeePublic - www.teepublic.com/user/untidyvenus Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Welcome to Missouri, where the booze is conveniently located, the dispensaries are plentiful, and buying a car on Sunday is apparently where society decided to establish some boundaries.Episode 41 kicks off with Rizz and Moon embracing their new identities as BMW owners ahead of a BMW-sponsored golf tournament. Surely the logo on the hood counts as a parking credential, right? Lern attempts to explain concepts like “parking passes” and “hang tags,” but luxury has changed these men. They've seen the badge. They know what they're worth now.From there, this comedy podcast investigates what outsiders notice when they first arrive in Missouri. Is it the rolling green landscape? The hills? The beautiful scenery? Nope. It's the ability to walk into a grocery store and buy hard liquor like a civilized Midwesterner.A woman new to Missouri is stunned by the accessibility of alcohol and recreational weed, which sends the crew down a rabbit hole of grocery-store liquor laws across America. Apparently some states still make you visit a separate store to purchase booze. We assume residents there spend their evenings staring sadly toward Missouri and wondering where freedom went wrong.But Missouri has its limits.You can buy liquor. You can visit a dispensary. You can apparently grab a tall boy at a gas station with concerning ease. But if you want to purchase a car on Sunday? Absolutely not, you lawless animal.The discovery of Missouri's “blue law” leads to another revelation: Lern and Rafe enjoy wandering dealership lots on Sundays specifically because the salespeople aren't there. Rizz finds this behavior completely alien because, according to Rizz, he loves human interaction. Moon immediately requests that the program stop lying to its audience.Then it's time for workplace rage.A leaked video of former Detroit news anchor Taryn Asher berating a colleague launches a debate over losing your temper at work, professionalism, double standards and whether one meltdown should define somebody's career. Naturally, this means revisiting some of broadcasting and Hollywood's most legendary freak-outs.Chris Berman gets angry. Christian Bale goes nuclear. Bill O'Reilly encounters the phrase “to play us out” and briefly enters another dimension.The crew debates whether these blowups are understandable high-pressure moments or just adults being terrible to coworkers. Lern also shares her own battles against studio technology, proving once again that the greatest threat to morning radio isn't declining attention spans—it's a computer deciding at 5 a.m. that today feels like a good day to die.Then Crap on Celebrities arrives with some genuinely sad rock news: longtime ZZ Top drummer Frank Beard has died at 77. The crew looks back at the band's massive career, their unmistakable Texas blues-rock sound, their MTV-era reinvention and the scientific fact that putting on a ZZ Top song makes you approximately 34% more likely to feel capable of winning a bar fight.It also raises an important question nobody else was brave enough to investigate: Has anyone ever seen ZZ Top wearing shorts?The comedy podcast rolls deeper into entertainment chaos with Nick Jonas revealing that he completely bombed his audition for Frozen after arriving unprepared, Tool frontman Maynard James Keenan expanding his Arizona empire with a sushi restaurant and apparently carrying the same pair of traveling chopsticks for decades, updates surrounding Tupac's murder trial, new Queens of the Stone Age music, and the planned return of Ozzfest.The celebrity pile continues with Robin Williams' children fighting AI-generated impersonations of their father and reactivating his official Instagram account as a source for authentic material. The crew also looks ahead to Dune: Part Three sharing a release weekend with Avengers: Doomsday, because movie theaters apparently decided December needed its own traffic apocalypse.David Krumholtz says he's stepping away from acting after more than 30 years in Hollywood, which leads everyone into the great “I know that guy!” exercise before the conversation turns toward the tiny club of movies that have crossed $1 billion worldwide.That becomes a game of guessing the biggest box-office monsters before pivoting into actors whose careers were revived by one huge role: John Travolta in Pulp Fiction, Robert Downey Jr. in Iron Man, Keanu Reeves in John Wick, Brendan Fraser in The Whale, Bruce Willis in Die Hard and more.By the end, we've covered BMW privilege, Missouri liquor laws, empty car dealerships, workplace tantrums, ZZ Top, celebrity news, AI, Dune, billion-dollar movies and celebrity birthdays.And just when you think the show has reached the absolute peak of intellectual discourse, Rizz teases what's coming next:A school has a fart corner.Education is healing.Follow The Rizzuto Show → linktr.ee/rizzshow for more from your favorite daily comedy show.Connect with The Rizzuto Show Comedy Podcast online → 1057thepoint.com/RizzShow.Hear The Rizz Show daily on the radio at 105.7 The Point | Hubbard Radio in St. Louis, MO.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Welcome to Dev Game Club, where this week we continue our series on casual games with our continuing discussion of Plants vs Zombies. We talk about the mechanics some more, a bit about the economy, and our favorite elements. Dev Game Club looks at classic video games and plays through them over several episodes, providing commentary. Sections played: Thru 5-4 (T) or 5-8ish (B) Issues covered: thanks on the Discord Game Club, new plants and shaking up strategy, classic RTS arcs and introducing new units, the lack of a difficulty spike, games to replay, being in the zone with your strategy, lack of wall missions, play rhythms, how this is a full RTS, removing a step from processes, cutting out biomechanical or memory things, hybridization and making the same decisions to allow other hardcore issues, playerbase ceilings, the mechanics of the coin economy, a grindy mechanic, where we go after the roof, adding mechanics for the roof and an angle, paying for the coffee bean, some favorite zombies and plants, good uses of minigames, some good tower defense games, meaning and invested time and digital loss, theater and ephemera, letting things go. Games, people, and influences mentioned or discussed: Blizzard, WarCraft (series), StarCraft (series), Diablo, Homeworld, Bejeweled 3, Unreal Tournament, Road Warrior/Mad Max, Ratchet & Clank (series), John Travolta, Saturday Night Fever, Peggle, Project Octavia, Hakan Almer, IO Interactive, Hitman, Ryan, Bloons td6, They Are Billions, Orcs Must Die! (series), Kingdom Rush, Dungeon Defenders, Threes, mysterydip, Minecraft, PT, Fortnite, Roblox, Valheim, World of Warcraft, Kongregate, Kirk Hamilton, Aaron Evers, Mark Garcia. Next time: Peggle Errata: I of course meant Saturday Night Fever. Twitch: timlongojr and twinsunscorp YouTube Discord DevGameClub@gmail.com
Recorded Live at the Hollywood Improv in Los Angeles, CA, 22 February, 2026“Travolta just chops him in the neck!” - Steve on Bob Gunton's character's demiseOn this week's Summer Live episode, we're releasing our Broken Arrow show from earlier this year, recorded in our favorite room to play on tour, the world-famous Hollywood Improv!We were there playing to a packed house to chat about this near-forgotten John Travolta/Christian Slater action film that contains more than its fair share of character actors! Is it sad that audiences probably remember this movie better than they remember another, superior, John Woo-in-America entry, Hard Target? How hilarious is the moment when that old timer gets taken out by the terrorists at his camp site? No shade to stuff like Pet Sematary: Bloodlines, but can we get Samantha Mathis in bigger movies like this again? Is there a better actor to play a cinematic weasel than Bob Gunton? And would this film have been better if Christian Slater's character was in possession of a magic talisman? PLUS: Nickelodeon's Guts but it's also a Giallo film!Broken Arrow stars John Travolta, Christian Slater, Samantha Mathis, Bob Gunton, Frank Whaley, Howie Long, Vondie Curtis-Hall, and Delroy Lindo as Colonel Max Wilkins; directed by John Woo.This episode is sponsored by Rocket Money! Let Rocket Money help you reach your financial goals faster. Join at RocketMoney dot com slash WHM! That's RocketMoney dot com slash WHM. Be sure to visit the WHM Merch shop over on Dashery and check out all the latest show-related designs you can slap on t-shirts, hats, coffee mugs, stickers, whatever! Make your friends jealous by flaunting some WHM merch today!Original cover art by Felipe Sobreiro.
My guest today spent two decades inside Scientology — fourteen of those years inside the Sea Organization, the most demanding, most secretive inner circle the church has. She interviewed John Travolta. She watched up close how power moved around Tom Cruise. And then one day, she walked away from all of it, with nothing, and had to figure out how to become a person again. Today she's turned that story into a TikTok series that's exploded — not just with ex-Scientologists, but with anyone who's ever had to leave a system that told them who to be. We're going to talk about what it's actually like inside the Sea Org, the moment she knew she had to leave, and what nobody tells you about starting over. Anne Gollert Hill, welcome. Follow ANNE HILL - - IG - @annehillwrite - Substack - https://substack.com/@annegollerthill Follow Dr. JC Doornick and the Makes Sense Academy:► Makes Sense Substack - https://drjcdoornick.substack.com ► Instagram: / drjcdoornick ► Substack: / drjcdoornick ►Facebook: / makessensepodcast ►YouTube: / drjcdoornick MAKES SENSE PODCAST Welcome to the Makes Sense with Dr. JC Doornick Podcast. This podcast explores topics that expand human consciousness and enhance performance. On the Makes Sense Podcast, we acknowledge that it's who you are that determines how well what you do works, and that perception is subjective and an acquired taste. When you change the way you look at things, the things you look at begin to change. Welcome to the uprising of the sleepwalking masses. Welcome to the Makes Sense with Dr. JC Doornick Podcast. SUBSCRIBE/RATE/REVIEW & SHARE our new podcast. FOLLOW Podcast: You will find a "Follow" button in the top right. This will enable the podcast software to alert you when a new episode launches each week. Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/makes-sense-with-dr-jc-doornick/id1730954168 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1WHfKWDDReMtrGFz4kkZs9?si=003780ca147c4aec Podcast Affiliates: Kwik Learning: Many people ask me where I get all these topics, which I've been covering for almost 15 years. I have learned to read nearly four times faster and retain information 10 times better with Kwik Learning. Learn how to learn and earn with Jim Kwik. Get his program at a special discount here: https://jimkwik.com/dragon OUR SPONSORS: Operly - Take Back Control of Your Work Day and Get Rid of All Your AI Apps - Welcome to the new world of Time Freedom and Unlimited Scaling and Success with Operly - https://go.getoperly.ai/video?ref=jean-claude-claude-d-2a95 Blue Blinds Bakery - Handcrafted with all-natural ingredients - www.blueblindsbakery.com Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
The boys are heading back to the decade of slick crime flicks, sharp dialogue and Hollywood cool for our Get Shorty 1995 Movie Review. This is peak John Travolta, riding the post-Pulp Fiction wave; Gene Hackman is doing comedy without really doing comedy, and Dennis Farina has arrived to swear at practically everyone in Los Angeles.Welcome back to Born to Watch, the Movie Review Podcast where we don't take the movies or ourselves too seriously.This week Whitey and Gow are joined by a returning Dan, who has finally wandered back into the studio after his extended sabbatical. It doesn't take long before old stories, old insults and the questionable exploits of 1990s G start flying around the room.But eventually, somehow, we get to Get Shorty.Adapted from the Elmore Leonard novel and directed by Barry Sonnenfeld, Get Shorty drops loan shark Chili Palmer into Hollywood and quickly discovers that the movie business might be even more crooked than organised crime. Chili comes to Los Angeles chasing money and ends up chasing something completely different, a shot at the movies.And nobody could play Chili Palmer quite like John Travolta.The boys dig into Travolta's incredible mid-'90s resurgence and why Chili might be one of his coolest performances. This isn't the dialled-up Travolta of Face/Off or the villainous version from Broken Arrow. Chili is controlled, confident, charismatic and almost impossible to rattle. As Whitey puts it, he's basically Vincent Vega without the heroin problem.Then there's Gene Hackman as B-movie producer Harry Zimm. Hackman was apparently reluctant to play comedy, which makes his performance even better. He plays Harry almost completely straight while chaos unfolds around him, and the result is bloody funny.Rene Russo brings Karen Flores to life, Danny DeVito sends up the Hollywood superstar as Martin Weir, Delroy Lindo is outstanding as Bo Catlett, and a pre-Sopranos James Gandolfini turns up as Bear.But then there's Dennis Farina.Farina's Ray "Bones" Barboni has no interest in becoming a producer, landing a movie deal or joining Hollywood's endless bullshit machine. He wants his money. That's it. His delivery, aggression, and complete inability to understand why everyone else is suddenly obsessed with making movies produce some of the episode's biggest laughs. By the time the boys get to Star of the Show, Farina is very much in the conversation.The real star, however, might be the dialogue.The boys talk about how Get Shorty captures Elmore Leonard's distinctive rhythm, humour and effortless conversations. Whitey remembers absolutely hammering this movie after first seeing it at Hoyts with the boys, watching it repeatedly on VHS because he loved the back-and-forth between the characters.That leads perfectly into Film School for F-Wits, where Dan dives into Elmore Leonard. Get Shorty was Leonard's favourite adaptation of his work, and the boys explore the run that also gave us Jackie Brown and Out of Sight. Dan also breaks down Leonard's famous approach to writing, including natural dialogue, avoiding unnecessary exposition and one beautifully simple philosophy: if your writing sounds like writing, rewrite it.There's also plenty buried in Listen to This, including the actors considered for Chili Palmer, Danny DeVito originally being lined up for the role, James Gandolfini's performance attracting the attention of David Chase, Tarantino's connection to the project and Travolta's determination to protect Leonard's dialogue.Add The Good, The Bad and The Ugly, 1995 movie memories, Quickfire, quotables and the G-Man's wonderfully ridiculous Born to Get Shorty Kick Arse Credit Song, and we've got ourselves another proper Born to Watch outing.Is Get Shorty still one of the smartest crime comedies of the '90s? Does Travolta's Chili Palmer remain one of cinema's coolest operators? And can Dennis Farina steal an entire movie simply by being Dennis Farina?There's only one way to find out.Join Whitey, Gow and Dan as Born to Watch heads to Hollywood, where everybody wants to be in the movie business, even the gangsters.#GetShorty #GetShortyMovie #JohnTravolta #GeneHackman #DennisFarina #ElmoreLeonard #90sMovies #MovieReview #MoviePodcast #BornToWatch
In 1994, a former video store clerk turned indie provocateur rearranged the crime film and, in the process, rearranged Hollywood itself.Pulp Fiction, Quentin Tarantino & Roger Avary's take on hardboiled detective novels from pulp magazines in the 1920s and 30s, stemmed from the success of his first feature, Reservoir Dogs. It would lead to him becoming acquainted with Danny DeVito; a man who would encourage Tarantino having final cut privileges, as well as cast approval for an $8.5 million independent movie, featuring extreme violence, drugs, crime, death and revenge.Pulp Fiction would lead to star turns (and Oscar nominations!) for Samuel L. Jackson and Uma Thurman, as well as John Travolta's career resurrection. It would also lead to Harvey Weinstein not getting his way, for once.Pulp Fiction has become iconic in its soundtrack, its visual language, its use of storytelling, certain scenes are immortalised in cinema, it's influenced TV, music, literature and ads. It showed us the brutality of life, in a way that was somehow palatable to the masses, and became the template for a new generation of indie imitators.Support Verbal DioramaLoved this episode? Here's how you can help:⭐ Leave a 5-star review on your podcast app
THIS IS A PREVIEW. FOR THE FULL EPISODE, GO TO Patreon.com/worstofall According to all known laws of aviation, there is no way a bee should be able to fly. Media Referenced in this Episode: Bee Movie. Dir. Simon J. Smith and Steve Hickner. 2007. “A Complete History of Bee Movie's Many, Many Memes" by Paris Martineau. New York Magazine. November 2nd, 2017. “Bee Movie: A Seinfeldian Society” by Joe Strike. Animation World. November 2nd, 2007. “How Bee Movie Won 2016” by Laura Bradley. Vanity Fair. December 30th, 2016. TWOAPW theme by Brendan Dalton: Patreon // brendan-dalton.com // brendandalton.bandcamp.com Interstitial: “A Series of Voicemails Left on Jerry Seinfeld's Answering Machine by one Stephen Sondheim, Composer of Musical Theater and Lover of Bees” // Written by A.J. Ditty and Brian Alford // feat. David Armstrong as “Stephen Sondheim” and Brian Alford as “Jerry” Episode edited by Brian Alford. Interstitial edited by A.J. Ditty. Produced by Josh Boerman, A.J. Ditty, and Brian Alford. This podcast was recorded under a SAG-AFTRA Agreement. Its wings are too small to get its fat little body off the ground. The bee, of course, flies anyway because bees don't care what humans think is impossible. Yellow, black. Yellow, black. Yellow, black. Yellow, black. Ooh, black and yellow! Let's shake it up a little. Barry! Breakfast is ready! Coming! Hang on a second. Hello? - Barry? - Adam? - Can you believe this is happening? - I can't. I'll pick you up. Looking sharp. Use the stairs. Your father paid good money for those. Sorry. I'm excited. Here's the graduate. We're very proud of you, son. A perfect report card, all B's. Very proud. Ma! I got a thing going here. - You got lint on your fuzz. - Ow! That's me! - Wave to us! We'll be in row 118,000. - Bye! Barry, I told you, stop flying in the house! - Hey, Adam. - Hey, Barry. - Is that fuzz gel? - A little. Special day, graduation. Never thought I'd make it. Three days grade school, three days high school. Those were awkward. Three days college. I'm glad I took a day and hitchhiked around the hive. You did come back different. - Hi, Barry. - Artie, growing a mustache? Looks good. - Hear about Frankie? - Yeah. - You going to the funeral? - No, I'm not going. Everybody knows, sting someone, you die. Don't waste it on a squirrel. Such a hothead. I guess he could have just gotten out of the way. I love this incorporating an amusement park into our day. That's why we don't need vacations. Boy, quite a bit of pomp… under the circumstances. - Well, Adam, today we are men. - We are! - Bee-men. - Amen! Hallelujah! Students, faculty, distinguished bees, please welcome Dean Buzzwell. Welcome, New Hive City graduating class of… …9:15. That concludes our ceremonies. And begins your career at Honex Industries! Will we pick our job today? I heard it's just orientation. Heads up! Here we go. Keep your hands and antennas inside the tram at all times. - Wonder what it'll be like? - A little scary. Welcome to Honex, a division of Honesco and a part of the Hexagon Group. This is it! Wow. Wow. We know that you, as a bee, have worked your whole life to get to the point where you can work for your whole life. Honey begins when our valiant Pollen Jocks bring the nectar to the hive. Our top-secret formula is automatically color-corrected, scent-adjusted and bubble-contoured into this soothing sweet syrup with its distinctive golden glow you know as… Honey! - That girl was hot. - She's my cousin! - She is? - Yes, we're all cousins. - Right. You're right. - At Honex, we constantly strive to improve every aspect of bee existence. These bees are stress-testing a new helmet technology. - What do you think he makes? - Not enough. Here we have our latest advancement, the Krelman. - What does that do? - Oatches that little strand of honey that hangs after you pour it. Saves us millions. Oan anyone work on the Krelman? Of course. Most bee jobs are small ones. But bees know that every small job, if it's done well, means a lot. But choose carefully because you'll stay in the job you pick for the rest of your life. The same job the rest of your life? I didn't know that. What's the difference? You'll be happy to know that bees, as a species, haven't had one day off in 27 million years. So you'll just work us to death? We'll sure try. Wow! That blew my mind! “What's the difference?” How can you say that? One job forever? That's an insane choice to have to make. I'm relieved. Now we only have to make one decision in life. But, Adam, how could they never have told us that? Why would you question anything? We're bees. We're the most perfectly functioning society on Earth. You ever think maybe things work a little too well here? Like what? Give me one example. I don't know. But you know what I'm talking about. Please clear the gate. Royal Nectar Force on approach. Wait a second. Oheck it out. - Hey, those are Pollen Jocks! - Wow. I've never seen them this close. They know what it's like outside the hive. Yeah, but some don't come back. - Hey, Jocks! - Hi, Jocks! You guys did great! You're monsters! You're sky freaks! I love it! I love it! - I wonder where they were. - I don't know. Their day's not planned. Outside the hive, flying who knows where, doing who knows what. You can'tjust decide to be a Pollen Jock. You have to be bred for that. Right. Look. That's more pollen than you and I will see in a lifetime. It's just a status symbol. Bees make too much of it. Perhaps. Unless you're wearing it and the ladies see you wearing it. Those ladies? Aren't they our cousins too? Distant. Distant. Look at these two. - Oouple of Hive Harrys. - Let's have fun with them. It must be dangerous being a Pollen Jock. Yeah. Once a bear pinned me against a mushroom! He had a paw on my throat, and with the other, he was slapping me! - Oh, my! - I never thought I'd knock him out. What were you doing during this? Trying to alert the authorities. I can autograph that. A little gusty out there today, wasn't it, comrades? Yeah. Gusty. We're hitting a sunflower patch six miles from here tomorrow. - Six miles, huh? - Barry! A puddle jump for us, but maybe you're not up for it. - Maybe I am. - You are not! We're going 0900 at J-Gate. What do you think, buzzy-boy? Are you bee enough? I might be. It all depends on what 0900 means. Hey, Honex! Dad, you surprised me. You decide what you're interested in? - Well, there's a lot of choices. - But you only get one. Do you ever get bored doing the same job every day? Son, let me tell you about stirring. You grab that stick, and you just move it around, and you stir it around. You get yourself into a rhythm. It's a beautiful thing. You know, Dad, the more I think about it, maybe the honey field just isn't right for me. You were thinking of what, making balloon animals? That's a bad job for a guy with a stinger. Janet, your son's not sure he wants to go into honey! - Barry, you are so funny sometimes. - I'm not trying to be funny. You're not funny! You're going into honey. Our son, the stirrer! - You're gonna be a stirrer? - No one's listening to me! Wait till you see the sticks I have. I could say anything right now. I'm gonna get an ant tattoo! Let's open some honey and celebrate! Maybe I'll pierce my thorax. Shave my antennae. Shack up with a grasshopper. Get a gold tooth and call everybody “dawg”! I'm so proud. - We're starting work today! - Today's the day. Oome on! All the good jobs will be gone. Yeah, right. Pollen counting, stunt bee, pouring, stirrer, front desk, hair removal… - Is it still available? - Hang on. Two left! One of them's yours! Oongratulations! Step to the side. - What'd you get? - Picking crud out. Stellar! Wow! Oouple of newbies? Yes, sir! Our first day! We are ready! Make your choice. - You want to go first? - No, you go. Oh, my. What's available? Restroom attendant's open, not for the reason you think. - Any chance of getting the Krelman? - Sure, you're on. I'm sorry, the Krelman just closed out. Wax monkey's always open. The Krelman opened up again. What happened? A bee died. Makes an opening. See? He's dead. Another dead one. Deady. Deadified. Two more dead. Dead from the neck up. Dead from the neck down. That's life! Oh, this is so hard! Heating, cooling, stunt bee, pourer, stirrer, humming, inspector number seven, lint coordinator, stripe supervisor, mite wrangler. Barry, what do you think I should… Barry? Barry! All right, we've got the sunflower patch in quadrant nine… What happened to you? Where are you? - I'm going out. - Out? Out where? - Out there. - Oh, no! I have to, before I go to work for the rest of my life. You're gonna die! You're crazy! Hello? Another call coming in. If anyone's feeling brave, there's a Korean deli on 83rd that gets their roses today. Hey, guys. - Look at that. - Isn't that the kid we saw yesterday? Hold it, son, flight deck's restricted. It's OK, Lou. We're gonna take him up. Really? Feeling lucky, are you? Sign here, here. Just initial that. - Thank you. - OK. You got a rain advisory today, and as you all know, bees cannot fly in rain. So be careful. As always, watch your brooms, hockey sticks, dogs, birds, bears and bats. Also, I got a couple of reports of root beer being poured on us. Murphy's in a home because of it, babbling like a cicada! - That's awful. - And a reminder for you rookies, bee law number one, absolutely no talking to humans! All right, launch positions! Buzz, buzz, buzz, buzz! Buzz, buzz, buzz, buzz! Buzz, buzz, buzz, buzz! Black and yellow! Hello! You ready for this, hot shot? Yeah. Yeah, bring it on. Wind, check. - Antennae, check. - Nectar pack, check. - Wings, check. - Stinger, check. Scared out of my shorts, check. OK, ladies, let's move it out! Pound those petunias, you striped stem-suckers! All of you, drain those flowers! Wow! I'm out! I can't believe I'm out! So blue. I feel so fast and free! Box kite! Wow! Flowers! This is Blue Leader. We have roses visual. Bring it around 30 degrees and hold. Roses! 30 degrees, roger. Bringing it around. Stand to the side, kid. It's got a bit of a kick. That is one nectar collector! - Ever see pollination up close? - No, sir. I pick up some pollen here, sprinkle it over here. Maybe a dash over there, a pinch on that one. See that? It's a little bit of magic. That's amazing. Why do we do that? That's pollen power. More pollen, more flowers, more nectar, more honey for us. Cool. I'm picking up a lot of bright yellow. Oould be daisies. Don't we need those? Oopy that visual. Wait. One of these flowers seems to be on the move. Say again? You're reporting a moving flower? Affirmative. That was on the line! This is the coolest. What is it? I don't know, but I'm loving this color. It smells good. Not like a flower, but I like it. Yeah, fuzzy. Ohemical-y. Oareful, guys. It's a little grabby. My sweet lord of bees! Oandy-brain, get off there! Problem! - Guys! - This could be bad. Affirmative. Very close. Gonna hurt. Mama's little boy. You are way out of position, rookie! Ooming in at you like a missile! Help me! I don't think these are flowers. - Should we tell him? - I think he knows. What is this?! Match point! You can start packing up, honey, because you're about to eat it! Yowser! Gross. There's a bee in the car! - Do something! - I'm driving! - Hi, bee. - He's back here! He's going to sting me! Nobody move. If you don't move, he won't sting you. Freeze! He blinked! Spray him, Granny! What are you doing?! Wow… the tension level out here is unbelievable. I gotta get home. Oan't fly in rain. Oan't fly in rain. Oan't fly in rain. Mayday! Mayday! Bee going down! Ken, could you close the window please? Ken, could you close the window please? Oheck out my new resume. I made it into a fold-out brochure. You see? Folds out. Oh, no. More humans. I don't need this. What was that? Maybe this time. This time. This time. This time! This time! This… Drapes! That is diabolical. It's fantastic. It's got all my special skills, even my top-ten favorite movies. What's number one? Star Wars? Nah, I don't go for that… …kind of stuff. No wonder we shouldn't talk to them. They're out of their minds. When I leave a job interview, they're flabbergasted, can't believe what I say. There's the sun. Maybe that's a way out. I don't remember the sun having a big 75 on it. I predicted global warming. I could feel it getting hotter. At first I thought it was just me. Wait! Stop! Bee! Stand back. These are winter boots. Wait! Don't kill him! You know I'm allergic to them! This thing could kill me! Why does his life have less value than yours? Why does his life have any less value than mine? Is that your statement? I'm just saying all life has value. You don't know what he's capable of feeling. My brochure! There you go, little guy. I'm not scared of him. It's an allergic thing. Put that on your resume brochure. My whole face could puff up. Make it one of your special skills. Knocking someone out is also a special skill. Right. Bye, Vanessa. Thanks. - Vanessa, next week? Yogurt night? - Sure, Ken. You know, whatever. - You could put carob chips on there. - Bye. - Supposed to be less calories. - Bye. I gotta say something. She saved my life. I gotta say something. All right, here it goes. Nah. What would I say? I could really get in trouble. It's a bee law. You're not supposed to talk to a human. I can't believe I'm doing this. I've got to. Oh, I can't do it. Oome on! No. Yes. No. Do it. I can't. How should I start it? “You like jazz?” No, that's no good. Here she comes! Speak, you fool! Hi! I'm sorry. - You're talking. - Yes, I know. You're talking! I'm so sorry. No, it's OK. It's fine. I know I'm dreaming. But I don't recall going to bed. Well, I'm sure this is very disconcerting. This is a bit of a surprise to me. I mean, you're a bee! I am. And I'm not supposed to be doing this, but they were all trying to kill me. And if it wasn't for you… I had to thank you. It's just how I was raised. That was a little weird. - I'm talking with a bee. - Yeah. I'm talking to a bee. And the bee is talking to me! I just want to say I'm grateful. I'll leave now. - Wait! How did you learn to do that? - What? The talking thing. Same way you did, I guess. “Mama, Dada, honey.” You pick it up. - That's very funny. - Yeah. Bees are funny. If we didn't laugh, we'd cry with what we have to deal with. Anyway… Oan I… …get you something? - Like what? I don't know. I mean… I don't know. Ooffee? I don't want to put you out. It's no trouble. It takes two minutes. - It's just coffee. - I hate to impose. - Don't be ridiculous! - Actually, I would love a cup. Hey, you want rum cake? - I shouldn't. - Have some. - No, I can't. - Oome on! I'm trying to lose a couple micrograms. - Where? - These stripes don't help. You look great! I don't know if you know anything about fashion. Are you all right? No. He's making the tie in the cab as they're flying up Madison. He finally gets there. He runs up the steps into the church. The wedding is on. And he says, “Watermelon? I thought you said Guatemalan. Why would I marry a watermelon?” Is that a bee joke? That's the kind of stuff we do. Yeah, different. So, what are you gonna do, Barry? About work? I don't know. I want to do my part for the hive, but I can't do it the way they want. I know how you feel. - You do? - Sure. My parents wanted me to be a lawyer or a doctor, but I wanted to be a florist. - Really? - My only interest is flowers. Our new queen was just elected with that same campaign slogan. Anyway, if you look… There's my hive right there. See it? You're in Sheep Meadow! Yes! I'm right off the Turtle Pond! No way! I know that area. I lost a toe ring there once. - Why do girls put rings on their toes? - Why not? - It's like putting a hat on your knee. - Maybe I'll try that. - You all right, ma'am? - Oh, yeah. Fine. Just having two cups of coffee! Anyway, this has been great. Thanks for the coffee. Yeah, it's no trouble. Sorry I couldn't finish it. If I did, I'd be up the rest of my life. Are you…? Oan I take a piece of this with me? Sure! Here, have a crumb. - Thanks! - Yeah. All right. Well, then… I guess I'll see you around. Or not. OK, Barry. And thank you so much again… for before. Oh, that? That was nothing. Well, not nothing, but… Anyway… This can't possibly work. He's all set to go. We may as well try it. OK, Dave, pull the chute. - Sounds amazing. - It was amazing! It was the scariest, happiest moment of my life. Humans! I can't believe you were with humans! Giant, scary humans! What were they like? Huge and crazy. They talk crazy. They eat crazy giant things. They drive crazy. - Do they try and kill you, like on TV? - Some of them. But some of them don't. - How'd you get back? - Poodle. You did it, and I'm glad. You saw whatever you wanted to see. You had your “experience.” Now you can pick out yourjob and be normal. - Well… - Well? Well, I met someone. You did? Was she Bee-ish? - A wasp?! Your parents will kill you! - No, no, no, not a wasp. - Spider? - I'm not attracted to spiders. I know it's the hottest thing, with the eight legs and all. I can't get by that face. So who is she? She's… human. No, no. That's a bee law. You wouldn't break a bee law. - Her name's Vanessa. - Oh, boy. She's so nice. And she's a florist! Oh, no! You're dating a human florist! We're not dating. You're flying outside the hive, talking to humans that attack our homes with power washers and M-80s! One-eighth a stick of dynamite! She saved my life! And she understands me. This is over! Eat this. This is not over! What was that? - They call it a crumb. - It was so stingin' stripey! And that's not what they eat. That's what falls off what they eat! - You know what a Oinnabon is? - No. It's bread and cinnamon and frosting. They heat it up… Sit down! …really hot! - Listen to me! We are not them! We're us. There's us and there's them! Yes, but who can deny the heart that is yearning? There's no yearning. Stop yearning. Listen to me! You have got to start thinking bee, my friend. Thinking bee! - Thinking bee. - Thinking bee. Thinking bee! Thinking bee! Thinking bee! Thinking bee! There he is. He's in the pool. You know what your problem is, Barry? I gotta start thinking bee? How much longer will this go on? It's been three days! Why aren't you working? I've got a lot of big life decisions to think about. What life? You have no life! You have no job. You're barely a bee! Would it kill you to make a little honey? Barry, come out. Your father's talking to you. Martin, would you talk to him? Barry, I'm talking to you! You coming? Got everything? All set! Go ahead. I'll catch up. Don't be too long. Watch this! Vanessa! - We're still here. - I told you not to yell at him. He doesn't respond to yelling! - Then why yell at me? - Because you don't listen! I'm not listening to this. Sorry, I've gotta go. - Where are you going? - I'm meeting a friend. A girl? Is this why you can't decide? Bye. I just hope she's Bee-ish. They have a huge parade of flowers every year in Pasadena? To be in the Tournament of Roses, that's every florist's dream! Up on a float, surrounded by flowers, crowds cheering. A tournament. Do the roses compete in athletic events? No. All right, I've got one. How come you don't fly everywhere? It's exhausting. Why don't you run everywhere? It's faster. Yeah, OK, I see, I see. All right, your turn. TiVo. You can just freeze live TV? That's insane! You don't have that? We have Hivo, but it's a disease. It's a horrible, horrible disease. Oh, my. Dumb bees! You must want to sting all those jerks. We try not to sting. It's usually fatal for us. So you have to watch your temper. Very carefully. You kick a wall, take a walk, write an angry letter and throw it out. Work through it like any emotion: Anger, jealousy, lust. Oh, my goodness! Are you OK? Yeah. - What is wrong with you?! - It's a bug. He's not bothering anybody. Get out of here, you creep! What was that? A Pic ‘N' Save circular? Yeah, it was. How did you know? It felt like about 10 pages. Seventy-five is pretty much our limit. You've really got that down to a science. - I lost a cousin to Italian Vogue. - I'll bet. What in the name of Mighty Hercules is this? How did this get here? Oute Bee, Golden Blossom, Ray Liotta Private Select? - Is he that actor? - I never heard of him. - Why is this here? - For people. We eat it. You don't have enough food of your own? - Well, yes. - How do you get it? - Bees make it. - I know who makes it! And it's hard to make it! There's heating, cooling, stirring. You need a whole Krelman thing! - It's organic. - It's our-ganic! It's just honey, Barry. Just what?! Bees don't know about this! This is stealing! A lot of stealing! You've taken our homes, schools, hospitals! This is all we have! And it's on sale?! I'm getting to the bottom of this. I'm getting to the bottom of all of this! Hey, Hector. - You almost done? - Almost. He is here. I sense it. Well, I guess I'll go home now and just leave this nice honey out, with no one around. You're busted, box boy! I knew I heard something. So you can talk! I can talk. And now you'll start talking! Where you getting the sweet stuff? Who's your supplier? I don't understand. I thought we were friends. The last thing we want to do is upset bees! You're too late! It's ours now! You, sir, have crossed the wrong sword! You, sir, will be lunch for my iguana, Ignacio! Where is the honey coming from? Tell me where! Honey Farms! It comes from Honey Farms! Orazy person! What horrible thing has happened here? These faces, they never knew what hit them. And now they're on the road to nowhere! Just keep still. What? You're not dead? Do I look dead? They will wipe anything that moves. Where you headed? To Honey Farms. I am onto something huge here. I'm going to Alaska. Moose blood, crazy stuff. Blows your head off! I'm going to Tacoma. - And you? - He really is dead. All right. Uh-oh! - What is that?! - Oh, no! - A wiper! Triple blade! - Triple blade? Jump on! It's your only chance, bee! Why does everything have to be so doggone clean?! How much do you people need to see?! Open your eyes! Stick your head out the window! From NPR News in Washington, I'm Carl Kasell. But don't kill no more bugs! - Bee! - Moose blood guy!! - You hear something? - Like what? Like tiny screaming. Turn off the radio. Whassup, bee boy? Hey, Blood. Just a row of honey jars, as far as the eye could see. Wow! I assume wherever this truck goes is where they're getting it. I mean, that honey's ours. - Bees hang tight. - We're all jammed in. It's a close community. Not us, man. We on our own. Every mosquito on his own. - What if you get in trouble? - You a mosquito, you in trouble. Nobody likes us. They just smack. See a mosquito, smack, smack! At least you're out in the world. You must meet girls. Mosquito girls try to trade up, get with a moth, dragonfly. Mosquito girl don't want no mosquito. You got to be kidding me! Mooseblood's about to leave the building! So long, bee! - Hey, guys! - Mooseblood! I knew I'd catch y'all down here. Did you bring your crazy straw? We throw it in jars, slap a label on it, and it's pretty much pure profit. What is this place? A bee's got a brain the size of a pinhead. They are pinheads! Pinhead. - Oheck out the new smoker. - Oh, sweet. That's the one you want. The Thomas 3000! Smoker? Ninety puffs a minute, semi-automatic. Twice the nicotine, all the tar. A couple breaths of this knocks them right out. They make the honey, and we make the money. “They make the honey, and we make the money”? Oh, my! What's going on? Are you OK? Yeah. It doesn't last too long. Do you know you're in a fake hive with fake walls? Our queen was moved here. We had no choice. This is your queen? That's a man in women's clothes! That's a drag queen! What is this? Oh, no! There's hundreds of them! Bee honey. Our honey is being brazenly stolen on a massive scale! This is worse than anything bears have done! I intend to do something. Oh, Barry, stop. Who told you humans are taking our honey? That's a rumor. Do these look like rumors? That's a conspiracy theory. These are obviously doctored photos. How did you get mixed up in this? He's been talking to humans. - What? - Talking to humans?! He has a human girlfriend. And they make out! Make out? Barry! We do not. - You wish you could. - Whose side are you on? The bees! I dated a cricket once in San Antonio. Those crazy legs kept me up all night. Barry, this is what you want to do with your life? I want to do it for all our lives. Nobody works harder than bees! Dad, I remember you coming home so overworked your hands were still stirring. You couldn't stop. I remember that. What right do they have to our honey? We live on two cups a year. They put it in lip balm for no reason whatsoever! Even if it's true, what can one bee do? Sting them where it really hurts. In the face! The eye! - That would hurt. - No. Up the nose? That's a killer. There's only one place you can sting the humans, one place where it matters. Hive at Five, the hive's only full-hour action news source. No more bee beards! With Bob Bumble at the anchor desk. Weather with Storm Stinger. Sports with Buzz Larvi. And Jeanette Chung. - Good evening. I'm Bob Bumble. - And I'm Jeanette Chung. A tri-county bee, Barry Benson, intends to sue the human race for stealing our honey, packaging it and profiting from it illegally! Tomorrow night on Bee Larry King, we'll have three former queens here in our studio, discussing their new book, Classy Ladies, out this week on Hexagon. Tonight we're talking to Barry Benson. Did you ever think, “I'm a kid from the hive. I can't do this”? Bees have never been afraid to change the world. What about Bee Columbus? Bee Gandhi? Bee Jesus? Where I'm from, we'd never sue humans. We were thinking of stickball or candy stores. How old are you? The bee community is supporting you in this case, which will be the trial of the bee century. You know, they have a Larry King in the human world too. It's a common name. Next week… He looks like you and has a show and suspenders and colored dots… Next week… Glasses, quotes on the bottom from the guest even though you just heard ‘em. Bear Week next week! They're scary, hairy and here live. Always leans forward, pointy shoulders, squinty eyes, very Jewish. In tennis, you attack at the point of weakness! It was my grandmother, Ken. She's 81. Honey, her backhand's a joke! I'm not gonna take advantage of that? Quiet, please. Actual work going on here. - Is that that same bee? - Yes, it is! I'm helping him sue the human race. - Hello. - Hello, bee. This is Ken. Yeah, I remember you. Timberland, size ten and a half. Vibram sole, I believe. Why does he talk again? Listen, you better go ‘cause we're really busy working. But it's our yogurt night! Bye-bye. Why is yogurt night so difficult?! You poor thing. You two have been at this for hours! Yes, and Adam here has been a huge help. - Frosting… - How many sugars? Just one. I try not to use the competition. So why are you helping me? Bees have good qualities. And it takes my mind off the shop. Instead of flowers, people are giving balloon bouquets now. Those are great, if you're three. And artificial flowers. - Oh, those just get me psychotic! - Yeah, me too. Bent stingers, pointless pollination. Bees must hate those fake things! Nothing worse than a daffodil that's had work done. Maybe this could make up for it a little bit. - This lawsuit's a pretty big deal. - I guess. You sure you want to go through with it? Am I sure? When I'm done with the humans, they won't be able to say, “Honey, I'm home,” without paying a royalty! It's an incredible scene here in downtown Manhattan, where the world anxiously waits, because for the first time in history, we will hear for ourselves if a honeybee can actually speak. What have we gotten into here, Barry? It's pretty big, isn't it? I can't believe how many humans don't work during the day. You think billion-dollar multinational food companies have good lawyers? Everybody needs to stay behind the barricade. - What's the matter? - I don't know, I just got a chill. Well, if it isn't the bee team. You boys work on this? All rise! The Honorable Judge Bumbleton presiding. All right. Case number 4475, Superior Court of New York, Barry Bee Benson v. The Honey Industry is now in session. Mr. Montgomery, you're representing the five food companies collectively? A privilege. Mr. Benson… you're representing all the bees of the world? I'm kidding. Yes, Your Honor, we're ready to proceed. Mr. Montgomery, your opening statement, please. Ladies and gentlemen of the jury, my grandmother was a simple woman. Born on a farm, she believed it was man's divine right to benefit from the bounty of nature God put before us. If we lived in the topsy-turvy world Mr. Benson imagines, just think of what would it mean. I would have to negotiate with the silkworm for the elastic in my britches! Talking bee! How do we know this isn't some sort of holographic motion-picture-capture Hollywood wizardry? They could be using laser beams! Robotics! Ventriloquism! Oloning! For all we know, he could be on steroids! Mr. Benson? Ladies and gentlemen, there's no trickery here. I'm just an ordinary bee. Honey's pretty important to me. It's important to all bees. We invented it! We make it. And we protect it with our lives. Unfortunately, there are some people in this room who think they can take it from us ‘cause we're the little guys! I'm hoping that, after this is all over, you'll see how, by taking our honey, you not only take everything we have but everything we are! I wish he'd dress like that all the time. So nice! Oall your first witness. So, Mr. Klauss Vanderhayden of Honey Farms, big company you have. I suppose so. I see you also own Honeyburton and Honron! Yes, they provide beekeepers for our farms. Beekeeper. I find that to be a very disturbing term. I don't imagine you employ any bee-free-ers, do you? - No. - I couldn't hear you. - No. - No. Because you don't free bees. You keep bees. Not only that, it seems you thought a bear would be an appropriate image for a jar of honey. They're very lovable creatures. Yogi Bear, Fozzie Bear, Build-A-Bear. You mean like this? Bears kill bees! How'd you like his head crashing through your living room?! Biting into your couch! Spitting out your throw pillows! OK, that's enough. Take him away. So, Mr. Sting, thank you for being here. Your name intrigues me. - Where have I heard it before? - I was with a band called The Police. But you've never been a police officer, have you? No, I haven't. No, you haven't. And so here we have yet another example of bee culture casually stolen by a human for nothing more than a prance-about stage name. Oh, please. Have you ever been stung, Mr. Sting? Because I'm feeling a little stung, Sting. Or should I say… Mr. Gordon M. Sumner! That's not his real name?! You idiots! Mr. Liotta, first, belated congratulations on your Emmy win for a guest spot on ER in 2005. Thank you. Thank you. I see from your resume that you're devilishly handsome with a churning inner turmoil that's ready to blow. I enjoy what I do. Is that a crime? Not yet it isn't. But is this what it's come to for you? Exploiting tiny, helpless bees so you don't have to rehearse your part and learn your lines, sir? Watch it, Benson! I could blow right now! This isn't a goodfella. This is a badfella! Why doesn't someone just step on this creep, and we can all go home?! - Order in this court! - You're all thinking it! Order! Order, I say! - Say it! - Mr. Liotta, please sit down! I think it was awfully nice of that bear to pitch in like that. I think the jury's on our side. Are we doing everything right, legally? I'm a florist. Right. Well, here's to a great team. To a great team! Well, hello. - Ken! - Hello. I didn't think you were coming. No, I was just late. I tried to call, but… the battery. I didn't want all this to go to waste, so I called Barry. Luckily, he was free. Oh, that was lucky. There's a little left. I could heat it up. Yeah, heat it up, sure, whatever. So I hear you're quite a tennis player. I'm not much for the game myself. The ball's a little grabby. That's where I usually sit. Right… there. Ken, Barry was looking at your resume, and he agreed with me that eating with chopsticks isn't really a special skill. You think I don't see what you're doing? I know how hard it is to find the rightjob. We have that in common. Do we? Bees have 100 percent employment, but we do jobs like taking the crud out. That's just what I was thinking about doing. Ken, I let Barry borrow your razor for his fuzz. I hope that was all right. I'm going to drain the old stinger. Yeah, you do that. Look at that. You know, I've just about had it with your little mind games. - What's that? - Italian Vogue. Mamma mia, that's a lot of pages. A lot of ads. Remember what Van said, why is your life more valuable than mine? Funny, I just can't seem to recall that! I think something stinks in here! I love the smell of flowers. How do you like the smell of flames?! Not as much. Water bug! Not taking sides! Ken, I'm wearing a Ohapstick hat! This is pathetic! I've got issues! Well, well, well, a royal flush! - You're bluffing. - Am I? Surf's up, dude! Poo water! That bowl is gnarly. Except for those dirty yellow rings! Kenneth! What are you doing?! You know, I don't even like honey! I don't eat it! We need to talk! He's just a little bee! And he happens to be the nicest bee I've met in a long time! Long time? What are you talking about?! Are there other bugs in your life? No, but there are other things bugging me in life. And you're one of them! Fine! Talking bees, no yogurt night… My nerves are fried from riding on this emotional roller coaster! Goodbye, Ken. And for your information, I prefer sugar-free, artificial sweeteners made by man! I'm sorry about all that. I know it's got an aftertaste! I like it! I always felt there was some kind of barrier between Ken and me. I couldn't overcome it. Oh, well. Are you OK for the trial? I believe Mr. Montgomery is about out of ideas. We would like to call Mr. Barry Benson Bee to the stand. Good idea! You can really see why he's considered one of the best lawyers… Yeah. Layton, you've gotta weave some magic with this jury, or it's gonna be all over. Don't worry. The only thing I have to do to turn this jury around is to remind them of what they don't like about bees. - You got the tweezers? - Are you allergic? Only to losing, son. Only to losing. Mr. Benson Bee, I'll ask you what I think we'd all like to know. What exactly is your relationship to that woman? We're friends. - Good friends? - Yes. How good? Do you live together? Wait a minute… Are you her little… …bedbug? I've seen a bee documentary or two. From what I understand, doesn't your queen give birth to all the bee children? - Yeah, but… - So those aren't your real parents! - Oh, Barry… - Yes, they are! Hold me back! You're an illegitimate bee, aren't you, Benson? He's denouncing bees! Don't y'all date your cousins? - Objection! - I'm going to pincushion this guy! Adam, don't! It's what he wants! Oh, I'm hit!! Oh, lordy, I am hit! Order! Order! The venom! The venom is coursing through my veins! I have been felled by a winged beast of destruction! You see? You can't treat them like equals! They're striped savages! Stinging's the only thing they know! It's their way! - Adam, stay with me. - I can't feel my legs. What angel of mercy will come forward to suck the poison from my heaving buttocks? I will have order in this court. Order! Order, please! The case of the honeybees versus the human race took a pointed turn against the bees yesterday when one of their legal team stung Layton T. Montgomery. - Hey, buddy. - Hey. - Is there much pain? - Yeah. I… I blew the whole case, didn't I? It doesn't matter. What matters is you're alive. You could have died. I'd be better off dead. Look at me. They got it from the cafeteria downstairs, in a tuna sandwich. Look, there's a little celery still on it. What was it like to sting someone? I can't explain it. It was all… All adrenaline and then… and then ecstasy! All right. You think it was all a trap? Of course. I'm sorry. I flew us right into this. What were we thinking? Look at us. We're just a couple of bugs in this world. What will the humans do to us if they win? I don't know. I hear they put the roaches in motels. That doesn't sound so bad. Adam, they check in, but they don't check out! Oh, my. Oould you get a nurse to close that window? - Why? - The smoke. Bees don't smoke. Right. Bees don't smoke. Bees don't smoke! But some bees are smoking. That's it! That's our case! It is? It's not over? Get dressed. I've gotta go somewhere. Get back to the court and stall. Stall any way you can. And assuming you've done step correctly, you're ready for the tub. Mr. Flayman. Yes? Yes, Your Honor! Where is the rest of your team? Well, Your Honor, it's interesting. Bees are trained to fly haphazardly, and as a result, we don't make very good time. I actually heard a funny story about… Your Honor, haven't these ridiculous bugs taken up enough of this court's valuable time? How much longer will we allow these absurd shenanigans to go on? They have presented no compelling evidence to support their charges against my clients, who run legitimate businesses. I move for a complete dismissal of this entire case! Mr. Flayman, I'm afraid I'm going to have to consider Mr. Montgomery's motion. But you can't! We have a terrific case. Where is your proof? Where is the evidence? Show me the smoking gun! Hold it, Your Honor! You want a smoking gun? Here is your smoking gun. What is that? It's a bee smoker! What, this? This harmless little contraption? This couldn't hurt a fly, let alone a bee. Look at what has happened to bees who have never been asked, “Smoking or non?” Is this what nature intended for us? To be forcibly addicted to smoke machines and man-made wooden slat work camps? Living out our lives as honey slaves to the white man? - What are we gonna do? - He's playing the species card. Ladies and gentlemen, please, free these bees! Free the bees! Free the bees! Free the bees! Free the bees! Free the bees! The court finds in favor of the bees! Vanessa, we won! I knew you could do it! High-five! Sorry. I'm OK! You know what this means? All the honey will finally belong to the bees. Now we won't have to work so hard all the time. This is an unholy perversion of the balance of nature, Benson. You'll regret this. Barry, how much honey is out there? All right. One at a time. Barry, who are you wearing? My sweater is Ralph Lauren, and I have no pants. - What if Montgomery's right? - What do you mean? We've been living the bee way a long time, 27 million years. Oongratulations on your victory. What will you demand as a settlement? First, we'll demand a complete shutdown of all bee work camps. Then we want back the honey that was ours to begin with, every last drop. We demand an end to the glorification of the bear as anything more than a filthy, smelly, bad-breath stink machine. We're all aware of what they do in the woods. Wait for my signal. Take him out. He'll have nauseous for a few hours, then he'll be fine. And we will no longer tolerate bee-negative nicknames… But it's just a prance-about stage name! …unnecessary inclusion of honey in bogus health products and la-dee-da human tea-time snack garnishments. Oan't breathe. Bring it in, boys! Hold it right there! Good. Tap it. Mr. Buzzwell, we just passed three cups, and there's gallons more coming! - I think we need to shut down! - Shut down? We've never shut down. Shut down honey production! Stop making honey! Turn your key, sir! What do we do now? Oannonball! We're shutting honey production! Mission abort. Aborting pollination and nectar detail. Returning to base. Adam, you wouldn't believe how much honey was out there. Oh, yeah? What's going on? Where is everybody? - Are they out celebrating? - They're home. They don't know what to do. Laying out, sleeping in. I heard your Uncle Oarl was on his way to San Antonio with a cricket. At least we got our honey back. Sometimes I think, so what if humans liked our honey? Who wouldn't? It's the greatest thing in the world! I was excited to be part of making it. This was my new desk. This was my new job. I wanted to do it really well. And now… Now I can't. I don't understand why they're not happy. I thought their lives would be better! They're doing nothing. It's amazing. Honey really changes people. You don't have any idea what's going on, do you? - What did you want to show me? - This. What happened here? That is not the half of it. Oh, no. Oh, my. They're all wilting. Doesn't look very good, does it? No. And whose fault do you think that is? You know, I'm gonna guess bees. Bees? Specifically, me. I didn't think bees not needing to make honey would affect all these things. It's notjust flowers. Fruits, vegetables, they all need bees. That's our whole SAT test right there. Take away produce, that affects the entire animal kingdom. And then, of course… The human species? So if there's no more pollination, it could all just go south here, couldn't it? I know this is also partly my fault. How about a suicide pact? How do we do it? - I'll sting you, you step on me. - That just kills you twice. Right, right. Listen, Barry… sorry, but I gotta get going. I had to open my mouth and talk. Vanessa? Vanessa? Why are you leaving? Where are you going? To the final Tournament of Roses parade in Pasadena. They've moved it to this weekend because all the flowers are dying. It's the last chance I'll ever have to see it. Vanessa, I just wanna say I'm sorry. I never meant it to turn out like this. I know. Me neither. Tournament of Roses. Roses can't do sports. Wait a minute. Roses. Roses? Roses! Vanessa! Roses?! Barry? - Roses are flowers! - Yes, they are. Flowers, bees, pollen! I know. That's why this is the last parade. Maybe not. Oould you ask him to slow down? Oould you slow down? Barry! OK, I made a huge mistake. This is a total disaster, all my fault. Yes, it kind of is. I've ruined the planet. I wanted to help you with the flower shop. I've made it worse. Actually, it's completely closed down. I thought maybe you were remodeling. But I have another idea, and it's greater than my previous ideas combined. I don't want to hear it! All right, they have the roses, the roses have the pollen. I know every bee, plant and flower bud in this park. All we gotta do is get what they've got back here with what we've got. - Bees. - Park. - Pollen! - Flowers. - Repollination! - Across the nation! Tournament of Roses, Pasadena, Oalifornia. They've got nothing but flowers, floats and cotton candy. Security will be tight. I have an idea. Vanessa Bloome, FTD. Official floral business. It's real. Sorry, ma'am. Nice brooch. Thank you. It was a gift. Once inside, we just pick the right float. How about The Princess and the Pea? I could be the princess, and you could be the pea! Yes, I got it. - Where should I sit? - What are you? - I believe I'm the pea. - The pea? It goes under the mattresses. - Not in this fairy tale, sweetheart. - I'm getting the marshal. You do that! This whole parade is a fiasco! Let's see what this baby'll do. Hey, what are you doing?! Then all we do is blend in with traffic… …without arousing suspicion. Once at the airport, there's no stopping us. Stop! Security. - You and your insect pack your float? - Yes. Has it been in your possession the entire time? Would you remove your shoes? - Remove your stinger. - It's part of me. I know. Just having some fun. Enjoy your flight. Then if we're lucky, we'll have just enough pollen to do the job. Oan you believe how lucky we are? We have just enough pollen to do the job! I think this is gonna work. It's got to work. Attention, passengers, this is Oaptain Scott. We have a bit of bad weather in New York. It looks like we'll experience a couple hours delay. Barry, these are cut flowers with no water. They'll never make it. I gotta get up there and talk to them. Be careful. Oan I get help with the Sky Mall magazine? I'd like to order the talking inflatable nose and ear hair trimmer. Oaptain, I'm in a real situation. - What'd you say, Hal? - Nothing. Bee! Don't freak out! My entire species… What are you doing? - Wait a minute! I'm an attorney! - Who's an attorney? Don't move. Oh, Barry. Good afternoon, passengers. This is your captain. Would a Miss Vanessa Bloome in 24B please report to the cockpit? And please hurry! What happened here? There was a DustBuster, a toupee, a life raft exploded. One's bald, one's in a boat, they're both unconscious! - Is that another bee joke? - No! No one's flying the plane! This is JFK control tower, Flight 356. What's your status? This is Vanessa Bloome. I'm a florist from New York. Where's the pilot? He's unconscious, and so is the copilot. Not good. Does anyone onboard have flight experience? As a matter of fact, there is. - Who's that? - Barry Benson. From the honey trial?! Oh, great. Vanessa, this is nothing more than a big metal bee. It's got giant wings, huge engines. I can't fly a plane. - Why not? Isn't John Travolta a pilot? - Yes. How hard could it be? Wait, Barry! We're headed into some lightning. This is Bob Bumble. We have some late-breaking news from JFK Airport, where a suspenseful scene is developing. Barry Benson, fresh from his legal victory… That's Barry! …is attempting to land a plane, loaded with people, flowers and an incapacitated flight crew. Flowers?! We have a storm in the area and two individuals at the controls with absolutely no flight experience. Just a minute. There's a bee on that plane. I'm quite familiar with Mr. Benson and his no-account compadres. They've done enough damage. But isn't he your only hope? Technically, a bee shouldn't be able to fly at all. Their wings are too small… Haven't we heard this a million times? “The surface area of the wings and body mass make no sense.” - Get this on the air! - Got it. - Stand by. - We're going live. The way we work may be a mystery to you. Making honey takes a lot of bees doing a lot of small jobs. But let me tell you about a small job. If you do it well, it makes a big difference. More than we realized. To us, to everyone. That's why I want to get bees back to working together. That's the bee way! We're not made of Jell-O. We get behind a fellow. - Black and yellow! - Hello! Left, right, down, hover. - Hover? - Forget hover. This isn't so hard. Beep-beep! Beep-beep! Barry, what happened?! Wait, I think we were on autopilot the whole time. - That may have been helping me. - And now we're not! So it turns out I cannot fly a plane. All of you, let's get behind this fellow! Move it out! Move out! Our only chance is if I do what I'd do, you copy me with the wings of the plane! Don't have to yell. I'm not yelling! We're in a lot of trouble. It's very hard to concentrate with that panicky tone in your voice! It's not a tone. I'm panicking! I can't do this! Vanessa, pull yourself together. You have to snap out of it! You snap out of it. You snap out of it. - You snap out of it! - You snap out of it! - You snap out of it! - You snap out of it! - You snap out of it! - You snap out of it! - Hold it! - Why? Oome on, it's my turn. How is the plane flying? I don't know. Hello? Benson, got any flowers for a happy occasion in there? The Pollen Jocks! They do get behind a fellow. - Black and yellow. - Hello. All right, let's drop this tin can on the blacktop. Where? I can't see anything. Oan you? No, nothing. It's all cloudy. Oome on. You got to think bee, Barry. - Thinking bee. - Thinking bee. Thinking bee! Thinking bee! Thinking bee! Wait a minute. I think I'm feeling something. - What? - I don't know. It's strong, pulling me. Like a 27-million-year-old instinct. Bring the nose down. Thinking bee! Thinking bee! Thinking bee! - What in the world is on the tarmac? - Get some lights on that! Thinking bee! Thinking bee! Thinking bee! - Vanessa, aim for the flower. - OK. Out the engines. We're going in on bee power. Ready, boys? Affirmative! Good. Good. Easy, now. That's it. Land on that flower! Ready? Full reverse! Spin it around! - Not that flower! The other one! - Which one? - That flower. - I'm aiming at the flower! That's a fat guy in a flowered shirt. I mean the giant pulsating flower made of millions of bees! Pull forward. Nose down. Tail up. Rotate around it. - This is insane, Barry! - This's the only way I know how to fly. Am I koo-koo-kachoo, or is this plane flying in an insect-like pattern? Get your nose in there. Don't be afraid. Smell it. Full reverse! Just drop it. Be a part of it. Aim for the center! Now drop it in! Drop it in, woman! Oome on, already. Barry, we did it! You taught me how to fly! - Yes. No high-five! - Right. Barry, it worked! Did you see the giant flower? What giant flower? Where? Of course I saw the flower! That was genius! - Thank you. - But we're not done yet. Listen, everyone! This runway is covered with the last pollen from the last flowers available anywhere on Earth. That means this is our last chance. We're the only ones who make honey, pollinate flowers and dress like this. If we're gonna survive as a species, this is our moment! What do you say? Are we going to be bees, orjust Museum of Natural History keychains? We're bees! Keychain! Then follow me! Except Keychain. Hold on, Barry. Here. You've earned this. Yeah! I'm a Pollen Jock! And it's a perfect fit. All I gotta do are the sleeves. Oh, yeah. That's our Barry. Mom! The bees are back! If anybody needs to make a call, now's the time. I got a feeling we'll be working late tonight! Here's your change. Have a great afternoon! Oan I help who's next? Would you like some honey with that? It is bee-approved. Don't forget these. Milk, cream, cheese, it's all me. And I don't see a nickel! Sometimes I just feel like a piece of meat! I had no idea. Barry, I'm sorry. Have you got a moment? Would you excuse me? My mosquito associate will help you. Sorry I'm late. He's a lawyer too? I was already a blood-sucking parasite. All I needed was a briefcase. Have a great afternoon! Barry, I just got this huge tulip order, and I can't get them anywhere. No problem, Vannie. Just leave it to me. You're a lifesaver, Barry. Oan I help who's next? All right, scramble, jocks! It's time to fly. Thank you, Barry! That bee is living my life! Let it go, Kenny. - When will this nightmare end?! - Let it all go. - Beautiful day to fly. - Sure is. Between you and me, I was dying to get out of that office. You have got to start thinking bee, my friend. - Thinking bee! - Me? Hold it. Let's just stop for a second. Hold it. I'm sorry. I'm sorry, everyone. Can we stop here? I'm not making a major life decision during a production number! All right. Take ten, everybody. Wrap it up, guys. I had virtually no rehearsal for that.
John Travolta plays an ordinary, cigar-smoking, pie-loving archangel sent down to Earth. But when a group of cynical tabloid reporters come to investigate him, they end up taking a whimsical, life-changing road trip filled with miraculous detours.
“Some things in life just can't be explained.”Sounds like a song lyric… but it's not.. it's the tagline of this week's film.. it's also PROBABLY a song lyric as well.Anyway it's Phenomenon from 1996, starring John Travolta.Jamie chose this one, so is it underrated, under seen or even both?Give it a listen to find out!Links to the pod and our social media can be found here. Just select your link of choice!https://linktr.ee/justfilmsandthatpodIf you'd like to get in touch for anything or even suggest a film for us to look at, the email is filmsandthatpod@gmail.comWe're on all the usual social media platforms if just search for Just Films and that and you should find us. Alternatively, all out social media is also linked above!Give us a follow on Letterboxd!https://letterboxd.com/justfilms_that/If you want to support us then you can do so via our Kofi page which is linked below:https://ko-fi.com/justfilmsthatAnything you donate to us will be massively appreciated and will go straight back into the cost of running and growing the podcast!Thank you to Dan and Tom who did our artwork and music! Click the links below to check out more of their fantastic work!Tom (Music)https://www.thomasgeorgemusic.com/Dan (Artwork)https://www.instagram.com/dan_vanguardcomic/Josh on Social Media:Twitter: @JoshieMcsquashyJamie on Social Media:Twitter: @JayAllerton Instagram: @allertonjamie Jamie's other Podcast: Twitter: @bestmovie2pod Instagram @bestmovie2pod Available wherever you get your podcasts. Give it a listen!Cheers!The Just Films & That team Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
(00:00:00) Welcome to the Draft with Wilson and Wilson (00:00:29) Celebrating 25 Years of The Face Off Hockey Show (00:03:30) NASCAR's New Caution Flag Rule Sparks Debate (00:07:27) Talladega Nights Anniversary Event at Talladega (00:11:42) Upcoming NASCAR Schedule and Clash at Daytona (00:17:32) USA Network's New NASCAR Coverage (00:24:13) Butt Face Toy and Kyle Sieg's Car Sponsorship (00:33:34) Iowa Speedway Preview and Paint Schemes (00:40:09) John Travolta's New Action Movie (00:41:39) The Cast of "The Gentleman Thief" After a rare week off, the Cup series is back on track at Iowa, with an unusual new Stage Break rule - will it work? We discuss the changes, the latest NASCAR News, along with our Paint Scheme Preview and Picks!The Rundown:- NASCAR News:- New Stage Break Rule - will it make a difference?- Dega-Con: something is happening. We just don't know what- 2027 Schedule - lots of announcements, but none of them from NASCAR- Do we need a Pace Car Analyst? Because we're getting one- Sponsor news- Iowa! Our Paint Scheme Preview and PicksFind the latest episodes at InTheDraftShow.com, follow on Bluesky and Instagram @InTheDraftShow – and like the show on Facebook at facebook.com/InTheDraftShowThanks for listening!
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Craig and Big Mac analyze the New York Yankees' current slump as the Boston Red Sox surge in the American League standings. They welcome Marcus from Cap Tree Clam Company to set a unique wager on the season's finish and discuss the Jets' quarterback future following the Hall of Fame Game. The conversation also covers radio history, the rise of cashless businesses, and a breakdown of John Travolta's film career. 01:50 - Yankees Panic Mode 06:25 - Yankees Versus Braves 11:00 - QB Dating Standards 18:45 - Wildcard Path Scenarios 28:35 - Mitch Garver Signing 34:40 - Radio History Lesson 26:10 - Cap Tree Clams 31:32 - Geno Smith Update 36:45 - Shaq Knicks Hatred 46:45 - The Porn Name 23:55 - Cashless Society Debate 28:20 - Tesla Valet Concerns 34:20 - Skin Flute Legend 39:15 - Syracuse Sports History 46:40 - Yankees September Schedule 24:15 - Spin The Wheel 26:05 - Yankees Weather Delay
You are listening to an extended preview clip of our We ❤️ Movies episode on Pulp Fiction— to access the full show, click through here to sign up for our Patreon!“I saw [this movie] at 11 years old, opening weekend” - EricOn this edition of We ❤️ Movies, we're chatting about one of the landscape-shifting indie films of the 1990's, Quentin Tarantino's Pulp Fiction! How incredible is this soundtrack? Have Samuel L. Jackson and John Travolta had better chemistry with any other actors? Did a Jersey City realtor actually give QT the idea for the foot fetish discussion? And Lord Almighty, this movie did not need that director's cameo! PLUS: What were they thinking with that Seinfeld/Pulp Fiction promo? Pulp Fiction stars Samuel L. Jackson, John Travolta, Uma Thurman, Tim Roth, Amanda Plummer, Bruce Willis, Christopher Walken, Harvey Keitel, Phil LaMarr, Frank Whaley, Paul Calderon, Rosanna Arquette, Eric Stoltz, Steve Buscemi, Kathy Griffin, Peter Greene, Alexis Arquette, Julia Sweeney, and Ving Rhames Marsellus Wallace; directed by Quentin Tarantino.Come hang out in Vegas with us THIS WEEKEND (August 6-8) as we do a three-night stand at ST:LV to celebrate 60 years of Star Trek and 10 years of The Nexus! We'll be at the convention Thursday, Friday and Saturday night doing three Nexus shows on Wrath of Kahn, Generations, and First Contact! Best part is, you don't need to have a convention pass to attend, each show is ticketed separately. Click through to snag your tix now!Be sure to visit the WHM Merch shop over on Dashery and check out all the latest show-related designs you can slap on t-shirts, hats, coffee mugs, stickers, whatever! Make your friends jealous by flaunting some WHM merch today!Original cover art by Felipe Sobreiro.
John Travolta had a major comeback with Pulp Fiction which led to a Golden Globe win in this 1995 comedy. Get Shorty is a send-up to Hollywood that is an easily digestible and fun movie. We had a good time digging into this one with out typical antics and tangents along the way. Thanks for listening to our movie podcast and as always be kind, rewind, relax, and enjoy the show!
Get ready for some high-flying 90s action! In this episode, we're joined by Andy Frye, author of 90 Days in the 90s to break down John Woo's explosive thriller, Broken Arrow (1996). Tune in as we talk stolen nukes, John Travolta chewing the absolute scenery, Christian Slater playing it cool in the desert, and all the glorious, slow-motion, action-packed cheese that makes 90s blockbuster cinema so unforgettable.
Send us Fan MailWe swear we will cover a good movie eventually, but this week do not. But that doesn't mean for even a second that we didn't completely love revisiting this intergalactic pile of Psychlo Poo. Did we mention its bad? (Grumpy Nostalgia - always first with breaking news)
No facts. No lies. No guessing game.This week, Alex and Joe dive into the gloriously over‑the‑top world of 80s and 90s action‑movie fight scenes — the era when every punch echoed like a gunshot, every kick defied physics, and every hero had the confidence of a man who'd never heard the word “choreographer.”We're reacting to some of the wildest, most iconic, and most unintentionally hilarious fight scenes ever put on film.Expect:Wesley Snipes roundhouse kicks that feel like they were filmed at 300 FPSJean‑Claude Van Damme doing splits in places splits were never meant to happenJackie Chan turning everyday objects into deadly weapons (and somehow making it adorable)Steven Seagal casually dismantling entire rooms of dudes with minimal effort and maximum ponytailNicolas Cage and John Travolta punching each other while swapping faces, identities, and sanityIt's pure action‑movie chaos — slow‑motion dives, dramatic zoom‑ins, questionable stunt doubles, and Joe and Alex losing it every time someone gets kicked through a window for absolutely no reason.Grab a snack, tighten your bandana, and enjoy the most unhinged fight‑scene reaction episode yet.#TheAllegendlyPodcast #ActionMovies #FightSceneReactions #90sMovies #ComedyPodcast
John Travolta plays a loan shark who gets into the movie business. Today you have YouTube for that but that's another story. Join the boys as they go back to the mid 90's and see if this movie still works. Links You can rate and review us in these places (and more, probably) Does This Still Work? - TV Podcast https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/does-this-still-work-1088105 Does This Still Work? on Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/does-this-still-work/id1492570867 Creator Accountability Network creatoraccountabilitynetwork.org. The mob's crashing in with scams https://www.newspapers.com/article/daily-news-331-get-shorty-1995-mob-ins/201412776/
KPFA Theatre Critic Richard Wolinsky reviews the musical “Hairspray” directed by Bill English, at San Francisco Playhouse through September 12, 2026. Text of Review: The Golden Age of the Broadway musical faded in the sixties, the age of Sondheim and the pop opera died before the new century, and since then, the Great White Way has atrophied into a world of corporate jukeboxes, pointless renderings of hit movies, little shows that could, and hits that never close. And then there's 2003's Hairspray, now in a fine production at San Francisco Playhouse through September 12th. It's not as if the show vanished; it pops up frequently in community theaters these days, filling in the gaps between the spelling bee Audrey II, Hedwig and a host of Sondheims. But without a Broadway revival, Hairspray never inserted itself into the canon. And it should, particularly now. John Waters' most mainstream film from 1988 was a tribute to the outsiders, outcasts and freaks he grew up with in Baltimore, those very people inhabiting his earlier films, notably his muse, the drag superstar Divine, Harris Glen Milstead, cast as Edna Turnblad, mother of the full figured Tracy Turnblad. The film was a love letter to the way song and dance could overcome racism, body-shaming and all the biases that had control of America in 1962. Hairspray, the musical, with tuneful and memorable songs by Marc Shaiman, stayed true to the politics, and kept memories of Divine alive by always casting Edna in drag, first with Harvey Fierstein and later John Travolta. Hairspray was the sweetest of all John Waters films, and that sweetness is reflected in the musical itself, and particularly in this production. It's seen here in the superb performance of Ella Ruth Francis, who embodies Tracy with as much joy, energy and voice as any performer in the role on Broadway or off. She is Tracy Turnblad . Other standouts include Jordan Covington as Seaweed, whose body movement in every scene is a joy to behold. And there's Jeanine Anderson as a gospel voiced Motormouth Maybelle and Alison Ewing as the amusingly villainous Velma Van Tussle. Jonathan Chisolm as Edna takes a backseat during most of the show, only stepping out in the final scenes. The casting of Edna may have once been a tribute to Divine, but today there's a political subtext that enhances the show's theme of inclusion. One caveat: the decibel level toward the end is a bit off the charts, so be forewarned. But mostly it's just a grand night in the theatre, a musical to enjoy and savor. Hairspray, directed by Bill English, plays at San Francisco Playhouse through September 12th. For more information, you can go to sfplayhouse.org. I'm Richard Wolinsky on Bay Area theatre for KPFA. The post Review: “Hairspray” at San Francisco Playhouse appeared first on KPFA.
This message is intended for you. Your mission should you accept it is to listen along as the guys talk about the fourth Mission Impossible movie; Ghost Protocol. On this episode, Eric looks at hotel rooms. Richard criticizes a plot hole while reading verbatim. And John wants John Travolta, and Nicholas Cage in the 3rd movie. So get your decoder rings ready, jog to the nearest car vending machine, and listen to Plot Spackle! Music: TheFatRat - Epic https://lnk.to/ftrepic
Spain wins the World Cup, Eli Zaret in studio, Nolan Wells conclusions, The Odyssey cleans up, Howard Stern layoffs, Prince Harry needs money, Amanda Bynes needs money, Shane Gillis world record, and Sunny Hostin lies to police to help her son. World Cup: Tom Cruise made a special appearance that wasted everyone's time. Madonna looked weird. Justin Bieber completely ruined the halftime performance. Eli learned who BTS is today. Update: Spain has won the 2026 FIFA Men's World Cup. Eli Zaret joins us to ponder the question of Tarik Skubal, the recent Detroit Tigers hot streak, a new Casey Mize injury, Steve Yzerman vs Dylan Larkin, Warde Manuel still at Michigan, Eli's crush on Sophie Cunningham, Jemele Hill hates Caitlin Clark, the Monster Energy Big 12, a white guy runs the fastest mile and more. Fake Sports: Tom Brady vs Logan Paul. The Portland Pickles get frisky on Heated Riv-Dill-ry Night. Despite casting Elliot Page, The Odyssey killed it at the box office. Christopher Nolan just makes good films. Shane Gillis breaks Guinness Record for a comedy show attendance Drew is catching indie films like Backroom and Obsession. Marc is still all in on Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed. Donald Trump handed out the medals to the victorious Spain soccer team. Howard Stern has fired some key members of the 1-day a week show. We'll miss you, Benjy Bronk. Politics: Joe Biden found the time to write a book and record a promo about his presidency. He sounds great. Darline Graham got Donald Trump's endorsement. Senator Ruben Gallego doesn't like to discuss banging White House staffers. Gavin Newsom's former aide totally nailed him. Nolan Wells: The media can't get enough of the race-baiting angle. Has Maritime law come into play yet? Al Sharpton will be the star at the funeral. The View struggles with the facts of the case. Ryan Borgwardt pulls a Borgwardt as he actually paid off his restitution. Tyler Perry's accuser wants $77M for getting his dong touched over cloth. The show has come up with a fantastic Mr. Beast challenge. Sam Asghari is in a new John Travolta movie. Jerry Rice does not appreciate talking during his backswing. Amanda Bynes is struggling for cash. Ryan Reynolds is crazy rich but his businesses are taking a hit because he's been a jerk for quite some time. Meghan Markle avoided the Invictus announcements because she's not well liked. Meghan was humiliated over the UK visit. The Royal staff absolutely hates Prince Harry. He has to find someone famous to pay off his legal fees. Elton John may have to fork over more money. Zohran Mamdani wants to lock Benjamin Netanyahu up using the NYPD. Timothy Busfield's life is over. He blew it. Ali G continues to make appearances. Sunny Hostin tries to bail her baby boy out of trouble using her credentials. Merch, yo. Check it. If you'd like to help support the show… consider subscribing to our YouTube Channel, Facebook, Instagram and Twitter (Drew Lane, Marc Fellhauer, Trudi Daniels, Jim Bentley, BranDon, and Roberto).
John Travolta, Nancy Allen and director Brian De Palma teamed up to make the brilliant horror flick Carrie in 1976, but the team was nearly at their best 5 years later in this one about movie-makers. The show-offy De Palma, who mostly made thrillers, loved his characters to be all kinds of shades of gray. Mission possible here. Blow Out's set-ups & pay-offs are excellent...and the ending is operatic, symbolic and powerful. That perfect scream is heartbreaking. This violent tragedy is well-crafted, with inspirations from Antonioni's Blow-Up and the incident at Chappaquiddick. So go get some sound effects for the foley department as this 752nd episode of Have You Ever Seen examines the suspense/conspiracy thriller Blow Out. Well, Actually: at around the 44-minute mark, it should have been The Black Dahlia "was at the end of a pretty poor (box office) run" in 2006, not Femme Fatale. That was released in 2002. Subscribe to this podcast in your app. Rate the show. Review it. Tweet me (@moviefiend51). Bluesky me (Ryan-Ellis). Letterboxd me (RyanHYES). Email me (haveyoueverseenpodcast@gmail.com).
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Nina Conti is on board Alan Air and it's as brilliantly bonkers as you'd expect. She reveals the skiing holiday where her dad's booming voice bolted her into action, the holiday romance with an American Marine that ended very badly, losing Monkey on a flight to Austria, why Tokyo didn't live up to expectations, and why she escapes to yurts, road trips and Arthur's Seat whenever she gets the chance. Plus, Alan and Nina reminisce about winning the BBC New Comedy Award, swap Edinburgh Fringe stories, chat about her directorial debut "Sunlight" and Nina's hilarious new C*nti Cabaret, coming to the Underbelly at Bristo Square at this year's Edinburgh Fringe. Book your tickets here: https://www.edfringe.com/tickets/whats-on/nina-s-c-nti-cabaret 00:00 Welcome aboard, Nina Conti! 01:40 The skiing holiday that ended in dad shouting 03:30 Why Nina loves American road trips 04:15 Making Sunlight in a monkey suit 05:50 Returning to the Edinburgh Fringe 08:05 Inside Nina's hilarious C*nti Cabaret 12:15 Arthur's Seat and Nina's Edinburgh recommendations 14:05 Losing Monkey on a flight to Austria 16:05 Why Tokyo disappointed her 17:45 The holiday romance with a Marine 22:10 Growing up with Tom Conti and Shirley Valentine 24:00 Escaping to yurts and embracing nature 26:10 Celebrity holiday encounters, from John Travolta to Andrew Scott 29:45 Costa Rica tops Nina's travel bucket list 30:10 Quick Fire, making our descent #LifesABeach #NinaConti #AlanCarr #EdinburghFringe #Edinburgh #ComedyPodcast #TravelPodcast #Monkey #HolidayRomance #RoadTrips #TravelStories #Podcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
What a treat to sit down and talk with 10-year-old Clark Shotwell, the young star of John Travolta's new film Propeller One-Way Night Coach, now streaming on Apple TV. Clark plays Jeff, a young airplane enthusiast whose cross-country journey with his mother becomes the adventure of a lifetime. Set during the golden age of aviation, the film is written, directed, narrated, and produced by John Travolta—and marks Clark's feature-film debut. We talk with Clark about landing the role, working with John Travolta and the cast, the magic of stepping onto a film set, and what it's like to see your first major movie take flight. It's a fascinating conversation about acting, Hollywood, and his unexpected journey, including post-premiere interviews and an exciting trip to the Cannes Film Festival in Paris. Meanwhile, you can see Clark and his entire family perform locally at the annual Christmas show at The Coeur d'Alene Resort, opening the day after Thanksgiving. Tickets for the Christmas show will be available at cdaresort.com/events later this fall.
This week Josh Munro and Josiah Pitchforth are here to talk about the 1981 thriller from Brian De Palma, Blow Out. Starring John Travolta, Nancy Allen, and featuring Dennis Franz and John Lithgow. Jack Terry (Travolta) is a sound guy for low budget horror movies, and when he is out one night collection sounds to use, he witnesses a car veer off the road and in to a river. After rescuing Sally (Allen) from the water, he realizes his microphone picked up another sound just before the tire blew out. So is this a bit of a hidden gem, or should this one be skipped in the Brian De Palma list? Let's find out...Submit your silliest idea for an Amityville movie to forgodsakesgetout@gmail.com for a chance to win a DVD copy of Josiah's movie Lizzie Borden: AmityvilleThanks go out to Audie Norman (@TheAudieNorman) for the album art. Outro music In Pursuit provided by Purple-Planet.comSupport the show by going to patreon.com/wyhsVisit tvstravis.com for more shows and projects from TVsTravis Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
John Travolta and Jamie Lee Curtis star in 1985's Perfect—a love story between an aerobics instructor and a reporter writing a story on health clubs. Seth Morris (Big Mouth) joins Paul, Jason, and June LIVE at Largo in L.A. to discuss the movie's almost five-minute-long aerobics scene, Travolta's thrusting, Jamie Lee Curtis' tender moment with a pool, the use of the phrase “sphincter muscle”, the many times a phone rings, and so much more. (Ep. #121 Originally Released 10/16/2015) • Go to hdtgm.com for tour dates, merch, FAQs, and more• Leave us a voicemail at speakpipe.com/hdtgm• Submit your Last Looks theme song here• Join our Discord at discord.gg/hdtgm• Buy merch at howdidthisgetmade.dashery.com/• Order Paul's book about his childhood: Joyful Recollections of Trauma• Shop our new hat collection at podswag.com• Paul's Discord: discord.gg/paulscheer• Paul's YouTube page: youtube.com/paulscheer• Follow Paul on Letterboxd: letterboxd.com/paulscheer• Subscribe The Dark Web w/ Paul & Rob Huebel: youtube.com/@enterthedarkweb• Listen to Unspooled with Paul & Amy Nicholson: unspooledpodcast.com• Listen to The Deep Dive with June & Jessica St. Clair: thedeepdiveacademy.com/podcast• Instagram: @hdtgm, @paulscheer, & @junediane• Twitter: @hdtgm, @paulscheer, & msjunediane • Jason is not on social media• Episode transcripts available at how-did-this-get-made.simplecast.com/episodesGet access to all the podcasts you love, music channels and radio shows with the SiriusXM App! Get 3 months free using the link: siriusxm.com/hdtgm Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Elton John announces two farewell concerts in Mexico City that will take place in October later this year, Metallica donates $100k and Rush creates a unique shirt for charity to support the latest Venezuela earthquake relief efforts, the first ever official Black Sabbath book ‘Masters Of Reality: Why Black Sabbath Matters' will be coming out this fall, and Ramones will have an official 50th anniversary celebration ceremony in August hosted by John Travolta and will feature a supergroup featuring CJ Ramone and members of Rancid, Green Day, Blink 182 that will pay tribute to their vast catalog… PLUS ‘This Week in Rock & Roll History Trivia', Rock Birthdays, ‘The Best & Worst Rock Album Artwork of the Week' & much more!All of our links are up at www.rocknewsweekly.com every Monday, where you can check out the full episode on 8 platforms (including Amazon Audible & Apple/Google Podcasts). We pride ourselves in not using any AI artwork, products or services.Watch us LIVE, chat with us & more…Every Sunday around 2pm PST @ https://www.twitch.tv/rocknewsweeklyWatch all of our videos, interviews & subscribe at Youtube.com/@rocknewsweeklyFollow us online:Instagram.com/rocknewsweeklyFacebook.com/rocknewsweeklyTwitter.com/rocknewsweeklyTikTok.com/@rocknewsweekly#EltonJohnMexico #VenezuelaEarthquake #MastersOfReality #Ramones50 #CJRamone#Rock #News #RockNews #RockNewsWeekly #RockNewsWeeklyPodcast #Podcast #Podcasts #Metal #HeavyMetal #Alt #Alternative #ClassicRock #70s #80s #90s #Indie #Trivia #RockTrivia #RockBirthdays #NewMusic #NewMusicReleases
THE INVITATION … and a slew of other films.. starting with a look back at John Travolta in BATTLEFIELD EARTH and Jessica Lange in her academy award nominated performance in MUSIC BOX.
Staight from the Now We Know premium vault, your freshly-unlocked episode for this week: a look back at John Travolta's most utterly incomprehensible decision since Moment By Moment, THE FANATIC (2019). Travolta portrays Moose, an awkward, neurodivergent Hollywood Boulevard street performer who is a tremendous fan of actor Hunter Dunbar (Devon Sawa), perhaps dangerously so. The less spoiled about this one the better.
We're playing back our tapes as we cover Brian De Palma's Blow Out! This is Tim's first watch.How different would've John Travolta's career been if this hit? How scuzzy is Dennis Franz in this? And how masterful is the camera work??All this and more on this week's Haven't Scene It!Follow us on Social Media:Twitter: @SceneItPodInstagram: @SceneItPodTiktok: @SceneItPodBluesky: @podsceneit.bsky.socialYoutube: @HaventSceneIt- Old Glory (15% Off)
Bob's Movie Club Presents: Get Shorty (1995). John Travolta is Chili Palmer, a chill loan shark who gets a chance to chase his Hollywood dreams. Between Danny DeVito, Bette Midler, Gene Wilder, and Rene Russo, this was a fun watch! Soccer continues, and the Aussies are in town. Sarah's giving them a warm welcome. Vinnie is telling us the craziest foods you can get at the World Cup. These “health trends” are straight up scary.
Hour 1: Bob's Movie Club Presents: Get Shorty (1995). John Travolta is Chili Palmer, a chill loan shark who gets a chance to chase his Hollywood dreams. Between Danny DeVito, Bette Midler, Gene Wilder, and Rene Russo, this was a fun watch! Soccer continues, and the Aussies are in town. Sarah's giving them a warm welcome. Vinnie is telling us the craziest foods you can get at the World Cup. These “health trends” are straight up scary. Hour 2: CMA Fest sounds like it was a blast. The 5th season of ‘The Bear' is here. Permits were filed for street closures around Madison Square Garden from July 2-4. For Taylor Swift's wedding? Explain THAT, Bob! It turns out Taylor Swift won't be the first person married at The Garden. A 77-year old man bought too many blue pills. Screen time has its positives and is even a way parents and kids bond. Plus, parents are addicted to their screens too. Hour 3: ABC is reportedly considering airing Taylor Frankie Paul's season of The Bachelorette. The moment you've been waiting for: The Amputation Story. Joe Manganiello, Sofia Vergara's ex-husband and the werewolf from Tru Blood, wrote a memoir with a confusing hook. Vinnie's telling us about the best road trip destinations. DO NOT use a massage gun in these places. Dairy Queen and Krispy Kreme are celebrating America's birthday. Is saving your spot at the pool with a towel wrong? Let's ask Matty. Hour 4: Here's your chance to see Buddy Guy! Tame Impala is covering Smashing Pumpkins on a new tribute album. Jelly Roll called out a fan at one of his shows, and it was a little confusing. Sesame Street is releasing a parody album of re-worked pop songs. Would the founding fathers be proud of America at its 250th birthday? There were two massive earthquakes in Venezuela. A crazy Waffle House accident, and a quick reminder about the definition of a store. The overhead bin conversation rears its ugly head again. Plus, How Old Is That Guy??
Bob's Movie Club Presents: Get Shorty (1995). John Travolta is Chili Palmer, a chill loan shark who gets a chance to chase his Hollywood dreams. Between Danny DeVito, Bette Midler, Gene Wilder, and Rene Russo, this was a fun watch!
In this round of Box Office Bozo, Chris and Luke must guess the top grossing films from actor John Travolta!
From Hell Month continues with a trip to Southport, Maryland, to attend the wedding of Rick Barnes and Susan Morrison in the 2001 thriller ‘Domestic Disturbance,' starring John Travolta, Vince Vaughn, Steve Buscemi, and Teri Polo. Producers: Craig Horlbeck, Chia Hao Tat, Eduardo Ocampo, and Matt Pevic The Ringer is committed to responsible trading. Please visit https://fanduel.com/predicts to learn more about the resources and helpline. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Bob's Movie Club has its next assignment. Vinnie's all-time favorite movie: Get Shorty (1995) starring John Travolta and Danny DeVito. Send us your problems! We can help! Badadvice973@gmail.com. A successful child star, Daveigh Chase, passes away under strange circumstances. You might not recognize her name, but you definitely know her work. Gilmore Girls is leaving Netflix - but DON'T PANIC! The World Cup was a hit in the Bay last night. The US is playing Friday at noon. Here's what your dad REALLY wants for Father's Day. Sarah and Vinnie are already looking forward to next week's Bridge The Gap. Our smart phone habits might be contributing to the decreased birthrate. Americans are getting billions of robo calls a month. Sting is so generous. No, the other one.
Hour 1: Bob's Movie Club has its next assignment. Vinnie's all-time favorite movie: Get Shorty (1995) starring John Travolta and Danny DeVito. Send us your problems! We can help! Badadvice973@gmail.com. A successful child star, Daveigh Chase, passes away under strange circumstances. You might not recognize her name, but you definitely know her work. Gilmore Girls is leaving Netflix - but DON'T PANIC! The World Cup was a hit in the Bay last night. The US is playing Friday at noon. Here's what your dad REALLY wants for Father's Day. Sarah and Vinnie are already looking forward to next week's Bridge The Gap. Our smart phone habits might be contributing to the decreased birthrate. Americans are getting billions of robo calls a month. Sting is so generous. No, the other one. Hour 2: The third season premier of ‘The Capture' is today. Sam Worthington stars in a new show ‘I Will Find You' debuting on Netflix. Widow's Bay ended, but we haven't gotten to it yet. Jeff Probst and ‘Survivor' are producing an animated film. Jimmy Kimmel's sidekick is headed to the ballroom. Mike Myers is saying there will be an Austin Powers 4. Olivia Wilde is reflecting on being served custody papers on stage at Cinemacon. Scott Budman is on the show! Vinnie's got questions about the new Apple watch and iPhone. Are foldable phones gonna be a thing? Speaking of things that cost $2000, Scott is telling us the deal with the Snap glasses. Hour 3: Is hungover Bob smarter than a 5th grader? Another RIDICULOUS popcorn bucket in honor of Spiderman. It doesn't stop there. Jon & Kate Plus 8: The Kids' Revenge. Father's Day is creeping up on us! It's National Dump The Pump Day. Lines out the door at Trader Joe's, but it's not for food. The full list of those annoying maxxing trends. Hmm… LMT. Hour 4: Sarah is walking through the changes to The Grammy Awards. Looking back, are they good at picking the best “new” artist? Shania Twain is opening for Harry Styles at Wembley - thanks to his mom! Bob remembers seeing them at Coachella. Harry Styles is being praised for his vocals at an intimate orchestra performance. These careers have the highest divorce rates. Does Vinnie have kids he doesn't know about? Real or Fake: Lifetime Movie Edition.
This week, we're talking: Thoughts on the recent Queer Eyes news, an update on our Pet family, talking about trauma without becoming our trauma, getting better at grief, exciting developments in the JVN Hair camp, JVN & Mark's Anniversary, TikTok roundup, JVN & Beyonce on bikes, our Office Supplies Spelling Bee Todd Blanch & the 1.776 Billion slush fund, CBS News, giving fade haircuts, “Best of the World,” and John Travolta. Wanna see JVN on stage? Get tix to the Hot & Healed Comedy Tour here. Catch Getting Better & The Monday Edit, now on YouTube! Check out the JVN Patreon for exclusive content, bonus episodes, and more! www.patreon.com/jvn Follow us on Instagram @gettingbetterwithjvn Jonathan on Instagram @jvn and senior producer Chris @amomentlikechris Executive Producer, Chris McClure Producer, Editor & Engineer is Nathanael McClure Production support from Chad Hall Our theme music is also composed by Nathanael McClure.Curious about bringing your brand to life on the show? Email podcastadsales@sonymusic.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Bob and Monét welcome director, choreographer, and producer Adam Shankman. Adam talks about directing Stop! That! Train! and his approach to directing, and Monét reflects on working with Adam in Stop! That! Train!. They discuss The Shawshank Redemption vs. The Green Mile and share stories about Lady Gaga, John Travolta, and Adam's encounters with Oprah. Adam recalls John Waters' reaction to the Hairspray movie, who he might cast in Hairspray today, and their appreciation for Amanda Bynes. Plus, he breaks down how he got involved with RuPaul's Drag Race, walks through the process of directing a Rusical, reveals his favorite lip syncs, and imagines how he would direct a movie version of Rent. Thanks to our sponsors: HomeChef.com/RIVALRY for 50% OFF your first box and free dessert for life! Go to RO.CO/RIVALRY to see if you qualify. Go to https://baskandlatherco.com and use code RIVALRY for 20% off. Take the first step. Visit WaldenU.edu. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Bob and Monét welcome director, choreographer, and producer Adam Shankman. Adam talks about directing Stop! That! Train! and his approach to directing, and Monét reflects on working with Adam in Stop! That! Train!. They discuss The Shawshank Redemption vs. The Green Mile and share stories about Lady Gaga, John Travolta, and Adam's encounters with Oprah. Adam recalls John Waters' reaction to the Hairspray movie, who he might cast in Hairspray today, and their appreciation for Amanda Bynes. Plus, he breaks down how he got involved with RuPaul's Drag Race, walks through the process of directing a Rusical, reveals his favorite lip syncs, and imagines how he would direct a movie version of Rent. Thanks to our sponsors: HomeChef.com/RIVALRY for 50% OFF your first box and free dessert for life! Go to RO.CO/RIVALRY to see if you qualify. Go to https://baskandlatherco.com and use code RIVALRY for 20% off. Take the first step. Visit WaldenU.edu. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
What does it take to become a household name, stay at the top of your game, and negotiate your way through decades of success? In this star-powered episode of The Cardone Zone, Grant Cardone is joined by John Travolta and Kevin Hart for a candid conversation about the journeys that transformed them from ambitious dreamers into global icons. From navigating setbacks and rejection to building lasting careers in one of the world's most competitive industries, both guests reveal the principles, habits, and negotiating strategies that helped them create opportunities where others saw obstacles. In Episode 310, you'll discover: The mindset required to achieve long-term success How confidence and preparation shape every negotiation The art of creating value before asking for anything in return Lessons learned from decades of navigating high-stakes deals Why persistence remains one of the most underrated skills in business and life Whether you're negotiating a contract, growing a business, or pursuing a bigger vision for your future, this episode delivers insights from two masters of their craft who have consistently found ways to create leverage, build relationships, and win. Follow us on all social platforms @GrantCardone for daily content on wealth, business, sales, entrepreneurship, and the 10X mindset. Visit GrantCardone.com for information on upcoming events, exclusive training programs, and products designed to expand your business skills, increase your knowledge, and accelerate your success.
We discuss the notoriously bad 2000 sci fi movie, Scientology, and the effect it had on John Travolta's career.patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Welcome back to The Snack – a lighter serving of Girls Gotta Eat. This week, we're talking about: Taylor Swift's “wedding invitations” + her ever growing bangs Drake's 3-album drop Spotify's new logo Aqua (the band) breaks up Bethenny Frankel beefing with a shoe designer Hot liberal guys crushing watermelons for women's heart health Yesteryear ending review Headlines: Adam Driver vs. Lena Dunham, Pete Davidson breakup, Alex Cooper pregnant, Tom Brady modeling, John Travolta's new look, Kyle Cook and Amanda Batula on the red carpet Follow us on Instagram @girlsgottaeatpodcast, Ashley @ashhess, and Rayna @rayna.greenberg. Visit girlsgottaeat.com for more. Thank you to our partners this week: Lola Blankets: Get 40% off select products at http://lolablankets.com with code GIRLSGOTTAEAT. Skims: Shop everyday cotton plus all of our favorite bras and underwear at https://skims.com. Draft Kings: Claim one thousand flex spins on your choice of slots by downloading the app now with code GGE. Nutrafol: Get $10 off your first order and free shipping at https://nutrafol.com with code GGE10. Hungry Root: Get 40% off your first box and free item in every box for life at https://hungryroot.com/GGE with code GGE. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The girls dig into why Taylor Swift keeps showing up with a different bang situation every week — and whether it's all a setup for a jaw-dropping no-bang wedding reveal. Then Keltie breaks down why Alex Cooper's pregnancy announcement was a PR masterclass, Harry Styles is facing serious backlash over his expensive and underwhelming new tour, and the conversation gets real when the ladies open up about the impossible body standards creeping back into Hollywood. John Travolta's beret also makes an appearance!Check out our amazing sponsors deals!!Fodzyme: Enjoy your favorite foods without the pain! Get 30% off your first order at ICanEatAgain.com/ladygangDirecTV: Get over 60 channels, Disney+, Hulu, and HBO Max ALL IN ONE PACK for $34.99 a month at DirecTV.com/genrepacksClean Simple Eats: Shop the best tasting protein powders at CleanSimpleEats.comProgressive: Looking to save on car insurance? Cruise on over to Progressive.comSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Brendan Schaub and Bryan Callen are back with another chaotic episode of The Fighter and The Kid. Bryan breaks down his wild Idaho trip shooting a massive 50 cal sniper rifle, Brendan reacts to Gina Carano vs Ronda Rousey and explains why the fight was never “fixed,” and the guys get into the internet rumors surrounding Theo Von and Joe Rogan.The episode also covers ChudTheBuilder's courthouse shooting controversy, prank streamers taking things too far, Navy Super Hornet pilots colliding mid-air, fake cauliflower ear implants, John Travolta looking shockingly young at 72, James Franco's Hollywood return, Jason Derulo's insane house, K-pop mobs, rodeo culture, Texas, Fort Worth, and more.From MMA talk to comedy podcast chaos, TFATK covers Ronda Rousey, Gina Carano, Joe Rogan, Theo Von, James Franco, John Travolta, UFC, fighter culture, viral streamers, and the weirdest internet stories of the week.TrueWerk - The work doesn't stop just because the weather changes. Upgrade to the T2 WerkPant and stay comfortable no matter what the day brings. Get 15% off your first order at https://truewerk.com/ with code fighter.O'Reilly - Stop by O'Reilly Auto Parts today or visit us at oreillyauto.com/FIGHTER that's oreillyauto.com/FIGHTERProgressive - See if you could save when you switch to Progressive. You'll feel good about making a savvy choice. Visit https://www.progressive.com/ and see if you can enjoy a little extra cash back.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.