Part-Time Jobs (Part 2) | Ep #72

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We're back to work this week with another round of reflections on our part-time employment past.  

 

Show Notes: 

02:30 How I launched 3 consoles (and found true love) at Babbage's store no. 9
04:10 FuncoLand

07:30 GamePro / Game Informer
10:20 F-Zero
12:40 Interlude: Ozma: "Game Over"
25:50 Three Stooges NES game
26:55 FuncoLand commercial
27:35 The king of cleaning kits
28:00 Interlude: Homegrown: "Get a Job"
29:25 The rebound effect
32:30 Borders
35:20 Unwritten Law
45:35 Interlude: Blink-182: "Dumpweed"
46:40 Empire Records music selection veto
47:44 Mike Ness: Cheating at Solitaire
49:00 Wal-Mart
51:15 Papa Johns (see also: Pizza | Ep #2)
54:16 The part-time work wish list
57:36 Comic City (see also: Comic Books | Ep #66)
58:06 Comic Book Men
1:00:16 The Borg sphere

See also: Part-Time Jobs (Part 1) | Ep #71



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Part-Time Jobs (Part 2) | Ep #72

Part-Time Jobs (Part 1) | Ep #71

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We're turning back time and clocking in for a two-part discussion of our favorite and not-so-favorite part-time jobs.  

 

Show Notes: 

04:15 Needs and wants
08:05 "Come into this office and take calls from weirdos."

10:50 "No, DON Wayne."
15:05 Return of the Living Dead trailer
15:40 Interlude: The Silhouettes: "Get a Job"
16:25 Fritz's Frozen Custard
20:50 The Machine
28:45 Interlude: Loverboy: "Working for the Weekend"
31:30 "Dipping"
33:25 The witching hour
38:30 Clocking in
40:15 "Little Dirty"
43:45 Interlude: Wax: "Mallrats"
45:00 See also: The Mall | Ep #10
49:05 Suncoast Motion Picture Company
58:10 Star Trek 30 Years and Beyond 

See also: Video Rental | Episode #17



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Part-Time Jobs (Part 1) | Ep #71

BMX Bandits | Ep #65

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Two's company, but three will get you talked about - 1983, that is. We kick off our 30-year anniversary retrospectacle series on the films of 1983 with what is likely the first-ever hour-long discussion of Aussie kidsploitation masterpiece BMX Bandits.   

 

Show Notes: 

01:20 Movies of 1983
02:40 BMX Bandits
04:05 John's criteria for awesome movies

06:40 Interlude: Australian BMX Bandits TV promo
07:17 "The Australian Goonies"
27:45 Interlude: BMX Bandits Main Theme
34:30 The waterslide scene
43:20 Interlude: BMX Bandits End Credits
46:12 Brian Trenchard-Smith
49:35 The BMX Bandits saga
50:55 Gosling is Goose



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BMX Bandits | Ep #65

Suburbia | Ep #56

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City living got you down? Grab your 2.4 kids and join us this week for a virtual block party in Pleasantville.  

 

Show Notes: 

01:14 "I know what a cul de sac is."

03:10 Sub-urban

06:10 The outsider's perspective

09:51 The insider's rebuttal
15:55 Interlude: Descendents: "Suburban Home"
19:10 Evolution
22:04 Suburban mythology
27:25 Interlude: Arcade Fire: "The Suburbs"

29:10 These are the people in your neighborhood
33:01 The perception of safety
34:10 I Know My First Name is Steven
39:05 The perils of hide-and-seek
41:58 Nobody walks in Naperville
45:58 Interlude: Screeching Weasel: "Hey Suburbia"
47:10 Tiki torch wizards
53:20 Jay Z: "Big Pimpin'" 
57:50 Listener poll: do you live in the city, or the "city?"

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Suburbia | Ep #56

Trick-or-Treating | Ep #46

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Reach your hand into our audio candy bowl and pull out a retrospective treat on our favorite candies, costumes, and comedy stylings from Halloweens past.     

Show Notes: 

01:50 Candy
02:50 Candy cigarettes
04:35 Chocolate Halloween lollipops
05:01 Fruit-flavored Tootsie Rolls
05:15 Vampire Suckers
08:01 Candy corn
09:55 Gooey peanut butter gobs
12:30 Interlude: Nat King Cole: "Candy"
13:40 Trick-or-treat goodie bags (spider rings / plastic fangs)
19:05 "Fun size"
21:35 Interlude: Ministry: "Everyday is Halloween"
22:55 Trick-or-treating ettiquette 
33:30 The plastic classic
34:20 McDonald's McBoo Halloween pails
37:20 Everybody's a comedian on Halloween
39:30 Interlude: The Creepshow: "Halloween"
40:25 80s He-Man costume
 

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Trick-or-Treating | Ep #46