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

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

Movie Theaters | Ep #48

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Let's all go to the lobby, because we've got some stuff to discuss about movie theaters, and only jerks talk during the movie. But are those jerks the key to saving the cinema? Please silence your cell phones as our big-screen tribute takes an unexpected turn. 

 

Show Notes: 

01:58 St. Louis movie theaters

02:12 A crash course in theater history
02:50 United States vs. Paramount Pictures, Inc. 
03:25 Movie palaces (The Fox / Grauman's Chinese / The Egyptian)
07:40 Gimmicks (3-D / Cinemascope)
08:26 See also: Summer Blockbusters
09:02 The "New Hollywood"
10:20 Home theaters
12:05 The quality plateau
17:35 Interlude: The Drifters: "Saturday Night at the Movies"
18:27 Saving movie theaters
23:20 Simulcasts (This American Life / Rifftrax)
24:20 The teenage refuge
28:39 Interlude: "Intermission Time"
29:15 The wrong people
39:45 Interlude: Wehrenberg Theaters Theme
40:41 The experience argument
46:10 Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
47:40 The Chase-Park Plaza Cinema 
48:20 Ronnie's 20 Cine
52:45 Projection notes
57:05 Rise of the Planet of the Apes
59:48 The Hi-Pointe Theatre

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Movie Theaters | Ep #48