Jacques & Joe (in Boston) have been doing comedy stuff since 94. Jacques & Biff (LA by way of Toronto/Tokyo) been on hockey team since 96. Yap pop culture and have cool guest - comedians, respected authors, renown scientist & scholars, prominent music folks, tv/film makers and just cool friends.
Episodes
Thursday Aug 24, 2017
Thursday Aug 24, 2017
Jacques reviews not only the new "Batman and Harley Quinn" movie but takes Joe through a history of animated Batman movies!
"Under the Red Hood," "Dark Knight Returns," and "The Killing Joke" are just the tips of the Batwings as Jacques Batsplains to Joe how the Caped Crusader has been portrayed in the DC Animated Universe over the last decade, including a nod to "Batman: The Animated Series," which Joe promises to start watching any time now.
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Monday Aug 21, 2017
Monday Aug 21, 2017
Jacques joins Joe on the podcast fresh from marching with his family in protest against the free speech Nazi rally in Boston Common! They talk about, well, Nazis, and Trump's complicity with this awful group of... let's call them "people."
PLUS: Patriots preseason, FNH update, Random Video Game Review, Parenting Tip of the Week, and MORE!
Opening Clip from "Don't Be A Sucker," a 1947 US government anti-fascism propaganda film.
Closing Song: "Professional Fight!" by ChipBoy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Un1XhgjBV1c
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Thursday Aug 17, 2017
Thursday Aug 17, 2017
Question: Who in their right mind would talk about trivia on a podcast? Answer: Mike, aka Sully, local host of Stump Trivia! Jacques and Joe learn the ins, outs, dos, and don'ts of being a good trivia contestant (and host).
PLUS: A brief history of quiz shows through the decades, auditioning for Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?, and a little Trivial Pursuit thrown in to make everyone feel just a little more stupid.
Stump Trivia with Sully: https://www.facebook.com/stumptriviasully/
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Monday Aug 14, 2017
Monday Aug 14, 2017
Jacques and Joe welcome Mike, aka "Sully," aka "Hadji," friend and former radio DJ. He talks about his days at the legendary Boston rock radio station WBCN, among others, as well as his current gig as host of Stump Trivia with Sully!
PLUS: Trump v. North Korea, Pats pre-season opener, the Mt. Rushmore game, Random Video Game Review, Defunct Sponsor, Netflix Picks, and MORE!
Stump Trivia with Sully: https://www.facebook.com/stumptriviasully/
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Thursday Aug 10, 2017
Thursday Aug 10, 2017
Jacques and Joe push copyright laws to their limits as they sing along to their favorite TV theme songs from the '70s and '80s! Remember "Webster," "The Greatest American Hero," "Maude," and more? Of course you do, because that's all people in their 40s do nowadays: remember the past.
So many hours watching TV. Just gone. Gone. ENJOY!
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Monday Aug 07, 2017
Monday Aug 07, 2017
Jacques and Joe chit-chat about Jimmy Garoppolo of the Patriots, the latest kerfuffle over an NRA ad against the New York Times, and Jim’s report from Geoff Diehl’s senate campaign kickoff!
PLUS: Fox News doesn’t care about Trump’s lying, Colin Kaepernick, Random Video Game Review, Defunct Sponsor and MORE!
Closing Song: “To Do List” by Dan Cray: http://www.dancray.net/
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Thursday Aug 03, 2017
Thursday Aug 03, 2017
Dave Mirabella from THE RATIONALES reminisces with Jacques about the good old days of playing at T.T.'s and the Rat, performs LIVE and promotes the band's new album, "Upstream"!
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- Official Website: http://www.therationales.com/
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- Bandcamp (listen for free): http://therationales.bandcamp.com/
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Monday Jul 31, 2017
Monday Jul 31, 2017
DOUBLE DIGITS, BABY! Jacques and Joe celebrate this milestone by...talking about politics and sports! Is John McCain a hero? Is Julio Jones an idiot? Is Siri the greatest innovation or a harbinger of human enslavement?
PLUS: The Mooch, crying in football, Random Video Game Review, Defunct Sponsor and MORE!
Closing Song: "Drunk all the Time" by The Rationales: http://www.therationales.com/
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Thursday Jul 27, 2017
Thursday Jul 27, 2017
What's a carnival without a CLOWN?! Jacques and Joe FINALLY speak to a real live clown!
Meet Tracy, aka Funbags the Clown (among others). She brings the desperately-needed funny to the podcast with her tales of Walmart shopping, drive-thru dining, and getting pulled over... all clowned up, of course.
PLUS, clowns in pop culture: Krusty, Shakes, and some bozo whose name escapes us.
Check out Tracy's page: http://aclownstory.blogspot.com/
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Monday Jul 24, 2017
Monday Jul 24, 2017
Jacques and Joe take the show to Jacques’ echoey abode, aka the Panic Room, to talk about all sorts of injustice, least of which being OJ Simpson’s parole!
Also, Sen. Al Franken’s “Boiling the Frog” series, Julian Assange’s (pending) Showtime doc, the ongoing health care battle, and Afghani Sesame Street!
PLUS: Random Video Game Review (by JACQUES!), Netflix/Redbox Pick, Defunct Sponsor, and more!
Closing Song: “Ready to Go” by The Rationales: https://therationales.bandcamp.com/
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