Episodes

  • Episode 416: Chinatown (1974)
    Jun 21 2024

    A private eye investigates a complex web of deceit, corruption, and murder.

    Listen as we chat about shockingly expensive concert tickets, a comically small gun, and the difference between a scar and an open wound. Forget it, James... it’s a podcast to see if Chinatown stands the Test of Time.

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    39 mins
  • Episode 415: National Lampoon's Animal House (1978)
    Jun 14 2024

    The brothers of a rowdy fraternity drink, party, and try not to get expelled.

    Special guests Rich Noah and Paul Brief—our dads!—join us to chat about John Belushi’s eyebrows, a freeze-frame heart attack, and getting an A in lobotomy. Fat, drunk, and stupid is no way to find out if National Lampoon's Animal House stands the Test of Time.

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    59 mins
  • Episode 414: Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (1985)
    Jun 7 2024

    Mad Max fights for his life, and the lives of young plane crash survivors.

    Listen as we discuss Jeff Garlin’s thoughts on Michael Bay, laws that are just six words long, and what this movie has in common with Showgirls. Two men enter, one man leaves as we find out if Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome stands the Test of Time.

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    44 mins
  • Episode 413: The Road Warrior (1981)
    May 31 2024

    In a post-apocalyptic wasteland, a small community is threatened by violent maniacs, and only Mad Max can help.

    Join us as we discuss the MMCU, the most annoying thing about The Fast and the Furious, and traditional marriage after the end of the world. Then we find out if The Road Warrior stands the Test of Time.

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    43 mins
  • Episode 412: Mad Max (1979)
    May 24 2024

    In a near-future Australia, one cop fights back against a ruthless biker gang.

    Listen as we talk about how difficult it is to show society crumbling, a guy named Toecutter who cuts no toes, and the word that’s forever associated with the Hall of Justice. Then we find out if Mad Max stands the Test of Time.

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    39 mins
  • Episode 411: Top Secret! (1984)
    May 17 2024

    An American rocker falls for a beautiful woman who recruits him into the East German resistance.

    Join us as we wonder if kids today understand Pac-Man references, why Ford Pintos blew up, and where the hell Grand Moff Tarkin is. Then we find out if Top Secret! stands the Test of Time.

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    39 mins
  • Episode 410: To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)
    May 10 2024

    A widowed lawyer teaches his children important life lessons as he defends an innocent man.

    It’s our annual Mother’s Day episode, and our moms are back! Carole Abramson and Rochelle Brief join us to discuss dog actors in the 1960s, where witnesses are supposed to sit, and how to defuse a lynch mob. Then we find out if To Kill a Mockingbird stands the Test of Time.

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    47 mins
  • Episode 409: Purple Rain (1984)
    May 3 2024

    An aspiring singer struggles with a new lover, rival musicians, angry bandmates, and an abusive father.

    Special guest Clinton Festa joins us to talk about resting Prince face, Ben Folds’ LLC, and how to respond when someone says, "I would die for you." Dearly beloved, we are gathered here today to find out if Purple Rain stands the Test of Time.

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    59 mins