Podcast Like It's 1999

Phil and Kenny are joined by actor/writer/producer Lola Kelly to discuss “Oscar Bait: The Movie” to break down the ultimate question: Can a movie, made entirely out of Oscar Bait-y elements - like beloved, Pulitzer prize- winning source material, a cast made up entirely of people with accents and a heavy helping of PPP (Period Poverty Porn) - actually win an Oscar or 12? The answer to this, and many more questions, can be found within this week’s podcast (or on Wikipedia, but still listen to the podcast ‘cause Lola is a killer guest)! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week Kenny and Phil get confessional about young love with Emily VanDerWerff (Critic at Large at Vox) as they dive into Freaks and Geeks "Boyfriends and Girlfriends". They talk boyfriends, girlfriends, virginity and...well...farting.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Spooky Season is here and with Halloween being this week we decided to bust out a good old fashioned movie about the devil. Kenny and Phil sit down and talk about End of Days. Despite its title it’s not a movie about 2019(Am I Right?!), but instead it’s due to its apocalyptic plot and general lack of quality it’s the scariest thing Arnold Schwarzenegger has made outside of his Pumping Iron interviews and his career in politics.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

On this week’s Freaky Friday, we make friends with the new girl, comedy writer extraordinaire Toby Herman, and talk to her about Carded and Discarded, the seventh episode of Freaks and Geeks. We talk about friendship and abandonment and all that good stuff so listen in.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Last week we hit our magic number and this week we hit the big 100. It’s the second half of our episode on Man on the Moon with Tig Notaro and we continue discussing the film and Jim Carrey in 1999. Thank you all so much for listening to our first 100 and we hope you rate, review and subscribe on iTunes so we can continue growing for the next 100. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Kenny Neibart on Drums, Phil Iscove on Bass, Special Guest Libby HIll (TV Editor at Indiewire) on Guitar, and finally a Brand New Episode of Freaky Fridays on I’M WITH THE BAND, the sixth episode of Freaks and Geeks, on vocals. Get ready to jam with us as we talk about our favorite moments from the show and our history with bands. ROCK ON! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Would you believe, we got Tig Notaro to join us for 99th episode to talk about Man on the Moon (Man on the Moooon)? Phil, Kenny and the best standup in the world, Tig Notaro, breakdown the taxi drivin’, mighty-mouse-lip-syncin’, woman-rasslin’ performance artist Andy Kaufman, the equally eclectic performance artist who played him, Jim Carrey, and their influence on Tig’s life and career. Thank you for being a part of our first 99! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Pencils Down! Phil, Kenny and guest Bart Nickerson (The Originals, Narcos) talk childhood Test and Sex Ed stress on this weeks Freaky Friday, about TESTS AND BREASTS, the fifth episode of Freaks and Geeks. So, make sure to double check you answers and read the instructions cause tough questions will be asked.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

“Lord what fools these mortals be!” Shakespeare wrote this in A Midsummer Night's Dream but he might as well have written it about Phil and Kenny, so luckily we brought in Joanna Robinson, of Vanity Fair, Little Gold Men and The Storm: A Lost Rewatch Podcast, to help us foolish mortals talk about all the late 90’s goodness of this adaptation of one of the Bard’s most famous comedies. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Kim Kelly is My Friend, just like Phil Iscove is My Friend, Kenny Neibart is My Friend, TV Writer Ashley Lyle(Narcos: Mexico, The Originals) is My Friend.    But KIM KELLY IS MY FRIEND is also the fourth episode of Freaks and Geeks and the subject of this episode of Freaky Fridays. Listen as we deep into the episode and that pesky thing we call friendship. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Don't worry this is still podcast about 1999, but back in early September Warner Brothers released a trailer for their upcoming Joker movie starring Joaquin Phoenix and directed by Todd Phillips and that film is being released this Friday.   Kenny had thoughts on the trailer. Phil had thoughts on the trailer. This is their story. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This Week we take a trip to Cuba and back with Gideon Yago (MTV News, HBO’s The Newsroom, Quantico and Narcos) to talk about BUENA VISTA SOCIAL CLUB, Wim Wenders' seminal documentary about a legendary group of Cuban Musicians and the seminal self titled album they put out.    See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Novelist and Screenwriter David Iserson (His novel Firecracker,The Spy Who Dumped Me) joins us again on this Freakiest of Fridays for the discussion of TRICKS AND TREATS, the third episode of FREAKS AND GEEKS. We talk the ups and downs of Freaks and Geeks as it settles into its run and our beautifully awkward Halloween memories.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

TV Shows in 1999. What were the people watching? What Were We Watching? What Was a Hit? What Was a Flop? We sit down with Joe Adalian, West Coast editor for Vulture(New York Magazine), to answer all these questions (or not) and many more. We try to figure out what was up with what people were watching in 1999 and what deserved those views.   See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this Weeks Freaky Friday, Phil and Kenny sit down with Novelist and Screenwriter David Iserson (Mr. Robot, Firecracker) to geek and freak about BEERS AND WEIRS the second episode of Freaks and Geeks. They talk about watching David's experience having watched the pilot early, the relate-ability and specificity that made Freaks and Geeks great and how the show bumped up against the expectations of TV in the era. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Aaron Thomas(Co-Creator/Showrunner of CBS’ SWAT) joins Kenny and Phil to talk about The Best Man. Taye Diggs, Nia Long, Morris Chesnut, Saniaa Latham, Regina King, Terrence Howard, Harold Perrineu . A generation of African American stars collected in one beloved romantic comedy/drama. Taye Diggs may be the titular THE BEST MAN. But this week we hope that Phil, Kenny and guest Aaron Thomas will be your Best Men to talk about it.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Welcome to Freaky Fridays! Every week for the next 18 weeks we'll be diving into a new episode of the 1999 television masterpiece that is Freaks & Geeks. This week we discuss the pilot with Rolling Stone's Chief TV Critic Alan Sepinwall! We talk about the casting, the direction, the writing as well as the launch of the series, its development and its many timeslots. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Literary adaptation Awards Bait is a clear part of any year in films legacy, so this week Phil and Kenny discuss Snow Falling on Cedars, the Ethan Hawke vehicle about a town wrestling with a racially charged murder, information I assume you are all learning now because it effectively doesn’t exist. “  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In 1999, one artist released an Album and Music Video so popular and influential that its aesthetics and attitude dominated pop culture throughout the the earlier parts of the next decade. A meteoric rise of popularity was the consequence for its star who thrived as one of the biggest stars on the planet off the back of this record. She's had her ups and downs but now 20 years later we have begun to re appreciate her music and her stardom. The album and music video is ...Baby One More Time and the artist, well, its Britney bitch!  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Get ready to get taken for a ride cause this episode Phil, Kenny, along with guests Ashley Lyle(Narcos) and Melissa Lora talk DRIVE ME CRAZY, Melissa Joan Hart/Adrian Grenier high school comedy. The boys and guests take a trip down memory lane and have a lively conversation about what DMC gets right about the High School experience, digging themselves in a deeper hole with the 10 Things I Hate About You fans, talk about the boys and how cute they may or may not be and GASP! at Phil’s lack of familiarity with Clarissa Explains It All. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.