A Master Builder with John Hodgman

"Martin Scorsese doesn't make movies about women" - WRONG. "Martin Scorsese doesn't make movies that would work as a long-running workplace sitcom" - ALSO WRONG. Katey Rich joins us to chat about Scorsese's unexpected follow-up to Mean Streets, 1974's Alice Doesn't Live Here Anym ...  Show more

We're heading to Little Italy's San Gennaro festival this week with Griffy Parm, David Bags, and the great Miriam Bale as we chat about 1973's Mean Streets - a major breakthrough for both Martin Scorsese and Robert DeNiro. Join us as we chat about the seismic impact this film had ...  Show more

NO!NOT THE BEES! Jonah Ray (Mystery Science Theater 3000) is in the studio to deconstruct and celebrate the ridiculousness of the 2006 remake of The Wicker Man starring Nicolas Cage and directed by Neil LaBute. We also get a call from Liam O’Donnell, one of the writers of Skyl ...

In this episode...- Cheektowaga, New York- Cold Brook- The secret language of actors- Mom vs. Prague- The jazz guitarist in the corner- Multi-cam vs. baseball- Something weird- Bingo- Ice hockey- Balloons and bubbles- Regional theater in Syracuse- A fateful car wash- Advice to ca ...  Show more

Fair warning: This week's episode contains more esoteric references than usual, so we'd recommend Wikipediaing the following subjects before wading in: A Boy and His Blob, Metal Gear, ANTM 2.0, Rick Moranis' Poutine Addiction. (Also, apologies for the audio quality. Travis had ...

Today's proceedings: We read about a terrible bedroom accident, a pair of roommates have very different ideas on what to do with their spare bedroom, a lady makes a whoopsies texting her mom instead of her significant other, and a man has an awkward work experience after a night ...  Show more