A Master Builder with John Hodgman

The controversy. The incredible Peter Gabriel score. The Last Temptation of Christ. This week, Jamelle Bouie returns to Blank Check to talk about Scorsese's long-gestating passion project, and David gets to geek out about the history of Christianity. None of us are particularly r ...  Show more

Famously, 1986's The Color of Money was a money gig for Scorsese after a bunch of big-budget bounces. But it sure as hell doesn't feel like one! Chris Ryan joins us to talk about the original legacyquel, which passed the torch from Newman to Cruise. We're also chatting snooker, A ...  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