Episode 49 is jam-packed with discussions of U2‘s new album, Songs Of Innocence, indie darlings Frank and The One I Love, as well as Tom Hardy and James Gandolfini in The Drop. Doug and Dirty A even take a little time to discuss a couple of shows they’re looking forward to in the new Fall TV season. Take a listen! Continue reading
Movies
Episode 48: Best and Worst Films of Summer 2014
The Hodgepodge Podcast celebrates its one year anniversary with Episode 48! For this anniversary episode, Doug and Dirty A continue a now annual tradition and run down their picks for the best and worst films of the Summer of 2014. Continue reading
Episode 47: Robin Williams Retrospective
Episode 47 is a melancholy affair as Doug and Dirty A discuss the career of the late, great Robin Williams, who passed away on August 11th. Williams was one of the great entertainers and left us far too soon. There will never be another like him. Continue reading
Episode 46: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles / Get on Up / Boyhood
In Episode 46, Doug and Dirty A discuss the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles reboot as well as the James Brown biopic, Get on Up, and Richard Linklater’s Boyhood. You may be surprised at which one got the highest praise. Then, they turn their attention to last year’s Short Term 12. Take a listen! Continue reading
Episode 45: Guardians of the Galaxy with guest: Matt King
In Episode 45, Doug and Dirty A are joined once again by author Matt King. This time, the trio tackles Marvel’s latest hit, Guardians of the Galaxy, while also taking the time to rundown the highlights of San Diego Comic Con. Take a listen!
Episode 44: Lucy, A Most Wanted Man, Wish I Was Here, and the Rest
In Episode 44, Doug and Dirty A discuss four disappointments and one of the year’s best. We’ll let you guess which is which, but here’s a hint, the best one has Philip Seymour Hoffman in it. Continue reading
Episode 43: Dawn of the Planet of the Apes / Snowpiercer / The Purge: Anarchy
Episode 43 of The Hodgepodge Podcast is a Post-Apocalyptic Extravaganza, as Doug and Dirty A discuss two fantastic films in Dawn of the Planet of the Apes and Snowpiercer and an early look at the not-so-great sequel to The Purge. Okay, the world of The Purge is not post-apocalyptic, but you may wish for the Apocalypse while watching it. Take a listen!
EPISODE 42: TRANSFORMERS / BEGIN AGAIN / EARTH TO ECHO / THE ROVER / THE SIGNAL
Spend the 4th of July with Episode 42 of The Hodgepodge Podcast as Doug and Dirty A liberate America from Transformers: Age of Extinction and Earth to Echo. Then, they turn their attention to three indie films: Begin Again, The Rover, and The Signal. Continue reading
EPISODE 41: 22 JUMP STREET AND MICHAEL JACKSON RETROSPECTIVE
In Episode 41, Doug and Dirty A discuss the hilarious 22 Jump Street as well as the TV drama that spawned the two Jump Street films. Then, they pivot deftly to discuss the career of Michael Jackson as well as his second posthumous album, XSCAPE. Continue reading
Episode 40: Edge of Tomorrow and The Fault in Our Stars
In Episode 40, Doug and Dirty A talk about one of the best movies of the summer in Tom Cruise‘s Edge of Tomorrow as well as the young adult phenomenon, The Fault in Our Stars. Before all that, though – Part 3 in the never-ending (?) saga that is Marvel’s Ant-Man! Continue reading