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Today's show has a new format, where a smaller portion of the original podcast is covered, with clips to illustrate context! Paul has a Movie Shame blog https://hallofshameproject.wordpress.com/ and is moonlighting as an air hostess. Neil pulls tape and Good Cop is compared to Bad Cop with some fact checking and research. The Daniel Shaver case is examined and Black, White, Blue and All Lives Matter. The Cosby and OJ trials pop up and the severity of fatal shootings discussed. Racist and incompetent cops are condemned and Neil is hired as Adam's Shitting On The Point Man. Closing the show, Paul is pulled over by The Fuzz. Join the Click-Through Heroes by clicking through and bookmarking http://afterpod.net/amazon! Music: bensound.com  

The original show we listened to: http://www.earwolf.com/episode/ghostbusters-w-paul-scheer/  The show opens with some hypocritical critique of Amy's intro. Paul gets banned for the first time on the internet over a Spiderman of color. Paul is a dick again and gets banned again. Everyone on Dimeforscale is also a dick? The Ferengi get Trumped by The Pussy. Neil watches The Keith and Paddy Picture Show https://www.itv.com/hub/the-keith-and-paddy-picture-show/2a4791  Keith and Paddy do Dirty Dancing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WwbNbJ0qwZA  Keith and Paddy do Ghostbusters: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QzjZSv5-V78  Midway through the show, Paul reveals his MONSTROUS MOVIE SHAME and instantly gets banned from AfterPod. Neil enjoys To Live and Die in L.A. and Paul enjoys Sigourney Weaver. Especially in Galaxy Quest.  Bill Murray turns down Ghostbusters III to do Razor's Edge. There's a Murray backlash, followed by a Depp backlash. To close the show, Paul throws open his skeleton closet for all to see and Neil sees Backsack in a gallery. [NSFW pic]: http://i.imgur.com/962RlBl.jpg  Join the Click-Through Heroes by clicking through and bookmarking http://afterpod.net/amazon! Music: bensound.com

Following the recent Ransomware debacle, this week we're replaying a previous episode covering this topic!   The original show we listened to (recommended): http://www.radiolab.org/story/darkode/ Opening the show, Neil thinks his podcatching app is broken and he bangs his head against the CryptoWall. There's a look at the polite business of Ransomware around the world and the most dangerous town on the internet. Paul and Neil debate the merits of cloud backup -- Paul has Fappening doubts. Bitcoin Infiltration "What If..." scenarios are posited and compared with the Apple vs. FBI case. After looking behind the sofa cushions for that hard drive, and thinking about cashing in his lottery ticket, Neil reminisces about his chum's TV hacking past. To close the show, Neil and Paul listen with deep reverence to Listener Ken[Stalk]'s voicemail and then discuss What Would Ken/Paul/Neil Do? Join the Click-Through Heroes by clicking through and bookmarking http://afterpod.net/amazon!   Music: bensound.com

The Boys Are Back In Town! The original shows we listened to: 91: http://www.feralaudio.com/91-tournament-chompions-mcdonalds-v-panda-express-fran-gillespie/  100: http://www.feralaudio.com/100-nugget-power-hour-nicole-byer-jon-gabrus/  Doughboys podcast feed: Apple Podcasts: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/doughboys/id996151267?mt=2  RSS: http://feeds.feedburner.com/Doughboys  Paul is chock full of Glee, is dismayed by Slow Food, but boasts of his gluttony.Neil doesn't get a Tossed Salad but tries out Saucy British McDonalds. Neil's Challenge Paul's Lonely Panda   Neil's Ma La Sichuan lunch Paul tells a friendly joke and discusses growing up with fast food and Chinese and Indian food that isn't. Neil breaks his takeaway addiction and Paul doesn't know what the point of Burger King is. The show closes with a nihilist Uber driver.   Join the Click-Through Heroes by clicking through and bookmarking http://afterpod.net/amazon! Music: bensound.com

The show we listened to: http://www.maximumfun.org/my-brother-my-brother-and-me/mbmbam-340-doritos-blasted-crow  The show opens with some nerding and effeminate beard voices with babies. Paul loves MBMBAM and Neil... not so much. After a tangent via meat substrates, Paul considers making it to Broadway after snogging behind the bike sheds. Neil breaks a leg, gets addicted to soaps qnd then the show ends! Boring Boris and The Bonking Party: https://grabyo.com/g/v/qGCnCwXPPO6  Join the Click-Through Heroes by clicking through and bookmarking http://afterpod.net/amazon! Music: bensound.com

The original show we listened to: https://blog.google/products/google-play/google-play-music-presents-city-soundtracks/  RSS feed: http://feeds.megaphone.fm/citysoundtracks  Opening the show, Big Freedia Wants It All, Paul offends with pronouns and then bounces to Kung Pao Chicken. Neil doesn't like being Spoonfed, unless it's with Crosstown Doughnuts and he's not being out-quirked. Grumpy Old Men discover new music and remember the start of coffee culture. To close the show, Paul looks for his slippers and Morrissey is (surprisingly) a dick! Join the Click-Through Heroes by clicking through and bookmarking http://afterpod.net/amazon! Music: bensound.com

The original show we listened to: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/08/podcasts/the-ep-13-songs-that-capture-our-moment.html  Opening the show, no-one loves Adele, but positively hate on Pitbull. Paul is anti-vegan-hip-hop and brings up Kimmel's non-Disney Oscars moment and U2 (Bucka Bucka)'s ehtnic diversity. To close the show, Neil can't see a DJ in a stadium and there's a bit of swearing. Join the Click-Through Heroes by clicking through and bookmarking http://afterpod.net/amazon! Music: bensound.com

The original show we listened to: https://getcrookedmedia.com/with-friends-like-these-aeee91fa31da#.vbukj0axr  Opening the show, Paul has a LadyCrush on a Wonkette. Neil looks for good hair in politics and Paul is missing Obama.  Paul believes in Father Christmas...and Jesus.  Paul's People turn out to be Missy's people and Neil is the SBD opposition. Paul explains The Accidental Racist and Neil reminisces about the NHS and Social Safety Nets. Paul muses on TrumpyCare and Midwest values. Iowans are disillusioned and the podcast ends with the start of The Trumpman Show.    Join the Click-Through Heroes by clicking through and bookmarking http://afterpod.net/amazon! Music: bensound.com

Listen to the original show (it's great!): https://www.missingrichardsimmons.com/  We gave it two big grins! To open the show, Paul and Neil learn new things about Richard Simmons. Neil "pulls a Simmons" after Storm Doris and Paul is worried that Richard is trapped. Everyone has a theory, including Mrs. Paul. Was there a secret Pact?! Or is it Occam's Razor? To close the show, Neil has a beard, Paul has a moustache and is in love with Hairdo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XEbVq8pb3QE  Join the Click-Through Heroes by clicking through and bookmarking http://afterpod.net/amazon! Music: bensound.com

The original show we listened to: http://www.slate.com/articles/podcasts/trumpcast/2017/02/trump_russia_and_the_press_conference.html  The show opens with more bad Trump impressions. Taft suspends disbelief, Trump rallies and Russia diverts. Paul explains how a bill is made and Neil tries to find an enemy in the British Parliament. To end the show, Paul asks, "Do We Need It" and Neil glosses over Deng/Blair. Join the Click-Through Heroes by clicking through and bookmarking http://afterpod.net/amazon! Music: bensound.com

Here's the show we listened to (it's quite short): https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/08/podcasts/the-daily-trump-travel-ban-james-baldwin.html  We gave this podcast 1.75 BIG GRINS! The show opens with some Fair and Balanced reporting by the New York Times. Chandler is in Yemen, but not with @RealTeresaMay (NSFW link).   Trump's Clown Car Administration can't find the light switch, Paul and Neil compare print to radio reporting and consider the slow, desperate death of the newspaper. Paul is not Pro Choice when it comes to "a school", but did go to Sunday School. And Monday School. Personal social media echo chambers are explored and Trump is compare to Alien (1979). Join the Click-Through Heroes by clicking through and bookmarking http://afterpod.net/amazon! Music: bensound.com

Listen to the show we listened to (kinda optional!): https://getcrookedmedia.com/here-have-a-podcast-78ee56b5a323#.f32bnx5sm  We gave this show 1.38 Big Grins (or thumbs up, or whatever...) Opening the show, Neil recites a poem and is sad about The Preachy Daily Show. Everyone is annoyed at names and the news and there's a deep dive in to 2017 politics. Join the Click-Through Heroes by clicking through and bookmarking http://afterpod.net/amazon! Music: bensound.com

Listen to the show we listened to: https://gimletmedia.com/episode/1-dan-savage/  Paul gives this show 1 thumb up and Neil gives it 0 thumbs. Opening the show, there's a discussion of the Savage/Carolla Feud and Paul expounds on Dan. Neil explains Agony Aunts and Mariella Frostrup.  GLAAD and Stonewall are pitched against common sense and Neil tries to play the Kevin Bacon Game. To close the show, Paul and Neil explore their own family trees and express their love of The Jews! Join the Click-Through Heroes by clicking through and bookmarking http://afterpod.net/amazon! Music: bensound.com

Listen to the show we listened to! [43 minutes] http://www.earwolf.com/episode/episode-1-sisters-in-death/ Opening the show, we ask Why Do People Love True Crime? Neil is put off his lunch and Paul is put off his Blue Apron dinner. Neil watches Time After Time & The Jacket and remembers Jack The Ripper. Thinking of Jeffrey Dahmer and Dennis Nilsen, Paul and Neil recall the friendly local serial killers from their childhood! Closing the show, Neil stuffs his face with cheese footballs, Twiglets and Quality Street. Fun Broadmoor links! http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2817660/Cameras-allowed-Broadmoor-hospital-notorious-criminals-time-150-years-revealing-four-assaults-staff-week.html  https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=91&v=lOo1HVOtTYI  Join the Click-Through Heroes by clicking through and bookmarking http://afterpod.net/amazon! Music: bensound.com  

Listen to the podcast we listened to: https://www.revealnews.org/episodes/the-man-inside-four-months-as-a-prison-guard/  You can find the original Mother Jones article at: http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2016/06/cca-private-prisons-corrections-corporation-inmates-investigation-bauer  and/or see the YouTube videos at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?list=PL7FWr6whNWmhueSwdXFBsNJkZXkMIQ9lf&v=cBiqRGXog4w  Merry New Year! The show opens with 80s movies and Mariah Carey. Paul has four dentists in his mouth and Neil gets yelled at by nurses. Gina got skinny and everyone is depressed by morbid podcasts! There's a discussion of tourist attractions and abolition of the monarchy while Neil takes a Long Walk.  Neil gets animated about ripoff trains and is impressed with Dave Bacle's new look.  Join the Click-Through Heroes by clicking through and bookmarking http://afterpod.net/amazon! Music: bensound.com

Listen to the shows we listened to at: iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-mortified-podcast/id964902342?at=10l9zE  RSS: http://feeds.getmortified.com/MortifiedPod  Ep. 70:  https://soundcloud.com/themortifiedpodcast/70-jagged-little-parodies  Ep. 75:   https://soundcloud.com/themortifiedpodcast/75-confessions-of-a-duran-duran-fan  Opening the show, Neil thinks this poem...sucks? ...his own parody might also, but at least the meter works! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zP1vmpuZO8U (NSFW lyrics) Neil's impressed by a 15 year-old Gary Barlow's songwriting: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-98w8bO6PXo as well as Duran Duran slashfic. Paul is proud of his boy's sitcom creation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K6FmCYnOf0I but less proud of "Some Kind Of Wonderful II" Neil remembers video nasties and his Duran Duran snobbery at a Smiths gig.    Join the Click-Through Heroes by clicking through and bookmarking http://afterpod.net/amazon! Music: bensound.com We're taking some time off for the holidays, so thanks for listening and we'll see you in 2017!

Listen to the show we listened to at: https://www.samharris.org/podcast/item/the-dawn-of-artificial-intelligence1 We rated the show 1.75 Big Grins (rounded up to 2)   Rag and Bone Man is human after all: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L3wKzyIN1yk  Neil confuses himself talking to his Google robot and Paul thinks the robots' overlords are sexist. Paul questions AI research and Neil refutes the argument (embryo research is what he was trying to grasp at -- needed more coffee). Robin Williams grants Paul 3 Wishes and Neil lays out his theory of how Trump won the presidency. Neil and Paul recall their own robotic pasts and remember PodBot (RIP). To close the show, Sully wins his own war against AI. Referenced in the show today: Humans (Channel 4): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N1ZbQDMFPpg  How true is that movie? http://www.informationisbeautiful.net/visualizations/based-on-a-true-true-story/  (click on the movie to expand the information) Join the Click-Through Heroes by clicking through and bookmarking http://afterpod.net/amazon! Music: bensound.com

The shows we listened to are available at: https://gimletmedia.com/crimetown/  Paul and Neil give TWO BIG GRINS for this show!   The show opens with some bad accents (sorry). Paul isn't Jinxed and can't tell the difference between a Patriarch, a Priest and a Badguy (when they walk in to a bar). The World's Dodgiest Mayors are discussed and Paul visits Casa Bonita. Trump & Boris Johnson Paul relates some youthful white knighting and JACKETPOD(5) RETURNS! Eyyyyy! Join the Click-Through Heroes by clicking through and bookmarking http://afterpod.net/amazon! Music: bensound.com

The shows we listened to (1/2 a thumb up from Neil, 1 big thumb up from Paul): https://gimletmedia.com/show/homecoming/  Opening the show, Neil spreads some love for Catherine Keener and Oscar Isaac. Paul doesn't recognise Ross From Friends and there is some alien/robot speculation. Neil Neilsplains how to watch questionable movies including Hardcore Henry and there's a mild dispute about TV shows (again). To close the show, Neil is annoyed at Marvel, Paul ignores the greatness of Tuco and everyone is an NPR New Yorker. Further recommendations A Most Violent Year (2014) Ex Machina (2015) Join the Click-Through Heroes by clicking through and bookmarking http://afterpod.net/amazon! Music: bensound.com

The shows we listened to: https://gimletmedia.com/episode/1-disco-demolition-night/ (AFTERPOD RECOMMENDED!) https://gimletmedia.com/episode/2-the-ancient-one/ (NOT RECOMMENDED!) Opening the show, Paul has Trump Fever and Neil has a Sneaky Twitter. There are two thumbs up for Disco Demolition Night. Paul writes a musical and is a bit racist again? Saturday Night Fever is darker than you thought and Leo Sayer is just crap.  Neil opens the Door to a Scissor Sisters Cinema Club and declares rock to be dead. There's a thumbs down for The Ancient One. Paul gets angry about wasted names and Neil is scared by sacred burial grounds. To close the show, there's a mammoth resurrection and fortunately, no shortage of bibles. Ben Liebrand Grand 12-Inches 4: http://www.benliebrand.nl/grand12/4.html  Join the Click-Through Heroes by clicking through and bookmarking http://afterpod.net/amazon! Music: bensound.com