Tripp interviews Andrew about directing “Noises Off” for the SALT Performing Arts in the second Very Special Dissecting the 80s! (Photo belongs to SALT) http://media.blubrry.com/dissecting_the_80s/ia601505.us.archive.org/3/items/AndrewDirecting/AndrewDirecting.mp3 “NewsSting, Ouroboros” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
SPOOKTACULAR 2016 begins with April Fool’s Day, a prank-filled twist of a movie! Warning: Spoilers here and in this episode! This movie could be much more fun if you go in not knowing anything. In this episode: Tripp and Andrew … Continued
Tripp and Andrew are joined by Brian Durkin, host of Full Belly Laughs to discuss MacGyver’s Russian adventure on a technological snafu-filled episode! In this episode: an experimental plane, a psychic, hot air balloons galore, casual misogyny, duct tape boots … Continued
Season 3 kicks off in Cabot Cove with Jessica Fletcher and her typewriter! In this circus-themed episode: Tripp pitches an alternate universe where Angela Lansbury’s Jessica is a monster, we manage not to conflate Demi Moore and Courtney Cox for … Continued
To celebrate our second anniversary, we created a fully scripted radioplay version of NPR’s Radiolab! Featuring a slew of Goonies easter eggs, we talked about the kid’s adventures as an in-universe radio program. We hope Jad Abumrad is impressed and … Continued
In this episode: A criminal lack of Jim Steinman, some aggressive rain sounds, awkward discussion of racial slurs, Willem Dafoe in perhaps his best role of all time, a terrible Liam Neeson impression, a LOT of music clips and two special guests: Chris Long and Zeluis Teixeira!
Dissecting the 80s hits its 50th episode! In this episode: Tripp sounds like a robot facsimile for some unknown reason, Andrew keeps confusing Meryl Streep and Roseanne Barr, Tripp confuses Rick Rude for Rick Martel (he’s deeply apologetic), there’s like, … Continued
COMING OUT A FEW DAYS EARLY to celebrate the Ghostbusters reboot, Tripp and Andrew strapped on their proton packs and tackled the albatross of the Ghostbusters franchise: Ghostbusters II! How did AN ENTIRE CITY forget what happened in the first … Continued
In celebration of the 4th of July (Happy birthday, America!) Tripp and Andrew dove into a treasured family film: Summer Rental, starring national treasure John Candy! What happened to the low stakes comedy? Is this the first c-plot about breast … Continued
Since our father expressly forbid us from doing an episode on WarGames, our Father’s Day special is about…WarGames! Just how did computers work in the 80s? Is Dabney Coleman the greatest 80s bad guy of all time? What on earth … Continued