Joel Radio #73: Good Riddance Regis
Nov 26th
The guys do a live commentary of the final Live! With Regis and Kelly starring Regis Philbin. Listen as Joel and Corey try to find highlights in a show highlighting a near 30-year run on the same program. What does it say when a 1-hour highlight show feels padded? That Regis’ career was that of an affable, do-nothing hump who made a fortune off telling Midwest housewives where he went to dinner? Something like that. The guys break down the final show, Regis’ seeming lack of emotion, the bizarre celebrity audience members and the near-complete snubbing of Kathie Lee Gifford. The guys make a decent-tasting turkey sandwich out of a foul-tasting turkey of a TV send-off. A perfect post-Thanksgiving treat. I guess we now have to hear where Nick Lachey went to dinner for the next 30 years…..
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Joel Radio #72: Gettin’ Clothes and Stuff
Nov 11th
Detroit is a wonderful place to live – if you’re in the city’s government. More than a couple of our former leaders are in jail, some awaiting trial, etc. It’s a dirtier city than the Atlantic City in Boardwalk Empire. Everyone’s on the take and the residents are poor and suffering. Thank the imaginary deity then, that we have Charlie LeDuff, a bizarre, homeless-looking, straight talking reporter with the on-air skills of a freshman broadcasting student. Still, Joel and Corey love Charlie LeDuff, and this weeks report is a doozy – you’ll hear it on the show, but it’s embedded here, too. It’s example 1A of a non-traditional broadcaster going beyond boundaries of what’s accepted and the media better off for it (speaking of that, can we get Joel and Corey on the radio?). Anyway, it’s a busy week, as Penn State’s boy-touching scandal explodes the campus, Adam Sandler releases Jack and Jill – the worst movie ever (according to Corey), and Joel suffers an insufferably stupid injury. Plus, wrestlers vs comedians – who’s the bigger scumbags?, the Chinese love KFC and the history of Joel’s neighbors – the worst ever.
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Now watch the great Charlie LeDuff from Fox 2 Detroit get the government bad guys!
Charlie LeDuff Takes a Look at Charles Pugh’s Political Finances: MyFoxDETROIT.com
Joel Radio #71: No Kindle for Corey
Oct 29th
As technology moves forward, some move with it and some stay behind. On this show we have Joel embracing the convenience and simplicity of the new Kindle e-reader, and Corey Hall bemoaning the loss of the smell of paper and minimum wage bookstore jobs. Joel thinks Corey would want a Kindle if he tried it, but there’s no budging internet radio’s #1 curmudgeon (we don’t see Andy Rooney going the podcast route anytime soon). Hear the debate, Joel’s less-than-highbrow reading list, and decide for yourself. Also, the phoniness of reality TV revealed – we’re lookin’ at you Pawn Stars! – from a practical perspective, including Joel’s own experiences on a similar show. Plus, the continual outrage over the new Family Feud, the asshole animal lover from Ohio, Detroit’s best tourist attractions, guys hate Karaoke, and Corey’s movie suggestion almost ruins Joel’s love life.
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Joel Radio #70: Two Broke Guys
Oct 6th
Steve Jobs is dead. But that’s not the big news! Family Feud has gone black! Can it go back? We kid here at Joel Radio, but since instilling the very funny Steve Harvey as host, the guys can’t help think that something is different. Maybe it’s the questions about what to do ’bout your “cheatin’ man”? Where are they surveying these people? Joel and Corey Hall get to the bottom of a burning question the mainstream media has ignored. And yeah, Steve’s dead. Maybe Joel will buy an Apple product now? Probably not. Also, the new TV season is in full-swing. Hear the guys’ shocking picks for best and worst of the new series, and find out what’s already been cancelled. Plus, Joel’s two suggestions for the worst music ever made, no love for Arrested Development, and Hank Williams Jr. can go fuck himself.
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Joel Radio #69: From The Mind of Mario Lopez
Sep 15th
You think there’s be some cheap joke for show #69, but there isn’t. In fact, there’s some serious business to take care of on this show, namely previewing the new fall TV season. In fact, they’ve created a game out of it, and you can play along. Like comedian, Matt McClowry, who joins the show to add his insights, handicap the favorites and stare blankly into space. Actually, Matt’s a hilarious comic and there’s of material in this year’s crop of new shows, like time-traveling plus dinosaurs on Terra Nova, the dumbest reality concept ever in H8R, and the horror of NBC’s shove-it-down-your-throat new sitcom, Whitney. The guys make their predictions on which is the first show to get the axe, which ones return for 2012, and one that Joel thinks will still be in on 2045. Plus, a summer super hero movie summary, of which Matt only saw one!
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Joel Radio #68: Two and a Half Juggalos
Sep 1st
After being returning from the Gathering of the Juggalos and being sick for a week, Joel Radio returns, largely bolstered by stories of Joel meeting people who became famous twenty to forty years ago. Including Charlie Sheen, who Joel met, attempted to write jokes for, and ultimately failed to help get over to a hostile crowd. Things went better with the legendary MC Hammer, as he and Joel’s mutual admiration ended with pictures and Twitter shoutouts! Corey can’t believe all he’s hearing, including that Vanilla Ice is a nice guy, That Jimmy “J.J.” Walker was funny, or that the Kottonmouth Kings rap about marijuana (OK, he actually believes the last one). Also from the Gathering, Joel makes the press, Ron Jeremy bears gifts, Brian Posehn falls off the wagon and the Iron Sheik lost his mojo. Plus, Corey hates the summer movies, Cedar Point is a time suck, and Joel feeds a buffalo – but not at The Gathering.
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First pic is courtesy of Nate “Igor” Smith. His website contains some of the absolutely best pictures from the Gathering. Check it out!
Upchuck blowing up after Faygo Armageddon!
With MC Hammer and Nuke-Leah. Try as I must, I can’t look better than Hammer.
Jimmy “J.J.” Walker, Upchuck tha Clown and Ron Jeremy and the weirdest looking threesome ever.
A gift from Ron Jeremy! The price tag was his idea. It’s priceless, this 3/4 empty bottle of rum. Priceless I say!
Joel Radio #67: As Seen on CompuServe
Aug 5th
Joel and Corey go back-to-back weeks for the first time in quite a while. And for no good reason either, as the guys sample the latest movie reviews on Rotten Tomatoes. While Corey is listed over there, what’s more interesting is the critics that don’t get with the critical mass, and the one guy who publishes his reviews on CompuServe. That’s right, CompuServe. If you can’t remember 1995, then fire up the Compuserve homepage, and take a trip back to the Clinton administration. Also, Joel is up sick and rediscovers the genius of D.C. Cab, and its star Charlie Barnett. That’s another time traveling trip – right back to 1983! Gary Busey! Bill Maher! Mr. T! Paul Rodriguez! Marsha Warfield! Irene Cara! Whitman Mayo! Awesome! Plus, The Change-Up makes a tired premise more tired, Rise of the Planet of the Apes sinks, Cowboys and Aliens coasts, and Joel will take Christina Applegate’s leftovers.
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Charlie Barnett does his thing in Washington Square Park. Very funny. Dated, but funny.
Joel Radio #66: Fishing With Jake
Aug 1st
Joel Radio returns with power. Really. Power, meaning the utility company actually managed to keep the lights on long enough to finish the podcast. This follows a long, hot, sticky week in Detroit, where the power went out, a comedy show was ruined and the people were miserable – sounds like every week! Actually not, as Joel saw Paul McCartney perform live this week and gives a full, enthusiastic review. Corey, meanwhile, is stuck at home watching reality TV. Especially his favorite show, Storage Wars. But for God’s sake, don’t watch the sad, 2nd-tier knock-offs. Also, the guys join Google +, Jake Gyllenhaal goes to the wild, Hillbilly Handfishin’, and Katy Perry’s ass comes out for the Smurfs. Plus, Falling Skies soars, 30 Minutes or Less is the summer’s best comedy, and new a website is imminent.
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Joel’s view of the Paul McCartney show at Comerica Park. It’s OK to be jealous
Joel Radio #65: Unskimmed
Jul 8th
Joel and Corey are joined on this show by Eric Thomas, a comedian, radio talent and podcaster. Eric claims he can talk about anything – and he does! This is a really fun show. The guys memorialize the end Club Bart’s Comedy Night and look forward to Joel’s new show (info here!). There’s also much irreverence about the Casey Anthony not guilty verdict, including Florida’s future stripper prospects and Joel’s explanation of why “reasonable doubt” isn’t what people think it is. Also, the top movies of 2011 so far, Joel revamps the blog, Corey cries for old media, and Corey and Joel play old school hip-hop experts – about as well as you think they would.
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Joel Radio #64: Cars 2 Sucks
Jun 23rd
Cars sucked. The sequel Cars 2 comes out this week. It sucks too, according to Corey Hall. Joel hasn’t seen Cars 2, but will go along will that sentiment anyway. Other things that suck this week: Club Bart closing, the first half of that ESPN book, Ryan Dunn’s death, The Green Lantern, David Bowie’s saxophone and Pirates of the Caribbean 4 at the drive-in. Things that don’t suck this week: X-Men First Class at the drive-in, the second half of that ESPN book, jokes about Ryan Dunn’s death, Paul McCartney live, Super 8, this show, and you.
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