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 #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 #63: Weiner U
Jun 9th
It’s the week of E3 – that’s the big videogame convention – so nerds like Joel and Corey Hall are excited. Usually. This year’s show was a bit duller than usual, although Nintendo announced it’s new console, the Wii U. The guys talk about the innovative new controller, whether they’d actually buy it, and why the original Wii was a failure. Also, congressman Anthony Weiner put his junk on Twitter in one of the dumbest career-killing moves of all-time. But the guys are divided over the humor of the situation whether it’s not something “every guy” would do. Plus, X-Men First Class gets reviewed, the guys split on Hangover 2, USA is better than Canada (in soccer!), and rumbling seats = fail.
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The congressman from New York is first in line for the Wii U
Joel Radio #62: Too Long to Be Funny
May 26th
The title is not indicative of the quality of this show! Oh no, that’s a reference to the length of the recent comedy hit Bridesmaids, which at 126 minutes is way too long – funny or not (and it is!). This brings up the point of comedies being too long in general – thanks Mr. Apatow! Joined in this extended faux-radio show is frequent guest, John Tenney, of soon-to-be basic cable fame, and Corey Hall of, well, this show. Plus, The Macho Man is dead, but his insanity lives on, The Office is gone for the season and Corey is gone as a fan, and John lives a dream by working the comic book convention. Also, Corey sees The Hangover Part II. It sucks, apparently, but so does every comedy sequel – we think.
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Joel Radio #61: One Hit Wonder
May 5th
It’s party time! With Osama bin Laden dead, it’s time for everyone to get along and love each other. Of course that won’t happen and nor will Joel and Corey ever really agree on anything. While Joel thinks you can draw a straight line from waterboarding to the capture, Corey thinks the Bush-era policies are still outdated and give our current Prez all the credit. They both, however, want the “death photos” released, and gleefully look at the leaked pics of the dead Osama associates – drop the squirt gun! Also, Thor is alright, Joel’s Oprah insider isn’t all that, and gays and blacks have a long way to go. Plus, Joel’s secret film nerd crushes revealed – Kubrick, Scorsese, Peckinpah and 80’s pro-wrestling.
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Joel Radio #60: Steampunk Convention
Apr 26th
It was recently Record Store Day. No, keep reading, I promise it won’t be THAT boring. Anyway, Corey recently shopped one of the last remaining indie record shops in Detroit and came away both satisfied and sad about that industry’s decline. That leads Joel to ponder the future of technology, get nostalgic about the beginnings of podcasting, and actually be optimistic about where everything is going. For example, Joel recently checked out online music service MOG, and found it, with a few reservations, to be compelling. Listen for a LIVE Android demo! Also, a big TV rundown with Joel taking in AMC’s The Killing and HBO’s Game of Thrones, while Corey revels his hopes and fears for the end of Steve Carrell’s run on The Office. Plus, Corey gives the history of comic books, Joel takes a trip through Portal 2, and BioWare rules – Bethesda sucks.
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