The Secret Of Groundhog Day — Papa’s Basement 554
It is (was) Groundhog Day, meaning this episode is filled with all sorts of references to everybody’s existential comedy…and the disclosure of a deep, dark secret held by both […]
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Stinker Lets Loose — Papa’s Basement 553
Before we start the episode summary, friend of the show (who’s slumming hard by being cool with us), author Mike Sacks, has released an audiobook version of his latest […]
This Is Why You’re Wrong About Aziz — Papa’s Basement 552
I read an article about how to craft catchier post titles, so enjoy the result of that. We do talk the Aziz Ansari case, though (if you’re unfamiliar, listen to […]
My Magical (Wink Wink) New Year’s Eve — Papa’s Basement 551
An abridged show filled with twice the laughs (go go power of suggestion!). I spill the beans on a crazy thing I did to spice up my New Year’s Eve, […]
Brandon Jones’s Parents Are Mighty Racist — Papa’s Basement 550
The Internet’s feel-good story of the week, bullied Brandon Jones being embraced by the online community, took its inevitable nosedive when it was revealed Brandon’s parents had white power ties. […]
RIP, August Ames — Papa’s Basement 549
Mere days after being harassed on Twitter for a Tweet that some people deemed homophobic, August Ames, a young, beautiful adult star, took her own life. It’s a tragedy on […]
The Prodigal Lingebach Returns — Podcast Episode 548
Fans of the show are well aware of the saga that played out with Chris Lingebach a few months ago (you can catch up with everything here). Well, comedian Brendan […]
Louis C.K. In Studio! — Papa’s Basement 547
…in spirit! In studio in spirit. There, now that you’ve clicked AND I’m legally off the hook, I hope you enjoy the episode. Producer Pete revisits his bombshell revelation from […]
Pete’s Celebrity Bombshell — Episode 546
For as long as I’ve known Pete, he has sat on an incredibly cool morsel of news. It’s something I never pressed him to mention on-air because, frankly, it was […]
MINDHUNTER!!! — Papa’s Basement Show
Netflix’s latest show (or close to it, they launch five of these damn things a minute), Mindhunter, is an exploration of the FBI’s first forays into investigating serial killers. It […]
Hugh Hefner Dies — Papa’s Basement 544
How naive of me to think that Hugh Hefner dying would be the worst thing that happened to this country this week. The Papa’s Basement Show mourns the passing of […]
The Juggalos March On Washington — Papa’s Basement 543
Fans of the clown-rap (Christ, that’s a genre) group the Insane Clown Posse are known as “Juggalos.” In 2011, the Juggalos were somehow branded a gang by the FBI, despite […]
Paw Paw Fruit In Paw Paw’s Basement — Papa’s Basement 542
There isn’t a lot of food in this country you can’t go out and eat on a whim. Give me 15 minutes, I’ll give you a gyro stuffed inside a […]
McSweeney’s Rejections Presents — An Open Letter to Chipotle
This is the first entry (in what I can only assume will be a lengthy series) I’ve titled “McSweeney’s Rejections Presents.” The older I get, the more I’d like in […]
13 Reasons Why — Papa’s Basement 541
Much like 80% of the adult population, if Netflix has given me a show with which to escape the drudgery of my life via a binge-watch, I will hop on […]