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 […]
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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 […]
Top Comedy Podcast — Papa’s Basement 540
We recorded this so long ago that I don’t remember its actual content. So, instead, as an SEO experiment, I’m titling the episode “Top Comedy Podcast.” So if someone looks […]
Papa’s Basement’s Three Weeks Off — Papa’s Basement 539
I’ll keep this short and sweet: Despite it being the 10th anniversary of the show (yay, me), a lot of bad breaks occurred that kept us off the air. I […]
Goodbye, Cruel World
My apologies for the fact it’s been three fucking weeks or thereabouts since the last episode of Papa’s Basement. I promise I have sorted out the issues that plagued us […]
RIP Jim Vance — Papa’s Basement 538
Over the weekend, Jim Vance, a DC-area legend, passed away. Vance was the anchor of the local NBC affiliate’s nightly news for nearly 50 years, an unheard of run. I […]
Opie Fired — Papa’s Basement 537
Look at this, I’m going to type an episode summary that actually reflects the contents of the episode. Miracles do happen! We start the episode with me disclosing the results […]
Goodbye, Springfield’s Rose — Papa’s Basement 536
The Wizard of Wad, the Godfather of Grindr, Brian Bolte, is leaving DC. For those of you that don’t know Brian, he is friend to countless performers in the DC […]
If You Watch Spider-Man: Homecoming, You Are The Problem
Hollywood, circa 2017, is ruled by two axioms: People love to bitch that there are no new ideas in film and, if you air 125 minutes of footage of a […]
Ocean City Antics (ft. Jesse Robinson) — Papa’s Basement 535
I might (or might not) come up with a witty, extended description for this episode after the sixteen burgers I ate this July 4th make their way lower in my […]
Papa’s Top Ten Tips For Summer Beach Fun!
After spending a few days in lovely Ocean City, MD, I have returned a font of beach knowledge that you, the faithful reader, deserve to reap the benefit of. So, […]
Netflix’s GLOW Ate My Weekend — Papa’s Basement 534
I am one of the few people that actually remembers the original “Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling” (or GLOW) from their brief, late-80s cable tv reign. You see, I wanted to […]
Shawn Westfall, Improv King — Papa’s Basement 533
In a certain sense, Shawn Westfall is the creative father of the Papa’s Basement Show cast. Pete Maybe, Chris Lingebach and I have all studied improv at his Unified Scene […]
Mother Of All Bombs — Papa’s Basement 532
After a few weeks of semi-organized chaos, the Papa’s Basement show is back to form with one of those episodes where I barely remember what we discussed, just that it […]
Chris Lingebach Channels Serene Branson — Papa’s Basement 531
I had never heard the story of Serene Branson, a CBS reporter who, apparently, had a mild stroke on-air. Co-host Chris Lingebach introduces me to the clip at the top […]