Five Minutes To Funny – Papa’s Basement 515
I have talked, on and off, about performing stand-up comedy since I was 20. For whatever reason (my theory is I’m both unmotivated and a gigantic pussy), I never did […]
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The Only Post-Election Podcast You Need – Episode 514
In the wake of a presidential election that left both sides feeling drained and shocked, it can be difficult making sense of what happened. Feelings to sort out. New realities […]
2016 Election Day Special! — Episode 513
The only thing that makes this episode an “election day special” is that I was too goddamn busy to post it until election day. We actually bitch about the unofficial […]
Grabbin’ P*ssy — Papa’s Basement 511
Over the weekend, tape leaked of Donald Trump bragging to innocent eunuch Billy Bush that he would walk up to women and grab them by the pussy. And, to be […]
20 Years Since JonBenét Ramsey…Are We Nostalgic For Murder? — Papa’s Basement 511
Last year’s OJ-fest combined with this year’s deluge of programs exploring the JonBenét Ramsey case made me realize something: we are now, as a nation, nostalgic about murders. Is it […]
Road Rage — Papa’s Basement 510
I fancy myself a more-than-competent driver. I log a lot of time on the road for work, and I know my way around. So, when someone freaks out on me […]
Not Live, Not From New York — Papa’s Basement 509
“Why do you build me up, Buttercup Just to let me down and mess me around And then worst of all, you never call, baby When you say you will, […]
How We Lost Our V Cards — POPcast Episode 3
The loss of one’s virginity is a special event For some of us, anyhow. For others, it’s just something to check off the list, like graduating high school or taking […]
Don’t Think Twice — Papa’s Basement 508
Let’s be honest: Improv class is a lot like Alcoholics Anonymous. You’re in a room with a bunch of other tortured souls you only know on a first name basis […]
The Arby’s Gyro Experiment — POPcast Episode 2
(We have picked a name for uncensored the Pete, Othello, Papa show. POPcast. Tada.) The show begins with Othello revealing he has tried Arby’s new gyro (listen to the show […]
“Keep On Loving You” Is A Cuckold Anthem — Papa’s Basement 507
On the way in to the station to record this episode, co-host Pete and I heard REO Speedwagon’s “Keep On Loving You” pop on the radio. Because being a superb […]
Othello, Pete & Papa (OPP Show) – Episode One
While working at WJFK many moons ago, I became good friends with Othello, the producer who worked the shift before me. Through the years, we’ve often talked about doing something […]
Metallica’s “Hardwired” Has Me In Love Once More
Metallica released a new single – its first in I believe eight years (I ain’t looking that shit up to confirm) – the other day. And it rocks. And I […]
Meditation Fart Hut — Papa’s Basement 506
To me, meditation is like Communism: Interesting in theory, Hell in practice. I mean, who can stand to sit in the stink of their own awfulness without chasing it away […]
HBO’s The Night Of’s Biggest Star Papa’s Basement 505
In news that will shock literally no one that has listened to the Papa’s Basement Show, I have been compulsively watching HBO’s newest program, The Night Of. And, for the […]