The Super Bowl Aftermath — Papa’s Football Podcast
I don’t typically directly link to Papa’s Football Podcast on the main Papa’s Basement Show page. The whole point of making a separate show was to keep the football talk […]
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Why Seinfeld Ruined Television — Papa’s Basement 438
I love Seinfeld. That goes without saying. But it altered television in a way that television since (especially network comedy) hasn’t been able to recover from. Co-host Howard and I […]
Memories Of Howard Stern — Papa’s Basement #437
I’m not sure if it made for good radio, but when co-host Othello (follow him, for God’s sake) brought up Howard Stern right before the show, dammit, we had to […]
Getting Into Radio (And Then Getting The Hell Out) — Papa’s Basement #436
My friend and former co-worker Othello reminisce about our days working at WJFK (now 106.7 The Fan thanks to Nipplegate). Seeing as we were both peons for the majority of […]
The Part of Chicago’s Hard to Say I’m Sorry You Hadn’t Heard
First of all, kudos to me on keeping the material on this site timely: Dissecting a soft-rock hit from 1982 is something the Tinder generation is going to eat up […]
Throw Momma from the Train — Papa’s Basement Show #435
An icy tumble has left my mom infirm, meaning I’ve become her 24/7 caretaker until she’s healed up. Hear all about mother’s descent into old ladyhood, my co-host Howard debating […]
Old People’s New Year’s Eve — Papa’s Basement #434
New Year’s Eve, more than any holiday, is a barometer of your age. When young, you can’t wait to go out and find some wild shit to get into. Now, […]
Jewish Christmas — Papa’s Basement #433
Howard celebrates a Jewish Christmas with his girlfriend while John is left to find the Christmas spirit anywhere he can this year in an attempt to recapture the magic of […]
Sony Pulls The Interview — Papa’s Basement #432
We discuss Sony pulling The Interview from its Christmas Day theatrical release and why people would have bitched about it one way or another, a Chilean DJ who got a […]
Doctor Steve of Weird Medicine Calls In — Papa’s Basement #431
If you have SiriusXM, then you may be familiar with Doctor Steve and his wonderful, irreverent and uncensored medical show Weird Medicine. I’ve been a fan for a long time, […]
Bill Cosby: Racist Rapist — Papa’s Basement #430
I am joined by the co-hosts of the Big Brown & Burnsie Show, the aptly named Big Brown and Burnsie, for a mash-up episode that covers the politics of farting […]
High School Ruined Me — Papa’s Basement #429
Whenever high school comes up on the show, I characterize it as a mostly good time. Because, well, it was. But it wasn’t all sunshine and backyard Heinekens stolen from […]
Erik “Erock” Nagel Calls In — Papa’s Basement #428
I’ve been a huge Opie & Anthony fan for years, and always enjoyed the hell out of the show’s producer, Erik Nagel. The guy is a Simpsons fanatic, grew up […]
The Lost Episode / Shia LaBeouf Raped — Papa’s Basement #427
What would a radio show be if its hosts didn’t summarize their Thanksgiving breaks upon returning from them? Howard and I tell the tale of our Thanksgivings, the contents of […]
Screw You, Hipster Sandwich Shop — Papa’s Basement #426
Having spent my entire life living right outside (and working within) DC, I start the episode by paying tribute to “Mayor for Life” Marion Barry, who passed over the weekend, […]