The White Trashiest Wedding Songs of the 80s
I was born in the 80s, the decade that invented quickie divorces. Meaning I had to attend the second (and third!) weddings of several of my delinquent friends’ mothers. This […]
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My Co-Hostess Was Almost Molested–Papa’s Basement Podcast
Allison’s childhood is a nonstop tale of woe. Every so often, though, she presents a nugget that manages to stand out as extra woeful. Woe squared, if you will. This […]
Reviewing One Direction: This Is Us Without Having Seen It
I’m in my early 30s. With regard to television and movies, I am a wealth of knowledge pertaining to nearly all programing aimed at my demo. Boardwalk Empire, The Walking […]
When Do You Owe the Engagement Ring Back?-Papa’s Basement Radio Show
If a woman says “no” to a man’s marriage proposal, she owes him the ring back. It takes a real pigslut to think otherwise. But what if she says yes, […]
You Will Despise Steve Carell in The Way, Way Back
The Way, Way Back is a well executed–if by the numbers–coming-of-age dramedy (Christ that’s a lot of hyphens). It features all of the genre’s familiar tropes, like the youthful male […]
Dexter Is Still a Horrible Show
Sunday night television is a land of wonderment for me. From Breaking Bad to Game of Thrones to Mad Men, it seems there is a wellspring of high-budget, intricately written […]
Miley Cyrus Twerks At the VMAs
I am a 32-year-old man who has embraced pop culture long ago passing him by, so don’t judge me when I ask the following: What the hell is twerking? I […]
Bradley Manning Becomes Chelsea-Papa’s Basement Radio Show
I’ve watched Orange Is the New Black, which makes me both an expert in the penal system and the transgendered, so I am perfectly qualified to discuss the nuances of […]
Ben Affleck As the New Batman
It was revealed Thursday evening that Ben Affleck would play Batman in the Man of Steel sequel. For those of you expecting a diatribe about how this is the worst […]
Reviewing The World’s End Without Having Seen It
The only positive in my life is an AIDS test. That and a solid sense of humor. If the comedy elite finds something funny, I almost always find it funny […]
Papa’s Basement Radio Show 8-22-13-Area 51 Revealed
I was obsessed with aliens as a kid. Ghosts and Bigfoot, too, but aliens were the big one. I would watch Unsolved Mysteries, Mysteries From Beyond the Other Dominion and […]
Why Doesn’t Kingpin Get Its Due?
Kingpin did not make back its budget during its theatrical run. That fact astounds me. Dumb and Dumber, the film the Farrelly brothers directed before Kingpin, made $247 million on […]
Grey Sky Eternal-Papa’s Basement Radio Show
The guys from Grey Sky Eternal (who composed the song we use as our intro every week) join us in studio for a good time (sexually speaking, of course). We […]
Reviewing Kick-Ass 2 Without Having Seen It
The original Kick-Ass was a movie that I expected nothing of and was moderately entertained by when I caught it on Netflix a few years after its release. As I […]
Things You Only Do With a One Nighter-Papa’s Basement Radio Show
Whether due to shame, guilt or a selfish gf/bf, are there certain acts you’d only request of a one-night stand and not a significant other? I answer the question, as […]