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When did you stop believing in God? Was it when a loved one died? In the wake of the Sandy Hook shooting? Maybe after a complex bout of soul searching […]
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I Dated a Hooker-Papa’s Basement 5-13-13
To be fair, most of the episode isn’t about the fact stated in the title. My co-hostess Allison talks about the awful things she’s made her niece and nephew done […]
Reviewing The Great Gatsby Without Having Seen It
I’m confused by the fact that The Great Gatsby is getting mauled over at Rotten Tomatoes, because, in theory, it sounds like a great movie. In my youth, I enjoyed […]
Deformity Sex-Papa’s Basement Radio Show 5-9-13
Would you have sex with a maimed partner? Specifically, one with a certain kind of deformity. What deformity? By now, you know you’re only going to learn that by listening […]
The Million-Dollar Question–Papa’s Basement Radio Show 5-6-13
Would you like a million dollars? Sure. You’d have to be insane to not want that. Now, what are you prepared to do for it? We ask in the course […]
Reviewing Iron Man 3 Without Having Seen It
I found the first two Iron Man films overrated, and not just because I get off on hating things that other people like: I genuinely didn’t get the fuss. Jon […]
Chris Kelly of Kris Kross Dies–Papa’s Basement Radio Show 5-2-13
He’s Krissed his last Kross. Chris Kelly of Kris Kross fame is now wearing his robes backwards in the hereafter after passing away at the age of 34. We discuss […]
Active NBA Player Jason Collins Comes Out as Gay
When I heard that an NBA player had come out yesterday, two thoughts immediate filled my mind: 1. Please let it be Rudy Gay, because that would be hilarious. 2. […]
When a Friend’s Spouse Cheats–Papa’s Basement Radio Show 4-29-13
Knowing that a friend’s spouse is cheating on them is a hell of an awkward situation. Do you tell your friend and possibly incur their wrath? Confront the spouse? Act […]
R.I.P. Chrissy Amphlett–Papa’s Basement Radio Show 4-25-13
Although I do spend some of the show mourning the death of “I Touch Myself” singer Chrissy Amphlett, whose racy lyrics and spectacular milk jugs had a profound impact on […]
The Most Attractive Qualities in the Opposite Sex-Papa’s Basement Radio Show 4-22-13
My co-hostess Allison and I debate the five most attractive qualities in a member of the opposite sex (both physical and intangible). I’m genuinely curious to hear everyone else’s answers […]
We Get the Media Coverage We Deserve–Papa’s Basement 4-18-13
As the social media world chortles over the errors news outlets have made as they trip over one another to deliver the latest scoops on the Boston Marathon Bombing for […]
Sports Media Milks the Boston Marathon Bombing
I typically don’t write about a topic two days in a row because I have the attention span of a gnat and the same computer I type these articles on […]
Terror and Twitter
I suppose it’s a commentary on our times that I know by now how Twitter–without fail–reacts in the face of carnage-filled tragedy. The responses in the wake of the horrific […]
Ethnic Food Diarrhea–Papa’s Basement Radio Show 4-15-13
I live in a very ethnically-varied area. From block to block, you might think you’re passing through a Korean ghetto, a Latino ghetto or an Indian ghetto (I said ethnically-varied, […]