Best Mike Goodrich Podcasts (2025)

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342. Dan Licata, Hurray for the Riff Raff 1:04:46

21h ago1:04:46

1:04:46

You know we had to do it to ya with comedian Dan Licata celebrating the one year anniversary of his outstanding special "For The Boys" and musical guest Hurray for the Riff Raff kicking out their stupendous jam "Pyramid Scheme." Sandwiched in between things got a little randy with Dan's AI sex fantasies, the David Lynch estate auction and some of y…

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Look Who's Talking Too with Max Minghella 2:34:02

6d ago2:34:02

2:34:02

The Ubriacco family are back and - can you believe it? - they’re still talking! Actor and filmmaker Max Minghella joins us to talk about Look Who’s Talking Too, the contractually-obligated, quickly produced sequel to Amy Heckerling’s surprise hit. We’re talking about Mr. Toilet Man (he eats your pee pee and poo poo), Elias Koteas’ Mr. Scary Uncle M…

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341. Nick Kroll, RM Brown, Mike Portnoy 1:09:16

8d ago1:09:16

1:09:16

It was a full-on Kroll show this week with none other than A-List comedian Nick Kroll! As if that wasn't enough entertainment we also got drummer news with prog legend Mike Portnoy and a PBD report from our pal RM Brown. That’s three wows for the price of none! Watch or listen to another hour of today's episode with more Nick, RM and PBD, and Doug'…

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Look Who's Talking with Hillary Busis 2:23:34

13d ago2:23:34

2:23:34

In perhaps the spermiest film we’ve ever covered, John Travolta and Kirstie Alley hang out with a baby voiced by Bruce Willis and Amy Heckerling gets revenge on Harold Ramis. As David Sims says early in this episode - Look Who’s Talking is a VERY RICH text. Vanity Fair’s Hillary Busis joins us to talk about this 1989 “forgotbuster,” a film that mad…

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340. Kumail Nanjiani, Uwade 1:04:24

15d ago1:04:24

1:04:24

Do not adjust your radio dial! Bona fide movie star Kumail Nanjiani joined us in studio to discuss his celebrity encounter with Michael Douglas, his return to stand-up comedy, Jerry Lewis energy, President Trump's entirely true fat shot drug story, baby skull x-rays, why stand-ups like Russell Brand stink and much more! Then music sensation Uwade p…

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National Lampoon's European Vacation with Jon Gabrus 2:44:30

20d ago2:44:30

2:44:30

Congratulations! You’ve won an all-expenses-paid vacation with Griffin, David, Ben, and Jon Gabrus to Europe! Only downside is…well, you have to watch this movie. From the strange cultural stereotypes to the unfortunate lack of jokes, Amy Heckerling’s sequel to National Lampoon’s Vacation isn’t the smoothest trip. But, it certainly gives us an excu…

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339. Kurt Vile, Berger Family Reunion 1:07:13

22d ago1:07:13

1:07:13

All the stars from Pennsylvania came out this week with musician Kurt Vile and a full Berger family reunion including Vic Berger III in studio, and Lynn Berger and Tracy Berger in the control room. We covered the breaking Pope news, including an update from Phil Braun, talked to Marcus Converse about the unionizing efforts at University of Rocheste…

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Johnny Dangerously with Josh Gondelman 2:27:32

27d ago2:27:32

2:27:32

He’s the nicest bad guy in town. His last name is an adverb. And he’s got some pretty wacky bits! Sweetie pie comedian Josh Gondelman joins us to talk about 1984’s Johnny Dangerously, Amy Heckerling’s loving homage to 1930’s gangster pictures. Things we attempt to understand in this episode: the cultural legacy of Joe Piscopo; the actual joke that’…

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338. Rachel Kaly, Rachel Goodrich, Paul McCartney from East Sussex 1:07:05

29d ago1:07:05

1:07:05

Thursdays are for the Rachels with the return of our old pal comedian Rachel Kaly and the debut of our new fave musician Rachel Goodrich performing "Why Do We Fall In Love?" from her new album "Once Before." We had a true celebrity City of the Day presenter with Sir Paul McCartney, a MAJOR bone pick from Tim to Vic, and more. Watch or listen to ano…

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Fast Times at Ridgemont High with Lola Kirke 2:28:53

1M ago2:28:53

2:28:53

We’re grabbing our Vans slip ons and heading to the mall as we kick off our Amy Heckerling series - Pod Times at Ridgemont Cast - with Fast Times at Ridgemont High. Fresh off her appearance in Sinners, actual high school friend of Griffin Newman Lola Kirke returns to the pod and things get pretty bogus. Like, David Lynch was supposed to direct this…

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337. Kyle M In Conversation & Song 1:09:39

1M ago1:09:39

1:09:39

We were truly honored to present Stones Throw Records recording artist Kyle M in conversation and performing "Kid on the Range" and "Blue Car" live on the air with Doug Lussenhop on drums and Vic Berger on keys. We also heard from Phil Braun to discuss the death of Pope Francis, and got some bone picks from YOU on the hotline. We've got a bunch of …

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Schindler's List with David Ehrlich 3:51:02

1M ago3:51:02

3:51:02

Our Early Spielberg series concludes with a movie that is a super fun time and not at all distressing to watch in our current political climate! David Ehrlich joins us to discuss 1993’s Schindler’s List, the film that defined the visual language of the Holocaust and finally got Spielberg his Oscar. We’re getting into the critical debates about this…

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336. OHCHELLA with Japanese Breakfast & Ginger Root 1:06:47

1M ago1:06:47

1:06:47

Forget about Coachella, we have OHCHELLA at home with headlining acts Japanese Breakfast and Ginger Root! We came in hot with Cameron Lew (Ginger Root) performing "Only You" and then closed things out very strongly with Michelle Zauner (Japanese Breakfast) performing "Magic Mountain" from her new album "For Melancholy Brunettes (& Sad Women)." In b…

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Jurassic Park with Sean Fennessey 3:24:43

2M ago3:24:43

3:24:43

God creates dinosaurs. God destroys dinosaurs. God creates Steven Spielberg. Steven Spielberg makes 1993’s Jurassic Park and changes movie history. The Big Picture’s Sean Fennessey joins us to talk about this totemic blockbuster, and we’re spending three hours talking about the bad boys of the Jurassic era (velociraptors), the bad boys of ILM (Stev…

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335. Melissa Villaseñor, Phil Braun, musical guest Tim Heidecker 1:06:14

2M ago1:06:14

1:06:14

We lived, laughed and loved our time with special guest comedian Melissa Villaseñor who brought joy and her drawings, Phil Braun sharing some secret recordings of President Trump regarding the new Beatles movies, and musical guest Tim Heidecker bringing a brand new song ripped from the headlines "Maintain the Robots." We've got an exciting pile of …

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Hook with Lin-Manuel Miranda 2:33:01

2M ago2:33:01

2:33:01

Everyone knows Captain Hook got swallowed by the crocodile at the end of Peter Pan. But what this movie presupposes is…maybe he didn’t? Let us go back to a time when the coolest thing a kid could have was a clubhouse that looked like a skatepark…when the worst thing a dad could do was own a cell phone…and when the craziest thing a filmmaker could d…

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334. Spilling Tea with Timmi 1:08:23

2M ago1:08:23

1:08:23

Hot on the heels of a successful Tim Fest 2, the holy trinity reconvened in Glendale for a classic no guest romp. We campaigned hard for a Webby, heard another Question from Elsie Drake, saw what disgraced newsman Don Lemon has been up to, discussed the new Beatles movie quadrilogy and took an endurance test with the Worm Dude's new feature "Sir, P…

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Always with Richard Lawson 2:39:35

2M ago2:39:35

2:39:35

Is it possible for Steven Spielberg to make a movie that doesn’t exist? Well, he sure tried with 1989’s Always, a film where John Goodman plays Monterey Jack of the Rescue Rangers, Richard Dreyfuss riffs to no one as an annoying ghost, and Holly Hunter falls in love with the most dull hottie at the Plane Depot. Our beloved Richard Lawson joins us t…

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333. Nick Thune, Dic Poundenberger 1:07:19

2M ago1:07:19

1:07:19

We got into it, out of it and in between it with special guest comedian Nick Thune in honor of his new special "Born Young," some baseball talk, a look at the leaked war plans with self-appointed Mossad agent Uri Geller and totally stable FBI director Kash Patel, some new lip licks from Tennessee basketball coach Rick Barnes and the world debut of …

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Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade with Chris Gethard 2:47:38

2M ago2:47:38

2:47:38

What if Indiana Jones had a dad who was a “grail scholar" but also his “eskimo brother" and he was played by James Bond and he had a funny little hat? We are so glad Steven Spielberg dared to imagine this scenario because we got Indiana Jones and The Last Crusade out of it! Chris Gethard - The self-proclaimed “Bad Boy of Blank Check Guests” - joins…

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332. Josh Freese, Hasco Enjoyments 1:07:56

2M ago1:07:56

1:07:56

We had a laffun good time with our good pal and legendary drummer Josh Freese (Foo Fighters, Devo, NIN) who brought his stories from a lifetime in music and his Laffun Granny Head, incriminating footage of Tom Scharpling from the Get L.Aid benefit show last week, breaking Trump computer news, incriminating footage of AUSTIN in New Mexico, and music…

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Empire of the Sun with Bilge Ebiri 2:57:11

3M ago2:57:11

2:57:11

Our Spielbergian journey takes us to new dramatic heights with 1987’s Empire of the Sun, the film that brought us Christian Bale (discovered by Amy Irving!), unexpected Joey Pants and Ben Stiller appearances, and a perfect use of John Malkovich. Bilge Ebiri joins us (and the Five Timers Club) to chat about how underrated this film is within the Spi…

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331. Riki Lindhome, Carson Lund 1:08:21

3M ago1:08:21

1:08:21

We had an amazing morning with bags full of fun featuring the delightful actress/comedian/musician Riki Lindhome who performed "Middle Age Love" from her forthcoming album "No Worries If Not," a look at Meghan Markle's amazing, amazing new Netflix show, a call from Barefoot Joel to let us know about the No Orange Heights protest, another question f…

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The Color Purple with Kenice Mobley 3:01:03

3M ago3:01:03

3:01:03

After inventing the Hollywood blockbuster with Jaws, creating the world’s most loveable alien with E.T., and resurrecting the classic adventure serial with the Indiana Jones franchise, of course the next logical step in Steven Spielberg’s career was to…adapt Alice Walker’s Pulitzer Prize winning novel about the survival and strength of queer black …

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Blank Check LIVE! at Town Hall (2025) 3:42

3M ago3:42

3:42

👑👑 A LIVE SHOW OF MAJESTIC PROPORTIONS 👑👑 Podcasters, cinephiles, and freaks—rejoice! Blank Check will be returning to Town Hall this summer to commemorate our 10th anniversary with a long-promised tribute to one of the greatest films in cinema history. To honor our “Decade of Dreams,” we cordially invite you to a royal audience with King Ralph, th…

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330. Eric Bauza, RM Brown 1:05:04

3M ago1:05:04

1:05:04

It was a total blast of a morning with our favorite voice actor Eric Bauza celebrating the release of "The Day The Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie" with a chaotic cavalcade of characters, celebrity zoom-ins from Brooklyn psych rock legends Oneida and keyboard legend Alex Jules telling us about his Let's Get L.Aid wildfire relief benefit (get ti…

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