Pod Yourself A Gun - A Sopranos Podcast: Recent Episodes
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Comedians Matt Lieb and Vince Mancini watch every episode of The Sopranos and talk about it with friends, fans, actors, writers, TV critics, and anyone who loves The Sopranos as much as them.
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Matt and Vince are back with guest comedian Jason Webb to talk about HBO Max's The Anarchists, a 6 part doc series about a bunch of Libertarians who went to Mexico and ruined their lives. Also we talk about the new Safdie brothers (produced) movie Funny Pages. Enjoy!
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It's time for your weekly slop! This week Matt and Vince have Joey Devine back on the pod to discuss using race science to cast James Franco as Fidel Castro, the Netflix Hindi film RRR, and the weird YouTube kids filmmaker Dhar Man who makes incomprehensibly long videos about almost nothing. Enjoy!
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Vince and Matt have had quite a week: Matt is in NYC filming a short film and Vince had a stomach bug and has shit himself 3 times. But despite their busy schedules they still found a tiny sliver of time to frot themselves a cast. This week, the boys talk about Terrence Howard's magical math, Matt's harrowing plane ride, and Dane Cook's engagement.
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Thanks for your continued patience as Vince and Matt and producer Brent Flyberg get all their ducks in a row for the brand new The Wire rewatch podcast. While you wait, please subscribe to the patreon to hear Vince and Matt talk every week about all sorts of things. But if can't afford it, not to worry, the new podcast will premiere in 3-ish weeks!
Anyway, here is the final Bada B Stories collection of music and clips from season 6b of Pod Yourself A Gun. Enjoy!
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Special treat for you this week as Matt and Matt's wife Francesca went to Fresno to visit Vince and recorded a pod! It's a great episode! Listen to the whole thing now on Patreon!
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For the first time in what seems like years, the Frotcast is all back under the same roof. This week, Matt and wife/guest Francesca Fiorentini headed to the magical land of Fresno, CA to visit Vince and his wife and his beautiful new born baby. We all watched the new Netflix doc series about Woodstock 99 "Trainwreck" and talked endlessly about how it's a lot better than the HBO Max documentary from a year earlier. Also, we discuss some super annoying criticism of the reality series "Love is Blind." Finally, it's Matt's 13th year of sobriety, so we kinda talk about that but not really. Enjoy hearing us all in the same room!
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It's that time again. Matt and Vince invited Anna Hossnieh of the Ethnically Ambiguous podcast back to the frot and they talk about everything from the death of Shinzo Abe to Hunter Biden's newest iCloud hack. Also we do a lot of Peaky Blinders accents. Enjoy!
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Hey! We're back again with another wonderful episode of the Frotcast. This week Matt and Vince welcome Frot favorite Laremy Legel back to the pod to talk fatherhood, Kamala Harris, bugs getting stuck in ears, and various TV shows we are all watching. Plus Matt saw that Anthony Bourdain doc from 2 years ago "Roadrunner" that weirdly blames his girlfriend for his death.
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We're back again with another dose of sweet Frotcast content. Comedian/writer Adrian McNair is back to talk about the Baz Luhrmann Elvis biopic with Matt and Vince. Also, we have an Ezra Miller update. Warning, we may have forgotten about their pronouns during the first part of the conversation and Matt tried his best to edit the correct pronouns into the pod but at some point he just said fuck it. Our bad!
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This week Matt and Vince invited the hilarious TV writer and comedian Adrian McNair to the frotquarters to celebrate Juneteenth. We talk about all sorts of subjects, including a DM Matt got informing him that this very podcast was responsible for a marriage! Also, Adrian tells us the story of the time he was traveling in Spain and met an antisemitic Chinese woman who was interested in Adrian's black genetics. We also talk about the strange history of blackface, NFTs, and a TikTok theory about microplastics. Enjoy!
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What's up, Frotcast fans. It's a huge week, in that Matt Lieb just got married. He's currently in Mexico, so it's a good thing that we recorded this Frotcast just before he left. We brought back Joe Sinclitico, comedy extraordinaire and current winery food truck proprietor, with whom we discuss all things weddings, the movie Top Gun, Joe's Jessica Alba Story, Seth Green's stolen Bored Ape NFTs and more. We hope you all enjoy at LEAST enough to subscribe on the Patreon, where for the low low price of $5 you can obtain access to the full episode as well as all manner of past full episodes. Tumescent episodes. Turgid episodes, with which to fill your ear holes with content cream. Oops I have to go, got too horny.
We Podded Ourselves The Whole Gun This is it. The last episode of the only Sopranos podcast ever made. Load it into a yellow Xterra, push the Nissan out to sea, and set it ablaze for a proper New Jersey Italian Viking funeral. Joining Matt and Vince to discuss “Made In America” and close out the series, the Dennis Eckersly of podcasting, from Defector, David J. Roth. Where were you when The Sopranos cut o black? Screaming at the TV? Calling your cable company? Remembering 9/11? 11.9 million people watched (there better be just as many people listening to this episode) as Meadow parked, Tony looked up, and Journey implored everyone watching to continue believing. Believe in what exactly? What was David Chase trying to tell us with that song? Considering he chose Don’t Stop Believing just because everyone in the production crew hated it, I think he was trying to say mouthfarrrrrrt. What a shthead legend. That’s what a grown-up AJ would do. You don’t like the song at the end of the TV show? You know we’re killing civilians in the Middle East everyday right? And this is how you spend your time? Upset at the song at the end of your favorite TV show? What rough beast yeets towards Bethlehem to be born. As indicated by this final, AJ-centric episode, the world belongs to the AJs now. Be safe and don’t use too many slurp juices on one ape. It’s been an honor to be a part of such a fun thing that so many people enjoyed. We had a great time making it, and it wouldn’t have been possible without all our guests, cured meats, the decline of the American Empire, classic rock, autotune, HBO, David Beckham, fish and chips, Borat voice* our wives, Raytheon, New Jersey, George Soros, The Sopranos sound design team, Prozac, track suits, Stevie B, Little Steven, Steve Buscemi, The American Italian Anti-Defamation League, and of course, Stephen Jenkins. We still want five-star reviews so go write one on Apple Podcasts. Subscribe to Pod Yourself A Gun. The feed will change when we start a new series. If you don’t want to miss out, go subscribe on Apple Podcasts. Email us at frotcast@gmail.com; leave us a voicemail at 415-275-0030 Support the Pod: become a patron at patreon.com/Frotcast and get more bonus content than you could ever want. You will also get new episodes of the Frotcast to hold you over until the next series. Maybe we’ll do a fun name based incentive like when Vince gave out mob names. Speaking of here is our last batch, thanks to the following goombas Slurp Juice, Velasquez, Quad, 90210, Scarface, The Lisp, The Creek, Blink-182, The Forest, Old Rough n’ Ready, The Spray, The Truth, Snoop, The River, Big D, Deez Nuts, Founding Father, The Virgin, Costello, Pee Wee, Dental Dammit, Jar Jar, The Omelet, The Flu, Double G, Big Stinky Fruit, & Polo. -Description by Brent Flyberg.
The final episode of the Sopranos has happened and it is up on the Patreon feed now. Please join the Patreon and listen to it. It's 2 and a half hours long and it features guest David J Roth. Sure you could wait for it to come on the free feed, but why be like that tho? Don't deny yourself the savory slop, you've earned it. Join the Patreon, eat your treats.
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Thanks for all of your patience on waiting for this mailbag episode. Matt, Vince, and Brent are grateful for all of your questions and voicemails and we hope you enjoy this break from your regularly scheduled Sopranos content.
Also, in a few days we will be posting the last rewatch episode of Pod Yourself A Gun, as we have run out of Sopranos episodes to cover. We will probably do a couple more Sopranos interviews but, unless David Chase decides to do a reboot, things are gonna change round this feed. Which is why you need to pod yourself over to Patreon.com/frotcast and subscribe immediately, because Vince and Matt will still be talking about stuff every week on the Frotcast.
It’s A-me, A-DHL-a As we close in on the end of the only podcast about the GOATest show of all time, we welcome an old friend back to the pod to help us say goodbye to another one of Jersey’s finest pork store associates. Writer, frequent Frot guest, and Executive Producer for Abbot Elementary and Harley Quinn, Justin Halpern rejoins Matt and Vince to talk about the penultimate episode of The Sopranos, season 6b episode 8, “The Blue Comet.” Pay your last respects to a loving father, good earner, dutiful husband, and model train enthusiast, Bobby Bacala. From Junior’s driver, to redundant upper management, Bobby lives in our hearts, and in the ziti he left in his freezer. Other notable dust-biters in this episode: Bert Gervasi, two poor Ukrainian suckers who answered the door for the wrong Italian DHL driver, and a guy riding his motorcycle past the Bada Bing at the wrong time (probably). Through it all, AJ makes everything about himself and his depression, like a natural-born podcaster. Tell us how you would fix upper management redundancy in a five-star review on Apple Podcasts. Subscribe to Pod Yourself A Gun on Apple Podcasts. Email us at frotcast@gmail.com; leave us a voicemail at 415-275-0030 Support the Pod: become a patron at patreon.com/Frotcast and get more bonus content than you could ever want, AND if you sign up for the Pod Yourself a Shoutout tier, Vince will give you a mob name on the show. Like last week’s newest members: The Funny, KK, The Perv, Will Call, & Titanic. Description by Brent Flyberg. (twitter.com/brentflyberg)
Depression is “Break Stuff” Pointed Inward The world’s only socialist wife-guy Sopranos podcast welcomes the return of podcaster, comedian, journalist, and #1 Matt Lieb tolerater Francesca Fiorentini to talk to Matt & Vince about season 6b episode 7, “The Second Coming.” AJ’s back in school, but as Fran points out, he doesn’t need a political science degree, he needs to smoke a little weed. The only thing liberal arts education can do for AJ is make him depressed. And boy is he depressed. He’s so depressed that not even Chamillionaire’s Ridin Dirty can convince him that life is worth living. He knows that The US sees the Middle East rolling, and they’re hating enough to bomb Iran. How can he live in a world that is so dicked up? Despite Carmela’s attempts to cheer him up with Lincoln logs (which some internet research revealed to be a hot dog split open and slathered with cream cheese, similar to a Seattle-style street dog), AJ’s “Rude Goldberg suicide machine” is, of course, constructed incompetently enough to avoid a second episode in a row with a major character death. This is why AJ could never be a mob guy. How can he be expected to wack someone when he couldn’t even take out his own depressed self? Tell us your favorite British word for penis in a five-star review on Apple Podcasts. Subscribe to Pod Yourself A Gun on Apple Podcasts. Email us at frotcast@gmail.com; leave us a voicemail at 415-275-0030 Support the Pod: become a patron at patreon.com/Frotcast and get more bonus content than you could ever want, AND if you sign up for the Pod Yourself a Shoutout tier, Vince will give you a mob name on the show. Like last week’s newest members: Air Weinstein, The Count, & The Cockroach. -Description by Brent Flyberg.
Your early access to PYAG is here on Patreon! This week, Matt welcomed his future wife and baby momma Francesca Fiorentini to talk "The Second Coming" episode of the Sopranos where AJ's depression gets the better of him and he tries to Abu Ghraib himself in the duck pool. It's a great episode with a banger bada b story. Enjoy this teaser and then SUBSCRIBE IMMEDIATELY!
We Get it Get a stereo system with some balls to listen to the latest PYAG. Comedian, podcaster, and paisano Mike Falzone joins Matt and Vince for a conversation about The Sopranos season 6b episode 7, “Kennedy and Heidi.” Fair warning for all you spoiler sticklers, If you have not watched the episode, don’t listen to this podcast, because there is a significant character death. Also, what are you doing? You better be subscribed to the patreon. If you’re prepared to hear it, this is the perfect podcast to listen to while driving to the desert to do peyote with your dead friend’s former girlfriend, but you have to wear a dang seatbelt. Mike doesn’t want to be at your wake telling everyone what a wackadoo you were. Bob Barker is still alive and he will outlive you if you don’t put on a seatbelt. If you have not watched the episode, don’t listen to this podcast. There is a significant character death in the episode. Also, what are you doing listening to the pod? We have some asbestos we need to get rid of; please tell us your address in a five-star review Apple Podcasts. Subscribe to Pod Yourself A Gun on Apple Podcasts. Email us at frotcast@gmail.com; leave us a voicemail at 415-275-0030 Support the Pod: become a patron at patreon.com/Frotcast and get more bonus content than you could ever want, AND if you sign up for the Pod Yourself a Shoutout tier, Vince will give you a mob name on the show. Like last week’s newest member: Silver Fox. -Description by Brent Flyberg.
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First of all MAILBAG EPISODE NEXT WEEK! So please send us your emails and voicemails now!
Also, here is a sneak peak of next week's pod! Mike Falzone is back and talking about the amazing "Kennedy and Heidi" episode in which we wrap up Chrissy's storyline. Early access for anyone who subs to the Patreon! And you should sub because I need the money for my baby.
Al(ison) Rosen About Love Writer, TV personality, and host of the Upworthy Weekly, Childish, and Alison Rosen is Your New Best Friend podcasts, Alison Rosen returns to talk to Matt and Vince to talk about The Sopranos season 6a episode 5, “Walk Like A Man.” The alternate title for this episode is bell hooks, because it’s all about love, baby. AJ, positively distraught about his unrequited love for his former fiance Blanca, has his family worried he’s going to harm himself. Tony, trying to show love the only way he knows how, suggests he try drowning his sorrows in tiddies and meat like the other boys his age. Somehow this ends with AJ helping the other boys burn some kid’s foot with acid. It’s an experience AJ does not love. According to bell hooks, love is “the will to extend one’s self for the purpose of nurturing one’s own or another’s spiritual growth.” By this definition, Tony and the guys do not love Chris like they say they do. His sobriety represents spiritual growth, and as they point out on the podcast, the whole point of the mafia is to monetize spiritual stagnation. Paulie, Tony, Bobby, and Chris are shoveling so much shit on Chris' side of the street, that he decides he’s done trying to keep it clean. He falls off both the wagon and his stool. On a happier note, when two people (like Matt and Francesca) are in love, they do gross stuff in the privacy of their home, and the result is a future child. That’s right, LA Matt, flap flap, all up in that womb with the spratz. Our boy has a baby on the way. Now more than ever, we need your damn money. Please don’t make us do what Paulie yells at Chrissy. Please don’t make us suck the money out of your ass. Sign up for the patreon and leave us a five-star review on Apple Podcasts. Subscribe to Pod Yourself A Gun on Apple Podcasts. Email us at frotcast@gmail.com; leave us a voicemail at 415-275-0030 Support the Pod: become a patron at patreon.com/Frotcast and get more bonus content than you could ever want, AND if you sign up for the Pod Yourself a Shoutout tier, Vince will give you a mob name on the show. Like last week’s newest patrons: Wall-e, The Grand Wizard, Michael Phelps, Parvo, Mud, Tex, & Sandals. -Description by Brent Flyberg.
Vito Jr: Goth Icon A lot to chew on in season 6b episode 4 of The Sopranos. Including, but not limited to, Tony’s compulsive gambling, AJ’s disastrous engagement, Hesh’s deadly farts, and the two giant ice cream sundaes purchased for Vito Jr. that will need to be fully chewed up before you even think about getting in Phil Leotardo’s car. Returning to discuss “Chasing It” with Matt and Vince is writer and co-host of the Chapo Trap House podcast, Will Menaker. During a scene dubbed by Will as “The Vito Jr./Phil Leotardo Silo Summit,” Vito appears to be eating an ice cream sundae at the Applegate Farms Ice Cream stand in Montclair, New Jersey. When Phil calls it a sundae, Vito corrects him, preferring the name as it’s written on the cold treat’s cup, “The Silo.” Currently, neither the Applegate Farms’ website, their Yelp page, nor their Doordash menu mentions The Silo as an option. Is this a deprecated gluttonous treat gone the way of the supersized meal? A Sopranos prop department fabrication? A locals-only, in-person menu option that non-New Jerseyans can only fantasize about? We may never know, but what we can say for certain is that while eating his two Silos, this son of Tony Soprano’s deceased best earner looks like a Puerta Rican whoo-er. The guys also delve into Tony’s misguided gambling strategies, the way he trades homophobia for antisemitism, and Matt brings an appropriately NuMetal bada-b song in honor of North Jersey’s shower shittingest grave vandalizer. If you can get us in touch with foley artist from The Sopranos, leave their contact info in a five-star review on Apple Podcasts. Subscribe to Pod Yourself A Gun on Apple Podcasts. Email us at frotcast@gmail.com; leave us a voicemail at 415-275-0030 Support the Pod: become a patron at patreon.com/Frotcast and get more bonus content than you could ever want, AND if you sign up for the Pod Yourself a Shoutout tier, Vince will give you a mob name on the show. Like last week’s newest patrons: Clancy, Minute Rice, Big Dummy, Stoney, Garfield, Deadpool, Shimmy, & Piece of Shit Car. -Description by Brent Flyberg.
Listen to the most recent Frotcast on Patreon! Matt and Vince accidentally see a Catholic movie with Mel Gibson called Father Stu. It's a fun time.
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Returning PYAG champion Will Menaker is back on the pod talking about the episode where we meet Goth Vito Jr and an openly anitsemitic Tony Soprano. You can listen to it now on Patreon! Or wait like a STUNAD!
Remember when Lin Manuel Miranda was on The Sopranos? Remember when writer and LA Times Style columnist Dave Schilling was on the pod during season two to talk about “Knights In White Satin Armor?” Remember how great that was? This week on the pod, Matt and Vince welcome Dave back for a conversation about The Sopranos season 6a, episode 3, “Remember When.” Remember when Richie Aprile ran Beansy over? Well despite pooping in a bag for the rest of his life (to Paulie’s horror), Paulie and Tony find him in Florida, living a pretty good life. After Tony’s first body becomes unburied, he and Paulie bounce to the Panhandle State to lay low for a while. While on their little vacation, Tony is embarrassed to remember how cool he used to think Paulie was, while Paulie can’t stop remembering what happened to Big Pussy the last time he was on a boat with Tony. Remember when Tony says, “‘Remember when’ is the lowest form of conversation?” That was this episode. The famous clip from the Remember When Machine segment bumper. During the segment, Dave, Matt, & Vince remember when Tila Tequila was a budding triple threat, but they do not remember any of the other early social media stars listed in the New York Post’s “Nine Hottest Celebs on the Web” article from 2007. Remember print media? If you don’t remember when you wrote a five-star review for the pod, do it now on Apple Podcasts. Subscribe to Pod Yourself A Gun on Apple Podcasts. Email us at frotcast@gmail.com; leave us a voicemail at 415-275-0030 Support the Pod: become a patron at patreon.com/Frotcast and get more bonus content than you could ever want, AND if you sign up for the Pod Yourself a Shoutout tier, Vince will give you a mob name on the show. Like last week’s newest patrons: The Horace, Fiddler On The Roof, The Jungle Book, Porno aka Aamco, & Coach K. -Description by Brent Flyberg.
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We talk the slap, dog crimes, and Everything Everywhere All of the Time.
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As you've noticed, this isn't a rewatch episode. That is coming next week on the free feed (or you can get Early Access to it on Patreon!) But for now, enjoy this compilation of the season 6A Bada B Stories, with a little message from the boys up top. Enjoy!
Ride the Painted Pod, Let the Spinning Wheel Cast Much like a child, a podcast has many parents. That is to say, many individuals who act like parents, or that by a version, the podcast is their baby. This week’s guest is one of those individuals. Certainly one of PYAG’s parents is The Frotcast, and Joining Matt and Vince to break down The Sopranos Season 6b, episode 2, “Stage 5,” is The Frotcast’s largest daddy, Brendan. If this were an episode of Friends, it would be called, “The One with Chrissy’s Movie Premiere.” Cleaver, the film with many parents, is finally ready for public consumption, and while the graphic violence might strike some as unsettling, it’s the possible inspiration for the film’s overbearing, selfish, mob boss antagonist that was Tony feeling uncomfortable. As he tells Dr. Melfi, he knows too much about the subconscious now to believe that Chrissy still respects him after seeing Stephen Baldwin’s portrayal of him. The episode also features the most British song yet. Stick around to the end to hear it. Leave your review of Cleaver in a five-star review of PYAG on Apple Podcasts. Subscribe to Pod Yourself A Gun on Apple Podcasts. Email us at frotcast@gmail.com; leave us a voicemail at 415-275-0030 Support the Pod: become a patron at patreon.com/Frotcast and get more bonus content than you could ever want, AND if you sign up for the Pod Yourself a Shoutout tier, Vince will give you a mob name on the show. Like last week’s newest patrons: Crocodile Dundeez Nuts, Arachnophobia, The Pollack, Coach aka Craig Turner and Hooch, Zilch, Nomar, Teach, Dot Dot Dash, The Bloomkin, The Space Jew, & Dutch. -Description by Brent Flyberg.
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Very exciting news. Will Smith has apologized publicly to Chris Rock and we have the scoop. Listen to the full episode about the infamous Oscar slap of 2022 by joining the Patreon. Join now!
Liquor Before Grappa, Might Have to Fight Your Papa Gather ‘round your Bluetooth speakers and celebrate the return of Pod Yourself A Gun. Matt and Vince are joined by Montclair, New Jersey native and host of the Blowback podcast, Noah Kulwin, to discuss the first episode of part B of the sixth and final season of the Sopranos, “Sopranos Home Movies.” As the season begins, The Soprano family is celebrating the birth of its lovably murderous patriarch. What do you get the man who destroys almost everything he touches for his birthday? The police give him a gun charge, Carmella gives him head, and Bobby gives him a few solid smacks in the head and body. The Soprano siblings should have known not to mix alcohol and Monopoly. That’s a game that often ends in violence even when the participants aren’t drunk psychos. It’s not all about Tony though, Bobby also passes an important milestone, notching his first kill in a laundromat in Canada. You could tell he didn’t want to do it, but he had to catch up to his wife in on-screen confirmed kills. Tell us how many blood-soaked flannels you think Janice buried in Seattle in a five-star review on Apple Podcasts. Subscribe to Pod Yourself A Gun on Apple Podcasts. Email us at frotcast@gmail.com; leave us a voicemail at 415-275-0030 Support the Pod: become a patron at patreon.com/Frotcast and get more bonus content than you could ever want, AND if you sign up for the Pod Yourself a Shoutout tier, Vince will give you a mob name on the show. Like last week’s newest patrons: Twilight, The Slav, The Noon, Happy, Disneyland, Crazy Al, The Lethal Weapon, The Giving Tree, Pussy Posse, The Imp, & Hard Time. -Description by Brent Flyberg.
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It's time for your weekly dose of movie talk and this week we are joined by our favorite comedian Jessica Sele to talk Pixar's Turning Red. Also Vince plays a clip of Nancy Pelosi reading a Bono poem about Ukraine. And finally, because it's St Patty's day, the gang does a bunch of bad Irish accents.
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Here's a taste of the season 6b premiere of Pod Yourself a Gun with Noah Kulwin of the "Blowback" podcast. You can listen to it early on patreon.
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Sorry to keep you waiting for your slop so long. But since you've been relatively well behaved hogs, I'm giving y'all early access to the first episode of the final season of Pod Yourself A Gun. We had Noah Kulwin of Blowback on the pod to talk about his favorite episode "Soprano Home Movies." Brent will write a better description when it comes out on the free feed.
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Comedian Joe Sinclitico and ex-film critic/Whoop Dreams star Laremy Legel drop by the virtual Frot studios to talk about Daniel Kaluuya’s (ALLEGED) new crystal guru manager, fatherhood, the planned Jackie-Jormp Jomp Billy Joel musical that will be made without any of the rights to Billy Joel’s likeness or songs, and of course, The Batman, the longest Batman movie ever made. Subscribe now and become a glorious piggy. You won’t regret it. Probably.
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You can listen to frotcast 502 - The 500th Episode right now on Patreon. So please do.
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Hey everyone, it's been over 500 episodes so our good friends Brendan and Jane Harrison decided to stop by and frot with us. We talk about the new Jackass movie and the crew is visited by some old friends. (It's not Brett, he will never come back).
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This week Matt and Vince and guest Jessica Sele watched the first ever Daily Wire produced movie "Shut In" starring one of Andie MacDowell's daughters. Not Margaret, the other one. It's truly a terrible movie that you should never watch, which is why we did the work for you. We also talk about some new crypto guys.
Is AJ a virgin? Does Tony lay pipe? Who did 9/11? Who assassinated JFK? These are just some of the hard-hitting questions Matt & Vince try to answer on this week’s edition of Pod Yourself A Gun with the help of guest Brendan James. Co-host, producer, and music composer of the Blowback podcast, Brendan joins the pod to discuss The Sopranos season 6A episode twelve, “Kaisha.” There is a definitive answer to the question about AJ’s virginity in the episode, as we see him bribe some noisy neighborhood teens with a bike to get them to go somewhere else long enough to give his new 30-year-old single mom friend from work the peace and quiet she needs to climb up on Anthony Jr Jr. Inspired by the scene, I’ve been driving around with a lightly used mountain bike in the back of my Ford Explorer, and so far it has not lead to sex, but I’m hopeful. The question posed on the pod is, was this AJ’s first time? He’s definitely hanging around girls his age throughout the show, but as Matt points out, he’s got the energy of a guy who has resigned himself to a life of sweaty handjobs. Describe, in disgusting detail, what you imagine AJ’s sex life was like in five-star review on Apple Podcasts. ALSO Matt Lieb will be on a LIVE edition of The Bitchuation Room with Francesca Fiorentini on Thursday March 10th in Brooklyn!! Tix: https://bit.ly/TBRBrooklyn Subscribe to Pod Yourself A Gun on Apple Podcasts. Email us at frotcast@gmail.com; leave us a voicemail at 415-275-0030 Support the Pod: become a patron at patreon.com/Frotcast and get more bonus content than you could ever want, AND if you sign up for the Pod Yourself a Shoutout tier, you can bask in the glory of hearing your name on the podcast like this week’s newest members: Champion Patron, Sesame Street, A Little, The Ogre, Cinnamon Eagle, Dr. Starsky, Friend Zone, Die Hard, & The River. -Description by Brent Flyberg.
New Patreon-only episode of the Frotcast is available right now on Patreon.com/frotcast. It's a great episode and you can listen right now by subscribing!
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This week Matt and Vince celebrate 500 episodes of the Frotcast (well, way more but whose counting) by having just another regular ass episode of the show with guest Joey Devine of Roundball Rock. We talk about the return of Moviepass, Reacher, and some other stuff. It's great.
On a special new episode of Pod Yourself A Gun, Robert Iler stops by to talk about growing up on The Sopranos set with Tony Sirico making sure nobody is getting molested. A big get for the PYAG boys, Robert Iler, the talented actor best known to this pod for playing mafia fail-son Anthony Soprano Jr, joins Matt & Vince to talk about growing up on The Sopranos set, his influence on AJ’s Nu Metal wardrobe, partying so hard that the entire city of New York can’t keep up, and the life of a professional poker player. If you are a regular listener, you’ll know that AJ Soprano is the podcast’s id. He just wants to chill, skate, eat ziti, and not destroy the environment. Listen as Matt & Vince get behind the scenes dirt from the actor who brought the unforgettable character to life. The most surprising reveal from the extensive interview is that Robert has seen the first two episodes of every season (they were played at each season’s premiere party) and has no interest in seeing the rest of the series. I guess when you lived it, you don’t get the same satisfaction from seeing a young Paul Dano say “That pssy’s yours... We shall know forsooth.” If you were Robert, would you have kept the prop money? Let us know in a five-star review on Apple Podcasts. ALSO* Matt Lieb will be on a LIVE edition of The Bitchuation Room with Francesca Fiorentini on Thursday March 10th in Brooklyn!! Tix: https://bit.ly/TBRBrooklyn Subscribe to Pod Yourself A Gun on Apple Podcasts. Email us at frotcast@gmail.com; leave us a voicemail at 415-275-0030 Support the Pod: become a patron at patreon.com/Frotcast and get more bonus content than you could ever want, AND if you sign up for the Pod Yourself a Shoutout tier, Vince will give you a mob name on the show. -Description by Brent Flyberg.
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Early access to the PYAG season finale is available for patrons. Our guest is Brendan James of the podcast "Blowback" and it's great. Please join the patreon now.
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Vince and Matt interviewed Robert Iler, AKA AJ Soprano on the latest bonus episode of Pod Yourself A Gun. You can listen to it right now on Patreon.com/Frotcast or you can wait like 1 or 2 weeks like a fool. But it's really good so I'd just join the patreon if I were you.
Rosalie in Paris Get your little berets and stinky cheeses ready for the latest PYAG. Comedian and actor Paul Palmeri joins Matt and Vince to talk about the Frenchest episode of The Sopranos, season 6A episode eleven, “Cold Stones.” Paul, a self-described AJ-type, is a fitting guest for this AJ-heavy episode. After he gets fired from Blockbuster for loving the environment too much to let the promotional standees go unsold, Tony gets AJ a construction job. Framed as consequences for his poor decision making, Paul encourages AJ, and anyone listening, to cherish the opportunity to work outside and build things. Working inside and sending emails all day might not be physically demanding, but it will erode your soul in a way that young AJ will never understand. Imagine AJ in a conference room trying to learn scrum methodology or lean principles. Best case scenario: he’s a better project manager for a suicide attempt. As much as all the dumb guys running this podcast love our dumb guy king AJ, this is a Rosalie Aprile episode. She’s in Paris showing the rest of us how to do a vacation. Get hit on by a hot young French person, buy some stuff, don’t poop, light a couple candles, and if your friend Carmela tries to kill the vibe by bringing up old trauma, kindly but firmly instruct her to shut the f*ck up. This is Paris, not therapy, you stunad. Eat a croissant and take some pictures you’ll never think about again. Leave dead family members where they belong — New Jersey’s Belleville. If you have any merch from the band that Vince’s uncle and Victor Conti were in, please let us know in a five-star review on Apple Podcasts. Subscribe to Pod Yourself A Gun on Apple Podcasts. Email us at frotcast@gmail.com; leave us a voicemail at 415-275-0030 Support the Pod: become a patron at patreon.com/Frotcast and get more bonus content than you could ever want, AND if you sign up for the Pod Yourself a Shoutout tier, you can bask in the glory of hearing your name on the podcast like this week’s newest members: Snake Pliskin, Kuering or The Pod, Vito, Merril Lynch, The Reaper, & Big Posse. -Description by Brent Flyberg.
And You May Find Yourself in Johnny Sack’s House Lend us your ears, ye piggies. Matt and Vince are joined by writer, host of the Hysteria podcast, and Janice Soprano apologist Erin Ryan, to talk about episode 10 of The Sopranos season 6A, “Moe n’ Joe.” The episode, written by Mad Men creator and father of M. Holden Weiner, Matthew Weiner, features both a recreation of Led Zeppelin album cover using Sal the lawnmower man, and visual gag using a model train entering a tunnel as a metaphor for gay sex. This Weiner is a mad man indeed. Tony Soprano is both a man and mad at all times. This week he’s mad at Bobby for Janice reasons, at Janice because she’s Janice, and at Johnny Sack for talking about that thing of theirs to the prosecutors. The result is a rare combination of spite and grace to screw Johnny out of his house and give it to Janice. At least Janice, and by extension, Erin get something they want. Another thing Erin wants: to warn Gen Z about the perils of bringing back Y2K fashion. If you can hear her words over the sound of your puka shells rustling and your Slipknot track jacket swishing, please heed her warning. Tell Matt what you think about his Mickey Mouse impersonation in a five-star review on Apple Podcasts. Subscribe to Pod Yourself A Gun on Apple Podcasts. Email us at frotcast@gmail.com; leave us a voicemail at 415-275-0030 Support the Pod: become a patron at patreon.com/Frotcast and get more bonus content than you could ever want, AND if you sign up for the Pod Yourself a Shoutout tier, you can bask in the glory of hearing your name on the podcast like this week’s newest members: Jaeger, The Gooze, DeTrolio, In Living Color, The Flunky, Jackie Two Shoes, Who’s Your Guys, & Kenley Bidding War. -Description by Brent Flyberg.
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Hey all! Time for your weekly Frot and I can tell you with 100% sincerity that this is our best one yet. Vince and Matt are joined by Frotcast favorites Joey Avery and Laremy Legel to talk about Peter Bogdanovich's final directorial work being a fucking NFT, Joss Whedon's scandal, and Steven Seagal's past (the real version, without all the lies.) Just a great episode all around. Enjoy!
What Do You Know, What Do You Say to Joe Gannascoli? In just six short seasons, Pod Yourself A Gun has gone from the only Sopranos podcast to the only Sopranos podcast to get an interview with the actor who played Gino in season one episode eight, “The Legend of Tennessee Moltisanti.” Remember? Christopher cuts him in line, and he gets all huffy about it? The actor’s name is Joseph R. Gannascoli, and you might also remember for his other work in the series, as the character performing the most surprising felatio history of television, Vito Spatafore. In the latest Patreon-exclusive edition of PYAG, Matt and Vince talk to the man who played the man who killed Jackie Jr., lost a bunch of weight, got caught lassoing leather daddies, and ate Johnny Cakes in New Hampshire. During the conversation, Joe reveals how much of his own life was incorporated into the character, the book that inspired Vito’s gay storyline, and who the biggest ballbusters were on set. Along with all the inside dirt on The Sopranos cast and crew, the conversation covers Joe’s fascinating journey from self-taught chef and self-proclaimed degenerate gambler to self-taught actor to golfing dad with two christmas trees. Sign up now at patreon.com/frotcast to listen AND if you sign up for the Pod Yourself a Shoutout tier, Vince will give you a mafia nickname on the podcast. -Description by Brent Flyberg.
Somehow Vince and Matt got Joe Gannascoli AKA Vito Spatafore to come on the podcast and talk to them about his time on the Sopranos. You can listen to the full interview on Patreon.com/frotcast
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Welp, we did it folks. After 6 seasons of this Sopranos podcast we finally got an actual cast member to talk to us. Joe Gannascoli (aka Vito Spatafore) joins Matt and Vince to talk about his time on the Sopranos and what it was like to go to work one day and find out they wrote you blowing a dude. Joe's a fantastic guest and it's a great interview. Enjoy!
St. Elzéar’s Fire Put your favorite gold hat on and listen to the latest PYAG with comedian and host of the Never Seen It podcast Kyle Ayers talking to Matt and Vince about The Sopranos season 6a episode 9, “The Ride.” The “ride” in question is a faulty teacup carnival ride that puts Janice in a neck brace, or at least inspires Janice to make use of a neck brace in a classic Janice grift. The teacups were part of the St. Elzear’s festival, which itself is a grift perpetrated by Paulie and a local church. When the new priest then tries to shakedown Paulie, he, of all people, is the first in this episode, and maybe the series, to point out that the Catholic Church might be the real gangster, or at least the real child abuse cover-upper. Before the festival Chris and Tony are reminiscing about that time they conspired to kill Christopher’s fiancé, and Kyle points out that for some reason, Tony seems uncomfortable reminiscing with his criminal friends about their heinous criminal acts. The lesson being: work/ life balance is hard for everyone. There’s also some talk about the Beatles, “Brokeback” as an adjective, the drawbacks of cannoli as an eating contest food, and pasta slop foley art. You really need to get yourself into rehab, but for now, it won’t hurt to toot a little five-star review on Apple Podcasts. Subscribe to Pod Yourself A Gun on Apple Podcasts. Email us at frotcast@gmail.com; leave us a voicemail at 415-275-0030 Support the Pod: become a patron at patreon.com/Frotcast and get more bonus content than you could ever want, AND if you sign up for the Pod Yourself a Shoutout tier, you can bask in the glory of hearing your name on the podcast like this week’s newest members: The Slav, Scotty Two Times, The King, The Counselor, The Meme. -Description by Brent Flyberg.
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First Frot of 2022 is out. Listen to the full episode by becoming a Patron!
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Happy New Year! Our New Years resolution? More CONTENT! This week, Matt and Vince and PYAG producer Brent Flyberg talk about Gal Gadot playing Cleopatra, the 76ers weird new sponsor Colorstar which is impossible to explain in this description text, and the Nicolas Cage masterpiece "Pig" about a man and he fattest best friend. Ring in the New Year with this amazing episode.
Blockbusted Writer, podcaster, and author of Down City: A Daughter's Story of Love, Memory, and Murder, Leah Carrol joins Matt & Vince to talk about Vince’s favorite episode of The Sopranos, season 6a episode 8, “Johnny Cakes.” Leah is a uniquely qualified guest, as she has a personal connection to an actual Rhode Island mob figure named Nicky Bianco, who introduced her to arugula. That’s the new bar. You cannot be a guest on PYAG unless you have been fed by an actual made guy. If a Gotti made you leek soup, hit us up. If not, just keep enjoying the slop we’re shoveling in your bowl, piggy. In a bit of a reversal, the Soprano crime family's most notorious bottom, Vito, is introduced to the titular Rhode Island delicacy by a volunteer firefighter beefcake named Johnny. Vito can receive what Johnny’s feeding him, but can he receive the love and affection he craves? As noted on the pod, this show was made for the modern cynical misanthrope, so don’t count on love setting anyone free. While Vito is trying to find himself in New Hampshire, our favorite failson, AJ Soprano, is in New Jersey doing the same. Working at Blockbuster has its perks. He had an opportunity study knife fights in movies and utilize the techniques in an assassination attempt on Uncle Junior. But, AJ being AJ, he fumbles the blade before he has a chance to avenge his father. AJ is good guy, in that he is too soft and incompetent to kill someone. Poor guy never had a chance to gain his father’s approval through murder. Let us know what we have to do to get some smoked turkey around here in a five-star review on Apple Podcasts. Subscribe to Pod Yourself A Gun on Apple Podcasts. Email us at frotcast@gmail.com; leave us a voicemail at 415-275-0030 Support the Pod: become a patron at patreon.com/Frotcast and get more bonus content than you could ever want, AND if you sign up for the Pod Yourself a Shoutout tier, you can bask in the glory of hearing your name on the podcast like this week’s newest members: Wobbly Willy, Long Tom, Blackie, Willie Mays, & Free Guy. -Description by Brent Flyberg.
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No podding ourselves a gun this week, but not to worry, we got a new years frotcast for you. It's the full episode to keep you satiated til next week. And you can get even more episodes by subscribing to frotcast on Patreon. DO IT NOW! Enjoy!
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The Frotcast is bringing in the new year with Matt and Vince's text thread buddies Joe Sinclitico and Bobby Hacker. The boys talk about Don't Look Up, The Matrix 4, and Spider-Man: Now Way Home. And a bunch of other stuff.
Goodbye 2021. It's been fucked.
A special Christmas gift for all of you out there who listen to Matt and Vince's stupid little pods. Plus a little teaser of our Patreon only episode.
Thank you for being the best people in the world.
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Vince is out for the week because of Christmas or whatever. But not to fear. Matt Lieb has invited both Joey Avery and Joe Sinclitico to the frotquarters to talk about all sorts of stuff. It's definitely more of a hang than most Frotcasts. Enjoy and please see Pod Yourself A Gun live at SF Sketchfest on January 15th.
And make sure to watch Joey Avery's 9 minute comedy special on YouTube!
Finally, this episode begins with a little Christmas song featuring some familiar voices. See if you can guess who sings what.
Merry Christmas and happy holidays to all you frotters out there.
It’s The Ring Meets Pod Yourself A Father Comedian and writer Allen Strickland Wiliams joins Matt and Vince for a conversation about Powder (1995), Nuovo Vesuvio’s response to COVID, and season 6a episode 7 of The Sopranos, “Luxury Lounge.” As Allen notes early on, the episode discussed belongs to a specific Sopranos subgenre of episodes that feature neither a therapy scene, nor any advancement of the major mob-related plots. “Pine Barrens” is another example. “Luxury Lounge” may not be as memorable as “Pine Barrens,” but it’s definitely the only Sopranos episode in which Lauren Bacall gets punched in the face. Chris goes to Los Angeles for a meeting with an uninterested Ben Kingsley about a role in Cleaver, and notices that, not for nothing, but Hollywood is the home of the real gangsters. These famous actors get awards for pretending to be someone else, and even if they don’t win, they get free sunglasses. Tell us your favorite fun fact from the Balkans in a five-star review on Apple Podcasts. See Pod Yourself A Gun Live! January 15th at the PianoFight Theater during San Francisco Sketchfest! Subscribe to Pod Yourself A Gun on Apple Podcasts. Email us at frotcast@gmail.com; leave us a voicemail at 415-275-0030 Support the Pod: become a patron at patreon.com/Frotcast and get more bonus content than you could ever want, AND if you sign up for the Pod Yourself a Shoutout tier, you can bask in the glory of hearing your name on the podcast like this week’s newest members: Kenny Two Balls, The Yeti, Two Times, Cutty Sark, Trevino, The Australian, & Smash Bros. -Description by Brent Flyberg.
Kiss On Both Cheeks Grab some ribs, hop in your car, and throw on the latest Pod Yourself A Gun. Matt and Vince are joined by comedian, writer, professor, and weiner dog enthusiast Amy Silverberg to discuss The Sopranos season 6a episode 6 “Live Free or Die.” This is the episode where everyone finds out Vito’s secret. The boys at the Bada Bing are mortified to hear from Finn that Vito has been on the receiving end of at least one penile encounter. As you can imagine, there is not a lot of acceptance among the wiseguys, which has Amy wondering if the younger mafia guys in 2021 are more open. According to her students, if you’re not bi, you’re a loser. Maybe today’s gangsters have progressed, but as far as Tony’s concerned, absolutely no gay stuff, unless you’re in prison for a while. That’s different. We also meet Johnny Cakes for the first time. Go ahead and let out a big sigh while you stare at his potent mustache and think about that life you could have lived in a little town in Vermont if you weren’t such a good earner. Put your best Vito related double entendre in a five-star review on Apple Podcasts. See Pod Yourself A Gun Live! January 15th at the PianoFight Theater during San Francisco Sketchfest! Subscribe to Pod Yourself A Gun on Apple Podcasts. Email us at frotcast@gmail.com; leave us a voicemail at 415-275-0030 Support the Pod: become a patron at patreon.com/Frotcast and get more bonus content than you could ever want, AND if you sign up for the Pod Yourself a Shoutout tier, you can bask in the glory of hearing your name on the podcast like this week’s newest members: Matt Foley, The Fop, The Glove, Glen Coco, Daddy Bumpkins (RIP), & Lil Bumpkins. -Description by Brent Flyberg.
Hey all,
Here's a teaser for this week's Frotcast with Vince and Matt and guest comedian Brent Flyberg. It opens with a little promo for the Pod Yourself A Gun live show at SF Sketchfest, so listen to that carefully and buy your tickets IMMEDIATELY. And join the Patreon to listen to the full episode!
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We're back! Apologies for the delay in podcasting but not really cuz it's Christmas time. Matt Lieb is back this week and regales Vince and guest Brent Flyberg with tales of putting doo doo paper in the trash can during his 2 week trip to Costa Rica. Also, Jeremy Strong was recently interviewed by the New Yorker where it was revealed that he is the purest form of art baby. Finally, the frot crew discuss the recent crowning of former first lady Nancy Reagan as the Throat Goat. It's a fun one.
Reminder: Please buy tickets to see Pod Yourself A Gun Live at SF Sketchfest on Saturday, January 15th at Pianofight theater at 10pm. It is going to be the best night of your life.
My Big Fat Mob Wedding PYAG and Tony are back to work. Matt and Vince are joined by comedian, podcaster, generous lover, and big muscle haver, Brent Flyberg to discuss The Sopranos season 6a episode 5, “Mr & Mrs. Sacrimoni Request...” In this episode, directed by Tony Uncle Al himself, Johnny Sack’s daughter is getting married, and Tony’s worried that all the jackals he hangs out with are noticing how weak he is after his coma. He also can’t help but notice how hot all these jackals are. Bobby Bacala is Bobby boom shakalaka shaking the rim with monster dunks, Paulie’s got big hairy biceps, and this spicy new driver looks like Dominic Torretto if he liked working out more than he liked drinking Coronas and working on cars. Tony can’t keep his eyes off Muscles Marinara, and Vito can’t maintain his double life after getting spotted at a leather daddy bar. He’s wearing some kind of long-sleeve mock turtleneck under his leather vest, which Vince points out is the leather daddy equivalent of a t-shirt in the pool. A lot of body related insecurity in this episode. These characters should get on Brent’s workout plan. That dude is ripped, and he volunteers? What a guy. Stick around to the end to hear a listener voicemail about an encounter with Robert Iler. If you have any stories about meeting cast members: 415-275-0030 How close were you to almost making your goal weight? Let us know in a five-star review on Apple Podcasts. See Pod Yourself A Gun Live! January 15th at the Piano Fight Theater during San Francisco Sketchfest! Subscribe to Pod Yourself A Gun on Apple Podcasts. Email us at frotcast@gmail.com; leave us a voicemail at 415-275-0030 Support the Pod: become a patron at patreon.com/Frotcast and get more bonus content than you could ever want, AND if you sign up for the Pod Yourself a Shoutout tier, you can bask in the glory of hearing your name on the podcast like this week’s newest members: The Knife, St. Bernard, Reddit, Late Night, & Shamrock Shake. -Description by Brent Flyberg.
This is just a teaser! For the full episode, become a $5 Patron at patreon.com/frotcast!
This week on the Frot, Matt Lieb is in Costa Rica dropping acid with spider monkeys, changing his whole perspective on shit, but in order to fill the mustache-shaped void, we've got comedian Joey Avery and Whoop Dreams star Laremy Legel filling in. As for discussion topics, it turns out Steven Seagal isn't the only celebrity with the unique physiological reaction to arousal. That's right, we're talking about Will Smith and his latest weird story about how he once had so much sex it started to make him puke. And hey, did his family adopt his girlfriend when he was a teen? Also, we're comparing Will Smith's performance as Richard Williams in King Richard to the actual Richard Williams. There's also Joey's trip to Jacksonville, Laremy's experience growing up in Florida, and Thanksgiving food. I hope you enjoy it super duper hard.
Sometimes I go about in pity for myself, and all the while a great pod carries myself gun Writer and comedian Katrina Davis comes to us on the day of our 69th podcast to join Matt & Vince for a conversation about The Sopranos season 6 episode 4, “Fleshy Part of the Thigh.” Tony’s on the mend and there’s a lot going on in his hospital. Hal Halbrook plays, as Katrina notes, a Jack Kerouac / Mark Twain hybrid-looking physicist who watches a boxing match with Tony and a rapper recovering from multiple gunshot wounds. Treach from Naughty By Nature plays a guy named Marvin, who is hanging out at the same hospital, wishing he could get shot to boost his rap career. In the earlier seasons, The Sopranos had no idea how to write black characters, but by the sixth season, they might be even worse. Marvin pays Bobby to shoot him. He pays an Italian guy to help him with his career by shooting him. Marvin might be the dumbest character in the whole series and there are some real ding dongs on this show. At the risk of overselling it, this week’s Bada-B story was so good it made Katrina say “Matthew, you did not!" So stick around for the full version at the end of the episode. Share your Russ Fegoli theories in a five-star review on Apple Podcasts. See Pod Yourself A Gun Live! January 15th at the Piano Fight Theater during San Francisco Sketchfest! Subscribe to Pod Yourself A Gun on Apple Podcasts. Email us at frotcast@gmail.com; leave us a voicemail at 415-275-0030 Support the Pod: become a patron at patreon.com/Frotcast and get more bonus content than you could ever want, AND if you sign up for the Pod Yourself a Shoutout tier, you can bask in the glory of hearing your name on the podcast like this week’s newest member: Lil Dutch Boy aka The Aardvark. -Description by Brent Flyberg.
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Just a reminder to please subscribe to the Patreon to hear Vince and Matt talk about other things besides the Sopranos. On this week's episode, we had a lengthy discussion about the Free Britney movement and her instagram fiancé Sam Asghari. Here's a taste!
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Hey Frotcast faithful, time for another incredible episode of your favorite podcast with your best internet friends Matt Lieb and Vince Mancini. This week, we had the Kings Cast's very own Scott Wampler in the frotquarters to discuss many important film related things. We talked about the new Ghostbusters, the time Scott got in trouble with WB for seeing a movie too early, and Britney Spears' fiancé's insane personal assistants and more!
Truly a great episode.
You’re Not Dead You’re on Pod Yourself A Gun On this week’s episode, there’s a fresh casualty in the battle of the blank pod. Matt and Vince are joined by writer, comedian, and author of one of Vince’s favorite tweets, Ashley Ray to talk about The Sopranos season six, episode three, “Mayham.” The episode contains the conclusion of the Kevin Finnerty saga, and the introduction of Christopher’s passion project, Cleaver. It’s a digital horror movie about a wiseguy with a big mouth and bigger dreams, which is also how I pitch this podcast to prospective listeners. Just a couple of wiseguys with big mouths, bigger dreams, and a functional knowledge of Audacity’s autotune feature. The Sopranos writers room’s favorite punching bag, J.T. Dolan, is back. He’s tasked with writing Cleaver to settle his debts with Christopher, and to remind the viewers that all writers are ineffectual cowards who will just watch as you get beat and kidnapped. Leave your tips on how to be a man’s man with an Applebee’s down the street in a five-star review on Apple Podcasts. Subscribe to Pod Yourself A Gun on Apple Podcasts. Email us at frotcast@gmail.com; leave us a voicemail at 415-275-0030 Support the Pod: become a patron at patreon.com/Frotcast and get more bonus content than you could ever want, AND if you sign up for the Pod Yourself a Shoutout tier, you can bask in the glory of hearing your name on the podcast like this week’s newest members: Rube, The Jet, Jimmy Peeps, & The Tween. -Description by Brent Flyberg.
Hey everyone,
Here's a teaser from this week's Patreon episode of the Frotcast, in which we talk Marvel's Eternals but also we talk about the wedding of Frotcast favorite Joe Sinclitico. It was... my god dude.
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It's finally here! Matt, Vince, and guest Bobby Hacker have now all seen Marvel's Eternals and by god it's time we talk about it. No more discourse, no more discourse about the discourse, no more counter discourse about the etc etc, in this week's episode we finally discuss the plot of Eternals. What happens? Who's in it? Why did they do it? All great questions.
Also, we talk about the last time we all met in person. Joe Sinclitico's wedding. Probably the most Joe wedding of all time.
Kevin (Finnerty) Can Wait On the latest Pod Yourself A Gun, Washington Post political reporter Dave Weigel joins Matt and Vince to talk about The Sopranos season six A, episode two, “Join the Club.” This is the beginning of the Kevin Finnerty saga. Purgatory is a conference in Costa Mesa, heaven is a light in the distance, hell is the wildfire just outside of Costa Mesa, and the Buddhists are pissed about the scams you’re running, because David Chase is just a self-aware Janice. Around here we of course appreciate Edie Falco, but please, put some respect on Robert Iler’s name as well. Tony, hanging on by a thread after catching a bullet with Pussy Malanga’s name on it, is all tubed up in a hospital bed and that has Carmela and AJ feeling big feelings. Dave and the PYAG boys agree, Iler and Falco are making these scenes, which are essentially monologues because Tony is in a coma, feel real as hell. Or at least as real as a fire outside of Costa Mesa. There has been a lot of talk about what kind of adult AJ would be, but Dave has the freshest take, which is that AJ would think Elon Musk was cool and become an early Tesla investor, resulting in a fortune, and eventual death on Dan Bilzerian’s yacht. Leave your tips for getting on an airplane without ID in a five-star review on Apple Podcasts. Subscribe to Pod Yourself A Gun on Apple Podcasts. Email us at frotcast@gmail.com; leave us a voicemail at 415-275-0030 Support the Pod: become a patron at patreon.com/Frotcast and get more bonus content than you could ever want, AND if you sign up for the Pod Yourself a Shoutout tier, you can bask in the glory of hearing your name on the podcast like this week’s newest members: Edison (aka Marky Uncle Johnny) and Lars (Marky Uncle Al). -Description by Brent Flyberg.
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Just a reminder that if you haven't signed up for the Patreon yet, you are missing out on some of our best content. Shame on you. Here's a taste from this week's Filmdrunk Frotcast.
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It's time for your weekly pour of content slop from your favorite podcast The Filmdrunk Frotcast. This week, Matt and Vince welcome Dan Ozzi back to the pod. Last time you heard from Dan, he was writing a book about pop punk rock in the 90's and now he is making his triumphant return to talk about his BRAND NEW BOOK "Sellout: The Major Label Feeding Frenzy That Swept Punk, Emo, and Hardcore (1994-2007)" which you can purchase here at https://www.danozzi.com/books We talk about punk rock, Papa John, Pete Davidson's magic dick, and how Machine Gun Kelly looks like he loves turtles. Enjoy!
The Many Pussies of Newark Pod Yourself A Gun returns for a new season of tiddies, meat, parody songs, and plenty of slop for the piggies. Comedian, host of the Sitdown Podcast, and genuine Italian-American Mike Recine sits down with Matt and Vince to talk about the premiere episode of the first half of the sixth and final season of The Sopranos, “Members Only.” Much like podcasting, no one really retires from the mob, which Meadow’s favorite violent homophobe, Eugene Pontecorvo, learns the hard way after inheriting a small fortune from his aunt and asking Tony if he can move to Florida. When his request is denied, he sends himself to that great big Florida in the sky with pee pee dribbling down his leg. As the guys point out, it’s a real Death of a Salesman type situation, but with more piss. As noted on the pod, it seems like David Chase’s way of reminding the dummies at home yet again that Tony is not a good guy who should be emulated. Watching him eat sushi does make sushi look really appealing though. Imagine how the wasabi could really activate a powerful nose whistle that would demand the respect of your peers. Beyond the episode recap, we get a Bada B story parody of Imogen Heap’s “Hide and Seek” and Mike reveals that Idris Elba used to be a door guy at Caroline’s Comedy Club in New York. To all our door guy listeners, hang in there. Maybe you too can be an international sex symbol one day. Tell us what you were up to in 2006 in a five-star review on Apple Podcasts. Subscribe to Pod Yourself A Gun on Apple Podcasts. Email us at frotcast@gmail.com; leave us a voicemail at 415-275-0030 Support the Pod: become a patron at patreon.com/Frotcast and get more bonus content than you could ever want, AND if you sign up for the Pod Yourself a Shoutout tier, you can bask in the glory of hearing your name on the podcast like this week’s newest members: Big Pussy, Hairy Pussy, Weej, Smiley, Chicky, The Wino, The Egg, The Babbler, Horse, Smelly, Goan Fishin’, HTML, Simpson, The Clocksucker, Girthy, Big Percy, Kafka, Benedict Cumberbatch, Kingo, Carl the Fog, Raiders, The Zit, Uncle Jesse. -Description by Brent Flyberg.
The new season of Pod Yourself A Gun starts NEXT WEEK! While you are counting the minutes for episode 601 to drop, we decided to create a compilation of every parody song and some of our favorite musical clips and mash ups and present it to you in the form of an album. Something to ease the pain while you wait for the fresh new slop.
If you are new to this podcast, this might not be the best episode to start with. But do what you want, we are not god.
TRACKS:
00:00:01 Intro
00:01:09 Daddy’s Dick Is Dirty Work (clip)
00:02:19 PYAG Theme Song
00:02:58 There’s No Bread Pie Now (ep 306)
00:04:24 Barenaked Noah Mash Up (clip)
00:05:38 G-L-O-R-I-A (ep 311)
00:06:45 Killed By The Boss (clip)
00:07:54 Jingle Bada Bells (ep 310)
00:08:25 Core Ingrato Gabagool (ep 313)
00:09:34 Brian Wilson Directs A Sopranos Scene (clip)
00:10:26 World Destruction, Eve 6 Mash Up (ep 401)
00:11:32 It’s The 90’s
00:11:41 How’s It Gonna Bada B? (ep 402)
00:12:55 Chris Rap Track (ep 402)
00:14:22 Fuck Wit Dre Ginny Joke Version (ep 404)
00:14:57 Pie-O-My Theme Song (ep 405)
00:15:44 Jumper aka Am I A Toxic Person? (ep 406)
00:17:12 Ohhhh! Girl (ep 407)
00:18:29 Awful Hot Coffee Pot (ep 408)
00:19:42 Tone Thugs n Harmony (ep 409)
00:20:55 Under the Bada Bridge (ep 410)
00:23:37 Don’t Stand So Close To Helicopters (ep 412)
00:25:14 Funiculi Funicula Mash Up (clip)
00:26:49 Somebody Who Loves Furio (ep 413)
00:30:57 Bada Bare Necessities (ep 501)
00:32:40 Snitches And Rats (ep 502)
00:34:21 RRRRRRRRRRRoe (clip)
00:35:00 Where Is Johnny? (ep 503)
00:36:53 Slipknot Gabagooality (ep 504)
00:39:20 Jolene Except It’s Tony (ep 505)
00:40:46 Raffi and Gloria Clip (clip)
00:41:52 Blundetto Call Me By Your Name (ep 506)
00:43:59 Law And Order Theme (ep 507)
00:45:19 Fran Feldstein Sings Happy Birthday (clip)
00:46:04 Nickelbadaback (ep 508)
00:48:22 Blame It On Some Black Guys (ep 509)
00:52:13 Mattvayne (ep 510)
00:53:56 The Test Dreams (ep 511)
00:56:32 Long Term Parking Under Pressure (ep 512)
00:59:40 Bada Believe (ep 513)
01:04:05 Spaghet (clip)
Here's a little clip from this week's Frotcast. You can listen to the whole thing by becoming a Patreon! It's worth it!
Full ep description:
"Fear is the mind killer. " - a guy who's about to eat butt.
It's finally here, guys. A good Dune movie. This week Matt and Vince have PYAG co-producer Brent Flyberg on the pod to talk Dune and other movies he hasn't seen. But it's still a very good episode, as both Vince and Matt have seen the movie and liked it very much. I'm sure you will like it too. You'll like the episode at least.
Here's a little clip from todays Patreon-only Frotcast episode. It's a fun one, and you can listen to the whole thing by subscribing to our Patreon! So do it now!
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Good news Frotters, Jane Harrison is back and better than ever. This week, Vince Mancini talks about his experience at the Hollywood premiere for Marvel's The Eternals. No spoilers, so don't snitch on Vince. He respects an embargo, plus Bob Chapek is holding Vince's family hostage. We also talk about true crime podcasts, NFTs, and much more! Have fun!
For the full episode, become a $5 patron at Patreon.com/Frotcast!
Howdy, Frot fans! Matt Lieb is off living his dreams on Maui, drinking virgin daquiris and getting his picture taken with parrots like a 10-year-old, but as we know, the Frot sleeps for no one, not even when they're getting lei'd. This week your old pals, comedian Joe Sinclitico and Whoop Dreams star Laremy Legel, are in the virtual Frotquarters to talk about how we're old and nothing works anymore (...societally), and how it sucks that when you become a father you lose the ability to get in fights with local teens, even when they've been very unfair to you. Joe saw the James Bond, No I Will Not Go Out And Die Tonight, so we discuss that, and how we could fix the James Bond franchise. After that, we discuss the latest NFT scandal, with the Evolved Ape NFTs and try to understand what the hell NFTs even are. And whether it counts as fraud if you get ripped off in the act of trying to participate in a Ponzi scheme. Meanwhile, Laremy reveals that he owns NFTs himself, and that he's heavily invested in animals who play in gutters. We also talk Dave Chappelle, and far too late into the show, Joe reveals that he recently became the inadvertent center of a culture war incident and damn near got himself torn apart by an angry mob. In all honesty, that's the way I always assumed Joe would go.
One thing I'm annoyed that I didn't say in the show is that I really wish Ben was still alive to make fun of NFTs. Whenever we talk about them I think about how no one I know would appreciate the humor of NFTs like Ben would. As long as you think about Ben riffing on NFTs with us, maybe a little bit of Ben is still alive in our hearts.
Hey all,
As you are no doubt aware, we are currently prepping for season 6a of Pod Yourself A Gun, and so while you are waiting we figured we should attempt to coax you into subscribing to the Filmdrunk Frotcast! This episode is available in the free feed but there are also bonus episodes every week on our Patreon. So please sub to the free Filmdrunk Frotcast feed wherever you get your pods and then please sub to the Patreon. You'll love it!
Time for your weekly dose of content slop from your favorite "movie" podcast, the Filmdrunk Frotcast. This week, Matt and Vince welcome comedian Zack Chapaloni back to the Frot to talk about that New York Times Magazine piece about the lady who donated a kidney and was mad that her writer friends didn't congratulate her enough on Facebook and then sued one of them. It's an amazing story. Also, the boys talk about Venom: Let There Be Carnage which is a movie in which a gay-coded slime monster comes out of the closet only to realize everything he ever wanted was right under his alien smelling organ the whole time. Finally, Matt has a very important message for all progressive organizers out there.
Matt Lieb here with a special Pod Yourself a Gun/Frotcast announcement. On Monday, October 4, at 6pm PST, Vince Mancini, Brent Flyberg and I will be watching and talking over The Many Saints of Newark live on Discord. We haven’t done a live riff episode in a while and this is our first time doing it on Discord so it’s sure to be a fun time watching Vince scream at his computer because of technical problems. I will also be bad at it, but Vince is funnier when he's mad at computers.
In the past, our monthly movie riff episode has been exclusively for the $20 patrons but since we haven’t done this in a while and NEVER done it on Discord, for this month only, anyone at the $5 tier or above will be able to watch with us. Once you subscribe to our Patreon, you will automatically be assigned a role on Discord and we are allowing ALL ROLES to watch with us. If you have any technical issues we will try our best to work them out with you. But if Vince can do it, so can you.
OK see y’all Monday Cctober 4th at 6pm PST for the Many Saints of Newark live riff.
Do You Believe Sopranos Bus Tour For the final episode of Pod Yourself A Gun season five, writer, podcaster and listener-requested returning guest David J. Roth from Defector Media and The Distraction Podcast chats with Matt and Vince about The Sopranos season five episode thirteen, “All Due Respect.” Somehow during David’s first appearance, we skipped over David’s experience applying for a job as a Sopranos bus tour guide in New Jersey. He didn’t get the job, which he seems fine with, but that’s a real Sliding Doors moment. He probably lies awake on the nights when running a successful subscription-based sports blog feels hard and wonders how different his life would be if he had spent more of his twenties riding a bus to and from Satin Dolls (the real life strip club used for shooting the Bada Bing scenes). David also famously taught Matt how to use autotune, so a significant portion of the audience might be mad at him, but this week’s Cher inspired Bada-B song is, to quote David, “A triumph.” Tell us season five was a triumph in a five-star review on Apple Podcasts Email us at frotcast@gmail.com; leave us a voicemail at 415-275-0030 Support the Pod: become a patron at patreon.com/Frotcast and get more bonus content than you could ever want, AND if you sign up for the Pod Yourself a Shoutout tier, you can bask in the glory of hearing your name on the podcast like this week’s newest members: Hogan’s Heroes and Doc. -Description by Brent Flyberg.
Here's your teaser for this week's Frotcast. You can listen to the full episode on Patreon!
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What a week for streaming premium HBO content. Joey Avery is back in the virtual Frotquarters talking about being engaged, podcasts about wives, Johnny Depp's cancel culture takes, and Princess Diana movies! Also, Matt and Vince watched both Scenes from a Marriage and Malignant. Well we only talk about Malignant at the end for a little but it's still a good conversation. Real good stuff. Have fun!
Tony and Adriana Come Home On the penultimate episode of season five of Pod Yourself A Gun, Matt and Vince are joined by writer and podcaster Chris Cabin from the We Hate Movies Podcast to talk about The Sopranos season five episode twelve, “Long Term Parking.” Chris is our first “affiliated” guest, if you know what I mean. A photo of his father getting arrested ran in the New York Times because Chris comes from a self-described criminal family who ran a book for the Jewish mafia in Pittsburgh. So I’m not saying something bad will happen if you don’t listen to this episode, I’m just saying you have some beautiful ear drums and you should use them while you still have them. God forbid something bad happens to them, but if you listen to the pod, nothing bad will happen to them. In what is possibly the show’s most gut-wrenching episode, we say goodbye to an animal-printed real one. If you haven’t seen the episode yet, first of all what are you doing reading this? Second, stop reading now if you don’t want it spoiled. RIP to our poor girl Adriana. She was so loyal to her man who was so loyal to his capo that she got ulcerative colitis and nearly had a Jerry Lewis moon face for her own wedding. She deserved better. Though her final moments occurred off screen, so you could choose to be one of those freaks who thinks that if a character’s death is not explicitly shown, the character is not dead. You’re wrong and you’re dumb, but you’re sweet. At one point in the conversation, someone calls Adam Levine the Disney+ Dave Navarro, and that itself is worth a five-star review on Apple Podcasts. Subscribe to Pod Yourself A Gun on Apple Podcasts. Email us at frotcast@gmail.com; leave us a voicemail at 415-275-0030 Support the Pod: become a patron at patreon.com/Frotcast and get more bonus content than you could ever want, AND if you sign up for the Pod Yourself a Shoutout tier, you can bask in the glory of hearing your name on the podcast like this week’s newest members: Baywatch, GED, Billy Smokes, Different Strokes, The Glove, Drums, and Sports. -Description by Brent Flyberg.
New Frotcast this week is sans Vince but he will be back next week. Here's a clip where Jason Webb explains the Hitler vs The Devil subplot of the show Preacher. You can listen to the full episode here, on Patreon!
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Hey all, Vince is off this week taking care of his little baby but don't you worry, he will be back next week to talk movies with all of us. In the meantime, Matt brought our favorite southern gentleman, Jason Webb, back on to the pod to talk Vince's Netflix account, baby stuff, Jason's hacker/lock-picking skills, and AMC's Preacher. Also, Matt tries to explain the Matrix to Jason. Enjoy!
Wetwork Dreams Felix Biederman of the Chapo Trap House podcast joins Matt & Vince to talk about The Sopranos season five episode twelve, “The Test Dream.” As the title of the episode suggests, the improbably named Brian Benben would feel right at home, as Tony is Dream-ing On through much of the runtime. Dream sequences are a polarizing topic on this podcast, but even Vince has to agree with Felix that while it may run long, it does feel like an actual stress dream. Teeth are falling out, there’s a thing Tony needs to do that he can’t get done, and wait, who was he just having sex with? Classic dream stuff. If you’re less interested in what your brain is up to at night, and more interested modern murder techniques, stick around for a digression about the practicality of the garrote as a killing device. Seems hard to use. Like you’d have to practice at home. Imagine that — a little practice garrote next to the Bowflex adjustable dumbbells in that corner of the garage you call the weight room. It’s all just collecting dust and then one day you’re trying to take out a rat and your arms are shaking and you’re all out of position and you think, man, why did I buy all that gear? What would be your weapon of choice if you were to murder one of us? Let us know in a five-star review on Apple Podcasts. Subscribe to Pod Yourself A Gun on Apple Podcasts. Email us at frotcast@gmail.com; leave us a voicemail at 415-275-0030 Support the Pod: become a patron at patreon.com/Frotcast and get more bonus content than you could ever want, AND if you sign up for the Pod Yourself a Shoutout tier, you can bask in the glory of hearing your name on the podcast like this week’s newest members: Giving Tree, Skates, Father Phil, Smokey, & Dilly Pickles.
-Description by Brent Flyberg.
Hey all,
Vince had a baby! So this week's Frotcast is just Matt Lieb and Joe Sinclitico talking movies and Fentanyl deaths. Here is a teaser from our conversation about Fent and anti-Chinese racism. You can listen to the full episode on our Patreon. Become a subscriber NOW! Anyway, here is the description of the full ep:
Well, it's happened. Vince Mancini has an adorable little newborn baby. Unfortunately, that means he had to be in the hospital all day rather than frotcast with me, so this week me and Joe Sinclitico grabbed the reigns and talked movies and junk. We discussed everything from babies, to fentanyl overdoses, to HBO's Reminiscence by Westworld creator Lisa Joy. Despite the absence of Vince, it is a very good episode that I know you will enjoy.
It’s Just One of Those Pods On the latest edition of Pod Yourself A Gun, comedian, Good Guy with a Gun, and host of the Blockbusting podcast, Jay Light joins Matt & Vince to talk about The Sopranos season five episode eleven, “Cold Cuts.” As Matt points out, despite AJ’s absence from it, this is a real AJ of an episode of The Sopranos. It’s like everyone in the episode feels like it’s just one of those days where you don’t want to wake up, everything’s f*cked, and everybody sucks. Sort of the Nu Metal episode. Which makes sense as the gang agrees it’s one of the worst episodes of the series (Low B+). Matt addresses some of the complaints from the mailbag episode about the autotune, and this week’s Bada-B stories are pure Lieb vocals. Let that be a lesson to all of you - if you pay us enough money, we will do what you ask, but you gotta give us that scharole. There’s also an argument in there about whether or not Christopher really thinks he could be a male model. Let us know what you think in a five-star review on Apple Podcasts Subscribe to Pod Yourself A Gun on Apple Podcasts Email us at frotcast@gmail.com; leave us a voicemail at 415-275-0030 Support the Pod: become a patron at patreon.com/Frotcast and get more bonus content than you could ever want, AND if you sign up for the Pod Yourself a Shoutout tier, you can bask in the glory of hearing your name on the podcast like this week’s newest members: Camelot and Van Wilder -Description by Brent Flyberg.
There Was No Abundant Intentionality In Making The Pod Miles Gray from The Daily Zeitgeist and 420 Day Fiance joins Matt & Vince to break down The Sopranos season five episode nine, “Unidentified Black Males.” A lot happens in the episode. Finn learns too much about what his new construction site friends are really like, Tony Deals with the fallout from Tony B.’s extracurricular activities, Carmella asks for a divorce, and everyone somehow finds a way to pin the blame on some black guys. The episode is probably best remembered as the one where Vito is topping off a security guard in his car, but every storyline has at least one surprise, a laugh-out-loud joke, and some stellar performances. The stress of holding on to Vito’s makes Finn think about leaving town, igniting a fight with Meadow that Matt, Vince, and Miles agree is too relatable. The ones where you’ve fought your way to the logical conclusion of a relationship, but you’re too young to know you can just be alone and be fine, so you double down on commitment like Finn’s hasty proposal that seems more motivated by the idea of going to bed than love. If you’re reading this, you and your boo are in college, and it’s not working, just break up. It will be fine. If you feel sad, listen to this week’s Bada-B story song. If you’re thinking about breaking up with the pod, instead double down and write a five-star review on Apple Podcasts Subscribe to Pod Yourself A Gun on Apple Podcasts Email us at frotcast@gmail.com; leave us a voicemail at 415-275-0030 Support the Pod: become a patron at patreon.com/Frotcast and get more bonus content than you could ever want, AND if you sign up for the Pod Yourself a Shoutout tier, you can bask in the glory of hearing your name on the podcast like this week’s newest members: Telly & The Canuck BUY TICKETS FOR The Bitchuation Room Live! with Francesca Fiorentini and Matt Lieb in Portland, Oregon tomorrow at 7PM, at the Alberta Abbey. Buy tickets here! https://bit.ly/TBRPortland -Description by Brent Flyberg.
Hey all,
Since there was no Frotcast this week, I figured I'd just release this banked episode of Pod Yourself A Gun a few weeks early for the Patreon. We had Chapo Trap House's Felix Biederman back on the pod to discuss one of the most controversial episodes of the Sopranos "The Test Dream." Many hate the Test Dream, but Felix loves it and specifically requested it. We had a great time talking about it.
You should join the Patreon and listen to the full episode.
It's here. The moment you've all been waiting for. No, not a review of The Many Saints of Newark though that is something to look forward to... no I'm talking about the SEASON 5 MAILBAG EPISODE!
Matt and Vince and guest/producer Brent Flyberg compiled a seasons worth of your questions, comments and concerns - and as many voicemails as we could possibly listen to - and tried to get through every one. Obviously we could play every voicemail because some of you have terrible reception, but we played most of them and we read a ton of your emails.
As always, part 2 of the mailbag episode is available on Patreon! So become a patron right away and listen to both parts plus all of the other legendary Frotcast and PYAG content.
At the Sauseech Swinging Party Down the Line On the latest Pod Yourself A Gun, TV writer, musician, Simpsons expert and former MAD magazine editor Allie Goertz joins Matt and Vince to talk about The Sopranos most dudes rockingest episode yet, season four episode eight, “Marco Polo.” Tony the party host is off-color joking and sauseech swinging to celebrate Hugh DeAngelis’s 75th birthday, even if Mary DeAngelis and former assistant to the Ambassador to the Vatican Dr Russ Fegoli are too sophisticated to appreciate it. As pointed out on the podcast, Tony and the crew are mobsters but they are also boring suburbanites who care about kitchen appliances and making a good impression on their in-laws’ stuffy friends. Ordinary fangul people, Madonn’! Allie reveals that she was inspired by some of Tony’s therapy scenes to raise some topics in her actual therapy sessions, proving that watching The Sopranos (and listening to the only podcast about it) is a form of self-care. So please, take care of yourself. We’ve been meaning to tell you, we’re worried about you. You do not look well lately. There is no shame in reaching out to a friend (to tell them about the pod). Instead of a five page Christmas update letter, write us a five-star review on Apple Podcasts Subscribe to Pod Yourself A Gun on Apple Podcasts Email us at frotcast@gmail.com; leave us a voicemail at 415-275-0030 Support the Pod: become a patron at patreon.com/Frotcast and get more bonus content than you could ever want, AND if you sign up for the Pod Yourself a Shoutout tier, you can bask in the glory of hearing your name on the podcast like this week’s newest member: Maryland. -Description by Brent Flyberg.
Hey everyone, just a quick announcement that we are doing another fabulous mailbag episode of Pod Yourself A Gun next week and we need all of your emails and voicemails immediately! Just send your emails to frotcast@gmail.com or send a voicemail to 415.275.0030. Do it now! You'll love it.
Also, here's teaser for this week's Filmdrunk Frotcast which you can listen to right now on Patreon! So subscribe now!
What could you possibly pod to me that I haven’t already gun through? Shereen Younes from the Ethnically Ambiguous podcast returns to the only Sopranos podcast to palaver with Matt and Vince about season five episode seven, “Camelot.” During their stimulating conversation, we learn that Shereen, unlike Valentina, is not a fan of all pranks. She’s generally pro-Bad Trip pranks, and generally anti-Borat pranks. More importantly, this episode of The Sopranos introduces us to one of the show’s best ancillary characters, JT Dolan, the television writer Chris meets at an AA meeting. The Sopranos writer’s room clearly loved using Tim Daly’s character to absolutely dunk on the very idea of writing for television. Maybe if he were a screenwriter, with an Oscar, they would have some respect for him. Describe your favorite episode of Nash Bridges in a in a five-star review on Apple Podcasts Subscribe to Pod Yourself A Gun on Apple Podcasts Email us at frotcast@gmail.com; leave us a voicemail at 415-275-0030 Support the Pod: become a patron at patreon.com/Frotcast and get more bonus content than you could ever want, AND if you sign up for the Pod Yourself a Shoutout tier, you can bask in the glory of hearing your name on the podcast like this week’s newest members: Booger & Cosmo -Description by Brent Flyberg.
Hey all,
Just a reminder to become a Patron of the frotcast now and listen to our bonus content.
This week we talk about The Suicide Squad, and other things. Description Below!
What's up Frotters? Time for your weekly dose of content and we couldn't be more excited about it. This week Matt and Vince watched the new and improved Suicide Squad movie on HBO Max. It's like the other one only it's better, and yet still just a movie about super people. We have mixed feelings but all-in-all it was a solid B+. Also, we talk about the new host of Jeopardy, celebrity bathing habits, and Matt Damon's use of slurs. It's a great episode. I love you.
Tony B. throwing it all away On the newest edition of PYAG, Anna Hossnieh from the Ethnically Ambiguous podcast and Deckheads on Twitch joins Matt & Vince to talk about The Sopranos season five, episode six “Sentimental Education.” The episode, penned by Mad Men creator Matthew Weiner, feels personal. Everyone thinks AJ’s teacher, Mr. Wegler, is gay because he reads stuff like Madam Bovary, so Weiner is like, oh yeah? Well this guy everyone thinks is gay just because he likes literature? Guess what, he’s shtupping your wife, Tony. Also Tony B. throws his fresh start away for twelve thousand dollars and Anna points out that Carmela’s view of AJ’s intelligence is so low that she’s worried he won’t get into Arizona State. Take that, Sun Devils, you’re AJ-level dumb. Tell us what you think of Matt’s favorite film, The Aviator, in a five-star review on Apple Podcasts. Subscribe to Pod Yourself A Gun on Apple Podcasts Email us at frotcast@gmail.com; leave us a voicemail at 415-275-0030 Support the Pod: become a patron at patreon.com/Frotcast and get more bonus content than you could ever want, AND if you sign up for the Pod Yourself a Shoutout tier, you can bask in the glory of hearing your name on the podcast like this week’s newest members: The Recliner, The Cosby Show, and Farrakhan. -Description by Brent Flyberg.
Hey all,
New Patreon exclusive is out right now for Frotcast patreon subscribers. This episode we talk about The Green Knight eventually, but also a lot of other subjects including this excerpt about how Will Smith and Whoopi Goldberg can do no wrong. Description below!
What an episode! This week Matt and Vince invite comedian Jason Webb into the virtual Frotquarters to talk about many subjects and things. It's very hot in California so both Vince and Matt have forgotten the majority of the conversation. Something about Dragula, something about David Ayers writing a defense of his Suicide Squad, a whole bit about Woody Allen defenders. And finally, a discussion of the movie The Green Knight and how Matt snuck Taco Bell into the theater. Great content all around
Tony please don't cuck me just because you can Writer and podcaster PFT Commenter from the Pardon My Take podcast joins Matt & Vince to teach you how to get a 2nd slice at The House of Prime Rib and also talk about The Sopranos season five episode five “Irregular Around the Margins.” If you’re worried about spoilers, first of all, I’m surprised you’re still listening, but skip the first seven minutes. There, you’ve been warned. Adriana’s got stress-induced IBS because of the war in the Middle East and Christopher is not a sympathetic partner. As pointed out in the podcast, Christoper is a collection of bad boyfriend cliches, which is maybe why everyone believed that she would hook up with Tony. It really looked like they were going to do it, if they hadn’t been in that car accident. This has the guys wondering, is it possible for two people to go on a late night coke run platonically? That conversation dovetails into a surprisingly detailed discussion of the attractiveness of every Flinstones character (they’re all pretty hot). Who is the hottest Flintstones character? Tell us in a five-star review on Apple Podcasts. Subscribe to Pod Yourself A Gun on Apple Podcasts Email us at frotcast@gmail.com; leave us a voicemail at 415-275-0030 Support the Pod: become a patron at patreon.com/Frotcast and get more bonus content than you could ever want, AND if you sign up for the Pod Yourself a Shoutout tier, you can bask in the glory of hearing your name on the podcast like this week’s newest members: The Recliner, Olmos, This Guy Fox, The Dabbler, & Bananarama -Description by Brent Flyberg.
Hey all,
The following is a teaser for Frotcast 481, available right now on our Patreon. Join now!
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It's just one of those days. Or three.
Woodstock 99 will forever go down in history as one of the biggest concert disasters in history and the new HBO Max documentary about it does absolutely nothing to dispel that myth. On this week's Frotcast, Matt and Vince welcome back Frotcast favorite Joey Devine (from Roundball Rock) to discuss what they got wrong in the new documentary, and how at this point we need to stop blaming Fred Durst for everything.
We also talk about Spike Lee's crypto commercial, different types of sandals, and some other stuff.
You either die an AJ or live long enough to see yourself become a Janice. On the latest Pod Yourself a Gun, writer and director Tanner Johnson from the new DuckTales series joins Matt and Vince to talk about season five episode four of The Sopranos, “All Happy Families.” Your second and third favorite numetal meatheads go in depth on your favorite nu metal meathead, AJ Soprano. Written by Toni Kalem, the same Toni Kalem who plays Angie Bonpensiero, this episode is peak AJ. He goes to a Mudvayne concert, does some fat bong rips, lies to his parents, brags about being “learning disabled,” and gets mad at his mom about drums. He does not, however do any poppers or have weird sex. We are also introduced to Tony Blundetto’s weird twin children who he managed to father while in prison. We learn that Tone somehow snuck his cousin’s seed out of the clink. As noted during the pod, this likely means that someone had to keister a Tony B. load to get it past security. Love to see dudes helping dudes. If you have a learning disability, you get unlimited time to leave us a five-star review on Apple Podcasts Subscribe to Pod Yourself A Gun on Apple Podcasts Email us at frotcast@gmail.com; leave us a voicemail at 415-275-0030 Support the Pod: become a patron at patreon.com/Frotcast (http://patreon.com/Frotcast) and get more bonus content than you could ever want, AND if you sign up for the Pod Yourself a Shoutout tier, you can bask in the glory of hearing your name on the podcast like this week’s newest members: The Swoosh, The Garden State, Trash Can, & Mr. Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous, & Sixty Minutes.
-Description by Brent Flyberg.(https://twitter.com/brentflyberg)
The makings of a varsity podcaster Comedian, writer, and actor Paco Romane from the Sup Doc podcast takes a break from his eighth rewatch of the Sopranos to join Matt and Vince for a conversation about season five episode three, “Where’s Johnny?” This episode, unlike the marinara Janice is buying from Vesuvio and passing off as her own, is full of beef. Johnny Sac and Little Carmine have beef over who collects gambling debts, Feech and Paulie are beefing over gardener territories, and Tony and Junior are beefing over Tony’s athletic prowess. Junior says it was Tony’s small hands that kept him from being a varsity athlete, but I think he was always winded from all the nose whistling. Near the end of the episode you'll hear as Vince experiences the great Fresno earthquake of 2021. Sort of felt like the earth's way of saying it was time to wrap it up. If you have any suggestions for how Vesuvio could improve the eggplant parm, leave them in a five-star review on Apple Podcasts Subscribe to Pod Yourself A Gun on Apple Podcasts Email us at frotcast@gmail.com; leave us a voicemail at 415-275-0030 Support the Pod: become a patron at patreon.com/Frotcast (http://patreon.com/Frotcast) and get more bonus content than you could ever want, AND if you sign up for the Pod Yourself a Shoutout tier, you can bask in the glory of hearing your name on the podcast like this week’s newest members: Mondays and Earthquake -Description by Brent Flyberg.(https://twitter.com/brentflyberg)
Hey all,
Just a reminder that every week Vince and Matt have some exclusive Patreon content for you. Join now and listen to this amazing episode with comedian Grant Gordon.
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Hey Frotters, this week Vince Mancini and Matt Lieb welcome comedian Grant Gordon to the pod to discuss all sorts of movie junk and TV trash. We talk about the Emmy noms, TV theme music, Rob Schneider's anti-vax madness, sex toys, and Baz Luhrmann's Romeo + Juliet with Claire Danes and Leonardo DiCaprio. Also, Matt occasionally leaves the studio to say hi to his mom, though most of that is done off mic. Just figured you should know it's happening so you're not confused. Enjoy!
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This week on the Frotcast, Shereen Younes from Ethnically Ambiguous is back on the pod to grill Matt about what it’s like being a twin, and whether twin comedians resent other twin comedians. We also talk about American Underdog, and Zachary Levi playing Kurt Warner in what sounds like a Christian film. In the process, we discover that Zachary Levi isn’t Jewish. Other topics include Shaquille O’Neal and an article Matt found in which someone with diagonosed psychosis explains which commonly used terms, such as “empathy,” are actually problematic. We take a side route into bike twitter, and finally, we even manage to discuss a movie — Zola, about the stripper tweet thread (no spoilers!). Finally, we explain why calling our listeners piggies is actually a term of endearment.
Check out the full episode by subscribing at Patreon.com/Frotcast!
Snitches and Rat Packs
Please, pull up a chair, take off your hat with the tiny microphone hidden inside, and listen to the latest episode of Pod Yourself A Gun. Alison Rosen of the Alison Rosen Is Your New Best Friend and Childish podcasts joins Matt and Vince to talk about The Sopranos season five episode two, "The Rat Pack."
As the world's only Sopranos podcast, it's our responsibility to point out that the title of this episode Has two meanings. It refers to the trio of iconic crooners seen in the collage Jack Massarone gives to Tony in the first scene, and also Jack Massarone, Ray Curto and Adriana, who are ratting on Tony to the FBI. One phrase with two meanings? That's modern art, baby. Tony is clear that he's not a fan of art, which makes Alison, Matt, and Vince ask each other if that's the writers way of showing disdain for these meathead characters who can't appreciate art. Tony f*cks a lot, eats meats, and is strong, which is exactly the kind of guy a scrawny, dorky writer-type would hate, so maybe they are onto something.
Some other questions that we try to answer on the pod: Where do mafia guys get the dead rats to stuff into their dead snitch's mouths? Is Tony fat, wide, or Sicilian husky? Is Vince's heart too pure to win a game of poker? Can Matt effectively mansplain crypto to Alison? Listen now to find out.
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Men will literally send laundry detergent to their therapists before they will go to therapy.
Quit your squealing, piggies. That sweet, sweet gabagool flavored slop is back with that divorced dad energy you find so attractive. Guest Noel Brown from the Stuff They Don’t Want You To Know, Ridiculous History & Movie Crush podcasts joins Matt and Vince to talk about The Sopranos season five premiere, "Two Tonys."
When season 5 starts, Tony and Carm aren’t officially divorced but they are separated enough for Tony to shoot his shot with Dr Melfi, and he’s not exactly Steph Curry. As discussed in the podcast, he’s coming on strong and looking psychologically sweaty. Tony’s undeniable raw magenetism is well-documented on this podcast, but in this episode, his raw animal instincts are on display in the least appealing way imaginable. He’s like a Rottweiler with his lipstick out trying to hump Melfi’s leg as she backs away. That might get a disgusting weirdo like you riled up, but it’s not working for Melfi.
Tony’s not the only animal lurking around, as AJ runs into an actual bear in the backyard. If this were a podcast for nerds, there would likely be some kind of discussion about the symbolism here. “Tony is the bear and the bear is Tony!” the nerds are shouting as Matt, Vince, and Noel agree that AJ sounds like a whiny little baby when he cries for his mommy.
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DONT WORRY NEW EPISODE OF PYAG IS COMING THURSDAY!
Anyway here's teaser for our latest Frotcast on Patreon. This clip is mostly about Kirstie Alley but the episode is about a bunch of stuff. Here's the description.
What up fam? This week's Frotcast is chock (chalk?) full of content as Vince and Matt proudly welcome twitter homie and Frotcast first time/long time Tim AKA @PostinMonkey. We discuss many pertinent and fascinating subjects on the pod, including the brand new Sopranos movie trailer for the Many Saints of Newark, the death by snu snu of John McAfee, the history of the entire Fast and Furious franchise, and how the tabloids kept bringing up Kirsty Ally for years after she stopped being famous. It's one of our best.
Hello gabaghouls, it’s finally here. The clip show nobody asked for. This is the BEST OF SEASON 4 of Pod Yourself A Gun. We took all of our favorite moments from this past season and mashed it all up into a succinct 1 hour 45 min episode, complete with all of your favorite bits, segments, songs and Sopranos character analysis. And for those of you wondering when our next season is starting, don’t you worry, season 5 episode 1 comes out next week!
Many thanks to all of our amazing guests: Max Collins of Eve 6 Amelia Cady Will Menaker of Chapo Trap House Patrick Monohan of What A Time pod Stavros Halkias of Cum Town Sofiya Alexandra of 420 Day Fiancée Greg Edwards of Thug Notes Brent Flyberg producer of PYAG Mike Falzone of Dynamic Banter Rachel Fisher and Desi Jedeikin of Hollywood Crime Scene Johan Miranda of Dangerous World of Comedy David Roth of Distraction podcast
Hey all,
On this week's frotcast (which you can get on the Filmdrunk Frotcast free feed or on the Patreon feed), we had Francesca Fiorentini (MSNBC, National Geographic, TYT) on the pod to talk Min Manuel Miranda's In The Heights and other things. This teaser is less about the musical, and more about Justin Halpern's recent story in Variety about Batman's sex life.
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Yo what up bitch? This is LA Matt! Flap Flap Flap, In The Heights with dat HBOMAX. This week, we got Frotcast Lin Manuel correspondent Francesca Fiorentini in the home studio podding right next to her future husband. We talk about a lot of things in this one, like Halpern's variety interview where he reveals that he was told "batman doesn't eat pussy," as well as Vince's oral history of Tom Green's bizarre 2001 movie Freddie Got Fingered. We also discuss Hilaria and Alec Baldwin's brand new podcast about mental health. Finally, we do our official Frotcast review of In The Heights, a musical that makes Westside Story look authentic. It's a fun one.
Hey all, if you haven't figured it out yet there is a whole other podcast feed for the Filmdrunk Frotcast and if you wanna listen to this episode in it's entirety, all you gotta do is type in Filmdrunk Frotcast and press subscribe. I guess you don't technically HAVE to press subscribe but you really should. Here is a teaser to wet your beak.
Also, new episodes of Pod Yourself A Gun are being recorded as we speak and man do we have some great guests coming up. Really think you're gonna love season 5. New episodes start at the end of June.
Hey all, this week's Patreon-only Frotcast is a review of a powerful new dumb guy movie that you need to see as soon as it's released: Infinite. You can absolutely listen to the episode without having seen the movie so please become a Patreon subscriber.
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"Have you ever had a dream so real you thought you actually said hi to your mother for me?" This week, Vince and Matt watched the brand new Mark Wahlberg sci-fi action flick "Infinite" which takes place in a world where a select group of people can remember their past lives and are fighting about it for some reason. In a nutshell, it's a Matrix/Bourne Identity/Cloud Atlas mash-up for people with traumatic brain injuries. It's peak dumb guy stuff. So of course we strongly recommend you watch this movie immediately. Enjoy!
Hey Pod Yourself A Gun listeners,
Hope you are enjoying the PYAG hiatus and are handling it with patience and grace. The following is a FREE episode of the Filmdrunk Frotcast a.k.a. the pod that spawned our modest lil Sopranos podcast that you currently enjoy. Just want to encourage you to subscribe to the Frotcast on all your podcast devices and strongly encourage you to donate to the Patreon in order to feed upon our content while we start prepping season 5 of the Sopranos pod for you.
It's time for your regularly scheduled program, the Filmdrunk Frotcast with Vince Mancini and Matt Lieb. This week, the boys watched the brand new Disney Plus movie event Cruella, an origin story for the fashionista/dog murdering villain from 101 Dalmatians. I'm positive this joke has been made before but it's basically The Joker without all of that pesky incel energy. It's a touching film about a #GirlBoss who slays the patriarchy on her long road to eventually slaying dogs. Run, don't walk, to your nearest smart TV and stream it now.
We also discuss Bo Burnham's new comedy special Inside as well as Ellie Kemper's recent kerfuffle with being crowned the Yellow Queen at the KKK prom or something. Finally, Laremy Legal makes an appearance. Enjoy!
Hey all, the following is another teaser for our Patreon-only episodes of the Frotcast in which me and Vince and a guest discuss non-Sopranos things. Don't miss a moment of our delicious content slop by joining at www.patreon.com/frotcast.
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Are you a semi-retired child psychologist who hasn't dealt with the grief of accidentally killing your own child and actor Anthony Mackie? Then "The Woman In The Window" is the movie for YOU. This week on the frotcast, we wecome back comedian Jessica Sele to the virtual frotquarters to talk about the new Amy Adams movie, as well as the Israel discourse about Eve Fartlow, and much much more.
Also, will you be in LA during Memorial Day Weekend? Because Jessica Sele is doing a live comedy show called Cult Comedy and we would love for you to attend and support. Buy ticket at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/cult-comedy-memorial-day-comedy-show-tickets-153159713827
Promocode: hosbeast
Finally, shoutout to @Chet Plexico for the opening Lum song lyrics!
Hey Podsiglieres, the following is a little taste of Matt and Vince's non-Sopranos podcast The Frotcast in which we talk movies, sports, stuff we find on the internet, and much MUCH more. This week we had Pod Yourself A Gun producer Brent Flyberg on to talk "Those Who Wish Me Dead." Give yourself the gift of continued Matt Lieb and Vince Mancini content while they prepare for season 5 of PYAG by going to www.patreon.com/frotcast and subscribing!
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Of all of the movie roles that Angelina Jolie has chosen not to pass on in her long and illustrious career, this one might be the absolute worst. This week on your favorite podcast, Vince and Matt invite PYAG producer Brent Flyberg to the virtual Frotquarters to talk HBO Max's "Those Who Wish Me Dead" - a movie where Angelina Jolie plays a firefighter who can't run and has to save a child from a team of hitmen who want him dead for no real reason on the order of Tyler Perry. It's inexplicable. It makes no sense. And, in a way, it's glorious. It's like a movie written by cocaine. Like if cocaine got the Dr Frankenstein treatment, was zapped into being and decided to write a screenplay. We also talk about Bill Gates again, the dark side of Bob Ross and how Mr. Rogers definitely had some skeletons in his closet. It's a great episode. Enjoy!
A cast of pod which the world, every morning, strains and pushes out of its butt. On the newest edition of Pod Yourself A Gun, David Roth from Defector Media and The Distraction podcast joins Matt and Vince to talk about The Sopranos season four episode thirteen, “Whitecaps.” The season four finale is widely regarded as one of the series’ best, and will ask you, if you can, to imagine where you are on the pecking order. A call from Irina leaves Carmela feeling low, and tears the Sopranos family away from each other and from the beach house from which the episode gets its title. Even with Tony’s breathing sounding, as David points out, like a pug on a hot day, the episode has Edie Falco and James Gandolfini turning in two of the finest performances ever seen on television. They both won Emmy’s for this. If there were awards for great single-serving Sopranos jerkass characters, I would definitely give one to the episode's other star, Alan Sapinsly, or as he calls himself, “A.S.” He owns the house Tony wants to buy and boy does he want you to know he’s a lawyer and he knows what “tort” means. What a perfect Sundance swag hat-wearing a*hole. We're taking a short break in between seasons, so tell us how much you miss us in a five star review on Apple Podcasts. Subscribe to Pod Yourself A Gun on Apple Podcasts Email us at frotcast@gmail.com; leave us a voicemail at 415-275-0030 Support the Pod: become a patron at patreon.com/Frotcast and get more bonus content than you could ever want, AND if you sign up for the Pod Yourself a Shoutout tier, you can bask in the glory of hearing your name on the podcast like this week’s newest members: The Matrix and Fat Bobby -Description by Brent Flyberg
Paulie Walnuts presents: A Goomba’s Guide to Loving Your Mom.
Fresh from the oven like some scones Carmela Soprano baked for the “Fabio of The Sopranos,” as guest Desi Jedeikin from the Hollywood Crime Scene podcast calls Furio, there’s a piping hot new episode of Pod Yourself a Gun. It’s about dang time Matt and Vince got Desi on the show, as she introduced former guest and Hollywood Crime Scene co-host Rachel Fischer to The Sopranos. Her and the boys are talking about season four, episode twelve, "Eloise."
This episode is more fun than taking a bunch of old ladies to see The Producers on Broadway, and if you say otherwise I will personally come to your place and smother you to death with a pillow like Paulie does to that old crone Minnie. Or, at least I’ll settle the dispute they had on the podcast about whether or not it’s possible to smother someone to death with a pillow. Don’t make me find out. You look like you have weak lungs.
To complement the pillow talk, there is also a bangin’ Bada-B story song parody about standing too close to a helicopter while urinating, and a discussion of Paulie’s performative mom love. He loves Nucci, but also he needs everyone in his immediate vicinity to know how much he loves Nucci. It’s sweet but gross — kind of like your mom.
Now that you have been thoroughly berated, tell us how great we are in a five-star review on Apple Podcasts.
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Here's a little teaser from our latest bonus Frotcast episode for Patreon. Matt Lieb shares some very special news about commitment: he is engaged, and also another thing that you'll find out about at the end of the teaser. Also, we talk about newly divorced dad, Bill Gates, and whether Bill Gates or Jeff Bezos will become the superior divorced dad billionaire super villain. Beyond Bill and Bezos there's also Ben, Affleck that is, who got "caught" (if you can call it that) doing regular ass divorced dad stuff like tryna holla at girls on dating apps. Not the trash dating apps piggies like you use, the special ones for celebrities, that you can only be on if you're a big star like Ben Affleck or some random Tik Toker who will share videos of Ben Affleck tryna holla. Boy, this was a journey. Also, Laremy is here! Everyone loves Laremy.
Become a patron now at www.pateron.com/frotcast and never miss a second of these idiots talking about stuff.
Parvati Wasatch finally acknowledges the only Sopranos podcast.
The piggies have become the slop creators, as Matt, Vince, and producer Brent are eating up listener-submitted voicemails and emails on a special mailbag edition of Pod Yourself a Gun. We answer questions like, which civilian Sopranos character would be the best earner? What’s the most appealing food on the show? and would you eat your wife’s placenta? We get into it on the pod, but I would not only eat my wife’s placenta, I would eat your wife’s placenta. I truly think if I could eat a placenta every day, my body would be so strong I would never die.
We also have a very special voicemail from Janice Soprano herself. Aida Turturro calls in to sing happy birthday to Matt in four or five different styles . This is definitely the result of diligent booking and not a Cameo
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Hey everyone,
As we said on last weeks episode, this week on Pod Yourself A Gun we will be doing our first ever mailbag episode where we FINALLY read some of your emails and listen to some of your voicemails. The episode will be a two-parter with the first half being on the free feed and the second half on the Patreon feed for $8 subscribers, and any listener at the $8 tier is virtually guaranteed (unless its like unlistenable or unreadable for whatever reason.) So email us at Frotcast@gmail.com or call us at 415.275.0030 and leave us a voicemail with any questions, comments, concerns, or if you just wanna hear your voice on the pod.
Finally, if you’re not a patron and are wondering why the fuck anyone would pay for a free podcast, well, just remember that Vince and I do bonus episodes on Patreon where we talk about things beyond the Sopranos. Movies and tv and basically anything else. In fact, following this announcement, we have a little teaser from last week’s bonus Frotcast episode, just so you can have a taste.
Janice Soprano: Petty Godfather & Spiritual Gangster
Hope you like dream sequences, and therapy scenes, because David Chase managed to wedge two of each into a 47 minute-long episode of The Sopranos. Guest Johan Miranda, a comedian featured in Larry Charles' Dangerous World of Comedy on Netflix, joins Matt and Vince to talk about season four, episode eleven of The Sopranos, "Calling All Cars."
Vince, Matt, & Johan point out that this is a pretty sitcom-y episode. Maybe the shorter runtime has something to do with that, maybe it's AJ Soprano running his tight five about ethnic cuisine at the dinner table, or maybe it's the scene where Bobby Bacala buries a cake at his wife's grave. That last one is pretty sad, actually. Wiping a tear from my eye No one got to eat that cake.
This is really a Janice episode though. She so badly wants Bobby Sr. to forget about his dead wife long enough to rail her that she catfishes a child on AOL. Listen now and help us decide, is Janice a spiritual Munchausen by proxy-er, a gaslighter, or just a manipulative psycho? Let us know what you think in a five-star review on Apple Podcasts.
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The straw that broke the dog’s neck. If you met a stranger at the video store this morning and became friends because they could help you score drugs, throw on this episode of Pod Yourself A Gun for the two hour drive to their dealer's house. Guest Rachel Fisher from the Hollywood Crime Scene podcast joins Matt and Vince to talk about season four, episode ten of The Sopranos, The Strong, Silent Type. Also known as the one with Chrissy’s intervention. Based on what Rachel and Matt have to say about their experiences with the banal reality of late stage drug addiction, listening to this episode will be nothing like getting hooked on heroin. It's fun and sexy and has a parody of Under the Bridge for the Bada B-stories. It’s not just addiction talk, though. They also cover America’s bizarre obsession with the Osbournes, the humiliation of getting beat with a xylophone, and how Furio and Svetlana represent the immigration myths Tony wishes he embodied. If you think Matt should start a Red Hot Chili Peppers tribute band, tell us in a five-star review on Apple Podcasts. Subscribe to Pod Yourself A Gun on Apple Podcasts. Email us at frotcast@gmail.com; leave us a voicemail at 415-275-0030. Support the Pod: become a patron at patreon.com/Frotcast and get more bonus content than you could ever want, AND if you sign up for the Pod Yourself a Shoutout tier, you can bask in the glory of hearing your name on the podcast, like this week’s newest subscribers The Wolf, Billy Goat, The Zit, Selleck, and Big Fat Josh Description by @brentflyberg
RIP Pie-O-My Take a break from studying for your dementia test to listen to the latest Pod Yourself A Gun with comedian and podcaster Mike Falzone from the Welcome To Our Podcast and Dynamic Banter podcasts as well as Final Space on Adult Swim. Mike joins Matt and Vince to talk about the Sopranos season four episode nine, Whoever Did This. Definitely the only episode of The Sopranos to feature a goat staring directly into camera, it’s also noteworthy for a couple significant deaths - a horse and a jackass (insert rimshot here). Besides the deaths, there are a couple other close calls. Ralphie’s son Justin takes an arrow to the throat playing Lord of the Rings and ends up in the hospital. If only his father had been more present and taught him how to play Gladiator instead, the kid would not be a vegetable. Is it okay to call someone a vegetable? As Matt points out in the pod, it feels wrong to say, but no one bats an eye. Junior takes a tumble down the stairs and hits his head pretty hard. He’s responsive but doesn’t seem the same. He’s still got jokes though. Like Mike & Vince mention, old Italian men go to the grave doing bits and stock one-liners. If you ever want to fake a mental illness to get out of prison, write something unhinged in a five-star review on Apple Podcasts to use as evidence later. Subscribe to Pod Yourself A Gun on Apple Podcasts. Email us at frotcast@gmail.com; leave us a voicemail at 415-275-0030. Support the Pod: become a patron at patreon.com/Frotcast and get more bonus content than you could ever want, AND if you sign up for the Pod Yourself a Shoutout tier, you can bask in the glory of hearing your name on the podcast, like this week’s newest subscribers Shawny Balls and Uncle F*ckface Description by @brentflyberg
Once again reminding you to join the Patreon in order to get all the bonus PYAG and Frotcast content you so desperately crave. This is a mini-episode I recorded right before last week's PYAG. Enjoy!
Before our recent episode of PYAG I had a phone call with my doctor regarding a weird thing I have where my feet lose circulation when it's cold outside. I'm not dying or anything I don't think, so don't freak out. But Kaiser loves nothing more than to put me on hold and at some point I just hit record while I did royalty freestyle to the hold music. It was fun and I decided to release it as a mini bonus episode. A full bonus is forthcoming, as well as our new PYAG. For now, please enjoy Kaiser Permanente Hold Music Freesyle.
Green Grove plastics and tell-tale acrylics.
For this very special episode of Pod Yourself A Gun, Matt and Vince are joined by their coolest, handsomest, most shredded guest yet to discuss the Sopranos season four episode eight, Mergers and Acquisitions. Who is this iconic sex-symbol special guest? None other than Los Angeles based comedian from The Reactivaders podcast and producer of PYAG, Brent Flyberg (sono io, stunad).
Sort of ironic to have such a universally beloved figure as guest to talk about this episode of The Sopranos considering how much of the plot centers on Paulie’s mom’s status as a social pariah at the Green Grove retirement center. Take it from me, Nucci, if you want people to like you, put your teeth in, stop crying, and stop snitching.
A highlight so far in season four, the episode also has Tony asking some big questions about human sexuality. What is sex? Is it more than just penisary contact with a vulva? And how raw can your proto-Youtube prankster goomar rub your colleague’s penis with a cheese grater before she is off limits? Find out by listening now. Solid B+ episode with an A++ guest.
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The many saints of who gives a sh*t about Newark? LA Comedian Greg Edwards joins Matt and Vince for this week’s edition of Pod Yourself A Gun to talk about The Sopranos season four episode seven, Watching Too Much Television. Greg has known Matt since back in his college sketch comedy days, so we get a good story about Matt’s brother botching his one line as an audience plant. Really makes you wonder who the parents were less proud of in that moment: the son who can't remember one line, or the son who is making sketch comedy. This is one of those episodes of The Sopranos where it’s hard to tell if the characters are racist or the show is racist, but either way, Tony, Assemblyman Zellman, and his black activist friend Maurice conspire to defraud the Department of Housing and Urban Development and displace some crack dealers in the process. The scam involves buying some property in Tony’s old neighborhood, so he takes AJ to Newark to show him an old church and teach him a little Italian-American history, but is reminded that while Tony might be a smart dumb guy, AJ is a dumb dumb guy. AJ is also, as Greg points out, inadvertently the moral compass for this family full of psychos. He's too dumb to be malicious and that's what makes him beautiful. What do you think holds this podcast together? The bricks? No. It's five star reviews on Apple Podcasts. Leave one today. Subscribe to Pod Yourself A Gun on Apple Podcasts.Email us at frotcast@gmail.com; leave us a voicemail at 415-275-0030. Support the Pod: become a patron at patreon.com/Frotcast and get more bonus content than you could ever want. Description by @brentflyberg
The toxicity of Tony Soprano and Armagnac Qu’est-ce que c'est? Hope your podcast machine isn’t broken, because on the latest episode of Pod Yourself A Gun, Sofiya Alexandra from the 420 Day Fiance and Private Parts Unknown podcasts joins Matt and Vince to talk about The Sopranos season four episode six, Everybody Hurts. The suicide of a former goomar has Tony wondering if he's toxic, and doing nice things to convince the people around him he’s actually a good person. He buys Janice a nice bone to suck on and loans Artie some cash to use to impress the new hot French hostess at Vesuvio. As Sofiya points out, Artie has big incel energy and possibly the trashest dick of all time, so of course this ends with Artie getting beat up by a French man and attempting a suicide of his own. Meanwhile, AJ is trying so hard to smash, but instead of the butt of his young paramour, what gets smashed is AJ’s conception of his family’s wealth. HIs mom might have a three thousand dollar knick knack, but she does not have any Picassos in her living room like Devin Pilsbury's dad. AJ's biggest mistake was trying to use wealth and power to get sex, when all he needed was a sexy ska playlist. Two of the three people on this podcast lost their virginity to ska music, we learn. Maybe you could lose your virginity to this podcast. I'll let you use my dorm room for sex if you promise to leave a five star review on Apple Podcasts. Subscribe to Pod Yourself A Gun on Apple Podcasts.Email us at frotcast@gmail.com; leave us a voicemail at 415-275-0030. Support the Pod: become a patron at patreon.com/Frotcast and get more bonus content than you could ever want. If you sign up for the Pod Yourself a Shoutout tier, you can bask in the glory of hearing your name on the podcast, like this week’s newest subscribers, Allie the Boot, The Virus, Patty Will, Rosie, Asian Will, Big Pussy, and Travis the Neck. Description by @brentflyberg
Hey Pod Yourself A Gun listeners,
Join our Patreon to get this week's bonus Frotcast with Matt Lieb and Joe Sinclitico going solo without Vince. Remember, the Frotcast is like Pod Yourself A Gun without the Sopranos talk. Subscribe now!
Hey everyone,
This is a very special episode of the Frotcast in that Vince Mancini was not able to make it. So Matt Lieb and Joe Sinclitico Frot all by themselves and boy is it all over the place. We discuss Oscar nominations, proctology, and how we both enjoyed the game "The Last Of Us Part 2." Joe is frotting from his cell phone so please forgive the audio quality, although to be honest it somehow makes him even funnier. Enjoy if you dare.
Tony Soprano is a horse boy on the latest Pod Yourself A Gun.
Stavros Halkias from the Cum Town and Pod Don’t Lie podcasts joins Matt and Vince to talk about The Sopranos season four, episode five, Pie-O-My.
Before we get too far, if you’re worried about spoilers, maybe don’t listen to this episode just yet. Put it on and leave the room so we can still wet our beaks a little bit, but some future events are mentioned. There — you were warned. If you listen to this episode and hear some stuff you didn’t want to hear, that's on you. You had 20 years to prevent this. What were you waiting for, by the way? The show saved Stav’s life twice already. Meanwhile you were watching what? House of Cards? Louie? That Workaholics episode where Chris D’Elia plays himself? You're sick in the head.
Anyways for all the cool, normal folks who already saw it or won’t get mad because they understand how time, television and the internet work, this is a fun episode. The guys talk about the shady origins of Stav and Vince’s surnames, the audacity of Janice Soprano, and some excuses to do heroin. They also listen to a couple voicemails and Stav offers his thoughts on who did 9/11.
If you love the podcast as much as David Chase loves fat jokes, take a seat, then get off the floor because you broke another chair, and leave a five star review on Apple Podcasts.
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Johnny Sack Loves His Curvy Wife
As a teenager, Johnny Sack was often teased by his friends for his attraction to girls on the thicker side, ones who were shorter and curvier, girls that the average (basic) stunad might refer to as “chubby” or even “fat.” Then, as he became a made man and started to educate himself on issues such as feminism and how the mafia marginalizes women by portraying a very narrow and very specific standard of beauty (thin, tall, no 90lb moles on their ass), he realized Ralphie Cifaretto needed to die. Hear all about it on the latest episode of Pod Yourself A Gun. Matt and Vince are joined by Patrick Monahan from the What A Time To Be Alive podcast to discuss season 4 episode 4 of the Sopranos, "The Weight."
We are officially at the halfway point, folks. This is episode 43 of 86, and as discussed on the podcast, maybe a low point for the series. Still a watch-worthy episode with a great Furio shirt and the introduction of some hitmen who have a real elderly McPoyles vibe, but as Patrick points out, it’s the closest the Sopranos comes to making a Frasier-style farce where everyone is saved by their own grace. It doesn’t make sense for these sociopaths. For these reasons, the episode receives the lowest grade the podcast has ever handed out - a solid B+.
Stop snarfing up candy on your hands and knees for long enough to leave a five-star review on Apple Podcasts.
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In this house, we believe Columbus was a hero.
Put down your stinky cheeses and your cold wines, it’s time to talk about season 4 episode 3 of the Sopranos, Christopher, with Will Menaker from the Chapo Trap House podcast. Will joins Matt and Vince from Clinton Hill Brooklyn, home to Christopher “Notorious B.I.G.” Wallace. But on this podcast, the only Christopher we acknowledge is Moltisanti.
Written by Michael Imperioli, the actor who plays Chrissy, the episode is divisive even among Sopranos super fans due to its focus on identity politics and a ripped-from-the-headlines plot. Originally written for Paulie, the story focuses on Sylvio’s desire to see that Columbus, and by extension all hard working Italian-Americans hanging around pork stores, get the respect they deserve.
The woke mob came for Columbus, and all he did was cause enough pain and suffering to be disavowed by the psychos responsible for the Spanish Inquisition. The PC police are sure to come for Matt and Vince soon, so listen to this episode while you still can.
When you get back from the Columbus day protest counter-protest, give us a five star review on Apple Podcasts.
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Hey all, as you probably noticed there was no new episode of Pod Yourself A Gun this week. But don't worry, there will be new episodes next week and I promise they will be worth the wait. In the meantime, here's a teaser of this week's Patreon episode of the Frotcast. Please subscribe to the Frotcast Patreon and tell your friends to subscribe as well.
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Time for your weekly feeding and this time we got more than enough content to keep you fat and happy. This week Jessica Sele joins Matt and Vince to talk about Joe Rogan, the Reply All apology fiasco, Nomadland, and how Sex and the City is the weirdest television show ever made. They literally just don't mention that 9/11 happened. Also, Vince gives us a Steven Seagal update. Enjoy!
How’s it gonna be when Stephen Jenkins sues this podcast?
I hope you liked last week’s parody songs and Third Eye Blind frontman anecdotes, because the newest episode of Pod Yourself A Gun has more of both. Amelia Cady joins Matt & Vince to talk about The Sopranos Season four episode two, No Show.
Listen to the podcast to hear Amelia describe Matt on Heroin, Stephen Jenkins prancing away from an argument, and how Tony Soprano’s raw animal magnetism drives her desire to exhume Gandolfini’s body so she can doo doo doo, doo doo-doo do him.
Some other topics covered are Meadow Soprano's gap year ambitions, Carmela's sick Mary Higgins Clark related burn, a gay mafioso named Don Purple, Young Vince's encounter with Anthony Kiedis, and how Matt was just a little too poor to join the fingering cult. Even in their reductionism, Amelia, Matt, and Vince have quite interesting things to say about death and loss.
Just getting what you want is for babies. We want five star reviews on Apple Podcasts. If you're an adult you can do that for us.
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Hey Gabaghouls, here's a teaser for this week's Patreon Only episode of the Frotcast with guest Dave Schilling. It's a really fun one. Subscribe to our Patreon now!
It’s no longer the nineties on the latest Pod Yourself a Gun.
Matt and Vince are joined by Max Collins of Eve 6 and the @eve6 twitter account, to discuss the first episode of Season 4 of the Sopranos, For All Debts Public and Private.
Before getting into the episode, Max and Matt swap stories about their run-ins with Third Eye Blind frontman, and possibly world’s most confident man, Stephen Jenkins. The consensus is Jenkins is abrasive, but mostly a good hang. You could say people are semi-charmed by him.
This is the first post 9/11 Sopranos, meaning we have officially left the nineties, so please pause here for a moment of silence to remember Matt’s mashup of Butterfly by Crazytown and Meadow Soprano saying “it’s the nineties."
Thank you for respecting the moment of silence. We’re sad to see it go, but the good lord taketh and giveth because we lost that song, but we get a new song on today’s episode that is the early frontrunner for PYAG season 4’s song of the season award. Season 3’s went to Bread Pies, of course.
Give it a listen, and hey, don't worry about us. We're just chipping. We've got it under control, but if you want to help us out, leave us a five star review on Apple Podcasts. That will help us get straight.
And feel free to purchase merch to help support our under control habit here at Teespring.
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Hey gaba-ghouls,
Here is a sneak peak of this week's Patreon-only episode of the Frotcast, in which we invited George Chen and Paco Romane of the Sup Doc podcast to talk about some documentaries that we saw, as well as other things. One huge surprise was learning that Werner Herzog did an entire documentary about dwarves. The following is our guess about what that must have been like. To hear the full episode, become a Patron at www.patreon.com/frotcast
Enjoy!
Hey everyone! This is just a brief plug for Matt and Vince's brand spanking new Frotcast livestream happening on Wednesday January 27th at 6pm PST. Go to YouTube and subscribe to our new channel to watch us talk movies, sports, butt stuff, and all of your favorite Frotcast subjects live and in technicolor. We will have guest Jason Webb from the "He Is Risen" episode of PYAG. Trust us, you don't wanna miss it.
Yo Gabba Gabbagools,
Here is a little teaser from our most recent patreon episode of the Frotcast, where Vince and I invite Joey Devine (Roundball Rock Pod) to the Frotquarters to talk about various subjects including the recent coup attempt by MAGA, Pixar's Soul and Vince's interview with Max Collins of Eve6 where he tells a fantastic story about 3rd Eye Blind lead singer Stephan Jenkins.
To listen to the full episode, become a patreon at www.pateron.com/frotcast.
Enjoy!
Surprise gidruls!
What a terrible year it's been. Solid B+ of a year, at best. And in order to celebrate our mass exodus out of this year, we have complied a Pod Yourself A Gun season 3 BEST OF! It's got all your favorite clips, mash ups, shitty theories, and bad art analysis. It took a long long time to make so if you enjoy it please consider subscribing to our Patreon.com/frotcast, or just give us 5 stars and review if you hated it but appreciate the effort.
From Vince Mancini, Matt Lieb, Brent Flyberg and everyone at the PYAG family, we thank you for listening to our Sopranos podcast. Not that you have a choice.
Track List:
-Intro Song
-"Truly The Best Sopranos Song" with Brendan from the Frotcast
-Matt Christman from Chapo Trap House explains John From Cincinnati
-Alan Sepinwall from Rolling Stone calls us the lowest form of discourse
-"I Don't Wanna Suck My Daddy's Dick No More"
-Gigi dies on a toilet with comedian Jason Webb
-Chrissy is high at Livia's wake with comedian Brodie Reed
-Livia's final scene mash up
-Remember When John Phillips Died? with Francesca Fiorentini from The Bitchuation Room
-Remember When Tiger Woods was a beloved figure? with Mike Isaac of The New York Times
-Remember When Tucker Carlson merely leaned right wing?
-Remember Gary Condit?
-Remember Shaggy? with Jay Gordon from FSCKD Pod
-Matt needs to be coddled in order to talk about Melfi being attacked
-Pine Barrens with Jack O'Brien from The Daily Zeitgeist
-Vince get geo-political with the Russian
-Matt is sick of David Chase's shit
-Alan tells Matt and Vince that David Chase may have listened to the pod
-Saved By The Bell/Killed By The Boss
-Sunshine deserved to die featuring Matt Christman
-Jackie Jr. talks about fashion and cream
-Paulie is doing proto-twitter discourse, with Rachel Fisher from the Hollywood Crime Scene podcast
-Noah Tannenbaum meets Barenaked Ladies, with Brodie Reed
-Meadow and Noah pretend to adult, with Carey O'Donnell from Sexy Unique Podcast
-Poor people fight their parents with Jason Webb
-Matt's theory about the Meadow/Noah/Caitlin love triangle
-Carm gets the worst therapist, with Mike Isaac
-Ralphie is a good father
-Jackie can't read Poe, with Samar Kalaf of Defector Media
-Matt's story about Mariana
-Janice Soprano: Petty Godfather with Carey O'Donnell
-Jr Soprano's tumor board
-90's flashbacks with Rachel Fisher
-Matt tells Mike Isaac his Big Mouth Billy Bass story
-AJ Soprano likes to Break Stuff and so does Vince Mancini
-Gloria is a mess
-Gloria/Raffi mash up
-FUCK YOU SANTA!
-Core Ungrato aka Gabagool Va fangool!
-A Nice Voicemail
-Solid B plus
-Producer Brent Flyberg says hi!
Hey Pod Yourself A Gun listeners! Matt Lieb and Vince Mancini here, wishing you all a happy holidays and giving you the gift of an unlocked episode of our other podcast the Frotcast in hopes of enticing you to become a Patreon subscriber at www.patreon.com/frotcast. Please help us help you through this dark lonely winter by becoming our patron and getting your weekly fix until we start season 4 of Pod Yourself A Gun.
It's the most lumderful time of the year and we are so happy that you are spending some of that time with the Frotcast. This week we are joined by comedian and Frotcast favorite Jessica Sele, live from an undisclosed quarantine location in Los Angeles, where she joins Matt and Vince in discussing Tom Cruise's COVID rant, HBO's The Undoing, and an update on Matt's hatred of the FX/Hulu series A Teacher.
Plus, Matt brings back Royalty Freestyle just in time for the holidays.
Merry Christmas from the whole frot family!
Dreaming about lo mein on the season finale of Pod Yourself A Gun.
On the latest episode, Rolling Stone chief television critic and co-author of The Sopranos Sessions, Alan Sepinwall, returns to talk to Matt and Vince about the final episode of The Sopranos season 3, "Army of One."
In the last pre-9/11 Sopranos episode, everyone’s favorite fail-stunad is at it again. The principal has a DNA match on AJ's peepee, and Tony thinks military school will straighten the little piss bandit out. He'll never get to be Donald Trump’s helicopter pilot if he doesn't learn some discipline.
During their talk, the guys decide when it’s okay to hit your kids, and try to find out if David Chase has heard the show. Let’s hope not!
If you’ve been hiding out in the projects in Boonton, you might not know that there’s now a PYAG Patreon tier. Give us money and you too can hear your name on a podcast!
We work hard all day to provide content and all kinds of scooters and bicycles. The least you could do is leave a five star review on Apple Podcasts. (-written by Brent Flyberg)
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Hey all,
As you can probably tell there is no new Pod Yourself A Gun this week. We will be releasing our season 3 finale episode next week. But in the meantime, we thought we'd let everyone know that this podcast wouldn't be possible without our lovely Patreon subscribers to our original podcast the Filmdrunk Frotcast and strongly encourage you to subscribe. For just $5 a month you can stave off the Matt and Vince withdrawals you will go through while waiting for the eventual release of season 4 by listening to yer boys talk movies, other television shows and random internet shit. And if you join our brand new tier Pod Yourself A Shoutout for $8 a month, Vince and Matt will shout you out on an episode of PYAG or the Frotcast if we are between seasons. So this holiday season, treat yourself to continued Matt and Vince content by subscribing at www.patreon.com/frotcast and help us wet our beaks.
Tony Soprano finally realizes he’s a mofo in this week’s Pod Yourself A Gun.
Matt and Vince are joined by Matt Christman from Chapo Trap House to talk about The Sopranos season 3 episode 12, "Amour Fou." Alternate title: "Suicide by Capo."
Jackie Jr. makes a move in an attempt to show he’s got balls big enough to get the respect like Scarface, but he should have stayed in watching Basic Instinct with his bro. Listen to the podcast for a non-exhaustive list of all the movies that feature a Sharon Stone nude scene. There are a lot. As far as I know, she’s never done a seductive dance to a song by Little Steven and the Lost Boys (with lead singer Steve Van Zandt aka Silvio Dante), but Annabella Sciorra does in this episode. She deserves some kind of award for convincingly pretending to love that song. Did Tony's mom ever dance like that? Is that how realized he was hooking up with his mom?
Before the crank wears off, leave us a five star review on Apple Podcasts. (-Written by Brent Flyberg)
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On the latest Pod Yourself A Gun, Gloria throws things, the Russian gets away, and "the poo ass was dog." This week Matt and Vince are thankful for their guest, Jack O’Brien from the Daily Zeitgeist, and season 3 episode 11 of The Sopranos, Pine Barrens.
This episode is so good, it’s a cliché to bring it up. As Jack points out during the podcast, saying "Pine Barrens" is your favorite Sopranos episode is like saying Michael Jordan is your favorite basketball player. It’s not a bad choice but come on - try to surprise me.
If you haven’t seen it in a while, you might remember this Steve Buscemi directed episode as the one where Paulie and Chris get lost in the woods. What you might not remember are Gloria’s London broil toss and Jackie Jr.’s Scrabble prowess. If last week’s episode was a reminder that The Sopranos is a soap opera, this week’s episode is a reminder that it is also a sitcom, because it’s got jokes.
Are some of the jokes too sitcom-y? Vince says yes. I say VA FANGOOL, Vince. What happened to Valery? Don’t ask David Chase. What is the geopolitical significance of Paulie’s satin finish manicure? Listen now to find out.
If you’re not going to share your Tic Tacs, at least share a five star review on Apple Podcasts. (-written by Brent Flyberg)
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Tony’s got a list and he’s checking it twice on a very Sopranos Christmas episode.
On this week’s Pod Yourself A Gun, Rachel Fisher, host of the Hollywood Crime Scene podcast, joins Matt and & Vince to talk about The Sopranos season 3 episode 10, "…To Save Us All From Satan’s Power."
That Jesus guy - he was the real gangster. He had wisemen wandering all across the desert to bring him frankincense, myrrh, and gold, just for being born. Marone! That’s a good earner.
Meanwhile, before the Satriale’s Christmas party, Tony has to schlep all over town finding a new Santa to replace the snitch friend he murdered, taking care of his good-for-nothing sister’s Russian, and transferring some “cannolis.”
In a truly delightful moment on the pod, Rachel explains to Matt and Vince that the cannolis Tony was transferring were not food. We also listen to some voicemails and discuss Jackie Jr's motorboating technique. It’s a great mother-jumping episode.
Stop writing that contemporary Christian rock album and start writing a five star review on Apple Podcasts. (-written by Brent Flyberg)
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AJ Soprano has never seen a gutter but he has seen The Matrix.
This week on Pod Yourself A Gun, Samer Kalaf, Managing Editor of Defector Media, joins Matt and Vince to talk about one of their favorite subjects: beautiful little idiot AJ Soprano. Samer sets the bar high for future guests by not only taking notes for episode 3 season 9, "The Telltale Moozadell," but he’s actually seen all of The Sopranos.
The episode itself is near perfect (solid B+), and features a young Lady Gaga as one of the girls AJ is trying to impress when he goes all Fred Durst and breaks stuff in the school late at night (on his mother's birthday?!?). The fellas learn from Vince’s wife that unlike young men, not all young women go through a needless destruction phase. Good for them, I guess, but everyone should get to break one window in their life just to feel that power.
Speaking of power, Gloria can’t resist the power of Tony’s raw, animal sexuality, even at the zoo, when he’s surrounded by gorillas with the exact same posture and body type. Can Tony resist the urge to recognize his mother’s traits in Gloria?
Resist the urge to break stuff long enough to listen and leave a five star review on Apple Podcasts. (-written by Brent Flyberg)
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Thanksgiving and Jackie Jr are cancelled in the latest Pod Yourself A Gun.
Matt and Vince invite comedian Jason Webb to discuss a conveniently-timed Thanksgiving episode of The Sopranos, and Janice invites a narcoleptic Christian with a ponytail to dinner on episode 3 of season 8 - "He Is Risen."
The episode reminds us that being in the mob is just as much about petty social slights as it is about doing crimes. There's lots of gossiping, someone gets their feelings hurt over a declined drink invitation, and someone else gets uninvited from Thanksgiving dinner. So, it’s kind of like Thanksgiving with your family, until someone shits himself to death, and then it's just like your family.
Naturally, watching the episode led to some conversations about how families in Jason's neighborhood settle disputes with their stepdads, the chainsaw bear carvings industry, how to get someone so horny they turn into a dairy product, and a Saved by the Bell Mashup song.
If you love the podcast as much as Jackie Jr. loved that Chevy Cavalier, leave a five star review on Apple Podcasts.
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Paulie Wets his Beak and Tony Doesn't Trust Jack Kennedy in episode 307 of The Sopranos
In this week’s Pod Yourself a Gun, author of Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber, and New York Times journalist Mike Isaac (@mikeisaac) joins Matt and Vince to provide a third opinion of "Second Opinion," the seventh episode of season three of The Sopranos. You may know it as the one where Paulie sniffs Adriana’s panties, but that’s because you’re a nasty little freak just like Paulie. As pointed out on this week’s podcast, The Sopranos writers really missed an opportunity to name the episode "Paulie Wets His Beak."
In another episode that emphasizes that The Sopranos is primarily a comedy, Junior is easily impressed by a surgeon because he has a president’s name, and Carmela’s search for a psychotherapist of her own ends with the therapist rejecting her “blood money” for payment.
The appearance of a Big Mouth Billy Bass leads to a discussion of the death of ubiquitous American novelty gifts, and a retelling of Matt’s sordid affair with a Billy of his own. “The skeleton was still singing,” is a phrase that will haunt me for years.
Rewatching this episode inspired Mike to rewatch The Sopranos, which should inspire you to leave a five star review on Apple Podcasts. (-Brent Flyberg)
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Are You Not Bread Pies Now? Pod Yourself a Gun covers The Sopranos season 3 episode 6, "University"
On this week’s episode of Pod Yourself a Gun, one of the surviving co-founders of the Filmdrunk Frotcast joins Matt and Vince to talk about The Sopranos season 3 episode 6, "University." Brendan is on the show and Marone! He’s a big-a meatball!
The episode features one of the best one-episode characters in The Sopranos' run, Tracee. Poor, sweet Tracee. Ralphie could never love her as much as he loved the movie Gladiator (remember when that guy gets hit with the spike thing and chunks of his head go flying? That was so phat). Really there are a lot of examples of men and boys being bad in their own unique ways in this episode. Ralphie is an absolute psycho, Georgie at the Bada Bing is making the girls do him personal favors to get into the VIP room, and we learn Noah is a limo-liberal f*ckboi.
Come to this week’s podcast for the titties and meat analysis you know and love, but stay for the premiere of what will be remembered as the Western canon’s most influential Sopranos-inspired Kinks parody song. Write the next verse and put it in a five star review on iTunes.
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Matt and Vince are joined by Sopranos twitter luminary and fsckd podcast host Jay Gordon (@jaydestro) to talk about one of his favorite episodes of the Sopranos, season 3 episode 5, Another Toothpick. Not only did Jay watch the episode in preparation for the show, he took notes and he’s not afraid to refer to them. Jay understands rule #1 of Pod Yourself a Gun: when you want respect from the pod, you give respect to the pod.
Like an Am/Pm on the Jersey turnpike, this episode has too much good stuff and a bunch of guidos. Carmela and Dr. Melfi finally meet face-to-face during a couples counseling session, Tony is bad in a familiar way (racism), good in an unexpected way (gives a dying man a sense of purpose), and Bobby Bacala Sr. takes Mustang Sally for one last ride with a Marb Red. On top of all that, we get Artie Buco’s disastrous friendzone-cementing dinner with Adriana. The scene is discussed at length in 2020 without a single utterance of the word simp, and someone deserves a Whitman’s Sampler for that restraint.
The star of the episode is a toss-up between Burt Young as Bobby Bacala Sr. and Artie Buco’s divorced-guy earring (he’s had it for years - he just doesn’t wear it a lot). Tell us your choice in a 5 star review on Apple Podcasts.
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In this week's episode of Pod Yourself a Gun, Matt and Vince are joined by Francesca Fiorentini (@franfio) from MSNBC, AJ+, and the Bitchuation Room podcast to try to find an entertaining but still respectful way to discuss Dr. Melfi's rape scene in Season 3, episode 4 of the Sopranos, "Employee of the Month."
It's a polarizing episode from the gabagoolden age of the Sopranos with enough psychotherapy talk to really piss Vince off. The episode also features Ralphie Cifaretto and Jackie Aprile Jr. bonding over a beating, Janice's definitely real plans to make a documentary about Livia's generation and their music, Melfi's Roman dog dreams, and Furio's sensitive side. "We donna have-a the pope joke. Donna translate."
Should Melfi have used Tony to get the revenge she wanted? Put your answer in a five star review on Apple Podcasts and/or wherever you get your podcasts. (-Description by Brent Flyberg)
This week on Pod Yourself A Gun, Matt and Vince welcome television writer and co-host of the Sexy Unique Podcast Carey O'Donnell (@ecareyo) to the pod to discuss episode 3 of season 3 of the Sopranos "Fortunate Son" - an episode in which Chris gets made.
"Fortunate Son" marks the beginning of what I would consider to be the gabbagool age of the Sopranos, which is the same as a golden age but better. In this episode, Chris gets made and struggles with the increased responsibilities, Tony discovers that much of his panic attacks are meat-based, AJ struggles with feelings of being a real dumdum, and Janice straight up steals Svetlana's prosthetic leg in order to get back musical theater records. It's a fantastic episode in the middle of a monumental season. See, sometimes we actually LIKE the Sopranos. Oh and Chrissy robs a Jewel concert in a Scream mask. Fucking epic.
Anyway, please leave us a five-star review on Apple Podcasts and/or wherever you get your podcasts.
Sopranos season three continues on Pod Yourself A Gun this week with a discussion of "Proshai, Livushka," episode 302 and the second part of a two-episode premiere that originally aired March 4th, 2001. Our guest this week is Brodie Reed (named a "best up-and-coming comedian" by Vulture), host of the Dark Weeb and Male Gaze podcasts.
Brodie joins your regular hosts Matt Lieb from Newsbroke/AJ+ and Vince Mancini from Uproxx/FilmDrunk to discuss arguably the greatest Sopranos episode there is. In this episode (SPOILERS TO FOLLOW, DO NOT @ ME) Livia dies, we meet both Svetlana the gruff nurse and Noah Tenenbaum, Meadow's film buff pseudo boyfriend, help AJ with his Robert Frost assignment, and try to understand Christopher's position on fingerprints at a truly epic funeral for Livia (where Janice, against all odds, once again monopolizes the conversation). We tend to love the funny episodes and this one is surely one of the funniest.
I absolutely love this episode of the Sopranos (whaddya gonna do? ...at least she didn't suffer) and I hope you love this Pod Yourself A Gun episode just as much. Nay, twice as much. In fact if you don't love it, maybe you should get some therapy.
As always, please leave us a five-star review on Apple Podcasts and/or wherever you get your podcasts.
We open season three of Pod Yourself A Gun discussing the season three premiere of The Sopranos. Mr. Ruggiero's Neighborhood, the 27th episode of The Sopranos, originally premiered on March 4, 2001, as the first part of a two-part season premiere, directed by Allen Coulter and written by series creator David Chase. In the Season Three premiere, Agent Harris and his team concoct an elaborate new plan to wiretap the Soprano home now that Pussy is singing with the fishes instead of for the feds. This episode is a bit of a meta look at the FBI as they, essentially, watch The Sopranos. Ay, da FBI is just like us! It includes the introduction of a braless tennis instructor from Iceland and a mash-up of The Police and Henry Mancini that, curiously, seems to be the main character of the entire episode. It's full of extremely on-the-nose music throughout.
BADA B STORIES
-The FBI is buggin' -Patty Parisi is chuggin' -Tony is thuggin' -Meadows roommate needs a huggin' -AJ is shruggin' -Waterheater is fuggin'… up
TRIVIA
The actor who plays Patsy Parisi teaches math and computer science at a community college now.
"Ruggerio" is a shout out to Angelo Ruggerio, who had his house bugged by the FBI and accidentally brought down the mafia
We hope you love it, and please don’t forget to give us a five-star review on Apple Podcasts.
Hello my dear podsiglieries. The season finale of Pod Yourself A Gun season 2 is here, which means Matt and Vince watched the season finale of Sopranos season 2. Curious how that works, isn't it? This week, Matt and Vince welcome activist and Working Families Party organizer Nelini Stamp to the virtual Bada Bing (a zoom call) to discuss the end of Big Pussy, food poisoning, and much more. Hope you enjoy and we'll see you in season 3! GABAGOOL!
Also, please don't forget to give us a five-star review on Apple Podcasts, and remember "our true enemy has yet to reveal himself."
EPISODE NOTES--
S2E13 Funhouse
Premiered April 9, 2000
SYNOPSIS
In the Season Two finale, Tony has a series of 'fever dreams' that help to shed light on some of his problems--particularly his troubles over Big Pussy.
BADA B STORIES
-Pussy sleeps with the fishes
-Tony sick from two dishes
-Artie Defends his delicious
-Jersey sells phony minutes
-Carm wears mink from the riches
-Livia flies with her sis’s
-FBI creep cuz their vicious
-Meadow graduates high school
BADA C STORIES (AKA THE LAST 14 GODDAMN MINUTES)
-Livia gets caught
-Tony gets arrested
-Tony gets out
-Melfi gets real w Tony
-Meadow gets a degree
-Chris gets his button
-Scatino says bye
Back when we started this crazy Sopranos rewatch podcast all those year ago, "Knights In White Satin" was exactly the kind of episode we had in mind. Episode 12 of season two, this one really is one of the greatest Sopranos episodes ever, easily a top fiver. It introduces all sorts of new and interesting characters, from Jackie Aprile's son Jackie Jr. to Irina's cousin, the one-legged chain-smoking Svetlana (one of my favorite characters in all the Sopranos canon) whose boyfriend romantically picked her up off the floor at the Gap store. But for the most part, episode 212 is an entirely self-contained miniature movie, with fully developed plotlines, complete character arcs, big twists, and satisfying resolutions. I bet you didn't think Richie and Janice's wedding was going to turn out like that, did you! If you're a Sopranos virgin looking for one episode to get you hooked, check out this one, I'm friggin' tellin' you over heah.
As always we have your hosts, comedian Matt Lieb from Newsbroke and film and culture critic Vince Mancini from Uproxx, and we also welcome sportswriter Dave Schilling (ESPN, Bleacher Report, The Ringer, The Guardian), currently of the Full Court Chat podcast. We go through every plotline in Bada B Stories, countdown our favorite scenes, and explain those bits you may have missed. We hope you enjoy it, but in case you don't, va fongool.
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In season 2, episode 11 of The Sopranos (aka episode 211) everyone is trapped. Junior is trapped in house arrest and trapped in his old body, Dr. Melfi is trapped in a spiral of alcoholism, and Tony is trapped with Richie Aprile in his family and in being the boss. It's both probably the most Scorsese episode and the first episode where Dr. Melfi's storyline is one of the better ones. Dr. Melfi's son, the intellectual Napoleon Dynamite, even makes a brief appearance, in a scene that is an absolute masterpiece of classic Sopranos comedy, where every character is equally terrible.
Joining us this week is Twitter-lebrity (dodges tomato) and huge Soprano-head Bobby Bigwheel, helping us talk through all your favorite Pod Yourself A Gun segments, from Bada B Stories, Da Real Gangsta, It's The 90s, Malapropism Corner, and Gabba Va Vongool. We also answer your listener voicemails.
As always, your Pod Yourself A Gun hosts are Matt Lieb from Newsbroke and Vince Mancini from Uproxx. You can leave us an email at frotcast@gmail.com or a voicemail at 415 275 0030. Don't forget to leave us a five-star review on Apple Podcasts. We hope you love every minute of it, and until next week, don't stop believin'.
Episode 210 (season 2, episode 10) of The Sopranos originally aired on HBO on March 19th, 2000, when Julia Roberts was burning up the screen in Erin Brockovich and Vladimir Putin was just a week away from his first election. "Bust Out" saw Tony and his crew running a classic "bust-out scam" on Tony's high school pal turned degenerate gambler, David Scatino, played by Terminator 2's Robert Patrick. The plan involved the gang running up huge debts on Davey's sporting goods store's lines of credit with no intention of paying them back. It's a smaller-scale version of the same basic business model currently employed, fully legally, by private equity companies.
Almost 20 years and one month to the day since it first aired, Matt and Vince are joined by producer and TV personality Nando Vila (The Naked Truth, Happy Ending, The Young Turks) to discuss this episode in Pod Yourself A Gun 210. We provide the cultural context in The Wayback Machine, run through storylines in Bada-B Stories, translate slang with Stevie B in Gabba Vafongool, identify cultural reference points in It's The 90s, and figure out who "Da Real Gangsta" is. Along the way, we discuss our favorite and least favorite scenes and try, desperately, unsuccessfully, to get Matt to stop saying "tiddies." It's fine, The Sopranos was an R-rated show, why shouldn't our Sopranos rewatch podcast be an R-rated show?
As always, ours is the first and only Sopranos rewatching podcast on the internet and if you disagree with us you are wrong and a liar. Please leave us a five star review on iTunes because we love you. Email us at frotcast@gmail.com, leave us voicemails at 415 275 0030, and subscribe to our other podcast at patreon.com/frotcast.
This week on Pod Yourself A Gun, the internet's first and only Sopranos rewatch podcast [citation needed], we're going back 20 years and one month to March 12, 2000, the premiere of "From Where To Eternity," episode 9 of season 2 (209) of the Sopranos. Helping us discuss, we have Emily Fleming from Good Mythical Morning.
Written by Michael Imperioli, "From Where To Eternity" sees Christopher waking up from his coma after being shot by Sean Gismonte and Matt Bevilacqua, having been clinically dead for an entire minute. Chrissy claims to have seen a vision of hell, which is actually an Irish bar called "The Emerald Piper," where every day is St. Patrick's Day and the Irish win every bet. Meanwhile, Carmela hears about Ralphie Rutoldo's Brazilian goomad and wants Tony to get a vasectomy, and Pauly has his own run-in with the supernatural, thanks to a psychic and later a priest. Later, Tony and Big Pussy decide what to do with Matt Bevilacqua.
In a bit of life imitating art, Lillo Brancato Jr., who played Matt Bevilacqua, was later involved in a botched burglary of his own in which an off-duty police officer was killed. Brancato spent four years in prison and is apparently back to acting.
Anyway, we play all your favorite segments, from Bada B Stories to It's The 90s, and Malapropism Corner to Da Real Gangsta. We hope you enjoy it, and as always, if you don't, va fongool. Please don't forget to leave us a five star review on Apple Podcasts, you make a you mama so a proud.
Hey, everyone, it's time for your favorite Sopranos podcast ever, Pod Yourself A Gun. The world's ONLY Sopranos podcast (that's not hosted by a former cast member nor by people who respect prestige TV). This week Vince and Matt are joined by comedian, podcaster, Cooking Channel TV show host and huge Sopranos fan Karl Hess as they discuss Sopranos season 2 episode 8 (208) "Full Leather Jacket." AKA the most Seinfeld-ass episode of the Sopranos of all time. It's mostly about how Richie Aprile gives Tony a jacket as a gift and Tony insults him by not wearing the jacket. Seriously, that's like the biggest storyline in the episode. It's bizarre and forgettable and a pleasure to talk about with Karl. Here is a bit more info on the episode.
SYNOPSIS:
"Although Richie is miffed at Tony for forcing him to build a ramp for the pizza-parlor owner he paralyzed, he decides to make a peace offering. Unhappy with their lowly status as Christopher's lackeys, Sean and Matt decide to pledge their allegiance to Richie--through a violent, unexpected act."
BADA B STORIES
-Richie wants to give Tony a jacket -Meadow wants to go to Berkeley -Carm wants a letter of rec to Georgetown for Meadow -Matt and Shawn want respect -Chris wants to marry Adrianna -Tony wants Richie to build a ramp for Beansy
We hope you enjoy it! And please remember to give us a review and 5 stars on the Apple podcast app.
Hey everyone! Another week into the Coronavirus quarantine and your boys Matt and Vince have nothing but time to Zoom chat about The Sopranos with all of their friends. Lucky you! This week our guest is comedian Brandie Posey of the podcast Lady 2 Lady. This is the first time she has ever watched an episode of the Sopranos to completion and boy did Matt and Vince pick a perfect one. From season 2, episode 7, "D-Girl," which originally premiered February 27th, 2000.
This episode isn't just one of the funniest episodes of The Sopranos so far, it's incredibly relevant to both Brandie and Matt's life mired in the drab realities of Hollywood and the entertainment industry. Whom amongst us hasn't had the fate of our careers decided by a 20-something executive with no creative bone in their body and who name drops constantly? Very relatable.
SYNOPSIS With Anthony Jr.'s confirmation approaching, Tony and Carmela find their son's growing apathy a cause for concern. Meanwhile, Christopher's interest in show biz is reignited when he meets a well-known filmmaker through his cousin's girlfriend.
BADA B STORIES -Chris meets Amy Safir, his cousin Gregory’s fiancee -AJ’s existential buffoonery -Chris meets Jon Favraeu and llearns what it means to be used by Hollywood -Big Pussy is forced to wear a wire to AJ's confirmation
Hope this makes your quarantine a little bit more tolerable. Enjoy! Don't forget to leave us a review on Apple Podcasts and subscribe to bonus content at Patreon.
Good morning, Podsiglieres. We know how much you love Pod Yourself A Gun, for the laugh-out-loud comedy, the intense drama, and the staggering insights Matt Lieb and Vince Mancini lay out each week. But this week we're drawing your attention to Made Women: A Sopranos Rewatch Podcast.
Hosted by Sopranos cast members Drea De Matteo who played Adriana La Cerva, and her best friend, entrepreneur and New Jersey native Chris Kushner, Made Women is taking listeners straight back to the New Jersey Turnpike for a deep dive into the iconic mafioso world that truly changed the course of television. Each week, Drea and Chris will unpack a different episode from the series, exploring themes and ideas from the show while also relating those themes back to their current lives. Made Women will feature lively discussions, special guests, exclusive insider input, stories from behind the scenes, and so much more. So, after you check out this clip that we’re about to play, go ahead and click the link in this episode description or search Made Women on Apple Podcasts or wherever you stream audio content to subscribe for free and be sure to catch new episodes every Monday!
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Hey everyone, hope you are having a great time locked in quarantine for the foreseeable future. Luckily for you, this means you get to enjoy some more of your favorite Sopranos podcast. This week, we invited Sean Keane (Roundball Rock podcast) to watch season 2, episode 6 "The Happy Wanderer" - which is Tony's succinct little pet name describing all the obliviously joyful people he wants to murder.
This episode introduces us to David Scatino, the father of Meadow's friend Eric and a local sporting good store proprietor who went to high school with Tony Soprano. David uses his high school connections with Tony in order to get a seat at the "executive game" where he ends up 45 boxes of ziti in the hole. Meanwhile, Meadow and Eric are rehearsing for cabaret night at their school and Meadow desperately wants to sing a solo rather than a duet.
Other Bada B-stories include:
-Tony is taking JRs executive card game
-Tony learns he had a retarded uncle name Hercules
-Chris cheats the fish market
-Richie gets put in his place by Tony
-Janice is pulling a Livia w Richie
It's a fantastic episode of the Sopranos and an even more fantastic episode of Pod Yourself A Gun.
Hot off "Commendatori" last week, in which the gang traveled to Italy, the show introduced Furio, and we were treated to arguably the best Paulie Walnuts episode of the show, this week brings us an incredible Christopher episode.
In "Big Girls Don't Cry," originally aired February 13, 2000, Chris Moltisante has been signed up (by his girlfriend, Adriana) for a class called "acting for writers," in which the teacher immediately informs the class that "the actor is an instrument for conveying ideas."
As funny as Paulie in Italy was, Christopher in acting class might be even funnier, whether it's crushing at improv, expanding his range with James Dean, or getting offended by the mere sight of one of his classmates' dumb faces (could you blame him? Mitch from Hartsdale is the worst). Is David Chase better at making fun of therapy or at making fun of the arts? Meanwhile, Furio has come to America, Big Pussy has been passed over, and Richie Aprile has moved into Tony's mom's house with his sister, Janice. Once again, this is one of my favorite episodes and it ends with an all-time great tracking shot scene of Furio unleashing strangely humorous ultra-violence.
To help us discuss it all, we have this week's guest, Rafael Shimunov, from JFREJ (Jews for Racial and Economic Justice) and The Jewish Vote. I hope he loves our dumb theme song! As always, you can email us at Frotcast@Gmail.com, leave us a voicemail at (+1) 415 275 0030, and support the show by becoming a patron at Patreon.com/Frotcast.
And we're back! Pod Yourself A Gun: A Sopranos Podcast has returned from our self-imposed hiatus to discuss episode four of season two (204), "Commendatori." Or, as it's known in It's Always Sunny naming convention, "The Gang Goes To Italy."
Joining us for this episode is columnist/writer/author Drew Magary, formerly of Deadspin, currently of GenMag and Vice. Drew was a semi-regular guest on our other podcast, the FilmDrunk Frotcast, though this is the first time we've had him on since his brain exploded and he almost died, and since his company got bought by private equity ghouls and the entire staff quit in protest.
2019 was an eventful year for Drew! But mostly he's just here to discuss "Commendatori," one of my personal favorite episodes of Sopranos. Reportedly this episode was one of David Chase's least favorite (even though he wrote it) and in fact it was the first (and only) episode Chase brought up in this 2019 interview when asked if there were any episodes he wishes he could do over. Apparently he thought Sofia Milos was too sexy as the mob boss.
Whatever the case, I love this episode (I made an entire dish based on it for this cooking challenge), partly because the episode is peak Pauly Walnuts. Here he's been basing basically his entire life and persona on this idea of coming from Italy and being Italian and then he finally goes there and the food is weird and the people are kind of rude and everyone thinks he's a dumb asshole.
When he sees the old man on the waterfront and says, "Commendatori, buongiorno!" and the old man asks "Are you with NATO? You cut our ski lift cable," (in Italian, which Pauly can't really understand) it's one of the best moments in the entire series.
It's also the first time we meet Furio, and it opens with a car jacking scene in which the actor who plays the annoying rich kid went on to write Pan and Wonder Woman.
As always, if you like the show, leave us a review, and maybe even throw us a few bucks on Patreon. If you don't, well, va fongool.
Pod Yourself A Gun, the world's only Sopranos rewatch podcast, is back with another fresh and wholly original hour of thoughtful Sopranos critique/offensive impressions of Italian-Americans and jokes about dick sucking lips. This week Matt and Vince watched season 2, episode 3 "Toodle-Fucking-Oo" or as Vince titled it "Hey We're Old School, Right?" This episode introduces Richie Aprile and Beansy into Sopranos lore and we see three generations of Soprano women (Meadow, Janice and Livia) flex their manipulation muscle.
General themes include: -Old school vs new age -Dr. Melfi vs Jennifer Melfi -Lips vs tits -Can you beat a woman if she's not your wife? -You can't even beat your kids anymore!
Matt and Vince welcome the hilarious Shereen Younes (of the Ethnically Ambiguous podcast) who offers a MIND BLOWING theory regarding the relationship between Beansy and Richie. It honestly will change the way you watch the rest of season 2. Enjoy this episode you worthless bookyaks. GABAGOOOOOL!
Pod Yourself A Gun's Sopranos rewatch continues with episode 15 (season 2, episode 2), "Do Not Resuscitate." First aired January 23rd, 2000, this episode sees Tony deal with a race strike at one of his construction sites, Livia dealing with Janice, and Livia being caught in the web of one of her own manipulations (or is she??). Oh, and we also get the first appearance of Tony's long-suffering punching bag, Bobby Baccalá, and find out that Big Pussy Bonpensiero actually is working with the Feds after all.
I watch all the episodes at least twice for this show, and this one probably gained the most so far from the second viewing. "Do Not Resuscitate" is easily the most subtle Sopranos episode up until this point and arguably one of the most subtle of any episode. As such, there's lots to debate and discuss!
Do we believe, for instance, as Matt Zoller-Seitz speculates, that it was Livia who told Junior that the director of the Green Grove Retirement Community was spreading Sopranos secrets? And that when Junior told Tony and got the guy whacked, which became an excuse for Livia not to go back there, did she become the victim of her own plans, and thus the choking sequence when she found out about it? This is by far the most complex "fan theory" I will ever engage with but in this case I think it actually might be true.
Our guest this week is Alison Stevenson, wonderful comedian and long-time friend of the pod who also has her own podcast about relationships and a Wednesday night gig on Adult Swim. As always, please enjoy this episode, and if you don't, va fongool.
In episode 14, season one of The Sopranos is over and season 2 begins! "Season Two opens with the aftermath of the federal crackdown: Junior's in jail, Melfi refuses to see Tony, Christopher's expanding into new business ventures, Pussy is still missing...and Tony's adjusting to life as the new boss. To complicate matters even more, Tony's free-spirited sister Janice arrives to take care of Livia." In "Guy Walks Into A Psychiatrist's Office," which originally premiered January 16th, 2000, sees Tony making nice with Big Pussy, Christopher running a pump and dump scheme while getting deeper into heroin, and the first appearance of Aida Turturro as Tony's sister Janice, one of the all-time great TV characters and very triggering according to Matt. I think we all know at least one Janice.
It's also the first time we meet Matt Bevilaqua, played by Lillo Brancato Jr., previously of A Bronx Tale, who would go on to do eight years in prison for his part in a botched burglary during which an off-duty police officer was killed. That's pretty dark, but the important thing to remember is that this episode is full of important trivia, some of which we remember. Give it a listen or va fongool.
This week on Pod Yourself A Gun, we're discussing episode 13, "I Dream Of Jeannie Cusamano," the season one finale of the Sopranos and thus the season one finale of Pod Yourself A Gun. In this episode, all of the Sopranos biggest season one storylines come to a head, and many to a resolution. Tony finds out his mother and uncle conspired to try to have him whacked. Carmela realizes Father Phil is a fuckboi. Dr. Melfi puts her cards on the table and tells Tony what she suspects about his mother. Tony becomes a physical threat to Dr. Melfi. Tony removes a suspected snitch from his crew and comes clean to his remaining guys about seeing a shrink.
In one of season one's best episodes and arguably one of the best season finales of any show, we get a culmination of the themes introduced with a few intriguing questions left to explore. It seems to come from a time when prestige TV seemed to think it owed us more in terms of catharsis and closure. It ranges from dramatic and thrilling (Jimmy Altieri's death, Tony flipping the table on Dr. Melfi) to introspective and psychological (Carmela calling out Father Phil, Livia's psychosomatic dementia) to the kind of comedy that really only the Sopranos could do and maybe hasn't been done the same since (Mikey Palmice's death scene, one of the greatest in TV history, and one of the best lines in the show, "cunnilingus and psychiatry brought us to this!").
To discuss this week's episode, our guest is Laremy Legel, former critic at Film.com, author of Film Critic, long time friend of the pod and Matt and Vince's co-star in Whoop Dreams, a documentary about the Gathering Of The Juggalos. He joins your regular hosts, Matt Lieb from Good Mythical Morning, The Star Wars Show, and Newsbroke on AJ+ and Vince Mancini, Senior Film And Culture writer at Uproxx. Please enjoy, but if you don't, as always, va fongool.
This week on Pod Yourself A Gun, we discuss episode 12 from season 1 of the Sopranos, "Isabella" - where Tony is deep in depression about the disappearance of his friend (and possible snitch) Big Pussy. As we near the end of the first season of the Sopranos, and the first season of Pod Yourself A Gun, Matt and Vince have decided that all of you listeners out there deserve an episode of this show with NO GUEST and just the pure, unadulterated analysis of your loyal PYAG hosts. Just the raw shit, no filler. And what better episode to do this than Isabella, which has zero nudity. That's right, ZERO.
Bada B-stories:
-Tony is depressed
-JR puts a hit out on Tony
-Livia is losing her mind
-Tony meets Isabella, who may or may not be Tyler Durden
Enjoy, please review and comment, email us at frotcast@gmail.com, voicemail 415 275 0030, and donate at Patreon.com/frotcast. We love you, and don't stop believin.
It's time for another hilarious, informative, and not-nearly-frequent-enough episode of the world's premier Sopranos podcast, Pod Yourself A Gun. This week Matt Lieb and Vince Mancini are talking season one, episode 11, "Nobody Knows Anything." Our guest is Joey Devine from the world famous NBA podcast, Roundball Rock.
In episode 11, which premiered March 21st, 1999, Pussy has a bad back and might be a snitch, dirty detective Vin Makazian is sick of the way Tony has been treating him, Junior learns new secrets from Livia, and we meet a smattering of new characters -- including Debbie, the madame with a heart of gold, Mikey Palmice's wife, the mysterious and wonderful bordello doctor known only as "Dr. Mop and Glow," and a reference to "the Jonas Salk of backs." This episode also marks the first time we hear Pauly Walnuts' Godfather theme car horn. So many things to discuss!
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Miles Gray from The Daily Zeitgeist podcast joins Matt and Vince this week to discuss Sopranos episode 10, "A Hit Is A Hit," released March 14th (Pi Day!), 1999. In this episode, Pauly, Pussy, and Christopher kill a drug dealer for a big score, and everyone has their own ideas what to do with the money. Tony wants to fund an IPO, Carmella wants to play the stock market, and Christopher bankrolls Adriana's music producing ambitions.
Meanwhile, "gangsta rapper" Massive Genius (played by Bokeem Woodbine) finagles a sitdown with Hesh, who Massive G believes owes royalties to a distant relative. Adriana signs up an old friend for some studio time, and Tony decides to play golf with his neighbor, Dr. Bruce Cusamano, an Amerigan, or a Wonderbread Wop, hoping for some hot stock tips but instead becoming a dance bear for the country club squares.
A lot people have said this is one of the Sopranos worst episodes, but notwithstanding some poor writing of the black characters, I (Vince) think this is actually one of the better episodes of this season. I read it as foreshadowing all the dumb bullshit people blew their money on in the early aughts, when everyone suddenly decided they were a stock picker and real estate speculator. It also, yet again, is unsparing towards all the characters, gangster or straight, Wonderbread Wop or goombah. Everyone is their on distinctive flavor of A-hole, and isn't that just like life?
We finish things off discussing which of the Sopranos characters, if any, wouldn't have voted for Trump.
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For episode nine, Anna Hossnieh from The Daily Zeitgeist and Ethnically Ambiguous podcasts joins Pod Yourself A Gun to talk "Boca," episode nine of The Sopranos. Released March 7, 1999, "Boca" is allegedly a double meaning title, referring both to Uncle Junior's trip to Boca Raton with his girlfriend Bobbi Sanfilipo, and as in Italian/Spanish for mouth, since this episode is all about loose lips. Junior's loose lips because he likes to perform cunnilingus, and Bobbi's because she loves cunnilingus and loves to gab to all her friends about Junior's cunnilingus skills. Which is a problem for Junior because apparently in the mafia, doing oral sex on a lady makes you gay. Doing the last thing any gay man would want to do is one of the gayest things you can do, as we know. Eventually he pulls a modified Cagney on her which seems extremely rude.
Other plotlines include Meadow's soccer coach abandoning the team to coach at Rhode Island, and Meadow's soccer coach having sex with one of the players, which leads her to slit her wrists on the swingset, which is where everyone loves to slit their wrists, obviously. Meanwhile Artie and Charmaine bicker over what to do about Tony, and Artie and Tony bicker over what to do with the soccer coach, and Junior and Mikey Palmice bicker over what to do about the feds. Silvio just nods a lot. Supposedly he wore his own golf hat for this episode. Incredible.
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Episode eight of The Sopranos, "The Legend of Tennessee Moltisanti," premiered on February 28th, 1999. More than 20 years later, we're discussing it with El-P, rap veteran and one half of Run The Jewels. And, as it turns out, a huge Sopranos fan. This episode is that perfect combination of great guest and great episode to discuss.
Perhaps remembered as "the one where Christopher tries to write a screenplay," episode eight is one of the best episodes of season one and certainly one that hits on all cylinders -- comedy, drama, character psychology, and moving the story forward. It has the best dream sequence of any Sopranos thus far, the funniest AJ moments, amazing malapropism, delightful racism against the Irish from Livia, and takedowns of intellectuals and stand-up comics as brutal as any comment on the mafia.
Some of the firsts in this episode include our first glimpses of Dr. Melfi's family, including her self-hating Italian ex-husband and her insufferable son, who "just moved into a smoke-free dorm room at Bard." In a show full of vicious thieves and murderers, Melfi's son manages to stand out as the least likable. It's also the first time we see Joseph R. Gannascoli as Gino, later to be recast as Vito Spatafore, who starred in one of the all-time great Sopranos episodes, "Johnnycakes," which was incidentally directed by the same director as this episode, Tim Van Patten, brother of Dick.
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TV and book writer Justin Halpern (Shit My Dad Says, I Suck At Girls, Powerless, iZombie, Surviving Jack, the upcoming Harley Quinn series) joins Vince and Matt this week to discuss episode seven of the Sopranos, "Down Neck," released February 21, 1999. Among other things, this episode was the only episode of the Sopranos directed by a woman and was the first ever screen credit for future Creed star Michael B. Jordan. It also consists partly of flashbacks to Newark in 1967, the reported setting of the Sopranos prequel movie, The Many Saints Of Newark.
Tony will be played by his son, Michael Gandolfini in the film, which is interesting considering Gandolfini is 19, and in this episode, with the flashbacks set in the same year, the actor who plays Tony is about 10. Marone, talk about a discrepanzool, am I right??
Incidentally, the actor who plays Tony in this episode, Bobby Boriello, also played young Howard Stern in Private Parts and young Andy Kaufman in Man on the Moon. We dive into all the episode's themes, including your favorite recurring segments, Bada B Stories, Gabba Vafongool, Malapropism Corner, It's the 90s, and the Wayback Machine, where we travel back to 1999 and see how mean people were to Monica Lewinsky. Enjoy, and don't stop believin!
In this episode of Pod Yourself A Gun, we're talking episode six of The Sopranos, "Pax Soprana," released February 14th, 1999 (happy belated Valentine's Day to all the lovers out there). At Tony's suggestion, Junior is made acting boss after Jackie dies. In therapy, Tony surprises Dr. Melfi with an admission. Carmela and Irina (Tony's mistress) both suffer as Tony's libido takes a nosedive. Lots of topics to dive into in this episode, including Tony's most overt come on to Dr. Melfi to date (ever?), and some of his creepiest interactions with his poor goomar, Irina. Meanwhile, Junior is torn between being a Godfather and being a grumpy ass Fox News grandpa, Livia is manipulating Junior, Junior is taxing Hesh, Carmella is sweating Tony, Mikey Palmice is throwing people off of the bridge at Patterson Falls to make it look like a suicide, and Father Phil even gets a brief bit of screentime, reprising his role as the king of all f*ckboys.
Our guest this week is New York Magazine television critic and RogerEbert.com editor at large Matt Zoller Seitz, who co-authored The Sopranos Sessions with Alan Sepinwall and originally covered the series for the Newark Star-Ledger.
Enjoy and please give us a review and rating on iTunes! (Unless you hate it, in which case don't do that).
In "College," The Sopranos basically became the critically acclaimed blueprint for future prestige TV dramas that makes it worth doing a whole podcast about. It's when the show first came into its own. After a series of sitcommy, lighter-but-solid episodes, Tony takes Meadow to tour colleges in Maine, where he sees an infamous snitch. Meanwhile, Carmella tries to come to terms with the guilt of being a mob wife during her emotional one-night stand with Father Phil.
Francesca Fiorentini from The Bitchuation Room and The Young Turks joins Vince Mancini and Matt Lieb in the studio this week to discuss the episode, with all your favorite segments: the Wayback Machine, It's the 90s, Bada B-Stories, and Gabba Va Fongool. We get an explanation of "Ugotz" from Stevie B, and for the first time ever on Pod Yourself A Gun, your voicemails. You can leave us a voicemail at 415 275 0030, support us at Patreon.com/Frotcast, and don't forget to rate and review on iTunes! It really helps our visibility. Thank you all for listening, and as always, va fongool.
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Felix Biederman (@ByYourLogic), Chapo Trap House's premiere Sopranos enthusiast, joins Pod Yourself A Gun this week to discuss Sopranos episode 4, Meadowlands. The Sopranos is still finding its voice in this episode, though there are glimpses of what it would eventually become. Our discussion brings us to such topics as the Three 6 Mafia, the size of polo shirts in the late 90s, the coolest Jewish kid in middle school, AJ's taste in Gnu Metal, the merits of the N64 controller, and the first appearance of crooked detective Vin Makazian. There's also pager pranks, 90s websites, the ouvre of Ulver, a real-life mafia hit this week, and the question of whether today's gangsters are modeling themselves on The Sopranos the way the Sopranos characters modeled themselves on The Godfather. Oh, also, it's 16 minutes of riffing before we actually start discussing thE episode. You all should probably know that going in. They were pretty good riffs though.
Hey all you Sopranos fans out there who are also fans of the Frotcast. It’s time for your third exciting episode of Pod Yourself A Gun, a Sopranos podcast where Vince Mancini and Matt Lieb discuss every single episode of the Sopranos. This week we talk Sopranos episode 3, “Denial, Anger, Acceptance,” with Adam Tod Brown of the Unpopular Opinion podcast. We discuss anything and everything about this episode from Jackie’s cancer, to Meadow’s meth problem, to a very Anti-Semitic storyline involving Hasidic Jews jewing each other out of money and then jewing Tony down in a depiction that would make Jerry Lewis cringe. It’s very possible that Italians hate Jews more than I suspected. Anyway, listen to this episode immediately and please give us 5 stars and a review on iTunes. We will love you forever if you do.
This week on Pod Yourself A Gun, our guest is Julia Prescott, television writer and co-host of Everything's Coming Up Simpsons, on MaxFun. We're all discussing Sopranos episode two, "46 Long."
In episode two, we see some of the growing pains of the show. It's the first episode that's truly a TV episode, David Chase having originally envisioned The Sopranos as a movie, and we see the show finding its voice. This episode is a bit broad. They telegraph the jokes and ham it up more than they would in future episodes. Television was still a broad, hammy medium in 1999, and episode two has some writing that feels much more sitcommy than it The Sopranos would eventually come to -- creating the sort of "prestige TV" format that's now so ingrained.
Despite its slight shtickiness, it's also an important episode in establishing that these mobsters are operating in a world where their conception of what it is to be a mafia guy (and just a man in general) has been influenced by depictions of mafia guys in pop culture. Mafia figures became movie characters, movie characters influenced later mafia figures (like John Gotty, referenced in the opening scene of this episode), and then Tony and his crew come along at a moment when the movie mafia guy has already sort of eaten the real mafia guy and spat him back out again, to the point that they're sort of indistinguishable. Plenty of references to the Godfather and Scorsese movies ensue, including a cameo by "Marty" himself.
We also talk about Tony's mom, toxic masculinity, how hard it is to find good help in the mafia, and whether the racism of the characters actually turns into racism of the show itself a little bit in this episode. We revisit our segments, Malapropism Corner and Gabbavafongool, and introduce a brand new one (complete with bumper music), "It's The 90s."
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Welcome to Pod Yourself A Gun - A Sopranos Podcast, where every week comedians Vince Mancini and Matt Lieb (of the Filmdrunk Frotcast) take you through each episode of the most important TV show ever made. In this pilot episode of Pod Yourself A Gun, we discuss the pilot episode of The Sopranos with TV critic Alan Sepinwall who has written multiple books about the Sopranos, most recently "The Sopranos Sessions" available now at book stores everywhere. We dissect every facet of the pilot, from the original Father Phil Intintola, to the objectively terrible Sopranos theme song. It's just plain awful. It's barely music. What does "born under a bad sign with a blue moon in your eyes" even mean? Anyway, hope you enjoy the episode as much as we enjoyed making it. And if you don't enjoy it, va fangool.