Broken Corners Podcast: Recent Episodes
Broken Corners Podcast
A podcast about memory, identity, anxiety, and all of the ground in between. The memories are real, but are they true? And does it matter?
This week we're wrapping up another season with a classic baker's dozen chin jaw. We're taking a little break, but stay subscribed and some fine day we'll show up in your feed again. Mwah!
This week we're talking BBC golden oldie "Are You Being Served."
In case you wanna watch: Cold Comfort, Season 2 Ep. 2 www.youtube.com/watch?v=_CrMjQchZx4
This week we're talking about when Three's Company replaced a blonde bombshell with a blonde bombshell. For the second time...
In case you wanna watch: Jack Bares All, Season 6 Ep. 1
This week we're talking about an episode of MAS*H that explores the tragedies of war and the even greater tragedy of creamed corn. And we read an email from special friend of the pod Deirdre!
In case you wanna watch: A War for All Seasons, Seasons 9 Ep 6
This week we took a break from all our worries to discuss the finale of Cheers. And you know what? It helped a lot.
In case you wanna watch: One for the Road, Season 11, Ep. 25
This week we're once again joined by special friend Maryll to discuss some VERY SPECIAL EPISODES of Family Ties. What would you do, baby, without us? Sha la la la...
In case you wanna watch: 'Say Uncle' (Season 2, Ep 4) 'A, My Name is Alex' (Season 5, Ep 22 & 23)
This week and next we're joined by special friend Maryll to discuss some VERY SPECIAL EPISODES of Family Ties. What would you do, baby, without us? Sha la la la...
In case you wanna watch: 'Say Uncle' (Season 2, Ep 4) 'A, My Name is Alex' (Season 5, Ep 22 & 23)
This week we're talking Highlander, season 5 episode 18. Armando remembers a scene of devastation amidst the White Castle wrappers, and Karen explores the dangers of twirling.
This week we talk about an episode of the Cosby show, and Karen still feels weird about it. So if you're mad we get it.
We're taking the week off, so check out a BC classic episode if you miss us. Bonus points if it's from the before times...
This week we're discussing "Kill Zone", a 1985 episode of MacGyver that'll put you off your chocolate cake.
This week we're joined once again by Armando's good buddy and friend of the pod, Rob. We're discussing a 1985 episode of the Twilight Zone called "A Little Peace and Quiet." It scared the bejesus out of little Rob, so watch if you dare.
https://twilightzone.fandom.com/wiki/A_Little_Peace_and_Quiet
This week we're breaking down a classic Alf episode "Looking for Lucky." Did Alf eat the Tanner family cat? And why do his tears smell like grape soda? And are land acknowledgements a step in the right direction or just performative? Join us as we answer two out of three of these questions.
Broken Corners is back for Season 7! This time we're taking a look at individual tv episodes that burned their way into our brains. Armando's up first with "The Bicycle Man" from Diff'rent Strokes. It was a very special episode! (TW for child abuse)
This week we're concluding this season of feelings with a little chat about exhaustion. Cuz we're tired. But we'll be back soon, so subscribe to be notified when new episodes are up. And then take a nap.
Watch out, cuz this week we're talking about what it means to be content (the feeling, not the stuff we're all spewing out).
The Wheel o' Feelies landed on ecstatic, so this week we're getting into what gets us three steps beyond happy.
This week we were double shocked to discover that last week's episode wasn't actually lost. Thanks, Obama!
This week we were shocked to discover that our episode did not save and is gone forever. Thanks, Obama. So here's a quick hello from Armando, and we'll be back next week with a full episode.
This week Armando gets his second jab, and Karen goes nuts for Candy Crush. We're not bored, you are!
It's our last episode of the season! So we're doing our traditional baker's dozen but with a little extra fussin' about South by South Bronx by Abraham Rodriguez.
This week we're discussing an excerpt from Feed by Tommy Pico. https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poetrymagazine/poems/150764/from-feed
No new read for next week since it's our last episode this season.
This week we're discussing A Lower Eastside Poem by Miguel Pinero. https://bit.ly/3bNNpwt We also get into the thorny issue of whether it's ever okay to get a haircut in a graveyard.
Next week's read is an excerpt from Feed by Tommy Pico: https://bit.ly/36ak5Nd
This week we're discussing the title story from David Sedaris' collection Barrel Fever.
Next week's read is 'A Lower East Side' by Miguel Pinero: https://allpoetry.com/A-Lower-Eastside-Poem
What did we do over the holidays? Not any reading...
Next week's read is the titular short story from David Sedaris' Barrel Fever!
This week we're discussing Langston Hughes' brilliant poem Harlem, which a lot of people think is called A Dream Deferred. It's short, so read it now! https://www.sjsu.edu/faculty/harris/Eng101_Harlem.pdf
We're taking a couple of weeks off for the holidays, so see you in the new year.
This week we're discussing Margaret Atwood's historical poems "Marrying the Hangman" and "Half-Hanged Mary."
Next Week's Read: "A Dream Deferred" by Langston Hughes
This week Karen says the word membrane over and over and mispronounces diphtheria as we discuss "The Use of Force" by William Carlos Williams. It's only three pages long! Read it here first: https://stanford.io/3mYXnOf
Next week's read will be two poems by Margaret Atwood: "Marrying the Hangman" and "Half-Hanged Mary"
This week we do our Thanksgiving post mortem and discuss "Good Country People" by Flannery O'Connor. Spoilers ahead, so read it here first: https://bit.ly/2KPsMEx
Next week's read is "The Use of Force" by William Carlos Williams.
Having once again failed to finish South by South Bronx, this week we're discussing the extra long extra song Alice's Restaurant. But it's 2020, so you can't get anything you want.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=m57gzA2JCcM
Next week's read: Good Country People by Flannery O'Connor
This week we took a break from novels with two great short stories -- 'Babylon Revisited' by F. Scott Fitzgerald and 'Silver Water' by Amy Bloom. Warning: spoilers ahead!
Babylon Revisited: https://rb.gy/xvhpqz Silver Water from Come to Me: https://rb.gy/5prpzc Boatlift Movie: https://rb.gy/iap5bk Georgia Senate Run-off Resources: https://rb.gy/cwpssx
Next week's read is South by South Bronx by Abraham Rodriguez!
This week we're discussing Armando's first pick for the book club -- the Judy Blume classic Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing. Why is Fudge such a little jerk? Why are his parents such big jerks? Where is your polling place? VOTE VOTE VOTE! www.vote.org/polling-place-locator/
After a longer than expected hiatus, Broken Corners is back! Where have Karen and Armando been during 2020? Find out in this week's episode.
This week Karen rides a bus to Queens, and it breaks her brain. Also, check out how to play the Carter Scratch: www.youtube.com/watch?v=cc4AxM0Nxa8
Sure, vacations to see family sound like a good idea. Or at least they do until you end up in the ER for kidney stones. This week we find out if Armando survived his trip to Florida.
This week we take great joy in discussing Road House and other movies that gave young Karen and Armando tingles in their downstairs.
Armando disassembles a dollhouse, and a variety of pesky childhood memories resurface. So let your hair fall all around us, cuz this week is the end of the innocence. (Shout out to Michelle for her great question!)
This week's episode is hosted by Armando the Firebrand and Karen the Starbucks Apologist. It is not sponsored by the Toobee app (although we would be open to that).
Did you know there are two women in Fleetwood Mac? It's never too late to learn about the woman who isn't Stevie Nicks.
Sorry, friends. NYC was just too hot for podcasting this weekend. So we hope you'll enjoy a listen or re-listen to one of our favorite episodes from back in season one: Veteran Summers. It wouldn't be summertime without a couple of reruns, right?
Sure is a lot of stuff about heaven and hell on the tv lately. Where's that all coming from?
To our chagrin, we just found out that Wyclef Jean was a Fugee, not a Black Eyed Pea. Damn, that's embarrassing.
Slide into the 4th of July with a little light chat about Apocalypse Now and other riffs on the Heart of Darkness...
Summer's here, and we're kicking off Season Four with some of Armando's special family recipe sangria. This one's a doozy!
We may not get how calendars work, but we know it's almost time for Broken Corners Season 4. New episodes start next Monday!
This week we're wrapping up Season 3 with a quick round-up of topics we missed the first time around.
Broken Corners will be back in mid-June!
This week we're talking conspiracy theories. Did the Bush family kill JFK? Was Bin Laden taken out with a children's vaccine? And does Black Jeopardy have all the answers? https://youtu.be/O7VaXlMvAvk
Medicine. It used to be nothing but leaches, and now they got all kinds of stuff. This week we're talking medical advancements big and small.
British TV. From Upstairs Downstairs to Fleabag, it's a real banger. At least Karen thinks so.
This week we're talking technology -- from Walkmans and AOL dial-up to cutting the cord and pulling the plug.
This week we continue our dive into big events from the last 40 years with a look at how NYC celebrated the night of the 2008 election.
OJ and Lorena Bobbitt... Guilty or not guilty, and why are we so sure that we know? Also this week Armando delves into his days as an auxiliary policy officer (the eyes, the ears, but not the fist).
Good dog. This week we're talking big tv moments from the 80s and 90s and what we were actually doing during them.
This week we're remembering Baby Jessica and David Rothenberg, two little kids from the eighties that survived shocking circumstances (TW for discussion of child abuse).
Is progress still a thing here in 2019? From Challenger and Chernobyl on up to AOC, this week we're talking about the old push-pull of progress. Also, check out our new Patreon! www.patreon.com/BrokenCornersPodcast
It's almost time for Broken Corners Season 3! We'll be back with new episodes next week.
Join us for our Season 2 finale! We're talking all things holiday from turkey needles to ConEd aromatherapy.
Broken Corners is in New Orleans for Halloween this week, talking with special partner/pal Tracey! And she's a witchy woman.
It's time to talk high school memories with special guest friend Rob. Luckily both Armando and Rob went to several different high schools, so there's lots to get into!
The sky may not be falling, but if it is I don't want it to be a surprise. This week we acknowledge feelings of doom and what it might mean if they're valid. (Spoiler Alert: We don't solve climate change this episode. Maybe next season.)
It's the second half of our show with special guest Brian! And check out his short film Match at Atlanta's Out on Film festival: www.outonfilm.org/shortsprogram2018
Broken Corners is back for season 2! Have you ever gone to a living history museum and wondered what's up with those people in the costumes who work there? Are they Amish? Are they college students? Are they Amish college students? We get into all that and more this week with our special guest, the infamous Brian.
This week we wrap up Season One with a quick bonus episode for the road. Broken Corners will return mid-September.
This week we're talking veterans in the family and summer as kids vs. as adults. For more info on QDEP and ways to support immigrant detainees, visit www.qdep.org/get-involved.
You don't remember auditioning for the part, but somehow you got assigned a great big gender role. This week we remember mandatory hunting trips, off-limits lawnmowers, and other gender landmines.
Between us we've got about a dozen uncles, so this week we're remembering the funny ones.
There's just one piece left. What do you do? This week we talk about all those little habits and where they come from.
This week we talk about Santeria cleansings, lies in the confessional, and all kinds of things we probably should feel guilty for.
From slips of the tongue to full on communication fails, this week we talk about times when there just had to a better way to say things.
These days anxiety has a name, but as 80's kids they just said we were worriers or nervous. This week we look back on times when anxiety got the better of our younger selves. Strap in friends -- it's going to get a little dark!
Ever found yourself in a tight spot and been pleasantly surprised when help actually arrived? This week we remember people and things that showed up when we needed them.
Who out there hasn’t seen their mother’s penis? Relatable, right? This week we look back at a few things that definitely never happened.
What happens when you get what you ask for but then it's not what you want? This week we remember times where things went according to plan but didn't quite work out.
Welcome to Broken Corners, a podcast where two friends in NYC try to remember how they got here.