Good Bad Guys: Recent Episodes
Good Bad Guys
Good Bad Guys is a podcast that celebrates the villains of cinema, from Alien to Zeke the Plumber and everyone in between. Join us as we explore how these characters have shaped our popular culture and what they mean for us today.
In our unplanned final episode of Good Bad Guys, we dive deep into the lore of Donnie Darko. Well, we try to anyway. Donnie may have saved the world from ending, but he couldn't save this podcast. After only eleven episodes, we're putting our crowbars down. Thanks for listening.
Many movies age like fine wine, but not this one. In the spirit of everyone's favorite day to get hammered and celebrate Catholic shenanigans, we've blown the dust off this late 90's cult classic to examine the lives of these...bad guys? Whether or not the MacManus Twins are villains is for you to decide. On second thought, it's not. That's our job. It's the whole reason why we made this episode.
Also, Tom uses the power of artificial intelligence to create the Air Force One episode that we never got to record. Just another day on Frog Island.
All bad guys are bad, but not all bad guys are guys. Regina George, the queen bee of North Shore High School and leader of the Plastics, joins our roster of favorite villains. In this episode, we spend some time discussing the psyche of Mean Girls' most iconic character and explore the reasons why she behaves the way she does.
We also take a look back on our own high school experiences and have deep discussions about Toaster Strudel. Tom has nightmare flashbacks of his teenage years. Mike confesses his love for salt bagels. Ian tells tales about his time at the popular kids' table in the school cafeteria.
We're taking a break from German villains to discuss every 90s kid's favorite baddie: SHREDDER. While he makes an appearance in several TMNT movies and shows over the past few decades, we focus on his performance in the first film from 1990. We definitely don't talk about the Michael Bay movies. Those are trash. Also, the Death Bag returns!
Why make an episode about Ghostbusters when you can make one about Ghostbusters 2? That's exactly what we did. Join us as we talk about the unforgettable Vigo the Carpathian performed by the forgettable guy who got the part. We also reminisce about our previous podcast, Dip Dive.
Wanna check out Dip Dive? You can listen to our final episode here: https://on.soundcloud.com/4ACWL
Another Hans?! Only five episodes in and we're already talking about another one. Join us on Frog Island as we gush over Christolph Waltz and his incredible performance as Hans Landa in Quentin Tarantino's 2009 film Inglorious Basterds. We also laugh our asses off during Playback Payback Wayback, our version of Spotify Wrapped.
Crow bars up! We wrap up our pair of Christmas episodes (and our final episode of the year) by chatting about our favorite pair of misfit criminals, the Wet Bandits. No character is spared, though, as we go into why Kevin and his family are bad guys in their own right. We also spend some time looking back on our favorite content to come out this year. Grab a lovely cheese pizza just for you. It's gonna be a wild ride.
Yippy-ki-yay! We kick off our first of two Christmas episodes this month talking about the criminal mastermind Hans Gruber in the 1988 action thriller Die Hard. This breakout performance by the late, great Alan Rickman was too good for us lowly henchmen to pass up. And yes, Die Hard is a Christmas movie.
Grab your turkey legs! On this Thanksgiving episode of Good Bad Guys, we stuff our faces with Green Goblin casserole and dive into Willem Dafoe's performance of this baddie as seen in the 2002 superhero blockbuster, Spider-Man. Oh, and we also talk turkey, literally.
Light up the eyes! In our premiere episode, we dive deep into the life and mind of Hugo Snyder, the criminal martial artist from 3 Ninjas, played by Rand Kingsley.
Every villain has a master plan. Join us as we celebrate the villains of TV and cinema, explore how they have shaped our culture, and dive into what they mean to us today.