Dystopian Dance Party

Sep 27 2024 69 ep. 90 mins 31

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Pop culture conversations with a flagrant disregard for audience. Home of Jheri Curl June, Headbangers Book Club, and the new Year of the Weasel.

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Year of the Weasel Episode 8: Bio-Dome (1996)

Sep 27 2024 76 mins

Is this just acquired immunity after eight months of controlled exposure to Pauly Shore, or did we... kind of like Bio-Dome? Don't get us wrong, the movie is exactly as dumb as it looks, but it's also weirder than it needs to be, and its surprisingly positive environmental message may be just what we need in this time of climate crisis. We're taking a slightly longer than usual br

Year of the Weasel Episode 7.5: Weasel-Pilled

Sep 13 2024 18 mins

It's been almost eight months since we started on this bogus journey, and we might be slowly losing it, but at least we're taking some of you down with us! In this extra-minisode, we share some stories about the friends online and IRL who we've started to slowly Weasel-pill. And there's still at least four months of this shitshow left for you to be next! Jump on board just for Bio-

Year of the Weasel Episode 7: Jury Duty (1995)

Aug 23 2024 67 mins

We've finally reached the movie that gave us the idea for this series (we'll let you decide if that's a good thing or a bad thing)! Jury Duty may not be great cinema--it's basically 12 Angry Men with a closed head injury--but we've both seen much worse (cough, In the Army Now). And besides, if you're looking for great cinema, you're in the wrong place, because next month we're fina

Year of the Weasel Episode 6.5: Death is No Escape

Aug 09 2024 22 mins

It’s a true minisode this week, as we check in on a few listener comments and give an update on the unfolding Richard Simmons biopic drama, which I guess is something we have to care about now? Anyway, Jury Duty in two weeks! Video version: 00:03:05 Our last minisode 00:04:45 Our Goofy Movie episode 00:10:13 “Richard Simmons’ staff and family shut d

Year of the Weasel Episode 6: A Goofy Movie (1995) and An Extremely Goofy Movie (2000)

Jul 26 2024 65 mins

If you couldn't already tell we'd passed the glory days of Pauly Shore's career, well, here's your wakeup call: Not one, but two glorified cameos in movie tie-ins to a cartoon, one of them direct to video. Luckily for our hero, A Goofy Movie (1995) happens to be a generational touchstone, and An Extremely Goofy Movie (2000) is... surprisingly watchable? Anyway, we go to some dark p

Year of the Weasel Episode 5.5: Video Weaz

Jul 05 2024 46 mins

In a complete stroke of serendipity while editing our last episode, Zach discovered that Pauly appeared in an In the Army Now-branded music video for "World of Swirl" by none other than ZZ Top. So, we figured it's as good a time as any to dedicate a minisode to the Weasel's most memorable music video appearances, from his own "Lisa, Lisa (The One I Adore)" to Young Buck's "Shorty W

Year of the Weasel Episode 5: In the Army Now (1994)

Jun 21 2024 47 mins

Well, we knew the honeymoon had to end eventually; after nearly four months of being arguably the world's most consistently Pauly Shore-positive podcast, we've finally found a movie we just plain don't like. In the Army Now is brazen military propaganda, weirdly racist, and perhaps worst of all, not very funny. But hey, at least the soundtrack has a pretty cool ZZ Top song! A qui

Year of the Weasel Episode 4.5: Is Pauly Shore Okay?

As we prepare for our grim tour of duty with In the Army Now, here's a minisode where we dig a little more into Totally Pauly's chaotic live spring break incarnation, "Chillin' with the Wiez." We also catch up on some of the more recent happenings in the Paulyverse, leading to the introduction of a new segment where we ask the titular question (answer still inconclusive).

Year of the Weasel Episode 4: Son in Law (1993)

May 03 2024 88 mins

Our year-long deep dive into the filmography of Pauly Shore continues with 1993's Son in Law: a heartwarming culture clash romantic comedy about how you shouldn't call members of the white rural working class inbreeders, even after they roofie you and leave you in a compromising position to destroy your sham engagement. Whoops, spoilers!

Year of the Weasel Episode 3.5: Encino Man Ephemera

Apr 11 2024 62 mins

Can you believe it's been two full months and we still haven't dropped the biweekly schedule? Looks like it's high time to rest on our laurels for a bit. In this "mini"-episode (that is basically the exact same length as a regular episode), we answer listener correspondence, make some corrections, read some relevant passages of Vince Neil's section of The Dirt (see, now we have you