![]() They bounce effortlessly back and forth covering topics like racism, the justice system, and their own two cents on the case. Later in the episode, the hosts share takes on Serial’s Adnan Syed, whose case recently resurfaced in the news. reviews the Netflix show Worst Roommate Ever, a twisted true-crime docuseries they both thought was about undone dishes and late bills. In the episode, Jade “finds voice” which, she adds, “was never on the side of a milk carton anyway,” and expresses gratitude to a white co-worker for “being normal.” Meanwhile, X.D. “Drama Couch” begins with an a capella rendition of a Solange song, which instantly makes the listener feel safe and in the company of friends. From the minds of bartender/chef/comedian Jade Verette and Twitter comedian Xavier D’Leau, this podcast is rife with expletives, banter, pop-culture observations, and (mostly negative) TV reviews. Self-described as “the Blackest show about nothing,” Jade + X.D. ![]() Senior Superlatives has had murderers’ row of recent guests also worth checking out, including diehard theater kids Megan Stalter and Bowen Yang. After sharing a story about a fight in the school’s rotunda that takes a gut-wrenching turn, Mosely and Titelman make sense of all the teenage feelings with their adult perspectives and make it okay to move on. The highlight of every Senior Superlatives episode usually comes in the form of a pop-in from the Guidance Counselor, who gives guests the opportunity to apologize to someone, say fuck you to someone, get revenge, or just get something from those hellish years off their chest, and this episode’s segment is no exception. Self-proclaimed “not popular but respected” high-school Laci also casually drops mention of the time she went on a helicopter ride piloted by the mayor’s 18-year-old son. How seriously? Well, she regularly wore power suits to school. Before she was the Scam Goddess, she was the most involved high-school student of all time, taking her duties as student-council president and class president very seriously. In this episode, we head to 2009 with Laci Mosley. Every week, host Greta Titelman takes us back to (usually) the early 2000s to hilariously make the best of some of the worst years of our lives. Luckily Senior Superlatives, the newish podcast from Headgum, has no trouble finding guests who are game enough to take us on a journey through their high-school years no matter how cringey, embarrassing, or angsty. Rebecca Alterįor a lot of people, dredging up those old cringey, embarrassing, angsty teenage memories is probably not at the top of the to-do list. ![]() But sometimes you gotta doff your cap to the greats. In 2022, saying Doughboys is funny is about as necessary as saying McDonald’s fries taste good they’re the biggest names in their respective games. But if you’re the sort of person who’d want to listen to a two-and-a-half hour podcast about Arby’s, of all things, you’re probably already onboard. Would this all sound like gobbledygook to a first-time listener? Almost definitely. When a podcast is on for this long, it amasses a cast of recurring characters, and episodes like this pay off when they all crop up (the Deli Boys have a good bit toward the end). The TV comedy writer brings an extended riff about shopping for toilets, and she’s game to help Wiger goad Mitch in an episode-long pile-on about him marrying his own mum.Ĭontrary to the episode title, they actually pit Quizno’s against Arby’s, thanks to some interference from Yusong’s ghost. The semifinal episode features return guest Jen D’Angelo, who has a sharp and rollicking dynamic with the boys. Wawa? Nah-nah.”), the voting system grows weirder (this year’s features a devil’s bargain with Subway mascot and convicted pedophile Jared Fogel), and commissioner Evan Susser grows ballsier in his interferences. Part of the fun of Munch Madness is seeing how hosts Nick Wiger and Mike Mitchell build upon their bits every year: The rules list grows longer (“Regional chains are out. ![]() This year’s tournaments pitted sandwich chains against each other in “Munch Madness 2022: The Tournament of Chompions: Hero’s Journey: Sub-Optimal.” Yes, that’s the full miniseries title. That makes the annual fast-food review bracket older than some of the kids on Abbott Elementary. Ready for the passage of time to slap you across the face like hitting at the 2022 Awards? This March saw The Doughboys’ seventh Munch Madness miniseries. ![]()
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