Welcome to a Vince-free podcast, Matt and Brendan have been saving up all their jokes for just such an occasion. Comedian Grant Gordon joins us to discuss woke Superman and an absolutely psychotic Hasbara response, a city councilman with a true poster’s heart, and Goldfinger (the band, not the movie…whaddaya think this is a movie podcast or something??).
But first! After years of campaigning on releasing the Epstein Files, Donald Trump is backing Pam Bondi in saying that there’s nothing to see here and we should all just move on. In true Trump fashion, he’s doing it in a way (rage-posting on Truth Social) that is only going to draw more attention and ask more questions about why he’s so upset. If there were ever a time to envision ol’ Donny not wriggling his way out of this one, this could be it. According to our fearless leader, the files don’t exist, and also do exist but are fake and were written by Obama and Biden and Rosie O’Donnell or something. A real Schrodinger’s CP stash.
We save the Superman talk for when Vince gets back, but Matt couldn’t resist reading a unabomber manifesto-level screed about how the new Superman movie is antisemitic and calling for the complete elimination of the state of Israel. Others said it was cool when the alien in underwear used his laser beam eyes, so reviews have been mixed to say the least.
Finally, we listen to the greatest hits of Eric Mays, a former Flint city councilman and one of the world’s great IRL trolls. If nothing else, this should brighten your day and give you the chance to hit your partner with a NO IM NOT PLAYIN ON MY PHONE IM TAKIN CARE OF BUSINESS the next time they hassle you for playing Wordle during Real Housewives.
This week we welcome comedienne Jessica Sele to the show to discuss bidet usage. But first, we kick things off talking about steamy hot cat sex. We bring up dogs briefly as well, but let’s face it, we know what our audience wants to hear about.
Speaking of which, we all watched Trainwreck: Poop Cruise which kinda felt like it was made for us but unfortunately (predictably, tbh) was a paint-by-numbers streaming doc. Props for minimizing usage of “typing things into a google search bar” shots, though. There’s a number of great stories to be told about it, but they focus on a small number of people and gloss over some major parts, such as, why anyone thought it was a good idea to make drinks free. There is a book’s worth of sociological insights to be gleaned from the poop cruise earning its name because everyone interviewed talks about refusing to poop in a bag, which of course exacerbates the issue and degrades the quality of life for everyone on board, but you aren’t going to hear about it on this podcast. I mean, come on.
Lastly, we dive into the New York Times’ hit piece on Zohran’s college application, which was only uncovered due to a hack of applicant data at Columbia, and provided to them by a “race science academic”. We asked Dave Weigel how exactly the ratfucking of Zohran would occur, but none of us had this on the bingo card. At least we still have Wordle.
Hello friends, it’s your Joes Rogan of the left coming at ya with another hot and spicy Frotcast: this time with less research! “Jamie, could you not pull that up for me?”
We kick off with perhaps one of our best songs yet. Or maybe it’s one of our worst. How could one possibly tell the difference? RIP, Brian Wilson, we have a feeling you’ll like this one.
Predictably, we circle back to Zohran/the Democrats being the most gigantic fucking losers on the planet. We don’t mean to repeat ourselves on the show quite so much, but it really is something to watch a party that is desperate to understand why nobody likes them engage in a smear campaign against someone that people actually like. In the meantime, the ratfucking beast slouches towards Gotham. OK that was a stretch. Sorry but the only water you can get in Ireland comes in small cartons with WB Yeats on them, and I haven’t been able to stop thinking about it.
Also in this episode: Jimmy Swaggart, globalizing the empanada, Posting Through It as a life philosophy, Trump's continued obsession with the word "groceries," plus Matt answers an important question: can you blow cum back into your own balls? See if we can find an answer, even without the Jamie of the left.
This week on the Frotcast, Brendan and Matt are on vacation, but never fear: we've got Laremy Legel and Joey Devine from Roundball Rock in their stead. This week, we're mourning WTF by discussing all the AppleTV+ shows Marc Maron has been good in. We have a nice dramatic reading of the old article a British journalist wrote about "wanking myself into hospital" that people used to bully him off of BluSky after he kept whining about his engagement. After that, we discuss the movie The Amateur, starring Rami Malek as a nerdy CIA guy whose bosses keep telling him he could never kill even though he keeps killing guys. Jon Bernthal is there too. How did he get to be the go-to guy for being buddies with autistic assassins? We all agree that it looks great but could've used less grieving. Finally, Frotcast Official Maritime Correspondent Laremy has some thoughts about the Titan Submersible documentaries. If you're thinking about building a deep-water submarine out of carbon fiber that you have to drive with a playstation controller, just don't. Trust us.
As is customary for the last episode of a season, we brought in the closer and honorary Pod Yourself a Third Chair. From Defector, The Distraction, and It’s Christmastown podcasts, David J. Roth joins Matt and Vince for the Mad Men season two finale, “Meditations in an Emergency.”
We know they’re not going to get blown up by Russia, but the characters don’t know that yet. There’s a missile crisis in, or around, Cuba, and on Madison Avenue, they’re living like there’s no tomorrow. Pete tries to get one last we’re-gonna-die shag from Peggy, who then confesses that she gave away his baby. He looks sad, but you just know he still would have hit if she let him.
Betty decides she too can play at the philandering game, and has her one last we’re-gonna-die shag with a strange man in what appears to be a bartender’s dressing room? Manhattan cocktail bars in the sixties seem cool. You could smoke inside, bartenders had dressing rooms you could have sex in, and oh wait right they didn’t let black people in. Nevermind, the sixties were bad. The podcast is good. Just enjoy the podcast. We’ll be back soon with season three.
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Won't someone please think of the Waymos??? Laremy Legel, breakout star of Whoop Dreams, is in the Frotquarters once again this week, filling in for Brendan. We're talking about how we had to wait eight years to see people start doing vandalism on Waymo cars, and whether we thought it'd take this long. Then we discuss recording last week's show only hours before the Elon Musk/Donald Trump beef kicked off in earnest. We discuss some of the greatest hits of that feud, now that it looks like it's cooling down. Finally, we eulogize Brian Wilson by recounting some of our favorite Brian Wilson stories, which Matt only loves because he's the worst kind of Beach Boys fan.
Matt & Vince are joined by comedian, co-host of the Oh Hell Yeah podcast, handsome devil, and producer of this podcast, Brent Flyberg. Listen as we discuss Mad Men season two episode twelve, “The Mountain King”
Fellas, is your nag wife always hounding you about your philanderous lifestyle? Have you tried bailing to Long Beach and getting free therapy and tarot readings from the widow of the man whose identity you stole to escape the Korean War? Works for Don, but his dead commanding officer’s wife is the ultimate cool girl, and yours probably isn’t.
Back in New York, Pete throws a chicken off the balcony, Peggy earns her own office after nailing the popsicle account pitch, Joan tries a sex act considered obscene in 1962 (girl on top?!?!?) and Roger pushes for a merger with Putney Powell & Lowe so he can fund his divorce and keep his child bride happy.
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This week, we discuss Elon Musk's alleged incontinence, and the movie Nonnas, which stars Vince Vaughn and some Italian actresses, and is based on a true story you'll never believe!
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Frotcast 634: Nonnas
Quick recap
The group discussed various topics including political frustrations, drug use among high-profile individuals, and problematic portrayals of Italian-American culture in movies. They expressed criticism of Democratic leadership, tech entrepreneurs' misuse of psychedelic drugs, and the behavior of figures like Donald Trump and Elon Musk. The conversation also touched on the influence of social media on political discourse and the group's personal experiences with cultural stereotypes and food traditions.
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Democratic Strategies and Political Frustrations
Matt, Vince, and Brendan discussed the political strategies of Democrats, expressing frustration with their approach to appealing to voters. They agreed that candidates who seem more committed to action, even if it might be harmful, tend to win elections. The group also shared their disappointment with the Democratic Party's lack of bold ideas and compared it to the Republican Party's lack of ideas. They briefly discussed the movie "Nonnas" and teased an upcoming podcast episode about it.
Trump's Unpredictability and Cabinet Dynamics
Matt, Brendan, and Vince discussed their disdain for Donald Trump, highlighting his erratic behavior, lack of understanding, and the absurdity of his being the richest man in the world. The conversation also touched on Trump's offensive language and his upbringing by eugenicists, suggesting a lack of understanding rather than ignorance.
Reflecting on Influential Figures' Legacies
The group discussed the backgrounds of influential figures like Elon Musk and others from apartheid-era South Africa, highlighting their connections to eugenics and white supremacy. They criticized the movie "Invictus" for its lackluster portrayal of rugby and its formulaic direction by Clint Eastwood. The conversation then shifted to the perceived lack of impact that potentially damaging tapes of Donald Trump using the N-word would have at this point, given his current status and behavior.
Social Media's Impact on Discourse
Matt shared his experience of potentially influencing Thom York of Radiohead to issue a statement about the Gaza situation, which she criticized as disappointing and poorly executed. The group discussed the broader implications of public opinion and social media on political discourse, with Vince and Brendan contributing perspectives on how social media can both reflect and distort public sentiment.
Nonnas Movie Authenticity Debate
The group discussed the movie "Nonnas," starring Vince Vaughn, which is based on a true story about an Italian restaurant concept. They expressed skepticism about the portrayal in the movie, particularly regarding the character's background and the authenticity of quotes attributed to the real-life restaurant owner. The conversation touched on themes of biopics and how famous people's stories are often carefully managed, with the group agreeing that the movie's portrayal seemed unlikely to match the actual events.
The Godfather of Staten Island" Critique
The group discussed the movie "The Godfather of Staten Island," which they found to be an entertaining but problematic portrayal of Italian-American culture. They criticized the movie for its racist stereotypes, lack of authenticity, and reliance on clichés. Vince shared his research on the real-life restaurant, Enoteca Maria, which he found had a very different story than the one depicted in the film. The group agreed that the movie focused on a marketing hook rather than the true story of Joe Scaravella's restaurant, which they found more interesting.
The Irishman's Italian-American Stereotypes
The group discussed the movie "The Irishman" and its portrayal of Italian-American culture, particularly focusing on Sunday gravy and Italian-American stereotypes. They criticized the movie for its simplistic and overly romanticized depiction of Italian-American families, noting that it lacked depth and complexity. The conversation then shifted to a discussion about food, with Vince sharing his recipe for Rio Grande beef chili.
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Pete and Don go to the sunshine state to scout new clients at an aeronautics convention and have wildly different, but both quintessentially LA experiences. Like most New Yorkers, Pete hates everything until he sees a celebrity. “Everybody here is late for everything… Oh! I just saw Tony Curtis in the restroom,” he says before getting ignored by beautiful women at the pool. Don, however, is beautiful, so he gets taken in by a gang of beautiful, wealthy people who don’t seem to have jobs. One of them wants Don to sleep with his daughter, which is somehow a story that Vince can relate to.
Back at the office, the creative team learns that Kurt is a homosexual who makes love with the men, not the women. (his words). The reaction is as homophobic as you would expect for 1962, and poor Sal has to hear it all.
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This week, Jessica Sele (from Some Timeline!) joins the Frotcast to talk about her microbiome and being the C-GOAT, and we react live to Joe Rogan discovering astrology. This leads to a general discussion about the value of the kind of intellectual curiosity that leads one to ask all the questions without bothering to look up the answers. On that note, we catch up with Trump and his big beautiful brain learning the word "groceries" for the first time. Finally, Matt has many, many interesting thoughts on Andor, a show that he has seen and loves, which he now passionately reviews. Ay, it's me, Diego Luna! Finally, we finish things off with some listener voicemails, which were surprisingly nice and entertaining. Well done, Frot-fans!
Say wazzzzzup to this week’s guest. Joining Matt & Vince is the funniest female comedian in the world, Alison Stevenson, to discuss Mad Men season two episode 10, “The Inheritance.”
You likely remember the Budweiser ad that inspired millions to ask “what’s up?” in a merged, while drawn-out, fashion, but do you remember the Obama campaign ad that brought those guys back to your screen (all the way from Iraq!) to ask wazzzzzzup with America? It’s Alison’s favorite ad. She’s likely seen it more times than she’s seen an episode of Mad Men, but don’t be weird about it. It’s another A+ edition of the podcast.
The Mad Men episode is fine too (solid B+). Betty’s dad makes a pass at her, Pete finds out his once old money family has become nouveau pauvre, and Paul’s girlfriend learns he only cares about her rights if he’s not getting a free trip to California.
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Prepare your snouts, Piggies! This week we're filling your trough with even more bonus #content! Joey Devine from Roundball Rock/our Top Chef podcast returns to the Frotquarters this week to talk Thunderbolts*! Joey liked it more than I did (not saying much!) but agrees about there being way too much banter. He likes Marvel soy banter even less than I do, but hates the therapy speak slightly less. Something for everyone, I guess.
After we finish discussing Thunderbolts, aka The New Avengers, we move onto our thoughts on the new Mission Impossible, and how many movies ago we believe this franchise jumped the shark (if at all!). I briefly digress into Hurry Up Tomorrow being one of the worst movies I've ever seen in a theater (review forthcoming), plus a little talk about A Working Man and me trying to convince Joey to see The Accountant 2, the latest installment of the best action franchise of the last 10 years. If you love movies, there's at least a 50/50 chance you'll love this podcast! If you like some movies and love the sound of two guys talking, you will LOVE the Frotcast Bonus movie talk starring Joey Devine! Enjoy, and as always, no refunds.
We know you’re drinking because your daughter has had a string of bad beaus, but we have a good man on this week’s episode, writer of Spaceman and the Hollyweird newsletter, Colby Day, joins Matt and Vince to talk about Mad Men season two episode nine, “Six Month Leave."
According to Wikipedia, this is the episode in which beloved office lush Freddy Rumsen “faints” just before a pitch meeting, but don’t worry this is not a Mandela effect, you remember it correctly. He doesn’t faint, he goes pee pee in his damn trousers. Roger and Don agree it’s pretty funny, but even a white man can’tpiss in his damn pants at work and expect to keep his job in 1962. It was the dawn of woke culture.
They take ol’ Freddy out for one last bender before sending off to pasture in the hopes he can learn to just drink beer. In the process, they say some anti-semitic stuff, meet a heavyweight champ, punch a comedian, get thrown out of an underground casino, and Don unwittingly convinces Roger to leave his wife. It’s a reminder to be careful what you say to your boys who hate their wives. You don’t want a divorce hanging over your head.
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This week we are pausing the Mad Men talk and rewinding to back when this was a Sopranos podcast. We have a special episode all about the life of actor James Gandolfini, where we talk to Jason Bailey who just released an amazing biography called Gandolfini: Jim, Tony, and the Life of a Legend.
It's a joy of an episode. A true throwback. And we will return with more Mad Men next week!
White smoke is billowing from the Frotquarter chimney this week (which is encased in a giant rubber butt) to indicate that a new Pope has been crowned. He's crowning! Yes, it's an American Pope, from Chicago. But luckily for you, all of the deep dish, Malort, and Superfans jokes were mostly exhausted by the time we started recording. Instead we discuss the phenomenon of all these mid-life Catholic converts in the conservative movement now bitching about the "woke" Pope. Shut up and take it, losers! You're the ones who willingly submitted to Papal rule!
In addition to that, we're discussing the latest "ins and outs" of the infamous "Delco Pooper." Did you know she's also an OnlyFans feet model? Good for her. Of the car-pooping incident, she famously claimed "it was a clean poop. I didn't even need to wipe."
Ma'am. We've seen clean poops. We aspire to clean poops. Our phones are filled with pictures of beautiful clean poops. That was not a clean poop and you need to re-wipe yourself right now.
Finally, we round things off with the topic to which we devote the majority of the show, Sinners, Ryan Coogler's rightfully successful original epic about juke joints, twin gangsters, Delta Blues, Jim Crow, vampires, and cunnilingus. It was fantastic and there should be more movies like it.
Don’t come home. We don’t care what you do, as long as you listen to the latest MYAM with returning guest Bobby Bigwheel joining Matt and Vince to talk about Mad Men season two episode eight “A Night to Remember.”
Don’s officially in the dog house. All his slutting around finally catches up to him when Betty confronts him about Bobbie Barrett after their dinner party. The final straw that broke Betty’s back? Don tricked her into buying Heinekin to impress his work friends. The lesson being, If you care about your marriage, drink domestic.
Meanwhile Harry’s dumb ass finally makes a good decision, enlisting Joan to read TV scripts to make sure nothing in the shows agitates the advertisers. And how does this dumbass reward Joan for her good work? By hiring some gormless dweeb to replace her. What a dumbass.
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Shake off that picnic blanket and leave your garbage for someone else to pick up, there’s a new episode of MYAM to listen to. YouTuber and creator of Manufacturing a Dream: A Mad Men Retrospective, José, joins Matt & Vince to talk about Mad Men season two episode seven, “The Gold Violin.”
Don buys a new Cadillac because everything is coming up Draper. He’s a rich, successful white guy in the 60s. He can do whatever he wants without any fear of repercussions, unless of course he leaves his wife alone for ten minutes with the man he’s been cucking.
Back at the office, Jane gets fired for sneaking into Bert Cooper’s office to appreciate some art, but Roger promises to get her job back if he can just get her address. He’s a rich, successful white guy in the 60s, so this would have been seen as a romantic story.
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This week, we welcome Adam Johnson from the Citations Needed podcast and The Column, to discuss all the important news of the week. But first! We have toddler stories we absolutely must tell each other for some reason! After that we dive into Andrew Schulz's new hot take about how Donald Trump is cool because he "gets pussy," which leads us to ask important questions about when we think the last time Donald Trump actually had sex was. We also couldn't not discuss the Pete Hegseth doom cycle, from embarrassing his kids on Easter, to showing up with wildly uneven sideburns, to do act-outs so elaborate they would embarrass an off-brand Youtuber.
Finally we round things off with a trip to Australia, to discuss the week's weirdest news clip and our own belated discovery of "The Twinnies." Luckily we were already well familiar with another strange Australian, Bob Katter, who we knew thought gay marriage was a distraction from crocodile attacks, but this week also learned that he once egged the Beatles.
After that, Adam has to leave and so Matt and Vince take the opportunity to try to discuss the latest Kanye revelation, that he "sucked off" his cousin until he was 14 and wrote a whole song about it. It's a rich tapestry.
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You wanted it, and you got it, and it’s better than they said. It’s the latest episode of MYAM with writer and TrueAnon podcast host Liz Franczak joining Matt & Vince to talk about Mad Men season two episode six, “Maidenform.”
A new campaign for Playtex has all the boys excluding Peggy to talk about what types of women there are, and how they correlate to bras and public figures. This culminates with Peggy dressing like a harlot and sitting on some dude’s lap, but in a cool, empowering way, probably.
While the men of Sterling Cooper are talking about cups and straps and first ladies and whatnot, Don learns that the women of New York are talking about what he can make that dick do. Bobbie informs him he has a reputation as a good sex-haver. Sounds cool to me, but it makes Don wanna put his tender heart in a blender and watch it spin around to a beautiful oblivion, so he ties her to the bedpoooooost.
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Welcome to another episode of The Frotcast, where we got more jokes than Elon’s got babies! We also got more jokes than Elon’s got jokes, according to Miles Klee (former Frotcast guest!) and three other Rolling Stone reporters. It sounds like his act is wearing thin and he needs some new material, or else he’s gonna get the ol’ hook (probably by Steven Miller, who will put him on the next plane to El Salvador, he typed hopefully). While it may not exactly be shocking to hear that Elon is deeply unfunny and annoying, it truly boggles the mind to imagine hanging around the mutant convention that is a Trump cabinet meeting and being THE ANNOYING ONE.
But first, Brendan correctly clocks Mark McGrath as being from Orange County solely by watching how he acts when threatening to kick someone’s ass, and gets called racist by Matt for his troubles/sheer genius.
Next up, are you too busy to tell your parents you’re too busy to call them? Then do we have a cutting edge AI solution for you! Well, that’s pretty much it. It calls your parents, doesn’t even pretend to be you, then chats with them in an incredibly stilted fashion, ostensibly so they’ll kill themselves and you can get your inheritance faster? It’s unclear tbh. Surely all of this AI that is being forced on consumers that works worse than whatever it replaced and has unclear utility and addressable market will be a strong counterbalance to the chaos the tariffs are bringing, he once again typed hopefully.
We round things out by listening to a self-proclaimed British aristocrat, who is basically Matt’s Bri’ish accent personified. It’s almost as eerie as listening to an AI designed to talk to lonely old people, but not quite. That’s a high bar to clear though, this bloke’s accent is bone-chilling. Is he posh? Is he cockney? Is he on the chube? Is he a barrister? Is there bread pie now????
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