Episodes
Monday Aug 26, 2019
Here's Why It's Great - The Lost World: Jurassic Park w/ Richard Cardenas
Monday Aug 26, 2019
Monday Aug 26, 2019
Hold onto your butts, because this episode, your hosts are taking you back to Site B for a dissection of gymnastics in survival situations, hunters with a heart of gold, and an incredible shrinking T-Rex. You're a clever girl for joining John and Richard on their journey back to 1997, where all sequels had to be bigger, louder, and dumber than the original. Life found a way for them to gush over Jeff Goldblum, behind-the-scenes specials, and Godzilla rip-offs. Of course, they were so preoccupied with whether or not they could talk about the Lost World: Jurassic Park, that they didn't stop to think if they should. Welcome... to Here's Why It's Great!
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Monday Aug 12, 2019
Here's Why It's Great - Ghostbusters 2 w/ Perry Smith
Monday Aug 12, 2019
Monday Aug 12, 2019
Is there something strange in your neighborhood? Then who you gonna call? John and Perry, of course! Ghostbusters fever dominated the 1980s, and five long years after the original film's release, the boys were back for another round of bustin'! Murray, Aykroyd, Ramis, Hudson, Weaver, Potts, and Moranis were back with Ivan Reitman at the helm; what could go wrong? In the eyes of the viewing public at the time, a whole lot, apparently. Upon Ghostbusters 2's release during one of the greatest blockbuster summers of all time, the film hit with a resounding thud, disappointing critics, fans, and the bean counters at Columbia Pictures alike. But your hosts have wondered since that fateful time-- what's so wrong with the movie? You've got Vigo the Carpathian, the Scolari Brothers, Dr. Janosz Poha, more Venkman and Dana, more Louis Tully, more chills and more thrills! So your hosts will take you back to '89 to pontificate on why they have always and will always love Ghostbusters 2. Because sometimes shit happens, someone has to deal with it, and who you gonna call? Strap on your proton packs and gas up the Ecto-1, cuz bustin' makes us feel good on Here's Why It's Great!
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Monday Jul 15, 2019
Here's Why It's Great - Super Mario Bros. w/ Daryn Beasley
Monday Jul 15, 2019
Monday Jul 15, 2019
Mamma Mia! It's-a time to jump down that warp pipe, eat some 'shrooms, and revisit a film that has confused children and adults alike for decades... and somehow remains the only big screen adaptation of the world's most famous plumbers. In the year 1993, Mario and Luigi were riding high on a wave of popularity brought on by the 16-bit revolution. The world was primed for a big budget take on these beloved characters, and what they got was... this? Your hosts John and Daryn lived through Mario fever and are here to offer their analysis on every odd directorial choice, every casting misstep, and the many, many versions of this movie that could have been. These two lifelong best friends will take you all the way to the Mushroom Kingdom and back as they explore this confounding cult classic. Nothing's impossible-- improbable, unlikely, but never impossible-- on Here's Why It's Great!
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Sunday Jun 23, 2019
Here's Why It's Great - Critters w/ Tyler Kitsune
Sunday Jun 23, 2019
Sunday Jun 23, 2019
We hope you're hungry for tiny intergalactic troublemakers, shapeshifting bounty hunters, and kids with homemade dynamite, because your hosts are taking a bite out of an 80s camp classic. First came the Gremlins, then the Ghoulies, and finally the crown jewel of the 'little asshole monster' horror subgenre, Critters. The diminutive devourers ate their way into our hearts so many decades ago and never left, so this week, John and Tyler take a bite out of a film series that gave us not only Leonardo DiCaprio and the Chiodo Brothers, but one of the raddest movie-exclusive hair metal songs of all time-- "Power of the Night." Open up wide because we're chowing down on Here's Why It's Great.
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Monday Jun 10, 2019
Here's Why It's Great - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III w/ Ryan Pate
Monday Jun 10, 2019
Monday Jun 10, 2019
Order up a pizza and brush up on those nunchuk skills, because John and Ryan are about to take you back to the time-jumping third entry in the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles franchise. Your brave hosts relive the glory days of the Ninja Turtles, crush on Paige Turco big-time, and exalt the brilliance of one Elias Koteas (Casey Jones himself!) in this jam-packed ninja rap. You'll never call golf a dull game again after listening to these lifelong TMNT fanatics crisscross the entirety of Eastman and Laird's radical creation, talking comic books, video games, cartoons, and of course the hallowed film series. Hey dudes, this is no cartoon on Here's Why It's Great!
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Monday May 13, 2019
Here's Why It's Great - SpaceCamp
Monday May 13, 2019
Monday May 13, 2019
Prep the boosters and brush up on your morse code, because your hosts are about to take flight with another forgotten 80's classic. This episode, John and Sebastian look back at a time when kid's movies were allowed to be earnest and heartfelt, space exploration still inspired a sense of wonder, and when it was no big deal that a droid gained sentience. Listen as your hosts learn lessons about teamwork, physics, and the effect of zero gravity on hair. Spoiler alert-- there is no effect! Prepare to look beyond bad visual effects and worse perms as we count down to liftoff on Here's Why It's Great!
Monday Apr 29, 2019
Here's Why It's Great - The Incredible Hulk
Monday Apr 29, 2019
Monday Apr 29, 2019
Climb into your Quantum Suit and strap on your Time GPS, because Sebastian and John are going back to the early days of the Marvel Cinematic Universe to take another look at a forgotten chapter of the series. Now that Avengers: Endgame is upon us, your hosts will brave the beginning of the Hulk's journey in the MCU. But wait, that's not Mark Ruffalo. When did Edward Norton play the Hulk? Why is Liv Tyler whispering all the time? What's up with William Hurt's eyebrows? And why is the supervillain played by a guy who's a foot shorter than every other actor in the movie? Your courageous hosts answer these questions and more as they smash, crash, and thunderclap their way from Brazil all the way to Harlem on Here's Why It's Great!
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Monday Apr 15, 2019
Monday Apr 15, 2019
Looking for thrills? Looking for chills? Looking for delicious treats featuring a hybrid berry that combines all the best features of blackberries, raspberries, and loganberries? Then do we have the place for you! Knott's Berry Farm may not be everybody's favorite theme park, but each year when they task their chefs with creating dishes that feature the fruit that made Walter Knott famous, the boysenberry, well... something magical happens. Sweet and savory do their forbidden dance in myriad dishes across the four lands of Knott's, and your hosts were there to try every single bite or die trying. But when 30-plus treats are available, will John and Lindsay be up to the task? Will they brave the thrill rides that litter the park? Will they turn into giant boysenberries á la Violet Beauregarde? To find out, pop a Pepto Bismol and take a ride down to Buena Park on Here's Why It's Great!
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Monday Apr 01, 2019
Here's Why It's Great - Cruel Intentions w/ Lindsay Calhoon Bring
Monday Apr 01, 2019
Monday Apr 01, 2019
Here's the bet: Let your hosts take you back to the year 1999, a time when email was still just for "geeks and pedophiles", every boy kept a leather bound sex journal, and every girl published their virginal manifesto in Seventeen Magazine. Be their Captain Picard and boldly go where no man has gone before, and they'll let you put this podcast anywhere... but we suggest in your ears. This week, John and Lindsay revisit a modern classic for its 20th(!) anniversary. The music, the style, the sociopathic teenagers-- this movie has it all. So load up in your '56 Jaguar Roadster and head with us to the Upper East Side on Here's Why It's Great!
Monday Mar 25, 2019
Here's Why It's Great - Guy Fieri
Monday Mar 25, 2019
Monday Mar 25, 2019
Button up that bowling shirt, dust off those Oakley sunglasses, and slide into your best flip-flops, cuz we're goin' on a road trip... to Flavortown! This episode, John and Sebastian chow down on all things Guy Fieri-- from his style to his sing-song voice to his sick rhyming skills, your hosts are prepared to go outta bounds to take a bite out of the face of Food Network. So crack open a bottle of Donkey Sauce, kick back, and relax as we take the red '67 Camaro for a spin, lookin' for funky joints all over this great country on Here's Why It's Great! It's gonna be dynamite, brutha.
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