Low Culture Boil

Has the melody celebrating pizza's union with bagels become an intrusive thought? Do you know the phone number of a carpet treatment firm, but not that of your mother? Into the heart of advertising darkness we go with the LCB trio taking on the world of jingles— where they started, regional favorites, and why these pesky ear worms are so damn enduring.   Become a trash patron today! patreon.com/lowcultureboil

420 babyyy! Team LCB goes into the history of weed, why it's a moral imperative to legalize it, how it became trendy and uncool, good stoned music recommendations, and personal (horror) stories. High times has devoted 50 years to the subject, dear listeners, but we can only give you one glorious episode. Courtney wasn't present because she's a cop.    Become a trash patron! Now! patreon.com/lowcultureboil

The full power of the new LCB trio takes to the 2006 remake "House of Wax". A vehicle for Paris Hilton, the movie is notable as much for its sadistic promotional campaign as it is for its campy style. The crew explores the misogyny of slashers as a genre, the psychosexual overtones of this flick, and discovers no one can pronounce the names of the early 00's biggest stars. Become a trash patron today! patreon.com/lowcultureboil

The LCB trio welcomes sage knower of all things Dunkin Josh Gondelman to talk about this fine establishments working class history, baffling order protocol, and pervasive New England character. Plus Josh enlightens us on new ways of eating cereal, Worcester townie parlance, and the top Dunkin products you just GOTTA have! Dunkin, baby! Follow Josh on Twitter @joshgondelman and see his work on Showtime's Desus and Mero. Become a trash patron today! patreon.com/lowcultureboil     

CHAOS REIGNS this month's dumpster dive, aka LCB's top trash picks, as we are without Rax, but joined by new third member Amber Rollo. The crew meanders through a countdown including fishnets and a spongy, yellow, unionized friend we all love to hate.

Team LCB joins forces with Minion Death Cult to review some choice 90s one-hit wonders. The crew explores what is actually quite admirable in the otherwise derogatory label, waxes philosophical on a truly good hook, and also doing a close read of some of the most exquisite non-sequitur lyrics put to tape. "Billy Shakespeare wrote a whole bunch of sonnets," indeed.   Become a trash patron today! patreon.com/lowcultureboil

Drawing from the eponymous 2003 camp classic as well as Martha herself (plus a little help from Joan Didion), Team LCB goes into the life and phenomenon of Martha fucking Stewart. How did a middle class Polish girl from Jersey cultivate the WASPiest of WASP personas and briefly attain billionaire status? How do her shows charm us into a state of hypnosis despite an utter lack of charisma? Did she really reject an engagement ring and go out to buy herself a suitably large diamond? Become a trash patron today! patreon.com/lowcultureboil

In Part 2 of our Ghostbusters deep dive, Matt and Danny dive more into their seminal article "Slimer on Coke, Muncher on Zoloft", the aesthetics of the movie and what they betray about the state of the Working Man, and Courtney delights all with a profound connection between Ghostbusters and Alien beyond the mere presence of the inimitable Signourney Weaver.      Check out their article here: https://www.jacobinmag.com/2021/02/ghostbusters-afterlife-reboot-slimer-muncher   Become a trash patron today! patreon.com/lowcultureboil

Drawing from the 1960 flick "Where the Boys Are", "Girls Gone Wild", and Jake's weekend in a Tennessee-made hot tub, the LCB crew goes into Spring Break. How did this now-worldwide phenomenon come to be? Do the kids rage as hard as the Hasidim do on Purim? Featuring the return of Courtney's Lacroix-meets-tequila cocktail. Become a patron now! patreon.com/lowcultureboil

Despite Courtney's three days of no sleep and aggressive construction on Rax's street, the LCB crew manages to pay homage to the mayor of Flavortown and all that comes with "Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives". Could this be the perfect TV show? Must we even ask?