Too Much Information

Let's take a journey to the Neighborhood of Too Much Information! Jordan and Alex go  deep on the secular saint known as Fred Rogers, tracing his early years as a bullied rich kid to his ascent to the benevolent king of children's television. You'll learn about his oddly beautiful obsession with his weight, the time he danced around the set with a sex doll, the hidden message behind his trademark cardigans, and his under-appreciated musical brilliance. You'll also learn how he single-handedly saved PBS, paved the way for Netflix, and gave early breaks to Michael Keaton and 'Day of the Dead' horror icon George Romero. And, in a series first, you'll hear how Fred's unconditional love and kindness turns the TMI guys into weepy children. Get ready for 'Too Much Information — Oops, All Sobs!' edition.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jordan and Alex hurtle their bodies off the top of a keyboard and microphone with no safety precautions to bring you an in-depth discussion of 1998's classic 'Rush Hour'! Podcast stunt coordinators were horrified at the lengths Alex goes to in his Jackie Chan fandom, unpacking Chan's legacy as one of the world's singular entertainers, the film's role in Hollywood's Nineties' dalliance with the Hong Kong martial-arts/action-film industry, and the difficulties Jackie had on his first English-language feature. Along the way, Jordan and Alex will recount the first meeting between Jackie and co-star Chris Tucker that led to one of the film's most famous lines, recount a brief litany of Chan's most horrific injuries, and marvel at the fact that he apparently once catered one of his own films — while also working as the gaffer and composing the theme song! It's Too Much Information: Rumble in the Pod!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jordan and Alex celebrate their 100th episode (and their friendship) by honoring the most famous best buds in entertainment — Matt Damon and Ben Affleck.  They'll talk about their initial bond as kids in Boston, the complex personal histories that went into the movie's script, and their long road to the Oscars. They'll also explore the early version of the film that was intended to be a thriller, another draft where everyone died, still another with a long-lost sex scene between Will and Sean, and the early casting that featured the likes of Leonardo DiCaprio and Brad Pitt. An in-depth psychological exploration of Ben Affleck's existential crisis is offset by tons of tales of Robin Williams at his hilarious best, and they'll probe the boys' passionate relationship with the Red Sox. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Here's the story of a man named Brady, a lovely lady, six adorable kids, and the wild, surprisingly raunchy way that they became The Brady Bunch. Jordan and Heigl dive into their craziest episode yet, outlining all the weird pseudo-incestural relationships between the kids in the cast (including Barry Williams' famous date with his TV mom), the real-life drama between two of the Brady sisters, and the all the reasons why Mike Brady was such a pain in the ass that the show’s creator planned to kill him off. They'll also get into all the ways the actors nearly died during the show, the scene that Barry Williams filmed while stoned (as well as a supposedly "banned" scene), the extremely dark (and extremely short-lived) Brady Bunch spinoff series in the '90s, the curse of Cousin Oliver, the time the Brady mom got an STD from a New York City Mayor, and the story behind those ridiculous perms. Get ready for sex, drugs and a little rock 'n' roll — Brady style. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jordan and Alex spend most of their lives living in a podcast paradise this week going deep on Stevie Wonder's magnum opus ‘Songs in the Key of Life’! They'll explore the chaos that was Stevie's work process at the time, including 3:30 a.m. call times for bassists and guitarists sleeping in the studio, scour the insane guest roster of the sessions for hidden gems (Alice Coltrane? Frank Zappa?) and run down the hallmarks of Stevie's keyboard sound. Along the way they'll marvel at the scope of Stevie's record-breaking contract with Motown, the still-unheard songs from the era he's got in the vault, and run down the expenditures for the premiere party for the album. (How much does a bespoke cowboy outfit cost, anyway?) Too Much Information: Pod's in Need of Pod Today.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jordan and Alex do a little fandango, as a treat,  as they dive into the stygian depths and falsetto highs of Queen's immortal hit "Bohemian Rhapsody!" Thunderbolts and lightning are the least of their worries as they try to pronounce "Zoroastrian" to get to the bottom of Freddie Mercury's lyrics, dive deep into the literal pieces of trash that make up Brian May's iconic guitar sound and ponder a timeline in which Guns N' Roses soundtracked *that* scene in 'Wayne's World'! Along the way they'll get into the acoustic phenomena behind Freddie Mercury's voice, find out exactly how many vocal overdubs make up "Bohemian Rhapsody," and explore how the band sort-of pioneered the music video as an art form out of laziness! Too Much Information: Beelzebub has a podcast put aside for you!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jordan and Alex don their best Juicy Couture sweatsuits for a deep dive into one of the most iconic Aughties comedies of all time: 'Mean Girls'! They try to make fetch happen by going long on the author of the source material's gripe with the film's writer, Tina Fey, drill down into the difficult process of assembling the sterling cast, and figure out exactly how they made a movie written by a New Yorker and shot in Canada feel like a John Hughes comedy set in Illinois.  They'll also explore the film's very explicit connection to 'Heathers,' what went into the wardrobe and provide a lengthy update on the film's long-stalled sequel. Too Much Information: You CAN sit with us.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Your VJs of very granular facts are back with behind-the-scenes stories from MTV's beloved countdown extravaganza. You'll hear all about the unholy bromance between Carson Daly and Kid Rock, the time he took the Backstreet Boys to their very first strip club, and the painfully awkward interview between him and Prince. Jordan and Heigl also discuss the moment when the BSB vs. NSYNC battle almost turned deadly on the air (and give their picks for the ultimate boy band), reminisce about the time Fred Durst blew up a boat, revel in Eminem's TRL-related beef with Mark Wahlberg, chuckle at the time Tom Green's "Bum Bum Song" caused a minor production crisis, and marvel at the crazy lengths fans went to get themselves inside MTV's Times Square studios. They'll also explore the complex pop cultural/technological convergence that made TRL the original example of social media, and also explain how these shifting trends ultimately doomed the show. And, of course, they'll get into the Mariah Carey ice cream incident. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jordan and Alex crack open their sarcophagi for a deep-dive into one of the best popcorn flicks of the last century: The Mummy! THRILL as they trace the film's torturous development path through some of the biggest horror names of the era! CHILL as they recount the trials the cast faced from the climate, animals AND people of the remote filming location! GASP at Arnold Vosloo's body-shaving routine to play the titular character! JOIN the Brendan Fraserssance! It's Mummuary on Too Much Information!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jordan and Alex lock themselves into a shack with just a chess computer, a bottle of J&B and a shape-shifting cosmic horror for company in this week's Too Much Information on John Carpenter's 1982 classic "The Thing!" They'll delve into the hows and whys the film got made with the writer of "The Bad News Bears," give the SFX wunderkind responsible for the film's monsters his roses, and ponder why Ennio Morricone's film scoring contracts specify his contributions down to the minute.  Listeners will also be privy the boozy secret ritual of the bar the cast and crew drank at in Hyder, Alaska and learn the one aspect of this film's pre-production that Carpenter vowed to never do again. Whatever's in there, it's weird and it's pissed off: It's Too Much Information!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.