GLoP Culture

Direct link to MP3 file This week, the men of GLoP kick around Woody Allen, Phillip Seymour Hoffman and the way the media has covered these stories, what did Shirley Temple have that Bieber and Cyrus don’t, the hagiography of Hillary (aided and abetted by Andrea Mitchell), HBO’s True Detective, Matthew McConaughey, TV business zombies, and the slow motion avalanche that is ObamaCare. Source

Direct link to MP3 file Welcome to our first GLoP Culture of 2014, crowd-sourced edition. This week, Christie, Rocky Mountain highs, cats vs. dogs, ethnic restaurant, that liberal litmus test, Saving Mr. Banks, Star Wars, the Larry King game, how to appeal to female voters, should your kids be lit majors and Grandpa Podhoretz explains it all to you. Music from this week’s episode: Rocky Mountain... Source

Direct link to MP3 file The men of GLoP always go all out for the holidays and this year is no exception. This week, JPod abandons a panel, bad week to an Uncle in North Korea, the trouble with “Top Chef, ” and the best and worst movies of 2013 — and 1939. Pack up your knives, EJHill. Help Ricochet by supporting our advertisers! This podcast is brought to you by our good friends at Encounter Books. Source

Direct link to MP3 file This week on GLoP Culture, Jonah Goldberg, John Podhoretz, and Rob Long ruminate on filibusters and cloture, the Bluto-Burke connection, a look back at JFK, cellphones on planes, mockumentaries, and a few holiday movie picks. Best Photoshop since the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor, EJHill. This podcast is brought to you by our good friends at Encounter Books. Source

The men of GLoP finally don their headphones to serve up another steaming helping of pop culture, politics, and prescience. This week, they warn us as to what life will be like under Mayor DeBlasio, debate the value and effects on Twitter, riff on Ender’s Game and Captain Phillips and the many (many) loves of John Podhoretz. You know you want to: subscribe to GLoP here. Interested in attending the... Source

Direct link to MP3 file This week on GLoP Culture, sure, we cover the shutdown, but also life as a high profile dissenter, the realism of Gravity, some myth-busting about being a conservative in Hollywood, and some unsolicited advice for J.J. Abrams on the next installment of Star Wars. Note: We had some audio difficulties towards the end of the show. Beware of the chop. Solid as a rock, EJHill. Source

Direct link to MP3 file America’s most beloved podcasters return for another dose of politics, pop culture, and predictions. This week, in the effort to defend ObamaCare, if everyone is a RINO, who’s actually a Republican? Also, Breaking Bad’s almost over, should kids have smartphones, iOS7 mini reviews, and will there be a live GLoP in New York City next month? Tune in to find out. Source

The men of GLoP return to sprinkle their bon its and wisdom across the political and cultural landscape. This week, Syria, The New York Times’ newest man in Moscow, Samantha Power is a feckless crap weasel, a mediation on John Kerry’s ever changing face, a new Hizzonor for NYC, and are we seeing the end of the Obama Presidency with three years left to go? Also, –without Googling– who knows what a... Source

Direct link to MP3 file This week, a GLoP for the ages as the fellows riff Bradley (or Chelsea) Manning, Greenwald’s smuggling partner, a detailed report from the front lines of the NR Cruise, Greece and Scotland, thoughts on Lee Daniels’ “The Butler”, Oprah’s handbag, “Breaking Bad” (of course), some comments on commenters, and muse about the Photoshop for this very show. Hope we didn’t... Source

Direct link to MP3 file Everyone’s favorite prognosticators of pop culture and politics return. This week, the GLoP-sters opine all over Weiner (so to speak), Rob defends his allegedly racy TBS show (Ricochet member Adrian gets a GLoP shout-out), Jonah’s plan to keep the internet safe for our kids, RIP Helen Thomas, and suggestions for who should play Hillary Clinton in the upcoming NBC mini... Source