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Fauxworthy Podcast Episode 45: Dear Podcast Listener

February 20, 2017 /

 

This week, Bryan and Taylor are throwing some cultural recommendations at you supersonic. First, Taylor talks about the entertaining and thought-provoking book “The Postmortal” by Drew Magary (4:20). Then, Bryan raves about his current favorite Broadway cast recording, “Dear Evan Hansen” (8:00). After that, they exchange podcast recommendations, with Taylor earmarking an episode of “On Being” (12:30) and Bryan praising an episode of the “Longform Podcast” (16:00).

Finally, they preview their upcoming discussion of FX’s stunning new show, “Legion” (21:00).

You can find all of our previous podcasts on our website, TheFauxworthyPodcast.com and on iTunes. Subscribe, rate, and review! We are also a proud member of the Establishing Shot Podcast Network.

As always, thanks to Levi Bradford for the theme song. You can find his music at poblano.bandcamp.com.

Interview with Michelle Schubert from ‘Survivor’

February 13, 2017 /

The “Survivor” crew is back to welcome another very special guest to the show! This time, it’s Michelle Schubert from Season 33, Millenials V. Gen-X, and this one is really great.

Taylor, Levi, Ty, Jordan and Michelle have a wide-ranging conversation covering what has stuck with her from the experience (2:45), Michelle’s interesting TV-watching habits (5:30), her love for thrills (8:00), how she felt about the way she was presented on TV (12:00), whether final tribal was predetermined (16:10), what really happened when the cyclone hit the island (18:35) and whether she thought about quitting (21:15).

They also discuss what it’s like being a Christian on the island (24:40), some divine intervention from early in the game (26:00), bringing her faith into “Survivor” (30:45), the most common reason people reject her message (38:00) and being a woman on the internet (39:45).

Finally, they move into the wide-ranging rapid-fire round, asking important questions like “cupcake or muffin” (43:30), whether time exists (45:00), whether she’s ever had any medieval diseases (47:30), what if you woke up and everything was different (48:00), calling versus texting (49:30), how she likes to write (52:30), her favorite Bible translation (54:00), and her daily motivational reminder (56:00).

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Fauxworthy Podcast Episode 43: A Podcast of Unfortunate Takes

February 7, 2017 /

 

Bryan and Taylor have a lot of television to cover from the month of January! On this episode, they recommend checking out “The Good Place” so they can revisit the finale in a few weeks (2:00), discuss their conflicted thoughts on the strange HBO series “The Young Pope” (5:20), why “The Young Pope” is similar to “Baskets” (9:00) and dive into the self-indulgent FX series “Taboo” (11:40).

They also discuss whether Tom Hardy can save “Taboo” (13:00), whether the show is visually interesting (15:15) and whether “The Young Pope” or “Taboo” has a higher ceiling (16:00).

Finally, the guys dive into the new Netflix show, “A Series of Unfortunate Events” (18:00) and discuss whether Neil Patrick Harris is right for the role of Count Olaf (20:15), what the target age for the show is (21:15), the show’s clever writing (23:15) and drop some thoughts on the Oscar nominations, including a brief review of “Hacksaw Ridge” (27:55).

You can find all of our previous podcasts on our website, TheFauxworthyPodcast.com and on iTunes. Subscribe, rate, and review! We are also a proud member of the Establishing Shot Podcast Network.

As always, thanks to Levi Bradford for the theme song. You can find his music at poblano.bandcamp.com.

Fauxworthy Podcast Episode 42: Someones In The Crowd

January 16, 2017 /

 

Today on the podcast, the guys work through some stuff. Bryan has some issues he needs to get off his chest.

They unpack the film “La La Land” and internet culture, including talk of the other two Ryan Gosling-Emma Stone films (2:00), why Taylor loves “La La Land” (3:00), whether there is enough music in the movie (9:00), why Bryan is fed up with the internet (10:15), Taylor’s strategy for dealing with the hot-take culture (13:00), “pure” art consumption versus influenced art consumption (17:30), whether or not Bryan will change his internet usage tactics (21:45), whether or not “La La Land” achieves its goal (23:15), Taylor’s conflicted thoughts on “Manchester By The Sea” (25:30) and Dr. Gaines’ diagnosis (27:50).

They also discuss upcoming TV shows and Taylor guesses what each one is about, including “A Series of Unfortunate Events” (29:45), “Taboo” (31:10), “The Young Pope” (31:50), “Legion” (32:25), “Big Little Lies” (34:00),

Finally, they discuss some other shows that are coming up in 2017 (35:15) and whether or not Taylor is an enlightened TV viewer (38:30).

You can find all of our previous podcasts on our website, TheFauxworthyPodcast.com and on iTunes. Subscribe, rate, and review! We are also a proud member of the Establishing Shot Podcast Network.

As always, thanks to Levi Bradford for the theme song. You can find his music here at poblano.bandcamp.com.

Interview with Sunday Burquest from ‘Survivor’

January 12, 2017 /

This week on the podcast, Sunday Burquest from “Survivor” Season 33 joins Taylor, Levi, Ty and Jordan to discuss anything and everything regarding the show!

They cover Sunday’s family doubting she could ever get on the show (3:45), the strategies she employed to get chosen (5:15), “Survivor” themes (9:25), “free” days (13:30), which Survivors were good at telling time on the island (15:20), the role of producers and crew (16:40) and some of the differences between life on the island and how it was portrayed on TV (20:00).

They also discuss constantly expecting to go home (24:30), drawing rocks at tribal council (27:00), Sunday’s impression of Jeff Probst (32:30), being a member of the jury (33:20), whether their minds were made up before final tribal (37:45), Adam’s mom (39:50), Bret’s weird lie (43:30), Sunday’s feelings about Ken (45:00), what she would have done differently if she could do it again (50:00) and the balance between making moves and not putting a target on your back (53:00).

Finally, they wrap up by talking about balancing religious life on the island with it being a game (56:40), Sunday’s secret passion (60:30), her new day job (61:45) and her life tip (62:45).

 

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