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Matthew Bok/Doug Bertrand
Two old friends from Wisconsin talk about good (and bad) movies from the 1980s. You'll laugh, you'll cry, you'll be glad you didn't pay for it.
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S03E15: Batman

S03E15: Batman

So the film isn't good.  What can you do?  Matt and Doug tackle an iconic 80s film that doesn't hold up well.  Other stuff happens as well including the inability to move on from the how do you put on a bra conversation.
03:11:4510/01/2021
S03E14: Vision Quest

S03E14: Vision Quest

Was wrestling popular?  How do women put on bras?  Does Madonna's music suck?  We tackle this and some other crap in this week's episode as we talk about Vision Quest
02:53:1303/01/2021
S03E13: The Mandalorian Season 2: Episodes 7-8

S03E13: The Mandalorian Season 2: Episodes 7-8

Can Filoni and crew top themselves as season 2 draws to a close.  Find out in this stripped down podcast The theme for this podcast is 'Ascension' by Scott Buckley – www.scottbuckley.com.au
01:29:0120/12/2020
S03E12: Gremlins

S03E12: Gremlins

Ho ho holy shit!  It's our Christmas episode.  We're joined by friend of show Joey as we look at 80s Christmas film Gremlins.  How can a woman be so hot in one film and not in another?  One of the many mysteries we discuss, but don't solve. Happy holidays and may all of you be safe into the new year.  M/D
03:08:3918/12/2020
S03E11: Innerspace

S03E11: Innerspace

Small people discuss a small man.  Does being British excuse using the C-word.  Why can't Matt get any respect.  Are sex toys in this movie.  All this and more are answered in this episode. Now with opening music!
02:06:0913/12/2020
S03E10: The Mandalorian Season 2: Episodes 4-6

S03E10: The Mandalorian Season 2: Episodes 4-6

Recapping episodes three through six of the second season of the Mandalorian. Matt tries to keep his energy up and both of them try to contain their excitement as the show gets really f'in good. The theme for this podcast is 'Ascension' by Scott Buckley – www.scottbuckley.com.au
01:48:5106/12/2020
S03E09: The Road Warrior

S03E09: The Road Warrior

Post apocalyptic stuff.  The Humungous.  How bras are removed.  You know.  Standard shit.
02:31:1804/12/2020
S03E08: Flashdance

S03E08: Flashdance

Flashdance.  Not so much a movie as a bunch of videos with a thin string of plot connecting them.  Can we ever do a movie where someone doesn't wear Doug's sweater? Has Matt found his next job? Will we ever do a movie that doesn't suck again. At least we're pretty sober for this one.
02:42:1929/11/2020
S03E07 Thanksgiving 2020 Special: Planes, Trains and Automobiles

S03E07 Thanksgiving 2020 Special: Planes, Trains and Automobiles

Special guest Tracy...or is it Tracey...braves the harsh climate of Betamax Rewind and sees if she can hang with two grizzled podcast veterans as all three of them discuss Planes, Trains, and Automobiles along with reminiscing over their shared past. This one might get dicey. Buckle in folks, it's four plus hours.
04:23:0520/11/2020
S03E06: The Mandalorian Season 2: Episodes 1-3

S03E06: The Mandalorian Season 2: Episodes 1-3

Recapping the first three episodes of the second season of the Mandalorian. The theme for this podcast is 'Ascension' by Scott Buckley – www.scottbuckley.com.au
02:11:5314/11/2020
S03E05: All of Me

S03E05: All of Me

Is sex with a robot cheating?  What about an android?  Neither Matt nor Doug can do basic math and a huge info dump about the realities of the music industry as Matt and Doug watch Lily Tomlin hold Steve Martin's penis in All of Me.
02:24:1113/11/2020
S03E04: Purple Rain

S03E04: Purple Rain

This is a bad movie.  This isn't a bad podcast.  We talk about domestic violence, a little politics, and why you should keep the house clean as we talk about Purple Rain. Doug also talks about losing all feeling in his penis.
02:25:2708/11/2020
S03E03: Aliens

S03E03: Aliens

We talk about aliens, 80s muffs, Doug complaining about stuff he's wrong about and a multitude of other things.  We also talk about our expansion of the third season and women drivers. Aliens!
02:41:2902/11/2020
S03E02: Wall Street

S03E02: Wall Street

Is Greed Good?  Will the Teldar paper deal go through?  What did Matt write in Doug's yearbook 30 years ago?  Did Doug even show up for this podcast? Find out this and more as we tackle Wall Street.
02:25:4325/10/2020
S03E01: The Outsiders

S03E01: The Outsiders

The director of the Godfather movies shits out a movie starring most of the centerfolds from Tiger Beat in the 80s in The Outsiders.
03:21:0218/10/2020
Episode 21: Back to the Future

Episode 21: Back to the Future

Marty!  Wow.  Nearly four hours.  the absolute last episode of the second season comes to a close.  Discuss how rapey Biff is, how thirsty Loraine is, and how the 50s wouldn't work for Matt and Doug as they discuss Back to the Future.
03:45:5711/10/2020
Episode 20: Major League

Episode 20: Major League

The regular movie section of the season of Berenger comes to a close with a movie that made you believe Milwaukee is Cleveland.  Milwaukee isn't the end all, be all, but it's not Cleveland.   That's just mean.  The shackles of censorship are removed and the f-bombs fly as Matt and Doug talk about Milwaukee landmarks, personal connections to the movies, and what Matt would do for a million dollars. Plus find out what the special movie is for next week as picked by the randomizer and count the number of times you can hear a stomach growl.
02:35:4805/10/2020
Episode 19: Hoosiers

Episode 19: Hoosiers

Basketball in Indiana in the 50s.  What grinds Doug's gears.   Lots of listener feedback.  All in under 2 hours.  Listen, laugh, send feedback.   That's all.
01:59:4727/09/2020
Episode 18: The Thing

Episode 18: The Thing

Who is real and who is a creature?   Finally a movie that is almost universally praised.  We figure out why we've had few emails, we hum some TV themesongs and Doug sees if he can keep his mystery sound streak going.
02:22:3021/09/2020
Episode 17: The Final Countdown

Episode 17: The Final Countdown

What happens when a modern US warship goes back in time to right before the US entered World War II? What are the ethics of time travel? What happens when Doug forces Matt to day drink on Saturday? All this and much less on this week's episode.
02:29:4413/09/2020
Episode 16: An Officer and a Gentleman

Episode 16: An Officer and a Gentleman

Since they have no place else to go, Matt and Doug look into the early 80s movie about flight school, swallowing engagement rings, and autoerotic asphyxiation gone wrong. They also talk about the dos and don't of yoga pants, the proper way to kill yourself, urban legends in pre-internet days and Matt raises an idea of how their second season will be capped off.
02:15:1007/09/2020
Episode 15: Hot Dog - The Movie

Episode 15: Hot Dog - The Movie

Matt and Doug dive deep into the shallow pool of Hot Dog - The Movie. Not a bad listen.  Plus way off tangent topics as is per usual. Find out how Matt and Doug were disappointments to their parents.
02:18:1430/08/2020
Episode 14: Fast Times at Ridgemont High

Episode 14: Fast Times at Ridgemont High

Go to the point and practice your oral skills on a carrot during lunch hour.  Remember to lock the door when listening to Moving in Stereo and have fun in the dugout.  No matter what you do, don't worry about the damage, because we have a killer set of tools and we can fix it as we take on Fast Times. Across three hours we touch on the movie a little bit, but lots of purple squirrels and shiny objects send us off on tangents across the board.  Lots of high-school memories, how women destroy men's souls, ticket prices for concerts, sexy cartoons, top nude scenes of all time and much, much more.
03:08:1824/08/2020
Episode 13: Krull

Episode 13: Krull

Is it a space epic?  Is it swords and sandals?  It it any good?  Matt and Doug talk about the crapfest that is Krull?  Plus is Milf an offensive term and will the secret sound streak continue?  You'll have to listen to find out. This is the least edited podcast to date.  Listen to the ums, ahhs, ands, buts, etc. in all their glory.  
01:54:5316/08/2020
Episode 12: Eddie and The Cruisers

Episode 12: Eddie and The Cruisers

What happened to Eddie Wilson?  What happened to Matt and Doug?  What happened to laughter?  Does anyone remember laughter? Doug tells some lies and says he no longer trusts anything Matt says.  Matt honestly can't remember anything.
01:56:1610/08/2020
Episode 11: Platoon

Episode 11: Platoon

Season 2 kicks off with a MEGA podcast discussing Oliver Stone classic Platoon.  Doug talks a lot, and I think Matt says a thing or two as well.  A VERY deep dive into a very deep movie.
03:15:0304/08/2020
Episode 10.5: The Rivercast

Episode 10.5: The Rivercast

Matt and Doug don't allow the lack of running water, electricity or knowledge about movies stop them from babbling for 50 minutes into a portable microphone.  Hey, at least this one is short.
51:4627/07/2020
Episode 10: Fatal Attraction

Episode 10: Fatal Attraction

Neither Doug nor Matt will be ignored.  Lock up your rabbits and get busy in an elevator as they tackle the movie that teaches you not to stick your dick in crazy.  What is the price that makes cheating acceptable and a request for questions for next week's special episode along with break-up stories.
02:04:2620/07/2020
Episode 9: Up the Creek

Episode 9: Up the Creek

Matt and Doug talk about awful 80s film Up the Creek.  Also listener feedback from around the globe, revisiting a high-school scandal and why Matt was a terrible date in high-school.
01:42:5713/07/2020
Mini Episode with Scott and Doug

Mini Episode with Scott and Doug

Doug abandons Matt and goes out on his own.
21:2612/07/2020
Episode 8: Roadhouse

Episode 8: Roadhouse

Does pain hurt?  Is lighting a heater first thing in the morning good for you?  Do doctor's wear underwear?  Find out the answers to these and many more questions in this week's episode as Patrick Swayze bounces us out of the Double Deuce.
01:31:3306/07/2020
Episode 7: Rocky IV

Episode 7: Rocky IV

Matt and Doug must break you with a breakdown of the cold war boxing classic Rocky IV.  Robots, dogs with tennis balls, James Brown, and steroid abuse as the unbreakable goes up against  an inhuman killing machine.
01:39:2729/06/2020
Episode 6: Risky Business

Episode 6: Risky Business

Matt and Doug talk about Tom Cruise's star making turn as a pimp in Illinois.   Sorry about the audio problems.
01:56:2322/06/2020
Episode 5: The Beastmaster

Episode 5: The Beastmaster

Matt and Doug talk about The Beast Master (or The Beastmaster), social sexual distancing, retiring from stuff, oiled bodies, failed sex symbols,  and a few other odds and ends.
02:21:0115/06/2020
Episode 4: No Way Out

Episode 4: No Way Out

Matt and Doug discuss 80's thriller No Way Out.  Well Matt does.  Doug was watching a Dreamworks cartoon instead.  They also talk about the current political climate and the proper way to measure and discuss punitive penile punishments.  Additionally Doug and Matt abandon any pretense of this being a family friendly podcast.
02:13:4708/06/2020
Episode 2: Can't Buy Me Love

Episode 2: Can't Buy Me Love

Doug and Matt dive deep and long into the 1987 classic Can't Buy Me Love.  It goes way long and way personal.
02:22:5001/06/2020
Episode 3: Uncommon Valor

Episode 3: Uncommon Valor

This week Matt and Doug take on 80s classic Uncommon Valor, talking about never leaving a man behind.  They also talk about the need to have a bathroom nearby and reminisce about Doug's poor decision making and Matt's inability to discern why a girl might not be talking to him.
01:58:0201/06/2020
Episode 1: Red Dawn

Episode 1: Red Dawn

Matt and Doug kick off their inaugural podcast with 1980s classic Red Dawn.  Find out what would happen if the Brat Pack got AK-47s instead of detention. The kinks are still be worked out, but the segments are in place...for now.
01:55:4818/05/2020