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Josh and Charles
A weekly comedy podcast that explores cinematic universes, as Charles and guests watch movie series from start to finish. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The Raduverse: Part 4 with David Rees
Josh and Charles are joined by actual famous person David Rees—co-host of Election Profit Makers / co-creator of Dicktown / musician / artisanal pencil sharpener—to talk Draculas and how binders are metaphors for communism, and Charles lives the proudest moment of his little life when David complements his Radu impression. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
01:08:2331/05/2023
The Raduverse: Part 3
Josh gives Charles a pickle and they talk a little baseball and Dungeons and Dragons while getting into the least consistent entry in the Raduverse yet. But there's still Radu, always Radu, and we all love Radu. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
59:1718/05/2023
The Raduverse: Part 2
We love Radu! We love Bloodstone: Subspecies II! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
01:01:4710/05/2023
The Raduverse: Part 1
Josh is back for The Raduverse! Romanian horror franchise Subspecies has a wet, whispering vampire and lovers with the same haircut and a man with wild eyebrows that is just like Whistler and a special effects budget that is entirely based on big shadows and fake blood. This rules. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
01:00:0803/05/2023
The Miyazakiverse: Part 11 with Drew
Drew returns one last time to confront Miyazaki's (current) final movie: The Wind Rises. The usual sexism and anti-pacifism that has been flourishing near the end of Miyazaki's career is back in full-force, this time coupled with an ugly, plotless slog about a guy who loves planes. So expect many brief escapist discussions of 70s Pinku, Neon Genesis Evangelion, The Thing prequel, and Herzog's pitiful bowl of leaves.Listen to Drew's music on bandcamp and buy their zine online. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
01:08:5426/04/2023
The Miyazakiverse: Part 10 with Drew
Drew is back to talk the terrifying sea chicken that is Ponyo. With comparisons to Cronenberg, Otomo, and Tsukamoto always in the background, Charles and Drew attempt to make sense this horror by ranking the three awful versions of Ponyo as well as deciding which dad sucks more.Listen to Drew's music on bandcamp and buy their zine online. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
01:31:2705/04/2023
The Miyazakiverse: Part 9 with Nick
Nick finally gets some alone time in The Miyazakiverse, as we get to maybe Hayoa's most braindead movie yet. Howl's Moving Castle is an out of control nightmare of everything wrong with the filmmaker, but the staircase scene is pretty good. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
01:21:1329/03/2023
The Miyazakiverse: Part 8 with Jared
Finally arriving at the origin of the series, this special episode welcomes Charles's friend from high school Jared. Thinking this was a one-off episode on a movie from their ancient past, this actually inspired Charles to bring together a bunch of friends to create The Miyazakiverse. This also might also go down as one of the most controversial episodes of WWIE as Spirited Away, one of the highest rated films of all time, gets trash-talked and dunked on for over an hour. Check out Jared's work on vimeo! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
01:12:1815/03/2023
The Miyazakiverse: Part 7 with Nick and Coop
Nick returns to The Miyazakiverse, this time with pal Coop in the room to chat Princess Mononoke. They have many questions, few answers, and a mad respect for the pig who yells about beauty. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
01:30:5908/03/2023
The Miyazakiverse: Part 6 with Drew
Drew calls in from jolly old England to join The Miyzakiverse and do his best impression of Josh while talking about the flying red hog. Miyazaki's obsession with womanizing tragic boys is in full force in this dive into Porco Rosso.Listen to Drew's music on bandcamp and buy their zine online. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
01:09:0501/03/2023
The Cubeverse: Part 4
We're about halfway through The Miyazakiverse, and thought it was a nice time to get Josh back in here to revisit a previous series. With the 2021 Japanese remake of Cube out, we venture back into The Cubeverse, but spend a considerable amount of time talking about the original The Taking of Pelham One Two Three. Oh well. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
01:10:1922/02/2023
The Miyazakiverse: Part 5 with Mike 2
Another guy named Mike hops aboard The Miyazakiverse to watch and chat Kiki's Delivery Service and try to understand why witches prefer to send their children out to start UPS franchises rather than train them how to be witches at home. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
01:17:0315/02/2023
The Miyazakiverse: Part 4 with Nick and Junie
Daughter/Father duo Junie and Nick join The Miyazakiverse for a kid's and parent's look into perhaps the most beloved of Miyazaki's creations: My Neighbor Totoro. This is a cute episode, even when Junie goes to bed so Charles can grapple with the concept of "dads". Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
01:06:1008/02/2023
The Miyazakiverse: Part 3 with Mike
Five minutes into the episode, one of the mics drops out so there is a good background noise for 95% of the episode. But that's ok because Mike and Charles spend most of those minutes talking about one of the pirate that looks like a fish in Castle in the Sky. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
01:20:4401/02/2023
The Miyazakiverse: Part 2 with Jake
Jake returns from The Beforeverse to chat the most badass entry in The Miyazakiverse: Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind.Find him on twitter and follow @chakazula. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
01:08:2025/01/2023
The Miyazakiverse: Part 1 with Josh
Josh and Charles kick off the biggest Friendosphere journey yet: The Miyazakiverse! This will also be the final series to use Audacity, with has continued to be garbage throughout a bunch of the records. Thanks for putting up with the bad sound quality as we get into Miyazaki's 1979 debut Lupin III: Castle of Cagliostro. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
01:00:0418/01/2023
The Miyazakiverse: Part 0
Charles quickly introduces the upcoming Miyazakiverse to let you know about all the cool guests and all the bad recording issues. The 11 part series begins this Wednesday! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
06:0816/01/2023
The Screamverse: Part 5
With Scream VI fast approaching, this episode cannot be called the terminus of The Screamverse. But it is fun to say terminus. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
01:03:5602/01/2023
The Screamverse: Part 4
After starting over due to a cable malfunction, Josh and Charles try their best to recreate the real episode of The Screamverse on Scream 4 that was already recorded but then erased. Pretty meta, huh? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
59:4422/11/2022
The Screamverse: Part 3
It's getting a little chillier, but The Screamverse continues because Josh brought his coat and isn't that cold. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
01:00:5914/11/2022
The Screamverse: Part 2
Josh and Charles are split on the first sequel in The Screamverse as they chat Buffy, Jean-Luc Godard, and Benjamin Franklin after watching Scream 2. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
57:0007/11/2022
The Screamverse: Part 1
Happy Halloween, fuck squad! Our 37th series begins on this very spooky day as we chat chess club, Mr. Oz, and of course Wes Craven's classic story about a ghost: Scream. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
58:5231/10/2022
The Jumpiverse: Part 2 with Keith
Keith comes back to finish The Jumpiverse, relive college experiences, and come up with Charles's new vegan catchphrase. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
55:3521/09/2022
The Jumpiverse: Part 1 with Keith
Lifelong Southshoresman Keith joins Charles in the Friendoshphere to kick off The Jumpiverse. After talking food-based rivalries, east coast geography, and their own high school experiences, they unravel the strange and uncomfortable elements of 21 Jump Street. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
01:06:0714/09/2022
New Format Announcement
It's been so long since we recorded that the Karaoke settings from Charles's wedding give a beautiful reverb to this special announcement. In order to keep the show from imploding under its own weight, we'll be switching formats from a weekly release schedule to taking longer breaks between Verses, allowing us to take on larger franchises and have special episodes with more guests. Our Patreon show will be back to the biweekly format starting in September, so if you need more Josh and Charles in your life head there to sign up! We might even add a new tier where Josh and Charles will email you what they had for dinner in addition to the usual, boring $5/month just to get the eps.Thanks so much to everyone who listens and we'll be back on Halloween for The Screamverse! 😱🔪 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
09:0531/08/2022
The Beforeverse: Part 3 with Jake
SUBSCRIBE TO THE PATREON!Jake and Charles wrap up the The Beforeverse with one last episode in the Friendosphere. Chatting the Vegas Scavenger Lifestyle and furniture, they try to figure out the end of Before Midnight.Find him on twitter and follow @chakazula. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
01:12:5724/08/2022
The Beforeverse: Part 2 with Jake
SUBSCRIBE TO THE PATREON!The Beforeverse in the Friendosphere continues, as Jake returns as our series guest. They do a quick fashion and haircut update, and quick here means you can skip 15 or 20 minutes into the episode before they actually start talking Before Sunset.Find him on twitter and follow @chakazula. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
01:18:4117/08/2022
The Beforeverse: Part 1
SUBSCRIBE TO THE PATREON!Welcome to the Friendosphere! Charles enters a new dimension to begin The Beforeverse with his friend and cool guy Jake to talk about Before Sunrise, love, feelings, and those two dorks in the cow play. Find him on twitter and follow @chakazula. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
01:16:2810/08/2022
The Spiderverse: Part 3
SUBSCRIBE TO THE PATREON!The boys have made it to The Spiderverse franchise killer and as hard as Josh and Charles tried not just go with the contrarian hot take, hoenstly, Spider-Man 3 isn’t that bad. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
55:5303/08/2022
The Spiderverse: Part 2
SUBSCRIBE TO THE PATREON!The Spiderverse 2.1! After watching the extended version of Spider-Man 2, the boys talk broom closets, doctors with chainsaws, and intense sexual frustration. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
59:3427/07/2022
The Spiderverse: Part 1
SUBSCRIBE TO THE PATREON!We’re back! After a bit of break the boys take on their first Marvel franchise and kick things off with The Spiderverse. Much weirder and drugged out than they remembered, Josh and Charles get into Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
57:4020/07/2022
The Dadsverse: Part 1 - The Pacifier with Jesse Rose-Pulitzer
SUBSCRIBE TO THE PATREON!With Josh out of town on an awesome vacation, returning guest Jesse Rose-Pulitzer guest hosts the show to do a special father’s day episode all about our favorite big boy Vin. Watching the story of a man who kills one dad to learn how to dad himself, Jesse and Charles dive deep into The Pacifier for our new annual Father’s Day celebration in The Dadsverse. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
01:13:1822/06/2022
The Oceansverse: Part 4
SUBSCRIBE TO THE PATREON!The Oceansverse brings in The Hungerverse director Gary Ross to really fuck up this ending. So annoyed with Ocean’s Eight, Josh and Charles forgot to even do their rankings, but maybe they’ll remember at the start of the Spideyverse. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
01:03:3708/06/2022
The Oceansverse: Part 3
SUBSCRIBE TO THE PATREON!With the end of The Oceansverse in sight Josh’s brother Sam makes his first appearance on the show, bringing Josh to 2 brother points while Charles remains at 0 brother points. They watch Ocean’s Thirteen and then chat bagels and Ebert, and Charles finally does a good job. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
01:17:0302/06/2022
The Oceansverse: Part 2
SUBSCRIBE TO THE PATREON!Just in time for Eurovision, The Oceanverse goes to Europe! Ocean's Twelve doubled down on everything no one wanted to make a perfect sequel. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
52:2425/05/2022
The Oceansverse: Part 1
SUBSCRIBE TO THE PATREON!You may have been trying to rip off three casinos in one night, but you ended up stealing our hearts. The Oceansverse begins with Ocean's Eleven. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
59:2418/05/2022
The Troopers: Part 5
SUBSCRIBE TO THE PATREON!C’mon you apes, do you want to The Troopersverse forever?! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
52:4004/05/2022
The Troopers: Part 4
SUBSCRIBE TO THE PATREON!As the boys feared, The Troopersverse has finally fallen to full fascist mode. Josh and Charles watch Starship Troopers: Invasion and read way too many IMDb reviews. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
58:1927/04/2022
The Troopers: Part 3
SUBSCRIBE TO THE PATREON!The boys bring in a very special returning guest for this episode in The Troopersverse, a father, a son, a brother: Michael Landes who just popped in to watch Starship Troopers 3: Marauder. Also, there are some spoilers in this episode:1. The Old and the Sea (10:02)2. Lost ( 10:43)3. Mad Men (30:58)4. Survivor: Race Wars (49:53) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
57:5320/04/2022
The Troopers: Part 2
SUBSCRIBE TO THE PATREON!The boys were afraid that The Trooperverse would immediately descend into actual jingoistic propaganda once Verhoeven was out of the picture, but Starship Troopers 2: Hero of the Federation is a wonderful low-budget follow-up to the original, despite what IMDb users have to say about it. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
01:05:0413/04/2022
The Troopers: Part 1
SUBSCRIBE TO THE PATREON!The boys do their part by podcasting The Troopersverse! Josh and Charles revisit Verhoeven’s weirdly misunderstood Starship Troopers and check in on Roger’s hot take. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
01:04:5306/04/2022
The Jackassverse: Part 4
SUBSCRIBE TO THE PATREON!Jackass Forever. Jackass Forever. Jackass forever. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
01:02:1030/03/2022
The Jackassverse: Part 3
SUBSCRIBE TO THE PATREON!The Jackassverse continues the long beautiful tradition of 3D part 3s. Is Jackass 3D the greatest movie ever made? Probably. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
01:04:4223/03/2022
The Jackassverse: Part 2
SUBSCRIBE TO THE PATREON!With The Jackassverse the boys finally meet a series with more piss, shit, and cum than they can handle. Jackass Number Two is up. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
56:1116/03/2022
The Jackassverse: Part 1
SUBSCRIBE TO THE PATREON!The break is over and the boys are ready to take on 2022, in all its piss and shit coated glory. That's right it's time to see what Jackass is all about. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
01:05:0009/03/2022
The Verseverse: Part Cars
SUBSCRIBE TO THE PATREON!Trivia about Cars? Doesn’t that sound fun? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
01:02:0802/03/2022
The Verseverse: Part Terminator
SUBSCRIBE TO THE PATREON!The trivia tests continue with Part Terminator of The Verseverse, where, unsurprisingly, most of the questions are about when shit happens. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
01:03:3023/02/2022
The Verseverse: Part Powers
SUBSCRIBE TO THE PATREON!Part two of The Verseverse brings us all back to May of 2019 like that time traveling horndog himself: Austin Powers. Josh scoured the internet for the best of the best trivia, so you can see how much smarter than Charles you are. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
58:3916/02/2022
The Verseverse: Part Shrek
SUBSCRIBE TO THE PATREON!Almost three years into the show, Josh and Charles decide that it is a good time to take a stroll down memory lane and revisit some of the earliest verses. And what better way to do that than see how bad Charles is at Shrek trivia. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
01:05:2709/02/2022
The Matrixverse: Part 6
SUBSCRIBE TO THE PATREON!Immediately after watching The Matrix: Resurrections, Josh and Charles are at a loss for exactly what to say and probably made a bad episode, which, if you think about it, is probably what the Oracle wanted all along. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
01:05:3220/01/2022