It all comes down to this. After years in the dog house, M. Night Shyamalan is finishing his unique trilogy with an unusual movie that could make or break his comeback streak. But will Glass live up to the hype? Jacob hasn't seen it yet, so we sent him to an institution that will take good care of him, but Kent, Joel, Patricia, Dennis and The Beast are here to discuss a sequel that has been in the making for 19 years. And if you're feeling a little fragile, don't worry, the first part of our Gla...
Jan 18, 2019•28 min
Season five is alive! And Baconsale is back to tell you about the best & worst movies that we watched last season. As per usual, Kent only chooses movies that were released in 2018, Joel picks films that he watched for the first time last year, and Jacob agrees with whatever Kent says. 2018 wasn't a great year for cinema, but we're here to inform you about the hidden gems and help you avoid the landmines. Press play to hear how to correctly pronounce "Gotti"!
Jan 14, 2019•1 hr 22 min
Surprise! Yes, we know we already did our season finale of Baconsale, and yes, we're all trapped in rubble after the cave-in, but we couldn't let the year pass without talking about Jason Momoa's abs -er, I mean Aquaman! After all, this film is a culmination of Joel's challenge to Kent back in February during our "Too Many Spoilers" BaconBit. It's also a chance to see if Kent will maintain his DC bias, even though they're becoming more Marvel-like with each movie. And just in case you haven't se...
Dec 18, 2018•40 min
As season four of Baconsale draws to a close, we're taking a look back at all we did this year. We're giving out finger boops like candy as we discuss our favorite moments (Mom show!), the best episode art (did someone say teleportation fumes?), our biggest regrets (veggie burgers), how many babies were born (SPOILER ALERT: Kent is pregnant), behind-the-scenes stories (binge-watching Hitchcock) and goals for the next season (sibling show?). And as we wrap up another season of this podcast, you c...
Dec 17, 2018•1 hr 30 min
Baconsale is counting down to Christmas with an episode dedicated to Hallmark original films and other made-for-TV holiday rom-coms. Kent, Joel and Jacob left the big city and traveled to a quaint town where we watched some of your suggestions and we're now ready to review them. And after a musical montage where we decorate a tree and go ice skating, we take a Hallmark channel quiz and guess storylines based only on the title. Look! It's snowing! Tell your quirky best friend it's time to press p...
Dec 10, 2018•1 hr 30 min
'Twas the first Baconsale of this Christmas season. And Kent, Joel and Jacob will soon commit treason. For they have decided to rank and to tier The holiday movies you watch every year. From stop-motion Rudolph in the year '64 To CGI remakes of films done before. We hope you enjoy this judgmental journey But if you're enraged, please don't call your attorney. Press play to see where we place your Christmas favorites!
Dec 03, 2018•1 hr 32 min
Jacob has been talking to Baconsale about The Last Kingdom (Kingdom of Heaven?) for some time now in private, and we finally agreed to let him talk about The Last Kingdom (Fallen Kingdom?) on this BaconBit. He has watched the whole thing on Netflix and he's excited to pitch it to you, the listener. So excited, in fact, that he's willing to let Kent and Joel eat candy while on the air so they will shut up and let him speak. Press play to see if your interest will be piqued by The Last Kingdom (Ki...
Nov 30, 2018•29 min
Don't Worry, Be Happy, because Baconsale is finally going to Whip It and finish our 80s one-hit wonder tournament! At times We're Walking on Sunshine when we agree, but other choices will make Joel call Kent a Maniac. Nevertheless, we put our Heart and Soul into this Funkytown of new wave, pop and rock music from 1980s and The Promise is we'll declare an ultimate winner and finally end this NeverEnding Story. Come On Eileen, don't be Too Shy. Press play! Print the advanced 80s bracket at Baconsa...
Nov 26, 2018•1 hr 28 min
Hey fellas! Since we did a Man Crush show earlier this year, we felt it was only fair to give the ladies equal time. So, on this episode Baconsale, we're going to talk about our favorite females. We also brought back Lindsay, a real-live woman, onto the show to keep us in check and make sure we don't cross any lines, such as Kent saying one of his picks has a "broken rodent face." Listen as we crown such categories as Girl Next Door, Classically Beautiful, Best Smile, Most Attractive Musician an...
Nov 19, 2018•1 hr 43 min
Join Kent, Joel and Jacob as we talk about Newt, Tina, other Jacob, Queenie, Credence, Leta, Theseus, Nagini, Yusuf, Abernathy, McGonagall, Bunty, Dumbledore, Grindelwald and every other character and storyline they crammed into this sequel to the spin-off of the Harry Potter franchise. Joel didn't feel the last Fantastic Beasts movie deserved to be part of the Wizarding World, but will this one change his mind? And were Kent and Jacob able to stay awake during the screening? Press play to hear ...
Nov 16, 2018•41 min
Ohhhhh yeeeeeah! Believe It or Not, Baconsale is Puttin' on the Ritz and doing an 80s one-hit wonder tournament. We've created a bracket of new wave, rock and pop tunes that'll make you want to Party All the Time, even if you don't remember who the artist is. It Takes Two votes to make a song Breakout to the next round. The tournaments may be our Obsession, but we're only advancing one round on this episode. We'll take a Buffalo Stance and declare an ultimate winner next time. Relax. All I Need ...
Nov 12, 2018•1 hr 54 min
Casey Smith had an idea. He wanted to know if Kent and Joel could guess what movie he was thinking of through a simple game of 20 questions, so we invited him to join us on this episode to give it a shot. What we found out is that Jacob likes to pick obscure movies, Joel doesn't have a good poker face and Kent is fiercely competitive when his film cred is on the line. Press play to see if our patron can stump Baconsale!
Nov 05, 2018•1 hr 20 min
We couldn't let this Halloween season pass without discussing one of the most talked about Netflix series of the year, The Haunting of Hill House. If you haven't heard about it, all you need to know is that it stars Carla Gugino and that kid from E.T., and apparently it's so scary that it makes people pass out. Kent, Joel and Jacob watched it, regained consciousness and now they're ready to talk about what they thought about this ghostly family drama. And if you haven't seen it, don't worry, the...
Oct 31, 2018•39 min
As we're wrapping up the Halloween season, Baconsale decided to take a journey into one of the most disturbing places of all: Jacob's mind. Jacob has written another Choose-Your-Own-Adventure-style game and is placing Joel and Kent in the middle of the horrifying action. Listen as they make dangerous decisions with each roll of the die and battle iconic movie monsters and a demented fast food mascot in a parallel reality. My dear demon, be my listener now, I plead. Press play!
Oct 29, 2018•1 hr 37 min
As soon as Burger King announced their Nightmare King—a green hamburger that is reported to cause bad dreams—we knew we had to try it. We also threw in the Frozen Fanta Scary Black Cherry slushie, just for good measure. But will these creepy fast food concoctions invade our peaceful slumber? Or is the only scary thing how many calories they have in them? Press play to hear everything (and we mean everything) about what happened after we ate this Halloween-themed burger.
Oct 26, 2018•21 min
WARNING! If this episode gets out of hand, it's not our fault. We asked you, the listener, to send in horror movie pitches and the results were…interesting. We got everything from horrifying tales of skinwalkers to strange stories about singing CPR dummies. And after reading (and sometimes mocking) each pitch, Kent, Joel and Jacob are going to decide if the project gets green-lit or not. Press play to join us in your descent into madness!
Oct 22, 2018•1 hr 41 min
It was a dark and stormy night in the Baconcave, so we decided to share some of our favorite selections from Alvin Schwartz's notorious children's book series, Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark . Kent and Joel take turns reading such classic tales as "The Hook," "The Babysitter," "The Haunted House" and "The Ghost with the Bloody Fingers," all while trying their best to not be freaked out by Stephen Gammell's horrific illustrations and Jacob's indifferent attitude. Dim the lights, gather 'round ...
Oct 15, 2018•1 hr 33 min
5….4….3....2….1….Blast off! Kent and Joel saw First Man, the Neil Armstrong biopic, and they're ready to let you know what they think about it. Will Ryan Gosling's good looks and Damien Chazelle's directing win Kent over? Does Joel feel like the film is unpatriotic? Can there be any spoilers for a historically-based movie about the first man to walk on the moon? Press play and find out! And, for some reason, the first part is spoiler-free.
Oct 12, 2018•22 min
Don't be frightened, children of the night. Ve vant to tell you about vampires! Baconsale has done a lot of research about blood-sucking demons, and we're bringing a lot of new facts and folklore into the light of day. We'll discuss what causes vampirism, how to tell if you're a vampire, and how to kill undead coffin-dwellers. We're also ready to share with you our Baconsale-approved vampire movies, including everything from Nosferatu to Dracula Untold. Babe! I need you to press play on our late...
Oct 08, 2018•1 hr 42 min
The world has enough superheroes and not enough podcasters critiquing superhero movies. In this BaconBit, Baconsale is ready to review Venom, starring Logan Marshall-Green- uh, we mean, Tom Hardy. But will this movie be dark enough for Kent, even though it's not rated R? And will Joel be satisfied with a Venom movie that doesn't have Spider-Man in it? As always, the first part of our review is spoiler-free. We are Baconsale. Press play before we bite your head off!
Oct 05, 2018•27 min
Good evening. And welcome to another episode of Baconsale Presents. Tonight, we are here to present to you horrific tales of Sabotage, mistaken identity and Murder! from one of the most Notorious filmmakers of our time, Alfred Hitchcock. I Confess that Kent and Joel went a little Psycho and watched all 53 of the iconic director's films, and they're now ready to give their recommendations, along with some Suspicious history about the Master of Suspense. Without a Shadow of a Doubt, you should get...
Oct 01, 2018•1 hr 46 min
INITIATING EPISODE BOOT SEQUENCE… GUEST PARAMETERS ESTABLISHED… CATEGORY ALLOCATION IN PROCESS… h3ll0, hum4n5. On this episode of Baconsale, we're talking about our favorite robots, cyborgs, androids and all forms of fictional artificial intelligence from movies & television. This category show came from the CPU of Ryan Ferrin, who is also our guest on this show. Interface with us as we select picks for such categories as best in a fight, most impressive A.I., mech suit we'd like to wear, an...
Sep 24, 2018•1 hr 32 min
From the lakes of Minnesota, to the hills of Tennessee, across the plains of Texas, from sea to shining sea, there's a film set in every American state, and it's time for Baconsale to say which one is the best representation of the land and the people it comes from. And just to make sure we don't get lost on this road trip, we're only giving ourselves one minute per debate. After all, we have 50 of these states to get through. Press play to hear what is declared as the official movie is for your...
Sep 17, 2018•1 hr 30 min
Snap! Crackle! Pop! Baconsale is diving back into the bowl to rank "non-sugary" cereals—the type that you could actually convince your mother to buy when you were a kid. And as we tier each high-fiber, all-natural, whole-grain part of a balanced breakfast, we'll offer you two scoops full of interesting facts, such as the real reason Corn Flakes were created, what shape Cheerios are, the dark past of Wheat Chex, and who was crazy enough to invent Grape Nuts. Press play to find out why this podcas...
Sep 10, 2018•1 hr 31 min
After a mediocre cinematic summer, Baconsale is looking to the movies of this September, October, November and December to save 2018. However, in a bizarre reversal of roles, Kent ends up picking mainstream sequels to reboots of spin-offs while Joel chooses the hipster films. Join us as we go deeper than Aquaman to let you know what's coming to theaters near you this year. Press play to hear what we want to see and what we want to bomb!
Sep 03, 2018•1 hr 24 min
Hold the pickles, hold the lettuce, menu quests they don't upset us! Well, maybe they do. Because now that we've eaten every single item on the Burger King menu, we've got a few things to say about the fast food monarch. We'll discuss random restaurant franchise facts in this Whopper of an episode, and then we'll pick winners & losers for such categories as best breakfast, guilty pleasure, biggest surprise and worst value menu item. We don’t always agree, but that just makes things more inte...
Aug 27, 2018•1 hr 37 min
On this episode, Baconsale takes on one of the most controversial topics it has ever done: parenting. We've brought our good friend Abe Yospe back to share his award-winning parental tweets and offer some advice to the new father, Jacob. Along the way we'll tell funny stories about our kids and talk about what it's like being a dad. Plus, Joel finally makes good on our promise to our first patrons to immortalize them in song. Are you interested? Hi, interested. I'm dad! Now press play!...
Aug 20, 2018•1 hr 16 min
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences recently announced the creation of a new category to honor Black Panther—uh, we mean to honor “achievement in popular film.” However, this popularity contest at the Academy Awards is not sitting well with Baconsale, so Kent, Joel and Jacob have decided to rant about it. But it's not all doom and gloom. We also offer up some potential solutions for the Oscars, as their TV ratings tumble and they flounder around for a fix. Press play to hear a bunch ...
Aug 17, 2018•30 min
What’s up, guys? Today Baconsale is gonna be talking about YouTube, and how it’s more than just a platform for sharing funny cat videos. In fact, some people watch YouTube channels more than regular TV channels these days, and some YouTubers make a darn good living creating original content for the site. Kent and Joel are each ready to share a list of five channels they subscribe to in order to get you started on the path of ultimate “internetainment.” Like, comment, subscribe and press play!...
Aug 13, 2018•1 hr 21 min
To survive a war, you gotta become war, and Baconsale is finishing our battle of action heroes with some of the toughest characters around—some of whom could be registered as lethal weapons. And this bracket features some epic match-ups such as John McClane vs. Luke Hobbs, Paul Kersey vs. Ellen Ripley, and James Bond vs. Ethan Hunt. In the end, we will declare who is the toughest of them all. Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to press play. And you can print your own advanced acti...
Aug 06, 2018•1 hr 9 min
