Joe annoys Jacques by explaining every acronym said in this episode – it’s FUBAR! Jacques watches Avengers: Endgame on a continuous loop (shocker), Democratic candidates pile on Biden and Obama (?!) in the latest debates, #MoscowMitch trends, Trump bashes Baltimore, and Reagan was–get this–a bit racist back in the day! PLUS: Random Video Game Review, Netflix picks, Parenting Tip and MORE! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/carnivalpodcast/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/carnivalpodcast...
Aug 05, 2019•1 hr 19 min•Ep. 164
Jacques returns from his month-long cross-country trip to L.A. and Joe couldn’t be happier (for which he should get help)! Jacques sees Spider-Man: Far From Home, Disney/Marvel unveils MCU Phase 4 at SDCC, streaming options become more “diverse”, Jacques unfollows Dennis Regan on Twitter, Trump gives a speech in front of a clearly doctored presidential seal, Mueller testifies and nothing changes! PLUS: Random Video Game Review, Netflix picks, Parenting Tip and MORE! Facebook: https://www.faceboo...
Jul 29, 2019•1 hr 41 min•Ep. 163
Jacques takes time during his vacation to L.A. to dial into the podcast and tell Joe about the many theme parks his family visited over the last couple of weeks! They stopped at multiple Six Flags, Universal Studios Hollywood, and the new Star Wars Galaxy’s Edge at Disneyland where Jacques actually got pilot the Millennium Falcon, a true childhood dream come true! Joe played some video games. PLUS: Sport, Netflix picks, Parenting Tip and MORE! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/carnivalpodcast/ ...
Jul 15, 2019•1 hr 13 min•Ep. 162
Jacques and Joe talk about Lin-Manuel Miranda dissecting the Queen & David Bowie song “Under Pressure” on Conan’s podcast, Jacques’s upcoming family cross-country road trip to L.A., O.J. Simpson on Twitter, Harvard denying a Parkland student over racist comments, the first of the Democratic presidential debates, Hope Hicks’s transcripts, tension with Iran, and Joe duets “Under Pressure” as Gilbert Gottfried AND Paul Lynde! PLUS: Random Video Game Review, Netflix picks, Parenting Tip and MORE...
Jun 24, 2019•1 hr 22 min•Ep. 161
Joe’s life goes into the bonus round this week as he tells Jacques all about the new Card Sharks and Press Your Luck revivals! Jacques gushes about some other podcasts now that he’s sworn off sports radio for the summer, Jon Stewart’s emotional speech to Congress, Sarah Sanders hits the bricks, and Jacques recaps a documentary about a long-lost Fantastic 4 movie by Roger Corman! PLUS: Random Video Game Review, Netflix picks, Parenting Tip and MORE! Closing Song: “Tailspin” by Dan Cray – https://...
Jun 17, 2019•1 hr 32 min•Ep. 160
Jacques turns 50 this week, and you whippersnappers better stay off his lawn! Will he make it to his upcoming Dan Cray with Beyond Id show? Jacques’s boys get their first haircut in forever, a brief Godzilla review, Trump visits the UK, non-championship “Straight Pride” parade planned in Boston, Bruins in the Stanley Cup Finals, and Joe played video games and watched TV for a change! PLUS: Random Video Game Review, Netflix picks, Parenting Tip and MORE! Closing Song: “Run (Vox)” by Dan Cray – ht...
Jun 10, 2019•1 hr 34 min•Ep. 159
Jacques regales Joe with recaps of his trip to L.A. for his movie premiere and Phoenix for the annual hockey tournament with the FNH gang! ALSO: Bill Buckner remembered, Jeopardy talk, and Self-Indulgent Theater presents Joe as Paul Lynde singing “My Way”! PLUS: Sport, Random Video Game Review, Netflix picks, Parenting Tip and MORE! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/carnivalpodcast/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/carnivalpodcast...
Jun 03, 2019•1 hr 25 min•Ep. 158
Jacques and Joe lift their Avengers: Endgame spoiler ban (because Joe saw it), Jacques plugs the premiere of his movie Assimilate, Joe does the Cheers theme as John Oliver, and they pay homage to the late Tim Conway! PLUS: Random Video Game Review, Netflix picks, Parenting Tip and MORE! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/carnivalpodcast/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/carnivalpodcast...
May 20, 2019•1 hr 51 min•Ep. 157
They (Joe) said it wouldn’t last: the 100th episode of Carnival Personnel! Jacques and Joe look back on the past two years of this sh*t show! ALSO: Sandler hosts SNL, school shooting heroes, Trump crap, and the 49th anniversary of the iconic Stanley Cup-winning goal by Bobby Orr! PLUS: Sport, Random Video Game Review, Netflix picks, Parenting Tip and MORE! Closing Song: “Big Mistake Factory” by Fivehead Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/carnivalpodcast/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/carnivalpodc...
May 13, 2019•1 hr 39 min•Ep. 156
Jacques and Joe remember Peter Mayhew, aka Chewbacca, talk some politics, Bruins, Tom Brady on Kimmel, blah blah blah… does anybody really read these? PLUS: Random Video Game Review, Netflix picks, Parenting Tip and MORE! Closing Song: “Driving Us Home” by Dan Cray – https://www.dancray.net Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/carnivalpodcast/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/carnivalpodcast...
May 06, 2019•1 hr 21 min•Ep. 155
Jacques and Joe are joined by Jon, software developer and former player on the famed MIT Blackjack Team, which inspired the 2008 movie “21” and was featured on “Breaking Vegas” on History Channel and Game Show Network’s “Anything To Win”! Jon takes us into the world of professional card counting, the training involved to make the team, and even sprinkles in a few blackjack tips for those brave enough to try it themselves! HIT ME! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/carnivalpodcast/ Twitter: https...
May 02, 2019•39 min•Ep. 154
Jacques and Joe babble incoherently about Shazam!, Avengers: Endgame, Joe Biden 2020, Bernie Sanders on Fox News, Bruins playoffs, NFL (Patriots) Draft, and season two of Cobra Kai! PLUS: Random Video Game Review, Netflix picks, Parenting Tip and MORE! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/carnivalpodcast/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/carnivalpodcast
Apr 29, 2019•1 hr 55 min•Ep. 153
Jacques and Joe are joined by Jon, software developer and former player on the famed MIT Blackjack Team, which inspired the 2008 movie “21” and was featured on “Breaking Vegas” on History Channel and Game Show Network’s “Anything To Win”! Jon takes us into the world of professional card counting, the training involved to make the team, and even sprinkles in a few blackjack tips for those brave enough to try it themselves! HIT ME! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/carnivalpodcast/ Twitter: https...
Apr 25, 2019•41 min•Ep. 152
Jacques and Joe dive into the Mueller Report (what’s visible), the Notre Dame fire, and the record-breaking Jeopardy! champion streak. Also, Joe is moved by a recent episode of The Orville and curses Scott Grimes’ name for making him sweat from his eyes! PLUS: Sport, Random Video Game Review, Netflix picks, Parenting Tip and MORE! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/carnivalpodcast/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/carnivalpodcast...
Apr 22, 2019•1 hr 38 min•Ep. 151
Jacques and Joe welcome fellow game show fan Rodney to gush over their favorite game shows—old and new—as well as game show hosts, game show themes, and game show home games! Part two of an epic two-part Sideshow! No Whammies here! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/carnivalpodcast/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/carnivalpodcast
Apr 18, 2019•34 min•Ep. 150
Today may be Patriots Day in Boston but, really, every day is Patriots Day in Jacques’ heart! He and Joe yap about Star Wars: Episode IX, a new Jeopardy super-champion, Julian Assange’s arrest, and Bernie Sanders covers the Beastie Boys! PLUS: Sport, Random Video Game Review, Netflix picks, Parenting Tip and MORE! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/carnivalpodcast/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/carnivalpodcast...
Apr 15, 2019•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 149
Jacques and Joe welcome fellow game show fan Rodney to gush over their favorite game shows—old and new—as well as game show hosts, game show themes, and game show home games! Part one of an epic two-part Sideshow! No Whammies here! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/carnivalpodcast/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/carnivalpodcast
Apr 11, 2019•44 min•Ep. 148
Jacques and Joe talk about Marvel movies, the Joker movie trailer, the Elizabeth Holmes docs, John Oliver’s WWE segment, “cancerous” windmills, and—believe it or not—sing a couple of TV theme songs! PLUS: Sport, Random Video Game Review, Netflix picks, Parenting Tip and MORE! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/carnivalpodcast/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/carnivalpodcast...
Apr 08, 2019•1 hr 39 min•Ep. 147
Jacques and Joe talk about Batman turning 80, going to see Norm Macdonald in Boston, NASA’s female spacesuit shortage, the Mueller Report, Betsy DeVos cutting off the Special Olympics, and why Britain keeps saying “I wish I could quit EU!” PLUS: Sport, Random Video Game Review, Netflix picks, Parenting Tip and MORE! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/carnivalpodcast/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/carnivalpodcast...
Apr 01, 2019•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 146
The prodigal co-host Jim returns to talk with Jacques and Joe about the Mueller report filing, gearing up to see Norm Macdonald live in Boston, and their latest video game triumphs and personal bests (not so much Jim)! PLUS: Sport, Random Video Game Review, Netflix picks, Parenting Tip and MORE! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/carnivalpodcast/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/carnivalpodcast...
Mar 25, 2019•1 hr 23 min•Ep. 145
That hacky episode title refers to the college admissions bribery scheme that involved wealthy parents including actors Lori Loughlin and Felicity Huffman… anyway, Jacques and Joe talk about that and other stuff! PLUS: Sport, Random Video Game Review, Netflix picks, Parenting Tip and MORE! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/carnivalpodcast/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/carnivalpodcast...
Mar 18, 2019•1 hr 34 min•Ep. 144
Jacques and Joe discuss “Leaving Neverland”, Paul Manafort’s light prison sentence, Alex Trebek’s cancer diagnosis, and honor Women’s History Month by highlighting women in politics, beginning this week with Geraldine Ferraro! PLUS: Sport, Random Video Game Review, Netflix picks, Parenting Tip and MORE! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/carnivalpodcast/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/carnivalpodcast...
Mar 11, 2019•1 hr 34 min•Ep. 143
Jacques and Joe talk about the Oscars, Trump in Vietnam (finally), Michael Cohen speaking before Congress, and the passing of Katherine Helmond who played Jessica Tate on Soap and Mona on Who’s The Boss? PLUS: Sport, Random Video Game Review, Netflix picks, Parenting Tip and MORE! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/carnivalpodcast/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/carnivalpodcast...
Mar 04, 2019•1 hr 28 min•Ep. 142
This week was rough, what with losing beloved Monkee Peter Tork, Jussie Smollett staging his “MAGA” attack, and Robert Kraft being charged as a john! But Joe cheers up Jacques with a Self-Indulgent Theater rendition of “Daydream Believer” as (by listener request) Don Knotts! PLUS: Sport, Random Video Game Review, Netflix picks, Parenting Tip and MORE! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/carnivalpodcast/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/carnivalpodcast...
Feb 25, 2019•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 141
Jacques makes Joe his singing monkey again in another installment of Self-Indulgent Theater—this time as Adam Sandler covering Van Halen’s “Jump”! PLUS: Sport, Random Video Game Review, Netflix picks, Parenting Tip and MORE! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/carnivalpodcast/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/carnivalpodcast
Feb 18, 2019•1 hr 14 min•Ep. 140
Jacques and Joe bask in the afterglow of yet another Patriots championship… but mostly Jacques! This February is turning out more like Blackface History Month, Trump gives his SOTU address, and Joe sings a New Kids song as Christopher Walken for some reason! Did we mention the Patriots won again?! PLUS: Sport (Patriots), Random Video Game Review, Netflix picks, Parenting Tip and MORE! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/carnivalpodcast/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/carnivalpodcast...
Feb 11, 2019•1 hr 37 min•Ep. 139
Jacques has Joe read the lyrics to “Asshole Neighbors” by indie rock band Fivehead as Troy McClure—if only Joe could do a Troy McClure impression! The pool of Democratic presidential hopefuls is ever increasing, Jacques has something to say about the GOP, and of course the Big Game is just days away (or ago)! PLUS: Random Video Game Review, Netflix picks, Parenting Tip and MORE! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/carnivalpodcast/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/carnivalpodcast...
Feb 04, 2019•1 hr 14 min•Ep. 138
Jacques dissects the upcoming Big Game matchup between the Patriots and the Saints—er, Rams. Joe listens and makes Devlin puns. Football! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/carnivalpodcast Twitter: https://twitter.com/carnivalpodcast
Jan 31, 2019•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 137
Jacques and Joe go on about Roger Stone’s indictment, Trump caving (temporarily) to the Dems to end the government shutdown, the MAGA-hat Catholic school kids, and Jacques’ “BBQ Betty” moment at the mall! ALSO: Self-Indulgent Theatre with Joe as Gilbert Gottfried! PLUS: Sport, Random Video Game Review, Netflix picks, Parenting Tip and MORE! Closing Song: “Driving Us Home” by Dan Cray – https://dancray.net Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/carnivalpodcast Twitter: https://twitter.com/carnivalpod...
Jan 28, 2019•1 hr 35 min•Ep. 136
Jacques and Joe yap about Trump, Pence, Patriots, racism… the usual! PLUS: Random Video Game Review, Netflix picks, Parenting Tip and MORE! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/carnivalpodcast/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/carnivalpodcast
Jan 21, 2019•1 hr 28 min•Ep. 135
