Phil and Jake are joined by returning guest Matt Hock (from Space Cadet & The Explosion ) to rank In-N-Out Burger, and word mash-ups aka portmanteaus on the List of Every Damn Thing . Get Space Cadet’s record “Lion On A Leash” on Wiretap Records, listen to them on Spotify , and follow them on Instagram ( @space_cadet_band ). And go to one of their upcoming shows ! If you have something to add to the list, email it to list@everydamnthing.net (or get at us on Twitter , Instagram and Facebook )...
Nov 04, 2021•39 min•Ep. 67
Jake and Phil are joined by ghostly spirits from the other side of the flimsy veil that separates our world from the next in this extremely Frightening Lightning episode. We rank pie, water parks, earplugs, newspapers, wedding anniversaries, audiobooks. SHOW NOTES: The Kurt Vonnegut story Phil was talking about was Harrison Bergeron . Full text of the story is here , it's very short. It's been adapted several times for TV and movies. It's the kind of science-fiction story that probably gets take...
Oct 28, 2021•35 min•Ep. 66
Phil and Jake are joined by Andrew Black-- drummer for Laughing Matter , The Explosion and The Primals -- to rank the 2002 movie Drumline , and the PG-13 movie rating on the List of Every Damn Thing . Find Andrew on Instagram ( @blacksrecords ), and his band Laughing Matter is there as well ( @laughingmatterla ). And you gotta listen to Laughing Matter on Spotify (where you can also find The Explosion and The Primals ). If you have something to add to the list, email it to list@everydamnthing.ne...
Oct 21, 2021•53 min•Ep. 65
Phil & Jake welcome Nick G. to the show to deface the List of Every Damn Thing with graffiti . If you have something to add to the list, email it to list@everydamnthing.net (or get at us on Twitter , Instagram and Facebook ). SHOW NOTES: Before recording this episode, Jake had the best onion ring of his life at Big Kel’s in Council Bluffs, Iowa. Daphne & Velma is a live-action movie from 2018 about the two girls from Scooby-Doo solving mysteries without the dead weight of the dog and the...
Oct 14, 2021•29 min•Ep. 64
Phil, Jake and Jason are joined by Tiffa ( Intermission podcast ) to rank the classic sitcom The Golden Girls and anime on the List of Every Damn Thing . Keep up with Intermission on Instagram ( @Intermission_podcast ) & Twitter ( @IntermissionPC ). Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts! If you have something to add to the list, email it to list@everydamnthing.net (or get at us on Twitter , Instagram and Facebook ). SHOW NOTES: Jake is in unceded Pomo territory while recording the episode...
Oct 07, 2021•57 min•Ep. 63
Phil and Jake witness the triumphant return of Efrem Schulz-- frontman for Death By Stereo , Voodoo Glow Skulls and Manic Hispanic -- to rank marijuana , Band-Aids as fashion , and Yosemite Sam Mudflaps on the List of Every Damn Thing . Find Efrem on Twitter ( @Efbystereo ) and Instagram ( @efbystereo ). He's been real busy with his bands lately.; here's a check-out list: Check out the Voodoo Glow Skulls new album “Livin’ the Apocalypse” and if you’re in Southern California get tickets to their ...
Sep 30, 2021•57 min•Ep. 62
Phil and Jake rank the emotional response known as the uncanny valley effect , and the city of Bend, Oregon on the List of Every Damn Thing . If you have something to add to the list, email it to list@everydamnthing.net (or get at us on Twitter , Instagram and Facebook ). SHOW NOTES: Masahira Mori is a robot expert and professor (the ASIMO robot was designed by one of his students). It should never be doubted that Jake has read Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus . The Final F...
Sep 23, 2021•43 min•Ep. 61
Phil and Jake are joined by friend and fellow Ted-head Phoebe Assenza for a deep-dive discussion and ranking of Theodore Roosevelt on the List of Every Damn Thing . If you have something to add to the list, email it to list@everydamnthing.net (or get at us on Twitter , Instagram and Facebook ). Make sure to check out Phoebe’s Substack . SHOW NOTES: Phil claims his sister (and recent EDT guest) Alexa Green said dry-cleaning is a mutually-agreed upon lie that holds society together. Phil takes it ...
Sep 16, 2021•59 min•Ep. 60
Phil, Jake and Jason are joined by our friend and long-time listener Thadd to rank beer & wings , and Aerosmith on the List of Every Damn Thing . If you have something to add to the list, email it to list@everydamnthing.net (or get at us on Twitter , Instagram and Facebook ). SHOW NOTES: You can find a link to the Joe Rogan Podcast on your own. Our meal included Field Roast Buffalo Wings , lemongrass vegan wings of indeterminate origin, Layonna Meatless Smoked Drumstick (Jake refers to these...
Sep 10, 2021•51 min•Ep. 59
Phil and Jake are joined by Phil's sister Alexa Green to rank hard seltzer , kids in restaurants , and anti-diarrhea medicine on the List of Every Damn Thing . If you have something to add to the list, email it to list@everydamnthing.net (or get at us on Twitter , Instagram and Facebook ). SHOW NOTES: The City of Sebastopol, California has nothing on its official website about Russian settlement history. Phil is maybe thinking of Fort Ross when he tells the story of Russian settlers being chased...
Sep 02, 2021•50 min•Ep. 58
Phil and Jake rank the posthumously-released Bruce Lee film Game of Death , food poisoning and triangle pizza on the List of Every Damn Thing . If you have something to add to the list, email it to list@everydamnthing.net (or get at us on Twitter , Instagram and Facebook ). SHOW NOTES: Throughout the episode, Jake mistakenly refers to the movie production company Golden Harvest as “Golden Era” which is actually the name of a vegan Chinese restaurant in San Francisco which has been around since b...
Aug 26, 2021•44 min•Ep. 57
Phil, Jake and Jason rank radio edits (of songs), and vinyl records (which usually contain songs) on the List of Every Damn Thing . If you have something to add to the list, email it to list@everydamnthing.net (or get at us on Twitter , Instagram and Facebook ). SHOW NOTES: Jason sings the praises of Kool-Aid pickles in the episode. Phil & Jake are sure Kool-Aid pickles are good but they look like sea slugs . Phil was right that Vincent Price’s spoken-word part on Michael Jackson’s “Thriller...
Aug 19, 2021•48 min•Ep. 56
Lightning (episode) strikes again as Phil and Jake rank movie theater popcorn , apple juice , speed limits , gas-powered leaf blowers and the internet on the List of Every Damn Thing . If you have something to add to the list, email it to list@everydamnthing.net (or get at us on Twitter , Instagram and Facebook ). SHOW NOTES: Razzle-dazzle camouflage is where you paint all sorts of strange confusing patterns on ships to make it harder to see what direction they're moving or facing. Phil made an ...
Aug 12, 2021•24 min•Ep. 55
Phil and Jake are joined by returning guest "Million Dollar" Matt Hock (from Space Cadet & The Explosion ) to rank ice cream trucks and the New York City borough of Brooklyn on the List of Every Damn Thing . Get Space Cadet’s record “Lion On A Leash” on Wiretap Records, listen to them on Spotify , and follow them on Instagram ( @space_cadet_band ). Maybe even see them play live . If you have something to add to the list, email it to list@everydamnthing.net (or get at us on Twitter , Instagra...
Aug 05, 2021•54 min•Ep. 54
EDT is one year old! Phil and Jake celebrate by ranking podcasts , ranked lists and metatextuality on the List of Every Damn Thing . If you have something to add to the list, email it to list@everydamnthing.net (or get at us on Twitter , Instagram and Facebook ). SHOW NOTES: We don’t talk about it in the episode, but we both watched Symbiopsychotaxiplasm , a noteworthy film dealing with metatextuality (though you could get a lot of the same effect from watching YouTube reaction videos or the Bo ...
Jul 29, 2021•55 min•Ep. 53
Shalon joins the EDT family to help Phil and Jake rank the 1980s comedy classic Caddyshack and the concept of families on the List of Every Damn Thing . If you have something to add to the list, email it to list@everydamnthing.net (or get at us on Twitter , Instagram and Facebook ). SHOW NOTES: There’s some confusion during our conversation as to how the characters in The Blue Lagoon are related. While researching the matter, Jake was relieved to discover that they aren’t siblings, but unsettled...
Jul 22, 2021•58 min•Ep. 52
Phil and Jake rank the 80s blockbuster E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial and Reese’s Ultimate Peanut Butter Lovers Cup on the List of Every Damn Thing . If you have something to add to the list, email it to list@everydamnthing.net (or get at us on Twitter , Instagram and Facebook ). SHOW NOTES: Here’s the Eddie Murphy bit that Phil talks about at the beginning of the episode. Steven Spielberg projects mentioned include Close Encounters of the Third Kind , Night Skies , 1941 , Raiders of the Lost Ark an...
Jul 15, 2021•46 min•Ep. 51
Phil, Jake and Jason are joined by returning champion singer-songwriter Dave Hause to rank the questionable experiment Chris Gaines on the List of Every Damn Thing . Plus we re-rank sex ! Follow Dave on Instagram ( @davehause ), Twitter ( @hausedave ) and Facebook ( DaveHauseMusic ). You can find his songs on Spotify & Apple Music . If you’re in Europe, here's the info on Dave’s upcoming Germany / Austria shows . Most dates are sold out, so get on it for the ones that aren’t! If you have som...
Jul 08, 2021•1 hr•Ep. 50
Phil, Jake and Beth are joined by writer, model and friend Eirinie Carson to rank the TV sitcom Frasier , the British Royal Family , and fast fashion on the List of Every Damn Thing . Follow Eirinie on Instagram ( @eirinieeee ) and Twitter ( @Eirineee ). Her articles (including the one Jake mentions in this episode ) and other projects can be found here . Beth is raising money through Rise Up Against Racism to build little free anti-racist libraries throughout the Bay Area. Her fundraising page ...
Jul 01, 2021•1 hr•Ep. 49
Phil & Jake are joined by old friend (and fellow Pomolita Junior High School survivor) Sarah Walsh to rank the 1983 movie Flashdance , middle school , and sandwiches on the List of Every Damn Thing . If you have something to add to the list, email it to list@everydamnthing.net (or get at us on Twitter , Instagram and Facebook ). SHOW NOTES: We chat briefly about the 90s sitcom Sister, Sister , which leads to Phil wonder if there was a TV adaptation of the movie Sister Act , but he was probab...
Jun 24, 2021•55 min•Ep. 48
Phil & Jake are joined by Pete (from the Grocery Gamblers podcast) and returning guest Tiffa (from Intermission podcast) to rank Grocery Outlet Bargain Market , Steven Seagal , and the idea of self-promotion on the List of Every Damn Thing . VOTE HERE to help choose which item on the List of Every Damn Thing should be re-ranked in an upcoming episode (you can vote once a day). Keep up with Grocery Gamblers on Instagram ( @grocerygamblerspod ), and with Intermission on Instagram ( @Intermissi...
Jun 17, 2021•56 min•Ep. 47
Phil & Jake rank the fictional vampire-hunter Blade , the first (and best) installment of The Matrix film franchise, and bricks on the List of Every Damn Thing . VOTE HERE to help choose which item on the List of Every Damn Thing should be re-ranked in an upcoming episode (you can vote once a day). If you have something to add to the list, email it to list@everydamnthing.net (or get at us on Twitter , Instagram and Facebook ). SHOW NOTES: We of course talk a lot about the Blade movies and We...
Jun 10, 2021•55 min•Ep. 46
Phil, Jake & Jason rank fast-food chain Taco Bell , Batman: The Animated Series and crossbows on the List of Every Damn Thing . VOTE HERE to help choose which item on the List of Every Damn Thing should be re-ranked in an upcoming episode (you can vote once a day). If you have something to add to the list, email it to list@everydamnthing.net (or get at us on Twitter , Instagram and Facebook ). SHOW NOTES: Youtube is aggressively pushing sexy Fran Drescher content at Phil, such as this video ...
Jun 03, 2021•49 min•Ep. 45
In this lightning (and wife-ening) episode, Phil & Jake are joined by Beth & Ali to rapid-fire rank karaoke , dippin’ sauce , landlines , the Golden Gate Bridge , bagels , goats , Cadbury Creme Eggs and carpets on the List of Every Damn Thing . VOTE HERE to help choose which item on the List of Every Damn Thing should be re-ranked in an upcoming episode (you can vote once a day). If you have something to add to the list, email it to list@everydamnthing.net (or get at us on Twitter and In...
May 27, 2021•43 min•Ep. 44
Phil and Jake are joined by Efrem Schulz, a friend of the pod-- and vocalist for Death By Stereo , Voodoo Glow Skulls and Manic Hispanic -- to stack the whack of the List of Every Damn Thing by ranking “Weird Al” Yankovic , the 1987 comedy film Spaceballs , and Warner Bros large-graphic cartoon t-shirts . Find Efrem on Twitter ( @Efbystereo ) and Instagram ( @efbystereo ). Check the brand-new Voodoo Glow Skulls album Livin’ the Apocalypse ! Also check out the Fight For Columbia bandcamp compilat...
May 20, 2021•52 min•Ep. 43
Phil, Jake and Jason are joined by new guest Christina to gussy-up the List of Every Damn Thing by ranking the fictional princess Cinderella , the 80s glam-metal band Cinderella , and the hip-hop trailblazer Spinderella . If you have something to add to the list, email it to list@everydamnthing.net (or get at us on Twitter and Instagram ). You can view the full list at everydamnthing.net SHOW NOTES: RIP to Shock G. of Digital Underground, who died not long before we recorded this episode. Jessic...
May 13, 2021•49 min•Ep. 42
Phil and Jake abstain from bad words and bawdy talk as they apply some sparkle to the List of Every Damn Thing by ranking glitter , broken glass and cows . If you have something to add to the list, email it to list@everydamnthing.net (or get at us on Twitter and Instagram ). SHOW NOTES: We briefly refer to the old-timey game where you push a hoop with a stick. It goes back to antiquity! Recycling is complicated . Here’s some vampire sparkle action in Twilight . We talk a bit about how glam rock ...
May 06, 2021•36 min•Ep. 41
Phil and Jake are joined by friend (and contributor to the pod) Donovan to insert some gags and guffaws into the the List of Every Damn Thing by ranking Dan Aykroyd , all things Wayne’s World , and Saturday Night Live . If you have something to add to the list, email it to list@everydamnthing.net (or get at us on Twitter and Instagram ). SHOW NOTES: We don’t get the name quite right for The Hart and Lorne Terrific Hour . We talk about a lot of Aykroyd movies, including The Blues Brothers , Docto...
Apr 29, 2021•52 min•Ep. 40
Phil, Jake and Jason witness the triumphant return of Andy Granelli (from The Distillers & Seized Up ) as we cram more fillings into the the List of Every Damn Thing by ranking burritos , San Francisco’s Chinatown , and Mendocino County in Northern California. Find Andy on Twitter ( @AndyGranelli ) and Instagram ( AndyGranelli ). If you have something to add to the list, email it to list@everydamnthing.net (or get at us on Twitter and Instagram ). SHOW NOTES: We briefly mention root vegetabl...
Apr 22, 2021•48 min•Ep. 39
Phil & Jake are joined by singer-songwriter (and bud-of-the-pod) Dave Hause to pile up the tall-stack of the the List of Every Damn Thing by ranking pancakes , Bruce Springsteen and band Bon Jovi . Follow Dave Hause on Instagram ( @davehause ), Twitter ( @hausedave ) and Facebook ( DaveHauseMusic ). You can find his songs on Spotify & Apple Music , and here’s his most recent Bandcamp Fridays release. If you have something to add to the list, email it to list@everydamnthing.net (or get at...
Apr 15, 2021•59 min•Ep. 38
