Bill Funt returns to the show in search of fortune and glory, but what he finds instead is a bag of knives. Knives made of words. Words made of judgement. Judgement made of hilarity. Hilarity made of Bill. On and on, ‘till the break of dawn. Also, incredible tales of vampire mohels, pharma-branding, the definition of Yanni, the mischief of Bill Murray, and a post-script to all that TMNT remake business. Music by Daisy Chainsaw, Jukebox The Ghost, and Paul Collins
Mar 27, 2012•59 min
Very few legacies go un-sodomized in perpetuity, so one more shouldn’t really matter... but when Michael Bay’s evil grip closes around the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, it gets personal for Rob and action must be taken! Armed with naught but their wits, their mics, and the specter of the Fear Monkey to keep them in line, the men of The Spoon and special guest Fletcher Rhoden charge happily into the fray. If it be a sin to covet honor, we are the most offending souls alive. Join us in glory! Also...
Mar 20, 2012•51 min
NDR Overlord Johnny Dam makes a long-overdue return to inspect the troops and is both dismayed and delighted by what he witnesses, often in the same breath. Syntax snafus! Viola jokes! Newfound powers of memorization! Godwin's Law applied to everything from bagpipes to Burghoff to Nazis themselves! Plus, a smorgasbord of riffing on TV, religion, and combinations thereof...and to top it all off, this week's SAL is actually a stealth love letter. Awwwww. Music by Anny Celsi, and Mark Hoffman &...
Mar 13, 2012•53 min
It never fails - when Bill Holmes is plugged into the proceedings (often as the podcasting equivalent of a booty call) The Spoon becomes a shattering, supercharged circuit. A white-hot, searing flame of comedic chaos. Or, as Peppy Boner himself puts it, "a total clusterfuck of talk." Literally from the intro, the show is off to Mars on a rocket of random, and can barely be bothered to wave goodbye. Sacred and profane, discerning and obtuse, referential and solipsistic... the gamut gets not only ...
Mar 06, 2012•51 min
Spoony superenthusiast Emily-ann Herrington thought that appearing as a guest on the show would be a good for a lark. how wrong she was. But with an onslaught of japes aimed at everything from her country of origin to her pop culture preferences raining down upon her, she serves it right back with wit and gusto. Also, she's the earliest late guest the show has ever had, so bonus points for that. Other topics include the end of film, life on the potato picking line, Winnipeg's surprisingly high m...
Feb 28, 2012•50 min
Bill Funt injects himself into the mishpoche this week, and the important questions follow: what is the difference between Emergency and Emergency One? Who can sum up Marty Kroft in a single sentence? Why are some transgender operations trickier than others? When does good become TOO good? Along the way, friends of the show call in to wish us well and wage their wares, and everyone learns a lesson about vetting heroes and defending villains. Plus, the Westboro Baptist Church’s food sucks… and su...
Feb 21, 2012•50 min
Perhaps love is a many-splendored thing. Perhaps love is a battlefield. Perhaps love is a snowmobile racing across the tundra and then suddenly it flips over, pinning you underneath, and at night, the ice weasels come. Perhaps love just stinks. Whatever your perspective, the men of The Spoon and special guest Jenni Rosen have you covered on this pre-funk to Valentine’s Day, along with ruminations on the fall of Whitney Houston, the rise of E-readers, and the legacy of Jerry Lewis being so thorou...
Feb 14, 2012•51 min
Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy? Whatever the answer for Allen Lulu, he’s more excited to be a guest on this week’s show than the mind can comfortably conceive, and at the end of the day he weathers the conversational storm in fine form as we barrel through the surprising economics of football, the disturbing banality of the porn industry, the magical synergy of making music, and yet another trench run at that sweet, sweet Subway money. Plus, who started the Borscht talk? Not Me! Mus...
Feb 07, 2012•52 min
Rob’s girlfriend Jenni is here to do some mythbusting on male/female relations, but not before the show plows through a raft of Facebook flamings, DMV woes, movie cries, college tutoring, and a random rummage through the studio’s filing cabinet in search of the wily and elusive Bell Of Insult. Eventually, education and elucidation do ensue, and are all the sweeter for being hard-won. Presumably. Also, Rob gets frisky with the felines, Chris drops anvils on his bulldog, and Thom has no pets, just...
Jan 31, 2012•49 min
Can the show - nay, the Universe itself - survive all three members of Nice Guy Eddie being in the studio together? Find out, as Dave Shalansky joins us for a whirlwind of topical palaver, with affection for Yiddish, antipathy for celebrity baby names, and ambivalence about the return of Van Halen all present on the conversational menu. Plus, the Zen of Vegas, Dueling McCartneys, and this week’s Sodomizing A Legacy gets meta-muddled, in glorious fashion. Music by The Paul Collins Beat and Great ...
Jan 24, 2012•51 min
Quinton Flynn forgoes his duties as the Spoon’s Suave Shalansky long enough to let his magnificent coif down and delve into the nerdery of anime conventions, at which he appears frequently and with much fanfare. Also, the axiom of never meeting your heroes seems to have at least one exception, which is watching your hero meet THEIR heroes, and just how white can the men of The Spoon sound whilst pitching a TV show about African-American rock musicians? The answer is none. None more white. Music ...
Jan 17, 2012•51 min
It’s all about filters this week: whether it be the mist of nostalgia, the blood-rush of tribalism, or the constantly shifting sands of cultural propriety, it cannot be denied that perception colors reality, and reality gets pretty weird as a result. Are the men of The Spoon able to pierce this veil and see things as they truly are? Maybe not, but it’s fun listening to them try. Plus, Rob can finally talk about his new voiceover gig, and 1982 was a pretty damn good year for movies. Music by Trip...
Jan 10, 2012•50 min
And the men of The Spoon wept, for there were no more worlds to conquer. Thus, on the second day of the first month in the year of our lord two thousand and twelve, they turned the full glare of their conversational lens in toward one another, and began upon a campaign of self-promotion and self-destruction, largely centered around what kind of bands they dig. Will this righteously indignant kick-off lead them to madness or perdition? Only time will tell. Music by Nice Guy Eddie,Sons Of Nothing,...
Jan 03, 2012•52 min
Past, present, and future collide as the men of The Spoon assess their own story so far (complete with audio flashbacks!) and look toward the chapters yet to come, all while giving 2011 the arse-kicking out the door that it so richly deserves. Plus, the director's cut of "Billy Squier: Sodomizing A Legacy" is finally aired, and anthropological answers to your cuisine-related questions. Enjoy! Music by Candypants and The Brothers Figaro.
Dec 27, 2011•1 hr
They may be overeager to put 2011 in the rear-view mirror, but the men of The Spoon still have room in their hearts (and time on their hands) to dissect caroling culture, Canadian winter, the anti-cool of A Capella groups, a permanent geographical fix for the Northeastern US, one of the worst "bad date" stories in the history of ever, and even spare a thought for their favorite Christmas memories, as they toggle smoothly from resentful to accepting of the Holiday fatigue that attends us all. Plu...
Dec 20, 2011•51 min
Johnny Dam is on a mission to educate the men of The Spoon, and provide a rousing wave of slow claps when and if any lessons sink in. Items on the syllabus include the difference between comics and comedians, the downside of human evolution, practical advice on celebrity impersonations, and important criteria for determining the Sexiest Woman Alive. Also, praise for artists who get a second act, and befuddlement over some that got a first one. Music by Johnny Angel Wendell, Chris Von Sneidern, a...
Dec 13, 2011•51 min
The achievements of Bill Holmes are already the stuff of legend,but successfully giving himself a nickname is surely his zenith. Join "Poppy", along with conversational companions Sean "Jilly" Brennan, Chris "Mitch"Jackson, Thom "Who?" Bowers and Robbie "Robbie!!!" Rist, as they plumb the comic cases and whimsical whatnots of movie medication, animal allegories, real-doll relationships, and other alliteratives as well. Plus, C-bombs! Music by Terry Anderson, Rubber City Rebels,Jamie Hoover &...
Dec 06, 2011•51 min
There is joy in Spoonville this week, if for no other reason than our willingness to find humor in the apocalypse -- whether it be of the classic Hestonian variety, or the more contemporary Black Friday flavor. Other topics include the art of canine communication (both telepathic and olfactory), and the importance of having specific goals for 2012. Music by Foxy Shazam, Electric Angels, and an especially spirited performance from our own James Honeyman Smith-Smythe during this week's brand new S...
Nov 29, 2011•51 min
Spending the show as a dramaturgical triad for the first time in a couple of months, the men of The Spoon seek shelter from the trials and perils of real life by pondering such questions as what do we mean by “real”, and how can we arrive at an empirical definition of “life”? Also, which is tougher to endure: horror done right, or comedy done wrong? And where have all the non-vanilla sportscasters gone? The answers… may surprise you. Music by Los Abandoned, Kristian Hoffman , and Chris Von Sneid...
Nov 22, 2011•51 min
Sometimes the men of The Spoon are able to mix the silly and the serious with a deft, neuro-surgical touch, but this week the results are more Frankenstein-esque. Shit gets real over the goings-on at Penn State, throwing what had been a regular round of shenanigans into a debate over power, responsibility, community, and humanity. Plenty of gallows humor to be found here (especially from special guest Johnny Dam) as well as excursions into Oscar politics, Canadian labor, and a healthy round of c...
Nov 15, 2011•50 min
Bill "Pappy" Holmes returns to the show on a mission to promote his new radio adaptation of A Christmas Carol, and is only slightly sidetracked by having to spill his entire professional biography as the price of admission. Also, amid tales of pixel blood, eyebrow spikes, horseback drill teams, Spanish verbalization of varying quality and veracity, the Zen of Tim Gunn, and mad love for Stump The Band, a new Spoony drinking game emerges, sure to inspire lawsuits everywhere. Gamut-running-tastic! ...
Nov 08, 2011•49 min
It's often been said that The Spoon is a show ahead of its time. That has never been more literally true than this week's episode, broadcast on Halloween but disproportionately concerned with the approaching Christmas season. NDR head cheese Johnny Dam joins us for a rollicking evening of righteous indignation, reflective rumination, and Re-Animator talk. Also, a trick-or-treater visits the studio, and the Fivetober meme just Will.Not.Die. Music by The Ramblers, Elton Duck,and The Surf Piranhas...
Nov 01, 2011•53 min
Tonight, the men of The Spoon are pleased to render for you a highgrade slice of puerility, lovingly sprinkled with non-sequitur, and drowned inan avalanche of What The Fuck. Join us, along with special guests Kerry Kompost and Jerry Beller of Mars Hollow, as we learn that the differences between powerpoppers and progressive rockers are only skin-deep, while their sames go rightdown to the bone. (That's what she said!) Also, this week's Sodomizing A Legacy exposes the darkdeeds of both Christoph...
Oct 25, 2011•57 min
Although menaced by studio vermin and suffering from such ailments as Facebook fatigue, Gosling fatigue, and Insomnia fatigue (is that even a thing?), the men of The Spoon are game for a conversational campaign on the subjects of Simpsons & Stooges, dots and feathers, testectomies and trailers, and all manner of minutia. Dave Shalansky pops in from the 8th dimension to once again sit in for Rob, who calls in to edu-tain us all with the latest developments in the field of animal-fronted metal...
Oct 18, 2011•52 min
Dave Shalansky returns to the show; older,wiser, and brimming with both excitement about his return to stand-up, and stress about his upcoming wedding -- specifically, the dilemma of DJ selection. Rob's girlfriend Jenni calls in to defend his manhood from Dave's spurious send-ups, and Rob himself checks in a little later with an attempt to steer the show toward the thoughtful and relevant topic of Columbus Day...an attempt which does not succeed. Also on the docket: many, many shout-outs to pote...
Oct 11, 2011•52 min
The men of The Spoon have vowed never to do re-runs, but tonight they take a shot at their first Best-Of episode. The 127 Hours/baby lube discussion from ep25 is here, along with the first recorded airing of Rob's Disney Princess rant, from all the way back in ep2. Plus, classic SALs of Lucas and Lohan, and live commentary -- of sorts -- provided by Chris & Thom. Music by The Andersons, Sorrows, and Nice Guy Eddie.
Oct 04, 2011•52 min
It cannot be denied, the show is weird this week. The men of The Spoon seem to be caught in the grip of a strange, unusually mellow energy field, gliding through the proceedings in a laconic – for them – fashion, and constantly quoting song lyrics for no apparent reason. Fortunately, Quinton Flynn is there tohelp polish the amorphous humor blobs into diamond-edged zingers, and James Honeyman Smith-Smythe returns to remind us what the "M" in Mtv used to stand for, before it's Legacy was thoroughl...
Sep 27, 2011•52 min
Experiencing some quasi-hangover after last week's comedic cliff dive, this installment finds the men of The Spoon in a more reflective mood, pondering the slippery, volatile nature of supply and demand, and the odd predicament of those who start out as part of The Solution but eventually go on to perpetuate The Problem. Plus, the gig that saved Rob's life, and the wounds that Thom receive from a giant spider. Sort of. Music by The Spongetones, Continental Drifters, and The Vipers.
Sep 20, 2011•51 min
The Spoon is always a bit of a high-wire act, and we've bragged in the past of episodes that test the limits of the human attention span, but this week...whoah. Follow, if you will, our fair trio and their special guest Bill Holmes, as they plunge headlong down a rabbit hole of tumultuous, confrontational comedy, laced with a potent dose of What Is This I Don't Even. Any continuity of conversation is purely coincidental, but you know what? Linear thinking is for the weak. Listen up, and be stron...
Sep 13, 2011•52 min
Quinton Flynn sits in as things get meta in the Spooniverse, with 2% jokes as the order of the day, MST3k and Frank Zappa being checked as influences, and suggestions of performing the show solely through subtext and/or song being taken at least semi-seriously. Also, the mainstreaming of pr0n, the pretentiousness of the extra U, the emotional minefield of zoological work, and what were the last names of the Archies, anyway? Music by Odds, The Now, and What The...?
Sep 06, 2011•51 min
