So, faithful listener(s?), what have you been up to? "Not much," you might respond, a lilt of anticipation tremoring in your voice as you ask us, the Pals, "How about you guys?" And, predictably and hilariously enough, we'd respond, "Oh, we've been veeerrry well." ... Wait, f$%k, I mean, "We're doin' good!" No, that's not it, actually it's, "Yes, we're Dune, and you 2?" MOTHERF#%@$R! "Nice 2 Dune you!" There it is! Join us on our journey to discover the true Lisan Pal Gaib in this week's episode...
Apr 01, 2024•1 hr•Season 2Ep. 4
Like an antsy fella who's eyeing the door Or a crazed footballer trying to score We know that you're simply dying for more Of the Pals in this ep on The Iron Claw (2024) They'll wrestle together over wayward o-Pal-inions While testing the bounds of their strange ways of thinkin' And like a sweet dove with many strained pinions Alight softly on friendship, the safest dominion
Mar 18, 2024•1 hr 2 min•Season 2Ep. 3
Some say awards shows are the most pompous, boring and unnecessary invention of modern times, but those people have clearly never heard our podcast. What’s more, this week Throw in the Pal is hosting its 2nd Annual Oscars Special, where the Pals gather together to chat about the nominees (and possible winners) of this year’s 96th Pal-cademy Pal-wards!
Mar 10, 2024•1 hr 12 min•Season 2Ep. 2
Welcome back to Throw in the Pal! For our very first episode of season 2, we’re discussing Saltburn (2023), Emerald Fennell’s divisive follow-up to our previously dissected Promising Young Woman. We’ll take on all the hard-hitting questions, including: - Is Jacob Elordi too tall? - Do you remember MGMT? - Are movies even good? This and more on our newest Pal-verisingly funny episode of Throw in the Pal!
Mar 04, 2024•1 hr•Season 2Ep. 1
We are pleased to welcome you to episode #50 of Throw in the Pal, the podcast where three friends discuss their opinions on movies and try to sway each other's opinions. For this milestone episode, the Pals address 2001's Jurassic Park III, the third entry in the vaunted dino-series. Directed by Joe Johnston and starring Australian national treasure Sam Neill, this movie certainly provides the Pals with a great deal to talk about. Yessiree, this a fairly regular episode of a fairly regular show,...
Oct 30, 2023•59 min•Season 1Ep. 50
Sweetie, are you troubled? Uncertain, my love, or less sure of yourself than you once were, babe? Regardless, schnookie, you should cease your frowin', cos you could shake off your worries and just be Pal-ppy instead. That pun is a combination of 'happy' and 'Pal', which is a cleverer and more enjoyable than anything to do with the execution of this God-awful film. Unless you like it, in which case, we offer typi-Pally alternativen take. Enjoy pals!
Oct 23, 2023•57 min•Season 1Ep. 49
There are three types of people in this world: those who have seen the Coen's cult classic The Big Lebowski (1998), and those that have not. What's that, you say that I only listed two types of people? Well, that's just, like... your opinion, man. Speaking of opinions, we here at Throw in the Pal are chock full of 'em, and they're all on display this episode, as the Pals try to unpack the elusive, stoned charm of this flick. Starring Jeff Bridges as a sentient bathrobe and John Goodman as a walk...
Oct 16, 2023•1 hr 2 min•Season 1Ep. 48
Are you a scholar of ancient, Biblically revered cities that serve as a symbol of debauchery and excess? Or perhaps you have a friend who natters incessantly about topics that no-one cares about? At the very least, maybe you've recently encountered a newborn with the unusual Christian name of Lon? Regardless of which, any one of these very normal scenarios would mean you're now familiar with Babylon, which is also the name of Damien Chazelle's 2022 epic yarn about 1920s Hollywood. It is sickenin...
Oct 09, 2023•1 hr 2 min•Season 1Ep. 47
The formula for success is evergreen: you need gritty sex appeal, a willingness to endure pain and a Pal-ate for pig semen. But enough about Throw in the Pal, let's talk Jackass: Forever (2022), the fourth (and final?) proper entry in the Johnny Knoxville-spearheaded series of films where grown-arse people make easels of their bodies, lending stupidity the brush to paint its bloody masterpiece. Join the Pals as they revisit and reappraise their scabby adolescent predilection for tightening tortu...
Oct 02, 2023•1 hr•Season 1Ep. 46
Here there be dragons, so be ye forewarned. Whether regular scaled or Norwegian horned. The Pals have all gathered to watch it transpire, in this Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005). Full of challenging tasks, for only the boldest sort Full of mazes and mermaids, and dark lord Voldemort. In this world of deception and mad, tricky thieves You'll need lots of spunk, and some old Gillyweeds And if Moaning Myrtle doth help you while peeping through bubbles, Do all that you can to keep well ou...
Sep 26, 2023•1 hr 2 min•Season 1Ep. 45
As Pal-lies, we’re aware that Ezra Miller prefers they/them pronouns and use them accordingly throughout the episode, though we do use he/him pronouns in regards to the character of Barry Allen/The Flash that Miller portrays in the film. We apologise for any confusion caused by switching between these terms in our discussion and apologise for any accidental misgendering we so. As always, thanks for listening! What's faster than a speeding bullet, redder than a flaming devil and unlikely to leave...
Sep 18, 2023•58 min•Season 1Ep. 44
They say even cowboys get the blues, which is really sad to consider, because then you know that Woody from Toy Story must be out here just suuuuper bummed out. Luckily, the easiest way to overcome this existentialist train of thought is to listen to the Pals as they horse around in the evening blue of Midnight Cowboy, a movie that (and this is com-pal-tely true) uses the well-worn buddy format to interrogate the hollowness of the American Dream, starring Jon Voigt and Dustin Hoffman. Yee-haw!...
Sep 11, 2023•59 min•Season 1Ep. 43
Look, we hear you fellow Pals. After all, as regular patrons, we'll take it for granted that you know we're great listeners. Some people have been asking for us to boldly go where no man has gone before, to speak about "the black private dick that's a sex machine to all the chicks", or even for us to rub shoulders with Spiderman's nemesis. But seeing as you were all shouting at once, the words "Star Trek", "Shaft" and "Green Goblin" all sorta merged into one... So we did Shrek. You're Pal-come!...
Sep 04, 2023•57 min•Season 1Ep. 42
Is this latest episode of your favourite podcast a deep dive into the mysteries of the gooey substance that paves our roads and makes cigarettes so rich and oh so smooth? Or is it about a new Euro-twist on the delecta-Pal pastries we all know and love, but simply omitting the final 'T' at the end because you know how crazy them Europeans are? Or or oooor is it a movie about Lydia Tár, famed conductor who finds her life of sophistication and magisterial influence crumbling as her words and action...
Aug 28, 2023•1 hr 2 min•Season 1Ep. 41
*to the tune of We Didn't Start The Fire* Michael Keaton's here to stay In a Raymond Carver play Edward Norton going meta in this onstage show All in one shot, so it seems Dashed and damned artistic dreams And there's Galifankankis, as if you didn't know Close the curtains, quick now Certain there's a sick crowd Loving this implosion of the path this man has chosen Why we gotta be so mean, critics hog the big screen And the boards and literati, Riggan's gonna try fly Watch the Birdman go higher ...
Aug 21, 2023•59 min•Season 1Ep. 40
Some would say the Pals are overqualified when it comes to discussing sport, not to mention women's sports and, more specifically, the cross-cultural experiences of working class British Indian Punjabi Sikhs. With only some minor adjustments, that's essentially the life story of each of our four podcasters, making Gurinder Chadha's sports-comedy Bend it Like Beckham (2002) a shoe-in for this week's episode. Perhaps, finally, we'll also settle the age-old debate: is it soccer or foot-Pal? Get ben...
Aug 14, 2023•59 min•Season 1Ep. 39
[Open on a meadow on the cusp of a fresh morn, where one regular fella approaches another. The first fella sighs forlornly, as the other asks:] "Hey, what's wrong there, buddy?" "Oh, nothing. I just... [a spry piano arpeggio is heard] I wish there were more colours." "Whadda ya mean, glum-bum?" "Well... [to the beat of a jaunty tune] we have blue for the skies and the seas..." "That's true." "Green on the grass, far as I can see..." "Black for the nights..." "And yellows for days..." "Purples fo...
Aug 07, 2023•1 hr 1 min•Season 1Ep. 38
O is for the way it's Only three (hours long) P is for the Particles we see P is very, very Presidenti-Pally scary E is Even more than any bombs we've seen before Nolan has made a spectacle for you Hydrogen will be part of bomb number two Eeeeeee, that Casey Affleck's frightenin' Is this boring or enlighthenin'? Matt Damon's a sexy dude Ending's ambiguous too Ready for the Pals' take on this truuuuuue... story.
Jul 31, 2023•58 min•Season 1Ep. 37
Four men from Tasmania are joining up to fight about movies. They're doing their part. Are you? Listen to Throw in the Pal and save yourself from malaise and boredom. Subscribing guarantees big brain and belly laughs. We take you live now to the podcast studio, where the Pals' discussion of Starship Troopers (1997) has begun! Could this be one of the rare instances of every Pal loving this thrilling sci-fi satire, which mocks militaristic fascism and blind patriotism? Or will there be a bloodbat...
Jul 24, 2023•57 min•Season 1Ep. 36
[To the tune of Gaelic pipes and strings] If you like podcast streams We’ve got you, we hear you That is why we put this show on For, in this here instance, We’ve made a decision To discuss Titanic for so long Shower or car, wherever you are We just need you to listen Please listen as we go on [Song ends abruptly as Billy Zane screams something iconic] Please, we ask you ever so Pal-litely, to tune into this week’s episode on James Cameron’s oft-heralded and just as oft-derided 1997 film Titanic...
Jul 17, 2023•1 hr 3 min•Season 1Ep. 35
Palmerican Physcpal! This film might be Tom's memoir, so let's do a 1000 situps and get down to the office so we can discuss Mary Harron's 2000 adaption of the Bret Easton Ellis novel American Psycho! But first, we gotta return some video tapes. Enjoy psychos!
Jul 10, 2023•1 hr•Season 1Ep. 34
What do the Pals, a drowning man and John Lennon circa 1965 all have in common? It's that they're all yelling out for help, of course! But this week, the Pals are outshining Lennon and that dumb non-swimmer by using some definite articles, the best kind of grammatical articles there are!!! It's not just any kind of help that we need, but specifically The Help, Tate Taylor's 2011 dramedy about the mistreatment of Black women in servitude to the overbearing, racist white families of the American S...
Jul 03, 2023•54 min•Season 1Ep. 33
Sean Connery? More like More Conner, please! As in, could you keep doing more Sean Connery accents, please?! What am I doing, explaining the cleverest pun of all time to you, when you clearly get it. It's like if I had to take the time to say that The Hunt for Red October (1990) -- John McTiernan's classic Cold War thriller -- is the first time these podcasters find themselves deep in the Pal-cific ocean, doggy Pal-ddling, all without a peron-Pal floatation device, because this movie has water i...
Jun 26, 2023•58 min•Season 1Ep. 32
This week, you CAN sit with us! Your perennial Pals are poised in pink, and we Mean it, Girl(s), because we've gone and fecthed up Mark Waters' 2004 cult classic, for all you Pal-astic packers. So if you love Danny DeVito's work, have no idea how to spell orange and flow heavy with the wide set crowd, then push your sexy hair back and settle in for some word (and maybe actual) vomit. How many times should you listen? THE LIMIT DOES NOT EXIST!
Jun 20, 2023•59 min•Season 1Ep. 31
Hey you! Yes, you, with the face… No, not you, I meant the other face-haver. You can just go on, Get Out of here! Phew, now that they’re gone, it’s just Us, you and me and the Pals, and I’m super Jor- that this god-dan podcast right here will a-Peele to you. What’s that? Did you say Nope? Well that’s bang on my new face friend: this episode is about Nope, the 2022 Jordan Peele sci-fi horror that deals with trauma, horses and unknown forces. The course is unsure but the detour’s gorgeous, so grab...
Jun 12, 2023•55 min•Season 1Ep. 30
Grab your peanuts, popcorn and put on your Pal-iest grin because this week, the Pals are sliding into your eardrums with a nostalgic slam dunk; I get sports! We're diving headfirst into Penny Marshall's 1992 classic "A League of Their Own", where women shatter the glass ceiling and slide into the historic diamond of dreams. Geena Davis, Madonna, Rosie O'Donnell and Tom Hanks bring the heat in this laugh-filled, home run-hittin' extravaganza. So lace up those cleats, fasten your Pal-met and step ...
Jun 05, 2023•56 min•Season 1Ep. 29
Say, have you ever heard the one about the podcast with the four unstable friends? They just couldn’t keep their Pal-ance! That’s right, this week the Pals are on a raucous ride to rictus city, grinning ear to ear and cheek to cheek, cos Todd Philips’ 2019 Joker is cracking us up. No one will be wanting to know how we got these scars, because they’ll realise that they’re actually smile lines (and also, that quote’s from a different movie).
May 29, 2023•58 min•Season 1Ep. 28
Are you unreasonably pale and generally awful to be around? Do you sparkle in the low winter sun and pout in biology class? Do you watch teenagers sleep and they’re surprisingly cool with it? Then you may just be a character in the movie Twilight (2008), the Catherine Hardwicke helmed first entry in the series that was a cultural phenomenon. Will these vamps go all batty, or get im-Pal-ed? Come along with us, your Pals, to find out!
May 22, 2023•57 min•Season 1Ep. 27
The Pals go through a Stargate (1994), and do some inter-dimension-Pal travel… that’s it. What do you want from us?! Oh, and maybe the distant dimension is a land of James Spader crushes, irrationally high scores, and Egyptian style Pal-ramids...
May 15, 2023•57 min•Season 1Ep. 26
Attend the tale of Forrest Gump An American lad always took for a chump He journeyed so far and incrediby wide While Bubba and Dan came along for the ride Yes Forrest The dim-witted man who could run FUN! This week the Pals are chasing down the all-time '90s classic, Robert Zemeckis' Academy Award-winning mainstay about a slow man who lived life in the fast lane. Tune in for stories of Jenny on the lam, plenty of Vietnam and shrimp boats full of dim folks, as well as some once-in-a-lifetime enco...
May 08, 2023•1 hr 2 min•Season 1Ep. 25
