Every week, I list all the upcoming (or recently released) movies, TV shows, albums, podcasts, etc. that I believe are worth checking out.
TV
–SNL at Home (April 11 on NBC) – A remotely produced new episode of Saturday Night Live.
–Insecure Season 4 Premiere (April 12 on HBO)
–Killing Eve Season 3 Premiere (April on AMC and BBC America)
-NBA HORSE Challenge (April 12 on ESPN)
–American Dad! Season 17 Premiere (April 13 on TBS) – Still one of the most consistent shows on the air!
–Mrs. America Series Premiere (April 15 on Hulu) – Starring Cate Blanchett as Phyllis Schlafly.
–What We Do in the Shadows Season 2 Premiere (April 15 on FX)
Music
-The Strokes, The New Abnormal
Podcasts
A couple of great-so-far podcasts have recently launched:
–The Darkest Timeline – Community co-stars Joel McHale and Ken Jeong answer your questions.
–Oh, Hello: the P’dcast – Gil Faizon and George St. Geegland have discovered a new medium in which to deliver their tuna.
It’s time for another edition of “Karaoke Korner!” The artist selections this time have come from Jeff’s sister, Kaity. She would like him to choose the best karaoke songs from Saint Motel, The Bangles, and Queen.
Aunt Beth and Jeff recently watched Gary Gulman’s stand-up comedy special The Great Depresh, so they decided to talk about their favorite bits from that show, as well as their first encounters with Gary and other examples of funny people tackling mental illness.
I started hosting a podcast with my aunt several months ago, and I’ve come to think that I should post my new episodes here so that all my readers can conveniently access them. So below are the first eight episodes of That’s Auntertainment! (as well as five mini-episodes, and one “update” episode).
Every week, I list all the upcoming (or recently released) movies, TV shows, albums, podcasts, etc. that I believe are worth checking out.
Movies Not too many movies are going to be released theatrically anytime soon. I’ll let you know if any good streaming options pop up!
TV There’s no new premieres I’m looking forward to this week. Weird.
Music
-The Weeknd, After Hours
Podcasts
–Dead Eyes – This debuted a couple months ago. It’s about Connor Ratliff exploring why he was fired by Tom Hanks from the miniseries Band of Brothers.
Any ranking of the best of the best must come with the caveat that the ranker hasn’t seen/heard everything, and that’s especially true in the case of podcasting, despite it being one of the youngest entertainment mediums around. Obviously I didn’t listen to every podcast released in the 2010s, but I did listen to my fair share. My feed mainly consisted of comedy, pop culture, and comedic pop culture shows. But even if I confine myself to those categories, I cannot claim that I was anywhere near comprehensive. So then, what you are about to read is the revelation of my podcast journey I went on in the past decade.
Every week, I list all the upcoming (or recently released) movies, TV shows, albums, podcasts, etc. that I believe are worth checking out.
Movies
–Burden (Limited Theatrically)
–The Invisible Man (Theatrically Nationwide) – It’s invisible, and it’s spectacular!
–Saint Frances (Limited Theatrically)
TV
–RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 12 Premiere (February 28 on VH1)
–Dispatches From Elsewhere Series Premiere (March 1 on AMC) – Jason Segel’s getting all mysterious.
–Better Things Season 4 Premiere (March 5 on FX)
–Devs Series Premiere (March 5 on Hulu) – From creator Alex Garland!
Podcasts
–The Ron Burgundy Podcast Season 3 (Premieres March 5)
I continued my regimen of podcast listening as usual in 2019, so here’s a quick rundown of the audio shows that were tickling my ears and my brain the best the past year.
1. Conan O’Brien Needs a Friend
2. Black Check with Griffin and David
3. How Did This Get Made?
4. Harmontown
5. Judge John Hodgman
6. The Ron Burgundy Podcast
7. Pop Mom
8. Pop Culture Happy Hour
9. Unspooled
10. Good One: A Podcast About Jokes
Honorable Mentions
R U Talkin’ R.E.M. RE: ME (Always a transcendent pleasure, but only released four new episodes in 2019.)
Comedy Bang! Bang! (Released plenty of episodes, but I only listened to a few of them.)
October 23, 2019 – Pop culture maven Jeffrey Malone, along with his aunt, Beth Woods, are proud to announce the launch of their entertainment discussion podcast, That’s Auntertainment! Jeff would like to everyone to know: “This is an idea I’ve had bouncing around in my head for a while, and I can’t wait for my family, friends, and fans to finally have a chance to check it out.” Beth shares the sentiment, enthusing, “I hope that people enjoy our collaboration, and I’m excited for people to hear our new podcast.”
In each episode, Jeff and Beth select one pop culture topic and discuss it according to the 3 F’s: First, Favorite, and Forever. They reveal their earliest memories, their favorite memories, and what they currently think about the subject. The premiere episode is focused on the Primetime Emmy Awards. Future topics are set to include Whose Line is it Anyway? and Jeopardy!
All episodes can be found on Podbean at http:// thatsauntertainment. podbean. com/. (3/13/21 UPDATE: The new URL is https://anchor.fm/thats-auntertainment.) You can listen to the first episode below:
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