Show #60 - 'Use Outrageous Humor to Settle a Score' and other peculiar rules to live by

Sixty episodes of this podcast. For the faithful-est listeners, the folks who've listened to every minute of the addlepated ramblings of Monolith and Bear Trap, it is worth noting you have spent a full work week and a half listening to uninformed goofiness. And since exactly none of these shows has been an hour long, you're probably looking at two to three full work weeks you can never ever get back. Ever. Though your two Purveyors of Snackery may have doubts about your taste in podcasts (granted, there's only one, but still), they're actually really grateful to be the beneficiary of your epic time-wasting. You guys are great. Discussed: Bear Trap's road-gawking difficulties, the last installment of Monolith's ongoing series "Monolith Listens to Arnold's Autobiography", Arnold's top ten rules for success, Monolith ponders 'Silver Linings Playbook', Hollywood's still-to-be-released Oscar bait movies for 2012 are handicapped, PETA and their claims against Peter Jackson and 'The Hobbit', cherished and unimplemented Thanksgiving traditions, Howard Shore's score for 'LOTR', film music queues that are in and of themselves excellent but hit the wrong note when placed in the film, AMC's deft handling of 'The Godfather' trilogy, Monolith ponders 'Silver Linings Playbook' a bit longer, Kathleen Turner and why Bear Trap's a heartless jerk, that moment when you click on a link expecting an article and instead you get an ad followed by a video, tail-gating (the following-too-close behind variety, not the pregame drinking kind) and the joys thereof, what other things people who talk and text might also do, Tom Brokaw is singled out for Little Snack scorn, as well as assorted odds and ends and the random tangent. Click 'Play' in the new iTunes 11 (if that button's still there) and enjoy.

Show #60

Show #59 - Thanksgiving! The Episode

Show #59

Though it's likely you've been anxiously awaiting the appearance of this episode of Little Snack to appear in iTunes so you could be certain you'd have something you and your guests could listen to during Thanksgiving dinner, in this case it may not be such a great idea. Particularly if you're having either Kevin Smith or anyone associated with a Twilight movie over for turkey. Could get awkward. Discussed: Thanksgiving plans, an update on Monolith's close listening of Arnold's autobiography, what role cynicism may have played in Arnold's brief campaign to replace Gray Davis, the joys of the Lego video game franchise, how Bear Trap (reluctantly!) murdered an unconscious guard (while playing the latest entrant in the glorious Hitman video game series), the death of Twinkies?, a discussion on Kevin Smith and his filmography, the first time Monolith saw 'Clerks', Bear Trap's "favorite" Kevin Smith movie, similarities between Kevin Smith and Woody Allen, what it means to have a terrible "visual style", an extended 'Twilight Saga' hatefest guaranteed to annoy all women (Twihards and non-Twihards alike), a brief discussion on the media coverage of the current unpleasantness in the middle east, and finally a thorough going-over of a (very) late Top 6 movies of all time list in which at least one podcaster discovers a film that was obviously intended for a Worst 6 list of some kind. Listen and find out if that error gets straightened out. Happy Thanksgiving, everyone!

Show #58 - 'Thomas' Ford could have saved Planet Hollywood

Americans are a busy, go-getting people. In addition to commanding the nation's spies, our CIA directors still find the time to go 'all in' with their biographers. And even with so many hours of the day filled up with not being president, our losing presidential candidates still manage to find that spare minute or two to call the majority of American voters moochers. Similarly, your two workaholic podcasters carve out whole swaths of seconds (nearly a minute's worth!) from their busy schedules to disinterestedly prep and poorly research every episode of Little Snack. This show's no exception. Today, these two Broadwells have gifted you with another gem. You're welcome. Discussed: "The Amazing Spider Man", Andrew Garfield's cloying coyness, how Sam Raimi's Spider Man trilogy looks in comparison, what is the 'essential' Spider Man, which cars Jim Lee's plastered DC comics superhero icons onto, the case against "Argo"'s early coronation as the film to beat for Best Picture, why Arnold says buying a 747 for the purposes of leasing it is risky, oddities in Maria Shriver's parenting style, a discussion on steroids for no reason, an explication of the deleted "Prometheus" scenes, the thematic similarity between "Prometheus" and "Blade Runner", what the Petraeus scandal says about the military, male humans, and the media, who the reporters should be talking to about Mr. and Mrs. 'All In', and finally, a second look at last week's post-election victory dance/discussion. Too soon? Too optimistic? Too exactly correct? Take a listen to find out. Enjoy!

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Show #57 - Election 2012! (Repost!)

Two years of interminable campaigning is over. For 24 months America was force-fed an unhealthy buffet of book-hawking charlatans posing as presidential candidates, creepy sprint-to-the-right primary debates, sad primaries, Romney inevitability, VP speculation, hidden video gaffes, and exhaustive presidential debate postmortems. 

It was all over in a blink, wasn't it? 

Last night, Barack Obama's election to a second term showed definitively a) which candidate had the broadest appeal, and b) which pollsters know what they're doing. (Spoiler: Gallup's not one of them.) The 'Lith and the Trap watched it all go down last night and discuss what happened and what it means in this episode of A Little Snack. Discussed: Gay marriage and marijuana legalization, Karl Rove's "meltdown", who really calls the shots at Fox News, Republican infighting post-election, 2016 predictions (sorta), the main emotion brought on by the final result, which direction the country's moving politically, why the Republicans can't win in the Senate, Sherlock, BBC excellence compared with HBO's, Benedict Cumberbatch, Disney's purchase of LucasFilm, first experiences with Star Wars, who should direct Episode VII, how much the theme parks will increase in awesomeness as a result of this acquisition, why Lucas sold out, the trend in charitable giving for the .00001%, a thought on whether Star Wars nerds might have gotten it wrong on the prequels, mini-review of 'Flight', mini-mini-review of 'Argo', and finally, whether one Southwest flier thinks the Trap is a sweetheart... or something else entirely. Play, listen, rejoice.

Show #57

Show #57 - Election 2012!

Two years of interminable campaigning is over. For 24 months America was force-fed an unhealthy buffet of book-hawking charlatans posing as presidential candidates, creepy sprint-to-the-right primary debates, sad primaries, Romney inevitability, VP speculation, hidden video gaffes, and exhaustive presidential debate postmortems. 

It was all over in a blink, wasn't it? 

Last night, Barack Obama's election to a second term showed definitively a) which candidate had the broadest appeal, and b) which pollsters know what they're doing. (Spoiler: Gallup's not one of them.) The 'Lith and the Trap watched it all go down last night and discuss what happened and what it means in this episode of A Little Snack. Discussed: Gay marriage and marijuana legalization, Karl Rove's "meltdown", who really calls the shots at Fox News, Republican infighting post-election, 2016 predictions (sorta), the main emotion brought on by the final result, which direction the country's moving politically, why the Republicans can't win in the Senate, Sherlock, BBC excellence compared with HBO's, Benedict Cumberbatch, Disney's purchase of LucasFilm, first experiences with Star Wars, who should direct Episode VII, how much the theme parks will increase in awesomeness as a result of this acquisition, why Lucas sold out, the trend in charitable giving for the .00001%, a thought on whether Star Wars nerds might have gotten it wrong on the prequels, mini-review of 'Flight', mini-mini-review of 'Argo', and finally, whether one Southwest flier thinks the Trap is a sweetheart... or something else entirely. Play, listen, rejoice.

Show #57