Kevin Cortez

1/18/21

For Inauguration Week, here are the best podcasts about the worst administration in history

For the last half decade, we’ve all had to think way harder about Donald J. Trump than we ever wanted to. He was…

Marnie Shure,

Kevin Cortez,

Craig D. Lindsey,

and Wil Williams

PublishedJanuary 18, 2021

4/13/20

John Mulaney and Nick Kroll bring their gravelly voices to the mic for <i>Oh, Hello: The P’dcast</i>

John Mulaney and Nick Kroll bring their gravelly voices to the mic for Oh, Hello: The P’dcast

Our hosts begin this week patting themselves on the back for predicting that the Tiger King reception would go from…

Marnie Shure,

Zach Brooke,

Dan Neilan,

and Anthony D Herrera

PublishedApril 13, 2020

1/17/20

This man will not verify you on Twitter, despite what Jack Dorsey says

Being verified on Twitter is a big deal to some social media addicts. People take you slightly more seriously, your…

Kevin Cortez

PublishedJanuary 17, 2020

1/17/20

Chinese clout chasers are sneaking whole raw chickens into hot pot restaurants

Hot pot is an incredibly wholesome experience centered around the communal cooking (and eating) of a soup. You…

Kevin Cortez

PublishedJanuary 17, 2020

1/15/20

Burt Ward says producers wanted him take pills to shrink his penis while filming <i>Batman</i>

Burt Ward says producers wanted him take pills to shrink his penis while filming Batman

Superheroes were a quaint thing in the ‘60s, with Adam West and Burt Ward leading the charge as a much sillier spin…

Kevin Cortez

PublishedJanuary 15, 2020

1/13/20

Tumblr is obsessing over the events that link <i>50 Shades of Grey </i>to 9/11

Tumblr is obsessing over the events that link 50 Shades of Grey to 9/11

Tumblr, the microblogging website that’s been ranking Marvel movies by trains and showing us headless women in media…

Kevin Cortez

PublishedJanuary 13, 2020

1/10/20

Toyota goes full Epcot, plans to build its own futuristic city in Japan

This week at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, Toyota announced that it was going full-blown Epcot.…

Kevin Cortez

PublishedJanuary 10, 2020

1/10/20

Drug dealers, sex workers finding some creative ways to support Australia's bushfire relief efforts

Listen: Australia is on fucking fire, man. The country is experiencing one of the worst droughts in decades, and,…

Kevin Cortez

PublishedJanuary 10, 2020

1/6/20

For one moment, Public Enemy could have graced the cover of <i>SPIN</i>'s swimsuit issue

For one moment, Public Enemy could have graced the cover of SPIN's swimsuit issue

Back in the ‘90s, when every publication somehow had their own swimsuit issue, SPIN was trying to collect a wide…

Kevin Cortez

PublishedJanuary 6, 2020

1/6/20

Take a look at <i>F-Stop</i>, the <i>Portal</i> sequel you'll never play

Take a look at F-Stop, the Portal sequel you'll never play

It’s hard to believe that roughly 13 years ago, Valve debuted its hilarious first-person puzzle game, Portal, on The…

Kevin Cortez

PublishedJanuary 6, 2020

1/3/20

Behold: a ski lodge made entirely of White Claw

If you live an intense White Claw lifestyle , it looks like Spokane, Washington might be your next travel…

Kevin Cortez

PublishedJanuary 3, 2020

1/3/20

Here's nearly every sample used on De La Soul's debut album

Out of the many trios in hip-hop history —Injury Reserve, Migos, The Fugees, Beastie Boys —De La Soul might be the…

Kevin Cortez

PublishedJanuary 3, 2020

12/18/19

Ruin your holiday playlist with some mangled versions of yuletide classics

Christmas music hates you. It’s cloying. It plays on a loop. It reenters the public consciousness earlier and…

Kevin Cortez

PublishedDecember 18, 2019

12/16/19

Steven Spielberg tried to replace the guns in a <i>Minority Report</i> video game with puke sticks

Steven Spielberg tried to replace the guns in a Minority Report video game with puke sticks

Way back in the year 2002, Steven Spielberg made the decision to remove all guns from his family-friendly…

Kevin Cortez

PublishedDecember 16, 2019

12/13/19

In space, no one can hear this amazing Xenomorph-themed ASMR video—which is too bad

What started out as people whispering into microphones on YouTube is now a phenomenon. ASMR, otherwise known as auto…

Kevin Cortez

PublishedDecember 13, 2019

12/13/19

Cringe at Mayor Pete declaring he is “100% that nominee” right next to Lizzo

Avid Spoon fan and presidential nominee Pete Buttigieg made an appearance on CBS This Morning Thursday, where he let…

Kevin Cortez

PublishedDecember 13, 2019

12/9/19

Today in deepfakes: Everyone's a damn dirty ape

We know we’re courting disaster when we laugh at Nick Offerman taking on every role in Full House or Adam Sandler rep…

Kevin Cortez

PublishedDecember 9, 2019

12/9/19

This supercut of Hugh Grant stammering in <i>Notting Hill </i>is over 2 minutes long

This supercut of Hugh Grant stammering in Notting Hill is over 2 minutes long

Long before Hugh Grant complained of the decibel levels in movie theaters, he sported a floppy kind of…

Kevin Cortez

PublishedDecember 9, 2019

12/6/19

It turns out Johnny Depp <i>isn't</i> producing that Michael Jackson alien glove musical, but it's still weird as hell

It turns out Johnny Depp isn't producing that Michael Jackson alien glove musical, but it's still weird as hell

In a year consumed by shock, awe, and sadness, HBO’s Leaving Neverland, which chronicled two men’s graphic…

Kevin Cortez

PublishedDecember 6, 2019

12/6/19

The ’90s-era video rental store of your dreams still exists—in some guy’s basement

A few years ago, a VHS obsessive overflowing with more suburban nostalgia than a season of Stranger Things turned…

Kevin Cortez

PublishedDecember 6, 2019