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Episode 413: Celebrity Name Game

Which celebrities comes to mind when we say Jennifer, Chris, Kate, John, Jessica, Ryan, and Tom? The truth is, it can be confusing when famous actors have the same names. Therefore, Baconsale is appointing one celebrity as the winner who gets to keep their notable name and giving a new one to the rest. Zack may be absent on this episode, but Jessica & Jillian have joined Joel and Kent to take on this task together. These sisters may sound sweet, but watch out, they know how dispose of a body. Listen as Joel admits his admiration for alliteration, Kent exposes his nameist tendencies, Jessica & Jillian share the same brain, and we all express some distrust in middle-namers.

 

Press play, but try not to be too persuaded by Joel’s power.

Episode 412: The Fearamid of Bad CGI

Who says the Fearamid can only be used during the Halloween season? On this episode of Baconsale, we’re taking a look at the worst examples of computer-generated imagery in movies & film and pitting them against one another to see which one ends up on the top of the bottom. Confused yet? So are we, at times. Nevertheless, Joel, Kent, and Zack will be mocking CGI monsters, laughing at animated animals, critiquing messy action scenes, leveling sloppy superheroes, judging ugly babies, gasping at freaky faces, and questioning de-aging as we boldly enter the uncanny valley.

 

Press play to see how our mouths just don’t move quite right.

Episode 411: Bands of Brothers

We’re expanding the age range of our musical tastes on this episode on Baconsale, courtesy of our guest, Briggs! Now, Briggs is young, but he has an old soul when it comes to music. And Joel, Kent & Zack are going to try their best to guess what Briggs is going to pick next as we all choose answers for categories such as Always Makes You Happy, Best Vocals, Go-To Artist for a Long Drive, Guilty Pleasure, and One Album Wonder. Listen as we make some broken-record picks, play some sad boy tunes, and offer a lot of apologies to each other.

 

Press play to see which choices are B.B. and which ones are B.Z.

 

And visit Baconsale.com to see our official playlist of songs discussed on this episode.

Episode 410: Veggie Tiers

If you like to talk 'bout tomatoes, if a beet can make you smile, have we got an Baconsale episode for you! Since Joel, Kent, and Zack had such a fun time talking about fruit with Babs last year, we invited her back to talk about the savory side of edible plant life. We’ve got a list of 24 vegetables, from artichoke to zucchini, that we’re going to discuss and rank. We’ll be sharing random veggie facts, offering our personal taste preferences, trying our best to come to a culinary consensus, and dancing around the subject of gastrointestinal discomfort.

 

Press play for your daily serving of healthy podcasting.

BaconBit: Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One Review

Ethan Hunt and his Impossible Mission Force have taken on arms dealers, rogue agents, rabbit’s feet, nuclear bombs, terrorists, and the Syndicate, but nothing had prepared them for their most recent obstacle: a global pandemic that shut down filmmaking. However, despite all the delays, Tom Cruise managed to pull together his team for a seventh time to make the first part of a two-part story. Joel was disavowed from the movie screening of Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One, so Kent and Zack are going to give their reviews, but not before letting Joel guess the plot summary. And don’t worry, we’ll give you a warning before we download & decrypt all the spoilers.

 

Press play to feel like Pierce Brosnan’s James Bond.

Episode 409: Adjusted for Inflation

Back in the day, it only cost a quarter to go to the movie theater and you could get an ice cream soda for a nickel! But times have changed, prices have risen, and things are more expensive now. So on this episode of Baconsale, we’re taking a look at the top ten highest-grossing movies of all time, adjusted for inflation. And while these popular box office blockbusters have an objective order, Joel, Kent, and Zack are going to give their personal rankings, share their reviews, offer some A.I. insights, and compare our average top ten with Wikipedia’s.

 

Press play to learn the difference between flicks, films, movies, and cinema.

Episode 408: Listening in America

O say, can you hear? The Boogie Woogie Baconsale Boys are preparing for their Independence Day celebration by picking some of the most patriotic party tunes of all time. What qualifies a song for our official 4th of July playlist? Well, it has to say the word America, or name cities in the U.S.A., or be about freedom, or mention popular national pastimes, or allude to fireworks, or instill feelings of happiness, or have a good beat… Okay, so we’re a little loose with the theme, but what’s more American than hearing the music Joel, Kent, and Zack are planning to play during our little town’s parade, the family barbeque, and our Canada-shaming fireworks show?

 

Mayor Bigmustache and his extended family request that you press play.

 

And visit Baconsale.com to find our official Spotify playlist.

BaconBit: Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny Review

Believe it or not, it’s been 15 years since the last attempt at an Indiana Jones movie, but will this sequel be more well-received than Kingdom of the Crystal Skull? That’s what Joel, Kent, and Zack are going to decide as we review Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny. We’ll reveal if Phoebe Waller-Bridge makes a good sidekick for Dr. Jones, if Industrial Light and Magic is able to help Indy believably ride again, and if this film may be akin to elderly abuse. The first part of this BaconBit is spoiler-free. Then we’ll let you know before we navigate through the spoiler wormhole, where we’ll discuss specific details, including the original ending that tested poorly with audiences.

 

Press play to crack that whip one more time.

Episode 407: Movie Cars

Lights! Camera! Traction! Last time we talked about cars on Baconsale, Kent & Joel were a little out of their element. Therefore, on this episode, we’ve swerved back into the pop culture lane to discuss famous motor vehicles from movies & TV. We’ll be selecting answers for such categories as Best in a Street Race, Completely Impractical (But We Still Want to Drive It), Family Vacation Car, Non-DeLorean Time Machine, and Wouldn’t Drive It If You Paid Me. As we wildly shift gears and talk about films we’ve never mentioned on the podcast before, we hope you enjoy Joel needing to know the colors, Kent’s constant attempts to impress women, and Zack trying to not laugh at our automobile ignorance.

 

Press play to cram your car full of NOS and Gushers.

BaconBit: Extraction II Review

If you’ve been as excited for the sequel to Extraction as we have been, listener, then… you probably haven’t been that excited for it. In fact, you may not have even known that this Netflix streaming movie or Tyler Rake even existed. Nevertheless, we’re determined to review Extraction 2, with or without subtitles, for some reason. Joel, Kent, and Zack watched this movie (at varying speeds) and they’re going to let you know if the plot is as complicated as the original, if the action sequences are as intense, and if any of it actually matters.

 

Don’t get any arm or hand wounds while pressing play!