Your mission, should you choose to accept it: listen to this 3+ hour DEEP DIVE into the FINAL RECKONING of the decades-spanning spy series that consistently puts Tom Cruise in danger, and audiences in utter delight.

You're used to the Ear Buds deep diving into an album for too long?? Well hear this! They do it for movies now too sometimes!

First they go through all the things that led them to Mission, and all the Missions that led to this 8th installment. Then, they go plot point by plot point through the latest Cruise/McQ set-piece stunt show extravaganza and really get into the nitty gritty. Does the patented Mission style of "build the movie as you go" still work? Is there too much exposition and table setting when there was already a whole other movie to do all of that? Is this podcast episode guilty of all the same stuff, and maybe that's why these movies resonate so much with our lovable Team of Two? Find out!

Let us know what you thought of the movie too!

breakdown:

00:00:00 an history

00:58:53 FINAL RECOKING REVIEW

03:09:03 Ratings

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#missionimpossible #moviereview #comedy

C'mon everybody, let's Huckle-Buck back in time and explore some music history! The boys discuss Otis Redding, his short but incredible career, his masterful use of his vocal instrument, and his untimely and tragic end. And of course they go track-by-track through his first posthumous - and most famous - album "The Dock of the Bay" (1968).

breakdown:

00:00:53 an history

00:20:36 (Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay

00:34:48 I Love You More Than Words Can Say

00:42:50 Let Me Come on Home

00:48:45 Open the Door

00:53:30 Don't Mess with Cupid

01:03:24 The Glory of Love

01:06:59 I'm Coming Home

01:23:32 Tramp (with Carla Thomas)

01:28:18 The Huckle-Buck

01:35:30 Nobody Knows You (When You're Down and Out)

01:45:07 Ole Man Trouble

02:01:10 ratings and next pick

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#otisredding #music #review

As Stan Lee used to kind of say: Excelsis! GHOST is back, and thusly so, too, are the Ear Buds! Landon and Joey catch up on the intricate lore of the Papa and his ghouls and get into the new 80s-tinged ripper of an album "Skeletá" (2025)!

breakdown:

00:00:53 an history

00:32:16 Peacefield

00:44:15 Lachryma

00:49:12 Satanized

00:57:24 Guiding Lights

01:08:50 De Profundis Borealis

01:16:59 Cenotaph

01:30:08 Missilia Amora

01:40:02 Marks of the Evil One

01:50:49 Umbra

02:04:19 Excelsis

bonus:

02:16:55 The Future is a Foreign Land

02:18:46 Final Thoughts and Ratings

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#ghost #music #review

"I think I'm in love again" - You, listening to this episode!

The Buds go track-by-track through the 2014 album "Run the Jewels 2" by Run the Jewels!

breakdown:

00:00:53 an history

00:18:58 Jeopardy

00:28:00 Oh My Darling Don't Cry

00:35:45 Blockbuster Night, Pt. 1

00:41:56 Close Your Eyes (And Count to Fuck)

00:51:43 All My Life

00:58:53 Lie, Cheat, Steal

01:06:58 Early

01:14:48 All Due Respect

01:19:42 Love Again

01:28:29 Crown

01:36:33 Angel Duster

01:44:00 Blockbuster Night, Pt. 2

01:49:58 ratings and next pick

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#runthejewels #music #review

I Know That Face. It's the face of an Ear Bud, fearing there is not a new episode. But! The Fear Is Not Real. The Buds go through Willow's 2024 album "Empathogen' and get into ALL the nitty gritty details! They talk about everything from Bill Burr vs. Bill Maher to a nuanced discussion of nepo-babies, and of course go through the album track-by-track!

breakdown:

00:00:53 an history

00:23:33 Home (featuring Jon Batiste

00:38:57 Ancient Girl

00:42:14 Symptom of Life

00:59:20 The Fear Is Not Real

01:06:05 False Self

01:15:08 Pain for Fun (featuring St. Vincent)

01:20:40 No Words 1 & 2

01:22:03 Down

01:24:16 Run!

01:30:02 Between I and She

01:34:40 I Know That Face.

01:38:43 Big Feelings

01:49:30 Ratings and next week's pick

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ooohhh MY MY MY! The Buds are back and they're listening to and discussing Troye Sivan's 2018 album "Bloom" with their patented wit and charm, and stupidity! They talk about their history with Troye and then dive into the album track-by-track!

breakdown:

00:00:00 an history

00:16:28 Seventeen

00:24:41 My My My!

00:32:58 The Good Side

00:39:09 Bloom

00:47:56 Postcard

00:52:05 Dance to This

00:57:19 Plum

01:04:22 What a Heavenly Way to Die

01:09:18 Lucky Strike

01:15:35 Animal

01:21:49 Ratings and next ep's pick

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#troyesivan #music #review

Please Please Please listen to this episode! It's a fun one! Landon and Joey discuss the modern era of pop stardom and then dive face first into the fun and flirty world of Sabrina "Sabs" Carpenter and her 2024 album "Short n' Sweet!"

breakdown:

00:00:53 an history

00:27:00 Taste

00:37:11 Please Please Please

00:46:37 Good Graces

00:53:12 Sharpest Tool

01:03:15 Coincidence

01:11:41 Bed Chem

01:25:22 Espresso

01:34:15 Dumb & Poetic

01:40:09 Slim Pickins

01:47:14 Juno

01:55:32 Lie to Girls

02:01:13 Don't Smile

02:08:30 Needless to Say

02:14:48 Ratings and next ep's pick

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#sabrinacarpenter #music #revew

Landon and Joey discuss the 2016 album "Stage Four" by Touché Amoré! They discuss the deep, personal, and somber album with their typical brand of equal parts stupidity and insight. Joey even has a big book to look through!

breakdown:

00:00:53 an history

00:18:41 Flowers and You

00:31:02 New Halloween

00:39:29 Rapture

00:46:37 Discplacement

00:55:54 Benediction

01:08:46 Eight Seconds

01:15:06 Palm Dreams

01:23:49 Softer Spoken

01:28:Posing Holy

01:32:53 Water Damage

01:38:22 Skyscraper

01:52:09 Gather

01:57:13 Ratings and next pick

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