The Gist: The Flop House podcast and lobstar of the antentwig.

Why These Two Daily Show Writers and Their Friend Stuart Dabble in Podcasting

Why These Two Daily Show Writers and Their Friend Stuart Dabble in Podcasting

A daily news and culture podcast with Mike Pesca.
Dec. 19 2014 7:50 PM

Bad Movies, Good Podcast

Flop House turns Hollywood failure into memorable mockery.

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If you’re not listening to The Flop House, then you'll never learn what’s so funny about A Talking Cat!?!

Photo illustration by Slate. Photo courtesy of The Flop House.

Listen to Episode 160 of Slate’s The Gist:

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All this week on The Gist, we’re down with O.P.P.: Other People’s Podcasts. In this episode, Elliott Kalan, Dan McCoy, and Stuart Wellington explain why their reviews of bad movies on The Flop House aren’t your typical Internet snark. Dan says, “We actually do try to keep ourselves from getting mad at the movies, to approach it with some sort of sense of joy so we’re not just jerks.” To which Elliott adds, “I mean, we are jerks.” For the Spiel, it’s time to name our lobstar of the antentwig.

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Mike Pesca is the host of the Slate daily podcast The Gist. He also contributes reports and commentary to NPR.