Debut Buddies

It's a bird! It's a plane! It's a podcast! We burst into the feed with a special episode on the First James Gunn Superman Movie, 2025's Superman! We also want to know what you've done with the dog! Then it's all talk of hunks, kindness, quality acting, cuteness, good jokes, earnest people, and controversies in our quest to embrace the punk rock nature of being a good person. Plus, we get into some horror in the MouthGarf Report, an...

Don't. Eat. Their. Food. Who doesn't love an abandoned amusement park? What's so stinky about a stink spirit? When will No Face find a friend? Can Chihiro make it back home or will she remain, forever... SPIRITED AWAY? On this ep, we dig into Hayao Miyazaki's unparalleled perfect film, and the first ever anime film to win an Academy Award. Join us for ghost, spirits, magic, and mischief... Plus the MouthGarf Report, and I See What ...

For generations, the only sounds at a Major League ballpark were the crowd, the crack of the bat, or the slap of a ball smacking a glove. Then in 1941, we got organs, and an historical journey began. With music, fans were more engaged than ever... and in 1970, one woman joined the Chicago White Sox and brought her musical skill and razor wit to the keys. Thanks to Nancy Faust, inventor of the walk-up song, baseball changed forever....

It began with a disagreement, and it led to the near total decimation of life on Earth. Those who survived hoped to rebuild society, but they faced foes in the forms of sterility and mutant frogpeople. Then came Sam Hell, and where he came was to Frogtown, and we won't touch the other obvious play on that verb. We're talking about the First Roddy Piper Lead Film Role... 1988's Hell Comes To Frogtown! And don't worry, there's a flap...

It's dangerous to go alone... Take this podcast! But make sure you've got your boomerang, bombs, heart containers, bow and arrow, faeries, map, candle, and sword with you because the Triforce ain't just for listening to... it's for assembling! In 1986, Nintendo released a golden game that altered the very idea of home gaming and cross-over media... FOREVER. We're talking about the original Legend of Zelda, which debuted a 20+ game ...

It took seven seasons, but it finally happened with Gillian Anderson's writing and directing debut, "all things". The FIRST X-FILES EPISODE DIRECTED BY A WOMAN is a poetic meditation on coincidence, circumstance, Buddhism, transcendence and healing. It's got a soundtrack featuring 90s electronic stalwart Moby. And Mulder goes to Stonehenge in it! Plus, there's some sexy stuff too! Join us as we discuss the episode, its place in tim...

What began as "Russian Mountains" evolved across Europe, and eventually, found their way to the good ol' U.S. of A... In 1884, one man wanted to use his vast fortune--NO! Not to help anyone!--to keep a recently re-unioned American population from getting too drunk, too horny, and too gambly... So he built himself a roller coaster, and with it, he made even more money (which he did not share), but at least he gave us all the gift of...

It's a fever dream, a dream about a fever, and a fever about a dream. On this episode, we're joined by guest and friend of the pod, Michael J. O'Connor as we talk about 1977's Eraserhead--the FIRST DAVID LYNCH FILM. We're talking strange babies (critters), tall hair, pipes all over town, and next door neighbors. Really, the episode defies a single explanation, just like its subject. Plus, we talk MouthGarf, play I See What You Did ...

Running. You might say it's like walking but faster... Now imagine running for 26.2 miles! That would be a marathon, right? Sure. Now double it. 52.4 miles!? That would qualify as an ultramarathon! But we're not stopping there. Special guest, Cabe Waldrop, tells us a little story about a man named Gordy Ainsleigh who ran 100 miles (in a race for HORSES) to see what the human body, some buttermilk, and a little gumption could do. We...

She's the fairest but she isn't always the brightest. We get into the making of and nitty gritty details of 1937's Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, the FIRST DISNEY ANIMATED FEATURE FILM. As we talk plot and marvel at this animated classic, we also ask the hard questions: Did inhaling a bar of soap kill Dopey? Is Grumpy just a misogynist? What kind of message does this movie send to girls and women... and to men too? Plus, we get S...

In the mid-1980s a publishing conglomerate named for two of America's most popular magazines, TIME and LIFE, put together a 33-volume series exploring aliens, psychic powers, magic and more. Mysteries of the Unknown kicked off its series with a little book titled MYSTIC PLACES, and within you could delve into theories about Atlantis, the Great Pyramid of Giza, Stonehenge, Nazca Lines, the Bermuda Triangle and more. On this episode,...

In 2025, the United States experienced a rarity... a nonconsecutive U.S. President took office and the nation was shook by just how nonconsecutive it was after more than 100 years of unmitigated consecutiveness. But, this wasn't the first time a President failed to continue being President only to unfail that same continuation four years later. On this episode, we explore the First Nonconsecutive U.S. Presidency and delve into a ma...

The U.S. legal system had been trying for a long time... then one day, they were like, "what if people could experience this as a kind of news-entertainment hybrid?" In the days of radio, it was a case of ignorance vs. evolution centered on a man named Scopes. In the days of television, 1979 specifically, a charming narcissist serial killer defended himself poorly and fronted an air of superiority over the nation. We're discussing ...

Do you smell that? Chocolate. Roses. Some special occasion fragrance. And, of course, the dewy marinara of a romantic pizza tarp! It's Valentine's Day and that's LOVE you're smelling on the air. A smell so potent that this episode is all about the FIRST VALENTINE'S DAY! Was it always about buying stuff for your paramour? We'll let you know, but only if you listen to the show! Plus, we get cinematic and etiquettical in the MouthGarf...

There's been somethin' strange in the neighborhood for longer than you might realize! I bet you didn't even know who to call, or how to call them. Hint: At least once, you call a Gorilla using a talking-self-destructible fish. On this episode, Chelsea, Kelly, and Nate put on their jumpsuits, grab their De-Materializers, and discuss 1975's The Ghost Busters--a television show that may well have changed human history forever. We also...

While we obviously do Debut Buddies for the Money, what really drives us is the ceaselessness of Time and maybe a little Brain Damage. It's not just Us and Them, either, a whole host of folks are preparing for The Great Gig in the Sky. We discuss Pink Floyd's FIRST #1 RECORD, The Dark Side of the Moon with special guest writer and educator, Steve Livingston. Plus, we talk prog rock, being old, and so much more! And of course, there...

Sometimes a FIRST isn't something that's sought, but something that seeks you. Back in 1887, Susanna M. Salter became the First Woman Elected Mayor in the U.S. and it's a heck of a story. Join us, and special guest Julia Clausen (Book Club with Julia & Victoria) as we unravel and unwind, and manage to discuss Susanna Salter's story. Plus, we touch on myriad topics political, pop cultural, and more. Oh, and of course there's a Mouth...

Crafts... they're fun, they're hands-on, they're practical and evolutionary. And they had to start somewhere. We take our Debut Buddies Time Machine back to 30,000 BC to discuss the FIRST CRAFT(S)! Maybe it was pottery, maybe it was weaving and looming, but one thing's for sure, we each tried to do a craft and some of us (Chelsea and Kelly) succeeded in creating NON-ABOMINATIONS! But Nate's pot isn't too bad and could be useful for...

**SPOILERS** for Beetlejuice Beetlejuice! (You've been warned! <3) In 1988, someone said an undead name thrice and we never forgot about it. And 36 years later, someone said it thrice again... twice... and a movie was born, yet again. We discuss Tim Burton's new film Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, its past, its present, its maybe future. And then we talk about spooky season, birds, and the Flanagan-verse! After after the MouthGarf Report...