Insufficient Friends

Kev's uncle and cousin join the podcast this week, to talk all things FOOTBALL, as the 2025 NFL Season is just around the corner. From off-season moves, to MVP predictions, the three bore Nikki nearly to sleep with sports talk you can get almost anywhere.

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The second installment of this book/film franchise, Harry, Ron and Hermione's return the magical world of Hogwarts, as a beast is let loose in the school to follow in the dark footsteps of one of the founders and his heirs.


Starring:
Daniel Radcliffe - as Harry Potter
Rupert Grint - as Ron Weasley
Emma Watson - as Hermione Granger
Robbie Coltrane - as Hagrid
Richard Harris - as Albus Dumbledor...

Nikki and Kev take a look at a failed CIA project during the Cold War, and come up with their own plans for covert operations, should the need arise.

Animals In Espionage

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We have convinced Nikki to take on the movies, by jumping on a broom and flying into the magical world of Harry Potter (which she has never seen). Over the next eight weeks, the podcast will be going through this popular franchise from the 2000s, starting with Harry, Ron and Hermione's first trip to Hogwarts and learning about the magical world.


Starring:
Daniel Radcliffe - as Harry Potter
Rupert Grint - ...

Nikki takes Kev on a trek back to Medieval times, to learn about a few bada$$ women from those days.

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We follow the life of "The Man Who Owned Broadway," George M. Cohan, as this theater star and producer recounts his life's accomplishments with President Franklin D. Roosevelt, after portraying the President in a new stage production.

Starring:
James Cagney -- as George M. Cohan
Joan Leslie -- as Mary
Walter Huston -- as Jerry Cohan
Rosemary DeCamp -- as Nellie Cohan
Jeanne Cagney -- as ...

Nik and Kev take this week to talk about the history and cultural phenomenon that is Discovery Channel's Shark Week! From the story behind it's beginnings to some of the controversy it has brought over the years... and a few fun shark facts along the way (most of which you've probably already heard during Shark Week itself).

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The podcast heads to 1980's Brooklyn, as tensions boil over between members of a black neighborhood and the owners of a popular business.

Starring:
Danny Aiello -- as Sal
John Turturro - as Pino
Spike Lee - as Mookie
Giancarlo Esposito -- as Buggin Out
Bill Nunn - as Radio Raheem

Directed By:
Spike Lee

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Happy (belated) 4th of July!
Our co-hosts might be a little late to the holiday, but the podcast perseveres into the past for a look at the history of fireworks and their use to celebrate U.S. independence. Plus, Kev's probably on a few lists after looking into the dark underbelly of the firework's black market, along with the environmental impact of so many explosions in the sky.

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This 1971 film takes us back to a small, failing Texas town in the 1950's, where we follow a group of teens as they come of age and deal with the drama of transitioning from high school to the adult world.

Starring:
Timothy Bottoms -- as Sonny Crawford
Jeff Bridges - as Duane Jackson
Cybill Shepherd - as Jacy Farrow
Ben Johnson - as Sam the Lion
Cloris Leachman - as Ruth Popper

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Nikki's Aunt Cindy joins the podcast this week, as our trio takes their taste buds on a journey overseas to discover the flavors from both sides of the 38th parallel. Plus, Nik shares some facts along the way about Mythical creatures and lore from our friends overseas.

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We investigate this 1971 film, based on the true story of two New York City police officers trying to take down a drug smuggling ring out of France in the 1960's.

Starring:
Gene Hackman - as Jimmy "Popeye" Doyle
Roy Scheider - as Buddy "Cloudy" Russo
Fernando Rey - as Alain Charnier

Directed By:
William Friedkin

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The 16th President of these United States is revered and almost transcended above that of the office he held, and now our dopey little podcast takes a very substandard look into his life, legacy and the random places he's appeared since his death.

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We head back to 1982 for this Drama, about a Holocaust survivor from Poland, who has landed in the U.S. Just a few years removed from the horror, she's infatuated with a man who's not as he seems. When a southern writer befriends both of them and learns all their secrets.

Starring:
Meryl Streep - as Sophie
Kevin Kline - as Nathan
Peter MacNicol - as Stingo

Directed By:
Alan J. Pakula

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Nikki and Kevin take a stroll into the once thriving palace that is the shopping mall, to discuss their downfall in recent years. What's gone wrong, what's next and how a few fun facts along the way.

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We dance back to 1936, for a swinging good Comedy/ Musical about a "Lucky" dancer who meets the woman of his dreams in New York, but has to decides to hide his engagement back home to while trying to figure out what he wants in life.

Starring:
Fred Astaire - as "Lucky" Garnett
Ginger Rogers - as Penny Carroll
Victor Moore - as Pop Cardetti
Helen Broderick - as Mabel Anderson

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Kev & Nik LOVE the conspiracy theories, and these two topics are no exception. Nikki's brother, Nathan, returns with a new Insufficient Friend, Karsh, to discuss mysteries surrounding one of the greatest, and most eccentric, minds of the last century... Nikola Tesla. Along with a Mt. Kailash, which is said to have mystical powers that have kept humans from ever reaching the summit.

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We go back to 1938, to watch a stuck up researcher have his life turned upside down by a scatterbrained socialite who uses a pet LEOPARD to get closer to her love.

Starring:
Katharine Hepburn -- as Susan Vance
Cary Grant - as David Huxley

Directed By:
Howard Hawks

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Nik and Kev dive into the good and bad plaguing child stars, after watching the somewhat-recent documentary on Hulu. Plus our co-hosts take some time to discuss some fun stuff to do in Kansas City, while catching up after a week away.

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