Swish Edition

Faster, louder, more important — the SWISH EDITION is back for Season 17, y'all, and this is our season premiere! If for nothing else, watch or listen to hear Robbie say, "I am a fan of things that kick a dead horse."

This week we're talking about deadly mechanical penises, missing real paper magazines like 'Entertainment Weekly,' the New York Times' stupid Top 100 TV Shows of the 21st Century, Rankin/Bass' "Mad Monster Party...

A week before the Season 17 premiere episode drops on Wednesday, October 7, your Swish Edition cohosts, Scott and Robbie, jumped back behind the mics (and cameras, of course) to breakdown and criticize this past Sunday's MTV Video Music Awards. From Madonna's opening and awards, to all the performances and tributes, we're talking all the ins, outs, ups, and downs from the sometimes chaotic, but very entertaining awards show. 'Cause...

This is a very special SWISH EXTRA -- 

As everyone on the planet knows by now, Dolly Parton passed away at the age of 80-years-old this past Tuesday, August 25, in Nashville. And we just had to fire up our cameras and mics and record a loving tribute.

She was universally loved by literally everyone. She was more than just a singer. She was also an actress, a businesswoman, and a humanitarian who loved everyone for who they wer...

The Season 16 Finale is Here!

Scott and Robbie are back in the studio together, live (on tape) from Las Vegas!

• Backstreet Boys at The Sphere

• "The Odyssey" in 70mm IMAX

• Columbia House closes after 7 decades

• VMA nominations announced!

• AI-enabled apps under fire

• And much more pop culture news and views

Don't miss our special episode!

**Note** We're taking a break for September. Mark your calendars: Season 17 kicks off Octo...

Can we have your undivided attention, please?

On this penultimate episode of Season 16, your charismatic and dashing hosts, Scott and Robbie, bring you the news, as well as their skewed views, on all the pop culture things for the week that was.

Pour yourself a cocktail and join us, won't ya? Here's what we're talking about…

• A hail storm
• People behaving badly on planes
• You can't believe ANYTHING you so on social media ...

What has Spider-Man, Evel Knievel, Blockbuster Video, Ella Langley, The Jetsons, Jim Carrey, Christine Baranski, BMWs, the Las Vegas Sphere, BTS, The Wizard of Oz, influencers, Nantucket, and hunky Jack Reacher? This episode of the Swish Edition for August 12th, titled, "A Cowboy Always Finds a Way to Leave."

Saddle up and come join us for a cornucopia of pop culture news and views, y'all!

• A new website lets you check out all ...

Grab your ticket and your favorite tour t-shirt and join Scott and Robbie on this deep dive into their decades of live concert going! From the very best, to the worst, and everything in between, they're discussing Aerosmith, Taylor Swift, The B-52s, Cher, Madonna, Ricky Martin, Fleetwood Mac, the Backstreet Boys, No Doubt, and Whitney Houston…among many, many others.

This Swish Extra is titled, "Music Makes the People Come T...

Back in their respective studios this week, Scott and Robbie are talking about how Grandma's happy hour is happier now that the liquor laws were changed in Minnesota; because Generation Z and other young people aren't drinking much at all, bars are going the extra mile to court Gen Xers and Millennials with themed events and earlier start times; DoorDash has received FAA approval to develop and deploy their own drones to deliver fo...

Things can only get batter when Robbie is LIVE in Las Vegas in the flesh with Scott! This is our very special July 29th episode in a nifty new studio.

Together, your co-hosts are talking about the retro 1980's concert they went to with Howard Jones, Modern English, The English Beat, and Wang Chung at Resorts World…Washington, DC's new Resale Act that goes after ticket resellers…this Fall's "The Rocky Horror Picture Sh...

There's an extra seat at our lunch table. Y'all come sit with us and we'll shoot all the shit.

On this all-new cornucopia of pop culture episode, Robbie and Scott discuss celebrity stalkers and respecting their privacy when you encounter them in the wild…a review of the FIFA World Cup final halftime show…a wide-ranging discussion about the sad lack of color and style all around us these days—like at chain resta...

In honor of National Hot Dog Day, Scott and a reluctant Robbie ('cause he doesn't eat real hot dogs, doncha know), are talking about Pringles' new line of Pringles-flavored hot dog buns (say what?!); Jenifer Lewis' "Jackie's Back!" mockumentary is also celebrated today, Jackie Washington Day; a California Chinese restaurant levies fees if your kids act a fool; Pepsi apologizes for a funny social media post, because people are too s...

Wow! We're excited, and hope you'll dig it, too, because we've brought back old-school 'Swish Edition' by spending the first 20-minutes of the show in a free-flowing, all-over-the-map conversation. We think it's fun, y'all.

After that, Scott insisted that this week's new episode should be dedicated to the world of country music of the 1970s, but Robbie kinda sorta mandated that we HAD to discuss the official release of Madonna's ne...

A few days before America's big fat 250th birthday, hosts Scott and Robbie are talking about one of the most American things of all time—Dolly Parton's new Tennessee truck stop! Then, they're talkin' about the increasing (and very troubling) Big Brother-like AI surveillance systems that are being deployed in the U.S. at places such as bars, stop signs, and crosswalks. Plus we have the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds taking over t...

Brad, Janet, Frank-N-Furter, and company from the cult classic "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" are coming back in a BIG way to the Las Vegas Sphere; legendary sitcom director James Burrows and music industry legend Clive Davis have left us; Madonna tells "Interview" magazine why her biopic died at Universal Pictures; Scott ran into stars from "The Young and the Restless" and "Glee" in the same week; ranch dressing—of all thin...

As we all get older and our time is more valuable, do we actually know the best way to weed people out of our inner-circles? Well, it's actually pretty easy and It involves two beers and a puppy. Are you ready to put 'em through the test?

Then, Scott and Robbie talk about Coors Light's new 18-inch 'Tallerboy' beer can cooler promotion for the FIFA World Cup…why a Pennsylvania neighborhood said "no way Jose" to a permanent Mi...

Two episodes in one week?! Yup, it's true. In this Friday BONUS episode, we try to figure out what those people are doing in New York City's sewers at night…question Elmo's allegiance to the Knicks…tell ya what we thought of "Scary Movie 6"…find out why a new movie is being released exclusively on VHS…why an environmentalist drag queen is getting sued by a clothing company…and warn you that AI voi...

Sometimes great plans don't come together as intended, but then something altogether different happens. This week, Scott wrote an inspired 10-story outline, but he and Robbie only got to four of the topics! So, y'all get today's show, then a bonus episode this coming Friday, June 12. Yup, we've got A LOT to say this week.

Episode 518 curiously starts with an age-old question: "Is ketchup an appropriate condiment on a hot dog?' befo...

With Robbie in Walla Walla, Washington, and Scott in Palm Springs, California, this week, the boys are all over the place even though they attempted to stay on track…but that's what makes the episode more fun!

They're talking about a super fun Guinness World Record set in Palm Springs this past weekend; General Motors' fleecing of America; alligators are popping up in unusual places (and in more ways than one); actor Brad Pi...

For our last episode in May, we're talking about Hooters' effort to get back to their family-friendly roots (say what?! why?); Marilyn Monroe's 100th birthday is this coming Monday, June 1; Robbie is digging' "Widow's Bay" on AppleTV; a new prequel series, "Very Young Frankenstein," is coming to FX and Hulu next year; we tease our new advice special, "Ask Robbie & Scott," coming this summer; Scott breaks down his trip to the Am...