this time we're taking DOWN cancel culture with a scathing review of all things Taylor Swift. I'll be honest, our recording platform didn't want to play nice so it's pretty unedited. PLEASE let me know if there's something that we should delete. Also happy new yearfollow us on Twitter! @NFTalkingPod

the boys are back and taking a look at Fritz Lang's masterpiece of cinema, Metropolis. tired of all the hemming and hawing, the gang takes this kraut down a few pegs by asking about the elephant in the room: where's all the gosh-dang dialogue!!!!we missed you all and are excited to be back in the saddlefollow us on Twitter! @NFTalkingPod

the boys met up in wintery St. Louis, MO to go to a shrek rave (bad idea) and watch a lot of reality TV together (very good idea). we were supposed to record this episode live but uncharacteristically forgot to do sofollow us on twitter! @NFTalkingPodfollow us on Twitter! @NFTalkingPod

The boys are back from their impromptu break to discuss the black hole of american masculine culture that was The Man Show, hosted by Jimmy Kimmel and Adam Carolla. it's a show with no purpose and somehow even less writing talent. we also go to one of the most incredible websites on earth (www.burger.com) and take a deep dive into the mind of a genius.follow us on twitter!@NFTalkingPodfollow us on Twitter! @NFTalkingPod

this week a very late-season hurricane knocked dave's power out, so it's ben and chase talking about a classic episode from Star Trek: The Next Generation, The Measure of a Man. also we have to take a look at the shenanigans happening in the St Louis kickball scene because something is afoot.follow us on Twitter! @NFTalkingPod

this week the boys dust off their reading glasses and check out famous japanese nationalist yukio mishima's the sailor who fell from grace with the sea. chock full of the author's personal insecurities and homoerotic fascist leanings, there's a ton to discuss this week. and to think that people keep calling us illiterate! ha! this will show them!follow us on Twitter! @NFTalkingPod

this week the boys are reviewing their first ever NC-17 movie, Netflix's Blonde. turns out, everyone thinks its a pretty bad movie and probably not worth its incredibly long runtime. that being said, if ana de armas is reading this, you have an open invitation to come onto the pod whenever ma'am. our DMs (and hearts) are openfollow us on Twitter! @NFTalkingPod

take a trip down memory lane with the boys as we look at some of the highlights of the last 60 episodes. it's a short one this week!follow us on Twitter! @NFTalkingPod

really shooting from the hip this week as chase and dave run down the news and bring you the latest with their trademark hard-hitting journalism. we go live in ukraine to lviv's 31st annual pierogi festival and then jet set back to boulder, colorado, to talk to a guy who "hasn't really bathed since the 70s". folks this is an episode you do NOT want to missfollow us on Twitter! @NFTalkingPod

this week the boys don their chef hats once more to take a look at Hulu's critically acclaimed series The Bear, a show that asks the question: what if people were cooking food in the kitchen and also really mad at each other a lot of the time. follow us on twitter @NFTalkingPodThank you!follow us on Twitter! @NFTalkingPod

the boys get into it this week discussing HBO's 2022 show Irma Vep by Olivier Assayas, based on the 1996 movie Irma Vep by Olivier Assayas, based on the 1916 serial show/movie Les Vampires by Louis Feuillade. also covered this week: football's big gaunt boy Tom Brady, the new Game of Thrones, and A24's X and Pearl. follow us on twitter @NFTalkingPodand thank you for listening!follow us on Twitter! @NFTalkingPod

this week the boys have on members of the Oakland-based band TONED to discuss virtuoso Hot Dad's 2017 classic album about the holiest of squared circles, "Wrestle", as he takes us on a sonic adventure through many of the biggest personalities in professional wrestling history. we also suplex our way through bits of tampa's historic relationship with wrestling and discover some disturbing truths about matthew broderick, who 100% killed a guy.check out TONED at bandcamp if you know whats good f...

chase is still down for the count this week righting the wrongs of the partitioning of the indian subcontinent, so ben and dave invite another St Louis mover and shaker on: David Ben-Gurion (no relation), proprietor of STL's own "AAA111 Barcycle". David shares some top-secret tricks of the barcycle trade, dishes some industry gossip, and even spills some tea on ol' beantown (st louis) itself. come take a ride with us as we explore the nuances of peddling a bike and drinking alcohol at the sam...

the boys are down a chase and up a joe this week as they do a little bit of homework about what makes good podcasts "good" by looking at the #1 podcast in the world (we think): joe rogan. a veritable octagon of intellectual beatdowns, we listen as joe, louis CK, and some guy named joe list lazily talk about the ups and downs of being a stand up in between bathroom breaks.thank you for listening!follow us on twitter @NFTalkingPodfollow us on Twitter! @NFTalkingPod

the boys get a little français this week with the tour de force cinematique "La Haine", a movie about three working class young adults struggling to survive while much of their surrounding world is collapsing in on itself. we also do a bit of investigative field work concerning the British publication Far Out, who seems to have much of their staff pumping out work under various pseudonyms? we're honestly not sure. everyone is back at their home studios now so the better audio qualit...

this week the boys look at what could easily be the worst movie of 2022, "Uncharted": a movie that nobody seemed to want to be a part of, yet somehow still made nearly half a billion dollars. also somebody gets a little judgmental about a very normal amount of food from mcdonaldsthis is the last episode of the semi-live recording setup we had this summer, so audio quality will thankfully increase moving forward now. follow us on twitter if that's your thing@nftalkingpodcall your grandpar...

The boys have done it again - we had to change the name of the pod one last time: Now Friends Talking. For our (3rd) inaugural episode, we're talking about the first two installments in the seminal Japanese samurai film series, "Lone Wolf and Cub", about Ogami Itto and his infant son walking the demon path of hell. We'll be staying on this RSS feed so you don't have to worry about going elsewhere to find us, but stay tuned for updated social media accounts and contact info!Thank you as always...

this week the boys finally get to watching "Crimes of the Future", the latest movie out by David Cronenberg starring Viggo Mortensen, Lea Seydoux, and Kristen Stewart. this episode is a bit longer than usual due to final opinions varying in the gang but make sure to check the film out yourself if you don't want anything spoiled! Next week's episode: Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance (1972) dir. Kenji Misumifollow us on twitter @ThreeLokosPodAs always, thank you for listenin...

this week the boys play catch up mostly because we keep getting covid, which made it hard to see "Crimes of the Future". we're very scandinavian in our approach to summer labor (an affront to nature), so bear with us as we wrap up vacations and sicknesses and we'll get back to a more regular release schedule. thank you for bearing with us!follow us on twitter! @ThreeLokosPodfollow us on Twitter! @NFTalkingPod

we get the legend himself David Cronenberg on the pod to discuss his two epics, Videodrome and Dead Ringers. He dives into why the Three Lokos are the perfect people to carry on his legacy, why Chase deserves to date 80s-era Debbie Harry, and why he'll always look up to Chase as an artist, writer, and director. follow us on Twitter! @NFTalkingPod