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Welcome to another episode of , America’s only podcast where three grown men debate television, theology, demon scratch marks, and the cultural meaning of Mr. Ed — all while Rob Long eats shrimp noodles into a muted microphone. On this outing, demonology, alien hive minds, and whether is actually a right-wing parable about American exceptionalism disguised as a friendly invasion of body-snatching Marxist Care Bears. Also, the deeply important question of why Hollywood produced a series of Talking Mule movies, and what that has to do with Clint Eastwood, and why turkey Peking Duck is the greatest Thanksgiving delicacy.
After a brief hiatus, GLoP is back and, well, not much has changed: John can’t remember the month, Rob’s in Los Angeles for reasons unknown, and Jonah is courageously trying to keep the conversation somewhere near coherence. The trio tackle vital topics like bad bosses (biblical and otherwise), forgotten ’70s variety shows, why is accidentally beautiful, and how nostalgia has officially gone off the rails. Somewhere along the way, there’s circumcision talk, theological tangents, and at least three references no one under fifty will understand. In short: classic GLoP — smart, ridiculous, and slightly embarrassed of itself.
Yep, it's another episode of , where three middle-aged men wander from topic to topic like your drunk uncles at Thanksgiving—except with more references to 1970s TV pilots and less pie. This week’s meandering odyssey covers the full spectrum: wiping Faye Dunaway’s… dignity, debating whether puppies can survive her PR aura, discovering that Superman might be unpopular overseas because America is now “meh,” lamenting the death of big loud comedies (RIP, ), and reviewing TV shows no one under 50 has heard of but everyone pretends to watch. Along the way, you’ll get unsolicited opinions on Colbert’s cancellation (spoiler: yay), the economics of late-night TV, why Hungarian tax rebates are the real star of international thrillers, and an extended meditation on historical body odor.
This podcast has never been above (or below) using a title to click-bait you into listening and this episode maintains that high standard. But rest assured, that’s not all that is discussed: the guys delve into that New York Times Top 100 movies of the 21st Century list https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/movies/best-movies-21st-century.html,the miracle that is what the pitch meeting must have been like, Rob has a moral dilemma in Egypt, a very weird Broadway play, Jonah has a bad experience with an EV, and is Peter Thiel actually the Anti-Christ? We report, you decide.
Why is this GLoP different from all other GLoPs? Because on this GLoP, the principals discuss the future of the show and how to evolve it given their divergent interests. But don't worry: there's also plenty of laughs involving Gavin MacLeod, his TV wife Joyce Bulifant (look her up), an actual joke about the holocaust, and another one about the N-word. And even some actual pop culture with some thoughts about , and BritBoxTV.
This month on GLoP: Rob has an important announcement to make, some unfortunate serial killer names, , and various other cultural non-sequiturs. https://www.lumen.me/?utm_source=sp-influencer&utm_medium=podcast&utm_id=sp1071&utm_banner=sp1071-pc-2024-05-01-1&utm_campaign=GLoP_Culture&utm_term=2024-05-initial&utm_content=mention&discount=GLOP&inf_id=sp1071
Among other things, Jonah really wants you to know he's not Jeff. After clearing that up, he and the rest of the GLoP crew delve into writing with AI, pitch a King spinoff but in the Burger King extended universe, another look at inflection points and and various other pop culture cul-de-sacs.
Jonah's got a new pair of specs, the WaPo has a new editorial policy, Rob studies and watches Tik-Tok, and lots of Yiddish. Yep, it's a new GLoP.
It's the first GLoP of 2025, so we super-sized it. We've got everything from Oscar nominations, to AI everywhere, to David Lynch to Bob Newhart to some Broadway, a manhood measurer, and even a bit of Bob Dylan. Enjoy!
We're back after an unavoidable month hiatus to comment all all things pop and regular culture. This week, we cover hot murderers, another episode of and Jonah makes a journey to a distant land.
Yep, it's time for another romp through pop culture and (trigger warning) politics as the men of GLoP riff on college campus antics (one of the panelists is in college at the moment), possible election unrest, the problem with liking Hitler's generals, the greatest Faye Dunaway story you have ever heard, ABC's who would win a Harrisagainst Trump IQ test, and Rob makes a very mainstream recommendation.
Welcome to the new GLoP -- the one where Rob is back in school. Yes, we talk a lot about that, took some questions from GLoP fans on X, ruminated on bad dreams, appropriate uses for the National Cathedral, Robert Downey Jr.'s career, the most overrated novel, and other assorted topics having nothing to do with each other. In other words, a typical GLoP.
We’ve got DNC Rank Punditry®, we've got star encounters, we've got bad boss stories, we've got Minnesota accents, we've got Rob's Burisma collection, we've got and for Pete's sake -- mind your own damn business.
An all-over-the-place GLoP for mid-summer: we've got some Rank Punditry® about changes past and possibly future at the top of ticket, some discourse about -yes-- cupholders in cars, a little some thoughts about and it's various incarnations in different media, that time Jeff Goldblum played a NYC mugger, and of course, Rob remembers the late, great Bob Newhart. Also, any interest in a live GLoP? Let us know.
Beat the summer heat with a healthy dollop of GLoP! This week: some discourse on (always start with a 40 year old movie), the peculiar problem with Jeffrey Jones, why sucks, anecdotes about David Soul Chuck Mangione, and some inside info on Jonah Goldberg v. Niall Ferguson.
This month, a rare event: a Pod-less pod, with Rob and Jonah taking sole command of the GLoP bridge. But there's still plenty to talk about, including a big announcement for Rob, some thoughts about the boys have dinner in NYC, a little archeological rank punditry (yes, there is such a thing), get slightly scatological (again), and too off their heads rambling to list here.
We've got a wide ranging GLoP for you this month: everything from who John spent 9/11 with to movie bad guys and losers who end up winning, Alan Bloom https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allan_Bloom, college campus unrest and the best movies about college, Norman Podhoretz watched a dirty movie once and wrote about it https://www.commentary.org/articles/norman-podhoretz/lolita-my-mother-in-law-the-marquis-de-sade-and-larry-flynt/. morning routines of the rich and famous, and Jonah's beefs with and .
It's late in the month and that means it's time for another run through the zeitgeist with America's most crotchety culture critics. On this outing, they praise (well, mostly) Netflix's DC apartments vs. NYC apartments, marvel at that time when Al Pacino worked at (and his unique appearance at this year's Oscars)the films of Christopher Nolan, the fall of Sam Bankman-Fried, and trigger warning: the Trump Bible and Ronna McDaniel's brief but very strange tenure at NBC.
We’ve got A.I.! (Is Jonah really worse than Pol Pot? — The answer surprise you!) We’ve got Oscars! We’ve got best movie performances ever! And yes, we’ve got…coffee tables! Well, we have one particularly infamous coffee table. You’ll have to listen to find out what that’s all about.
This month GLoP is literally all over the place and time: the guys discuss a time traveling Podhoretz, the curious courtship of Alan Bloom and Susan Sontag, the Oscars -- including (they're not fans) and (ditto), some little known productions of the and more.
It's our last GLoP of the year, and we're in something of a melancholy and reflective mood this year. But that doesn't mean we can't make of get some laughs, starting with (trigger warning) a couple of antisemitic jokes, the a tribute to and of course. Also, John explains his behavior on Twitter, Rob defends not caring about anything, and Jonah meets GLoP fans nationwide.
Let’s just get this out of the way right at the top: Yes, we missed a show last month. And many of you noticed, and correctly surmised why https://ricochet.com/podcast/goldberg-long-podhoretz/the-bewitching-glop/#comment-6973327. So it was important that we did one this and not wait until the last few hours of November to put it out. That said, we can’t ignore what’s going on in the world right now, so this outing is er, long (no pun intended) on current events and short on the pop culture content. But there are plenty of laughs nonetheless, and (we hope) some insights and observations on current events. Here’s hoping we can get back to our normal course of juvenile double entendre programming next month.
It’s almost the end of the month and that means it’s time to squeeze another episode of GLoP just before the deadline. This time: Jonah is a rambling man, another deep dive on vintage TV shows, including indelible male and female characters, Rob pitches his reboot, some dark jokes, and yes, more on from America’s foremost pundits.
GLoP is back and just under the wire for this month's outing. In this installment, we cover why you can't get a cold drink in Europe, a GLoP tribute to game show hosts including the recently departed Bob Barker, TV shows that mis-identify themselves, Rob's childhood trauma with his brother, and more.
This month on America's most beloved podcast, we've got some thoughts on Der Schwarzenegger, movies we hate https://twitter.com/jonahdispatch/status/1670957738313105408?s=12&t=aKHnq7v4SJyrXp0d7k4sCA, why Rob Long never reads the comments, and the guys solve the mystery of who dropped their bag of cocaine in the White House.
Yep. it's another GLoP and this month, we've got some Rank Punditry® on a certain ex-President's legal trouble (consider yourself warned, Spatial Dendrites), a GLoP tribute to the retiring Pat Sajak, bad English accents, another installment of the GLoP Book Nook, and more. This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/5817291/advertisement
This week, we discuss a rare IRL meeting of the GLoP crew on the occasion of the party that was held at the White Horse Tavern https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_Horse_Tavern_(New_York_City) in Greenwich Village to remember Lucianne Goldberg. Then, for fans of the edgier side of GLoP, well, this is the show for you. That's all we'll say.
This morning we reunited the men of GLoP (that's JOnah Goldberg, John Podhoretz, and Rob Long for another jazz riff through pop culture and politics. This week: Minnesota accents, best NYC sitcoms, some Odd Couple punditry, and yes, some thoughts on why collecting items as a hobby is not a window into a person's soul. Also, one person on this podcast thinks Planet of The Apes is a bad movie. He's wrong.
This week, the men of GLoP ruminate on questions existential, political, pragmatic, and legal: John reveals his long ago brush with the law, Rob admits he's a union man, and Jonah ponders this podcast as a 5 day a week commitment. Really! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Raquel Welch passes, F-Troop becomes relevant again, were TV series better 30 years ago, why you should watch comedian Steven Wright’s epic debut on The Tonight Show in, and Rob tells a joke. Sort of. Source https://ricochet.com/podcast/goldberg-long-podhoretz/mother-jugs-and-glop/
