Dusty VCR

Who better to join us on this Mother's Day than the Dusty VCR mom herself, Sue Lynch!

We discuss our mom's favorite movie, Notting Hill, starring Hugh Grant and Juila Roberts. We talk about our best celebrity sightings, Matt's brief time as a teen heartthrob, and Mom competes against herself in our most exciting edition of The Mom Game to date!

Comedian Vally D and Dusty VCR superstar and guest host Matt Woodland join us on the podcast to discuss the 1988 film Big, starring Tom Hanks and Elizabeth Perkins.

We talk about gaining our parents' approval, our childhood relationships with walkie talkies, and we decide whether to go back to middle school for a do-over with our adult minds.

Comedian and podcast neighbor Michelle Talarico (aka "Michy Badcakes") joins us to talk about 1989's Parenthood, starring Steve Martin, Mary Steenburgen, Dianne Wiest, and a young Joaquin Phoenix.

We discuss learning about how babies are made (accurately or inaccurately). We argue passionately about immersion blenders vs. the Magic Bullet. Michelle shares what it's like when your mom discovers explicit details about your sex life, and she explains why everyone in Auburn, MA is grizzled.

Comedian and Dusty VCR favorite Tricia D'Onofrio returns to the podcast to discuss the 2010 film Country Strong starring Gwenyth Paltrow, Tim McGraw, Leighton Meester, and Garrett Hedlund.

We discuss secret country music fandom, regrettable piercings, and debate whether Garrett Hedlund is hot.

This episode features a special appearance by Gabe Miner, who returns to the pod to deliver another exciting edition of The Polish Game.

Comedian and returning champion Penina Beede joins us to discuss the 1988 film, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, starring Steve Martin, Michael Caine, and Glenne Headly. We talk about Pez conventions, find out why Jewish mothers slap their daughters, and we explore the dumbest lies we've ever told.

Penina also tells us about her upcoming podcast, 25 for 25, where she interviews 25 people about what their lives were like at age 25. The first episode is out March 1st.

Comedian and writer Sean Noah Noah joins us to discuss the 1999 sci-fi satire, Galaxy Quest, starring Tim Allen, Sigourney Weaver, Alan Rickman, and Tony Shalhoub.

We talk about the true meaning of "trajesty," we try to figure out what makes Thermians so incredibly endearing, and we play the first ever edition of The Polish Game, featuring Gabe Miner.

We re-watched the 2001 comedy Saving Silverman and it broke our poor little hearts. The movie we adored as teens has rotted to abomination in 2019. Tune in to hear us struggle through the pain of discussing this immensely disappointing movie.

In this episode, we discuss macrodosing on magic mushrooms, the brilliance of nun gyms, and we'll teach you "rough wintering," the never-fail technique for making semi-meaningful connections with strangers.

Comedian and fan-favorite Matt Woodland makes his triumphant return to Dusty VCR to discuss his favorite genre: rom-coms.

We re-watch the 1995 classic While You Were Sleeping with Sandy B and Billy P. We talk about over-the-top romantic gestures, dating culture in the 1920s when Matt was growing up, and we reverse-engineer our parents' present motivations at Christmas.

Finally, we play a rousing and high-scoring edition of The Mom Game!

Comedian Tricia D'Onofrio joins us to revisit the 1993 classic, Mrs. Doubtfire, starring Robin Williams, Sally Field, and Pierce Brosnan. We talk about Tricia's childhood moral outrage, whether we could identify our fathers in disguise, and we have another edition of The Mom Game.

Penina Beede, comedian and host of the upcoming podcast 25 for 25, joins us to discuss the 1999 film Drop Dead Gorgeous, starring Kirsten Dunst, Denise Richards, and Kirstie Alley. We discuss making funerals funny, meeting Brittany Murphy, and bring new meaning to the word "riveting."

Matt Kantrowitz, one of Michael's oldest friends and comedy partners, joins us to discuss the 1998 classic, The Wedding Singer, starring Adam Sandler and Drew Barrymore. We discuss the undercelebrated brilliance of Jon Lovitz, Home Depot Hotties, and play "Porn or The Godfather."

Our friend Chris Lund joins us to discuss the 1991 comedy, The Addams Family, starring Raul Julia, Anjelica Huston, and Christina Ricci. In this episode, we discuss the unforgettable 70th Academy Awards, evil dog mouths, and debut The Mom Game.

Local comedian Molly Hynes joins Dusty VCR to discuss the 1999 classic Being John Malkovich, starring John Cusack, Catherine Keener, Cameron Diaz, and John Malkovich. In this episode, we think about whose bodies we'd like to take over, the importance of listening to the words in movies, and the virtue of Googleyness.

In a special Father's Day episode of Dusty VCR, we're joined by Bob Lynch, dad to many of the Dusty VCR crew's hosts. And we're talking about one of his favorite movies: the 1992 comedy My Cousin Vinny, starring Joe Pesci and Marisa Tomei. In this episode, we discuss miscommunication sagas, classic cars, and we play a trivia game to see how well our dad knows his children.

Comedian and writer Kathy Lynch joins Dusty VCR to re-watch the ever-quotable 1990 classic Kindergarten Cop, starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Pamela Reed, and Penelope Ann Miller. In this episode, we reflect on some of the finest child acting in any 90s movie, showcase our pitch-perfect Arnold Schwarzenegger impressions, and we reveal secret crushes from our adolescence.

Laura Fattaruso, comedian and host of Lab Talk with Laura, joins Dusty VCR to revisit the 1999 movie, Blast from the Past, starring Brendan Fraser, Alicia Silverstone, Christopher Walken, and Sissy Spacek. We pinpoint the exact moment this movie transforms into Clueless, we explore the features of our own nuclear bunkers, and we debut the game, "Candid, Stranded, or Enchanted."

Dusty VCR has its first ever guest! Comedian Matt Woodland joins the team to revisit the 1997 classic My Best Friend's Wedding, starring Julia Roberts, Dermot Mulroney, and Cameron Diaz. We talk about how we use romantic comedies as a security blanket, the novelty of email technology, and we debut our newest feature: "Porn or Dirty Dancing?"

The Dusty VCR gang watches the 1984 film, Splash, starring Tom Hanks, John Candy, and Daryl Hannah. We talk about how Daryl Hannah embodies the male ideal of women, the romance between Tom Hanks and John Candy, and we debut the first installment of the game "Xena Thinks."

We re-watch the 1994 marsupial classic, Monkey Trouble, starring Thora Birch and Harvey Keitel. We talk about how stressful action is in a children's movie, we marvel at top-notch monkey acting, and we decide what type of trouble we would get into if we ourselves were monkeys.

In the premiere episode of Dusty VCR, Michael, Rachel, and Xena discuss the 1999 film, Multiplicity, starring Michael Keaton and Andie MacDowell. The Dusty VCR gang decides whether this film has held up, 20 years later, and what kind of personalities their own clones might have.