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WE BOUGHT A MIC

WE BOUGHT A MIC

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WE BOUGHT A MIC (WBAM) is a pop culture podcast hosted by Ernest Calderon, Hunter Mobley, and Drew Dietzen, three friends who have had conversations about all things film, TV, music, etc. for over a decade. All they needed was to buy a mic. So they did.
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WE BOUGHT A MICJan 01, 2020

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01:09:17
Sleepless in Seattle (with Kyra Kaufer)

Sleepless in Seattle (with Kyra Kaufer)

Our Tom Hanks series continues with a review of Nora Ephron's 1993 classic romantic comedy, Sleepless in Seattle, starring Hanks and the great Meg Ryan. We're joined by returning guest Kyra Kaufer, from The Zillennial Canon podcast.


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Mar 15, 202401:52:17
96th Academy Awards Predictions

96th Academy Awards Predictions

Our final predictions for the 2024 Oscars!
Mar 09, 202401:06:59
Philadelphia

Philadelphia

Our Tom V Tom series continues with Jonathan Demme's 1993 drama about a lawyer (Tom Hanks in an Oscar-winning performance) who enlists a fellow lawyer (Denzel Washington) to represent him in a lawsuit against his former employer, who fired him after learning he was diagnosed with AIDS. We also share quick thoughts on Dune: Part Two, True Detective: Night Country, and Mr. & Mrs. Smith.
Feb 25, 202401:58:09
The Firm (with Harry Sayer)

The Firm (with Harry Sayer)

Our Tom v Tom series returns with Sydney Pollack's 1993 legal thriller THE FIRM, starring Tom Cruise and Gene Hackman. We welcome back our friend Harry to take a job at a law firm in Memphis that may have a mysterious dark side. We discuss tax evasion, the Cayman Islands, and Tom Cruise running.

Feb 11, 202401:49:41
Our 24 Most Anticipated Movies, Albums, and Shows of 2024

Our 24 Most Anticipated Movies, Albums, and Shows of 2024

The 2024 Hype Draft is here. We each select eight items that we are excited about in the coming year, for a total of 24 most anticipated movies, shows, or albums in 2024. Plus, some quick reviews of The Beekeeper and Argylle.
Feb 04, 202402:13:14
The 5th Annual WBAMMYs (Part 2)

The 5th Annual WBAMMYs (Part 2)

Our very own movie and TV awards show continues and concludes with Part 2 of the 5th Annual WBAMMYs, celebrating the works of 2023 with categories such as Best Needle Drop, Breakthrough Performance of the Year, and the highly coveted Honestly Visually Stunning Award. Thanks for another great year!


Jan 31, 202401:51:40
The 5th Annual WBAMMYs (Part 1)

The 5th Annual WBAMMYs (Part 1)

Our annual awards show is back for its fifth year! This is our very own celebration of the year in film in TV, with dozens of categories including Winner of the Year and the coveted Hontesly Visually Stunning Award. This is part 1, stick around for part 2!

Jan 28, 202401:44:44
The Best TV Shows of 2023 - Part 2 (with Dane DeBrunner)

The Best TV Shows of 2023 - Part 2 (with Dane DeBrunner)

We conclude Listomania with part 2 of our favorite TV shows of 2023, with special guest Dane. We discuss the top shelf of television, including shows such as The Curse, Succession, How To With John Wilson, Jury Duty, Scott Pilgrim Takes Off, Fionna and Cake, and The Bear.
Jan 24, 202401:50:25
The Best TV Shows of 2023 - Part 1 (with Dane DeBrunner)

The Best TV Shows of 2023 - Part 1 (with Dane DeBrunner)

We wrap up Listomania with part one of our top 10 favorite 10 shows of 2023. Special guest Dane returns to discuss shows such as Beef, Barry, The Last of Us, I Think You Should Leave, and more. Stick around for part two!
Jan 21, 202402:05:10
The Best Films of 2023 - Part 2

The Best Films of 2023 - Part 2

We continue listomania with a look back at the year in film and our favorite movies of 2023. This is part two, covering the films Barbie, Killers of the Flower Moon, Poor Things, May December, Beau is Afraid, The Boy and The Heron, and Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse.

Jan 16, 202402:26:04
The Best Films of 2023 - Part 1

The Best Films of 2023 - Part 1

Join us as we count down our top 10 favorite movies of 2023, an outstanding year for cinema. This is part one, so stick around for part two!

Jan 14, 202402:12:08
The Best Albums of 2023 - Part 2

The Best Albums of 2023 - Part 2

Listomania continues with Part 2 of our top 10 favorite albums of 2023, counting down numbers 5 through 1. Joined once again by guest Danny Seoane, we celebrate another great year for music.
Jan 08, 202402:20:58
The Best Albums of 2023 - Part 1

The Best Albums of 2023 - Part 1

Happy 2024! Listomania begins with Part 1 of our Top 10 favorite albums of 2023, covering our numbers 10 through 6 with guest Danny Seoane. Stay tuned for Part 2!
Jan 07, 202401:25:12
Wonka, The Iron Claw, Ferrari, Saltburn, and more

Wonka, The Iron Claw, Ferrari, Saltburn, and more

It's our final episode of 2023! We celebrate with a chill discussion of some new movies we've watched, including Wonka, The Iron Claw, Mr. Monk's Last Case, Ferrari, Leave the World Behind, and more. Check out the timecodes below. See you in 2024!

Timecodes:

  • Intro, holiday recap and gifts - 00:00
  • Comment responses - 08:50
  • Obama's Top 10 - 11:52
  • Wonka - 19:39
  • Mr. Monk's Last Case: A Monk Movie - 33:36
  • Ferrari - 44:46
  • Saltburn, Maestro - 1:09:36
  • Dream Scenario - 1:24:21
  • Leave the World Behind - 1:28:47
  • The Iron Claw - 1:37:39
  • Showing Up - 1:45:03
  • Bills/Chargers game - 1:49:49
Dec 29, 202301:56:31
A League of Their Own (with Bryan Adams)

A League of Their Own (with Bryan Adams)

Our 1940s baseball friend Bryan Adams returns to the show to discuss the next entry in our series, 1992's A League of Their Own. It tells the story of an all-female baseball team and their drunk coach. Starring Tom Hanks, Geena Davis, Madonna, and more. Directed by Penny Marshall.

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Dec 18, 202301:40:60
The Killer

The Killer

We dive deep into David Fincher's latest film, The Killer, starring Michael Fassbender, and now streaming on Netflix.

Dec 13, 202301:21:02
Poor Things, May December, Maestro, American Fiction, The Zone of Interest, and more

Poor Things, May December, Maestro, American Fiction, The Zone of Interest, and more

We're back, again! WBAM returns with a wide selection of new movie reviews, just in time for the holiday season. We talk Poor Things, May December, Maestro, American Fiction, The Zone of Interest, and more. Plus, sharing some FYC goodies and quick college football thoughts. Timecodes:

Intro - 00:00

FYC show and tell, college football - 05:24

Maestro - 18:40

May December - 25:54

American Fiction - 35:56

The Taste of Things - 46:45

Bottoms - 49:54

The Zone of Interest - 52:16

Poor Things - 01:03:49

Poor Things spoiler talk - 01:13:34

Dec 09, 202301:55:41
A Few Good Men

A Few Good Men

We're back! Our Tom v Tom series continues with Rob Reiner's 1992 courtroom drama 'A Few Good Men.' Written by Aaron Sorkin, and starring Tom Cruise, Demi Moore, and the legendary Jack Nicholson. Plus, some quick new release reviews of 'The Marvels', Sofia Coppola's 'Priscilla', and David Fincher's 'The Killer.'

Nov 10, 202302:04:08
Killers of the Flower Moon (Instant Reaction)

Killers of the Flower Moon (Instant Reaction)

A new Martin Scorsese picture has arrived, starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Lily Gladstone, and Robert De Niro. We give you our quick spoiler-free thoughts on the movie.

Oct 20, 202325:58
Joe Versus the Volcano (with Sean Patrick O'Brien)

Joe Versus the Volcano (with Sean Patrick O'Brien)

Our pal Sean Patrick O'Brien returns to the show to help us jump into an active volcano and discuss the 1990 Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan comedy Joe Versus the Volcano, written and directed by John Patrick Shanley.

Oct 19, 202301:32:38
Born on the Fourth of July (with Adam Donato)

Born on the Fourth of July (with Adam Donato)

First-time guest Adam Donato joins us to discuss Oliver Stone's 1989 film 'Born on the Fourth of July,' starring Tom Cruise in a role that garnered him his first Academy Award nomination.

Based on the real-life story of Ron Kovic, a Vietnam War veteran and anti-war advocate paralyzed from the waist down.

Oct 09, 202302:09:03
Big (with Bekah Stogner)

Big (with Bekah Stogner)

We're joined by returning guest Bekah Stogner for the start of the Hanks leg of our Two Toms series. It begins with his breakout 1988 hit, Big, directed by Penny Marshall.

Nominated for an Academy Award for his lead performance, Hanks stars as Josh, a 13-year-old boy who is transformed into a 30-year-old man when he makes a wish.


You can find Bekah's work at The Time Mousechine Podcast and @BekahStogner on YouTube.

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Oct 01, 202301:37:07
Rain Man (with Zack Perry)

Rain Man (with Zack Perry)

We invite back our card-counting friend Zack Perry for a very normal conversation about Rain Man, winner of the Academy Awards for Best Picture, Best Actor, Best Director, and Best Original Screenplay.

Sep 23, 202302:05:22
The Color of Money (with Joseph Salomone)

The Color of Money (with Joseph Salomone)

We chalk up our pool cues and rack up a cool game of 9-ball with our guest Joseph Salomone, professional Martin Scorsese enjoyer. We discuss Marty's 1986 picture, The Color of Money, a story of billiards hustling and gambling, starring Paul Newman and Tom Cruise. Check out Joe on the Aggressively Okay podcast at https://aggressivelyokay.com/

Sep 14, 202301:34:20
'Epic Movie' Watch-along - Our 400th Episode Spectacular (PREVIEW)

'Epic Movie' Watch-along - Our 400th Episode Spectacular (PREVIEW)

Join the WBAM familia on Patreon for just $5 and get the full 90+ minute episode: https://patreon.com/weboughtamic


We celebrate 400 episodes with a watch along live reaction to the 2007 spoof comedy Epic Movie, selected by our guest, Gaia, after winning last year's Fantasy Film League.


This is a cutdown excerpt of the full episode, which you can get by supporting us on Patreon for just $5.


Sep 02, 202327:08
Top Gun

Top Gun

Our Tom v Tom series begins with Tony Scott's Top Gun, starring Tom Cruise.

Released in the summer of 1986, it became the biggest movie of the year and went on define a generation of film. The aesthetic of 80s became synonymous with the look of Top Gun.

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Celebrate six years of WBAM and our new series "A Tale of Two Toms."

Aug 27, 202301:29:39
Introducing our New Series: 'A Tale of Two Toms' - The Films of Hanks and Cruise

Introducing our New Series: 'A Tale of Two Toms' - The Films of Hanks and Cruise

We enter a new WBAM era as we prepare and set the stage for our next career arc series, "A Tale of Two Toms," covering the films of Tom Cruise and Tom Hanks from 1986 to 2002. Join our WBAM Familia on Patreon - just $5/month: https://www.patreon.com/WeBoughtAMic/

Aug 20, 202301:09:06
The Actor Draft / Revisiting The Director Draft

The Actor Draft / Revisiting The Director Draft

We each draft 10 feature film actors and actresses for a total 30 picks, including 1 legend each and 1 rising star each.

The goal is to forecast the next decade and a half of movies and see who we think will give us the most and best acting performances.

Plus, we revisit the director draft from 2020. This is the 2023 actor draft!
Aug 12, 202301:52:33
'Barbie' and 'Oppenheimer'

'Barbie' and 'Oppenheimer'

The biggest movie weekend in years has arrived with the dual releases of Greta Gerwig's Barbie and Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer.
Dubbed "Barbenheimer" this unlikely combo became a cultural sensation and broke box office records nationwide.
We discuss both films in-depth and then do a Nolan filmography ranking.

Timecodes: Intro - 00:00 The Barbenheimer phenomenon - 05:08 Barbie Spoiler talk - 27:47 Oppenheimer Spoiler talk - 1:19:25 Nolan ranking - 2:40:24

Jul 28, 202303:04:47
Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One

Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One

We play fourth-dimensional chess with an algorithm to discuss the seventh Mission: Impossible film, Dead Reckoning Part One, starring Tom Cruise and directed by Christopher McQuarrie.

Spoilers start at 29:49

Jul 22, 202301:55:44
The 2023 Mid-Year Draft

The 2023 Mid-Year Draft

Our friend Danny Seoane returns to the show to draft our favorite movies, TV shows, games, and albums of 2023 so far. We each choose 6 items for a total of 24 draft picks. Do we Dial into Destiny? How much does the new Fall Out Boy tear us apart? Listen and find out.

**Note: There is some low-quality audio at the beginning, which reverts to high-quality shortly thereafter.

Jul 14, 202303:01:50
Succession - The Final Season (with Brett Nemeroff)

Succession - The Final Season (with Brett Nemeroff)

We welcome back our old tech billionaire pal Brett to buy out our company and free us from the cycle of trauma with a discussion of HBO's Succession, Season 4. We unpack the final season, the themes, the character arcs, and how the story concluded. Listen for a full spoiler deep dive review.

Jun 30, 202301:54:55
I Think You Should Leave S3, Jury Duty, Air, John Mulaney 'Baby J', and more

I Think You Should Leave S3, Jury Duty, Air, John Mulaney 'Baby J', and more

We dive into the absurd hilarity of Netflix's 'I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson' S3 and John Mulaney's stand-up special 'Baby J'. We also explore 'Jury Duty' from FreeVee and delve into some new movies with 'The Flash', 'Air', 'BlackBerry', and 'Past Lives'. All that and more in this ketchup episode.

Timecodes:
Intro - 00:00
ITYSL Season 3 - 2:13
John Mulaney 'Baby J' - 20:23
Mrs. Maisel, The Other Two - 42:00
Jury Duty - 44:00
Dave, Ted Lasso S3, Mrs Davis - 57:54
The Flash - 1:07:32
Air - 1:13:19
Blackberry - 1:25:53
Past Lives - 1:33:07

Jun 23, 202301:42:35
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

The sequel to 2018's Into The Spider-Verse is here. As a follow-up to the Oscar winning highly acclaimed first film, Across The Spider-Verse has a lot to live up to. We explore the visual splendor of this film and its groundbreaking accomplishments not only for animation but for modern blockbuster movie making.
Jun 16, 202301:27:05
Robin Williams Series Wrap-up (with Bekah Stogner)
Jun 06, 202301:43:52
Old Dogs (with Zack Perry)

Old Dogs (with Zack Perry)

We're joined by first-time guest, the great Zack Perry, to discuss the deeply cursed 2009 Walt Becker film, Old Dogs, starring John Travolta and Robin Williams. This is a troubling film that was shot for an intended R rating and was edited into its final PG "family comedy" form after poor test screenings.

Plus, thoughts on Fast X.

May 27, 202302:27:42
Night at the Museum (with Adam Sirdoreus)

Night at the Museum (with Adam Sirdoreus)

The podcast studio comes to life at night as we discuss the 2006 family film, Night at the Museum, with our Zillennial friend, Adam. Starring Ben Stiller, Owen Wilson, Steve Coogan, Robin Williams, and more.


Follow Adam on Twitter @adam_notsandler and check out his podcast The Zillennial Canon and The Aggressively Okay Podcast.

May 20, 202302:11:47
Happy Feet (with Dane DeBrunner)
May 13, 202301:59:17
Man of the Year (with Sean Patrick O'Brien)

Man of the Year (with Sean Patrick O'Brien)

Our seltzer friend Sean joins us on a wild run for President of the United States in Barry Levinson's 2006 reunion with Robin Williams, Man of the Year. Also stars Laura Linney, Christopher Walken, Lewis Black, and Jeff Goldblum. GUEST: Sean Patrick O'Brien (⁠@Sean_POBrien on Twitter⁠) 🔵🟢🟡🟢🔵 Visit our website at https://weboughtamic.net Follow WBAM on socials @weboughtamic

May 06, 202301:51:40
Our Favorite Acting Performances (with Camila Calderon)

Our Favorite Acting Performances (with Camila Calderon)

Professional actor Camila Calderon returns to the show to discuss our favorite TV and movie acting performances we have recently seen. We discuss Succession, Barry, Ted Lasso, Dungeons & Dragons, Super Mario, and much more. It's a wild and unhinged episode.

Apr 30, 202301:24:12
Beau Is Afraid

Beau Is Afraid

From A24, Joaquin Phoenix stars in writer/director Ari Aster's third feature film, Beau Is Afraid, a delusional odyssey of a paranoid man journeying home to see his mother.

Spoiler talk starts at 32:04 Visit our website at https://weboughtamic.net

Apr 24, 202301:41:10
RV (with Stephen Baker)
Apr 15, 202301:54:45
The Last of Us - Season 1 (with Javi Navarro)
Apr 09, 202302:06:39
Robots (with Ray Rodriguez)
Mar 26, 202302:10:47
Insomnia (2002, dir. Christopher Nolan) / Plus, John Wick 4 and Shazam 2

Insomnia (2002, dir. Christopher Nolan) / Plus, John Wick 4 and Shazam 2

We travel to Alaska, where the sun doesn't set for half a year, to lose sleep and review Christopher Nolan's 2002 film Insomnia, starring Al Pacino, Hillary Swank, and Robin Williams.

Plus, thoughts on John Wick Chapter 4 and Shazam 2.
Mar 19, 202301:56:02
95th Academy Awards Predictions

95th Academy Awards Predictions

The 2023 Oscars air this Sunday, March 12th, honoring the best achievements in cinema in the year 2022.
We lock in our predictions for the 95th Academy Awards, discussing the great selection of nominees and who we think will take home oscar gold.
Plus, thoughts on Creed III, Scream VI, and Cocaine Bear.
Mar 10, 202301:46:43
Death to Smoochy (with Harry Sayer)

Death to Smoochy (with Harry Sayer)

Rival kid's show show host Harry Sayer returns to review the Danny DeVito-directed cult classic Death to Smoochy, starring Ed Norton, Catherine Keener, and Robin Williams.
Mar 05, 202301:23:51
One Hour Photo (with Harry Sayer)

One Hour Photo (with Harry Sayer)

Our photo friend Harry Sayer returns to kick off the last leg of our Robin Williams career arc series with 2002's One Hour Photo, a reinvention for Robin and a departure from his signature warmth and wacky mania towards a cold and unsettling loneliness.

Feb 26, 202301:32:18
Pinocchio vs. Pinocchio vs. Pinocchio

Pinocchio vs. Pinocchio vs. Pinocchio

We discuss the three Pinocchio movies released in 2022. Disney's, starring Tom Hanks and directed by Robert Zemeckis; Netflix's, co-directed and co-written by Guillermo del Toro; and most importantly, "A True Story," the Russian dub starring Pauly Shore and John Heder. We question our life choices and decisions. Plus, some brief thoughts on Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania.
Feb 18, 202301:43:09
Our Most Anticipated Movies, Shows, Games, and Music of 2023

Our Most Anticipated Movies, Shows, Games, and Music of 2023

It's time to get hype for everything we have to look forward to being released in 2023. We draft 24 movies, TV shows, games, and albums that we're excited about this year, including Barbie, Oppenheimer, Mission Impossible, and more. Plus, thoughts on Knock at the Cabin and The Last Of Us. 


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Feb 10, 202302:16:11