Two Scoops with Bix and Breen - David Bixenspan and Jordan Breen's weekly podcast about old, obscure, and otherwise awesome media and pop culture.

Ep. #8 – Kill My Landlord

Two Scoops is finally back again, including a long explanation of the nightmarish living situation that was keeping Jordan from being able to do the show. From there, to stoke Jordan’s desires to do harm to his former landlord, he and Bix watch “Pacific Heights,” the 1990 Michael Keaton vehicle where he’s the tenant from hell. An uplifting, lighthearted show!

Timestamps:

0:00:00 Intro, Update, and Housekeeping
0:46:49 Pacific Heights

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Patreon Preview – Duhhhhhhhhh

In a teaser for Patreon episode #5, “Duhhhhhhhhh,” Bix and Breen discuss the horror that is GRIMACE SHAPE SHIFTING INTO A SURFBOARD and more insanity from the denizens of Grimace Island. Because McDonaldland-themed cartoons hate us. To hear the whole show, go to Patreon.com/TwoScoops and sign up for just $5/month to get a bonus podcast weekly!

Here’s the full description of the Patreon show:

Bix and Breen crash Oceanic Flight 815 into the one and only Grimace Island in your latest heaping helping of premium audio. What do Grimaces have in common? Is Grimace descended from Jewish ancestry? How did Bix know Grimace an Birdie are, an fact, a canonical couple? WHY IS GRIMACE A SURFBOARD!?!?!? And much more.

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Ep. #7 – Uniforum

Two Scoops is back! Bix and Breen talk McDonaldland, and the strange allure of an advertising campaign that has its own grand fictional universe. They go behind the scenes, dig into more Grimace, examine The Hamburglar’s origins as the horrifying Lone Jogger (who may have origins in The Protocols of the Elders of Zion), and much more.

Timestamps:

0:00:00 Intro & Housekeeping
0:36:50 McDonaldland
2:04:38 Outro (and Rory Gilmore’s hands)

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Ep. #6 – Where’s The Coke? Where’re The Shakes?

After a week off due to technical difficulties, Two Scoops is back so Bix and Breen can examine Donald Trump: Media Personality. We try to keep things as apolitical as possible to take a look at how his presence in pop culture through television, film, commercials, and board games helped him become synonymous with “The Billionaire” in our youths. Also: A look at his McDonald’s commercial with Grimace sends us into a black hole of Grimace videos that broke the extra bones in our heads. A fun time was had by all.

Timestamps:

0:00:00 Intro
0:14:29 Donald Trump: Media Personality
1:17:15 The Black Hole of Grimace
1:49:28 Trump: The Game & Outro

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Patreon Preview – Her Fucking Thorax

In a teaser for Patreon episode #4, “Her Fucking Thorax,” Bix and Breen discuss “Sleepaway Camp” and its relationship with consent, ’80s movies that portray very obvious assaults as healthy sexual activity, whether or not human beings have thoraxes, and more. To hear the whole show, go to Patreon.com/TwoScoops and sign up for just $5/month to get a bonus podcast weekly!

Here’s the full description of the Patreon show:

It’s time for part two of Bix and Breen’s examination of 1983 slasher classic Sleepaway Camp…with SPOILERS for the movie’s shocking ending. With that in mind, the politics of the movie can be examined more closely, plus the one set of murders in the movie that’s completely incongruous, mustaches, and maybe even some COCK, for some reason. Enjoy!

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Ep. #5 – Have You Ever Fucking Seen Law & Order?

This week on Two Scoops, Bix and Breen take a left turn to the terrifying world of fan fiction. Why does it exist? What’s “slash?” How does it make it look at the interpersonal relationships on our favorite shows? How could it achieve its goals while being significantly less awful? And much more. A fine end to the Halloween season.

Timestamps:

0:00:00 Intro/fanfic discussion
0:36:13 Housekeeping
0:54:24 Bix drops Law & Order slashfic in Jordan’s lap
1:34:54 Outro

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Patreon Preview – Why You So Fucked Up?

In a teaser for Patreon episode #3, “Why You So Fucked Up?,” Bix and Breen discuss the Jewishness of “Sleepaway Camp” as well as some of the proclivities of Artie, the titular camp’s resident pedophile and head cook. To hear the whole show, go to Patreon.com/TwoScoops and sign up for just $5/month to get a bonus podcast weekly!

Here’s the full description of the Patreon show:

This week on the bonus show, Bix and Breen dive into the first of two parts(!) of their discussion of 1983 horror classic “Sleepaway Camp.” This one keeps going until we can no longer contain ourselves and have to talk about the twist ending and its implications. The next episode will pick up from there. Here, we discuss the movie in general, some of the most memorable scenes, the craziest dialogue, the weird specificity of, well, everything, and much more!

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Ep. #4 – Now It’s A Color TV

This week on Two Scoops, Bix and Breen celebrate Halloween through the prism of the one and only Tim Curry. From It to his finest TV guest spots, it’s all here. Plus there’s plenty of talk about childhood fears and Home Improvement for some reason.

Timestamps:

0:00:00 Intro & housekeeping
0:18:00 Stephen King’s It (and Home Improvement for some reason)
0:40:21 Criminal Minds
1:12:44 Tales From The Crypt

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Ep. #3 – Coke Crazy Duran Duran

Two Scoops is back with an all-Duran Duran, all the time episode. Bix and Breen talk about how they became Duran Duran fans, the ways the bands is mischaracterized by the media and people who haven’t tried listening to their music, why “The Chauffeur” is THE Duran Duran song, and more. Also: Jordan’s friend Karen Mills joins the show to talk about the Duran Duran logo stenciled on her walk-in closet wall throughout her childhood.

Timestamps:

0:00:00 Intro & housekeeping
0:33:56 Duran Duran intro
0:44:00 Karen Mills’ Duran Duran wall (See the un-cropped photo)
0:58:11 Duran Duran discussion
2:04:41 Duran Duran discussion post-brain break & outro

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Ep. #2 – Is This Because I’m A Lesbian?

Jordan Breen and David Bixenspan are back with another edition of Two Scoops, this time dealing with everything Law & Order (plus a little generic law and order):

Bix introduces Breen to the wonder of “I See O.J.,” the greatest prank call in the history of television.
Every single junior/second chair ADA on the original “Law & Order” is ranked in ridiculous detail. You get two guesses as to who came in last.
Breen reads complaints to the FCC about “Law & Order: SVU.”
We close with a preview of next week after looking into the listening suggestion that is the Jerry Orbach memorial car Kickstarter.

Yes, we went long again. We’ll figure it out.

Timestamps:

0:00:00 Intro: “I See O.J.”
0:24:44 Housekeeping
0:39:33 Ranking the Law & Order junior ADAs
2:20:19 FCC complaints about Law & Order: SVU
2:37:47 Orbach Car

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