Too Much Scrolling
Podcast with all the information you need to survive another week. Movie. Book. News. Published Tuesday.
Episodes
Tuesday Jun 18, 2024
All Pie is Good Pie
Tuesday Jun 18, 2024
Tuesday Jun 18, 2024
Special Intro: David Rosik - Host of The Saturday Blues on WNIJ
Film at 11: Inside Out 2 (2024)
Book IT: The Price of Tomorrow: Why Deflation is the Key to an Abundant Future (2020) by Jeff Booth
Scroll with it: Apple’s WWDC reveals they will be using Apple Intelligence (aka AI). Summer is in full swing this week as we celebrate Juneteenth, The Blues Brothers (1980) and the 45th anniversary of The Muppet Movie (1979)
Show Notes: https://bit.ly/tms61824
Tuesday Jun 11, 2024
Well Excuuu…use Me
Tuesday Jun 11, 2024
Tuesday Jun 11, 2024
Special Intro: Comedian Baron Vaughn
Film at 11: Movie Pass, Movie Crash (2024, MAX)
Book IT: Born Standing Up (2007) by Steve Martin
Scroll with it: Boeing and SpaceX are going places (in space). Alamo Drafthouse is the frontline of the changing media landscape. Friday is Flag Day and Sunday is Father’s Day. We wish you all a great celebration this weekend!
Show Notes: https://bit.ly/tms61124
Tuesday Jun 04, 2024
Budapest, Bats, and Blues
Tuesday Jun 04, 2024
Tuesday Jun 04, 2024
Special Intro: The late great Caroll Spinney - the puppeteer behind Big Bird
Film at 11: Back to Black (2024)
Book IT: Bridge to Bat City (2024) by Ernest Cline
Scroll with it: Northwestern Football has a temporary stadium, Apple’s Airtags save the day, Steve is back from Budapest, and Chicago Blues Fest is this weekend. Get out there. Find a way to connect with your community and your family. Happy Summer, everyone!
Show Notes: https://bit.ly/tms6424
Tuesday May 28, 2024
V for Vendetta (with Pamela Bedore)
Tuesday May 28, 2024
Tuesday May 28, 2024
Film at 11: Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes (2024)
Book IT: V for Vendetta (1982) written by Alan Moore and illustrated by David Lloyd
Scroll with it: Steve’s in Budapest this week. Streaming seems to be entering a consolidation phase. You can now get MAX on your Disney+ subscription and Major League Baseball games on Roku TV.
Show Notes: https://bit.ly/tms52824
Tuesday May 21, 2024
Orthodox Star Wars Weekend
Tuesday May 21, 2024
Tuesday May 21, 2024
Special Intro: Gates McFadden - Dr. Crusher from Star Trek
Film at 11: IF (2024)
Book IT: Star Trek: Picard: Firewall (2024) by David Mack
Scroll with it: All eyes on AI this week with Google I/O 2024 rolling out their latest version of Gemini and OpenAI giving the world ChatGPT 4o. It’s Geek Pride Day this weekend. Get out and show your pride!
Show Notes: https://bit.ly/tms52124
Tuesday May 14, 2024
Forgotten Generation X
Tuesday May 14, 2024
Tuesday May 14, 2024
Special Intro: Audrey Niffenegger – Author of The Time Traveler’s Wife
Film at 11: Challengers (2024)
Book IT: Generation Gap: Why the Baby Boomers Still Dominate American Politics and Culture (2022) by Kevin Munger
Scroll with it: Apple has a new faster, thinner, nicer iPad. Boy Scouts of America is changing their name to Scouting America. Mark Hamill is coming to Chicago this Summer.
Show Notes: https://bit.ly/tms51424
Tuesday May 07, 2024
Not Just Ken
Tuesday May 07, 2024
Tuesday May 07, 2024
Special Intro: Neve McIntosh - Madame Vastra from Doctor Who
Film at 11: The Fall Guy (2024)
Adventures in a Black Box: Joe Turner’s Come and Gone by August Wilson (The Goodman Theatre)
Book IT: Get Married: Why Americans Must Defy the Elites, Forge Strong Families, and Save Civilization (2024) by Brad Wilcox
Scroll with it: It’s graduation time for the class of 2024. We are so proud of you all! Caleb Williams is a Chicago Bear. Doctor Who is coming to Disney+ this week. Get ready for Whacking Day on Friday and Mother’s Day on Sunday.
Show Notes: https://bit.ly/tms5724
Tuesday Apr 30, 2024
There’s A Signpost Up Ahead (with Pamela Bedore)
Tuesday Apr 30, 2024
Tuesday Apr 30, 2024
Special Intro: Ben Hollis – Host of Wild Chicago on WTTW in Chicago
Film at 11: Sasquatch Sunset (2024)
Book IT: As I Knew Him: My Dad, Rod Serling (2013) by Anne Serling
Scroll with it: It’s graduation time for the class of 2024. We are so proud of you all! Streaming TV is changing and net neutrality is back. Happy #Maythe4th this week along with #FreeComicBookDay, #CincodeMayo, and Orthodox Easter. That is a recipe for a great weekend.
Show Notes: https://bit.ly/tms43024
Tuesday Apr 23, 2024
Ungentlemanly Discussions
Tuesday Apr 23, 2024
Tuesday Apr 23, 2024
Special Intro: Filmmaker David Giancola
Film at 11: The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare (2024)
Book IT: The Origins of Woke: Civil Rights Law, Corporate America, and the Triumph of Identity Politics (2023) by Richard Hanania
Scroll with it: Endless Shrimp may end Red Lobster. Celebrate this weekend with Chicago’s big convention, C2E2, and the rebirth of Arena Football!
Show Notes: https://bit.ly/tms42324
Tuesday Apr 16, 2024
Making Future Plans
Tuesday Apr 16, 2024
Tuesday Apr 16, 2024
Special Intro: “Blue” Lou Marini
Film at 11: Civil War (2024)
Book IT: The Blues Brothers: An Epic Friendship, the Rise of Improv, and the Making of an American Film Classic (2024) by Daniel de Visé
Scroll with it: It’s the 16th today, Dear. Happy 60th Anniversary to Sybil and Basil Fawlty tomorrow, the 17th of April. Social psychologist Jonathan Haidt argues in his new book The Anxious Generation, replacing play and exploration with screen-scrolling isolation has led to an epidemic of mental illness. On Monday, April 8, 2024, Patrick Moriarty fulfilled a promise from 1978 when about 100 former students watched the total solar eclipse from the driveway of his Rochester, N.Y., home. Our community can make a difference!!
Show Notes: https://bit.ly/tms41624