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Deep In Bear Country - A Berenstain BearcastDeep In Bear Country - A Berenstain BearcastEpisode 481 – Tax-Wise: A Pictorial Romp Through the Tax Form by Stan and Jan BerenstainBefore they created the beloved Berenstain Bears, Stan and Jan Berenstain were drawing… THIS?! Tax-Wise: A Pictorial Romp Through the Tax Form (1952) is a bizarre, hyper-specific IRS humor book filled with visual gags, surreal scenarios, and more gendered 1950s weirdness than you can shake a W-2 at. In this episode, I (Phil Gonzales) walk … Continue reading "Episode 481 – Tax-Wise: A Pictorial Romp Through the Tax Form by Stan and Jan Berenstain"2025-04-1100 minDeep In Bear Country - A Berenstain BearcastDeep In Bear Country - A Berenstain BearcastEpisode 481 – Tax-Wise: A Pictorial Romp Through the Tax Form by Stan and Jan BerenstainBefore they created the beloved Berenstain Bears, Stan and Jan Berenstain were drawing… THIS?! Tax-Wise: A Pictorial Romp Through the Tax Form (1952) is a bizarre, hyper-specific IRS humor book filled with visual gags, surreal scenarios, and more gendered 1950s weirdness than you can shake a W-2 at. In this episode, I (Phil Gonzales) walk … Continue reading "Episode 481 – Tax-Wise: A Pictorial Romp Through the Tax Form by Stan and Jan Berenstain"2025-04-1152 minIt\'s Del Toro Time - A Guillermo del Toro-adjacent PodcastIt's Del Toro Time - A Guillermo del Toro-adjacent PodcastEcstasy of Influence – Defending Your Life (1991) Welcome to the JUDGMENT ZONE! It’s Phil and Willow and we’re back to talk about Albert Brooks’ 1991 classic “Defending Your Life!” What a weird movie to come back on, I swear. Anyways, here it is! https://ia600800.us.archive.org/0/items/ecstacy-defending-your-life/Ecstacy-Defending%20Your%20Life.mp3 2024-08-1400 minPizza Toast – A YA Books and Media PodcastPizza Toast – A YA Books and Media PodcastMidnight Sun (2020)And so our saga comes to an end. Christy and Phil bid a fond(?) farewell to Forks with “Midnight Sun” an absolutely unnecessary retelling of “Twilight” from the perspective of the boy who was there for the entire story anyway, so there’s really nothing new to be gleaned from reading this 832(!!!) page book. We […]2024-02-1000 minIt\'s Del Toro Time - A Guillermo del Toro-adjacent PodcastIt's Del Toro Time - A Guillermo del Toro-adjacent PodcastThe Dark Descent – “The Beautiful Stranger” by Shirley Jackson This week, Willow and Phil take a quick look at a quick story: “The Beautiful Stranger” by Shirley Jackson. We throw out a lot of theories as to the actual nature of this story, but the one thing we can agree on? That stranger is beautiful. https://ia601307.us.archive.org/32/items/del-toro-beautiful-s/DelToro-BeautifulS.mp3 2024-01-2800 minPizza Toast – A YA Books and Media PodcastPizza Toast – A YA Books and Media PodcastVampires Suck (2010); Breaking Wind (2012)We’re at it again. And by “it” I mean “Twilight” and by “again” I mean “parodies.” This week, Christy and Phil take a look at “Vampires Suck” and “Breaking Wind” from 2010 and 2012. And… that’s all. It’s certainly something to talk about.2024-01-2700 minPizza Toast – A YA Books and Media PodcastPizza Toast – A YA Books and Media PodcastTwilight (2005); Twilight (2008)Here we go! Phil and Christy talk TWILIGHT! The book and the movie! Its fun when it’s fun!2023-12-1600 minPizza Toast – A YA Books and Media PodcastPizza Toast – A YA Books and Media PodcastThe Twilight Series – An IntroductionThis week, Christy and Phil talk OUAMPIRES in our role up to THE TWILIGHT SERIES!2023-12-0900 minDeep In Bear Country - A Berenstain BearcastDeep In Bear Country - A Berenstain BearcastEpisode 401 – The Berenstain Bears We Love Our Mom/Dad!I can’t believe I’ve been doing this show for over 8 and a half years and I’ve only now had my parents on as guests. That’s right! For the first time ever, Gale and Ruben Gonzales are on the show to talk about “The Berenstain Bears We Love Our Mom!” and “We Love Our Dad!”2023-08-2600 minDeep In Bear Country - A Berenstain BearcastDeep In Bear Country - A Berenstain BearcastEpisode 401 – The Berenstain Bears We Love Our Mom/Dad!I can't believe I've been doing this show for over 8 and a half years and I've only now had my parents on as guests. That's right! For the first time ever, Gale and Ruben Gonzales are on the show to talk about "The Berenstain Bears We Love Our Mom!" and "We Love Our Dad!"2023-08-2641 minAtomic Zero ShowAtomic Zero ShowAtomic Zero Show #86 Prof. Daniel Phil Gonzales, JD.Send us a textWelcome back to Atomic Zero! This week, we are joined by our returning guest, Professor Gonzalez of  Asian American Studies at San Francisco State University. He has a long and distinguished career in academia, activism, and law.Professor Gonzalez is a founding member of the Asian American Studies Department at San Francisco State University. He was also a key figure in the San Francisco State Strike of 1968-69, which led to the creation of the first Asian American Studies department in the United States. Professor Gonzalez has also served on t...2023-06-133h 00Pizza Toast – A YA Books and Media PodcastPizza Toast – A YA Books and Media PodcastAre You There, God? It’s Me, Margaret. (2023)We did it! Christy and Phil made it to “Are You There, God? It’s Me, Margaret.” and… thoughts were divided. But, we liked it! We liked it.2023-05-0300 minPizza Toast – A YA Books and Media PodcastPizza Toast – A YA Books and Media Podcast“Are You There, God? It’s me, Margaret.” by Judy BlumeIs it weird that Christy and Phil don’t have a whole lot of strong feelings about “Are You There, God? It’s Me, Margaret.”? Also, this book title has punctuation, which just throws everything way off.2023-04-2200 minPizza Toast – A YA Books and Media PodcastPizza Toast – A YA Books and Media PodcastThe Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2 (2015)And so, all things come to an end. Christy and Phil bid a fond “adieu” to the Hunger Games series and- what? Oh, sorry, we’re not actually done talking about it. Next week, there’s more. This week, though? “Mockingjay, Part 2!”2023-03-1700 minIt\'s Del Toro Time - A Guillermo del Toro-adjacent PodcastIt's Del Toro Time - A Guillermo del Toro-adjacent PodcastThe Dark Descent – “Schalken the Painter” by J. Sheridan Le Fanu This week, Willow and Phil schalk the schalk with J. Sheridan Le Fanu’s “Schalken the Painter!” It’s based on a real guy, but it’s not! It’s pretty sexy but also gross! It’s a rip roaring good time and also about the societal helplessness of women in the face of suffocating patriarchy. “Schalken the Painter!” https://ia904709.us.archive.org/23/items/del-toro-schalken-painter/DelToro-SchalkenPainter.mp3 2023-02-1900 minIt\'s Del Toro Time - A Guillermo del Toro-adjacent PodcastIt's Del Toro Time - A Guillermo del Toro-adjacent PodcastThe Dark Descent – “The Monkey” by Stephen King You better watch out! Baby who’s that? It’s Phil and Willow back with “The Monkey” by Stephen King! And, all we really need to say is that this is the best King character and he needs to come back, please. Thanks. https://ia801602.us.archive.org/20/items/del-toro-the-monkey/DelToro-the%20Monkey.mp3 2023-01-2600 minPizza Toast – A YA Books and Media PodcastPizza Toast – A YA Books and Media PodcastBridge to Terabithia (1985)Can you distill the glory that is “Bridge to Terabithia” down to its component parts and cram it into a 55 minute runtime? Katherine and David Paterson definitely say “no.” But, what do Christy and Phil think of the very Canadian 1985 TV adaptation?2023-01-0500 minPizza Toast – A YA Books and Media PodcastPizza Toast – A YA Books and Media Podcast“Love, Stargirl” by Jerry Spinelli (2007)Seven years after the success of “Stargirl” Jerry Spinelli decided to answer a few questions: what was Stargirl going through during all of this? What happened in the year afterwards? Does she fall for a white-hot street urchin? The answers to all of these questions will be answered as Phil and Christy take a look […]2022-12-0200 minPizza Toast – A YA Books and Media PodcastPizza Toast – A YA Books and Media PodcastStargirl (2020)After the euphoric highs of our “Stargirl” discussion, let’s transition into the drastic lows of our “Stargirl” discussion as Christy and Phil attempt to say something, anything, nice about the Disney+ adaptation of “Stargirl” from 2020.2022-11-2300 minPizza Toast – A YA Books and Media PodcastPizza Toast – A YA Books and Media PodcastShrinking Violet (2009)This episode, Christy and Phil are taking a look at the first of a new batch of books with “Shrinking Violet” by Danielle Joseph. Are we a bit hard on this book? Maybe. Is there a single likable character in the entire novel? Perhaps. Is Christy angry at having read the whole book? Definitely. It’s […]2022-10-2100 minDeep In Bear Country - A Berenstain BearcastDeep In Bear Country - A Berenstain BearcastEpisode 352 – The Dollar Tree Saga – The Saga Continues!Updates from Dollar Tree Land with Bradley Mariska and Jeremy Gloff! Plus, Berenstain Bedsheets: appropriate bachelor bedding? And, a new Garbage Pail Kids card has Phil excited!2022-08-1339 minDeep In Bear Country - A Berenstain BearcastDeep In Bear Country - A Berenstain BearcastEpisode 352 – The Dollar Tree Saga – The Saga Continues!Updates from Dollar Tree Land with Bradley Mariska and Jeremy Gloff! Plus, Berenstain Bedsheets: appropriate bachelor bedding? And, a new Garbage Pail Kids card has Phil excited!2022-08-1300 minIt\'s Del Toro Time - A Guillermo del Toro-adjacent PodcastIt's Del Toro Time - A Guillermo del Toro-adjacent Podcast106 – Top Gun (1986) In which Willow and Phil disagree slightly on the merits of this episode’s movie, but do agree that we have no idea what the Rules of Engagement even mean. It’s 1986’s “Top Gun!” https://ia801409.us.archive.org/19/items/del-toro-top-gun/DelToro-TopGun.mp3 2022-07-0200 minAtomic Zero ShowAtomic Zero ShowAtomic Zero Show #67 Prof. Daniel Phil Gonzales, JDSend us a textThis week on Atomic Zero: Daniel Phil Gonzales, JD Professor, Asian American Studies at San Francisco State UniversityStarted as co-lecturer with Penny Nakatsu and Malcolm Collier in the Asian American Studies Department, School of Ethnic Studies - first in the nation - after the San Francisco State Strike of 1968-69.Hastings College of Law, 1974. Law clerk, second and third year and summers, at the Natoma Street, Central City Office (South of Market), San Francisco Neighborhood Legal Assistance Foundation.Photographs in Liwanag (1975), co-photo editor...2022-03-243h 34Deep In Bear Country - A Berenstain BearcastDeep In Bear Country - A Berenstain BearcastEpisode 333 – The Berenstain Bears and Mama for Mayor!I'm Phil Gonzales and THIS… is POLITICS! Actually, it's a rewrite, redo, gender-swap of "The Big Election" but it's called "The Berenstain Bears and Mama For Mayor!" Places to Donate:Ukraine aid Organizacion Latina de Trans en TexasTransgender Education Network of Texasallgo qpoc (allgo envisions a just and equitable society that celebrates and nurtures vibrant queer people … Continue reading "Episode 333 – The Berenstain Bears and Mama for Mayor!"2022-03-1224 minDeep In Bear Country - A Berenstain BearcastDeep In Bear Country - A Berenstain BearcastEpisode 333 – The Berenstain Bears and Mama for Mayor!I’m Phil Gonzales and THIS… is POLITICS! Actually, it’s a rewrite, redo, gender-swap of “The Big Election” but it’s called “The Berenstain Bears and Mama For Mayor!” Places to Donate:Ukraine aid Organizacion Latina de Trans en TexasTransgender Education Network of Texasallgo qpoc (allgo envisions a just and equitable society that celebrates and nurtures vibrant queer people … Continue reading "Episode 333 – The Berenstain Bears and Mama for Mayor!"2022-03-1200 minPizza Toast – A YA Books and Media PodcastPizza Toast – A YA Books and Media PodcastAngus, Thongs and Full-Frontal Snogging (1999)Okay! OKAY! It’s another book and it’s about a girl and it’s a little bit SPICY. But, we’re okay with that. This week, Phil and Christy talk about Louise Rennison’s borderline sociopathic heroine(?) Georgia Nicolson in the first of her many adventures “Angus, Thongs and Full-Frontal Snogging” and, you know what? We just might do […]2022-02-1200 minPizza Toast – A YA Books and Media PodcastPizza Toast – A YA Books and Media PodcastThe Princess Diaries – The Movie (2001)This week, Christy and Phil ramble about puppets and Schwartzmans and sexy moms. It’s “The Princess Diaries: The Movie!” It gave us so many things. But, is it any good? Let’s find out!2022-01-2900 minPizza Toast – A YA Books and Media PodcastPizza Toast – A YA Books and Media PodcastBaby-Sitters Club – Season 2 Recap and What’s Next!Well, it’s over. And Christy and Phil take a few minutes to reflect on Season 2 and prep the listeners for what’s in store! Again. Because we had to rerecord the entire episode.2021-12-1100 minPizza Toast – A YA Books and Media PodcastPizza Toast – A YA Books and Media PodcastBaby-sitters Club – Claudia and the Sad Good-bye!This week, Christy and Phil sit around holing hands with their best friends as Claudia sadly bids good-bye to Mimi: grandma, Buddhist, biker bar aficionado. Is it handled well? Yes. Does it stand out like a weird thumb after the Nickelodeon goofiness of the last few episodes? OH YES? Is Janine dating Ashley? You’ll just […]2021-11-2700 minPizza Toast – A YA Books and Media PodcastPizza Toast – A YA Books and Media PodcastBaby-sitters Club – Stacey’s Emergency!On this week’s preamble-free episode of “Pizza Toast” Christy and Phil watch “Stacey’s Emergency!” What’s the emergency? Diabetes! Can she beat it? Mmmmmmmmmaybe? Also, Mallory gets a ton more screen time, Jessi is ableist, a teacher has a crush on a student(?) and WHY SO MANY HOT PARENTS?2021-10-3000 minPizza Toast – A YA Books and Media PodcastPizza Toast – A YA Books and Media PodcastBaby-Sitters Club: Kristy and the Snobs!Netflix has done it again! And by “it” I mean “produced a season of The Baby-sitters Club.” And Christy and Phil are here to talk about the first episode of the new season “Kristy and the Snobs!” Who are the titular snobs? Why do dogs get heart cancer? Did Christy get a new job? Are […]2021-10-1600 minIt\'s Del Toro Time - A Guillermo del Toro-adjacent PodcastIt's Del Toro Time - A Guillermo del Toro-adjacent Podcast088 – The Shining (1980) Well, look who’s back! It’s Phil and Willow and we’re talking about 1980’s “The Shining!” It’s a Kubrick film about a man and a hotel and… you know what? You know what “The Shining” is, okay? There’s no way you don’t know what “The Shining” is. Let’s talk about cluster flies instead. https://ia802302.us.archive.org/27/items/del-toro-the-shining/DelToro-TheShining.mp3 2021-09-2000 minPizza Toast – A YA Books and Media PodcastPizza Toast – A YA Books and Media PodcastBaby-Sitters Club, Season 2: The Trailer!Well, it’s about time! Netflix has dropped a two minute trailer for Season 2 of “The Baby-Sitters Club” so Christy and Phil spend fifty minutes talking about it!2021-09-1800 minPizza Toast – A YA Books and Media PodcastPizza Toast – A YA Books and Media PodcastThe Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants – Part 6: The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2 – The Movie!This week, Christy and Phil finish out the Sisterhood saga with the second movie that adapts the second, third and fourth books in a glorious mish-ash that, honestly, works more often than not. It’s “The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2!”2021-08-2800 minPizza Toast – A YA Books and Media PodcastPizza Toast – A YA Books and Media PodcastThe Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants – Part 2: The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants – The Movie!This week, Christy and Phil take a look at the movie adaptation of “The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants” called “The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants!” Along the way, we talk about non-Greek actors, 25-year-old 16-year olds, and POLICE SURGEON! Did we cry? You’ll have to listen to FIND OUT!2021-07-1700 minPizza Toast – A YA Books and Media PodcastPizza Toast – A YA Books and Media PodcastThe Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants – Part 1: The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants – The Novel!In the beginning, there was pants. This week, Christy and Phil begin their exploration of the world of Ann Brashares’s The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants with book number one: “The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants!” Who is in this sisterhood? What of the pants? Why is Carmen the only fully sympathizable character? Why is […]2021-07-1000 minPizza Toast – A YA Books and Media PodcastPizza Toast – A YA Books and Media PodcastSpecial 02 – Matilda!Hot off our fresh takes on “Harriet the Spy” Christy and Phil are tackling another mid-nineties wasn’t-a-classic-at-the-time-but-boy-it-sure-is-now, “Matilda!”2021-06-1900 minPizza Toast – A YA Books and Media PodcastPizza Toast – A YA Books and Media PodcastBaby-Sitters Club: The Movie! Pt. 10 – We’re Shutting Up and Taking A Break!Are you sick and tired of hearing Christy and Phil talk about stuff? Well, today is your lucky day! We’re taking a break between seasons again BUT you might hear from us in the interim talking about a couple of OTHER things! So, stay tuned.2021-05-2200 minPizza Toast – A YA Books and Media PodcastPizza Toast – A YA Books and Media PodcastBaby-Sitters Club: The Movie! Pt. 9 – Now We’re Just Makin’ Stuff Up!Word on the street is, Christy and Phil have run out of things to talk about regarding the 1995 movie “The Baby-sitters Club” because now they’re just making stuff up! In this episode, Christy and Phil pitch their own ideas for a “Baby-sitters Club” movie. Christy goes Hawaiian and Phil gets spooky! And, check out […]2021-05-1500 minCryptSpeakersCryptSpeakersOh My Man? He's Tall, Loves Hats and Hates Birds (with Phil Gonzales)Episode Notes CW: This episode discusses depictions of sexual assault. Well we finally did it, we welcome someone else into the Crypt as Phil Gonzales ("Deep in Bear Country", "It's Del Toro Time", "Pizza Toast") joins us. And of course the nicest gent in podcasting joins us to discuss the skeeziest episode of Tales from the Crypt yet in Tom Holland's "Four-Sided Triangle", a tale of captivity, unwanted sexual advances, and a very confusing ending. It takes a truly next level disturbing when a clown-scarecrow isn't the most unnerving part of your episode. So, thanks...2021-05-121h 19Pizza Toast – A YA Books and Media PodcastPizza Toast – A YA Books and Media PodcastBaby-Sitters Club: The Movie! Pt. 4 – LACKIN’ RODOWSKY!I have no idea what this episode is about! Christy and Phil presumably talk about the cultural significance of Jackie Rodowsky. I guess?2021-04-1000 minKlickitcast - A Beverly Cleary PodcastKlickitcast - A Beverly Cleary PodcastEpiloguePhil and John discuss Cleary’s life and legacy. Phil Gonzales and John McCoy.2021-03-2922 minPizza Toast – A YA Books and Media PodcastPizza Toast – A YA Books and Media PodcastBaby-Sitters Club: The Movie! Pt. 2 – COMMENTARY TRACK!Hey, have you ever wanted to watch a movie and have two barely coherent podcasters talk over the whole thing? Well, you’re in luck! Christy and Phil have recorded a “Baby-Sitters Club: The Movie” commentary track! And, here it is! So, crack open a Capri Sun and pop in your aged VHS and get ready […]2021-03-2700 minPizza Toast – A YA Books and Media PodcastPizza Toast – A YA Books and Media PodcastBaby-Sitters Club: The Movie! Pt. 1 – PreambleChristy and Phil are back in the saddle and ready to tackle the 1995 cult classic “The Baby-Sitters Club: The Movie!” It wasn’t a success! But why? For answers, we turned to Vulture’s “An Oral History of the Baby-Sitters Club Movie” by Jessica Goldstein. We also talk about “Thirtysomething.” We talk about “Thirtysomething” a LOT. […]2021-03-2000 minIt\'s Del Toro Time - A Guillermo del Toro-adjacent PodcastIt's Del Toro Time - A Guillermo del Toro-adjacent Podcast079 – Profondo Rosso (Deep Red) (1975) It’s Giallo Time! This episode, Willow and Phil talk about Dario Argento’s classic “Profondo Rosso” or “Deep Red” or “The Hatchet Murders(?)!” And remember, hot water can scald in wess dan twee seconds! https://ia803403.us.archive.org/28/items/del-toro-profondo-rosso/DelToro-ProfondoRosso.mp3 2021-03-1400 minIt\'s Del Toro Time - A Guillermo del Toro-adjacent PodcastIt's Del Toro Time - A Guillermo del Toro-adjacent PodcastThe Dark Descent – “Belsen Express” by Fritz Leiber Well, look who’s back. It’s Phil and Willow! And in this episode we’re talking about Fritz Leiber and “Belsen Express!” https://ia801806.us.archive.org/17/items/del-toro-belsen-express/DelToro-BelsenExpress.mp3 2021-01-2400 minPizza Toast – A YA Books and Media PodcastPizza Toast – A YA Books and Media PodcastBaby-Sitters Club – “Dawn Saves the Trees!”This week, Christy and Phil take a peek at yet another Dawn-centric episode with “Dawn Saves The Trees!” It’s actually really well constructed and teaches a solid lesson about community involvement and the importance of putting in the work before you take a grievance to the cit-OH MY GOD IT’S ZACH BRAFF.2021-01-0900 minPizza Toast – A YA Books and Media PodcastPizza Toast – A YA Books and Media PodcastBaby-Sitters Club – “The Babysitters’ Special Christmas!”It’s Christmas in November and we couldn’t be happier! That’s right, this week Christy and Phil are talking about “The Babysitters’ Special Christmas” in which Stacey indulges in too much fudge and Kristy loses her baseball mitt to an ice ball grifter. Plus, cookies are hard to make; Rudolph started as a dumb book; and […]2020-11-2100 minPizza Toast – A YA Books and Media PodcastPizza Toast – A YA Books and Media PodcastBaby-Sitters Club – “Kristy and the Great Campaign!”This week, Christy and Phil take a look at the fourth episode of the HBO Baby-Sitters Club “Kristy and the Great Campaign!” It’s an episode fraught with political tension, as Kristy finagles a child into running for office simply to exact revenge on an COUNT ON COURT! COUNT ON COURT! COUNT ON COURT!2020-11-1400 minPizza Toast – A YA Books and Media PodcastPizza Toast – A YA Books and Media PodcastBaby-sitters Club – “Stacey’s Big Break!”This week, Christy and Phil take a look at “Stacey’s Big Break” in which Stacey learns to abandon her dreams in order to pacify a moppet by clicking her tongue. That’s the plot.2020-11-0700 minIt\'s Del Toro Time - A Guillermo del Toro-adjacent PodcastIt's Del Toro Time - A Guillermo del Toro-adjacent PodcastThe Dark Descent – “Larger Than Oneself” by Robert Aickman This week, Willow and Phil are barely keeping it together, but they talk about Robert Aickman’s weird weird story “Larger Than Oneself!” Let’s all merge into a glowing ball of light, okay? Anything is better than whatever’s going on here. https://ia801806.us.archive.org/22/items/del-toro-larger-than-oneself/DelToro-LargerThanOneself.mp3 2020-11-0500 minPizza Toast – A YA Books and Media PodcastPizza Toast – A YA Books and Media PodcastBaby-sitters Club – “Dawn and the Haunted House!”This week, Christy and Phil talk about not-haunted houses, not-Morbidda Destiny and not-Dawn-focused episodes! It’s “Dawn and the Haunted House” and we’re loving this show more and more each week!2020-10-2400 minPizza Toast – A YA Books and Media PodcastPizza Toast – A YA Books and Media PodcastBaby-sitters Club – “Mary Anne and the Brunettes!”Aaaaaaand, we’re back! Did you miss us? Christy and Phil have returned with some indistinct chatter about the first episode of the 1990 series “The Baby-sitters Club!” What do we think about “Mary Anne and the Brunettes?” We think it’s a heck of a pun! Also, real actual baby-sitting! Jackie Rodowsky lives in a society! […]2020-10-1700 minPizza Toast – A YA Books and Media PodcastPizza Toast – A YA Books and Media PodcastHot Wash and Moving Forward!Is this the end of our little podcast? Probably… not! Probably not. Christy and Phil do a quick rundown of the show. Well, a long quick rundown. Then we talk about the future. Is there a future? You betcha! See you in a month!2020-09-1200 minPizza Toast – A YA Books and Media PodcastPizza Toast – A YA Books and Media PodcastBaby-sitters Club – Kristy’s Big Day!Hey everyone! This week, Christy and Phil talk “Kristy’s Big Day!” It’s the not-the-last-episode last episode of the season! Do Liz and Watson tie the knot? Does Mimi sabotage Claudia’s future? Is Watson’s house hundred’s of years old? Is it natural? IS IT NATURAL? Join us and FIND OUT! https://ia803203.us.archive.org/5/items/pizza-toast-ep-08/PizzaToast-EP08.mp32020-08-2200 minPizza Toast – A YA Books and Media PodcastPizza Toast – A YA Books and Media PodcastBaby-sitters Club – Boy-Crazy Stacey!This week, Christy and Phil take a trip to Sea City – the city by the sea! – to spend a week in the… in the cold. Wearing sweaters. We also finally meet the Pikes! All 100 of them! https://ia801902.us.archive.org/13/items/pizza-toast-ep-07/PizzaToast-EP07.mp32020-08-1500 minDeep In Bear Country - A Berenstain BearcastDeep In Bear Country - A Berenstain BearcastEpisode 258 – The Berenstain Bears Ride Like The Wind!This week, I am joined by a guest who couldn’t be better suited to the material. Remy Maisel is a lifelong horse girl in addition to being a published author, copywriter and blogger. She fills me in on the facts behind “The Berenstain Bears Ride Like The Wind.”2020-08-1500 minDeep In Bear Country - A Berenstain BearcastDeep In Bear Country - A Berenstain BearcastEpisode 257 – The Berenstain Bears Ride The Thunderbolt and We Like Kites!This week it’s t-t-t-TWO BOOKS! I’m talking about “The Berenstain Bears Ride the Thunderbolt” and “The Berenstain Bears: We Like Kites!” Look, they’re Step-Into-Reading books for preschoolers. This is a fun one! https://ia601909.us.archive.org/33/items/dibc-ep-257/DIBC-EP257.mp32020-08-0800 minPizza Toast – A YA Books and Media PodcastPizza Toast – A YA Books and Media PodcastBaby-sitters Club – Claudia and Mean Janine!This week, Christy and Phil take a look at “Claudia and Mean Janine!” Where did Claudia learn to paint so well? Is “Queer Eye” a show on Netflix? Why is the Upset Orderly this episode’s MVP? Find out! https://ia903200.us.archive.org/16/items/pizza-toast-ep-06/PizzaToast-EP06.mp32020-08-0800 minDeep In Bear Country - A Berenstain BearcastDeep In Bear Country - A Berenstain BearcastEpisode 256 – The Berenstain Bears’ Back To School!Join me for the final Family Time Book “The Berenstain Bears’ Back To School!” Not, “Back To School With The Berenstain Bears” and NOT “The Berenstain Bears GO Back To School.” Those are VERY DIFFERENT THINGS. https://ia903208.us.archive.org/26/items/dibc-ep-256/DIBC-EP256.mp32020-08-0100 minPizza Toast – A YA Books and Media PodcastPizza Toast – A YA Books and Media PodcastBaby-sitters Club – Dawn and the Impossible Three!This week, Christy and Phil become an Impossible Three by bringing in Shannon Campe of the Little Women: A Modern Audio Drama podcast. Together, we discuss Dawn’s character, the way the series approaches the adults and the masterful way the writers and directors handle the concept of boundaries. https://ia803205.us.archive.org/12/items/pizza-toast-ep-05/PizzaToast-EP05.mp32020-08-0100 minDeep In Bear Country - A Berenstain BearcastDeep In Bear Country - A Berenstain BearcastEpisode 255 – The Berenstain Bears’ Birthday Boy!Look, I just won’t let this birthday thing go, okay? OKAY? It’s “The Berenstain Bears’ Birthday Boy!” https://ia801903.us.archive.org/18/items/dibc-ep-255/DIBC-EP255.mp32020-07-2500 minPizza Toast – A YA Books and Media PodcastPizza Toast – A YA Books and Media PodcastBaby-sitters Club – Mary Anne Saves The Day!It’s Episode Four and Christy and Phil finally have something to criticize! No worries, though; it’s still an amazing episode. How could it be otherwise? It’s “Mary Anne Saves The Day!” https://ia601904.us.archive.org/8/items/pizza-toast-ep-04/PizzaToast-EP04.mp32020-07-2500 minIt\'s Del Toro Time - A Guillermo del Toro-adjacent PodcastIt's Del Toro Time - A Guillermo del Toro-adjacent PodcastThe Dark Descent – “Evening Primrose” by John Collier This week on “The Dark Descent” Willow and Phil discuss John Collier’s grim “Evening Primrose” and the Sondheim musical it inspired! https://ia803200.us.archive.org/12/items/del-toro-evening-primrose/DelToro-EveningPrimrose.mp3 2020-07-2300 minDeep In Bear Country - A Berenstain BearcastDeep In Bear Country - A Berenstain BearcastEpisode 254 – The Berenstain Bears and The Spooky Old Tree Game!I recorded this on my birthday! And, as a way of saying “Happy birthday to me!” I decided to combine two things: my show and Family Game Night! What a terrible idea! I had to somehow salvage the mess I’d made and here’s what’s left. Sorry? https://ia601906.us.archive.org/19/items/dibc-ep-254/DIBC-EP254.mp32020-07-1900 minDeep In Bear Country - A Berenstain BearcastDeep In Bear Country - A Berenstain BearcastEpisode 253 – The Berenstain Bears’ Nature Rescue!Two and a half years ago, Mark Sweeney and I talked about “The Showdown at Chainsaw Gap!” Well, we’re back to talk about it again! Only now it’s call “Nature Rescue” and it’s missing, like, one line. Still a good talk tho! https://ia903207.us.archive.org/33/items/dibc-ep-253/DIBC-EP253.mp32020-07-1900 minPizza Toast – A YA Books and Media PodcastPizza Toast – A YA Books and Media PodcastBaby-sitters Club – The Truth About Stacey!Christy and Phil take a look at Episode 3 of The Baby-sitters Club with “The Truth About Stacey!” https://ia601907.us.archive.org/34/items/pizza-toast-ep-03/PizzaToast-EP03.mp32020-07-1800 minPizza Toast – A YA Books and Media PodcastPizza Toast – A YA Books and Media PodcastBaby-sitters Club – Claudia and the Phantom Phone Calls!This week, Christy and Phil take a look at “Claudia and the Phantom Phone Calls” and talk about the way Netflix adapted this very weird book for the show. https://ia801909.us.archive.org/20/items/pizza-toast-ep-02/PizzaToast-EP02.mp32020-07-1100 minDeep In Bear Country - A Berenstain BearcastDeep In Bear Country - A Berenstain BearcastEpisode 252 – The Berenstain Bears and the Tic-Tac-Toe Mystery!?When is mystery *not* a mystery? When it’s only a question that anyone can answer given a few seconds thought. Well, Willow – my co-host from It’s Del Toro Time – is back to help solve this not-a-mystery with “The Berenstain Bears and the Tic-Tac-Toe Mystery!” It’s really dumb!2020-07-0400 minDeep In Bear Country - A Berenstain BearcastDeep In Bear Country - A Berenstain BearcastEpisode 251 – BONUS! Religion and Diggity Dogs!Here’s a conversation Brian and Josh had with me about “The Epic Dog Show” the religious rewrite of this week’s book.2020-07-0100 minDeep In Bear Country - A Berenstain BearcastDeep In Bear Country - A Berenstain BearcastEpisode 251 – BONUS! Yard Sales and UFOs!Brian asks an innocent question about yard sales and Josh dredges up some mysterious mysteries! https://ia803200.us.archive.org/14/items/dibc-ep-251-bonus-yard-sales/DIBC-EP251-Bonus-Yard%20Sales.mp32020-06-2900 minDeep In Bear Country - A Berenstain BearcastDeep In Bear Country - A Berenstain BearcastEpisode 251 – The Berenstain Bears The Runamuck Dog Show!Hot Diggity Dog! Look who’s back! It’s the hosts of Hot Diggity Dog, Brian and Josh, and they’re here talk about “The Runamuck Dog Show!” It’s a book about dogs and cats and poop and… poop, actually. There’s a lot of poop. Don’t know what else to tell you. https://ia803202.us.archive.org/19/items/dibc-ep-251/DIBC-EP251.mp32020-06-2700 minDeep In Bear Country - A Berenstain BearcastDeep In Bear Country - A Berenstain BearcastEpisode 250 – The Berenstain Bears The Wrong Crowd!Megan Sunday, co-host of the Dune-tastic “Let’s Get Wierding” podcast, joins me this week to talk about SMOKING IN THE WOODS and PLAYING BASKETBALL IN THE WOODS and DO THE BULLIES LIVE IN THE WOODS? It’s “The Berenstain Bears: The Wrong Crowd!” https://ia803204.us.archive.org/15/items/dibc-ep-250/DIBC-EP250.mp32020-06-2000 minDeep In Bear Country - A Berenstain BearcastDeep In Bear Country - A Berenstain BearcastEpisode 249 – The Berenstain Bears and the Soccer Tryouts/Too Small For The Team!Guess who can’t catch a break. SISTER! We’re back with another look at the unjust sporting world Sister inhabits with “The Soccer Tryouts” and it’s Stepping Stone rewrite “Too Small For The Team!” And, joining me on this journey is returning guest Christy Admiraal! And here is a list of places to donate to in … Continue reading "Episode 249 – The Berenstain Bears and the Soccer Tryouts/Too Small For The Team!"2020-06-1300 minDeep In Bear Country - A Berenstain BearcastDeep In Bear Country - A Berenstain BearcastEpisode 247 – The Berenstain Bears Play Ball!This week, I’m joined once again by Helen LaStar of the Falling In Love Montage podcast to talk about a book that shouldn’t be as fraught as it is: “The Berenstain Bears Play Ball!” It should be an uplifting story of Sister bringing change to the male-dominated world of Little League, but instead it’s mostly … Continue reading "Episode 247 – The Berenstain Bears Play Ball!"2020-06-0600 minDeep In Bear Country - A Berenstain BearcastDeep In Bear Country - A Berenstain BearcastSpecial Bonus – The Berenstain Bears That Stump Must Go!It’s a special EARLY episode because this one couldn’t wait! https://ia801901.us.archive.org/15/items/dibc-ep-248/DIBC-EP248.mp3 Link to Twitter thread mentioned in the episode. Places to donate (as usual, use caution before giving to any organization you’re unfamiliar with).2020-06-0500 minDeep In Bear Country - A Berenstain BearcastDeep In Bear Country - A Berenstain BearcastDIBC-An UpdateAn update for you! https://ia801407.us.archive.org/19/items/05-30-2020-184451/05-30-2020-184451.mp32020-05-3100 minDeep In Bear Country - A Berenstain BearcastDeep In Bear Country - A Berenstain BearcastEpisode 246 – The Berenstain Bears and the Goofy, Goony GuyHey! Mitzi’s back! And we’re talking about a guy who may be goofy and he may be goony but… but, he’s “The Goofy, Goony Guy.” That’s all. https://ia803209.us.archive.org/35/items/dibc-ep-246/DIBC-EP246.mp32020-05-2300 minDeep In Bear Country - A Berenstain BearcastDeep In Bear Country - A Berenstain BearcastEpisode 245 – Dave Bulmer, pt. 2We’re back with the rest of my interview with Dave Bulmer! Want to know about DIZZY? Well, here you go! https://ia801901.us.archive.org/33/items/dibc-ep-245/DIBC-EP245.mp32020-05-1600 minDeep In Bear Country - A Berenstain BearcastDeep In Bear Country - A Berenstain BearcastEpisode 244 – Dave Bulmer, pt. 1Welcome to the show, Dave Bulmer! He’s here to talk about (checks notes) Dizzy. However, before we get to Dizzy, we’ve got to talk about everything else. So much everything else that this is Part 1 of a 2-part conversation. Check out Dave’s other projects: his YouTube channel, Sonic the Comic the Podcast and Serious … Continue reading "Episode 244 – Dave Bulmer, pt. 1"2020-05-0900 minDeep In Bear Country - A Berenstain BearcastDeep In Bear Country - A Berenstain BearcastEpisode 243 – Special Collector’s Corner!https://ia601508.us.archive.org/20/items/final-version-collectors-corner-1/FINAL%20VERSION%20-%20COLLECTORS%20CORNER.mp32020-05-0200 minCenter of WeirdnessCenter of WeirdnessPower 98 (1996) - Part 2 (w/ Phil Gonzales!)We close out Eric Roberts Month with a bang (pun intended) with the conclusion to the sleazetastic Power 98. We welcome Phil Gonzales to the show to discuss how this movie desperately wants to be transgressive and provocative but completely undercuts itself every step of the way by robbing every bit of tension available. Also: is that Larry Drake? Check out Phil's other shows Deep in Bear Country and It's Del Toro Time.  Predict-O-Cast is part of the Forge Audio Podcast Network. Find out more at forgeaudio.net  Sign up for Patreon to unlock ho...2020-04-301h 41Deep In Bear Country - A Berenstain BearcastDeep In Bear Country - A Berenstain BearcastEpisode 242 – Shannon Campe!This week, I’m talking with writer, producer and performer Shannon Campe about “Little Women” and the role it’s played in her life from childhood to today! Shannon’s “Little Women” podcast can be found here. The link to the video Shannon mentions is here. https://ia902905.us.archive.org/17/items/dibc-ep-242/DIBC-EP242.mp32020-04-2500 minIt\'s Del Toro Time - A Guillermo del Toro-adjacent PodcastIt's Del Toro Time - A Guillermo del Toro-adjacent Podcast066 – Danger: Diabolik (1968) Hey, it’s us, Ollie and Phil and we’re back with Mario! Mario BAVA, that is! But, there are no ghosts or zombies in this one, just groovy, swinging super-thieves! It’s 1968’s “Danger: Diabolik!” Yeah, baby! Yeah! https://ia803106.us.archive.org/23/items/deltorodangerdiabolik/DelToro-DangerDiabolik.mp3 2019-11-2100 minFalling in Love MontageFalling in Love MontageHeathers (w/ Phil Gonzales)It's possibly our most-favorite (and most-referenced) movie, and we're going to try our butts off to convince ourselves and y'all that it's maybe a chick flick. We're talking about Heathers.  Joining us for this intellectual croquet match is Phil Gonzales of Deep in Bear Country: A Berenstain Bearcast, It's Del Toro Time!, and Klickitcast: A Beverly Cleary Podcast. Phil uses his podcasting expertise -- and general ability to f*** with the eagles -- to help us pull this high school black comedy apart, and to keep us on track by reminding us that we gotta motor if we...2018-12-301h 54Stranger StillStranger StillFive Real Life Serial Killers That Inspired Horror Movies (w/ Phil Gonzales)In this episode, we explore five real life serial killers that inspired some of your favorite horror movies! And this week, Jon's out of town. But don't be scared! (Get it?) We have the absolute best person I could have imagined to talk serial killers with; Phil Gonzales! Join us as we explore the horrors of reality and declare that all serial killers are just losers. Once you're done with this episode, check out Phil's podcasts: Deep in Bear Country, KlickitCast, and It's Del Toro Time! Every week on Stranger Still, we take the questions you've never questioned to ask...2018-10-1759 minDeep In Bear Country - A Berenstain BearcastDeep In Bear Country - A Berenstain BearcastBONUS CONVERSATION – Phil and Brad on The Out-of-DoorsIn this excised excerpt from the upcoming “The Berenstain Bears and the Green-Eyed Monster” Phil and his guest Brad McEntire go off on a long tangent about Scouting and Camping. It has nothing to do with the book and everything to do with Phil’s neurotic aversion to the Great Outdoors. https://ia903109.us.archive.org/24/items/BONUSCamping/BONUS%20-%20Camping.mp32018-08-0800 minDeep In Bear Country - A Berenstain BearcastDeep In Bear Country - A Berenstain BearcastBONUS CONVERSATION – Phil and Brad on The Out-of-DoorsIn this excised excerpt from the upcoming "The Berenstain Bears and the Green-Eyed Monster" Phil and his guest Brad McEntire go off on a long tangent about Scouting and Camping. It has nothing to do with the book and everything to do with Phil's neurotic aversion to the Great Outdoors. https://ia903109.us.archive.org/24/items/BONUSCamping/BONUS%20-%20Camping.mp32018-08-0809 minIt\'s Del Toro Time - A Guillermo del Toro-adjacent PodcastIt's Del Toro Time - A Guillermo del Toro-adjacent PodcastTwittersode 006 – L’Atalante (1934) This week, Phil is taking a quick peek at Jean Vigo’s 1934 masterpiece, “L’Atalante.” It was his greatest film. It was his lastest film. Read Guillermo del Toro’s original tweet here. https://ia802809.us.archive.org/33/items/DelToroLatalante/DelToro-Latalante.mp3 2018-07-1200 minIt\'s Del Toro Time - A Guillermo del Toro-adjacent PodcastIt's Del Toro Time - A Guillermo del Toro-adjacent PodcastTwittersode 005 – The Old Dark House (1932) In this Twittersode, Phil chats about James Whale’s “The Old Dark House” from 1932! It’s a hilarious creep-fest with that James Whale touch. It’s got murder, mystery, monsters, madness and much more! Del Toro’s original Tweet is here. https://ia903109.us.archive.org/22/items/OldHouse/Old%20House.mp3 2018-06-2800 minIt\'s Del Toro Time - A Guillermo del Toro-adjacent PodcastIt's Del Toro Time - A Guillermo del Toro-adjacent PodcastTwittersode 004 – Laurel and Hardy’s “The Music Box” (1932) This Twittersode, Phil takes a look at the classic Laurel and Hardy short “The Music Box” from 1932! It’s short; it’s funny; it’s got a long staircase. What more do you want? Del Toro’s original Tweet is here. https://ia903100.us.archive.org/20/items/DelToroMusicBox/DelToro%20-%20MusicBox.mp3 2018-06-1400 minKill By Kill: Talking Horror Characters One Death At A TimeKill By Kill: Talking Horror Characters One Death At A TimeIT Chapter One (w/ Phil Gonzales)Thank Jason it's... Pennywise? Gena, Patrick, and special guest Phil Gonzales (It's Del Toro Time podcast) managed to all grab a seat during the opening weekend of Stephen King's IT - and they have things to say. First, we have some general thoughts, and then things get SPOILER-iffic - so be warned!! Which character is destined to rule the Orlando Boy Band scene? Is IT horror? (YES!) And finally, what circle of hell is reserved for ex-teen movie critics? Find out as we break the formula and enjoy the banner year that horror cinema is having. Our regular Body...2017-09-121h 27It\'s Del Toro Time - A Guillermo del Toro-adjacent PodcastIt's Del Toro Time - A Guillermo del Toro-adjacent Podcast015 – “Trollhunters” and “Trollhunters!”When is a novel not a novel? When it’s a tv show! Wait, what? Ollie and Phil talk “Trollhunters” and the adaptation “Trollhunters!” But, which is which and what is the other one? https://ia800608.us.archive.org/17/items/DelToro15/DelToro15.mp3 2017-07-2700 minIt\'s Del Toro Time - A Guillermo del Toro-adjacent PodcastIt's Del Toro Time - A Guillermo del Toro-adjacent Podcast005 – Hellboy!In which Phil and Ollie wend their way through the surprisingly complicated plot of “Hellboy”; Phil promises to not talk a lot about the comic and then repeatedly breaks that promise; and we manage to justify the existence of Agent John . . . Meyers? Is that his name? https://ia801606.us.archive.org/15/items/DelToro05/DelToro05.mp3 2017-05-1100 minKill By Kill: Talking Horror Characters One Death At A TimeKill By Kill: Talking Horror Characters One Death At A TimeStudent Bodies 1981 (w/ Phil Gonzales)Thank Jason It’s APRIL FOOL’S DAY!! That’s right - we interrupt this regularly scheduled massacre to delve into one of the finest horror comedy spoofs ever produced - the underappreciated slasher satire of Student Bodies. Returning guest Phil Gonzales (Deep In Bear Country) joins us to relive a funny nightmare filled with horse head bookends, militant virgins, and low-cost babysitters. Did we mention horse head bookends? Find out why Jamie Lee Curtis’ Birthday is such a deadly day, how to repair a broken chicken, and why men are garbage. All that and a new edition of Choose Y...2017-03-311h 00It\'s Del Toro Time - A Guillermo del Toro-adjacent PodcastIt's Del Toro Time - A Guillermo del Toro-adjacent Podcast001 – Cronos!Ollie and Phil talk about del Toro’s first feature film, “Cronos!” Also, how do you say “Guillermo?” We don’t know. And, we’ll probably never figure it out. https://ia801605.us.archive.org/5/items/DelToro01/DelToro01.mp3 2017-03-1600 minKill By Kill: Talking Horror Characters One Death At A TimeKill By Kill: Talking Horror Characters One Death At A TimeFriday the 13th Part 3D vol 5 (with Phil Gonzales)Shocktober is almost done, but the Kill By Kill podcast keeps returning from the dead to haunt your earbuds. In this episode, we welcome back Phil Gonzales (of the Deep In Bear Country podcast) to help us pay our disrespects to Chuck & Chili from FRIDAY THE 13th 3D!! We debate how many scenes of men pooping does one 3D movie need, suss out the best place to hide drugs on your person, and decide what character is best described as a “Manwich.” All that and a shocking rendition of Choose Your Own Death-venture! It’s a little trick and a whol...2016-10-2829 minKill By Kill: Talking Horror Characters One Death At A TimeKill By Kill: Talking Horror Characters One Death At A TimeFriday the 13th Part 3D vol 4 (with Phil Gonzales)We. Are not. Alone. That's right, Campers - inaugural guest Phil Gonzales (of the Deep In Bear Country podcast) joins us as we discuss this week's dearly deceased: Andy & Debbie from FRIDAY THE 13th 3D!! Along the way, we have the longest discussion anyone has ever had about having sex in a hammock, crack open the TWO novelizations of Part 3D that were produced, and uncover Gena's spiral staircase blindness. Plus, we play the Choose Your Own Death-venture round of everyone's dreams... weirdly. Oh, you'll be Thanking Jason it's Friday like never before! Listen to Phil's podcasts: D...2016-10-2140 minEnterprising IndividualsEnterprising IndividualsSeason 1, Episode 3: "Miri" (TOS) with Phil GonzalesPuberty is a death sentence this week as we delve into one of the most affecting episodes of Star Trek's original series, Miri! Join me and guest Phil Gonzales as we talk 60's male sexuality, Kim Darby, terrifying children, and sharp pencils! Every red-blooded human should hear this show! Phil can be found at @PCoryGonzales and at his Berenstain Bears podcast at @BStainBearcast and Deep in Bear Country!2016-05-1845 min