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Cage Old QuestionThe Humanity Bureau (w/ Teddy Steinkellner)It’s our 100th Episode!!! To celebrate, Artoun and Christina are headed to New Eden with The Humanity Bureau (2018) [RATED R], and they are joined by regular guest Teddy Steinkellner. There is so much to unpack in this fantastic film from piss water to poo, from eyepatches to gunshots, and how we were desperate for Nicolas Cage to get it on with his co-star.
Join us next we revisit Dying of the Light, but the director’s cut of it titled Dark (2018) [RATED R] ! Don't forget to rate & review the pod, subscribe on your favor...2024-09-231h 10Cage Old QuestionLonglegs (w/ Teddy Steinkellner)Artoun and Christina are glad their birthdays aren’t on the 14th with Longlegs (2024) [RATED R]. They are joined by the first three-timer Teddy Steinkellner fresh off watching the film to uncover why Maika Monroe played agent baby, why Nicolas Cage hasn’t played the big bad guy more, and whether or not this is a Satanist film or a Serial Killer film.
Join us next week as we get break out of jail with Dog Eat Dog (2016) [RATED R] ! Don't forget to rate & review the pod, subscribe on your favorite platform, and follow us o...2024-07-221h 06
Musical Theatre Radio presents "Be Our Guest"Be Our Guest with Cheri Steinkellner (Summer Stock)
Cheri Steinkellner has won four Emmy Awards, two Golden Globes, The People s Choice, BAFTA, Writers Guild Award, Parents Choice and TV-Land Legend Awards, for writing and producing Cheers (recently named one of the Top 10 Best Written Comedies in TV history), and The Jeffersons, Facts of Life, Family Ties and Who's The Boss, and for creating the acclaimed Disney animated Saturday morning TV series and feature film, Teacher s Pet. A 2011 Tony-nominee for Sister Act (with husband Bill Steinkellner, Alan Menken and Glenn Slater); Cheri has also written Princesses (with Bill, David Zippel and Matthew Wilder); and book and...2023-10-0837 minCage Old QuestionCaptain Corelli's Mandolin (w/ Teddy Steinkellner)Artoun and Christina are saying Bella Bambino!! with Captain Corelli's Mandolin (2001) [RATED R]. They are joined by the first ever returning guest, Teddy Steinkellner! Teddy returns to help our hosts figure out what in the hell is going on in Cephalonia, debate whether Nicolas Cage's accent is actually authentic, and help parse out how and why Penelope Cruz would choose our hero Nicolas Cage over hot to trot, plump bottomed, Christian Bale.
Join us next week as we delve into animation with Christmas Carol: The Movie (2001) [Rated PG]. Don't forget to rate & review the pod, subscribe on yo...2023-02-061h 30
Cage Old QuestionPeggy Sue Got Married (w/ Teddy Steinkellner)Artoun and Christina are feeling 18 again as they go back to the past with Peggy Sue Got Married [RATED PG-13]. They are joined for the first time ever with a guest! Teddy Steinkellner (Author: Trash Can Days/ Trash Can Nights/Two roads from here) helps our two hosts dig into whether or not this movie is made or broken by Nic Cages acting choices, nepotism in the Coppola family, and how to say the best line in cinema history.
Join us next week as we discuss Nicolas Cage in a Coen Brothers' movie, Raising Arizona (1987) [RATED PG-13...2022-06-2057 min
New Rankings with Teddy!2017 Movie Awards: The Teddies and the JakiesWhat was the scariest moment in a movie this year? Who was the most typecast actor? Which film was the most overrated? It's time to hand out the only movie awards that matter: the Teddies and the Jakies! Teddy welcomes Jake Longstreth back onto New Rankings to celebrate the very best films of 2017 (and also The Book of Henry, and also 47 Meters Down), plus they answer some other pressing questions along the way: Which actors won this year's Adam Driver award for "so ugly they're actually hot"? Was that firefighter movie (Only the Brave) just Republican porn, or was...2018-02-0651 minNew Rankings with Teddy!Top 10 Movies of 2017 with Kevin BestTeddy welcomes back New Rankings film correspondent and James-Cameron-action-figure owner Kevin Best (Sequel Rewrite podcast) for a James-Cameron-movie-length discussion of the top 10 movies of 2017. Some of the films discussed include Coco, Logan, Kedi, Get Out, some cannibal movie that Kevin liked, The Florida Project, the season finale of Nathan for You, and of course, The Book of Henry. Additional conversations include: Why did all of the women on Wonder Woman's island speak in that weird, pseudo-Israeli accent? How come Lady Bird didn't feature a plot line related to the 2002 Sacramento Kings? And did Daniel Day-Lewis allow pennies on the...2018-01-3051 minNew Rankings with Teddy!Top 10 Fashion Trends We Want to See in 2018 with EmmaTeddy got a new hat, and it's all he really wants to talk about anymore. On this New Rankings, he welcomes Emma back to predict the top ten hottest fashion trends of 2018, but mostly they just admire his hat. Additional topics of discussion include: the shockingly sustained relevance of the Big Dog brand, the "Coachella meets Renaissance Fair" look, the return of the dickprint, and 2018's color of the year -- it's brown, baby! Oh, and also, this is pretty cool: Teddy got a new hat.2018-01-2351 minNew Rankings with Teddy!FANTASY DRAFT! Fictional Football Teams with JakeAre you ready for some footbaw??? Just in time for the NFL playoffs (playoffs?!), Teddy welcomes his best man Jake Longstreth back onto New Rankings to draft their best fictional football squads, comprised of players from such classic gridiron tales as The Replacements, Friday Night Lights, Remember the Titans, and the Garbage Picking Field Goal Kicking Philadelphia Phenomenon. Who will draft Forrest Gump in the second round? Who will land not one but two different Keanu Reeveses to play quarterback? And who will panic-draft Air Bud and Keisha from Backyard Football before realizing that his team sucks as he...2018-01-0951 minNew Rankings with Teddy!Top 7 Books We Read in 2017 with KitHappy 2018! Teddy welcomes his sister, noted bookworm Kit Steinkellner, back onto the New Rankings Book Club to count down their top 7 reads from 2017. Along the way, they give insight into their favorite literary genres: depressing politics books and "trashy thrillers" for Teddy; Asian women fiction and monster dog stories for Kit. In addition, they debate the following pressing questions: Why do people still read Hemingway and Fitzgerald but not John Dos Passos or Sinclair Lewis? Why do, uh, certain demographics vote against their economic interests? And... wait... realistic Flintstones???2018-01-0251 minNew Rankings with Teddy!Top 10 Santas with LindseyHo, ho, ho! On this episode of Yule Rankings, Teddy welcomes back Lindsey Toiaivao as they celebrate everyone's favorite holiday mascot-slash-horny dad, Santa Claus! Lindsey and Teddy rank their top ten Santas in film, fiction, and folklore, from Krampus to the Grinch, from Tim Allen to JTT. Additional pressing Santa questions include: Why is Jack Skellington the Macklemore of Santas? When will Mrs. Claus get something interesting to do?And how can you tell when a homeless person is actually just Santa in disguise?2017-12-1951 minNew Rankings with Teddy!Top 10 Fictional Families with EmmaWith the holidays approaching -- and with their childhood home facing the threat of a terrifying wildfire -- Teddy and Emma take a moment to count their blessings, Berenstain Bears-style, and rank their top ten fictional families ever. Some of the ohanas on their lists include: the Corleones, the Chipmunks, the Lannisters, the Brady Bunch, the Koopalings, Clan McDuck, and the Klumps. In addition, Em and Ted answer such pressing fictional family questions as: "What do 'Lilo & Stitch' and 'Coco' get right that 'Moana' got wrong?", "When there's four grandparents in a bed, where does everyone put their...2017-12-1251 minNew Rankings with Teddy!Top 8 Ways to Keep That Bro Bond with MolinaWho dem boys? *WE* dem boys! In this testosterone-fueled episode (recorded live from a boycation in Houston, Texas!), Teddy and his eternal bro Andrew Molina crack open some cold ones and count down the top eight ways to keep that bro bond alive, even as distance and adulthood try to get in the way. Discussion topics include: how to start your very own boys' book club or support group, "getting out there for a quick visit early," the Great Ed Sheeran Debate of 2017, and the secret MVPs of bro bonding... could they possibly be... *gasp*... girls?!?2017-12-0551 minNew Rankings with Teddy!Top 7 Things Millennials and Baby Boomers Can Learn From Each Other With CheriBoomer versus Millennial. Rotary phones versus sexting. Sitcom jokes versus nonsense memes. Woman who thinks she's always right versus the devil boy she created in her own image. Yep, it's a generational battle here on New Rankings, as Teddy and his mother Cheri put the participation trophies aside and debate the top seven things Millennials and Baby Boomers can learn from each other. Vote for your champion, #TeamTeddy or #TeamCheri, and reach out to @newrankings with your own hot takes on Jeff Bezos' world takeover, Frindle, the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire, and hunky Monkee Davy Jones.2017-11-2951 minNew Rankings with Teddy!Top 8 Greek Gods with SophiePut on your toga, grab some ambrosia, and avoid any nearby swans -- it's time to go Greek! In this episode, Teddy and his friend Sophie, host of the She's All Fat podcast (@shesallfatpod), rank their top eight gods and godesses of Greek antiquity. Discussion topics include why Sophie seemingly only likes boring gods, Teddy's mini-ranking of Zeus' most hilarious sex disguises, and the question of twincest between Apollo and Artemis: did they do it, or did they definitely do it?2017-11-2151 minNew Rankings with Teddy!Top 7 Pieces of Marriage Advice with CourtneyApologies for the three-week delay in content, Teddy regrets.......... nothing! Because he was off getting married! And from now on, every episode of the show will be marriage-themed! In this podcast, Teddy and his new wife Courtney rank their top seven pieces of marriage advice, since now that they have been married two weeks, they are cool experts in the ways of love. Discussion topics include: healthy fighting rituals, peeing with the door open, surprisingly wise dentists, and peeing at Versailles.2017-11-1451 minNew Rankings with Teddy!Top 7 Scariest Movies with Kevin Best"The podcast... is coming... from inside the phone." In this episode, Teddy welcomes Kevin Best, host of the "Sequel Rewrite" podcast, back onto New Rankings, as they count down the top seven movies that most freaked them out as fifth graders at sleepovers. Discussion topics include: creepy copypastas, the Mandela Effect, the odd similarities between "The Blair Witch Project" and "Austin Powers," and horror's unlikeliest gay icon... the Babadook.
NOTE: Sometime as we were recording this episode, it seems that a Poltergeist got inside our mic! We apologize for the mild crackling that recurs throughout the episode...2017-10-2451 minNew Rankings with Teddy!FANTASY DRAFT! Monster Draft with Kit and Emma"They did the draft... they did the monster draft!" In this Halloween spooktacular, the Steinkiller sibs assemble at the witching hour to prick their thumbs and pick the scariest, silliest monster squads. Memorable debates from the episode include: "Does a 'magical serial killer' qualify as a monster?" "Is Teddy just mansplaining the concept of monsters?" And "Wait, why the hell did Emma draft ____ with her number one overall pick?!" Also, social media ghouls, we need you for this one! Choose your favorite monster squad by hashtagging #TeamKit, #TeamTeddy, or #TeamEmma on Twitter @newrankings, or on the Facebook page "New...2017-10-1700 minNew Rankings with Teddy!PART 2: Top 10 Funniest Sitcom Characters with BillIn Part 2 of this very special New Rankings, Teddy and Bill Steinkellner, aka "the co-executive producer of 'Emeril,'" aka "Dad," finish their light-hearted romp through the top 10 funniest sitcom characters ever. Questions answered on this episode include: "Which sitcom star inspired Bill to abandon Catholicism and pursue a life in comedy?" "What iconic character's offspring was actually inspired by Teddy in fetal form?" And "Wait, why does Julia Louis-Dreyfus refer to Teddy solely as 'Coach Teddy?'"(Note: this episode was recorded before JLD revealed her recent breast cancer diagnosis. Huge shoutout to her as she copes, and...2017-10-1000 minNew Rankings with Teddy!PART 1: Top 10 Funniest Sitcom Characters with BillHey Rank & File! Starting this week, we're trying something new. As you know, some of our episodes -- like a bad "Will & Grace" from 2002 -- tend to get a bit super-sized. Yet we don't want you to get overwhelmed week-to-week and miss out on any of this hot, hot content! So beginning now, we'll be chopping up some of our lengthier episodes into two-parters and releasing them in back-to-back weeks. Rank you very much.
In Part 1 of this very special episode, Teddy welcomes back his father, Emmy award-winner and candy-loving crank Bill Steinkellner, for a...2017-10-0300 minNew Rankings with Teddy!Top 7 Thriller Books with Fred KleinThis episode of New Rankings finally answers the age-old question: can a Millennial and a nonagenarian become the best of friends? Teddy's guest is literary luminary (and 94-year old!) Fred Klein, former executive editor of Bantam Books and host of the popular Santa Barbara TV show, "Literary Gumbo." In a wide-ranging conversation, Ted and Fred discuss the thriller genre, ranking their top seven favorites from such masters of the craft as Patricia Highsmith, Stephen King, and John le Carré. Then suddenly, in a plot twist worthy of Agatha Christie, there is an unexpected phone call at the end of t...2017-09-2600 minNew Rankings with Teddy!Top 7 Criminally Underseen TV Shows with KitYes, it's officially fall: the kids are back in school, the apples are ripe for the picking, and all of the new TV shows are complete and utter garbage. Luckily, Teddy and Kit are here to help you out with that last one. In this episode, the self-important Steinkellner sibs rank their top seven criminally underseen television shows, ranging from foreign favorites (Fauda, Borgen) to tween treasures (Jane by Design, Veronica Mars) to controversial reality programs about children living in an abandoned town and learning important lessons from an old pioneer journal (Kid Nation). Finally, do not make a...2017-09-1900 minNew Rankings with Teddy!FANTASY DRAFT! Letters of the Alphabet with Max and JamesY is this the most dramatic New Rankings yet? O, U will C... In this episode, Teddy is joined by his friends, improvisers Max Sosna-Spear and James Mannion, for a topical twist on a standard ranking -- it's a fantasy draft! Only instead of picking football players for pretend points and imaginary teams, the boys are up to something even stupider: they're drafting letters of the alphabet. Hot debate topics include: Is J the coolest letter or the most overrated? What is the best comedy letter -- D, P, or V? And is H the lamest letter ever or...2017-09-1200 minNew Rankings with Teddy!Top 10 Broadway Musicals with Cheri (featuring Emma)"Let us... entertain you..." In this episode, Teddy is joined by his Mama Rose, Tony-nominated writer Cheri Steinkellner, and his Baby June, little sister Emma, as they rank the top ten Broadway musicals ever belted, from "Sweeney" to "Seussical." Along the way, they share some personal anecdotes, such as the night Young Emma upstaged Gigi Hadid in "Little Shop of Horrors" (much to Yolanda Foster's chagrin), or the time Young Cheri closed her eyes while listening to an LP of "The Pajama Game" and imagined that she had friends. To paraphrase Daddy Warbucks' entire household staff, "We know you're gonna...2017-09-0500 minNew Rankings with Teddy!MAILBAG! Mini-Rankings with Courtney and EmmaWhat is the best shape? The coolest fictional world? The nicest way to end a relationship? The sexiest Pokemon? Sure, such questions might not warrant a full episode of New Rankings on their own, but they are crucial, contentious issues all the same. Ergo... the mailbag! In this episode, Teddy, Courtney, and Emma select their favorite listener-suggested mini-rankings, and nearly end their friendship in the process of arguing such debates as: Are smoothies just milkshakes? Is it pedophilic to be attracted to Charmander? And, most importantly, do circles suck?2017-08-2900 minNew Rankings with Teddy!Top 8 Tween Icons with CaseyIn a desperate bid to win the affections of today's youth, Teddy enlists the help of Stanford-educated tweenologist (and his almost-sister-in-law) Casey Khademi to count down the top eight tween stars ever to grace the butt of a KMart bathing suit. This episode features cool and relevant stars of the pre-9/11 era such as Hilary Duff, Aaron Carter, and Raven, and answers probing questions like: What psychological trauma has prevented N*SYNC from reuniting? Was Ashley the hot one and Mary-Kate the smart one, or was it the other way around? And when will a certain court-appointed conservator-slash-father finally #FREEBRITNEY?2017-08-2200 minNew Rankings with Teddy!Top 10 Inspirational Animals with SylvieBalto. Baby Fiona. Christian. Harambe. Lamby. We know their stories. We weep when they die. We give them new life with our memes. But which of these animals inspires us the most? Whose paw is proudest of all? In this episode, Teddy and his good friend, literary agent Sylvie Greenberg, rank the top ten inspirational animals, from malformed cuties to unlikely Christ figures. Topics discussed include Mike Tyson's pigeons, 9/11 hero dogs (and their clones), the best British department stores for purchasing lions, and Teddy's creepy fondness for Anne Geddes babies.2017-08-1500 minNew Rankings with Teddy!Top 9 Weirdest Things About Reality with BrianDo you ever just stare at your feet and think, "whoa... I have feet"? Then this is the podcast for you! Join Teddy and his brother-in-law Brian Aspell, a.k.a. "Count Curioso," as they rank the top nine weirdest things about reality. Topics include circadian rhythms, circumcision, the base ten system, the blurry distinction between self and non-self, and, naturally, Jerry Seinfeld's forty-year practice of transcendental meditation.2017-08-0800 minNew Rankings with Teddy!Top 8 Most Shocking Hollywood Deaths with Scott MichaelsTeddy and Courtney go all the way next door to hunt down this episode's expert, Scott Michaels, the founder of Dearly Departed Tours in LA. Together, they rank the top eight most shocking deaths in Hollywood history, covering such topics as the Benedict Canyon curse, Jayne Mansfield's death car, and the four most terrifying words in the English language: "sex with Prince Charles." Please learn more about Scott and his business at dearlydepartedtours.com, or follow him on Twitter @LADeathTrip!2017-08-0100 minNew Rankings with Teddy!Top 10 Sequels with Kevin BestIn this bloated, self-indulgent, cash grab of an episode, Teddy and his guest Kevin Best rank the top ten bloated, self-indulgent, cash grab movie sequels of all time! Important questions include: Why has everyone forgotten about Austin Powers? Is Godfather II actually that good? And of course, what the hell is an electric boogaloo? Also, don't forget to check out Kevin's podcast "Sequel Rewrite" for more of his scorching hot sequel takes!2017-07-2500 minNew Rankings with Teddy!Top 10 Logos with NicThey're beautiful, they're everywhere, they're always watching you, even in your dreams... logos! In this episode, Teddy and his friend, poet Nic Reiner, rank their top ten logos in the world of business and beyond. Discussion topics include pantsless animals playing sports, happy ethnic food people, and all of the controversy surrounding a certain child's exposed, pale butt...2017-07-1800 minNew Rankings with Teddy!Top 8 Hottest Hunks of History with LindseyDid you exist in the 1800s? Do you have pallid skin and sad eyes? Did you die before age 25 of typhoid, or mumps? Then you just might be featured in this episode! Teddy and his good friend Lindsey Toiaivao hop in the DeLorean and rank the top eight hottest hunks in all of history. Discussion topics include jellied eels, imperial cucking, and Grigori Rasputin's infamous "anteater's head."2017-07-1100 minNew Rankings with Teddy!Top 11 Candies with BillAt long last, Bill Steinkellner -- Teddy's hilarious father and the world's foremost confectionery hoarder -- joins New Rankings to count down the top eleven types of candy. Discussion topics include the weird proliferation of wax and gummy body parts, Teddy's grassroots campaign to bring back the Creme Saver, and whether Bill has or has not in fact tried any new candies since the year 1963.2017-07-0500 minNew Rankings with Teddy!Top 7 Lifehacks with DioWhat *is* a lifehack? According to Teddy's good friend, Slack designer Diogenes "Dio" Brito, lifehacks are little strategies for altering your environment in order to optimize your efficiency and enjoyment of life. According to Teddy, they're... well, Teddy doesn't really know what they are, but he sure likes his Squatty Potty a lot. Other lifehacks discussed on this episode: the Marie Kondo folding method, blue-blocking sunglasses for phone usage at night, and a free, tasty beverage known as "Chipotle Fresca."2017-06-2700 minNew Rankings with Teddy!Top 10 Rules for Being Cool in High School (10 Years Ago) with CourtneyTwo Roads Month* concludes as Teddy and Courtney log onto their LiveJournals, don their funniest Jesus t-shirts, and rank the top ten rules for being cool in high school (ten years ago). Topics include hickeys, hotboxing, cyberbullying, and Teddy's traumatic appearance in teen court. Featuring bonus content from both Teddy and Courtney's emo high school diaries!
*Two Roads Month = a month-long on-air celebration of Teddy’s new YA novel, Two Roads From Here, on sale from Simon & Schuster RIGHT NOW. Buy your copy in stores or online!2017-06-2200 minNew Rankings with Teddy!Top 10 Rules for Being Cool in High School (in 2017) with EmmaSuh, fam! #thatawkwardmoment when a couple of ignorant bihs try to interpret Millennial culture and it's high-key sus AF but also low-key lit... In this episode, Teddy is joined by Emma in order to translate the previous sentence and also to rank the top ten rules for being cool in high school in the year 2017. Topics include Promposals, purple hug squads, the shocking rise of communism, and the even more shocking rise of... cool parents?!
***P.S. Don't forget -- it's Two Roads Month, a month-long on-air celebration of Teddy’s new YA novel, Two Roads From Here, out from Si...2017-06-1300 minNew Rankings with Teddy!Top 8 Tom Cruise Performances with JakeFidelio, Suppressive Persons! While a few good men may argue that Tom Cruise has lost that lovin' feelin', Teddy and Jake feel he's made all the right moves, and that to call him anything but a master of the muffin would be galactically stupid. So to honor the release of his upcoming film The Mummy, they're ranking the top eight Tom Cruise performances ever. Discussion topics include Tom's magic divorce number, his best beach-sex scenes, and whether it would be more enjoyable to live in the Cruiseverse or the Keith Urbanverse.
***P.S. Don't forget -- it's Two Roads Month...2017-06-0800 minNew Rankings with Teddy!Top 7 Graduation Speeches with CheriCongrats, grads! Four crazy years -- you made it! But... you're still woefully ignorant when it comes to real life, which can mean only one thing... twenty minutes of clichéd advice from a sweaty celebrity! In this episode, Teddy and his mother Cheri put their mortarboards together and rank the top seven commencement speeches ever delivered -- profound remarks from such intellectual giants as Kurt Vonnegut, David Foster Wallace, J.K. Rowling, and also most members of Teddy and Cheri's extended family.
***P.S. Don't forget -- it's Two Roads Month, a month-long on-air celebration of Teddy’s new YA...2017-06-0600 minNew Rankings with Teddy!Top 7 Coming-of-Age Novels with KitTeddy and Kit kick off Two Roads Month* by ranking the top 7 coming-of-age novels ever written. Topics include the adult/teen relationship genre, the twincest genre, and the origin of Kit and Teddy’s favorite angsty/inspirational teenage catchphrase, “You hear that world? We’re bigger than you!!!”
*Two Roads Month = a month-long on-air celebration of Teddy’s new YA novel, Two Roads From Here, out from Simon & Schuster this June 20th. Order your copy now!2017-05-3000 minNew Rankings with Teddy!Top 7 Badass Ways to be Vulnerable with MolinaThe CosmoBros are back! Teddy welcomes love doctor and chief vulnerability officer Andrew Molina back to the podcast to rank their top seven badass vulnerability moves. Discussion topics include unleashing your inner melodrama, actually appreciating your partner's exes, and the art of giving the perfect "wug." NOTE: there are some mild static noises from about the 40 to the 60 minute mark of the podcast. (Wow, it took a lot of vulnerability to admit that to you.)2017-05-2300 minNew Rankings with Teddy!Top 6 Murderers You Wouldn't Bring Home to Mom with CourtneyLet's belatedly celebrate Mother's Day by talking about... murder! Teddy and Courtney capitalize on society's current obsession with violent death by ranking the top 6 murderers they wouldn't take home to Mommy. Topics include murder hotels, killers who are ladieeeez, and for some reason, the Country Bears (you know, those robot bears at Disneyland, the ones that everyone hated).2017-05-1600 minNew Rankings with Teddy!Top 10 Things Future Generations Will Be Confused By with JordanFuture Week concludes with this dystopic and delightful glimpse seventy years hence, as Teddy and his good friend Jordan attempt to predict which currently-normal facets of society our great-grandchildren will find baffling. Exciting debates include: Why would any child ever watch baseball? How close are we to a super-creepy resurgence of Eugenics? And, nerds: are they the trailblazers of tomorrow, or a big ol' waste of space?2017-05-1100 minNew Rankings with Teddy!Top 7 Things We'd Like to See on the New iPhone with Jefferson GrahamIt's *spooky alien noise* Future Week! In this ranking, Teddy speculates on the very near future with USA Today tech columnist Jefferson Graham, host of the acclaimed podcast Talking Tech. Teddy and Jeff look ahead to this September's likely launch of the new iPhone 8, and suggest some useful and absurd features they'd like to see on the device, including unbreakable glass, Minority Report-like hand motion sensors, and a multiracial pope emoji.2017-05-0900 min
Talking TechMany annoying things people do on InstagramHow many annoying things can you come up with that people do on Instagram?
Teddy Steinkellner, the host of the New Rankings with Teddy podcast, reveals his list on #TalkingTech.2017-05-0800 minNew Rankings with Teddy!Top 5 Disney Remakes We'd Rather See with EmmaSomebody’s poisoned the watering hole! In recent years, Disney has been on a mi$$ion to remake seemingly all of their animated classics, and yet if Beauty and the Beast was any indication, most of these films are destined to be, well, poor and unfortunate. Luckily, Teddy and Emma have taken it upon themselves to bring back the magic by pitching and ranking the top five Disney live-action remakes they’d *rather* see. Films include the Oscar-bait tearjerker “Dopey,” a rockin’ new reboot of “Captain Eo,” and the Nancy Meyers love-triangle romcom, “… What About Kocoum?!"2017-05-0200 minNew Rankings with Teddy!Top 8 Creative Mindhacks with BrianWhat is a creative mindhack? Renowned mindhackologist -- and Teddy's brother-in-law -- Brian describes them as ways of expanding your consciousness (without the use of drugs). Join Teddy and Brian, a.k.a. "Count Curioso", as they rank their top eight cathartic and kooky mind-expanding techniques. Topics include Tarot divination, Al Roker, and imagining yourself as a clone of yourself.2017-04-2500 minNew Rankings with Teddy!Top 7 Unwritten Dating Rules (That You Should Break) with MolinaUnleash your inner CosmoGirl! Teddy is joined by close friend and Stanford d.school lecturer Andrew Molina to count down the top seven unwritten dating rules (that you should probably break). Topics include the importance of checking in with yourself (a.k.a. "pulling a Molina,") the fear associated with "showing your crazy," and only about two or three anecdotes that will threaten to end Teddy's marriage before it even begins.2017-04-1800 minNew Rankings with Teddy!Top 7 #ResistanceReads with KitTeddy is joined by his sister Kit to rank their top seven #ResistanceReads -- the non-fiction books and novels that have become particularly resonant in this weird, wild age of Trump. Topics discussed include the scary hilarity of Russian reality TV, why Glenn Greenwald is surprisingly just like a middle school girl, and how Monica Lewinsky saved social security.2017-04-0400 minNew Rankings with Teddy!Top 10 Mother-Son Duos of All Time with CheriAs a way-too early Mother's Day gift, Teddy welcomes his mom Cheri onto the podcast to celebrate the top ten mother-son duos of all time. Topics covered include Marc Chagall's bizarre obsession with his mother's "rubbery legs," the highly controversial Barbra Streisand-Will Smith debate of 2009, and the magical mother-son audio clip that makes Teddy's manhood shrivel up and fly away, never to return.2017-04-0400 minNew Rankings with Teddy!Top 10 Fictional Basketball Players with JakeIn honor of March Madness and the upcoming NBA playoffs, Teddy and his best friend/best man Jake count down the top ten fictional basketball players of all-time. Discussions include the "I score, you strip" trope in modern hoops cinema, LeBron's desperate, childlike need for attention, and the sad and mysterious disappearance of Wayne Knight.2017-04-0400 minNew Rankings with Teddy!Top 8 Annoying Things People do on Instagram with CourtneyTeddy welcomes on fiancée and fellow judger of social media behavior, Courtney, for a candid discussion of the top eight annoying things people do on Instagram. Topics include: the political urgency of the tiny finger hand movement, the Oedipal compulsion that many millennials have to post photos of their parents as young sexy people, and Court and Ted's Woodward-and-Bernstein-like investigation into the shocking truth about essential oils.2017-04-0400 minNew Rankings with Teddy!Top 10 Debut Performances with EmmaTo celebrate the premiere episode of New Rankings, Teddy welcomes little sister Emma on to debate the top ten debut performances across music, film, and life itself. Topics discussed include: Emma's newfound passion for pick-up artistry, the trouble with Graham crackers and little boys, and Teddy's theory that Susan Boyle could win an Oscar if only given the chance.2017-04-0300 min
On The Record35-On The Record: Erase Fear, Have FunCheri Steinkellner has won four Emmy Awards, two Golden Globes, The People’s Choice, BAFTA, Writers Guild Award, Parents Choice and TV-Land Legend Awards, for writing and producing Cheers (recently named one of the Top 10 Best Written Comedies in TV history), andThe Jeffersons, Facts of Life, Family Ties and Who's The Boss, and for creating the acclaimed Disney animated Saturday morning TV series and feature film, Teacher’s Pet.
A 2011 Tony-nominee for Sister Act (with husband Bill Steinkellner, Alan Menken and Glenn Slater); Cheri has also written Princesses (with Bill, David Zippel and Matthew Wilder); and book and lyrics for Mosaic (with Georgi...2016-03-0800 min