The One Beer In Podcast One Beer In

What is going on in Hollywood? Between critically acclaimed films like "The Fall Guy" and "Furiosa" failing to bring in box office bucks, there's plenty to unpack how studios can do better and why audiences are staying away in the first place.

Then, we're going to need a young priest and an old priest...and a modern master of horror to fix Universal's planned sequel to the panned requel, "The Exorcist: Believer." Is Mike Flanagan ("Doctor Sleep," "Midnight Mass," "The Haunting of Hill House," and so on and so on) up to the task?

Beer Of The Week
Ravenous Pig Lardermelon Blonde Ale

0:00 Beer Intros
7:08 Why The Movies Are Failing
23:40 Why Isn't Furiosa A Hit?
31:58 The First-Week Sales Issue
43:56 The Pros Of Pre-Streaming Home Video
55:10 Are Movie Stars Going Extinct?
1:11:56 The Exorcist Requel Scores Mike Flanagan
1:22:31 Cheers Of The Week
1:29:55 Beer Review

#craftbeer #diddy #hhn2024
After cracking a couple hazy brews, we share our thoughts on Apple Music's Top 100 Albums list, talk the monstrous misdoings of Sean "Puffy" Combs and the stain it puts on an entire era of music, and end on the upswing with the far more fun monsters in store for Halloween Horror Nights 2024 after a handful of haunts were announced. Cheers!

0:00 New Pod Bartender
4:14 Beer Intros
6:05 Apple Music Top 100 Albums Of All Time
33:24 Diddy's Legacy After The Downfall
52:25 Halloween Horror Nights 2024 Announcements
1:02:07 Cheers Of The Week
1:09:46 Beer Review

Beer Of The Week
Sideward Brewing Triple Dry Hopped Space Wizard NEIPA

#craftbeer #chipotle #blockout2024
Chipotle was once the great fast-casual restaurant on the hill — but now, it's known for skimping on both quality and quantity. What happened and how did this once ubiquitous chain slip from greatness. But Chipotle isn't alone. A handful of middle-range restaurants are facing closures and bankruptcy. Why isn't the middle class going out to eat anymore?

Shifting gears, we dip into the recent online protests against celebrities who aren't vocal around the ongoing crisis in the Gaza Strip. Is Blockout 2024 an effective way to protest or is it a "black square" virtue signal by people who don't really care about helping those in need? Even more importantly, do celebrities have a responsibility to help if they can?

Then, we dig into yet another controversy in video game news, this time surrounding Assassin's Creed Shadows. Finally set in feudal Japan, the recently announced game should be a slam dunk, as fans have long requested a game in this time and place. However, with a black protagonist samurai (the legendary Yasuke) and female ninja as the stars, the internet outrage was as swift as a katana. Do the "anti-DEI" crowd have a point or is this just another case of "everything I don't like is woke?"

0:00 Randy Savage's Not Like Us
1:59 Beer Intro
12:00 The Fall Of Chipotle
36:37 What Chilis & Red Lobster Closures Signal
46:57 Is Blockout 2024 An Effective Form Of Protest?
1:07:06 Assassin's Creed Shadows Controversy
1:20:35 Cheers Of The Week
1:29:00 Beer Review

Beer Of The Week
Walking Tree Brewery Treasure Kölsch

As mentioned, we'd love to speak truth to power and provide a handful of links to help the civilians in Gaza currently in desperate need of help. See below:

World Central Kitchen: https://wck.org/
Anera: https://support.anera.org/a/donate
IRUSA: https://irusa.org/middle-east/palestine/
UPA: https://upaconnect.org/
PCRF: https://www.pcrf.net/

#craftbeer #drake #childishgambino
After a hard-fought battle of hip-hop beef, the war is seemingly over — and though Drake fired last, he's taken home the loss. Between the smash success of Kendrick Lamar's "Not Like Us" and Metro Boomin's viral instrumental "BBL Drizzy," we've got to wonder how Drake will bounce back. Besides the music itself, we also talk about the way this phenomenon has been discussed, especially with those who aren't scholars of hip-hop, those who are black culture vultures, and others.

Then, we hop over to the reassessment of Childish Gambino's highly praised "This Is America." Why does the internet suddenly hate the song and was it actually overrated — or is this another case of contrarian criticism for the sake of it.

Finally, we get into some gamer talk with massive layoffs at Microsoft's acquired gaming studios and speculation on the recently confirmed successor to the Nintendo Switch. What do we want and what do we think we'll get from those mad lads at Nintendo?

*Beer Of The Week*
Crooked Can Brewing Co. Space Cowboi Hazy Double IPA

0:00 Flying Chihuahua Beer Intro
4:46 Drake vs. Kendrick Lamar Beef In The Zeitgeist
30:05 Hip-Hop Outsiders' Takes On The Beef
48:10 The Reappraisal Of "This Is America"
1:06:14 Xbox Guts Major Studios
1:14:57 The Helldivers 2 PSN Reversal
1:20:00 Speculating On The Nintendo Switch 2
1:32:45 Cheers Of The Week
1:40:24 Beer Review

#craftbeer #seinfeld #mcu
After another check-in with Drake and Kendrick Lamar beef, we dive into why the guy famous for making mundane observations is the newest crusader against "woke." Jerry Seinfeld now blames woke ideology and cancel culture for what he sees as a lack of TV comedy (ignoring the likes of Always Sunny In Philadelphia, South Park, Abbott Elementary, and many others). Finally, MCU alumnus Joe Russo thinks the super hero slump is because those youngsters don't want to go to the theater anymore. All that, plus a light beer to keep us (kinda) lucid. Cheers!

Beer Of The Week
Bog Brewing Company Leichtbier

0:00 Mustache Intro
8:24 Kendrick Lamar vs. Drake Beef Update
45:08 Marco Explains The Mustache
47:38 Seinfeld's Anti-Woke Agenda
1:15:14 Joe Russo Denies Super Hero Fatigue
1:28:32 Cheers Of The Week
1:25:18 Beer Review

Marco is here to warn you about the pitfalls of St. Augustine after dark, we provide a post-mortem of YouTube's own Watcher Entertainment making a terrible business decision (and walking it back almost immediately), plus some exciting casting news on the upcoming addition to the 28 Day Later franchise, 28 Months Later.

Cheers!

0:00 Beer Intros
5:26 Marco's St. Augustine Review
33:31 Watcher Entertainment Fumbles Big
1:16:31 28 Years Later Casting News
1:34:42 Cheers Of The Week
1:44:00 Beer Review

Beer Of The Week
Bell's Cold Hearted Cold IPA