Cruisin' Together

Hatter Entertainment
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Two cartoonists and the films of Tom Cruise

  1. 06/30/2025

    Cruisin’ Together: 46 – Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning

    (this episode of Cruisin' Together contains grown-up language) Gregg and Chris are ready to discuss the latest (and last?) in the MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE franchise. But first, they need to set the table before introducing their guest for what they consider a reckoning of their own. And then, with said guest, who'll be named soon enough, they discuss their rider, whether this movie is the last in the franchise or just marketing…and with the guest, who'll be named in a moment, they talk about sleeping in helicopters, a taun taun vs. a bacta tank, Phineas Freak, the usual "Recap Battle," "Top Toms," and "Cruise Control," plus newly minted bits of business. Chris coins the phrase "expositional chop shop," Gregg tries to get sincere with their guest (who'll be named shortly), Chris can't get comfortable, and Gregg assures their guest, cartoonist and author and mononym, Franco, that he is not a hostage. All that, plus in the break, a second special guest?! As mention in the episode, here's the photo Gregg took of Chris's…position: Consider supporting CRUISIN' TOGETHER with a donation.

    2h 5m

  2. 12/30/2024

    Cruisin’ Together: Special Version Episode 12 – Cruisin’ 10gether

    (Cruisin' Together may contain grown-up language) Gregg and Chris get on the mics to recognize and/or celebrate the ten real, fun, and inspiring years since the launch of CRUISIN' TOGETHER. For this "Special Version" episode, they open the lines to take calls from past guests and invited super-fans. But before they do that, there's talk of risk and worst case scenarios, game show cliffhangers and continuity, Tom's hair, and more, as well as declaring a final episode and "directors also not." And then, with the call-in lines open, Chris and Gregg await whoever might show up. And people do call in! Gregg wonders what's better, CruiseTEN Together or Cruisin' TENgether…there's talk of doxxing, hating the bits, Tom's potential life-and-after-lifespan, Eating Crowe(!), and "take insult by that." Plus, questions like: Is JERRY MAGUIRE a rom-com? Is Tom Cruise pretty? Has this all been a dumb thing? Plus, a reader-suggested segment: Mashed TOMtatoes! Thanks to every past guest, every listener-reader who still enjoys the show, and of course thanks to Thomas Cruise Maypother IV. Check out CRUISIN' TOGETHER merch over at Gregg's TeePublic page. Gregg and Chris appreciate it so much. As mentioned in the episode, here's the epic photo taken at HeroesCon 2024 with superfan (and friend) Michole:

    1h 46m

  3. 09/27/2024

    Cruisin’ Together: Special Version Episode 11 – 2024 Olympics Closing Ceremony

    (Cruisin' Together may contain grown-up language) Chris and Gregg are back on the mics to talk about Tom Cruise's roughly four-or-so minutes of participation in the 2024 Paris Olympics closing ceremonies with their readers! And while they do that they also cover such topics as: the word for 8-bit video game music, pronoun jokes, ceremoniously vs. ceremonially, Jimmy Fallon's excitement and commentary, a league of mathematical gentlemen, facts about Tom's motorcycle, cargo pockets, who's on the other end of Tom's call, Rocky movies, FIELD OF DREAMS, who forgot about Dre, Olympic skills, Lady Gaga, a Boba Fett/Logan situation, and kismet. Plus: Chris has eyes on that flag, Gregg doesn't take the click bait, Top Toms, Cruisin' Together, Eating Crowe, and a special guest call-in! Plus Plus: December 2024 marks TEN YEARS since the launch of CRUISIN' TOGETHER. Gregg and Chris want to commemorate with another "Special Version" episode. What do you, dear reader, want to know or hear covered or discussed? Email Chris here and/or Gregg here with anything on your mind! Check out CRUISIN' TOGETHER merch over at Gregg's TeePublic page. Gregg and Chris appreciate it so much. Here's that Lady Gaga halftime show:

    1h 26m

  4. 09/20/2023

    Cruisin’ Together: 45 – Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning, Part One

    Chris and Gregg accept their latest mission and are joined by cartoonist Scoot McMahon to talk about the latest entry in the Mission: Impossible franchise! And in doing so, Gregg shares his "close call" with Tom Cruise, Scoot recalls his first meetings with the hosts, Chris coins a new word, they determine who of them is the freshest (and the cleanest), two lengthy recaps vie for supremacy, Gregg's excited about Kittridge's return (but for one thing), Chris keeps track of octane heights, Gregg has a "hot take," Chris assigns himself a cruciform mission, they get into Cruise Control and Top Toms, ask if Ethan Hunt did a Wolverine or a Nightcrawler, discuss grocery self-checkout machines…and Chris can do this all day! Plus, this episode has a post-credit's "scene"!? For those who care, the mid-show break clocks in at a righteous forty minutes!

    2h 13m

  5. 07/10/2022

    Cruisin’ Together: 44 – Top Gun: Maverick

    (this episode of Cruisin' Together contains grown-up language) Gregg and Chris are back in their first actual, non-Special Version Episode in nearly four years!!! And on this auspicious occasion they are joined by fitness expert and Chris' lifelong friend, Michael Marasigan. After a lot of runway introducing the guest and breakdown the podcast and movie release timelines, things take flight with a recap battle (with an incorrect invoking of "by virtue of the ping pong") and then: bird talk, the relative value of "real Gs," was Gregg's pre-cap more accurate than anyone thought?, the tale of the four-minute mile, Chris explains the biggest surprise of the movie, Gregg saves and important "Cruise Control" for last, Mike gets into Tom Cruise's running form, a video game guessing game, and Gregg cusses...twice! Plus, in the mid-show break, hear: corrections to the first half of the show, Kittridge talk, Bruce Lee analogies, imbort and the Swedish fish, twitter comments, and plugs It's been a while and this show's the longest episode ever…which may or may not be related data points. Consider supporting CRUISIN' TOGETHER with a donation

    2h 37m

  6. 08/10/2021

    Cruisin' Together: Special Version Episode 10 - Actually Cruisin'

    Chris and Gregg are on the road, literally cruisin' while recording another "Special Version" episode, their 10th! TOP GUN: MAVERICK has been delayed once again, but this was an opportunity to record that couldn't be passed up. Put your metaphorical (or literal) seat belt on for Six Degrees of Top Gun, Cruise Controlling the previous "Special Version" episode's precaps, Chris tastes gray Skittles, Gregg forgets the third thing he'd use a time machine for*, the number that's nearly 70, and talk of the second recording session that failed. (Cruisin' Together may contain grown-up language)

    1h 36m

  7. 12/30/2020

    Cruisin' Together: Special Version Episode 9 - 2020, The Year without Top Gun: Maverick

    Gregg and Chris return with another "Special Version" episode after a full calendar year...and what a year it's been. 2020 brought upon many things, but none of them was the new Tom Cruise movie, namely TOP GUN: MAVERICK. But the cruse must go on, and there was no shortage of Cruise news to peruse: Tom in Italy at the start of the pandemic. Tom seeing TENET in a theater. And of course, Tom's leaked audio rant on the set of MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE 7!  Chris and Gregg get to the bottom of it, plus: Chris' Science Corner…a Cruisin' Carol…who is You the Listener?…toy spoilers…bit on a bit, broken bits, and bit battle…sh*t for grapes…Goldie Hawn?!…a heaping helping of a whole lotta Hanks a Lot…and spoilers abound in the very first ever precap battle!!!

    1h 50m

  8. 12/20/2019

    Cruisin’ Together: Special Version Episode 8 – The Cowboy Cruise Cameo Question (and) Cruisin’ Together: 10.5 – Young Guns

    Chris and Gregg saddle up for a very special "Special Version" episode, joined by "fan since day 2" Jon Thurmond to delve into the mystery of the curious case of the Cruise cowboy cameo in the movie YOUNG GUNS. Amidst talk of the 1980s, Rubik's products, and witches, they examine roughly 7 seconds of footage to determine if a rumored cameo is indeed Tom Cruise in cowboy disguise. And if it is Tom Cruise, how do they resolve YOUNG GUNS' omission from their comprehensive and chronological assessment of Tom Cruise's filmography? That comes in the form of an unprecedented point-five episode inside a "Special Version" episode, where Gregg and Chris welcome "fan since day 2" Jon Thurmond to break down YOUNG GUNS, Cruisin'-style - plot recap battle is waged, Top Toms are told, and Cruise Controls are called out in between discussions of Jon Bon Jovi's YOUNG GUNS 2 soundtrack, unused takes from YOUNG GUNS 2, high-pitch basketball, what's the best Batman movie, a good bit of music talk and some singing, lot's of apologies from Gregg, and...recoil! Not to be outdone, during the break, there's debate over pie, consideration of John "Bowser" Bowman, Chris ventures to name four listeners, and Gregg brings up another questionable Cruise cameo.

    2h 15m
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Two cartoonists and the films of Tom Cruise

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  • Creator
    Hatter Entertainment
  • Years Active
    2014 - 2025
  • Episodes
    59
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © 2014 Gregg Schigiel & Chris Giarrusso
  • Show Website
    Cruisin' Together