WE BOUGHT A MIC

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WE BOUGHT A MIC (WBAM) is a pop culture podcast hosted by Ernest Calderon, Hunter Mobley, and Drew Dietzen, three friends who have had conversations about all things film, TV, music, etc. for over a decade. All they needed was to buy a mic. So they did.

  1. 2D AGO

    The Best Albums of 2025 (Part 2 of 2)

    Listomania continues with part 2 of 2 of our top 10 favorite albums of 2025, featuring special guest Danny Seoane. Albums discussed in this episode: Portugal the Man, "Shish" - 2:32Rosalia, "LUX" - 13:01Geese, "Getting Killed" - 20:09Wednesday, "Bleeds" - 42:39Viagra Boys, "Viagr aboys" - 52:52Great Grandpa, "Patience, Moonbeam" - 1:06:09Clipse, "Let God Sort Them Out" - 1:25:27Honorable Mentions - 1:42:32

    2h 14m

  2. 5D AGO

    The Best Albums of 2025 (Part 1 of 2)

    Our annual listomania retrospective is begins with part 1 of 2 of our top 10 albums of 2025, featuring guest Danny Seoane. Stick around for part 2! Albums discussed: Kyle M, "The Real Me" - 11:35 Bon Iver, "Sable, Fable" - 16:31 Panchiko, "Ginko" - 22:15 Los Thuthanaka, "Los Thuthanaka" - 27:03 De La Soul, "Cabin in the Sky" - 35:28 Psychedelic Porn Crumpets, "Carpe Diem, Moonman" - 42:27 Coheed and Cambria, "Vaxis Act III: The Father of Make Believe" - 46:24 Spellling, "Portrait of My Heart" - 56:05 Hot Mulligan, "The Sound a Body Makes When It's Still" - 1:01:04 Turnstile, "Never Enough" - 1:15:37 Ben Quad, "Wisher" - 1:20:33 Deafheaven, "Lonely People With Power" - 1:27:59 Anxious, "Bambi" - 1:33:00 Tyler the Creator, "Don't Tap the Glass" - 1:41:41 Wet Leg, "Moisturizer" - 1:46:25

    1h 54m

  3. 12/26/2025

    Bugonia (Spoiler Review)

    We give you a spoiler-filled review of the new Yorgos Lanthimos film, BUGONIA, starring Emma Stone and Jesse Plemons.

    31 min

  4. 12/23/2025

    Wake Up Dead Man, Avatar: Fire and Ash, Wicked: For Good, The Long Walk, and more

    This week, we run through a stacked slate of new films, including Wicked: For Good, Marty Supreme, The Long Walk, Avatar: Fire and Ash, Wake Up Dead Man, Hamnet, Eephus, Five Nights at Freddy’s, Blue Moon, No Other Choice, and Materialists. Plus, two documentary recommendations: The Perfect Neighbor and Predators; and two TV shows: Pluribus and Task. Timecodes: Intro - 0:00 Five Nights at Freddys - 3:45 Wicked For Good - 6:11 Marty Supreme - 17:52 No Other Choice - 25:48 The Long Walk - 31:27 Blue Moon - 44:34 Eephus - 54:15 Caught Stealing - 59:45 Avatar Fire and Ash - 1:10:01 Hamnet - 1:25:20 Materialists - 1:36:22 Wake Up Dead Man - 1:48:52 Predators - 2:07:42 The Perfect Neighbor - 2:13:21 Pluribus - 2:17:10 Task - 2:27:27

    2h 34m

  5. 11/30/2025

    Guillermo del Toro’s FRANKENSTEIN (2025) + ROOFMAN (Full Spoiler Talk)

    We’re back with a spoiler-filled double feature of ROOFMAN and Guillermo del Toro’s FRANKENSTEIN (2025). We unpack why ROOFMAN feels like an instant “Reddit classic,” how it fits in that cozy mid-2000s Little Miss Sunshine / Logan Lucky / adult dramedy lane, and whether Channing Tatum just delivered one of his best performances opposite a lights-out Kirsten Dunst. Then we go long on GDT’s FRANKENSTEIN. Is Oscar Isaac miscast or perfectly hammy as Victor?Is the movie too sympathetic to its creator, or just honest about tech-bro god complexes?How hard does Jacob Elordi cook as the Creature?Do the practical effects and gore outweigh the “Netflix look” of the CG backdrops?Mia Goth as the true nature-vs-nurture conscience of the movieFrankenstein as an AI / capitalism / “move fast and break things” parableTimestamps 00:00 - ROOFMAN spoiler review 28:20 - FRANKENSTEIN (2025) spoilers with Lee

    1h 19m

  6. 11/22/2025

    The Running Man, Ed Gein, The Testament of Ann Lee, and more

    We have lots of new movies to review, along with a couple of shows. We start off with Edgar Wright's new adaptation of 'The Running Man' starring Glen Powell, and move into 'Jay Kelly' (Noah Baumbach, George Clooney, Adam Sandler), 'Rental Family' (Brendan Fraser), and 'The Testament of Ann Lee' (Amanda Seyfried). Plus, thoughts on 'Train Dreams', the Palme d'Or winner 'It Was Just an Accident', 'Sorry, Baby', and 'Sentimental Value'. Finally, we wrap with a breakdown of Netflix's 'Monster: The Ed Gein Story'. Intro - 0:00Warner Bros Sale, HBO's Jimmy Olsen show - 1:58The Running Man - 6:37Jay Kelly - 19:07Rental Family - 23:49The Testament of Ann Lee - 28:38Die My Love - 41:30Train Dreams - 45:48It Was Just An Accident - 54:20Sorry, Baby - 56:58Sentimental Value - 59:25Black Mirror Eulogy - 1:04:10Monster the Ed Gein Story - 1:07:08

    1h 28m

  7. 11/11/2025

    The Slapstick Episode: Bugonia, Frankenstein, Pluribus, Is This Thing On? & Sunscreen in Movies

    We’re getting sunny with special guest Ben Nemeroff to talk about sunscreen representation in film and television, and his new skincare brand, Slapstick Sunscreen. From 'Castaway' to 'Dune' to 'Passion of the Christ,' we ask: who could’ve used a little SPF 30? Plus, we give you some thoughts on Bradley Cooper’s “Is This Thing On”, Guillermo del Toro’s “Frankenstein”, and Vince Gilligan’s “Pluribus,” which might be the show of the year. We also talk about Yorgos Lanthimos’s “Bugonia”, Black Mirror, and Nobody Wants This. Visit https://tryslapstick.com TimecodesIntro - 0:00Is This Thing On - 2:00Frankenstein - 15:05Him - 22:27Nobody Wants This - 25:29Black Mirror - 36:08Pluribus - 39:28Bugonia - 48:52What is Slapstick? - 57:30Sunscreen representation in film and television - 1:11:07

    1h 47m

  8. 10/30/2025

    The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974), Friday the 13th, Casper, and more!

    Spooktober is here and we have some old classic movies to talk about, plus a couple new TV shows. The main event this episode is the 1975 horror masterpiece "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre." Happy Halloween! Intro - 0:00Peacemaker, Alien Earth - 4:02Task - 11:30Mr. Scorsese - 15:29Friday the 13th - 24:11Practical Magic, Ringu - 33:35Casper - 35:45Creature from the Black Lagoon, Dracula - 38:26The Texas Chainsaw Massacre - 40:57

    1h 10m
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WE BOUGHT A MIC (WBAM) is a pop culture podcast hosted by Ernest Calderon, Hunter Mobley, and Drew Dietzen, three friends who have had conversations about all things film, TV, music, etc. for over a decade. All they needed was to buy a mic. So they did.

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  • Creator
    WBAM Studios
  • Years Active
    2017 - 2026
  • Episodes
    452
  • Rating
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