Every Month Madness

Joe Costal

Every month madness- the show that knows any month is a good month to pit your favorite pop culture against itself in a tournament-style, winner-take-all battle royale! If you like listening to the hottest content and culture creators of our day emobroiled in needless pop culture arguments and impossible affirmations of dominance.... we got a show for you.

Episodes

  1. 01/17/2023

    Episode 11 - Best Pearl Jam live songs with Jacki & Ben

    Play along with the show by checking out the opening bracket of 16 Pearl Jam songs. ***SPOILER ALERT*** The bracket at the end of the show can be accessed here. Stuff from the episode: "Daughter" into "It's Ok" (the band we cannot think of is called DEAD MOON) "Better Man" at the Garden with singing crowds"Yellow Ledbetter" misheard lyricsPearl Jam and Robert Plant do "Going to California"Eddie taping SNL intros with Emilio & Sandler (check out Lorne's defense of Ed's brusqueness at the end: "he's basically shy.")Joe's Socials: Insta & Twitter Jacki's podcasts:  Jersey Ghouls & The List We Missed

    Episode 11 - Best Pearl Jam live songs with Jacki & Ben

  2. 11/23/2022

    Episode 10 - Halloween Movies Part IV with Jersey Ghouls & Ed Clark

    Play along at home with the bracket for the start of this episode. ***Spoiler Alert*** Here is the bracket at the end of the episode (complete with winning movie). Check out the Jersey Ghouls here. Follow Ed Clark on Twitter. Follow the show on Twitter & Insta.

    Episode 10 - Halloween Movies Part IV with Jersey Ghouls & Ed Clark

  3. 10/31/2022

    Episode 9 - Halloween Movies Part III (in conjunction with Jersey Ghouls ep. 174)

    Play along at home. Here is an interactive bracket as it would appear at the BEGINNING of this episode. ***SPOILER ALERT*** Here is the bracket as it appears at the END of the episode. Listen to Parts I & II of this bracket or ANY Jersey Ghouls show here. Show Notes: Rick Baker the monster maker did NOT do Angela's make-up in Night of the Demons. It was equally amazing Steve Johnson of Ghostbusters fame.  FYI...Rob Owens is not a real baseball player. Hull House is more a proper noun than a common one (the way we use it). Learn more about it here.

    Episode 9 - Halloween Movies Part III (in conjunction with Jersey Ghouls ep. 174)

  4. 08/17/2021

    Episode 8 - 90s No Hit Wonders (Part 2) with Kristen Kurtis & Ed Clark

    Episode 8: 90s No Hit Wonders  To view the Episode 8 bracket, click here.   Kristen Kurtis is the Assistant Music Director and Host of the Morning Show on 88.5 WXPN.@XPNMorningShow@KristenKurtis@WXPNfm Ed Clark is Ampersand...listen to his latest album Cancelled Plans on Band Camp.  @DrewRadlack on Twitter  Jersey Ghouls can be found wherever you get your podcasts.   Works Cited in Discussion:  Heavily relied on accolades and rankings by Billboard Magazine, Rolling Stone & WXPN Countdowns.   Media from the Episode: Watch Bad Religion play Warped Tour 1998.a very cool documentary about Phish recording their album Hoist.  if you were alive at the time, then you know...this was everything at the time.

    Episode 8 - 90s No Hit Wonders (Part 2) with Kristen Kurtis & Ed Clark

  5. 06/30/2021

    Episode 7- 90s No Hit Wonders (Part 1) with Kristen Kurtis & Ed Clark

    Episode 7: 90s No Hit Wonders  To view the initial Episode 7 bracket, click here.   Kristen Kurtis is the Assistant Music Director and Host of the Morning Show on 88.5 WXPN. @XPNMorningShow@KristenKurtis@WXPNfm Ed Clark is Ampersand...listen to his latest album Cancelled Plans on Band Camp.  @DrewRadlack on Twitter  Pick up a copy of the McNeese Review here.  Jersey Ghouls can be found wherever you get your podcasts.   Works Cited in Discussion:  Heavily relied on accolades and rankings by Billboard Magazine, Rolling Stone & WXPN Countdowns.   Media from the Episode: Gwen Stefani performing with Sublime in 1995. Garbage live at the MTV Beach House in 1992. Marilyn Manson in Bowling for Columbine in 2002.    To view the bracket at the end of this episode, click here.

    Episode 7- 90s No Hit Wonders (Part 1) with Kristen Kurtis & Ed Clark

  6. 05/28/2021

    Episode 6- Queer Coded Cartoon Characters (Part 2) with Fright School

    To view the initial bracket, click here.   Fright School can be found wherever you get your podcasts. Or fright-school.pinecast.co @Frightschool on Insta, Twitter & Facebook Jersey Ghouls can be found wherever you get your podcasts. Or here.  Media Discussed in Discussion: The Celluloid Closet Charlie Brown's America: The Politics of The Peanuts Monsters in the Closet: Homosexuality & The Horror Film Works Cited in Discussion:  Ennis, T. (2018, June 08) The Strange, Difficult History of Queer Coding. SyFy Wire. Retrieved  from www.syfy.com Necessary, T. (2020, February) Ten Queer Coded, Gay Villains from our chidlhood. Pride.   Retrieved at: www.pride.com/geek/2020/ Ogles, J. (2017, May 16). 19 Queer Characters Straight-washed for TV & Film. The Advocate.   Retrieved from www.theadvocate.com To view the bracket at the end of this episode, click here.

    Episode 6- Queer Coded Cartoon Characters (Part 2) with Fright School

  7. 05/14/2021

    Episode 5- Queer Coded Cartoon Characters (Part 1) with Fright School

    To view the initial Episode 5 bracket, click here.   Fright School can be found wherever you get your podcasts. Or fright-school.pinecast.co @Frightschool on Insta, Twitter & Facebook Jersey Ghouls can be found wherever you get your podcasts. Or at jerseyghouls.com   Works Cited in Discussion:  Ennis, T. (2018, June 08) The Strange, Difficult History of Queer Coding. SyFy Wire. Retrieved  from www.syfy.com Necessary, T. (2020, February) Ten Queer Coded, Gay Villains from our chidlhood. Pride.   Retrieved at: www.pride.com/geek/2020/ Ogles, J. (2017, May 16). 19 Queer Characters Straight-washed for TV & Film. The Advocate.   Retrieved from www.theadvocate.com

    Episode 5- Queer Coded Cartoon Characters (Part 1) with Fright School

  8. 04/29/2021

    Episode 4- Disney World Rides (Part 2) with Disneybounder and former cast member

    Episode 4: The Best Walt Disney World Resort Attractions  To view an initial Episode Three: Disney attractions bracket, click here.  Jennifer Costal can be found:  Twitter @GrowFurgEver  Insta @jennfurg Jenn’s Donors Choose Page   Kate Wasko can be found:  Insta @Glittergal14 FB @KateErin Media Cited in Discussion: The ORIGINAL Journey Into Imagination Ride Through courtesy of Martins Videos ALL the cool Haunted Mansion stuff Works Cited in Discussion:  Wisel, C. (2019, July 9). Every single ride at Walt Disney World, Ranked. Travel + Leisure.  Retrieved at: https://www.travelandleisure.com/trip-ideas/disney-vacations/best-worst-disney-world-rides To view the final bracket click here.

    Episode 4- Disney World Rides (Part 2) with Disneybounder and former cast member

  9. 04/20/2021

    Episode 3- Disney World Rides (Part 1) with Disneybounder and former cast member

    To view an initial Episode Three: Disney attractions bracket, click here.  Jennifer Costal can be found: Twitter @GrowFurgEver  Insta @jennfurg Jenn’s Donors Choose Page   Kate Wasko can be found:  Insta @Glittergal14   FB @KateErin Media Cited in Discussion: Rise of the Resistance Ride-Through Works Cited in Discussion:  Rawden, J (2020, October 5). How many people actually go to Walt Disney World each day.  CinemaBlend. Retrieved from  https://www.cinemablend.com/news/2556145/how-many-people-are-actually-going-to-dis ney-world-each-day Stoll, J (2021, January 13). Walt Disney Assets & Value. Statistica. Retrieved from https://www.statista.com/statistics/193136/total-assets-of-the-walt-disney-company-sinc e-2006/ Wisel, C. (2019, July 9). Every single ride at Walt Disney World, Ranked. Travel + Leisure.  Retrieved at: https://www.travelandleisure.com/trip-ideas/disney-vacations/best-worst-disney-world-rides To view the bracket at the end of the episode, click here.

    Episode 3- Disney World Rides (Part 1) with Disneybounder and former cast member

  10. 04/02/2021

    Episode 2- Billy Joel (Part 2) with Michael Grosvenor & Libby Cudmore

    View the completed Billy Joel bracket here.  Libby Cudmore can be found:  Twitter @LibbyCudmore Insta @Record_Saturday OST Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-ost-party/id1447577411 Shattered Shield podcast: https://theshatteredshield.libsyn.com/ Buy The Big Rewind https://www.amazon.com/Big-Rewind-Novel-Libby-Cudmore/dp/0062403532 Michael Grosvenor can be found:  Insta & Twitter @GlasshousePod  Twitter @MGrosvenor Insta @MichaelGrosnevor www.glasshousespod.com Media Cited in Discussion: Billy Joel’s reggae version of “Only the Good Die Young”  Nick Kroll’s “Adventures of Young Billy Joel” Works Cited in Discussion:  Barry, D. (2008, July 13). Just the way he is. The New York Times. Retrieved from https://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/13/arts/music/13barr.html Pareless, J. (2008, July 17). Billy Joel gives Shea its own Last Waltz. New York Times.  Retrieved from https://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/17/arts/music/17joel.html

    Episode 2- Billy Joel (Part 2) with Michael Grosvenor & Libby Cudmore

  11. 03/21/2021

    Episode 1- Billy Joel (Part 1) with Michael Grosvenor & Libby Cudmore

    Libby Cudmore can be found:  Twitter @LibbyCudmore Insta @Record_Saturday OST Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-ost-party/id1447577411 Shattered Shield podcast: https://theshatteredshield.libsyn.com/ Buy The Big Rewind https://www.amazon.com/Big-Rewind-Novel-Libby-Cudmore/dp/0062403532 Michael Grosvenor can be found:  Insta & Twitter @GlasshousePod  Twitter @MGrosvenor Insta @MichaelGrosnevor www.glasshousespod.com Works Cited in Discussion:  Bonanos, C. (2015, February 3). The complete works: ranking all 121 Billy Joel songs. The  Vulture. Retrieved from  https://www.vulture.com/2015/02/complete-works-121-billy-joel-songs-ranked.html Greene, A. (2016, August 18). Flashback: Ronnie Spector and the E Street Band cover Billy Joel.   Rolling Stone. Retrieved from https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/flashback-ronnie-spector-and-the-e-str eet-band-cover-billy-joel-98225/ Hutchinson, L. (2012, May 9). Billy Joel’s “Only the Good Die Young.” Performing Songwriter.   Retrieved from https://performingsongwriter.com/only-good-die-young/

    Episode 1- Billy Joel (Part 1) with Michael Grosvenor & Libby Cudmore
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About

Every month madness- the show that knows any month is a good month to pit your favorite pop culture against itself in a tournament-style, winner-take-all battle royale! If you like listening to the hottest content and culture creators of our day emobroiled in needless pop culture arguments and impossible affirmations of dominance.... we got a show for you.

Information

  • Creator
    Joe Costal
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2023
  • Episodes
    11
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © 2025 Joe Costal
  • Show Website
    Every Month Madness