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Mental Platypus Mental Platypus
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Mental Platypus is an arts and culture show hosted by Jason Keil and Jared Duran. It features discussions on film, literature, music, TV, and much more. Plus, interviews, reviews, and any number of segments we might come up with.
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MP72 - Barbenheimer Plus
Jason couldn't rent YOU HURT MY FEELINGS, so we're discussing our Barbenheimer takes instead. Enjoy!
Jason recommends: "Bad Idea Right?" (single by Olivia Rodrigo)
Jared recommends: THE BALLAD OF DARREN (album by Blur)
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MP71 - Getting Tweedy With It - Love is the King
This is it, the final episode in our miniseries on the extra-WILCO-lar career of Jeff Tweedy. We're discussing the quite excellent solo album, LOVE IS THE KING.
Jason recommends: FIRST TAKE (album by Roberta Flack)
Jared recommends: IN TREATMENT (TV Series)
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MP70 - Getting Tweedy With It - Warmer
It's the penultimate episode of our miniseries on Jeff Tweedy! We've gotten warm, now it's time to get WARMER!
Jason recommends: WHAM! (Netflix documentary on the band of the same name)
Jared recommends: PAST LIVES (film, written/directed by Celine Song)
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MP69 - Getting Tweedy With It - Warm
We are in the home stretch of our ongoing series discussing Jeff Tweedy's extra-WILCO-lar activities. This time, we're discussing the seasonally appropriate/seasonal understatement, 2018's WARM.
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MP68 - Getting Tweedy With It - Together At Last
We're diving back into the Tweedy-verse with 2017's acoustic album, TOGETHER AT LAST - which Jason didn't listen to, because he thought we were covering WARM, but he was very much wrong, that's the next episode. Jared really likes this album a lot, hopes Tweedy continues the series, and thinks you should go check it out. Also discussed: THE DARK KNIGHT RISES, Paul Simon, and more.
Jason recommends SPIDER-MAN: ACROSS THE SPIDER-VERSE and ER Season 3
Jared recommends the new Jenny Lewis album, JOY'ALL ("Puppy and a Truck" - song of the summer!)
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MP67 - We're Not NPR
It's summer, so it's time for a little break from our regularly scheduled programming. This week, instead of getting Tweedy with it, it's a pop culture goulash. Jason and Jared talk ER, Weeds, vintage Conan (O'Brien, not the barbarian), the new Sparks album, and more.
Both hosts highly recommend Sparks' THE GIRL IS CRYING IN HER LATTE
Jason recommends THE FOOL (album by Adanowsky)
Jared recommends the Doughboys episode "Domino's 3 Loaded Tots"
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Customer Reviews
Always entertaining!
We dig it.
Euphing Your Misms Since 2021.
Having not lived in Phoenix for nearly fifteen years, I’m finding this podcast to be a perfect mix of nostalgia and the current state of arts and culture. Jason and Jared have a great chemistry, frequently interrupting one another in their enthusiasm to share their opinions and/or experiences, be it with humor or poignancy, and it’s evident they would be having these conversations with or without an audience; we’re just lucky enough to listen in.
Some of the best conversations occur when they veer away from the traditional box of arts & culture and instead delve into the more personal aspects of their lives, such as the isolation and depression caused by the pandemic, or the guilt felt when spending money on something they don’t need, but still get enjoyment from. They build a connection with their listeners with this, in the same way they do with their jokes about Jared and pop culture or Jared and the google or Jared and Mad About You - and how he’s maybe beginning to sound a little like Paul Reiser. Add in their weekly recommendations of anything from books to movies to apps and it all makes for a very enjoyable weekly podcast that is well worth your time.
I’m A Fan!
I really enjoy listening to these guys chat about all kinds of things. They were great on their “What The Fork” podcast but this takes them to a whole new level. Unrestrained, unedited, sometimes emotional but always enjoyable chat between two guys just trying to make their way in the world. Give them a listen, you will be glad you did.