Well, folks, this is it. We had a long ride, but the end of the road rapidly approaches. In this episode, we talk some about The Mandalorian and Star Trek Discovery. Aside from that, we just chat. This is our final episode of the Playing Hooky

Akira New Years

Jan 2nd, 2021 1h 4m

Hello all! We’re bringing you a special New Years’ episode of Playing Hooky just to share in the love. In this episode, we chat about a movie that neither of us had seen, Akira! Check it out and enjoy the podcast. Let us know what other classic

Akira New Years

Jan 2nd, 2021 1h 4m

A Christmas Carol and Lethal Weapon

Dec 24th, 2020 1h

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Battletech

Dec 10th, 2020 54m 36s

This week, we sat down to talk about Battletech. Our buddy, Fang, sent us a Bottleneck box with full rules, mechs, fiction, and more. Check it out, and let us know if you’ve ever played Mech Warrior, Battletech, or any other miniature war game.

Street Trash & Monsters Inc.

Nov 28th, 2020 51m 26s

Happy Thanksgiving, all. We hope you’re well. We are a day (and a night) late due to the holiday, but we’re here all the same. This week, we were unable to review our original two films, Dutch & The Crucible, because Dutch is impossible to find

Episode 48 - Cycle of the Werewolf & The Giver

Nov 13th, 2020 57m 57s

Hey, all you fantastic human-type people! Life is pretty wild right now, so you should take a break and listen to a podcast. Luckily, that’s what this is! Rachel and Nate did some reading this episode and got together to talk about the books! P

Episode 47 - What We Do in the Shadows

Oct 30th, 2020 47m 41s

In this episode, we sit down with our buddy Chris to chat about the 2014 movie What We Do in the Shadows, as well as the FX show. What We Do in the Shadows is a 2014 New Zealand mockumentary horror comedy film written and directed by Jemaine Cl

Halloween Episode, The Big Three

Oct 15th, 2020 1h 11m

We are back with another film review episode. This week, we did something a little different: We reviewed three Halloween movies to celebrate the upcoming holiday. First, we watched the original Friday the 13th and the massacre at Camp Crystal

Best Chicago Food

Oct 1st, 2020 1h 7m

In this episode, we visited some of the generally accepted “best food spots” of Chicago. We discuss our favorites and our least favorites, what we would eat again, and which foods we think don’t quite live up to the hype.This episode is not a c

Hamilton and Cannibal! The Musical

Sep 17th, 2020 52m 10s

Welcome back to the show! This week, we force each other to watch musicals! First, we sat down to watch one of Rachel’s favorite productions, Hamilton. After much crying, we chewed up the Trey Parker and Matt Stone movie, Cannibal! the Musical.

The Yogurt Episode

Sep 3rd, 2020 1h 10m

This week, we decided to get all dairy up in this podcast by eating a bunch of different yogurts and giving you our opinions about them. Are we qualified to judge these yogurts? Yes, because the internet makes us fit. There’s minimal eating sou

Interstellar / Flatland

Aug 20th, 2020 52m 55s

We are back! Just an FYI for you five folks who listen, we will be putting out new episodes every other Thursday. Since we've settled, we are getting back to the serious business. Anyways, this week we talk about the Nolan film, Interstellar. A

Unpacking the Mess

Jul 17th, 2020 54m 30s

Hello all! We’re back with our post-move podcast; the first recording in our new space. We talk about some of the pains of moving across states during a pandemic, what our new place is like, and ideas for the future of our podcast. As we become

So Long Indy, Hello Chicago

Jun 16th, 2020 1h 23m

Welcome back to another episode of the Playing Hooky Podcast! We know we're a bit behind on this episode, and there's a good reason for that. We'll explain that and some other things in this episode. As you can tell, this episode focuses on our

The Black Albums

May 16th, 2020 39m 52s

We’re back with another episode! Finally. Sheesh. This episode, we watched This is Spinal Tap, the 1984* mockumentary is about the fictional English heavy metal band Spinal Tap, and stars by Rob Reiner, Christopher Guest, Michael McKean, and Ha

A Fish Called Wanda & Return of the Pink Panther

Apr 20th, 2020 54m 8s

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Tiger King & It's Always Sunny

Apr 6th, 2020 1h 1m

Hello everyone. We hope you are all doing well and staying safe in these trying times. This episode, we did something a little different. We started on the right path, with Rachel bringing “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia,” to the table for r

The Coen Brothers Episode

Mar 18th, 2020 53m 48s

Hello all! Well, a lot has happened in the two weeks since our last episode. Things are a bit off-kilter right now, for sure. In this episode, we talk a little bit about our “hooky” and what we’re playing while we are stuck inside. We also do s

The Stand-up Comedy Episode

Mar 5th, 2020 1h 5m

Sorry we’re late! This episode we talk about recent adventures we took seeing live stand-up. First, we saw Bobby Lee at the Chicago Improv. Bobby Lee is host of the Tigerbelly podcast on YouTube and former cast member of MadTV. Next, we talk ab

Heavy Metal & Spirited Away

Feb 15th, 2020 52m 45s

In this episode, we review the 1981 animated anthology Sc-Fi Fantasy film, Heavy Metal. Heavy Metal was directed by Gerald Potterton, produced by Ivan Reitman and Leonard Mogel, and starring the voices of John Candy, Eugene Levy, and Harold Ram

Cheeseburger Day!

Feb 1st, 2020 1h 34m

Round three of our Las Vegas trip brings us to Cheeseburger Day! Formerly known as hamburger day, we got to 5 of the most popular burger chains to settle once and for all which place has the best meal. We don’t suspect you’ll share our opinions

Vegas Part 2

Jan 20th, 2020 10h 14m

Dang, y’all! We got super busy and I never got this podcast up. Sorry about that! Anyways, we’re back to talk about part two of our Vegas trip, and what a trip it was! So, we ate all over the place and did so many cool things, it’s hard to pinp

Episode 32 - Vegas Trip Pt. 2

Jan 17th, 2020 10h 14m

Vegas Trip Pt. 1

Dec 7th, 2019 1h 2m

Welcome back! We’re joining you from the road to talk about our December trip to Las Vegas! We’re currently living in Las Vegas, Nevada until the new year, 2020. In this episode, we talk a little bit about our four day road trip from Indianapol