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The world has enough superheroes and not enough podcasters critiquing superhero movies. In this BaconBit, Baconsale is ready to review Venom, starring Logan Marshall-Green- uh, we mean, Tom Hardy. But will this movie be dark enough for Kent, even though it's not rated R? And will Joel be satisfied with a Venom movie that doesn't have Spider-Man in it? As always, the first part of our review is spoiler-free. We are Baconsale. Press play before we bite your head off!

Good evening. And welcome to another episode of Baconsale Presents. Tonight, we are here to present to you horrific tales of Sabotage, mistaken identity and Murder! from one of the most Notorious filmmakers of our time, Alfred Hitchcock. I Confess that Kent and Joel went a little Psycho and watched all 53 of the iconic director's films, and they're now ready to give their recommendations, along with some Suspicious history about the Master of Suspense. Without a Shadow of a Doubt, you should get over your Stage Fright and press play!

INITIATING EPISODE BOOT SEQUENCE… GUEST PARAMETERS ESTABLISHED… CATEGORY ALLOCATION IN PROCESS… h3ll0, hum4n5. On this episode of Baconsale, we're talking about our favorite robots, cyborgs, androids and all forms of fictional artificial intelligence from movies & television. This category show came from the CPU of Ryan Ferrin, who is also our guest on this show. Interface with us as we select picks for such categories as best in a fight, most impressive A.I., mech suit we'd like to wear, and most likely to take over the earth. Press play to launch episode.

From the lakes of Minnesota, to the hills of Tennessee, across the plains of Texas, from sea to shining sea, there's a film set in every American state, and it's time for Baconsale to say which one is the best representation of the land and the people it comes from. And just to make sure we don't get lost on this road trip, we're only giving ourselves one minute per debate. After all, we have 50 of these states to get through. Press play to hear what is declared as the official movie is for your state! Visit Baconsale.com to download a large, high-resolution version of our official state map.

Snap! Crackle! Pop! Baconsale is diving back into the bowl to rank "non-sugary" cereals—the type that you could actually convince your mother to buy when you were a kid. And as we tier each high-fiber, all-natural, whole-grain part of a balanced breakfast, we'll offer you two scoops full of interesting facts, such as the real reason Corn Flakes were created, what shape Cheerios are, the dark past of Wheat Chex, and who was crazy enough to invent Grape Nuts. Press play to find out why this podcast is kid tested, mother approved!

After a mediocre cinematic summer, Baconsale is looking to the movies of this September, October, November and December to save 2018. However, in a bizarre reversal of roles, Kent ends up picking mainstream sequels to reboots of spin-offs while Joel chooses the hipster films. Join us as we go deeper than Aquaman to let you know what's coming to theaters near you this year. Press play to hear what we want to see and what we want to bomb!

Hold the pickles, hold the lettuce, menu quests they don't upset us! Well, maybe they do. Because now that we've eaten every single item on the Burger King menu, we've got a few things to say about the fast food monarch. We'll discuss random restaurant franchise facts in this Whopper of an episode, and then we'll pick winners & losers for such categories as best breakfast, guilty pleasure, biggest surprise and worst value menu item. We don’t always agree, but that just makes things more interesting. Don't be a subservient chicken, press play and have it your way!

On this episode, Baconsale takes on one of the most controversial topics it has ever done: parenting. We've brought our good friend Abe Yospe back to share his award-winning parental tweets and offer some advice to the new father, Jacob. Along the way we'll tell funny stories about our kids and talk about what it's like being a dad. Plus, Joel finally makes good on our promise to our first patrons to immortalize them in song. Are you interested? Hi, interested. I'm dad! Now press play!

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences recently announced the creation of a new category to honor Black Panther—uh, we mean to honor “achievement in popular film.” However, this popularity contest at the Academy Awards is not sitting well with Baconsale, so Kent, Joel and Jacob have decided to rant about it. But it's not all doom and gloom. We also offer up some potential solutions for the Oscars, as their TV ratings tumble and they flounder around for a fix. Press play to hear a bunch of film snobs complain about a bunch of film snobs.

What’s up, guys? Today Baconsale is gonna be talking about YouTube, and how it’s more than just a platform for sharing funny cat videos. In fact, some people watch YouTube channels more than regular TV channels these days, and some YouTubers make a darn good living creating original content for the site. Kent and Joel are each ready to share a list of five channels they subscribe to in order to get you started on the path of ultimate “internetainment.” Like, comment, subscribe and press play!

To survive a war, you gotta become war, and Baconsale is finishing our battle of action heroes with some of the toughest characters around—some of whom could be registered as lethal weapons. And this bracket features some epic match-ups such as John McClane vs. Luke Hobbs, Paul Kersey vs. Ellen Ripley, and James Bond vs. Ethan Hunt. In the end, we will declare who is the toughest of them all. Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to press play. And you can print your own advanced action hero bracket at Baconsale.com.

We're making this game into a trilogy! It's time for another round of America's least-known, but most-popular game: Cable, IMAX, Erase. With each set of three movies (or film franchises), Kent and Joel must decide which one they'll watch once in theaters, which one they'll watch repeatedly at home, and which one they'll erase from existence. This episode features such match-ups as Superman/Batman/Spider-Man and The Emoji Movie/Boss Baby/Trolls. Press play to hear these guys feel more pain than they probably should with hypothetical scenarios.

Do you feel lucky, punk? Well, for action movie heroes, it's a good day to die hard because Baconsale is doing a fast and furious tournament to see which fictional character's particular set of skills will keep him or her from being terminated. This episode features such epic match-ups as Indiana Jones vs. Lara Croft, Rambo vs. Riddick and John Wick vs. Hit-Girl. Press play and stick around to hear us start off this epic action hero bracket! Play along by printing off your own bracket at Baconsale.com.

Welcome to Baconsale 2.0! We've launched our Patreon account (patreon.com/Baconsale) so you can become an official supporter of our podcast. Plus, you'll get a bunch of exclusive perks, like patron-only episodes, behind-the-scenes access and Baconsale merch! Press play to hear all about the different tiers of donations you can give to help keep the lights on here in the Baconcave. Visit www.patreon.com/Baconsale for even more details.

Today on Baconsale we're talking film trilogies, and we'll be breaking the episode into three distinct sections: Part 1 - Movies that didn't really need a sequel, but somehow became a trilogy. Part 2 - Sequels that were better than the original film. Part 3 - Third movies in a trilogy that killed the franchise—at least for a while. Kent and Joel have agreed on a trio of choices for each section and are ready to debate, discuss and share random facts about their picks in triplicate. Count to three and press play. It's time for Baconsale!

Hey girl, we know you like it when Kent, Joel and Jacob are a little uncomfortable, which is why Baconsale is dedicating an entire episode to man crushes. Why? We're not sure. It was Kent's idea. But it was also Kent's idea to invite Lindsay, our special guest, onto the show. She's here to add some female perspective and to pick winners for categories such as Classically Handsome, Best Chris, Hottest Athlete, Silver Fox, Best Smile, Guy Next Door and Sexiest "Sexiest Man Alive." So grab some cocoa butter, oil up those abs and press play to hear us discuss dapper dudes.

Now that the dust has settled from Avengers: Infinity War, it's time for Baconsale to talk about Marvel's next installment: Ant-Man and the Wasp. Last time Ant-Man was on the big screen, it wasn't exactly beloved by Kent, Joel and Jacob, but will this sequel (and Paul Rudd's charm) win them over? Even if you haven't seen the movie yet, you can still listen to the first eight minutes—they're spoiler free. Grow up (or shrink down) and press play! It's time to enter the quantum realm of movie reviews!

Ever heard the phrase "the inmates are running the asylum"? Well, that's what we're doing on this episode of Baconsale. We've handed over the reins to you, the listener, and we're answering questions that you submitted. This means we'll be talking about conspiracy theories, our favorite books, which Muppet we'd be, switching bodies with each other, memes, a potential mascot for the podcast, Godzilla vs. King Kong, our most embarrassing moments on the show and so much more. Press play to hear us bare our souls on this random and self-indulgent episode!

Imagine that they're going to build a national monument to the biggest summer blockbusters of all time—which four films do you think should be represented? Baconsale is ready to debate this issue and come to a consensus on which fictional characters should literally (and yet figuratively) be set in stone. And, as an added bonus, Kent, Joel and Jacob are each going to sculpt personal monuments in the mountains behind their homes of four other summer movies that mean something special to them. Grab your chisels & hammers and press play, because it's time to chip away at another outlandish topic on Baconsale!

You know what the cure for the summertime blues is? Baconsale! Today we're discussing (and sometimes singing) the biggest summer tunes from 1960 to 2017. Kent and Joel have each picked their favorite & least favorite hits from each decade, along with an alternate #1 song of their choice—based on Billboard data, personal preference and imaginary Jeep rides with the boys. Press play to enjoy the sounds of summer and to hear how many times Joel references "Weird Al" Yankovic. And visit Baconsale.com to see the Spotify playlist of the songs we mention in this episode.

Last year, we pitted nice fictional fathers against each other in a battle to the death. However, we saved the most deadly dads from TV for this year's tournament! We've got the paternal figures from Breaking Bad, Alias, The Sopranos, 24, Game of Thrones, The Walking Dead, Arrow and Supernatural on this mini bracket ready to duke it out and see who will be the last man standing. Press play to enjoy this bonus round of TV dad mayhem! And print your own Killer TV Dad Bracket at baconsale.com.

Grab some gillyweed, because Baconsale is doing a deep dive into the Harry Potter film franchise! Jacob has come up with more than 100 ridiculously specific questions about The Prisoner of Azkaban (we're talking "How many crows are there in Hagrid's pumpkin patch?" kind of stuff) and Kent & Joel are going head-to-head to see who can remember more from their multiple viewings. And with two chile verde burritos on the line, the stakes have never been higher! So, first watch the third Harry Potter movie and then press play!

M is for the many times we've tried to do this show O is for how overjoyed our moms are to say hello T is for the topics we picked for them to talk about H is for how hard it was to not interrupt or shout E is for the embarrassing stories they told, to our dismay R is for our respect & love for Abby, Fraya and Renae Press play to learn more about the Baconsale boys than you probably want to!

Strange things are afoot at the Circle K, because Baconsale is doing another round of ranking high school movies. This time, however, our Final Destination is supernatural, sci-fi and horror films. But before you start to Scream (Your Name), you should know that this isn't a Freaky (Friday) Halloween episode. We've also included beloved classics like Harry Potter, Back to the Future and Encino Man, as well as box office phenomenons like the Twilight Saga and I Am Number Four. So whether you are The Hot Chick in your school, one of The Lost Boys or even a member of The Faculty, press play to feel like you're 17 Again.

In every television series a peak is created: one season in all the show, a chosen one. It alone can wield the strength and skill to fully entertain Kent, Joel and the ever-coughing Jacob. Baconsale is talking TV today, and we're picking our favorite seasons of 20 popular TV shows, including Friends, Game of Thrones, The Simpsons, Battlestar Galactica, Arrested Development, Breaking Bad, Seinfeld, Saved by the Bell, The Office and The X-Files. So dig through your couch cushions, find the remote control, and press play!

Okay, listener, this show is your fault. You voted and have forced us do an episode where we have to defend Michael Bay, even though we may not want to. Kaboom! However, Kent and Joel brought in Dan Farnsworth, a friend of the show and a legitimate fan of movies like Transformers, The Rock, The Island, Bad Boys and even Pearl Harbor to help us stay positive and not constantly point out how this director's movies are often nothing but car chases, CGI and explosions. Kaboom! So crank up the epic music, throw in some lens flares and press that play button in slow motion. Kaboom!

Uh-oh! Looks like somebody's got a case of the Mondays! Don't worry, Baconsale is here to get you through the workday with our office etiquette show! Jacob, Joel and Sprinkles are ready to give the final ruling on things like cooking fish in the break room microwave, sitting on people's desks and "private" cubicle conversations. We'll also tackle broader topics like dating in the workplace and how work acquaintances can become real friends. In fact, the greatest weakness of this episode is that we work too hard, we care too much, and we're too invested in this podcast. Now put in your headphones so you don't disturb your coworkers and press play!

Listen in your world as we podcast in ours, because today we're talking about the original PlayStation console. Kent and Joel have created a list of their favorite PS1 games and are going to do their best not to geek out too much—although there are times when things get emotional. Join us as we explore with Lara Croft, fly high with Spyro the Dragon and try to not get frustrated with Crash Bandicoot. What are you waiting for? Press play…station.

Jacob is hanging out with Ant-Man and Hawkeye, so it's just Joel and Kent reviewing the superhero ensemble that is Avengers: Infinity War. Kent has had his issues with Marvel movies in the past, but will his avoidance of spoilers increase his enjoyment of this one? And will Joel simply be wowed by the sheer scale of this culmination of the Marvel Cinematic Universe? Don't worry, the first 15 minutes of this review is completely spoiler-free. Thanos demands you press play!

Tier on! If you were suddenly given a superpower, what would you do with it? In this episode, Baconsale is tiering some of the most famous superpowers from movies, TV and comic books. And as we rank such powers as teleportation, flight, shape-shifting and super breath, we learn that Joel is a scaredy cat, and Kent would turn into a supervillain even with a tier 3 ability. Feel that? That's us using telekinesis to get you to press that play button.

Let's get down to business! It's time for Baconsale to talk about (and sing about) Disney music. For this episode, we have created a list of categories such as best villain song, most irritating song, saddest song and song that is better than the movie. After some reflection, Kent and Joel must go the distance and pick a winner for each one. Meanwhile, Jacob must be feeling the love tonight because he is very generous with his point giving. Want to play along? Be our guest! Press play and become part of our world. However, if we don't pick the Disney song you would have picked, just let it go.

The war ain't over yet! After battling among themselves, Sam, Spencer and newly crowned Listener Adrienne are now ready to take on Joel and Kent. Jacob has created a quiz that will test the pop culture knowledge (and the patience) of everyone in the room, but there can only be one winner. And with Taco Bell gift cards on the line, the stakes have literally never been higher! Press play to hear the final boss battle on our anniversary show of Baconsale!

Okay, listener, it's time to crown the new Listener! We're celebrating our 150th episode by bringing on three highly competitive contestants (Sam, Adrienne & Spencer) and having them duke it out in a battle of trivial pop culture facts and random Baconsale trivia. Sam has held the title for the last year, but will he be able to survive 10 rounds of questions created by Jacob, the Reverse Listener (praise shim!), Joel and Kent? Listen and play along as we discuss Star Wars, band names, My Little Pony, death and out-of-context quotes on our 3rd anniversary episode of Baconsale!

We've given Kate Beckinsale (Bacon number of 2) a lot of love on our show, but now it's time for us to give our podcast's other namesake, Kevin Bacon, time to shine. Kent and Joel (Bacon number of 3) are each going to talk about their least favorite Kevin Bacon movies. Then they're going to combine their powers and give you a list of Baconsale-approved Bacon films. Plus, as an added bonus, we even play a game of Baconsale live on this episode. Stop your Tremors! Cut Footloose and press play!

It's just another Manic Monday, and Baconsale is ready to finish our new wave bracket! And while You Might Think that Sweet Dreams are made of these kinds of episodes and No One is to Blame, things still get pretty heated. In fact, Sometimes Joel will Shout and possibly has a Devil Inside him. But who will win this Once in a Lifetime 80s music tournament? Who Can It Be Now? Well, that's a Secret. Our Lips Are Sealed, so you'll have to listen to the episode. Enjoy the Silence no longer! Let's Go! Press play! Print Your Advanced Baconsale 80s New Wave Bracket at Baconsale.com.

We Just Can't Get Enough of these March-Madness-style music brackets, so Baconsale is going to Talk Talk and use our Weird Science to determine which 1980s new wave band is the best. Don't Get Me Wrong, you may say it's a Cruel Summer when your favorite bands are eliminated, but don't Panic, it's a Good Thing. As for declaring an ultimate winner. we Save It For Later because we only make it through the first round in this episode. But which artists will still be Alive and Kicking at the end? No More Words! Everybody Have Fun Tonight and press play! Print Your Own Baconsale 80s New Wave Bracket at Baconsale.com.

Video game adaptations don't have a good track record, but can this latest Tomb Raider film break the stereotype? Kent and Joel saw it, and they're ready to give their review. Well, Joel would like to give his review. Kent just wants to talk about his crush on the polygons that made up Lara Croft in the 90s . . . and his current crush on Alicia Vikander. Press play to see if Warner Bros. Pictures has finally uncovered the secret to a good video game movie. And don't worry, the first half the episode is spoiler-free.

Would you like fries with that? We don't. At least, not for a while, because for this episode we have eaten crinkle-cut, curly, shoestring and waffle fries from 22 different fast food restaurants, including McDonald's, In-N-Out Burger, Arby's and Chick-fil-A. Then we created a French fry matrix to scientifically compare each deep-fried & salted potato side, and are now ready to present to you our official Baconsale rankings. Press play to hear how Jacob tried to sabotage our scoring, what kind of gross comparisons Kent can come up with for the fries he doesn't like, and Joel's history lesson on who invented fry sauce.

What? Two BaconBit episodes in one week? We must love you, listener. OR...Kent and Joel really, really wanted to talk about the new A Wrinkle in Time movie. But why? Did they feel like it was a beautiful adaptation of a beloved novel finally brought to the silver screen? Or did they find this film to be a huge mess of color, CGI and close-ups that is doomed to fail? Only Giant Space Oprah knows for sure. Press play to tesser to the world of Baconsale!

Now that the 90th Academy Awards are over and done with, it's time for Kent and Joel to compare their answers and see who got the most right and who wins the coveted Caveman Burger. But wait! What's this? Jacob has submitted answers as well? And he had over a week and a half longer than the other two to prepare his ballot? Hmmmm, that seems a little shady… Press play to hear us discuss the lowest-rated Oscars in broadcast history!

About 77 episodes ago we discussed some of the most overrated things on the planet. Now, however, Baconsale is going the opposite direction—we're talking about underrated things. No, Kent, we don't mean guilty pleasures and no, we don't want your hipster picks, either (he has a hard time with that). Our categories today include undervalued boy band members, sitcoms, disco songs, Disney sidekicks, kids TV shows and more! And we hope you never underestimate how much we love it when you hit that play button!

Get excited! Baconsale is ready to try and muster up some enthusiasm for the 90th Academy Awards! Even though our brains aren't working (we can't read!), we're still going to make predictions about who is going to get an Oscar for acting, directing, writing, sound mixing and the rest of the 24 categories. And with a Caveman Burger on the line, the stakes have literally never been higher. Press play to hear us struggle with how to keep the topic of "fish love" family friendly, reveal who loves Christopher Nolan more and debate how Willem Dafoe could whistle and smile at the same time. Plus, you can make your own predictions for the 2018 Oscars and possibly win a lunch with Baconsale.

After discovering differences between Kent and Joel's dating styles during last week's episode, Baconsale has decided to roll the dice and determine who is the better dater—or rather, who is the better Kent. Jacob has created another Choose-Your-Own-Adventure/Dungeons-&-Dragons-style story about meeting a girl and going on a first date, and he brought along Zack to keep score and help declare a winner. Press play to hear Kent & Joel try to win, and try their best to not sing along to La La Land and Hamilton!

Wakanda forever! Or is it? Kent, Joel and Jacob are ready to review the first big movie of the year, Black Panther. But will Kent's deeply ingrained hate of Marvel bleed into his feelings for the world of T'Challa, vibranium and Martin Freeman? Will Jacob have clear feelings about his feelings for this film? And will Joel rate using letters or stars? All these questions and more will be answered on this BaconBit! Oh, and don't worry, the first 15 minutes are spoiler free! Listen away!

Look into our eyes and you will see what these songs mean to us, because today Baconsale is talking about some of our favorite love songs. We're picking some of the most romantic (and cheesy) tunes for a series of categories, such as best duet, most overplayed and the song that defines our dating years. SPOILER ALERT: Kent is awkward and sweaty around women, whereas Joel has been kissing girls since elementary school. . .but he still acts pretty weird at dances. Press play to enjoy this episode—and we hope you do because everything we do, the listener, we do it for you. And go to Baconsale.com for the Spotify playlist of the love songs mentioned in this episode.

Kent and Joel have different approaches when it comes to upcoming movies. Joel is satisfied with watching one film trailer, whereas Kent likes to dig in, read articles, check out leaked set photos and possibly read the screenplay beforehand. But which way is right? Do you enjoy a movie more if you know less about it? Or would you rather get the whole story in advance? Press play to hear the back and forth between these two styles of movie-watching preparation, and to hear Joel give Kent a daunting challenge.

When it comes to others' taste in film, Baconsale has no problem criticizing the choices some people make. But now it's time to open up, make ourselves vulnerable and divulge our favorite guilty pleasure movies. Kent, Joel and Jacob each present five flicks they're ashamed to love. . .and then proceed to mock each other relentlessly. Press play and listen as we discuss box office bombs we adore, critical failures we find fascinating and cinematic duds we dutifully defend.

Mother! Bring me a Baconsale episode! And make it about cold cereal! Today we're tiering your favorite crispy, crunchy, fruity, chocolatey & marshmallowy breakfast cereals from Kellogg's, Post and General Mills. And while sugary cereal didn't really enter Jacob's world until he was an adult, Kent and Joel embark on a nostalgia trip and find themselves agreeing on their rankings more often than not. Press play to find out if we're cuckoo for Cocoa Puffs, if Trix are just for kids, if we gotta have our Pops or if we're always after those Lucky Charms!

The cards don't lie! After looking back at our predictions from last year, Baconsale is ready to open our collective third eye and foretell what will happen in pop culture in the year 2018. We predict celebrity couple breakups, which movies are going to bomb and we even try our hand at sports forecasting. We may not get everything right, but at least we have fun. *finger boop!* Press play and enjoy this entertaining, yet educational episode of Baconsale where Jacob gets a little spicy after dark, Kent watches all the wrong TV shows and Joel has all of his jokes stolen.

Kent, Jacob and the real Joel are back to kick off season four of Baconsale! And, as per tradition, we're starting this year by discussing our favorite and least favorite films that were released (or that we watched) in 2017. Kent displays his seething hatred of Marvel movies, whereas Joel actually has some current picks this time. Oh, and Jacob may have picked up on some Oscar buzz in the process. Press play to hear what we loved and what we hated this past year on this episode of Baconsale!