Otter Pop Culture

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Sinopse

We work to make sure that you seem enlightened, cultured, interested and interesting when you go to dinner parties. One hour per week of pop culture, current events, music, segments, economics, lingerie, Somali pirates and a few well-chosen interviews. It's a confusing place out there. It's less confusing with us.

Episódios

  • Episode 11- Reality Shows & Annette Starbuck

    23/03/2012 Duração: 47min

    March 7, 2012 After an officially-sanctioned OPC hiatus, we're back in action. In this episode, we discuss the past, present, and future of reality show competition. Highlighting this beautifully is our special guest, Annette Starbuck of The Goodie Girls, winner of the Cupcake Wars season 3 premier. Check out Annette's site and order yourself something nice. http://www.thegoodiegirls.com/

  • Episode 10- What Happened to the Homing Pigeons? Internet Communication

    17/11/2011 Duração: 50min

    November 14, 2011 Main Topic: Internet Communication Special Guest Louis Mandylor From hit TV shows/films like "Can't Hurry Love," "Martial Law" and "My Big Fat Greek Wedding," Louis Mandylor has steadily worked in the highly competitive entertainment industry. After winning several best actor and director awards in 2010 & 2011, Louis Mandylor and Krakatau Films are getting excellent reviews. Louis & Krakatau Films recently had the honor of working opposite such renowned and award-winning actors that include Ron Perlman, Jeremy Renner, David Caruso, Laura Herring, Michael Rooker, Cuba Gooding Jr., Lawrence Fishburne, Minny Driver and Harvey Keitel, to name a few. Louis partnered with Ron Perlman and just completed filming his original concept and highly anticipated film/show "Elwood," that was introduced at Comic-Con last year.  www.louismandylor.wordpress.com www.louismandylor.com

  • Episode 9- Self Improvement, Sean Kanan

    09/11/2011 Duração: 01h03min

    November 7, 2011 Main Topic: Self-Improvement Special Guest Sean Kanan For our 9th episode, we discuss our culture's fascination with self-improvement, in it's myriad forms. Fad diets, exercise crazes, cosmetic surgery, nootropics, martial arts and improving your social standing are all discussed. Sean Kanan is an internationally renowned actor best known for is iconic role as Deacon Sharpe in the daytime drama The Bold and the Beautiful. Sean has been a hard-working actor ever since receiving his degree from UCLA. Shortly after graduation, he landed one of the major roles in the megahit Karate Kid III, starring as Ralph Macchio’s nemesis. He followed quickly followed with roles on the TV series produced by Francis Ford Coppola’s The Outsiders, and Oliver Stone’s Wild Palms. He subsequently moved to network television with roles on General Hospital, Sunset Beach, The Bold and the Beautiful, and The Young and the Restless. In addition to acting, Kanan frequents the comedy club circuit and makes numerou

  • Episode 8- Halloween, Scott L. Schwartz

    09/11/2011 Duração: 49min

    October 31, 2011 Main Topic: Halloween! Special Guest Scott L. Schwartz We celebrate the season of the witch by an informal, stream-of-consciousness look at Halloween through the years. Costumes are discussed, trick-or-treating traditions are analyzed, and the true cynicism of the college worldview comes out. Scott Schwartz is an Israeli born American film andtelevision actor and stuntman, and former professional wrestler. He is known for his work in such films and TV shows as Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel, Star Trek: Voyager, Star Trek: Enterprise, The Scorpion King, Charmed, The Tick, and Black Scorpion among others, but he is probably most recognized for his role as 'The Bruiser' in the films Ocean’s Eleven,Ocean’s Twelve and Ocean's Thirteen. He has appeared in such big budget films as Spider-man, Fire Down Below, Starsky & Hutch, and Fun with Dick and Jane. Apart from his acting, and after completing training, Schwartz became a Los Angeles County Sheriff's Deputy and a deputy with the

  • Episode 7- Extreme Living, Clint Cravens

    28/10/2011 Duração: 52min

    October 24, 2011 Main Topic: Go Big or Go Home The OPC Gang discusses the form and elements of being totally extreme. Sports, living conditions, eating habits, and relationship styles are all explored, showing us that we live in a culture of going big or going home. With special guest, motocross racer Clint Cravens.

  • Episode 6- Fashion

    21/10/2011 Duração: 49min

    October 17, 2011 Main Topic: Fashion On this episode, host Dane subs out in favor of our friend and correspondent Vivian, who leads our discussion on the fashion of our lives. From the late 80's to present, we review how fashion has changed and where we think it will end up.

  • Episode 5- Breakups, Haden Blackman

    11/10/2011 Duração: 53min

    October 10, 2011 Main Topic: Breakups It's rainy and cold in San Francisco, and we're feeling the blues. We talk about that which lays waste to cities and psyches alike- breakups. In our lives, in pop culture and in politics, people break up. It happens. From Ashton and Demi to the two Sudans, we cover what you need to do and how we feel about the biggest musical inspiration since a white-robed carpenter strolled the Earth. Special Guest Haden Blackman An award-winning writer and producer with a track record for creating compelling stories, Fearless Studios co-founder Haden Blackman has developed multi-million unit selling game franchises including Star Wars: The Force Unleashed and the original concept for Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, managed multiple game franchises as an executive producer, penned iconic comics such as Batwoman, written the story for a best-selling novel, and authored multiple books for Random House and Del Rey. Blackman has had executive roles in both studio management a

  • Episode 4 - Revolutions pt. 2, Jake Busey

    05/10/2011 Duração: 01h10s

    October 3, 2011 Main Topic: Revolution! pt. 2 Continued from the last show, the OPC gang will finally get around to throwing that information revolution we've been talking about. Or maybe we'll find something else to do (these revolutions can't be forced, you know.) Special Guest Jake Busey William Jacob "Jake" Busey (born June 15, 1971) is anAmerican actor, musician and film producer. Busey's motion picture debut was in the 1978 film Straight Time with his father Gary and Dustin Hoffman. His two most notable appearances are as the murderous religious fanatic opposite Jodie Foster in Contact and as smart-mouthed soldier Ace Levy in Starship Troopers. He appeared in H. G. Wells' War of the Worlds, one of three 2005 film adaptations of the novel by H.G. Wells, alongside C. Thomas Howell. Additionally, he has had major roles in Tomcats opposite Jerry O'Connell and Shannon Elizabeth, in James Mangold's thrillerIdentity, with C. Thomas Howell in the The Hitcher II, Michael J. Fox in Peter Jackson's The Fri

  • Episode 3 - Craigslist Joe

    29/09/2011 Duração: 24min

    For our third episode, we got the immense pleasure to interview Joseph Garner, associate producer of The Hangover, The Hangover II, Due Date, and assistant to the director, Todd Phillips. A tech issue prevented us from recording our normal segments, but the interview in all it's glory is preserved for posterity.

  • Episode 2 - Bankruptcy and You

    22/09/2011 Duração: 47min

    Second Episode- The OPC Gang discusses being broke and how they feel about it- with special guest host Broke-Ass Stuart.