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Happy Holidays from Guilty Pleasures!! We’re about to unwrap a movie you may not even know existed – National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation 2: Cousin Eddie’s Island Adventure! We take you through this Made-For-TV movie featuring everyone’s favorite side character. Can Randy Quaid carry this movie? Is this an unsung holiday classic or a big lump of coal? All that and a very important question: would you rather spend Christmas with present-day Randy Quaid or present-day Chevy Chase? We abandoned our families to watch this “movie,” so please give it a listen!!

Featuring: Lou Hare, Aaron Randolph, Dr. John Bowser

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Guilty Pleasures dials into all 666 channels of the 1992 hidden gem, Stay Tuned! You want puns? You got ’em! We sing the praises of John Ritter, Pam Dawber, Eugene Levy (but NOT Jeffrey Jones) and the whole Morgan Creek canon. It’s a wild ride you do not want to miss!

Featuring – Lou Hare, Courtney Enlow, Sara & Jeremy Goeckner

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It’s time to go back to The Matrix! Guilty Pleasures is kicking off 2022 by talking about the most polarizing movie of 2021. Is this just a soulless, corporate cash grab, or an opportunity to add to the philosophical discussions of the original? Flashbacks co-host Erin McCabe follows this white Hare through the looking glass to a world of meta references, social commentary and fist-bumping robots! Non-Spoiler chat to start, Spoilers begin at 18:00.

Featuring: Lou Hare, Erin McCabe

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It’s Part 2 of Guilty Pleasures’ Christmas Movie Celebration, and we’ve got an All-Timer(?) to talk about. It’s the comedic dream team of Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sinbad in 1996’s Jingle All The Way! Lou is joined by Donna, Jeremy & Sara to get to the bottom of such topics as: How does Arnold blend in to this Minnesota town? What are Phil Hartman’s true motives? Is Sinbad a domestic terrorist? Is ANYONE in this movie likable? How is this movie make it past Disney+ Standards & Practices? All that and more as we celebrate the 25th Anniversary of Jingle All The Way!

Guests – Donna Hare, Sara Goeckner, Jeremy Goeckner

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It’s time to celebrate the 20th Anniversary of one of the most notorious movies of the century! GP Favorite and Resident Pop Music expert Tiffany Topol joins Lou to talk about Mariah Carey’s Glitter! Is Mariah’s Star Vehicle/Vanity Project a misunderstood masterpiece, camp classic, or just a rare misstep for a true Legend? Listen and find out!

Featuring – Lou Hare & Tiffany Topol

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Guilty Pleasures has had it with these monkey-fighting snakes on this Monday-to-Friday plane! Wait, is that how the line goes? We’re celebrating the 15^th Anniversary of the Samuel L. Jackson classic, Snakes on a Plane! Lou is joined by Christian Krauspe and Ben Gougeon to talk about what may be the first ever internet fan service movie. From the logistics of the Mile-High Club, to the science behind Snake Vision, and the heroism of Kenan Thompson, we leave no snake unturned!

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We’re Eastbound & Down…AGAIN!! Guilty Pleasures is teaming up with Front Row Classics to talk about the Smokey & The Bandit trilogy. On this episode, we get into 1980’s Smokey & The Bandit Part II! Burt Reynolds, Sally Field & Jackie Gleason are back, this time with Dom DeLuise and an elephant. Cynical cash-grab or hidden gem? Larry Smith (Convince Me) joins Lou & Brandon to render our verdict!

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It’s another BONUS episode as Lou starts his journey through the Smokey & The Bandit series by going on FRN Classics to discuss 1977’s Burt Reynolds classic, Smokey & The Bandit.

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It’s a special BONUS episode, as Lou makes a guest appearance on Front Row Flashbacks to talk about Point Break!