Mai Tai Happy Hour

You didn’t ask for it, but Jewish John McClane is back to offer his thoughts on why Riverdale might be the best guilty pleasure on television today. Not to be outdone, Hambone gives a firsthand account of the hell that was attending WWE RAW 25 live from the Barclay Center and Ken Lucas joins us […] The post 56: RAW 25 live thoughts, Riverdale, 10 years of Breaking Bad, Royal Rumble predictions appeared first on Cult of George | Pop Culture, Tiki Bars & Rock & Roll.

The Semitic Svengali Josh Goldfarb joins us as we dive into our second pick for the Punk Rock Canon — TSOL’s “Dance with Me.” This quintessential horror rock record made TSOL one of the biggest Southern California hardcore punk bands and made it cool to talk about having sex with dead people. We also discuss […] The post 55: TSOL in the Punk Rock Canon, worst concerts, Rock Hall of Fame inductees appeared first on Cult of George | Pop Culture, Tiki Bars & Rock & Roll.

We might as well change the name of the show to the Hambone Variety Hour, because this week we are talking about all the things that make Hambone happy. First up, Animaniacs is coming to Hulu and no one could be more stoked than Hambone. Let’s ignore the fact that he thought the They Might […] The post 54: Animaniacs, The End of the F***ing World, Why Cassettes Suck, WWE Mixed-Match Challenge appeared first on Cult of George | Pop Culture, Tiki Bars & Rock & Roll.

Ian Gonzalez joins the cast of Mai Tai Happy Hour as we hold an intervention for Hambone and his miserable movie tastes. No seriously, not only does Hambone love the new Netflix Will Smith movie, Bright, but he thinks we should like it, too. Whole lot of nope right there. We also ponder why Black […] The post 53: Black Mirror, the new Dr. Who and why Hambone’s movie tastes suck appeared first on Cult of George | Pop Culture, Tiki Bars & Rock & Roll.

Star Wars: The Last Jedi caused way too much excitement (and negativity) to contain one segment, so we devoted an entire episode of Mai Tai Happy Hour to the latest installment of the Star Wars saga. In one corner, we have Hambone and his buddy Adam Bird, two hardcore Star Wars fans that loved The […] The post 52: Star Wars The Last Jedi mega super awesome episode appeared first on Cult of George | Pop Culture, Tiki Bars & Rock & Roll.

Everyone’s favorite Krampus returns once again to take listener’s calls and bless everyone with the worst diseases imaginable. This is the one episode of Mai Tai Happy Hour you do not want to miss. Krampus and Hambone also discuss why The Offspring are so vehemently hated by punk rockers that they were rejected for the […] The post 51: Krampus Returns, Offspring hate, Star Wars hate, Dark good appeared first on Cult of George | Pop Culture, Tiki Bars & Rock & Roll.

We’ve decided to change things up a bit with the big 5-0 and have launched a new monthly segment called The Punk Rock Canon where we argue the merits of a legendary punk record and vote on whether or not it should be eternally canonized (yes, we completely stole this idea from The Canon movie […] The post 50: The Offspring Smash, Poop Stories, Clash of Champions Predictions appeared first on Cult of George | Pop Culture, Tiki Bars & Rock & Roll.

The band is back together, as Ken ditches his job, goes off into the deep unknown and rejoins the dynamic duo for a triumvirate of sorts. This week, we talk about the benefits of Disney buying 21st Century Fox and why this is a good thing for the Marvel universe. We also discuss the greatest […] The post 49: Disney + Fox, Cards for Humanity, Broken Matt Hardy Take 2 appeared first on Cult of George | Pop Culture, Tiki Bars & Rock & Roll.

Hambone and George are running solo again as we real talk our way through another Mai Tai masterpiece. This week, we try to explain why Walking Dead just can’t keep a good storyline going and why it probably should find its end game sooner than later. We discuss the importance of holiday punch and George […] The post 48: Why Walking Dead must die, DC TV crossover, 40 years of X appeared first on Cult of George | Pop Culture, Tiki Bars & Rock & Roll.

It’s Thanksgiving and I’m thankful not to have seen Justice League, but thankfully, Hambone did and he’s going to tell us all about it. We also review the new Marvel Netflix series, The Punisher (Guess what? It’s better than Justice League); I give a short history of the Mai Kai and Hambone fills us in […] The post 47: Why Justice League sucks, Punisher reviewed, Hambone joins Secret Country appeared first on Cult of George | Pop Culture, Tiki Bars & Rock & Roll.

Josh Goldfarb and Don Becker join us for our first four-man show as we discuss the tragic end of The Warped Tour and share our favorite stories from years of going to the longest-running music festival. We also argue over what the bigger franchise is: Marvel or Star Wars. Finally, we review Ric Flair 30 […] The post 46: Farewell Warped Tour, Marvel vs Star Wars, Ric Flar 30 for 30, Survivor Series preview appeared first on Cult of George | Pop Culture, Tiki Bars & Rock & Roll.

The illustrious Don Becker joins the show this week, as the boys take a deep dive into the world of Nintendo and discuss why the company seems to be so allergic to making money. We review the new Super Mario Odyssey and offer advice on how to score your own SNES Classic. Also on the […] The post 45: SNES Classic, Stranger Things 2, Thor, Bruce Dickinson appeared first on Cult of George | Pop Culture, Tiki Bars & Rock & Roll.

Our fearless trio return with an action-packed Mai Tai Happy Hour that features George almost killing Hambone over a potential candy cane tattoo. Also on this episode, we discuss my years of Halloween trauma, including the unintentionally racist costumes my parents made me wear. We argue over the best era of horror movies — ’70s, […] The post 44: I Remember Halloween appeared first on Cult of George | Pop Culture, Tiki Bars & Rock & Roll.

The dynamic duo survived another New York Comic Con and we are back with our thoughts on all the madness and our favorite (and worst) experiences. Rock and Roll Hall of Fame nominations are out and Judas Priest has finally been acknowledged. Hear why this is so important who else we think should score a […] The post 43: Metal in Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, NYCC, Blade Runner 2049, War Games appeared first on Cult of George | Pop Culture, Tiki Bars & Rock & Roll.

Things take a turn for the worst this week as Hambone turns mean and faces his demons in front of God and Ken. We also talk about the history of Planter’s Punch and rip through an assortment of new television shows, including The Sinners, The Gifted and Marvel’s Inhumans. Ken gives his thoughts on the […] The post 42: Tom Petty RIP; Sinners, Gifted and Inhumans reviewed; the rise of Horror Cons; Hell in a Cell appeared first on Cult of George | Pop Culture, Tiki Bars & Rock & Roll.

Get psyched for Halloween! This week, we run down the best Halloween attractions that you must check out this ghoulish holiday season, including Eastern State Penitentiary’s “Terror Behind the Wall,” The Forest of Fear and Disney Halloween. With the launch of the Super NES Classic, we bitch about how hard it is to get Nintendo’s […] The post 41: Top Halloween attractions, history of the Singapore Sling, behind the scenes of reality TV, Super NES Classic appeared first on Cult of George | Pop Culture, Tiki Bars & Rock & Roll.

Avast ye Mai Tai Happy Hour fanatics! Guitar god Dave Trainer joins us, this week, to celebrate Talk Like a Pirate Day and reminisce with Hambone about the greatest pirate band to ever live — Brine & Bastards. We also argue about which pirate movies is the best of all time — Sinbad, The Fog […] The post 40: Talk Like a Pirate Day, Renn Faire, Husker Du and No Mercy preview appeared first on Cult of George | Pop Culture, Tiki Bars & Rock & Roll.

The semitic superhero, Joshua Seth, joins us this week as we break down the updated (rebooted?) version of Stephen King’s IT and compare it to the book and the original miniseries. We offer our quick takes on the four million movies previewed before IT, including Death Wish, Flatliners and Justice League. Appetite for Destruction turns […] The post 39: IT review, Appetite for Destruction at 30, bad movie previews, Total Bellas virgin appeared first on Cult of George | Pop Culture, Tiki Bars & Rock & Roll.

***WARNING: The quality of this week’s episode is not up to our typical standards. Our studio was attacked by Gremlins and they wrecked havoc on Hambone and Ken’s mics.***  We are less than two months away from Halloween, which means the horror conversations are heating up. This week, we discuss the legendary Texas Chainsaw Massacre — […] The post 38: Painkiller, Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Twin Peaks, Mae Young Classic, Doom Rock appeared first on Cult of George | Pop Culture, Tiki Bars & Rock & Roll.

After a year and a half of producing Mai Tai TV as a live-streamed web show, we decided to move platforms and go full podcast with the show. As much as Hambone and I love being seen every few weeks by dozens and dozens of fans, we realize that it’s boring as hell to watch […] The post 37: Grilled cocktails, Defenders, NXT Takeover, Tiki torch woes appeared first on Cult of George | Pop Culture, Tiki Bars & Rock & Roll.