Burger-a-day Podcast

It's Halloween.  James and Marisa talk about a classic horror musical that Tim Burton put his own twist on.  They discuss the differences between the stage and film versions, the origin of the Sweeney Todd legend, and Burton himself.

James and Marisa breakdown the "British Pulp Fiction."  They talk about Scottish accents, gritty indie films, and drug culture.

Marisa and James talk about the historically strange Disney knockoff Anastasia.  They discuss how strange of a pick this is for a historical adaptation, especially because of Rasputin.

This week, James and Marisa chat about Metallica's possibly biggest what the fuck moment Some Kind of Monster, and their probably worst album St. Anger.

James and Marisa chat about this batshit art rock opera.  They also discuss how weird it is that Jack Nicholson is in this.

Party on, listeners!  This week Marisa Winckowski and James Crowley discuss the early 90's SNL produced masterpiece.  They make a bunch of references to pop culture along the way too.  Excellent.

James and Marisa chat about the classic musical.  They also breakdown the charm of silent films, jukebox musicals, and tapdancing.  Plus, there's a lot fall talk.

Our first LIVE tv musical.  This week, James and Marisa deliver a short episode about NBC's live take on The Wiz.  They discuss the nature of these live shows and wonder if there's any purpose to them.

After a brief catchup on late 2018 trips to Colorado, James and Marisa discuss the druggy Shakespearean drama that is Sid & Nancy.  They also breakdown punk history, codependency, and Gary Oldman.  

This movie doesn't really have anything to do with music, but it does have one musical-style song! James and Marisa breakdown Robert Rodriguez's weird collaboration with his son.  They also talk about the Spy Kids franchise, 3-D, and George Lopez's career trajectory.

James and Marisa discuss the vehicle for Mariah Carey's film career.  They chat about what a trainwreck the movie is and how it was not aided by its unfortunate release date.  They also discuss A Star is Born,  Nick Cannon, and Madison Square Garden.

Marisa and James dive into Martin Scorsese's mob masterpiece.  They discuss mafiosos, The Rolling Stones, Colorado vacations, and The Sopranos.

Marisa and James break down the 70's disco breakthrough, Saturday Night Fever.  They discuss disco, Italian-American culture, and how no one in this movie is a good person.

James and Marisa discuss the 1973 film adaptation of Andrew Lloyd Webber's Jesus Christ Superstar.  They discuss the historical accuracy, Jesus' hotness, and the Cats (Starring Taylor Swift and James Corden) trailer.  They also take a turn down the path of Christian media including Davey and Goliath and Veggietales.

Marisa and James discuss their picks of their favorite videos of the 90's in this epic conclusion!

Our first ever two parter.  James and Marisa pick their favorite music videos from the 90's and break them down.

James and Marisa discuss this teen comedy vehicle for the Ramones.  They discuss the film's cartoonish nature, the horror iconography of P.J. Soles, what the movie gets wrong about punk's popularity.  James also tells a Marky Ramone story. Go read more on Burgeraday.com Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/burger_a_day Instagram! https://www.instagram.com/burger.a.day/ and Facebook! https://www.facebook.com/burgeraday/

Marisa and James discuss Jeremy Saulnier's epic punk thriller, Green Room.  They discuss the logistics of touring, punk's nazi problem, and the Dead Kennedys. Go read more on Burgeraday.com Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/burger_a_day Instagram! https://www.instagram.com/burger.a.day/ and Facebook! https://www.facebook.com/burgeraday/

We're back!  This is an episode we recorded a while ago, and we're posting it now! Marisa and James get into Netflix's Emmy Award winning documentary What Happened Miss Simone?  They get into Nina Simone's music, politics, and personal life.

Marisa and James discuss the 80's musical adaptation.  They compare the stage and screen, discuss theatre and run into some technical difficulties.