Comedy legends Julie Klausner (How Was Your Week) and Tom Scharpling (The Best Show) team up for a journey through the best and worst of pop culture. Produced by Forever Dog.
It's the Top 10 Double Threat segments of 2020 as voted on by you! Thank you to everyone who supported and contributed to Double Threat this year. We love you and we'll see you in 2021!
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Tom & Julie's Top 10 Things
It's the ultimate year-end list! Tom and Julie pick their Top 10 Things of 2020, including Febreze, Jon Daly's Snowman song, not having to be jealous of other people's accomplishments, The George Lucas Talk Show, and more highlights from the year that sucked. Also Tom and Julie dictate one last email for Brett to send in 2020 - and buckle up, because this one might put an end to Brett's excellent business relationship with TeePublic Gerry! Plus Andrew Dice Clay encounters Harold Lloyd, Matthew McConaughey voices Pepe the Frog, The Chaffeur's Hole returns with a new soundtrack, and Dana Carvey films Master of Disguise on 9/11. And you'll hear Brett's Holy Grail of Listener Submitted Clips ("Sliders of the Night") and the return of several Double Threat favorites like The Cryptkeeper, Curtis Sliwa, Bernie Goetz, Oja Kodar, Brice Beckham, and Kelsey Grammer.
88 min
253
Erotica for Hanukkah (with Janelle James)
THE NSFW EPISODE! Tom and Julie are joined by the hilarious Janelle James (You In Danger Gurl podcast) to listen to a selection of erotic audiobooks and rate them on a scale of HORNY to FRIGID so that you know which ones to pick and which ones to skip this holiday season!
105 min
254
Improv 101 (with Monique Moses & Alex Song-Xia)
Tom and Julie take an improv comedy class with improv experts Monique Moses & Alex Song-Xia! They even do their own Harold! Tom pitches his forthcoming theater project Broadway Stinkers, Breaking Bad's Tuco orders a pizza to go, Julie lists her vacuum cleaners, Jack Lemmon gets a free Golden Globe from Ving Rhames, and Julie and Tom compete for the most ultimate Zappa playlist!
100 min
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From ABBA to Zappa to Pinhead to Jackson Galaxy
It's Franksgiving on Double Threat, babyyyy! Tom and Julie talk the new Frank Zappa documentary (directed by Alex Winter), compete head to head in Zappa Trivia, and talk liking what you like and not liking what you don't like.
105 min
256
1st Annual Threatsgiving: A Tribute to McDonald...
In lieu of Thanksgiving with your family this year, celebrate Threatsgiving with Tom and Julie, where they talk about McDonald’s for two hours! It's the audio equivalent of eating fast food in your car!
147 min
257
Talk About Overwhelmed with Raccoons
COME AND GET IT! IT'S A CLIP BONANZA ON DOUBLE THREAT! Tom and Julie watch The Raccoon Whisperer, Leta Powell Drake, adult fast food mascot Mr. Delicious, and more!
71 min
258
Schlub Rescue 2 (with Joe Mande)
HAPPY NEW PRESIDENT!!! Tom and Julie say goodbye to the Trumps! The hilarious Joe Mande (The Good Place, Parks and Recreation) stops by for another round of Schlub Rescue... with listener Colette! Julie gets drunk on champagne!
84 min
259
Three Bowls of Chili and Six Pounds of Candy
Tom and Julie and Producer Brett eat Halloween candy and chili to deal with their pre-election anxiety and then they write another email to Hecker's Flour. This time with some VERY useful tips about dealing with The Invisible Man.
EDDIE MUNSTER ON DOUBLE THREAT! Tom and Julie celebrate Halloween with Butch Patrick (The Munsters, Lidsville) in the 1st Annual Double Threat Spookoween Spooktacular!
83 min
261
The Raniere Home Companion
Garrison Keillor, Keith Raniere, The Cryptkeeper, and more on this episode of Double Threat!
83 min
262
That's the Body of Augustus Gloop
Tom and Julie give The Business to Fatman and Rifkin's Festival. And they have a few bones to pick with the flour industry and dictate three complaint emails to Hecker's Flour.
81 min
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5 min
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Zappa Driver (with Patton Oswalt)
Patton Oswalt joins Tom & Julie to discuss the best director cameos and director acting performances of all time!
89 min
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Greetings from Popeye Village
Tom and Julie plan their escape to Popeye Village (an actual theme park in Malta!) and give The Business to Dennis Quaid (again), Drew Barrymore, and Vin Diesel! Plus a pitch for a new daytime talk show hosted by six dogs and a chef called THE MUTTS! Julie starts prepping for what's sure to be a memorable Halloween 2020 - Costume ideas! Are plastic toys better than candy? Tom's trick-or-treating strategies! A ranking of hellscape scenarios! Remember Symphony bars? Also thoughts on Valerie Solanas, naked vs nude, Mae West, baby facts, Cracker Barrel, and the theatrical trailer for the 2004 film In Good Company!
77 min
266
Late Nights at The Magic Castle (with Larry Wil...
The wonderful Larry Wilmore joins Tom and Julie to listen to Alan Dershowitz's podcast and talk late nights at the Magic Castle, the Marx Brothers, Michigan J. Frog, Ben Shapiro's cowboy hat, and Larry's brand new Friday night show on Peacock... WILMORE!
89 min
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Fun Time 2020 (with Rian Johnson & Karina Longw...
Tom and Julie welcome Hollywood power couple Rian Johnson (Knives Out) and Karina Longworth (You Must Remember This) and Tom plays them a recording he made of a paper towel dispenser in the bathroom of an IHOP.
85 min
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That's a Wrap on SICO
Tom and Julie rock and roll through the best clips of the week, including The Three Stooges on vinyl; the voice of the pharaoh; the end of SICO (the Rocky IV robot); a Republican vocal SFX expert; and David "Balloon Boy" Blaine.
95 min
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Carry On, My Wayward Yoink (with Shakina Nayfack)
Tom and Julie welcome actress and transgender activist Shakina Nayfack (Difficult People, Connecting) for a scene-by-scene analysis of the Netflix documentary Tread and the 1985 adventure comedy Pee-wee's Big Adventure.
92 min
270
We've Got Your Cat's Ventriloquist Dummy
Tom and Julie learn that Dennis Quaid adopted a cat named Dennis Quaid! They listen to MAGA recording artist Meade Skelton! AND lots about ventriloquism!
64 min
271
Physician, Heal Thyself (with Bob the Drag Queen)
Tom and Julie are joined by Bob the Drag Queen (We're Here, Sibling Rivalry) to talk Rap Snacks, karaoke night at Cheers, and Anaconda, and to perform a Podcast Rescue on the new Sopranos podcast.
77 min
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1st Annual NYC Fantasy Draft (with Desus & Mero)
Tom and Julie are joined by Desus Nice and The Kid Mero for the 1st Annual NYC Fantasy Draft, battling over top prospects like Travis Bickle, Al Roker, Joan Rivers, and Dr. Zizmor.
76 min
273
Forget It, Ronald. It's McDonaldland.
Tom and Julie investigate the politics of McDonaldland and recast Magnolia with cats and dogs.
65 min
274
Our Scraps Beat Your Haps
Basement Tapes, B-Sides, Deep Cuts... Whatever you want to call them, we've got them this week on Double Threat as we crack open the vault for some unreleased clips from the pre-quarantine recordings so that Tom and Julie can take a week off.
69 min
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Gaines Recognizes Gaines
Tom and Julie give The Business to country music superstar Garth Brooks and dream about breaking into the Criterion Closet.