You know what I heard? That Josh and Chuck hate each other and they're just faking being friends for the show. That's called gossip, folks and it can do serious damage. Learn all about it in today's episode.
AI Summary
Josh and Chuck dive into the fascinating world of gossip, exploring why humans seem hardwired to talk about each other when they're not around. They examine the difference between gossip and rumors, discuss various theories about how gossip evolved (including one wild idea that we developed language specifically so we could gossip!), and look at research showing that gossip isn't necessarily a bad thing - it can actually serve important social functions like maintaining group norms and sharing valuable information. Get ready to reconsider everything you thought you knew about office chatter and idle talk.
10 to Midnight
1983
1h 42m
★ 6.2
"Um, what's it called? 10 Pass Midnight? Is that right? — Josh is trying to remember the title of a Charles Bronson horror thriller movie, initially calling it '10 Pass Midnight' but later correcting to '10 to Midnight'."
— Josh
"Like I remember the movie Big. Remember when Tom Hanks gets hired? — Chuck uses the movie Big as an example of workplace gossip when Tom Hanks' character gets a new job and John Lovitz tells him office gossip."
— Chuck
"Why doesn't she ever have her on Cougar Town then? — Josh mentions Cougar Town while discussing Jennifer Aniston and Courtney Cox's friendship in the context of celebrity gossip."
— Josh
Death Wish
1974
1h 33m
★ 6.9
"Man, have you gone back and seen Deathwish recently? — Chuck brings up Death Wish while discussing Charles Bronson movies and how violent they were."
— Chuck
Death Wish II
1982
1h 32m
★ 6.2
"Same with Deathwish, too. — Chuck mentions Death Wish 2 as being similarly violent and disturbing as the first movie."
— Chuck
"Oh, episodes. Yeah, yeah, he's on episodes too. — Josh mentions the TV show Episodes where an actor plays a jerk TV executive."
— Josh
"You ever see, you ever watch that gossip girl show? — Chuck asks Josh if he's seen Gossip Girl while discussing different types of gossip."
— Chuck
Home Alone
1990
1h 43m
★ 7.5
"Is it the dad from Home Alone? — Chuck is trying to identify an actor with a large forehead who played similar character roles in 80s movies."
— Chuck
"He's in that show now with Joey Tribbiani. It's called? Joey? — Josh is trying to remember what show an actor is currently in, initially thinking it's called Joey."
— Josh
"He was the sidekick and mad about you. — Josh identifies the actor they were discussing as being in the TV show Mad About You."
— Josh
Melissa & Joey
2010
★ 6.9
"No. Melissa and Joey. — Chuck corrects Josh about what show the actor is in, saying it's Melissa and Joey rather than just Joey."
— Chuck
Poltergeist
1982
1h 54m
★ 7.2
"AOL Instant Messenger and the dial-up sound like poltergeist? — The movie is referenced in a promotional segment comparing dial-up internet sounds to the movie Poltergeist."
The Little Mermaid
1989
1h 23m
★ 7.4
"So when the Disney version of The Little Mermaid came out in 1991 — A listener writes about her childhood experience with different versions of The Little Mermaid due to her parents' boycott of Disney."
The Mechanic
1972
1h 39m
★ 6.7
"The mechanic. Well, that one's good, too. — Josh mentions The Mechanic as another Charles Bronson movie he loves."
— Josh
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