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Cold Cuts and Hot Takes
Every other week two friends discuss a both the sandwiches they ate and the music, movies, and pop culture they consumed in between.
Episodes
Cold Cuts and Hot TakesEp. 67.5: SC&QT - Star Wars Visions: The Duel
Two friends discuss the sandwiches of the week check out the first episode of 2021's Star Wars animation series "Visions". Selections from the music we discuss…
Cold Cuts and Hot TakesEp. 67: Unto the Ends of the Sandwich
Two friends discuss the sandwiches of the week and one of the Killing Joke albums that escaped their attention, 1988's 'Outside the Gate'. Selections from the…
Cold Cuts and Hot TakesEp. 66.5: Short Cuts & Quick Takes - Morphine
Two friends discuss the sandwiches of the week and sample the latest release by a band we thought would never release new music, Morphine. Selections from the…
Cold Cuts and Hot TakesEp. 66: Colonel Mustard in the Kitchen with the Sandwich
Two friends discuss the sandwiches of the week and honor the late, great Tim Curry by revisiting the classic who-done-it 'Clue'. Selections from the music we…
Cold Cuts and Hot TakesEp. 65.5: Short Cuts & Quick Takes - Secret Level
Two friends discuss the sandwiches of the week and the venture into space with an episode of Amazon's video game inspired animated anthology series 'Secret…
Cold Cuts and Hot TakesEp. 65: Angine de Poutine Tartine
Two friends discuss the sandwiches of the week and the second album by viral sensation Angine de Poitrine, along with our adventures at the KEXP BBQ, where we…
Cold Cuts and Hot TakesEp. 64.5: Short Cuts & Quick Takes - Atlas
Two friends discuss the sandwiches of the week and discuss Battles's groovy and oft-licensed 2007 song 'Atlas' . Selections from the music we discuss can be…
Cold Cuts and Hot TakesEp. 64: He Man, Sandwiches of the Universe
Two friends discuss the sandwiches of the week and the 2026 nostalgia-fueled fantasy epic 'Masters of the Universe'. Selections from the music we discuss can…
Cold Cuts and Hot TakesEp. 63.5: Short Cuts & Quick Takes - The Singers
Two friends discuss the sandwiches of the week and dig into the Oscar winning short film 'The Singers' from Sam A. Davis. Selections from the music we discuss…
Cold Cuts and Hot TakesEp. 63: Seventh Sandwich for a Seventh Son
Two friends discuss the sandwiches of the week and revisit 1988's classic Iron Maiden release. Selections from the music we discuss can be found on the Cold…
Cold Cuts and Hot TakesEp. 62.5: Short Cuts & Quick Takes - Snakes for Dinner
Two friends discuss the sandwiches of the week and 'Snakes for Dinner', the second single from Mastodon's upcoming album 'Marrow Deep'. Selections from the…
Cold Cuts and Hot TakesEp. 62: History Man! A Word Sandwich, Please
Two friends discuss the sandwiches of the week and then enter the wasteland for George Miller's epic 'Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga'. Selections from the music we…
Cold Cuts and Hot TakesEp. 61.5: Short Cuts & Quick Takes - Smokedog
Two friends discuss the sandwiches of the week and Andrew Onorato's short film, 'Smokedog', which you can watch on YouTube. Selections from the music we…
Cold Cuts and Hot TakesEp. 61: Hydrogen Helium Lithium Sandwich
Two friends discuss the sandwiches of the week and the simultaneously long awaited and surprise release by Boards of Canada, 2026's 'Inferno'. Selections from…
Cold Cuts and Hot TakesEp. 60.5: Short Cuts & Quick Takes - Edge of Perfection
Bite-sized episode of Cold Cuts & Hot Takes where two friend chat about food and pop culture on a smaller scale. This inaugural episode feature's Anthrax's…
Cold Cuts and Hot TakesEp. 60: Red Sandwich
Two friends discuss the sandwiches of the week and Red Sonja's tracking skills in 2025's eponymous reboot. Selections from the music we discuss can be found on…
Cold Cuts and Hot TakesEp. 59: Allen's Sandwich, It's All You Get
Two friends discuss the sandwiches of the week and a stoner rock classic that our teen selves should have devoured, but somehow avoided, in 1992's 'Blues for…
Cold Cuts and Hot TakesEp. 58: A Professional Sandwich Detective
Two friends discuss the sandwiches of the week and check out James Garner as Raymond Chandler's 'Marlowe' in this 1969 film. Selections from the music we…
Cold Cuts and Hot TakesEp. 57: Sandwich Adrift, or the Paladin's Palate and the Holy Condiment
Two friends discuss the sandwiches of the week and the 6th and final album by modern metal heroes Spirit Adrift , 'Infinite Illumination'. Selections from the…
Cold Cuts and Hot TakesEp. 56: The Running Sandwich
Two friends discuss the sandwiches of the week and dive into Edgar Wright's telling of the Richard Bachman, AKA Stephen King, story 'The Running Man…
Cold Cuts and Hot TakesEp. 55: Buenas Tortas, Amigo
Two friends discuss the sandwiches of the week and Ween's eclectic and electric 1994 album 'Chocolate and Cheese'. Selections from the music we discuss can be…
Cold Cuts and Hot TakesEp. 54: Bedpan Williams: The Sandwich Begins
Two friends discuss the sandwiches of the week and 1985's franchise that never was 'Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins'. Selections from the music we discuss…
Cold Cuts and Hot TakesEp. 53: Sandwich Bloom (has Grassroots)
Two friends discuss the sandwiches of the week and celebrate 311 day with a dive into their most recent album, 'Full Bloom'. Selections from the music we…
Cold Cuts and Hot TakesEp. 52: The Best... Well, Perhaps Not Technically the Best, But Arguably the Most Famous Sandwich Podcast in an Extremely Specific Genre Of Podcasts!
Two friends discuss the sandwiches of the week and the most accurate biopic ever made about the legendary hero Weird Al Yankovic. Selections from the music we…
Cold Cuts and Hot TakesEp. 51: Shakedown Sandwich
Two friends discuss the sandwiches of the week and honor Bob Weir by digging into The Grateful Dead's 1978 LP "Shakedown Street". Selections from the music we…
Cold Cuts and Hot TakesEp. 50: Hot Cuts & Cold Takes
Two friends discuss the sandwiches of the week and a trip down memory lane for the best of the prior 49 episodes. Selections from the music we discuss can be…
Cold Cuts and Hot TakesEp. 49: Go Sandwich Racer, Go!
Two friends discuss the sandwiches of the week and the underappreciated technicolor spectacle of 2008's 'Speed Racer'. Selections from the music we discuss can…
Cold Cuts and Hot TakesEp. 48: Teenager of the Sandwich
Two friends discuss the sandwiches of the week and 1994's stupendous alt rock solo sequel from Charles Michael Kittridge "Frank Black - Black Francis" Thompson…
Cold Cuts and Hot TakesEp. 47: Legend of the Sandwich Brothers
Two friends discuss the sandwiches of the week and bask in the sonic pleasures of the Stardust Brothers. Selections from the music we discuss can be found on…
Cold Cuts and Hot TakesEp. 46: Sometimes Sandwiches Fail Me Sometimes
Two friends discuss the sandwiches of the week and the late-90s tweemo band you didn't know you needed in your life, but now that you know they exist, the…
Cold Cuts and Hot TakesEp. 45: One of the Greatest Sandwich Scientists of All Time
Two friends discuss the sandwiches of the week and whether Disney's first PG film is the proto-Interstellar or the proto-Event Horizon. Selections from the…
Cold Cuts and Hot TakesEp. 44: Base of Ace
Two friends discuss the sandwiches of the week and the spacey quarter of Kiss's solo album experiment. Selections from the music we discuss can be found on the…
Cold Cuts and Hot TakesEp. 43: A Sandcraft Podcast
Two friends discuss the sandwiches of the week and a journey to the Overworld with Steve. Selections from the music we discuss can be found on the Cold Cuts…
Cold Cuts and Hot TakesEp. 42: Life During Sandwichtime
Two friends discuss the sandwiches of the week and the third album from Talking Heads. Selections from the music we discuss can be found on the Cold Cuts and…
Cold Cuts and Hot TakesEp. 41: K-Pop Sandwich Hunters
Two friends discuss the sandwiches of the week the demon hunting phenomenon that's sweeping the nation. Selections from the music we discuss can be found on…
Cold Cuts and Hot TakesEp. 40: Blood and Sandwiches
Two friends discuss the sandwiches of the week and a 2004's sonic homage to the world’s most famous whale. Selections from the music we discuss can be found on…
Cold Cuts and Hot TakesEp. 39: Happy Gil-Meltz & Philly McGavin
Two friends discuss the sandwiches of the week and the return of everyone’s favorite golfer, Shooter McGavin. Selections from the music we discuss can be found…
Cold Cuts and Hot TakesEp. 38: Biscuits of Ozz
Two friends discuss the sandwiches of the week and pay homage to the Prince of Darkness. Selections from the music we discuss can be found on the Cold Cuts and…
Cold Cuts and Hot TakesEp. 37: Just Because You're Paranoid Doesn't Mean They Aren't After You...
Two friends discuss the sandwiches of the week and a Coppola classic that was sandwiched between two other Coppola classics. Selections from the music we…
Cold Cuts and Hot TakesEp. 36: Panuozzo vs. Matryoshka Dining
Two friends discuss the sandwiches of the week and the latest album from Spokane's own Heritor. Selections from the music we discuss can be found on the Cold…
Cold Cuts and Hot TakesEp. 35: City of a Thousand Sandwiches
Two friends discuss the sandwiches of the week and the visual spectacle that is Luc Besson's 2017 interpretation of Valerian and Laureline. Selections from the…
Cold Cuts and Hot TakesEp. 34: Sandos from Mars
Two friends discuss the sandwiches of the week and revisit our introduction to Faith No More with 1989's 'The Real Thing'. Selections from the music we discuss…
Cold Cuts and Hot TakesEp. 33: Hundreds of Meateries
Two friends discuss the sandwiches of the week and a 2022 instant cult classic about cider, love, and trapping the furs 'Hundreds of Beavers'. Selections from…
Cold Cuts and Hot TakesEp. 32: Of Ruins & Robot Digestion
Two friends discuss the sandwiches of the week and their favorite songs from one of their favorite bands, Godflesh. Selections from the music we discuss can be…
Cold Cuts and Hot TakesEp. 31: ...and the Awesome Sauce Followed
Two friends discuss the sandwiches of the week and a 2017 movie based on Stephen King’s epic ‘Dark Tower’ series. Selections from the music we discuss can be…
Cold Cuts and Hot TakesEp. 30: Endless Nicknameless
Two friends discuss the sandwiches of the week and put a bow on the season of nicknames in Episode 30. Selections from the music we discuss can be found on the…
Cold Cuts and Hot TakesEp. 29: Washello Gernika
Two friends discuss the sandwiches of the week and a cult classic from 1988, ‘Miracle Mile’. Selections from the music we discuss can be found on the…
Cold Cuts and Hot TakesEp. 28: Bad Stacy
Two friends discuss the sandwiches of the week and the latest album from the ‘stoner emo’ band Cloakroom. Selections from the music we discuss can be found on…
Cold Cuts and Hot TakesEp. 27: True Legends of the Parker-verse
Two friends discuss the sandwiches of the week and the 1973 film adaptation of the 1963 book by Richard Stark, ne Donald E. Westlake, ‘The Outfit’. Selections…
Cold Cuts and Hot TakesEp. 26: Pickleball for a Sadbot
Two friends discuss the sandwiches of the week and the newest release(s?) from Big Sky rockers Wizzerd. Selections from the music we discuss can be found on…
Cold Cuts and Hot TakesEp. 25: Barlow's Grabber
Two friends discuss the sandwiches of the week and discuss the only G-rated Disney movie in David Lynch’s filmography. Selections from the music we discuss can…
Cold Cuts and Hot TakesEp. 24: Decrepit Inoculum
Two friends discuss the sandwiches of the week and discuss the most recent album from Tool. Selections from the music we discuss can be found on the…
Cold Cuts and Hot TakesEp. 23: Oh... Ninjas
Two friends discuss the sandwiches of the week and discuss the 1987 cult classic ‘Miami Connection’. Selections from the music we discuss can be found on the…
Cold Cuts and Hot TakesEp. 22: Razzle Sizzurup
Two friends discuss the sandwiches of the week and discuss their first time listening to The Replacements fifth album "Tim" . Selections from the music we…
Cold Cuts and Hot TakesEp. 21: Hail Marys & Big Chaps
Two friends discuss the sandwiches of the week and kick off Season 3 by discussing the dangers of derelict spacecraft. Selections from the music we discuss can…
Cold Cuts and Hot TakesEp. 20: Smorgasbord
Two friends discuss the sandwiches of the week and meander through several topics in the last episode of Season 2. Selections from the music we discuss can be…
Cold Cuts and Hot TakesEp. 19: Zappa Montana
Two friends discuss the sandwiches of the week and the freaky first record by Zappa’s Mothers of Invention. Follow along with selections of discussed music…
Cold Cuts and Hot TakesEp. 18: Bomb Chronos-yclone
Two friends discuss the sandwiches of the week and Guillermo del Toro’s first feature film. Follow along with any discussed music with the Cold Cuts…
Cold Cuts and Hot TakesEp. 17: French-waves
Two friends discuss the sandwich of the week and a garage-gaze band from Rocky’s stomping ground. Follow along with any discussed music with the Cold…
Cold Cuts and Hot TakesEp. 16: Chili-Nic
Two friends discuss the sandwich of the week and a bloody battle between two Nicks. Follow along with any discussed music with the Cold Cuts and Hot…