Collective Loathing

Episode S2E30 - Loathing Fictional Faces

Three hosts of the podcast Collective Loathing—Felix, #Hollywood, and The Silver Fox—return with an episode about fictional characters they hate (not necessarily villains), amid banter about aging, injuries, pets, and TV. They share voicemails celebrating Felix's 50th birthday and an "X Fact of the Week" about Warner Bros. shelving and then selling Coyote vs. Acme, plus nostalgia for the Warner Bros. Studio Store. In "World Burns," they discuss a Kentucky man arrested for riding a horse drunk and a tourist who threw a rock at a Hawaiian monk seal. The main segment names disliked characters including Daniel LaRusso, Luke Skywalker, Jar Jar Binks, young Anakin, the Jaws mayor, Quint's odd eating, Friends characters, Grandpa Joe, Rose (Titanic), Rocky Dennis (Mask), Brainy Smurf, John Hammond, Ray Barone, A.C. Slater, Jenny (Forrest Gump), Ted Mosby, Fran Drescher's Nanny, Denethor, Caillou, Barney, Elmo, and Scrappy-Doo. 00:00 Gen X Intro 01:13 Meet The Hosts 01:51 Aging Pains Banter 02:46 Hated Characters Setup 03:17 Pets Gone Wild 07:32 Star Wars And Marvel 11:37 Birthday Voicemails 15:35 X Fact Warner Store 19:24 Mall Nostalgia Food 22:05 World Burns News 30:21 Back To Fictional Hate 32:23 First Pick Karate Kid 32:39 Karate Kid Rant 33:47 Star Wars Whiners 36:06 Jaws Mayor And Quint 40:05 Friends Hate Fest 41:58 Grandpa Joe Exposed 44:20 Titanic Rose Roast 46:44 Mask Hot Take 48:48 Smurfs And Hammond 52:07 Sitcom Jerks Parade 54:47 Jenny And TV Douches 01:02:55 Kids Shows Villains 01:06:12 Wrap Up And Farewell

Episode S2E29 - Gen X Battle of the Sexes (Movie Edition)

The Collective Loathing crew—Felix, Silver Fox, Hollywood, Heather, Drama Mama, and guest Uncle Andy—skip their usual segments to run a Gen X "Battle of the Sexes" movie trivia game. Hollywood hosts a golf-style scoring format where lower points win, with teams guessing movies from three actors across rounds for '80s, '90s, and 2000s films (with a potential music tiebreaker). The episode features rapid-fire banter, rule confusion, and lots of wrong guesses, with several correct picks including The Breakfast Club, Young Guns, Lost Boys, Stand by Me, Blade Runner, The Burbs, Dick Tracy, Jumanji, Wag the Dog, Natural Born Killers, US Marshals, Men in Black II, Clerks II, Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle, American Pie 2, Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay, and The Matrix Revolutions. Who will win?!? Tune in to find out. 00:00 Gen X Podcast Intro 01:16 Battle Of Sexes Setup 02:57 Rules And Scoring Explained 06:59 Meet The Teams 07:59 Round One Begins 80s 11:22 80s Trivia Heats Up 15:22 More 80s Movie Matchups 20:36 Final 80s Questions 29:02 Halftime Tie And Ad Break 29:25 Round Two Starts 90s 30:02 90s Round Opening Questions 31:56 BB Newworth Stumper 33:03 Jumanji Nailed Fast 33:43 Blank Man Reveal 35:23 Pretty Woman Sweep 38:05 Wag the Dog Save 39:32 Natural Born Killers Win 40:10 US Marshals Connection 42:18 Enter the 2000s 42:51 Men in Black Two 45:10 Clerks Two Twist 47:18 Jay and Silent Bob 49:15 Charlies Angels Full Throttle 52:08 Sequels Strategy Run 53:37 Harold and Kumar Sequel 57:40 Final Score Wrap

Episode S2E28 - Fifty and Fabulous

Two hosts of the Collective Loathing podcast (with Silver Fox absent due to an early morning) celebrate Felix's upcoming 50th birthday, joke about their sporadic recording schedule, and share a Boston trip that included a Red Sox game and Salem. They play listener voicemails featuring birthday wishes and roasting, plus a segment on 1990s pagers/beepers and their history. In "As the World Burns," they discuss a California teacher placed on leave after being recorded urinating into a container in his classroom, Florida middle school boys causing park chaos while "playing real-life Frogger" and vandalizing property, and a CNBC-cited cybersecurity report claiming AI bot traffic has surged dramatically. They reflect on aging, retirement anxiety, Gen X identity, bucket lists, changing beauty standards, and celebrities who are 50 or who seemed older in classic films and TV (from Golden Girls to Cocoon). 00:00 Gen X Podcast Cold Open 01:18 Two Guys No Silver Fox 02:50 Birthday Week Turns 50 04:01 Trip Recap Boston Salem 04:55 Voicemail Segment Begins 05:19 Gen X Beeper Nostalgia 08:34 Birthday Roasts And Love 18:46 Feeling Old Beauty Standards 21:09 As The World Burns News 22:18 Teacher Peeing Scandal 25:43 Florida Kids Real Frogger 27:58 AI Bots Take Over Web 29:27 Late Voicemail Arnold Bit 30:34 Turning 50 Mortality Talk 36:31 Sweetie and Old Guys 36:54 Bicentennial Babies 37:25 Celebs Turning 50 38:36 Sports Heroes Age Gap 40:54 Kid Stars All Grown Up 41:51 Crushes and Ryan Reynolds 44:57 Actors Who Were 50 47:53 Brad Pitt and Morgan Freeman 50:55 Cocoon and Miyagi Shock 52:27 Golden Girls Age Reality 54:55 Sitcom Dads Weren't Old 01:00:43 Gen X Aging and Retirement Raves 01:04:56 Kids These Days 01:06:23 50th Birthday Plans 01:07:33 Wrap Up and Plugs

Episode S2E27 - Latchkey Legend: Arnold Schwarzenegger

The hosts of Collective Loathing—Felix, #Hollywood, and Silver Fox—return after a rough March of flu and an infected tooth, share voicemails, and tease a birthday episode. Felix's fiancée challenges Silver Fox to a useless trivia showdown, Major Mike calls in to stir political and personal rivalry, and Andy delivers an "X Fact of the Week" about Desert Storm trading cards and a story tied to the Beastie Boys' Check Your Head. In "World Burn," they cover a man allegedly starting a townhouse fire while trying to kill spiders, a Modesto stalker convicted after breaking into a woman's home and sucking her toes, and a Maryland cornhole pro quadruple amputee charged with murder. The episode features a comedic, faux Arnold Schwarzenegger guest segment discussing a Top 10 list including Twins, Last Action Hero, Terminator, Conan, Running Man, Commando, Total Recall, T2, True Lies, and Predator. 00:00 Gen X Podcast Intro 01:43 Hosts Banter Return 03:20 April Fools Guest Tease 05:10 Voicemail Trivia Challenge 07:06 Major Mike Rant 10:39 X Fact Desert Storm Cards 13:54 World Burn Segment Begins 15:34 Spider Arson U Haul Chase 20:51 Toe Sucking Stalker 25:30 Quad Amputee Cornhole Murder 27:59 Arrest And Extradition 28:36 Cornhole Star Backstory 28:57 How Did He Shoot 30:18 Looking Up Photos 31:56 Wild Movie Pitch 33:25 Arnold Joins The Show 35:17 Twins At Number Ten 37:39 Meta With Last Action Hero 39:39 Terminator Origins 41:42 Conan Returns 43:49 Running Man One Liners 45:34 Commando Classics 47:50 Total Recall And Remakes 49:32 Terminator Two Triumph 51:23 True Lies Big Budget 53:59 Predator Stories 56:19 Sign Off And Plugs

Episode S2E26 - Let's Catch Lightning in a Bottle

The hosts of "Collective Loathing" (Felix, #Hollywood and Silver Fox) open with their Gen X–style podcast intro, introduce special guest Uncle Honest Andy from Florida, and plan a TV theme song guessing game with returning guest Drama Mama. They play listener calls, including one calling out "Major Mike" for blaming everything on Biden, a parody call about "fish sticks" and not eating babies, and a long hockey rant praising goalie Grant Fuhr. In "World Burns," Hollywood covers a pet red-tailed boa named Pablo escaping during a labor emergency in Florida, a viral claim about washing underwear in a hotel coffee maker, and a Kentucky arrest involving alleged sex with a dead deer. The episode ends with a multi-round TV theme song trivia contest to the death. 00:00 Hotel Setup Chaos 00:30 Gen X Podcast Intro 02:29 Guests and Theme Song Game 06:07 Voicemails and Call-In Line 06:39 Major Mike Politics Call 07:55 Fish Sticks and Baby Eating Bit 10:11 Exec of the Week Hockey Rant 15:22 Drama Mama on the B Word 17:41 World Burns Segment Begins 18:18 Florida Boa Breakout 21:27 Hotel Coffee Maker Underwear 24:52 Kentucky Roadkill Scandal 30:42 TV Theme Song Challenge Starts 35:21 Round One Chaos 02:54 Miami Vice Debate 37:41 Golden Girls Lifeline 39:02 Round Two Begins 39:56 Rules Fight and Walkoff 41:16 Twin Peaks and Prairie 42:11 Airwolf Redemption 43:47 Doogie and Hero Hits 45:41 Tales from the Crypt 46:28 Round Three Hard Mode 51:10 Matlock and TJ Hooker 54:14 Bonus Rounds and Stumpers 01:03:50 Final Scores and Farewell