Hoot’n & Holler’n With Matt Mitchell

The Tornado-Chasing Garbage Man

We’re back in the vault.   This episode of Scattered & Covered comes from one of our live, on-location recordings where we basically set up, see who walks by, and let it rip.   This time, we met a garbage man who chases tornadoes.   From the Boston Celtics to trash truck mechanics to real-life storm chasing in Alabama, this one goes everywhere and somehow keeps getting better.

The Episode That Shouldn’t Exist (But Here We Are)

Somehow… this became a full episode. What started as leftover clips from our last recording quickly turned into something we couldn’t ignore. We went off the rails, stayed there, and now you’re listening to the results. In this episode, we bounce between mariachi bands playing “Achy Breaky Heart,” an ongoing rat situation that may or may not be escalating, the chaos of Costco, competitive eating legends, hot dog rankings, and a few stories that probably should’ve stayed off the record. It doesn’t make sense. There’s no real theme. And honestly, we’re not even sure how it all connects. But it made us laugh… so here we are. If you enjoy Southern storytelling, off-the-cuff conversations, and the kind of randomness that only happens when nobody hits the brakes—this one’s for you.

Pre-Internet Lies We All Believed

Before Google, before smartphones, before you could fact-check anything in 2 seconds… we just believed stuff.   In this episode, the guys dive into the wild world of pre-internet urban legends—the rumors, myths, and straight-up lies that somehow spread across the country with zero proof and 100% confidence.    From Marilyn Manson being that kid from The Wonder Years, to Pop Rocks and Coke “killing you,” to every town having a Crybaby Bridge, we break down the stories we all heard growing up—and why we believed every single one of them.   We also get into: * The Satanic Panic and the stuff people thought was “evil” * The rumor that Procter & Gamble was secretly sinister * Small-town legends like hitman capital of the world * And the weird ways these stories spread before the internet even existed   If you grew up in the 80s, 90s, or early 2000s, there’s a very good chance you believed at least one of these… and probably repeated it like it was fact. Subscribe for more episodes of Hoot’n & Holler’n every week.

The Ultimate Cable TV Movie Bracket

What is the greatest movie ever shown on cable TV?   In this episode of Hoot’n & Holler’n, we build the Ultimate Cable TV Movie Bracket to settle one of the most important debates in television history: which movie dominated basic cable for decades?   From action classics to endlessly replayed comedies, we debate and rank the movies that basically lived on TBS, TNT, USA, and FX. The bracket includes cable staples like The Shawshank Redemption, Forrest Gump, Jurassic Park, The Fugitive, Die Hard, Armageddon, Back to the Future, Ghostbusters, Speed, Twister, Mrs. Doubtfire, Tombstone, A Few Good Men, Pretty Woman, Dirty Dancing, Air Force One, Remember the Titans, Rudy, Dumb and Dumber, and more.   Some of these movies are genuine all-time classics. Some of them just felt like classics because cable TV played them 4,000 times a year.   Along the way we ask the important questions: Which movie actually deserves the title of Greatest Cable Movie Ever? Which one only seemed bigger because we saw it every Saturday afternoon? And which cable TV legend gets knocked out way too early?

Superbad, Borat, and the Last Great Comedy Era

In this episode of Hoot’n and Holler’n, the guys dive headfirst into one of the greatest cinematic debates of our lifetime: what actually counts as the greatest comedy movie ever made?   From Anchorman and Superbad to Borat, Step Brothers, and a few deep cuts you may not have thought about in years, we look back at the era when comedy movies dominated theaters and every line instantly became quotable.   Along the way we talk about the movies that shaped our sense of humor, the comedies we definitely weren’t supposed to be watching growing up, and why it feels like Hollywood just doesn’t make comedies like this anymore.   Plus: • The first comedy movie we ever got in trouble for watching • The movies our dads quoted nonstop • The comedy everyone else loves that we absolutely cannot stand   If you’ve ever quoted Napolean Dynamite, argued about Will Ferrell’s best movie, or wondered where all the great comedy movies went… this one’s for you.