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Breaking Mayberry

Breaking Mayberry

Two idiots and their much more intelligent guests take on classic TV (mostly the Andy Griffith Show) to see the weird messages they broadcast into American homes, and assess what holds up and what caused permanent damage to the psyche of an entire generation.Join hosts Marty Schneider and Dan Ludwig as they descend into the madness of Boomer television, and occasionally break down their own childhood television addictions.New episodes bi-weekly on Thursday mornings!

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57: CSI: Mayberry

Breaking Mayberry ·

2020/02/19

It's time to solve a crime! No, not with careful investigations or evidence or anything like that. No, we're solving crime the old-fashioned way - with Andy Griffith's hunch! Plus, Marty finds a new button to press. It's Season 3, Episode 5 - The Cow Thief

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56: Batman's Unsolicited Opinions

Breaking Mayberry ·

2020/01/29

Okay, so look, there's an Andy Griffith Show writer named Harvey Bullock and that's also the name of a minor Batman character that doesn't like Batman and you pretty much need that context to get like, half the jokes in this episode because we are the most accessible podcast of all time.Covers Season 3, Episode 3 - "Andy and the New Mayor" and Season 3, Episode 4 - "Andy and Opie, Bachelors."Get yer Breaking Mayberry Bingo cards: tinyurl.com/breakingbingo SUPPORT BREAKING MAYBERRY ON PATREON:

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55: Mr. Beaks' Revenge

Breaking Mayberry ·

2020/01/15

Oh thank god we're back in Mayberry again. Opie doesn't get beaten, we meet Dan's imaginary friend, and a bird gets very angry.It's Season 3, episodes 1 and 2, "Mr McBeevee" and "Andy's Rich Girlfriend."SUPPORT BREAKING MAYBERRY ON PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/breakingmayberryMusic by Max Ludwig: twitter.com/sleeptalkyFollow Breaking Mayberry on Twitter: www.twitter.com/BreakMayberry, Facebook www.facebook.com/BreakingMayberry/ or email us at breakingmayberry@gmail.comMarty on Twitter:

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71:15

Bottle Episodes 6: Maximum Acceptable Gyration Levels...

Breaking Mayberry ·

2019/12/23

There's a SEX DOCTOR in the house as sex educator/writer/podcast host/performer Dr. Timaree Schmit stops by to talk about the many, many cultures of Jeannie, and the worst things you can do at your local go-go dance performance. We're screaming of Jeannie with Season 1, Episode 8, "The Americanization of Jeannie"Follow Timaree's podcasts and postings at https://sexwithtimaree.com/ (NSFW, duh.)SUPPORT BREAKING MAYBERRY ON PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/breakingmayberryMusic by Max Ludwig:

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76:43

Bottle Episodes 5: Sammy Davis Two-Fer (w/ Jordanna...

Breaking Mayberry ·

2019/12/11

Friend of the show Jordana Lipsitz returns to heavily lust after Sammy Davis Junior after a cursory reading of his biography. Sammy and his clone guest-star in this episode, S02EP23, "The Greatest Entertainer In The World." In this podcast, Dan denies the moon-landing, Marty shares the secret to talking with his grandmother, and Jordana weighs in on the important question: Would you bone your clone? SUPPORT BREAKING MAYBERRY ON PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/breakingmayberryMusic by Max Ludwig:

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58:26

Bottle Episodes 4: Astronauts Ain't Shit (w/...

Breaking Mayberry ·

2019/12/03

"Saddest Case of Celibacy In The West" podcast host Stephanie Neuerburg joins us for a rip-roaring cowboy adventure, as we take on an episode where Jeannie teleports Tony into the old west, or possibly a Westworld-style simulation? We'll debate this and also reference the first episode of Deadwood like five times.Listen to The Saddest Case of Celibacy In The West: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-saddest-case-of-celibacy-in-the-west/id1458925690Follow Stephanie's adventures in writing and

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89:45

Bottle Episodes 3: Belly Button Mandela Effect (w/...

Breaking Mayberry ·

2019/11/13

It's another journey into magic as USA Today 10Best Food/Travel Editor and host of WHYY's "Check Please!" Kae Lani Palmisano joins us to talk about Season 2, Episode 15 "Jeannie Breaks the Bank!"We learn the secrets of living in a castle, Marty fanboys over space law, and Dan freaks out over phantom memories of a woman's belly-button. Read Kae Lani's food and travel writing: https://kaelanisays.com/writingFollow Breaking Mayberry on Twitter: www.twitter.com/BreakMayberry, Facebook

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84:25

Bottle Episodes 2: @barbara_eden's Reply Guys (w/...

Breaking Mayberry ·

2019/11/06

Syfy Fangrrrls writer and "Bitches on Comics" co-host Sara Century stops by for our second entry into the Jeannie-verse - Season 3, Episode 4, "My Turned-On Master." We try to get into Barbara Eden's DMs, critique the furnishings of fictional NASA, and let absolute power corrupt us very minutely.Listen to Sara's podcast, Bitches on Comics: http://bitchesoncomics.com/ Read Sara's stuff online: http://www.saracentury.com/ Follow Breaking Mayberry on Twitter: www.twitter.com/BreakMayberry, Facebook

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Bottle Episodes 1: A Grown Man Fights A Piano (w/...

Breaking Mayberry ·

2019/10/23

It's the beginning of our brand-new mini-series "Bottle Episodes", covering the magical hit I Dream of Jeannie. Our special guest, journalist/author Emily Guendelsberger stops by the studio to talk with us about musical in-jokes, worker strikes, and magically bribing a small child. It's I Dream of Jeannie Season 5, Episode 1, "Jeannie At The Keys"Read Emily's book, "On The Clock: What Low-Wage Work Did to Me and How It Drives America Insane."

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48: Hey, I'm Gary Busey: The Fish!

Breaking Mayberry ·

2019/09/25

There once was a sad man named LimpetHis goldfish - he wanted to pimp itAnd then he got his wishTo have sex with a fishFinally using his weak little shrimp bits.There once was an actor named Knotts.For fishes, he did have the hots."Fuck you, Andy" he said"I'll make movies instead"So he made this dumb garbage that rots.This movie has a guy who's named Stickle.Which everyone mistakes for "Pickle."The writers thought "This is funny""This is somehow worth money!"Yeah man, you're like Don fucking

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86:41

47: Hello, My Name Is Libbels.

Breaking Mayberry ·

2019/09/11

"Hey Barney! It's your cousin Virgil! Virgil Fife?! You know that uncomfortably horny Tweety Bird vibe you've been looking for? Well, listen to this!" Marty and Dan made it to the end of Season 2, and it ends on a pair of wet farts that drive us nuts. Listen, normally I'm all funny in the descriptions here, but these seasons are so long, and I'm tired.Stay tuned after the credits for the conclusion of Barney's Day Out, featuring Grant of Sex Archie and History Honeys.It's Season 2, Episodes 30 & 31

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46: The Volcano Shot My Wife

Breaking Mayberry ·

2019/08/29

Marty and Dan build a pretty airtight case for the impeachment of Sheriff Andy Taylor, but the show proceeds to Pelosi the hell out of our report. Marty watches some goats, Dan gets acting notes, and Barney Fife quotes Nabokov. Stick around to the end for Episode 3 of "Barney's Day Out" starring Erotic Don Knotts.It's Season 2, Episode 29, "Andy on Trial"Music by Max Ludwig: twitter.com/sleeptalkyEnd Music: "Off Season Blues" by Brother's Rye: https://brothersrye.com/Additional Music from

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45: The Legend of Saxophone Boy (w/ Briana Morgan)

Breaking Mayberry ·

2019/08/23

Have you had all your shots? If not, Andy Griffith will literally hold you down in prison until you're inoculated. That's the lesson we learned when digital strategist and public health planner Briana Morgan stops by the Mayberry Studios to talk with us about The Punisher, saxophone attacks, and inappropriate face-touching.Be sure to stick around after the closing music for Episode 2 of our Audio Play "Barney's Day Out" starring Erotic Don Knotts!Read all of Briana's blogs and projects:

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44: Engagement Party Strike Force

Breaking Mayberry ·

2019/08/09

In this episode, we learn that it's possible to die of second-hand sexual frustration and that entrapment isn't real if you're not dressed as an old lady. Plus, Dan blows the opportunity of a lifetime and Marty is humiliated by a grown man dressed as an 80s cartoon character.It's Season 2, Episodes 27 and 28 - "Three's a Crowd" and "The Bookie Barber"Music by Max Ludwig: twitter.com/sleeptalkyEnd Music: "Off Season Blues" by Brother's Rye: https://brothersrye.com/Additional Music from

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43: LIVE at the Philadelphia Podcast Festival

Breaking Mayberry ·

2019/08/01

Marty and Dan are filmed before a live studio audience.As Part of the Philadelphia Podcast Festival, the Mayberry boys break from tradition and take a walk through history as we cover the evolving concept of the TV Dad.

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42: Best Western, Hotel Detective

Breaking Mayberry ·

2019/07/24

We're back from an unexpectedly long break to "check in" to an Andy and Barney wacky caper. Marty and Dan stumble upon the dumbest pulp novel premise imaginable and refuse to let it go. Then, our attention spans wander during an absolute dog turd of an episode, the premise of which is "you know how some guys suck to be around? Well, let's be around them. Okay."It's Season 2, Episodes 25 and 26 - "Andy and Barney in the Big City" and "Wedding Bells For Aunt Bee"

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41: Aunt Bee's Human Rights Abuses

Breaking Mayberry ·

2019/06/26

It's a pair of BARNBURNER episodes (but not literally, that was a few episodes ago) as Marty and Dan lose their absolute minds at the prospect of two good episodes in a row. The Andy Griffith show explores the lighter side of prison labor and Andy and Barney invent the concept of a pop-up shop in order to mess with a shitty old man.It's Season 2, Episode 22 and 23 - "The Merchant of Mayberry" and "Aunt Bee The Warden!"Check out Marty and Dan LIVE at Pancakes and Podcasts:

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40: The Bayous of Mayberry County

Breaking Mayberry ·

2019/06/12

Marty and Dan continue to plow through Season 2 with a double-header which seeks to cost them their sanity. First, the Mayberry boys are bored to the point of screaming by "A Medal For Opie", the Andy Griffith Show's ode to good sportsmanship and bad writing. Second, Barney actually tries to have sympathy for a criminal, and the show laughs in his face at the idea of rehabilitation.BARNEY FIFE: CHOIR TERROR - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xc-hKhdabEkMusic by Max Ludwig: twitter.com/sleeptalkyEnd

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39: No Gods, No Masters, No Choir Directors

Breaking Mayberry ·

2019/05/29

The Mayberry boys are joined by internet legend Grant from Sex Archie, History Honeys, and Let's Play with Chip and Ironicus for yet another weirdly dark trek into Andy Griffith territory. Marty discovers some famous Mormons, Dan has a solid horror movie pitch, and Andy would rather disqualify the hard work of the town choir rather than have a slightly embarrassing conversation with his best friend.It's Season 2, Episode 20 - "Barney and the Choir!"Links to Grant's many, MANY, projects can be found

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38: Your Mother Is A Chicken Thief!

Breaking Mayberry ·

2019/05/15

Marty and Dan come across an episode which fits the basic threshold of decent writing, and it is an oasis for them. Dan meets some Luchadors, Marty has his mind blown by a dry cleaner, and Barney Fife actually does something kind of badass. It's Season 2, Episode 18 - "Jailbreak!"Music by Max Ludwig: twitter.com/sleeptalkyEnd Music: "Appalachian Coal Mines" by AskAgain: http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Ask%20Again/Midnight_Caravan/Coal_MinersFollow Breaking Mayberry on Twitter:

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