Middle-Aged and Mediocre

We review the new Shudder Original "Revealer" about a stripper and a religious protestor coming together to survive the apocalypse in 1980s Chicago while trapped inside a peep show booth and the network of tunnels beneath it. It's a small-budget film that puts a lot on the shoulders of its two main stars and the chemistry between them. Does it work? Check out our new episode to find out what we thought! After the review, stick around to hear about a Florida man who stole R2-D2, an Australian teen who knows way more US Presidents than both Cash and Joel combined, and a woman who won $10 million dollars via a minor inconvenience that apparently not even millions of dollars could excuse! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/middleagedandmediocre/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/middleagedandmediocre/support

We review an absolutely dreadful "movie" from 2019 called SEAGULL that absolutely stinks out loud. It is such an awful movie that it led to us recording our worst podcast episode ever. On top of the terrible movie, we talk about the car trouble we had while out on a road trip, there's a mid-episode adventure involving a giant spider, and we use some conversation starter cards from Goodwill to have absolutely dreadful conversations. Enjoy? --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/middleagedandmediocre/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/middleagedandmediocre/support

We sat down to talk about two of the most currently talked-about horror movies amongst the horror community, Dashcam and X, which are complete opposites. Dashcam is a found-footage style film that takes place in modern times with COVID at the center of the plot, with X set in 1979 and looking like it was filmed alongside the original Texas Chainsaw Massacre. Both movies are gore-filled and have plenty of terrifying moments but are they both worth watching? Make sure you check out this episode to find out what we thought of each movie. The reviews are filled with spoilers so keep that in mind before listening. We are pretty split on one of the movies, with one of us really liking how it uses its main character and the other one reviewing it by saying, "there was a lot of running and spinning." There's also a little bonus review thrown in at the end as we give a quick review of the 1992 film, Trespass, starring Ice T, Ice Cube, William Sadler, Bill Paxton, and Zeus! Enjoy the reviews and let us know what you thought! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/middleagedandmediocre/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/middleagedandmediocre/support

We have a few stories for you during this episode. We talk about an unexplained event from 1518 where hundreds of ordinary people began dancing uncontrollably for a month, leading to hundreds of them dying from starvation and exhaustion. We've got an incredible tale about a con man who traveled the world pulling off cons and living a life that seems destined to become a movie one day. Speaking of movies, we come up with a number of movie premises that will surely be bought by Netflix any day now. And STILL speaking of movies, we take a look at some real-life "Final Destination" style deaths that are unimaginably awful. (For a podcast that doesn't want to talk about death anymore, this episode is filled with it!) And we check in on Florida Man! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/middleagedandmediocre/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/middleagedandmediocre/support

Season 3 has come & gone and Season 4 is here! Joel showed up to record and called an audible after finding a "film" called EVERFALL at the Dollar Tree on his way over. What's EVERFALL all about, you ask? Wellll... we don't know! We watched it and we still have absolutely no idea what EVERFALL was about. Join us for Episode 1 of Season 4 though and maybe you can figure out what this story involving figure skating, a YouTube extreme sports brah, and a ghost story from 1969 is all about. Good luck! Plot summary from IMBD: It's been a year since a tragic accident sidelined Eva (Jessica Mcleod, "Scary Movie 4, Things We Lost in the Fire") from the intense world of competitive figure skating. In the face of increasing neglect from her boyfriend Daniel (Joe Perry, "A Miracle On Christmas Lake, The Valley Below"), star of the extreme sports YouTube channel dubbed "the Daniel Show," Eva accepts an invitation from her coach (Colm Feore, "House of Cards, The Amazing Spider Man 2") to skate in a mysterious competition in the remote town of Everfall. Accompanied by Daniel and his cameraman Jordan (Kristian Jackson, "A Miracle on Christmas Lake, Heartland") the trio embark on a journey to document Eva's last chance at redemption. As a series of terrifying events unfold within the arena, the group confronts a horrifying sacrifice greater than any of them could have imagined. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/middleagedandmediocre/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/middleagedandmediocre/support

Rebecca Marie Watts, better known as “Becky” or “Becks”, was a 16-year-old girl living in Bristol, England who had just started to thrive after years of emotional, mental, and physical struggles. She had gone from a shy kid who suffered from anorexia, depression, and anxiety to a more confident, healthy, outgoing teen with many friends and a loving family & boyfriend. When her friends, family, and boyfriend suddenly stopped hearing from her and couldn't find her anywhere, the #FindBecky search began. Once the police determined this was something more than simply a teenage girl running away from home, their investigation turned up the cruel, twisted truth of what really happened to Becky Watts. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/middleagedandmediocre/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/middleagedandmediocre/support

(Main story begins after the ad break) Get your blackstrap molasses and ask someone to rub your feet while you listen to us finish up the story of Edward Gingerich, the first Amish person convicted of homicide. We also talk about Joel getting recognized from the show out in public and how he handled it like a real pro. And of course, as the biggest USFL show in America (allegedly), we do a deep dive into what went down during week 1 of the new USFL season. Enjoy! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/middleagedandmediocre/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/middleagedandmediocre/support

(Main story begins at 22:15) Edward Gingerich was an Amish fella who never quite fit in with the community he so desperately wanted to escape. He married his wife, Katie, because he felt pressured to do so and had three children with her, all of which he ignored and resented. We explore the downward spiral that Ed found himself on that ultimately led to him being the first Amish person to be convicted of murder. Also, we're a big USFL show around here. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/middleagedandmediocre/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/middleagedandmediocre/support

Some men have it all. Wealth, success, love, respect, etc. Some men have it all plus more that they keep hidden away from others. This was the case with Steve Carroll. Steve was living the high life and he made sure that everyone lived it with him. He made sure his wife never had to work again. He flew his friends all over the world and gave them a taste of what it was like to live the lifestyle of the rich & famous. By all accounts, to anyone who knew him, Steve was living the perfect life. Steve had his secrets and demons, though, and as soon as they came to light, his whole world came crashing down. A secret family, a gambling addiction, and a habit of finding his way out of jobs that most would kill for; this is the story of how Steve Carroll went from having it all to losing everything and desperately just trying to hold onto a slice of the lifestyle he had become so accustomed to. Credit for this story goes to Jeff Gottlieb's article on Medium: "Death of a (Really Good) Salesman" https://medium.com/truly-adventurous/death-of-a-really-good-salesman-872a98f9c98e --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/middleagedandmediocre/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/middleagedandmediocre/support

Kurt Kunkle wanted to be internet famous. After a decade of failure, Kurt decided that if he couldn't be famous, he would be infamous. In this episode, we relive the day that Kurt put his plan into action and left a trail of bodies all over Los Angeles, and live-streamed each and every deranged minute. Stick around for the end to find out which one of your hosts is more internet famous. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/middleagedandmediocre/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/middleagedandmediocre/support