Big Kid

This week, we're going international. I went to Brazil last week and it was super weird and cool. Mat Elfring is here for my 'what I did on my summer vacation" style recap of the trip, complete with a trip to McDonald's, where I taste-tested their super cool menu! There are lots of visuals for this episode, so you might want to jump over to the Big Kid YouTube to check it all out!

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This week on Big Kid, we welcome a new Canadian folk hero. Riley Merry had an unopened tub of Costco potato salad in his refrigerator and it was about to go bad. Instead of throwing it out, he challenged himself to eat it all and went viral. Riley is here to talk about his journey to side dish game, what's next, and indulges Chris in talking about the best stuff in Halifax. Check out Riley on TikTok and Instagram below!

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Happy Turkey Day, everyone! To celebrate, you've just got me this week, talking the best Thanksgiving foods. Is stuffing number one? What's better--mashed potatoes or yams? I have the answers you need!

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Mat Elfring (I Just Wanna Talk To Friends) returns to talk about the pure joy of physical media in a streaming world. Mat and I have been big fans of actually collecting physical copies of movies most of our lives and that hasn't changed, even though most movies are online. Physical media is better and we will fight you.

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Hey there! Sadly, we have no new episode this week due to some traveling. I'm currently in Las Vegas for work. Since I'm very cool, I'm only doing things that don't include gambling and drinking. Luckily, I already know what to do since I've literally written about it!

https://haynerland.substack.com/p/8-awesome-things-to-do-in-las-vegas

We'll be back next week with an all new episode!

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This week, there's a lot to learn as we delve into the world of K-Pop. Back in 2021, I noticed a bunch of my friends all started listening to K-Pop almost simultaneously. Now, three of those friends are here to explain to me what the heck is going on.

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Welcome, foolish mortals! This week we're celebrating spooky season with a deep dive into loving The Haunted Mansion at Disneyland (and Disney World). Former journalist Danielle Turchiano joins the fun as we dig into what makes the ride so much fun, differences between the different versions, and why the hell Tim Burton has to mess it up so many months of the year.

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It's spooky season on Big Kid! This week, Mat Elfring and Niki Ortega-Diaz join Chris to talk about our favorite scary movies, from iconic '80s classics to modern-day haunts you should watch for Halloween!

Extra credit reading:

Sleepaway Camp: The Elephant in the Room by Alice Collins

https://bloody-disgusting.com/editorials/3625816/sleepaway-camp-elephant-room-trapped-gender/

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It's a Wrestle Buddies reunion this week as we welcome back I Just Wanna Talk To Friends host Mat Elfring to talk wrestling, memories, and catch up with some of our favorite characters. Yes, Dog Dad Lawyer is here for some reason.

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We all love LEGOs. It's the truth. And this week, one of my favorite humans (and co-creator of The CW's Gotham Knights) Natalie Abrams is here for some talkin' bricks. Favorite LEGO sets, worst builds, dreaming up big future ideas for the company. And dear God, the Ninja Turtle LEGOs that could be made. Strap in for an excellent Season 1 finale, as we go gaga for LEGOs!

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Let's get crazy! This week, no guest! Due to a technical error (my bad), the pod I recorded with an excellent guest didn't work out. So! Instead, this week I have many thoughts on the new Ninja Turtles movie. So buckle up, let's talk!

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This week, good buddy Adam Rosenberg is here to talk about Phish, jam bands, and awesome concerts. Plus, I explain why I don't like Dave Matthews Band.

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BFF and co-host of THR's TV's Top 5 podcast, Lesley Goldberg, is here this week as we dig deep into baseball cards, trading cards in general, and #thehobby, as it's known online. Lesley has so much really cool information about trading cards, both the modern-day hobby and the stuff we used to collect when we were kids. She also has some honestly incredible items in her personal collection. Baseball cards are history!

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Marisa Roffman, editor-in-chief of Give Me My Remote is here for episode 2 to talk about the most important TV show of all time, The X-Files. Is the second movie actually good? Does Agent Doggett get a bad wrap? Where the hell is the truth? We talk about everything, just as we have been doing for the past decade. Plus, Marisa talks about when she actually got to visit the set of The X-Files!

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This week, for the first-ever episode of Big Kid, we welcome Mat Elfring. Mat used to work with Chris on the Wrestle Buddies podcast. Now they're just buddy buddies. We talk about very important things like the best and worst arcade games, the arcades we spent our childhood in, and modding Arcade1Up machines so they play more than, like, two titles.

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Are you still a big kid at heart? This is the podcast for you. Big Kid is coming soon, featuring veteran entertainment journalist Chris Hayner talking to people he likes about the things we all still love. From action figures and video games to baseball cards, movies, TV shows, and more, Big Kid will tackle it all. So subscribe to the show now to get Episode 1 when it's ready!

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