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Join them, won't you?]]></description><atom:link href="https://www.spreaker.com/show/3094503/episodes/feed" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><language>en</language><category>TV &amp; Film</category><copyright>Copyright BBE Productions</copyright><image><url>https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/3d0966635898d62104dc5ed3a0560368.jpg</url><title>Best Brothers Ever</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/best-brothers-ever--3094503</link></image><lastBuildDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 06:06:45 +0000</lastBuildDate><itunes:author>BBE Productions</itunes:author><itunes:owner><itunes:name>BBE Productions</itunes:name><itunes:email>joelspielberger101@gmail.com</itunes:email></itunes:owner><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/3d0966635898d62104dc5ed3a0560368.jpg"/><itunes:subtitle>Joel and Daniel are the Best Brothers Ever. Together they dissect films old and new, looking for meaning in the meaningless. Join them, won't you?</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Joel and Daniel are the Best Brothers Ever. Together they dissect films old and new, looking for meaning in the meaningless. Join them, won't you?]]></itunes:summary><itunes:category text="TV &amp; Film"/><itunes:category text="Arts"><itunes:category text="Performing Arts"/></itunes:category><itunes:category text="Comedy"/><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:type>episodic</itunes:type><item><title>Malcolm in the Middle: Life's Still Unfair</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/malcolm-in-the-middle-life-s-still-unfair--71397250</link><description><![CDATA[The Best Brothers Ever return to discuss another iconic sibling reunion, Malcolm In the Middle: Life's Still Unfair. They discuss the recent rash of reboot content from 2000s television, from Scrubs to And Just Like That (which the Best Brothers dive into, honestly half this episode is us talking about And Just Like That). <br /><br />The Malcolm reboot can be seen on Disney+/Hulu. We are not sponsored by the House of Mouse.<br /><br />Please rate, review, and subscribe if you like this stellar content!<br /><br />Also! Listen to Daniel's incredible podcast, The Study Hall Podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-study-hall-podcast/id1781732745]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/71397250</guid><pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 06:06:40 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/71397250/lifeisstillunfair_final.mp3" length="129193189" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/b446aad2-c8b2-4822-a04b-e429edd1eb2b/b446aad2-c8b2-4822-a04b-e429edd1eb2b.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/b446aad2-c8b2-4822-a04b-e429edd1eb2b/b446aad2-c8b2-4822-a04b-e429edd1eb2b.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/b446aad2-c8b2-4822-a04b-e429edd1eb2b/b446aad2-c8b2-4822-a04b-e429edd1eb2b.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>BBE Productions</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>The Best Brothers Ever return to discuss another iconic sibling reunion, Malcolm In the Middle: Life's Still Unfair. They discuss the recent rash of reboot content from 2000s television, from Scrubs to And Just Like That (which the Best Brothers dive...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[The Best Brothers Ever return to discuss another iconic sibling reunion, Malcolm In the Middle: Life's Still Unfair. They discuss the recent rash of reboot content from 2000s television, from Scrubs to And Just Like That (which the Best Brothers dive into, honestly half this episode is us talking about And Just Like That). <br /><br />The Malcolm reboot can be seen on Disney+/Hulu. We are not sponsored by the House of Mouse.<br /><br />Please rate, review, and subscribe if you like this stellar content!<br /><br />Also! Listen to Daniel's incredible podcast, The Study Hall Podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-study-hall-podcast/id1781732745]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>6460</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>charming,comedy,commentary,criticism,film,fox,funny,malcolminthemiddle,nostalgia,podcasts,sexandthecity,siblings,television,tv</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/3d0966635898d62104dc5ed3a0560368.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Behind the Candelabra</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/behind-the-candelabra--65983343</link><description><![CDATA[Daniel and Joel chat about “Behind The Candelabra,” Steven Soderbergh’s 2013 straight to HBO classic starring Matt Damon and Michael Douglas about the legendary pianist Liberace’s tumultuous relationship with Scott Thorson. Topics covered: Vegas cinema, plastic surgery, Sugarfish, Somebody Feed Phil, Med Men and so much more, Scott.... <br /><br />Note: Behind the Candelabra can be seen on the streaming service MAX. ]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/65983343</guid><pubDate>Wed, 07 May 2025 21:32:02 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/65983343/behind_the_candelabra_finalversion.mp3" length="49697685" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/c40f2bda-5bfd-473a-be0d-511aab0b15c1/c40f2bda-5bfd-473a-be0d-511aab0b15c1.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/c40f2bda-5bfd-473a-be0d-511aab0b15c1/c40f2bda-5bfd-473a-be0d-511aab0b15c1.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/c40f2bda-5bfd-473a-be0d-511aab0b15c1/c40f2bda-5bfd-473a-be0d-511aab0b15c1.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>BBE Productions</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Daniel and Joel chat about “Behind The Candelabra,” Steven Soderbergh’s 2013 straight to HBO classic starring Matt Damon and Michael Douglas about the legendary pianist Liberace’s tumultuous relationship with Scott Thorson. Topics covered: Vegas...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Daniel and Joel chat about “Behind The Candelabra,” Steven Soderbergh’s 2013 straight to HBO classic starring Matt Damon and Michael Douglas about the legendary pianist Liberace’s tumultuous relationship with Scott Thorson. Topics covered: Vegas cinema, plastic surgery, Sugarfish, Somebody Feed Phil, Med Men and so much more, Scott.... <br /><br />Note: Behind the Candelabra can be seen on the streaming service MAX. ]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>3107</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>best,comedy,commentary,film,hbo,history,humor,liberace,max,motionpicture,movies,podcasts,television</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/3d0966635898d62104dc5ed3a0560368.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Emilia Pérez</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/emilia-perez--64194615</link><description><![CDATA[Joel and Daniel watched a "film" that somehow racked up 13 Oscar nominations (in 12 categories): Emilia Pérez. The brothers discuss (sometimes in Spanish) why this drug cartel musical is so polarizing and answer a few listener questions.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/64194615</guid><pubDate>Tue, 04 Feb 2025 22:32:38 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/64194615/emiliaperez_v1.mp3" length="74257222" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/eaa82f5c-37c2-4d7f-86df-d055f31f4c6d/eaa82f5c-37c2-4d7f-86df-d055f31f4c6d.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/eaa82f5c-37c2-4d7f-86df-d055f31f4c6d/eaa82f5c-37c2-4d7f-86df-d055f31f4c6d.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/eaa82f5c-37c2-4d7f-86df-d055f31f4c6d/eaa82f5c-37c2-4d7f-86df-d055f31f4c6d.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>BBE Productions</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Joel and Daniel watched a "film" that somehow racked up 13 Oscar nominations (in 12 categories): Emilia Pérez. The brothers discuss (sometimes in Spanish) why this drug cartel musical is so polarizing and answer a few listener questions.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Joel and Daniel watched a "film" that somehow racked up 13 Oscar nominations (in 12 categories): Emilia Pérez. The brothers discuss (sometimes in Spanish) why this drug cartel musical is so polarizing and answer a few listener questions.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>4642</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>brothers,chatty,comedy,discussion,emiliaperez,film,funny,hermanos,humor,movies,podcasting,talk,television</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/3d0966635898d62104dc5ed3a0560368.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Megalopolis</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/megalopolis--62433640</link><description><![CDATA[Daniel and Joel discuss the passion project to end all passion projects: Megalopolis. Brent Lawson (@mildewbussy), an automobile aficionado,  makes a guest appearance to  unpack how cars factor into Francis Ford Coppola’s vision of American decline/utopia/whatever.<br />  <br />Follow Best Brothers Ever on Instagram: @bestbroseverpodcast]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/62433640</guid><pubDate>Mon, 21 Oct 2024 04:54:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/62433640/megalopolis.mp3" length="62049792" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/519ff3f2-61e6-4c8f-a6cd-728188048f98/519ff3f2-61e6-4c8f-a6cd-728188048f98.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/519ff3f2-61e6-4c8f-a6cd-728188048f98/519ff3f2-61e6-4c8f-a6cd-728188048f98.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/519ff3f2-61e6-4c8f-a6cd-728188048f98/519ff3f2-61e6-4c8f-a6cd-728188048f98.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>BBE Productions</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Daniel and Joel discuss the passion project to end all passion projects: Megalopolis. Brent Lawson (@mildewbussy), an automobile aficionado,  makes a guest appearance to  unpack how cars factor into Francis Ford Coppola’s vision of American...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Daniel and Joel discuss the passion project to end all passion projects: Megalopolis. Brent Lawson (@mildewbussy), an automobile aficionado,  makes a guest appearance to  unpack how cars factor into Francis Ford Coppola’s vision of American decline/utopia/whatever.<br />  <br />Follow Best Brothers Ever on Instagram: @bestbroseverpodcast]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>3879</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>cinema,comedy,coppola,culture,film,francisfordcoppola,funny,humor,megalopolis,movies,popculture,television,thegodfather,zoetrope</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/3d0966635898d62104dc5ed3a0560368.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Pain and Gain</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/pain-and-gain--61193577</link><description><![CDATA[Daniel and Joel discuss the loud and chaotic 2013 Michael Bay true crime film Pain and Gain!<br /><br />From Joel’s rants on the outsized influence of Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson and Mark Wahlberg to Daniel's fixation on New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman, no topic is safe from the Best Brothers Ever. Stay prayed up! <br /><br />All views and allegations are subjective and alleged!<br /><br />Follow Daniel's <a href="https://danielspielberger.substack.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">substack.</a><br /><br />Follow Best Brothers Ever on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/bestbroseverpodcast/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Instagram.</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/61193577</guid><pubDate>Thu, 29 Aug 2024 03:39:03 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/61193577/painandgain_final_v1.mp3" length="62881215" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/af82633a-2226-43ec-9af3-22fd0d69da2b/af82633a-2226-43ec-9af3-22fd0d69da2b.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/af82633a-2226-43ec-9af3-22fd0d69da2b/af82633a-2226-43ec-9af3-22fd0d69da2b.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/af82633a-2226-43ec-9af3-22fd0d69da2b/af82633a-2226-43ec-9af3-22fd0d69da2b.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>BBE Productions</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Daniel and Joel discuss the loud and chaotic 2013 Michael Bay true crime film Pain and Gain!

From Joel’s rants on the outsized influence of Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson and Mark Wahlberg to Daniel's fixation on New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman,...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Daniel and Joel discuss the loud and chaotic 2013 Michael Bay true crime film Pain and Gain!<br /><br />From Joel’s rants on the outsized influence of Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson and Mark Wahlberg to Daniel's fixation on New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman, no topic is safe from the Best Brothers Ever. Stay prayed up! <br /><br />All views and allegations are subjective and alleged!<br /><br />Follow Daniel's <a href="https://danielspielberger.substack.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">substack.</a><br /><br />Follow Best Brothers Ever on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/bestbroseverpodcast/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Instagram.</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>3931</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>comedy,criticism,dwaynejohnson,film,funny,markwahlberg,michaelbay,movies,painandgain,television,therock,thomasfriedman,transformers,tv</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/3d0966635898d62104dc5ed3a0560368.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Game Change</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/game-change--60784322</link><description><![CDATA[Joel and Daniel discuss the 2012 Jay Roach directed HBO film “Game Change” which recounts Senator John McCain’s historic decision to ask Governor Sarah Palin to be his running mate for the 2008 presidential election. <br />Our Best Brothers Ever discuss how the film exists within the context of the unburdened coconut that is the 2024 election. Joel unpacks his beef with Aaron Sorkin and Daniel opens up about his political junky habit. You Betcha!<br /><br />Game Change can be found on Max. <br /><br />Sources:<br />Daniel's iconic <a href="https://www.gawkerarchives.com/media/five-whole-hours-sixteen-minutes-with-meghan-mccain" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Meghan McCain article on Gawker</a>. <br />Daniel's iconic <a href="https://danielspielberger.substack.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">substack.</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/60784322</guid><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jul 2024 04:41:39 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/60784322/game_change_final.mp3" length="74081291" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/1f4cf46b-0c32-42cf-9d9d-7f6f45b732b6/1f4cf46b-0c32-42cf-9d9d-7f6f45b732b6.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/1f4cf46b-0c32-42cf-9d9d-7f6f45b732b6/1f4cf46b-0c32-42cf-9d9d-7f6f45b732b6.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/1f4cf46b-0c32-42cf-9d9d-7f6f45b732b6/1f4cf46b-0c32-42cf-9d9d-7f6f45b732b6.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>BBE Productions</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Joel and Daniel discuss the 2012 Jay Roach directed HBO film “Game Change” which recounts Senator John McCain’s historic decision to ask Governor Sarah Palin to be his running mate for the 2008 presidential election. 
Our Best Brothers Ever discuss...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Joel and Daniel discuss the 2012 Jay Roach directed HBO film “Game Change” which recounts Senator John McCain’s historic decision to ask Governor Sarah Palin to be his running mate for the 2008 presidential election. <br />Our Best Brothers Ever discuss how the film exists within the context of the unburdened coconut that is the 2024 election. Joel unpacks his beef with Aaron Sorkin and Daniel opens up about his political junky habit. You Betcha!<br /><br />Game Change can be found on Max. <br /><br />Sources:<br />Daniel's iconic <a href="https://www.gawkerarchives.com/media/five-whole-hours-sixteen-minutes-with-meghan-mccain" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Meghan McCain article on Gawker</a>. <br />Daniel's iconic <a href="https://danielspielberger.substack.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">substack.</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>4631</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>2008,2012,bestbrothersever,comedy,election,film,gamechange,hbo,jayroach,joebiden,juliannemoore,kamala,palin,politics,president,sarahpalin,television,tv</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/3d0966635898d62104dc5ed3a0560368.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>This Is 40</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/this-is-40--59568310</link><description><![CDATA[Daniel and Joel discuss Judd Apatow’s 2012 comedy “This Is 40”, a film about what happens after you’re no longer 39. In this episode, the brothers arrive at a canonical definition for the Brentwood romantic comedy. Is Paul Rudd’s character a bad person who views Sprinkles cupcakes as his moral compass? Why is Leslie Mann vaguely antivax? What’s up with all the LOST references?! Tune in!<br /><br /><br /><br />4-8-15-16-23-42]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/59568310</guid><pubDate>Sat, 20 Apr 2024 19:59:24 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/59568310/best_brothers_ever_this_is_40.mp3" length="76805140" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/fe8409de-c1a0-48e1-8cc2-4dfb96da58a6/fe8409de-c1a0-48e1-8cc2-4dfb96da58a6.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/fe8409de-c1a0-48e1-8cc2-4dfb96da58a6/fe8409de-c1a0-48e1-8cc2-4dfb96da58a6.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/fe8409de-c1a0-48e1-8cc2-4dfb96da58a6/fe8409de-c1a0-48e1-8cc2-4dfb96da58a6.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>BBE Productions</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Daniel and Joel discuss Judd Apatow’s 2012 comedy “This Is 40”, a film about what happens after you’re no longer 39. In this episode, the brothers arrive at a canonical definition for the Brentwood romantic comedy. Is Paul Rudd’s character a bad...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Daniel and Joel discuss Judd Apatow’s 2012 comedy “This Is 40”, a film about what happens after you’re no longer 39. In this episode, the brothers arrive at a canonical definition for the Brentwood romantic comedy. Is Paul Rudd’s character a bad person who views Sprinkles cupcakes as his moral compass? Why is Leslie Mann vaguely antivax? What’s up with all the LOST references?! Tune in!<br /><br /><br /><br />4-8-15-16-23-42]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>3841</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>apatow,bestbrothersever,comedy,comedypodcast,criticism,culture,daniel,film,funnypeople,interesting,juddapatow,movies,popculture,recap,streaming,television,thisis40</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/3d0966635898d62104dc5ed3a0560368.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>This Is Me...Now</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/this-is-me-now--59026352</link><description><![CDATA[Daniel and Joel reunite to analyze Jennifer Lopez’s autofiction magnum opus, This Is Me…Now. Drawing from their vast knowledge of cinema and Marxism, the Best Brothers Ever examine why J Lo spent $20 million to tell her journey of searching for true love. Special guests include their best sister ever, Sarah, and tech and culture reporter, Kat Tenbarge.<br /><br />Thanks to Brent Lawson (@mildewbussy) for our cover art and Samantha Land for producing!]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/59026352</guid><pubDate>Wed, 13 Mar 2024 00:13:38 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/59026352/this_is_me_now.mp3" length="112885466" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/7e5e3d8b-d338-4075-9bf2-aecb2e31b7a5/7e5e3d8b-d338-4075-9bf2-aecb2e31b7a5.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/7e5e3d8b-d338-4075-9bf2-aecb2e31b7a5/7e5e3d8b-d338-4075-9bf2-aecb2e31b7a5.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/7e5e3d8b-d338-4075-9bf2-aecb2e31b7a5/7e5e3d8b-d338-4075-9bf2-aecb2e31b7a5.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>BBE Productions</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Daniel and Joel reunite to analyze Jennifer Lopez’s autofiction magnum opus, This Is Me…Now. Drawing from their vast knowledge of cinema and Marxism, the Best Brothers Ever examine why J Lo spent $20 million to tell her journey of searching for true...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Daniel and Joel reunite to analyze Jennifer Lopez’s autofiction magnum opus, This Is Me…Now. Drawing from their vast knowledge of cinema and Marxism, the Best Brothers Ever examine why J Lo spent $20 million to tell her journey of searching for true love. Special guests include their best sister ever, Sarah, and tech and culture reporter, Kat Tenbarge.<br /><br />Thanks to Brent Lawson (@mildewbussy) for our cover art and Samantha Land for producing!]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>5645</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>amazonprime,benaffleck,comedy,criticism,culture,film,funny,jennifer,jenniferlopez,lopez,musicvideo,popculture,smart,television,thisismenow</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/3d0966635898d62104dc5ed3a0560368.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Undercover in Celebreality: A Conversation with Ann Hirsch</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/undercover-in-celebreality-a-conversation-with-ann-hirsch--16106849</link><description><![CDATA[The Best Brothers Ever talk to performance artist Ann Hirsch, who went undercover as a contestant on VH1's reality show Frank the Entertainer in a Basement Affair. Though she initially became a contestant as part of a satirical performance art piece, Ann Hirsch's plans quickly changed once she entered the strange and surreptitious world of VH1 Celebreality.<br /><br />For more about Ann Hirsch and her art please click on these dank links:<br />therealannhirsch.com<br /><br /><a href="https://vimeo.com/31097899" rel="noopener">https://vimeo.com/31097899</a> (My Brief Love Affair with Frank Maresca)<br /><br /><a href="https://vimeo.com/33749922" rel="noopener">https://vimeo.com/33749922</a> (How to Get on Reality TV)]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/16106849</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Nov 2018 00:34:03 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/16106849/bbever_8_fin.mp3" length="32678856" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/4e2bca46-512a-4245-b590-a148864cb4a0/4e2bca46-512a-4245-b590-a148864cb4a0.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/4e2bca46-512a-4245-b590-a148864cb4a0/4e2bca46-512a-4245-b590-a148864cb4a0.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/4e2bca46-512a-4245-b590-a148864cb4a0/4e2bca46-512a-4245-b590-a148864cb4a0.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>BBE Productions</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>The Best Brothers Ever talk to performance artist Ann Hirsch, who went undercover as a contestant on VH1's reality show Frank the Entertainer in a Basement Affair. 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Though she initially became a contestant as part of a satirical performance art piece, Ann Hirsch's plans quickly changed once she entered the strange and surreptitious world of VH1 Celebreality.<br /><br />For more about Ann Hirsch and her art please click on these dank links:<br />therealannhirsch.com<br /><br /><a href="https://vimeo.com/31097899" rel="noopener">https://vimeo.com/31097899</a> (My Brief Love Affair with Frank Maresca)<br /><br /><a href="https://vimeo.com/33749922" rel="noopener">https://vimeo.com/33749922</a> (How to Get on Reality TV)]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2043</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>2000s,amazing,annhirsch,basementaffair,bestbrothersever,brotherhood,comedy,daniel,expose,franktheentertainer,groundbreaking,joel,peabody,realitytv,satire,spielberger,undercover,vh1</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/3d0966635898d62104dc5ed3a0560368.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>A Tale of Two Charm Schools: Rockerverse</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-tale-of-two-charm-schools-rockerverse--15979969</link><description><![CDATA[On their salacious seventh episode, the Best Brothers Ever revisit Vh1's Charm School: Rock of Love, hosted by Sharon Osbourne. 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Daniel and Joel also try to figure out who gave them a one star rating on iTunes.

Email your questions/comments to...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[On their salacious seventh episode, the Best Brothers Ever revisit Vh1's Charm School: Rock of Love, hosted by Sharon Osbourne. Daniel and Joel also try to figure out who gave them a one star rating on iTunes.<br /><br />Email your questions/comments to <a href="mailto:thebestbrothersever@gmail.com">thebestbrothersever@gmail.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>3161</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>2000s,bestbrothersever,bestweekever,brotherhood,brothers,charmschool,comedy,daniel,funny,joel,nostalgia,realitytv,rockers,rockoflove,salacious,sharonosbourne,spielberger,thesoup,tv,vh1</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/3d0966635898d62104dc5ed3a0560368.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>A Tale of Two Charm Schools: Flavortown, USA</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-tale-of-two-charm-schools-flavortown-usa--15919002</link><description><![CDATA[The Best Brothers Ever enroll in the most exclusive of academic institutions, Flavor of Love Girls: Charm School hosted by Oscar winner Mo'nique. Daniel and Joel Spielberger recap major moments from the first season of Charm School and discuss the ethics of using a reality TV show to "reform" the Flavor of Love Girls.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/15919002</guid><pubDate>Tue, 09 Oct 2018 19:09:31 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/15919002/bbever_6_a_tale_of_two_charm_schoolsflavortownusa.mp3" length="42267778" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/07df11b4-1707-431d-b0fd-e0da80be83bb/07df11b4-1707-431d-b0fd-e0da80be83bb.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/07df11b4-1707-431d-b0fd-e0da80be83bb/07df11b4-1707-431d-b0fd-e0da80be83bb.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/07df11b4-1707-431d-b0fd-e0da80be83bb/07df11b4-1707-431d-b0fd-e0da80be83bb.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>BBE Productions</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>The Best Brothers Ever enroll in the most exclusive of academic institutions, Flavor of Love Girls: Charm School hosted by Oscar winner Mo'nique. Daniel and Joel Spielberger recap major moments from the first season of Charm School and discuss the...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[The Best Brothers Ever enroll in the most exclusive of academic institutions, Flavor of Love Girls: Charm School hosted by Oscar winner Mo'nique. Daniel and Joel Spielberger recap major moments from the first season of Charm School and discuss the ethics of using a reality TV show to "reform" the Flavor of Love Girls.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2642</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>analysis,brothers,comedy,deepdive,monique,mo'nique,realitytv,spielberg,television,vh1</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/3d0966635898d62104dc5ed3a0560368.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Rock of Love: Cool Girls Abound</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/rock-of-love-cool-girls-abound--15684949</link><description><![CDATA[This week Daniel and Joel, the Best Brothers EVER, tackle one of the most infamous, Ed Hardy filled shows in Celebreality herstory, Rock of Love with Bret Michaels. Bouncers. Groupies. Body (vagina) shots. Ripped jeans and a good time. It's rock n' roll, baby. <br /><br />If you have any questions, comments or submissions for the Best Brothers email <a href="mailto:thebestbrothersever@gmail.com">thebestbrothersever@gmail.com</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/15684949</guid><pubDate>Mon, 10 Sep 2018 19:00:05 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/15684949/bbever_5_fin.mp3" length="48733060" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/d7238d22-81e9-4812-8318-18dd3a13f766/d7238d22-81e9-4812-8318-18dd3a13f766.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/d7238d22-81e9-4812-8318-18dd3a13f766/d7238d22-81e9-4812-8318-18dd3a13f766.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/d7238d22-81e9-4812-8318-18dd3a13f766/d7238d22-81e9-4812-8318-18dd3a13f766.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>BBE Productions</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>This week Daniel and Joel, the Best Brothers EVER, tackle one of the most infamous, Ed Hardy filled shows in Celebreality herstory, Rock of Love with Bret Michaels. Bouncers. Groupies. Body (vagina) shots. Ripped jeans and a good time. It's rock n'...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[This week Daniel and Joel, the Best Brothers EVER, tackle one of the most infamous, Ed Hardy filled shows in Celebreality herstory, Rock of Love with Bret Michaels. Bouncers. Groupies. Body (vagina) shots. Ripped jeans and a good time. It's rock n' roll, baby. <br /><br />If you have any questions, comments or submissions for the Best Brothers email <a href="mailto:thebestbrothersever@gmail.com">thebestbrothersever@gmail.com</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>3046</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>bestbrothersever,bretmichaels,comedy,daisydelahoya,daniel,ilovemoney,joel,meganwantsamillionaire,poison,rockoflove,rockoflovebus,spielberger,television,vh1</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/3d0966635898d62104dc5ed3a0560368.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>I Love New York Part 2: The Head Phoenix in Charge</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/i-love-new-york-part-2-the-head-phoenix-in-charge--15640307</link><description><![CDATA[The Best Brothers Ever finish talking about Tiffany "New York" Pollard's career AFTER I Love New York. From inseminating pigs to confronting her mother's dark side, New York did whatever it took to entertain America with her life. In this episode the Best Brothers Ever; reunite after a brotherly separation, try to figure out how hot it is in the studio and discover whether or not New York coined the term "HBIC." <br /><br />Slap me, b*tch, slap me.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/15640307</guid><pubDate>Tue, 04 Sep 2018 18:41:13 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/15640307/bbever_episode4_done.mp3" length="50022479" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/5a5e10fe-ad73-41a6-8d67-42a342aacdfa/5a5e10fe-ad73-41a6-8d67-42a342aacdfa.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/5a5e10fe-ad73-41a6-8d67-42a342aacdfa/5a5e10fe-ad73-41a6-8d67-42a342aacdfa.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/5a5e10fe-ad73-41a6-8d67-42a342aacdfa/5a5e10fe-ad73-41a6-8d67-42a342aacdfa.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>BBE Productions</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>The Best Brothers Ever finish talking about Tiffany "New York" Pollard's career AFTER I Love New York. From inseminating pigs to confronting her mother's dark side, New York did whatever it took to entertain America with her life. In this episode the...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[The Best Brothers Ever finish talking about Tiffany "New York" Pollard's career AFTER I Love New York. From inseminating pigs to confronting her mother's dark side, New York did whatever it took to entertain America with her life. In this episode the Best Brothers Ever; reunite after a brotherly separation, try to figure out how hot it is in the studio and discover whether or not New York coined the term "HBIC." <br /><br />Slap me, b*tch, slap me.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>3127</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>brothers,celebreality,crisabrego,culture,daniel,flavorflav,gawker,joel,markcronin,newyork,perezhilton,popculture,reality,spielberger,steveharvey,tiffanypollard,vh1</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/3d0966635898d62104dc5ed3a0560368.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>I Love New York Part 1: A Phoenix Rising</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/i-love-new-york-part-1-a-phoenix-rising--15576406</link><description><![CDATA[On their third episode ever, the Best Brothers Ever dissect how Tiffany “New York” Pollard went from Flavor Flav’s two time reject to the indisputable Queen of Reality TV with her iconic TV show, I Love New York.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/15576406</guid><pubDate>Mon, 27 Aug 2018 13:30:06 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/15576406/bbever_episode3_fin.mp3" length="54603708" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/f6e77f0b-4697-44f9-98b3-c101feff4fba/f6e77f0b-4697-44f9-98b3-c101feff4fba.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/f6e77f0b-4697-44f9-98b3-c101feff4fba/f6e77f0b-4697-44f9-98b3-c101feff4fba.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/sounder/f6e77f0b-4697-44f9-98b3-c101feff4fba/f6e77f0b-4697-44f9-98b3-c101feff4fba.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>BBE Productions</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>On their third episode ever, the Best Brothers Ever dissect how Tiffany “New York” Pollard went from Flavor Flav’s two time reject to the indisputable Queen of Reality TV with her iconic TV show, I Love New York.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[On their third episode ever, the Best Brothers Ever dissect how Tiffany “New York” Pollard went from Flavor Flav’s two time reject to the indisputable Queen of Reality TV with her iconic TV show, I Love New York.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>3413</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>2000s,brothers,celebreality,comedy,culture,fantastic,flavorflav,ilovenewyork,newyork,realitytv,television,vh1</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>true</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/3d0966635898d62104dc5ed3a0560368.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item></channel></rss>
