Episode 29: Excuse Me While I Kiss This Guy

PROMPTS: Siren, Leather, 818

Neal embarks on an off-the-rails deep dive into Ice Ice Baby, Vanilla Ice’s meteoric rise, and the bizarre world surrounding his fame. From his disputed backstory to a failed Hollywood career (Cool as Ice, anyone?), Neal unpacks the highs, lows, and lingering pop-culture footprint of one of the 90s’ most notorious one-hit wonders. Plus, a wild fact about an important crew member that you won't want to miss.

Lauren brings things back to high art with Caspar David Friedrich’s Wanderer Above the Sea of Fog, one of the most iconic paintings of the Romantic era. She explores how Friedrich captured the sublime, the loneliness of modernity, and even how the Nazis co-opted his work for their own nationalistic purposes. Also, if you’re in New York this year, she highly recommends seeing Friedrich’s newly opened exhibition at The Met.

Neal’s Topic:

Vanilla Ice’s wild career & the Cool as Ice debacle
How a misheard lyric led to a deep dive on the 818 area code
TRAILER for Cool As Ice (watch the whole movie if you dare)

Lauren’s Topic:

Caspar David Friedrich’s Wanderer Above the Sea of Fog
High-Res Version HERE

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