Podcast
Daddy Issues
Hosted by Awful Commentary · EN
Dave and Dom have Daddy Issues and there's only one way to conquer them... explore father and son relationships in popular culture and see what lessons they can gleam! First started in 2018, Awful Commentary's Daddy Issues delves into movies, cartoons, comics, manga and anywhere else that father and sons may be hiding in the hopes of finding the peace that only media can bring!
Our theme is Cali by Wataboi/Jonas Bjørnstad which can be found for free at: https://pixabay.com/users/wataboi-12344345/
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Movie Playlist
Oct 5, 202102:03:37Tap to summarizeThe playlist is back, but this time it's movie time! (All of that was in the title, what a goddamn pointless exercise this is) Dave and Dom have chosen 3 movies each that remind them of their relationship with their respective fathers and there is some real gold in there!
Transcribe →Neon Genesis Evangelion Ep.6-10 (NeDom Genesis Daveangelion Mini-Series Pt.2)
Sep 29, 202101:28:02Tap to summarizeNeDom Genesis Daveangelion is back and the boys even recorded mid-week because they were so excited to keep talking about it!
Transcribe →Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (Feb. 2021)
Sep 22, 202101:29:40Tap to summarizeWhat more is there to say? It's Austin Powers! On Daddy Issues!
Transcribe →Neon Genesis Evangelion Ep.1-5 (NeDom Genesis Daveangelion Mini-Series Pt.1)
Sep 13, 202101:45:50Tap to summarizeWelcome to the weird world of Daddy Issues and NeDom Genesis Daveangelion! For an Episode 20 treat, our boys dive into one of anime's foundational texts and geek out over feeling depressed.
Transcribe →Honey Boy (Feb. 2021)
Sep 6, 202101:34:02Tap to summarizeThis is a BIG ONE! Dave and Dom dive into Shia LaBeouf's masterpiece Honey Boy... and then into Shia and the allegations against him. This is a Daddy Issues first for many reasons, and one of them is: "Honey Boy is undoubtedly an amazing movie. But can we enjoy it in good conscience?" Roundtable: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ibPkL... Jeff LeBeouf interview: https://gen.medium.com/shia-labeoufs-... Honey Boy / Even Stevens shots: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mb2jB...
Transcribe →Lone Wolf & Cub Vol.1 feat. MF DOOM (Jan. 2021)
Aug 30, 202101:20:25Tap to summarizeThey've talked about The Mandalorian, they've discussed Road to Perdition, now it's time to follow The Assassin's Road, with Ogami Itto, the Baby Cart Assassin. In this episode, Dom & Dave explore Kazuo Koike and Goseki Kojima's foundational text and pay their respects to the late, great MF Doom (with a mini-playlist too!) We use and reference a few videos (that of course we don't own and are using in fair use context, and they're listed below!) HUGE SHOUT OUT TO aa aa's Rhyme's Highlighted videos. Also, Dom doesn't know how to pronounce RZA because he's only ever seen it written down and Dave's gonna make him feel it.
Transcribe →Straight Outta Compton (Jan. 2021)
Aug 23, 202101:30:24Tap to summarizeIn Straight Outta Compton, the character of Ice Cube is played by the real-life Ice Cube's son, O'Shea Jackson Jnr... a son... playing his father... that's the set up for this episode of Daddy Issues.
Transcribe →Dom Rants: Star Wars "Disney are the Sith" (but not for the reason you think) (Jan. 2021)
Jul 28, 202100:30:37Tap to summarizeFresh off meditating on the toilet, Dom calls Dave to spitball the thoughts that have been running through his head: The Force isn't a spiritual concept, it's a metafictional stand-in for money and narrative structure. And who is it that lusts for power and control over the continued revenues of the Star Wars franchise? Mickey frickin' Mouse.
Transcribe →Star Wars Original Trilogy (feat. Dom's Dad) (Jan. 2021)
Jul 26, 202101:38:01Tap to summarizeOn the previous episode of Daddy Issues, Dom made a BOLD CLAIM that the famous family themes that run throughout the original Star Wars trilogy are a lie! And that audience's assumptions that all Star Wars media must be family-related has created a narrative problem for the franchise. Dave was having NONE OF IT, and has brought in some back-up! Daddy Issues' first guest, Dom's dad.
Transcribe →The Mandalorian Part 2 [SPOILERS] (Dec. 2020)
Jul 19, 202101:15:07Tap to summarizeThe second part of the Daddy Issues conversation about The Mandalorian delves further into the father/son relationship in season 2. Will Dave find an emotional connection to these characters? Will Dom improve the overall story? Probably, it's amazing that Hollywood hasn't hired him yet, especially given how good he is at writing podcast descriptions.
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