{"podcast":{"title":"A Tripp Through Comedy","slug":"a-tripp-through-comedy-7045072","podcast_index_feed_id":7045072,"rss_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/show/6072216/episodes/feed","website_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/a-tripp-through-comedy--6072216","image_url":"https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/975250eb08982b2e99509163e5297194.jpg","author":"Tripp and Ross","episode_count":152,"summary":"Tripp has rejected mainstream comedies for most of his life. Now, Ross is taking him film by film through the movies he sadly missed (or smartly avoided) until now. Join us as we look at studio comedies from the late 90s and early 2000s. Week by week, we will tackle one (or two) films as Tripp tries to figure out what made them so funny and Ross explains the context Tripp avoided.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-11T16:19:59.097830+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/a-tripp-through-comedy-7045072"},"episode":{"title":"Men in Black II","slug":"men-in-black-ii","published_at":"2026-05-14T06:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/a-tripp-through-comedy-7045072/men-in-black-ii","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/a-tripp-through-comedy-7045072","url":"https://www.spreaker.com/episode/men-in-black-ii--72001632","audio_url":"https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/72001632/598b77cf_87a9_9668_41f5_67db052420da.mp3","summary":"Our exit today has us as your first, last and only line of defense against the worst scum of the universe. This week, we are talking about Men In Black II, written by Robert Gordon and Barry Fanaro, and directed by Barry Sonnenfeld.Along the way, we enjoy our first chance to really talk about Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones and their importance to most any 90s kids. Plus, Twin Peaks, alien movies, metaphors, The Larry Sanders Show, prosthetics, wigs, Thanksgiving pageants, Joel Coen sightings, and the July 4 Weekend at the box office. Theme music by Jonworthymusic.Powered by RiversideFM. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠CFF Films⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ with Ross and friends. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Movies We've Covered on the Show⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ on Letterboxd. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Movies Recommended on the Show⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ on Letterboxd.","meta_description":"Our exit today has us as your first, last and only line of defense against the worst scum of the universe. This week, we are talking about Men In Black II…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4719,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/a-tripp-through-comedy-7045072/episodes/men-in-black-ii/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/a-tripp-through-comedy-7045072/men-in-black-ii.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}