Episodes

Emmy Serviss is back and she picked this one. It's the 1992 movie This is My Life starring Julie Kavner and directed by Nora Ephron, with Dan Aykroyd in a supporting roll. This movie is an excellent depiction of the life of a stand up comic. I'm just kidding, this might be the worst adaptation on how the stand up comedy world works ever!! Have a listen and see what we are talking about. Oh yea it is also a mother, daughter drama as well. Please support this podcast here on Anchor, or at my Patre...

Steph DeWaegeneer is back and we talk about the infamous SNL episode starring Milton Berle. If you know anything about SNL Berle got banned from hosting the show after this episode. Steph and I talk about what happened behind the scenes of the episode and how bad was Berle in the show? Is it worth watching as a train wreck? Have a listen and find out. If you enjoyed this episode please support it here on Anchor, or on my Patreon page with the link below. This podcast can be found on Cross The St...

The boys are back in town!!! Chase and Bryce are back from The Movie Gap and we talk about The Blues Brothers...2000. 18 years later Elwood is out of jail and is on the mission to get the band back together again. John Landis is back to direct and Dan Aykroyd is back as Elwood plus the band. We compare this sequel to the original and then judge it on it's own. How does it hold up? Have a listen and find out. Please listen to Chase and Bryce's The Movie Gap podcast on wherever you listen to podca...

I am doing it again. One of my first podcast was on the movie Sneakers. With the passing of the great Sidney Poitier I am talking about the movie again with my arch nemesis Tim Howard in my first ever Redid Overdo podcast. This is a coffee and Mountain Dew fueled talk about this film. We compare this movie to everything from Joe Dirt to Al Kaline. Also, please check out my original podcast on Sneakers when you are finished with this one...see which one you like better. This podcast can be found ...

Time for some more blues with Jake and Elwood. Once again Sean Penalber joins me and we talk about the Blues Brothers album Made In America. This would be the last live album with John Belushi as Jake. We go through the songs, which ones work, which ones don't. We compare to other Blues Brothers albums and let you know what we think of this album on a whole. Please support this podcast here on Anchor, or with the Patreon link below. This is a Cross The Streams Media Podcast. www.patreon.com.sco...

Happy New Year. A new year a new episode and a new guest. I'm joined by Emmy Serviss and we talk about the sport/comedy Celtic Pride with Damon Waynas, Daniel Stern and Dan Aykroyd. An early movie written by Judd Apatow with Colin Quinn. How does the movie capture the sports world? Is it funny, or touching, or exciting? Tune in and find out. If you like this podcast please support it here, or at the Patreon link below. This podcast can be found on the cross the streams media platform. www.Patreo...

It's Christmas time and I am joined by my friend Meredith Nudo and we talk about The Canadian Christmas cartoon special The Gift Of Winter with the voices of Dan Aykroyd and Gilda Radner. We talk about this off beat tale of winter and Christmas featuring the two future SNL stars. How good is it? Should you put it on your Christmas viewing list? Have a listen and see what we think and see if this special shows us the true meaning of Christmas. This podcast can be found on the Cross The Streams Me...

In this episode I am joined by my fellow improviser Mariel Smithwick and we talk about the late, great Madeline Kahn and her first appearance on SNL. We talk about how she seamlessly interacts with the rest of the cast and how the cast also hangs with this very talented lady. This episode has the famous sketch where Dan Aykroyd does his flawless Nixon impression and John Belushi show his impression skills by doing Henry Kissinger and Jack Nicholson. Please check it out and leave a review. You ca...

Back in 1993 Fox thought it would be a good idea top give Chevy Chase a late night talk show. So...yeah that happened. To say it was a disaster is an understatement. To flush out this debacle I am one again joined by my good friend Steph DeWaegeneer. We look at an episode guest starring Dan Aykroyd and give our opinion and what worked and what did not. Steph bring up a great piece by Hats Off Entertainment the link which I will include below. This podcast can be found on Cross The Streams Media ...

This podcast looks at "one of the worst movies of all time" North directed by Rob Reiner and has an all star cast headed by Elijah wood as the titular character North. I'm joined once again by Will Fordyce. And Will gives this movie his stamp of approval as a high quality kids movie that can be watched by the whole family. We talk about all the performances and how such a movie with this all this talent went so far off the rails. This podcast can be found on Cross The Streams Media platform. ww...

This is my first podcast looking at a magazine. That magazine is issue #164 of Starlog from March of 1991. Dan Aykroyd is the cover story where he talks about his "upcoming" movie Nothing But Trouble. I cover all the topics in the magazine including Frankenstein's Monster, Edward Scissorhands, The Creature From The Black Lagoon, Star Trek and others. So, lets go back when magazines where under $25.00!!! Just FYI I mention the show Space 1999 in this podcast and I know I say it incorrectly every ...

My buddy Sean Penalber is back and we are talking about music. We are discussing the 2003 release Have Love Will Travel. Dan teams up with Jim Belushi for this CD. We talk about the songs and performances and we grade it on it's own merit and compare it to The Blues Brothers with Jim's brother John. How fun is this CD? How does it represent The Blues? Have a listen and find out. www.patreon.com/scottwhite www.scottyblanco.com www.twitter.com/scottwhite91 www.instagram.com/scottwhite1968 www...

My good friend Will Fordyce joins me again and we talk about the 2010 movie Yogi Bear. Dan Aykroyd does the voice of Yogi and Justin Timberlake is the voice of Boo Boo. This film is part animation and part live action. We talk about how Yogi comes across in 2010 and how well the real actors interact with their animated cohorts. Also discussed is how well this family film will appeal to adults and children. This is a Cross The Streams Media Production. www.patreon.com/scottwhite www.scottblanco...

I am joined again by Miguel Sanchez and Eddie Ball. We talk about the Academy Award winning movie Driving Miss Daisy. Dan stars along side Morgan Freeman and Jessica Tandy. Aykroyd was nominated for a Oscar, but did not win. We look how the movie holds up, did it deserve all the nominations and how did Aykroyd hold up against acting heavy weights Freeman and Tandy. Please help out this podcast by donating here on Anchor, or at the Partreon link below. This podcast can be found on Cross The Strea...

Welcome to a...And Dan Aykroyd Podcast. This is where Dan shows up and the end of the credits and has a small supporting roll in the movie. I'm joined once again by Steph DeWaegeneer and we talk about the Rom/Com 50 Firsts Dates starring Adam Sandler and Drew Barrymore. We discuss how well Adam and Drew work together and compare this movie to other Sandler projects. Please check it out. Also, please support this podcast here on Anchor, or with my Patreon with the link below. This podcast is brou...

I have a new guest on this show comedian Alex Ditch. We talk about the documentary Belushi. We compare our views on the film. Myself being a long time John Belushi fan and Alex who just had a surface knowledge of him. There have been several books, articles and other documentaries on John Belushi. How does this one stack up to the rest of them? Have a listen and find out. Please support this podcast here on Anchor, or on my Patreon page the link below. Also, please follow Alex on her Instagram p...

It may be late, but happy Canada Day. To celebrate I'm doing the movie Canadian Bacon with my good friends from The Canadian Movie Crew Derek and Mark. We look at the last movie that John Candy starred in and it was directed by Michael Moore. With an excellent cast including Alan Alda, Rhea Perlman, Kevin Pollack and Rip Torn. Please check it out and if you can support this podcast here on Anchor, or at my Patreon page below. This podcast can be found on Cross The Streams Media Platform. www.pa...

My good friend Will Fordyce is back and we talk about the 1994 movie Exit To Eden. Starring Dana Delany, Rosie O'Donnell and Dan Aykroyd. And...wow...I mean wow. It just that...wow. I don't really want to give the movie a description here because I might have to relive it. So, please just remember while you listen to this that Will and I watched this movie for you!!! As always you can support this podcast here at Anchor, or at my Patreon page with the link below. Please follow Will on Twitter @g...

What does Dan Aykroyd have to do with this cereal? Absolutely, almost nothing!!! The only thing Dan is connected to this is by name alone, but it's my podcast and I can talk about what I want!! So, just before the movie comes out, I am talking about Ghostbusters Afterlife Cereal. How is it? Have a listen and see what I think. As always you can help me out by going to my Patreon Page (link below), or right here on Anchor. This podcast can be found om Cross The Streams Media platform. www.patreon...

in this episode I look at Soul Man. No, not the racist movie from the 80s, but Dan Aykroyd's short lived sitcom from the 90s. Dan is a hip, middle aged, widowed minister with 4 kids. I am looking at the pilot episode from 1997. So, find your favorite pew, say a prayer, sit back and have a listen. And don't forget if you like the podcast, please consider supporting it by going to my Patreon page, or support me right here on Anchor. www.Patreon.com/scottwhite www.scottyblanco.xom www.twitter.co...

I'm joined by comedy veteran Laurie Ayers in this episode to talk about the episode of SNL that starred Lily Tomlin. We talk about how well Lilly did, what sketches hold up after all this time and which ones don't and we get a bunch of personal stories from Laurie that connect to this episode. We also talk about how much the show has changed over the years and just how funny was SNL when it was first starting out. To support this podcast please go to my Patreon page and give what you can. Also, ...

We are really stretching it in this episode, but yes Dan Aykroyd is in this movie (barely). Returning is my good friend Steph DeWaegeneer and we talk about totally 80's movie She's Having A Baby with Kevin Bacon and Elizabeth McGovern, directed by John Hughes. There is also a very early roll from Alec Baldwin in here as well. Does this romantic comedy hold up today? Does it hold up to other john Hughes films? Have a listen and find out. www.patreon.com/scottwhite www.scottyblanco.com www.twit...

If I talk any Ghostbusters, I have to bring in my good friend Meredith Nudo. This time we are talking about the cartoon The Real Ghostbusters the cartoon based on the movie and the characters created by Dan Aykroyd and Harold Ramis. We are looking at the first episode Ghosts R Us. We give a general overview of the episode, talk about all the other Ghostbuster cartoons and TV shows and compare how closely does the cartoon stick to the characters in the movie. Please tune in and have a listen. Als...

I start off season three of The Dan Aykroyd Podcast with my good friend Will Fordyce and a not so good movie My Stepmother Is An Alien. We go over this Sci-Fi/Comedy and point out the good (not so much) and the bad (a lot more). Is this a so good it's bad movie, or should you just skip it all together? Have a listen and find out. If you enjoy this episode please consider supporting this podcast on Patreon, or right here on Anchor. www.patreon.com/scottwhite www.scottyblanco.com www.twitter.com/...