Art and Jacob Do America
by Art and Jacob
Straight out of East Bakersfield. ”Art and Jacob Do America” is a never ending road trip conversation about an array of topics by 1 and a half Meixcans. We discuss every thing from Sports, Politics, Music, Movies, Conspiracies, and the Super natural. A podcast cornucopia, if you will.
Episodes
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491 In Utero by Nirvana
This week we take a look at one of the most anticipated follow up albums of the 1990's. After changes the entire music industry with their 1991 album "Nevermind", Nirvana set out to subvert the masses' expectations by going for a grittier more experimental sound in 1993 with their 3rd (and...
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490 Weapons
This week we wrap up our 2026 Halloween Horror month by covering what we believe to be a modern day classic. 2025's "Weapons" by Zach Cregger. Is this one about school shootings? Addiction? Grief? Parasitic relationships? Witchcraft?? ....or all of the above? Listen as we discuss and dissect this...
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489 Audition
Week 4 for our 2026 Halloween Horror month we bring to you the 1999 Japanese classic horror film : "Audition" Eli Roth, Quentin Tarantino, Robert H. Zombie, and many more have been inspired by this film and have hailed this as one of if not THE greatest horror film of the modern era... strong…
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488 Candy Man
WEEK 3 of our month of Halloween Horror! Next up to bat the 1992 thriller "Candy Man"! So look in the mirror say our name 5 times , load your mouth full of baby bees, get off the front page of the HUB, and plug in for this one because this one was a fun one folks! As always follow us on the stuff...
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487 An American Werewolf In London
Week 2 of our 2026 Halloween Horror Month! Up next....the 1981 John Landis Comedy/Horror Classic "An American Werewolf In London". Known infamously for that all time great werewolf transformation scene, this film also is one of the most influential movies that came out of the 1980's. So much so...
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486 Sinners
It's (almost) October and it's time for us to bring you a whole month of Horror! This will be a 5 episode installment where we review a horror movie each week. First up, the 2025 Academy Award Winning "Sinners" By Ryan Coogler starring Michael B. Jordan. As always follow us on the stuff Merch...
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485 Music BEEFS
This week we get f'n hostile and talk about rivalries, skirmishes , jabs....or BEEFS if you will, within the music industry. Drake/Kendrick 2pac/Biggie E-40/Biggie Dave Mustaine/Metallica Neil Young/Lynyrd Skynyrd Prince/Michael Jackson Courtney Love/Nirvana As always follow us on the stuff Merch...
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484 Elizabeth Holmes and the Theranos Saga
This week we got a weird story about an odd, but driven person. Elizabeth Holmes. Holmes is the daughter of a former Enron executive who had dreams and aspirations of becoming a billionaire by any means necessary. She would have an idea that would revolutionize the blood collection process in the...
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483 2026 NFL Season Preview
You love it! We love it! FOOTBALL bay bay! It's back and we're ready to give you are really bad and inaccurate predictions! So put on that oversized jersey you've been wearing for 10 years and dip those scuzzy finger tips into some nachos cheese because it's our annual NFL season preview! As…
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482 The Many Misadventures of Rick James
If you grew up in the early 00's you are well aware and cherish deeply the Chappelle Show sketches "Charlie Murphy's True Hollywood Stories". In particularly the Rick James episode. Insert sample of Dave Chappelle saying "I'm Rick James, BITCH!" ------> here. Classic sketch, but those stories…
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483ish Butt Rock an AJDA CLASSIC
This week we're dark again but have no fear we have another CLASSIC from the vault (aka Jacob's old computer) Ladies and gentlemen welcome to "BUTT ROCK"
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482ish Stair Case In The Woods an AJDA CLASSIC
Art and Jacob Do America is on a hiatus this week due to Art being at D23 and Jacob just being a good dad and spending time with his wife and kids n shit, so this week we're reviving a classic for you to enjoy! The much talked about STAIR CASE IN THE WOODS EPISODE! As always follow us on the…
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481 The Paris Catacombs
This week we get freaky deeky as we take a look at Paris' underground tombs called the Catacombs. These catacombs are not like any other underground tomb as they're artistically decorated with 6 million peoples' remains that stretches over 125 miles under one of the world's most beloved cities.…
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480 Sicario
This week we talk the 2015 classic "Sicario" written by Taylor Sheridan and directed by Denis Villeneuve and starring : Benicio Del Toro, Josh Brolin, Emily Blunt, John Bernthal, and Daniel Kaluuya This CIA/ Border town/ Narco movie SLAPS and is also SCARRRRY as shit! Listen today as we review As...
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479 The Missing Scientists Conspiracy Theory
Here's a new conspiracy theory that's been bubbling since the beginning of 2026 when Retired U.S. Air Force Major General,William Neil McCasland was reported missing in February. The Conspiracy alleges that : " the deaths or disappearances of several people, some described online as scientists…
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478 Christian Nationalism
This week we look at a social phenomenon that tries to marry religion with national policy. A phenomenon that takes a look at 'Separation of Church and State" and ignores its very existence . We're talkin' Christian Nationalism As always follow us on the stuff Merch Store-...
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477 Cape Fear
We've all seen the classic 'Simpon's' episode where Side Show Bob is freed from jail and stalks and tries to kill Bart (the first time). If you haven't then we want nothing to do with you and can die...or just watch it online, it's seriously an awesomely funny episode. Well that episode was…
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476 Independence Day
Prime Jeff Goldblum, The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, Alien Invaders, Bill Pullman giving an epic ass speech, Fine ass Vivica A Fox striping..... Ladies and Gentlemen it's our nation's 225th birthday and we're covering one of the greatest summer blockbusters of all time! Welcome To Earth!... we're...
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475 The Player Hater's Ball- The Most Hated TV Shows
This week we welcome you back to the ball that started it all. Where all the hate oozes from our crevices like slime from a TGRI mutagen canister! This week we're laying the verbal smackdown on allll the Roody Poo Candy Ass TV shows we LOVE to Talk that Ish about. HATE HATE HATE HATE HATE As…
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474 The Balloon Boy Hoax
Here's a quirky little story from the high altitudes of Colorado... 2009, Obama is our rockstar president. Things a going good....until one day ...THEY WEREN'T. A family decides to make their own UFO balloon and when they go to launch it for a test run they lose the youngest child and presume he...
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473 Mt Wilson Ranch AKA Skinwalker Ranch 2.0
Here's a topic that's SUPER under reported on . Mt Wilson Ranch! Many of you know of Skinwalker Ranch in Utah, but a sister property of Skinwalker was/is Mt. Wilson! Located a few miles away from Area 51 and the Nevada Test Site, this ranch is home to many of the exact same anomalies that made...
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472 Stevie Wonder Isn't REALLY Blind Conspiracy
We're back sticking our toes into the conspiracy world this week! And boy do we got a good one to tell you about this week! So....Stevie Wonder isn't really blind! This has been a viral conspiracy since before the internet was invented by Al Gore. And this isn't just some off the cuff rumor that...
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471 Tahoe Tessie - California's Lake Monster
Scotland has the Lochness Monster, Canada has the Ogopogo, and many other cultures have sea serpents and monsters of the deep. But did you know, hidden in the deep alpine waters of Lake Tahoe there lies a lake monster known as the infamous TESSIE??? Well there is and we're talkin' about him...or...
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470 "Korn" by Korn
In 1994 a band from Bakersfield, California (our home town!) would release an album that would redefine heavy metal and pop culture for the next decade. That album was "Korn" by....KORN. Mixing funk and hip hop rhythms with Groove Metal riffs ,Steve Vai meets Dr. Dre's G Funk sound effects, and…
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469 UFO Hacker Gary McKinnon
In a world post 9.11, one man dared to hack into the United States' most top secret files....with nothing more than off the shelf computer programs, a night gown, a bottle of booze, and fat sack of weed. ALLLL from the comfort of his girlfriend's Aunt's basement on the shoulders of their slow 56k...
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468 The Player Haters Ball - The Most HATED Movies
This was a hectic week for both Art and I. We took our families to Disneyland and really didn't have time to research the latest UFO scuttle, True Crime Murder Mystery, or some whacky disappearance of a ham sandwich...Instead we decided to do what we do best. HATE....rather.. PLAYER HATE. That's...
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467 VERONICA - The Scariest Movie Ever?
We're doing something a little different this week. This week we're reviewing a movie we've never seen before. We'll be talking about a movie that came out in 2017 on Netflix and was marketed as "The Scariest Movie ever" and only "1 out of every 100 viewers were able to get to the end of this…
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466 The WILD Death of Gram Parsons
Neither one of us claim to be consumers of Country Music or anything Country Music Adjacent But GOD DAMN IT do we have good story for you this week involving a quasi country legend who's roots reach from Bakersfield's Honky Tonks to wherever the F in England the Rolling Stones were from! Lady's…
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465 Antichrist Superstar by Marylin Manson
This week we discuss a controversial album that came out when we were mere impressionable children...ANTICHRIST SUPERSTAR by the every controversial Marylin Manson On one side of the coin you have Art who hold this album near and dear and certifies this an absolute classic. Then on the other side...
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464 The Miracle of the Milk Drinking Ganesha Statue
This week we dive into the world of MIRACLES. This miracle hits close to our hearts as it involves a glutinous statue that just couldn't stop ...wouldn't stop (eh eh) drinking that milk! Ladies and Gentlemen we're talking about the the Miracle of the Milk Drinking Ganesha Statue from 1995! Was…
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463 Mark McGwire VS Sammy Sosa - The 1998 MLB Home Rune Record Chase
Baseball's back for the summer of 2026 and what better way to get in the mood than to take a look at one of the most electrifying sports stories of all time...the 1998 Major League Baseball Home Run Record Chase. This epic chase to break the hollowed home run record started off with 2 known power...
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462 The Curious Case of Karen Read and John O'Keefe
This week we take a look a true crime case that had Art's Brother-In-Law frothing at the mouth. Boston(ish). Lady. Cop Boyfriend. Beer. FIGHT(?). Snow. No responses. Goes back. DEAD???. VERY DRUNK. Hit and run!..(?). Tail light. Bite marks. planted evidence. Beer pong cups. Missing ring camera...
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461 Ashes of the Wake by Lamb of GOd
Walk with us through hell (wrong album for that pun, I know) as we take a look at a Heavy Metal classic that carries as much weight today in 2026 as it did back in 2004 when it was released. This week we're covering "Ashes of the Wake" by Lamb of God. Released in 2004 as the United States was at...
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460 Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon
This week we watched the year 2000 (queue the Conan sketch here) CLASSIC "Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon". From visual effects to story telling this movie would set the the template for how many movies would be made for the next 26 years (and counting)! Join as we talk through this cinematic GEM…
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459 The Ariel School UFO Incident
1994. Africa. A School. UFO sightings all week. Then one day the UFO's land and some Michael Jackson lookin' grey aliens hop out and start telepathically speaking to the children. Their message? RECYCLE, REDUCE, REUSE, AND SAVE THE WORLD, MAAAAN! Well it was a little more complex than that so...
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458 The Disappearance of Emanuela Orlandi Part 2
This week we wrap up our coverage of the disappearance of Emanuela Orlandi. Last week we walked you through the events that lead to her disappearance as well as the aftermath of what happened. This week, we take a look at all of the investigations, their findings, as well as a FEW theories of…
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457 The Disappearance of Emanuela Orlandi Part 1
This week we throw our true crime hats back on for wild ride to the great boot in the sea, Italy! In 1983 a teenage girl who was a resident of the Vatican (yep, that Vatican) went missing after a mysterious man offered her a job selling Avon products after her flute lessons. This would catch the...
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456 "Rhythm Nation 1814" by Janet Jackson
This week we take a look at an album neither one of us have ever heard all the way through. BUT, kept hearing how seminal, important, and sonically fantastic it was. Join us as we take a look at the 1989 CLASSIC album by Janet Jackson... RHYTHM NATION 1814. An album that spawned 7 hit singles...
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455 Are Our Cell Phones Spying on Us?
This week we touch on subject that probably deservers its own series! The FACT that our phones are surveilling us constantly is such an under appreciated phenomenon that doesn't get enough attention. We take a look at some of the way this happens provide some suggestions to help minimize the…
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454 Monsters of Rock Moscow 1991 Concert AKA How Metallica Toppled the Soviet Union.mp3
in August of 1991 the old guard from the Soviet Union attempted a Coupe to over thrown the burgeoning 'democracy' that was to be a westernized version of Russa. This failed due to lack of military support, general public interest , and the sheer energy of the Russian youth To reward these…
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453 The Many Misadventures of the ODB
This week we're talking about a unicorn named Russel Jones, Ason Unique, Big Baby Jesus, Osiris, Dirt Mcgirt.....or as you probably know him best as: THE ODB Ol' Dirty Bastard! We'll be going over some of the funniest and most notorious stories surrounding hip hop's greatest personality! As…
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452 The Catfishing of Manti Te'o
This week we have DRAMATIC and tragic story that involves one of the most deceptive cons of all time. Long before the show/movie "Catfish" a STELLAR football player was catfished into thinking he was in a long distance relationship with a dime piece from Southern California who would coincidently...
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451 Blade Runner
This week we take a look at the 1982 Cyberpunk/ Tech Noir classic "Blade Runner" Featuring Harrison Ford and directed by Ridley Scott. This is an interesting episode as this is one of Art's Favorite movies and Jacob, up until the day before recording, had not ever seen this movie before. Listen…
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450 The Temple of Oculus Anubis
This week we travel up North to Oregon where we take a look at one of the creepiest places near Portland. We're talking about the local legend called "The Temple of Oculus Anubis". Oculus Anubis Translates to "Eye of Anubis" who was the Egyptian God of the afterlife and for some effin' reason...
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449 90s Eurodance
We're exiting Christmas this week and heading in to the New Year. Good bye 2025 and Hello 2026! But before we begin our next cycle around the sun, let's throw on our dance shoes and head back to the 1990's and take a look an exciting music genre that still sounds good today. This week we're…
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448 How Rage Against the Machine Saved Christmas
If you're listening to this podcast as it is coming out LIVE, you've probably been beat over the head with Christmas staples like "How the Grinch STOLE Christmas" over and over again. Well here's a positive Christmas tale where one of OUR favorite bands, Rage Against the Machine, SAVES Christmas...
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447 The Mid Night Club
This week we hop on a plane (Street Fighter II style....vrrrrrrrrrrrrrroooom "JAPAN!") and land on the highways of Tokyo where we'll be talking about one of the most infamous street racing crews of all time, THE MID NIGHT CLUB. This elite group of car builders, mechanics, technicians, and wealthy...
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446 E.T. The Extra Terrestrial
This week we cover the 1982 classic film/ tear jerker... "E.T." so jump on a bike a float past the moon with us as we review this mandatory viewing! Merch Store- http://tee.pub/lic/doEoXMI_oPI Patreon- https://www.patreon.com/Artandjacobdoamerica Website- https://artandjacobdoamerica.com/…
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445 Toxicity By System of a Down
T'was Thanksgiving week and your boys were both stupendously busy with family and FOOD, so instead of going dark we pulled an Ace out of our sleeves and hit you with another CLASSIC ALBUM REVIEW. This time around we're talking about an album that only gets better with time, "TOXICITY" by System…
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444 Ed Gein
So this week we're back on our Serial Killer /True Crime ISH! What better way to come back to the genre we love than to cover the most notorious and sadistic killer of them all...Ladies and Gentlemen, we give you Mr. Ed Gein. This one's even more gruesome than the Rob Zombie movie's it…
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About this show
Straight out of East Bakersfield. ”Art and Jacob Do America” is a never ending road trip conversation about an array of topics by 1 and a half Meixcans. We discuss every thing from Sports, Politics, Music, Movies, Conspiracies, and the Super natural. A podcast cornucopia, if you will.
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