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Hullabaloo Podcast
by Nikolai Phalen
We come bearing electrifying news! We're here today to announce Hullabaloo: A cross-generational media consumption podcast from us, @its.k0lya and @beyondborderswithchad. We have been working towards its launch since the beginning of fall and there is a lot we have to share with you! For a little background, we're well aware that the podcast space is bloated, but we are really confident that we have something special. Both of us, Chad and Nikolai, are members of the LGBTQIA community from two different races and two different generations with an incredible friendship. As writing partners of many years with a great mutual appreciation for art, literature, music, and film, we realized that instead of just a book club or movie night podcast, or a podca
Episodes
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Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? Review: Improv, Lies & The Dinner Party From Hell | Hullabaloo
🎙️ Welcome back to the Hullabaloo Podcast with Chad Church (Gen X) and Nikolai Phalen (Gen Z)! In this episode, we tackle Mike Nichols’ legendary 1966 cinematic pressure-cooker, "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?", starring Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton. We break down the sheer brutality of...
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Madonna’s Confessions, Berlin Queer Culture, & Italian Villa Update | Ep 19 | Hullabaloo Podcast
Madonna’s Confessions, Berlin Queer Culture, & Italian Villa Update | Ep 19 | Hullabaloo Podcast In this episode of Hullabaloo Podcast, Chad and Nikolai bridge the Gen X and Gen Z gap for a deep dive into Madonna’s iconic discography, reviewing Confessions on a Dance Floor and comparing it to her...
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Why Fame Destroyed Lena Dunham's Family | Hullabaloo Podcast | Ep 15
In this episode, we bridge the generational gap by analyzing Lena Dunham's vulnerable new memoir, FameSick. We discuss the dark side of finding massive success in your early twenties, unpacking how the gravity of Dunham's fame ultimately cost her the relationship with her brother. We also break...
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Why Ordinary People Is the Ultimate Grief Film | Ep 18
Ordinary People, Grief Archetypes & Politics (with Chad & Nikolai) | Ep 18 In this episode, we bridge the generational gap between Gen X and Gen Z by analyzing Robert Redford's 1980 directorial debut, Ordinary People. We break down the complex family dynamics of grief, exploring how Mary Tyler...
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Why Society Treated Brokeback Mountain Like a Joke | Ep 17
Brokeback Mountain, Coming Out, & Pride (with Chad & Nikolai) | Ep 26 In this special Pride episode, we bridge the generational gap between Gen X and Gen Z gay culture by revisiting the cultural impact of Brokeback Mountain. We discuss the horrific realities of gay bashing and the Matthew Shepard...
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Why Nina Simone Was Denied Greatness | Ep 15
The Tragic Reality of Nina Simone & Juneteenth (with Rise Cornelius) | Ep 15 In this episode, we bridge the generational gap between Gen X and Gen Z by analyzing the legacy of Nina Simone and the ongoing realities of systemic racism. Joined by our first guest, Rise Cornelius, we break down how…
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Kathy Griffin Threw the First Brick at Trump Wall| Comedy & Culture | Hullabaloo
This episode is a deep dive into Kathy Griffin’s comedy legacy, her rise as a D-List icon, her controversial Trump photo scandal, and why her cultural impact has only grown stronger with time. Nikolai and Chad break down Kathy Griffin’s specials, her connection to Joan Rivers, and why she remains...
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Bad Bosses & Bad Jobs, Story Time | Hullabaloo
Bad Bosses & Bad Jobs, Story Time | Hullabaloo This one had us crying. In this episode of Hula Baloo, Nikolai and Chad sit down to trade war stories about their absolute worst jobs and most unhinged bosses, and neither of them disappoints. Nikolai gets Shanghai'd into washing dishes at Denny's...
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Hullabaloo Reviews The Little Prince | Hullabaloo Podcast | Chad & Nikolai
Hullabaloo Reviews The Little Prince | Hullabaloo Podcast | Chad & Nikolai Some books find you at exactly the right moment. That's what happened to Nikolai and Chad this week. In this episode of Hula Baloo, the boys sit down with Antoine de Saint-Exupéry's The Little Prince, one of the…
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HullabaLUX | Hullabaloo weighs in on Rosalia’s modern masterpiece!
She sang in 13 languages, broke streaming records in a single day, and got best new music from Pitchfork for the third time. Rosalía is doing something that shouldn't be possible — and Hullabaloo finally sat down to talk about it. In this episode, Nikolai and Chad review LLLUX, Rosalía's fourth...
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Whatever Happened to Baby Jane | Niko gets into Berghain | Hullabaloo Podcast
Nikolai is calling in live from Berlin — and she is bewitched. In this episode of Hula Baloo, Nico walks Chad through the full Berlin experience: crashing industry parties at the Berlinale, falling in love with a city that "fucks better than Prague," and finally getting into Berghain — the most...
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It's Hockey. Fucking. Love. | Our Heated Rivalry Review | Hullabaloo
We watched all of Heated Rivalry — and Nikolai barely dried his eyes before we hit record. In this episode of Hula Baloo, a cross-generational podcast hosted by two gay men from Gen X and Gen Z, Chad and Nikolai break down everything: the hockey, the love, the explicit amounts of sex, and why…
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Why The Simpsons Predicted Everything | And SNL Is Still Trying to Catch Up
"The whole damn system is wrong." That line from The Simpsons' "Mr. Lisa Goes to Washington" (1991) has become a Gen Z meme, a t-shirt, a rallying cry. But what did it mean when it first aired? And what does it mean now? In this episode of Hullabaloo, Chad (Gen X) and Nikolai (Gen Z) compare two...
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"Overcome Space, Overcome Time" | Jonathan Livingston Seagull Why This Tiny Book Changed Everything
Overcome Space, Overcome Time" Why This Tiny Book Changed Everything | Hullabaloo Podcast If our friendship depends on things like space and time, then when we finally overcome space and time, we've destroyed our own brotherhood. But overcome space and all we have left is here. Overcome time and...
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Hullabaloo Political Conversation | Chad & Nikolai | Hullabaloo Podcast
"I don't care if you're Jewish. I'm from Israel." This is the moment Nikolai (Gen Z, Jewish) confronted a group of Zionists in a quiet cafe who were loudly dismissing Palestinian solidarity as "not their business." What happened next? He asked if they served in the IDF. Then he asked: "Are you a...
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"When Love Kills": The Rob Reiner Tragedy & The Danger of Codependency
Warning: This conversation gets heavy. In this episode of Hullabaloo, Chad (Gen X) and Nikolai (Gen Z) wrestle with Being Charlie—the 2015 Rob Reiner film written by his son Nick Reiner. But what starts as a movie review becomes something much deeper: a raw, honest, and sometimes painful...
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Welcome to Hullabaloo: Bridging the Generational Divide Through Media
Welcome to the very first episode of Hullabaloo! 🎙️✨ Hosted by Chad (@beyondborderswithchad) and Nikolai (@its.k0lya), Hullabaloo is a cross-generational media consumption podcast that bridges the gap between Generation X and Generation Z. In this introductory episode, we explain exactly what…
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We Watched BOTH Texas Chainsaw Massacre Movies... (Hullabaloo Ep. 1)
In our very first episode, Chad (@beyondborderswithchad) and Nikolai (@its.k0lya) kick things off with a scream. We sat down to watch BOTH versions of the horror classic: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre. As a Gen X vs. Gen Z duo, we view horror very differently. Does the 1974 original still hold up…
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
We come bearing electrifying news! We're here today to announce Hullabaloo: A cross-generational media consumption podcast from us, @its.k0lya and @beyondborderswithchad.
We have been working towards its launch since the beginning of fall and there is a lot we have to share with you! For a little background, we're well aware that the podcast space is bloated, but we are really confident that we have something special.
Both of us, Chad and Nikolai, are members of the LGBTQIA community from two different races and two different generations with an incredible friendship. As writing partners of many years with a great mutual appreciation for art, literature, music, and film, we realized that instead of just a book club or movie night podcast, or a podca
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Nikolai Phalen
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We come bearing electrifying news! We're here today to announce Hullabaloo: A cross-generational media consumption podcast from us, @its.k0lya and @beyondborderswithchad. We have been working towards its launch since the beginning of fall and there is a lot we have to share with you! For a little...
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