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Play Your Part
by Play Your Part
Play Your Part is a culture variety show. It's essentially whatever host Jacob Wilson wants it to be. This includes: talk about random news in culture, unnecessary dissections of pop culture, public radio-esque stories of global culture and history, and the origins of random things that you never think about. This wide variety of topics reflect the interests of the host which are always changing and always specific.
Episodes
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Bros on Broadway IV: Tony Awards Recap
Patrick is back to talk with Jacob about the Tonys! They discuss James Corden, all of the Hamilton things, and their favorite performances! They also discuss the soundtracks to Waitress, Tuck Everlasting, and the upcoming live streaming of She Loves Me.
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Best Christian Rock of the 00s
Jacob is joined by Ben Longinow to talk about the 7 best of the 00s Christian hardcore scene. They discuss how all people into Christian alternative music were kind of into everything, talk about their journeys into the scene, and going to local shows, before getting into these albums (in order):...
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Talkin' To Taylor About Logos: Baseball Hats!
Welcome to Baseball Month! Today’s episode we talk to Taylor about logos, this time it’s MLB hats! They begin by trying to remember anything they’ve ever talked about on a Talkin’ to Taylor about Logos, but cannot (#LongLawn)! We also have a Yankee off and give a World Series prediction! Check…
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Bros on Broadway II: Things That Should Be Musicals
The Bros on Broadway are back! Yes, that’s right, Jacob is joined by Patrick Gillespie for more talk about musicals. This time they try to come up with ideas for musical adaptations from their favorite movies, books, tv shows, and historical events. From there they discuss what is at the heart of…
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Auteur Tours: The Movies of Jeff Nichols
Jacob is joined by Cody Boring to talk about movies! They open up their discussion with some cinephile nerdiness in defining auteur theory, then they discuss their first experiences with Jeff Nichols, give you a tease of each Nichols’ film, point out the themes that stretch across each film, and...
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Welcome to the Hobby Lobby with My Dad!
Welcome to the Hobby Lobby with my Dad! Jacob’s dad has a lot of hobbies, from learning ventriloquism as a child to doing a deep dive into scuba diving, his entire life has been an exploration of different activities. In this episode Jacob talks to his Dad, Tim Wilson, along with Taylor to learn...
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Talkin to Taylor About Logos: The 2016 Election
A bipartisan podcast about campaign logos! Jacob and Taylor answer the question of what kind of lawn is best (2:40), talk about Ted Cruz’s logo (7:20), Mr. Moneybags (AKA Donald Trump) (11:50), Hillary Clinton (18:55), look at old Bill Clinton logos (22:40), Marco Rubio (23:53), Ben Carson…
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Roller Coaster Tycoon
Jacob is joined by Austin and Grayson Smith to talk about one of their favorite computer games from years past: Roller Coaster Tycoon They talk about their first memories of the game (2:15), Austin’s roller coaster web site (3:40), their love of Hot Wheels (5:40), how they approached Roller…
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Election Fantasy Draft
Today’s episode features Taylor and Anna from Off the Binge: Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt in a newly created fantasy league featuring all of the potential presidential candidates. They draft four candidates each with a scoring system that is as follows: 50 points for presidency 20 points for Veep 3...
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High School Musical Tenth Anniversary
Jacob is joined by four other guests to celebrate the tenth anniversary of High School Musical. They discuss the first time they ever watched the movie (4:37), which role they would choose if they could be in HSM (12:15), their favorite film in the trilogy (15:01), Taylor tells about his special...
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2015 Awards (Part II)
Part II of the 2015 awards! Andrew Boring is back to give accolades to the best pop culture of last year. These include: Theme running through the year Best actor across multiple performances Best theater experience Best piece of culture After they finish giving their awards they come up with…
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2015 Awards (Part I)
Andrew Boring is here to give awards for the best things of the year and his takes are hot! The awards include: Worst Piece of Culture (5:15) Funniest Film (12:30) Overrated culture (18:20) Underrated culture (25:15) Most Surprising (31:25) Most romantic moment (36:55) Tearjerker moment (43:25)...
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Origins of Christmas Traditions (Re-release)
Last year's Christmas specials combined into one! Jacob finds out the differences between St. Nicholas, Father Christmas, and Santa Clause and also discusses different traditions all around the world! Don't forget to resubscribe on iTunes!
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How Do You Eat That?
How do you eat that? You may not realize it, but we all approach eating very common foods very differently. On today's episode Jacob is joined by Patrick and Joey to discuss how they eat bagels, muffins, Oreos, and Pop Tarts. They first discuss general eating strategies that inform the way they…
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Brink! A Rewatch 17 Years Later
When you woke up this morning, did you say to yourself 'today I'm gonna talk' or 'today I'm gonna talk about skating'? On today's episode, Jacob brings in his good friend Grayson Smith to talk about late 90s Disney Channel Original Movie BRINK! They talk about their experiences with it as a kid,...
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Talkin' to Taylor About Logos: The Red Cup Holiday Fiasco of 2015
Classic podcast segment: Talkin' to Taylor about Logos returns! We discuss the design choice of the newest Starbucks red cup. Is it hombre or ombre? Is the sleek and minimal cup a smart design choice or a sign that our culture hates Christmas!? We talk all about it! Check it out here or on iTunes
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Bros on Broadway: Hamilton and the Top 5 Lin-Manuel Miranda Songs
Jacob is joined by Patrick Gillespie and the two bros sit down to discuss Broadway as bros are wont to do. They talk about the new Broadway smash, Hamilton a hip-hop musical about the life and death of American founding father Alexander Hamilton. They discuss its themes, its songs, and the impact...
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A Commentary Cover of Taylor Swift's 1989 Covered by Ryan Adams
We're covering our old commentary of Taylor Swift's 1989 by doing a commentary of Ryan Adam's cover of Taylor Swift's 1989. We talk about who would be more likely to sue us: Swift or Adams, the Party City effect, the potential forever circle of covers that could happen with 1989, do a deep dive…
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Google's New Logo! Talkin' to Taylor
Taylor comes in to talk about Google's new logo! Is it too childish? Is it a copy of the Party City logo? Why does Google have a blogspot? We answer all these questions and more!
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Cinco de Mayo
An origins episode all about Cinco de Mayo, the battle that happened, and why it became popular. Plus three Latino unsung heroes of history including: an American war hero, a US congressman, and a doctor who fought for the rights of Latinos all across the US! Check it out on this wonderful Cinco…
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March Music Wrap-Up
With so many great releases coming out last March, Jacob invites his friend and music lover Andrew Boring on to discuss it all! They cover the new albums from: Sufjan Stevens Kendrick Lamar Courtney Barnett Lady Lamb Liturgy Earl Sweatshirt Death Grips Purity Ring Chastity Belt Will Butler Lower...
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April Fool's Day
Jacob goes into the origins of April Fool's Day, but is it all one big prank?
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Pi and Pies
Jacob brings Anna-Sophia onto the podcast with him in a Pi Day special in order to talk about the history of both pi and pies. It's an episode that is mathematically delicious!
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Pop Culture We're Looking Forward to in 2015
Jacob interviews four of his friends about what pop culture their looking forward to the rest of the year. There is talk of the new Star Wars, the Breaking Bad spinoff Better Call Saul, horror film It Follows, a Stephen King novel, and a new indie game. Listen to hear all of our picks!
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Bonus Episode: Taylor Swift Commentary
Jacob is joined by Taylor Wilson to listen to Taylor Swift and do a commentary. Make sure you sync up the album to go with it!
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Play Your Part is a culture variety show. It's essentially whatever host Jacob Wilson wants it to be. This includes: talk about random news in culture, unnecessary dissections of pop culture, public radio-esque stories of global culture and history, and the origins of random things that you never think about. This wide variety of topics reflect the interests of the host which are always changing and always specific.
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