The Hunker Downcast

It's been a while since the last Hunkerdown episode. (Jeff never figured out how to do the remote recording during the pandemic.)  We may yet get the band back together eventually. But for now, here is where you'll find us keeping the brand out there... to borrow a phrase from Ray Nagin. It's Catch Basin Cinema, our first spin-off series! Jeff and Varg are down in the culverts and gutters in search of the New Orleans shot or set film with the most #standing. Our first movie, 1993's Hard Target staring Jean Claude Van Damme, is definitely not it, though. Anyway, just getting started so don't forget to like and subscribe etc. You can subscribe to CBC's Libsyn feed here https://sites.libsyn.com/433074 OR find the RSS in a growing number of places around the internet. Keep an eye out. Follow the show on Twitter at https://twitter.com/BasinCinema Additional points of contact and social media to come eventually just as soon as Jeff figures out how to work the buttons... which may take a while.

Happy New Year and welcome from distant future.  Yes, the 2020s will, in fact, include podcasting.  We're very sorry. There was nothing we could do. We spend a few minutes catching up with LaToya's New Orleans in the new decade before launching into an extended discussion of the latest Democratic Primary debate and the stakes of the 2020 election. It's probably the most Bernie Bro #content we've  put into one episode so far. Later we sort out the Odell Beckham situation and celebrate the LSU national championship win before getting in a few parting shots about the way the Saints season ended.  Anyway, new year, new decade, new recording location. Maybe there will even be more new content before the flames inevitably engulf the world.  Stay tuned. If, for some reason you enjoy our show, share, like, rate, tell your friends, or whatever. Thanks for listening. Hunkerdowncast.com patreon.com/hunkerdowncast @hunkerdowncast Facebook.com/hunkerdowncast Also YouTube

On Election Day Eve, Jeff and Lance take some time to familiarize themselves with the candidates, issues, and unusual names or nicknames so vital to the future of Louisiana.  Make sure you get out and vote against as many of these candidates as possible.  If, for some reason you enjoy our show, share, like, rate, tell your friends, or whatever. Thanks for listening. Hunkerdowncast.com patreon.com/hunkerdowncast @hunkerdowncast Facebook.com/hunkerdowncast  

Jeff and Varg sneak off to the Deurty Boys gallery to record this freebird episode sort of previewing the 2019 New Orleans Saints. Because of the events of this week, that means we have to start with thirty minutes of Drew Brees, Focus On The Family, and #CancelCulture. That's followed by the obligatory Dan Arnold Update and then a brief look at the roster before we try and puzzle out the schedule for a while. Finally, in order to evoke anxieties over the dubious future of football, we read a poem by former almost Saints receiver Rishard Matthews. If for some reason you enjoy our show, share, like, rate, tell your friends, or whatever. Thanks for listening. Hunkerdowncast.com patreon.com/hunkerdowncast @hunkerdowncast  Facebook.com/hunkerdowncast

Hey we're back! oh no... wait... turns out Jeff pulled a severe Dan Arnold on the audio despite what he thought was a very thorough sound check and the result is the garbled mess he's been trying to fix for two weeks now. We're afraid this is about as good as it's going to get. Which is to say not good at all.  Sorry. But maybe there's something in here worth sticking it out for anyway.  Some of the barely audible topics covered as we tried to catch up from summer hiatus were: - How do beveridges work? - Let's explain some GIFs - Summer of Sorrow - Barry and associated flooding - Cars in culverts - Epstein - Football season - The Dan Arnold Theory - The Rolling Stones - The Netherlands - Shitty September Also there is a Jivewire in there somewhere if you can slog through to it. Anyway, WE'RE SO EXCITED TO BE BACK.  We'll do better next time. Really. If, for some reason you enjoy our show, share, like, rate, tell your friends, or whatever. Thanks for listening. Hunkerdowncast.com patreon.com/hunkerdowncast @hunkerdowncast Facebook.com/hunkerdowncast

Finally! It's our Mardi Gras re-cap episode. Only we're uploading it two weeks late because things happened.  Also we don't get through all of Mardi Gras because it was late when we recorded this.  Also please enjoy the guest appearance by Varg's 15 year old dog Doris. She has a lot to contribute. Anyway we're back.. basically. If you enjoy our show, share, like, rate, tell your friends, or whatever. Thanks for listening. Hunkerdowncast.com patreon.com/hunkerdowncast @hunkerdowncast  Facebook.com/hunkerdowncast

It is Mardi Gras time again and rather than wait for our traditional 10 hour recap episode to dump it all on you at once, we decided to try and get out in front of the chaos before it compounds.  And so here is a quick hour and a half on the early season doings. Such doings are as follows. The Downman Mansion, long a nexus of old line Carnival tradition, has burned to the ground.  Some of us had a close-up view of the .. uh… calamity.  Also it has something to do with Bernie Sanders, probably. Doug MacCash has some ideas about the “New Mardi Gras” Does he actually believe his own bullshit? Or is he just trolling for clicks?  Sound off in the comments. Alli was an important person in Krewe Du Vieux this year. We made sure to witness this. This is just the beginning and there is plenty more Mardi Gras to come. If you see us on the parade route this year stop and say hi. If you enjoy our show, share, like, rate, tell your friends, or whatever. Thanks for listening. Hunkerdowncast.com patreon.com/hunkerdowncast @hunkerdowncast   Facebook.com/hunkerdowncast

A special minisode featuring field reports from Stupor Bowl V which may or may not have been the final appearance of the legendary Vibrio Vulnificus Football Club. Also some brief commentary on New Orleans's Day Of Many Super Bowl Boycotts. If you enjoy our show, share, like, rate, tell your friends, or whatever. Thanks for listening. Hunkerdowncast.com patreon.com/hunkerdowncast @hunkerdowncast Facebook.com/hunkerdowncast

Folks! The Saints game. Have you seen this? Have you heard about this? Well it is bad. People are not happy.  Nevertheless we are here to feel all the feelings with you so that… well… that is something anyway. And we are feeling ALL the feelings not only of this game but of the whole Sean Payton era as we go on a deep dive search for reasons.  We really put ourselves out there this time. For you we did this. Varg, especially. Just listen and you’ll see what we mean by that. Anyway… we’re not gonna tell you wait til next year because who knows if there will even be one.  The best advice is just to wait. For about an hour and forty five minutes, at least. If you enjoy our show, share, like, rate, tell your friends, or whatever. Thanks for listening. Hunkerdowncast.com patreon.com/hunkerdowncast @hunkerdowncast Facebook.com/hunkerdowncast

Happy Holidays! Not only from us but also from everyone at Councilwoman Cyndi Nguyen’s office (“Where family comes first.”)  Some of us are in kind of a humbug mood. Or maybe it’s just the lagunitas. But somehow between tangents about things like boil order protocol or who is and is not dead, we manage to run through a re-cap of (some of) 2018. Well, at least, we cover these issues. Kind of in this order. - Canadian Olympic Ice Dancers - Goofy LaToya - That Thai cave rescue - Bad LaToya - World Cup memories - Good LaToya - Eddie the dunking/masturbating otter - Valerio the hero we deserve Predictions/Goals for 2019 including but not limited to the fate of the Saints and some exclusive early Carnival news. If you enjoy our show, share, like, rate, tell your friends, or whatever. Thanks for listening. Hunkerdowncast.com patreon.com/hunkerdowncast @hunkerdowncast Facebook.com/hunkerdowncast

In this  two-part 25 minute mini-sode, Varg stops by the Mid City home of Mr. James Karst to chat about his continuing search through time for a kid named Louis Armstrong who, among others things, would one day have a semi-functional airport named for him. Also, Varg and Jeff sit outside the half moon and take in a loss that could have easily been prevented if Sean Payton wasn't Sean Payton. Hope is kept alive. Rolls are slowed. Gentrification is compared to Katrina and in the end, nothing really matters.

Come with us on a deep dive into the history of the Atlanta NFL franchise. On this journey we examine the emotional and psychological weight borne by that football team, its city, its fans, and their common legacy of nervous grasping and striving to achieve what was never meant for them.  Happy Thanksgiving and pass the roast Falcon.

Jeff and Varg have a meandering conversation about what the 2019 Louisiana Governor's race will probably look like, why John Bel won't let us have our hotel/motel tax money, and a little bit about the December 8 runoff elections. Oh and there are Saints-Eagles predictions.  Also, the Alli DeJong soundboard is here. And there are patron shout outs and sponsor solicitations because that is apparently something that happens now too. If you enjoy our show, share, like, rate, tell your friends. Thanks for listening. Hunkerdowncast.com patreon.com/hunkerdowncast @hunkerdowncast Facebook.com/hunkerdowncast

Hi everyone and welcome to our two hour in-depth investigation into the problematic gigs of Amanda Shaw. Segment One Election was a “win”(?) for Democrats. So let’s fire some coaches.  We do a rundown of all the things that happened in the election from national party politics, to various state ballot initiatives, to local races in Louisiana and New Orleans. There may have even been an official podcast endorsement issued. Segment Two The Saints are going to the superbowl and Dez Bryant is definitely going to be great.  What can’t Taysom do? Did Varg get his socks back? A lot of people seem to think Michael Thomas looks like Scottie Pippen  LSU fans are having a sad.  Notre Dame fashion faux pas. SOSO Varg has a flat tire on Halloween. Jeff drives across the country Alli makes a soup and is in a bird club The Jivewire Brought to you by… [YOUR AD HERE] If you enjoy our show, share, like, rate, tell your friends, keep circulating the tapes. Thanks for listening. Hunkerdowncast.com patreon.com/hunkerdowncast @hunkerdowncast Facebook.com/hunkerdowncast

In our continuing quest to bring Timinem weekly content, we present a minisode film review. Varg smokes banana peels and reviews "The Big Easy" possibly the most maligned New Orleans film out there (No "K-Ville" doesn't count, that was a TV show). Join Varg as he attempts to answer the questions, how good is it as a "New Orleans" movie? How good is it as a regular movie? What about the city does it get right or wrong? WTF was up with that Tipitina's scene? Ready sha? Let's go! (Editor's note: At the time this was recorded, we hadn't recorded in some time)

Here we are doing our underwear load Segment One First we have breaking news: You don’t need a bike registration anymore  You can still register your bike if you want to. But don’t. Instead just join the Stolen Bikes NOLA Facebook page. Varg is trying to build a shed Everybody loves Amendment 2.  Except Jeff Landry. Joe Alleva wants LSU fans to keep it clean. Georgia fans are appalled… at having gotten their butts kicked.  SEC football predictions matrix. Why does the national press hate on Drew Brees? Is it perhaps the birthmark? Is it because he can’t beat Baltimore? Segment 2 Tim en ‘em have requested content on some specific topics. -Pelicans content.  Also New Orleans Pelicans content. -Where are the Proud Boys headed? -Something about a trash stick.  -Varg still can’t get that shed built. Halloween-themed content -(Exorcism) LaToya is firing everybody. -(Witches) Billy Nungesser looks more and more like Emeril every day. Also he is the tangential subject of several lawsuits in Plaquemines Parish. *Lost audio due to stupid Jeff.. or maybe gremlins* SOSO Jeff sees the Breeders at the Civic and Valerio’s empty enclosure at the zoo. Alli goes to the LSU-Georgia game and tries to bake the fall into existence. Varg works a booth at the Voice Of The Wetlands Festival in Houma. If you enjoy our show, share, like, rate, tell your friends, keep circulating the tapes. Thanks for listening. Hunkerdowncast.com patreon.com/hunkerdowncast @hunkerdowncast Facebook.com/hunkerdowncast

So the first thing to know about this historic milestone of an episode is that it was recorded way back on September 20th, well before anybody knew just how much Brett Kavanaugh preferred beer to.. say… white wine as is heavily speculated here. The second thing you need to know is that Varg just got back from Colorado whatever that is supposed to imply.  Also, the show features frequent updates from that Thursday night’s Browns/Jets game which, itself, made a little history and is a thing we would like some measure of credit for. Segment One Hey we’re doing the sports first this time. How do you like that! Florida got beat by Kentucky. Jeff has some LSU predictions. Varg talks about his Florida related grudges. Also we recap a bit of the Saints-Browns game (again, the Cleveland Browns are practically a guest on the show tonight) discussing the Drew Brees arm truthers and the very nice Browns fans before looking “ahead” to a Saints-Falcons game that, yes, has already been played by the time this show gets uploaded. In the news… uh… last week: LaToya wants to move City Hall. Some Municipal auditorium history.  Would you live in Charity hospital? A cat causes an Entergy outage. A possum causes the Browns to rally in that Thursday night game we’re following.  Also remember to check your big cat and monkey containment specs, y’all. SOSO Update: The Browns are coming back! Alli saw Neko Case at the Civic. Gives us a review of the Pythian Market food.  Also she saw Jay-Z and Beyonce at the Superdome. Varg goes on vacation to Colorado and samples the local product. Also the airport there is cursed. If you see any rare tropical birds on the loose please let us know. If you enjoy our show, share, like, rate, tell your friends, keep circulating the tapes. Thanks for listening. Hunkerdowncast.com patreon.com/hunkerdowncast @hunkerdowncast Facebook.com/hunkerdowncast

Happy Labor Day!   We gave Varg the day off. But Jeff and Alli came in for the overtime. Temping with them this week is Engineer Pat. Because he happened to be sitting there. Segment One Mitch Landrieu says Happy Labor Day. We aren’t sure if he knows what that means.  Also we aren’t sure if he’s running for President. We know he has a “fund” though. So that’s something. There was a storm or a thing of some sort in the Gulf while we recorded this. It got a little stronger while we were talking, actually. It got weaker during the editing process, though.   Election 2018! We try to talk about some of the things on your very boring local ballot this fall but fail to cover it all because for some reason we have a lot to say about the very boring local races. Segment Two It is football season now and therefore we will say football things. Recap of LSU/Miami and Notre Dame/Michigan. SEC rivalries. Who do you hate losing to? Also Auburn sucks. Coach O’s unique motivational techniques. Finally, a few words about the New Orleans Saints and the post-modern aesthetic.   If you enjoy our show, share, like, rate, tell your friends, keep circulating the tapes. Thanks for listening. Hunkerdowncast.com patreon.com/hunkerdowncast @hunkerdowncast Facebook.com/hunkerdowncast

Is Elon Musk Iron Man? Is Captain America a cop? Are the cops following Alli? Would they follow her all the way to Algiers?  Hopefully they didn’t tail her to Varg’s new house which served as a brand new (and very dark) location for this episode. Dude may not know how electricity works but he sure isn’t going to let the cable company get thirty bucks out of him without a fight. Segment One A guy got a thousand dollar bike ticket leading us to ask when is it okay to run a red light? How do you register your bike anyway?  What is the point?  LaToya now only wants the traffic cameras to work some of the time.  Meanwhile, what the heck is going on at the Property Management Department? Socialism is winning but Cedric Richmond is not on board. Other Democrats are failing to protect us from a retrograde Supreme Court. Louisiana Democrats are trying to figure out how to lose elections.  John Bel Edwards is probably already whipped. SOSO Alli loses an election and goes wandering in the wilderness of New Mexico where she learns the correct way to order enchiladas. We argue about the weather and about boiled crabs. Varg reviews a Hall and Oates show at the terrible Smoothie King Center venue. We try to devise a Jazzfest map/political alignment chart and do a little bit of a World Cup re-cap. Jeff is old and likes old people music. The Jivewire brought to you by, our patrons on Patreon. (Background music is ripped off from Back Chat Brass) If you enjoy our show, share, like, rate, tell your friends, keep circulating the tapes. Thanks for listening. Hunkerdowncast.com patreon.com/hunkerdowncast @hunkerdowncast Facebook.com/hunkerdowncast

Are you suffering from a crisis of confidence in these dark times?  Are you exhibiting symptoms of World Cup fever? Take a knee with us as we break down this week’s action and try not to be too annoyingly Lalas-like about it.  This show was recorded Saturday night (June 16) which was before Alli’s DSA comrades decided to go in a different direction in the election we talk about here. No hard feelings.  She now heads to New Mexico to wander in the wilderness. Segment One Special Session Three at the legislature iis on and there is nowhere to go but nowhere. We pick out a few details to talk about like John Kennedy’s food stamp privatization scheme and  Neil Abramson’s Koch money. Neil introduced LaToya Cantrell to the legislature this month where she made a nonsensical speech which we play in its entirety. Meanwhile, LaToya has a wacky altar in her office. It’s not necessarily any weirder than Mike Yenni’s office but.. it’s a little weird. Also weird, LaToya’s love for surveillance cameras. Perhaps weirdest of all, the freaking #CityOfYes logo. Also, where in the world is Irvin Mayfield?  And, finally, Monkeys on the lam! SOSO We all went to Tracey’s and lost at bar trivia. Varg has an unusual pork chop recipe. Jeff is gonna do a bunch of stuff this week coming. Varg reviews some movies. (Solo, Deadpool 2, and Infinity War) Alli goes to a “Prince party” mourns Anthony Bourdain and participates in some sort of boat burning event. The Jivewire brought to you by, our patrons on Patreon. If you enjoy our show, share, like, rate, tell your friends, keep circulating the tapes. Thanks for listening. Hunkerdowncast.com patreon.com/hunkerdowncast @hunkerdowncast Facebook.com/hunkerdowncast