The Arms Race Podcast: Season 6

The Arms Race podcast returns for a new year and a new season to discuss the 1989 buddy-cop action comedy, Tango & Cash! Two podcast hosts must team up to clear their names, using all the evidence they can gather -- including but not limited to: stuffed animal security systems, rodent-related health code violations, ill-advised accents, burlesque drumming techniques, alternate realities, forgotten 80s Saturday morning cartoons, mis-remembered 90s cereals, and a thorough investigation into the Golden Girls expanded universe.

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Episode 48 - Palance of Power (Tango & Cash)

It's the most ambitious crossover event in the history of the Arms Race Podcast, as we enter the realm of the Marvel Cinematic Universe to discuss Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2! In this episode Mike and Kevin discuss the finer points of 70s rock hits, museum exhibits, roll-out carpets, Mary Poppins, Pac-Man, Tastee Freez, space fireworks, corrective eyewear, and of course Bull from Night Court, before finally taking a 45-minute detour into the entirety of the Marvel cinematic canon.

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Episode 49 - Planet Indiana (Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2)

We're in a prison of our own making on the latest episode of the Arms Race podcast, as we discuss Escape Plan 2: Hades! We've perfected our podcast algorithms so that we can most efficiently bring you our discussions about magical satellites, robotic doctors, bug societies, finger painting, nefarious churches, prison cookies, and the wild world of the Chinese film industry.

Episode 50 - The Algorithm Is Gonna Get You (Escape Plan 2: Hades)

We can't escape the steady stream of prison movies on the Arms Race Podcast, so we're back to discuss the 1989 prison drama Lock Up! On this episode we compare the realism of all of Sylvester Stallone's prison films, observe the gambling do's and don'ts of a cigarette-based economy, wonder who's on First Base (and who cares), wax nostalgic about the Ickey Shuffle, and finally decide to put our prison break skills to the test in video game form.

Episode 51 - Run-On Sentence (Lock Up)

We're visited by an unwelcome guest on the latest episode of the Arms Race podcast, in the form of the Sylvester Stallone comedy Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot! Will Mike and Kevin find the culprits behind this heinous act of cinematic criminality? Will they decipher the clues hidden among the mountain of baby photos and pineapple chunks? Or will the Case of the Vanishing Punchlines go unsolved forever?

Episode 52 - Maternal Affairs (Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot)

When we first began the Arms Race podcast, we had the eye of the tiger man, the edge! And now we've got to get it back, and the way to get it back is to discuss Rocky III! On this episode Mike and Kevin discuss where Rocky III stands in the series critically, marvel at Sylvester Stallone's (and Burt Young's) wrestling technique, examine Rocky's relationship with his still-unnamed son, and take a stroll through Mr. T's illustrious career.

Episode 53 - The Beach Boys (Rocky III)

The Arms Race podcast takes a break from discussing movies to discuss the Muppet Show, Season 3 Episode 20, featuring special guest star Sylvester Stallone!

Bonus - Made Up Out of Whole Cloth (The Muppet Show)

The Arms Race podcast is back in action to discuss the 1995 action-thriller, Assassins! On this episode Mike and Kevin attempt to dissect the gossamer that is this movie's plot, witness the birth of reality TV, take a deep and confusing dive into the minutia of chess openings, and finally try their best to retcon Assassins into being a prequel to both John Wick and Rocky IV.

Episode 54 - Harmin' Electra (Assassins)

We're investigating another Sylvester Stallone film on this episode of the Arms Race podcast, as we discuss the 1981 cop film, Nighthawks! On this episode Mike and Kevin discuss and critique the film's story, the film's music, the Commodore 64 music, hostage-taking strategies, plastic surgery techniques, Mission Impossible masks, and disco wardrobe choices.

Episode 55 - Rogue Cops in Disguise (Nighthawks)

The Arms Race podcast jitterbugs on back to discuss the 1950s nostalgia-fest, The Lords of Flatbush!  On this episode Mike and Kevin walk the line between the film's best and worst aspects, critique the great pretender who wrote the film's music, discuss methods of birth control that would make any man twist and shout, examine a rare honor that an actor receives only once in a blue moon, before Mr. Sandman dreams us a dream of owning the dog painting from Goodfellas.

Episode 56 - Rubberband Man (The Lords of Flatbush)

We're feeling the call of the wild on the latest episode of the Arms Race Podcast, as we discuss the 2011 comedy, Zookeeper!

Episode 57 - Gorilla Tactics (Zookeeper)

We're on a mission to bring you the latest episode of the Arms Race podcast, as we discuss Rambo: First Blood Part II! On this episode Mike and Kevin argue the relative merits of the movie as a sequel to First Blood, speculate about the various creature comforts Murdoch has brought along with him, and finally catalog every film and television episode to have ever made a reference to John J. Rambo.

Episode 58 - Burned With Chicken Fire (Rambo: First Blood Part II)

Another season comes to an end here at the Arms Race podcast, as we bear witness the end of the Cold War in Rocky IV! On this episode, Mike and Kevin go ballistic over the slickest and most surreal film in the Rocky series, tear down the wall between cinema and music video, explore a series of iron curtain calls for a celebrity robot, and endure the mutually assured destruction of their recording equipment. See you next season!

Episode 59 - Russian to Conclusions (Rocky IV)

The Arms Race Podcast recaps its sixth season, hands out some awards, and tallies the body counts from the previous twelve episodes!

Season 6 Recap

Duty calls as the Arms Race podcast is called back into action to discuss the first episode of the Rambo Saturday-morning cartoon, Rambo: The Force of Freedom!

Bonus - Drawn to Danger (Rambo: The Force of Freedom)

The Arms Race podcast regrets to inform you that it is here to discuss the 1983 Sylvester-Stallone-directed sequel to Saturday Night Fever: Staying Alive. Thank you for your patience during this difficult time.

Bonus - Trashdance (Staying Alive)

Recorded several months ago, from Lisle Illinois, it's a podcast about Sylvester Stallone hosting Saturday Night Live!

Bonus - You Guessed It (Saturday Night Live)

Two friends attempt to determine once and for all which action star has the highest body count in movie history -- currently, by watching every Sylvester Stallone movie one at a time. Formerly the Bad Puns and Machine Guns Podcast.