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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.

Bros on Broadway 3 is here as Jacob brings back Patrick to talk about the Tony’s! There were some recording issues, so the episode is not as comprehensive as we’d like it to be, but there are some great tidbits to guide you this Tony’s season! In it we talk about in order: Most of the best musical noms The Color Purple Revival She Loves Me and who performs at the Tonys Best actor in a musical Best actress in a musical Set design for Hamilton/She Loves Me/American Psycho Best lighting in a musical and a little bit more! Songs are from most of the nominees.

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): Haste the Day “Burning Bridges”/“When Everything Falls” Underoath “Define the Great Line” As Cities Burn “Come Now Sleep”/“Son I Loved You at Your Darkest” Emery “The Question” Beloved “Failure On” Maylene and the Sons of Disaster “II” He is Legend “I Am Hollywood” The Chariot “The Fiancee” August Burns Red “Messengers” mewithoutYou “Catch For Us the Foxes” Dead Poetic “New Medicines” mae “The Everglow” Slight mentions for: Inhale/Exhale, Demon Hunter, Relient K, Number One Gun, Run Kid Run, Thrice, Sinai Beach, Comeback Kid, The Rocket Summer, Anberlin, The Devil Wears Prada, Showbread, The Agony Scene, Zao, Starflyer 59, Here is the Underoath interview Ben talks about: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CfNneFlUTFE

Originally recorded for The Rankings Podcast, let's share the love with this Summer Movie Draft!

Baseball month continues and this episode Anna is back to talk about the origins of baseball things! But first Jacob mansplains mansplaining to Anna, but hopes that’s not what this podcast is all about! In this episode you will hear the origins of: Hot dogs at baseball games T-Shirt Cannons Take Me Out to the Ball Game The 7th Inning Stretch Join the conversation:  Tweet: #hotdogsaredebris and #tlwbringitback Go to tshirtlauncher.wordpress.com! Follow Anna: @annasthewilson Follow Jacob: @jacobthewilson / @playyourpartpod / @rivalpodclub Email: rivalpodcastclub@gmail.com

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 out what we have to say about your favorite team’s hat! Orioles (7:00) Reds (8:15) Indians (11:45) Cubs (13:20) White Sox (15:50) Royals (17:05) Twins (19:55) Yankees (22:10) Mets (26:15) Rays (29:25) Cardinals (31:45) Rockies (34:40) Padres (36:30) Dodgers (39:35) Giants (44:35) Pirates (47:50) Tigers (48:50) Angels (49:55) A’s (51:25) Red Sox (53:05) Astros (54:40) Braves (56:25) All the rest (57:45 and beyond!) Join the conversation: Follow Patrick: @papa_patrick Follow Jacob: @jacobthewilson / @playyourpartpod / @rivalpodclub Email: rivalpodcastclub@gmail.com

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 a good musical (inner feelings, large casts of people dancing, orphaned children, etc…). We’re not gonna spoil our picks here so you better check it out! Music: M83 “Do it, Try it” Join the conversation: Follow Patrick: @papa_patrick Follow Jacob: @jacobthewilson / @playyourpartpod / @rivalpodclub Email: rivalpodcastclub@gmail.com

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 finally give reviews of each movie (SPOILERS will be announced before they are given). Music: The Sun Days “Don’t Need to Be Them” Join the conversation: Follow Cody: @codyisboring Follow Jacob: @jacobthewilson / @playyourpartpod / @rivalpodclub Email: rivalpodcastclub@gmail.com

This week Jacob goes back to exploring the origins of things and brings on his wife Anna-Sophia Wilson who asks the question: Where do baby showers come from? Before they get into that, Jacob discusses spiciness, why our mouths react the way they do, whether some people are more genetically dispositioned to it, and why we enjoy something so painful. Music: "Something About You" by Lucius Be sure to subscribe to the Play Your Part Letter at tinyletter.com/playyourpart Follow Anna on Twitter: @annasthewilson Follow Jacob: @jacobthewilson / @playyourpartpod / @rivalpodclub

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 about those interests, especially in light of his own obsessions. Other talk includes hobbies in the internet age, the Christian clown community, and Jacob’s lack of ability to use scissors. Subscribe to the Play Your Part Letter and get issue one at tinyletter.com/playyourpart

Jacob is joined by Blaze Russo to predict who will win each and every Oscar this Sunday. They also rank all the best picture noms, discuss whether snow movies or dust movies have better cinematography, and give Very Specific Predictions!

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 (27:25), they feel the Bern (30:47), PATAKI (33:20), John Kasich (34:32), JEB! (37:33), and all the other candidates no longer in the running! Plus Spanish shaming, long lawn, MAGA, and more!

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 Coaster Tycoon (9:00),  ways to trick your guests (11:05), building coasters (13:10), getting hurt on roller coasters (23:00), their favorite coaster designs (25:45), the ways they killed their customers (27:15), the best park they ever designed (32:30), insatiable guests (35:00), the latest version of Roller Coaster Tycoon (43:00), Austin tries to remember his Twitter account (51:55), and much more!  Check out the nightmare ride that inspired the episode:http://www.deathandtaxesmag.com/273129/this-rollercoaster-tycoon-nightmare-ride-takes-210-days-to-finish/ Follow the podcast @playyourpartpod Follow Jacob @jacobthewilson Follow Grayson @biglogger91 Follow Austin @asmith9999999

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 points 1st in primary/caucus 2 points 2nd in primary/caucus 1 point 3rd in primary/caucus We apologize for all our mistakes, most of which we correct throughout the show. Follow along for weekly scoring updates @playyourpartpod and let us know your own picks!

An episode that was more difficult than expected to put together, here Jacob explores the origins of Groundhog Day, which if you know anything about holidays is a strange mixture of pagan, Christian, and evolutionary survival tactics. The song used here is "Purple Reign" by Future. Bonus points if you read this and tweet why you think this song was chosen. Follow on Twitter: @jacobthewilson, @playyourpartpod, @rivalpodclub

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 “Bet On It” connection (23:27), their favorite song from the series (25:44), we do some singing (31:05), talk about Zac Efron not singing in the first film (31:35), point out the parts that don’t make sense (34:20), record Ball Droid Cast episode 3 (35:05), and much more! Check out Ball Droid cast here: http://www.spreaker.com/user/offthebingebloodline/episode-1_1 Listen to DJ’s band here: https://desertwoman.bandcamp.com Apologies for an extra noises, 5 people and 2 mics can be difficult! Don’t forget to tweet with the hash tag: #Highschooljrhigh

A preview of tomorrow's episode's pre-recording chatter where we try to remember Taylor McKessie's name.

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 their own personal awards including: Best Unexpected Use of Swedish, Best Podcast/TV show double feature, Best Road Trip, and more! Tell us your own opinions in the comments or Tweet us @playyourpartpod, @jacobthewilson, and @theandrewboring

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) This is part I of our conversation Tell us your own opinions in the comments or Tweet us @playyourpartpod, @jacobthewilson, and @theandrewboring

Taylor is back to talk about logos, but mostly not in an all new roomie cast! They talk about Twitter, Fuller House, Taylor gives fantasy football tips, Alessia Cara's "Here", and much more! Listen to it and make sure you follow all of our instructions!