Debut Buddies

Hot on the heels of our First Conspiracy Theory episode the Debut Buddies discuss the First Female Serial Killer... or do we!? Lavinia Fisher was purported to have poisoned men who were looking for a…

We do our own research this episode and discuss the First Conspiracy Theory from 1863, and so very much more. Moon Landing! DIA! Paul is Dead! Dyatlov Pass! Others! All we can tell you through this u…

Danced all night? Check. Drank sixteen beers? Check. Started up a fight? Check. On this episode, we Buddies soak up the First Single with Profanity in the Title to Break the UK Top 40... 1981's Too D…

Hut Hut Hike! The Buddies discuss 1967's Super Bowl I, featuring the Green Bay Packers and Kansas City Chiefs, played at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in front of Kirk Douglas, two jetpacks, 4,00…

Buddies, where do fairytales come from? Well, child, the history of storytelling is complicated, but let me tell you a very old story, that might just be the first fairytale! This ep, Kelly, Nate, an…

Don't have a cow, man! This episode, the Buddies (Chelsea, Kelly, and Nate) dive into the first episode of the Simpsons, "Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire," a Holiday special that's also a pilot tha…

It's a us, the Debut Buddies! We're talking about the epically chaotic first live action video game adaptation film... 1993's Super Mario Bros. with Bob Hoskins, Dennis Hopper, and John Leguizamo! Na…

It's February 2nd. You just woke up. You exit your burrow to sniff the cold air. If you see your shadow, you recoil and usher in weeks of Winter. If you don't, then Spring is near. Now... imagine it'…

Nate, Kelly, and Chelsea delve into the first breakthrough video game that became available on multiple platforms (like a tiny-screened refrigerator computer) and even spawned the first arcade game! …

This episode, Kelly, Chelsea, and Nate lend their ears to Lionel Richie's Can't Slow Down, an album that came out in 1983 and went Diamond (10x Platinum) in 1985 (assuming the Wiki chart is accurate)…

Ho Ho Oh No! We're taking a critical look at the classic, 1964, Rankin / Bass film, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, which is widely acknowledged to be the First Holiday Special (becoming a recurring …

This fortnight, we're joined by sociologist Marc Smith, whose appearance on IT Conversations with Doug Kaye was the subject of this podcast's first episode (First Podcast). Marc generously joins the …

"These Buddies were so preoccupied with whether they could, they didn’t stop to think if they should..." This episode, Kelly, Chelsea, and Nate make versions of the First Pumpkin Pie, to... varying l…

Buddies again GARFIE BABY!!!! We hate on Mondays and consume lasagna this week while talking about the first Jim Davis-penned Garfield comic strip from 1978. (Did you know that he did two different c…

Hold onto your bits, and bring some extra batteries for your DeWalt drill! This week, Chelsea, Nate and Kelly spelunk through the very FIRST CREEPYPASTA online spooky story... TED THE CAVER. We discu…

Let's get a little spooky by surveying the original Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark book from 1981. Nate, Kelly, and Chelsea discuss the hits and misses in this kid's tome of terror. After all, thi…

The Buddies are back to talk about the Louds, an upper middle class family from California who let a film crew record their lives and make it into a 12 episode series in 1973. Originally aired on PBS…

Welcome to DEBUT BUDDIES! This is a podcast about firsts, hosted by Chelsea, Kelly, and Nate! This episode, the Debs get down with the FIRST PODCAST, Doug Kaye's IT Conversations, launched in 2003! W…

This is it... THIS IS IT!!! Episode 200. The final episode of A Vague Idea (but stay tuned after the regular show for NEWS) features returning guests Kelly Attaway (Never Show the Monster, Thirteenth…

For our penultimate episode, it's Steve on Stephen! Returning guest and King-head Steve Livingston gets into the catalog of prolific author Stephen King. We discuss Roland Deschain, The Shining, 11/2…