**Middle-Aged & Mediocre** is the podcast where two middle-aged guys with questionable judgment dive into movies, TV, pop culture, true crime, strange and unusual stories, nostalgia, and whatever random rabbit hole captures their attention. Expect sarcastic commentary, ridiculous debates, original games, and the occasional surprisingly good take. Email us at middleagedmediocre@gmail.com Follow us on: Facebook.com/middleagedandmediocre Instagram @ middleagedandmediocre
Netflix... explain yourself. This week on Middle-Aged & Mediocre , we're diving into some of the strangest decisions in Hollywood. We kick things off by trying to make sense of the bizarre tagline for Ebenezer , debate whether the world really needs a Matchbox movie, and share our thoughts on the upcoming Resident Evil film. Then it's time for another round of one of our favorite games, Guessflix…
Alonzo Weed was a real-life vagabond who was briefly elected mayor of Amesville, Ohio, in 1903 as a joke that unexpectedly came true. His story, which gained national attention at the time, is now a local legend celebrated with an annual festival.
Middle-Aged and Mediocre is BACK! In this episode we look at six states that tried to secede from the United States of America for various reasons. Joel blind ranks Adam Sandler comedies and Cash blind ranks kid's sports movies from his childhood! Listen, like, share, and subscribe!
WrestleMania 41 is here and Middle-Aged and Mediocre is bringing you Honcho and the Dude's preview of the upcoming event! We're talking about WrestleMania memories, making our picks for this year's matches, and taking a look at WWE's list of their Top 50 Mania matches. Plus, we get an insight into Joel's world of Facebook Marketplace insanity. Enjoy!
For absolutely no reason whatsoever, and completely not due to any current events, our new episode is all about a young Italian man who hijacked an airplane on October 31, 1969. While most hijackers in the 60s demanded to be taken to Cuba, Raffaele Minichiello had a different destination in mind. The hijacked flight went across the country from California to New York before heading to an entirely…
We're giving you a history lesson on this episode, but don't worry, it's a hilarious tale of incompetence! During the Russo-Japanese War in 1904, Russia was looking to take back a warm water port on the Liaodong Peninsula in the south of Manchuria, China. Russia had gained control of Port Arthur through an agreement with China but Japan wasn't having that and took control of it at The Siege of…
Ten Cent Beer Night was a promotion held by Major League Baseball's Cleveland Indians during a game against the Texas Rangers at Cleveland Stadium in Cleveland, Ohio on June 4, 1974. The promotion was meant to improve attendance at the game by offering cups of beer for just 10 cents each, with a limit of six beers per purchase but no limit on the number of purchases made during the game. Things…
If you watched the MAX docuseries about Natalia Grace, you know how that case was influenced by the 2009 horror movie, "The Orphan", but what you might not know is that the horror movie was inspired by a true story that took place in the Czech Republic. A woman named Barbora Skrlova, born with a condition known as hypopituitarism, which affected her growth and appearance, making her look much…
Titu Singh was not an ordinary child. He didn't act like an ordinary child. He didn't talk like an ordinary child. He didn't have an ordinary child's memories. His memories were those of a man named Suresh Verma and those memories just happened to include the details of how Suresh Verma was murdered in 1983. This is a wild story and will leave you questioning your beliefs on reincarnation. Stick…
Lori Vallow Daybell and Chad Daybell found each other through their shared Mormon faith and the belief that the world was coming to an end. Labeling people as zombies, Lori and Chad were at the center of a murder spree that left four of their own family members dead.