Our interview with Ed Daly, NJ author of the 2011 book Cereal: Snap, Crackle, Pop Culture!

In this episode:

• Rob waking up from his trance,
• supermarkets carrying more than 90 different breakfast cereals,
• Ed’s reasons for writing his book,
• his favorite cereals (General Mills Rice Chex and Cinnamon Toast Crunch, Kellogg’s Special K, etc.),
• his least favorite cereals (Kellogg’s Hannah Montana and All-Bran)
• TV show and movie tie-ins,
• the lack of prizes in cereal boxes today,
• Kellogg’s Mueslix and the Eddie Murphy movie Meet Dave (2008),
• Ed’s opinion of Quaker Cap’n Crunch and various peanut butter flavored cereals,
• crunchy marshmallows in cereal,
• cereal box artwork, characters, and commercials,
• sugary cereals marketed as being healthy,
• Post Fruity Pebbles and Cocoa Pebbles melting in milk,
• cereal restaurants and Kellogg’s Pop-Tarts World in Times Square NYC,
• Ed’s milk-to-cereal ratio,
• his next pop culture project,
• and how much (or little) money an author makes from a book like this.

Buy Cereal: Snap, Crackle, Pop Culture on Amazon or Barnes and Noble
Follow Ed Daly on Twitter: twitter.com/ezeddaly
Visit Ed’s web site: cerealsnapcracklepopculture.tumblr.com

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In this episode:

• George Harrison impersonator Glen Knowler’s version of “Something”,
• Paul McCartney impersonator Neil Tudor singing “Jet”,
• Beatles impersonators together on You Tube,
• Mike Masse singing U2,
• the death of rock and roll music,
• country music vs. rap,
• Jack Nicholson taking donations for Haiti,
• Nicolas Cage,
• From Paris with Love (2010) starring John Travolta,
• rock band OAR cover of Led Zeppelin’s Fool in the Rain,
• the upcoming movie Jurassic Park IV,
• the death of toy cartoon shows,
• Lego Arcade by Michael Hickox,
• our review of Sherlock Holmes (2009) starring Robert Downey Jr.,
• the upcoming movie The Sorcerer’s Apprentice (2010) starring Nicolas Cage,
• a Rip Torn update and Rip Taylor on The Monkees,
• Tom Green,
• a celebrity death (J. D. Salinger),
• Gallagher,
• the 2009 Golden Raspberry Awards (the Razzies),
• Al Pacino,
• Jeff Bridges nominated for an Oscar,
• and Beverly Hills Cop (1984) vs. 48 Hours (1982).

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Don’t forget: nominate your Lame Idiot of 2008!

In this episode:

• special guest Adam in SC,
• Greg meeting Denis Leary at Barnes & Noble in Clifton, NJ,
• knighted celebrities,
• Adam’s movie review of The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008) starring Keanu Reeves,
• our review of The Bourne Ultimatum (2007) starring Matt Damon,
• our review of Mr. Bean’s Holiday (2007) starring Rowan Atkinson,
• our review of I Am Legend (2007) starring Will Smith,
• Eddie Murphy as the Riddler in an upcoming Batman movie,
• Reginald VelJohnson’s cameo as Capt. Al Powell in an episode of Chuck,
• a celebrity death (Majel Barrett-Roddenberry),
• and “Christmas in Jersey City” by David W. Jacobsen.

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In this episode:

• George Lucas and the upcoming Indiana Jones movie,
• Frank Edward Nora and The Overnightscape podcast (www.theovernightscape.com),
• our Paunch Stevenson Show listener drawing contest,
• Eddie Murphy playing multiple roles in movies,
• various Saturday Night Live casts,
• The Ladies Man (2000) starring Tim Meadows,
• Saved By the Bell and Saved By the Bell: The New Class,
• and Dennis Haskins’ recent filmography.

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