HoopleCast: An IntroCast For HBO's Deadwood

Episode Twenty-three. (Question: How many kinds of cock breath are there?) The always insightful Nuchtchas of The Nutty Bites Podcast returns as our guest, and we couldn't be more thrilled. The San Francisco Cocksucker offends Al's nostrils... The she-apes of the Gem are banned from the balconies, lest they throw themselves off in grief... Everyone is suddenly very superstitious... There's a funeral, but GOOD GRIEF this new minister is not good at his job... Unfortunately, there's more annexation talk, and it's the dullest thing ever. ... Also, Emily reads the weather report from December, 1878. (Answer: Seven. There are seven kinds of cock breath.) | Send feedback to hooplecast@gmail.com. Find our recording schedule, show notes, discussion threads, and more at hooplecast.com. | Recorded December 20, 2015. Released December 25, 2015. [Warning: Explicit Language.]

Episode Twenty-two. The most tragic of turns casts a pall over this entire episode, and not even our lovely guest Laurel can rouse us from our melancholy mood. A whale is dragged to the Chez Ami... The cunt with the long Kraut moniker finally leaves camp... Hugo retells a bizarre and confusing tale about a man with a bag over his head... The camp holds its breath for the inevitable. ... Also, Chris waxes poetic about a purely American custom: Thanksgiving. (Now, let us all say a prayer to the God of Antlers and Hooves.) | Send feedback to hooplecast@gmail.com. Find our recording schedule, show notes, discussion threads, and more at hooplecast.com. | Recorded November 29, 2015. Released December 5, 2015. [Warning: Explicit Language.]

Episode Twenty-one. Emily of Yes, Mother and Sue Watches Buffy returns as our guest, and we're all impressed by mini-adult William Bullock. Al's palate rebels against Merrick's overzealous newspapering... Stacks of cash do not unburdened Mose of the guilt that stems from fratricide... Martha is a grade-A fucking class act... A horse declines a nutting by Fields and Hostetler, irrevocably shattering the lives of some of our citizens. ... Also, Alex invites us to drink pancake batter at the Oyster Bay. | Send feedback to hooplecast@gmail.com. Find our recording schedule, show notes, discussion threads, and more at hooplecast.com. | Recorded November 15, 2015. Released November 21, 2015. [Warning: Explicit Language.]

Episode Twenty. Ignore the naked man shot whilst fleeing the Hearst mining operation and direct your attention toward this shiny new bicycle! Yes, the entire camp is abuzz as they wager on whether Tom Nuttall will successfully navigate his Boneshaker down the boardwalk. Meanwhile, William refuses tea... Ellsworth hauls a boulder... Joanie finds another use for Basil Hayden bourbon (official whiskey of HoopleCast). ... Also, Viv gives us the chismes on Colorado Charlie Utter and his immense sombrero. | Send feedback to hooplecast@gmail.com. Find our recording schedule, show notes, discussion threads, and more at hooplecast.com. | Recorded November 1, 2015. Released November 6, 2015. [Warning: Explicit Language.]

Episode Nineteen. If you're lonely and forsaken, HoopleCast, featuring guest Stephanie Edd of EddCast, is available to milk you of your sorrows. (Then, afterward, complete this survey, maybe?) A gathering of worthies makes the camp's mayor feel excluded... Wolcott steps on Charlie's foot... Al is everyone's life coach and shares his affection for a particular difficult-to-pronounce tea... The hoopleheads enjoy a little erotic fiction from 1876. ... Also, Sue helps us say "bon voyage!" to an acclaimed artist. | Send feedback to hooplecast@gmail.com. Find our recording schedule, show notes, discussion threads, and more at hooplecast.com. | Recorded October 25, 2015. Released October 30, 2015. [Warning: Explicit Language.]

Episode Eighteen. We're halfway through the series and events take a very disturbing turn. Fortunately, Stephanie of RedemptionCast and The iZombie Podcast is here to lighten the mood. Camp residents wait in queue to see their king... Mister W. surprises the girls of the Chez Ami... A lesson on press neutrality is authored for Merrick's benefit... Steve fucks a horse. (I did not fuck that horse.) ... Also, Robin warns us about the stilts craze that is afflicting our youngsters. | Send feedback to hooplecast@gmail.com. Find our recording schedule, show notes, discussion threads, and more at hooplecast.com. | Recorded October 4, 2015. Released October 13, 2015. [Warning: Explicit Language.]

Hoopleheads Matt H & Mel record a commentary for "Something Very Expensive." | Send feedback to hooplecast@gmail.com. Find our recording schedule, show notes, discussion threads, and more at hooplecast.com. | Recorded October 1, 2015. Released October 1, 2015. [Warning: Explicit Language.]

Episode Seventeen. As the "we're not saying that word" General rides into town, the very white hosts of HoopleCast (and guest Jonathon!) explain what it's like to be a black man in the late 19th century. Alma suspects she may be in a family way... Richardson builds a stalker nest of antlers and hair and vomit... Silas is cunt-struck by Miss Isriwhatshername... Some racist yokels get fuckin' riled over a statement regarding the legitimacy of their claims. ... Also, Nuchtchas has the gossip on local heroines, including that "nauseating specimen of degraded humanity" Mrs. Bloxsom. | Send feedback to hooplecast@gmail.com. Find our recording schedule, show notes, discussion threads, and more at hooplecast.com. | Recorded September 27, 2015. Released October 1, 2015. [Warning: Explicit Language.]

Episode Sixteen. Harold joins us for a "conversation" of this most gleetful of episodes. A disfigured road agent exacerbates Dan's very bad day... Al's stones are loosened by Jewel's sonic screams... William takes his pet oatmeal for a walk... E.B. berates Richardson, chef savant, but finds himself undone by Alma's feminine intuitions... Maddie continues to confound the hoopleheads with her bizarre behavior. ... Also, Paul revisits the sordid affair of Kitty LeRoy and her husband/killer Samuel R. Curley. | Send feedback to hooplecast@gmail.com. Find our recording schedule, show notes, discussion threads, and more at hooplecast.com. | Recorded September 13, 2015. Released September 18, 2015. [Warning: Explicit Language.]

Episode Fifteen. Lift your legs and open them for adventure! Will avoids our murder list by returning to discuss this very nautical themed episode. Al makes friends with a lithotome... (Please take your hand off my shoulder.) The mysterious Mister W makes a meal of E.B.... (Remove your hand from my forearm.) A pissed-off Alma directs her ire towards Sofia's tutor... (Do not touch me again.) But will the camp rise up against the ne'er-do-well Jumbo and make him pay for his slothful ways? ... Also, John tells us about the tragic demise of Miss Kitty LeRoy in the opening chapter of a Readers Theatre two-parter. (Do not look at my face.) | Send feedback to hooplecast@gmail.com. Find our recording schedule, show notes, discussion threads, and more at hooplecast.com. | Recorded August 30, 2015. Released September 4, 2015. [Warning: Explicit Language.]

Episode Fourteen. The denizens of Deadwood are on edge following the day's earlier ruckuses and rumpuses. Fortunately, Nuchtchas returns to help us make sense of the various complexities that weigh so heavily on Al Swearengen's mind. Charlie suffers from an array of distracting maladies... Alma bears the burden of an immense decision... Hawkeye's selfless acts go unappreciated... Wu's pigs contract insightfulitis... Our Carol lets loose her Slippery Dan hate. ... Also, Alirio introduces us to "Uncle Billy" and announces a footrace between local heavyweights. | Send feedback to hooplecast@gmail.com. Find our recording schedule, show notes, discussion threads, and more at hooplecast.com. | Recorded August 16, 2015. Released August 22, 2015. [Warning: Explicit Language.]

Episode Thirteen. The second season premiere is a family reunion of sorts as Martha Bullock and Farting William ride into camp. The foundation of the Grand Central is rocked by the intense schtupping of Deadwood's favorite couple... Slippery Dan's practical joke on Bummer Dan goes awry... Al calls out Seth across the thoroughfare, leading to a wee tussle... The arrival of the Borg Queen causes the bottoms of Cy's balls to tingle. ... Also, Jonathon speaks to the wickedness of the minister's sons. FYI: If you're searching for traces of urine in my pisspot, I'll have you know I went over the balcony earlier, so stop asking questions, okay? | Send feedback to hooplecast@gmail.com. Find our recording schedule, show notes, discussion threads, and more at hooplecast.com. | Recorded August 2, 2015. Released August 7, 2015. [Warning: Explicit Language.]

Hoopleheads Matt H & Mel record a commentary for the season two premiere, "A Lie Agreed Upon, Part I." (Note: Portions of the recording are missing due to technical issues.) | Send feedback to hooplecast@gmail.com. Find our recording schedule, show notes, discussion threads, and more at hooplecast.com. | Recorded July 31, 2015. Released July 31, 2015. [Warning: Explicit Language.]

Before he was fascinating and terrifying as Deadwood's Al Swearengen, actor Ian McShane played rakish antiques dealer Meredith Lovejoy on the long-running English series Lovejoy. This is that. More precisely, this is a discussion amongst the hoopleheads of the Lovejoy episode "Who is the Fairest of Them All?" which finds a haughty-if slightly zaftig-ballet dancer freaking the fuck out about a mirror. (Seriously. This episode is about the buying and selling of mirrors. The climax is a high-stakes operation involving the switching of price tags. Clearly, Lovejoy is nothing like the actual world of antiquing, which is violent and cutthroat.) Sincere thanks to guest and temporary host Shane Poole of In The Village: An Introcast for The Prisoner for his fact finding and good humo(u)r, as well as saving the podcast with his backup recording. Smashing job, Shane! You are indeed quite tickety-boo. (Also, I tried to do as little editing as possible for this bonus episode.) | Send feedback to hooplecast@gmail.com. Find our recording schedule, show notes, discussion threads, and more at hooplecast.com. | Recorded July 19, 2015. Released July 20, 2015. [Warning: Explicit Language.]

Episode Twelve. Huzzah! Nimble forest creature Ina is our guest for the season one finale. Deadwood honors General Crook and the 7th Calvary with a parade... Otis attempts extraction from Alma's veins, but submits to the righteous fury of Seth Bullock... Stapleton's reign as sheriff ends... Doc pleads for mercy on behalf of the reverend... Al solves the magistrate conundrum (please ignore the bloodstain that mysteriously appeared)... "Salma" finally happens, and it's amazing. ... Also, Christiana reveals the peculiarities of the Negro race. | Send feedback to hooplecast@gmail.com. Find our recording schedule, show notes, discussion threads, and more at hooplecast.com. | Recorded July 12, 2015. Released July 17, 2015. [Warning: Explicit Language.]