Martin Rickman talks Chasing Mimi, Miley Cyrus, VMAs, media culture and movies - WFNY Podcast - 2013-08-28

It's been a bit since I talked to Martin Rickman on the Podcast so we went to work. No agenda to speak of and all of a sudden 45 minutes flew by. Hope you enjoy it. Martin Rickman’s polished podcasting career with Chasing Mimi Voyage of the Mimi and who exactly remembers it Taking on a project with self-made deadlines and trying to explain it to family members Learning how to make a solar still with Voyage of the Mimi Martin’s new writing gig and how he took the call just before Star Trek started in the theater SI.com gig for Martin Doing your very best work at all times Relating to editors and using them What if WaitingForNextYear could have an editor? How outraged was Martin by Miley Cyrus on the VMAs? Britney Spears and the Madonna kiss Robin Thicke and his nude-filled video to gain attention The least entertaining part of Blurred Lines is Robin Thicke and that’s not an insult to Robin Thicke Are you in the MTV generation? The commercials during the VMAs will let you know whether you’re in the generation or not Slut-shaming Miley Cyrus and the rest of the outrage over the VMAs Ja Rule’s most essential songs What people are willing to say without a level of anonymity People who want to identify as being a hillbilly This is the End really stuck out to me as the best movie of the summer Figuring out if you’re the audience for something before offering criticism Is Craig a customer of McDonald’s?Bojangles breakfast being superior to McDonald’s breakfast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices