High Fidelity

High Fidelity, based on the novel by Nick Hornby, tells the story of Rob Gordon (John Cusack), a thirtysomething record store owner and living embodiment of a certain type of insufferable pop culture obsessed dude (I TYPED WHILE HOSTING A PODCAST ABOUT SKATEBOARD MOVIES) as he navigates love, ex-love, and maybe – JUST MAYBE – figuring out that what someone is like is more important than what they like. Also: someone skateboards in it at one point.

Kevin and Mike discuss the movie and their own relationship with being pop culture obsessives, the book, the time Kevin saw the very weird musical adaptation of this, and what High Fidelity had to say about certain types of toxic behaviors when it came out vs. what it has to say now. They go deep and confessional about their pasts while also trying to figure out what a musical adaptation of One Crazy Summer would be like. It's that type of episode.

Podbean: High Fidelity
Spotify: Listen here!
Apple: Go get it!

Theme music is by Kissing Kontest

Mike was a guest on the TALK ABOUT THE PASSION podcast: Do It Again (Another Conversation with Mike Brousseau)