We're feeling spicy on Episode 147 as we break out some of the hottest takes to the hottest tunes! What movie character would actually completely suck to be around, the most overrated member of a band, the best inventions ever made, the right and wrong ways to eat your food, and which city cares wayyy too much how you do it! No person, thing or top…

We're back with another classic throwback dissect as we break down Shania Twain's 1997 hit "That Don't Impress Me Much". From Brad Pitt, to Elvis, to rocket scientists, nothing much impresses this woman! We cover it all and throw in some other logs on the fire that don't much impress us, as our attempt to find the 2025 song of the summer has brough…

The MTV Video Music Awards are a thing I haven't thought about in at least 10 years, and haven't watched in close to 20! With that in mind, I gave it another try and watched the 2025 VMA's and gave it a full review! Along with a quick rundown of the history of the show, we take a look at what the show looks like now, who are the stars of the show, …

The NFL is back! And with it, let's bring it a new segment where we fire through all the important notes from Week 1 in quick hitter fashion! Everything you need to know about the NFL's opening week in under 10 minutes: The Ravens vs Bills, did we just see the greatest game ever? - The Eagles splashy title defense has begun - The Browns go full Bro…

The song of the summer search continues on as we dissect the gnarliest jam of the season with "Gnarly" by KATSEYE. A dissection which conjures up some of life's most gnarly scenarios - like bears, the formation of birds, samurai swords, the bottom of the ocean, siamese twins, bow and arrows, the beast from Beauty and the Beast, meth, life in the 19…

After last week's thorough breakdown of Happy Gilmore, it's time to run it back with the 2025 update, as Ryan Castle dissects the brand new Adam Sandler comedy that's got the whole world buzzing - Happy Gilmore 2! Did it live up to the hype after 30 years in the making? We break it down with 3 simple categories: What worked? What didn't work? And w…

With the newly released Happy Gilmore 2 hitting the streams on Netflix, Episode 141 takes on one of our most formative comedies of the 90's as we dissect the Adam Sandler classic - Happy Gilmore! We break down all the legendary moments of the '96 comedy, discuss the career retrospective of Adam Sandler, the best and worst sequels of all time, funni…

Episode 140 takes on the mission to find the song of the summer (for the third year in a row!) beginning with our dissection of MK's dance-pop hitter featuring Chrystal - "Dior". Castle and JAG are back and in a brand new setup to take on a fresh beat that's tearing up the chart, that may have been created just to net Chrystal some fresh Christian …

Episode 139 explores a working theory headed up by DJ JAG comparing Billy Paul's 1972 classic "Me and Mrs. Jones" to Whitney Houston's 1987 hit "Saving All My Love". We dissect the background story of each and determine if there's more here than meets the eye... or ears. Who was Mrs Jones? Who was Whitney saving all her love for? And was there ever…

Episode 138 brings a classic movie review throwback, as we have 3 things we need to discuss about Willy Wonka and his crazy chocolate factory - with Ryan Castle, 'DJ JAG' Justino Garcia, and Jason Malabuyoc. 1) Is Willy the most irresponsible business owner of all time? 2) What is up with those grandparents though?? 3) We give out The Thingy Awards…

In this special edition of the Dissect DJs we open up the Grab Bag and ask some of the most thought-provoking, mind-shattering, inquisitive questions to ever be discussed in podcast form, to the soulful sounds of Young-Holt Unlimited's 1968 classic "Soulful Strut". Would you rather be an Oompa Loompa or one of The Lost Boys from Hook? Climb the bea…

Episode 136 throws it way back to 1958 when Ritchie Valens made this classic that still gets played today - "La Bamba", that then Los Lobos imitated in 1987. It's our second ever translation episode (first being Gangnam Style) where we try to decipher what this song is really all about, who did it better, and determine if it might have the best gui…

Episode 135 breaks down Bruno Mars' latest hit single alongside K-Pop star ROSÉ titled "APT." What does APT mean? How do you pronounce it? Why does this sound so familiar? Is Bruno Mars the best modern performer we got right now? And what is his all-time greatest jam? We dissect it all in this electric pink video, check out the full video episode h…

Episode 134 breaks down the ultimate dick-measuring jam with Mickey Avalon's 2006 classic "My Dick". We open up the Dissect DJ soundbox and put it to work as our rating system to judge each dick joke bar for bar. Which line is best, and is this the all time dick track? We go through all the top contenders, let's DISSECT! Support this podcast at — h…

Episode 133 throws it back to 1986 to break down the legendary RnB troop Midnight Star's "Midas Touch", which gets your DJs asking the question - What would be your ideal Golden Touch scenario? If you could have the Midas Touch in any situation, what would it be? We Dissect! Video Podcast: https://youtu.be/1-Be2H_l0Lw Support this podcast at — http…

Episode 132 dissects the groundbreaking football film that broke all the rules with the 1999 Oliver Stone classic Any Given Sunday! Starring Al Pacino, Jamie Foxx and Cameron Diaz, we go full blitz on the movie that did everything it could to peel back the curtain to show what it takes charge from the locker room to the gridiron to the Super Bowl..…

On Episode 131 we hop on the Double Dutch Bus and try to figure out what exactly it is, and what the hell Frankie Smith is saying in this 1981 jam. This song influenced hip hop vernacular for YEARS to come, and on the surface seems to have a bunch of gibberish speak, but we may have decoded what exactly it is he was trying to say all along. It's th…

We're back to break down the ICONIC theme song of the hometown city of your World Series Champions - Randy Newman's 1983 classic "I Love LA"! Is LA really a city worth loving? Has anyone ever got along farther in the music industry with a voice like Randy Newman? And what the hell is Randy really talking about in this song? We break it all down NEX…

We're going back to the 90s with another classic review of this 1993 throwback jam that might not be what you thought you've always heard, it's Positive K - "I Got A Man". We dive deep into how it was put together, discuss approach game, 90s hip hop, and a thorough breakdown of the back and forth rap convo in full dissect mode as we do. Positive K …

Will Smith is back and so are the Dissect DJs! Breaking down his latest single release featuring his son Jaden and a guy named Russ - "Work of Art". We try to understand what Will is trying to say and why he's trying to say it, check in on a couple other recent releases by Willy from Philly, and discuss where he's at this point in his career. Is "W…

The summer of baseball movie reviews continues on the Dissect DJs, as we break down the iconic 1993 film - The Sandlot! We run through this entire 90s classic that anchored the greatest era of baseball movie history, asking and answering all the curious questions that rise along the way. Why can't Smalls throw a baseball? Why was his stepdad Dennis…

In Episode 126 we uncover a rare song from the 80s that turns out to be rarely heard for a very good reason... It's Benny Mardones - "Into the Night". DJ JAG brings a deep cut to the table with some lyrics that must be heard to be believed. It's time to dissect some problematic throwback music from the 80s, Benny you're NEXT! Support this podcast a…

We do a deep dive from the archives from The 3 Things About podcast and pull out our thorough breakdown on the 1992 cinema classic A League of Their Own! We crown our MVPs of the movie, the 6th Man Off the Bench Award, The "Practice Squad Player" who we could've done without, and hit all the longstanding eternal questions - Did Dottie drop the ball…

Happy Independence Day Week y'all! Episode 124 celebrates the good ole' USA by breaking down an American classic with Tom Petty's 1976 hit "American Girl". Lyric by lyric we dissect one of the all-time cover band anthems, and try to see if there's an actual story here or if it's just a simple celebration of one our nation's finest commodities. Supp…

Episode 123 breaks down Sabrina Carpenter's new smash hit single "Espresso"! Watch the full video podcast on YouTube @RyCastle: https://youtu.be/EHb4XP_w05Q Lyric by lyric, we dissect what the song means, what the music video tells us about Sabrina, the shocking twist the music video gives us, if it might be the song of of the summer, and figure ou…

Let's start a new game, yeah? Ever hear of F*ck, Marry, Kill? Well this is Ghost, Fight, Chill. It's simple- We name three people and decide who we'd ghost out of our life, who we'd fight, and who we'd want to chill with. Watch the video podcast here: https://youtu.be/ZE6FyRRz_MY We debate about the likes of Kanye West, Jay-Z, Taylor Swift, Miley C…

We're back with another classic full movie review as Castle is joined by "J-Wey" Jason Malabuyoc to break down one of the most iconic sports movies of the 90s, that immediately went from fictional Disney hockey team to real life hockey team in the NHL- The Mighty Ducks! Full video podcast can be found on YouTube @RyCastle, link here: https://youtu.…

We take it back to '62 to break down one of the original soul jams of the classic rock era with The Contours - "Do You Love Me". See the full episode podcast here: https://youtu.be/fGJWc-mh-9s With a thorough review of the legendary dance scene from Dirty Dancing when Johnny Castle (Patrick Swayze) meets Baby (Jenny Grey), as well as the classic mu…

We covered the boys and now it's time to turn are attention to some of the legendary girlfriends in cinema history to answer one basic question - Are These Girlfriends Lame? We break out the Lame Meter and rank 'em all! Check out the video podcast of this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/YuPgJlBMmFc We cover some of the most famous characters f…

Full Video Episode: https://youtu.be/bSsEm3tBOuo We rock in St. Patty's Day by throwing it back to one of the all-tine Irish rock anthems of our generation with Dropkick Murphys' "I'm Shipping Up to Boston". How did this become the official anthem of Boston and St. Patrick's Day? What does the song actually mean and where did the lyrics originally …

It's time we go off on various social scenarios and modern day commonalities that make the DIssect DJs say one thing- Hey, maybe don't! See the full video podcast here: https://youtu.be/gqu-WOKPxD8 Social etiquette, party interaction, annoying kids and dogs, social media posting, karaoke, high five/fist bumping, story-telling, dating - we cover it …

See the video episode here: https://youtu.be/6OWDB3fHHe0 We throw it back to '79 to break down the iconic disco rock anthem cooked up by the legendary Doobie Brothers, with "What a Fool Believes". We dissect the deeper meaning behind the happy-sounding jam, and how it's actually much darker and sadder than it initially comes across on the surface. …

View the whole video podcast on YouTube at: https://youtu.be/vU8bDZWpsm4 The Dissect DJs go off on a brand new segment that takes on some classic cinema boyfriends from some of the most memorable movies and music videos of all time, trying to determine one thing- Did This Boyfriend Suck? From Ferris Bueller, to The Beast from Beauty and the Beast, …

Let's dissect one of the most iconic holiday movies of all time, with the Dissect DJs first ever movie review video podcast! See the full video at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UQkYoEi8QVA&t=32s . Joined by a special guest appearance from Jason Malabuyoc, we ask some of the hard hitting questions this movie brings up - Is the cue card scene actua…

2023 finally gave us a hip hop jam we can sink our teeth into, so it's time to dissect Jack Harlow's latest jam "Lovin on Me". Watch the video podcast on youtube at @RyCastle: https://youtu.be/UYhzP12eblc. Is this the song of the year? Are you into whips and chains? And are you ready for the annual Year in Review Rewind Mix? We dissect it all on Ep…

We break down the most iconic single from the delightful, ageless treasure that is Dolly Parton, with her 1973 classic "Jolene". Coming off her head-turning Thanksgiving halftime performance in Dallas, we find out who is Jolene? What is the backstory, and why is Dolly devoting an entire track to this woman? We dissect it all, and check out the epis…

Time to break down one of the all time cult classics in music history with Neil Diamond's 1969 hit single "Sweet Caroline". Why do we all hit the "Bah Bah Bah!" and "So Good! So Good So Good!"? When did that start? Do you get pulled into it every time? Or are you maybe sick of it? And what is the ultimate sing along song if not this? What movie com…

It's Halloween season so we gotta break down one of the all time throwback spooky jams, with Rockwell's "Somebody's Watching Me". We dissect why Michael Jackson was queitly brought into to absolutely slay the chorus, who's watching you, and why Rockwell's music video appears to be a home video with McPoyle-like zombies just kinda standing around. S…

We hit the top of the charts this week- breaking down Doja Cat's new look and sound with her hit single "Paint the Town Red", full video review! What's Doja trying to do here? Where have we heard this sample from? And how long did you wait to take down king size candy from Halloween? Episode 109 - let's dissect! See the full video podcast on YouTub…

We throw it back to the Party Rock era of the early 2010's when LMFAO ran the world, by breaking down their 2011 classic "Champagne Showers". Is it about champagne or piss? Does Natalia Kills kill the track? And what ever happened to Party Rock? The DJs dissect! Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/dissect-djs8671/donations Advertising I…

Time to break down the "song of the summer" with Taylor Swift's char-topping "Cruel Summer". Do the Dissect DJs jive with what all the Swifties have been raving about? Or is there another song that gets conjured up that hits even harder? Time to dissect! Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/dissect-djs8671/donations Advertising Inquiries…

The Dissect DJs introduce video podcasts into the mix by taking on this absolute legendary track from 1984 by The World's Famous Supreme Team paying tribute to all the DJs in the entire world. Visit https://www.youtube.com/@RyCASTLE/podcasts for the full video podcast episode. We discuss some of our favorite and most despised qualities of DJs, stor…

Inspired by one of the all-time dance floor breakdown bangers, Castle and JAG review all the things they're down to do (or not do) one more time, while simultaneously dissecting the revolutionary 2000 Daft Punk jam - "One More Time". Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/dissect-djs8671/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.c…

DJ JAG brings us this throwback from the 90s that may just contain the most F'd up story in 90's R&B history, as Castle learns of it for the first time. From the product of Boyz II Men, we got Uncle Sam (yes that's really the name he went with) and his soulful jam "I Don't Ever Want to See You Again". Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com…

We throw it back to the most bonding track in Castle & JAG history - Teena Marie's 1981 classic "Square Biz". Hear the back story of why lil' 5'1, 100 pounds of fun Teena Marie A.K.A Casper/Shorty/Lil' Bit/Vanilla Child created the ultimate dance party mix for all social situations. We're talkin' Square Biz, we're gonna hip you to the Tee! Support …

It's about damn time the Dissect DJs finally broke down a Lizzo jam, with her 2019 takeover hit "It's About Damn Time". Does Lizzo make you move? Do you worry about what the homies say if they find out Lizzo makes you move? And do we have enough fire hip hop dance jams in the modern era of music? Castle and JAG discuss it all, and it's about damn t…

We pay tribute to the late legendary pop queen Tina Turner by breaking down her most iconic jam from 1984 "What's Love Got to Do with It". We all know the song, but what does it actually mean? We put on our dissecting gloves and try to scope it out. What does love got to do with it? Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/dissect-djs8671/do…

We've finally hit Episode 100! And what better way to countdown to triple digits then by dissecting the epic sound of the 80's that is Europe's "The Final Countdown". We try to breakdown what it is that Europe is really counting down to, learn a little about who Europe is, and get into some of our favorite versions of final countdowns. Let's rock t…

We're back to break down Nicki Minaj's 2022 smash "Super Freaky Girl" and compare how it stacks up to the OG version- Rick James's "Super Freak", and even throw in a little MC Hammer's "Can't Touch This" to see who did it best. Is Nicki really the baddest around? Let's dissect and find out! Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/dissect-dj…

The Dissect DJs are back with a brand new season! Kicking off with a breakdown of one of the most unstoppable jams of 2023 - Coi Leray's "Players". We discuss the origins of the track dating back to Grand Master Flash's "The Message", the historic nature of this classic beat, and if girls can be players too. Support this podcast at — https://redcir…