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The Workers Club

Join the Workers Club a weekly discussion on books from the world of professional wrestling. A smart podcast for dumb people. A dumb podcast for smart people.

We encourage listeners to purchase the books we cover and take the ride with us. We discuss somewhere around 50 pages an episode.

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Thursday · 2 hr 20 min
183 - Jesus Take the Wheel of My PT Cruiser (Total Nonstop Agony by Vince Russo Part 3)
The Workers continue their discussion of Vince Russo's Total Nonstop Agony. This week there's a lot of crying and praying, we discuss Russo's singular psychology as he leaves TNA, his turbulent food franchise adventure, and Russo's petty gripes with the poor soul that showed him the world of podcasting. Buy the book! We encourage workers to support their local bookstore, but we also understand some of these books aren't readily available. With tears in our eyes, we submit to you an amazon link Here Questions or Comments? Holler at the Workers. We'll talk about it on the show. contact the workers - theworkersclubshow@gmail.com Workers Club on youtube Workers Club on bluesky The Workers Club for your browser Join The Workers Club discord discord.gg/qacWRuCuwR
August 19 · 2 hr 12 min
182 - Is Eric Bischoff in the Room With Us? (Total Nonstop Agony by Vince Russo Part 2)
The Workers continue their discussion of Vince Russo's Total Nonstop Agony. This week we examine all of Vince Russo's quirks and peccadillos as he builds his case against Eric Bischoff. You think you're better than Vince Russo?! Think again! Or don't! Buy the book! We encourage workers to support their local bookstore, but we also understand some of these books aren't readily available. With tears in our eyes, we submit to you an amazon link Here Questions or Comments? Holler at the Workers. We'll talk about it on the show. contact the workers - theworkersclubshow@gmail.com Workers Club on youtube Workers Club on bluesky The Workers Club for your browser Join The Workers Club discord discord.gg/qacWRuCuwR
August 13 · 2 hr 3 min
181 - Defining a Liar (Total Nonstop Agony by Vince Russo Part 1)
The Workers begin their discussion of Vince Russo's Total Nonstop Agony. This week, David Shoemaker's Hulk Hogan book, Vince Russo's writing process, Eric Bischoff and Hulk Hogan enter TNA, Bischoff buries Russo, Daffney's lockbox match, and Vince investigates lying and liars. Buy the book! We encourage workers to support their local bookstore, but we also understand some of these books aren't readily available. With tears in our eyes, we submit to you an amazon link Here Questions or Comments? Holler at the Workers. We'll talk about it on the show. contact the workers - theworkersclubshow@gmail.com Workers Club on youtube Workers Club on bluesky The Workers Club for your browser Join The Workers Club discord discord.gg/qacWRuCuwR
August 7 · 2 hr 24 min
180 - One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)
The Workers announce the next pro wrestling book and continue their movie summer series. This week, a Wilson favorite One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Trevor's New Years Eve Party, and general gushing for the movie. Questions or Comments? Holler at the Workers. We'll talk about it on the show. contact the workers - theworkersclubshow@gmail.com Workers Club on youtube Workers Club on bluesky The Workers Club for your browser Join The Workers Club discord discord.gg/qacWRuCuwR
July 31 · 1 hr 54 min
179 - Amadeus (1984)
It's still hot, still summer, still talking movies. This week The Workers discuss Amadeus. F. Murray Abraham, Tom Hulce, Milos Forman, Jeffrey Jones (Yikes), Roy Dotrice, are you a Salieri or a Mozart? Naturally there's also talk of Dan Harmon, the Rogansphere, The Bill Maher subreddit, Fauci and Tim Robbins, all topped with Wilson verbal botches, confusion and incredibly accurate impersonations. Next week - a Wilson fave One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest. Questions or Comments? Holler at the Workers. We'll talk about it on the show. contact the workers - theworkersclubshow@gmail.com Workers Club on youtube Workers Club on bluesky The Workers Club for your browser Join The Workers Club discord discord.gg/qacWRuCuwR
July 23 · 2 hr
178 - The Nice Guys (2016)
The summer of movie talk continues - The Workers discuss Shane Black's The Nice Guys...It's a winding conversation on a variety of topics. Next week, Trevor's favorite movie - Amadeus. Questions or Comments? Holler at the Workers. We'll talk about it on the show. contact the workers - theworkersclubshow@gmail.com Workers Club on youtube Workers Club on bluesky The Workers Club for your browser Join The Workers Club discord discord.gg/qacWRuCuwR
July 22 · 1 hr 32 min
177 - The Odyssey of Culture War Outrage
Two episodes this week? Fun stuff. Wilson saw The Odyssey and gives a general review and then we get into the online hub bub surrounding the movie. Why are these HOGS and CHUDS mad? Is it manufactured? To what end? Wilson and Trevor dive into the Critical Drinker subreddit and do some posting. Still to come this week The Nice Guys. Questions or Comments? Holler at the Workers. We'll talk about it on the show. contact the workers - theworkersclubshow@gmail.com Workers Club on youtube Workers Club on bluesky The Workers Club for your browser Join The Workers Club discord discord.gg/qacWRuCuwR
July 16 · 2 hr 32 min
176 - Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (2005)
3 count 'em THREE (3) years of The Workers Club! Times have been tough no doubt about it but here we are talking about one of Wilson's favorite movies Shane Black's Kiss Kiss Bang Bang! Wilson thinks about the future of the podcast, gushes about the movie, Trevor has four zero cokes and then it devolves into politics at the end. Next week The Nice Guys (2016) Questions or Comments? Holler at the Workers. We'll talk about it on the show. contact the workers - theworkersclubshow@gmail.com Workers Club on youtube Workers Club on bluesky The Workers Club for your browser Join The Workers Club discord discord.gg/qacWRuCuwR
July 9 · 1 hr 59 min
175 - La La Land (2016)
The Workers Club are still on a break from pro wrestling books and continue their summer movie series. This week it's Damien Chazelle's La La Land. Ryan Gosling, Emma Stone, the year 2016, musicals, youtube food reviews are discussed. Along with the question on everyone's mind: Is Joseph Gordon Levitt asexual? Next week Trevor gets introduced to Shane Black with Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (2005) Questions or Comments? Holler at the Workers. We'll talk about it on the show. contact the workers - theworkersclubshow@gmail.com Workers Club on youtube Workers Club on bluesky The Workers Club for your browser Join The Workers Club discord discord.gg/qacWRuCuwR
July 2 · 2 hr 4 min
174 - Mulholland Drive (2001)
The Workers continue their summer movie series and discuss David Lynch's Mulholland Drive. This episode gets goon heavy while also discussing David Lynch and what we do and don't like about being Lynchian. Questions or Comments? Holler at the Workers. We'll talk about it on the show. contact the workers - theworkersclubshow@gmail.com Workers Club on youtube Workers Club on bluesky The Workers Club for your browser Join The Workers Club discord discord.gg/qacWRuCuwR
June 25 · 1 hr 57 min
173 - Synecdoche, New York (2008)
The Workers continue their movie discussions with Charlie Kaufman's movie Synecdoche, New York. Where do you stand on an artist being meta or up their own ass? A lot of David Lynch talk. Questions or Comments? Holler at the Workers. We'll talk about it on the show. contact the workers - theworkersclubshow@gmail.com Workers Club on youtube Workers Club on bluesky The Workers Club for your browser Join The Workers Club discord discord.gg/qacWRuCuwR
June 18 · 2 hr 9 min
172 - Happiness (1998)
The Workers need a cleanse from fake fighting books. It's a summer movie series. It's time to talk about pictures! Real cinema! We start with Todd Solondz's Happiness. Questions or Comments? Holler at the Workers. We'll talk about it on the show. contact the workers - theworkersclubshow@gmail.com Workers Club on youtube Workers Club on bluesky The Workers Club for your browser Join The Workers Club discord discord.gg/qacWRuCuwR
June 12 · 2 hr 11 min
171 - We Are Shells (The Transfer by Sean Oliver Part 6)
The Workers finish Sean Oliver's The Transfer. Do all the plots come together? No, no they do not. Are we ready for this to be over? Yes, very much. Is it the worst book we've read so far? Probably. The Sean Oliver Challenge stands. Buy the book! We encourage workers to support their local bookstore, but we also understand some of these books aren't readily available. With tears in our eyes, we submit to you an amazon link Here Questions or Comments? Holler at the Workers. We'll talk about it on the show. contact the workers - theworkersclubshow@gmail.com Workers Club on youtube Workers Club on bluesky The Workers Club for your browser Join The Workers Club discord discord.gg/qacWRuCuwR
June 3 · 1 hr 46 min
170 - Liberal Arts (2012)
The Workers gather to discuss the movie Liberal Arts directed and written by Josh Radnor. We cover it all Josh Radnor's career, dating and age gaps, how much should one love college, the Zibby of it all, Allison Janney, and Zac Efron as a magical faux stoner. Questions or Comments? Holler at the Workers. We'll talk about it on the show. contact the workers - theworkersclubshow@gmail.com Workers Club on youtube Workers Club on bluesky The Workers Club for your browser Join The Workers Club discord discord.gg/qacWRuCuwR
May 28 · 1 hr 46 min
169 - Detective Uncle Bubba Solve This Mystery! (The Transfer by Sean Oliver Part 5)
The Workers are back with news on folks we've covered. Hulk Hogan's death is a never-ending mystery, who defended Paul Levesque from MVP's insults? Should Mick Foley wrestle and was Jesse Ventura a SEAL? Then we continue our discussion of Sean Oliver's The Transfer. Jason the Son is back, we get a stacked detective and a dancing detective, there's netflix and no chill, and we go to the supermarket. It's all very stupid. Buy the book! We encourage workers to support their local bookstore, but we also understand some of these books aren't readily available. With tears in our eyes, we submit to you an amazon link Here Questions or Comments? Holler at the Workers. We'll talk about it on the show. contact the workers - theworkersclubshow@gmail.com Workers Club on youtube Workers Club on bluesky The Workers Club for your browser Join The Workers Club discord discord.gg/qacWRuCuwR
May 21 · 2 hr 1 min
168 - You Must Think I'm Loco (The Transfer by Sean Oliver Part 4)
The Workers are going through it as they continue their discussion of Sean Oliver's The Transfer. So many plots, so many characters, so much telling and a few dumb sentences. It's enough to make Trevor tap. We're halfway through and we have no idea where this is going. After the book discussion Larry and Wilson listen to some Late Nite Poems and do some pro wrestling talk quick hits. Buy the book! We encourage workers to support their local bookstore, but we also understand some of these books aren't readily available. With tears in our eyes, we submit to you an amazon link Here Questions or Comments? Holler at the Workers. We'll talk about it on the show. contact the workers - theworkersclubshow@gmail.com Workers Club on youtube Workers Club on bluesky The Workers Club for your browser Join The Workers Club discord discord.gg/qacWRuCuwR
May 14 · 2 hr 20 min
167 - Beyond the Mat (1999)
RIP Barry Blaustein - Wilson and Larry watch the documentary that every wrestling fan of a certain age had to see...a documentary forever seared in our memories - Beyond the Mat. Questions or Comments? Holler at the Workers. We'll talk about it on the show. contact the workers - theworkersclubshow@gmail.com Workers Club on youtube Workers Club on bluesky The Workers Club for your browser Join The Workers Club discord discord.gg/qacWRuCuwR
May 6 · 2 hr 10 min
166 - Carrots & Caramel (The Transfer by Sean Oliver Part 3)
We continue our discussion of The Transfer against everyone's wishes. Sean Oliver's choices are discussed as well as Gen Z Friends, manosphere podcasts, and more! The word of the day is transgressive. MaMMa Mia! Buy the book! We encourage workers to support their local bookstore, but we also understand some of these books aren't readily available. With tears in our eyes, we submit to you an amazon link Here Questions or Comments? Holler at the Workers. We'll talk about it on the show. contact the workers - theworkersclubshow@gmail.com Workers Club on youtube Workers Club on bluesky The Workers Club for your browser Join The Workers Club discord discord.gg/qacWRuCuwR
April 30 · 2 hr 21 min
165 - What Kind of Man Are Ya? (The Transfer by Sean Oliver Part 2)
The Workers get back to discussing Sean Oliver's The Transfer. We meet The Basement Man and The Ground Man, the main character Laine is having an affair. The book breaks Larry and he'd like to TRANSFER to a new book, Trevor can only take so much. This book has no BIM leaving Trevor and Wilson to talk about Euphoria, movies, and what's the name of that one movie that's coming out...Wilson will google it. Questions or Comments? Holler at the Workers. We'll talk about it on the show. contact the workers - theworkersclubshow@gmail.com Workers Club on youtube Workers Club on bluesky The Workers Club for your browser Join The Workers Club discord discord.gg/qacWRuCuwR
April 23 · 2 hr
164 - It's a WWE World & We're Just Living in It
The Workers take an immediate break from Sean Oliver's book to talk not watching Wrestlemania, read and discuss the Linda McMahon New Yorker article and then top it off by watching the WWE segments of Netflix's Kill Tony Mania. Questions or Comments? Holler at the Workers. We'll talk about it on the show. contact the workers - theworkersclubshow@gmail.com Workers Club on youtube Workers Club on bluesky The Workers Club for your browser Join The Workers Club discord discord.gg/qacWRuCuwR

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