A podcast about destroying the things you love...by giving them away.
Ever recommended a movie to a friend? And then your friend hated it? And then you argued about it? And then you recorded that argument and made jokes and published it on the Internet?
That's The Breakup.
Each episode your hosts Sam and Jacob enlighten/torture each other with their favourite pop culture and media, from anime and Canadian tragicomic miniseries, to webcomics and Soviet art films.
TBU 43: Exploration
The chopping block: Disco Elysium (2019); The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past (1992) Jacob takes the moral high ground, Sam explains game theory, and everyone's misbehaving. Theme by Irritating Rainbow (website) Produced by Sam Young
5/6/2021 • 36 minutes, 47 seconds
TBU 42: Enterprise
The chopping block: Nightcrawler (2014); Mystery Men (1999) (CW: Some...weird...talk about sex at the beginning; skip to 3:32 if that's an issue.) Jacob (Dave?) cringes, Sam dismantles method acting, and HEY WE'RE BACK THIS WAS RECORDED IN THE BEFORE TIMES WE'RE SORRY. Theme by Irritating Rainbow (website) Produced by Sam Young
9/1/2020 • 41 minutes, 17 seconds
TBU 41: Excelente
The chopping block: The works of Dankmus; Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982) Jacob gets a Chekov's gun, Sam gets adult contemporary, and a stay of execution, AGAIN. Theme by Irritating Rainbow (website) Produced by Sam Young
1/9/2020 • 33 minutes, 24 seconds
TBU 40: Etiquette
The chopping block: Jurassic Park 4: Jurassic World 1 (2015); "A TOTALLY legit Wind Waker Speedrun (WORLD RECORD)" and "A Totally Legit Ocarina of Time speedrun (ANY% WORLD RECORD, SUB 6 MIN)", by Scott Falco Jacob is punished with dinosaur Battle Royale, Sam seeks sincerity, and a stay of execution. Theme by Irritating Rainbow (website) Produced by Sam Young
11/3/2019 • 44 minutes, 18 seconds
TBU 39: Equilibrium
The chopping block: SuperMega (compilation); Fensler Film G.I. Joe PSAs (2003) Jacob doesn't want to be Max, Sam wants you to commit a crime, and it's time yet again for a punishment. Theme by Irritating Rainbow (website) Produced by Sam Young
9/6/2019 • 30 minutes, 40 seconds
TBU 38: Ecstasy
CW: Discussion of sexual violence The chopping block: Lolita, by Vladimir Nabokov (1955); Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (2006) Jacob takes a weird, whimsical dance through Hell, Sam gets off some one-liners, and something something Oingo Boingo. Theme by Irritating Rainbow (website) Produced by Sam Young. Correction: A Russian monarchist killed Nabokov's father, not the USSR. We at the Breakup regret this historical oversight.
7/13/2019 • 34 minutes, 47 seconds
TBU 37: Earworm
The chopping block: Arvan Ald Guulin Honshoor, by Nine Treasures; Casablanca (1942) Jacob has no heart, Sam ships China!Mongolia, and the bell tolls for thee. Theme by Irritating Rainbow (website) Produced by Sam Young
5/12/2019 • 33 minutes, 13 seconds
TBU 36: Ennui
The chopping block: Eunoia, by Christian Bök (2001); Kenshi, by Lo-Fi Games (2018) Jacob apologizes to John Scalzi, Sam gets a yak, and something something what is art? Theme by Irritating Rainbow (website) Produced by Sam Young
4/23/2019 • 33 minutes, 11 seconds
TBU 35: Extreme
The chopping block: Thirteen Ghosts (2001); Sukiyaki Western Django (2007) Jacob feels defeated, Sam parts the kimono, and golf scores are confusing. (The film was The Others.) Theme by Irritating Rainbow (website) Produced by Sam Young
4/12/2019 • 34 minutes, 16 seconds
TBU 34: Eggsellent
The chopping block: Two Best Friends Play Barkley, Shut Up and Jam: Gaiden; Raocow: An Untitled Story Jacob immediately gets punished, Sam doesn't care for starting on a pun, and season E begins. Theme by Irritating Rainbow (website) Produced by Sam Young
