Up Your Alley with Jake & Taylor

Up Your Alley with Jake & Taylor

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English Comedy Explicit
Episodes 155
Avg. Duration 1h 1m
Activity Highly Active
Apple Rating 5.0 (13)
Since Nov 2022
Latest Episode Mar 2026

Publishing Details

Schedule
Weekly
Format
Episodic
Consistency
37%
Hosting
anchor.fm

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About This Podcast

Two friends in their thirties try to convince each other to step outside of their comfort zones and try something new or give something another shot.

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Recent Episodes

S1E150 #150 - A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms and Mars (WKUK)

Mar 31, 2026 53m

This week Jake finally pulled the trigger on a Switch 2 and has been putting time into Pokopia — so naturally we have to ask: was it worth it?Then it’s onto our recs for the week:🛡️ Knight of the…

S1E149 #149 - The Secret Agent and Heated Rivalry

Mar 17, 2026 59m

We’re back after a long break and jumping straight into it.📺 We talk HBO’s Heated Rivalry and the Oscar-nominated Brazilian film The Secret Agent🎮 Then we ask the real question: is Pokopia worth…

S1E148 #148 - Greenland and 28 Years Later

Feb 10, 2026 58m

We’re back from the big Virginia snowstorm and cold snap with stories of survival (indoors), digital rabbit holes, and the games that kept us sane while the world outside froze solid.Then we get into…

S1E147 #147 - The Rip and Sisu: Road to Revenge

Jan 19, 2026 55m

We’re venturing beyond All Affleck April with Ben’s latest team-up with Matt Damon in The Rip — a gritty Netflix crime thriller that you should be constantly streaming at you home.Then we dive back…

S1E146 #146 - Any Austin Counting Trees in Skyrim and Sorry, Baby

Jan 14, 2026 56m

In this week’s episode of Up Your Alley:🐶 We celebrate the dog that won an acting award and wonder what that actually means for Hollywood.🎭 Then we unpack the age‑old question: What makes a movie a…

S1 2026 Year in Preview

Jan 05, 2026 1h 1m

2026 PreviewIt’s the one time a year we pretend to be organized. Jake and Taylor look ahead at all the TV shows, movies, and video games (allegedly) releasing in 2026. Here’s what we’re excited…

S1E145 #145 - Bugonia and Reflection in a Dead Diamond

Dec 30, 2025 53m

This week, Jake has a surprise reviewMarty Supreme and Taylor dives deep into a newly discovered mystery hidden within Red Dead Redemption 2. Then it’s on to our recommendations for the week:🪰…

#144 - Jay Kelly and Pixels to Pages: The Story of Electronic Gaming Monthly

Dec 18, 2025 1h 3m

This week on Up Your Alley, we unpack Jay Kelly — Noah Baumbach’s 2025 Netflix drama about a famous movie star (George Clooney) confronting his career choices and personal regrets on a European…

S1E143 #143 - The Age of Disclosure and Weird: The Al Yankovic Story

Dec 10, 2025 1h 1m

This week on Up Your Alley, we unpack Quentin Tarantino’s list of the best movies of the 21st century—and whether it’s brilliant, baffling, or both. We also dive into rumors of Warner Bros being sold…

S1E142 #142 - Frankenstein and The Toxic Avenger

Nov 26, 2025 56m

This week, Taylor’s played two of this year’s Game of the Year nominees and has thoughts. Then we torch Variety’s list of the “100 Greatest Comedies” for its baffling takes. After that, it’s onto the…

#141 - Absolute Batman and Miniminuteman's "America's Atlantis"

Nov 19, 2025 1h 4m

This week we dive into the nominees for The Game Awards and call out a few snubs that had us raising our eyebrows. Then we dig through IGN’s newly released list of the 100 Greatest Nintendo Games of…

#140 - Sisu and House of Dynamite

Nov 12, 2025 1h 3m

This week, we dive into:🕹️ The latest delay for GTA 6 and what that means for fans🤖 The AI controversy shaking up Arc Raiders📺 Dropout hitting a million subscribers and why it mattersThen we hit you…

S1E139 #139 - Ready or Not and Kneecap

Oct 27, 2025 59m

We got our first look at the Halo remake, and it might officially mark the end of the console wars (RIP to arguments from 2003). Then we dive into our weekly recommendations:🎥 Ready or Not (2019) – a…

S1E138 #138 - Found Footage and Derek Milton's "The Piss Saga"

Oct 21, 2025 55m

We talk about trying to get kids into video games, the robbery at the Louvre (we’re on the robbers’ side). This week’s recs: the horror-comedy Found Footage: The Making of the Patterson Project and…

S1E137 #137 - Gianmarco Soresi "Thief of Joy" and Friendship

Oct 14, 2025 49m

Jake pitches a neon-soaked, action film based on Hotline Miami that, we dive back into The Ghost of Yotei, which continues to unfold like a gorgeous, bloody puzzle box.Recs of the week:🎤 Thief of Joy…

S1E136 #136 - Fantastic Four: First Steps and Mattiel's "Satis Factory"

Oct 09, 2025 59m

This week on Up Your Alley:We kick things off with The Ghost of Yotei, a game we’re already calling one of the best of the year. Then we talk about our current front-runner for Best Picture: One…

S1E135 #135 - Deep Cover and Drive-Away Dolls

Sep 24, 2025 55m

This week on Up Your Alley:We kick things off with our first impressions of the early access launch of Skate before diving into the 10-year anniversary announcements from Hideo Kojima and Kojima…

S1E134 #134 - So You Wanna Win a Pen*s Pump? and Gladiator II (Podro Castal vol. 3)

Sep 15, 2025 58m

This week we’re asking the same thing everyone else is: what the hell is going on at Nintendo?Then it’s onto our weekly recommendations — including the Australian game show So You Wanna Win a Pen15…

S1E133 #133 - Nujabes' "Spiritual State" and Eddington

Sep 03, 2025 1h 5m

This week on Up Your Alley, we’re sneaking through pop culture with:🎮 A look at the Metal Gear Solid Delta remake — does Snake still hold up in 2025?🤑 The trend of liberal content creators “getting…

S1E132 #132 - Twisted Metal and Materialists

Aug 28, 2025 1h 11m

In Episode 132 of Up Your Alley, we’re diving into entertainment across every medium — from sci-fi theology to sword-swinging samurai and the collapse of console exclusivity.🎥 We talk Materialists, a…

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