HARDBALLS with Jim Goad
Jim asks the hard questions—about life, society, and himself. He struggles to learn video technology and tries not to feel insane while talking into a camera alone.
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HARDBALLS, Ep136: THE PUNK ROCK ROOTS OF PUNCHING NAZIS
INTRO: The Punk Rock Roots of Punching Nazis (0:00-12:50) • MUSICAL JUSTICE: Public Image Ltd (12:50-56:34) • FUNNIEST MEN ON EARTH: Brother Theodore (56:34-1:2...
HARDBALLS, Ep135: ARCHIE BUNKER DID NOTHING WRONG
INTRO: How to Divide White People (0:00-8:33) • MUSICAL JUSTICE: Dion (8:33-43:39) • T.V. MAUSOLEUM: Archie Bunker Did Nothing Wrong (43:39-1:26:52) • VOICEMAIL...
HARDBALLS, Ep134: WHY CAN’T WE ALL BE FRIENDS?
INTRO: Using Politics to Segregate the Sexes (0:00-8:34) • Uncle Jimbo Unloads a Whole New Bucket of "Hardballs Rules!!!" Sound Drops (8:34-14:00) • JAWS OF THE...
HARDBALLS, Ep133: DON’T MAKE THE IRISH ANGRY
INTRO: The Anti-Black Plague (0:00-10:48) • MUSICAL JUSTICE: Brian Jones (10:48-58:46) • MOVIE: "Hush...Hush, Sweet Charlotte" (1964) (58:46-1:33:50) • VOICEMAI...
HARDBALLS, Ep132: WOMEN: CAN’T LIVE WITH ‘EM, CAN’T OUTLIVE ‘EM
INTRO: Why Men Die Younger Than Women (0:00-9:46) • Scenes From a Georgia Post Office (9:46-19:10) • MUSICAL JUSTICE: Gene Vincent (19:10-50:03) • FUNNIEST MEN...
HARDBALLS, Ep130: YOUR MOUTH AIN'T BIG ENOUGH TO BLOW ME
INTRO: Never Give Guns to Girls Who Never Grew Up (0:00-13:05) • Your Mouth Ain't Big Enough to Blow Me (13:05-18:25) • MUSICAL JUSTICE: Jackie Wilson, AKA "Mr....
HARDBALLS, Ep129: "SEMETIC" IS NOT A WORD, YOU SILLY LITTLE FOOL
INTRO: A Fly in a Pail of Milk (0:00-8:59) • MUSICAL JUSTICE: Teenage Tragedy Songs (1957-64) (8:59-49:37) • TV MAUSOLEUM: "Heil, Honey, I'm Home!" (1990) (49:3...
HARDBALLS, Ep128: WHAT IF WE KILLED EVERYONE WHO WANTS ANOTHER WAR?
INTRO: Israel's NUCLEAR Holocaust (0:00-11:22) • JAWS OF THE WHITE PANTHER: What if We Killed Everyone Who Wants Another War? (11:22-16:58) • Francis Ngannou Kn...
HARDBALLS, Ep127: WAR PORN
INTRO: The Banana as a Hate Symbol (0:00-10:17) • MUSICAL JUSTICE: Shocking Blue (10:17-39:47) • MOVIE: "A Face in the Crowd" (1957) (39:47-1:20:23) • VOICEMAIL...
HARDBALLS, Ep126: DUMMY-KRUGER EFFECT: WHY IT’S STUPID TO THINK IT’S SMART TO LIVE WHERE PEOPLE HATE YOU
INTRO: Who Killed Josh Kruger, Philadelphia's Most Annoying HIV+ Meth-Addled "Journalist"? (0:00-8:28) • UPDATE: Josh Kruger Murder Suspect Identified! (8:28-14...
HARDBALLS, Ep125: A LIVESTREAM LOOTER NAMED “MEATBALL”
JAWS OF THE WHITE PANTHER: La Pantera Blanca v. La Niña Gata (0:00-28:03) • MUSICAL JUSTICE: Girl Groups from 1958-1964 (28:03-1:03:17) • HARDBALLER HALL OF FAM...
HARDBALLS, Ep124: DON’T LIGHT THE FUSE IF YOU DON’T WANNA GET BLASTED
Intro: The Virgin Queen Chihuahua Has Spoken! (0:00-15:15) • Punching You in the Face With the Truth (15:15-18:33) • MUSICAL JUSTICE: TV Cop and Spy Theme Songs...
HARDBALLS, Ep123: INTERVIEW WITH A PHILLY DUDE
I'm Back From Houston in My "Jiminy Crockett" Hat (0:00-9:30) • Rich Snobs v. Poor Slobs: The Schism Among "Racist" Whites (9:30-32:31) • Interview With Mike, W...
HARDBALLS, Ep122: BABY, IF YOU SMOKE MY SAUSAGE, I’LL BUTTER YOUR BISCUITS
INTRO: Nothing KKKompares to the KKK (0:00-12:07) • New All-Purpose Insult: "Smoke My Sausage" (12:07-15:33) • MUSICAL JUSTICE: Tiki-Style "Exotica" Lounge Musi...
HARDBALLS, Ep121: ALL ROADS LEAD TO KENSINGTON
INTRO: All Roads Lead to Kensington (0:00-13:01) • MUSICAL JUSTICE: Mott the Hoople (13:01-44:20) • MOVIE: "The Public Enemy" with Jimmy Cagney and Jean Harlow...
HARDBALLS, Ep120: THE ONLY WORD THAT’S WORSE THAN MURDER
INTRO: The Unpardonable Word (0:00-9:33) • My Brief Brush With a Hate-Crime Hoax (9:33-16:25); Did Heavyweight Champ Oleksandr Usyk Get Punched in the Balls? (1...
HARDBALLS, Ep119: A GRINGO LIKE ME
INTRO: A Cow Named Jigaboo (0:00-10:09) • Whether You Like it or Not, We Are All "People of the Ball" (10:09-13:38) • MUSICAL JUSTICE: Spaghetti Western Vocal T...
HARDBALLS, Ep118: THE WHITE SHEEP OF THE AMERICAN FAMILY
INTRO: The Big, Fat, Stupid Alabama Riverfront Race Riot (0:00-11:07) • MUSICAL JUSTICE: George Jones (11:07-49:51) • TV MAUSOLEUM: "Get a Life" with Chris Elli...
HARDBALLS, Ep117: THE FUNNIEST MAN I’VE EVER KNOWN
INTRO: Black Men Can't Float (0:00-10:41) • HARDBALLER HALL OF FAME: Remembering Brome, the Funniest Man I've Ever Known (1965-2022) (10:41-1:00:20) • MUSICAL J...
HARDBALLS, Ep116: IT’S NEVER A GOOD IDEA TO GET YOUR BOYFRIEND PREGNANT
INTRO: It's Never a Good Idea to Get Your Boyfriend Pregnant (0:00-9:37) • The Thing Across the Hallway Gets Served a Temporary Protective Order While He's Wear...
HARDBALLS, Ep115: A TOUCH OF EVEL
INTRO: The Luxury of Being Lazy (0:00-11:37) • Zoom Conference About The Thing That Lives Across The Hallway Postponed Because the Court Used the Wrong Email Ad...
HARDBALLS, Ep114: THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A MAN AND A DOUCHEBAG
INTRO: The Difference Between a Man and a Douchebag (0:00-9:15) • Update on the Thing That Lives Across the Hallway (9:15-14:37) • MUSICAL JUSTICE: Black Peopl...
HARDBALLS, Ep113: THE THING THAT LIVES ACROSS THE HALLWAY
INTRO: Shooting and Killing Five People to Protest Gun Violence (0:00-11:37) • TRAUMA CHAMBER: The Thing That Lives Across the Hallway (11:37-27:53) • MUSICAL J...
HARDBALLS, Ep112: JULY 4 COMES EARLY TO FRANCE
INTRO: LOLocaust Denial (0:00-9:33) • Happy Independence Day--I Think? (9:33-13:00) • MUSICAL JUSTICE: Billboard's Top 10 Singles From July 2, 1973 (13:00-42:56...
HARDBALLS, Ep111: MORE LEFTS AND RIGHTS THAN A BOXING MATCH
INTRO: Being White, Despite "Left" and "Right" (0:00-11:19) • Salty Cap'n Jimmy Returns From His Beach Vacation With a New Hat! (11:19-16:23) • CLIPFEST: Almost...
HARDBALLS, Ep110: SUMMERTIME ROBO-DISCO DEATH TRIP
INTRO: When Life Imitates Rap (0:00-11:06) • CLIPFEST: Is it Wrong for a Man to Hit a Bitch Back? (11:06-38:29) • MUSICAL JUSTICE: The Disco Era (38:29-1:12:3...
HARDBALLS, Ep109: JUNE IS THE GAYEST MONTH
INTRO: June is the Gayest Month (0:00-9:42) • NEW FEATURE: So You Think YOU Had a Bad Week? (9:42-32:24) • MUSICAL JUSTICE: Keith Moon (32:24-1:05:54) • MOVIE:...
HARDBALLS, Ep108: WHAT I FOUND WHEN I SEARCHED “WHITE PEOPLE” ON TWITTER VIDEOS
INTRO: Euthanizing the Homeless? It's a Start (0:00-10:54) • WE KNOW THEY'RE LYING: What I Found When I Searched "White People" on Twitter Videos...Black Monolo...
HARDBALLS, Ep107: CLASH OF THE BILLIONAIRE COMIC-BOOK SUPERVILLAINS
INTRO: Clash of the Billionaire Comic-Book Supervillains (0:00-9:11) • MUSICAL JUSTICE: Bo Diddley (9:11-35:10) • FUNNIEST MEN ON EARTH: Don Rickles (35:10-1:01...
HARDBALLS, Ep106: NIGHT OF THE CUM HUNTER
INTRO: The Barbarians Are Here, But There's No Gate (0:00-8:49) • The White Panther's Lair Now Has Disco Lights! (8:49-11:00) • MUSICAL JUSTICE: Creepy Country...
HARDBALLS, Ep105: MICHAEL JACKSON STRANGLED TO DEATH ON NYC SUBWAY!!!
INTRO: Let's Scare Karen to Death (0:00-14:03) • My Experience Writing for VICE Magazine (14:03-31:39) • Musical Justice: Actors Who Tried to Become Singers (31...
HARDBALLS, Ep104: TUCK AROUND AND FIND OUT
INTRO: Tuck Around and Find Out (0:00-11:59) • Didja Ever Get the Sense Deep Down in Your Guts That the World Is Falling Apart? (11:59-25:54) • Musical Justice...
HARDBALLS, Ep103: BLACK PEOPLE OF WALMART
INTRO: Black People of Walmart (0:00-11:58) • Uncle Jared: The Huwite Panther's New Announcer (11:58-26:22) • Musical Justice: Ike Turner (26:22-1:06:25) • Movi...
HARDBALLS, Ep102: DESPITE ALL THE PROGRESS WE’VE MADE, THERE’S STILL A SHIT-TON OF WORK TO DO
EXTRA-SPECIAL INTRO: Despite All the Progress We've Made, There's Still a Shit-Ton of Work To Do (0:00-9;30) • Musical Justice: The Jam (9:30-34:08) • Movie: "P...
HARDBALLS, Ep101: THE TRUE STORY OF CHRISTINE JORGENSEN, AMERICA’S FIRST TRANSSEXUAL SUPERSTAR
The Woman Who Gave Me a Footjob (0:00-9:34) • America's First Transsexual Superstar Darling (9:34-35:19) • Movie: "Glen or Glenda" (1953) (35:19-58:45) • Musica...
HARDBALLS, Ep100: TRADFAG SLAPFIGHT OF THE CENTURY!!!
Tradfag Slapfight of the Century: Ali v. Milo (0:00-41:25) • Musical Justice: The Troggs (41:25-1:07:14) • Movie: "Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill!" (1966) (1:07:1...
HARDBALLS, Ep99: TED NUGENT FOR PRESIDENT
Hello, I'm Sunburned and on Steroids (0:00-2:09) • Musical Justice: Ted Nugent (2:09-37:55) • Movie: "The Horror of Party Beach" (1964) (37:55-1:10:07) • Voicem...
HARDBALLS, Ep98: THERE’S SOME THINGS A MAN JUST CAN’T RUN AWAY FROM
Hardballs Intro Animation Contest! (0:00-2:19) • Musical Justice: Sly & The Family Stone (2:19-30:25) • Movie: John Wayne in "Stagecoach" (1939) (30:25-1:06:01)...
HARDBALLS, Ep97: CHOPPERS AND STRANGLERS
Oleksandr "Gappy Teeth" Usyk to Fight Tyson "Greedy Belly" Fury; Musical Justice: The Stranglers; Movie: "Chopper" (2000) (0:00-1:06:46) • El Salvador's New Mon...
HARDBALLS, Ep96: THE LATE SHOW
Your Uncle Jimbo explains the technical problems that led to this episode's unforgivable tardiness; Musical Justice: Little Richard; Movie: The Marx Brothers in...
HARDBALLS, Ep95: IN LOVING MEMORY OF AUNT JEMIMA
Say Hello to my Nipples; Musical Justice: Stompin' Tom Connors; Movies: "Dancing Outlaw" (1991) & "Dancing Outlaw II: Jesco Goes to Hollywood" (1999) (0:00-48:2...
HARDBALLS, Ep94: HUMAN BEINGS ARE AWFUL, SO DEHUMANIZING THEM IS A GOOD START
In Defense of Dehumanization; Musical Justice: Gary Glitter; Movie: "Petey Wheatstraw: The Devil's Son in Law" (1977) (0:00-1:00:50) • A Fake & Ghey Murder (1:0...
HARDBALLS, Ep93: HATE SPEECH & BUBBLEGUM MUSIC
Doctor Steelhead's Revenge; Musical Justice: Bubblegum Music; Movie: "The Birds" (1963); ChatGPT Wrote a Poem About Me (0:00-1:05:40) • We Know They're Lying: J...
HARDBALLS, Ep92: NO MO’ GREEN SCREEN!!!
Join the White Panther as he celebrates his liberation from nearly three years of green-screen tyranny by wearing a green T-shirt and welcoming you to the sexy...
HARDBALLS, Ep91: THE TRIUMPHANT RETURN OF POLICE BRUTALITY
White Panther Tattoo Flash; Musical Justice: Blowfly; Movie: "Mr. Mike's Mondo Video" (0:00-35:08) • The Scourge of Elderly Asian Mass Murderers (35:08-1:01:19)...
HARDBALLS, Ep90: KANGZ 4 A DAY
I Might Be the Happiest Guy Online; Musical Justice: Philly DJ Jerry Blavat, AKA "The Geator With the Heator" and "The Boss With the Hot Sauce" ; Movie: "Slap S...
HARDBALLS, Ep89: I’M SO BORED WITH M.L.K.
Tornados in Georgia 'n' Chattaniggaz in Tennessee; Musical Justice: Suzi Quatro; Movie: "In Cold Blood" (0:00-47:53) • New MLK Statue: Where's the Fucking Head?...
HARDBALLS, Ep88: THE SOOTHING SOUNDS OF SEGREGATION
White Panther Theme Song; Smash or Pass?: Joan Jett v. Gaye Advert; Musical Justice: Johnny Rebel; Movie: "Billy Jack"; Voicemail (0:00-52:31) • Portland Report...
