Idle Ride

About Idle Ride

A podcast dedicated to low stakes deep dives into pop culture led by Marcy, a middle-aged, multimedia casual consumer. She is joined by her chosen brother Paul as they discuss science fiction and post apocalyptic TV/Movies. They recently reviewed HBO’s The Last of Us and Avatar the Last Airbender on Netflix. They are now eager to begin discussing the TV show Fallout on Amazon Prime. Marcy and Paul have been friends and occasional roommates for over 20 years. This means that they've spent countless hours sitting on a couch together watching TV and playing video games. Both of us love books and science, so most episodes include those things. We'd love for you to join us on our cushy couch! Spoilers are expected with this show.

Publisher

Marcy Phillips and Paul Gentemann

Category

arts · comedy · tv & film

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

13 Feb 2023

Latest episode

13 Jan 2026

Latest episodes

41 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   13 Jan 2026

   40 - The Last of Us S2 Episode 4: Day One

   Episode 4 of the Last of Us introduces the new character of Isaac played by Jeffery Wright, one of Marcy's favorite actors from other Sci Fi and post apocalyptic television shows and movies. Once again the hosts examine torture and it's efficacy. They also discuss their satisfaction with the showrunners respectful portrayal of Ellie and Dina's lesbian relationship and it's culmination...in more ways than one. Finally, if you ever wondered how long pregnancy tests last, Paul won't leave you ha...

2. 

   18 Sept 2025

   39 - The Last of Us S2 Episode 3: The Path

   Paul and Marcy have made it through the harrowing 2nd episode of The Last of Us Season 2 and Zo from Back Look Cinema podcast joins them on The Path. This episode the crew discusses moral philosophy centered around justice, empathy ballon animals, and therapy in the apocalypse. Marcy makes predictions about the finale of the season, while Paul tries his best to not spoil the ending and Zo gives Marcy a clue that involves the movie Desperado with Salma Hayek and Antonio Banderas. Don't f...

3. 

   4 Sept 2025

   38 -The Last of Us S2 Episode 2: Through The Valley

   We're back after an unexpected summer hiatus! Sorry, folks. But don't worry, most of The Last of Us has already been recorded. I just need to get off my butt and edit them! Our buddy John from the Open Pike Night podcast joins us to be our emotional support cohost. The death of Joel is hard to watch, but we'll help you get through it step by step. These Alaskan friends will distract you with talk of snow physics and Lord of the Rings parallels. Paul breaks out his Abbey villian voice. John ju...

Who has been a guest on Idle Ride

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Greg Howard
• Matt Berry
• Matt Barry

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.9 / 5

7 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

5 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 25 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

21

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

71