The Smartest Man in the World

Hills

smartest@aspecialthing.com (Greg Proops) — Tue, 14 May 2013 00:12:49 +0000

Live from Goodnight's Comedy Club in Raleigh, North Carolina, Greg whispers of Wake Forest, William Atherton and Whiteville.

Greg Proops Film Club: The Taking of Pelham One Two Three

smartest@aspecialthing.com (Greg Proops) — Mon, 06 May 2013 20:15:43 +0000

Live from LA's Cinefamily, Greg dissects Joseph Sargent's 1974 hostage thriller "The Taking of Pelham One Two Three."

Winters

smartest@aspecialthing.com (Greg Proops) — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 07:00:00 +0000

Back home at West Hollywood's Bar Lubitsch, Greg brings up Boston, bullfighting and ballet.

Beans

smartest@aspecialthing.com (Greg Proops) — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 07:00:00 +0000

Live from the Up Comedy Club in Chicago, Greg brings up the Brawny Man, Butch Cassidy and the Bush Library.

Snipes

smartest@aspecialthing.com (Greg Proops) — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 07:00:00 +0000

Back at the Parlor Live in Bellevue, Greg whispers of Washington, weed laws and Warwick.

Streaks

smartest@aspecialthing.com (Greg Proops) — Mon, 08 Apr 2013 07:00:00 +0000

Back home with a dispatch from Bar Lubitsch, Greg hits on hot dogs, hotboxes and Huell Howser.

Titmouses

smartest@aspecialthing.com (Greg Proops) — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 07:00:00 +0000

Live from the Holland Performing Arts Center in Omaha, Greg brings up Brando, birding and Bob Kerrey.

Barricades

smartest@aspecialthing.com (Greg Proops) — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 23:40:52 +0000

Live from La Java in Paris, Greg makes mention of Matthau, models and Metzner.

Greg Proops Film Club: Withnail and I

smartest@aspecialthing.com (Greg Proops) — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 18:05:47 +0000

In the latest episode of the Greg Proops Film Club, Greg revisits Bruce Robinson's 1987 dark comedy "Withnail and I."

Vapors

smartest@aspecialthing.com (Greg Proops) — Tue, 12 Mar 2013 23:31:45 +0000

Live from the Laughing Skull Lounge in Atlanta, GA, Greg sounds off on The Shangri-Las, security, and Scalia.

Greg Proops Film Club: Annie Hall

smartest@aspecialthing.com (Greg Proops) — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 23:55:14 +0000

Live from Los Angeles' Cinefamily at the Silent Movie Theatre, Greg screens and discusses Woody Allen's 1977 masterpiece "Annie Hall."

Marbles

smartest@aspecialthing.com (Greg Proops) — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 08:00:00 +0000

Greg celebrates the hundredth episode of Smartest Man back in West Hollywood's Bar Lubitch, with japes on James McNeill Whistler, jasmine and Johnny Cash.

Fences

smartest@aspecialthing.com (Greg Proops) — Mon, 18 Feb 2013 21:06:33 +0000

Live from Zanies in Nashville, Greg alludes to asteroids, aliens and the Andrews Sisters

Parks

smartest@aspecialthing.com (Greg Proops) — Mon, 11 Feb 2013 08:00:00 +0000

Live from the Punchline San Francisco, Greg converses about Carey, Capurro and candirú.

Greg Proops Film Club: Gilda

smartest@aspecialthing.com (Greg Proops) — Mon, 04 Feb 2013 08:00:00 +0000

Back at Los Angeles' Cinefamily, Greg screens and discusses the 1946 Charles Vidor classic "Gilda."

Balls

smartest@aspecialthing.com (Greg Proops) — Mon, 28 Jan 2013 08:00:00 +0000

Back in West Hollywood's Bar Lubitsch, Greg speaks on suits, Stonewall and Stan Musial.

Peaches

smartest@aspecialthing.com (Greg Proops) — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 00:43:34 +0000

Live from the Bell House in Brooklyn, Greg educates on Edmonton, Earl Weaver and ethyl formate.

Fulcrums

smartest@aspecialthing.com (Greg Proops) — Mon, 14 Jan 2013 08:00:00 +0000

Live from the Punchline Comedy Club in Sacramento, Greg dishes on Denny's, drone strikes and Durante.

Anemones

smartest@aspecialthing.com (Greg Proops) — Mon, 07 Jan 2013 08:00:00 +0000

Live from the Punchline in San Francisco, Greg speaks to snorking, smoking, and Soul Train.

Elks

smartest@aspecialthing.com (Greg Proops) — Mon, 31 Dec 2012 08:00:00 +0000

Live from the Comedy Attic in Bloomington Indiana, Greg soliloquizes on Starbucks, spiders and Slaughterhouse-Five.

Greg Proops Film Club: Scrooge

smartest@aspecialthing.com (Greg Proops) — Tue, 25 Dec 2012 08:00:00 +0000

Merry Christmas from the Smartest Man In the World! Bonus Proopcast features Greg discussing Ronald Neame's 1970 classic "Scrooge."

Fog

smartest@aspecialthing.com (Greg Proops) — Mon, 24 Dec 2012 08:00:00 +0000

Live from the Soho Theatre in London, Greg talks 10cc, Two Live Jews, and Toots and the Maytals.

Vampires

smartest@aspecialthing.com (Greg Proops) — Mon, 17 Dec 2012 08:00:00 +0000

Back at Whelan's in Dublin, Greg gets into Guinness, Gaelic and Genghis Khan.

Heists

smartest@aspecialthing.com (Greg Proops) — Mon, 10 Dec 2012 08:00:00 +0000

In the latest dispatch from Bar Lubitsch, Greg kicks around Kubrick, Klimt and Kusama.

Greg Proops Film Club: The Big Sleep

smartest@aspecialthing.com (Greg Proops) — Mon, 03 Dec 2012 08:00:00 +0000

The latest installment of the Greg Proops Film Club has Greg discussing Howard Hawks' 1946 classic Bogie & Bacall noir-romp, "The Big Sleep."

Walkers

smartest@aspecialthing.com (Greg Proops) — Mon, 26 Nov 2012 08:00:00 +0000

From Bar Lubitsch, the reddest thing on Earth, Greg discusses the Dallas Cowboys, Deadwood, and David Petraeus.

Models

smartest@aspecialthing.com (Greg Proops) — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 08:00:00 +0000

From the NerdMelt Theatre in Los Angeles, Greg gabs on gifts, Germany and Genghis Khan.

Fingers

smartest@aspecialthing.com (Greg Proops) — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 08:00:00 +0000

Back home in West Hollywood's Bar Lubitsch, Greg dabbles in democracy, Diane Sawyer, and the death penalty.

Barrels

smartest@aspecialthing.com (Greg Proops) — Mon, 05 Nov 2012 08:00:00 +0000

Live from the Comedy Works in Denver Colorado, Greg discusses drunks, D&D, and Douglas Fairbanks.

Greg Proops Film Club: Return of the Living Dead

smartest@aspecialthing.com (Greg Proops) — Mon, 29 Oct 2012 07:00:00 +0000

In the second installment of the Greg Proops Film Club, Greg presents the 1985 comedy/horror classic "Return of the Living Dead." Live from the Cinefamily's Silent Movie Theatre in Los Angeles, Greg blesses us with an intro and outro to the film in the classic Smartest Man style. Happy Halloween everybody.

Binders

smartest@aspecialthing.com (Greg Proops) — Mon, 22 Oct 2012 21:11:15 +0000

Vodkasting from the Mesa Arts Center in sunny Arizona, Greg lips on Lincoln, Lagerfeld, and Long Beach.

Jacksons

smartest@aspecialthing.com (Greg Proops) — Tue, 16 Oct 2012 01:55:40 +0000

Live from the LA Podcast Festival, Greg ponders parking, popes, and Paul Ryan.

Gators

smartest@aspecialthing.com (Greg Proops) — Tue, 09 Oct 2012 18:50:45 +0000

Live from the Bell House in Brooklyn, NY, Greg pontificates on peacocks, plutocracy and PBS.

Greg Proops Film Club: Point Break

smartest@aspecialthing.com (Greg Proops) — Fri, 28 Sep 2012 07:00:00 +0000

Live from L.A.'s Silent Movie Theatre, Greg teams up with Cinefamily to screen the 1991 classic "Point Break." The audio on this podcast is Greg's intro and outro to the film, done in the classic Smartest Man style. Dust off the VHS player and enjoy the bromance on your own for the full Greg Proops Film Club experience!

Clues

smartest@aspecialthing.com (Greg Proops) — Fri, 21 Sep 2012 07:00:00 +0000

From the salubrious confines of West Hollywood's Bar Lubitsch, Greg mulls over movies, Mais que Nada, and macaques.

Herbs

smartest@aspecialthing.com (Greg Proops) — Fri, 14 Sep 2012 07:00:00 +0000

Back at Bar Lubitsch in Los Angeles, Greg comments on Clintons, Clint and kittens.

Gates

smartest@aspecialthing.com (Greg Proops) — Fri, 07 Sep 2012 07:00:00 +0000

Live from the Soho Theatre in London, Greg alludes to altruists, Afghans and Armstrong.

Masters

smartest@aspecialthing.com (Greg Proops) — Fri, 31 Aug 2012 07:00:00 +0000

In his third and final engagement at Edinburgh's Gilded Balloon, Greg analyzes apartments, Akin and the Amish.

Balaclavas

smartest@aspecialthing.com (Greg Proops) — Fri, 24 Aug 2012 07:00:00 +0000

In the second dispatch from the Gilded Balloon in Edinburgh, Greg digs into Danny Boyle, D-Day and defenestration.

Chips

smartest@aspecialthing.com (Greg Proops) — Fri, 17 Aug 2012 07:00:00 +0000

Live from the Gilded Balloon in Edinburgh, Greg speaks about the Scottish Sun, Saudis and Mel Stuart.

Riots

smartest@aspecialthing.com (Greg Proops) — Fri, 10 Aug 2012 07:00:00 +0000

Finally back in Bar Lubitsch, Greg carries on about Creoles, Chorus Line and Costas.

Kayaks

smartest@aspecialthing.com (Greg Proops) — Mon, 06 Aug 2012 21:36:34 +0000

Live from the Punchline Comedy Club in his beloved San Francisco, Greg gabs on games, Gore and Grier.

Strips

smartest@aspecialthing.com (Greg Proops) — Mon, 30 Jul 2012 04:06:59 +0000

Live from the Paris casino in Las Vegas, Greg delves into Drew Carey, discourse and Doris Sams.

Independents

smartest@aspecialthing.com (Greg Proops) — Fri, 20 Jul 2012 07:00:00 +0000

Vodkasting from the Helium Comedy Club in Philadelphia, Greg concocts conte concerning Cosby, Coors and the Constitution.

Filibusters

smartest@aspecialthing.com (Greg Proops) — Fri, 13 Jul 2012 00:27:00 +0000

Live from the Punchline Comedy Club in Sacramento, Greg discusses fireworks, fictional dogs and the Fourth of July.

Supremes

smartest@aspecialthing.com (Greg Proops) — Fri, 06 Jul 2012 07:00:00 +0000

Live from the Varsity Theater in Minneapolis, Greg broaches bathrooms, Bill Holm and Bob Dylan.

Cetacea

smartest@aspecialthing.com (Greg Proops) — Fri, 29 Jun 2012 22:00:10 +0000

Live from Whelan's in Dublin, Greg expounds on kabobs, Caravaggio and Kittens McTavish.

Formulae

smartest@aspecialthing.com (Greg Proops) — Fri, 22 Jun 2012 07:00:00 +0000

Live from the Soho Theatre in London, Greg rips into royalty, Rupert Murdoch and Ray Charles.

Dents

smartest@aspecialthing.com (Greg Proops) — Fri, 15 Jun 2012 07:00:00 +0000

Live from the Improv in Washington DC, Greg lobbies on behalf of Fats Waller, fish fries and Fahrenheit 451.

Summers

smartest@aspecialthing.com (Greg Proops) — Fri, 08 Jun 2012 07:00:00 +0000

Back in the ruby confines of Bar Lubitsch, Greg soliloquizes on Stanton, Spiceworld and Sgt Pepper.