Live From The 405 Podcast
The ramblings of Luke Allen, an increasingly unhinged Los Angeles resident who spends an unhealthy amount of time in LA traffic. These are his social observations, rants, complaints, movie reviews, and weekly life wrap ups. From upstate NY. Angry.
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- StandardSummaries onlyLive From The 405, Episode 571
Published Oct 24, 2026
Tom Skerritt died again. I'm all out of "most wanted to screen movies." The Zodiac cypher was easier to decode than trying to figure out how to get an Xbox (of any model) to work in my house. Steven Soderbergh is now (sort of) doing a Batman movie, and I'm here for it. I stopped doing stand up because my brain changed. I have a new czar of Chipotle incompetence. Ozzy's last show took months off his life, but he didn't care because he was metal til the end. I went to see Something Wicked This Way
- StandardSummaries onlyLive From The 405, Episode 570
Published Oct 16, 2026
I was having a ¾ life crisis AND fighting the urge for a sundae from Baskin Robbins 100 yards away, how was your day at work? No one appreciates a good impression at this place. There's a brand of beer called "Angry Orchard," and I think they get the trees from LA. "Heart Of The Beast" was a "2017 Blacklist winning" script. More like Danny Be-Tray-o! I'm absolutely shocked, but it turns out that "Other Mommy" was a giant pile of shit! I forced myself out of morbid, stupid curiosity to watch Bone
- StandardSummaries onlyLive From The 405, Episode 569
Published Oct 7, 2026
The increasingly pervasive tyranny of Games & Fun. The original Fat Guy on the cover of Don't Break The Ice board game was indicative of us when we were a healthier and more respectable society. Digger was a complete box office disaster, but is a real bell weather of things to come, including (most likely, calling it now) Sicario 3. I acquired an Xbox 360, which is ironic since I spend about 360 minutes complaining about it. I went to see the new Brad Pitt/dog movie so that you don't have to, an
- StandardSummaries onlyLive From The 405, Episode 568
Published Oct 2, 2026
Rob Thomas is to singing what Bradley Cooper is to acting. I had a "games & fun" incident at work. There's another Los Angeles grape Celsius drought, probably perpetrated by The Bureau. When I tell you what Subway, the international fast food corporation Subway decided to discontinue as far as one of their sandwich ingredients, you're going to think I'm lying. (The absurdity of this is almost incomprehensible) I went to see Hoffa in 70mm with Danny DeVito and others there, and it could be the ul
- StandardSummaries onlyLive From The 405, Episode 567
Published Sep 25, 2026
I care about cute animals, until I'm even remotely inconvenienced by them. (I guess I care more about other people caring about them) WWZ sequel announced! I got my 275 back! This week In El Pollo Loco Incompetence. Fuck $8 diesel, an Egg McMuffin is $10. "Luke Around Los Angeles," and weird shit random people said to me this week. Bald Bryan from Adam Carolla died, but I still manage to talk about jew tits. (Bryan would've wanted it that way) I saw two new movies: Resident Evil and The Weight,
- StandardSummaries onlyLive From The 405, Episode 566
Published Sep 18, 2026
I can't fucking sleep because George The Animal Steel lives upstairs from me. Id rather be IN Resident Evil than go see it in "4D." The $160 car wash. I've yearned for a soulless, uncaring gym spotter, and boy, I got one. I had a pleasant Saturday, and it ended with riding over to Beverly Hills to see "It Ends," but ironically enough, I didn't like the way it ends.
- StandardSummaries onlyLive From The 405, Episode 565
Published Sep 11, 2026
I got tickets for THE most awaited screening of 21 years in Los Angeles. "The Reddit mod" might be a more loathesome character than the Sonderkommandos in WW2 concentration camps. I talk about movies right now and their box office. Adam Carolla has Bruce Campbell on his show, and didn't bother to do the slightly important research of "Bruce having terminal cancer and a 5 year life expectancy." The Heat 2 apparent casting disaster continues apace. Andy from Every Time I Die died, and so did "the
- StandardSummaries onlyLive From The 405, Episode 564
Published Sep 4, 2026
I spend most of this episode elaborately demonstrating how almost unfathomably terrible The Dog Stars was. (I hope it's funny or entertaining on some level; it sure felt good to cathartically expel all that cinematic bile) "Lanterns" takes a lan-TURN. (Gee, who saw this coming…) I tell you about two new script ideas I have that could really be something, dog gone it. There's probably one or two other things in here, but I can't remember. I'm sure they're good, and ear delicious.
- StandardSummaries onlyLive From The 405, Episode 563
Published Aug 28, 2026
I'm back with more tragic tales from the LA Fitness locker room. You don't technically HAVE TO tip at Starbucks, but they'll certainly remind you that you didn't. There's a caffeine thief on the prowl at work. Sherman Oaks is a fucking warzone this week: man dies in motorcycle crash on the 405, suspect put nose to asphalt in 100 degree heat on the 405, a Pavillions employee is shanked to death in the parking lot, and most troublingly, Ralph's is inexplicably out of carry-baskets for the store. (
- StandardSummaries onlyLive From The 405, Episode 562
Published Aug 21, 2026
I don't know what's more unsettling, the fact that I'm often surrounded by disgusting elderly naked foreign men in the very early morning, or the fact that they specifically go there to do exactly that. I apparently cant put up 275 (or more) on bench press except for one specific spot at a specific time on the entire planet, even though the weight is exactly the same. More totally believable and sensible Hollywood casting. My successful onslaught through the greater Los Angeles dating pool conti
- StandardSummaries onlyLive From The 405, Episode 561
Published Aug 16, 2026
A rare Saturday episode, which may become less rare in the future because grandpa simply can't handle anymore podcast hangovers. I expound a bit more on why "When The Children Cry" is one of the worst songs I've ever heard. I go into one of the longest reviews in the show's history telling you my thoughts on Spider Man: Mission Impossible 8. I'm 1 for 3 on dates in the last 10 days and finally hit paydirt, but I still find ways to complain about it.
- StandardSummaries onlyLive From The 405 Episode 560, Part 2
Published Aug 7, 2026
Im back on the boards with bench press, at least. I walked by the monitors at work and was aghast at my posture and form. A stranger amon-GUS. My sneeze shyness has reached unbearable levels. Rocha is on Dice's Instagram post, but Dice blocked me?? Chipotle AND The Crazy Chicken incompetence?? "Misbegotten LA Dates," round 2. The new Avengers trailer/movie oughta shampoo my crotch, but I rewatched Spider Man 3 (preparing for Spider Man 4) for the first time since opening weekend and still liked
- StandardSummaries onlyLive From The 405, Episode 560 Part 1
Published Aug 6, 2026
I used to psyched for summer, now Im like, a bummer. Randomly caught up with one of the great champions of my limited and relatively uneventful AC/camera guy days, and I'm strug-a-leeng so bad I may have to return to it. I went on a Bumble date that went about how you would expect, and I ate Carls Jr three times in a 24hr period, which shows how well my "Im gonna stop drinking and go straight for a while" pledge is going.
- StandardSummaries onlyLive From The 405, Episode 559
Published Jul 30, 2026
The plastic bag junkie. Why are porn sites suddenly so obsessed with trying to convince us we want to fuck grannies? I had a real internet cataclysm recently, and I want to publicly flog the creator of YouTube like they flog Mikey Burns in The Proposition. (And the owner of Celtx immediately after. Goodbye, dozens of scripts, shorts, etc) I had my first week back in the gym in a while, and it went about as pleasantly as you'd expect. I had quite a weekend of cavorting with Misters Bowers and Roc
- StandardSummaries onlyLive From The 405, Episode 558
Published Jul 23, 2026
Maybe I was friends with a werewolf! I didn't even watch The Odyssey, and I still manage to complain about it for 25 minutes. (Im really evolving!) I spent a lovely Saturday in scenic Simi Valley, mostly to get my tootsies evaluated.
- StandardSummaries onlyLive From The 405, Episode 557
Published Jul 17, 2026
I took the Panda Express...elevator to hell. Ive had it with "Wes Anderson Robert Eggers" already. (There's a new Wolfman movie coming; start yacht-shopping NOW, Hollywood execs! Prepare for a financial windfall!) I give my thoughts on two new trailers, "Digger" and "I Play Rocky." I talk about how "nothing works like it's supposed to, ever" anymore. I watched the Dark Wizard doc on HBO and had thoughts about it, and I cried like Jon Bernthal playing the Punisher. I went to see Blow Out at the A
- StandardSummaries onlyLive From The 405, Episode 556
Published Jul 10, 2026
I both celebrate and ruminate about the man responsible for bringing us the Taco Bell Dorito hard shell taco shell. What was his journey like? What sorts of obstacles and challenges did he face to bring us this modern miracle? I also celebrate and ruminate about the resounding and moderately fascinating abject failure of the Supergirl movie, and how no one will learn a single thing from it. You celebrated the 250th anniversary, I but observed a 6th anniversary. I then regale you with tales of my
- StandardSummaries onlyLive From The 405, Episode 555
Published Jul 1, 2026
"I'm very ANGRY, Ralph." I don't know why, but I'm in a terribly tempestuous mood this episode. I didn't have a bad day or anything, but once I got going it was like too much negative energy, like my man Puff say. Anyways, I tell you about another near road rage incident that was a fine reminder of why I should always stay strapped, and I never get to lay back, cause I gotta worry bout the payback, some punk that I roughed up WAY back, comin back after all these years; rat a tat tat tat tat – th
- StandardSummaries onlyLive From The 405, Episode 554
Published Jun 25, 2026
I'm less afraid of vampires than I am of men who will walk around the men's locker room in a public gym in their bare feet. Costco pizza is legitimately hazardous for your health. I'm getting "Tim Walz face" and I'm not happy about it. Fuck the Hustons, the Gables, and most likely the Millers, too. (But I'm still trying) I watched the Deadwood movie, and mostly wished I hadn't. Did I put up 280 on bench press?? You'll have to listen to find out! Hurry! My amigo(?) Dusty and Mrs Dusty came to tow
- StandardSummaries onlyLive From The 405, Episode 553
Published Jun 18, 2026
I'm adjusting to this drastic change in lifestyle at my advanced age, and hopefully you won't have to hear too much more about it, or the agony of de-feet. I tell you about the "scene from Midnight Express" showers I experienced at my new primary gym, LA Fitness in the deep valley. I've about had it with Jerry Seinfeld and his imperious, haughty attitude. The real question is "why hasn't anyone else," and when will someone have the balls to tell him to shut the fuck up, or kiss their ass? He eve
- StandardSummaries onlyLive From The 405, Episode 552
Published Jun 11, 2026
Why doesn't technology ever just work like it's supposed to? I might have accidentally gotten Mark Normand's ass kicked. I mention the benchin'. I had a couple of margaratias that could take the paint off a tractor on Saturday, and Sunday I drank enough whiskey to slow an Irishman at the Vinnie Stigma/Outlaw Vinnie Stigma show in Long Beach. (Which was a hoot) I went to see the Hallways movie.
- StandardSummaries onlyLive From The 405, Episode 551
Published Jun 4, 2026
The coffee conundrum. I saw that hot new movie "Obsession" and was completely unprepared for how terrifying and unsettling it would be. I went to see Asphalt Jungle and bother more members of the Huston family to read my script. (Again)
- StandardSummaries onlyLive From The 405, Episode 550
Published May 29, 2026
The big premiere of Sex In Your 40s at Gardena Cinema. The guy Christian Bale screamed at directed lots of the most iconic music videos of the 90s. There's a "King Conan" movie very possibly on the way, and something you've always dreamed of – another Godfather movie, but told from Connie Corleone's perspective! That's a surefire hit if I've ever heard of one. I went to see Bring Me The Head Of Alfredo Garcia, and have some thoughts about it as an aging film nerd. I also went to see The Mandalor
- StandardSummaries onlyLive From The 405, Episode 549
Published May 21, 2026
I made it this far into my life and decided NOW is a good time to start dunking my pizza in bleu cheese. Guess how my Hinge date went last weekend? It's. not just a new job; it's a lifestyle change! Yay! (That's always fun, at almost 50 years old) Don't ask famous cinematographers' sons about their….DYAD. It's looking more like the BLAND-alorian movie, isn't it? (Shit, I should've saved that pun for when I actually review it…) Converge played a free show in the parking lot at Epitaph, and Bokes
- StandardSummaries onlyLive From The 405, Episode 548
Published May 7, 2026
Strive for 275. (And the right spotter, to keep me alive) "Work trauma." I forgot to mention possibly the most extreme, abrupt weather change I've ever been witness to three weeks ago. Puffy has always been an annoying fraud. I saw the Prestige on the big screen again for the first time in 20 years (when it was, y'know…first released) and I took a trip to OC to conclave with Vince about his script, but instead I drank my first matcha and shit myself. I forced myself to start watching Deadwood fr
- StandardSummaries onlyLive From The 405, Episode 547
Published May 1, 2026
I have a 5 Starburst a day habit, I need an intervention. Wrap up on the Buffalo trip. There's a Django/Zorro team up movie announced, but they'll probably fuck it up. End of the line for Misfits (as far as these people are involved, anyway). I started a new job, and the transition has been rough, to say the least. I gave money to a homeless person for the first time in years, but the reason will shock you. (Possibly even pick you up and drop you) I went to see Eric Rocha in Ventura and was mise
- StandardSummaries onlyLive From The 405, Episode 546 (Part 1)
Published Apr 23, 2026
Countdown to the new job. Alleged script news, and a tragic end to the "missing Gus" saga. I saw Greg Fitzsimmons at the gym; you know, "the guy that wouldn't read my Nick DiPaolo pilot." We have picture lock on Sex In Your 40s, but I'm feeling Alan Smithee about it. I tried to read "Story" by Robert McKee, the screenwriting guru. (More like BORE-y) I watched the motion picture "Stand Up Guys," so you don't have to. Speaking of "stand up guys," I watched "Is This Thing On" on the plane to NY, an
- StandardSummaries onlyLive From The 405, Episode 545
Published Apr 15, 2026
We start the episode with Luke possibly part of a murder mystery. We then get into the inexplicable resurgence of NuMetal, and what constitutes modern dad rock. Growing up with Canadian strip clubs, bad shit we did as kids for no reason, "Coachella people," and a myriad of other whimsical, fanciful ruminations.
- StandardSummaries onlyLive From The 405, 544
Published Apr 9, 2026
I went on my first actual job interview probably since Bill Clinton was in office. The library in LA is nothing but a homeless shelter with some books in it. John Joseph from the Cro Mags was on a podcast and I just find the man so whimsically entertaining. Old McDonald caused me harm, ee I ee I blow.
- StandardSummaries onlyLive From The 405, Episode 543
Published Apr 1, 2026
My real life "Seth Rogan in The Studio" dilemma. What the shits, Fitz? I'm scrambling to find a job in my late 40s, yaaay. I hate people that constantly begin a thought/observation with "look" or "listen," I went to see A Clockwork Orange and realized I really don't like Stanley Kubrick very much. This Week In Burger King Incompetence. Scott Vogel (Terr') on Jake Converge's podcast got a ni**a going down memory lane, n sheeit. I went to the Virzi's house party, and fit in about as well as your h
- StandardSummaries onlyLive From The 405, Episode 542
Published Mar 26, 2026
But wait, you didn't let me exalt the Jim Crocce montage! Chipotle Incompetence. I had maybe the most offensive text exchange with a prospective date in dating eeeAAAPP history. "Mr. Helper" at the Kind corporation got involved with "improving" my favorite breakfast bar. Who knew a simple open mic would completely devastate my entire Saturday. Hail Mary, and Clint "High Hat" Howard. We're in the last days of Studio D :(
- StandardSummaries onlyLive From The 405, Episode 541
Published Mar 19, 2026
The curse of Carls. I managed to rooker another celebrity into one of my short films. Oscars 2025 very short recap. I finally got to see Django Unchained on a big screen again and had lots of thoughts. I saw Peaky FACKING BLOINDERS movie too. I went out on the town Saturday night with Road Dog.
- StandardSummaries onlyLive From The 405, Episode 540
Published Mar 12, 2026
The show musnt go on! Looks like we evaded a cinematic apocalypse after all, but don't worry – studios are STILL perpetually putting out movies about the wolfman, and chick-lead action movies to lose all their money. Over, and over, and over. (But at least we might get World War Z, part two!) I shot most of my short film since last episode, and had a self imposed frantic weekend as a result of Jim Florentine being here.
- StandardSummaries onlyLive From The 405, Episode 539
Published Feb 26, 2026
The joy of the courdoroy! I learned how to swallow. I went to a speed dating event, mostly for content for this episode. Bokes and I went to Hellfest West Fest to see Turmoil for the first time in 19 years. Then we shot day 1, scene 1 of my new hit skit "Sex In Your 40s."
- StandardSummaries onlyLive From The 405, Episode 538
Published Feb 19, 2026
The worst Friday The 13th "in fuckin YEAZ.'" This Week In Open Mics. (It's like old times again! Now I just need dates for dating stories/tales from dating hell!) I had a productive President's Day, despite the torrential rain. I saw Crime 101 and it certainly wasn't Crime 1-0-FUN. I had a high profile, high stakes mission at work this weekend. Lotta presh. Robert Duvall died, and I think maybe his soul waved at me/tapped me on the shoulder as he left this Earthen plane.
- StandardSummaries onlyLive From The 405, Episode 537
Published Feb 12, 2026
In 2026, I legitimately have to worry about my dentist taking political vengeance on me. The Big Game™, and Chopper Fest out in Ventura county. Then I spend the last 10 minutes telling you how good NEXT WEEK's show is gonna be.
- StandardSummaries onlyLive From The 405, Episode 536
Published Feb 5, 2026
I open the show pondering why our default setting is "sloth" instead of "activity," and how/why nature abandoned us on this one. I go into great detail explaining how this new Bruce Springsteen "Streets Of Minneapolis" song is the worst collection of a human voice and instruments together ever recorded in human history. I feel bad for the fat lady from Overboard., 40 years later. I put a bow on my thoughts on "Send Help," the new Sam Raimi movie. (Go fucking see it) I did my first off-brand open
- StandardSummaries onlyLive From The 405, 535 (Bone-us Episode, featuring Polish Brandon)
Published Feb 2, 2026
Polish BrandonPolish Brandon, co host of the Liquor License podcast joins me for a special episode where we talk about a myriad of tantalizing topics, including: rap videos and videos we wacked it to, the old Pickle Factory in Depew, Brandon's elderly father visiting LA, further analyzation of "the new Hollywood," comics that are good for 30 minutes but not 60 minutes, midget analyzation, and whether or not the Carls Jr by my place is any good. It's some real hot shit.
- StandardSummaries onlyLive From The 405, Episode 534
Published Jan 29, 2026
Im officially in preproduction for Sex In Your 40s, a comedic short I devised. The He Man trailer, and the Oscars being about as legitimate as an Employee Of The Month award from McDonalds at this point. I went to see a local comedy show, and it reminded me why I stopped doing local comedy. Coalesce? More like BLOW-alesce. I got my heartbroken, but qui bono; who benefits? The audience, because it means "more terrible dating stories." I went on one to see Jackass 2 at the New Beverly, details ins
- StandardSummaries onlyLive From The 405, Episode 533
Published Jan 21, 2026
Minutes from the big meeting with a Hollywood producer. At least Alto Knights didn't have De Niro trying to convincingly beat someone up on screen when he's 79 years old again, like in The Irishman. Kathleen Kennedy has stepped down as head of Lucasfilm. I saw a movie in theaters for every day of the 3 day weekend: Badlands, Dead Man's Wire, and We Bury The Dead. I have thoughts and elaborations on all of them, if you can believe it.
- StandardSummaries onlyLive From The 405, Episode 532
Published Jan 14, 2026
Iphone updates have done nothing but make our phones undeniably worse and more complicated for 20 fucking years. Del Taco? More like HELL Taco, and I officially retire from Cherry Coke if it's coming out of a soda fountain. The last time you used a payphone was the last time you used a payphone. The opening five minutes of the Naked Gun reboot was about as funny as a child's cancer ward. I spent an unfathomable amount of time at California mandated gun safety courses this weekend, but in between
- StandardSummaries onlyLive From The 405, Episode 531
Published Jan 8, 2026
The final days of my Christmas beast coast vacation extravaganza in enchanting Buffalo, NY. I went to see Marty Supreme, and something happened that has never happened to me in a movie theater in my entire life. (Tantalizing!) A requiem for the plastic bag.
- StandardSummaries onlyLive From The 405, Episode 530
Published Jan 3, 2026
People are still consciously going to see Avatar movies, and if it's not a harbinger of the ultimate collapse of our society, I don't know what else is. I'm thrilled that DiCaprio is apparently playing Al Pacino in Heat 2. Ax throwing and driving…range'n. The Billy Joel documentary. Bugonia. Buffalo, new years, and my brudder's house things. That's a wrap on 2025, doggie! (How'd you do?)
- StandardSummaries onlyLive From The 405, Episode 529
Published Dec 26, 2025
Accidental hangover. The art muze-zeeyam. Christmas shenanigans. Christmas movie round up. Travels. The Pee Wee doc. Florida shit. Kiss my ass. Kiss my ass. Kiss his ass. Kiss your ass. Happy Hanukah.
- StandardSummaries onlyLive From The 405, Episode 528 (Part Two)
Published Dec 18, 2025
The loquacious Lukester's wild weekend continues! Dude/Boges and I spend a long hard day in Long Beach and Orange County. We met up with metal Travis and the dudes from Deaf Club to get a tour of a rad rocket factory, then we all went to the (dreaded) Observatory in Orange County to witness Dillinger Escape Plan perform Calculating Infinity (and a few other hits) in its entirety, at about 36% energy level. Then I pontificate about the Rob Reiner slaying, and Jerry Seinfeld appearing on We Might
- StandardSummaries onlyLive From The 405, Episode 528 (Part 1)
Published Dec 18, 2025
If you listen closely, you can hear the crumpling up and throwing out of a winning talk radio formula! I went to the set of the new Tarantino/Fincher movie, and then I went to see Bear vs Shark at the Regent, after a very long and stressful day preceding it.
- StandardSummaries onlyLive From The 405, Episode 527
Published Dec 11, 2025
Gym locker drama. I lament and lambast the fact that Ted Sarandos and Netflix are taking over 80% of the entertainment industry, which is a really good idea for someone trying to break into the industry. (Calling him "the anti-christ of cinema" probably won't bode well for my first meeting) I went to see Blade Runner at the Million Dollar Theater (FROM the movie). I give my thoughts on that, and the abusive relationship we're all trapped in as sci fi fans. I extoll my excitement for a myriad of
- StandardSummaries onlyLive From The 405, Episode 526
Published Dec 4, 2025
Is this a gym, or a dance studio? Thanksgiving and the whipped cream embargo. I'm not into this new AFI album, but everybody else apparently is. Landman Season 2 is upon us, and I finally caught that "American Primeval" series on Netflix. If you really want to get into the spirit of these new modern western series, you should flagellate yourself while you watch them. I went to see The Thing and pissed 115x. I shot a .357 Magnum and fell in love, and I went to see Roger Deakins speak at a screeni
- StandardSummaries onlyLive From The 405, Episode 525
Published Nov 27, 2025
The tyranny of local radio. Do you also have an inexplicable retention for "parody versions of popular songs" that people made up? My moral quandry about "AI-sh Robert Duvall in a True Lies 2." Misfits will probably be stolen from me. (I don't have authorship over the actual event, you see.) There's incompetence afoot, from a certain Mexican corporate food chain. I owe god money, and I'm dodging Him. The Charlie Sheen documentary (one more quick point), then I complain about The Rookie and Colla
- StandardSummaries onlyLive From The 405, Episode 524
Published Nov 21, 2025
Polish Brandon from The Liquor License podcast graciously joins the loquacious Lukester for this episode, as we get into a myriad of tantalizing topics. The Charlie Sheen Netflix doc. How Polish Brandon technically made MTV history, and I/we had no idea. How no one feels bad about Kevin Spacey being "homeless." Ruminations and lamentations about the current state of cinema, and how we hope for better days ahead. AI porn potential. How the world has turned against Bill Burr, and how he's handling