Midnight Local

When you spend all day in a studio shooting a YouTube series about drinking, things can run off the rails in a hurry, and carefully managing that chaos is vital if you’re going to make a show like How to Drink, and that’s what Greg & Meredith have done for years. Here at Midnight Local we give into that chaos and let the rails be damned. These are the conversations that make you pause the movie because it just can't wait. Things like how the Hays Code destroyed cinema from 1934 - 1968, why David Lindelof should never be able to hold a pen again, and the fact that Joss Whedon doesn't live up to the morality of his own characters and also has tiny teeth. Midnight Local is a place to get weird about movies and shows and the rest and go beyond the who, what and where.

'Idiocracy' prophecy or eugenics manifesto?
May 13, 2025 – 01:15:21
Tammy and the T-rex (1994), Clueless...but not.
May 6, 2025 – 01:08:58
'Blind Date' (1984) is a Mastorakian Masterpiece!
Apr 29, 2025 – 01:24:54
The Psychosexual Horror of Blood Tide (1982)
Apr 15, 2025 – 01:16:14
'Angel' (1984) Surprisingly good exploitation cinema
Apr 8, 2025 – 01:18:59
Digging up Dead & Buried (1981)
Apr 1, 2025 – 01:19:51
UPDATE: Season 3 Coming Soon!
Dec 3, 2024 – 02:55
Serial Mom (1994), How did he know?
Nov 19, 2024 – 01:23:49
Island of Lost Souls (1932), bring back smut!
Nov 12, 2024 – 01:17:29
The Fly (1986), Cronenberg's Body Horror
Oct 29, 2024 – 01:16:17
The Anti-Batman? Ghostbusters (1984)
Oct 15, 2024 – 01:11:28
Psycho (1960) Changed Everything!
Oct 8, 2024 – 01:26:21
Censorship almost destroyed 'Freaks' (1932)
Oct 1, 2024 – 57:07
Frankenstein and the Hays Code
Sep 24, 2024 – 01:13:20
Why do I want to be liked by Hannibal in Silence of the Lambs?
Sep 17, 2024 – 01:18:25
A spooky season must watch, Night of the Comet
Sep 10, 2024 – 01:10:56
The midnight movie that inspired Beetlejuice?
Sep 3, 2024 – 01:11:44
The best movie of 1991?
Aug 27, 2024 – 01:01:36
Flubber?! I hardly knew her!
Aug 20, 2024 – 53:20
'Dinosaurs' tried to warn us
Aug 13, 2024 – 56:26
The Xfiles, do you believe?
Aug 6, 2024 – 01:04:26
VEEP was right!
Jul 30, 2024 – 59:40
Christian Bale's first movie was weird and wonderful and awful and soviet
Jul 18, 2024 – 45:43
We're Back!
Jul 11, 2024 – 49:33
Dark City, the best film of 1998?
Sep 18, 2023 – 01:10:06
Aliens, this time it's war
Sep 11, 2023 – 01:15:30
Alien, is directing a job for jerks?
Sep 4, 2023 – 01:10:26
The Matrix, does it hold up?
Aug 28, 2023 – 01:28:16
Paul Reubens, Pee Wee’s Big Adventure
Aug 21, 2023 – 01:12:11
Spirited Away, Intro to Anime
Aug 14, 2023 – 01:11:20
Blade Runner, they don’t make them like this anymore
Aug 7, 2023 – 01:19:27
Roid Rage TV, American Gladiators
Jul 31, 2023 – 01:17:31
The Dark Knight, Christopher Nolan's Batman
Jul 24, 2023 – 01:19:41
Peak 90s Nostalgia, Super Mario Bros.
Jul 17, 2023 – 01:07:19
The most ambitious crossover, Who Framed Roger Rabbit
Jul 10, 2023 – 01:14:49
Another Disney Remake, The Little Mermaid
Jun 26, 2023 – 01:07:32
Let’s get nuts, Batman 1989
Jun 19, 2023 – 01:16:41
Cool mess or hot mess, Everything Everywhere All at Once
Jun 12, 2023 – 01:29:19
Lovable curmudgeons, Columbo and Poker Face
Jun 5, 2023 – 01:19:13
Undead Frenemies, Death Becomes Her
May 29, 2023 – 01:06:54
Total Recall warned us about Elon Musk
May 22, 2023 – 01:21:25
RoboCop, a Cyberpunk Masterpiece
May 15, 2023 – 01:27:11
Waxing on about the Karate Kid
May 8, 2023 – 01:02:58
Nerd and Newbie debate Dungeons & Dragons
May 1, 2023 – 01:21:15
Eat The Rich
Apr 24, 2023 – 01:06:47
Sequels are hard, Glass Onion
Apr 17, 2023 – 01:04:35
Actually talking about Barbarian...mostly
Apr 10, 2023 – 01:13:19
We try to talk about Barbarian
Apr 3, 2023 – 01:09:54
The Goonies, did this movie create PG-13
Mar 27, 2023 – 01:06:06
Is it okay to laugh at this?, Waiting for Guffman
Mar 20, 2023 – 56:48

Recent Reviews

JamesG?

Love it!

Great podcast with insights into film that keeps you hooked!
Carl Neubert

Love the show, but audio is too low.

Want to give a 5 star, but the audio is too quiet compared to the ads and other podcasts.
Tawnyjean13

AUDIO LEVELS

Greg, Meredith, you have interesting things to say about movies and I love hearing your opinions. BUT the way the audio jumps in decibels from your content to the commercials is ridiculous! Please please please revisit how you are editing the audio levels so I don’t have to race the commercials to turn down my volume by almost 10 clicks every time. Thanks!
wwb70

Awesome

I love the show not for the movie reviews specifically but because I truly enjoy hearing these two have a conversation. Can’t recommend enough.
CaptChromeBeard

Audio Levels 😞

Hey guys! Love the show! I have listened to every episode. Found out about the podcast from watching HTD and have been watching it for a long time there. The only concern I have about the show is that I believe the audio levels are too low. Most other podcasts that I listen to, the audio levels are much higher. Again, I am a big fan of the show and listen to every episode you guys put out. Keep up the good work!
Griddlehard

So glad they are back

I had lost hope, but like a phoenix rising from the ashes, Meredith and Greg are back. Seriously though, super great movie podcast, the banter between the two of them is always a delight. Studio 71 can choke on one.
RV in SC

Glad You’re Back!

So happy to see this pod drop! What a nice surprise!
Metroidkillah

Often insufferable

To start, Meredith is great. No notes. But H2D Greg and Midnight Local Greg are, seemingly, two very different people, and the latter regularly comes across as a profoundly arrogant person who is unable (or merely unwilling?) to exercise empathy. Weird and offputting.
198256743

Great

Really great insight from both of them. I love this podcast
Bort son of Toth

Just a fun mix of smart nostalgia and commentary

Came here from How to Drink, but found a great source of interesting takes on Gen X (and more recent) pop culture. Remarkably clever and well paced, which is so rare in this medium. Thanks for the work.
dnlsoejebsmdkfndn

Hi

Just great
Jabanawl

Perfection in unimPortant Podding

I was really glad to hear that Greg and Meredith were making this supplemental content in addition to the How to Drink channel — if ever you had sought the brilliant and sophomoric banter of these two goons sans the clickbait necessitated by YouTube’s algorithm, look no further than Midnight Local!
DeeDee_Zee

MEREDITH.

Listening to Meredith discuss Everything, Everywhere, All at Once with Greg is every conversation I have with my bf about things I like. Especially what she said about Greg stretching for reasons to dislike things. Thank you Meredith. You’re doing a saint’s work. But you two differ on your likes and dislikes without being insulting to one another so you get the five stars.
Um...Actually

First five stars

I’ve been listening to podcasts for about a decade now and have had dozens that I’ve loved dearly for hours and hours, but this is the first one I’ve ever actually taken the time to rate. I found Greg and Meredith through How to Drink and loved them there, stumbled upon this and it just confirmed that I want them to be my friends. Really cool hearing them talk about films they love with perspective that is both intimately informed and hugely entertaining.
deedelum

How to Think

From the creators of the hilarious and educational YouTube show “How to Drink” comes this clever and thoughtful—And sometimes hilarious— pod about movies: what they mean to our culture, what they pull from our brains. Glad to have these folks putting out more content, I love their companionship and delving into THEIR theatre-loving brains.
Sir Mycoal

Finally!

I love anything with Greg and Meredith in it! There chemistry together works really well (NO THEY ARENT MARRIED) Their takes on movies is interesting to listen to the whole way through! Can’t wait for more!
D-wreck54

Fantastic show from the folks at htd

Great show that uses movies as a jumping off point to discuss culture. Greg and Meredith’s long friendship definitely comes across in the chemistry they have with one another.
Burtlayman

Great show

The conversations and critical analysis from Greg and Meredith are great. One thing that might be cool is if they were able to share the topic of the next podcast so the audience could also watch the movie or whatever ahead of time.
Steak n' Jake

This is Excellent!!

A really fun and entertaining listen! I love watching HTD on YouTube, and this podcast is full of the same great conversation and humor! Super excited to listen each week!
A10centsuperhero

Gonna be a banger

I love Greg and Meredith on H2D so I already know this is gonna be fantastic. Followed Greg’s instagram link here and am SO STOKED to be getting in from day 1!
Scitryx

Heck yes!

Heck yes!! I am so so excited about this!!
JCI user 2233

And away we go…,

Thanks,