Year of the Dog (Episode 175) - Hot Date with Dan and Vicky

Mike White's (White Lotus, Enlightened, Chuck and Buck) directorial debut Year of the Dog tells the story of Peggy Spade, a mild mannered people pleaser who's life is upended when she loses her dog Pencil in a poisoning accident.  Or was it an accident?  Molly Shannon plays Peggy with a strong supporting cast that includes Peter Saarsgard, John C. Reilly, Regina King, Laura Dern, Josh Pais and Tom McCarthy.   Apropos to the film, Vicky discusses her love affair with dogs while Dan talks of hanging in The Hamptons with Steve Guttenberg.  And of course your hosts give you some of their favorite recently enjoyed pop culture items including Bones and All, The Meg 2, the new Haunted Mansion, Marcel the Shell With Shoes On, Prime's Dead Ringers series and the Shudder doc Sharksploitation.   Follow us here: hotdatepod.com FB:  Hot Date Podcast Twitter: @HotDate726 Insta:  hotdatepod