Printing the Legend: The surprising political 'The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance.'
On this week’s episode, I’m rejoined by Chris Yogerst, author of the new book from the University of New Mexico’s “Reel West” series on The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance. We discussed the making of the...
14 Nov 202542min
The Eternal Relevance of 'Network'
I’m joined by Dave Itzkoff on this week’s episode to discuss Paddy Chayefsky’s classic film, Network. Dave literally wrote the book on Network in his history of the film, Mad As Hell, and had lots to ...
7 Nov 202542min
What 'A House of Dynamite' Gets Right About Nuclear War
On this week’s episode, I’m joined by Tom Nichols—staff writer at the Atlantic, professor emeritus at the U.S. Naval War College, and all-around nuclear arms expert—to discuss Kathryn Bigelow’s new nu...
31 Okt 202552min
Delroy Lindo Deserves a Dang Oscar
On this week’s episode, I’m joined by Katey Rich and Christopher Rosen of The Ankler to preview the awards season and give you tips on what to check out (spoiler: Hamnet’s gonna be a big one this year...
24 Okt 202555min
Crafting an Iconic Horror Movie Mask
Hey, so, I wanted to pull an episode from the archive this week because it’s relevant to the big movie hitting theaters this weekend: Black Phone 2 follows up the surprise 2022 hit, The Black Phone, r...
17 Okt 202536min
How Orwell Helps Us Remember Truth
On this week’s episode, I’m joined by Raoul Peck (I Am Not Your Negro) to discuss his new documentary, Orwell: 2+2=5. We talked about his upbringing in Haiti and having to flee a dictatorial regime th...
10 Okt 202532min
How an MTV Prank Helps Explain the Internet
Hey, before you listen to this week’s episode, do me a favor and watch the short film we’re going to be discussing. It’s only 17 minutes long, and if you’re between the age of 31 and 45 or so, I think...
3 Okt 202547min
How Movies Can Better Prep Us for the AI Threat
On this week’s episode, I’m joined by Nate Soares to talk about his new book, cowritten with Eliezer Yudkowsky, If Anyone Builds It, Everyone Dies: Why Superhuman AI Would Kill Us All. It’s a fascinat...
26 Sep 202553min
