pplpod

Imagine a silent eight-year-old altar boy in the Chicago suburbs, internalizing the performative rituals of a congregation as an accidental apprenticeship in human behavior. In this episode of pplpod,...

21 Sep 202538min

pplpod Episode 26 sprints through Will Ferrell’s fearless comedy engine—from SNL’s commitment-first characters and “More Cowbell” chaos to the Adam McKay era that minted modern classics: Anchorman, Ta...

21 Sep 202524min

pplpod Episode 25 wanders into the oddball genius of Zach Galifianakis—piano-laced stand-up, anti-jokes that detonate late, and characters that feel like they just walked in from a stranger, weirder u...

21 Sep 202541min

pplpod Episode 24 tracks Ariana Grande’s evolution—from Boca Raton theater kid and Nickelodeon standout to a chart-dominating vocalist with precision, range, and authorship. We revisit Yours Truly’s r...

21 Sep 202535min

pplpod Episode 23 dives into Noah Baumbach’s sharp, bittersweet cinema—stories where love, ambition, and neurosis collide in New York apartments and cross-country custody battles. We trace his 1990s d...

21 Sep 202536min

pplpod Episode 22 dives into Felicity Ward’s high-voltage comedy—razor timing, joyful ranting, and the art of turning panic into punchlines. We trace her rise from Australia’s club circuit and festiva...

21 Sep 202523min

pplpod Episode 21 sprints through the fast cuts, visual gags, and mixtape-brain of Edgar Wright—the filmmaker who turned kinetic style into storytelling substance. We trace the Spaced breakthrough and...

21 Sep 202521min

pplpod Episode 20 spotlights Erik Griffin—the stand-up’s stand-up with the elastic face, the left-turn punchlines, and a sitcom engine under the hood. We track the late-bloomer grind to club headliner...

21 Sep 202518min