Podcast Episodes

A Brief Word

for the weekend

Published on 7 hours ago

118. Take Me Out to the Ball Game w/ Glen Rockney

A tribute to the David Lynch of broadcasting -- the voice of baseball, the voice of summer, the voice of the long Los Angeles afternoon -- the narrator of 67 years of American boyhood, the great Vin …

Published on 1 week, 1 day ago

117. Raymond Chandler Speaks

Juicy nuggets from a deep dive into the letters of Raymond Chandler -- on Hammett, Hemingway, Fitzgerald, Hitchcock, Hollywood Jews, Catholics, Communists, the model for Ellsworth Toohey, the writer'…

Published on 2 weeks, 2 days ago

116. Raymond Chandler in Los Feliz w/ Steve Sailer

Snooping around the House of Pies and the home of Raymond Chandler in Los Feliz, in search of the secrets behind Philip Marlowe. Guest starring Steve Sailer.

For the full 2.5 hour episode, plus dou…

Published on 4 weeks ago

115. 3 Women at Les Ogres w/ Matthew Wilder

Masculinity on screen, immortality hobbies, and a vigorous debate between homo and hetero ideology are inspired as Matthew Wilder and I wrap our heads around Robert Altman's dreamy 1977 masterpiece 3…

Published on 1 month, 1 week ago

114. HIVE 2 - w/ Jack Mason, Yeerk, Garin Hovannisian (live)

Hop aboard the Brolita Express! Find a seat between Orwell and Borges. We're stopping in Austin and London on our way to Hive, a mysterious Greek island run entirely by women, ruled by a masked queen…

Published on 1 month, 2 weeks ago

113. HIVE live w/ Garin Hovannisian

A show about a mystery about the loss of love and magic from our lives -- and how to get it back. Guest starring Garin Hovannisan, author of the new novel HIVE.

Part 1: Hollywood Edition. Recorded …

Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago

112. You're The Only Ten I See w/ Zach Langley & Josh

The life love and man magic of Tennessee Williams, poet laureate of American summer. The study begins with his first three: the timeless Glass Menagerie, the deathless Streetcar Named Desire, and th…

Published on 2 months, 1 week ago

111. Short Cuts at Johnie's Broiler w/ Matthew Wilder

As helicopters descend on the city it's time to cruise down to Johnie's Broiler the magical diner in Downey where Tom Waits abandons his tuna melt in SHORT CUTS (1993). What better place to enter Rob…

Published on 3 months ago

110. Nothing But The Blues w/ Rare Candy

Let's try to save the blues from SINNERS. After reviewing Ry Coogler's latest up against the much more profound BLACK SNAKE MOAN (2006) and more liberated CROSSROADS (1986), I take Glen Rockney and C…

Published on 3 months, 2 weeks ago