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Back to SearchPMP#123: We Are All Jackass
Season 2 Episode 123
Mark is joined by comedian Matty Goldberg; filmmaker/podcaster Rolando Nieves; and comedy juggler Josh Casey to discuss the franchise that began in 2…
4 years ago
PMP#122: Maus Shows the Tragic Via Comics
Season 2 Episode 122
We discuss Art Spiegelman's Maus (1980-91) and other war-related graphic novels like Marjane Satrapi's Persepolis (2000) and George Takei’s They Call…
4 years ago
PMP#121: Protesting Protest Songs
Season 2 Episode 121
Are protest songs effective, either as protest or songs? Four songwriters including your host Mark Linsenmayer, Lilli Lewis, Rod Picott, and PMP's au…
4 years, 1 month ago
PMP#120: Dexter the Loveable Serial Killer
Season 2 Episode 120
Mark is joined Lawrence Ware, Sarahlyn Bruck and Michael Paskaru to talk about the Showtime TV horror-dramedy shows inspired by Jeff Lindsay's novels…
4 years, 1 month ago
PMP#119: Disgraced Artists Like Cosby
Season 2 Episode 119
Comedian Genevieve Joy, philosopher/NY Times entertainment writer Lawrence Ware, and novelist Sarahlyn Bruck join your host Mark to discuss how we de…
4 years, 2 months ago
PMP#118: Adapting Agatha Christie
Season 2 Episode 118
In light of Death on the Nile, we discuss the continuing appearance of the works of the world's most successful mystery writer in film and TV.
Mark i…
4 years, 2 months ago
PMP#117: Roguelikes Like Hades
Season 2 Episode 117
Supergiant's Hades is now the first video game ever to have won a Hugo award and has set a new standard in the Roguelike genre. What is this genre, a…
4 years, 3 months ago
PMP#116: Good Grief! Peanuts Persists
Season 2 Episode 116
Animator/musician David Heatley, comedian Daniel Lobell, and academic/3anuts author Daniel Leonard join your host Mark Linsenmayer to discuss Charlie…
4 years, 3 months ago
PMP#115: So-Called Greatest Albums
Season 2 Episode 115
Author Noah Berlatsky (who just published The Best Greatest Albums of All Time Ever), musical artist Mobley, and The Hustle podcast host Jon Lamoreau…
4 years, 4 months ago
PMP#114: The “West Side Story” Story
Season 2 Episode 114
Did it make sense for Steven Spielberg to remake one of our nation's most beloved musicals (with music by Bernstein and Sondheim!), attempting to fix…
4 years, 4 months ago