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Back to SearchPMP#89: The Chicago 7 (and the Aaron Sorkinverse)
Season 1 Episode 89
Brian, Erica, and Mark consider one of this year's Oscar-nominated films, The Trial of the Chicago 7, and the film and TV career of its writer/direct…
5 years, 2 months ago
PMP#88: Indie Animation w/ Benjamin Goldman
Season 1 Episode 88
Animation is so labor-intensive that it seems designed for corporate domination a la Disney. Mark, Erica, and Brian are joined by animator Benjamin G…
5 years, 3 months ago
PMP#87: Female Buddy Comedies w/ Erica’s Female Buddy Micah Greene
Season 1 Episode 87
On Barb & Star Go to Vista Del Mar, and how inserting women into the buddy comedy format might lead to deeper exploration of friendships. Two sets of…
5 years, 3 months ago
PMP#86: What Irish Means w/ Black 47’s Larry Kirwan
Season 1 Episode 86
St. Patrick's Day has passed: What sort of representation of Ireland has made it to the U.S. through such celebrations? Who gets to decide what's aut…
5 years, 3 months ago
Bonus-PMP#85 Aftertalk w/ Rolando (And More TV You Are Missing)
Season 1
More discussion yanked from behind our paywall for your amusement: Your hosts and Rolando touch on some of what his Remakes, Reboots, and Revivals po…
5 years, 3 months ago
PMP#85: What the WandaVision!? w/ Rolando Nieves
Season 1 Episode 85
The debut Disney+ Marvel series is... a tribute to classic sit-coms? Mark, Erica, Brian, and guest Rolando try to figure out whether this experiment …
5 years, 4 months ago
PMP#84: Musician Memoirs w/ Laura Davis-Chanin
Season 1 Episode 84
Mark, Erica, Brian, and guest memoir author Laura talk about the appeal of this type of book whose production has exploded in recent years. We each r…
5 years, 4 months ago
PMP#83: Disabled and Other-Abled Representation w/ Kayla Dryesse
Season 1 Episode 83
Media representation of disability needs improvement, as does inclusion of disabled actors and writers. Playwright Kayla joins Mark, Erica, and Brian…
5 years, 4 months ago
PMP#82: Cobra Kai and the Karate Kids
Season 1 Episode 82
Mark-san, Erica-san, and Brian-san survey the new Karate Kid revival show Cobra Kai and all the original films starting with the 1984 classic for non…
5 years, 4 months ago
PMP#81: Radio vs. Podcasting w/ Jason Bentley
Season 1 Episode 81
Jason was music director at KRCW, the LA NPR station, is also a DJ with a lot of experienced interviewing musicians, and now hosts a new podcast, The…
5 years, 5 months ago