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Back to SearchPMP#172: Curb Larry David’s Shtick
Season 4 Episode 172
The incredible post-Seinfeld improvised sit-com Curb Your Enthusiasm has had its finale, and so Mark, Lawrence, Sarah and Al reflect on its format, i…
2 years ago
PMP-NEM Crossover: Head vs. Gut Songwriting w/ Roger Joseph Manning Jr., David Christian, Rachel Taylor Brown
Season 4
When we write, how much is planned vs. improvised? How much is inspirational vs. double-or-triple checked? How does this factor weigh into how much m…
2 years, 1 month ago
PMP#171: The Traitors – A Multi-National Reality Game Show Phenom
Season 4 Episode 171
Mark, Lawrence, Sarahlyn, and Al discuss the American version, and to a lesser extent the British and Australian versions, of this reality game show …
2 years, 1 month ago
PMP#170: Poor Things and Other Yorgos
Season 4 Episode 170
We discuss the 4-Oscar-winning film Poor Things as well as the other creations of writer/director Yorgos Lanthimos, including most notably The Lobste…
2 years, 2 months ago
PMP#169: Doctor Who? (When?)
Season 4 Episode 169
Do you Who? Did you Who back in the day, or just from the point of the 2005 revival? Did you Who through Tennant, Smith, Capaldi... Were you still on…
2 years, 2 months ago
PMP#168: Writing Women’s Fiction w/ Kathryn Leigh Scott
Season 4 Episode 168
To celebrate the publication of the latest novel by one of our hosts, Sarahlyn Bruck, we bring back acclaimed actor/author Kathryn Leigh Scott to joi…
2 years, 3 months ago
PMP#167: “May December” and Other Docudramas
Season 4 Episode 167
When we've already heard about someone's personal scandal in the news, do we need to also see it dramatized with A-list actors? We discuss Todd Hayne…
2 years, 3 months ago
PMP#166: Miyazaki’s Anime Dreamscapes
Season 4 Episode 166
In light of the new, acclaimed film, The Boy and the Heron, Mark, Lawrence, Sarahlyn, and Al reflect on the Studio Ghibli films that Hayao Miyazaki h…
2 years, 4 months ago
PMP#165: Jewish Comedy w/ Daniel Lobell
Season 4 Episode 165
Your hosts Mark, Lawrence, Sarahlyn, and Al explore Jewish comedy with stand-up Daniel, whose film Reconquistador is about his ancestors being kicked…
2 years, 4 months ago
PMP#164: Muppets, esp. Their Xmas Carol
Season 4 Episode 164
For our annual holiday episode, Mark, Lawrence, Sarahlyn, and Al talk all things Muppets, but in particular the 1992 film The Muppet Christmas Carol.…
2 years, 5 months ago