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PREVIEW - #741 - Gentlemanly Means Must Be Pursued
In 2004, the nominees for both American political parties attended the same Ivy League secret society. For years, whispers and conspiracy theories ha…
1 month, 1 week ago
#740 - Zabriskie Point
One of Europe's most revered filmmakers travels to America to make a movie about the times. But instead, he makes a movie out of time. We discuss Mic…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
#739 - House of Slop
A few years after "hope and change" curdled, HOUSE OF CARDS offered a cynic's guide to the Beltway circa Obama's first term. We finally discuss a cul…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
PREVIEW - #738 - Odysseus and Telemachus's Excellent Adventure
We turn our attention to a bona fide cultural phenomenon and ask: where do Homer's The Odyssey and Christopher Nolan's THE ODYSSEY (2026) intersect a…
1 month, 4 weeks ago
#737 - Michael & Us 360°
Like Anderson Cooper before us, we catch up on the news! We discuss the ups and downs of the recent senate primaries in the U.S. PLUS: What do Alex J…
2 months ago
PREVIEW - #736 - The Larry Crowne Spectacular
When the financial crisis hit and Americans were losing their homes, one movie had the courage to suggest: have you considered going to community col…
2 months, 1 week ago
#735 - Smells Like NC-17 Spirit
Did you know that a private, monopolistic, unaccountable, and socially conservative organization has free reign to define the limits of artistic expr…
2 months, 2 weeks ago
#733 - I've Never Been to Philadelphia
To sustain the illusion of America, you need to compartmentalize or deny a lot of violence. We discuss David Cronenberg's existentialist masterpiece …
2 months, 2 weeks ago
PREVIEW - #732 - A Bicycle for the Mind
So beyond being the famous turtleneck guy, what exactly did Steve Jobs do during his long tenure at Apple? According to Aaron Sorkin and Danny Boyle'…
2 months, 2 weeks ago
#731 - Are You Havin' a Laugh?
From back in an era when Ricky Gervais was widely considered funny, he cashed all his chips on a New Atheism-themed studio comedy built around an inc…
2 months, 4 weeks ago