Director Greg Mottola (Superbad, Paul, and Confess, Fletch) joins Wampler and Vespe to talk about a very early outing for Steven Spielberg as producer: Used Cars. Written by Bob Gale and Robert Zemeckis, produced by Spielberg and John Milius, and directed by Zemeckis, this raunchy, cynical, absurd early '80s comedy starring Kurt Russell, Jack Warden, and Ger ... Show More
Aug 25
The Dreamworks Era with Jeff Wadlow
Director Jeff Wadlow (Kick-Ass 2, Imaginary) has a new killer shark movie out now called The Devil's Mouth starring Kathryn Newton, so naturally he had to come on The Spiel talk a little bit about his Spielberg-y influences. Yes, Jaws does come up, of course, but the conversation ... Show More
57m 59s
Jun 13
Disclosure Day Review with Drew McWeeny
There is a brand new Steven Spielberg movie out in theaters this weekend so of course we had to dive into it on The Spiel. Vespe is joined by his longtime friend and ex-Ain't It Cool colleague Drew McWeeny to dissect, as best they can, Spielberg's Disclosure Day, which could very ... Show More
1h 22m
Sep 2020
Used Cars with Jason Mantzoukas & Paul Scheer
How Did This Get Made’s Paul Scheer (Black Monday, The League) returns with Jason Mantzoukas (Big Mouth, Brooklyn Nine-Nine) for a rare-Rated R Zemeckis – Used Cars (1980). Topics in this episode include the unique star power of Kurt Russell throughout his career, unpacking the b ... Show More
3 h
Jul 2020
S2 E148: Movie Talk with Christian Toto, Auditioning, MLB's Return and more!
Dennis chats with Christian Toto of Hollywood In Toto about some of the best and worst of movies available via streaming or Video on Demand, including "King of Staten Island", "Arkansas" with Vince Vaugh, "Palm Springs", Jim Gaffigan's "The Pale Toulfrist" , Jon Stewarts' "Irresi ... Show More
58m 3s
Jan 2019
364: What Time Is It, I'm Drunk And That’s Ugly
In between car-related rants, the guys pontificate about additional podcasts they would consider hosting: Todd would talk about story from a filmmaking perspective, and Paul would cover watches, whiskey and design. They debate company car choices for Dave M., who has seven option ... Show More
1h 12m
Jun 2024
Garden State (with Zach Braff)
<p>A bereft budget! Malfunctioning motorcycles! Two dogs looking for love in all the wrong places! This week, Chris & Lizzie speak with the writer/director/star of Garden State, Zach Braff, on how he made 2004’s little indie that could, Danny DeVito’s unlikely role in getting ... Show More
1h 8m
Nov 2025
Mom's Car: Larry Trilling
On this week’s episode of Mom’s Car, we welcome acclaimed director of Parenthood and sweetest man Larry Trilling. Larry, Dax, and Best Friend Aaron Weakley talk through attending Santa Monica High School with the entire cast of The Outsiders, catching the directing bug making Sup ... Show More
54m 30s
Jul 2023
Made Impure by the Thoughts of Peasantry
Former Harmontown director and present day animation guru for Bob's Burgers, Nolan Fabricius, joins Spencer and Kevin to talk about Velveeta chocolates, Zelda, Judd Apatow, and what turquoise smells like. Spencer tries out a new auto tune voice. Learn more about your ad choices. ... Show More
1h 17m