This one’s a real enigma - is The Man Who Wasn’t There a film about the alienation of a man who is deeply closeted and searching for connection in a tightly wound post-war world? Is it about a wife guy who doesn’t know how to express his feelings? Is it somehow about how Beethoven was not only deaf but suffered from horrific diarrhea at the end of his life? ... Show More
Nov 9
Hail, Caesar! with Shirley Li
Would that it twere so simple to lasso that lazy ol’ moon! This week, we’re chatting about all the studio shenanigans in Hail, Caesar! with our pal Shirley Li. Speaking of Shirley, we all knew she was skilled at getting David “The Dog” Sims off the leash, but did you know that sh ... Show More
2h 36m
Sep 16
GSTAAD GUY: INSIDE THE MINDS OF THE ULTRA-RICH
Gstaad Guy is a creator I’ve followed for a few years, the anonymous creator who lifts the lid on the 0.01%. He gained fame for impersonating and poking fun at the lavish lifestyle of the ultra-wealthy in luxury ski resorts like Gstaad, created an alter ego, Cousin Colton, to rep ... Show More
58m 52s
Dec 2024
Hasan Minhaj (Off With His Head / Patriot Act / The Daily Show) • #329
LOOK OUT! It’s only Films To Be Buried With!
Join your host Brett Goldstein as he talks life, death, love and the universe with the hilarious and awesome comic, actor and writer HASAN MINHAJ!
A lovely episode featuring someone big in the game, from a good handful of comedy spec ... Show More
50m 17s
Jan 2025
Comics & Memes x Culture Text with Neale Barnholden
<p>This week, longtime friend of the pod, Neale Barnholden (he/him), joins Marcelle and Hannah to discuss the materiality of comic books and their influence on modern-day meme culture! They talk reading conventions, colonization, de- and re-contextualization, as well as the raced ... Show More
1h 4m
Oct 2023
Storyteller Sessions: Adam McKay (Anchorman, Don't Look Up)
Welcome to the Script Apart Storyteller Sessions – three days of career-spanning conversations with truly game-changing storytellers, talking about their relationship with the page. 100% of proceeds are going to the Entertainment Community Fund, a brilliant charity doing hugely i ... Show More
1h 12m
May 2025
Second Helpings - The Curse of Living This Long
<p>Gather 'round the dinner table, it's time to slop-up some SECOND HELPINGS, including MJ's watchin' "Full House" with their TWO YUTES and how "A Very Special Episode" led to them realizing the hand they've played in creating today's WOKE BULLSHIT generation, a parallel experien ... Show More
1h 15m
Dec 2024
Jesse Eisenberg
<p>Jesse Eisenberg (A Real Pain, The Social Network, Now You See Me) is an Oscar-nominated actor, writer, and producer. Jesse joins the Armchair Expert to discuss not being cool enough to smoke, receiving a cease and desist letter as a kid from Woody Allen, and how community thea ... Show More
2h 2m
Nov 12
Super Soul Special: Jordan Peele: Can Film Change Our Culture?
For the first time, Oprah sits down with Jordan Peele, the funnyman-turned-screenwriter/producer/director, for a one-on-one conversation at the world-famous Apollo Theater in New York City. Jordan shares the stories behind his groundbreaking film "Get Out," which was nominated fo ... Show More
29m 53s
Nov 2022
Jordan Peele
Jordan Peele (Get Out, Nope, Wendell & Wild) is an actor, comedian, and filmmaker. Jordan joins the Armchair Expert to discuss why he loves the horror and comedy genres, why doing films that have meaning is so important to him, and how he approaches character development in his s ... Show More
1h 34m
Aug 20
Are They a Walking Red Flag? Case Kenny on Maturity, Relationships, and Self Worth
JVN sat down with Case Kenny, host of the podcast New Mindset, Who Dis?, to talk all things dating, relationships, self-worth, and confidence. Together, they dive into the surprising power of language, how the words we use shape our lives, and what it really takes to build health ... Show More
48m 27s