Shows
Designated DriverMegalopolisPlay a starring role in a vanity project by a prestige director? Oops, he did it again! See how Aleah and Liz land on Megalopolis and hear some choice words of wisdom about artists and armpit hair.
2024-10-071h 08Designated DriverFerrariThe revving-engine sounds that bookend each episode are very apt for this discussion of Ferrari. Liz and Aleah enter a trough of disillusionment as the Italian-patriarch era of Adam Driver's career continues. We did enjoy Adam Driver's latest SNL appearance.
2024-02-0651 minDesignated DriverLife ItselfLiz and Aleah welcome friend-of-the-show Craig Barrett for a detour into the career of Oscar Isaac.
2023-10-061h 08Designated DriverBarbieIs Barbie part of the Adam Driver universe? 💯
2023-08-2636 minDesignated DriverBuffalo 66Liz and Aleah take a detour to talk about Buffalo 66 – a red-and-blue analog fantasyland that made an impression on us in the '90s. We had a microphone issue that gets resolved at 2:34.
2023-06-2559 minDesignated DriverSixty-FiveSpaceships + dinosaurs + Adam Driver = a thrill ride for Liz and Aleah. Special guest Alex Hastings joins the podcast to share the real science facts. Alex is the Fitzpatrick Chair of Paleontology at the Science Museum of Minnesota, where he curates the museum's collection, conducts digs and research, and shares his work and findings with the public. @dr_crocogator
2023-03-211h 30Designated DriverWhite NoiseAleah and Liz discuss White Noise and the future of the podcast. RIP Gem.
2023-01-1036 minDesignated DriverGirls, Part 4Liz and Aleah go over Season 4 of Girls with a fine-tooth comb. Stay tuned until the end for girdle-talk!
2022-10-221h 20Designated DriverPolice ProceduralsLiz and Aleah watch a creepy (and delightful) triptych of crime shows featuring small parts for Adam Driver.
2022-09-231h 03Designated DriverGirls, Part 3In Season 3 of Girls, we find Adam living with Hannah and starting to find success as an actor. Will a big break lead to a big break-up?
2022-07-2556 minDesignated DriverGirls, Part 2In the end of Season 1 and in Season 2, we see Adam as a sweet boyfriend, a crazy ex-boyfriend, a cruel lover and a romantic hero. Whiplash!
2022-07-1250 minDesignated DriverGirls, Part 1Liz and Aleah revisit the series that launched Adam Driver's career. By episode 7 of the first season, we knew there was something special about this show. Bonus: John Oliver's recurring bit that features Adam Driver.
2022-06-1450 minDesignated DriverSaturday Night LiveLiz and Aleah watch all three SNL episodes hosted by Adam Driver.
2022-05-171h 09Designated DriverMarriage Story and The Meyerowitz StoriesIn a Noah Baumbach double-feature episode, Liz and Aleah bravely watch the emotionally wrenching Marriage Story. Lil' bonus with Adam Driver's small role in The Meyerowitz Stories.
2022-05-0747 minDesignated DriverThe Man Who Killed Don QuixoteInteresting product or self-indulgent mess? Liz and Aleah hash it out.
2022-04-1445 minDesignated DriverBluebirdBluebird almost broke Liz and Aleah, except for one bright spot — Adam Driver's performance!
2022-03-1828 minDesignated DriverGaybyLiz and Aleah agree — Gayby is the right movie for right now. A must-watch!
2022-02-2229 minDesignated DriverInside Llewyn DavisAdam Driver is fresh-faced and focused as Al Cody in Inside Llewyn Davis.
2022-02-1757 minDesignated DriverThe Last DuelThe movie where Adam Driver spins around and kisses a horse. Acting!
2022-01-2556 minDesignated DriverHouse of GucciLiz and Aleah return to the theater for House of Gucci, a campy romp that is oddly destabilizing.
2022-01-0244 minDesignated DriverWhat IfHarry Potter lives as a muggle in Toronto. Can he get the girl without his magic?
2021-12-1350 minDesignated DriverStar Wars: The Rise of SkywalkerLiz and Aleah debate the finer points of the final Star Wars episode. (1) Monkeys: Yes or No, and (2) What does it really mean when Kylo Ren puts his life force into Rey?
2021-11-131h 12Designated DriverStar Wars: The Last JediTurns out, Aleah can be very convincing when it comes to The Last Jedi. She's also one of the rare individuals who has seen Yoda's butt.
2021-10-281h 02Designated DriverStar Wars: The Force AwakensAt long last, Liz and Aleah get into Adam Driver's epic performance as Kylo Ren.
2021-10-151h 00Designated DriverNot Waving But DrowningLiz and Aleah start doing the math ... was this Adam's first feature-length film?
2021-09-3029 minDesignated DriverAnnetteLiz and Aleah talk about the long-anticipated, surreal fantasia that is Annette! Aleah also shares some excellent tips for eyelash beautification.
2021-09-131h 07Designated DriverSilenceLiz and Aleah ponder the question "Why does this movie exist?" Why-lence is Si(gh)lence?
2021-09-0444 minDesignated DriverFrances HaLiz and Aleah watch Frances Ha, the story of a beautiful friendship. (Adam Driver is there too).
2021-08-0757 minDesignated DriverMidnight SpecialLiz, as Fox Mulder, and Aleah, as Dana Scully, get spacey over Midnight Special.
2021-07-2542 minDesignated DriverHungry HeartsLiz and Aleah talk about Hungry Hearts with bonus pregnancy and birth stories!
2021-07-0551 minDesignated DriverPatersonLiz and Aleah talk about Paterson and his seeeecret nooootebook.
2021-06-2433 minDesignated DriverTracksIn this episode about Tracks, Liz and Aleah wonder, "Is Adam Driver the Parker Posey of our time?"
2021-06-041h 00Designated DriverBlacKkKlansmanIn a wide-ranging episode, Liz and Aleah talk about the Brat Pack, The Thornbirds and Spike Lee's BlacKkKlansman.
2021-05-231h 16Designated DriverThe ReportLiz and Aleah offer their unredacted opinions on the 2019 movie The Report.
2021-05-131h 05Designated DriverWhile We’re YoungLiz and Aleah go deep on the generational tensions in Noah Baumbach's film While We're Young. #grateful
2021-05-021h 19Designated DriverLogan LuckyLiz and Aleah talk about Adam Driver in the 2017 Steven Soderbergh heist film Logan Lucky. "The lushness scale" is introduced.
2021-04-1959 minDesignated DriverThe Dead Don’t DieLiz and Aleah talk about Adam Driver in the 2019 Jim Jarmusch zombie-parody The Dead Don't Die.
2021-04-1354 min