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Why This Movie?The Big Lebowski with Matthew Rand"The Dude abides..." What does that mean? And how do we - throughout life's hurdles (even when our rugs are micturated upon) - continue to abide? The Big Lebowski presents a philosophy of relaxed indifference and a focus on life's little pleasures that we may do well to embrace. In this conversation with Matthew Rand, we uncover the Dude's outlook and what we can glean from it as we trudge through our troubled world.2025-05-0230 min
Why This Movie?Goodfellas with Amy MaloneyIn this episode of Why This Movie?, listen to my conversation with my ex-wife about Goodfellas, Martin Scorsese's epic from 1990 about the reality of life in the mob.2025-04-1828 min
Why This Movie?Scanners with Stefan MacDonald-LaBelleWhat is it about the horror genre that lends itself to deeper meaning and morality tales? Join filmmaker Stefan MacDonald-LaBelle and me for this conversation on the 1981 horror classic Scanners and how film is sometimes the best messenger for complex social issues.2025-04-1126 min
Why This Movie?The Jerk with Joe ReevesIs there a hidden philosophy to Steve Martin's first movie? Or is it simply foolishness? See where Joe Reeves and I land in this conversation about his favorite film, 1979's The Jerk.2025-04-0427 min
Why This Movie?Rocky with Luke Thayer"His whole life was a million to one shot..." In this episode of WTM?, I'm speaking with my old pal and standup comedian Luke Thayer about his favorite movie - Rocky. We tackle talent, luck, and what it means to go the distance.2025-03-2834 min
Why This Movie?Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me with Nicole MatareseFIlmmaker and actor Nicole Matarese joins Why This Movie? to talk about her favorite movie, Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me - a comedy from 1992 that you've probably never heard of. Listen to our conversation about Adrienne Shelly, underrated sequels, and why this movie reaches "a new high in low comedy."2025-03-2130 min
Why This Movie?Some Like It Hot with Candice FanningAfter a brief hiatus, Why This Movie? is back! We welcome our first return guest, Candice Fanning, here to talk about 1959's Some Like It Hot. In this conversation, we cover VHS, Tony Curtis's Mid-Atlantic (or is it British?) accent, and how Marilyn Monroe remains one of the great misunderstood figures in popular culture.2025-03-1425 min
Why This Movie?Back to the Future with Jonathan PaulaIn 1985, Universal released a time travel comedy called Back to the Future. Produced by Steven Spielberg and directed by Robert Zemeckis, this film sees Marty McFly (played by Michael J. Fox) accidentally wind up in his hometown thirty years in the past.Before helping his friend Dr. Emmett Brown with an experiment that sends him back in time, Marty lives a life that isn’t exactly inspired. Besides the bright spot of his girlfriend, his dad’s a loser, his mom has let herself go, and he has no reason to believe in himself.Once Mart...2025-02-2830 min
Why This Movie?Dead Poets Society with Megan JessopCarpe diem.2025-02-2131 min
Why This Movie?Call Me By Your Name with Tyra JenkinsOn the occasion of Valentine's Day, we dive into 2017's romantic, devastating, and unforgettable Call Me By Your Name. We talk about Italy, the 1980s, the chemistry between Timothee Chalamet and Armie Hammer, and how sad movies are a safe place to process one's feelings.2025-02-1424 min
Why This Movie?Pee-Wee's Big Holiday with ScoutIt's been less than two years since Paul Reubens passed away, taking the indelible character of Pee-Wee Herman with him. In this conversation, we talk about the last movie Reubens made as Pee-Wee Herman and how this character has something to say about being oneself in a sometimes scary world.2025-02-0727 min
Why This Movie?Groundhog Day with Trent AshcraftCelebrate Groundhog Day with this conversation on Groundhog Day (1993). In this episode, we look at the deeper meaning behind what has been hailed by religious leaders as "the most spiritual film of all time."2025-01-3131 min
Why This Movie?Batman Forever with Justin van VoorhisGuest and fellow filmmaker Justin van Voorhis defends and celebrates Batman Forever, explaining its unique role in dealing with grief in his personal history.2025-01-2427 min
Why This Movie?Jurassic Park with Matthew RandIn 1993, the landscape of filmmaking and visual effects changed forever with the release of Steven Spielberg's Jurassic Park. My guest Matthew Rand was 8 years old at the time, which made him part of the movie's target audience. Hear about the time his grandmother took him to see it in a now defunct shopping mall, and how even an enormous blockbuster like Jurassic Park can have a lasting personal resonance with an audience member.2025-01-1733 min
Why This Movie?Real Genius with Nicole SorrentinoGuest Nicole Sorrentino explains how a hyper-fixation with Val Kilmer led to her falling in love with the 1985 comedy Real Genius and how this movie, with its loving representation of neuro-divergent characters, continues to be a safe space for her.2025-01-1031 min
Why This Movie?Midnight in Paris with Maria MunozAh, Paris. Guest Maria Munoz speaks about her love for the old city and how Woody Allen's Midnight in Paris reminds her of the enchanted moments she has experienced there.2025-01-0126 min
Why This Movie?White Christmas with Candice FanningIn our first episode ever, Candice from London explains her love for White Christmas and how it is ubiquitous with this time of year and the special bond she shares with her Aunt Mary.2024-12-1925 min
Doctor Who A(uton) to Z(ygon)DWAZ #25: The Road to 60 - "Two's Company"Josh and Alan are the voices in each others' heads as they review "Two's Company", the fourth chapter in the Big Finish 60th Anniversary saga Once and Future. It stars Colin Baker as the Doctor, Camille Coduri as Jackie Tyler, Michelle Ryan as Lady Christina, Christopher Naylor as Harry Sullivan, and Michael Maloney as "The Renegade."
Back on Earth, the Doctor finds a clue in the search for the origins of the degeneration weapon. In his Sixth body, he meets Jackie Tyler and Lady Christina de Souza - thrown together by fate, or something more? - in...2023-08-2551 min
Adapt or PerishHamlet, Part 2 (Ep. 126)In Episode 126 of Adapt or Perish, we're back for a second discussion about William Shakespeare's Hamlet! This time we're focusing on a selection of what can best be described as the many Hamlet "derivatives" that have been brought to the stage and screen. In this episode, we discuss: To Be or Not to Be (the 1942 theatrical movie), directed by Ernst Lubitsch, written by Lubitsch and Edwin Justus Mayer, and starring Jack Benny, Carole Lombard, Robert Stack, and Sig Ruman The Bad Sleep Well (the 1960 theatrical movie), directed by Akira Kurosawa, written by Kurosawa, Hideo Oguni, Eijirō H...2023-05-022h 34
Knowing Andy KaufmanThis Friendly World, Part 2In this SERIES FINALE, hear about Andy Kaufman's spirituality and the role it played in his life from fellow practitioners of Transcendental Meditation.
Also, get an intimate look at the last days of Andy's life and what secrets were unearthed in the wake of his death at the age of 35.2021-02-2333 minKnowing Andy KaufmanThis Friendly World, Part IDid Andy Kaufman have a premonition of his death at such a young age? Some of his actions seem to suggest this possibility. Hear about the setbacks that befell Andy before his fatal illness set in and what he did as a performer to suggest he was wrapping things up.
This is the first half of a two part series finale.
Featuring an interview with standup comics Luke Thayer and Abbi Crutchfield!
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/knowing-andy-kaufman/id15427518402021-02-0932 minKnowing Andy KaufmanMy Dad, AndyWhat is it like to be the only person in the world who can claim Andy Kaufman as your dad?
That's the question that drives this episode, a conversation with Maria Colonna about discovering who her biological father was and how that connection has impacted her life. Hear about Maria's journey of self discovery and her experience of inheriting a whole new extended family through the Kaufman clan.
Also, what did Maria and Andy have in common? How does she feel about his work and legacy?
The answers to these questions and more ar...2021-02-0228 minKnowing Andy KaufmanLost in the Nuthouse (podcast update)There wasn't a new episode this week due to the producer / host being unavoidably indisposed.
TW depression, psychosis, mental health 2021-01-3002 minKnowing Andy KaufmanLittle WendyWendy Polland (Little Wendy) was Andy's friend, admirer, playmate, costar, and personal secretary. Her insights and observations about knowing Andy run the gamut of the full experience of human emotions, and is the only person from Andy's life to have an entire episode from the podcast devoted to their remembrances.
Hear what old television show made Andy cry every time, what it was like to perform alongside him on stage, and how he spent his last public appearance before his untimely death.
Rate and review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts.2021-01-1930 minKnowing Andy KaufmanCan't Help Falling in LoveAndy Kaufman was a true romantic.
Hear newly unearthed stories from some of the loves of Andy's life and find out what it's like to be charmed by the famous song and dance man.
2021-01-1233 minKnowing Andy KaufmanF TroopAndy was a loner most of the time. But as a teenager, he fell in with a group of scruffy rebels who shared his affinity for street theater, mayhem, and the sleazy corners of New York City in the 1960s.
They called themselves F Troop, and would remain an inseparable cabal of nonconformists through the rest of Andy's life.
Hear brand new interviews with the three living members of F Troop and listen to their thoughts on Andy, his work, and what it was like to get close to such a unique guy.2020-12-2240 minKnowing Andy KaufmanAround the Kitchen TableListen to early memories from Andy's first audience member - his little sister, Carol. The shows that Andy put on for her - and, later, for the neighborhood kids as a birthday entertainer - would shape his career as an adult and help form a truly original concept - kids' entertainment for grownups.
We'll also explore Andy's love for Thanksgiving, his annual trips with his family to Coney Island, and what he would almost certainly have achieved had he lived past 35.
This episode also features more never-before-heard stories from Michael Kaufman (Andy's brother), Mimi Lambert (ro...2020-12-1534 minKnowing Andy KaufmanLadies and Gentlemen, Andy Kaufman!Who was Andy Kaufman?
This episode takes a look at his work as a performance artist and the extent to which he purposely blurred the lines between fact and fiction.
Host Christopher Alan Maloney speaks with Andy's manager (George Shapiro) and Andy's brother (Michael Kaufman) to get an idea of what mattered most to Andy as an individual, then reexamines some key moments from his career in light of these revelations.
Contact the show - christopheralanmaloney.com/knowing-andy-kaufman
Be sure to rate, review, and subscribe - stay tuned for news on...2020-12-0845 minKnowing Andy KaufmanKnowing Andy Kaufman - Podcast TrailerWho was Andy Kaufman? Could he be known? Was he crazy?
Find the answers to these questions with Knowing Andy Kaufman, an examination into the life and mind of the most unique performer of the 20th century.2020-12-0102 min
ExvangelicalChristopher Alan Maloney, director of "In God We Trump"Christopher Alan Maloney, director of the documentary *In God We Trump*, joins the show to talk about his new movie detailing the connections between Donald Trump, the GOP, and evangelicalism.
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tell it anywayAfter HoursWild parties, even wilder seabees, and why you should never, ever get naked in a military camp filled with cameras. Stories from the dark of night with Charlie Parrish, Alan Zibel and Jennie Josephson. MP3 Show Notes: Form: The 3fer: Three people, three stories, one theme. Theme: After Hours Storytellers: Charlie Parrish, Alan Zibel & Jennie Josephson Part One: “Charlie Parrish does not have typical nights” by Charlie Parrish Part Two: “One Night in Miami” by Alan Zibel Part Three: “Foreign Desk Jennie” by Jenn...2016-03-041h 12
INFINITE GAIN STUDIOSAfter HoursWild parties, even wilder seabees, and why you should never, ever get naked in a military camp filled with cameras. Stories from the dark of night with Charlie Parrish, Alan Zibel and Jennie Josephson. MP3 Show Notes: Form: The 3fer: Three people, three stories, one theme. Theme: After Hours Storytellers: Charlie Parrish, Alan Zibel & Jennie Josephson Part One: “Charlie Parrish does not have typical nights” by Charlie Parrish Part Two: “One Night in Miami” by Alan Zibel Part Three: “Foreign Desk Jennie” by Jenn...2016-03-041h 12
INFINITE GAIN STUDIOSOf Men in White CoatsMeet Santa’s best defender Katie Best! Uncertified brain mechanic Jennie Josephson shares her tips, and Mr. Christmas now and forever, Matt Flanagan tells his story “Of Men In White Coats, A Christmas That Almost Wasn’t” MP3 Show Notes: Form: The 3fer: Three people, three stories, one theme. Theme: Even More Holiday Stories! Music: Our opening and closing music is a selection from “Unlocked Door” used by permission of Alex Cook. Thank you Alex! If you want to hear the complete songs, check out Ale...2015-12-231h 04tell it anywayOf Men in White CoatsMeet Santa’s best defender Katie Best! Uncertified brain mechanic Jennie Josephson shares her tips, and Mr. Christmas now and forever, Matt Flanagan tells his story “Of Men In White Coats, A Christmas That Almost Wasn’t” MP3 Show Notes: Form: The 3fer: Three people, three stories, one theme. Theme: Even More Holiday Stories! Music: Our opening and closing music is a selection from “Unlocked Door” used by permission of Alex Cook. Thank you Alex! If you want to hear the complete songs, check out Ale...2015-12-231h 04
INFINITE GAIN STUDIOSStar Wars & Santa ClausThe Ladies of Garbagetown are here to tell Christmas stories, and Jennie’s sad mess of a Christmas story is saved by the last minute appearance of Molly Wood with a tragicomic Christmas tale. All that and STAR WARS! MP3 Show Notes: Form: The 3fer: Three people, three stories, one theme. Theme: Even More Holiday Stories! Music: Our opening and closing music is a selection from “Unlocked Door” used by permission of Alex Cook. Thank you Alex! If you want to hear the complet...2015-12-2342 mintell it anywayStar Wars & Santa ClausThe Ladies of Garbagetown are here to tell Christmas stories, and Jennie’s sad mess of a Christmas story is saved by the last minute appearance of Molly Wood with a tragicomic Christmas tale. All that and STAR WARS! MP3 Show Notes: Form: The 3fer: Three people, three stories, one theme. Theme: Even More Holiday Stories! Music: Our opening and closing music is a selection from “Unlocked Door” used by permission of Alex Cook. Thank you Alex! If you want to hear the complet...2015-12-2342 mintell it anywayBad DatesSensitive poets, wild encounters in the Meatpacking District, and the Corruption of Young Matthew. Sarah Kleinman, Nick Holly & Matt Flanagan tell all (and I mean ALL) on this week’s episode of Tell It Anyway. MP3 Show Notes: Cover art credit: Alan Zibel Would you like to become a patron? You can! Form: The 3fer: Three people, three stories, one theme and let’s see if they connect. Theme: Bad Dates The music: Our opening and closing music is a selection from “Unlocked Door” used...2015-11-061h 06
INFINITE GAIN STUDIOSBad DatesSensitive poets, wild encounters in the Meatpacking District, and the Corruption of Young Matthew. Sarah Kleinman, Nick Holly & Matt Flanagan tell all (and I mean ALL) on this week’s episode of Tell It Anyway. MP3 Show Notes: Cover art credit: Alan Zibel Would you like to become a patron? You can! Form: The 3fer: Three people, three stories, one theme and let’s see if they connect. Theme: Bad Dates The music: Our opening and closing music is a selection from “Unlocked Door” used...2015-11-061h 06