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The Broad Sound PodcastThe Broad Sound Book Club: White Noise (Ch. 38 - 40)On this episode of the Broad Sound Book Club, Broad Sound editor-in-chief Ethan Warren and contributor Danny Cohen discuss chapters 38 - 40 (the last three!) of Don DeLillo's White Noise.Theme music for the Broad Sound podcast is by Buck's Harbor. Interstitial music on the book club is by Ryan Pollie. Hear the tracks on his 2024 album Keyboard Music.2025-06-141h 54
The Broad Sound PodcastThe Broad Sound Book Club: White Noise (Ch. 34 - 37)In this episode of the Broad Sound Book Club, Broad Sound editor-in-chief Ethan Warren and contributor Danny Cohen discuss chapters 34 - 37 of Don DeLillo's White Noise.Theme music for the Broad Sound podcast is by Buck's Harbor. Interstitial music on the book club is by Ryan Pollie. Hear the tracks on his 2024 album Keyboard Music.2025-06-072h 10
The Broad Sound PodcastThe Broad Sound Book Club: White Noise (Ch. 30 - 33)In this episode of the Broad Sound Book Club, Broad Sound editor-in-chief Ethan Warren and contributor Danny Cohen discuss chapters 30 - 33 of Don DeLillo's White Noise.Theme music for the Broad Sound podcast is by Buck's Harbor. Interstitial music on the book club is by Ryan Pollie. Hear the tracks on his 2024 album Keyboard Music.2025-05-312h 05
The Broad Sound PodcastThe Broad Sound Book Club: White Noise (Ch. 26 - 29)In this episode of the Broad Sound Book Club, Broad Sound editor-in-chief Ethan Warren and contributor Danny Cohen discuss chapters 26 - 29 of Don DeLillo's White Noise.Theme music for the Broad Sound podcast is by Buck's Harbor. Interstitial music on the book club is by Ryan Pollie. Hear the tracks on his 2024 album Keyboard Music.2025-05-241h 32
The Broad Sound PodcastThe Broad Sound Book Club: White Noise (Ch. 22 - 25)In this episode of the Broad Sound Book Club, Broad Sound editor-in-chief Ethan Warren and contributor Danny Cohen discuss chapters 22 - 25 of Don DeLillo's White Noise.Theme music for the Broad Sound podcast is by Buck's Harbor. Interstitial music on the book club is by Ryan Pollie. Hear the tracks on his 2024 album Keyboard Music.2025-05-171h 26
The Broad Sound PodcastThe Broad Sound Book Club: White Noise (Ch. 21 - Part 2)In this episode of the Broad Sound Book Club, Broad Sound editor-in-chief Ethan Warren and contributor Danny Cohen discuss the second part of Chapter 21 of Don DeLillo's White Noise.Theme music for the Broad Sound podcast is by Buck's Harbor. Interstitial music on the book club is by Ryan Pollie. Hear the tracks on his 2024 album Keyboard Music.2025-05-031h 11
The Broad Sound PodcastThe Broad Sound Book Club: White Noise (Ch. 21 - Part 1)In this episode of the Broad Sound Book Club, Broad Sound editor-in-chief Ethan Warren and contributor Danny Cohen discuss the first part of Chapter 21 of Don DeLillo's White Noise.Theme music for the Broad Sound podcast is by Buck's Harbor. Interstitial music on the book club is by Ryan Pollie. Hear the tracks on his 2024 album Keyboard Music.2025-04-261h 29
The Broad Sound PodcastThe Broad Sound Book Club: White Noise (Ch. 17 - 20)In this episode of the Broad Sound Book Club, Broad Sound editor-in-chief Ethan Warren and contributor Danny Cohen discuss chapters 17 - 20 of Don DeLillo's White Noise.Theme music for the Broad Sound podcast is by Buck's Harbor. Interstitial music on the book club is by Ryan Pollie. Hear the tracks on his 2024 album Keyboard Music.2025-04-191h 17
The Broad Sound PodcastThe Broad Sound Book Club: White Noise (Ch. 13 - 16)In this episode of the Broad Sound Book Club, Broad Sound editor-in-chief Ethan Warren and contributor Danny Cohen discuss chapters 13 - 16 of Don DeLillo's White Noise.Theme music for the Broad Sound podcast is by Buck's Harbor. Interstitial music on the book club is by Ryan Pollie. Hear the tracks on his 2024 album Keyboard Music.2025-04-121h 10
The Broad Sound PodcastThe Broad Sound Book Club: White Noise (Ch. 9 - 12)In this episode of the Broad Sound Book Club, Broad Sound editor-in-chief Ethan Warren and contributor Danny Cohen discuss chapters 9 - 12 of Don DeLillo's White Noise.Theme music for the Broad Sound podcast is by Buck's Harbor. Interstitial music on the book club is by Ryan Pollie. Hear the tracks on his 2024 album Keyboard Music.2025-04-051h 17
The Broad Sound PodcastThe Broad Sound Book Club: White Noise (Ch. 5 - 8)In this episode of the Broad Sound Book Club, Broad Sound editor-in-chief Ethan Warren and contributor Danny Cohen discuss chapters 5 - 8 of Don DeLillo's White Noise.Theme music for the Broad Sound podcast is by Buck's Harbor. Interstitial music on the book club is by Ryan Pollie. Hear the tracks on his 2024 album Keyboard Music.2025-03-291h 02
The Broad Sound PodcastThe Broad Sound Book Club: White Noise (Ch. 1 - 4)In this episode of the Broad Sound Book Club, Broad Sound editor-in-chief Ethan Warren and contributor Danny Cohen discuss chapters 1 - 4 of Don DeLillo's White Noise.Theme music for the Broad Sound podcast is by Buck's Harbor. Interstitial music on the book club is by Ryan Pollie. Hear the tracks on his 2024 album Keyboard Music.2025-03-221h 33
The Bright Wall/Dark Room PodcastRewind: The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992)This holiday season, we're revisiting last year's holiday special: an audio essay of one of the most popular articles we've every published on the site: Ethan Warren's A Grand Yuletide Theory: The Muppet Christmas Carol is the Best Adaptation of A Christmas Carol.
Written and read by Ethan himself, with holiday music from Ryan Pollie.
(Originally aired December 17, 2023)
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We'll be back later this month with two brand new pods, but in the meantime:
Happy Holidays from Bright Wall/Dark Room!
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This episode is sponsored by Galer...2024-12-0840 min
The Bright Wall/Dark Room PodcastBW/DR Presents: The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992)This holiday season, a very special holiday podcast treat: an audio version of one of our most popular essays of all time, Ethan Warren's A Grand Yuletide Theory: The Muppet Christmas Carol is the Best Adaptation of A Christmas Carol.
Written and read by Ethan himself, with music by Ryan Pollie and art by Brianna Ashby.
Happy Holidays from Bright Wall/Dark Room!
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This episode is sponsored by Galerie, a new kind of film club. BW/DR listeners can sign up using this link to get two free months of access...2023-12-1740 min
Authorized Novelizations PodcastSouthland Tales: The Graphic Novels by Richard KellyThe thing about Richard Kelly's Southland Tales graphic novels is, they bring more questions than answers. Ethan Warren holds our hand through a profusion of confusion.
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What a Year!What a Year! 1.10 - Zodiac/The Historical Conquests of Josh Ritter/Company - Broadway Revival (with Grace Woodward)In episode 1.10 of What a Year! Ethan Warren and Ryan Pollie discuss David Fincher's Zodiac, Josh Ritter's The Historical Conquests of Josh Ritter, and the Broadway revival of Stephen Sondheim's Company with their guest correspondent, Grace Woodward00:01:39 - Zodiac00:48:21 - Pop Quiz!01:05:06 - The Historical Conquests of Josh Ritter01:33:28 - Company - Broadway revival (with Grace Woodward)Try MUBI free for 30 days by visiting www.MUBI.com/whatayear, where users worldwide can stream The Dog That Wouldn't Be Quiet, and users in the US and Canada can also watch Strawberry Mansion and...2022-09-242h 10What a Year!What a Year! 1.9 - I'm Not There/In Rainbows/Lindsey Buckingham Live at the Bass Performance Hall (with Carrie Courogen)In episode 1.9 of What a Year! Ethan Warren and Ryan Pollie discuss Todd Haynes' I'm Not There, Radiohead's In Rainbows, and Lindsey Buckingham's Live at the Bass Performance Hall DVD with their guest correspondent, Carrie Courogen.00:01:42 - I'm Not There00:39:06 - Pop Quiz!00:49:53 - In Rainbows01:13:04 - Lindsey Buckingham Live at the Bass Performance Hall (with Carrie Courogen)Try MUBI free for 30 days by visiting www.MUBI.com/whatayear, where users in the US and many other countries can watch this week's recommendations Charade, Fish Tank, and The Square.2022-09-171h 53What a Year!What a Year! 1.8 - Hot Fuzz/Oracular Spectacular/August: Osage County (with MJ Halberstadt)In episode 1.8 of What a Year! Ethan Warren and Ryan Pollie discuss Edgar Wright's Hot Fuzz, MGMT's Oracular Spectacular, and Tracy Letts' play August: Osage County with their guest correspondent, MJ Halberstadt.00:01:25 - Hot Fuzz00:31:33 - Pop Quiz!00:43:45 - Oracular Spectacular01:08:01 - August: Osage County (with MJ Halberstadt)Try MUBI free for 30 days by visiting www.MUBI.com/whatayear, where users in the US can watch this week's recommendations Entertainment, The General, Los Angeles Plays Itself, and Burning.2022-09-101h 45What a Year!What a Year! 1.7 - For Emma, Forever Ago/The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford/Marvel's Civil War (with Tyler Huckabee)In episode 1.7 of What a Year! Ethan Warren and Ryan Pollie discuss Bon Iver's For Emma, Forever Ago, Andrew Dominik's The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford, and Marvel's Civil War with their guest correspondent, Tyler Huckabee.00:01:45 - For Emma, Forever Ago00:30:14 - Pop Quiz!00:40:23 - The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford01:28:32 - Marvel's Civil War (with Tyler Huckabee)Try MUBI free for 30 days by visiting www.MUBI.com/whatayear, where users in America you can watch this week's recommendations Lucky, Rubber, Night of the...2022-09-032h 07What a Year!What a Year! 1.6 - Strawberry Jam/Across the Universe/Something Bright, Then Holes (with Hannah Bonner)In episode 1.6 of What a Year! Ethan Warren and Ryan Pollie discuss Animal Collective's Strawberry Jam, Julie Taymor's Across the Universe, and Maggie Nelson's Something Bright, Then Holes with their guest correspondent, Hannah Bonner.00:01:35 - Strawberry Jam00:19:26 - Pop Quiz!00:31:49 - Across the Universe00:56:05 - Something Bright, Then Holes2022-08-271h 24What a Year!What a Year! 1.5 - Graduation/Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End/In the Woods (with Fran Hoepfner)In episode 1.5 of What a Year! Ethan Warren and Ryan Pollie discuss Kanye West's Graduation, Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End, and Tana French's In the Woods with their guest correspondent, Fran Hoepfner.2022-08-202h 04What a Year!What a Year! 1.4 - Sunshine/Cross/Werewolves and Lollipops (with Joe Kwaczala)In episode 1.4 of What a Year! Ethan Warren and Ryan Pollie discuss Danny Boyle's Sunshine, Justice's Cross, and Patton Oswalt's album Werewolves and Lollipops with their guest correspondent, comedian Joe Kwaczala.00:01:45 - Sunshine 00:33:34 - Pop quiz!00:45:14 - Cross01:25:25 - Werewolves and Lollipops with Joe Kwaczala2022-08-131h 52What a Year!What a Year! 1.2 - Hot Rod/Spiderman of the Rings/Achewood (with Branson Reese)In episode 1.2 of What a Year! Ethan Warren and Ryan Pollie discuss Akiva Schaffer's Hot Rod, Dan Deacon's Spiderman of the Rings, and the webcomic Achewood with cartoonist and podcaster Branson Reese00:01:31 - Hot Rod00:36:54 - Pop quiz!00:45:13 - Spiderman of the Rings01:17:32 - Achewood with Branson Reese2022-08-061h 55What a Year!What a Year! 1.3 - My Winnipeg/The Flying Club Cup/What Goes Around Comes Around (with Sydney Urbanek)In episode 1.3 of What a Year! Ethan Warren and Ryan Pollie discuss Guy Maddin’s My Winnipeg, Beirut’s The Flying Club Cup, and the music video for Justin Timberlake’s What Goes Around Comes Around with writer and music video scholar Sydney Urbanek00:01:43 - My Winnipeg00:31:13 - Pop quiz!00:42:53 - The Flying Club Cup01:10:38 - What Goes Around…Comes Around with Sydney Urbanek2022-08-061h 53What a Year!What a Year! 1.1 - The Darjeeling Limited/Person Pitch/Mad Men (with Zosha Millman)In episode 1.1 of What a Year! Ethan Warren and Ryan Pollie discuss Wes Anderson's The Darjeeling Limited, Panda Bear's Person Pitch, and the penultimate episode of Mad Men's first season with their first guest correspondent, Polygon TV editor Zosha Millman00:01:34 - introducing the show and the season00:19:16 - The Darjeeling Limited00:49:36 - Pop quiz!00:57:29 - Person Pitch01:28:09 - Mad Men with Zosha Millman2022-08-062h 04
What a Year!What a Year! Season 1 TrailerIn the trailer for What a Year! season 1, Ethan Warren introduces the new show in which he and Ryan Pollie create a time capsule of movies, music, and other cultural odds and ends alongside contributions from expert correspondents.2022-07-0802 min