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The Boiled Leather Audio HourBLAH 193 | House of the Dragon, S02E04, with Sean T. Collins and Gretchen Felker-MartinThe dragons danced and died, but Stefan skipped town. Yet Sean is not flying solo! Friend of the show Gretchen Felker-Martin, the acclaimed horror novelist behind Manhunt and Cuckoo, joins the Illustrious Co-host for a conversation about the most spectacular, violent, important episode of House of the Dragon yet. Join the ol’ Cut to Black team as they discuss this fantasy landmark!2025-02-0540 min

Junk Filter166: Road House (with Sean T. Collins)The writer Sean T. Collins joins the pod from Long Island for a deep dive into the original 1989 Road House and the 2024 remake now streaming on Amazon Prime. Sean’s book Pain Don’t Hurt offered daily meditations on specific elements of Road House for an entire year, and we discuss the many virtues of this eighties classic about Dalton, the second-greatest bouncer in the world (Patrick Swayze) who is hired by the owner of a violent honkytonk bar in Jasper, Missouri to clean up the place, raising the ire of the local crimelord Brad Wesley (Ben Gazzara...2024-04-151h 43

Cut to BlackEpisode 014: Prepare the Sistine ChapelEnjoying the podcast? Please consider becoming a patron of the show's official Patreon: https://patreon.com/theseantcollins Gretchen and Sean reunite to discuss Pope Pius XIII's address to the College of Cardinals in Paolo Sorrentino's The Young Pope, with lengthy digressions about The Sopranos, Roman Catholicism, "Sexy and I Know It," and our own miserable religious upbringings along the way. (from The Young Pope Episode 5, written and directed by Paolo Sorrentino) Gretchen's Patreon: https://patreon.com/scumbelievable Gretchen's Twitter: https://twitter.com/scumbelievable Sean and Cut to Black's Patreon...2022-07-2347 min

Not Quite Great Books: a TV podcast14. A Grand Theory of TasteDanielle and John take a break from episode-by-episode reviews to indulge some metanarrative about their respective (and surprisingly divergent) tastes in TV and film. Taking off from John’s proposed grand unifying theory, they explore aesthetic excess, escapism in film and TV, spectacle, fandom, IP, “prestige TV,” and beautiful terror. Along the way, they touch on a number of shows/universes: in order, Devs, Severance, The Terror, The Young Pope, The Americans and spy fiction, Station Eleven, the MCU, Star Wars, Atlanta, and A Song of Ice and Fire and Game of Thrones. Links to items we discuss...2022-06-091h 31

Cut to BlackEpisode 013: The AltarEnjoying the podcast? Please consider becoming a patron of the show's official Patreon: https://patreon.com/theseantcollins Gretchen and Sean return to discuss the mysteries of faith explored in the climactic Little House on the Prairie episode "He Was Only Twelve (Part 2)." Yes, you read that right. (from Little House on the Prairie Season 8, Episode 22: "He Was Only Twelve (Part 2)," written and directed by Michael Landon) Gretchen's Patreon: https://patreon.com/scumbelievable Gretchen's Twitter: https://twitter.com/scumbelievable Sean and...2022-03-2244 min

Cut to BlackEpisode 012: Check It Out!Enjoying the podcast? Please consider a pledge to Sean's Patreon, now the OFFICIAL Patreon of Cut to Black, to help keep the show afloat: https://patreon.com/theseantcollins In this episode, Gretchen and Sean discuss John C. Reilly's remarkable performance as the titular manchild in Tim & Eric's Check It Out! With Dr. Steve Brule. (from Check It Out! 1x05: "Fear," w: Tim Heidecker, Eric Wareheim, and John C. Reilly, d: Tim Heidecker, Eric Wareheim, and Jonathan Krisel) Sean's Vulture piece on John C. Reilly...2021-11-2145 min

Cut to BlackEpisode 011: Tooth ChildrenGretchen and Sean discuss the monsters of Channel Zero, Nick Antosca's near-peerless horror anthology series. (from Channel Zero: Candle Cove, d. Craig William Macneill; Channel Zero: No-End House, d. Steven Piet; Channel Zero: Butcher's Block, d. Arkasha Stevenson; Channel Zero: The Dream Door, d. E.L. Katz) Gretchen's Patreon: https://patreon.com/scumbelievable Gretchen's Twitter: https://twitter.com/scumbelievable Sean's Patreon: https://patreon.com/theseantcollins Sean's Twitter: https://twitter.com/theseantcollins Sean's interview with Nick Antosca: https://www.polygon.com/2019/1/3/18164746/channel-zero-nick-antosca-interview-syfy-horror-show 2021-10-2954 min

Cut to BlackEpisode 010: UniversityGretchen and Sean discuss “University,” *the* pivotal episode of The Sopranos and a landmark in the development of television drama. (from The Sopranos 3x06, “University,” w: Terence Winter and Salvatore J. Stabile, story: David Chase & Terence Winter & Todd A. Kessler and Robin Green & Mitchell Burgess, d: Allen Coulter; music: “Living on a Thin Line” by The Kinks) Gretchen’s Patreon: https://patreon.com/scumbelievable Gretchen’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/scumbelievable Sean’s Patreon: https://patreon.com/theseantcollins Sean’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/theseantcollins 2021-10-0851 min

Cut to BlackEpisode 009: Michael K. WilliamsGretchen and Sean remember the life and career of Michael K. Williams, star of The Wire and Boardwalk Empire. (excerpt from Boardwalk Empire 1x04, "Anastasia," w. Lawrence Konner & Margaret Nagle, d. Jeremy Podeswa) Gretchen's Patreon: https://patreon.com/scumbelievable Gretchen's Twitter: https://twitter.com/scumbelievable Sean's Patreon: https://patreon.com/theseantcollins Sean's Twitter: https://twitter.com/theseantcollins 2021-09-1344 min

Cut to BlackEpisode 008: Streaming Exclusively on Corncob TVGretchen and Sean discuss the "Coffin Flop" sketch from Tim Robinson's I Think You Should Leave, an entry point into the "vast wasteland" of commercial TV. (from I Think You Should Leave 2x01, "They said that to me at a dinner.", w: Tim Robinson, d: Jeffrey Max and Zachary Johnson) Gretchen's Twitter Gretchen's Patreon Sean's Twitter Sean's Patreon Anne Victoria Clark's feature on the making of "Coffin Flop"2021-08-3053 min

Cut to BlackEpisode 007: SmallfolkSpinning out of the moment when his nervous troops overhear Robb Stark being declared the King in the North, Gretchen and Sean discuss the role of peasants, soldiers, slaves, and the underclasses generally in Game of Thrones. (from Game of Thrones 1x10, "Fire and Blood," w: David Benioff & D.B. Weiss, d: Alan Taylor) Gretchen's Patreon Gretchen's Twitter Sean's Patreon Sean's Twitter 2021-08-1057 min

Cut to BlackEpisode 006: Let the Mystery BeGretchen and Sean discuss the bombastically surreal "International Assassin" episode from The Leftovers, with digressions on critical groupthink and the need to accept the mystery. (from The Leftovers 2x08, "International Assassin," w: Damon Lindelof & Nick Cuse, d: Craig Zobel) Sean's Twitter Sean's Patreon Gretchen's Twitter Gretchen's Patreon 2021-07-2455 min

Cut to BlackEpisode 005: The Doctor Said He'll Never Golf AgainGretchen and Sean discuss Mad Men's infamous lawnmower incident and the show's judicious use of horror, both real and imaginary. (from Mad Men 3x06, "Guy Walks Into an Advertising Agency," w: Robin Veith & Matthew Weiner, d: Lesli Linka Glatter) Sean's Twitter Sean's Patreon Gretchen's Twitter Grechen's Patreon 2021-07-0451 min

Cut to BlackEpisode 004: CrackerjackGretchen and Sean discuss Michael Sheen's extraordinary performance as the deeply troubled sportscaster Caspian Wint in the HBO mockumentary 7 Days in Hell as they attempt to answer the eternal question: Comedy—threat or menace? Sean's twitter Sean's Patreon Gretchen's twitter Gretchen's Patreon Note: This film's writer has been accused of rape. In this episode we neither discuss him nor mention him by name, and we stand with and believe the survivors without qualification.2021-06-0745 min

Cut to BlackEpisode 003: Big Meaty Men Slapping MeatGretchen and Sean tackle the greatest fight scene ever filmed, the street fight between Dan Dority and Captain Turner in Deadwood Season 3, as part of a wide-ranging discussion of great (and not so great) fight scenes across film and television. (from Deadwood 3x05, "A Two-Headed Beast," w: David Milch, d: Daniel Minahan) Sean's twitter Sean's Patreon Gretchen's twitter Gretchen's Patreon 2021-05-2548 min

Cut to BlackEpisode 002: Wayfarer 515Gretchen and Sean discuss the explosive finale of Breaking Bad Season 2. (from Breaking Bad 2x13, "ABQ," w: Vince Gilligan / d: Adam Bernstein) Sean's twitter Sean's Patreon Gretchen's twitter Gretchen's Patreon 2021-05-0952 min

Cut to BlackEpisode 001: The Basis of Fiction"It occurred to me: The basis of fiction is that people have some sort of connection with each other, but they don't." —Richard Harrow, Boardwalk Empire Sean and Gretchen discuss their favorite line of dialogue of all time and its ramifications for Boardwalk Empire, Game of Thrones, Twin Peaks, Deadwood, and beyond. (from Boardwalk Empire 1x07, "Home," w: Tim Van Patten & Paul Simms / d: Allen Coulter) Sean's twitter Sean's Patreon Gretchen's twitter Gretchen's Patreon 2021-04-2749 min

Cut to BlackEpisode 000B: The New Golden Age of Television, Part 2In this second special prologue episode, Sean and Gretchen continue their discussion of the past two decades' most notable shows, including The Wire, Deadwood, Mad Men, Channel Zero, American Crime Story, Fargo, and more. Originally aired as The Boiled Leather Audio Hour Episode 127.2021-04-271h 51

Cut to BlackEpisode 000A: The New Golden Age of Television, Part 1In this special prologue episode, Sean and Gretchen discuss some of the best shows of the past 20 years, including The Sopranos, Twin Peaks, Game of Thrones, Boardwalk Empire, The Terror, Halt and Catch Fire, and many more. Originally aired as The Boiled Leather Audio Hour Episode 124.2021-04-271h 52

Mirror Mirror II a Horror Anthology with Julia Gfrörer and Sean T. CollinsEditors Julia Gfrörer & Sean T. Collins have amassed some of the darkest talents within as well as outside of comics to create a wholly singular reading and visual experience. From masters of horror like Clive Barker to leading figures in altcomics such as Simon Hanselmann, this collection — focused on the intermingled themes of horror, ography, the Gothic, and the abject —Mirror Mirror II transcends the expectations of what a comics anthology can do. Mirror Mirror II features new and unpublished work from Lala Albert, Clive Barker, Heather Benjamin, Apolo Cacho, Sean Christensen, Nicole Claveloux, Sean T. Collins, Al Columbia, Dame Da...2017-08-011h 03

Graphic Policy RadioMirror Mirror II a Horror Anthology with Julia Gfrörer and Sean T. CollinsEditors Julia Gfrörer & Sean T. Collins have amassed some of the darkest talents within as well as outside of comics to create a wholly singular reading and visual experience. From masters of horror like Clive Barker to leading figures in altcomics such as Simon Hanselmann, this collection — focused on the intermingled themes of horror, ography, the Gothic, and the abject —Mirror Mirror II transcends the expectations of what a comics anthology can do. Mirror Mirror II features new and unpublished work from Lala Albert, Clive Barker, Heather Benjamin, Apolo Cacho, Sean Christensen, Nicole Claveloux, Sean T. Collins, Al Columbia, Dame Da...2017-08-011h 03