Ranked #1
#20. Book Critic Steve Donoghue on Tarantino, Conspiracy Theories, Shakespeare and Other Stuff
#20. Book Critic Steve Donoghue on Tarantino, Conspiracy Theories, Shakespeare and Other Stuff
Wherein the Book Critic indulges me in talking at length about Orson Welles, Quentin Tarantino, the hurdles of writing a... Read more
9 Feb 2018
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49mins
Ranked #2
A Chat with Film Critic Pavel Klein
A Chat with Film Critic Pavel Klein
Wherein the narrator surrenders some control of things and chats with his colleague about reviewing movies on the intern... Read more
4 Jun 2019
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1hr
Ranked #3
#15. Eddie Murphy's Anger in RAW, Bo Burnham, and Amateur Comedy (feat. Noah Hall)
#15. Eddie Murphy's Anger in RAW, Bo Burnham, and Amateur Comedy (feat. Noah Hall)
Wherein two young guys who do standup talk about older guys who do standup.
30 Jan 2018
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34mins
Ranked #4
#36. Characters Surviving Creators, Steig Larsson's Tragedy, and THE GODFATHER Spinoffs
#36. Characters Surviving Creators, Steig Larsson's Tragedy, and THE GODFATHER Spinoffs
Wherein the narrator, after reading THE GIRL IN THE SPIDER'S WEB (the first sequel to THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO to... Read more
11 Jul 2018
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29mins
Most Popular Podcasts
The Joe Rogan Experience
TED Talks Daily
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Oprah's SuperSoul Conversations
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Ranked #5
An Affectionate Streetfight, the Sexorcist, Beard Problems & a Nervous Riff
An Affectionate Streetfight, the Sexorcist, Beard Problems & a Nervous Riff
Wherein the narrator, before visiting a bank, welcomes a few guests and hears riffs about beards, the dark way in which ... Read more
24 Sep 2019
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27mins
Ranked #6
#32. Jerry Lewis's Concentration Camp Comedy, THE DAY THE CLOWN CRIED
#32. Jerry Lewis's Concentration Camp Comedy, THE DAY THE CLOWN CRIED
Wherein the narrator explores the history of "lost" films and recounts his thoughts on the screenplay for Jerry Lewis's ... Read more
15 Jun 2018
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20mins
Ranked #7
#8. On THE GRAND ILLUSION and Struggling to Understand Great Movies
#8. On THE GRAND ILLUSION and Struggling to Understand Great Movies
Wherein a twentysomething rambles, works himself up, about not understanding movies that are supposedly masterpieces, ma... Read more
6 Dec 2017
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12mins
Ranked #8
#33. A Secret Book, Failing Better, and Quiet Movies
#33. A Secret Book, Failing Better, and Quiet Movies
Wherein the narrator talks about fucking up a work assignment, a secret book pseudonymously published online, and the ma... Read more
19 Jun 2018
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14mins
Ranked #9
Umberto Eco, a Briefcase Fulla Feces, Sex in a Cardboard Box, and the Mail
Umberto Eco, a Briefcase Fulla Feces, Sex in a Cardboard Box, and the Mail
Wherein the narrator makes peace with certain shortcomings, answers some mail from an angry young person, and then expou... Read more
5 Oct 2019
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42mins
Ranked #10
#34. Failure and Writing and Cary Grant (with Pavel Klein)
#34. Failure and Writing and Cary Grant (with Pavel Klein)
Wherein the narrator talks about a bunch of random stuff (mostly movies) with Punch Drunk Movies critic Pavel Klein.
24 Jun 2018
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56mins
Ranked #11
The Guys on the Sidewalk, Teachers' Lives, the Watervendor Does Drugs
The Guys on the Sidewalk, Teachers' Lives, the Watervendor Does Drugs
Wherein the narrator, having edited the entire episode only to have a file go suddenly corrupt and vanish, uses cheesy p... Read more
18 Nov 2019
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47mins
Ranked #12
#12. Ridley Scott & the Vices of Being Prolific (feat. Pavel Klein)
#12. Ridley Scott & the Vices of Being Prolific (feat. Pavel Klein)
Wherein the Thousand Movie guy talks again with Pavel Klein, film critic for Punch Drunk Movies, about Ridley Scott, Spi... Read more
3 Jan 2018
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25mins
Ranked #13
Halloween Special, Part Two: UPN 33, the Old Friend & the Voyeur, Addicted to Dating
Halloween Special, Part Two: UPN 33, the Old Friend & the Voyeur, Addicted to Dating
Wherein the narrator comes up pretty late with what was supposed to be a Halloween-day episode. A riff about what it was... Read more
8 Nov 2019
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53mins
Ranked #14
Overeating, an Embarrassing Story, and a Study of David Remnick
Overeating, an Embarrassing Story, and a Study of David Remnick
Wherein the narrator, after an account of overeating, tells the story of how he embarrassed himself on OkCupid, and at h... Read more
12 May 2019
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19mins
Ranked #15
#35. A 25-year Grudge Against Fred Rogers
#35. A 25-year Grudge Against Fred Rogers
Wherein the narrator talks about the new Fred Rogers documentary, WON'T YOU BE MY NEIGHBOR, as well as his own childhood... Read more
26 Jun 2018
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22mins
Ranked #16
#29. Gene Kelly Needs to Relax
#29. Gene Kelly Needs to Relax
Wherein the narrator complains about Gene Kelly being too indulgent and then praises him for the same thing. Gabs about ... Read more
5 Jun 2018
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22mins
Ranked #17
Two Dates that Ended Poorly, "The Demon Kill You," and a Stoned Commentary for ROCKY 4
Two Dates that Ended Poorly, "The Demon Kill You," and a Stoned Commentary for ROCKY 4
Wherein the narrator riffs for a bit about buying weed in high school, two dates from his early twenties that went poorl... Read more
17 Dec 2019
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1hr 49mins
Ranked #18
#14. BRIGHT, David Ayer, TWIN PEAKS: THE RETURN, and Other Stuff (feat. Pavel Klein)
#14. BRIGHT, David Ayer, TWIN PEAKS: THE RETURN, and Other Stuff (feat. Pavel Klein)
#14. BRIGHT, David Ayer, TWIN PEAKS: THE RETURN, and Other Stuff (feat. Pavel Klein) by Alexander Sorondo
12 Jan 2018
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33mins
Ranked #19
The 27-volume Novel I'm Obsessed With, Steve Donoghue, and Tonsillitis
The 27-volume Novel I'm Obsessed With, Steve Donoghue, and Tonsillitis
Wherein the narrator has managed, just hours before tonsillitis rendered him speechless, to crank out a length collage-s... Read more
2 Aug 2019
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36mins
Ranked #20
#31. On HEREDITARY Ruining My Day
#31. On HEREDITARY Ruining My Day
Wherein the narrator nitpicks about HEREDITARY maybe just being more upsetting than scary -- then compares that experien... Read more
12 Jun 2018
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13mins
