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Nov. 16, 2021

Season 1 B-Sides w/ Brandice Wilson, Nicole Barlow, Phil Bertulfo, an…

As 2020 comes to an end, we're ending our season with a B-Sides (outtakes) episode where we showcase some fun conversations that didn't make the final cut or our Season 1 episodes. We're happy to share clips from our Trainspotting, …

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Dec. 21, 2020

Scrooge (1970) w/ Dr. Rebecca L. Salois

Dr. Rebecca L. Solois, of the https://www.stitcher.com/show/why-do-we-read-this, is our guest as we talk about the 1970 Ronald Neame film, Scrooge for our SPECIAL HOLIDAY EPISODE. We talk about why this 4 time Oscar nominated film resonates with...

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Nov. 23, 2020

Why Does Brandice Despise Trainspotting (1996? w/ Brandice Wilson and…

Brandice Wilson and Nicole Barlow return for one of the last episodes of the season. We talk about Danny Boyle’s 1996 groundbreaking film, Trainspotting, and the 2 much loved companion soundtracks that it spawned. This is one of Nicole’s favorite...

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Nov. 16, 2020

Kids in the Hall: Brain Candy (1996) w/ Phil Bertulfo

Our show’s music composer, and member of Chicago bands, Percolator and Rubber Spaniel, Phil Bertulfo, returns to the podcast to talk about the soundtrack to the 1996 film Kids in the Hall: Brain Candy. Phils talks about how he discovered …

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Nov. 9, 2020

How Difficult is it to Explain the Plot of O Brother, Where Art Thou …

Dr. Alaina Rajagopal, one of the hosts of the https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-emergency-docs/id1514065367, is our guest this week as we discuss the 2000 Grammy Album of the Year recipient, O Brother, Where Are Thou? We discuss how the...

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Oct. 26, 2020

The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004) w/ Nicole Barlow

Advertising copywriter Nicole Barlow joins the podcast to discuss the 2004 Wes Anderson film, The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou, a film that initially received mixed reviews but has gone on to garner a greater appreciation as time has gone …

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Oct. 19, 2020

Purple Rain (1984) w/ Kevin Doi

Reverend Kevin Doi is our guest this week to talk about Albert Magnoli’s 1984 film, Purple Rain. Kevin, who was a big Prince fan back in 1984, talks about his skepticism over Prince crossing over into film, how he originally …

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Oct. 12, 2020

The Social Network (2010) w/ Brandice Wilson

Advertising copywriter and hardcore Nine Inch Nails/Trent Reznor fan, Brandice Wilson, joins the Podcast to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the 2010 David Fincher directed film, The Social Network, which is the first film that Trent Reznor (and...

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Sept. 28, 2020

Airheads (1994) w/ Edgar Rodriguez

Guilty Hearts guitarist Edgar Rodriguez returns to the podcast to talk about Michael Lehmann’s 1994 comedy Airheads, which has become a cult classic 26 years after it debuted in theaters. We talk about the cast, the infamous ransom list, and …

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Sept. 21, 2020

Xanadu (1980) w/ Tracy Lane

Tracy Lane, owner of the https://rootsnbluesfestival.com/ in Columbia, MO and writer of the https://thelisteninggallery.com/ blog, is our guest this week to discuss the soundtrack to the 1980 Robert Greenwald film, Xanadu, which is considered by some...

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Sept. 14, 2020

Open Season (2006) w/ Christian Durrett

Fellow Paul Westerberg super fan, and creative director at the Mighty Roar agency in Atlanta, GA, Christian Durrett joins the podcast to talk about the 2006 animated film Open Season, which Paul Westerberg wrote 8 songs for, and how that …

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Sept. 7, 2020

How Did the Soundtrack to Romeo + Juliet (1996) Change Dietrich Seney…

Creator of the Hardworkrr12 on Cars https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJzJ0OBAF_9r5dp3xpbAzQg and my former roommate, Dietrich Seney stops by the podcast to talk about the soundtrack to Baz Luhrmann’s 1996 adaptation of William Shakespeare’s Romeo and...

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Aug. 31, 2020

Dogs in Space (1986) w/ Edgar Rodriguez

Guilty Hearts guitarist Edgar Rodriguez joins the podcast to talk about the 1986 film Dogs In Space, which stars the late Michael Hutchence (frontman of INXS) and is directed by music video director Richard Lowenstein (best known for his work …

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Aug. 24, 2020

Dave Chappelle's Block Party (2006) w/ Beverly Encina

Beverly Encina stops by to talk about Michel Gondry's 2006 concert film, Dave Chappelle's Block Party. Even though we didn't know each other back in 2006, we are linked by many of the artists featured in the film such as …

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Aug. 17, 2020

Why Did The Bellbottoms Scene in Baby Driver (2017) Blow Rubber Spani…

Phil Bertulfo (Rubber Spaniel, Percolator) joins the podcast to talk about the 2017 Edgar Wright film, Baby Driver. For a movie set in present day, we sure spend a lot of time talking about 90s bands like The Jon Spencer …

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Aug. 10, 2020

Clueless (1995) w/ Long Nguyen and Damon Gross

Joy Luck Division members Long Nguyen and Damon Gross join the podcast to talk about Amy Heckerling’s 1995 classic film Clueless, which is celebrating it’s 25th anniversary! We chat about Alicia Silverstone’s career before she became a star, the...

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Aug. 3, 2020

How does Valley Girl 2020 Compare to Valley Girl (1983)? w/ Damon Gro…

Damon stops by the podcast again to talk about the 1983 cult classic film, Valley Girl, which famously launched Nicholas Cage's career. We talk about it's popular but never officially released soundtrack and how the movie helped make Modern English's...

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July 27, 2020

Toy Story (1996) w/ Amber Aviles

Stand up comedian and voice actor, Amber Aviles drops by to talk about how she almost chose Randy Newman’s “You’ve Always Got a Friend in Me” as the first dance song for her wedding, and how Randy Newman has a …

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July 20, 2020

Kids (1995) w/ Damon Gross

Ryan and Damon Gross (Joy Luck Division, The Visitors Q) discuss the soundtrack to the 1995 Larry Clarke film, Kids. It produced the surprise Billboard Top 40 Single, "Natural One" by The Folk Implosion, Lou Barlow's 3rd most famous band. …

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