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A podcast about Philadelphia, movies, television, music, comics and whatever else comes up.

Based on Nothing


    • Feb 19, 2022 LATEST EPISODE
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    • 1h 5m AVG DURATION
    • 219 EPISODES


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    #200 - The Last Podcast/Series Finale

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2022 115:18


    Here, on the shores of the sea, we finally come to the end of the podcast. I am joined by Layne Montgomery (@LayneMontgomery) from The Great American Novel who did the theme song, Luke Thornton from Secret Towns who did the artwork (@MrLukeThornton), Mal Smith (@Malive), and Natasha Dye (@NatashaDye). We also get calls from past guests Rae Paolette (@PAYOLETTER), Cole Johnston (@KeyboardCole), and Kevin Stairiker (StairikerKevin). These are all people who contributed to the show over the years with their time and conversation and I am very grateful for them. I am also very grateful for everyone that listened to the show over the years. I delayed ending the show for a long time, but slamming the door shut on it feels good. You can find me writing about movies and television @ Moviejawn.com, and on Instagram, Twitter and Letterboxd @Ailite. One day I will return to podcasting, maybe. For now this is the end and the ship has returned to port. See ya around.

    199.9 - The Matrix Resurrections w/Ryan Silberstein

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 23, 2021 53:55


    Ryan Silberstein (@Silberwhatever) joins me to discuss a movie we have both been highly anticipating for a long time: Lana Wachowski's The Matrix Resurrections. I am very happy to say that we both love the movie and all of the weird tricks it has up its sleeve. It is first and foremost an epic romance movie, and it is very passionate and earnest. We are so happy that it exists. Episode 200 is finally coming in January, and the podcast may continue to exist into 2022. We'll see you next year. Spoilers for Resurrections and one large spoiler for Spider-Man: No Way Home

    #199.5 - Podcast Career Retrospective

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2021 93:25


    Ryan Silberstein (@Silberwhatever) joins me to look back on the long, sad history of this podcast and it's best episodes and guests who have helped keep it going over the yeara.

    #199 - 10/4 Good Buddy Day 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 9, 2021 35:05


    For the 2nd Non-Annual 10/4 Good Buddy Celebration we hear from truckers out there sailing across the seas of lands far and wide about their adventures and journeys. Featuring @DanScully, @Silberwhatever, @Filmadelphia, and @Malive. 

    #198 - Understanding In A Podcast #6 - No Devolucion

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2021 82:55


    In the final (for now) episode of Understanding In A Podcast, cohost Andy joins me to talk about Thursday's (for now) final and excellent album No Devolucion. 

    #197 - Understanding In A Pod Cast - Common Existence

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 29, 2021 66:03


    #196 - Understanding In A Pod Cast #4 - A City By The Light Divided

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 26, 2021 79:52


    For episode #4 of Understanding In A Podcast Andy Freedman and I are joined by my old friend Blake Higdon (@october_blood) to discuss Thursday's 4th album A City By The Light Divided. This show as Blake's idea - it was his suggestion that we do a Thursday podcast and I am very grateful to him for reminding me how much I love this band's music. This album is a big growth of the band's sound and we mostly love it more than ever now that it is fifteen years old. We also talk about Rockstar Energy drinks, Thrice, Manchester Orchestra, Murder By Death, Circa Survive, and The Sopranos, Andy's trip to Atlantic City for Sopranos Con, and THE EMPTY MAN.

    #195 - Understanding In A Pod Cast #3 - Waiting/B-sides

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 30, 2021 66:35


    Andy returns for episode #3 of UNDERSTANDING IN A POD CAST. We discuss Thursday's debut album Waiting, recently remastered and rereleased. We also discuss the b-sides Ladies and Gentlemen, My Brother The Failure and Jet Black New Year, arguably the fan favorite Thursday track. In addition to all this we talk about hoagies, New Jersey, The Sopranos, depression in our technological communication wonderland/dystopia and more. Episode #4 next month. 

    #194 - Understanding In A Pod Cast #2 - War All The Time

    Play Episode Listen Later May 30, 2021 73:30


    Andy joins me for episode two of Understanding In A Podcast to talk about Thursday's emo all timer classic album WAR ALL THE TIME. We talk about the album track by track and it's themes of post 9/11 America in decay, New Jersey, The Sopranos, Spike Lee's 25th Hour, Thursday's Signals 3 livestream show and more. 

    #193 - Revenge of The Sith Commentary w/Ryan Silberstein

    Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2021 150:02


    #192 - Dom Nero from Eye Of The Duck

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2021 81:55


    Dom Nero (@Dominicknero) is a video editor and writer at Esquire and co-host of Eye Of The Duck, an excellent film podcast. He joins me to talk about Twin Peaks The Return, The Matrix Reloaded, Ghost of Tsushima, The Last of Us Part 2, Ishtar, The Mandalorian, Star Wars at large, Knights of The Old Republic, Colin Trevorrow's Duel of The Fates script, The George Lucas Talk Show and much more. He also tells a great story about being a middle man for a journalist and Colin Trevorrow himself about a mysterious Jurassic Park tattoo.  Eye of The Duck can be found @Eyeoftheduckpod and anywhere podcasts are. 

    #191 - Understanding In A Pod Cast #1 - Full Collapse

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2021 82:46


    For the first episode of Understanding In A Pod Cast, Andrew Freedman joins me to talk about Thursday, Full Collapse, the band's discography, where we were in our lives when we discovered this album and more. 

    #190 - Lord of The Rings w/Rae Paoletta

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2021 77:58


    All timer guest Rae Paoletta (@PAYOLETTER) makes her long awaited return to the podcast to discuss the Lord Of The Rings Trilogy. We both absolutely adore all three films and have been thinking about them a lot in recent months, for obvious reasons! We delve into our favorite performances, moments, themes and feelings of the trilogy, and which parts make us cry the most. . We also discuss the cult horror film The Empty Man, the Snyder cut, Troy, Master & Commander, space and more.  TEN EPISODES LEFT. BEGIN THE COUNTDOWN

    #189 - First Day of Spring

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2021 53:16


    MovieJawn's Ryan Silberstein (@Silberwhatever) returns to discuss movies, duh. We talk about CHAOS WALKING, The Snyder Cut, Troy, Elaine May, Tomb Raider and more. More episodes next month. Only 11 episodes to go!

    #188 - February w/Ryan Silberstein

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2021 92:38


    #187 - Star Wars Prequels w/Ryan Silberstein

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2021 87:18


    #186 - Evermore w/Mal Smith & Natasha Dye

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 10, 2021 92:09


    Mal Smith and Natasha Dye return to discuss Taylor Swift's new album Evermore and Goodbye Earl

    #186 - The Muppet Christmas Carol Commentary w/TJ Wells

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 26, 2020 89:49


    TJ Wells and spent Christmas Eve enjoying The Muppet Christmas Carol.

    #184 - SCREAM Commentary w/TJ Wells

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 30, 2020 111:42


    #183 - Never Seen Citizen Kane (w/Ryan Silberstein)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 27, 2020 66:20


    #182 - The Mask of Zorro Commentary w/TJ Wells

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2020 137:48


    Watch Martin Campbell's 1998 masterpiece THE MASK OF ZORRO with TJ Wells and I

    #181 - 10/4 Good Buddy Day Celebration

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 5, 2020 61:27


    To celebrate 10/4 Good Buddy Day truckers from around the country call into the show to talk about life on the road. Featuring in order of appearance: Garrett Smith (@filmadelphia), Mal Smith (@Malive), Dan Scully (@DanScully), Ryan Silberstein (@Silberwhatever), and Natasha Dye (@natashadye)

    #180 - They Should Have Sent A Poet

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2020 90:57


    Ryan Silberstein (@Silberwhatever) returns and we discuss many things, but mostly the 1996 Robert Zemeckis film Contact.

    #179 - Casino Royale Commentary

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2020 144:53


    #178 - Folklore w/Mal Smith & Natasha Dye

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 26, 2020 51:18


    Two of the best people who have ever been on the podcast, Mal Smith (@Malive) and Natasha Dye (@NatashaDye) return for an in in depth discussion of Taylor Swift's new album Folklore. 

    #177 - July w/Ryan Silberstein from Cinema76

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 29, 2020 76:56


    My good friend Ryan Silberstein (@Silberwhatever) joins me to talk about the Lord of The Rings movies, Star Wars toys, First Cow and Kelly Reichardt, life during pandemic times, Halo games, giving up on ever seeing Tenet and much more. Ryan hosts The Shame Files Podcast, FYeahF1, and I Saw It In A Movie. He also runs Cinema76.com with his wife Jill.

    #176 - Ocean's Twelve commentary w/TJ Wells

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 26, 2020 125:38


    #175 - June

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 30, 2020 39:22


    #174 - 6 Year Anniversary/Empire Strikes Back Commentary w/Mal Smith

    Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2020 133:03


    #173 - May Showers

    Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2020 45:41


    TJ Wells and I discuss what we've been watching and try not to talk too much about the world falling apart. We also talk about how Bosch is kind of a perfect tv show

    #172 - Clone Wars Crossover

    Play Episode Listen Later May 6, 2020 94:12


    Star Wars day Clone Wars podcast crossover with Garrett (@FIlmadelphia) from @ILike2MovieMovie, Tori who hosts @ButterWithThat1, and Ryan & Jill who run @Cinema76 and host @shamefilespod. We all love Star Wars and have lots to say about Clone Wars More episodes coming this month. Stay safe 

    #171 - Essential Worker Blues

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2020 49:52


    Friend of the show TJ Wells (@PoorFrisco87) returns to the show to talk about our shared adventures as essential workers during an unprecedented global pandemic. We also talk about movies and tv but it's mostly about being essential workers during a pandemic.

    #170 - Podcasting In Uncertain Times as Selfcare

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2020 46:13


    Friend of the show Ryan Silberstein (@Silberwhatever) from Cinema76.com joins me on the podcast to discuss Star Wars, and a bunch of other stuff. We discuss The Clone Wars, The Rise of Skywalker, The Outsider, Westworld, The New Pope - which is one of the best things I have ever seen on tv, Jedi: Fallen Order, Ben Mendolsohn, the general terrifying state of things, Star Wars toys, the Blank Check Podcast March Madness tournament and more. Ryan has a new podcast with other former guest and friend of the show Ian Kimble called FYeahF1 about Formula racing and you find it at @f1_yeah on Twitter. Everybody hang in there. Thank you so much for listening.

    #169 - Nice

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2020 40:10


    TJ WELLS and I discuss The New/Young Pope, Indiana Jones 5, Better Call Saul, Birds of Prey, The Two Popes, Color Out of Space, The Outsider, James Bond, Colin Trevorrow's Star Wars episode 9 script, Tom Scharpling's Grown Ups 3 script, Frances Quinlan's solo album, my various movie pitches and more. 

    #168 - The Podcast Has Lived & Died

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 2019 52:06


    Friend of the show Luke Thornton (@MrLukeThornton) joins me for the end of an era even though nothing ever ends

    #167 - The Mandalorian w/Ryan Silberstein Again

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 29, 2019 52:12


    Fellow Star Wars nerd Ryan Silberstein (@Silberwhatever) from @Cinema76 joins me to discuss THE MANDALORIAN

    #166 - Ryan Silberstein from Cinema76

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2019 50:49


    Friend of the show and returning champion Ryan Silberstein (@Silberwhatever) joins me to discuss Star Wars, Rian Johnson, Knives Out, The Mandalorian, two wet balnkets getting fired off Star Wars and much more.

    #165 - Sorry About August, Here We Are

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2019 50:24


    Friend of the show and all time guest TJ Wells is back to talk shit with me about movies and tv and stuff.

    #164 - Taylor Swift Totaled My Car

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 30, 2019 52:05


    All star guest @Malive from A Few Beers In returns to the show. We talk about her complicated feelings regarding new era Taylor Swift and car accidents, The Lion King, Friends, the very good dog in Once Upon A Time In Hollywood, Jeremy Renner's music, Galaxy's Edge, Natalie Portman and more.

    #163 - Late Hot Summer Nights

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 18, 2019 45:02


    Friend of the show @PoorFrisco87 joins me to talk about Big Little Lies, Too Old To Die Young, Detective Pikachu, John Wick 3, The Beach Bum, Under The Silver Lake, Michael Mann movies, how weird and strange life is and much more.

    #162 - ALEX KANE, author of Star Wars: Knights of The Old Republic (the book)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 14, 2019 54:11


    Writer Alex Kane (@alexjkane) joins me on the show this week for a discussion about his book Star Wars: Knights of The Old Republic. It's an in depth oral history of the classic and beloved game and you can get it right now! from Boss Fight Books. We also talk everything Star Wars, the Halo video games, the Coen Brothers, the Alien movies, our love of sci-fi and more.  If I don't do a big five year anniversary episode this month, I'll do it next month. Thank you for listening for the last five years.

    #161 - Ian Kimble, Director of DEAD GIVEAWAY

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2019 51:46


    My friend Ian Kimble (@iguessian) from Shoestring Gold Films is back. The movie Dead Giveaway that we made together two years ago is premiering at the Philadelphia Independent Film Festival on May 10th. We talk about shooting the movie, our dumb lives, First Man, Elizabeth Holmes, Her Smell, scammers and more. All the while Ian plays Spider-Man on PS4. It's thrilling

    #159/160 - Max Barth/Walk Hard

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2019 53:28


    Friend of the show @HeIsMaxBarth to talk about his band Jackson Moe, how fucked up American politics and 2020 are, living in Philadelphia, and how great the movie Walk Hard is. 

    #158 - 2019!!!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 28, 2019 42:22


    #157 - A Beautiful Ride

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 24, 2018 50:19


    Carrie Wittmer (@carriesnotscary) returns to end the terrible, long, stupid year of 2018. She has a new book called New Erotica For Feminists: Satirical Fantasies of Love, Lust and Equal Pay that you can and should buy now. We talk about how our favorite movies and tv of 2018 including The Favourite, Widows, not watching Amazon's The Romanoffs, The Americans, Into The Spider-Verse and much more. We all made it through another terrible year and we are all stronger and weirder for it. Thank you so much for listening. Watch Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story with your family. See you in 2019.

    #156 - Matt and Dave from CALLING ALL CREEPS

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2018 53:35


    #155 - Happy Halloween

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2018 42:29


    Taking the month of October as easy as possible, apologies. Lots coming in November. TJ Wells joins me to talk about A Star Is Born, Venom, The Sisters Brothers, The Old Man & The Gun, Lodge 49, Sharon Van Etten, Kurt Vile, The Rider and more. Also I find out that Wyatt Russell is Kurt Russell's son, and I am very delighted by this revelation. 

    #154 - Hold On To Your Butts

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 25, 2018 63:47


    I recorded this episode once with my friend Luke but then it got annihilated by my computer. Then I recorded it in two halves with my friend TJ, but the second half got annihilated by my computer again. I recorded a second half with Luke and it finally made it all the way. We talk about Forever, Searching, Support The Girls, The Good Place, American Vandal, BoJack Horseman, Maniac on Netflix which I think is a masterpiece, and much more. It's been a long month, thank you for your patience. 

    #153 - Halt & Catch Fire w/Carrie Wittmer

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 31, 2018 79:03


    This week I am joined by Carrie Wittmer, a comedian and television/entertainment reporter. We get to know each other, talk about the MCU and Paddington 2, the fantastic new Mitski album BE THE COWBOY and more. Then Carrie and I dissect Halt and Catch Fire, an underrated show that we both love dearly. If you have seen the show this episode is for you. If you haven't seen the show maybe this episode will make you want to start it! All four season are available on Netflix and it is one of the very best there is.  Carrie has a book called NEW EROTICA FOR FEMINISTS coming out on November 13th. She is on Twitter @Carriesnotscary.

    #152 - MIssion: Impossible - Fallout/First Reformed

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 13, 2018 64:08


    #151- NEW THEME SONG BY LAYNE MONTGOMERY

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2018 0:41


    Layne made the podcast a new theme song because he is a passionate rock and roll boy who likes podcasts. Check out his band LAYNE MONTGOMERY PAPER COMPANY and his Twitter @BuffaloSpringsteen

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