Cock & Bull Minute: A Tristram Shandy Story

Follow Cock & Bull Minute: A Tristram Shandy Story
Share on
Copy link to clipboard

A podcast exploring a movie about making a movie of an unfilmable novel about a man's life and all of his opinions, and everything else there involved.

lemming drops studio


    • Mar 10, 2021 LATEST EPISODE
    • every other week NEW EPISODES
    • 21m AVG DURATION
    • 64 EPISODES


    Search for episodes from Cock & Bull Minute: A Tristram Shandy Story with a specific topic:

    Latest episodes from Cock & Bull Minute: A Tristram Shandy Story

    64 - The Bracket Dies A Strange, Slow Death. Part 39.

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2021 9:13


    Leaving #StandByMe and the bracket behind. What movies mean. And, my final 28. Yes, 28. Brackets are stupid.

    63 - The Bracket Dies A Strange, Slow Death. Part 38. Group 16... #StandByMe

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2021 14:32


    Novel vs film. Losing friends. Memory. And picking winners.

    62 - The Bracket Dies A Strange, Slow Death. Part 37. Group 16. #ExtremelyLoudandIncredibilyClose. Part 5.

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2021 18:16


    the future of this show, the differences in the adaptation, Jonathan Safran Foer, what is left behind, duo interpretation, and picking a favorite.

    61 - The Bracket Dies A Strange, Slow Death. Part 36. Group 16. #StandByMe. Part 4.

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2021 15:20


    Gordie Lachance, magazine subscriptions, being a writer, being invisible, channeling real life, and enjoying silence.

    gordie lachance
    60 - The Bracket Dies a Strange, Slow Death. Part 35. Group 16. #StandByMe. Part 3.

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2021 11:21


    Groundhog Day Project Day 1384, Veteran fathers, dead brothers, Stephen King's childhood, and clinging to friends to survive.

    59 - The Bracket Dies A Strange, Slow Death. Part 34. Group 16. #StandByMe. Part 2.

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2021 15:00


    Groundhog Day Project Day 1383, Groundhog Minute, Movies by Minutes, Ex Machina, Jurassic Park, Top Gun, Great Balls of Fire, making connections, and making peace.

    58 - The Bracket Dies a Strange, Slow Death. Part 33. Group 16. #StandByMe vs #ExtremelyLoudandIncrediblyClose. Part 1.

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2021 18:06


    Groundhog Day Project Day 1382, Castle Rock, childhood, Worldwide Church of God, sneaking around, jumping off rooftops, and the end of the world.

    57 - A Distraction Involving a Black Page

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 13, 2021 29:39


    Laurence Sterne, Tristram Shandy; Stanley Kubrick, 2001: A Space Odyssey; Mark Danielewski, House of Leaves, Only Revolutions, The Familiar; Stephen King, The Dark Tower, Cell, The Dome; Groundhog Day, Benesh, Izod, Jung, Nietzsche, and my last movie in a theater.

    56 - A Distraction Involving My Favorite Films of 2020

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 6, 2021 23:24


    narrowed down to 23-ish.

    55 - The Bracket Is. Part 32. (Group 8 - #TheWar vs #TheSpitfireGrill - Part 4)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 23, 2020 16:08


    Silliness, pacifism, being too Christian, and obscure movies.

    54 - The Bracket Is. Part 31. (Group 8 - #TheWar vs #TheSpitfireGrill - Part 3)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2020 31:35


    Movie narration, Elijah Wood's early film career, Roger Ebert's review, and showing versus telling.

    53 - The Bracket Is. Part 30. (Group 8 - #TheWar vs #TheSpitfireGrill - Part 2)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 9, 2020 18:32


    Christian reviews, empathy, religion, the Jedi code, nuclear holocaust, and award season.

    52 - The Bracket Is. Part 29. (Group 8 - #TheWar vs #TheSpitfireGrill - Part 1)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 2, 2020 14:42


    Roger Ebert, empathy, small towns, deep wounds, and musical adaptations.

    51 - The Bracket Is. Part 28, With David Forsythe (Group 17 - #PunchDrunkLove vs #Halloween - Part 3)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2020 20:17


    All You Need Is Kill, identifying with awful characters, gen x rom coms, Popeye, rewatchability, Dark Star, and confident filmmaking.

    50 - The Bracket Is. Part 27, With David Forsythe (Group 17 - #PunchDrunkLove vs #Halloween - Part 2)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2020 18:58


    Raggedy Ann, Amish clothing, James Ensor, Halloween comics, sequels, and the novelization, Friday the 13th, and camp.

    49 - The Bracket Is. Part 26, With David Forsythe (Group 17 - #PunchDrunkLove vs #Halloween - Part 1)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2020 24:35


    Long shots, sisters, Uncut Gems, Kubrick's fake moon landing, The Master, the romance of Halloween, and The Room.

    Minute 48 - "It's actually like a metaphor for life"

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2020 13:23


    Jennie talks about a film, the men don't listen, and Ingoldsby has his first bad idea. Plus, a look at the novel's Jenny, and our film within a film of the week: Coed Frenzy from Blow Out.

    47 - An Interlude Regarding My Favorite Film in 6 Parts, Part 3

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2020 27:19


    In which I explain why-- --Sing Street-- --Say Anything-- --Groundhog Day-- --Happy Death Day-- --Birdman-- --Synecdoche, New York-- --is my favorite film.

    46 - The Bracket Is. Part 25, With Sarah Black (Group 6 - #Birdman vs #SynecdocheNewYork - Part 5)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 14, 2020 28:46


    Theater, Olive's diary, Olive's tattoos, Adele's tiny paintings, immediacy, solipsism, simulacra, and the meaning of names.

    45 - The Bracket Is. Part 24, With Sarah Black (Group 6 - #Birdman vs #SynecdocheNewYork - Part 4)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2020 23:19


    Death of a Salesman, the American Dream, toxic productivity, chronemics, mortality, making choices and living with them, and I'm Thinking of Ending Things.

    44 - The Bracket Is. Part 23, With Sarah Black (Group 6 - #Birdman vs #SynecdocheNewYork - Part 3)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2020 22:23


    Apologies, ego, daughters, Virgo to Libra, summer to fall, memory versus reality, Charlie Kaufman, Cotard delusions, character names, and bodily functions.

    43 - The Bracket Is. Part 22, With Sarah Black (Group 6 - #Birdman vs #SynecdocheNewYork--Part 2)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 23, 2020 29:49


    Self concept, manic pixie dream girls, raging men, and the problematic portrayal of women.

    42 - The Bracket Is. Part 21, With Sarah Black (Group 6--#Birdman vs #SynecdocheNewYork--Part 1)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2020 24:39


    midlife crises, death of a salesman, raymond carver, symbolic interactionism, what is said of a thing, what we think of our self, what we talk about when we talk about love

    41 - The Bracket Is. Part 20, With Luke Allen (Group 3, Part 5)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 9, 2020 17:39


    #GroundhogDay vs #HappyDeathDay. Mentioned: Groundhog Minute, Kevin Smith, Phil's motivation, paranoid writing, Richard Curtis, sequels, Stork Day, and When We First Met.

    40 - The Bracket Is. Part 19, With Luke Allen (Group 3, Part 4)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 2, 2020 21:43


    #GroundhogDay vs #HappyDeathDay. Mentioned: Tree's mom's killer, angel Rowan Atkinson... then there's a Two Minutes About Time cohost meeting or a bit... 80s sex comedies, Bill & Ted, "Groundhog Day", World's Greatest Dad, and Robin Williams.

    39 - The Bracket Is Dead, Long Live the Bracket, Part 18, With Luke Allen (Group 3, Part 3)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 26, 2020 20:02


    #GroundhogDay vs #HappyDeathDay. Mentioned: American horror films, ratings, partial nudity, Page 3, Peter Kay's Car Share, Chicago Hope, This Morning, Karen, Crocs, and Cock 'n Bull Ginger Beer (#sponsortheshow)

    38 - The Bracket Is Dead, Long Live the Bracket, Part 17, With Luke Allen (Group 3, Part 2)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 19, 2020 30:00


    #GroundhogDay vs #HappyDeathDay. Mentioned: ostriches, geese, peacocks, Unstable, Mamma Mia!, Les Miserables, Love Actually, profanity, blasphemy, The Ricky Gervais Show, Karl Pilkington, and Bill Murray.

    37 - The Bracket Is Dead, Long Live the Bracket, Part 16, With Luke Allen (Group 3, Part 1)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 12, 2020 22:29


    #GroundhogDay vs #HappyDeathDay. Mentioned: About Time, bottle episodes, Les Miserables, Simon Fisher-Becker, Judi Dench, IMDb, John Paul Kelly, Lemming Drops Studio Tour, Facebook groups, and travelling to America.

    36 - The Bracket Is Dead, Long Live the Bracket, Part 15, With Alice Lauren (Group 9, Part 3)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 5, 2020 22:38


    #SingStreet vs #SayAnything. Mentioned: abusive priests, character ages, having no plot and being okay with it, and being happy sad.

    35 - The Bracket Is Dead, Long Live the Bracket, Part 14, With Alice Lauren (Group 9, Part 2)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 29, 2020 19:54


    #SayAnything vs #SingStreet. Mentioned: love letters and love songs, why Alice hated Once and why she is wrong about that, the stage version of Sing Street, and being happy sad.

    34 - The Bracket Is Dead, Long Live the Bracket, Part 13, With Alice Lauren (Group 9, Part 1)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2020 23:33


    #SayAnything vs #SingStreet. Mentioned: romance, trust, honesty, virginity, tax evasion, and The Fuck It List.

    33 - An Interlude Regarding My Favorite Film in 6 Parts, Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2020 15:09


    As Tristram sits upside down in the womb, a full-grown man, I explain why-- --Ex Machina-- --Eternal Sunhine of the Spotless Mind-- --S.F.W.-- --Ruby Sparks-- --Life as a House-- --Mother!-- --is my favorite film.

    32 - The Bracket Is Dead, Long Live the Bracket, Part 12, With Sarah Black (Group 10, Part 4)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 8, 2020 19:48


    #Mother! vs #LifeAsAHouse. Mentioned: creation, art, the male ego, the domestic goddess, destruction, forgiveness, symbolism, Tree of Life, Cube, and Midsommar.

    31 - The Bracket Is Dead, Long Live the Bracket, Part 11, with Sarah Black (Group 10, Part 3)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 1, 2020 27:31


    #Mother! vs #LifeAsAHouse. Mentioned: the Bechdel Test, the Mako Mori Test, female subservience, and separate spheres.

    30 - The Bracket Is Dead, Long Live the Bracket, Part 10, with Sarah Black (Group 10, Part 2)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 24, 2020 20:36


    #LifeAsAHouse vs #Mother! Mentioned: facing mortality, childhood trauma, Two Minutes About Time, and relationship building.

    30 - The Bracket Is Dead, Long Live the Bracket, Part 9, with Sarah Black (Group 10, Part 1)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 16, 2020 25:04


    #LifeAsAHouse vs #Mother! Mentioned: late-stage capitalism, Wuthering Heights, dehumanization, intergenerational trauma, addiction, creation/destruction.

    28 - The Bracket Is Dead, Long Live the Bracket, Part 8, with Niall McGowan (Group 11, Part 2)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 9, 2020 28:39


    #RubySparks vs #SFW. Mentioned: patreon, Shark Exorcist, Suburban Sasquatch, Neil Breen films, The Batman, the Riddler, 500 Days of Summer, fictional psychiatrists, Steve Coogan, and Tara from Buffy.

    27 - The Bracket Is Dead, Long Live the Bracket, Part 7, with Niall McGowan (Group 11, Part 1)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2020 53:04


    #SFW vs #RubySparks. Mentioned: Purple Rain, Danny Rubin, Hear No Evil, celebrity, Ingrid Goes West, the Saw series, Life of Brian, Being There, comedy, Gen X vs Gen Y, Reality Bites, Swimming with Sharks, and Mandy.

    26 - The Bracket Is Dead, Long Live the Bracket, Part 6, with Thomas Howeth (Group 14, Part 2)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2020 22:59


    #EternalSunshineoftheSpotlessMind vs #ExMachina. Mentioned: our D&D characters, relationships, Total Recall, Hearts Beat Loud, and parasocial relationships.

    25 - The Bracket Is Dead, Long Live the Bracket, Part 5, with Thomas Howeth (Group 14, Part 1)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2020 21:34


    #ExMachina vs #EternalSunhineoftheSpotlessMind. Mentioned: DMing D&D, CritStorm Cast, The Lobster, IMDb app, Annihilation Minute, Eugene Goostman, and Replika.

    imdb ex machina lobster replika eugene goostman
    24 - An Interlude Regarding My Favorite Film in 6 Parts, Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2020 24:02


    I take a look at Minute 24 of Tristram Shandy, I explore what kind of movies I like, and I explain why Brigsby Bear, Dave Made a Maze, Across the Universe, Adaptation, About Time, and The Fisher King are each my favorite film.

    23 - The Bracket Is Dead, Long Live the Bracket, Part 4, with Luke Allen (Group 13)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2020 28:39


    #AboutTime vs #TheFisherKing. Mentioned: Fathers & Daughters, The Blue Lagoon, Across the Universe, Emo the Musical, Rat Race, letterboxd, IMDb ratings, The Aberdeen County Conjuror, Aladdin, High School Musical The Musical The Series, Phil Connoring, Love Actually, Yesterday, The Godfather, and Fast Times at Ridgemont High

    22 - The Bracket Is Dead, Long Live the Bracket, Part 3, with Eric Nash (Group 15)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2020 23:49


    #AcrosstheUniverse vs #Adaptation. Mentioned: The Beatles, Band Aids, 2001, Noah, mother!, Tree of Life, The Fountain, and Weezer.

    21 - The Bracket Is Dead, Long Live the Bracket, Part 2, with Sean German (Group 4, Part 2)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2020 43:09


    #BrigsbyBear vs #DaveMadeaMaze. Mentioned: Little Rascals, Breakin 2, Rochelle Rochelle, Mighty Ducks, Little Giants, Black Mirror, Wilder Ride.

    20 - The Bracket Is Dead, Long Live the Bracket, Part 1, with Sean German (Group 4, Part 1)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2020 24:48


    In which we compare and contrast #BrigsbyBear and #DaveMadeaMaze, with mentions of Born into Mafia, Bosch, mandalas, and talk of the creative process.

    19 - The Tragic Bracket of My Favorite Films, Part 3

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2020 11:31


    It did not take long for my bracket to break me and for me to break my bracket. So, now, narrowed down to 36 films, I recombine them for some upcoming conversations with guests rather than necessarily force them into battle. Enjoy.

    18 - The Tragic Bracket of My Favorite Films, Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2020 29:48


    From 64 down to 32. With far less pressure but still a few kinks.

    17 - The Tragic Bracket of My Favorite Films, Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2020 32:11


    It's not as if I can never watch one of these movies once it is removed from the bracket, but it kinda feels like that... or worse. Like I'm choosing among my 128 favorite children. This is not a process I am comfortable with.

    16 - A Prelude to a Bracket, Part 4 - Backsliding to 380

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2020 25:38


    In preparation for my top film bracket to begin A) I have backslid to 280 films and will have to redo some of the process, 2) am discussing a little more of the process (with talk of Boy and the World, Her, Pi, Annihilation, Everything Is Illuminated, Romper Room, The Fisher King, Sing Street, and Brigsby Bear), and D) we all know I'm gonna cheat to keep certain films from being gone in round 1, right?

    15 - A Prelude to a Bracket, AKA A Distraction Involving My Favorite Films, Part 3

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2020 9:30


    Narrowed my favorite films to a list of 369. Here, I describe the process of that list narrowed further.

    narrowed
    14 - A Distraction Involving (More of) My Favorite Films... Part 2?

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2020 5:10


    Is this episode just a list of movies? Yep.

    Claim Cock & Bull Minute: A Tristram Shandy Story

    In order to claim this podcast we'll send an email to with a verification link. Simply click the link and you will be able to edit tags, request a refresh, and other features to take control of your podcast page!

    Claim Cancel