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Rialda and Alan discuss books, movies, music, culture and assorted gripes and greivances

Rialda and Alan Shulman


    • Nov 26, 2017 LATEST EPISODE
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    • 40 EPISODES


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    74 - Greil Marcus, Part Deux

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 26, 2017


    Once again we talk to the great writer Greil Marcus, about his new book, The History of Rock and Roll in Ten Songs. If you cannot see the audio controls, your browser does not support the audio element

    95 - Peter Ames Carlin Interview - Paul Simon

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 22, 2016


    .Our interview with author Peter Ames Carlin on his terrific and much needed Paul Simon biography. If you cannot see the audio controls, your browser does not support the audio element

    94 - Beyonce sneezes, news at 11

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 12, 2016


    .The bitchers are back. If you cannot see the audio controls, your browser does not support the audio element

    93 - Oscars Live Gab

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2016


    .We blab all over the Oscars.  Too lazy to record a real show.  And you benefit. If you cannot see the audio controls, your browser does not support the audio element

    92 - Best Movies of 2015

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2016


    .Our pal Rodrigo joins us for a wrap up of the best movies of 2015. If you cannot see the audio controls, your browser does not support the audio element

    91 - Leftovers, Homeland and The Truman Show

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 27, 2015


    .This time it's The Leftovers, Homeland and one of our favorite movies, The Truman Show.  It's gonna get biblical up in here. If you cannot see the audio controls, your browser does not support the audio element

    90 - Submission, Top 6 Show Biz Movies

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2015


    .We talk about Michel Houellebecq's controversial book "Submission" in light of recent terrorist attacks in Paris, and then lighten up for our top six movies about Show Business If you cannot see the audio controls, your browser does not support the audio element

    89 - Mr Robot, Phoenix and Kanye Redux

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 13, 2015


    .We chat about Mr Robot and the new German film Phoenix, before we take the knives to Kanye West and his latest VMA fiasco. If you cannot see the audio controls, your browser does not support the audio element

    88 - Wild Tales and True Detective

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 27, 2015


    .Was True Detective the worst thing on TV since the Kennedy assassination, or is everyone else wrong? If you cannot see the audio controls, your browser does not support the audio element

    87 - Amy Schumer, Donald Trump

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 26, 2015


    This time we get to know Amy Schumer, by not seeing her movie or watching her show. If you cannot see the audio controls, your browser does not support the audio element

    86 - Call him Caitlyn

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 21, 2015


    We have our Wheaties with Caitlyn Jenner, the artist formerly known as Bruce. If you cannot see the audio controls, your browser does not support the audio element

    85 - Mad Men Finale

    Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2015


    The end of Mad Men leaves us with much to talk about If you cannot see the audio controls, your browser does not support the audio element

    84 - The Jinx

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2015


    The strange story of millionaire Robert Durst ends with one of the most dramatic half hours of recent television history. If you cannot see the audio controls, your browser does not support the audio element

    83 - Top Six Movies of 2014

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 15, 2015


    Rodrigo is back to go over the top six movies of 2014.  If you cannot see the audio controls, your browser does not support the audio element

    82 - We Are the Best...Really

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 25, 2014


    We catch up on various and sundry items; Brit series Black Mirror, and movies Nightcrawler and We Are The Best. If you cannot see the audio controls, your browser does not support the audio element

    81 - Eyes Wide Shut

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 5, 2014


    Friend of the podcast, Rodrigo Godoy returns, for Part 2 of our marriage movie special featuring Stanley Kubrick's Eyes Wide Shut. If you cannot see the audio controls, your browser does not support the audio element

    80 - Mike Nichols and Gone Girl

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 22, 2014


    Friend of the podcast, Rodrigo Godoy, calls in from Brazil to talk Gone Girl and mourn the loss of the great Mike Nichols. If you cannot see the audio controls, your browser does not support the audio element

    79 - Carl Wilson Interview

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2014


    We talk to author Carl Wilson about his landmark book of music criticism, Let's Talk About Love. If you cannot see the audio controls, your browser does not support the audio element

    78 - God's Not Dead (but thinking is)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 11, 2014


    We take time out of our busy schedule to insult religious people of all persuasions.  Plus bonus content bitching about people in line. If you cannot see the audio controls, your browser does not support the audio element

    77 - C. Eric Banister Interview on Johnny Cash

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 25, 2014


    We talk to the author of one of the most comprehensive treatments of Johnny's music you can find.  The story of the music as well as the man. If you cannot see the audio controls, your browser does not support the audio element

    76 - Beatles in Mono! Michael Fremer Interview

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 19, 2014


    We talk to vinyl guru and all around audio maven Michael Fremer on the new Beatles box set of all the vinyl albums, cut from the original master tapes!  Trust me, it's awesome. If you cannot see the audio controls, your browser does not support the audio element

    75 - Beyonce's Feminism, and "Boyhood" Ballyhoo

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 13, 2014


    Is Beyonce a Feminist?  Should anyone give a shit?  Plus we stand in awe at the power and majesty of the critical reaction to Richard Linklater's Boyhood. If you cannot see the audio controls, your browser does not support the audio element

    73 - Relatability in Art, New Twin Peaks footage

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 18, 2014


    We do our usual bitching and then talk about why Ira Glass thinks Shakespeare sucks.  Plus some talk about the new Twin Peaks release, with an hour and a half of new footage. If you cannot see the audio controls, your browser does not support the audio element

    56 - Alyn Shipton Interview on Harry Nilsson

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 8, 2014


    Part of a conversation we had with Alyn Shipton, author of the great new Harry Nilsson biography, Nilsson.  First bit lost to technical difficulties, but what remains is good stuff about Harry's later career. If you cannot see the audio controls, your browser does not support the audio element

    72 - Baby Lena Learns to Complain

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2014


    We bounce back with an update on complaining with a new addition to the podcast team. If you cannot see the audio controls, your browser does not support the audio element

    71 - Jill Abramson, the NY Times and Blue Ruin

    Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2014


    The New York Times cans a broad - is gender bias at play?  Then we talk about a must-see thriller called Blue Ruin. If you cannot see the audio controls, your browser does not support the audio element

    70 - Of Visors and Villians

    Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2014


    We look at the top 6 literary villains of all time, but not before we discuss assorted racists, bigots and visor fashionistas with the Donald Sterling fiasco. If you cannot see the audio controls, your browser does not support the audio element

    69 - Flying Food and Open Mics

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2014


    The mystery of the flying food and the perils of open mic.   If you cannot see the audio controls, your browser does not support the audio element

    68 - Books for Smart People

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2014


    We discuss the Top 6 books all intelligent people should read, right after we attack the absurdity of food reviews If you cannot see the audio controls, your browser does not support the audio element

    67 - Farewell courtesy and Grand Budapest Hotel

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2014


    More people annoy us but there's always Wes Anderson. If you cannot see the audio controls, your browser does not support the audio element

    66 - True Detective, Sexism and Oscars

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 9, 2014


    The gender police are at it again attacking our new favorite show, plus an Oscars wrap up you won't want to miss (unlike the actual Oscars) If you cannot see the audio controls, your browser does not support the audio element

    65 - Philip Seymour Hoffman and Ted Talks

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2014


    We lament the great P.S. Hoffman and take a good hard look at Ted Talks If you cannot see the audio controls, your browser does not support the audio element

    64 - Oscars and King Lear

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2014


    We report on Frank Langella's amazing turn in a wonderful new production of King Lear, and then go over what the Academy Award nominations got wrong and right. If you cannot see the audio controls, your browser does not support the audio element

    63 - Real Child Abuse, Year-End Movies

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 7, 2014


    We witness some horrific parenting firsthand, and then we recap the movies we saw at the end of the year, including Her, Inside Llewyn Davis, and The Wolf of Wall Street. If you cannot see the audio controls, your browser does not support the audio element

    62 - Kanye Off The Rails, Pronouns and Movies

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 7, 2013


    Rialda gives an exclusive performance delivering Kanye's latest rant from the stage of Madison Square Garden.  Then we get into the spread of gender neutral pronouns, and summarize our thoughts on the films Drinking Buddies and Stories We Tell. If you cannot see the audio controls, your browser does not support the audio element

    61 - Lou Reed, etc.

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 26, 2013


    This is dedicated to the one we love - the one who was almost as pissed off as we are. If you cannot see the audio controls, your browser does not support the audio element

    60 - Disney Sex and Coming of Age Movies

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 2013


    We finally discuss Miley and our fascination with Disney Channel sex, and then chill out with our top 6 coming of age movies. If you cannot see the audio controls, your browser does not support the audio element

    58 - Look Both Ways! and The Bling Ring

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 5, 2013


    Why do people just start crossing the street without looking for cars?  Plus, we discuss Sofia Coppola's new film, The Bling Ring with Emma Watson, and answer the question - if you rip off stuff from Lindsay Lohan and Paris Hilton's house, will they even notice? If you cannot see the audio controls, your browser does not support the audio element

    59 - Mark Lewisohn's Beatles - Interview

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 5, 2013


    We are lucky enough to chat with author Mark Lewisohn about his mammoth new Beatles biography, Tune In.  He turns out to be a great guy as well as a great author.  Buy this amazing book! If you cannot see the audio controls, your browser does not support the audio element http://www.mediafire.com/listen/9qnddf1ogiz8ura/pod59.mp3

    57 - Social Media Loneliness

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2013


    After a shout out to ace podcaster Adam Carolla, we talk about Sherry Turkle's theory of how social media like Facebook and Twitter are making us lonely.  Then we rush to the defense of the press' favorite punching back, Seth MacFarlane, and can't tolerate Mika Brzezinski. If you cannot see the audio controls, your browser does not support the audio element

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