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In This Episode:1. Shoutout to Dave!A huge shoutout to Dave for helping us set up the RSS URL for our YouTube podcast playlist. His expertise saved us a ton of time and got things running smoothly. Thanks, Dave, for the assist!2. Inflation in JapanEven the cheapest snacks for kids are feeling the pinch! I talk about the recent price hikes in Japan, including a favorite affordable snack that's risen by a huge percentage!3. Money-Saving Hacks for Furniture in JapanLooking to furnish your home or office without breaking the bank? I share some awesome hacks for saving a ton of money on furniture in Japan, including secondhand stores and more ways to get the most value for your yen.4. Convenient Photo Printing at 7-ElevenDid you know you can get high-quality photo prints at 7-Eleven in Japan? Print any photo from your phone! It's fast, easy, and super convenient. I walk you through how it works and why it's a great option for printing your photos on the go.5. How to Look Up Kanji CharactersStuck on a kanji character you don't know how to read? I share a few tips and tools to help you look up kanji, whether you're using radicals, apps, or handwriting recognition. Don't let tricky kanji slow you down!6. Word of the DayToday's Word of the Day, how to use it, and why it's a helpful word to know in your Japanese language journey.Join the Conversation!Got any money-saving furniture hacks or tips for looking up kanji? I'd love to hear them! Drop a comment or post on X.Follow & SubscribeYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@OhazassuPodcast Platforms: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/ohazassu-podcast--5905520X (Twitter): https://x.com/OhazassuPodcast

Helping Pups was created to help two members of the HHN podcast community, Nick and Jamie from the Fear and Beer podcast. Their dog Daisy recently had to have a very expensive and serious surgery to address her IVDD, which is a disc disease that tends to be more common in Dachshunds. Daisy successfully went through her surgery and is recovering just fine at home with her brother and parents. To help relieve some of the financial burden, we are doing a special episode of the Catacombs of Halloween Horror Nights revisiting the very fun and popular 50 House Shootout episode. We last did this type of show on July 4th of 2021, and we're overdue for a revisit! Joining us for the fun is HHN 365, RIP Tour, Horror Nights Gauntlet and Pangolin. To get access to the episode, all you need to do is either donate $5 or more right here on GoFundMe, send Nick a donation directly, or book one of his services. Nick is a professional photographer and videographer and is offering very nice deals on engagement shoots, pet portraits and more. Every dime goes towards supporting their little fluff's expenses. When you donate through the GoFundMe campaign, you will be sent the rss podcast subscription feed. Subscribe to this feed with you podcast app of your choice, and this special episode will be added to this feed and delivered to your device automatically. It you donate through any other means besides GoFundMe, please send us a screenshot to helpingpups@neozaz.com and we will send you information on how to get the episode (feel free to send a screenshot from GoFundMe as well if you want to make doubly sure you get the subscription feed). Thank you for being part of the best haunt community around, thank you for helping a friend in need, and stay spooky! To donate, please visit: https://www.gofundme.com/f/helping-pups-the-revenge-of-the-50-house-shootout How to Add the Podcast RSS Feed to Your Podcast App The following article shows how to manually add an RSS URL to server popular podcast apps: https://transistor.fm/add-podcast/

Helping Pups was created to help two members of the HHN podcast community, Nick and Jamie from the Fear and Beer podcast. Their dog Daisy recently had to have a very expensive and serious surgery to address her IVDD, which is a disc disease that tends to be more common in Dachshunds. Daisy successfully went through her surgery and is recovering just fine at home with her brother and parents. To help relieve some of the financial burden, we are doing a special episode of the Catacombs of Halloween Horror Nights revisiting the very fun and popular 50 House Shootout episode. We last did this type of show on July 4th of 2021, and we're overdue for a revisit! Joining us for the fun is HHN 365, RIP Tour, Horror Nights Gauntlet and Pangolin. To get access to the episode, all you need to do is either donate $5 or more right here on GoFundMe, send Nick a donation directly, or book one of his services. Nick is a professional photographer and videographer and is offering very nice deals on engagement shoots, pet portraits and more. Every dime goes towards supporting their little fluff's expenses. When you donate through the GoFundMe campaign, you will be sent the rss podcast subscription feed. Subscribe to this feed with you podcast app of your choice, and this special episode will be added to this feed and delivered to your device automatically. It you donate through any other means besides GoFundMe, please send us a screenshot to helpingpups@neozaz.com and we will send you information on how to get the episode (feel free to send a screenshot from GoFundMe as well if you want to make doubly sure you get the subscription feed). Thank you for being part of the best haunt community around, thank you for helping a friend in need, and stay spooky! To donate, please visit: https://www.gofundme.com/f/helping-pups-the-revenge-of-the-50-house-shootout How to Add the Podcast RSS Feed to Your Podcast App The following article shows how to manually add an RSS URL to server popular podcast apps: https://transistor.fm/add-podcast/

Back in late February, Tom Kerwin and I wrote a post titled How Capable Leaders Navigate Uncertainty and Ambiguity. The post listed 18 competencies—things like Accept We are Part of the Problem and Blend Diverse Perspectives—along with sample questions you could ask yourself, or someone else, to reflect on each competency.A couple days later, Hazel Weakly shared a deeply introspective post where she used our post as the basis for a personal retrospective. I was completely blown away by the depth and thoughtfulness of the post, as were many others on LinkedIn. In this episode we talk about Hazel's journey from individual force multiplier to focusing on collaborative learning and scaling that up. We talk about emergence and systems, developer productivity, architecture as a catalyst for coherent autonomy, migrations, being Done, Done Done, Done Done Done, and how being explicit about values, culture, and collaboration enables more graceful and continuous change. We end by talking about how leaders can't wait for outcomes to introspect and get feedback (hence Hazel doing that deep dive personal retrospective).Hazel is currently a Principal Platform Architect at Datavent, and serves as a Director on the board of the Haskell Foundation and is known as the Infrastructure Witch of Hachyderm (a popular Mastodon instance).Hope you enjoy the episode, and thanks for your patience as I become a better podcast host.Podcast RSS:Subscribe to The Beautiful Mess Podcast in your favorite podcast platform using this RSS URL: https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/24711.rssWill Larsen's post on migrationshttps://lethain.com/migrations/More info on Stripe's migration to TypeScripthttps://stripe.com/blog/migrating-to-typescriptCat Hicks (and team)'s Developers Thriving workhttps://www.pluralsight.com/resource-center/guides/developer-thriving-research-paperHazel's retrospective posthttps://hazelweakly.me/blog/observations-of-leadership-part-one/Hazel Weakly's contacts info:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hazelweakly/Mastodon: https://hachyderm.io/@hazelweaklyWebsite: https://hazelweakly.me/blog/ This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit cutlefish.substack.com

Subscribe to The Beautiful Mess Podcast in your favorite podcast platform using this RSS URL: https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/24711.rssIntroductionIn today's episode of The Beautiful Mess Podcast, I am talking to Chris Butler. Chris is currently a staff product operations manager at GitHub.During his career, he's worked at companies like Google, Facebook, Cognizant, Kayak, and Waze, as well as founding the Uncertainty Project. Chris embraces the mess like few people I've met. Defying categorization in his career path, inventing models and techniques for collaboration and sense-making, he's well versed in engineering, design and product, and figuring out how to challenge the status quo in big companies.Somehow he manages to be a mad scientist in terms of ways of working, and have a day job. In this episode we talk about being a change agent, introducing new ways of working, embracing a persona external to your day job, and interesting stories about the Google culture and define career categorizations.Enjoy.Transcript[00:00:00] John Cutler: Hi Chris, welcome to the It Depends podcast. How are you doing?[00:01:07] Chris Butler: Good. Thank you for having me. I'm excited to say it depends as many times as possible during this podcast.[00:01:13] John Cutler: You will not be judged for saying it depends in this podcast.[00:01:17] Chris Butler: I have the it depends jar over here that I have to keep putting, you know, a dollar in every single time I say it on other places. So it's, it's good that this is an open space.[00:01:25] John Cutler: And it depends safe space for sure. One thing I wanted to start out with is that typically there's things about our personal experience or how we grew up or maybe the jobs we've had, our personal context, which is our own personal It Depends. When you think about your personal experience, what are some things that stood out that have shaped how you view situations?[00:01:44] Chris Butler: I really hate the question, at a barbecue, "Like, what do you do?" It requires me to simplify down what I am and kind of my experience around what I do down to a place that is you know, maybe not helpful.[00:01:58] In high school I would help teach the C programming course because I was taught by another student and the teachers there didn't know how to do C programming. So I basically taught that course. I was a senior class vice president, but I ran on the anarchist ticket, mostly about how we would get like better pencil machines in the hallways.[00:02:16] And then I was, you know, a team captain on a football team, three time All League, Honorable Mention of my Empire. And I also built red boxes and ran bulletin board systems that were like, Warez Bulletin Boards back in the day.[00:02:30] I try not to require my identity to become one thing. Rather than like a T shaped career or whatever those other things are, like an octopus career. And the reason why I like that is because, you know, the octopus is like a very interesting neural kind of, system where it has one brain, but it also has like brains in all of its arms.[00:02:49] I guess I've just started to allow myself to be more comfortable with having a bunch of different things that maybe unify in certain cases. And I get paid for those things or it's part of my daily job. But I think I've just always followed my interests.[00:03:01] The anarchist kind of thread in my background or the fact that I was building red boxes or doing warez boards kind of says to me a little bit that I also have a problem with doing things within the rules sometimes. I don't think this is fair, right? Like just to be very clear, I don't think this is fair, but I feel like I have a natural distrust for leaders. I realized that there are also people, right. And there was a great post that came out a little while ago that was basically like, you will never fully love your manager no matter what, because of just the way, the way that these systems work.[00:03:29] That's maybe something that has really formed the way I think about all of this stuff and the work that I do on a regular basis is really, it's, it's a lot about how are we pushing back on just the way things are. That's where I would say, you know, I've kind of come from and maybe that's, that's the reason why I am the way I'm today.[00:03:46] John Cutler: I'm curious, when you start a new job do you know you've found your fellow Anarchist, you know, football captain, you know, cause certainly you could run into the football captain in the hall and say, Hey, welcome, welcome to the Anarchy Club, you were in the Anarcy Club too. And they, they might not be too happy with that statement.[00:04:04] John Cutler: How do you know that you found your tribe when you're in a company?[00:04:08] Chris Butler: Joining very large companies is interesting because I guess I see part of what my benefit is to people is building connections between maybe topics that don't make sense together, but also connecting and creating networks within the organization I'm in .[00:04:23] For example, there's a group called Flux and Gale, and it was started by someone internal to Google that was all about people that are model thinkers, system thinkers, like that type of stuff.[00:04:35] You kind of have to pretend to just be a regular person at first. I guess. When you find your other community, it's not because you want to just like be the same as everybody else. It's that you want your thinking challenged in this domain and they have the tools, the terminology, the language and the background to be able to then push you.[00:04:54] I've been doing a lot of stuff with something called design fiction, which is really about this idea of like prototyping some future artifact. And then how do we use that in a bunch of different ways? Like I I've given a talk about like product management is product management, fiction, right? Which like everything we write as product managers is fiction at first. It just happens to be really boring fiction, unfortunately. And so like, how do we do a better job of that?[00:05:15] But me going into like an intranet site and looking up things like design fiction, I started to find groups of people that were, you know, interested in these topic areas. And from there, I'm just have a natural like networking kind of ability that I then just reach out to people and say, Hey, I did this cool thing over here. I think you might be interested in it.[00:05:33] So that's, that's how I ended up like finding those people is really based on topic areas, but it's not always, it's not always possible. The intranet site that runs something like GitHub is different than the intranet sites that were inside of Google.[00:05:45] It's hard, but if you allow for that iterative exploration, you'll find the next person that is like this and, and maybe pushes you in a way that that would be helpful.[00:05:55] John Cutler: I knew you do a fair amount of speaking external to the companies you work at. curious how the desire to express yourself externally from your companies Is that a balancing act for you so that you can balance the need to project that everywhere internally as well.[00:06:10] Chris Butler: It's more of like an escape valve because I think like whenever we're at an organization, there are cultural expectations. There's the Overton window of what is acceptable or not. I've had previous leaders say we're kind of cutesy or like too smart or something like that. I have to try to gauge what is the Overton window for process change inside of this organization, and how do I push them a little bit so I can do more of this stuff? I think I've started to come to the conclusion, and I think a lot of people in the Wardley Mapping community also think about this, is that like, I can't use the terminology, I can't call it this thing anymore.[00:06:42] I was talking to someone at the product ops summit in New York like a month or two ago. And they were an agile coach that had gone into product operations, which feels like a natural progression, honestly, based on the terminology of today. She was saying that if she then tries to do something like hold a retrospective for the team, especially with her current team, they would be like, no, we're not, we don't do that type of thing. We don't get in a room and just like whine at each other about how bad things are. Right. But when she says like, we just had this launch and the launch went well in a lot of ways, but not in all ways, so why don't we get in a room and let's talk about like what went right, what went wrong and what we could do better next time.[00:07:17] I need a place to be able to experiment with these concepts. And so I use the external speaking as a place to do that. Would say that the values that I really care about personally end up being connection, right? Ends up being how do we actually discover new ways of doing things and then how do I personally learn about things. And so that type of drive for me means that these are going to be topic areas where I think they're on the edge of what is acceptability or considered to be normal or regular for these teams.[00:07:44] And that's what drives me is it's that escape valve.[00:07:46] Now, what's cool though, is that like when people that are part of my work come and see me talk about this stuff. They want to do more of it internally. The problem is how do we do it in a way that still allows leaders to kind of feel the culture that they have is appropriate and it's not too much of an assault on that.[00:08:02] So I think that's the, that's the problem I ended up coming up against is that I want to do these things internally. Right. But it's not always going to be considered to be a good thing if I didn't.[00:08:11] John Cutler: don't know if you have any, an example of something within the Wardley Mapping community, for example, that if you went down a rabbit hole, it would be the best three hours that had ever had. within Google or GitHub or whatever, if you went down that same rabbit hole in the same way, in that, in a different culture, it would not go over well. Maybe to give people like a very tangible, sense of how that would go down.[00:08:33] Chris Butler: Well so like with Wardley Mapping, right? Created by Simon Wardley, there's a bunch of different people that, that are kind of in this community of practice around essentially how do we create value chains and then understand the evolution of them over time, right? That's the simplest way I would put it.[00:08:46] I did a workshop as part of one of the Wardley Mapping online conferences about how you use Wardley Maps as a game board for doing strategic rehearsal or wargaming.[00:08:54] That's the type of thing where those people are like, "Oh, wow, this is actually a very interesting way to use this map to then talk about evolution."[00:09:00] When I did that, by the way, I did that inside of Google as part of our summit. And it was interesting because we did two different exercises as part of this. We did scenario planning where we would create basically critical uncertainty--so a two by two of like two different uncertainties, and it creates four worlds that we want to like talk about.[00:09:16] And the people that were user researchers, designers, they really got that. They, they did a great job inside of Google to do that. The PMs inside of Google had a really hard time thinking about like uncertainty about the future. But then like we, we changed it around and I had people build their Wardley Maps and then we would have random events that would happen and then they would have to like figure out what does that mean.[00:09:36] I think the thing that I do in a lot of these types of workshops or in these discussions, it ends up being that there's a surprise that they need to realize on their own. And so inside of this, I had felt like our strategy was not as like, well formulated as it could have been and was not communicated out in the way it could have been. And so whenever I asked for reflection at the end of this process of using a Wardley Map, people were like, you know, I was like, how did the strategy work out for you? And they were like, we are incredibly reactive.[00:10:03] I think it's things like that where you have to sometimes just not use exactly the type of terminology you want to use, but you want to still get people to some type of transformation or realization. And so, that to me is like, maybe looking at those two different communities, like, that type of wargaming thing could have gone on for actually more hours after that with the Wardley Mapping community. Within my community, It was like a little bit like pulling teeth to get people to think about this, like uncertainty and have an imperfect map. Inside the Wardley Mapping community all these maps are disposable. You create a map and then you will throw it away essentially.[00:10:34] Every time that I've ever done a workshop inside of Google where there's like post it notes, someone's like, "Who's going to write down all these post it notes?" And I'm like, no, we're not. We're just going to throw them all away, like, or recycle them ideally. But like, we don't need to have every single idea captured. It was about the lived experience of everybody inside this workshop that was actually meaningful.[00:10:52] So it's like stances on what is considered to be expertise or great at something, like how certain or uncertain people are. I think it's those kinds of things inside the communities that end up being I think it's very different.[00:11:04] John Cutler: Without necessarily revealing privacy stuff or whatever, what, what is it about the the Google culture that predisposes it to how are we going to write up all the stickies?[00:11:15] Chris Butler: There's a lot of smart people inside of Google, right? For a very long time, the culture was around academic excellence, right? I actually, I interviewed at Google like four times before I got offered a job. And I think it was the first couple of times I got rejected because my high school GPA wasn't that high.[00:11:28] There's like a real academic kind of smartness type of thing that's there. And so what that means is like, for people that are very smart in a particular domain, they tend to think that if they just think hard enough about something, they will come up with the perfect answer.[00:11:40] That's not true in my opinion.[00:11:42] This also is then related to like consensus driven decision making, which I think Google suffers from an awful lot. Where because everybody's like the other part of the culture is kind of like everybody's kind of nice to each other as well. It means that we all have to agree to be able to move forward. Because we're all super smart people, that means all of our opinions are equally weighted. And we have to converge all of them before we can move forward on anything.[00:12:02] And so that's, those are two things I think from the culture. And again, there are benefits to those types of cultures.[00:12:07] I would say that in the face of uncertainty, that's why we have to write down and take notes about every idea that came up because we don't want to miss a good idea that was there, when the reality is like, this was really just more of a workshop to get people to talk to each other in a particular way. And, and so I think that's, that's like a key difference, I think, and the reason why actually it's like that inside of places like Google.[00:12:28] John Cutler: When you think about the Wardley Mapping community. So that's the flip side. Like, what's the first thing that jumps out to you?[00:12:34] riverside_john_cutler_raw-audio_john_cutler's studio_0002: It's[00:12:34] John Cutler: seems like it's a honeypot for a certain type of thinking or need. what, what, what about that context sort of is the flip side for that? Um, cause it attracts a certain type thinker, uh, almost by definition of the visualization.[00:12:53] Chris Butler: I've met a lot of people inside the Wardley Mapping community that, you know, I mean, they're, they're fairly analytical when it comes to trying to understand this because some people are trying to take it into the direction where it's like, we're going to now use this map. Right. And, and you, you know, Double Loop right? Like I think Double Loop is a great example of that type of thing. They are actually trying to, in some way, mechanize these types of strategies. The honeypot of Wardley Mapping is trying to understand what is going on and then making choices about that.[00:13:19] The antithesis to that is that we actually have to make choices together and we want to make sure that everybody's happy. How much of your organization needs to agree to a strategic direction or not?[00:13:29] And I used to think it was like high, like you want to get everybody to agree. Then I was kind of like, Oh, well, maybe it's like 51%. You just need like most people. And then now I'm, now I'm actually of the mind that like, if you have a leader that you trust, it's actually only one person needs to actually believe in that strategy and everybody else can like decide whether they want to stay on that train or not. Basically. Right. Culture is another one. Like, yeah, you can try to change culture. It takes a lot of work to change culture, but if this culture is just not right for you, you just shouldn't be there.[00:13:59] Ideally, right? I think there's issues with like, you know, the fact that compensation and we all have to take care of families and that type of thing that I think ends up muddying this thing. But I think that's the ideal, right? We want to make hard decisions. And I think most of the time making hard decisions is a better strategic value, but that doesn't work inside of consensus driven cultures.[00:14:20] Like, like a Google. If we were to say to our leaders a lot of the time, like, should we do this or that? They'd say, do both. And it was because we also had unlimited resources almost, right? Search and ads are just printing money. So like all these other things we should be able to just like build whatever we want, but maybe the thing that, that Google has done really well that I loved about Google was that they don't feel bad about killing products if they feel like it's not in line. That's great.[00:14:44] And then there was like an internal site called Meme Gen which is known publicly, but it's like a meme site for Googlers. And it's usually very scathing of the leadership. And I thought this was probably one of the most interesting cultural things inside of Google.[00:14:58] If I wanted to understand what was actually going on with the people inside of Google, and it could be negative, a little bit negative sometimes. If I go to Meme Gen, I will understand what most of Google is thinking about, like in reality, not what we're actually talking about when it comes to, like the polished press releases and stuff like that.[00:15:12] John Cutler: I wonder what it is about that culture that would let that type of thing emerge.[00:15:19] it that, well, people are doing pretty well from a financial perspective and they're not going to get fired for saying something scathing? Or maybe that's changed now. Maybe you're like, yeah.[00:15:28] Chris Butler: it's, it is changing. I mean, I think there's always a struggle within organizations about how to allow for people to have, say, political discussions internally. And so that is something. There's an article that just came out recently about how they're removing downvotes because of some of the memes that came out about like the, you know, Israel, Palestine, conflict, right.[00:15:47] So there's things like that, that I think they're still figuring out. Now, there has been a belief that, that Googlers think that like management is trying to slowly kill Meme Gen because they don't like it.[00:15:58] Maybe from the beginning though, too. It's like, if, if you have a lot of really smart people. That are doing their own thing. That means that you allow for this type of like hacker culture. Like that's, that's, that's the truth is, is what's going on here. And so I think as like an organization like Google that's trying to become more of like a shareholder holder value type of organization, rather than an engineering driven organization, I think that's where you start to see that change.[00:16:22] Whereas for me, like it, it actually is very much like an engineer driven way of being is that you just build something because you felt like it was funny, right? That's where, that's where I think Meme Gen comes from, right? And there's lots of stuff like that internally that I thought was like, again, I think is, is an important part of like the culture there, but it's changing over time.[00:16:41] John Cutler: When you see people forming strategies do you have any example of of some contextual factor that they tend to think that matters that doesn't really matter in the grand scheme?[00:16:49] Chris Butler: One of the things I see pretty often is that people think about the plan, not about the strategy. And so we end up getting tied around the axle on like the stack ranking priority of this thing over this thing, rather than what are the rules that we're actually trying to kind of think about from this?[00:17:07] If you look at something like your roadmap or the next projects that are being funded, look at like how many headcount, any of those things are, that is your strategy at that point. And I call it the starter strategy and kind of a, you know, it's fine. Like that's, that's the way most leaders they'll come in. They'll create this like thing, which is a roadmap. That is the strategy, quote unquote, but it's really just like a plan.[00:17:26] That's actually something that leaders shouldn't be doing. Product leaders should not micromanage as much.[00:17:30] And I've definitely heard this concept that people should get into the weeds and worry about it. When the reality is like, If you're a product leader, if you're there to talk about the strategy, then maybe you need to know something about how the execution will take place. And I don't want to create this false dichotomy between strategy and execution. Like every execution includes a strategy of some type. But what I really get annoyed with is like, your job is actually to build culture now or to build the team or to create incentives for practicing in a way that you want people to practice. And that to me is less about like you're helping make these little tiny decisions and it's more about like broader things.[00:18:06] All the decisions then start being like, like led from just the leader rather than being distributed through the team, which is what we really want. That's why you should have a great strategy is because you should make the really hard decisions that people are constantly struggling with very easy. Because here's the strategy that says that we're going to do these things.[00:18:22] When we have things like escalations happening from the people that are at the ground level or at like the practicing level where they're talking with customers and they're building things for customers. If a whole bunch of escalations happen because of this theme, it sounds like that's actually a problem your team is struggling with, and they want guidance, right?[00:18:38] But it shouldn't be on a piece by piece basis. It should be that probably those five different things that are in the same theme, that's a strategy. And that's actually something that's really pertinent to today in making decision making, in doing decisions. We don't have enough where people are looking at the escalations to see how that modifies the strategy.[00:18:55] And then the third kind of last thing I think happens a lot for leaders is that they don't provide the context to their organization as often as they should. We don't have as much, at least I don't see it in a way that really, I think impacts people's day to day is here's kind of the headwinds and tailwinds that I see, like over the last month that I think you should actually know because I have a different context than you. Here's what I think you need to know more about in this world. And I feel like a lot of the time when we do strategy, like reviews, it's just pushing information up in a document or a slide deck or something like that, but there's very little, like, there's no, like, what is the person that's reviewing? What are they going to provide inside this meeting other than just like saying yes or no? Like they should actually be preparing things as well about like what they think is going on with the organization. That that's what I would argue.[00:19:43] John Cutler: When you think about the last couple of years why are we seeing this increase in people saying leaders should get into the details. Why are we saying this so often? Why is Brian Chesky saying this on an interview and, and every day on LinkedIn, someone's saying or have to be more hands on than you thought you were like, what's going on.[00:20:06] Chris Butler: I'm sure that there are leaders that are domain experts, right? Like I, I don't, I, I totally believe that's true. Right. And, and I've, I've often gotten in trouble both internally with my teams or externally on Tik TOK about saying, I don't think product managers should be very technical.[00:20:20] You can be a domain expert as a leader, and you can have good judgment and taste and kind of belief around things. But if you're not actually building teams that are able to be the domain experts. Right. I think that's a failure of leadership or, or a failure of building a team at the very least.[00:20:39] Because I want to make sure that there's like, there's a difference between like being great at hiring and talent development versus leadership in a certain area versus the management mechanisms and politics and all those different things that like are balled into a manager or a senior leader type of position. I want to make sure that that's clear that like, there's a lot of different ways to be a great senior leader. I think the moment that some moment that your job is there to catch all of the failures of your team. That's probably not a very healthy relationship.[00:21:08] That's why, like when, when managers complain that they don't get any like feedback from people, it's because that's the way that they usually are interacted with is like, you're there to make the most perfect presentation possible and any, any failure, like, you know, I've, I've heard about certain leaders that if anybody ever fails for any reason, they're suddenly unlucky and they should not be trusted with anything else. And that just sounds insane to me. You've got to be incredibly lucky. And that's like survivorship bias. Right. So then make it to that point. And maybe that's just the way that they think is the right view of the world. But I think, I don't think it is, I think it's bad for the organizations that they're building[00:21:43] John Cutler: What are some tips to make those sessions more effective?[00:21:46] Chris Butler: Derek Sivers has like a post that's like a two cents and it's all about the fact that a leader's two cents can be taken way out of context when the reality is it was like, just like a throwaway comment. And now someone's spun up a work stream to like figure out what this like two cent comment meant basically.[00:22:02] Speak less. Like it's your, your job is, is there to enable teams and to help them, but not to be like the main speaker, right? Like that, that's what I would argue.[00:22:11] The last thing is to actually believe in the systems that allow for that type of peer feedback. PMs can learn an awful lot from the way that like does great design critiques work or great code reviews happen.[00:22:23] From those kinds of practices, you end up actually learning something much more from each other. And because there's other people there, you accelerate the learning because other people are dealing with other problems. Allowing for that type of thing and actually not only inspiring it, but actually pushing to have those things inside of your teams. I think that is what great leaders should do is they want to create as many opportunities for feedback, between their team members as possible. And they're not always going to be the right ones to do the feedback because again, there's power dynamics. There's the fear of like losing your job because you screwed up, right? Like these are things that are really visceral for people. I don't think that the leader can always do that. What they can do though is they can push for systems that allow for that type of thing and do a better job of that.[00:23:03] I've heard this from a leader specifically that they thought that retrospectives were just whining sessions. And then they sent me a couple of articles about how HBR thought that retrospectives were bad. I get it. Like you need a good facilitator for those things sometimes, right? Like people will rat hole or they'll just want to complain or whatever. But I think overall, like having the team talk in a structured way about things is better than not doing it. Is what I would argue.[00:23:27] And I think this is why leaders, what they should be doing more of, is actually telling people on their team why they made a particular decision. And what was the process by which they did that. And if it's just intuition, Like, I just have tons of experience in this industry and so I'm making a decision based on this. That I think is the part that we, we need senior leaders to describe more.[00:23:44] And this is why like things like forward looking case studies, like decision forcing cases I think are so interesting is that you get everybody in a room from both junior to senior people and I would run these inside of Google. We get L3s to L7s inside of this room. They have to create a slide that is going to be for this offsite. It's very, it's a very PM activity. Right. Um, they, they have five minutes to create a slide that is going to basically frame this conversation that needs to take place.[00:24:09] And it's really interesting because like the L3 people, they, they are like very much, okay, well, here's the traffic light grid of options and characteristics and like red, yellow, green, everything like that, the L7s they would just be like, I have two questions for this audience. It's just like question one, question two. And it's like, the discussion is what matters in that case.[00:24:27] And what's really cool is just seeing the way that those senior leaders think about that in comparison to the junior ones. And they're not wrong or right. They're just like two different ways of looking at it.[00:24:37] I think this is why like strategic rehearsal thing I was talking about for wildly mapping, like. Those senior leaders should not go off and do email during those summits and just have their people do these activities. They should be there actually describing how they would do this. We need leaders to present more of their expertise as well inside these things to be able to describe this.[00:24:55] So that's why, I tend to want to have these types of containers for conversations that rather than the weekly, you know hand down of here's what's going to happen. I want the leader to be part of a game that talks about different decisions and see how different people in that room would do it because you learn about everybody's decision making capability.[00:25:15] That's what I would say. I think those things are more helpful. I've been starting to read this, this book about LARPing live action role playing, but there's this idea of a conceit where I'm going to play this role. It's not really who I am. Right. But I may be a jerk right now or like six hats is a great example of that, right? Like one of those hats is a jerk and it's okay because that's just the way six hats work. Right. So I think like allowing for those types of things that are more exploratory, I think, actually help the entire team learn from each other.[00:25:40] John Cutler: Back in the beginning of the podcast you talked about how you were okay with the flexibility in these particular environments. Right? Now I understand better about how you might be okay with like, uh, this is going to be improv slash, uh, we're going to do a two by two and improv and you're going to make slides and, and going to be fine with, uh, we're going to throw it all away afterwards.[00:26:05] Chris Butler: Right. That's right.[00:26:06] Dave Snowden. We call it acceptation. I think it's this idea of like meta or interdisciplinary thinking. I think we, we can gain an awful lot from that. And, and that's, that's what I love about this work.[00:26:16] John Cutler: One thing I like about how you're describing this though, is that you seem. to like the theory side of it, but then you seem to like manifesting it in an actually very visceral, hands on, out in the world type way. And one thing I've noticed Is that often that duality is not something that people immediately understand, right?[00:26:37] Do you ever get pigeonholed as being very theoretical and academic and you're like you have to raise your hand and say actually "Do you want to do an improv, uh role playing session with me? Like let's LARP. We're gonna go LARPing now." How do you communicate that duality that you seem to have to folks? ,[00:26:55] Chris Butler: I've been definitely called very academic, like very theoretical. But what's funny too is that like with a lot of the people that if I like be coaching someone or trying to mentor them, you know, I'm asking a lot of questions because I'm trying to understand what is the context of what's going on.[00:27:10] And, and people have said like, you know, I'll have a conversation with Chris and it's like the first 55 minutes are just like meandering. I have no idea where they're going. And then he gives me like three things to do with the 55 minute work. And it's like exactly what I needed, basically. You're absolutely right.[00:27:24] I think like part of the product manager's job is to be a toolbox of like methodologies and frameworks, right? It's like shu ha ri from the agile world is, is what we're trying to do.[00:27:32] I think once you get to that point where you're doing your own way. It's usually just a combination of things that have worked. I mean, I think you've said this too, about the fact that like frameworks are usually just an experts encodification of what they usually do. Right. And it worked in that moment, in that place, in that time. And it's trying to now turn it into something that anybody can pick up as a tool. But the reality is like, there's pieces of it that won't exactly work in every context.[00:27:54] Rather than assuming that there's this process that just has to work this exact way, how do we build something that is appropriate and fit for this. And I think maybe dropping another kind of like honeypot name is probably Christopher Alexander and pattern libraries and stuff like that. The way he thinks about things is that we're going to create a beautiful place that is going to be a place for someone to live, that is situated in the environment and gives them the things that they want, like the ability to have like a great breakfast with a beautiful view or something like that.[00:28:24] He really railed against the idea of kind of establishment of licensing for architects, the way that like architecture started to become something that was all about like the perfect way of doing something.[00:28:34] And if it's going to be for people, you have to build things in a very special way. And that's why I think like. We need all these tools and then we have like a team, which is a bunch of just people together and we need to figure out how they work and what they, what they want to work like. And that's why those things are, but it's, it's very hard.[00:28:49] I definitely try to do that. Usually it's just through workshops, right? It's like, that's the simplest way. Let's get in a room and we're going to format this conversation where it's not one person talking the whole time. It's all of us talking in this particular way.[00:29:00] And so that's kind of a, just for me, that's the brass tacks of this is like conversations.[00:29:06] John Cutler: Awesome. Well, I think that's a good way to end, actually. That's like a nice way of wrapping this up. This was a lot of fun and. I think I'm supposed to ask, you know, where are people supposed to find you? Although I think people are generally fairly findable now at the moment.[00:29:23] Chris Butler: Yeah. I mean, I'm on LinkedIn. If people want to connect and I'd love to hear if you try anything that I've talked about, I'd love to hear how it works for you and whether it does or doesn't. The Uncertainty Project is a community of like decision makers and strategists that I think is interesting.[00:29:36] And there's like, that's where I've been doing some, some more interesting writing about this. But yeah, just in general, just always excited to hear how people are doing their job.[00:29:44] John Cutler: Great. All right. Thank you so much, Chris.[00:29:46] Chris Butler: You're welcome. Thank you. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit cutlefish.substack.com

Don't spend any more time searching through articles, lists, or websites.Check out Equipped Essentials for your all-in-one, 35-page digital book that offers examples, tips, memory hooks, and easy to follow advice.Support the showYour Equipped Interview co-hosts are Joshua Tinkey & Lynda Commale!Start here!! --> Get your free resource from our recent episode. Get a free copy of the 7 Prep Steps.In today's episode:In this short Monday Motivations episode, we cover the three vital things every hiring manager is looking for - no matter the job, organization, or industry. Don't be left out!Need more job interview help quickly?Get tailored interview coaching that works. Check out how you can expedite your interview prep process here.Connect with us!Let us know what you think, share feedback, ask a question, or suggest ideas for the show!You can subscribe to the Equipped Interview podcast in Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, and many more players. Or, add the direct RSS URL into the player of your choice!Email: Josh@equippedinterview.com and Lynda@equippedinterview.comQuestions? To have your question read on the podcast, send them to Questions@equippedinterview.comLinkedIn: /company/equippedinterviewFacebook: /equippedinterviewTwitter: @EquippedIntDon't spend any more time searching through articles, lists, or websites.Check out Equipped Essentials for your all-in-one, 35-page digital book that offers examples, tips, memory hooks, and easy to follow advice.Support the showDon't spend any more time searching through articles, lists, or websites.Check out Equipped Essentials for your all-in-one, 35-page digital book that offers examples, tips, memory hooks, and easy to follow advice. Support the show

Your Equipped Interview co-hosts are Joshua Tinkey & Lynda Commale!Start here!! --> Get your free resource from our recent episode. Get a free copy of the 7 Prep Steps.In today's episode:We change things up and have a guest! MaryBeth Rodden, a cross-industry, 20-year veteran recruiter joins us to share her best tips and secrets to help you stand out in your next job interview.We cover:Can your resume be multiple pages?What questions should you ask a recruiter?What mistakes can you avoid that others do?Need more job interview help quickly?With so many other people going for the same role you are, do you wonder how you can stand out among a sea of the same? Want to speed up your interview prep process and get that job faster?Everything you need - every tip, framework, suggestion - is provided in this practical, all-in-one book.The hosts of the Equipped Interview Podcast bring you:EQUIPPED ESSENTIALS: Every tip you need to jump start your prep, build confidence, and stand out in your next job interview brings you all the essentials from an expert in the industry.This 35-page digital book offers examples, tips, memory hooks, and easy to follow advice.Pause the episode now and set yourself up for the best year for your career! Check out this all-in-one book and BONUS Interview Prep Worksheet!Looking for more advice?Get tailored interview coaching that works. Check out how you can expedite your interview prep process here.View our Free Resources & GuidesYou can subscribe to the Equipped Interview podcast in Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, and many more players. Or, add the direct RSS URL into the player of your choice!Connect with us!Let us know what you think, share feedback, ask a question, or suggest ideas for the show!Email: Josh@equippedinterview.com and Lynda@equippedinterview.comQuestions? To have your question read on the podcast, send them to Questions@equippedinterview.comLinkedIn: /company/equippedinterviewFacebook: /equippedinterviewTwitter: @EquippedIntLeave us a message! Got a question or want to share an idea? Head over here and record your message for us.Don't spend any more time searching through articles, lists, or websites.Check out Equipped Essentials for your all-in-one, 35-page digital book that offers examples, tips, memory hooks, and easy to follow advice.

Your Equipped Interview co-hosts are Joshua Tinkey & Lynda Commale!Start here!! --> Get your free resource from our recent episode. Get a free copy of the 7 Prep Steps.In today's episode:We share our exact process and steps we use when we sit down to prepare for an interview. There's a lot to cover here and we don't hold back! We also share the one question a CEO says you should never ask in an interview. We cover:How to create an interview prep document and what to includeShould you ever just 'wing it' instead of full preparation?Need more job interview help quickly?Get tailored interview coaching that works. Check out how you can expedite your interview prep process here.With so many other people going for the same role you are, do you wonder how you can stand out among a sea of the same? Want to speed up your interview prep process and get that job faster?Everything you need - every tip, framework, suggestion - is provided in this practical, all-in-one book.The hosts of the Equipped Interview Podcast bring you:EQUIPPED ESSENTIALS: Every tip you need to jump start your prep, build confidence, and stand out in your next job interview brings you all the essentials from an expert in the industry.This 35-page digital book offers examples, tips, memory hooks, and easy to follow advice.Pause the episode now and set yourself up for the best year for your career! Check out this all-in-one book and BONUS Interview Prep Worksheet!Looking for more advice?Get tailored interview coaching that works. Check out how you can expedite your interview prep process here.You can subscribe to the Equipped Interview podcast in Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, and many more players. Or, add the direct RSS URL into the player of your choice!Connect with us!Let us know what you think, share feedback, ask a question, or suggest ideas for the show!Email: Josh@equippedinterview.com and Lynda@equippedinterview.comQuestions? To have your question read on the podcast, send them to Questions@equippedinterview.comLinkedIn: /company/equippedinterviewFacebook: /equippedinterviewTwitter: @EquippedIntLeave us a message! Got a question or want to share an idea? Head over here and record your message for us.

Your Equipped Interview co-hosts are Joshua Tinkey & Lynda Commale!Start here!! --> Get your free resource from our recent episode. Get a free copy of the 7 Prep Steps.In today's episode:Josh and Lynda have a conversation around why women and men often approach the job application process differently. But should they? We cover:Statistics and our opinions/reaction to the Harvard Business Review article "Why Women Don't Apply for Jobs Unless They're 100% Qualified"How to make this practical using our 7 Prep StepsNeed more job interview help quickly?With so many other people going for the same role you are, do you wonder how you can stand out among a sea of the same? Want to speed up your interview prep process and get that job faster?Everything you need - every tip, framework, suggestion - is provided in this practical, all-in-one book.The hosts of the Equipped Interview Podcast bring you:EQUIPPED ESSENTIALS: Every tip you need to jump start your prep, build confidence, and stand out in your next job interview brings you all the essentials from an expert in the industry.This 35-page digital book offers examples, tips, memory hooks, and easy to follow advice.Pause the episode now and set yourself up for the best year for your career! Check out this all-in-one book and BONUS Interview Prep Worksheet!Looking for more advice?View our Free Resources & GuidesYou can subscribe to the Equipped Interview podcast in Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, and many more players. Or, add the direct RSS URL into the player of your choice!Connect with us!Let us know what you think, share feedback, ask a question, or suggest ideas for the show!Email: Josh@equippedinterview.com and Lynda@equippedinterview.comQuestions? To have your question read on the podcast, send them to Questions@equippedinterview.comLinkedIn: /company/equippedinterviewFacebook: /equippedinterviewTwitter: @EquippedIntLeave us a message! Got a question or want to share an idea? Head over here and record your message for us.Wear Many Hats: Interviewing Executive Business PeopleInterviewing leading executive business people to Inspire others...Listen on: Spotify

Your Equipped Interview co-hosts are Joshua Tinkey & Lynda Commale!Start here!! --> Get your free resource from our recent episode. Get a free copy of the 7 Prep Steps. In today's episode:Josh and Lynda discuss those crazy, off-the-wall interview questions you never want to hear, like "Why are manholes round?", "If you could be any animal, which one would you be and why?", and "If you could be any superhero, which one would you be?"We cover:Why hiring managers ask these questionsWhat are some common pesky questions you should think about?How should you answer these types of questions?Need more job interview help quickly?With so many other people going for the same role you are, do you wonder how you can stand out among a sea of the same? Want to speed up your interview prep process and get that job faster?Everything you need - every tip, framework, suggestion - is provided in this practical, all-in-one book.The hosts of the Equipped Interview Podcast bring you:EQUIPPED ESSENTIALS: Every tip you need to jump start your prep, build confidence, and stand out in your next job interview brings you all the essentials from an expert in the industry.This 35-page digital book offers examples, tips, memory hooks, and easy to follow advice.Pause the episode now and set yourself up for the best year for your career! Check out this all-in-one book and BONUS Interview Prep Worksheet!Looking for more advice?View our Free Resources & GuidesYou can subscribe to the Equipped Interview podcast in Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, and many more players. Or, add the direct RSS URL into the player of your choice!Connect with us!Let us know what you think, share feedback, ask a question, or suggest ideas for the show!Email: Josh@equippedinterview.com and Lynda@equippedinterview.comQuestions? To have your question read on the podcast, send them to Questions@equippedinterview.comLinkedIn: /company/equippedinterviewFacebook: /equippedinterviewTwitter: @EquippedIntLeave us a message! Got a question or want to share an idea? Head over here and record your message for us.Wear Many Hats: Interviewing Executive Business PeopleInterviewing leading executive business people to Inspire others...Listen on: Spotify

Your Equipped Interview co-hosts are Joshua Tinkey & Lynda Commale!In today's episode:Start here!! --> Get your free resource from today's episode. Get a free copy of the 7 Prep Steps. Follow along during or after the episode.We are SO excited for today's episode! Josh and Lynda introduce the new Equipped Interview 7 Prep Steps.There are so many things you COULD spend your time on when prepping for an interview, it can be overwhelming. We created a simple framework to make sure you cover your bases:The 7 prep steps are the 7 phases, or important components of your job interview journey - both during prep and the interview itselfThey cover the most important, big picture areas you need to prep for, change your thinking around, or DO during your interviewNeed more job interview help quickly?With so many other people going for the same role you are, do you wonder how you can stand out among a sea of the same? Want to speed up your interview prep process and get that job faster?Everything you need - every tip, framework, suggestion - is provided in this practical, all-in-one book.The hosts of the Equipped Interview Podcast bring you:EQUIPPED ESSENTIALS: Every tip you need to jump start your prep, build confidence, and stand out in your next job interview brings you all the essentials from an expert in the industry.This 35-page digital book offers examples, tips, memory hooks, and easy to follow advice.Pause the episode now and set yourself up for the best year for your career! Check out this all-in-one book and BONUS Interview Prep Worksheet!Looking for more advice?View our Free Resources & GuidesYou can subscribe to the Equipped Interview podcast in Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, and many more players. Or, add the direct RSS URL into the player of your choice!Connect with us!Let us know what you think, share feedback, ask a question, or suggest ideas for the show!Email: Josh@equippedinterview.com and Lynda@equippedinterview.comQuestions? To have your question read on the podcast, send them to Questions@equippedinterview.comLinkedIn: /company/equippedinterviewFacebook: /equippedinterviewTwitter: @EquippedIntLeave us a message! Got a question or want to share an idea? Head over here and record your Wear Many Hats: Interviewing Executive Business PeopleInterviewing leading executive business people to Inspire others...Listen on: Spotify

 Your Equipped Interview co-hosts are Joshua Tinkey & Lynda Commale!In today's episode:Josh and Lynda share 5 true stories from past interviews that were memorable to say the least. We provide several suggestions along the way to help you learn from others' (and our!) mistakes.Need more job interview help quickly?With so many other people going for the same role you are, do you wonder how you can stand out among a sea of the same? Want to speed up your interview prep process and get that job faster?Everything you need - every tip, framework, suggestion - is provided in this practical, all-in-one book.The hosts of the Equipped Interview Podcast bring you:EQUIPPED ESSENTIALS: Every tip you need to jump start your prep, build confidence, and stand out in your next job interview brings you all the essentials from an expert in the industry.This 35-page digital book offers examples, tips, memory hooks, and easy to follow advice.Pause the episode now and set yourself up for the best year for your career! Check out this all-in-one book and BONUS Interview Prep Worksheet!Looking for more advice?Get tailored interview coaching that works. Check out how you can expedite your interview prep process here.Or view our Free Resources & GuidesYou can subscribe to the Equipped Interview podcast in Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, and many more players. Or, add the direct RSS URL into the player of your choice!Connect with us!Let us know what you think, share feedback, ask a question, or suggest ideas for the show!Email: Josh@equippedinterview.com and Lynda@equippedinterview.comQuestions? To have your question read on the podcast, send them to Questions@equippedinterview.comLinkedIn: /company/equippedinterviewFacebook: /equippedinterviewTwitter: @EquippedIntLeave us a message! Got a question or want to share an idea? Head over here and record your message for us. All Business. No Boundaries.Welcome to All Business. No Boundaries, a collection of supply chain stories by DHL...Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify

Your Equipped Interview co-hosts are Joshua Tinkey & Lynda Commale!In today's episode:Josh and Lynda discuss 7 mistakes you can easily avoid in your next job interview. We share examples, stories, and practical suggestions. Need more job interview help quickly?With so many other people going for the same role you are, do you wonder how you can stand out among a sea of the same? Want to speed up your interview prep process and get that job faster?Everything you need - every tip, framework, suggestion - is provided in this practical, all-in-one book.The hosts of the Equipped Interview Podcast bring you:EQUIPPED ESSENTIALS: Every tip you need to jump start your prep, build confidence, and stand out in your next job interview brings you all the essentials from an expert in the industry.This 35-page digital book offers examples, tips, memory hooks, and easy to follow advice.Pause the episode now and set yourself up for the best year for your career! Check out this all-in-one book and BONUS Interview Prep Worksheet!Looking for more advice?Get tailored interview coaching that works. Check out how you can expedite your interview prep process here.Or view our Free Resources & GuidesYou can subscribe to the Equipped Interview podcast in Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, and many more players. Or, add the direct RSS URL into the player of your choice!Connect with us!Let us know what you think, share feedback, ask a question, or suggest ideas for the show!Email: Josh@equippedinterview.com and Lynda@equippedinterview.comQuestions? To have your question read on the podcast, send them to Questions@equippedinterview.comLinkedIn: /company/equippedinterviewFacebook: /equippedinterviewTwitter: @EquippedIntLeave us a message! Got a question or want to share an idea? Head over here and record your message for us.All Business. No Boundaries.Welcome to All Business. No Boundaries, a collection of supply chain stories by DHL...Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify

Your Equipped Interview co-hosts are Joshua Tinkey & Lynda Commale!In today's episode:Josh and Lynda share 6 practical tips to help with your 'why', how to avoid panic, how to finish telling stories, and more! Need more job interview help quickly?With so many other people going for the same role you are, do you wonder how you can stand out among a sea of the same? Want to speed up your interview prep process and get that job faster?Everything you need - every tip, framework, suggestion - is provided in this practical, all-in-one book.The hosts of the Equipped Interview Podcast bring you:EQUIPPED ESSENTIALS: Every tip you need to jump start your prep, build confidence, and stand out in your next job interview brings you all the essentials from an expert in the industry.This 35-page digital book offers examples, tips, memory hooks, and easy to follow advice.Pause the episode now and set yourself up for the best year for your career! Check out this all-in-one book and BONUS Interview Prep Worksheet!Looking for more advice?Get tailored interview coaching that works. Check out how you can expedite your interview prep process here.Or view our Free Resources & GuidesYou can subscribe to the Equipped Interview podcast in Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, and many more players. Or, add the direct RSS URL into the player of your choice!Connect with us!Let us know what you think, share feedback, ask a question, or suggest ideas for the show!Email: Josh@equippedinterview.com and Lynda@equippedinterview.comQuestions? To have your question read on the podcast, send them to Questions@equippedinterview.comLinkedIn: /company/equippedinterviewFacebook: /equippedinterviewTwitter: @EquippedIntLeave us a message! Got a question or want to share an idea? Head over here and record your message for us.All Business. No Boundaries.Welcome to All Business. No Boundaries, a collection of supply chain stories by DHL...Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify

Your Equipped Interview co-hosts are Joshua Tinkey & Lynda Commale!In today's episode:Josh and Lynda share why we've been away from making new episodes for so long and what to expect now that we're back. We also share:5 reasons why you should always be prepping for an interview (even if you don't have one coming up!)3 simple steps you can take today to set yourself up to always feeling prepped Need more job interview help quickly? With so many other people going for the same role you are, do you wonder how you can stand out among a sea of the same? Want to speed up your interview prep process and get that job faster?Everything you need - every tip, framework, suggestion - is provided in this practical, all-in-one book.The hosts of the Equipped Interview Podcast bring you:EQUIPPED ESSENTIALS: Every tip you need to jump start your prep, build confidence, and stand out in your next job interview brings you all the essentials from an expert in the industry.This 35-page digital book offers examples, tips, memory hooks, and easy to follow advice.Pause the episode now and set yourself up for the best year for your career! Check out this all-in-one book and BONUS Interview Prep Worksheet!Looking for more advice?Get tailored interview coaching that works. Check out how you can expedite your interview prep process here.Or view our Free Resources & GuidesYou can subscribe to the Equipped Interview podcast in Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, and many more players. Or, add the direct RSS URL into the player of your choice!Connect with us!Let us know what you think, share feedback, ask a question, or suggest ideas for the show!Email: Josh@equippedinterview.com and Lynda@equippedinterview.comQuestions? To have your question read on the podcast, send them to Questions@equippedinterview.comLinkedIn: /company/equippedinterviewFacebook: /equippedinterviewTwitter: @EquippedIntLeave us a message! Got a question or want to share an idea? Head over here and record your message for us.All Business. No Boundaries.Welcome to All Business. No Boundaries, a collection of supply chain stories by DHL...Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify

Your Equipped Interview co-hosts are Joshua Tinkey & Lynda Commale!With so many other people going for the same role you are, do you wonder how you can stand out among a sea of the same? Want to speed up your interview prep process and get that job faster?Everything you need - every tip, framework, suggestion - is provided in this practical, all-in-one book.The hosts of the Equipped Interview Podcast bring you:EQUIPPED ESSENTIALS: Every tip you need to jump start your prep, build confidence, and stand out in your next job interview brings you all the essentials from an expert in the industry.This 35-page digital book offers examples, tips, memory hooks, and easy to follow advice.Pause the episode now and set yourself up for the best year for your career! Check out this all-in-one book and BONUS Interview Prep Worksheet!In today's episode:Josh and Lynda revisit Job Interview Confidence. Almost everything we talked about in each episode - all the tips and templates - is aimed at helping you build your confidence in general. Today, however, we're going to:Focus more specifically on how to boost your confidence when you're feeling especially stressed or anxious leading up to the interviewProvide practical tips on how to overcome this stressLooking for more advice?Get tailored interview coaching that works. Check out how you can expedite your interview prep process here.Or view our Free Resources & GuidesYou can subscribe to the Equipped Interview podcast in Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, and many more players. Or, add the direct RSS URL into the player of your choice!Connect with us!Let us know what you think, share feedback, ask a question, or suggest ideas for the show!Email: Josh@equippedinterview.com and Lynda@equippedinterview.comQuestions? To have your question read on the podcast, send them to Questions@equippedinterview.comLinkedIn: /company/equippedinterviewFacebook: /equippedinterviewTwitter: @EquippedIntLeave us a message! Got a question or want to share an idea? Head over here and record your message for us.Don't spend any more time searching through articles, lists, or websites.Check out Equipped Essentials for your all-in-one, 35-page digital book that offers examples, tips, memory hooks, and easy to follow advice.

On the May 13, 2019 episode of /Film Daily, /Film senior writer Ben Pearson is joined by managing editor Jacob Hall and Nerdist staff writer Lindsey Romain for this spoiler-filled special edition. You can subscribe to /Film Daily on iTunes, Google Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify and all the popular podcast apps (here is the RSS URL if you need it). Opening banter:Why we're here and our GoT fandom. Topics: Varys and Tyrion Tyrion and Jaime Daenerys and King's Landing Arya and The Hound The Hound and The Mountain Jaime and Cersei Other Articles Mentioned: 'Game of Thrones' Delivers Its Most Divisive and Apocalyptic Episode with "The Bells" The Only Thing More Brutal Than Last Night's Episode of 'Game of Thrones' Was the Final Episode of 'Veep' The Case Against Jon Snow, the Stupidest and Most Volatile Man in Westeros All the other stuff you need to know: You can find more about all the stories we mentioned on today's show at slashfilm.com, and linked inside the show notes. /Film Daily is published every weekday, bringing you the most exciting news from the world of movies and television as well as deeper dives into the great features from slashfilm.com. You can subscribe to /Film Daily on iTunes, Google Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify and all the popular podcast apps (RSS). Send your feedback, questions, comments and concerns to us at peter@slashfilm.com. Please leave your name and general geographic location in case we mention the e-mail on the air. Please rate and review the podcast on iTunes, tell your friends and spread the word! Thanks to Sam Hume for our logo.

On the May 10, 2019 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor in chief Peter Sciretta is joined by managing editor Jacob Hall, weekend editor Brad Oman, senior writer Ben Pearson and writer Chris Evangelista to answer some long lingering questions in the Mail Bag. You can subscribe to /Film Daily on iTunes, Google Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify and all the popular podcast apps (here is the RSS URL if you need it). Opening Banter: We have a lot of emails to get into today. In The Mailbag: Ben P from Los Angeles writes in: “Hi Chris,  I know you've mentioned in the past that you're open to non-movie-related questions, so maybe you can help me out with this situation.   One of my co-workers is obsessed with giving advice. Someone made him an advice-related theme song once and now he constantly sings it during work meetings. During these meetings, when we're all trying to make very important decisions, my co-worker always jumps in and says things like "I've got some advice for that!" or "Need a little advice? I'm your guy!"  So here's my question: how do I get him to give EVEN MORE ADVICE? He's always right - I just need more! Thanks, Ben Los Angeles, CA” The Advice Corner theme song was created by Love you Wally. Jacob asks Chris for advice about his chair. Jackson writes in “Hey guys, had a question   For those of you that collect movie art or posters, do you frame your prints in UV glass or anything special to preserve it? I just framed some Matt Ferguson Star Wars posters, and plan to buy more art at Celebration. Just curious what you guys recommend to preserve your pieces.   Thanks, love the show.” Peter Freeman from Gainesville, VA writes in “After recently seeing Glass, I began to wonder if there has been a sequel of a movie or franchise that has been made over a decade or more after the last movie in the series that has been any good.  Some examples of not good: Glass, Incredibles 2, Indiana Jones and The Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, All the Star Wars Prequels, Ghostbusters, Predators, Wall Street - Money Never sleeps, The Alien Prequels, etc.  I can't think of one, that was considered good. I thought maybe the recent Halloween sequel but that's just under 10 years.   Maybe this is something you could discuss in your next mailbag segment or if there is enough here maybe a post.” Michael O from Nashville TN writes in “Hey guys! I'm a big board game fan, but unfortunately, it's hard to get my gaming friends together at one time. Sometimes I find myself craving a board game while everyone else is busy. Can you guys recommend any sort of single-player board game experiences?” Mohammed from South Africa writes in “Hi Peter and the /Film Daily team,  My name is Mohammed and I am all the way from South Africa. I've been a daily listener of the podcast for the last couple of months.   I am a huge fan of the whole team and I really love the podcast. My 60km (37 miles) commute to work and back home would be excruciating without you and the team.   I recently just upgraded my home setup with a new 65" 4K QLED from Samsung and a XBOX One X. I am a huge supporter of physical media for a couple of reasons (extra's, box artwork and nostalgia etc.).   I was hoping to get some suggestions from the team for 3 Must Own/Have 4K Blu Rays to add to my existing collection. I have already ordered the following:  Avengers Infinity War John Wick Mad Max Fury Road Blade Runner 2049  What else do you think would be great movies to own as well as to show off my new 4K screen?  PS my current collection already includes standard Blu Ray versions of Lord of the Rings boxset, Godfather Boxet, Oceans Boxset, Matrix Boxset, Star Wars Boxset and about 40 other movies.”   Paul Toms from London writes in “Have been listening and reading your excellent Avengers End Game coverage via podcast and site, I have enjoyed every minute of it.  Following on from your second spoiler discussion podcast I just wanted to address a couple of points around the issues with Captain Marvel and her powers that you were all talking about.   There is an easy solution to her being overpowered (as suggested). As with recent comics and with Carol's long and often confusing history, you introduce a character like Rogue. Someone who can drain her ability. The recent Captain Marvel comics book run has seen this happen, and the two characters have a long and complicated back story. Side note, Rogue now under Disney ownership, a good way to slowly introduce the idea of mutants and then xmen? Just a thought.   The other point about the time it took Carol to turn up to the battle of upstate new york, it only takes her a few minutes once Thanos's army and ship shows up, if she's got to get from the other side of the galaxy I think we can give her 10 minutes.   Keep up the excellent work.” Jim F writes in “Just finished listening to the May 6 edition of Slashfilm Daily, and it strikes me that there is a very different way to view the introduction of the multiverse into the MCU. Yes, it could provide a simple way of introducing the X-Men and the Fantastic Four. But it also provides an easy way to wrap up the Sony/Marvel contract. Instead of just forgetting about Spider-Man or killing him off when the partnership between the two studios ends, they could easily have Peter Parker head off into another dimension.   That dimension, of course, would be the same one that the Venom movies take place in, as well as any of the other rumoured Sony "Spider-Verse" projects. This way, Sony reaps the most benefit from the storytelling within the MCU up until now, with Peter's backstory and character being well-established. It gives him new challenges and experiences, like learning to live without any of his supporting characters, etc. Maybe Mysterio actually tricks Peter into heading into another dimension under the guise of needing his help, but then traps Peter there just to get rid of him.   Of course, I'm not sure what any of this means for the Aunt May spin off movie.” Michael from KC writes in, “Hey Peter and Co.!  Appreciate all the excellent conversations across the /Film family and guests digging into “Avengers: Endgame”. I have thoughts. Apologies for the length.  As we see with both the comics source material and many superhero films from most non-Feige entities, these stories have traditionally been treated as “good enough is good enough”. (Recall a WB hack's comment that it didn't matter whether a Batman script was good or not, as global box office will support any Batman flick regardless of quality.)  Whether due to the strict deadlines involved or the original target audience, comic book stories from the past are largely forgettable, paint by numbers, or flat-out bad. That is to say, there's rarely been an incentive for “superhero” stories to elevate beyond simple tales of good overcoming evil in funny costumes. None of these movies has any real right to be as good as many of them are. And due to their outsized box office representation, the responsibility that these films have both been assigned and actively taken on has roped in themes ranging from racism and gender equality to corporate greed and entitlement. There is the cynical point of view that says they might include those “deep” elements just to have the facade of being more than popcorn fluff, but if those socially aware aspects were the only key to hit movies, everyone would be making billion dollar movies. Maybe there's something to a superhero candy coating makes the messaging medicine easier to go down? But then, hasn't that been the format of all of our myths? I understand how the “non-true believers” have had to suffer enough borderline worship of the MCU as quasi-religious works, but lessons disguised as fun engaging stories has always been humanity's way.  I've been super fascinated by how it seems that from a film criticism perspective the MCU defies easy classification, dissection, and critique. I think that in the future, it's likely we will look back at this run of films as not only genre-defying, but medium-defying beyond the current “it's just movies as TV episodes” that is a relatable way to approach the MCU. But TV shows usually have tons of extraneous filler, and leave few dots for the viewer to connect. The MCU proudly skips “entire missing movies” like Wanda and Vision's life between “Civil War” and “Infinity War” or Bruce Banner's shocking transformation that occurs off-screen during the five year gap of “Endgame”. Similarly, viewers fed a steady diet of comic books will also bump up against the lack of connective tissue that aging actors, contracts, and millions of CGI render hours cannot accommodate. So there's no simple “in” for an approach grounded in other traditional serialized storytelling: television, comics, or film.  It's not to say the MCU films are so genius they transcend our rational minds, but I do feel the critic community just doesn't quite have perspective yet, or perhaps the vocabulary to accurately place this work (say, “The Infinity Saga”) in film history from an academic point of view. I felt this especially with the oft-repeated criticisms of “Infinity War” as too much table setting, and that the end is hollow because in our reality, we the viewer know that the dusted characters can't stay dead because we read the trades that tell us actor contract and sequel details. These are fair and common ways to analyze a film as a singular work. But the MCU experiment has never been a singular work. Even “Iron Man”(2008) can't be that because it plays to an audience that knows what the greater Marvel Universe is in pop culture. Even if you ignore the Nick Fury stinger, much of the audience has some knowledge that Iron Man teams up with Cap, The Hulk, etc. When we read a novel and set it down halfway through, we don't google whether the author has a follow-up in the works with certain characters. Do we cynically cross our arms at the end of “Wrath of Khan” and smirk that Spock can't really be dead, robotically robbing ourselves of the crushing impact of “I have been...and always shall be...your friend.”? The entire point of dusting half the universe in “Infinity War” is to tell a story about how the characters in the movie react to losing those people. We feel Spock's death because of Kirk's reaction, not our own as passive movie watchers. What we the audience know about the filmmaking process is entirely irrelevant to the characters' state of mind.  Once we step back from a “film by film” consideration, and we see the actual real time these productions have spanned, how many changes the viewer has experienced in the interim, how large a percentage of filmgoers have seen them, and in a niche-ified cultural landscape how many separate generations now have these moments as common touchstones, these start looking less like a series of movies, and more like a bizarre portal to a virtual world that we have access to periodically to check in with “people” that we've become convinced are real in way. How else to explain our reaction? The ubiquitously-mentioned early cinema patron leaping out of the way of the oncoming train he was sure was going to burst out of the screen and hit him. We've been trained over a century plus to accept most movies as artifice, as neat boxes of storytelling that we can hold in our hand and spin around to inspect its every angle, and that feels comforting. To attempt to consider the MCU and its totality is far less neat, more like considering a universe. Is this Kevin Feige's grand design made real? Doubtful, as the best/most influential works of culture are frequently happy accidents wrangled by many talented people in the right place at the right time: The Beatles, Star Wars, the Bible. But it doesn't diminish the end result. Can you call The Beatles a rock band? You can, and you can even analyze each album separately as compared to its contemporaries. But I would argue the real impact The Beatles had is completely separate from any one particular set of songs. One other aspect that I haven't seen touched upon that much is the subconscious impact that I think the MCU has had on the public perception of masculinity and antiquated macho ideals. No real empirical data here, but after I noticed some cracks appearing with “The Force Awakens” (Han's grown-man-tear-inducing “Chewie...we're home.”) we now seem to live in an America where openly weeping in a movie theater not only evades ridicule, but is accepted and even championed as a healthy and cathartic collective experience. As a boy, I was certainly raised in a climate that discouraged any public display of perceived weakness. How common is the experience of a kid being stigmatized for crying? The freedom to be so connected to one's emotions that tears of joy, shock, grief, and just pure awe arrive unrestrained is freeing, and to me has to be considered a progressive moment for our culture. And I definitely applaud the courage and confidence you guys have in sharing your reactions in an even more public (and often toxic) forum. Some critics peg this as suspended childhood, but consider the emotional damage done to previous generations because fathers weren't permitted to identify with their sons, and weren't equipped with the empathy and confidence to believe that becoming your best self means being able to feel everything in a safe environment. Do I want a world where fathers are distant, confused by and ashamed of their children's feelings, behavior, and tastes? Or do I want a world where fathers are proudly locked in to the beauty of the entire spectrum of emotions and human passion that connects people of all walks of life?  The MCU as radical social change standard-bearer, and transformative parenting catalyst??? Did even Stan Lee himself dare to dream of such a thing?  Thanks for all the good stuff!   Other Articles Mentioned:   All the other stuff you need to know: You can find more about all the stories we mentioned on today's show at slashfilm.com, and linked inside the show notes. /Film Daily is published every weekday, bringing you the most exciting news from the world of movies and television as well as deeper dives into the great features from slashfilm.com. You can subscribe to /Film Daily on iTunes, Google Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify and all the popular podcast apps (RSS). Send your feedback, questions, comments and concerns to us at peter@slashfilm.com. Please leave your name and general geographic location in case we mention the e-mail on the air. Please rate and review the podcast on iTunes, tell your friends and spread the word! Thanks to Sam Hume for our logo.

On the May 9, 2019 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor in chief Peter Sciretta is joined by weekend editor Brad Oman, senior writer Ben Pearson and writer Chris Evangelista to discuss the latest film and tv news, including Fast and the Furious, Hellraiser, Star Wars, Lady and the Tramp, Avengers: Endgame and the future of the MCU. You can subscribe to /Film Daily on iTunes, Google Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify and all the popular podcast apps (here is the RSS URL if you need it). In The News: Brad: Universal Drops ‘Fast and Furious' Producer Neal Moritz from ‘Hobbs and Shaw' and All Future Sequels Chris: ‘Hellraiser' Remake Will Be Summoned by David S. Goyer Ben: ‘Star Wars' is Taking a Three Year Break From the Movies After ‘The Rise of Skywalker,' Sets Future Release Dates Chris: ‘New Mutants' Release Date Pushed Yet Again, Will Now Open in 2020 Ben (og HT): Disney Post-Fox Film Release Slate Pushes Back ‘Avatar' Sequels to 2021, ‘Artemis Fowl' to 2020 Chris: ‘Lady and the Tramp' Remake Will Have Janelle Monae Revamp that Problematic Siamese Cat Song Brad: The End of ‘Avengers: Endgame' Has Permanently Changed The Hulk Chris: ‘Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3' Didn't Influence How ‘Avengers: Endgame' Ended Brad: Marvel Studios Will Announce First Openly Gay Superhero Character Sometime Soon   Other Articles Mentioned: Brad's plug: ‘Avengers: Endgame' Isn't Fat-Shaming the Traumatized and Grief-Stricken Thor Ben's plug: George R.R. Martin on ‘The Lord of the Rings', Whether Tolkien Would Have Liked His Work, and One Big Regret [Interview] Chris' plug: ‘It Chapter Two' Trailer Breakdown: You Know What They Say About Derry…   All the other stuff you need to know: You can find more about all the stories we mentioned on today's show at slashfilm.com, and linked inside the show notes. /Film Daily is published every weekday, bringing you the most exciting news from the world of movies and television as well as deeper dives into the great features from slashfilm.com. You can subscribe to /Film Daily on iTunes, Google Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify and all the popular podcast apps (RSS). Send your feedback, questions, comments and concerns to us at peter@slashfilm.com. Please leave your name and general geographic location in case we mention the e-mail on the air. Please rate and review the podcast on iTunes, tell your friends and spread the word! Thanks to Sam Hume for our logo.

On the May 8, 2019 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor in chief Peter Sciretta is joined by senior writer Ben Pearson to discuss visiting the set of Spider-Man: Far From Home and we will play interviews with stars Jon Favreau and Tom Holland. You can subscribe to /Film Daily on iTunes, Google Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify and all the popular podcast apps (here is the RSS URL if you need it). In Our Feature Presentation: Ben PEarson talks about his visit to the set of Spider-Man: Far From Home in 2018. He shares some of the cool info he learned from the visit and we play two of the roundtable interviews conducted on set with stars Jon Favreau and Tom Holland. ‘Spider-Man: Far From Home' Set Visit: Everything We Learned About Mysterio, Nick Fury, MJ, and Peter Parker's Globetrotting Adventure ‘Spider-Man: Far From Home': It Sounds Like J. Jonah Jameson and The Daily Bugle Will Appear in the MCU How a Car Commercial Impacted the MCU ‘Spider-Man: Far From Home's Jacob Batalon Was “Hysterically Laughing” When Peter Parker Got Dusted [Interview] Tom Holland Tells ‘Spider-Man: Far From Home' Audiences to Brace for Impact [Set Visit Interview] ‘Spider-Man: Far From Home' Director Jon Watts Wants to Avoid “Second Movie Bloat” [Interview] ‘Spider-Man: Far From Home': Jon Favreau's Happy Hogan Has a New Love Interest [Set Visit Interview]   Other Articles Mentioned:   All the other stuff you need to know: You can find more about all the stories we mentioned on today's show at slashfilm.com, and linked inside the show notes. /Film Daily is published every weekday, bringing you the most exciting news from the world of movies and television as well as deeper dives into the great features from slashfilm.com. You can subscribe to /Film Daily on iTunes, Google Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify and all the popular podcast apps (RSS). Send your feedback, questions, comments and concerns to us at peter@slashfilm.com. Please leave your name and general geographic location in case we mention the e-mail on the air. Please rate and review the podcast on iTunes, tell your friends and spread the word! Thanks to Sam Hume for our logo.

On the May 7, 2019 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor in chief Peter Sciretta is joined by /Film managing editor Jacob Hall, weekend editor Brad Oman , senior writer Ben Pearson, and writers Hoai-Tran Bui and Chris Evangelista to discuss what they've been up to at the Water Cooler. You can subscribe to /Film Daily on iTunes, Google Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify and all the popular podcast apps (here is the RSS URL if you need it).   Opening Banter: Chris complains about his Apple problems. It's been two weeks since the last Watercooler episode.   At The Water Cooler:   What we've been Doing: Peter has been continuing his Vlogging adventures: recorded episodes showing what the world premiere of Avengers: Endgame was like, and had a disastrous learning experience with a whole days worth of Disneyland footage being ruined. He went to Marvel's Heroes Assemble Disneyland After Dark event and wasn't impressed. He also went to the AMA Awards (basically the Oscars of Magic) and watched magicians channel the spirits of Dai Vernon and Orson Welles, and got to meet and thank his first real magic teachers, Michael Ammar. Hoai-Tran has been covering the Tribeca Film Festival, experienced a Doctor Who VR film, attended the Reality Bites 25th anniversary panel. Ben went to London for a Tolkien set visit, saw The Midnight in concert, and attended the Hollywood Dream Machines exhibit at the Petersen Automotive Museum, where he met Bob Gale. What we've been Reading: Jacob has been poking through The Presidents by Brian Lamb, Susan Swain and C-Span. Ben read Game of Thrones: The Storyboards What we've been Watching: Peter watched Penn & Teller's Masterclass., and is excited that Robert Irvine's Restaurant Impossible is back after years off the air. Chris watched Screwball.   Jacob watched Big Little Lies, Escape Room and Monster Party. He also revisited The Matrix for the first time in a few years and began his Deadwood rewatch.   Brad watched Homecoming: A Film By Beyonce, Legally Blonde, The Curse of La Llorona, Life of the Party, and Long Shot. Hoai-Tran saw John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum, Detective Pikachu, UglyDolls, highlights of Tribeca: House of Hummingbird, Lucky Grandma, Blow the Man Down, Plus One, See You Yesterday, Burning Cane. Ben rewatched Avengers: Endgame and John Wick: Chapter 2, and watched A Simple Favor on the plane and caught an early screening of Tolkien. What we've been Eating: Peter tried the new Diet Coke flavors and really loves the Strawberry Guava and the Feisty Cherry, Brad tried Mountain Dew Cyclone and Pepsi Mango, Taco Bell Tortilla Chips, New Milka Oreo Chocolate Bar What we've been Playing: Peter played Batman: Gotham City Chronicles, a tabletop miniatures board game. Brad has finally been playing Spider-Man PS4, also played Super Smash Bros. Ultimate for the Switch.   Other Articles Mentioned: Plug: Peter's new YouTube vlogging channel Ordinary Adventures. Please subscribe! Doctor Who: The Runaway VR film.   All the other stuff you need to know: You can find more about all the stories we mentioned on today's show at slashfilm.com, and linked inside the show notes. /Film Daily is published every weekday, bringing you the most exciting news from the world of movies and television as well as deeper dives into the great features from slashfilm.com. You can subscribe to /Film Daily on iTunes, Google Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify and all the popular podcast apps (RSS). Send your feedback, questions, comments and concerns to us at peter@slashfilm.com. Please leave your name and general geographic location in case we mention the e-mail on the air. Please rate and review the podcast on iTunes, tell your friends and spread the word! Thanks to Sam Hume for our logo.

On the May 6, 2019 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor in chief Peter Sciretta is joined by /Film managing editor Jacob Hall, and weekend editor Brad Oman to discuss the new trailer for Spider-Man: Far From Home and what it might mean for the future of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. You can subscribe to /Film Daily on iTunes, Google Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify and all the popular podcast apps (here is the RSS URL if you need it). Opening Banter: Spoiler warning for Avengers: Endgame, or is the spoiler embargo officially up as the Russo Brothers have said? In The News: ‘Spider-Man: Far From Home' Trailer: Peter Parker Can't Catch a Break Jacob: If ‘Spider-Man: Far From Home' Introduces the Multiverse, What Does This Mean for the Future of the MCU? Brad: ‘Spider-Man: Far From Home' Trailer Breakdown: The World Needs a New Iron Man The flow of the discussion: Spoilers in general Our reaction to the trailer. The world has changed: Tony, iron man memorials. How is peter back in school? Is happy working for Peter now? Peter is a little bit more confident Stark Tower is changing, but why? Multiverses - what does this mean for the future of the MCU? Do we really think Mysterio isn't the villain here? The heart of this story: Peter's crush on MJ, and the reveal that MJ knows Peter's secret Parker's new stealth spidey suit.   Other Articles Mentioned: Plug: Peter's new YouTube vlogging channel Ordinary Adventures. Please subscribe!   All the other stuff you need to know: You can find more about all the stories we mentioned on today's show at slashfilm.com, and linked inside the show notes. /Film Daily is published every weekday, bringing you the most exciting news from the world of movies and television as well as deeper dives into the great features from slashfilm.com. You can subscribe to /Film Daily on iTunes, Google Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify and all the popular podcast apps (RSS). Send your feedback, questions, comments and concerns to us at peter@slashfilm.com. Please leave your name and general geographic location in case we mention the e-mail on the air. Please rate and review the podcast on iTunes, tell your friends and spread the word! Thanks to Sam Hume for our logo.

On the May 3, 2019 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor in chief Peter Sciretta is joined by /Film managing editor Jacob Hall, and writer Chris Evangelista to discuss the latest film and tv news, including the death of Peter Mayhew, early buzz for John Wick Chapter 3, a Willow tv sequel series, Cobra Kai, Sonic the Hedgehog, the future of Mission: Impossible and the downfall of Sinemia. You can subscribe to /Film Daily on iTunes, Google Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify and all the popular podcast apps (here is the RSS URL if you need it). Opening Banter: What are you doing on May the fourth. In The News: Jacob: Peter Mayhew, the Man Behind Chewbacca in ‘Star Wars,' Has Died at 74Mention: Peter Mayhew Honored By Kind Words from Harrison Ford, Mark Hamill, George Lucas & More Chris: ‘John Wick Chapter 3' Early Buzz: We're Thinking He's Back…Yet Again Jacob: ‘Willow' Sequel Series Confirmed to Be in Talks for Disney+ Chris: YouTube Orders ‘Cobra Kai' Season 3, Which Will Be Free to Watch Jacob: ‘Sonic the Hedgehog' Is Being Redesigned Due to Fan Outrage Chris: ‘Mission: Impossible' 7 and 8 Need to “Swallow the Last Three Movies Whole,” According to Director Christopher McQuarrie Chris: Sinemia is Dead, While MoviePass Inexplicably Lives On All the other stuff you need to know: You can find more about all the stories we mentioned on today's show at slashfilm.com, and linked inside the show notes. /Film Daily is published every weekday, bringing you the most exciting news from the world of movies and television as well as deeper dives into the great features from slashfilm.com. You can subscribe to /Film Daily on iTunes, Google Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify and all the popular podcast apps (RSS). Send your feedback, questions, comments and concerns to us at peter@slashfilm.com. Please leave your name and general geographic location in case we mention the e-mail on the air. Please rate and review the podcast on iTunes, tell your friends and spread the word! Thanks to Sam Hume for our logo.

On the May 2, 2019 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor in chief Peter Sciretta is joined by /Film weekend editor Brad Oman, senior writer Ben Pearson and writer Chris Evangelista to discuss the have part two of our spoiler discussion of Avengers: Endgame. You can subscribe to /Film Daily on iTunes, Google Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify and all the popular podcast apps (here is the RSS URL if you need it).   Opening Banter: Everyone is talking about Avengers and all the big news stories this week were around Endgame.   In The News: Ben: ‘Avengers: Endgame' Now the Highest Grossing Hollywood Movie in China, Sixth Biggest Ever Worldwide Brad: ‘Avengers: Endgame': All the Shots Manipulated in Trailers and Cut from the Movie Chris: What Happened to the Infinity Stones In ‘Avengers: Endgame'? The Russo Brothers Have Answers Brad: Why the ‘Avengers: Endgame' Final Scene Doesn't Break the MCU, According to the Russo Brothers Chris: Joe Russo Explains Some of the Confusing ‘Avengers: Endgame' Paradoxes Brad: ‘Avengers: Endgame' Easter Egg Could Hint at a New Superhero Coming to the MCU Ben: The Final Battle of ‘Avengers: Endgame' Puts ‘Infinity War' to Shame – But Not Because It's Bigger Brad: How the ‘Avengers: Endgame' Directors Assembled the Most Star-Filled Shot in Marvel History Chris: ‘Avengers: Endgame' Suggests the MCU Has a Problem With Captain Marvel's Power Brad: Robert Downey Jr.'s Finest Moment in ‘Avengers: Endgame' Was a Last Minute Addition Ben (og HT): The Russo Brothers Explain Why ‘Avengers: Endgame' Doesn't Have an End-Credits Scene   In The Mailbag: Scott from Alameda, CA writes in “Hey Peter-  So I need to disagree with your and the staff's take that it was a mistake for the screenwriters to kill off Black Widow instead of Hawkeye. To defend this case, I unfortunately need to pull out the parent card.  This movie is very much about parenthood and fatherhood specifically. It feels as if this idea of raising the next generation was quite in the forefront of the screenwriter's minds. To start the movie with Hawkeye losing his family and then to end it by implying that his family came back only to find their father dead would be heartbreaking and devastating. It would be downright cruel. Having Tony die leaving Morgan fatherless brought me to absolute tears. But in that case, the sacrifice matched the character arc. Black Widow (while I agree a better character) needed to sacrifice herself in order to give Clint his family back and allow him the chance to be a father.   As a parent myself, I complete agree with Natasha's decision and understand the sacrifice made in order to allow someone (Clint) to have more time with their children. Keep up the amazing work even if I disagree with your take in this case.”   Other Articles Mentioned: Siddhant: Road to Endgame: ‘Avengers: Endgame' is a Bold New Beginning (and Look Back) for the Marvel Cinematic Universe Interview With A Local Man Returning After Thanos' Snap   All the other stuff you need to know: You can find more about all the stories we mentioned on today's show at slashfilm.com, and linked inside the show notes. /Film Daily is published every weekday, bringing you the most exciting news from the world of movies and television as well as deeper dives into the great features from slashfilm.com. You can subscribe to /Film Daily on iTunes, Google Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify and all the popular podcast apps (RSS). Send your feedback, questions, comments and concerns to us at peter@slashfilm.com. Please leave your name and general geographic location in case we mention the e-mail on the air. Please rate and review the podcast on iTunes, tell your friends and spread the word! Thanks to Sam Hume for our logo.

On the May 1, 2019 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor in chief Peter Sciretta is joined by /Film managing editor Jacob Hall, and writer Chris Evangelista to discuss the latest film and tv news, including Ghost Rider, Indiana Jones 5, Quentin Tarantino, Samsung, and Game of Thrones. You can subscribe to /Film Daily on iTunes, Google Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify and all the popular podcast apps (here is the RSS URL if you need it). Opening Banter: Let's geek out over Chris talking to legendary filmmaker Quentin Tarantino. In The News: Chris: Exclusive: Quentin Tarantino Tells Us How and Why He Created ‘The Hateful Eight' Miniseries for NetflixMention: Exclusive: ‘Django Unchained' Director's Cut Coming After Quentin Tarantino Finishes ‘Once Upon a Time in Hollywood' Jacob: Rumor: ‘Indiana Jones 5' Now Being Written By ‘This Is Us' Creator Dan Fogelman Chris: ‘Ghost Rider' TV Series Coming to Hulu with Gabriel Luna Reprising the Role Chris: Samsung Made a Vertical TV, Because We Live in Hell Jacob: ‘Game of Thrones' Cinematographer Defends the Dark Lighting Choices of “The Long Night” All the other stuff you need to know: You can find more about all the stories we mentioned on today's show at slashfilm.com, and linked inside the show notes. /Film Daily is published every weekday, bringing you the most exciting news from the world of movies and television as well as deeper dives into the great features from slashfilm.com. You can subscribe to /Film Daily on iTunes, Google Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify and all the popular podcast apps (RSS). Send your feedback, questions, comments and concerns to us at peter@slashfilm.com. Please leave your name and general geographic location in case we mention the e-mail on the air. Please rate and review the podcast on iTunes, tell your friends and spread the word! Thanks to Sam Hume for our logo.

On the April 30, 2019 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor in chief Peter Sciretta is joined by /Film weekend editor Brad Oman, and writers Hoai-Tran Bui and Chris Evangelista to discuss Avengers: Endgame spoilers. We'll explore easter eggs, speculate on what this means for future movies, and try to break down the paradoxes of the film, You can subscribe to /Film Daily on iTunes, Google Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify and all the popular podcast apps (here is the RSS URL if you need it). Opening Banter: Chris has a review on the site, Brad has a spoiler review. HT what did you think? In Our Feature Presentation: Let's Talk Avengers Endgame spoilers. Brad: What Does ‘Avengers: Endgame' Mean for the Black Widow Movie? HT on woman moment Brad: ‘Avengers: Endgame' Snaps Box Office Records with $1.2 Billion Global Opening HT: The Marvel Studios Intro is VERY Different in ‘Avengers: Endgame' And You Might've Missed It Chris: The SHOCKING Truth Behind the ‘Avengers: Endgame' Sandwich Scene Peter: Let's Talk About the Nerdy Logistical Paradoxes of ‘Avengers: Endgame' HT: Stan Lee's Final Cameo in ‘Avengers: Endgame' Explained by the Russo Brothers Brad: Who Was That Young Man at the ‘Avengers: Endgame' Funeral? Chris: How ‘Avengers: Endgame' Sets Up ‘Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3' HT: How ‘Avengers: Endgame' Makes Good on an Unexpected Crossover Fans Have Wanted for Years Chris: That ‘Avengers: Endgame' End Credits Sound Symbolizes Both an Ending and a Beginning Brad: ‘Avengers: Endgame' Writers Address Spoiler-Filled Questions About Death, The Snap & More Chris: Alternate ‘Endgame' Storylines Revealed by ‘Avengers' Screenwriters Other Articles Mentioned: The Status of Every Major MCU Character After ‘Avengers: Endgame' How ‘Avengers: Endgame' Affects ‘Spider-Man: Far From Home' ‘Avengers: Endgame' Spoiler Review: This is the Fight of Our Lives All the other stuff you need to know: You can find more about all the stories we mentioned on today's show at slashfilm.com, and linked inside the show notes. /Film Daily is published every weekday, bringing you the most exciting news from the world of movies and television as well as deeper dives into the great features from slashfilm.com. You can subscribe to /Film Daily on iTunes, Google Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify and all the popular podcast apps (RSS). Send your feedback, questions, comments and concerns to us at peter@slashfilm.com. Please leave your name and general geographic location in case we mention the e-mail on the air. Please rate and review the podcast on iTunes, tell your friends and spread the word! Thanks to Sam Hume for our logo.

On the April 29, 2019 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor in chief Peter Sciretta is joined by /Film managing editor Jacob Hall, and senior writer Ben Pearson to discuss the latest episode of Game of Thrones and why so many fans are so angry about one of the most anticipated episodes of television ever. You can subscribe to /Film Daily on iTunes, Google Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify and all the popular podcast apps (here is the RSS URL if you need it).   Opening Banter: Last night's Game of Thrones has the internet talking, and not in a good way. Who watched it?   In Our Feature Presentation: Was it too dark? Why was this battle such a huge deal? What are people mad about? What caused it? Are there problems beyond darkness and presentation? Who lived and who died? What stuff did we actually like? What comes next?   Other Articles Mentioned: ‘Game of Thrones' Drops the Ball With “The Long Night,” the Worst Battle in the Show's History Why You Couldn't See a Damn Thing on This Week's Game of Thrones   All the other stuff you need to know: You can find more about all the stories we mentioned on today's show at slashfilm.com, and linked inside the show notes. /Film Daily is published every weekday, bringing you the most exciting news from the world of movies and television as well as deeper dives into the great features from slashfilm.com. You can subscribe to /Film Daily on iTunes, Google Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify and all the popular podcast apps (RSS). Send your feedback, questions, comments and concerns to us at peter@slashfilm.com. Please leave your name and general geographic location in case we mention the e-mail on the air. Please rate and review the podcast on iTunes, tell your friends and spread the word! Thanks to Sam Hume for our logo.

On the April 26, 2019 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor in chief Peter Sciretta is joined by /Film managing editor Jacob Hall, and senior writer Ben Pearson to discuss what Avengers: Endgame means for the future of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and a look back at the character arcs of the last decade of Marvel Studios. You can subscribe to /Film Daily on iTunes, Google Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify and all the popular podcast apps (here is the RSS URL if you need it). Opening Banter: We loved Avengers: Endgame. If you haven't seen the movie, this will be a full-on spoiler discussion. In Our Feature Presentation: The Status of Every Major MCU Character After ‘Avengers: Endgame' How Does ‘Avengers: Endgame' Affect ‘Spider-Man: Far From Home'? What Does ‘Avengers: Endgame' Mean for Marvel's Disney+ Shows? Other Articles Mentioned: Avengers: Endgame Spoiler Conversation: A Profoundly Satisfying Cinematic Achievement All the other stuff you need to know: You can find more about all the stories we mentioned on today's show at slashfilm.com, and linked inside the show notes. /Film Daily is published every weekday, bringing you the most exciting news from the world of movies and television as well as deeper dives into the great features from slashfilm.com. You can subscribe to /Film Daily on iTunes, Google Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify and all the popular podcast apps (RSS). Send your feedback, questions, comments and concerns to us at peter@slashfilm.com. Please leave your name and general geographic location in case we mention the e-mail on the air. Please rate and review the podcast on iTunes, tell your friends and spread the word! Thanks to Sam Hume for our logo.

On the April 25, 2019 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor in chief Peter Sciretta is joined by /Film managing editor Jacob Hall, weekend editor Brad Oman, and writer Chris Evangelista to discuss the latest film and tv news, including James Bond 25, Netflix, Quentin Tarantino, Academy Awards, Detective Pikachu, Avengers: Endgame, Disney, and the WGA vs. ATA. You can subscribe to /Film Daily on iTunes, Google Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify and all the popular podcast apps (here is the RSS URL if you need it). Opening Banter: Peter plugs his first vlog: Ordinary Adventures. Watch the first video to see what it's like to attend the world premiere of Avengers: Endgame.   In The News: Jacob: James Bond 25 Story Details, Filming Locations, and Official Cast Revealed Brad: Netflix Testing New Random and Top 10 List Features, But What They Still Need Is Playlists Chris: ‘The Hateful Eight' Extended Version is Now on Netflix…as a Mini-Series? Brad: Netflix Oscar Eligibility Remains Intact as The Academy Votes Not to Change Key Rule Jacob: ‘Detective Pikachu' Early Buzz: An Adorable Video Game Movie That is Super Effective for Fans and Non-Fans Alike Brad: ‘Avengers: Endgame' in 4DX Will Feature Signature Character Motions, But What Does That Mean? Chris: Disney is Killing Multiple Fox Films, Heavily Scrutinizing Others Jacob: The WGA vs. ATA Standoff Explained: What is Happening in Hollywood Between Writers and Their Agents?   Other Articles Mentioned:   All the other stuff you need to know: You can find more about all the stories we mentioned on today's show at slashfilm.com, and linked inside the show notes. /Film Daily is published every weekday, bringing you the most exciting news from the world of movies and television as well as deeper dives into the great features from slashfilm.com. You can subscribe to /Film Daily on iTunes, Google Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify and all the popular podcast apps (RSS). Send your feedback, questions, comments and concerns to us at peter@slashfilm.com. Please leave your name and general geographic location in case we mention the e-mail on the air. Please rate and review the podcast on iTunes, tell your friends and spread the word! Thanks to Sam Hume for our logo.

On the April 24, 2019 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor in chief Peter Sciretta is joined by /Film managing editor Jacob Hall, weekend editor Brad Oman, senior writer Ben Pearson and writer Hoai-Tran Bui to participate in the 2019 Summer Movie Wager. You can subscribe to /Film Daily on iTunes, Google Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify and all the popular podcast apps (here is the RSS URL if you need it). In The Feature Presentation: The Summer Movie Wager with the /Film Daily team. Jacob Hall Avengers: Endgame The Lion King Toy Story 4 The Secret Life of Pets 2 Godzilla: King of the Monsters Detective Pikachu Spider-Man: Far From Home Aladdin Hobbs & Shaw X-Men: Dark Phoenix   Once Upon a Time in Hollywood Rocketman John Wick Chapter 3   Bradford Oman   Avengers Endgame The Lion King The Secret Life of Pets 2 Toy Story 4 Aladdin Spider-Man Far From Home Detective Pikachu Fast and Furious Presents Hobbs and Shaw Godzilla King of the Monsters Dark Phoenix   Dark Horse   John Wick Chapter 3 Rocketman Once Upon a Time in Hollywood   Ben Pearson   Avengers: Endgame The Lion King Toy Story 4 The Secret Life of Pets 2 Spider-Man: Far From Home Aladdin Hobbs and Shaw Rocketman Godzilla: King of the Monsters Once Upon a Time in Hollywood   Dark Horses: Detective Pikachu Men in Black International Yesterday   Hoai-Tran Bui   Avengers: Endgame The Lion King Detective Pikachu Toy Story 4 Spider-Man: Far From Home Hobbs & Shaw Godzilla 2 The Secret Life of Pets 2 Once Upon a Time in Hollywood Men in Black International   Dark Horses: Rocketman Yesterday Aladdin   Other Articles Mentioned: /Filmcast Ep. 514 – The 2019 Summer Movie Wager TheSummerMovieWager.com   All the other stuff you need to know: You can find more about all the stories we mentioned on today's show at slashfilm.com, and linked inside the show notes. /Film Daily is published every weekday, bringing you the most exciting news from the world of movies and television as well as deeper dives into the great features from slashfilm.com. You can subscribe to /Film Daily on iTunes, Google Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify and all the popular podcast apps (RSS). Send your feedback, questions, comments and concerns to us at peter@slashfilm.com. Please leave your name and general geographic location in case we mention the e-mail on the air. Please rate and review the podcast on iTunes, tell your friends and spread the word! Thanks to Sam Hume for our logo.

On the April 23, 2019 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor in chief Peter Sciretta gives his spoiler-free reaction to Avengers: Endgame and shares an interview with Endgame directors Anthony and Joe Russo. You can subscribe to /Film Daily on iTunes, Google Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify and all the popular podcast apps (here is the RSS URL if you need it).   Opening Banter: Peter went to the world premiere of Avengers: Endgame, and he gives his brief spoiler-free reaction.   In The News: 'Avengers: Endgame' Early Reactions Bring the Hype for the End of the Infinity Saga   In Our Feature Presentation: The Russo Brothers Talk ‘Avengers: Endgame', Stan Lee, Lasting Stakes, and More [Spoiler-Free] Interview   Other Articles Mentioned:   All the other stuff you need to know: You can find more about all the stories we mentioned on today's show at slashfilm.com, and linked inside the show notes. /Film Daily is published every weekday, bringing you the most exciting news from the world of movies and television as well as deeper dives into the great features from slashfilm.com. You can subscribe to /Film Daily on iTunes, Google Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify and all the popular podcast apps (RSS). Send your feedback, questions, comments and concerns to us at peter@slashfilm.com. Please leave your name and general geographic location in case we mention the e-mail on the air. Please rate and review the podcast on iTunes, tell your friends and spread the word! Thanks to Sam Hume for our logo.

On the April 22 2019 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor in chief Peter Sciretta is joined by /Film managing editor Jacob Hall, senior writer Ben Pearson, and writers Hoai-Tran Bui and Chris Evangelista to talk about what they've been up to at The Water Cooler. You can subscribe to /Film Daily on iTunes, Google Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify and all the popular podcast apps (here is the RSS URL if you need it). Opening Banter: Brad's out sick. At The Water Cooler: What we've been Doing:Peter bought a couple of digital cameras and went to Disneyland to try them out and attempt to be a vlogger. He also had his friend Jeff teach him how to edit using Adobe Premiere. Jacob retired his Dungeons & Dragons character after realizing he had completed his personal storyline and is creating a new one. Hoai-Tran went to the Tolkien: Maker of Middle-earth exhibit at the Morgan Library and Museum. What we've been Reading:Chris read Dreyer's English: An Utterly Correct Guide to Clarity and Style by Benjamin Dreyer, In the Blink of an Eye: A Perspective on Film Editing by Walter Murch and I Heard You Paint Houses by Charles Brandt. Jacob has opinions on the final issue of B.P.R.D. What we've been Watching:Ben and Jacob watched Game of Thrones. Peter watched the first couple episodes of Bosch season 5 on Netflix and is continuing to enjoy Dark Side of the Ring on Viceland. Jacob watched Formula 1: Drive to Survive, Wrestling With Shadows, and The Silence. Chris watched Police Story. Ben watched Homecoming: A Film by Beyonce, The Secret Garden, The Big Heat, Detour, and rewatched Avengers: Infinity War in preparation for Endgame Hoai-Tran watched the Noah Centineo gigolo movie The Perfect Date. What we've been Eating:Peter has officially lost 50 pounds, and LOVES Magic Spoon, a new low carb cereal. He also cheated and tried the Ghostpepper mac and cheese at Disney California Adventure Food and Wine festival. What we've been Playing:Peter recorded the Summer Movie Wager of the /Filmcast last night. Jacob is playing Cuphead on the Nintendo Switch.   Other Articles Mentioned: Cuphead Launch Trailer   All the other stuff you need to know: You can find more about all the stories we mentioned on today's show at slashfilm.com, and linked inside the show notes. /Film Daily is published every weekday, bringing you the most exciting news from the world of movies and television as well as deeper dives into the great features from slashfilm.com. You can subscribe to /Film Daily on iTunes, Google Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify and all the popular podcast apps (RSS). Send your feedback, questions, comments and concerns to us at peter@slashfilm.com. Please leave your name and general geographic location in case we mention the e-mail on the air. Please rate and review the podcast on iTunes, tell your friends and spread the word! Thanks to Sam Hume for our logo.

On the April 19 2019 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor in chief Peter Sciretta is joined by Jeff Morreale to talk about his trip to Shanghai Disneyland resort. We hear all about this fairly new Disney theme park, find out about the best rides, the culture differences, and get tips for a potential visit. You can subscribe to /Film Daily on iTunes, Google Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify and all the popular podcast apps (here is the RSS URL if you need it).   Opening Banter:   In Our Feature Presentation: Jeff tells us what it's like to visit Shanghai Disneyland.   Other Articles Mentioned:   All the other stuff you need to know: You can find more about all the stories we mentioned on today's show at slashfilm.com, and linked inside the show notes. /Film Daily is published every weekday, bringing you the most exciting news from the world of movies and television as well as deeper dives into the great features from slashfilm.com. You can subscribe to /Film Daily on iTunes, Google Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify and all the popular podcast apps (RSS). Send your feedback, questions, comments and concerns to us at peter@slashfilm.com. Please leave your name and general geographic location in case we mention the e-mail on the air. Please rate and review the podcast on iTunes, tell your friends and spread the word! Thanks to Sam Hume for our logo.

On the April 18 2019 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor in chief Peter Sciretta is joined by senior writer Ben Pearson and writer Hoai-Tran Bui to talk about the latest film and tv news, including Y: The Last Man, The Suicide Squad, The Mandalorian, Avengers: Endgame, Star Wars, Disney+, and Swamp Thing. You can subscribe to /Film Daily on iTunes, Google Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify and all the popular podcast apps (here is the RSS URL if you need it).   Opening Banter:   In The News: HT: Disney Scraps Fox's ‘Mouse Guard' Two Weeks Before Production Begins Ben: Disney CEO Bob Iger Says Fox Purchase Was All About Building Disney+ Content HT: How ‘The Mandalorian' Uses New Technology That Blends Physical Sets With CGI, According to Giancarlo Esposito HT: ‘Knights of the Old Republic' Project In Development, Kathleen Kennedy Confirms Ben: ‘Avengers: Endgame' Spoilers Have Leaked, and the Russo Brothers Want You to Avoid Then HT: ‘Y: The Last Man' Loses Both Showrunners But Still Moves Forward at FX Ben: John Cena in Talks to Suit Up For James Gunn's ‘The Suicide Squad' HT: ‘Swamp Thing' Shuts Down Early as One Cast Member Suggests a Troubled Production Also Exclusive: The DC Universe Streaming Service is Not in Danger, Even as ‘Swamp Thing' Ends Production Early ‘Swamp Thing' TV Series Teaser Rises Up for DC Universe All the other stuff you need to know: You can find more about all the stories we mentioned on today's show at slashfilm.com, and linked inside the show notes. /Film Daily is published every weekday, bringing you the most exciting news from the world of movies and television as well as deeper dives into the great features from slashfilm.com. You can subscribe to /Film Daily on iTunes, Google Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify and all the popular podcast apps (RSS). Send your feedback, questions, comments and concerns to us at peter@slashfilm.com. Please leave your name and general geographic location in case we mention the e-mail on the air. Please rate and review the podcast on iTunes, tell your friends and spread the word! Thanks to Sam Hume for our logo.

On the April 17 2019 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor in chief Peter Sciretta is joined by managing editor Jacob Hall, weekend editor Brad Oman, senior writer Ben Pearson and writers Hoai-Tran Bui and Chris Evangelista to talk about what we've been up to at the Water Cooler. You can subscribe to /Film Daily on iTunes, Google Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify and all the popular podcast apps (here is the RSS URL if you need it). Opening Banter: In the game of the Comic-Con hotel lottery, we lost. At The Water Cooler: What we've been Doing:Peter saw the new Dark Arts at Hogwarts light show at Universal Studios Hollywood. Brad went to Star Wars Celebration for the first time. Ben visited Sequoia National Park What we've been Reading:Chris read The Last Stone by Mark Bowden and The Filmmaker's Eye: Learning (and Breaking) the Rules of Cinematic Composition by Gustavo Mercado. Jacob is poking through Best. Movie. Year. Ever by Brian Raftery. What we've been Watching:Jacob, Brad, and Ben watched the season premiere episode of Game of Thrones. Peter, Jacob, Ben, and HT watched the new season of Barry. Peter and HT rewatched some of the new Star Wars movies. With all the Star Wars Celebration coverage, Peter went back and watched Star Wars: The Force Awakens and Star Wars: The Last Jedi back to back and has issues. HT rewatched Last Jedi. Peter watched Dark Side of the Ring on Viceland, and revisited Hitman Hart: Wrestling With Shadows (available on YouTube), and also watched The Legend of Cocaine Island on Netflix thanks to the staff's recommendations last week. Jacob watched the new season of Veep. He also revisited Lincoln. Chris re-watched Mad Max: Fury Road in 4K, and Detour on the Criterion Channel. Brad watched Pet Sematary, rewatched Crazy Rich Asians. Watched the first few episodes of Our Planet. Hoai-Tran watched Little, Tokyo Story on Criterion Channel, new seasons of Jane the Virgin. Ben watched Guava Island, the first two episodes of the original Twilight Zone, and The Lady Vanishes. What we've been Eating:Peter tried Game of Thrones Dragonfire wings at Buffalo Wild Wings. Jacob has been loving Quest protein chips. Brad tried Sunkist Strawberry Lemonade soda. What we've been Playing:Jacob is playing Final Fantasy IX on the Nintendo Switch and is still engrossed in Baba is You. Other Articles Mentioned: ‘Game of Thrones' Returns to ‘Winterfell' With a Busy Hour of Table-setting and Doomsaying ‘Our Planet' Proves That Netflix Can Make Nature Documentaries That Are as Good, and Maybe Even Better, Than Everyone Else Atlantic's Lincoln's Great Depression All the other stuff you need to know: You can find more about all the stories we mentioned on today's show at slashfilm.com, and linked inside the show notes. /Film Daily is published every weekday, bringing you the most exciting news from the world of movies and television as well as deeper dives into the great features from slashfilm.com. You can subscribe to /Film Daily on iTunes, Google Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify and all the popular podcast apps (RSS). Send your feedback, questions, comments and concerns to us at peter@slashfilm.com. Please leave your name and general geographic location in case we mention the e-mail on the air. Please rate and review the podcast on iTunes, tell your friends and spread the word! Thanks to Sam Hume for our logo.

On the April 16 2019 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor in chief Peter Sciretta is joined by managing editor Jacob Hall and Senior writer Ben Pearson to talk about the latest Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker news. We'll also discuss Peter's theory based on one shot from the trailer. And we'll answer your mailbag questions about the final chapter of the Skywalker saga. You can subscribe to /Film Daily on iTunes, Google Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify and all the popular podcast apps (here is the RSS URL if you need it). Opening Banter: Before we get into the news, Ben gives us his reaction to the Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker teaser trailer.   In The News: Peter: JJ Abrams Explains The Title of ‘Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker', George Lucas' Involvement And Palpatine's Return Ben: ‘Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker' Ending Changed During Production, Kathleen Kennedy Talks About the “Blueprint” to Bring Palpatine Back, and More Peter: John Boyega Hints At What We Can Expect From ‘Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker' Ben: J.J. Abrams On Rey's Parents: “There's More to the Story” in ‘The Rise of Skywalker' Peter: Is This Spaceship the Key to Unlocking the Biggest Secret of ‘Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker'? In The Mailbag: Talmerian writes in “Am I the only one who saw the opening scene with Ray as some sort of training exercise? There's just a feeling or look that indicates to me she is trying something new and testing herself.   Great episode!” Declan from Toronto writes in “Hey Peter here is a possible theory of how the Emperor has made his return. This is pulling from both the expanded universe and canon. Remember that Darth Sidious (Emperor) was the apprentice of Darth Plagueis, a sith Lord that was so powerful and knowledgeable in the dark side that he could influence midi-chlorians to create life and also keep people from dying. In the expanded universe Darth Sidious learned all of Darth Plagueis' powers and when he had nothing left to learned he killed Plagueis as was the way of the rule of two. In canon you recall in Revenge of the Sith the scene where Palpatine told Anakin about the story of Darth Plagueis and his power. So it's not too far fetch to consider that the Emperor used this power to save himself at the end of Return of the Jedi...just a thought. P.S. Sorry Chris, I have a feeling this will not make you feel any better about the movie.” Cade L writes in: “1) The planet in the SW:IX trailer could be Yavin? the site of the first Death-star destruction and some Jedi Temples and such (according to some EU Legends). Maybe they're after a holocron?     2) Is Endor the moon or the planet? -- I just watched ROTJ again, and I'm pretty sure Vader and the Emperor refer to the planet where the shield generator is and where the ewoks are as "Endor"...I think the moon itself is called "Endor." and although the Ewok Adventure movies are not canon (at least I think they are not) - there are desert scenes in those films...so the mysterious trailer planet could be Endor  Also....let's give some love to the Ewok movies eh? 3) If Palpatine is a force ghost, that would negate the moral tale within ROTS. That film seems to indicate that the dark side cannot produce immortality, but can only prolong physical life (ugly, hateful, sickly life). Whereas, Qui-Gon discovers that there is immorality with the lightside...through ghost-hood? I think that is an important thematic idea as it further cements the tragic irony of Anakin's turn= in seeking immortality for those he loves through the dark side, he brings them death. Whereas by letting go of life and turning to the light side, one can achieve an "immortality" within the force. Assuming JJ cares about that distinction, I would assume Palpatine is alive physically in IX    4) All in all = it would have been nice to have very little Original Trilogy throw-backs in this new trilogy. As it is, Rey, Finn and co. are not going to be given their own story -- their trilogy ends just as their story is really beginning. Having the original characters play so prominently in the new story does a disservice to the new characters. Anyway, Abrams and Kennedy were not brave enough to do this trilogy without massive fan service. JJ tends to do that anyway (look at Into Darkness). Oh well. I look forward to Palpatine anyway…” All the other stuff you need to know: You can find more about all the stories we mentioned on today's show at slashfilm.com, and linked inside the show notes. /Film Daily is published every weekday, bringing you the most exciting news from the world of movies and television as well as deeper dives into the great features from slashfilm.com. You can subscribe to /Film Daily on iTunes, Google Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify and all the popular podcast apps (RSS). Send your feedback, questions, comments and concerns to us at peter@slashfilm.com. Please leave your name and general geographic location in case we mention the e-mail on the air. Please rate and review the podcast on iTunes, tell your friends and spread the word! Thanks to Sam Hume for our logo.

/Film editor in chief Peter Sciretta is joined by weekend editor Brad Oman to talk about everything he's seen at Star Wars Celebration 2019, from the Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker trailer, to the Hasbro toy reveals, to the Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge presentation, to the Star Wars: Jedi Fallen Order video game to The Mandalorian sizzle reel and footage.   You can subscribe to /Film Daily on iTunes, Google Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify and all the popular podcast apps (here is the RSS URL if you need it).   Opening Banter: Brad has been at Star Wars Celebration for four days now.   In The News: The Rise of Skywalker:Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker Trailer: J.J. Abrams Returns to a Galaxy Far, Far Away Vader Immortal:‘Vader Immortal: A Star Wars VR Series' First Impressions: Wielding a Lightsaber Never Felt So Good ‘Vader Immortal: A Star Wars VR Series' Trailer: Are You Ready to Work for Darth Vader? Toys:Cool Stuff: Hasbro Reveals New ‘Star Wars' Black Series Figures, An Innovative Lightsaber Prototype & More Galaxy's Edge:First Look: Aurebesh Coke Coming To ‘Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge', Served In Reclaimed Thermal Detonator Packaging Galaxy's Edge Interactive App Turns ‘Star Wars' Into Your Playground You Can Become Part of the Crew of the Millennium Falcon in the ‘Smuggler's Run' Ride at Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge Yoda Will Appear in ‘Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge', With Frank Oz Reprising His Role Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge: New Merch from Toydarian Toymaker, Creature Stall & Black Spire Outfitters Video games:‘Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order' Trailer: Try to Survive as a Jedi Padawan on the Run After Order 66 The Mandalorian:Everything We Learned About ‘The Mandalorian' at the Star Wars Celebration Panel 501st Legion of ‘Star Wars' Fans Will Appear in ‘The Mandalorian' ‘The Mandalorian' Features Practical Ships Built and Shot Like the Original Trilogy ‘The Mandalorian' Footage Description: Sorry, Boba Fett, There's a New Bounty Hunter in Town   Other Articles Mentioned: All the other stuff you need to know: You can find more about all the stories we mentioned on today's show at slashfilm.com, and linked inside the show notes. /Film Daily is published every weekday, bringing you the most exciting news from the world of movies and television as well as deeper dives into the great features from slashfilm.com. You can subscribe to /Film Daily on iTunes, Google Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify and all the popular podcast apps (RSS). Send your feedback, questions, comments and concerns to us at peter@slashfilm.com. Please leave your name and general geographic location in case we mention the e-mail on the air. Please rate and review the podcast on iTunes, tell your friends and spread the word! Thanks to Sam Hume for our logo.

On a bonus episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor in chief Peter Sciretta is joined by Host of the /Filmcast David Chen to discuss the big Disney+ streaming service announcements. We talk about how much the service will cost, when to expect it, what movies and tv shows will be included and give our reaction to all the overwhelming news. You can subscribe to /Film Daily on iTunes, Google Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify and all the popular podcast apps (here is the RSS URL if you need it). Opening Banter: This is a bonus episode to talk about the Disney+ announcements made on Thursday afternoon. This is an unusual episode, but I thought you guys would appreciate it as a bonus discussion especially since Friday's Star Wars Episode 9 trailer will probably dominate the whole conversation on Friday. In The News: Everything You Need to Know About Disney+, Set to Launch in November for $6.99 A Month Disney+ Shows: A List of Everything Announced For Disney's Streaming Service Disney+ Movies: A List of Everything Announced (and Rumored) For Disney's Streaming Service Disney+ Will Play a Major Part in the Post-‘Avengers: Endgame' Marvel Cinematic Universe, Kevin Feige Says ‘The Simpsons' Are Moving to Disney+, With the First 30 Seasons Available on Day One All the other stuff you need to know: You can find more about all the stories we mentioned on today's show at slashfilm.com, and linked inside the show notes. /Film Daily is published every weekday, bringing you the most exciting news from the world of movies and television as well as deeper dives into the great features from slashfilm.com. You can subscribe to /Film Daily on iTunes, Google Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify and all the popular podcast apps (RSS). Send your feedback, questions, comments and concerns to us at peter@slashfilm.com. Please leave your name and general geographic location in case we mention the e-mail on the air. Please rate and review the podcast on iTunes, tell your friends and spread the word! Thanks to Sam Hume for our logo.

This is /Film editor in chief Peter Sciretta and joining me are managing editor Jacob Hall, and writers Hoai-Tran Bui and Chris Evangelista to talk about Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker. We talk about the newly announced title for Star Wars Episode 9, the revelations from the presentation at Star Wars Celebration, our reaction and breakdown of the trailer, our concerns on the teased Palpatine reveal and speculation on the title and much more. Join us and geek out about Star Wars!   You can subscribe to /Film Daily on iTunes, Google Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify and all the popular podcast apps (here is the RSS URL if you need it).   Opening Banter: It's day one of Star Wars Celebration, guys!   In The News: Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker Trailer: J.J. Abrams Returns to a Galaxy Far, Far Away Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker Trailer Breakdown Star Wars Episode 9 Title Revealed: Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker What Does the ‘Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker' Title Mean for Rey, Kylo Ren, and the Story at Large? Everything We Learned About Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker From the Star Wars Celebration Panel Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker: How Could Emperor Palpatine Be Back? How Did the Death Star Survive to Appear in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker? Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker is Apparently Bringing Back the Emperor, and That Feels Like a Mistake Other Articles Mentioned: Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker Teaser Poster Revealed All the other stuff you need to know: You can find more about all the stories we mentioned on today's show at slashfilm.com, and linked inside the show notes. /Film Daily is published every weekday, bringing you the most exciting news from the world of movies and television as well as deeper dives into the great features from slashfilm.com. You can subscribe to /Film Daily on iTunes, Google Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify and all the popular podcast apps (RSS). Send your feedback, questions, comments and concerns to us at peter@slashfilm.com. Please leave your name and general geographic location in case we mention the e-mail on the air. Please rate and review the podcast on iTunes, tell your friends and spread the word! Thanks to Sam Hume for our logo.

On the April 11, 2019 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor in chief Peter Sciretta is joined by /Film managing editor Jacob Hall, senior writer Ben Pearson, and writer Chris Evangelista to discuss the latest film and tv news, including Donald Glover, Child's Play, Avengers: Endgame, Hawkeye, Grease and Star Wars Episode 9. You can subscribe to /Film Daily on iTunes, Google Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify and all the popular podcast apps (here is the RSS URL if you need it). Opening Banter: We survived Hotelpocalypse… but do we have a place to stay for Comic Con? In The News: Ben: Donald Glover and Rihanna's ‘Guava Island' Movie Drops on Amazon Prime Video This Weekend Chris: ‘Child's Play' Remake Score Will Be Composed by Bear McCreary Using a ‘Toy Orchestra' Peter: The Russo Brothers Explain Why They Lied About The ‘Avengers: Endgame' Title Ben: ‘Avengers: Endgame' Sold Five Times More Tickets Than ‘Infinity War' in the First Week at Fandango Chris: ‘Hawkeye' TV Series With Jeremy Renner Coming to Disney+ Ben: ‘Grease' Prequel ‘Summer Loving' Gearing Up at Paramount with Writer John August Star Wars:Ben: How ‘Star Wars Episode 9' Responds to ‘The Last Jedi,' According to J.J Abrams Chris: Why J.J. Abrams Almost Turned Down ‘Star Wars: Episode 9' Ben: ‘Star Wars: Episode 9's Tight Development Schedule Might Have Created “Something Incredibly Special” All the other stuff you need to know: You can find more about all the stories we mentioned on today's show at slashfilm.com, and linked inside the show notes. /Film Daily is published every weekday, bringing you the most exciting news from the world of movies and television as well as deeper dives into the great features from slashfilm.com. You can subscribe to /Film Daily on iTunes, Google Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify and all the popular podcast apps (RSS). Send your feedback, questions, comments and concerns to us at peter@slashfilm.com. Please leave your name and general geographic location in case we mention the e-mail on the air. Please rate and review the podcast on iTunes, tell your friends and spread the word! Thanks to Sam Hume for our logo.

On the April 10, 2019 episode of /Film Daily, /Film senior writer Ben Pearson is joined by /Film managing editor Jacob Hall to narrow down the top 10 episodes of Game of Thrones, the show's top 15 moments, lay out a ranking of the seasons, and hand out yearbook-style superlatives to the show's surviving characters before its final season premiere.   You can subscribe to /Film Daily on iTunes, Google Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify and all the popular podcast apps (here is the RSS URL if you need it).   Other Articles Mentioned: 'Game of Thrones' is Moving a Lot Faster Now – But is That a Good Thing? Did 'Game of Thrones' Jump the Shark with "Beyond the Wall"?   All the other stuff you need to know: You can find more about all the stories we mentioned on today's show at slashfilm.com, and linked inside the show notes. /Film Daily is published every weekday, bringing you the most exciting news from the world of movies and television as well as deeper dives into the great features from slashfilm.com. You can subscribe to /Film Daily on iTunes, Google Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify and all the popular podcast apps (RSS). Send your feedback, questions, comments and concerns to us at peter@slashfilm.com. Please leave your name and general geographic location in case we mention the e-mail on the air. Please rate and review the podcast on iTunes, tell your friends and spread the word! Thanks to Sam Hume for our logo.

On the April 9, 2019 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor in chief Peter Sciretta is joined by /Film weekend editor Brad Oman and writer Chris Evangelista to discuss the latest film and tv news, including Rich Moore, Adam McKay and Will Ferrell, Netflix, Marvel, Christopher Nolan, The Suicide Squad, and Avengers: Endgame. You can subscribe to /Film Daily on iTunes, Google Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify and all the popular podcast apps (here is the RSS URL if you need it). Opening Banter: Back to the news... In The News: Chris: ‘Wreck-It Ralph' Director Rich Moore Leaves Disney for Sony Animation Brad: Adam McKay and Will Ferrell Ending Production Partnership, and We're in a Glass Case of Emotion Chris: Netflix Plans to Buy Hollywood's Egyptian Theater; Next Step: World Domination Brad: Marvel Has a Five-Year Plan for Phase Four, and It Likely Doesn't Include the X-Men Chris: Christopher Nolan's “Crazy” New Film is the “Length of Three Movies”, According to Robert Pattinson Chris: ‘Suicide Squad' Sequel Dropping Deadshot, Giving Idris Elba a New Character InsteadAlso: Viola Davis is Reprising Her Role as Amanda Waller in ‘The Suicide Squad' Brad: ‘Avengers: Endgame' Completes Captain America's Character Arc, According to Chris Evans Other Articles Mentioned: All the other stuff you need to know: You can find more about all the stories we mentioned on today's show at slashfilm.com, and linked inside the show notes. /Film Daily is published every weekday, bringing you the most exciting news from the world of movies and television as well as deeper dives into the great features from slashfilm.com. You can subscribe to /Film Daily on iTunes, Google Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify and all the popular podcast apps (RSS). Send your feedback, questions, comments and concerns to us at peter@slashfilm.com. Please leave your name and general geographic location in case we mention the e-mail on the air. Please rate and review the podcast on iTunes, tell your friends and spread the word! Thanks to Sam Hume for our logo.

On the April 8, 2019 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor in chief Peter Sciretta is joined by /Film managing editor Jacob Hall, weekend editor Brad Oman, senior writer Ben Pearson, and writers Hoai-Tran Bui and Chris Evangelista to discuss what they've been up to at the Water Cooler.   You can subscribe to /Film Daily on iTunes, Google Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify and all the popular podcast apps (here is the RSS URL if you need it). At The Water Cooler: What we've been Doing:Peter went to WonderCon in Anaheim and visited Disneyland and had a cheat day reminding him that overeating and eating shitty food makes him feel horrible. And covered the Avengers: Endgame junket. Brad bought a PlayStation 4 with Red Dead Redemption and Spider-Man, but hasn't played them yet because life is cruel. Hoai-Tran saw Church the Cat at Pet Sematary advanced screening, attended the Missing Link NYC premiere, went to an Epik High concert. Jacob bought a white board after learning the dark secret of staying on track with his exercise. What we've been Reading:Jacob has started reading Sandman Slim by Richard Kadrey. Ben read The Mysterious Affair at Styles What we've been Watching:Jacob and Brad watched Shazam! And HT rewatched it. HT and Chris watched Pet Sematary. Jacob and Chris watched The Legend of Cocaine Island. Jacob and HT watched The Twilight Zone, Jacob began an MCU re-watch and Brad is half-assing it. Peter saw 6 minutes of Avengers: Endgame, watched The Act on Hulu, The Boy Band Con, The Lou Pearlman documentary on YouTube Premium, and tried watching the Netflix reality series Selling Sunset. Ben watched Shrill, Midnight Run, and The Bad and the Beautiful Jacob watched Mercy Black, Await Further Instructions, The Bye Bye Man, Terminator Salvation, and lots of Jeopardy!. Brad watched Whitney, Queer Eye Season 3, Christopher Robin, Stan & Ollie Hoai-Tran watched The Beach Bum, Cold War, The Burial of Kojo, Lady J, One-Punch Man, Missing Link, the series finale of Crazy Ex-Girlfriend. What we've been Eating:Peter has been eating High Key Snacks mini cookies, and made a few recipes out of Southern Keto: 100+ Traditional Food Favorites for a Low-Carb Lifestyle including Cheeseburger “mac” helper and drop biscuits. Jacob wants to sing the praises of Deep Eddy Ruby Red Vodka. Brad tried four new kinds of M&M's: Hazelnut Spread, Thai Coconut, English Toffee and Mexican Jalapeno, and Starburst Duos. What we've been Playing:Jacob has been playing Baba is You and Ape Out on the Nintendo Switch. Hoai-Tran is in a post-Kingdom Hearts 3 funk.   Other Articles Mentioned: ‘Shazam!' May be the the Most Positive Superhero Movie Ever Made – But It Has One Serious Failing ‘Shazam!' Director David F. Sandberg on How His Horror Roots Prepared Him for a Superhero Movie [Interview] Pet Sematary spoiler review All the other stuff you need to know: You can find more about all the stories we mentioned on today's show at slashfilm.com, and linked inside the show notes. /Film Daily is published every weekday, bringing you the most exciting news from the world of movies and television as well as deeper dives into the great features from slashfilm.com. You can subscribe to /Film Daily on iTunes, Google Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify and all the popular podcast apps (RSS). Send your feedback, questions, comments and concerns to us at peter@slashfilm.com. Please leave your name and general geographic location in case we mention the e-mail on the air. Please rate and review the podcast on iTunes, tell your friends and spread the word! Thanks to Sam Hume for our logo.

On the April 5, 2019 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor in chief Peter Sciretta is joined by /Film senior writer Ben Pearson to discuss all the footage and trailers they saw during the Lionsgate presentation at CinemaCon 2019. Footage screened includes John Wick 3, I Still Believe and Rian Johnson's Knives Out and we give reactions to the two movies we saw at the con, Wild Rose and Long Shot, and we also talk about seeing David Copperfield's show in Vegas. You can subscribe to /Film Daily on iTunes, Google Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify and all the popular podcast apps (here is the RSS URL if you need it). Opening Banter: This is the last installment of Ben and Peter's CinemaCon podcasts. In Our Feature Presentation: Lionsgate presented footage from their slate of films running through 2019, and we recap what we saw and give our reactions and impressions to the footage. Films include John Wick 3, I Still Believe and Rian Johnson's Knives Out. We also give reactions to the two movies we saw at the con, Wild Rose and Long Shot. And we also discuss seeing David Copperfield's magic show in Vegas. All the other stuff you need to know: You can find more about all the stories we mentioned on today's show at slashfilm.com, and linked inside the show notes. /Film Daily is published every weekday, bringing you the most exciting news from the world of movies and television as well as deeper dives into the great features from slashfilm.com. You can subscribe to /Film Daily on iTunes, Google Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify and all the popular podcast apps (RSS). Send your feedback, questions, comments and concerns to us at peter@slashfilm.com. Please leave your name and general geographic location in case we mention the e-mail on the air. Please rate and review the podcast on iTunes, tell your friends and spread the word! Thanks to Sam Hume for our logo.

On the April 3, 2019 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor in chief Peter Sciretta is joined by /Film senior writer Ben Pearson to discuss all the footage and trailers they saw during the Walt Disney Pictures presentation at CinemaCon 2019. Footage screened includes Avengers: Endgame, Toy Story 4, Aladdin, The Lion King, and more. You can subscribe to /Film Daily on iTunes, Google Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify and all the popular podcast apps (here is the RSS URL if you need it). Opening Banter: Ben and Peter are still at CinemaCon in Las Vegas this week. In Our Feature Presentation: Walt Disney Pictures presented footage from their slate of films running through 2019, and we recap what we saw and give our reactions and impressions to the footage. Films include:   Dark Phoenix Stuber Ford v. Ferrari Aladdin The Lion King Maleficent: Mistress of Evil Avengers: Endgame Toy Story 4   Other Articles Mentioned: All the other stuff you need to know: You can find more about all the stories we mentioned on today's show at slashfilm.com, and linked inside the show notes. /Film Daily is published every weekday, bringing you the most exciting news from the world of movies and television as well as deeper dives into the great features from slashfilm.com. You can subscribe to /Film Daily on iTunes, Google Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify and all the popular podcast apps (RSS). Send your feedback, questions, comments and concerns to us at peter@slashfilm.com. Please leave your name and general geographic location in case we mention the e-mail on the air. Please rate and review the podcast on iTunes, tell your friends and spread the word! Thanks to Sam Hume for our logo.

On the April 4, 2019 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor in chief Peter Sciretta is joined by /Film senior writer Ben Pearson to discuss all the footage and trailers they saw during the Paramount Pictures presentation at CinemaCon 2019. Footage screened includes Gemini Man, Terminator: Dark Fate, Rocket Man, Sonic The Hedgehog and more. You can subscribe to /Film Daily on iTunes, Google Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify and all the popular podcast apps (here is the RSS URL if you need it). Opening Banter: Ben and Peter are still at CinemaCon in Las Vegas, but this is the final day of the convention. In Our Feature Presentation: Paramount Pictures presented footage from their slate of films running through 2020, and we recap what we saw and give our reactions and impressions to the footage. Films include:     Rocketman Crawl Dora and the Lost City of Gold Terminator: Dark Fate Limited Partners Sonic the Hedgehog Playing with Fire Gemini Man And a look ahead at A Quiet Place Part 2, The Rhythm Section, The Lovebirds, Monster on a Hill, Without Remorse, GI Joe 3, Coming to America 2, Monster Problems, Infinite, Clifford the Big Red Dog, and Top Gun: Maverick   All the other stuff you need to know: You can find more about all the stories we mentioned on today's show at slashfilm.com, and linked inside the show notes. /Film Daily is published every weekday, bringing you the most exciting news from the world of movies and television as well as deeper dives into the great features from slashfilm.com. You can subscribe to /Film Daily on iTunes, Google Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify and all the popular podcast apps (RSS). Send your feedback, questions, comments and concerns to us at peter@slashfilm.com. Please leave your name and general geographic location in case we mention the e-mail on the air. Please rate and review the podcast on iTunes, tell your friends and spread the word! Thanks to Sam Hume for our logo.

On the April 2, 2019 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor in chief Peter Sciretta is joined by /Film senior writer Ben Pearson to discuss all the footage and trailers they saw during the Warner Bros. presentation at CinemaCon 2019. Footage screened includes It Chapter 2, Joker, Godzilla: King of the Monsters, Detective Pikachu, Birds of Prey, Wonder Woman 1984, and more. You can subscribe to /Film Daily on iTunes, Google Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify and all the popular podcast apps (here is the RSS URL if you need it).   Opening Banter: Ben and Peter are still at CinemaCon in Las Vegas this week. PARTY!   In Our Feature Presentation: Warner Bros. presented footage from their slate of films running through 2020, and we recap what we saw and give our reactions and impressions to the footage. Films include:     Birds of Prey Wonder Woman 1984 Joker The Sun is Also a Star The Good Liar Detective Pikachu Super Intelligence Blinded by the Light Godzilla: King of the Monsters Doctor Sleep Warner Animation: Scoob!, Tom and Jerry, The Kitchen The Curse of La Llorona and Annabelle Comes Home It Chapter 2     Other Articles Mentioned: Video Blog: Let's Explore CinemaCon 2019's Labyrinth of Movie Posters and Standees All the other stuff you need to know: You can find more about all the stories we mentioned on today's show at slashfilm.com, and linked inside the show notes. /Film Daily is published every weekday, bringing you the most exciting news from the world of movies and television as well as deeper dives into the great features from slashfilm.com. You can subscribe to /Film Daily on iTunes, Google Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify and all the popular podcast apps (RSS). Send your feedback, questions, comments and concerns to us at peter@slashfilm.com. Please leave your name and general geographic location in case we mention the e-mail on the air. Please rate and review the podcast on iTunes, tell your friends and spread the word! Thanks to Sam Hume for our logo.

On the April 3, 2019 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor in chief Peter Sciretta is joined by /Film senior writer Ben Pearson to discuss all the footage and trailers they saw during the Universal Pictures presentation at CinemaCon 2019. Footage screened includes Hobbs & Shaw, Cats, The Secret Life of Pets 2, Yesterday and more. You can subscribe to /Film Daily on iTunes, Google Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify and all the popular podcast apps (here is the RSS URL if you need it). Opening Banter: Ben and Peter are still at CinemaCon in Las Vegas this week. Check out the latest video blog:  Watch: The Best Food, Tech, and Innovations of CinemaCon 2019 In Our Feature Presentation: Universal Pictures presented footage from their slate of films running through 2020, and we recap what we saw and give our reactions and impressions to the footage. Films include:     The Secret Life of Pets 2 A Dog's Journey Ma Little Yesterday Good Boys Abominable Downton Abbey Last Christmas Queen and Slim Hobbs and Shaw Cats     Other Articles Mentioned: Watch: The Best Food, Tech, and Innovations of CinemaCon 2019 All the other stuff you need to know: You can find more about all the stories we mentioned on today's show at slashfilm.com, and linked inside the show notes. /Film Daily is published every weekday, bringing you the most exciting news from the world of movies and television as well as deeper dives into the great features from slashfilm.com. You can subscribe to /Film Daily on iTunes, Google Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify and all the popular podcast apps (RSS). Send your feedback, questions, comments and concerns to us at peter@slashfilm.com. Please leave your name and general geographic location in case we mention the e-mail on the air. Please rate and review the podcast on iTunes, tell your friends and spread the word! Thanks to Sam Hume for our logo.

On the April 2, 2019 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor in chief Peter Sciretta is joined by /Film senior writer Ben Pearson live from Las Vegas at CinemaCon 2019 to discuss all the footage and trailers they saw during the STX Films presentation at CinemaCon 2019. Footage screened include Poms, 21 Bridges, My Spy, Brahms: The Boy II, Guy Ritchie's The Gentlemen, The Secret Garden, and UglyDolls. You can subscribe to /Film Daily on iTunes, Google Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify and all the popular podcast apps (here is the RSS URL if you need it). Opening Banter: Ben and Peter are at CinemaCon in Las Vegas this week. In Our Feature Presentation: STX Films presented footage from their slate of films running through 2020, and we recap what we saw and give our reactions and impressions to the footage. Films include Poms, 21 Bridges, My Spy, Brahms: The Boy II, Guy Ritchie's The Gentlemen, The Secret Garden, and UglyDolls.   Other Articles Mentioned: All the other stuff you need to know: You can find more about all the stories we mentioned on today's show at slashfilm.com, and linked inside the show notes. /Film Daily is published every weekday, bringing you the most exciting news from the world of movies and television as well as deeper dives into the great features from slashfilm.com. You can subscribe to /Film Daily on iTunes, Google Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify and all the popular podcast apps (RSS). Send your feedback, questions, comments and concerns to us at peter@slashfilm.com. Please leave your name and general geographic location in case we mention the e-mail on the air. Please rate and review the podcast on iTunes, tell your friends and spread the word! Thanks to Sam Hume for our logo.

On the March 29, 2019 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor in chief Peter Sciretta is joined by /Film senior writer Ben Pearson and writers Hoai-Tran Bui and Chris Evangelista to have our final discussion about Jordan Peele's Us spoilers, including getting to all your emails in the Mail Bag.   You can subscribe to /Film Daily on iTunes, Google Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify and all the popular podcast apps (here is the RSS URL if you need it).   Opening Banter: Reminder that Ben and Peter will be at CinemaCon in Las Vegas next week.   Listen to the previous discussions: Jordan Peele's 'Us' Spoiler Discussion Jordan Peele's ‘Us' Spoiler Discussion Part 2   In Our Feature Presentation: We continue with our third and final installment of our Jordan Peele Us spoiler discussion.   HT gives her spoiler-filled interpretation of Us. What Chris learned from Jordan Peele's Empire interview."This movie is sort of a Dark Easter; it is a rising of a messiah after a metaphorical death of sorts." Jordan Peele also says the official underworld/underground name is "the underpass" he also stresses that the big explanation red gives about where the tethered came from might not actually be true, but just something she believes, which is something i said on the other show, so now i feel smart Ben gives any new observations. Mentions Jen Yamato's LA Times piece on Peele:Peele says “Us” was inspired by the division and xenophobia he observed in post-election America and the notion that “the feeling that we all feel we are the good guy in our own story prevents us from facing our demons.” “As far as the location where they come from, which is called the Underpass, I don't tell you how large and how expansive it is — and in my mind it is quite large and expansive,” “I won't give the borders, but there are … means down there.” “The realization that our villains in this are a cult, are fanatics, and violent fanatics who are on a day to day level engaged in sort of unimaginably crazy-seeming behavior was about the realization that you could say the same about the other world — about us,” said Peele. “That we as Americans, as the United States, we are fanatics as well, and we are violent.”   In The Mailbag: Brian T writes in “Something I noticed on a Reddit thread that I felt was a brilliant observation (but didn't hear come up in the podcast) was the symbolism of the extended video for “Thriller.” The “Thriller” music video plot kicks off with the dead rising from underground and attacking MJ and his date. In the end, MJ and her date think they're safe but we get a look right at the camera with a creepy smile from MJ revealing he's secretly one of the monsters – much like what we get from Adelaide. You mentioned the single glove piece, but not the overall plot synchronization with the “Thriller” video, which I believe is an added layer of symbolism above and beyond just the MJ costume matching. The doppelgängers bore the scars from the actions of the people up above them. This refers to the way we pass down our problems from the upper-class to lower-classes, such as with climate changing mostly impacting poorer communities while richer people can afford to avoid the climate impacts of it – even though it's something they are causing to get worse., the burns on the little boy doppelgänger, are because of him mirroring the “our world” version of him playing with that lighter toy on his finger. Because the doppelgängers have shoddy imitations of what the above-world has, he was playing with matches up close to his face. The lighter didn't work but the matches did, sonhis face got burned and he couldn't help it. Elisabeth Moss's doppelgänger character had a similar effect where she had cuts on her face as a shoddy version of the plastic surgery that “above” Elisabeth Moss bragged about to Adelaide. Amazing, right? I wish I could remember how I found the thread so I could give them credit.” Casey N from Utah writes in “Hi, I'm a HUGE fan of the podcast. I have a clarification about the theory of Jason actually being tethered. I don't necessarily subscribe to this theory, but there's an explanation that makes more sense than Jason and Pluto switching when he goes to the bathroom. The time of the switching happens the year before, the last time they were at the beach house. Gabe mentions offhandedly that Jason has been acting differently since his grandma died. The grandma's death doesn't necessarily have anything to do with it, but him acting strange could be an indication. If I remember correctly, Jason says the magic trick with the lighter was left at the house and he didn't have it for an entire year. I don't really have a good explanation about this, but it seems like something weird happened the year prior, and considering the layers upon layers of detail that Jordan Peele puts into this movie, it seems more than coincidence. There are some other things that we could retroactively fit into this theory. Learning to talk might've been an easier transition because Red knew how to talk and was more familiar with it. Jason was building sand tunnels, not a sand castle. Red also seemed to handle Jason with more respect than the other members of the family. She told Zora to run, but was content with Jason "playing" with Pluto. When she kidnaps him at the beach, you'd think she'd be a little more violent about it and not let him wander off into a locker. Some holes in the theory is why the heck Pluto runs around on all fours. This theory only allows Pluto one year to adjust to life in the tunnels, and that seems like a weird quirk to pick up in that time. Thanks for reading!” Jacob C from Mississippi writes in “Hey guys! I've loved your Us spoiler discussions! I hope to hear more. I have tried to stay away from any reviews or opinions or interpretations just because I wanted to figure out what this movie meant for me before I talked about it with others. I've been obsessed with this movie ever since I saw it. Can't get it out of my head. Yours and the slashfilmcast one were the first opinions I've heard. After having seen the movie twice now, I wanted to elaborate on something Chris said which was my first interpretation after seeing this movie. There are so many references to different 80's horror movies, a lot of which you guys have mentioned. One of the references, or at least I read it as a reference at first, was the fact that there was a lot of subtle imagery here and there of Native Americans or Native American culture. I thought that might be a reference to The Shining which also has a lot of that. But when I started thinking about it more, I thought that this movie was maybe trying to be at least partly about the past of America. About the sins that this country has buried (the Native American on the front of the hall of mirrors at the beginning) and how it's portrayed almost as past myth or fantasy (Merlin later on). This also would help explain the whole hands across America statement the tethered ones were trying to make. You can't stand across America and try and make a statement about something without the past and the sins you've committed linked to you, holding hands along with you. I love all of your other interpretations as well. I want to go see it again to notice more things. I love how this movie becomes a completely different movie the second time you watch it. Things fall into place so easily the second time. The Adelaide  character is completely different. Reminds me of Arrival in that way. Also, I totally get your opinions on how Red's opening storytime monologue seems a little clunky. But, it makes more sense a second time knowing that Red is kinda out for revenge and in that moment is reminding her double of the life that was stolen from her. Anyways, sorry this is long. Thanks for reading if you made it this far. Love the podcast!” Jordan P writes in “Hi there!  My name is Jordan and I'm a movie reviewer. I started writing reviews about five years ago, and taking them to the next level by starting a Youtube channel. I'm a advid listener and subscriber to your podcast and very much liked your ‘Us' episode. Here's a few things I thought of when writing my review and listening to your take:  I went into the film thinking this might be a more psychological thriller because each character had somewhat of an ‘evil twin''. And I really appreciated the psychological elements in ‘Get Out'. There's still a part of me that thinks maybe these twins are just the terrible parts of us that we all feel we have; that other side that's critical, or animalistic tendencies that we (most of us) keep locked away. I found it more of Adelaide fighting her her inner demons and true nature head on, instead of therapy, treatments or any other type of help we seek out for issues. I thought that could be another reason how The Teathered were never explained in terms of their existence; it's all in our head in some dark neurological tunnel.   I think I would have appreciated a little clarity if this experiment was government sanctioned because I feel The Teathered and humans could come together to fight the common enemy. I felt that both Adelaide and Red blamed and hated the other, when neither should have. Taking a political point of view, it's a representation of the Democratic and Republican parties resent the other, or immigrants and Americans hating each other when neither have the true power to enforce what they desire.   I appreciate that you encourage your listeners to reach out to you! Thank you for allowing me to discuss my points of view, and I hope to continue to send you more!” Steve P writes in “I wondered if Peele named the family Wilson as a nod to Poe's dark doppelgänger tale William Wilson?  It ends (spoiler) with William stabbing his dark twin and then seeing the bleeding victim in a mirror:  It says — “In me didst thou exist—and, in my death, see by this image, which is thine own, how utterly thou hast murdered thyself.” Mahesh K writes in “Listened to the slashfilmdaily podcast on the movie Us (as well as reading the article on slash film, and every other damn article on the internet cause this movie broke my brain) and had some additional thoughts and reads on the film.   To me, a lot of this movie had to do with oppression, and potentially incarceration too.  To me that's what the rabbits kind of represented to me. The rabbits start in cages (representing those incarcerated), and then even as they are freed, their lives basically consist of being food for the Tethered, or just aimlessly wandering around the tunnels of the Tethered, not really functioning in a society.  The red jumpsuits, while likely purposely selected by Red (or I guess, Adelaide?) and the Tethered for their demonstration, reminded me of prison jumpsuits. And finally, the uprising and demonstration itself. This I think is the biggest idea Jordan  Peele has for us and im not sure I've seen this fake mentioned. When the Tethered come up, what do they do? They kill (or attempt to kill) the everyday people they're replacing, and then what? They do the hands across America stunt, which we know didn't achieve much when done in the 80s. This I think is a message Peele is sending to the oppressed, or those who feel oppressed. If you feel like there are people just like you who are doing better than you (and there always is), don't fixate on hurting them or bringing them down just to bring yourself up. Because then what? You're still the same person, just in a different spot. Instead, he shows what can happen if someone who is Untethered is exposed to the environment that Red is after she swapped with Adelaide. He uses the swap/twist to present the argument for nature vs nurture (focusing on nurture) and how systemically oppressed people in the US can thrive if given basic opportunities. In other words, don't turn on each other, privileged or not - work together to create equal opportunities and everyone can thrive. As for the more mundane details that don't really matter - I'm going to pretend that there were white jumpsuits that the patients were given, and they were colored red with rabbit blood. As for the scissors, I'm going to pretend that there was a huge supply of golden barber scissors that fell underground somehow and that's how they got them :) I'm still wrapping my head around this movie but these are the big ideas that I keep coming back to. Thanks guys for all the content!!!” Martin I writes in “Hey Peter,   Since you said in your podcast to send stuff here figured I'd do that and you can read it on your own time. Like I said earlier couldn't really stop thinking about this and when I noticed there were 55 cages in the opening shot I had to think this through to get something rational out of it or I wouldn't be able to enjoy my weekend. This pretty much goes into fan theories and have not seen this anywhere so don't mind giving the scoop to you ;)  Assumption: Nothing in this movie was done by accident and everything is intentional.  I think all the multiple themes that have been discussed on your podcast and in the wild can all be grouped into morality of man and its attempt to build a society under human law/rules vs nature and that nature doesn't care what man thinks or what cute constructs we come up with to live in peace. In more simpler terms think of the golden rule (something created by man for the advancement of society) vs the golden ratio (found in nature and mathematics).  The opening credits in the beginning opens on the one rabbit and pans out to reveal multiple cages stacked on top of each other by the end of the roll. If you count the cages the dimensions are 5 x 11 (11:11 again) or 55 cages per block. If you're familiar with the Fibonacci Sequence 55 turns out to be the 10th step in that series. Fibonacci Sequence is where you take the first number of the series and add the previous number before it to get the next number in the series (1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34, 55). You can then get an approximation of the golden ratio or Phi of 1.618 by taking the two previous terms and dividing them. Once out on DVD/BD, it would be worth seeing how many shots in the movie follow the golden ratio instead of the rule of thirds in their composition.  (rabbit pairs do not follow the Fibonacci Sequence when mating them together but golden ratio is used for growth approximations in biology and to model things in nature a lot in pedals on a flower, seashells, pine cones etc.) So we have 10 and 55. Well the 10 could represent the 10 commandments or a set of rules for man. So you have man on one side of the equation with rules to govern society vs nature represented on the other side with 55 rabbits. If you take religion out of it for a second (the four commandments about God) you can distill the 10 commandments down to the golden rule, do onto others as you would have them do onto you.  The themes throughout the movie can best be summed up as take care of your neighbor regardless of who they are or where they come from. For lot of folks this is tough when dealing with the divides we experience today in society. Most people don't really care much about the well being of strangers so lets make the situation more interesting and switch it up by asking would you feel the same way if it was another you? Would you have the humanity to give yourself what they need if they were hungry, cold, or sick and you could provide? All the themes your colleagues brought up then kind of branch from this idea of man trying to control society with rules and nature being like your rules are rubbish and hypothetical because its clearly not working you don't care about anyone but your selfish interests. The themes about poverty and the parallels to minorities and the disenfranchised all kind of stem from this and that modern America and the world have a lot of catching up and we gotta get real.  More information on Fibonacci and rabbits: http://jwilson.coe.uga.edu/EMAT6680Fa11/Molnar/final3ram/final3ram.html Best to you and see ya when I see ya!”   Other Articles Mentioned: Double Consciousness twitter thread mentioned in the after credits Still Processing episode All the other stuff you need to know: You can find more about all the stories we mentioned on today's show at slashfilm.com, and linked inside the show notes. /Film Daily is published every weekday, bringing you the most exciting news from the world of movies and television as well as deeper dives into the great features from slashfilm.com. You can subscribe to /Film Daily on iTunes, Google Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify and all the popular podcast apps (RSS). 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