Episode 61

 

Ep 61: The 2020 Holiday Special - Miracle on 34th Street and It’s a Wonderful Life

What better way to celebrate the holidays in 2020 than a discussion of fraud and death? Okay, it’s about a lot more than that but some deep questions get asked in Miracle on 34th Street and It’s a Wonderful Life.

Is Santa Claus real? How do you measure success? What’s more of a Christmas movie: It’s a Wonderful Life or Die Hard?

We celebrate these classics and more in this years Holiday Special.

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Episode 60

Ep 60: Singing Along with a Witch and a Conman – Mary Poppins and The Music Man

This week we dive into sidewalk chalk drawings, I mean, two beloved childhood musicals – Mary Poppins (1964) and The Music Man (1962).  One of these is still in frequent rotation, while the other has sat dusty on the shelves for 30 plus years.  Julie Andrews still dazzles us in her practically perfect way.  The magic and life lessons about cherishing childhood for the very brief time that we have it still rings true with all of Bert’s sage advice to George Banks.  The power of love being able to change a man who seems like nothing more than a two bit swindler has us a bit more skeptical all these years later.  Take a spoonful of sugar and enjoy this week’s episode.

#marypoppins #musicman #julieandrews #robertpreston #spoonfulofsugar #stepintime #musicals #wellsfargowagon #jollyholiday #letsgoflyakite #feedthebirds #dickvandyke #davidtomlinson #shirleyjones #ronhoward #toubleinrivercity #supercalifragilisticexpialidocious

 

Episode 59

 

Episode 59: The Chronicles of the Lost and Horny in LA:  “The Doors” and “The Graduate”

We open the doors of perception and step into the 1960s this week as we review the Oliver Stone film “The Doors” (1991) and the Mike Nichols film “The Graduate.” (1967)  Will Jim and Ben ever figure out what to do with their lives?  Can Matt get over his feelings about the female lead of “The Doors” and still enjoy this exploration of one of our favorite bands from the 60s?  Does Ben even know Mrs. Robinson’s first name?  Will Ben get the girl?  He certainly tries.

Today, December 8th, would have been Jim Morrison’s 77th birthday.  The world has been without this legend almost 50 years.

WARNING - The Podcats are very talkative this entire episode.  They took a few hits of catnip to have the full Jim Morrison experience.

#thedoors #thegraduate #moviepodcast #siblings #jimmorrison #benjaminbraddock #mrsrobinson #dustinhoffman #valkilmer #oliverstone #mikenichols #annebancroft #katharineross #megryan #the60s #simonandgarfunkel #lightmyfire #touchme #lovehermadly #breakonthrough #lloyddobbler #sayanything #ucberkeley

#plastics #mrgladstone