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The great & returning James Hankins (director of music videos for Richard Dawson, Steve Mason, Tim Heidecker, Kero Kero Bonito & more) & I discuss making his epic video for Richard Dawson's The Hermit (now on YouTube), virtual reality, guerilla filmmaking, cinematic influences, his great video for Steve Mason's No More & ever-so-much more. James is great. Recorded November 9, 2022. Watch James's video for The Hermit here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=kZln5ktyYM8 Watch James's video for No More here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=PpUFg8odzPw James's YT page with his work: www.youtube.com/@SpeillBerg www.twitter.com/HeinzJunkins www.instagram.com/hankins__/

In a replay of episode 125, the delightful Lily Sullivan (comedian, actor & writer from Shrink, The Righteous Gemstones, Killing It & several hilarious podcasts) & I discuss reality tv, gossip, Megatrends, not having a TV for a time as a kid, birthdays, how her podcast Going Deep came about & its inspiration, filming I Think You Should Leave, all about therapy & much more. Lily is awesome. This was so fun. www.instagram.com/lilyyily www.twitter.com/LilyYily www.lilysullivan.com Her Podcast, Going Deep: www.stitcher.com/show/going-deep Her other podcast, This Book Changed My Life: www.CBBWorld.com

The great & returning Colby Day (a filmmaker & playwright) & I discuss the experience of having his feature produced & getting the call that Adam Sandler was starring, juggling potential projects, PTA, Andrew Stanton & all about his absolutely excellent, just-released short film Lead/Follow, which is available directly below. Watch LEAD/FOLLOW: www.vimeo.com/795361776 www.twitter.com/thecolbyday www.instagram.com/thecolbyday www.medium.com/@colbyday www.linktr.ee/notimpossibleco

In a replay of episode 63, the great Colby Day (filmmaker & playwright) & I discuss the experience of having a script on the Black List, how working in theater has impacted his screenwriting, Brad Pitt, Leonardo DiCaprio & oh so much more. A new chat with Colby is next week! www.twitter.com/thecolbyday www.instagram.com/thecolbyday www.ColbyDay.com

In a replay of episode 100, Nick Wiger (writer, actor & co-host of the excellent podcasts Doughboys, Get Played & Get Anime'd) & I discuss the how we're doing, The Rock's cheat meals, how he felt post-Power Hour, coping mechanisms, his non-Doughboys diet, consoles & more. www.twitter.com/nickwiger www.linktr.ee/doughboyspodcast www.linktr.ee/getplayedpod

In a replay of episode 71, the utterly delightful Shelby Fero (writer, actor, performer) & I discuss living alone, Octavia Butler, the necessity of change, the suburbs, learning obvious life lessons, aliens, nightmares, romantic comedies, Jerry Seinfeld & more. The show will be back soon. Just gonna take a minute. www.instagram.com/shelbyfero www.instagram.com/waterdropla www.twitter.com/WaterDropLA

In a replay of episode 101, the delightful Mike Hanford (a writer, an actor, a Birthday Boy, a Sloppy Boy) & I discuss the stages of adjusting to all of this, PTA movies, his time in the Ithaca film program, the movies he enjoyed growing up, the Sloppy Boys cocktail podcast, what he's listening to, Zappa & ever so much more. www.twitter.com/mikehanford www.instagram.com/mikehanford www.linktr.ee/mikehanford The Sloppy Boys www.twitter.com/TheSloppyBoys www.instagram.com/thesloppyboys www.linktr.ee/thesloppyboys

In a replay of episode 104, the utterly delightful Emma Erdbrink (audio engineer & producer on Doughboys & High & Mighty, amongst many others) & I discuss sleeping sockless, Maine, being an independent audio engineer / producer, working on different types of shows, Christmas traditions, controlling what you can control & ever so much more. www.instagram.com/emmaatree www.twitter.com/emmaatree www.emmaerdbrink.com

In a replay of episode 105, the delightful Erin Whitehead (actor, improviser, great artist & a member of the improv group Wild Horses) & I discuss getting names right, nuance, connecting with people, drawing, Maine, Little Rock, Instagram DMs, improv quotes & more. Erin is wonderful. This was a complete joy. Happy Holidays. Erin's very funny new podcast, College Town, is now available at CBB World: www.comedybangbangworld.com www.twitter.com/girlwithatail www.instagram.com/girlwithatail

In a replay of episode 173, the great Ross Kimball (an actor, comedian, writer, improviser & podcaster from Chicago Med, Mascots, Masterminds, Superstore & Queenpins) & I discuss how we're doing, being good at parties, the NBA, basketball fights, Chicago facts & ever-so-much more. Ross is a delight & makes great podcasts. www.linktr.ee/rosskimball www.rosskimball.com www.instagram.com/merosskimball www.twitter.com/merosskimball

The great Josh Ruben (an actor, writer, producer & director, who made his debut feature film with 2020's Scare Me followed by his second feature, 2021's Werewolves Within. He recently co-starred in A Wounded Fawn & produced & acted in Blood Relatives) & I discuss the joy of playing weirdos, all about Scare Me, Werewolves Within, A Wounded Fawn & Blood Relatives, the comedy-to-horror filmmaking pipeline & ever-so-much more. A Wounded Fawn, Blood Relatives & Scare Me are all streaming at www.shudder.com www.instagram.com/joshruben www.twitter.com/joshruben

The great Jordan Mears (a videographer, a director, a writer, a producer, an editor & a fellow Arkansan, whose great short film New West is currently traveling the domestic & international festival circuit) & I discuss Rolling Thunder, his early cinematic inspirations, all about the making origin & making of New West, State of Grace & ever-so-much more. www.instagram.com/newwestmovie www.instagram.com/jmearsberg www.twitter.com/jordan_mears www.imdb.com/name/nm4092841

In a replay of episode 165, the great Seth Morris (an actor, improvisor & writer from Big Mouth, Love, VEEP, The Good Place, Broad City & Maron) & I discuss auditioning remotely, improvising over Zoom, the origin of Bob Ducca & ever-so-much more. What a delight. www.twitter.com/sethismorris www.instagram.com/sethismorris

The great Laura Neale (a holds specialist in the Central Arkansas Library System, a moth maven, a seed specialist & a fellow Arkansan) & I discuss Twitter & its bumbling caretaker, living in China, the amazing multitude of resources provided by libraries, patron stories, seed libraries, popular misconceptions & more. A fun chat. Support & frequent your local libraries! www.twitter.com/lauracreature www.instagram.com/lauracneale

In a replay of episode 172, the great Payman Benz (a comedy director, producer & writer from Blockbuster, The Last Man on Earth, Who is America?, Champaigne Ill & Black Monday) & I discuss returning to live NBA games & the atmosphere thereof, working with Tommy Wiseau, getting back on set, directing basketball scenes for HBO's Untitled Lakers Project & ever-so-much more. Such a fun chat. www.twitter.com/PaymanBenz www.instagram.com/paymanbenz www.paymanbenz.com

In a replay of episode 169, the great Brad Neely (writer, producer & creator of The Harper House & China, Ill as well as a fellow Arkansan) & I discuss making his excellent show The Harper House, how we consume art, Arkansas, low-fi artistry, knowing what you don't know & ever-so-much more. An absolute delight. www.twitter.com/bradneely www.instagram.com/bradneely www.creasedcomics.com

In a replay of episode 89, the great Mike Mitchell (a Birthday Boy, a Doughboy, a Love-On-Netflixboy) & I discuss being back in his hometown, metaphorical bulls, ghosts, energies, history, Tom Brady, scary movies, cats, Atlanta, shooting guns (for a role) and ever so much more. Happy Halloween, folks! www.twitter.com/BDayBoysMitch www.instagram.com/mynamesmitch www.twitter.com/doughboyspod www.instagram.com/doughboyspodcast

The great Justin Nickels (an LA-based filmmaker who has worked on projects like Star Trek: Picard, A Man Named Scott & Shangri-La) & I discuss our storied history, getting Covid, the blockbuster filmmaking of 2022, Nope, Sorcerer, scary movies, Werner Herzog & ever-so-much more. A real fun chat. www.twitter.com/JustinNickels www.instagram.com/justinnickels www.justinnickels.net Brent Renaud Journalism Foundation: www.brentrenaudjf.org

The great Joe Schiappa (a comedian, writer, actor, podcaster & this show's first 4 time guest, whose great podcast Smackers is available everywhere) & I discuss SNL, Eddie Murphy, stand-up comedy, Joseph Kosinski, John Carpenter, Martin Scorsese & ever-so-much more in this delightful conversation. Joe's awesome. www.linktr.ee/joeschiappa www.twitter.com/mrjoeschiappa

The great (and returning) Duncan Birmingham (a writer, director, actor & producer, who wrote the great short story collection The Cult in My Garage & since we last spoke wrote & directed the delightful horror comedy Who Invited Them, now streaming on Shudder) & I discuss how he's been since we spoke mere weeks before filming his first feature, the process (writing, casting, filming, editing, sound mixing) of making it, his Spooky Season viewing habits & ever-so-much more. Cannot recommend Who Invited Them enough. www.shudder.com www.linktr.ee/duncanbirmingham www.shop.maudlinhouse.net/#the-cult-in-my-garage www.neutralspaces.co/duncanbirmingham