Category: Films
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Episode 50: Duck Soup
Writer and editor Ira Nayman returns to the podcast to help the lads appreciate and understand the early movies of the Marx Brothers, including Duck Soup, Horse Feathers, Monkey Business and Animal Crackers.
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Episode 48: René Magritte
View on Zencastr Author and critic Michael Antman joins Joe and Mark for a wide-ranging discussion about visual arts and writing. Michael started out as a poet. After switching to fiction, he’s had two novels published by indie presses: Cherry Whip and Everything Solid Has A Shadow. He likes to explore themes of self-knowledge in…
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Episode 41: Planet of the Apes
View on Zencastr Mark kicks off the podcast with a diabolical question for Joe and their guest, renowned Canadian science fiction writer, Robert J. Sawyer. “If you could write – and consume – only one of these genres of science fiction, what would you pick? Space opera. Post-Apocalyptic. Or Cyberpunk?” Everyone has an answer and…
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Episode 36: Al Christie’s Know Thy Wife
View on Zencastr Joe and Mark are joined by London, Ontario author and journalist, Mark Kearney, to talk about an early pioneer of Hollywood, Al Christie. (The one on the right in the photo.) Christie went to Hollywood in 1911, when it was just a village, some fruit trees and farms. “There had been a…
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Episode 35: Christmas Evil
View on Zencastr Deck the halls with boughs of … horror! Joe and Mark are joined by Jeff Preston, PhD, an associate professor of disability studies at King’s University College. In addition to being a professor, Jeff is a webcomic creator, activist and co-host of the podcast Invalid Culture. Jeff’s work is playful as well…
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Episode 34: Dirty Dancing
View on Zencastr The Poet Laureate of Prince Edward Island (PEI), Tanya Davis, joins the lads to talk about the 1987 musical romance, Dirty Dancing. They open the conversation by talking about PEI, where both Tanya and Joe grew up. Mark was curious to know if they liked the bridge that connects the island province…
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Episode 33: The Thing
View on Zencastr Joe and Mark are joined by Canadian writer of futuristic and contemporary mystery/thrillers, Timothy S. Johnston. They discuss the classic 1982 science fiction horror movie, The Thing. Directed by John Carpenter and starring Kurt Russell, watching The Thing was a pivotal moment in Timothy’s life. “It was a watershed moment for me!”…
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Episode 32: Doug and the Slugs
View on Zencastr Mark and Joe are joined by documentary film maker Teresa Alfeld. She’s made two docs (as well as short films), The Rankin File: Legacy of a Radical and Doug and the Slugs and Me. Both of the co-hosts listened to (and loved) Doug and the Slugs when the Canadian band was popular…
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Episode 30: The Plays of Edward de Vere
View on Zencastr Mark and Joe are joined by the Canadian actor, director, producer and playwright, Saul Rubinek. They have a wide-ranging and educational conversation that they launch with the question: “Who was your favorite playwright.” Saul answers Edward de Vere, the 17th Earl of Oxford, whom he believes (along with many others) wrote all…
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Episode 24: Akira
View on Zencastr Mark and Joe chat with author Benoit Chartier about the anime film Akira. They begin with one of Mark’s questions: what piece of technology frightens you? Benoit admits he isn’t frightened by it, but he’s annoyed by ChatGPT and other AI techs, because it may flood the market with crap books. As…