Blank Check with Griffin & David

Hail, Caesar! with Shirley Li

Would that it twere so simple to lasso that lazy ol’ moon! This week, we’re chatting about all the studio shenanigans in Hail, Caesar! with our pal Shirley Li. Speaking of Shirley, we all knew she was skilled at getting David “The Dog” Sims off the leash, but did you know that she also attended researcher JJ’s wedding?! Lore drop! Join us as we unpack the careers of Channing Tatum and Alden Ehrenreich, gush over the gorgeous near-Technicolor cinematography, and celebrate the love of da moviesh that comes through so clearly in this film. Read Shirley's work [https://www.theatlantic.com/author/shirley-li/] Sign up for Check Book [https://blankcheckpod.substack.com/welcome], the Blank Check newsletter featuring even more “real nerdy shit” to feed your pop culture obsession. Dossier excerpts, film biz AND burger reports, and even more exclusive content you won’t want to miss out on. Join our Patreon for franchise commentaries and bonus episodes. [http://www.patreon.com/blankcheck] Follow us @blankcheckpod on Twitter [https://x.com/blankcheckpod?lang=en], Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/blankcheckpod/?hl=en], Threads [https://www.threads.net/@blankcheckpod?xmt=AQGzctAh4mbWTwYzCV1pzNT6AMV9o99EOfymi8TLR5mTde0] and Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/blankcheckpodcast/]!  Buy some real nerdy merch [https://kinshipgoods.com/blankcheck] Connect with other Blankies on our Reddit [https://www.reddit.com/r/blankies/s/gpcOkQr8Sv] or Discord [https://discord.gg/Q6YGSR3JrA] For anything else, check out BlankCheckPod.com [https://www.blankcheckpod.com/] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

Inside Llewyn Davis with Rachel Zegler

🎵🎶Puh-pa-please Mr. Kennedy (uhoh!) please won’t you listen to our puh-podcast🎶🎵This week we broadcast, not from a balcony, but from the Blank Check office, with guest Rachel Zegler (she connects with people, JJ’s research confirms)! Coming off of back to back Blank Checks the Coen’s took their time to release Inside Llewyn Davis, a somber comedy following a folk singer stuck in a failure loop. We’ve got two dogs off the leash, two fart detectives, the Coen’s attempting the Armageddon method of casting Llewyn, and the cold reality of pursuing the arts. Read Jack Antonoff’s slander in print [https://www.cosmopolitan.com/entertainment/celebs/a62651803/rachel-zegler-jack-antonoff-interview-2024/] Watch Carey Mulligan in 2015’s Far From the Madding Crowd [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2935476/] Listen to the penultimate episode of WTF  [https://www.wtfpod.com/podcast/episode-1685-marc-maron] Get the Evita Album [https://evita.indiemerch.com/] Sign up for Check Book [https://blankcheckpod.substack.com/welcome], the Blank Check newsletter featuring even more “real nerdy shit” to feed your pop culture obsession. Dossier excerpts, film biz AND burger reports, and even more exclusive content you won’t want to miss out on. Join our Patreon for franchise commentaries and bonus episodes. [http://www.patreon.com/blankcheck] Follow us @blankcheckpod on Twitter [https://x.com/blankcheckpod?lang=en], Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/blankcheckpod/?hl=en], Threads [https://www.threads.net/@blankcheckpod?xmt=AQGzctAh4mbWTwYzCV1pzNT6AMV9o99EOfymi8TLR5mTde0] and Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/blankcheckpodcast/]!  Buy some real nerdy merch [https://kinshipgoods.com/blankcheck] Connect with other Blankies on our Reddit [https://www.reddit.com/r/blankies/s/gpcOkQr8Sv] or Discord [https://discord.gg/Q6YGSR3JrA] For anything else, check out BlankCheckPod.com [https://www.blankcheckpod.com/]  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

A House of Dynamite

Kathryn Bigelow is back. But are WE so back? Not quite. The gang discusses the recent release A House of Dynamite, a film in which the president listens to podcasts, Tracy Letts loves the Mets, and the city of Chicago may or may not be completely leveled by an atomic bomb. Do we kind of miss Mark Boal now? Are we praying Kathryn Bigelow directs something a little more in line with Strange Days or Point Break next? Would Ethan Hunt have saved this movie? Yes, yes, and yes. Sign up for Check Book [https://blankcheckpod.substack.com/welcome], the Blank Check newsletter featuring even more “real nerdy shit” to feed your  pop culture obsession. Dossier excerpts, film biz AND burger reports, and even more exclusive content you won’t want to miss out on. Join our Patreon for franchise commentaries and bonus episodes. [http://www.patreon.com/blankcheck] Follow us @blankcheckpod on Twitter [https://x.com/blankcheckpod?lang=en], Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/blankcheckpod/?hl=en], Threads [https://www.threads.net/@blankcheckpod?xmt=AQGzctAh4mbWTwYzCV1pzNT6AMV9o99EOfymi8TLR5mTde0] and Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/blankcheckpodcast/]!  Buy some real nerdy merch [https://kinshipgoods.com/blankcheck] Connect with other Blankies on our Reddit [https://www.reddit.com/r/blankies/s/gpcOkQr8Sv] or Discord [https://discord.gg/Q6YGSR3JrA] For anything else, check out BlankCheckPod.com [https://www.blankcheckpod.com/] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

True Grit with Stavros Halkias

We love to pull the cork. Comedian (and probably the biggest Greek-American entertainer of our time) Stavros Halkias joins us to chat about 2010’s True Grit, the Coens’ true attempt to cash their post-Oscar blank check. We’re talking about Hailee Steinfeld’s incredible performance. We’re talking about Jeff Bridges’ distinctive mumbly delivery. We’re talking about how this film is a considerable upgrade over the John Wayne original in possibly every way. We’re also talking about how everyone probably smells awful in this movie. And we’re talking a lot about the Morris Chestnut network TV show “Watson” for some reason. Join us by the campfire, it’s a fun time! Check out Bugonia [https://www.fandango.com/bugonia-2025-236951/movie-overview] Read David’s Interview with Yorgos [https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2017/09/yorgos-lanthimos-killing-of-a-sacred-deer-interview/538902/] Check out the profile of the owner of Panathinaikos B.C. [https://www.ynetnews.com/culture/article/skr00ph7m0] Check out Charles Portis’ other books [https://www.goodreads.com/author/list/27034.Charles_Portis] Watch Booboo Kills Yogi" ending [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m6w0r-ScEG4] See Stavvy Live [https://r.search.yahoo.com/rdclks/dWU9N2NxY3ZmdGtldnZoaiZ1dD0xNzYwNTU4NjQzNDM0JnVvPTgxMTU3ODM3NDk1MjQwJmx0PTImcz0xJmVzPTNHZEhHSGRhZEdrQVkwYUUyN1V4b0wuV3Z0eXBCdnZ3YzdCZ3BZT0FPbm5mMkFPNThjOGVCeGhXOWRkMTNFV181VFFrYkJCU0xoazdFLmct/RV=2/RE=1763150643/RO=14/RU=https%3a%2f%2fwww.bing.com%2faclick%3fld%3de83txxd6eaYWRptq4azctlUzVUCUzLucJ3LF6JRSRPHuB_0Ik78ItEksYGPUF8jmr_WGlRv9Z5n6q39i5XskLVySGBrbpuqH0sFhaQeyW370gypGPWpIrGukA0AHroIgu7ujRCzvKQ1ABdFHOz9YT47LvcoDvH_UWfyJ9sIFw5P6B99Mi_bI5x1wPDUOAz5kuiZAZaNw%26u%3daHR0cHMlM2ElMmYlMmZ3d3cuc3R1Ymh1Yi5jb20lMmZzdGF2cm9zLWhhbGtpYXMtdGlja2V0cyUyZnBlcmZvcm1lciUyZjEwMDMxNzAxMSUzZiUzZCUyNlBDSUQlM2RQU1VTQklOSE9NRTQzNzkzNDc3NTg5QzlDJTI2cHMlM2QlMjZwc19wJTNkMSUyNnBzX2MlM2Q0NzEwNTY4MzQlMjZwc19hZyUzZDEyOTg1MjQzOTU5NTU0NTklMjZwc190ZyUzZGt3ZC04MTE1ODA0MzkxMDY1MSUzYWxvYy03MTE5NyUyNnBzX2FkJTNkODExNTc4Mzc0OTUyNDAlMjZwc19uJTNkbyUyNnBzX2QlM2RjJTI2Z2NsaWQlM2Q1M2YxY2NmM2E5M2YxZjY4ZjVlY2E0MWM1NzBjM2I4OSUyNmdjaWQlM2RDMTIyODlYMDIxJTI2a2V5d29yZCUzZDEyOTg1MjQzOTU5NTU0NTlrd2QtODExNTgwNDM5MTA2NTElM2Fsb2MtNzExOTdfYyUyNmNyZWF0aXZlJTNkJTI2dXRtX2t4Y29uZmlkJTNkczJyc2hzYm12JTI2dXRtX2NhbXBhaWduJTNkNDcxMDU2ODM0JTI2a3d0JTNkbmIlMjZtdCUzZGUlMjZrdyUzZHN0YXZyb3MlMjUyMGhhbGtpYXMlMjZhcCUzZCUyNnBsb2MlM2Q2NTM0MSUyNmlsb2MlM2QlMjZ1dG1fc291cmNlJTNkYmluZyUyNnV0bV9tZWRpdW0lM2RwYWlkLXNlYXJjaCUyNnV0bV9zdWJfbWVkaXVtJTNkcHJvc3BlY3RpbmclMjZ1dG1fdGVybSUzZG5iJTI2dXRtX2NvbnRlbnQlM2RkZWZhdWx0JTI2Z2Nsc3JjJTNkM3AuZHMlMjZtc2Nsa2lkJTNkNTNmMWNjZjNhOTNmMWY2OGY1ZWNhNDFjNTcwYzNiODklMjY%26rlid%3d53f1ccf3a93f1f68f5eca41c570c3b89/RK=2/RS=GqOlvGVnhJpokA8F_qrcmAa5mpk-;_ylt=Awril9Qz_u9oBwIAx9oPxQt.;_ylu=Y29sbwNiZjEEcG9zAzEEdnRpZAMEc2VjA292LXRvcA--;_ylc=X3IDMgRydAMw?IG=0ae297d4b2954bcd95024d861321e183] Sign up for Check Book [https://blankcheckpod.substack.com/welcome], the Blank Check newsletter featuring even more “real nerdy shit” to feed your  pop culture obsession. Dossier excerpts, film biz AND burger reports, and even more exclusive content you won’t want to miss out on. Join our Patreon for franchise commentaries and bonus episodes. [http://www.patreon.com/blankcheck] Follow us @blankcheckpod on Twitter [https://x.com/blankcheckpod?lang=en], Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/blankcheckpod/?hl=en], Threads [https://www.threads.net/@blankcheckpod?xmt=AQGzctAh4mbWTwYzCV1pzNT6AMV9o99EOfymi8TLR5mTde0] and Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/blankcheckpodcast/]!  Buy some real nerdy merch [https://kinshipgoods.com/blankcheck] Connect with other Blankies on our Reddit [https://www.reddit.com/r/blankies/s/gpcOkQr8Sv] or Discord [https://discord.gg/Q6YGSR3JrA] For anything else, check out BlankCheckPod.com [https://www.blankcheckpod.com/] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

A Serious Man with Marc Maron

The time has come for us to lock the gates. On the occasion of the end of WTF, Marc Maron joins us to talk about chaos, God, mathematics, and Jewish identity as we dive into 2009’s A Serious Man. Highlights of this episode include Marc asking, “Is this a bit?” when David opens the dossier, Marc’s discussion of his audition to play Larry Gopnik, and Marc telling Griffin that he’s proud of him. Not a dry eye in the house, folks. This is a special one. Listen to WTF [http://www.wtfpod.com/] Sign up for Check Book [https://blankcheckpod.substack.com/welcome], the Blank Check newsletter featuring even more “real nerdy shit” to feed your  pop culture obsession. Dossier excerpts, film biz AND burger reports, and even more exclusive content you won’t want to miss out on. Join our Patreon for franchise commentaries and bonus episodes. [http://www.patreon.com/blankcheck] Follow us @blankcheckpod on Twitter [https://x.com/blankcheckpod?lang=en], Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/blankcheckpod/?hl=en], Threads [https://www.threads.net/@blankcheckpod?xmt=AQGzctAh4mbWTwYzCV1pzNT6AMV9o99EOfymi8TLR5mTde0] and Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/blankcheckpodcast/]!  Buy some real nerdy merch [https://kinshipgoods.com/blankcheck] Connect with other Blankies on our Reddit [https://www.reddit.com/r/blankies/s/gpcOkQr8Sv] or Discord [https://discord.gg/Q6YGSR3JrA] For anything else, check out BlankCheckPod.com [https://www.blankcheckpod.com/] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]