Hit Me in the Heart

Community - TV Series

For full notes head to hitmeintheheart.com/episodes [https://www.hitmeintheheart.com/episodes] Community defies genre and it’s multilayered comedy is streets ahead of the competition. Stuffed full of incredible talent on both sides of the camera, Travis reckons this will be a series that goes down in the history books. Listen along and find out why we think the series is lightning in a bottle, and not a flash in the pan. LINKS Community on Google Play [https://play.google.com/store/tv/show?cdid=tvseason-7kvHG9uBJY8&id=zHH6h31zrRw] Community on iTunes [https://itunes.apple.com/ca/tv-season/community-the-complete-series/id1065149077] Community on Amazon [https://www.amazon.ca/Community-Complete-DVD-Joel-McHale/dp/B07DL2FKS2/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&keywords=community&qid=1616543847&rnid=5264023011&s=dvd&sr=1-2] BITS AND PIECES Community’s Gas Leak Year Explained: Why Season 4 Sucked - screenrant.com [https://screenrant.com/community-season-4-gas-leak-year-explained/] Dan Harmon on Writing RICK AND MORTY With a Story Circle - nerdist.com [https://nerdist.com/article/rick-and-morty-story-circle-dan-harmon/] Community: “App Development And Condiments” - tv.avclub.com [https://tv.avclub.com/community-app-development-and-condiments-1798179703] ‘Community’ 3 Years Later: Lessons Learned From Yahoo’s Streaming Debacle - indiewire.com [https://www.indiewire.com/2018/03/community-season-6-hulu-yahoo-1201936958/] The Community Stop-Motion Holiday Special Hits Different in 2020 - vulture.com [https://www.vulture.com/2020/12/community-stop-motion-holiday-special-10-year-anniversary-2020.html]

The Greatest Songs Ever Written - All plus Special Guest Pete!

For full notes head to hitmeintheheart.com/episodes [https://www.hitmeintheheart.com/episodes] What’s in a song? And why do some just slap your heart like you’re a naive child? Experience four contenders from the boys that are all vying for the top prize. Pick your favourite and let us know all about it at hitmeintheheartpodcast@gmail.com Will it be the heartfelt, trembling simplicity? The golden capstone of a glorious career? An evocative and haunting melody that’s beyond words? Or a clarion call of optimism, and a promise of a brighter tomorrow? LINKS Poke - Frightened Rabbit YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F-B9tGuS3go] Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/track/0SHMKtdtSUyuGHZEkkMkf4?si=bN03NighTNWtXViChiNn-A] iTunes [https://music.apple.com/ca/album/poke/917524230?i=917524308] The Captain and the Kid - Elton John YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RNWZM3ECra0] Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/track/0a8TN3Q17iRTDvFpHiEJs7?si=L56azRnsQeapoIu9s3DF5Q] iTunes [https://music.apple.com/ca/album/the-captain-and-the-kid/1444020145?i=1444020392] Trois Gymnopedies - Erik Satie YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FyUNbrgLezI] Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/track/0MLpHfL1R3eUeZN3GCvRft?si=TbpApCqWT5umvyFyIwhJVA] iTunes [https://music.apple.com/ca/album/trois-gymnopedies-from-royal-tenenbaums-instrumental/686826695?i=686826939] Message to My Girl - Split Enz (Orchestral [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z4HKJc323cI]) YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O6YD4rjVIO8] Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/track/2YnKRdpWWapJWeouwfYqRa?si=qid2voESR96rkcNBHQIupA] iTunes [https://music.apple.com/ca/album/message-to-my-girl/1443885439?i=1443885503] BITS AND PIECES What makes the perfect song? - Physics World [https://physicsworld.com/a/what-makes-the-perfect-song/] What Makes For A Perfect Song Of The Summer - Forbes [https://www.forbes.com/sites/hughmcintyre/2016/09/09/what-qualities-define-a-perfect-song-of-the-summer/?sh=35bbc918e2e3] Y=X factor: how to write the perfect song - The Guardian [https://www.theguardian.com/music/2014/nov/21/y-x-factor-a-scientific-formula-for-the-perfect-song] Message to My Girl - Lynda Manwaring (stripped back) [https://open.spotify.com/track/5c0oxeyMuKV4k8EraCvOYo?si=Lq3ZQMqEQTSHhHxRjR4FVg] Message to My Girl - Jimmy Barnes (modern rock) [https://open.spotify.com/track/7p2d6yk28s1CpD1cej4Uxv?si=nr7q5ZQlScykhRSlBIRDAg] Message to My Girl - Chris Gable (Light Jazz) [https://open.spotify.com/track/0zIFmP6FmV4EjN1Fcla39b?si=jw_Od-grRKO-RIwZNTHnNA]

The music of Thomas Newman - Composer

For full notes head to hitmeintheheart.com/episodes Thomas Newman is an almost-Oscar-winning composer that you’ve heard over and over again throughout your life. But while his compositions have enhanced and supported some of the best films ever made, for Paul they’ve been the soundtrack to a life and a career. LINKS Thomas Newman on Spotify Canada Thomas Newman on iTunes Canada Thomas Newman on YouTube BITS AND PIECES The Elder Scrolls V Skyrim soundtrack on YouTube Thomas Newman’s discography A Series of Unfortunate Events end credits on YouTube Roger Ebert reviews American Beauty The end of Shawshank Redemption Do you ever feel like a plastic bag? Define Dancing from Wall-E ‘1917’ Composer Thomas Newman On His Pursuit Of Out-Of-The-Box Sound For One-Shot War Film - deadline.com

Please Like Me - TV

For full notes head to hitmeintheheart.com/episodes [https://www.hitmeintheheart.com/episodes] Please Like Me is a slice of life that defies your expectations in its pursuit of the truths about humanity - oh, and it’s one of the funniest shows out there. Hear what Travis and the boys have to say about one of the most affecting shows you’ve never seen, and it’s deft handling of some black-hole heavy topics. LINKS Please Like Me on Netflix Canada [https://www.netflix.com/search?jbv=80008187&q=please%20like%20me] Please Like Me on Hulu US [https://www.hulu.com/series/please-like-me-172a0482-c365-4225-935e-255d45314c52] BITS AND PIECES The Home-Cooked Pleasures of “Please Like Me” - The New Yorker [https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2018/11/26/the-home-cooked-pleasures-of-please-like-me] Please Like Me raised the bar for Australian TV comedy. It also tore my heart out - The Guardian [https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2020/jan/28/please-like-me-raised-the-bar-for-australian-tv-comedy-it-also-tore-my-heart-out] Josh, mum and dad have a 15-course dinner in a five-star episode of Please Like Me - The Sydney Morning Herald [https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/tv-and-radio/our-pick-free-to-air-please-like-me-20161118-gssplw.html] How ‘Please Like Me’ addressed mental health in the LGBTQ community, and why it matters [https://www.glaad.org/blog/how-please-me-addressed-mental-health-lgbtq-community-and-why-it-matters] Also, this episode deals with some heavy topics. If you require help or support surrounding suicide and are in Canada, check out Crisis Services Canada [https://www.crisisservicescanada.ca/en/]. If you’re outside of the Great White North you can find a list of hotline resources from WhatsApp here at this link [https://faq.whatsapp.com/general/security-and-privacy/global-suicide-hotline-resources/?lang=en].

Dr Who's A Christmas Carol - TV Episode

For full notes head to hitmeintheheart.com/episodes [https://www.hitmeintheheart.com/episodes] In the episode that inspired the podcast Scott is dissecting Dr Who’s inventive retelling of A Christmas Carol. How on Earth did they make the worst idea possible into one of the most affective episodes of television ever? LINKS A Christmas Carol on Google Play Canada [https://play.google.com/store/tv/show?cdid=tvseason-XxT6LRcBCGg&gdid=tvepisode-p_7T3zYM45c&id=BkakyhXios8] A Christmas Carol on iTunes Canada [https://itunes.apple.com/ca/tv-season/a-christmas-carol/id409117414?i=409453234] A Christmas Carol on YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p_7T3zYM45c] BITS AND PIECES Dr Who Explained - Gamespot Universe [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5_p8j8gCTfw] Vincent and the Doctor on Google Play Canada [https://play.google.com/store/tv/show?cdid=tvseason-XxT6LRcBCGg&gdid=tvepisode-dBKq3xgXovc&id=BkakyhXios8] Creating the Theme - Radiophonic Workshop - Dr Who [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xkIEkLww3lg]