Episode 63: interview with special guests Jonathan Geffner, Deborah Twiss, and Ed Altman on 2025's The Dummy Detective

Episode 66: 1993's The Wedding Banquet/2018's Love, Simon

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2468814/fan_mail/new] Celebrating Pride Month with a look at two comedy-dramas, both, ironically, with a lead character named Simon. From singles clubs and wedding banquets to Ferris wheels and first kisses, these stories come straight from the heart. Plus, poll results, entertainment news, the interactive listener trivia, and listener shout-outs! Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported  — CC BY 3.0  Music promoted by Copyright Free Music - Background Music For Videos @podcastbackgroundmusic  [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyi6Rml4TwD6KvbbxQA6XQQ] Certain sound effects: Creative Commons Attribution license (reuse allowed) [https://www.youtube.com/t/creative_commons] Logo: DaveyATalks

Episode 65: 1980's & 1997's The Shining with special guest, Liz M.

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2468814/fan_mail/new] Are pink and gold your favorite colors? Would you say that French fries and ketchup is your favorite food? How'd you like some ice cream, Doc? If the answer to these questions is yes, then you've come to the right place. Liz M., my sister-in-law, with whom for years I've been playing a Shining quote game every chance we get, joins me to talk about the 1980 Stanley Kubrick-directed classic, as well as the largely-forgotten Stephen King-penned TV miniseries remake from 1997. Just don't go into room 237 or else Grady will have to ... correct you. Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported  — CC BY 3.0 Music promoted by Copyright Free Music - Background Music For Videos @podcastbackgroundmusic [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyi6Rml4TwD6KvbbxQA6XQQ] Logo: DaveyATalks

Episode 64: interview with special guest, filmmaker Saeid Ghasemi, on his short film Blood Enough

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2468814/fan_mail/new] Iranian filmmaker Saeid Ghasemi guests in this episode, and with his thought-provoking short film Blood Enough, he proves that there is power in cinematic storytelling, fiction and non-fiction. A semi-finalist for Best Screenplay for Live Action Short at the Oscar-qualifying Dallas International Film Festival, Blood Enough encompasses themes of internal and external moral conflict, controversial traditions, and the pressures of the societies in which we live. https://www.instagram.com/blood_enough?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw== https://www.imdb.com/title/tt39374659/?utm_source=ig&utm_medium=social&utm_content=link_in_bio&fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQPOTM2NjE5NzQzMzkyNDU5AAGnH4Oik2EkTAUoHIPqAx0hM9gVvldmbzZF6SmejaUeXvmII5fzGG4hzBPd498_aem_kxNTi2aKgWkQQMSLJIsosw&ref_=ext_shr_lnk Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported  — CC BY 3.0 Music promoted by Copyright Free Music - Background Music For Videos @podcastbackgroundmusic [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyi6Rml4TwD6KvbbxQA6XQQ] Logo: DaveyATalks

Episode 63: interview with special guests Jonathan Geffner, Deborah Twiss, and Ed Altman on 2025's The Dummy Detective

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2468814/fan_mail/new] What if the lead P.I. at a murder scene were a ventriloquist with a dummy as his sidekick? Writer-star-professional ventriloquist Jonathan Geffner and co-stars Deborah Twiss and Ed Altman bring their talents to the screen in an offbeat, quirky, and thoroughly entertaining spoof of the murder mystery genre in their comedy-mystery-thriller The Dummy Detective! Sean Young (1982's The Blade Runner, 1984's Dune, 1994's Ace Ventura: Pet Detective) joins a solid cast for an entertaining whodunnit that flips expectations on their head! Currently streaming on Amazon Prime, Tubi, Plex, and other channels. Plus, poll results, cooking segment Cinemunch, and the interactive listener trivia with shout-outs! www.thedummydetectivemovie.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thedummydetective?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw== Facebook: Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/thedummydetective] https://www.instagram.com/deborahtwiss?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw== Ed Altman - IMDb [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0022894/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_0_nm_8_in_0_q_ed%20altman] Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported  — CC BY 3.0 Music promoted by Copyright Free Music - Background Music For Videos @podcastbackgroundmusic [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyi6Rml4TwD6KvbbxQA6XQQ] Logo: DaveyATalks

Episode 62: interview with special guests Adam Burke and Jud Nichols on 2026's Wet Paper Bag

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2468814/fan_mail/new] Co-directors and co-stars Adam Burke (who also wrote the screenplay) and Jud Nichols bring to the screen a story about the possibility of change in a person in their psychological drama-thriller Wet Paper Bag. From the film's official logline: To find her missing sister, a journalist infiltrates a psychedelic therapy center and uncovers a treatment far more dangerous than the trauma it claims to heal. If you loved Midsommar, Saltburn, or The White Lotus, this is your next watch. Instagram: @wetpaperbag_film (underscore matters) Facebook: @WetPaperBagfilm Site: wetpaperbagfilm.com [http://wetpaperbagfilm.com/] Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported  — CC BY 3.0 Music promoted by Copyright Free Music - Background Music For Videos @podcastbackgroundmusic [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyi6Rml4TwD6KvbbxQA6XQQ] Logo: DaveyATalks