315 - Hal's Birthday

INTERVIEW: Ken Kwapis Returns! (Director)

The Kwap is back. And this time? It's personal. Well, this time it's about the revival and we can talk spoilers, but potato potahto. Ken Kwapis is the legendary director of classic Malcolm eps like Hal Quits, If Boys Were Girls, Family Reunion... the hits keep coming. Which is exactly why he was tapped to direct the Malcolm in the Middle Revival series Life's Still Unfair. We recorded this interview a few weeks after the Revival dropped, so we were able to dig deep into the storylines with Ken. This is the cherry on top of our Revival-Palooza: getting to talk to the man who directed the return of this series and who has such a profound connection to the world of Malcolm. I'll say it in this podcast description for the whole world to see, We're in love with Ken Kwapis. Thank you to Ken for chatting and to Jeff for organizing this epic sequel. We hope you all enjoy! This show is part of the Gotham Network Record your podcast at Gotham: https://www.gothamproductionstudios.com [https://www.gothamproductionstudios.com]

315 - Hal's Birthday

HAPPY BIRTHDAY HAL! We hope you enjoy your gift: your three sons max out your credit card while the electrical company is threatening to shut off your power and your oldest son has gotten married in secret. Today the sibs discuss a great episode of MitM -- written by friend of the pod Alex Reid, no less -- which has a KILLER cold open and follows it up with a pretty damn strong episode. We discuss: plans for Hal's birthday, O'Teilly Jackson, and.... some other stuff that is escaping my mind at the moment. We cover a lot. This show is part of the Gotham Network Record your podcast at Gotham: https://www.gothamproductionstudios.com [https://www.gothamproductionstudios.com]

314 - Cynthia's Back

Well gents, we're about as respectful as we can be given the subject matter of this episode. I'm frankly very proud of us. Cynthia is BACK and she's got 80085. That's a little joke for those of you who ever had a calculator. We have fun here don't we? One of the best Lois/Hal interactions ever is in this ep, and also my boy Hal flies a kite. Reese is a total pig and it disappointed us big time. This show is part of the Gotham Network. Record your podcast at Gotham: https://www.gothamproductionstudios.com [https://www.gothamproductionstudios.com]

INTERVIEW: Kiana Madeira (Tristan)

Today on YNM we had the honor of speaking with Kiana Madeira, aka Malcolm's girlfriend Tristan from Life's Still Unfair. We cover the whirlwind that was getting cast in the revival as a lifelong fan of MitM, what it was like to work with this incredible cast, and of course we had to unpack the whole Titty Titty Bang Bang situation. Huge THANK YOU to Kiana and her team for being so cool, this was a really fun conversation. As always, this podcast is supported by the Gotham Podcast Network.

INTERVIEW: Alex Reid (Writer)

BUCKLE UP. We're talking to the wonderful and brilliant Alex Reid, writer of CLASSIC episodes like Lois's Birthday, Family Reunion, Carnival, Bully, Book Club, Clip Show, and more. He won an Emmy for penning the episode Bowling, and went on to write or direct for shows like the Mindy Project, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, and Young Sheldon. He's an absolute chiller, as all the people who helped make Malcolm in the Middle are. We grill Alex about life in the Linwood writers room and get into how these episodes were put together: from outline to final script. Alex gives insight into things we didn't even realize to ask about, like whose feet are ACTUALLY being rubbed in Old Mrs. Old? And who is doing the dang rubbing?? This, and more, in our fabulous chat with The Reidster. He doesn't know I just called him that. Enjoy! This show is part of the Gotham Network Record your podcast at Gotham: https://www.gothamproductionstudios.com [https://www.gothamproductionstudios.com]