High and Low Podcast

95 - Peter Ames Carlin Interview - Paul Simon

highandlowpodcast@gmail.com (Rialda and Alan Shulman) — Fri, 21 Oct 2016 15:02:00 -0700

Our interview with author Peter Ames Carlin on his terrific and much needed Paul Simon biography.
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94 - Beyonce sneezes, news at 11

highandlowpodcast@gmail.com (Rialda and Alan Shulman) — Sun, 12 Jun 2016 12:57:00 -0700

The bitchers are back.
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93 - Oscars Live Gab

highandlowpodcast@gmail.com (Rialda and Alan Shulman) — Tue, 1 Mar 2016 17:23:00 -0800

We blab all over the Oscars. Too lazy to record a real show. And you benefit.
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92 - Best Movies of 2015

highandlowpodcast@gmail.com (Rialda and Alan Shulman) — Sat, 30 Jan 2016 17:34:00 -0800

Our pal Rodrigo joins us for a wrap up of the best movies of 2015.
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91 - Leftovers, Homeland and The Truman Show

highandlowpodcast@gmail.com (Rialda and Alan Shulman) — Fri, 25 Dec 2015 15:00:00 -0800

This time it's The Leftovers, Homeland and one of our favorite movies, The Truman Show. It's gonna get biblical up in here.

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90 - Submission, Top 6 Show Biz Movies

highandlowpodcast@gmail.com (Rialda and Alan Shulman) — Wed, 18 Nov 2015 05:56:00 -0800

We talk about Michel Houellebecq's controversial book "Submission" in light of recent terrorist attacks in Paris, and then lighten up for our top six movies about Show Business

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89 - Mr Robot, Phoenix and Kanye Redux

highandlowpodcast@gmail.com (Rialda and Alan Shulman) — Sun, 13 Sep 2015 06:09:00 -0700

We chat about Mr Robot and the new German film Phoenix, before we take the knives to Kanye West and his latest VMA fiasco.

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88 - Wild Tales and True Detective

highandlowpodcast@gmail.com (Rialda and Alan Shulman) — Thu, 27 Aug 2015 09:53:00 -0700

Was True Detective the worst thing on TV since the Kennedy assassination, or is everyone else wrong?

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87 - Amy Schumer, Donald Trump

highandlowpodcast@gmail.com (Rialda and Alan Shulman) — Sun, 26 Jul 2015 12:08:00 -0700

This time we get to know Amy Schumer, by not seeing her movie or watching her show.

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86 - Call him Caitlyn

highandlowpodcast@gmail.com (Rialda and Alan Shulman) — Sun, 21 Jun 2015 06:30:00 -0700

We have our Wheaties with Caitlyn Jenner, the artist formerly known as Bruce.

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85 - Mad Men Finale

highandlowpodcast@gmail.com (Rialda and Alan Shulman) — Thu, 28 May 2015 12:13:00 -0700

The end of Mad Men leaves us with much to talk about

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84 - The Jinx

highandlowpodcast@gmail.com (Rialda and Alan Shulman) — Sat, 21 Mar 2015 11:51:00 -0700

The strange story of millionaire Robert Durst ends with one of the most dramatic half hours of recent television history.

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83 - Top Six Movies of 2014

highandlowpodcast@gmail.com (Rialda and Alan Shulman) — Sun, 15 Feb 2015 11:26:00 -0800

Rodrigo is back to go over the top six movies of 2014.

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82 - We Are the Best...Really

highandlowpodcast@gmail.com (Rialda and Alan Shulman) — Thu, 25 Dec 2014 12:28:00 -0800

We catch up on various and sundry items; Brit series Black Mirror, and movies Nightcrawler and We Are The Best.

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81 - Eyes Wide Shut

highandlowpodcast@gmail.com (Rialda and Alan Shulman) — Fri, 5 Dec 2014 11:17:00 -0800

Friend of the podcast, Rodrigo Godoy returns, for Part 2 of our marriage movie special featuring Stanley Kubrick's Eyes Wide Shut.

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80 - Mike Nichols and Gone Girl

highandlowpodcast@gmail.com (Rialda and Alan Shulman) — Sat, 22 Nov 2014 06:42:00 -0800

Friend of the podcast, Rodrigo Godoy, calls in from Brazil to talk Gone Girl and mourn the loss of the great Mike Nichols.

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79 - Carl Wilson Interview

highandlowpodcast@gmail.com (Rialda and Alan Shulman) — Fri, 24 Oct 2014 14:30:00 -0700

We talk to author Carl Wilson about his landmark book of music criticism, Let's Talk About Love.

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78 - God's Not Dead (but thinking is)

highandlowpodcast@gmail.com (Rialda and Alan Shulman) — Sat, 11 Oct 2014 12:21:00 -0700

We take time out of our busy schedule to insult religious people of all persuasions. Plus bonus content bitching about people in line.

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77 - C. Eric Banister Interview on Johnny Cash

highandlowpodcast@gmail.com (Rialda and Alan Shulman) — Thu, 25 Sep 2014 11:55:00 -0700

We talk to the author of one of the most comprehensive treatments of Johnny's music you can find. The story of the music as well as the man.

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76 - Beatles in Mono! Michael Fremer Interview

highandlowpodcast@gmail.com (Rialda and Alan Shulman) — Fri, 19 Sep 2014 12:57:00 -0700

We talk to vinyl guru and all around audio maven Michael Fremer on the new Beatles box set of all the vinyl albums, cut from the original master tapes! Trust me, it's awesome.

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75 - Beyonce's Feminism, and "Boyhood" Ballyhoo

highandlowpodcast@gmail.com (Rialda and Alan Shulman) — Sat, 13 Sep 2014 15:03:00 -0700

Is Beyonce a Feminist? Should anyone give a shit? Plus we stand in awe at the power and majesty of the critical reaction to Richard Linklater's Boyhood.

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74 - Greil Marcus, Part Deux

highandlowpodcast@gmail.com (Rialda and Alan Shulman) — Mon, 1 Sep 2014 16:50:00 -0700

Once again we talk to the great writer Greil Marcus, about his new book, The History of Rock and Roll in Ten Songs.

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73 - Relatability in Art, New Twin Peaks footage

highandlowpodcast@gmail.com (Rialda and Alan Shulman) — Mon, 18 Aug 2014 14:32:00 -0700

We do our usual bitching and then talk about why Ira Glass thinks Shakespeare sucks. Plus some talk about the new Twin Peaks release, with an hour and a half of new footage.

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72 - Baby Lena Learns to Complain

highandlowpodcast@gmail.com (Rialda and Alan Shulman) — Wed, 2 Jul 2014 11:27:00 -0700

We bounce back with an update on complaining with a new addition to the podcast team.

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71 - Jill Abramson, the NY Times and Blue Ruin

highandlowpodcast@gmail.com (Rialda and Alan Shulman) — Sat, 17 May 2014 06:59:00 -0700

The New York Times cans a broad - is gender bias at play? Then we talk about a must-see thriller called Blue Ruin.

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70 - Of Visors and Villians

highandlowpodcast@gmail.com (Rialda and Alan Shulman) — Mon, 5 May 2014 13:23:00 -0700

We look at the top 6 literary villains of all time, but not before we discuss assorted racists, bigots and visor fashionistas with the Donald Sterling fiasco.

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69 - Flying Food and Open Mics

highandlowpodcast@gmail.com (Rialda and Alan Shulman) — Mon, 21 Apr 2014 05:18:00 -0700

The mystery of the flying food and the perils of open mic.

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68 - Books for Smart People

highandlowpodcast@gmail.com (Rialda and Alan Shulman) — Sun, 6 Apr 2014 17:27:00 -0700

We discuss the Top 6 books all intelligent people should read, right after we attack the absurdity of food reviews

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67 - Farewell courtesy and Grand Budapest Hotel

highandlowpodcast@gmail.com (Rialda and Alan Shulman) — Fri, 21 Mar 2014 13:46:00 -0700

More people annoy us but there's always Wes Anderson.

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66 - True Detective, Sexism and Oscars

highandlowpodcast@gmail.com (Rialda and Alan Shulman) — Sun, 9 Mar 2014 08:08:00 -0700

The gender police are at it again attacking our new favorite show, plus an Oscars wrap up you won't want to miss (unlike the actual Oscars)

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65 - Philip Seymour Hoffman and Ted Talks

highandlowpodcast@gmail.com (Rialda and Alan Shulman) — Thu, 13 Feb 2014 19:18:00 -0800

We lament the great P.S. Hoffman and take a good hard look at Ted Talks

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64 - Oscars and King Lear

highandlowpodcast@gmail.com (Rialda and Alan Shulman) — Thu, 30 Jan 2014 09:13:00 -0800

We report on Frank Langella's amazing turn in a wonderful new production of King Lear, and then go over what the Academy Award nominations got wrong and right.

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63 - Real Child Abuse, Year-End Movies

highandlowpodcast@gmail.com (Rialda and Alan Shulman) — Tue, 7 Jan 2014 05:10:00 -0800

We witness some horrific parenting firsthand, and then we recap the movies we saw at the end of the year, including Her, Inside Llewyn Davis, and The Wolf of Wall Street.

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62 - Kanye Off The Rails, Pronouns and Movies

highandlowpodcast@gmail.com (Rialda and Alan Shulman) — Sat, 7 Dec 2013 10:05:00 -0800

Rialda gives an exclusive performance delivering Kanye's latest rant from the stage of Madison Square Garden. Then we get into the spread of gender neutral pronouns, and summarize our thoughts on the films Drinking Buddies and Stories We Tell.

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61 - Lou Reed, etc.

highandlowpodcast@gmail.com (Rialda and Alan Shulman) — Sun, 24 Nov 2013 13:09:00 -0800

This is dedicated to the one we love - the one who was almost as pissed off as we are.

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60 - Disney Sex and Coming of Age Movies

highandlowpodcast@gmail.com (Rialda and Alan Shulman) — Fri, 25 Oct 2013 09:36:00 -0700

We finally discuss Miley and our fascination with Disney Channel sex, and then chill out with our top 6 coming of age movies.

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59 - Mark Lewisohn's Beatles - Interview

highandlowpodcast@gmail.com (Rialda and Alan Shulman) — Fri, 4 Oct 2013 10:37:00 -0700

We are lucky enough to chat with author Mark Lewisohn about his mammoth new Beatles biography, Tune In. He turns out to be a great guy as well as a great author. Buy this amazing book!

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58 - Look Both Ways! and The Bling Ring

highandlowpodcast@gmail.com (Rialda and Alan Shulman) — Wed, 11 Sep 2013 09:57:00 -0700

Why do people just start crossing the street without looking for cars? Plus, we discuss Sofia Coppola's new film, The Bling Ring with Emma Watson, and answer the question - if you rip off stuff from Lindsay Lohan and Paris Hilton's house, will they even notice?

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57 - Social Media Loneliness

highandlowpodcast@gmail.com (Rialda and Alan Shulman) — Tue, 27 Aug 2013 09:09:00 -0700

After a shout out to ace podcaster Adam Carolla, we talk about Sherry Turkle's theory of how social media like Facebook and Twitter are making us lonely. Then we rush to the defense of the press' favorite punching back, Seth MacFarlane, and can't tolerate Mika Brzezinski.

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56 - Alyn Shipton Interview on Harry Nilsson

highandlowpodcast@gmail.com (Rialda and Alan Shulman) — Sat, 17 Aug 2013 06:43:00 -0700

Part of a conversation we had with Alyn Shipton, author of the great new Harry Nilsson biography, Nilsson. First bit lost to technical difficulties, but what remains is good stuff about Harry's later career.

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