The very funny Toronto comedian, writer and podcaster Michael Balazo joins the show for a discussion of David Bowie’s American odyssey in the seventies, as captured by two film projects. The 1975 BBC documentary Cracked Actor followed Bowie on his Diamond Dogs tour and revealed a frail, drug-fueled, isolated rock star, which inspired Nicolas Roeg to cast him as the alien visitor in his big screen debut, 1976’s The Man Who Fell to Earth; a sci-fi classic that directly influenced the next two Bowie albums, Station To Station and Low, and his newest persona, the Thin White Duke. It was an incredibly productive era for Bowie artistically, and it was a miracle he made it out of this insane period of his life alive, as Michael and I discuss in detail.

Plus a fun chat about two great guys you need to know about: Čumil and Glurpo!

Follow Michael Balazo on Twitter.

Check out The Landlord and Tenant Podmess, Michael's comedy pod he does with James Hartnett.

Cracked Actor: A Film About David Bowie (Yentob, 1975)

Original trailer for The Man Who Fell to Earth (Roeg, 1976)

"Bowie and the Missing Soundtrack: The Amazing Story Behind The Man Who Fell to Earth" by Chris Campion, for the Guardian, September 8, 2016

Stay - Bowie performing live on Musikladen (West German television), 1978