Amusing Ourselves to Death

Amusing Ourselves to Death

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Amusing Ourselves to Death episodes

  • S1E70 - How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000) with Evan Hipszer
    You’re a mean one, Mr. Grinch…and possibly red-pilled, please log off the message boards. Welcoming back Evan Hipszer (gotta get that Q4 Hipszer bump), Justin and Jiah dive into the Jim Carrey disaster/shoulda-been-horror-flick “How the Grinch Stole Christmas”, dissecting the Seuss Cinematic Universe (SCU), the drunk-on-eggnog cinematography, Xmas movie traditions, and was there a Jesus Who-Christ who died on a Who-Cross? All that and more on Amusing Ourselves to Death, the podcast with the tender sweetness of a seasick crocodile!
    1 hr 10 min
  • S1E69 - Inside Man with Terrence Haynes
    Pay strict attention to what I say because I choose my words carefully and I never re-podcast myself. Justin and Jiah are joined by comedian Terrence Haynes to discuss the 2006 bank robbery film “Inside Man”. We discuss hostage etiquette, the Spike Lee dolly shot, fake video games and a variety of holes!
    1 hr 7 min
  • S1E68 - L.A. Noire
    Rockstar Games, the studio behind murder simulators like “Grand Theft Auto” and “Red Dead Redemption”, bravely asked it’s audiences in 2011: “wanna play a cop instead?” Featuring the cast of Mad Men’s C-plot characters, “L.A. Noire” puts you in the gumshoes of LAPD Detective Cole Phelps, a terrible yet also unlikable protagonist tasked with solving crimes, yelling at suspects and following a conspiracy that GOES ALL THE WAY TO THE TOP! Noted for it’s ground-breaking facial recognition technology that let gamers, famous for picking up social cues, see if a character was lying or not. It’s a gorgeous mess and we investigate what keeps bringing us back to the city of virtual angels (who Cole also yells at).
    1 hr 25 min
  • S1E67 - The New World with Kevin Kirner

    The New World with Kevin Kirner

    Returning guest Kevin Kirner is back for the not-happening-Thanksgiving-holiday to talk about Terrence Malick’s gorgeous 2005 epic about native Americans, Pocahontas and low-angle shots of trees at magic hour: “The New World”….and he mostly talks about how to cook eggs.

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    1 hr 20 min
  • S1E66 - Brick
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    Throw a new episode at me if you want, hash head. I've got all five senses and I slept last night, that puts me six up on the lot of you. Justin and Jiah discuss the 2005 neo-noir high school movie BRICK. We’ve got knives in our eyes so we’re going home to podcast!

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    56 min
  • S1E65 - Twin Peaks S1 with Addyson Teal
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    Twin Peaks S1 with Addyson Teal

    Returning guest Addyson Teal joins Justin and Jiah to unpack the first season of the cult TV show “Twin Peaks”!

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    1 hr 31 min
  • S1E64 - The Manchurian Candidate

    Well, here we are. The Week from Hell. The Tuesday Surgery that’s either gonna remove the tumor or leave us flatlining on the table is imminent, so Justin and Jiah decided to talk about the ever-so-timely MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE franchise. We get into both versions, the Sinatra & the Denzel adaptations. There’s also discourse on the 2020 election, coping devices, the kinds of sourdough we’ll be making in the ashes of AmeriKKKa Extremely Online 2.0. Also, we talk a lot about the dumb apps on our phones! Folks, it’s bad out there. Make a Plan to Vote or Make a Plan to Die.

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    1 hr 28 min
  • S1E63 - Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2
    Happy Halloween!! Today we thought we’d give you both a trick AND a treat! The treat being a bonus episode and the trick being a movie called Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2 that contains neither a “Book of Shadows” and barely a “Blair Witch”. Enjoy!
    1 hr 4 min
  • S1E61 - Mandy (2018) with Evan Williamson & Lynne LaBate
    The year is 1983. Deep in the Shadow Mountains, one wronged man does battle against demons of darkness, LSD Jesus Freaks and red filters on a camera lens. MANDY! Joined by returning guest Evan Williamson and Lynn LaBate (Read Between Podcast) we ask questions about symbolism, ambiguity, what is Nicholas Cage and WGA rules on crediting someone “Fuck Pig”.
    1 hr 22 min

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Amusing Ourselves to Death is a conversational podcast about pop culture and the media we love. Also guest comedians, games, and just a little bit of existential dread!