Blowout Podcast Network

We took a chance this week, rolling the dice on an Ewan McGregor vehicle showing at the Angelika. It kind of paid off in that the movie touches on a lot of deep topics that spark plenty of talk. The look at parenting and how much it can be blamed when a child goes wrong is interesting, and the backdrop of the Vietnam War adds depth. The gamble also kind of went bust in that this is a crap movie. The acting is terrible, and the writing doesn't make the acting any easier. Skyler Thiot is back again to pick out the bad and try to appreciate the good along with me.

Horse love, the Arlington mayor's secret audio & e-mailbag

TC Fleming is joined by college football broadcaster Mark Followill to discuss week nine in college football. The focus is the Iowa State-Kansas State game and the crazy tale of how Mark got there.

When I started this podcast, I made a list of my favorite movies that I'd like to get to one day. The Prestige was on the list. It's about as well-crafted a movie as you can see. Mike Williams agrees. He is an actual magician who performs around Dallas. The first half of the conversation centers around that, asking how one becomes a magician and what that looks like in DFW. Then we settle in to agreeing that this is one of the real all-time movies.

You won't believe the wacky things Alex Jones has said & the Dallas-HMK fight

TC Fleming is joined by the Dallas Morning News' Ben Baby to discuss week eight in college football. The focus is Texas A&M's loss to Alabama.

This is a wonderful movie that gives a lot to talk about. I'm glad to have the situation line up where I'm talking about it with such wonderful guests. My wife and I were visiting our friend Justin who moved to Michigan, and it worked out so that the three of us were able to see the movie together then sit down in his living room and record a conversation about it afterwards. We talked about what autism is meant to signify in movies, whether or not a push-or-be-pushed mentality really translates and when it's ok to accept a little bad for a lot of good. We also had a wonderful moment where Megan and I were able to explain a plot twist to Justin that he had missed, so that was really fun.

Dallas City Council Member Philip Kingston returns

TC Fleming is joined by Justin Bell to discuss week seven in college football. The focus is Notre Dame's loss to Stanford.

We are back to new movies this week, and it's a pretty solid one. There were things that made it worth seeing, like a couple deft twists. I talked about those with Central Track's Angela Jones. There were also things that held it back, like some of the casting. Angela also read the book the movie is based on, so she was able to add some depth there.