On the 232nd episode of Piecing It Together, Ryan Pak from Soundtrack Your Life joins me to discuss this year's Oscar winner for Best Picture, CODA. The story of a young woman who becomes interested in singing, causing tension with her deaf parents. It's a crowd pleaser, even if I didn't exactly like it the first time around (I liked it more on rewatch). Puzzle pieces include Little Miss Sunshine, Lady Bird, School of Rock and Minari.

As always, SPOILER ALERT for CODA and the movies we discuss!

https://www.coda.film/

Writer / Director - Sian Heder

Starring Emilia Jones, Marlee Matlin, Troy Kotsur, Daniel Durant, Eugenio Derbez

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Ryan Pak is a podcaster who hosts the podcast Soundtrack Your Life.

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August 2025 Live Shows!

We will be doing three live shows in August 2025! The Naked Gun at Downtown Cinemas on Friday August 1st, Weapons at Maya Cinemas on Thursday August 7th and The Toxic Avenger on Friday August 29th at Downtown Cinemas.