Peter Fenzel, Mark Lee, and special guest Mark Malkoff talk about what it’s like to watch 404.25 hours of movies on Netflix in a single month, the child rock sensation Lil’ G’n’R, and the preciousness of Wes Anderson and Moonrise Kingdom.

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For more on Mark Malkoff:

Watch the Mark Malkoff’s Netflix Challenge video:

Follow him on Twitter, visit his website, and visit his My Damn Channel page, where the “Dinner with Bill Murray” web series will premiere soon (correction to the podcast: the web series hasn’t started yet, but it’s been covered in the press already.)

Watch the Lil’ G’n’R video:

To understand what Pete was talking about during the Moonrise Kingdom conversation, read the Wikipedia article on Verfremdungseffekt (distancing effect).

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