August 19, 2025

Episode 292 - Ghost

2 hours 53 minutes

“Ditto.” Join your favourite TransAtlantic podcasting duo – Ian & Liam – for our 292nd episode as we step into the supernatural, spin the pottery wheel, and revisit one of the great romantic blockbusters of the ’90s: Ghost (1990). We’re trading dream layers for subway spirits and Whoopi Goldberg one-liners as we discuss:

Which member of the cast desperately needed an advocate behind the scenes just to get the part.

Are there times when being a bad actor or actress is actually the right call in casting?

Ian stumbles upon an almost-casting he would’ve loved to have seen—and another rumoured choice we take great umbrage with.

Is the pottery scene one of the greatest cinematic moments of all time… or do we only remember it that way?

Are Molly and Sam too perfect as a couple? Or is that exactly why the film works?

Who on earth came up with the name Sam Wheat for the protagonist? We’ve got questions.

Why does the cat only show up in two scenes—and does it secretly hold the key to ghost physics?

Speaking of which: we welcome back Ghost Physics 101 as a proud course in the ever-expanding BFE syllabus.

The sad story (both in canon and real life) of the Subway Ghost—no $5 footlongs here, just heartbreak and haunting.

And finally, whether Ghost is the Best Film Ever—or just the most romantic take on death since Shakespeare.

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