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On the season two premiere (!!!), I am joined by Rusty Ruth. Rusty is an assistant professor and director of theatre at Wayne State College in Wayne, NE. This week, we chat about theater and how it feels to be a director and educator during this chaotic time and how the arts continue. We also chat about a mutual love for movies culminating in a great discussion of The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters.

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Run With Maud
Unicorn Riot

Listen to these podcasts:
Black Men Can’t Jump in Hollywood
Black on Black Cinema
Code Switch
Dope Black Dads
The Micheaux Mission
Scam Goddess
Snap Judgement
Still Processing
The Read
Truth Be Told

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After a long hiatus, Andy and Blake return for another Criterion Break. On this week's episode, the duo discuss what they have watched during their time off, and take a look at the list of titles set to arrive in the Collection proper in November. The two then take a deeper dive into Andy's Mt. Everest title, A Brighter Summer Day (1991; spine #804). Andy's Everest was selected because of its nearly four-hour runtime. How did our hosts take to Edward Yang's personal project than has been widely hailed as an underseen masterpiece?


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If you’d like to contact us for any recommendations, questions, comments, or concerns, you can email us at [email protected]. If by some small chance you’d like to donate anything to offset the cost of movie tickets (or streaming costs during this GLOBAL pandemic) and this podcast, be it via a gift card to pay for a digital rental, you can also send that to the aforementioned email. Any recommendation and donation will be mentioned in a future episode! If you can’t spare the dime, no worries: please leave a rating and/or a review, and spread the word about this podcast.

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On this week’s REAL season finale, The Fat Dude is joined by Sioux Falls power couple Bob Wendland and Luke Tatge, two members of The Goodnight Theatre Collective. Bob and Luke talk theatre, You’ve Got Mail, and their first time watching the classic romcom together.

With things they way they are right now, it is as important as ever to support your local arts scene. Support some local theatre artists by visiting GoodNightTheatre.com and checking out Christmas in July: A Virtual Variety Show or buy purchasing your season pass. You can also follow Goodnight Theatre Collective across social media on Facebook and Instagram.


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If you’d like to contact me for any recommendations, questions, comments, concerns, or to be a future guest, you can email me at [email protected].


With everything currently going on in the world, please — if you are able — consider researching and donating to one of the following organizations focused on racial equality, police reform, and justice:

The American Civil Liberties Union
The Bail Project
Black Lives Matter
Black Trans Travel Fund
COVID Bail Out NYC
Color of Change
Femme Empowerment Project
George Floyd Memorial Fund
The Innocence Project
Justice For Breonna
Justice For Elijah
Know Your Rights Camp Legal Defense Fund
NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund
National Bail Fund Network
National Police Accountability Project
Run With Maud
Unicorn Riot

Listen to these podcasts:
Black Men Can’t Jump in Hollywood
Black on Black Cinema
Code Switch
Dope Black Dads
The Micheaux Mission
Scam Goddess
Snap Judgement
Still Processing
The Read
Truth Be Told

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On the season finale of Let’s Taco ‘Bout, The Fat Dude is joined by his older brother, Rick Heller, creator of the Kansas City High School Sports blog, to talk about the Americana classic, Forrest Gump. The two discuss the America of 2020, from Coronavirus to Black Lives Matter, before diving into just how much this film meant to both of them.


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If you’d like to contact me for any recommendations, questions, comments, concerns, or to be a future guest, you can email me at [email protected].


With everything currently going on in the world, please — if you are able — consider researching and donating to one of the following organizations focused on racial equality, police reform, and justice:

The American Civil Liberties Union
The Bail Project
Black Lives Matter
Black Trans Travel Fund
COVID Bail Out NYC
Color of Change
Femme Empowerment Project
George Floyd Memorial Fund
The Innocence Project
Justice For Breonna
Justice For Elijah
Know Your Rights Camp Legal Defense Fund
NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund
National Bail Fund Network
National Police Accountability Project
Run With Maud
Unicorn Riot

Listen to these podcasts:
Black Men Can’t Jump in Hollywood
Black on Black Cinema
Code Switch
Dope Black Dads
The Micheaux Mission
Scam Goddess
Snap Judgement
Still Processing
The Read
Truth Be Told

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On this week’s episode, The Fat Dude is joined by local cinephile, Darren Hines, to discuss classic cinema and Stanley Kubrick’s Dr. Strangelove. Darren shares his story on how he got to see the legendary satire on the big screen in a special setting with an amazing guest!


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If you’d like to contact me for any recommendations, questions, comments, concerns, or to be a future guest, you can email me at [email protected].


With everything currently going on in the world, please — if you are able — consider researching and donating to one of the following organizations focused on racial equality, police reform, and justice:

The American Civil Liberties Union
The Bail Project
Black Lives Matter
Black Trans Travel Fund
COVID Bail Out NYC
Color of Change
Femme Empowerment Project
George Floyd Memorial Fund
The Innocence Project
Justice For Breonna
Know Your Rights Camp Legal Defense Fund
NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund
National Bail Fund Network
National Police Accountability Project
Run With Maud
Unicorn Riot

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This week, the two hosts return to finish off their Criterion Starter Packs. Andy and Blake name ten more movies to use as an entry point into the Criterion Collection. The two also discuss what Criterion-related films they have been watching and offer their feedback on the announcements for September's releases where Andy not only gushes at length about one, but has an actual on-air realization about another.


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If you’d like to contact us for any recommendations, questions, comments, or concerns, you can email us at [email protected]. If by some small chance you’d like to donate anything to offset the cost of movie tickets (or streaming costs during this GLOBAL pandemic) and this podcast, be it via a gift card to pay for a digital rental, you can also send that to the aforementioned email. Any recommendation and donation will be mentioned in a future episode! If you can’t spare the dime, no worries: please leave a rating and/or a review, and spread the word about this podcast.

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This week, The Fat Dude is joined by one of the co-founders of Back Lot 605 and co-host of their main podcast, Brian Mensing. The Fat Dude can’t let the Sound City debacle go unmentioned!!! After that road bump, the two chat about how Brian came to love movies and their soundtracks so much, and hit 88 miles per hour discussing one of the most perfect comedies of all... time... Back to the Future!

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If you’d like to contact me for any recommendations, questions, comments, concerns, or to be a future guest, you can email me at [email protected].


With everything currently going on in the world, please — if you are able — consider researching and donating to one of the following organizations focused on racial equality, police reform, and justice:

The American Civil Liberties Union
The Bail Project
Black Lives Matter
Black Trans Travel Fund
COVID Bail Out NYC
Color of Change
Femme Empowerment Project
George Floyd Memorial Fund
The Innocence Project
Justice For Breonna
Know Your Rights Camp Legal Defense Fund
NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund
National Bail Fund Network
National Police Accountability Project
Run With Maud
Unicorn Riot

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On this week’s episode, The Fat Dude chats with regular guest Ryan Stoick about how he came to love comics and comic book movies. The centerpiece film this week is the 1978 classic, Superman The Movie. Ryan talks about how this movie became so instrumental to who he is while both men discuss how much they adore this legendary piece of cinema.

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If you’d like to contact me for any recommendations, questions, comments, concerns, or to be a future guest, you can email me at [email protected].


With everything currently going on in the world, please — if you are able — consider researching and donating to one of the following organizations focused on racial equality, police reform, and justice:

The American Civil Liberties Union
The Bail Project
Black Lives Matter
Black Trans Travel Fund
COVID Bail Out NYC
Color of Change
Femme Empowerment Project
George Floyd Memorial Fund
The Innocence Project
Justice For Breonna
Know Your Rights Camp Legal Defense Fund
NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund
National Bail Fund Network
National Police Accountability Project
Run With Maud
Unicorn Riot

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Everybody has to start somewhere! On this week’s episode, Andy and Blake each reveal the first five picks on their lists of ten films to help ease people into The Criterion Collection. If you or unfamiliar with the Channel/Collection and are looking for a way in, or the content feels too daunting or intimidating to tackle, never fear! Andy and Blake are here! The two also, as usual, discuss some films they have been watching from the Criterion world, as well as discuss what is new to or featured on the channel in June.

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Subscribe to this podcast and the Back Lot 605 podcast on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher Radio, or wherever you get your podcasts. Run a search and click on that subscribe button. Please take a second to rate and review the show, while you’re at it!

If you’d like to contact us for any recommendations, questions, comments, or concerns, you can email us at [email protected]. If by some small chance you’d like to donate anything to offset the cost of movie tickets (or streaming costs during this GLOBAL pandemic) and this podcast, be it via a gift card to pay for a digital rental, you can also send that to the aforementioned email. Any recommendation and donation will be mentioned in a future episode! If you can’t spare the dime, no worries: please leave a rating and/or a review, and spread the word about this podcast.

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On this week’s episode, The Fat Dude chats with Shinah and Andrew Hey, the dynamic duo behind @MarriedMusicals. The two discuss the Twin Cities’ theatre scene, being married actors, and how this week’s featured film, Grease, brought them together.

You can follow the Heys on Facebook and Instagram at MarriedMusicals.

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If you’d like to contact me for any recommendations, questions, comments, or concerns, you can email me at [email protected]. If by some small chance you’d like to donate anything to offset the cost of movie tickets and this podcast, be it via a gift card to Cinemark or Fandango or a gift card to pay for a digital rental, you can also send that to the aforementioned email. Any recommendation will be mentioned and at least briefly reviewed in a future episode! If you can’t spare the dime, no worries. Please leave a rating and/or a review, and spread the word about this podcast.

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