Kon-tiki Podcast

Musician Scott McCloud discusses his recommendation for an at home double feature. Scott's selections include a pair of art house classics, Fitzcarraldo (1982) and Aguirre, the Wrath of God (1972) both directed by Werner Herzog and starring Klaus Kinski.

Produced by: Eric Mahoney

Music by: The Evil Queens

Actor Melanie Lynskey discusses her recommendation for an at home double feature. Melanie's selections include a pair of powerful and timely films, Middle of Nowhere (2012) directed by Ava DuVernay and The Hate U Give (2018) directed by George Tillman Jr.

Produced by: Eric Mahoney

Music by: The Tough and Lovely 

Musician and singer / guitarist for The Raconteurs Brendan Benson discusses his recommendation for an at home double feature. Brendan sets a precedent on the show by calling an audible and switching one of his selections mid way through. The final pairing is a combination of classic thrillers, The Shining (1980) directed by Stanley Kubrick and Alien (1979) directed by Ridley Scott.

Produced by: Eric Mahoney

Music by: Murder Your Darlings

Musician Shamir discusses his recommendation for an at home double feature. Shamir's selections include a pair of well written indie films, Junebug (2005) directed by Phil Morrison and Mistress America (2015) directed by Noah Baumbach.

Produced by: Eric Mahoney

Music by: Shesus

Season Two kicks off with Ian MacKaye, the frontman of Minor Threat, Fugazi, Coriky and head of Dischord Records. Ian was not interested in picking a double feature but was down to talk films -- we discuss Harold & Maude, Woodstock, Gimme Shelter, Dogme 95, Caligula and more. 

Produced by: Eric Mahoney

Music by: Fugazi

Oscar Award Winning Director Steven Bognar discusses his recommendation for an at home double feature. Steven's selections include a pair of touching documentaries, How To Survive A Plague (2012) directed by David France and Crip Camp (2020) directed by James Lebrecht and Nicole Newnham.

Produced by: Eric Mahoney

Music by: Grafton

Actor, Comedian and Musician Fred Armisen discusses his recommendation for an at home double feature. Fred's selections include a pair of truly horrifying films, The Strangers (2008) directed by Bryan Bertino and Hereditary (2018) directed by Ari Aster.

Produced by: Eric Mahoney

Music by: The Means

Musician and climate activist Jesse Paris Smith discusses her recommendation for an at home double feature. Jesse's selections include the thought provoking documentaries, InnSaei: The Power of Intuition (2016) directed by Hrund Gunnsteinsdottir and Kristín Ólafsdóttir and In Search of Greatness (2018) directed by Gabe Polsky.

Produced by: Eric Mahoney

Music by: Bob City 

Pathway to Paris: https://pathwaytoparis.com/

Iconic Film Director and Musician Jim Jarmusch discusses his recommendation for an at home double feature. Jim's selections include the 1960's British spy films, The Deadly Affair (1967) directed by Sidney Lumet and A Dandy in Aspic (1968) directed by Anthony Mann.

Produced by: Eric Mahoney

Music by: Brainiac

https://brainiacfilm.com/

Musician and frontman for The National Matt Berninger discusses his recommendation for an at home double feature. Matt's selections include two coming of age stories, Running On Empty (1988) directed by Sidney Lumet and Call Me By Your Name (2017) directed by Luca Guadagnino.

Produced by: Eric Mahoney

Music by: Manager and Pretty Mighty Mighty

https://managertheband.bandcamp.com/