Episode 56: Living in a Breast Apartment

This week’s prompts: 2002, Butter, Fedora

Lauren bakes a shepherd’s pie. Neal's been making videos. Everything’s cooking—sometimes literally. This week's episode is a quick fire in the pan trip to two very different destinations.

First, Neal dives into Steven Spielberg’s Catch Me If You Can (2002), the breezy con-man classic starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Tom Hanks (and Hanks’ very FBI fedora). You’ll hear who almost got the part, how Christopher Walken churned up an Oscar nom with a very relevant speech to today's prompts, and what DP Janusz Kaminski did to achieve the classic look of the film. Plus: Amy Adams’ breakout role, 147 shooting locations in 52 days, and one of John Williams’ jazziest scores.

Then, Lauren spotlights the extraordinary life and work of Niki de Saint Phalle, the French-American artist, model, and activist who blurred boundaries between pop, politics, and play. From her bullet-ridden “shooting paintings” to her massive Tarot Garden in Tuscany, her bright, zaftig sculptures masked a turbulent personal life and a fierce commitment to feminism, AIDS awareness, and radical joy. Come for the butter-yellow Nanas, stay for the story of who once called her “the first free woman I have ever seen.”

PLUS:
🎬 Spielberg’s obsession with two-movie years (2002 was a banger: Minority Report + Catch Me If You Can)
🍷 Gin, sacred trees, and other on-set superstitions
👩‍🎨 Why Steinem, Yves Saint Laurent, and the Flaming Lips all drew inspiration from Niki de Saint Phalle
📚 The Curated by Chance Book Club has officially launched—Lauren's first pick Sept 1!

Next week’s prompts: Bulb, 37, Mahogany

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