Miniseries

HEART/FELT – AN INNOCENT MEETING THE WORLD: THE GREAT MUPPET CAPER In this episode of Heart/Felt, I’m joined by writer and podcaster Frank Calvillo to talk all things The Great Muppet Caper, Jim Henson’s dazzling and chaotic follow-up to The Muppet Movie. We dig into its playful tone, inventive visuals, and how it captures the […]

HEART/FELT – NOTHING WAS IMPOSSIBLE: THE MUPPET MOVIE In this episode of Heart/Felt, I’m joined by host, streamer, and Muppet superfan Ripley Greene for a wide ranging conversation centered on The Muppet Movie. We explore Jim Henson’s creative vision, behind the scenes stories, and the moments that made the Muppets a cultural force on screen […]

HEART/FELT – IDEA MAN: JIM HENSON’S SHORT FILMS On the premiere episode of Heart/Felt, we kick off our celebration of 70 years of The Muppets by diving into the early creative works of Jim Henson. I’m joined by Wright Sulek to explore Jim’s experimental films and how it paved the way for the beloved characters […]

WHAT EVER HAPPENED TO BETTE & JOAN – TROG & THE CARETAKERS “An opportunity to lift the veil from the past.” Our exploration through late-era Bette Davis & Joan Crawford comes to a close this week as we say goodbye to the latter with a look at two final offerings from the beloved legend, including […]

PREVIEW: HEART/FELT Heart/Felt is a limited-series celebrating the 70th anniversary of The Muppets and the enduring legacy of Jim Henson, the quiet visionary who taught us to dream in felt, fur, and foam. Each episode invites a guest to reflect on a different chapter of Jim’s creative journey: from his early experimental films to the […]

WHAT EVER HAPPENED TO BETTE & JOAN – EP.11 – WICKED STEPMOTHER & THE WHALES OF AUGUST “Memories last forever.” As our journey with these two legendary leading ladies comes to a close, we look at Bette Davis’ final movie performances, the infamous dark comedy Wicked Stepmother, which was haphazardly completed despite her walking out […]

WHAT EVER HAPPENED TO BETTE & JOAN – EP 10 – SPECIAL GUEST STARS “You don’t trust women very much, do you?” Welcome to another episode of What Ever Happened to Bette & Joan?, our ongoing journey through late-era Bette Davis & Joan Crawford. As we near the end of our exploration, I thought we’d […]

WHAT EVER HAPPENED TO BETTE & JOAN? EP.9 – NIGHT GALLERY & SCREAM, PRETTY PEGGY “It occurs to me I’ve never seen your face.” In this episode, I’m joined by the hosts of Televised: The TV Movie Story as Bette & Joan make their TV horror debuts. In 1969’s Night Gallery, Joan plays what screenwriter […]

WHAT EVER HAPPENED TO BETTE & JOAN? EP.8 – THE KARATE KILLERS AND MADAME SIN “How would you like your submarine, gentlemen?” Welcome to another episode of What Ever Happened to Bette & Joan?, our ongoing journey through late-era Bette Davis & Joan Crawford. This week, we watch the two divas become a pair of […]

WHAT EVER HAPPENED TO BETTE & JOAN? EPISODE 7 – “Della” and “Where Love Has Gone” “You have devoted your life to mud and filth.” In our 7th episode, we go camping with Bette & Joan in a pair of projects that aimed for artful drama but quickly devolved into exercises in laugh-out-loud camp. While […]