One Track Mind with Ryan Luis Rodriguez

It’s spooooooky season, so One Track Mind is getting downright supernatural! We’re joined once again by OTM All-Star and one of my best friends Ben Haslar (“Reels of Justice” podcast) for a discussion of East Asian cinema scholar Tony Rayns’ audio commentary for Kenji Mizoguchi’s understated ghost story: 1953’s “Ugetsu”. Among the things discussed: the parallels between this film and “Gilmore Girls”, the Daiei executive with a colorful past, sake classes, making the 16th century evoke postwar Japan, Ben Affleck’s taste in hats, and so much more!
 
Ryan’s Recommendations: “Ikiru” (1952), “Throne of Blood” (1957), and “Kagemusha” (1980)
 
For 500 hours of exclusive bonus content and early releases of every episode, join our Patreon and become an Official Minder: http://www.patreon.com/onetrackmindpodcast
 
Our network: https://www.someonesfavoriteproductions.com/network
 
Theme Music by: Bildschirm (bildschirm.bandcamp.com). Artwork by: Lacie Barker.

Listen up meow. This time we’re joined once again by OTM All-Star and friend of the show Case Aiken (“Another Pass”, “Men of Steel” podcasts) for a discussion of a nostalgic favorite of your host’s: one of the audio commentaries from Broken Lizard’s 2002 cult classic “Super Troopers”. Among the things discussed: shared alma maters, speed drinking maple syrup, Afghanistanimation, the liberal use of vaseline and powdered sugar, liters of cola, and so much more!
 
Ryan’s Recommendations: “Club Dread” (2004), “Beerfest” (2006), and “Super Troopers 2” (2018)
 
For 500 hours of exclusive bonus content and early releases of every episode, join our Patreon and become an Official Minder: http://www.patreon.com/onetrackmindpodcast
 
Our network: https://www.someonesfavoriteproductions.com/network
 
Theme Music by: Bildschirm (bildschirm.bandcamp.com). Artwork by: Lacie Barker.

This time we’re joined by friend of the show and filmmaker Marty Ketola (“Talking Pondo” podcast) for a discussion of Terry Gilliam’s audio commentary for his unforgettable maximalist 1998 adaptation of Hunter S. Thompson’s iconic book: “Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas”. Among the things discussed: one-eyed cinematographers, getting to know one’s aspect ratios, how our bipolar princess Carrie Fisher roped her mother into the film, hotel rooms activating OCD, Gilliam versus the Writers Guild of America, and so much more.
 
Ryan’s Recommendations: “Time Bandits” (1981), “Brazil” (1985), and “The Fisher King” (1991)
 
For 500 hours of exclusive bonus content and early releases of every episode, join our Patreon and become an Official Minder: http://www.patreon.com/onetrackmindpodcast
 
Our network: https://www.someonesfavoriteproductions.com/network
 
Theme Music by: Bildschirm (bildschirm.bandcamp.com). Artwork by: Lacie Barker.

This time we’re once again joined by the great Rachel Bellwoar (“The Physical Media Advocate”, “Beyond the Valley of the Discs” podcast) for a discussion of the audio commentary for one of the all-time revisionist westerns: Robert Altman’s 1971 film “McCabe & Mrs. Miller”. Among the things discussed: great coats in the snow, Altman’s repertory company of brilliant character actors, Shelly Duvall’s Olive Oyl being the greatest comic-to-film casting of all time, getting movies rated R to keep teenagers out, Stanley Kubrick’s legendarily annoying phone calls, shooting in Vancouver before the formation of the CW, and so much more.
 
Ryan’s Recommendations: “Stagecoach” (1939), “Red River” (1948), and “Back to the Future Part III” (1990)
 
For 500 hours of exclusive bonus content and early releases of every episode, join our Patreon and become an Official Minder: http://www.patreon.com/onetrackmindpodcast
 
Our network: https://www.someonesfavoriteproductions.com/network
 
Theme Music by: Bildschirm (bildschirm.bandcamp.com). Artwork by: Lacie Barker.

This time we’re joined by one of of my besties: Nicki, host of YouTube’s “Trivial Theater”, for a discussion of the audio commentary for Guillermo del Toro’s black-and-white director’s cut of 2021’s “Nightmare Alley”, and yes, Cate Blanchett does appear. Among the things discussed: sitcoms covering up their leading ladies’ pregnancies with bags of groceries, cutting between COVID and post-COVID in a single scene, much love for Tod Browning’s “Freaks”, the bizarre pretentiousness of “Logan Noir”, failed teenage jobs in the DVD review industry, and so much more.

Ryan’s Recommendations: “Cronos” (1993), “The Shape of Water” (2017), and “Pinocchio” (2022) 

For 500 hours of exclusive bonus content and early releases of every episode, join our Patreon and become an Official Minder: http://www.patreon.com/onetrackmindpodcast 

Our network: https://www.someonesfavoriteproductions.com/network 

Theme Music by: Bildschirm (bildschirm.bandcamp.com). Artwork by: Lacie Barker.

This time we’re joined by Agent Cam (“SpyHards” podcast) for a discussion of the commentary for Sean Connery’s final official effort as James Bond, 1971’s “Diamonds Are Forever”. Among the things discussed: the rationale for Lex Luthor’s plans in “Superman”, whether or not this was a knee-jerk overreaction to the previous film, just who exactly Bond is avenging in the cold open, henchmen who hold hands, the Ford Motor Company’s contributions to the production, strip-mining the Ian Fleming books for scenes and titles, visiting Circus Circus before it was a hotel, and so much more.
 
Ryan’s Recommendations: “From Russia with Love” (1963), “On Her Majesty’s Secret Service” (1969), and “Casino Royale” (2006)
 
For 500 hours of exclusive bonus content and early releases of every episode, join our Patreon and become an Official Minder: http://www.patreon.com/onetrackmindpodcast
 
Our network: https://www.someonesfavoriteproductions.com/network
 
Theme Music by: Bildschirm (bildschirm.bandcamp.com). Artwork by: Lacie Barker.

This time, everyone’s favorite psychologist Dr. Jo (“Felicity Was Here” podcast) returns just in time to be welcomed into the Three Timers Club and discuss the rare audio commentary from James Cameron on his 1991 action masterpiece “Terminator 2: Judgment Day”. Among the things discussed: digital winkie removal, the challenge of collecting R-rated movies as a scrutinized adolescent, the Rodney King tape and its connection to Cyberdyne Systems, Jimmy C. interrupting co-screenwriter William Wisher every time, iconic memes, spacial geography in action cinema, and so much more.
 
Ryan’s Recommendations: “The Terminator” (1984), “Titanic” (1997), and “Avatar: The Way of Water” (2022)
 
For 500 hours of exclusive bonus content and early releases of every episode, join our Patreon and become an Official Minder: http://www.patreon.com/onetrackmindpodcast
 
Our network: https://www.someonesfavoriteproductions.com/network
 
Theme Music by: Bildschirm (bildschirm.bandcamp.com). Artwork by: Lacie Barker.

This time we’re joined by Chris Higgins (“Beyond the Blood” podcast) for a discussion of the audio commentary for the Wachowski Sisters’ directorial debut, a simmering sexually-charged neo-noir from 1996, “Bound”. Among the things discussed: intimacy coordinator Susie Bright’s general randiness, jumping from micro budget to industry-changing blockbusters, changing credits to reflect new names, Jennifer Tilly talking a mile a minute (and never forgetting to remind us that she was nominated for an Oscar for “Bullets Over Broadway”), Gina Gershon arriving late and wondering if the participants should be talking so much, completely ADR’d sex scenes, essential Criterion Channel playlists, hands as the definitive sapphic erogenous zone, and so much more.
 
Ryan’s Recommendations: “The Matrix Revolutions” (2003), “Speed Racer” (2008), and “Cloud Atlas” (2012)
 
For 500 hours of exclusive bonus content and early releases of every episode, join our Patreon and become an Official Minder: http://www.patreon.com/onetrackmindpodcast
 
Our network: https://www.someonesfavoriteproductions.com/network
 
Theme Music by: Bildschirm (bildschirm.bandcamp.com). Artwork by: Lacie Barker.

We finally turned 100, so we invited our friend and new inductee into the Three-Timers Club, Nathaniel Jonsson (“At the Devil’s Ball” and “Insane Troll Logic” podcasts), to help us do something different: television commentaries. That’s right, we’re discussing war criminal Joss Whedon’s track on the most harrowing episode of television ever broadcast: “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” presents “The Body”. Among the things discussed: discovering one’s atheism, surprise “Avengers” references, whether vampires were necessary in this hour, Sarah Michelle Gellar’s revelatory performance, painfully losing faith in an iconic talent, identifying the most underrated cast members, and so much more. Come cry with us AND celebrate a minor milestone!
 
Ryan’s Recommendations: “Tanner ’88” (1988), “King of the Hill” (1997-2009), and “Clerks: The Animated Series” (2000)
 
For 500 hours of exclusive bonus content and early releases of every episode, join our Patreon and become an Official Minder: http://www.patreon.com/onetrackmindpodcast
 
Our network: https://www.someonesfavoriteproductions.com/network
 
Theme Music by: Bildschirm (bildschirm.bandcamp.com). Artwork by: Lacie Barker.

For our ninety-ninth episode, we’re joined once again by friend of the show Hunter Robinson (“Tumbleweeds and TV Cowboys” podcast) for a discussion of the late great Roger Ebert’s commentary on the ultimate classic movie: “Casablanca”. Among the things discussed: debunking myths regarding the ending, how George Raft turned down every good role ever, shattering the auteur theory, the authors of the greatest lines in the film, historic backlots, Great Movie Ride conspiracy theories, and so much more.
 
Ryan’s Recommendations: “The Train” (1964), “Picnic at Hanging Rock” (1975), and “Network” (1976)

For 500 hours of exclusive bonus content and early releases of every episode, join our Patreon and become an Official Minder: http://www.patreon.com/onetrackmindpodcast 

Our network: https://www.someonesfavoriteproductions.com/network 

Theme Music by: Bildschirm (bildschirm.bandcamp.com). Artwork by: Lacie Barker.