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Two dads having in depth discussions of pop culture in a futile attempt to stave off the boredom of social distancing. Chris A. is a below the line film/TV worker with over a decade of experience on s... more
FAQs about Optimum Volume:How many episodes does Optimum Volume have?The podcast currently has 16 episodes available.
August 10, 2020Nadia ComaneciWhere we discuss the concept of endings and how sticking the landing can make or break your film or show. Then for no reason at all we do our Top 5 movie Gunfights....more1h 26minPlay
August 10, 2020It Was A Very Good YearWhere we discuss the concept of good movie years and how or why the pandemic might create a good movie year down the line. We then play a game of casting the POTUS of movies, in which an actor is elected/chosen to play the President in all films during the 4-8 year term of the real president....more1h 20minPlay
July 23, 2020Agathokakological (Google it)Where we talk about Palm Springs, The Old Guard, and I'll Be Gone In The Dark. Then we have a discussion about good/bad movies & tv. Guilty pleasures, fascinating failures and the "so bad it's good" stuff that we love to hate and hate to love. We finish off with another pitch game, this time we pitch each other sequels that should be made....more1h 27minPlay
July 23, 2020Is That Something You Might Be Interested In?Where Barrett Gipp joins us again for a bit of role play. Mike & Chris pitch their ideas for tv series based on existing properties to Gipp as the executive. Then we do a Top 5 of adaptations that are better than the source material....more1h 20minPlay
July 10, 2020Play BallWhere we get back on the horse and record a new episode after almost a month off. We discuss sports as entertainment and their absence in the pandemic. We get specific about baseball and why no one seemed to care that it was gone or thats its coming back. We finish it off with a Top 5 list of our favorite Man Cry movies...more1h 18minPlay
July 03, 2020Au Revoir Les EnfantsWhere we had so much fun with Barrett Gipp in our last episode that we have him back for a mini episode. A discussion about the new breed of character actors turns into a re-casting of Reservoir Dogs....more37minPlay
July 03, 2020I Have A Theory About ThatWhere we finally upload an old episode. Friend of the show Barrett Gipp joins us to discuss weird Internet film theories. Then we try out a new game called Let's Fix It, where we "fix" pop culture that isn't really broken. For our inaugural attempt we fix Nolan's Batman trilogy....more1h 24minPlay
June 03, 2020Too Soon?Where Shawn Carter, stand up comedian and host of the "Pick a Side Stupid" podcast joins us. We talk about what he's been up to during the stay at home order as well as a deeper discussion of how the pandemic has affected stand up and what its future may be. We close it out with a Top 5 on the best Stand Up specials or albums of the last 10 years....more1h 10minPlay
May 26, 2020Tread Lightly My FriendWhere friend of the pod, Steve York joins us for a rather difficult conversation about trying to separate the art from the artist. It goes about as well as can be expected. We recover nicely and have a strong finish discussing our Top 5 movies that we feel are underseen....more1h 24minPlay
May 18, 2020This May Take A WhileWhere we have Travis Trudell, co-host of The Complete, on the pocast. He talks with us about being pop culture dads for a bit before diving into a discussion on long takes & single take movies. We finish up with a list of the top 5 movies we haven't seen, but feel like we should have. This one is a lot of fun. Apologies for the echo at the beginning, we promise it goes away quickly....more1h 33minPlay
FAQs about Optimum Volume:How many episodes does Optimum Volume have?The podcast currently has 16 episodes available.