Podcast Like It's ...

We're ready to go to the polls and make our voices heard cause this week, writer and podcaster Dana Schwartz joins us to mount whatever the opposite of a smear campaign against Alexander Payne's ELECTION.   We talk about its relevance in today's political landscape, how Payne's feels about Tracy Flick (Reese Witherspoon) and the rest of its great cast of characters, the way that the movie both catapulted Reese Witherspoon to new heights and at the same time made her struggle with typecasting and dissect its crackling screenplay.

Your next stop is ... THE DEPTHS. This week we welcome author and producer Rebecca Serle( Famous in Love, In Five Years) to talk about The Depths, the 4th episode of the second season of FELICITY. We get to talk to her about finding the story potential in a single location, the chaos of getting picked apart by strangers and how Felicity and Julie's friendship may or may not remind us of relationships they've been a part of.

It's time to play the music, It's time to light the mics It's time to talk Muppets in Space on Podcast Like it's 1999. We welcome back Podcast Authority on the Muppets, Griffin Newman (actor The Tick, Search Party, Host of Blank Check with Griffin and David) to get the low down on one of the few under discussed adventures of Kermit, Miss Piggy, Fozzie and the gang, MUPPET IN SPACE. A strap in cause we go DEEP! We talk about where the Muppets were in this period after Jim Henson's death and how that contributed to the weirdness of Muppets in Space, talk about Kenny and Phil's relationship to the Muppets and Muppets in Space, and try to figure out if this movie is an Intergalactic Diamond in the Rough or messy lump of Mars Clay it's generally regarded as.

This week we put on our archeologists hats and make sudden life choices as we welcome TV critic Danette Chavez(AV Club) to talk about some ANCIENT HISTORY, the 3rd episode of the 2nd Season of FELICITY. We talk about Felicity changing her major to art, Noel being there for her/still being broken up about her and try to understand Felicity's jealousy at seeing Noel hang out with other girls like Brigid and Ruby. Speaking of Ruby, we also got to interview the woman behind the jewel, Amy Smart, about what it was like to work on the episode, what it was like to join a hit show in the second season and slot into a popular romantic dynamic.

It's the Summer. The weather is warm and it's time to ... stay inside and listen to a podcast within the safety of your own home. But don't worry we have you covered cause this week we talk about a hot "Summer" movie. What captures the spirit of the summer better than ... a famous serial killer? This week we talk about Spike Lee's Summer of Sam, starring John Leguizamo and Adrien Brody with very special guest author and movie podcast host extraordinaire Karina Longworth. We talk about John Leguizamo's interesting path through movie stardom, the movie's approach to history and journalism and Spike Lee's career.

Snip Snip. This week on Felicity Fridays we have Carina MacKenzie (Creator/Showrunner- Roswell, NM) on the podcast to talk about that dreaded haircut. That's right this week we are talking about THE LIST, episode 2 of season 2 of FELICITY, where Felicity's iconic hair gets chopped down and changes the history of the show. Carina and Phil go deep and get all the details on what led to this, how it changed their feelings on Felicity and talk about the rest of the episode.

WE'RE BACK! We were gone for a while so we have decided to return to the realm of regular podcasting with a big one. Screenwriter extraordinaire Liz Hannah (The Post, Long Shot, Mindhunter) joins us to talk about Michael Mann's extraordinary whistleblower drama THE INSIDER. There is so much to dig in with this one from Pacino bringing the Heat(get it), Russel Crowe's status a movie star, its seven Academy Awards nominations, and an absolutely cracking screenplay based on true events which we were more than excited to get to talk to Liz about. It was such a blast having Kenny back and Liz as a guest so we went long on this one cause there are no corporate lackeys to edit us. We hope you enjoy!

This week we are glad to have writer Rina Minoun (Dawson's Creek, Gilmore Girls, Everwood) to lend us her Young Adult television expertise and talk to us about the Season 2 premiere of FELICITY,  SOPHOMORIC.    We talk about Felicity and Ben's cross-country summer, how Noel and Julie must have felt during all that, Michael Peña's introduction as a new freshman, Brian.   Also, recurring Felicity director/the director of this episode, Lawrence Trilling re-joins us to talk about how it was directing the first episode of a new season of a hot series, his collaboration with JJ Abrams and other stories from the set.

This week we break up with Season 1 of FELICITY as we welcome TVLine Founder and President Michael Ausiello to talk about FELICITY WAS HERE, the season 1 finale of FELICITY.   We talk about ending a first season and the struggles in maintaining relationship drama through seasons, Keri Russell's performance as Felicity is as torn between Ben and Noel as she has ever been and how we would respond to a surprise invite to Berlin.    PLUS: We got to interview AMY JO JOHNSON (who plays Julie on the show). We talked about what it was like to star on such a beloved show as FELICITY, what it was like working with Keri Russell, Scott Speedman, JJ Abrams and the rest of the cast and finally what it was like to play Julie, whose relationship with Ben goes south in this episode.     As we mentioned last week, please consider donating to ActBlue here: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/ab_mn?refcode=tweet to help address issues of racial injustice and police brutality in America.

This week we welcome journalist Whitney Friedlander (LA Times, Variety, Vulture) to talk about a long time ago (1999) in a galaxy far, far away (New York) as we discuss the J.J Abrams written, penultimate episode of Felicity Season 1, THE FORCE. (Thankfully this title is in reference to both Star Wars and a Witch's Curse given the news).   We talk witch's curses, having streaks of bad luck when you least need them, Noel's grand gestures, dissect J.J. takes on Star Wars/Star Wars Fandom in 1999, how they may or may not have manifested themselves and the beauty of a title card.    Please consider donating to ActBlue here: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/ab_mn?refcode=tweet to help address issues of racial injustice and police brutality in America.