Welcome to Press Pass, the only podcast legally classified as cultural loitering. I’m Daedalus Howell—one of an infinite number of monkeys typing for your enjoyment. If you’re into arthouse werewolf flicks, pulp modernist noir, or the last of the great alt-weeklies, you’re in the right place.
In This Episode:
* The Field Mouse Factor – A deep dive into a bizarre PR crisis from Wine Country’s past, where a deli’s rat-related debacle spiraled into media chaos. Lesson learned? Sometimes the best PR strategy is saying nothing at all.
* My Favorite Press Release – A recent survey claims Stanford-to-Google is the ultimate career path in California. But where’s the love for artists, filmmakers, and musicians? Is finance and tech the only dream left? Let’s discuss.
* AARP at the Movies – How the organization for retired folks has become an unexpected player in Hollywood, bringing top-tier talent to its Movies for Grownups awards.
* Coming in This Week’s Press Pass – Screen Size Matters: From Scott Galloway to David Lynch, media pundits weigh in on how vertical video and shrinking screens are changing cinema. Subscribe at dhowell.substack.com.
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👀 Next Time on Press PassMore media absurdities, cultural musings, and sharp-witted commentary. Stay tuned.
💡 Final Thought:Simple Minds almost passed on The Breakfast Club soundtrack because they didn’t write Don’t You (Forget About Me)—but they recorded it in three hours, turned down the publishing, and still became U.S. superstars overnight. Their only regret? Not putting it on their album that year. The 40th-anniversary reissue just fixed that. What will you fix on your reissue?
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