James brings experimental and immersive theatre. Curt brings surreal, dreamlike cinema.

James talks about the power of live performance and why theatre still feels culturally vital even in a world dominated by screens. We get into the electricity of a shared audience, the vulnerability of performing in front of a room, and why certain art forms still carry a sense of legitimacy in the cultural conversation.

Curt talks about a recent shift in the kinds of films he’s been drawn to. Movies that once felt confusing or inaccessible are suddenly opening up in new ways. Instead of stories that neatly explain themselves, these films invite audiences to sit with ambiguity, emotion, and interpretation.

We also answer a listener email about revisiting Fall Out Boy and the strange experience of returning to the music that shaped your teenage years.

By the end of the episode the conversation circles a bigger question: what actually counts as “real” art anymore? That leads us to recent comments from Timothée Chalamet dismissing opera and ballet as cultural markers of seriousness, and a discussion about artistic legitimacy and who gets to decide what art matters.

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Talking out loud about the stuff that won’t leave us alone.

Hosted by James Tolbert and Curt Mega, So, What Are You Into?! is a low-stakes conversation podcast built around cultural curiosity. Each episode we start with the things we’ve genuinely been into lately and see where the conversation goes.

This week the conversation circles around immersive moviegoing, the future of theaters, and the strange cultural space award shows occupy right now.

James brings:

• Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (Cosm immersive screening experience)

We dig into the growing world of immersive cinema spaces like Cosm and the Las Vegas Sphere and what happens when a classic movie becomes a full event. From themed environments and massive projection to the emotional power of revisiting a childhood favorite, we talk about how these experiences can make familiar films feel brand new.

Curt brings:

• Award shows (The Oscars, The Tonys, and the strange cultural push and pull around them)

Curt talks about his increasingly conflicted feelings about award shows. Are they still meaningful celebrations of artistic achievement, or have they become something more performative and disconnected from the audiences they claim to represent?

Both conversations circle back to a bigger question: what makes shared cultural experiences feel meaningful right now?

We talk about:

• Why immersive screenings can make movies feel like events again

• The fine line between innovation and gimmick in movie theaters

• The emotional power of revisiting formative films

• Why award shows feel both important and strangely hollow

So… what are you into right now?

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Talking out loud about the stuff that won’t leave us alone.  Hosted by James Tolbert and Curt Mega, So, What Are You Into?! is a low-stakes conversation podcast built around interpersonal cultural commentary. Each episode, we bring the movies, shows, music, ideas, and random cultural obsessions we’ve genuinely been engaging with lately. No homework required. Not reviews. Just honest, sometimes ranty conversations about why something’s sticking and what happens when you talk about it with other people.  

This week we talk about why “ordinary” characters have been speaking to us in a moment that feels anything but ordinary. When the world feels unstable, why do stories about flawed, working-class, quietly moral people hit harder?  

James brings:  • Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die  • No Other Choice  • One Battle After Another  • The Secret Agent  We dig into foreign-language films and the way they smuggle in profound social commentary without announcing themselves as Important Cinema. What makes these stories feel urgent? What are they revealing about systems, survival, and the quiet absurdity of modern life?  

Curt brings:  • Wonder Man  • A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms  

Both shows circle back to a core question: what does it mean to live fully in your calling - even when nobody sees or cares?  

We talk about:  • Vocation vs. visibility  • Excellence in a culture that rewards frauds  • Why “doing the right thing” feels radical again  • And why we’re craving stories about people trying - imperfectly - to be decent  

What are you into right now?
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