In this spotlight episode, Evan, Lyle and Cody discuss the works of  three of their favorite female directors as well as what each of them  brought to cinema.  

0:00 – Introduction 

3:41 – Ava DuVernay (13:52) 

17:33 – Patty Jenkins (24:51) 

42:24 – Katheryn Bigelow (15:14) 

57:38 – Marielle Heller (16:24) 

1:14:02 – Julia Ducournau (8:10) 

1:22:12 – Penelope Spheeris (24:56) 

1:47:08 – Lynne Ramsay (6:44) 

1:53:52 – Penny Marshall (13:10) 

2:07:02 – Adrienne Shelly (10:09) 

2:17:11 – Final Thoughts

In this season two finale of Pop Talk, Cody MacDonald and his best  friend Kj Proulx chat extensively about their favourite  independent  film company A24.   

0:00:00 - Intro/ Shooting the S*** 

0:11:44 - A24 

0:43:26 - Top 24 A24 Films 

1:38:14 - More to come and final thoughts 

1:49:37 - Outro and thank you!   

Thanks for listening! Cheers!  See you all next season.

We all have to start somewhere. Watch as Cody, Evan and Lyle recount  their numerous early experiences getting into the art of filmmaking.  

0:00 – The Moment We Wanted To Become Filmmakers 

4:07 – The First Time We Made A Video 

21:27 – YouTube 

1:04:40 – High School & ComTech 

1:34:11 - Post-High School/Film School Applications 

1:48:00 – Final Thoughts On Home Movies

Cheers my beautiful audience! Grab a drink and join Cody, Veronica and Cathie talk about their favourite alcoholic and non alcoholic beverages.  

Advisory: drink responsibly.  

0:00:00 - Intro  

0:01:45 - Water  

0:12:36 - Juice 

0:29:46 - Java  

0:47:50 - Alcoholic Beverages  

1:02:02 - DRUNK STORIES!  

1:29:45 - More Drinks  

1:58:24 - Cheers! (Outro)

Veronica, Josh, Evan and Lyle grace us to have a carbonated conversation  about the novels that they enjoyed most in their formative years.  

0:00 – Introduction 

6:16 – Matilda  

13:50 – The Hunger Games Trilogy 

25:45 – Percy Jackson and The Lightning Thief 

35:21 – Magic Tree House series 

43:53 – Kingdom Keepers series 

48:50 – Who Is Bugs Potter? 

51:43 – Happy People Are Annoying 

55:42 – The Outsiders 

1:12:37 – The Kite Runner 

1:24:45 – The Disaster Artist 

1:43:29 – Airborn 

1:52:59 – The Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxy 

2:07:40 - Watchmen 

2:36:53 – Wrap-Up

Cody MacDonald is joined once again with movie lover Jess to discuss the  genius film director David Fincher and his filmography.   

0:00:00 - Intro / Shooting the S*** 

0:14:47 - David Fincher 

0:21:59 - Se7en (1995) 

0:30:16 - The Game (1997) 

0:34:51 - Fight Club (1999) 

0:46:30 - Panic Room (2002) 

0:50:29 - Zodiac (2007)  

0:56:35 - The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008) 

1:01:35 - The Social Network (2010) 

1:14:43 - The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011) 

1:21:41 - Gone Girl (2014) 

1:27:12 - Mank (2020) 

1:37:37 - Final Thoughts / Outro

Evan and Lyle discuss their least favorite cliches as well as the films that pull them off terribly or terrifically!  

0:00 – Intro 

2:55 – Fake Out Fantasies 

8:55 – Obvious Needledrops 

17:39 – “Hacking” 

23:28 – Jingoism 

30:23 – Flawless Fight Scenes 

38:10 – Step Dads Suck 

49:47 – Will They/Won’t They Relationships 

58:54 – Bully Becomes Friendly 

1:07:10 – Saved At The Last Second 

1:12:42 – Stalkerish Behaviour Rewarded With Romance Or Sex 

1:21:46 – Liar Revealed 

1:32:48 – Forced Breakups

Four Hosts 

Four Hours 

Twenty Unique Albums 

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In this very loose and transparent episode of Pop Talk, Cody, Evan, Lyle  and newcomer Sean discuss a wide range of bad music like a bunch of  cranky old farts. One love!   

0:00:00 - Intro / Shooting the s*** 

0:19:39 - What is a bad song? 

0:35:28 - Post Grunge bands  

0:56:14 - Radio stations over playing songs 

1:03:53 - Guilty Pleasure songs / and whatever!  

1:36:17 - The untold truth of record labels  

1:48:15 - Bad cover songs  

1:55:02 - Most hated genre  

2:05:45 - Some more songs we hate 

2:16:00 - Outro

In order to seek out an existence in this world, you must be a  productive member of society. However, there comes a time where your  designated field of work is one of the most annoying, disgusting,  disinteresting, unfulfilling, and unacceptable places to be, as Lyle and  Evan discuss their mishaps on the job.  

0:00 - Intro 

1:17 - Cut Hours  

10:28 - Factories Are Hell 

18:20 - Video Store Story 

23:45 - Lyle: Master Of The Custodial Arts 

37:47 - The War at the Grocery Store 

45:18 - Technical Difficulties 

53:10 - Stuck In An Elevator! 

57:25 - That Time Evan Got In Trouble 

1:02:22 - Purging A Hoarder House 

1:07:50 - A Word From George Carlin