The Kidmanifesto

This week, the beguiling Joshua Conkel (@JoshuaConkel) joins host Sam Herbst (@mrsamherbst) to discuss Nightmaster! Sam forces Josh to watch a movie so confusing that it has multiple names (Let The Shadows Dance is the superior name, tbh) and in the process they discuss astrology, being a casual Nicole fan and trampolines! Also, a delightful furry friend makes a guest appearance towards the end!

Check out Joshua's work on both Chilling Adventures of Sabrina and A Series of Unfortunate Events on Netflix!

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Happy one year anniversary of The Kidmanifesto!

This week, queer icon Mathew Rodriguez (@MathewRodriguez) joins host Sam Herbst (@mrsamherbst) to discuss The Human Stain! Mathew breaks down the questionable racial poilitics of this VERY confusing film and debates whether or not you need to be literate to work at the post office. Sam rants about men who try to teach you sports on a date and why that's unforgivable, and nominates an animatronic raven for best supporting actor.

Read Mathew's work at INTO or listen to him on Slayerfest98!

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This week, podcast hero and beautiful soul Emily Gagne (@EmilyGagne) joins host Sam Herbst (@mrsamherbst) to discuss Destroyer! If you're worried about being spoiled about a movie that isn't officially out yet, fear not! Emily and Sam barely mention it! They do talk about Nicole's cool factor, Keith Urban, not taking care of your Sims, and what makes a "strong female character."

Check out Emily's iconic podcast We Really Like Her! celebrating women in film, and her previous podcast What About Meryl? !!!

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This week, consummate professional Joe Reid (@JoeReid) joins host Sam Herbst (@mrsamherbst) to discuss The Family Fang! Joe comes to the table with the alleged tea from behind the scenes and extoles the virtues of Kathryn Hahn, and Sam name drops THE LEISURE SEEKER and RED JOAN. Why? Who cares.

Listen to Joe's podcast This Has Oscar Buzz, for god's sake!

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This week, the perennially-endearing Evan DeSimone (@Smorgasboredom) joins host Sam Herbst (@mrsamherbst) to discuss The Railway Man! It immediately becomes clear that neither Sam nor Evan want to discuss this film, but they do discuss the following: the SCOTUS nominations, the new Spider-Man game, Mamma Mia!, love languages, Murder on the Orient Express, House Hunters International, and more!

Please excuse the audio issues for the first third of the episode!!!

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This week Sam is flying solo as he recounts his trip to the Toronto International Film Festival and (more importantly) Nicole Kidman's two films there! Sam breaks down #WiggyGate, DESTROYER and BOY ERASED and teases what's in the future for The Kidmanifesto. Listen or be destroyed!

Got a scoop on the latest Nicole news that you think we should discuss? Let us know at @thekidmanifesto or [email protected]!

This week, the magnificent Jesse Knight (@Superfluously) joins host Sam Herbst (@mrsamherbst) to discuss Just Go With It! Jesse spends some time up front lamenting the lack of punctuation in BOY ERASED's title, and brings his scholastic knowledge of both Jennifer Aniston and Adam Sandler to this... interesting addition to the Nicole canon. Sam gets to mention Robin Weigert in a non-Big Little Lies context and discusses the VERY respectful portrayal of gay people in this film!!!

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This week, the brilliant Louis Virtel (@louisvirtel) joins host Sam Herbst (@mrsamherbst) to discuss Far and Away! Louis breaks down the MANY cliches in the film, admits he's never seen THE DARK KNIGHT RISES and still has time to discuss Bryce Dallas Howard! Sam explains why this movie is essentially Land TITANIC and shares a birthday TITANIC story! Bonus clips for those interested in bad Irish accents!

Check out Louis every week on his podcast Keep It!

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This week, the stunningly talented Natalie Walker (@nwalks) joins host Sam Herbst (@mrsamherbst) to discuss NINE! Natalie confesses her love for both Lily James and Glen Powell, laments the awful key of Nicole's 11-o'clock number, and even graces us with a song or two along the way. Sam fully confuses Kate Winslet for Kate Hudson. Listen for your country. Listen... for Italia.

New York City listeners: See Natalie perform at 54 Below on August 31st, details here!

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This week, professional homosexual Kevin Bianchi (@thekevb) joins host Sam Herbst (@mrsamherbst) to discuss The Invasion! Kevin recounts his last date with a woman seeing this iconic(?) film and the impact it has to this day, and Sam questions the forced mother-son bonding and how many types of pickles there are.

Apologies for the audio on my end (the recording closet betrayed me) and a shout-out to @danbelnavis' iconic Book Club tweet that I butchered here.

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