Walken 101

Walken 101

By Kenny Johnson & Brandon HardestyTV & Film
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Walken 101 episodes

  • #144 - The Outlaws - S01E03 (2021)
    After discussing Walken's casting in the upcoming Dune sequel and some hot baby talk, Brandon and Kenny dive into the third episode of "The Outlaws." After discussing two characters in the show who are on extreme opposite sides of the political spectrum, Brandon and Kenny talk about controversy regarding Ricky Gervais and Dave Chappelle's stand-up routines, and fanboy over Stephen Merchant's sharp comedic timing.
    1 hr 4 min
  • #143 - The Outlaws - S01E02 (2021)
    Brandon and Kenny return after a two-month hiatus to watch the second episode of "The Outlaws." They explain that they had already watched this episode back in May, but the day they were set to record, Brandon's wife was admitted to the hospital for complications with her pregnancy. Regardless, Brandon has a healthy baby boy, and is ready neglect him to watch more Christopher Walken projects.
    After shoutouts to the Ronnies, Brandon and Kenny dive into the second episode of "The Outlaws," which they admittedly are starting to enjoy. Afterwards, they briefly touch on Chet Hanks and Tom Hanks news, and close out the show digging into the mysterious past of Tom Cruise.
    1 hr 12 min
  • #142 - The Outlaws - S01E01 (2021)
    The boys are back. After a long hiatus, Brandon and Kenny reunite to discuss what they've been up to, life ambitions, the pros and cons of owning a Tesla, and Christopher Walken's streaming television debut in Stephen Merchant's comedy/drama series "The Outlaws," in which Walken plays an eccentric criminal performing community service with a ragtag group of colorful characters.
    Before getting into the topic at hand, Brandon reads some obscure facts about Christopher Walken from the book "Christopher Walken: A to Z." They close out the podcast by talking about movies they've seen lately.
    1 hr 27 min
  • #141 - The Finale (part 2)
    Brandon and Kenny again attempt to end their Walken 101 journey by continuing the finale, only to find that they still have much more to talk about. Topics include: child-rearing, Kenny's new Tesla, Derek G. Breu's Paul Thomas Anderson-length buddy cop movie, and Brandon and Kenny's Top 5 lists of Walken movies, from good to bad to weird.
    NOTE: the audio quality is a little janky because we were recording over Zoom at the same time in hopes to upload a companion video for clips we were watching. Something went wrong and Kenny lost all of his recorded audio, so the audio you hear is taken from the Zoom call. We also lost our top 5 lists of favorite scenes, which we hope to revisit next episode.
    1 hr 29 min
  • #140 - The Finale (part 1)
    Brandon and Kenny begin to unload a mountain of information and content to wrap up this historically nonsensical podcast, in which they've personally watched every Christopher Walken project in chronological order over a period of four years.
    After scouring for updates on Chet Hanks and discussing their own ideal White Boy Summers, they give shoutouts to the loyal Ronnies and read some kind messages from them and other fans.
    Brandon then gets Kenny's reactions on a detailed analysis of Christopher Walken's films according to various film review websites, and provides some top critics choices as well as some stinkers. They discuss what movies belong on these lists, and which ones don't.
    Brandon then goes through a spreadsheet he made, highlighting some odd/unique/stupid Christopher Walken memorabilia and fan-made artifacts on eBay, Etsy, and other websites.
    Realizing that they have too much to cover, Brandon and Kenny decide to extend the finale into a part two, but not before discussing a clip that they've never seen before from a 1971 historical reenactment series called "You Are There," in which Walken played a British officer attempting to stop Paul Revere and historic ride in 1775.
    1 hr 18 min
  • #139 - The Clip Show (Best of Walken 101)
    All your favorite moments (and ours) from the last four years of our lives watching every Christopher Walken project ever. List below in order:
    - "I Was Christopher Walken's Dresser"
    - Brandon's Diarrhea Mishaps
    - Walken Steals a Garden Gnome
    - The Blandness of Matthew Broderick
    - Watching 'McBain' Is Disrespectful to the Sanctity of Life
    - Kenny Reads an 8/10 IMDb Review of 'Le Grande Pardon II'
    - Walken's Dad Had the Rickets
    - 'Country Bears': The Car Wash Scene
    - Brandon and Kenny Write a Scathing Review of 'Evil Calls: The Raven'
    1 hr 12 min
  • #138 - Percy Vs Goliath (2020)
    After shouting out to the patrons and discussing some Chet Hanks news, Brandon and Kenny watch the last currently available Walken project, 'Percy Vs Goliath', starring Walken as a humble farmer fighting an unjust lawsuit against corporate giant Mansanto.
    1 hr 18 min
  • #137 - Wild Mountain Thyme (2020)
    After unpacking the drama surrounding Chet Hanks and his self-proclaimed White Boy Summer and reading the latest "Brou and Rook" episode from one of their sponsors Derek Brou, Brandon and Kenny discuss the whimsical romantic comedy 'Wild Mountain Thyme,' starring Christopher Walken as an aging Irish farmer.
    1 hr 18 min
  • #135 - Deadline (1960)
    In a rare jump back in time, Brandon and Kenny watch an episode of a short-lived anthology drama series, "Deadline," in which a teenage "Ronnie" Walken plays a kid who gets helplessly lost in a cave. Brandon discusses how excited he was to see this episode mysteriously added to Walken's IMDb page. Other topics include Elon Musk, an update on Chet Hanks, and they close out the show talking about their next Walken film: an indie sex-comedy that was shot in 2000 and wasn't released until twelve years later.
    56 min

About Walken 101

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Walken 101 is a podcast where filmmaker Kenny Johnson and actor Brandon Hardesty watch and dissect Christopher Walken's performance in every film/TV show he's ever appeared in.