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Since 1989, the National Film Registry has selected 25 films each year that are deemed "culturally, historically or aesthetically significant". In each episode, Mike Natale (Yahoo!) and Tom Lorenzo (Men's Journal) bring on a special guest to take a look at one of the films from the registry, to get to the heart of why these films matter.
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For almost two decades, DEA Special Agent Chad Scott ruled the streets just North of New Orleans. He controlled a network of snitches by convincing people he arrested to work for him as informants. Chad would stop at nothing to put drug dealers behind bars. His successes won awards at the DEA, but his willingness to bend the rules earned him a terrifying reputation on the streets. Some called him the Golden Boy. Others called him the White Devil. But when one of guys on Chad's team is caught ...
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Here at The Lore You Know we drill down deep into the fantastical and often convoluted lore of your favorite TV shows, video games, anime, and movies to bring you the facts about completely made up things. Hosts CJ, Ethan, and Fran are occasionally joined by some helpful ”experts” to recant your beloved imaginary worlds all while revealing the truths the average viewer may never see. Are they always right? Most certainly not. Are they comprehensive? Why would you want them to be? Can we make ...
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“The History of the World’s Greatest Nightclubs.” From London Audio, iHeartRadio, and executive producer Paris Hilton. Hosted by Ultra Naté, this is a 12-part podcast exploring how different clubs around the world revolutionized the way we party. How they ushered in the birth of new genres and became hotspots for political activism. But above all how they created space for people to escape the world around them, to lose themselves in the music and leave it all on the dance floor. Nightclubs ...
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Karen Falasca last saw her 15 year old sister Denise on July 14, 1969, when they parted ways not far from their Bergen County home. The next day, Denise’s body was found strangled next to a cemetery. For almost 50 years, Karen searched for her sister's killer. In Denise Didn’t Come Home, host Anthony Scalia joins her in her search and discovers an …
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We're back just in time for the spooky season and we have a big one. Ever wonder what that little dancing chest-burster in Space Balls is a reference to? Isn't it curious how everyone says "Game Over Man, Game Over?" Why is the bad guy in Metroid named that? All of these easily answered questions are explored like an abandoned alien ship filled wit…
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Mike, Tom, Kyle, and Amanda commemorate hitting 100 movies covered on the show, reflect on the fourth class of 25 films inducted into the registry, give out superlatives to the standout performances and craftspeople, reflect on their registry submissions, and look ahead to new adventures in Season 5. Follow the Show: Twitter Instagram Website Music…
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"It Will Make You a Better Southerner"- tagline from the Birmingham Age-Herald in 1916 We've now hit 100 National Film Registry titles covered on this podcast, and for this milestone episode, we decided to tackle the National Film Registry inductee that has most ominously loomed above this show since we began: D.W. Griffith's vile, hateful, and unf…
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"A story of the race with an ALL-COLORED CAST" For our penultimate episode of the season, we provide a feature-length commentary for Oscar Micheaux's landmark proto-race film Within Our Gates (1920). To watch the film along with us, head to our YouTube page. Follow the Show: Twitter Instagram Website Music by Mike Natale…
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A string of suspicious deaths and a man who may be one of the most prolific killer nurses in the United States - unravel the chilling case and the shocking cover up on Witnessed: Night Shift. Listen now wherever you get your podcasts. Subscribers to The Binge can listen to all episodes right now, completely ad-free. Learn more about your ad choices…
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"WHO WEARS THE PANTS?" Tired of episodes where Mike and Tom bicker like a couple? Great news, for Adam's Rib, Mike's real-life significant other, editor Bella Zaydenberg, returns to the show to discuss Adam's Rib. Which of course means, she'll try and inject some well-researched facts into the mix, while Mike and Tom continue to bicker like a coupl…
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"Bruce Baillie makes avant-garde films with the gifts of a painter and the objectives of a sign painter." This week, we sat down as just Tom and Mike to talk about Bruce Baillie's Castro Street. But more than that, we sat down to, in a sense, "How To Watch Experimental Films (If You Don't Like Experimental Films)". After Tom notably had no patience…
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"Let the old buzzard flap his wings right over me. Till he comes down and gets me, I got a lotta livin' to do." Our newest team member Amanda Rush joins us to talk about Otto Preminger's barrier-breaking Cinemascope musical Carmen Jones. We talk opera, Dorothy Dandridge, Harry Belafonte, and a form of short film called "Soundies." Follow the Show: …
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"The only film to ever be blacklisted!" Kyle Lampar steps out of the producer role to join us for a conversation about HUAC, the Hollywood Ten, and the only film to ever be blacklisted, Salt of the Earth (1954). Since this unique film was made by creatives caught up in the Red Scare, we begin our episode with a quick history of the Hollywood Blackl…
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"Never has the screen thrust so deeply into the guts of war!" Screenwriter Michael H. Weber (500 Days of Summer, The Disaster Artist) returns to the show to talk about one of Stanley Kubrick's under-discussed masterworks, the stirring Kirk Douglas-led war film Paths of Glory (1957)! We'll talk pacifism, systemic failure, and how this anti-war film …
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"The strangest damned gang you ever heard of. They're young. They're in love. They rob banks." This week, Mike Natale and Tom Lorenzo work as a duo to unpack one of the most controversial and game-changing American films of the 1960s, Bonnie and Clyde (1967). They'll take a look at a tumultuous pre-production process, a titanic Oscar year, and tons…
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"Showdown in the High Sierra!" Our two weary cowboy hosts form a posse with film critic Tom Augustine to journey into the world of Sam Peckinpah with what is perhaps a surprising pick for Bloody Sam's first entry into the National Film Registry, the Randolph Scott/Joel McCrea two-hander Ride the High Country (1962) Follow the Show: Twitter Instagra…
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"The story of a man who turned the other cheek- And got punched in the nose!" Mike and Tom are all set to be joined by a surprise guest for their episode about the hijink filled buddy comedy Big Business (1929) from the iconic comedy duo of Laurel & Hardy. But just who booked the surprise guest, and when will they get there? Hosts: Michael Natale T…
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"Who is this woman who scorns a hundred men...to give her love to a Devil-May-Care Soldier?" Alonso Duralde, author of the new book Hollywood Pride, joins us to talk the lady in the tux who takes center stage on the cover of his book, as we dive into 1930's war-torn romance, Morocco. We examine the film's queer undertones (or, really, overtones), t…
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"Nothing like it since movies were created! 300 Girls, 1000 Surprises, 5 New Song Hits!" The musical team of Hass & Swanton (Kyle Reid Hass & Jeremy Swanton) return to the show once again, this time for what is inarguably the greatest movie musical about putting on live prologues before movie screenings ever to hit the silver screen, Footlight Para…
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"He will make you laugh, roar, scream- he'll make you choke back your tears. Ten reels of Chaplin as you like him. It's the Picture You've waited for!" Editor Glenn Garthwaite returns to the show to discuss the Chaplin comedy so nice, he released it twice. Regarded as one of the Little Tramp's finest outings, the Klondike comedy The Gold Rush was a…
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One of the first films to provide a realistic depiction of warfare and its effects on those both on and off the battlefield, King Vidor's 1925 epic The Big Parade became one of the highest-grossing films of the silent era, and MGM's biggest hit until another war epic, Gone With the Wind (1939). For our episode on The Big Parade, we opted to forgo o…
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In this bonus episode, we give our audio-only listeners a taste of what Tom has been doing over on the You're Missing Out YouTube channel. If you like what you hear here, head on over and subscribe. Not only will that be the only place to find Tom's monthly exclusive livestreams, but next week, you'll be able to watch 1925's The Big Parade in full,…
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"Don't be a luddy-duddy! Don't be a mooncalf! Don't be a jabbernowl! You're not those, are you?" Ryan Luis Rodriguez (One Track Mind, Reels of Justice) joins the show once again, this time to tackle the tastefully tawdry comedy of the inimitable inebriate known as W.C. Fields in his 1940 absurdist masterpiece, The Bank Dick. Hosts: Michael Natale T…
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"He went searching for love... but Fate forced a DETOUR to Revelry... Violence... Mystery!" Writer Kenny Neibart returns to the show to untangle the complicated web that is 1945's Detour. We'll ask the big question: Is it obvious that the narrator is a lying murderer, or is it really, really painfully obvious that he's a lying murderer? Watch Detou…
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"A cosmological epic" Producer and artist Ben Hosley (Black Check, Congratulations, Slow X-Mas) returns to the show, this time to discuss Stan Brakhage's historic series of experimental films, Dog Star Man. We take a cosmic journey through the snowy mountains of our minds to try to get to the heart of the elusive and evocative imagery. See our full…
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" A nervous romance" Actor Jae Kim returns to the show to dissect the romantic comedy that changed the genre forever, Woody Allen's totemic Annie Hall. Watch the episode on our YouTube at: https://youtu.be/qkzgefDpLok Hosts: Michael Natale Twitter Instagram Letterboxd Tom Lorenzo Twitter Instagram Letterboxd Producer: Kyle Lampar Twitter Instagram …
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"Spread The Word" Documentarian Amy Nicholson returns to the show for another totemic work of direct cinema, the Maysles Brothers & Charlotte Zwerin's profoundly bleak portrait of door to door Bible sellers, Salesman (1969). We'll talk The Beatles, acting careers, and the true star of Amy's most recent film, Happy Campers. Hosts: Michael Natale Twi…
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"This is the love every woman lives for...the love every man would die for!" Robert Bellissimo returns to the show, this time to discuss the woefully under-discussed Ophuls masterwork, Letter from an Unknown Woman. There's Fontaine, Jourdan, and much more Return of Swamp Thing talk than you might imagine. Hosts: Michael Natale Twitter Instagram Let…
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"The wedding night, the anticipation, the kiss, the knife, BUT ABOVE ALL... THE SUSPENSE!" David Bluvband (The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, The Chris Gethard Show) joins the show once more, this time to tackle the one and only film directed by the legendary Charles Laughton, 1955's The Night of the Hunter. Hosts: Michael Natale Twitter Letterboxd Tom Lor…
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"We must be doing something right to last 200 years!" Editor Andrew Daniels turns this duo act into a trio as we take a look at Robert Altman's 1975 satirical American epic Nashville. Get ready for Bicentennial talk, favorite character conversations, and a lot more references to R.E.M. than you'd expect. Hosts: Michael Natale Twitter Instagram Lett…
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"You-ho-to-ho!" We love talking animation on the show (Mike and Kyle do, at least). Sierra Webb makes her return to You're Missing Out for the 1957 Merrie Melodies short, What's Opera Doc? Hosts: Michael Natale Twitter Instagram Letterboxd Tom Lorenzo Twitter Instagram Letterboxd Producer: Kyle Lampar Twitter Instagram Guest: Sierra Webb Instagram …
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"We all go a little mad sometimes" Patrick Cotnoir (The George Lucas Talk Show) checks in to You're Missing Out once more, this time to discuss Alfred Hitchcock's hugely influential horror film, Psycho (1960). And of course, it wouldn't be a Patrick Cotnoir episode without some Star Wars ephemera talk. So we'll also be discussing the 1985 made-for-…
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"You never fooled me with your song and dance, not for a second." It's our Season 4 premiere! As we do to kick off every season, we are joined by Phil Iscove (Podcast Like It's...) to discuss the 1944 crime noir that landed Billy Wilder his first Oscar nomination for Best Director. Don't forget to stick around at the end to find out what films Mike…
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In this fourth edition of You're Missing Out's annual Oscar special, things went long, so for the first time, the team is rolling out a two-parter. And that's not the only new thing around. The newest member of the team, social media manager Amanda Rush, joins Mike, Tom, and Kyle to talk through this year's Oscar race. Last episode, they talked thr…
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In this fourth edition of You're Missing Out's annual Oscar special, things went long, so for the first time, the team is rolling out a two-parter. And that's not the only new thing around. The newest member of the team, social media manager Amanda Rush, joins Mike, Tom, and Kyle to talk through this year's Oscar race. On this episode, they'll talk…
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The girls are back in town and that town is Forks and how can they still possibly be talking about sparkling vampires? Well it has something to do with hunky werewolves and unholy cabals. It's hard to tell for sure, I got really distracted at the parts where they were talking about falling in love with babies. I'm sure it all makes sense in the end…
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It's Galentine's day, and what better way to celebrate than to bring in the ladies to talk about everyone's favorite brooding vampire couple. No, not Angel and Buffy the other one. The coven of Lizzy, Sammi, Sayali, and Fran chronicle what happens when a Mormon invents vampire lore that inadvertently changes the landscape of literature for all time…
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This is a big one folks, so remember your training because we are going to sync some levels with you. What happens when you mix the Bible with anime? No, not the manga version of the Bible, though we are not too far off. Loremaster Mischka has descended from his high place of existence to deliver unto us that forbidden fruit of knowledge. Be warned…
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Listen you're gonna want to get in on the ground floor on this one. It's a sure shot, we bought a bunch of little plastic men and then we glued them together and painted them. We bought a lot of them. Then we do a podcast about the lore of the little world these little men live in, get all invested and such. Easy right? Now you buy these little men…
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We found this weird DVD stashed in the back of our dad's old El Camino, and unlike everything else we find back there this is something we can show you. Join us now as we travel to a world that only a bunch of 80's Canadians could dream up as we guide you through the weird and totally cohesive world of the cult rock musical Rock & Rule. Does it hav…
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If we all could afford to make a movie about our favorite OC then the world would be a better place. In the real world only Vin Diesel gets to take a stab at it. We are covering the Riddickulous series that spans one of the worst movies to one of the best video games. Goggle up and get ready to outrun the sun cause we have a need for heehees.…
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We're taking our own "movie trip through filmland" as we take a look at the 2023 National Film Registry inductees. Livestreamed on YouTube mere hours after the list was announced, hosts Mike Natale and Tom Lorenzo sat down with friend of the show Anthony DiCaprio (standing in for usual producer Kyle Lampar). Only Anthony knew what films were select…
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Long live the King, a literal titan of media that has been stomping around for a lifetime is bound to have some missteps. The problem is when you are as big as a building, a misstep destroys an office building. Generally, if your monster movie is boring then something has gone wrong. We smash our way through the long line of successors to the most …
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Chad Scott made an incredible number of cases by getting drug dealers to work for him as informants. His phone number was written on jailhouse walls because Chad was the guy who could get you out of a tough situation – if you give him what he wants. That if is what this whole story is about. We hear from Virgil Ard, a former drug dealer who navigat…
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We are just trying to Kombat our own Mortality, but now we had to dig in to this mess of a series. Usually reboots are supposed to make the lore simple, but they forgot to get rid of the old stuff and now we need to go 3 full rounds of punishing story. The Moral of this Kontent is never dive too deep into fighting game lore. LizardxLizard once agai…
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It's time to finish the fight...I mean rip and tear until it is done. There's a lot of unanswered questions, and we were OK with that, but they decided to answer those questions anyway. Our final dive into the lore of the latest DOOM installments is a road to madness, but fortunately special guest Colin stays long enough to be our shining knight ag…
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Surprise! Happy Halloween! While you get your favorite horror films ready for your evening viewing, we've got a special treat for you: Tom Lorenzo's audio diary from his eight days down in Austin, Texas for Fantastic Fest 2023! Hear him speak about the wide range of genre films he saw at the festival, from horror to action to...whatever you want to…
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Hello listener, you've never appreciated having a silent 2 hours during a spooky Halloween night. In this Halloween Special episode you will find guest hosts Sammi and Erik who have devised a way to convey the Saw lore into one handy episode. You must decide if this lore makes sense or if it is goofy silly time. Choose wisely, for if you answer inc…
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One of the most iconic video game series to have ever existed began with just some random guy in a green suit killing waves of enemies with laser guns. And before Halo there was DOOM. In this one, the gang recruits the help of Colin, Loremaster of angels and demons, to cover the full DOOM story from early days with the Doomguy to being played in a …
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Mike, Tom and Kyle reflect on the third class of 25 films inducted into the registry, giveout superlatives to the standout performances and craftspeople, reflect on their registry submissions, and look ahead to new adventures in Season 4. Hosts: Michael Natale Twitter Instagram Letterboxd Tom Lorenzo Twitter Instagram Letterboxd Producer: Kyle Lamp…
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We are getting some spooky season appropriate episodes ready, so in the mean time enjoy the scariest thing we could think of, UNRELEASED CONTENT. But in all honesty we have some funny goofs and gaffs that we didn't really have any use for, but now we have finally have a full episode's worth. Enjoy some outtakes, bonus lore, and silly non sequiturs.…
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"Five reels of Buster a detective all dressed up and no place to go." For our final film of the season, we dive into the Buster Keaton movie where Buster Keaton dives into a movie...literally. Producer Kyle Lampar settles in with us was we watch the many film within a films within this film, and look at the fascinating meta-comedy that Buster Keato…
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"A Mighty Epic Of Modern Morals!" Vincent Williams and Len Webb of The Micheaux Mission stop by the show to talk about the first "race film" inducted into the National Film Registry, and it's...not by Oscar Micheaux. We're talking about actor/director Spencer Williams' 1941 morality play The Blood of Jesus. We tackle the equally complex topics of r…
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