Wake up, listeners! Should be easy if you're anything like the protagonist of Paul Schrader's 1992 film LIGHT SLEEPER, which we're talking all about today with writer/editor/poster extraordinaire Jake Tropila! Join us for a great conversation about Schrader's "mid-life movie," addictive behavior, actually humanizing the drug trade, 90s New Age stuf…

This week: The Great Escapist, original air date May 1, 2013. Written by Ben Edlund, directed by Robert Duncan McNeill. Our last Bedlund ep 💔 and it's a good one! Cas get fingered again!! Yippee!!! There are MANY rammies in this episode though. Watch out! Mentioned in this episode: Probably some things.. watch this space? Lol Tumblr: https://thecas…

No, you haven't fallen asleep in a Venice alleyway - it's really the podcast! Today we're wandering La Serenissima and monologuing about our fathers as we discuss Paul Schrader's dreamy 1990 literary adaptation THE COMFORT OF STRANGERS with filmmakers and To The White Sea cohosts Jordan Fish and Ray Tintori! And yes, we do figure out which of us is…

Surprise, listeners! Jake went to a Clint-related estate sale recently and we had to tell you all about it ASAP. Ian's hearing all of this for the first time on mic, too. We'll post all the photos over on our Patreon feed, unlocked for everybody. Enjoy! https://www.podcastyforme.com/ Follow Pod Casty For Me: https://twitter.com/podcastyforme https:…

"I want him to stop. I can't take the pain. The voices and the pain." No, those aren't the words of our listeners - they're the words of Jesus Christ as written by Paul Schrader! Understand your confusion, though. Today we're genuflecting before Martin Scorsese's highly controversial 1988 film THE LAST TEMPTATION OF CHRIST, adapted by Schrader from…

Death to the fascist insect that preys upon the life of the podcast! Just playing, nobody preys upon us. But we're back in Symbionese Liberation Army territory this week to talk Paul Schrader's 1988 biopic PATTY HEARST! Join us for a spirited conversation about Natasha Richardson, Ving Rhames, the movie's angle on leftism, ideological and physical …

This week: Goodbye Stranger, original air date March 20, 2013. Written by Robbie Thompson, directed by Thomas J. Wright. Oh my God. Oh my God?? After weeks away, we finally return to you with a beautiful helping of Goodbye Stranger. It’s only late because it’s been aged in oak. Don’t worry about it. Mentioned in this episode: this one is very, very…

This is an unlocked bonus episode from our Patreon feed, Paid Costly For Me. Here's some hidden gold for ya: the damned Pod Casty For Me Patreon feed! No, for real. Let's be for real now. Today we're finishing up the Man With No Name trilogy with the final and best film of the lot, Sergio Leone's 1966 Civil War Western epic THE GOOD, THE BAD AND TH…

1..2..3..4! Pretty rock and roll way to start an episode description, I thought. This week we're absolutely shredding (guitar term) through a discussion of Paul Schrader's understandably underseen 1987 struggling rock band sibling melodrama film, LIGHT OF DAY, and joining us are our great pals Ryan and Este from the Altmania podcast! We talk mom st…

Hop on the launch, folks, we're heading to THE MOSQUITO COAST! Peter Weir's 1986 film scripted by Paul Schrader, that is. Join us for a conversation about the unfinished capitalist critique of prepper guys, the problems with Going Back To Nature, and how we are much smarter and better than Allie Fox generally because we have done more reading. Well…

It's the MISHIMA episode. It's also the Mishima episode, in a way. We do our best to discuss both Paul Schrader's 1985 art-biopic MISHIMA: A LIFE IN FOUR CHAPTERS and the man Yukio Mishima with our returning pal Comrade Yui, who has been on a real journey with this film. As you might expect, things get pretty weighty: the nature and purpose of art,…

This week: Torn and Frayed, original air date January 16, 2013. Written by Jenny Klein, directed by Bob Singer. All SORTS of fucked up. Ilse gets excited about Naomi and talks about it for way too long. It’s fair. It’s justified. It’s their time. They are writing this, yes. They will talk about it for way too long again. I love this show. Mentioned…

It's been so long...just kidding, it's been a week! That's the normal time between episodes. Nevertheless, we're back with Paul Schrader's first film he "didn't" write himself, the 1982 erotic horror remake CAT PEOPLE, and we're thrilled to be joined by film writer and genuine English person Esmé Holden! We talk Schrader's depiction(s) of women, re…

THIS is entertainment, folks! We're taking a swing at Martin Scorsese's masterful 1980 boxing biopic RAGING BULL (from a script by Paul Schrader) with film critic and Heavyweight Champion of the Podcast, Bilge Ebiri!!! Join us for a wonderful conversation about Scorsese's wild years, ROCKY, memory, the word "doggerel," and more. Plus, Bilge tells u…

Pick out your shirt and tie, listener! We're talking Paul Schrader's 1980 stylish crime film AMERICAN GIGOLO this week, and we've called up film critic Brandon Streussnig to help us do it! Production design, fashion history, Bresson, several Giorgios - we get into it. Jake put on cologne for this one as a bit. See if you can hear the smell! Further…

This week: Hunteri Heroici, original air date November 28, 2012. Written by Andrew Dabb, directed by Paul Edwards. Many people should have an anvil dropped on them for how they treat Cas in this episode!!!! BUT we also kind of love it. Cas is going to become a hunter :) Surely everything will be fine forever and ever! Capeesh? Mentioned in this epi…

Hey listener, it's been a while. How have you been? Do you ever think about me? Just kidding it's a new episode on Joan Tewkesbury's sole feature film, OLD BOYFRIENDS, written by Paul and Leonard Schrader! Who better to join us on this exploration of women's experience in New Hollywood than writer, Online Film Culture Titan and the inventor of #AYe…

"Oh my Pod, cast's my daughter!" - something Jake Van Dorn might say if he were alive today...to hear our episode on Paul Schrader's sophomore feature as director, the 1979 Calvinist-dad-goes-to-Pornville film HARDCORE! Joining us on our journey into smut-hell is writer, actress, and filmmaker Manuela Lazić! We get into Dad Stuff, Schrader's aesthe…

Get your disguise on, listener! We got a big boy this week: Paul Schrader's directorial debut, the 1978 auto workers union heist film BLUE COLLAR! The fellas are going long on this one, talking UAW history, race and organized labor, Richard Pryor's performance, Harvey Keitel trying very hard to quit the movie, Yaphet Kotto's lifetime of UFO encount…

This week: A Little Slice Of Kevin, original air date November 14, 2012. Written by Brad Buckner and Eugenie Ross-Leming, directed by Charlie Carner. While Ella was taking the screenshots for this one, she wearily said, “This episode is so gay.” Reader. This episode is gay as hell. Additionally, we are very silly this week. Mentioned in this episod…

Get your hand out of that garbage disposal and press play, listener! We're doing our best to do an episode on John Flynn's 1977 vetsploitation nasty ROLLING THUNDER, but mostly we end up talking about Paul Schrader's mucked-with script. It's a fascinating study in how a story can go from TAXI DRIVER damning to DEATH WITH reactionary with just a few…

This week: Audio Commentary Track for The Man Who Would Be King, original air date May 6, 2011. Written and directed by Ben Edlund We got you something special for our 50th episode! It's a podcast you can watch Supernatural to. Just pop it on and hit play when we say play, and boom, you've got yourself some audio commentary. Thank you for being her…

Pucker up, listeners - Daddy's here! That's right: accomplished Brian De Palmist and official Daddy of the show, Hit Factory co-host Aaron Casias, is back to help us unpack De Palma's Schrader-scripted 1976 VERTIGO riff OBSESSION! We kind of did a one-episode De Palma podcast, honestly, because there's a bit more BDP here than Paul Schrader. Join u…

We're back with the second part of our discussion of Martin Scorsese's TAXI DRIVER. Join us for more on the film's engagement with race and gender, Jodie Foster's performance, Travis Bickle's cinematic children, and the John Hinckley, Jr. of it all. Further Reading: Taxi Driver: BFI Film Classics by Amy Taubin "Manhattan Transference: Ashley Clark …

Buckle up, listeners! We talked so much about Martin Scorsese's landmark 1976 neo-noir nightmare TAXI DRIVER, written by Paul Schrader, that it's gonna be a two-parter. Talk about morbid self-attention! What was the film's production process like? Whose beach house did Scorsese and Schrader hang out at? Why don't discussions of 1970s New York City …

The time has come, listeners, to discuss the films of Paul Schrader. That's right: Pauld Casty For Me has arrived, and this is the first episode. Of a new series about Paul Schrader movies. Basically imagine how the Clint Eastwood episodes went, roughly, but just replace all the specifics with Paul Schrader stuff. It'll make sense once you start li…

This week: Blood Brother, original air date October 31, 2012. Written by Ben Edlund <3, directed by Guy Norman Bee. Oh brother... barely any Cas in this episode AND he's getting bullied. But he looks great. Ben Edlund freaked it again as always though! Jess had to talk about Benny a lot in this one, and for that she is so brave. R.I.P. Andrea, you …

We've run out of Clint Eastwood movies that fit our weird criteria, and now we're gonna talk about what we've learned from this whole endeavor. Where we are on Clint, on the auteur theory, on thinking about film, on thinking about political art, on each other, on the prospect of ever doing anything - it's all here for your inspection, dear listener…

Here we are, folks - the end of Clint Eastwood's filmography to date. We've unlocked all the legendary weapons and retailer-exclusive armor sets and are ready to do battle with the final boss of Pod Casty For Me: writer and podcaster Will Sloan! Will joins us for a relaxed and agreeable discussion of Eastwood's relaxed and agreeable 2021 neo-Wester…

This week: What’s Up, Tiger Mommy?, original air date October 10, 2012. Written by Andrew Dabb and Daniel Loflin, directed by John F. Showalter Cas is here! Everyone clap and cheer for our boyyyy!! Um. We’ve got some special performances for you in this one. You’ll know it when you hear it. Although we don’t spend a lot of time discussing the actua…

If you find yourself in a relationship that feels like a game of chess - its a good idea to confirm your feelings. A relationship should not be a power play.Exiting such a relationship may be one of the best ways to save you from emotional turmoil.

We need to learn that we cannot own people the way we own earthly things. We cannot "train" the way you would a dog. We can only encourage them to be the best version of themselves and embrace their individuality.

You, dear listener, will know his name...and the truth. That's right, we're going long as hell on Clint's 2019 A.C.A.B. masterpiece RICHARD JEWELL with our biological parents, Aaron and Carlee from Hit Factory!! Join us for a thorough investigation of Eastwood's evolving relationship to images of masculinity, the film's treatment of the Kathy Scrug…

This week we caught up about all things Cas in season 7 & answered your great questions. This was a short season but ooh boy did our guy go through a lot!! Mentioned in this episode: Did Sam imagine Amelia? Our beloved bedlunds very cool Castiel zine Fic recs from the outtakes: Empty Spaces by schmerzerling & If Only Maybe and Then by stonelions Re…

Hop in the Lincoln Mark LT, listeners, we've got a duffel bag full of conversation about THE MULE! Join us for a long-haul chat about Clint's 2018 old-man-drug-trafficker drama about shitty fathers and late capitalism. Spoiler for what we thought of the movie: we both loved it! We talk drug war cinema, the film as a sort of GRAN TORINO REDUX, the f…

Life has been catapulting us toward this moment...the episode where we lose our minds singing the praises of THE 15:17 TO PARIS with returning guest, writer and Slow Learners Podcast host John Semley! Join us for several hours of exaltant analysis of Clint Eastwood's 2018 avant garde docudrama, starring the real guys who really tackled a heavily ar…

Sometimes, we look back in time and wonder why our partner or spouse has changed. It may be that they actually changed or we ourselves saw them differently. What is of importance is to manage our expectations of them and deal with who they are, not who we want them to be.

Brace for impact, listeners! Returning guest Nick Newman of The Film Stage joins us for a white-knuckle journey through Clint Eastwood's 2016 chronicle of real-life heroism and not-so-real-life stifling bureaucracy, SULLY. We talk about the film's relationship to real events, the oddness of turning this particular story into a movie, and Nick unloc…

When you give expression to what you really want from your partner / spouse, your happiness level goes up a notch!

This is a big one, folks: for our 50th episode (arguably), we're taking aim at Clint Eastwood's monster hit military biopic AMERICAN SNIPER. Is this an anti-war film, as Clint claims? Is it a glorification of military power? Is it either? Why does Chris Kyle's hat say "Charlie" on it? What is Bradley Cooper's whole deal? For real, though, we get in…

The feeling of being fulfilled in a relationship or marriage only comes when we have our head and heart boxes being ticked.A lot of people are unfulfilled because they may not be giving expression to their real wants.Dig deep to know what it is you really want out of the union!

Here's a little gift for you all this holiday season: we're going deep on Clint's infamous impromptu speech at the 2012 Republican National Convention where he talked to an invisible Barack Obama in a chair. Plus a bunch of our usual bullshit! Enjoy and see you in 2024! https://www.podcastyforme.com/ Follow Pod Casty For Me: https://twitter.com/pod…

We are often blindsided into believing that it is only we our spouse /partner is more like us that the relationship will reach meaningful heights.We must do the work and find out how to reach our significant other ,whilst also making ourselves available to be found by them!

Oh, what an ep! We're singing in beautiful harmony about Clint's 2014 Broadway adaptation JERSEY BOYS with returning guest Marie Bardi-Salinas (now with extra last name)! Join us as we talk directly to the camera about jukebox musicals, New Jersey's cultural dominance in the 2000s, falsetto masculinity, and why exactly Clint was the one to make thi…

This week: Survival of the Fittest, original air date May 18, 2012. Written by Sera Gamble, directed by Robert Singer Well, we made it to the end of a long season with a severe case of Cas-drought. In this episode, we cover 7x23, “Survival of the Fittest.” It’s a long road paved with Destiel and confusing yet at times utterly delightful writing, so…

Take me out to the freaking podcast! It's time for us to talk Clint Eastwood's final (to date) film acting for another director, Robert Lorenz's 2012 father-daughter baseball dramedy TROUBLE WITH THE CURVE. And who better to join us than producer-director, former aspiring pro baseballer, and returning guest Chadd Harbold? We discuss who exactly dir…

This week: Reading Is Fundamental, original air date May 4, 2012. Written and directed by our good Judy, Ben Edlund. The library is open! Guess who back in the house, heels click-clackin' about? It's Cas! Category is: Psych ward reallness! Ben Edlund slayed this episode, 10's across the board! Okay I'll stop sorry. Mentioned in this episode: Good g…

Who better to cover a film about unrequited homoerotic lust so powerful it maybe destroyed US civil liberties forever than your two favorite co-hosts of Pod Casty For Me? That's right, it's just us guys this week covering J. EDGAR, Clint's 2011 biopic of FBI Director and anticommunist monster J. Edgar Hoover! We're going deep on this one, talking F…

Hold on to your hats, folks - we're talking Clint's 2010 near-death experience drama HEREAFTER with filmmakers and To The White Sea podcast hosts Jordan Fish and Ray Tintori! It's a wide-ranging chat about hyperlink cinema, visual effects, Matt Damon, and how we all fell for this sort of corny movie a lot more than we meant to. Plus, Jake has a big…

I am the captain of my freaking PODCAST, more like! This week we're talking Clint Eastwood's 2009 true-story South African rugby drama INVICTUS, and Jake's other friend Ian - Ian Green - is joining the scrum! You might call this episode "IANVICTUS" if you weren't concerned about SEO or whatever!!! We're talking accents, sports movies, Nelson Mandel…