Best Reel Film Hour Podcasts (2024)

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Screenwriting: to Outline or Not to Outline? 6:53

1d ago6:53

6:53

This week we answer a very commonly-asked question from screenwriters. Should you outline? Misha gives a short and sweet answer, along with some tips that will help you go faster and farther with your writing craft! If you liked this episode, slide into our DMs! You can reach our host Misha Calvert at @mishacalvert on Instagram. www.instagram.com/m…

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RP Archives: Oasis Ominbus 1:10:18

19m ago1:10:18

1:10:18

Oasis are back and we are MAD FOR IT! In our latest trawling of the extensive RP Archives (thousands of priceless reels of tape hidden away deep underwater in Tom Watson's secret locked Drenge wank bunker in the middle of the Pacific ocean) we present OASIS OMNIBUS, a compilation of roughly half of each of Patreon exclusives RP271 and 274 Extra, pl…

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PREVIEW: RP303 Extra - The Wariotifo Tech Support Half Hour (ft. Clara Hill) 3:07

21m ago3:07

3:07

SUBSCRIBE AT PATREON.COM/REELPOLTIK AND GET THE FULL BONUS EPISODE HERE: https://www.patreon.com/posts/110584565Geraint and Clara talk a bit more about the riots, but mostly an exasperated Geraint assists Jack with his latest breakdown-inducing tech issues.By Reel Politik

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How Many Takes Do You Get as a Director? 10:13

5h ago10:13

10:13

If you're a film director, don't get caught in the trap of thinking you have more time than you do. In this episode Misha dives into how many takes you can realistically expect to have on an indie film set (hint: it's probably less than you think). She also shares some astonishing real-life stories from Hollywood sets with directors who were either…

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Episode 304 - Trashies Fever (ft. Samantha Asumadu) 1:21:33

1h ago1:21:33

1:21:33

Jack and Geraint are joined by journalist Samantha Asumadu to talk about The Trashies, the UK's premier awards for bad journalism, which she's been running via Media Diversified since 2014, and are returning this year after a short absence. We go through some of the worst dogshit printed by the British press in recent memory, before Geraint talks t…

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Film School: To Go Or Not To Go? 12:59

2h ago12:59

12:59

If you’re not a nepo baby, one of the most compelling ways into Hollywood as a filmmaker is film school. But is it all it’s cracked up to be? Our host Misha Calvert did not attend film school, and she has strong thoughts about the pros and cons of either a BFA or MFA film program. She weighs factors like craft, confidence, and networking. By the en…

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Episode 303 - Less Than Zero (ft. Clara Hill & Eve @femsocialist) 1:16:33

13d ago1:16:33

1:16:33

Jack and Geraint are joined by journalist Clara Hill (@clara_ish) and general friend of the show Eve (@femsocialist) to talk about the antifascist protests the two guests have attended in recent days, and the far-right riots that necessitated them.(NOTE: Eve shows up about halfway through.)By Reel Politik

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How to Add 2 Hours to Your Day 19:17

7d ago19:17

19:17

Have you tried logging 40 hours a week on your creative career? If you’re not seeing the results you want, this one simple fix will probably change everything. But where will you get those hours? In this episode, Misha breaks down simple and practical methods to adding 2 more hours to your day. From the time of day when your brain is most effective…

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PREVIEW: RP302 Extra - Jess Phillips At The Shoe Factory 6:00

21d ago6:00

6:00

HEAR THE FULL HOUR+ @ https://www.patreon.com/posts/rp302-extra-jess-109578579 BY SUBSCRIBING @ patreon.com/reelpoliikDISCLAIMER: No part of Simon Hattenstone's Guardian interview with Jess Phillips - which we read through here - actually takes place at a shoe factory.By Reel Politik

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How to Market Yourself as an Actor 17:35

15d ago17:35

17:35

Actors, we’re here to dispel the myth that your success in this business is based on luck. That couldn’t be further from the truth! It’s actually based on the two most basic principles of business: product and marketing. In this episode, Misha covers marketing, and the top ways to market your acting in order to quickly generate more bookings. From …

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Episode 302 - Geffen Out 1:09:07

1M ago1:09:07

1:09:07

Since our last recording, a lot has happened - we have vanquished our mortal foes Joe Biden and Blairite Vaugahn Gehthing, and witnessed a failed attempt on the life of Donald Trump, arguably incited by a prominent British journalist. Meanwhile, the UK goes to the dogs under the right-wing government of Sir Keir Starmer.In RP302, we call for the te…

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THE REEL POLITIK/SINAN KOSE ELECTION NIGHT 2024 STREAM 7:22:04

1M ago7:22:04

7:22:04

THE REEL POLITIK PODCAST & SINAN KOSE ARE PROUD TO PRESENT...Our FULL election night stream from the night of July 4th-5th. 7 hours of raw & real politics, concrete facts and hard, eternal truths. All the breaks with no talking CUT OUT!Featuring special guests Brigette Empire (@BrigetteEmpire), Juliet Jacques (@ZinovievLetter), Steffan/Shrieking Ti…

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PREVIEW: RP300 Extra - Eye On Islington North 7:21

20d ago7:21

7:21

Go to https://www.patreon.com/reelpolitik & subscribe to hear the full reading of both articles here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/rp300-extra-eye-108317226In our first post-election bonus ep, we provide readings of two articles on Jeremy Corbyn's victorious campaign to be Independent MP for Islington North. These are:SPECIAL REPORT: Inside Isling…

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How to Finance Your Short Film 12:29

26d ago12:29

12:29

This week, Misha talks money! How to approach it, where to find it, and how to make sure you get it. Securing financing for a project is often the most mysterious and elusive part of filmmaking, but Misha offers you an extremely clear breakdown of the main methods to acquire funding. She also touches on her own money journey, and the mindset shifts…

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Episode 301 - La France Insoumiwk (ft. Marlon J. Ettinger & Olly Haynes) 1:46:39

16d ago1:46:39

1:46:39

French politics gurus Olly Haynes @reality_manager & Marlon J. Ettinger @MarlonEttinger from @flep24pod (now rechristened "FLAP" - the French Legislative Assembly Podcast 2024) give Jack @FrayneJack34043 & Geraint @wariotifo the lowdown on the recent legislative elections, Mélenchon's tactical genius & Macron's conservatism.…

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The Complete Guide to Acting Reels 11:32

29d ago11:32

11:32

Acting reels are one of your most important marketing tools as an actor, and yet many performers overthink this critical piece of content. As a film director and former actor, host Misha Calvert talks you through the simple secrets to creating an acting reel that will capture the imagination of your viewer and immediately generate more auditions. F…

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How to Write a Feature Film in 10 Days 20:55

1M ago20:55

20:55

For our premiere episode of Film on Tape, Misha details her step by step process to an ambitious, yet surprisingly achievable goal: writing a feature film in 10 days. She breaks down the simple steps she used herself on three separate feature film scripts, which resulted in an option agreement on her very first feature. You’ll learn one method to e…

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Episode 300 - Long Live The New Flesh 1:31:08

29d ago1:31:08

1:31:08

RP returns to document the new Starmer era in which we now live, offering our assets a debrief on the 2024 UK General Election, before doing a classic RP Reshuffle Rundown as we go through the great and the good in Sir Keir's government of all the talents.By Reel Politik

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Episode 299 - The Dress Rehearsal (ft. @phased_bemused) 1:37:21

1M ago1:37:21

1:37:21

This general election, we have endeavoured, and put our hearts, souls and bodies on the line, to bring you nothing but the most essential CONCRETE FACTS to inform and influence your voting decisions. Now, polling day is nearly upon us. Beware the Ides of March. The age of the antichrist has just only begun.What more can you say, really? At the end …

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PREVIEW: Episode 298 - RP RAW (ft. MarkedAsRed & FFF).mp3 24:41

1M ago24:41

24:41

SUBSCRIBE AT PATREON.COM/REELPOLITIK AND HEAR THE FULL 2HR EPISODE HERE: https://www.patreon.com/posts/episode-298-rp-107332280By Reel Politik

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Episode 297 - Eye on Ilford South (ft. Jimothy Baker) 47:48

1M ago47:48

47:48

Jack interviews Ilford South investigative journalist Jimothy Baker (@JimothyBaker) to get a sense of the situation on the ground in the key battleground seat of Ilford South.By Reel Politik

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Episode 296 - The Witchfinder General (ft. Josie Long) 1:18:57

2M ago1:18:57

1:18:57

The great comedian Josie Long returns to the show for the first time since the last good & fun General Election to talk about a particularly febrile week in politics and our collective obstinate refusal to stop being socialists.By Reel Politik

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Episode 295 - Hunting the Mongoose 1:02:22

2M ago1:02:22

1:02:22

In their first recording as a duo since deading their staged beef to focus on election coverage, Jack and Geraint once again DECLARE WAR on British light entertainment comedy, training their fire on BLAIRITE STOATS Messrs Iannucci, Cleese, Richardson, Forde & Manners.By Reel Politik

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PREVIEW: Episode 294 - Redacted (ft. Farages Fucked Face) 12:25

2M ago12:25

12:25

Subscribe at patreon.com/reelpolitik & hear the full 88 MIN EPISODE at https://www.patreon.com/posts/episode-294-ft-106304043.Farages Fucked Face @soldierpaypig returns to the show for our worst election coverage yet. TV debates ("Starmer dropped the ball"). Scurrilous gutter press gossip. Highly targeted character assassinations. It's all here and…

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RP Archives: Rachel Reeves at the Shoe Factory (RP271) 31:56

2M ago31:56

31:56

In light of news that Labour plan to put shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves at the centre of their general election campaign, we are re-releasing this choice half-hour from an episode last year (RP271: Shoe Factory), in which we conclude a run-through Keir Starmer's then-new ultra-Blairite shadow cabinet with nods to key Reeves allies Pat McFadden and…

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Episode 293 - The Paranoid Style Council (ft. Juliet Jacques) 1:27:41

2M ago1:27:41

1:27:41

In a shock intervention in the 2024 UK general election, Jack (@FrayneJack34043) and Geraint (@wariotifo) are joined by Reel Politik herself, Juliet Jacques (@ZinovievLetter) to call for the resignation of Sir Keir Starmer as Leader of the Labour Party.By Reel Politik

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Episode 292 - Pauls and Shaft (ft. Sinan Kose) 1:19:20

3M ago1:19:20

1:19:20

Another major figure from RP history, Sinan Kose (twitch.com/SKTheCrusader) joins Jack, Yair and Geraint to talk all things UK general election. In addition to Starmer's pledge to destroy the world with a nuclear bomb, and Farage's effective endorsement of Starmer, we introduce new RP segment "QUIZ THE YANK", in which America-residing traitor Y.S. …

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PREVIEW: RP291 Extra (ft. @phased_bemused) - Diane Abbott update 3:44

3M ago3:44

3:44

SUBSCRIBE @ PATREON.COM/REELPOLITIK TO HEAR THIS BONUS EP AND MANY, MANY MOREBy Reel Politik

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Episode 291 - Earthquake Ground (ft. @phased_bemused) 1:47:52

3M ago1:47:52

1:47:52

Steffan AKA Shrieking Tinman (@phased_bemused) joins Jack and Geraint to talk UK GENERAL ELECTION.#StarmerOut #ConcreteFactsSUBSCRIBE @ PATREON.COM/REELPOLITIK FOR THE ONLY ELECTION COVERAGE THAT MATTERSBy Reel Politik

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PREVIEW: Episode 290 - Antony PIECE OF SHIT 27:19

2M ago27:19

27:19

What, you ask, differentiates this iteration of this episode (NOTE: listed as canonical episode rather than "RP Extra" as resolves cliffhanger from end of episode 289) from the version on patreon.com/reelpolitik? Well, while this version stops around the half hour mark, that one continues for roughly another 40 minutes!Main topic of discussion: Vil…

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REPOST: Episode 65 - Luke the Nuke's Ideological Correctness Test 42:37

3M ago42:37

42:37

Luke Akehurst, the professional apartheid/genocide lobbyist director of "We Believe In Israel" and influential Labour right functionary, is likely to be handpicked by Keir Starmer's dictatorial leadership to run as MP in a very safe seat in the current UK election. In this extract from a much longer episode from 2018, we go through the mad ideologi…

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Episode 289 - The Great Conflagration 1:10:36

3M ago1:10:36

1:10:36

RP Corp founder Jack Frayne-Reid and post-2019 junior partner G. Wariotifo bicker for an hour or so about the commercial and creative direction of the show, culminating in the return of classic RP segment "Cop or Comrade", a Nick Cave impressions competition, and the shock departure of half the once-iconic duo.…

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PREVIEW: RP288 Extra - Cleesewatch 2024 (ft. Will Sloan) 4:58

3M ago4:58

4:58

In this clip from our new Patreon bonus episode, Will Sloan explains who David Zaslav is, and why Keir Starmer would see him as a kindred spirit.ALSO IN EP: John Cleese (duh). Bill Maher. Owen Jones leaving Labour. Starmer comparing Stormzy to "Velvet Underground" (no "the".)SUBSCRIBE @ PATREON.COM/REELPOLITIK TO HEAR THE FULL BONUS EP & MANY MORE …

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Episode 288 - Back In The Hei Life Again (ft. Will Sloan) 1:40:02

3M ago1:40:02

1:40:02

Longtime friend of the show Will Sloan (@WillSloanEsq) joins Jack and Geraint for one of our trademark* sprawling deep dives, this time on one of the definitive comic works of the 21st century, Tim Heidecker and Gregg Turkington's On Cinema At The Cinema, and its expansive extended universe.Will Sloan is the host of the Michael & Us and Important C…

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Jack calls into Top Rope Deep Dive's Stone Cold Steve Austin episode 7:15

5M ago7:15

7:15

Following his hit appearance on RP co-host Geraint @wariotifo's hit wrestling stream Top Rope Deep Dive the other week, Jack realises he has the ability on Discord to call into, and sabotage, the other guys' streams at any time.Check out Top Rope Deep Dive on our friend @MarkedAsRed's Twitch page: https://www.twitch.tv/markedasred…

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Episode 287 - Refuting John Galzer 44:45

4M ago44:45

44:45

Jack and Yair talk about the unhinged response to Jonathan Glazer's acceptance speech for Best Director at the Oscars, Lex Friedman's five-hour Finkelstein-Destiny debate on Palestine, and the continued efforts by Starmer's Labour to big up Margaret Thatcher.By Reel Politik

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Top Rope Deep Dive: Chris Jericho (ft. Jack Frayne-Reid) 3:49:44

5M ago3:49:44

3:49:44

Special guest Jack joins Geraint, FFF and friend of the show @MarkedAsRed on their weekly wrestling stream Top Rope Deep Dive to discuss the life and career - and watch some great wrestling moments - of Canadian-American wrestler, podcaster, musician and all-round Renaissance man Chris Jericho.Check out the streams on Twitch here: https://www.twitc…

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Episode 286 - Rockin' and A-Rollin' At Mar-a-Lago 1:35:01

5M ago1:35:01

1:35:01

Jack and Geraint (@wariotifo) present extremely timely post-match analysis of the "funny" Rochdale by-election. But first, Geraint flies to Mar-a-Lago, Florida to interview somebody professing to be Beach Boys legend Mike Love.By Reel Politik

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Episode 285 - Get Hi 52:03

6M ago52:03

52:03

Jack and Yair break down shocking new "smoking gun" evidence that has come to light suggesting Keir Starmer is agent of CIA. Then the rest of the episode is basically about another knight of the realm, Sir Paul McCartney, his various arrests for weed, and he and John Lennon's flirtations with radical politics in the early 1970s.…

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GAPEFEST - A Weekend of Music & Milk (Director's Cut) 1:11:13

6M ago1:11:13

1:11:13

More than 200 innocent people lost their lives at Ilford South's infamous "GAPEFEST" music festival, which has been dogged by allegations of widespread financial corruption, endemic drug abuse, animal cruelty, human branding and vampirism. In this feature-length documentary - previously only available in three separate parts - Ilford South investig…

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Episode 284 - Harbu Darbu (ft. Lilah @palebloodstasi) 1:21:59

6M ago1:21:59

1:21:59

Returning guest Lilah @palebloodstasi (formerly @leechwaifu) joins Jack, Yair and Geraint once again to talk Scottish issues, the chaotic Rochdale byelection, the beautiful mind of Eddie Marsan, and Chairman Gonzalo of the Shining Path, among many other subjects. We also return to the world of hip-hop and investigate the titular HARBU DARBU, the hi…

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Episode 283 - The Dauphin of Podcasting 1:43:16

7M ago1:43:16

1:43:16

Lots to catch up on: Labour's continued support for collective punishment of Gaza, suspension of Kate Osamor, and efforts at outreach to online influencers. Journalist Paul Waugh's unsuccessful attempt to get selected by the party as a parliamentary candidate, and Laurence Fox's travails in the courts. Jack's turn-up music, and the secret life of b…

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RP282 Extra - Cobenology 38:51

7M ago38:51

38:51

Following their discussion of the Chabad tunnel controversy, Jack tells Yair all about the vast multitudes of virtually interchangeable Netflix original thriller series based on the work of author Harlan Coben.By Reel Politik

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UNLOCKED: Episode 169 - Jewison & DeVito's Guide To Neoliberalism (Part 2: 1979-2003) 1:04:15

7M ago1:04:15

1:04:15

NOTE: This episode was originally released in October 2020 on patreon.com/reelpolitik, but we've decided to release it for free in light of Norman Jewison's death. We'd already made the first in this two-parter available for free on this very feed here: https://soundcloud.com/reelpolitikpodcast/unlocked-episode-168-jewison-the-mighty-fist-of-libera…

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Episode 282 - Tunnel of G-d 48:26

8M ago48:26

48:26

Yair tells Jack about his decision to burn his Israeli passport, before the two seek to get to the bottom of the very funny Chabad tunnel scandal, and the organisation's extensive links to Bob Dylan and Yair's grandad.By Reel Politik

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Yair on burning his Israeli passport 13:10

8M ago13:10

13:10

Reel Politik podcast co-host and British-American-Israeli citizen Yair Rice ceremonially burns his Israeli passport in protest at the ongoing genocide of the Palestinian people.Can't really add anything more to this that Yair doesn't cover in the vid, but the RP team salute his courageous gesture. FREE PALESTINE.View this clip in video form here: h…

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Episode 281 - What's the Deal (ft. FFF) 1:19:52

8M ago1:19:52

1:19:52

To kick off RP for 2024, we return by popular demand to the English-language, western-targeted comedy sketches of Eretz Nehederet, the "Israeli Saturday Night Live", as well as the YouTube content of their celebrity guest Michael Rapaport. After an absence from the airwaves of several months to learn and grow, friend of the show Farages Fucked Face…

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New Year's Eve (Tom Waits cover) 4:28

8M ago4:28

4:28

REEL POLITIK PODCAST BACK IN BUSINESS JAN '24By Reel Politik

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PATREON PREVIEW: RP280 Extra 3:41

9M ago3:41

3:41

Subscribe at https://www.patreon.com/reelpolitik and get the full RP Extra @ https://www.patreon.com/posts/94462789.We review Mike Flanagan's new Netflix series The Fall of the House of Usher. Yair was whisked away due to unavoidable parental responsibilities, so the last half hour is our 171st episode, edited down from a much longer running time t…

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Episode 280 - The Obituary Section 1:00:50

9M ago1:00:50

1:00:50

A morbid episode this week, as Jack and Yair pour one out for the dearly departed trinity of Henry Kissinger, Shane MacGowan and Alistair Darling. PLUS cuts to the BBC's Newsnight, the resumption of violence in Gaza, & Starmer saying the best thing about Thatcher was the Thatcherism.By Reel Politik

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