Best Leslie Pitt Podcasts (2024)

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Episode 101: Lost Highway 1:26:41

23d ago1:26:41

1:26:41

The gang take a trip with special guest writer/director/actor Emily Bennett (Alone With You, Accidental Stars, LVRS), looking to discuss colour, unreliable narrators and the generaly cursed nature of David Lynch's nightmarish vision of jealousy, guilt and murder in 1997's Lost Highway. Follow Emily on Instagram. Watch Emily's horror short LVRS. Nig…

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Episode 100: the Fifty Shades of Grey trilogy 1:43:03

3M ago1:43:03

1:43:03

The gang made it... reached 100 episodes... and to celebrate they remember their favourite episodes, consider the state of the erotic thriller in the current world, and finally get into their long-awaited discussion of the Fifty Shades of Grey trilogy. And there's even a special announcement, too. Night on the Docks - Sax Kevin MacLeod (incompetech…

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Episode 099: Secretary 1:00:13

5M ago1:00:13

1:00:13

The gang are joined by special guest, casting director and podcaster Timothy Evans (@timothyeraw), to veer away from the thrillers but stay firmly in the erotic camp to discuss fringe sexuality and human need in Steven Shainberg's darkly comic and sexy as hell 2002 film Secretary. To watch the trailer for the short film mentioned in the show, Truth…

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Episode 098: L'Enfer 1:01:40

6M ago1:01:40

1:01:40

The gang are joined by special guest, author Linda Belhadj, for an unsettling journey into jealousy and psychosis in Claude Chabrol's L'Enfer. Night on the Docks - Sax Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/…

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Episode 097: Cruising 59:26

9M ago59:26

59:26

The gang consider the damage intended and the damage inflicted in the rarely discussed tale of a cop going undercover in the 70s New York leather bar scene in William Friedkin's Cruising. Night on the Docks - Sax Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/…

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Brandon Burroughs: Real-Life Rocket Scientist! 34:31

9M ago34:31

34:31

In this episode of The Curious Cosmos, join Derrick Pitts for an interview with real-life aerospace engineer Brandon Burroughs! Get the inside scoop on the building of the Space Launch System, learn how the rocket industry works, and discover what it's like to research, design, and build the tech that will bring humans deeper into space than ever b…

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Steve Russo and Sam Storch: Planetarium Magic 43:29

9M ago43:29

43:29

Join Derrick Pitts and his long time friends and colleagues, Sam Storch and Steve Russo, as they bring you behind the scenes of the planetarium! Learn all about the history of planetariums, the many people and experiences they encountered over the course of their careers, and what makes planetariums such a special place for learning about the unive…

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Carter Emmart: Visualizing the Universe 29:46

9M ago29:46

29:46

Join Derrick Pitts for a conversation with Carter Emmert, head of astrovisualization at the American Museum of Natural History, to learn all about how data visualization can help us to see our universe in whole new ways! Links for today's episode: Learn more about Carter Emmart and his work at the American Museum of Natural History Explore the data…

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John Blackwell: High School Astronomy 27:27

9M ago27:27

27:27

Join Derrick Pitts for a conversation with John Blackwell, high school astronomy teacher and director of the Grainger Observatory at Philips Exeter Academy. Listen in as the two discuss the importance of teaching scientific citizenship, what John's students are currently working on, and what it's like teaching high schoolers about astronomy in the …

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Mary Roach: Packing for Mars 34:25

10M ago34:25

34:25

For years, the possibility of a manned mission to Mars has filled our newsfeeds and imaginations, but what actually needs to be done to make that dream a reality? In this episode of The Curious Cosmos, Derrick Pitts is joined by science writer Mary Roach discuss her book, Packing for Mars, and all the important (and often off-kilter) work being don…

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Dr. Hakeem Oluseyi: A Quantum Life 44:15

10M ago44:15

44:15

In this episode of The Curious Cosmos, Derrick is joined by astophysist, inventor, and media personality Dr. Hakeem Oluseyi, to discuss everything from cutting edge physics, the future of human spaceflight, and Hakeem's unique and inspiring path to science. Learn more about Dr. Oluseyi, and check out his memoir, A Quantum Life: My Unlikely Journey …

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Ashley Walker: Black In Astro 26:16

10M ago26:16

26:16

Join The Franklin Institute's Derrick Pitts for a conversation with astrochemist and founder of advocacy org Black in Astro, Ashely Walker. Listen as they discuss resources for Black scientists entering the field, the importance of diversity within astronomy and other hard sciences, and Ashley's work exploring the environments of the ice giant plan…

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Leslie Kean: UFOs, UAPs, and Scientific Inquiry 39:07

10M ago39:07

39:07

In this episode of The Curios Cosmos, Derrick Pitts sits down with Leslie Kean, an investigative journalist who's work led to the US government acknowledging the existence of unidentified flying objects! But what does this recognition mean for space science? Listen as the two discuss the reclassification of UFOs to unidentified aerial/anomalous phe…

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Vivian White: Astronomy for All! 38:18

11M ago38:18

38:18

Join Derrick Pitts for a conversation with astronomy educator Vivian White, who's curiosity and unique career has led her everywhere from partnerships with NASA to teaching Buddhist monks in Bhutan! Links for this episode: Learn more about Vivian White, and check out her book, The Total Skywatcher's Manual, a guide for astronomy enthusiasts of any …

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Christopher Ferguson: The Astronaut Experience 27:56

11M ago27:56

27:56

In the inaugural episode of Curious Cosmos, join Derrick for a conversation with real-life astronaut Christopher Ferguson! Listen and discover what it's like to be a Top Gun pilot, the experience of looking down at Earth from orbit, and what the future of human spaceflight might look like. Links for this episode: Learn more about Christopher Fergus…

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The Curious Cosmos Trailer 0:59

11M ago0:59

0:59

Welcome to Derrick Pitts' brand new podcast, The Curious Cosmos! Join The Franklin Institute's beloved Chief Astronomer and Planetarium Director for a peek behind the curtain of space science, discovering the wonders of our universe and the people shaping our understanding of the cosmos. Be sure to subscribe, it's gonna be a blast!…

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Episode 096: The Hunger 52:25

11M ago52:25

52:25

The gang return for a look at the seductive vampiric charms of Catherine Deneuve and David Bowie in Tony Scott's The Hunger. Night on the Docks - Sax Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

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Episode 095: Stoker 39:31

1y ago39:31

39:31

The gang return to a previously considered filmmaker in his first English language film, considering the sensual qualities and compelling unease within a very dysfunctional family in Park Chan-wook's Stoker. Night on the Docks - Sax Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.or…

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Episode 094: The Fourth Man 39:42

1+ y ago39:42

39:42

The gang bring along new special guest, podcaster Daryl Bär of SuddenDoubleDeep and Is Paul Dano Okay?, to discuss religious fetishism, metaphorical castration and subtlety in Paul Verhoeven's The Fourth Man. Night on the Docks - Sax Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.o…

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Episode 093: Lust, Caution 50:45

1+ y ago50:45

50:45

The gang turn to wartime China for a tale of deception, infidelity and the most costly betrayal in Ang Lee's Lust, Caution. Night on the Docks - Sax Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

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Episode 092: Damage 57:21

1+ y ago57:21

57:21

The gang bring along a special guest, writer/editor/podcaster Kristen Lopez (@Journeys_Film), as they consider the emotional fallout of infidelity, betrayal and running while naked in Louis Malle's Damage. Night on the Docks - Sax Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/…

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Episode 091: Match Point 1:03:30

1+ y ago1:03:30

1:03:30

The gang ditch their schedule in favour of looking over a story of lust, love and, above all else, luck in Woody Allen's Match Point. Night on the Docks - Sax Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

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Episode 090: The Next 365 Days 49:24

2y ago49:24

49:24

The gang finally round out the trilogy, discussing the ambiguity of star ratings, intention in storytelling, and the very nature of suffering through someone else's art in Barbara Bialowas and Tomasz Mandes's The Next 365 Days. Night on the Docks - Sax Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http:…

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Episode 089: Chloe 49:04

2y ago49:04

49:04

The gang discuss the use of language in erotic thrillers, different perspectives on when a character looks at the audience, and the finer points of using a bicycle in cold weather in Atom Egoyan's Chloe. Night on the Docks - Sax Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/li…

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Episode 088: Gone Girl 1:27:34

2y ago1:27:34

1:27:34

The gang welcome back special guest and friend of the show, Michael Mohan (writer/director of The Voyeurs), to discuss the immaculately filmed tale of murder, betrayal, and why you should never piss off the cool girl in David Fincher's Gone Girl. Night on the Docks - Sax Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attributio…

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Episode 087: Side Effects 1:03:13

2y ago1:03:13

1:03:13

The gang finally get to their long-postponed look at the film that doubles as both a Hitchcockian tale of duplicity and murder and as a takedown of the pharmaceutical industry, all while being touted as the director's last film (it wasn't) in Steven Soderbergh's Side Effects. Night on the Docks - Sax Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under C…

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Episode 086: 365 Days: This Day 1:02:44

2y ago1:02:44

1:02:44

The gang make the ill-advised choice to return to the world of Laura and Massimo, where their time is filled with sex, mistrust and the complete inability to behave like normal people in Barbara Bialowas and Tomasz Mandes's 365 Days: This Day. Night on the Docks - Sax Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3…

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Episode 085: Deep Water 1:29:31

2+ y ago1:29:31

1:29:31

The gang finally come to look at a new mainstream erotic thriller and the first film from Adrian Lyne in 20 years, where jealousy, infidelity, and murder once again rear their heads in 2022's Deep Water. Night on the Docks - Sax Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/li…

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Episode 084: The Boy Next Door 55:55

2+ y ago55:55

55:55

The gang continue their look into the contemporary state of the erotic thriller and genuinely struggle to stay on topic when appraising Rob Cohen's 2015 film The Boy Next Door. We do wish to note that, at the time of recording, we were not aware of the allegations of assault and misconduct made against Rob Cohen prior to his making this film. As su…

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Episode 083: Deadly Illusions 58:51

2+ y ago58:51

58:51

The gang head to Netflix and consider the current state of the erotic thriller genre, and talk about movies about writers, dubious depictions of mental illness, and poor decisions in Anna Elizabeth James' Deadly Illusions. Night on the Docks - Sax Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://cre…

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Episode 082: Where the Truth Lies 51:34

2+ y ago51:34

51:34

The gang return with a look at one journalist's attempt to uncover the truth behind a dead woman that haunts the past of a famous comedy double act, and the uncomfortable truths she finds for herself along the way, in Atom Egoyan's Where the Truth Lies. Night on the Docks - Sax Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Att…

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Bonus Episode - Interview with Michael Mohan, writer/director of The Voyeurs 1:36:51

3y ago1:36:51

1:36:51

The gang sit down with special guest Michael Mohan to discuss his new film The Voyeurs, now currently streaming on Amazon Prime, and talk about his thoughts on erotic thrillers, how it influenced his new film, and his hopes for the future of the genre. You can follow Michael Mohan on Twitter here: @michaelmohan And you can visit his website here Ni…

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Episode 080: The Handmaiden 51:57

3y ago51:57

51:57

The gang travel to 1930s Korea for the duplicitous tale of a lady of wealth, the men who want her money, and the young woman drafted to help one of them get it. Sex, power, and back-stabbing abound in Park Chan-Wook's The Handmaiden. Night on the Docks - Sax Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License…

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Episode 79: 365 Days 1:09:38

3y ago1:09:38

1:09:38

The gang take their walk into more notorious fare as they look at the dubious streaming sensation about kidnap, forced affection, and bad things being done badly in Barbara Bialowas & Tomasz Mandes' 365 Days. Night on the Docks - Sax Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.o…

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Episode 078: Hider in the House 30:22

3y ago30:22

30:22

The gang consider the dubious voyeurism and strained credibility of a family who move into a new house, but neglect to keep an eye out for a rogue Gary Busey in Matthew Patrick's Hider in the House. Night on the Docks - Sax Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/license…

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Episode 077: Perfect Blue 51:52

3y ago51:52

51:52

The gang go animated in their latest adventure, and they bring along a friend - Robbie Collin (@robbiereviews). Join them as they delve head first into the gloriously disquieting world of fame, obsession, and an increasingly fractured psychosis in Satoshi Kon's Perfect Blue. Night on the Docks - Sax Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Cr…

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Episode 076 - What Lies Beneath 50:04

3y ago50:04

50:04

The gang get the chance to go all supernatural with their latest erotic thriller, looking at a tale of infidelity and gaslighting made much complicated by soaking wet ghosts in Robert Zemeckis' What Lies Beneath. Night on the Docks - Sax Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommo…

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Episode 075: Love Crime 52:14

3+ y ago52:14

52:14

The gang finally start to bring in more non-English language films into the mix as the look over a tale of greed, capitalism and murder in Alain Corneau's Love Crime. Night on the Docks - Sax Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/…

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Episode 074: Mulholland Drive 1:16:24

3+ y ago1:16:24

1:16:24

The gang return to the dark and tragic world of Lynch, and this time they've brought someone with them. Clarisse Loughrey (@clarisselou) is the special guest for our tour of David Lynch's Mulholland Drive. Night on the Docks - Sax Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/…

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Episode 073: Zandalee 43:52

3+ y ago43:52

43:52

The gang finally hit on a frequently requested title, made notorious by virtue of starring the internet's favourite actor Nicolas Cage, in the form of Sam Pillsbury's Zandalee. Night on the Docks - Sax Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/…

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Episode 072: Swimming Pool 49:47

3+ y ago49:47

49:47

The gang take a dive into the clear blue waters and murky motivations to talk about fiction and jealousy in François Ozon's Swimming Pool. Night on the Docks - Sax Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

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Episode 071: To Die For 51:54

3+ y ago51:54

51:54

The gang are joined by special guest Catherine Bray (@catherinebray) as they delve into world of fame, media, and murder in Gus Van Sant's To Die For. Night on the Docks - Sax Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/…

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Episode 070: Blue Velvet 58:21

3+ y ago58:21

58:21

The gang finish up their run in the 1980s by looking into the tale of idyllic small-town life, which covers up the psychosexual nightmare beneath its surface in David Lynch's Blue Velvet. Night on the Docks - Sax Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/…

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Episode 069: The Postman Always Rings Twice 44:46

4y ago44:46

44:46

The gang look another film that has direct ties to classic film noir and hard boiled Hollywood, this time filtered through a more New Hollywood lens in Bob Rafelson's The Postman Always Rings Twice. Night on the Docks - Sax Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/license…

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Episode 068: Angel Heart 42:16

4y ago42:16

42:16

The gang go period once more as they look into the noirish tale of an amnesiac detective trailing a missing man and becoming caught in a loop of memory, paranoia, and voodoo in Alan Parker's Angel Heart. Night on the Docks - Sax Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/li…

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Episode 067: Wild Orchid 48:20

4y ago48:20

48:20

The gang finally turn to one of the big names of the erotic film genre, and consider the legacy and filmic blueprint to be found in Zalman King's Wild Orchid. Night on the Docks - Sax Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/…

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Episode 066: Sea of Love 1:04:12

4y ago1:04:12

1:04:12

The gang are joined by special guest, critic and author Mark Searby (@Mark_Searby), for a look at the film that served as a turning point in the career of Al Pacino... Harold Becker's Sea of Love. Visit Mark Searby's website for more info on his work and book, Al Pacino: The Movies Behind the Man Night on the Docks - Sax Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.…

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Episode 065: Dead Ringers 1:03:31

4y ago1:03:31

1:03:31

The gang returns to the world of damaged psyches and body horror as they look at the troubled twin world in David Cronenberg's Dead Ringers. Night on the Docks - Sax Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/…

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Episode 064: Dressed to Kill 46:21

4y ago46:21

46:21

The gang return to the world of 1980's Brian De Palma, rich in visual storytelling, decadent morality, and questionable social perspectives in genre giant Dressed to Kill. Night on the Docks - Sax Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/…

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Episode 063: Masquerade 52:44

4y ago52:44

52:44

The gang head to the wealthy side of town where boats sail, booze is drunk, and implausible murder schemes are plotted in Bob Swaim's Masquerade. Night on the Docks - Sax Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/…

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