Best Liam Forde Podcasts (2024)

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The Martian Cowboys: A Star is Born 8:52

5d ago8:52

8:52

In the beginning there was an idea for a groundbreaking, genre bending sci-fi western called The Martian Cowboys, the greatest & only TV show to feature cowboys on Mars. This is the story, according to Tony Tanhyde.By dcpearce123

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The pilot episode featuring Liam Neeson 7:11

5d ago7:11

7:11

The Martian Cowboys pilot episode featured a little known Liam Neeson. Here’s how this came about and his legendary audition.By dcpearce123

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The Martian Cowboys deluxe rap 4:25

5d ago4:25

4:25

Not only can he produce he can rap.Tony Tanhyde proves he can rhyme in time to the beats of the street. SkillzBy dcpearce123

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Tony Tanhyde and Bruce Forsyth 8:03

5d ago8:03

8:03

Tony Tanhude spills the beans about Bruce Forsyth in this explosive exclusive episode.By dcpearce123

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The Rap Convention 7:14

5d ago7:14

7:14

Tony Tanhyde attends a rap convention in Manchester and gets stalked.By dcpearce123

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Talking Pollocks about science and Harrison Ford 12:26

5d ago12:26

12:26

Tony Tanhyde is a special guest on the prestigious show Talking Pollocks discussing the science behind the Martian Cowboys and Harrison Ford and Liam NeesonBy dcpearce123

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A public service announcement 2:02

5d ago2:02

2:02

Tony Tanhyde makes an announcementBy dcpearce123

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Italy embraces The Martian Cowboys 6:05

5d ago6:05

6:05

La Joe Dolce Vita & Italian frogs. A fabulous trip to Italy as The Martian Cowboys launches in this famous country known for olives and unfinished buildings.By dcpearce123

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Jaws 5 is alive 9:38

5d ago9:38

9:38

What have Jaws 5 and Harrison Ford got in common with The Martian Cowboys maestro Tony Tanhyde? Find out in this action packed episode.By dcpearce123

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Tony Tanhyde vs AI 13:06

5d ago13:06

13:06

Proving once and for all that AI is artificial, Tony Tanhyde embarks on a challenge that could have consequences for the whole human raceBy dcpearce123

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The Martian Cowboys returns 9:03

5d ago9:03

9:03

Tony Tanhyde returns for more chat about The Martian CowboysBy dcpearce123

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The Martian Cowboys Xmas special 9:57

5d ago9:57

9:57

Yuletide fun and japery from Tony TanhydeBy dcpearce123

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The Oscars and mime special 9:21

5d ago9:21

9:21

For the first time ever hear mime performed on a live podcast. Oh and Tony Tanhyde goes to the OscarsBy dcpearce123

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Kettering Rotary Arts Partnership 6:52

5d ago6:52

6:52

Hear more mime like you’ve never seen before in this episode where Tony Tanhyde works in collaboration with the Kettering Rotary Arts Partnership (KRAP for short)By dcpearce123

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The Martian Cowboys Oz Odyssey 14:06

5d ago14:06

14:06

Tony Tanhyde embarks on an epic journey to Australia to attend a special event celebrating the launch of The Martian Cowboys TV on Australian cable TVBy dcpearce123

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The Martian Cowboys reboot 7:19

6d ago7:19

7:19

Cult horror movie Sander Man gets a boost to its chances of production, Tony Tanhyde talks about different jet engine noises & experiments with echoes, music and special effects in this blockbuster episode!By dcpearce123

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121. Thelma and Louise (w/ Katey Rich) 57:44

4d ago57:44

57:44

We sit down with Katey Rich (The Ankler) to discuss Ridley Scott's macho film about two women's goodbye middle finger to the patriarchy. We discuss the film's radical rejection of stereotypical gender norms, the female gaze, women being friends, why Christopher McDonald is the funniest person ever, and whether Brad Pitt robs convenience stores shir…

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120. The Bling Ring 56:10

18d ago56:10

56:10

Crimewave summer continues with Sofia Coppola's film about celebrity thieves! We discuss the movie in the context of Coppola's filmography, her artistic motivations and the creative aspirations of the criminals the movie is about, criminal deniability, and, of course, Leslie Mann! It's all fun and games until someone gets a reality tv show. Follow …

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119. Scarface (w/ Glenn Kenny) 52:40

1M ago52:40

52:40

DePalma, Stone, Pacino, Montana. We are joined by Glenn Kenny (author of The World is Yours: The Story of Scarface) to discuss excess, capitalism, happiness, tigers, sunken bathtubs, cocaine economics, and also the movie Scarface! Is it "Scar-face" or "Scarf-ace"? Who knows! Join us!

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118. Public Enemies (w/ Liam Billingham and Phil Gawthorne) 1:28:12

2M ago1:28:12

1:28:12

The guys from Die Hard on a Blank are here to kick off CRIMEWAVE SUMMER and talk all things John Dillinger with us! Crime doesn't pay, but it sure is sexy, ain't it? We unpack several themes of the film: encroaching modernity, the birth of modern celebrity, looking to the past through the lens of the present. Also, we explore the magical look of th…

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117. Bull Durham (w/ Noah Gittell) 1:18:16

2M ago1:18:16

1:18:16

Let us all worship at the Church of Baseball! We are joined to talk Bull Durham by Noah Gittell, author of the recent book Baseball: The Movie. We discuss the film's love of the game, its exploration of life after retirement, parenthood, expiration dating, learning how to breathe out of our eyelids, Annie Savoy's timeless style, and Laura's newfoun…

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116. Hot Tub Time Machine (w/ Mitchell Beaupre) 1:08:52

3M ago1:08:52

1:08:52

Let's get it started, in the TUB! We sit down with Mitchell Beaupre (Letterbox'd) to discuss male friendship, regrets, the allure of youth, reliving our best and worst days, the comic genius of Crispin Glover, and what happened in Cincinnati! Follow Mitchell on Twitter! Follow us on Twitter! Buy a cows shirt on Threadless!…

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115. The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (w/ Edward Lewis) 1:33:16

3M ago1:33:16

1:33:16

What's a moody anti-Western got to do with mythmaking, outlaws, celebrity, bold robbers, parasocial relationships, betrayal, guilt, capitalism, Roger Deakins, Brad Pitt, and Casey Affleck? A lot, it turns out! Join us and Edward Lewis to explore the contours of Andrew Dominik's retelling of the end of Jesse James' life. We on Twitter! We on the web…

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114. Sympathy for the Devil (w/ Yuval Adler and Matt Strohl) 1:04:43

4M ago1:04:43

1:04:43

Nicolas Cage has been on a run of making several movies a year for decades now, and Sympathy for the Devil is one of his latest experiments, a pulpy chamber piece road trip mystery suspense film co-starring Joel Kinnaman. We sit down with the film's director Yuval Adler (who also happened to get his PhD in philosophy from Columbia in the 90s!) and …

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113. Dogville (w/ Agnes Callard) 1:24:30

4M ago1:24:30

1:24:30

Today we explore the dark recesses of the human soul with Agnes Callard (Chicago). We discuss von Trier's minimalist staging, the movie's parable, the duality of human nature, the lies we tell ourselves and others, the film's political angle, and the role of anger in response to true evil. Cows on Twitter!…

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112. Red Dawn (w/ Nat Hansen) 1:20:36

4M ago1:20:36

1:20:36

John Milius's 1984 film Red Dawn has a reputation as being a jingoistic conservative fever dream, but we talk with Nat Hansen, who argues that its political outlook is more complex and more interesting. Along the way, we also discuss the film's portrayal of masculinity, the toll of war, the film's many references, from The Battle of Algiers to Alex…

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111. Dune Part Two (w/ John DeVore) 1:51:41

5M ago1:51:41

1:51:41

We go BACK to Arrakis, desert planet, homeworld of the spice and the Fremen and keeper of Shai Hulud. We're joined again for the journey by major spice-head John DeVore to discuss Villeneuve's two films in relation to Lynch's 1984 version and Frank Herbert's book. Along the way, we consider the worm Uber, the possibility of bad trips with the Water…

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110. The 2024 Blobscars! (w/Sean Burns) 2:03:00

5M ago2:03:00

2:03:00

Join us and critic Sean Burns to give out silly meaningless awards to our favorite films of 2023! Who will take home the top prize? Who will win best lisp? Tune in to find out!

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109. The Iron Claw (w/ Fran Hoepfner) 1:11:26

6M ago1:11:26

1:11:26

We are joined by Fran Hoepfner (BW/DR, Fran Magazine) to experience the triumph and tragedy of the Von Erich family. We discuss wrestling (duh), Zac, brothers, fathers, bodies, cults, the American political circus, all while trying to figure out our wrestling names and signature moves.

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108. Anatomy of a Fall 1:05:11

7M ago1:05:11

1:05:11

Take the plunge with us and Veronica Fitzpatrick (BW/DR, Brown University) as we explore the moral complexities of narratives, relationships, and justice. Justice for Sandra? Justice for Samuel? Tune in to find out!

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107. The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift (w/ Nick Riggle and Matt Strohl) 1:22:17

7M ago1:22:17

1:22:17

We're joined by two philosophers of art to discuss how they've helped each other come to a greater appreciation for this quirky but lovable entry into the Fast and Furious franchise. We discuss how art can change depending on the context in which it is embedded, and the ways the franchise could have gone after this film. We also compare notes on th…

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106. The Blair Witch Project (Reprise) + 2023 Cows Super Quiz 1:10:02

7M ago1:10:02

1:10:02

The cows look back on 2023 with a Cows in the Field super-quiz -- how many questions can you get right?? Then, we reprise our Blair Witch episode, wherein we explore why the Blair Witch Project was the tenth highest grossing movie of 1999, why it took so long for Hollywood to capitalize on found footage horror, the nature of horror itself and why w…

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105. Fred Claus (w/ Emily St. James) 1:32:16

8M ago1:32:16

1:32:16

Join us and Emily St. James to discuss Fred Claus (streaming now on Max)! We marvel at the film's strange and unnecessarily complicated backstory about the cosmology of sainthood, discuss Santa Claus's moral epistemology, elf-yourself levels of CGI, why everyone deserves a second chance, and somehow spend five minutes discussing the phenomenon of "…

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104. LA Confidential (w/ Blake Howard) 1:18:41

8M ago1:18:41

1:18:41

Time to get HUSH HUSH with Blake Howard (One Heat Minute Productions). Noir, moral compromise, postwar LA, the American Dream, police, the LAPD, Dante FREAKING Spinotti, and MORE!

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103. Joe Vs. The Volcano (w/ Chad Perman) 1:32:50

9M ago1:32:50

1:32:50

Joe is going to die. But he has a chance to be a hero, and live like a king. Only, that means he'll have to jump into a volcano. Is Joe's story all of ours? We sit down with Chad Perman (Founder of Bright Wall / Dark Room) to dig into what makes this zany, existential, transcendent, hilarious, slapstick, profound movie so good. Along the way, we di…

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102. 24 Hour Party People (w/ Mattia Acetoso) 1:01:51

9M ago1:01:51

1:01:51

"The smaller the audience, the bigger the history." So, at least, said Tony Wilson, co-founder of Factory Records and larger than life character at the center of Michael Winterbottom's 2002 punk pseudo-music-doc, our topic today! We are joined by Professor of Italian Studies at Boston College to explore the pull of nostalgia, anticipated retrospect…

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101. Aliens (w/ Brendan Hodges) 1:40:07

10M ago1:40:07

1:40:07

James Cameron's terrifying and overwhelming sequel ALIENS is a rollercoaster that Roger Ebert called "absolutely, painfully and unremittingly intense." We sit down with Brendan Hodges to explore the film's power over us, what all that goo and slime means, the film's anti-bureaucratic "strong individualist" conservatism and second wave feminist ideo…

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100. The Virgin Suicides 1:18:24

10M ago1:18:24

1:18:24

It's just us for our one hundredth episode talking Sofia Coppola's The Virgin Suicides! We hit all the good stuff: suburban malaise, fear, control, parenting, childhood, Trip Fontaine's hair, memory, privacy, the joys of human connection, first loves, and Kathleen Turner!

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99. King Arthur (2004) w/ Jon Gabrus 1:33:01

11M ago1:33:01

1:33:01

Have you ever wanted to know the TRUE story that inspired King Arthur? Did you know that Arthur was a freedom fighter battling for the independence of Britannia? Wait until you see what armor Guinevere preferred to wear into battle! And don't forget Tristan and his faithful falcon! Join us and Jon Gabrus (High & Mighty, Action Boyz, 101 Places to P…

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Bonus Episode: The Being and Doing of Life and Work Success with Guru Ramamurthy 42:43

11M ago42:43

42:43

With more than 20 years of experience in senior leadership roles within the global life sciences sector, Guru Ramamurthy is US Chief Financial Officer at Bayer and Chief Financial Officer at Asklepios BioPharmaceutical, Inc. (AskBio). In this thought provoking Zone Podcast Episode, Guru sits down with Zone Partner, Melissa Palazzo-Hart where she de…

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98. Starship Troopers (w/ Liam Billingham) 1:21:24

11M ago1:21:24

1:21:24

Liam Billingham (Die Hard on a Blank / OuevreBusters) joins us to discuss Paul Verhoeven's meta-propaganda Brechtian war film Starship Troopers. We discuss the film's odd mixture of big budget VFX with soap opera stars, how it's three movies in one, the nature of meaning in a world devoid of conflict, and art that risks embarrassment. It's a squish…

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97. Star Wars Episode I - The Phantom Menace (w/ Matt Teichman) 1:30:50

12M ago1:30:50

1:30:50

The Phantom Menace has weathered the highs and (mostly) lows of fan appraisal. Once derided, then reclaimed, where does it stand in 2023? We issue the definitive assessment: it is good (kind of). Matt Teichman (Elucidations Podcast) brings his colleague Jar Jar Binks along for the ride, as we discuss pod racing, queen wardrobes, lightsaber battles,…

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96. Roma (w/ Agustín Rayo) 1:04:35

12M ago1:04:35

1:04:35

We sit down with my colleague Agustín Rayo (Professor of Philosophy, Dean of SHASS at MIT, and winner of the big number duel) to discuss Alfonso Cuarón's autobiographical film, Roma. We discuss memory, dreams, guilt, class, background, lenses, digital formats, and, of course, Mexico City.

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95. Oppenheimer (w/ Bilge Ebiri) 1:50:31

1y ago1:50:31

1:50:31

Join us and Bilge Ebiri (New York Magazine / Vulture) to discuss Christopher Nolan's deconstructed biopic about the man who birthed a very big bomb. Deconstructed narratives, quantum mechanics, moral dilemmas, subjective inflection, brilliant and sure-handed intercutting... and we set the record straight on whether Nolan's films are funny and wheth…

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94. What Maisie Knew (w/ Daniela Taplin Lundberg) 1:04:04

1y ago1:04:04

1:04:04

Joining us to talk about What Maisie Knew (2012) is the film's producer, Daniela Taplin Lundberg (whose feature credits include The Kids Are All Right, Beasts of No Nation, and Honey Boy)! We talk about the challenges making independent feature films, the film's portrayal of divorce and new beginnings, and how it captures the feeling of a memory. A…

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93. Tar (w/ Emily St. James) 1:19:48

1y ago1:19:48

1:19:48

We sit down with Lydia Tár expert Emily St. James to talk about guilt, repression, cancel culture, subjectivity, moral hazards, the Todd Field Cinematic Universe, and... you guessed it... Oklahoma! How is any of this possible? Tune in to find out!

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92. Gremlins (w/ Brandon Polite) 1:10:23

1y ago1:10:23

1:10:23

Bright light! Bright light! We sit down with Brandon Polite (Philosophy, Knox College) to discuss Joe Dante's horror comedy masterpiece. Topics include: Chekov's rules of Gremlin lore, Mogwai metaphors, slapstick humor, why you shouldn't show this movie to young children, practical special effects, old and new Hollywood, capitalism, and what we can…

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91. Solaris (2002 version, w/ Phil Iscove) 1:34:07

1y ago1:34:07

1:34:07

How did Steven Soderbergh remake an obscure Soviet art-house film based on an even more obscure science fiction novel starring the most bankable A-list movie star? And how did he pull it off?! We sit down with Phil Iscove (Sleepy Hollow / Podcast Like It's...) to unpack the film's poetry and vibes, and explore what it would do to someone to encount…

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90. The Box (w/ Matt Strohl) 59:29

1y ago59:29

59:29

Our guest Matt Strohl (Philosophy, Montana; author of Why It's OK to Love Bad Movies) thinks Richard Kelly's 2009 film THE BOX is due for a critical reappraisal, and we agree. We talk about altruism, self-deception, faith, freedom, Hell, Sartre, and why this is a freaking Christmas movie! Buckle up for a weird and wild journey into the unknown and …

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89. Manhunter (w/ Carly Severn) 1:27:46

1+ y ago1:27:46

1:27:46

Welcoming back Carly Severn, we take a moment to indulge in Michael Mann's existential police / serial killer drama Manhunter. We talk about the film's distinctive use of unexpected style to convey the inner lives of its characters, the film's (and Mann's overall) focus on the individual rather than societal, dreams, tigers, mental illness, men doi…

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