Best Tom Eames Podcasts (2025)

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The Mask 56:26

4d ago56:26

56:26

Somebody stop us! Morgan takes Tom back to 1994 as we look back at Jim Carrey's comedy caper The Mask, from its comic book beginnings to Cameron Diaz's movie debut to its dodgy Jamie Kennedy sequel.By Tom Eames and Morgan Jeffery

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The Tom Luddy Connection: The Man, The Movies, The Rolodex 53:14

4d ago53:14

53:14

Tom Luddy was a quiet titan of cinema. He presided over the Pacific Film Archive in Berkeley for some 10 years, co-founded and directed The Telluride Film Festival for nearly 50 years, produced some 14 movies, match-made dozens of international love affairs, and foraged for the most beautiful, political, important, risky films and made sure there w…

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House/Full of Black Women 52:59

13d ago52:59

52:59

For almost a dozen years, 34 Black women gathered monthly around a big dining room table in an orange house on Orange Street in Oakland, CA — meeting, cooking, dancing, strategizing — grappling with the issues of eviction, erasure, gentrification, inadequate health care, and the sex trafficking of Black women and girls overwhelming their community.…

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Spotlight on Black Pet Care Entrepreneurs 36:30

28d ago36:30

36:30

Lured in by a blackboard sign on the street in Davia’s neighborhood announcing “Spotlight on Black Entrepreneurs,” we enter the creative and growing world of Black-Owned Pet Businesses. Lick You Silly dog treats, Trill Paws enamel ID Tags, The Dog Father of Harlem's Doggie Day Spa, gorgeous rainbow beaded Dog Collars from The Kenya Collection, Sir …

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WWE in the 80s: The Golden Era 55:57

1M ago55:57

55:57

For this episode, we finally tackle a subject we have been too intimidated to try for years: the WWE. Now that Tom is a noob fan of wrestling, he attempts to teach Morgan all about the Golden Era of the WWE (or the WWF as it was then): the 1980s. We discuss everything from that era including Hulkamania, Andre the Giant, Randy Savage, the Ultimate W…

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The Anti-Inaugural Concert: Leonard Bernstein, Richard Nixon and the "Plea for Peace" music of 1973 Inauguration 33:14

1M ago33:14

33:14

Lady Gaga, Marion Anderson, Beyoncé, Frank Sinatra, Pete Seeger, Maya Angelou — musicians and poets have been powerful headliners at inauguration ceremonies across the years signaling change, new beginnings and reflecting the mood of the country and a new administration. In January 1973, following the Christmas bombing of Vietnam, conductor Leonard…

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Edna Lewis: Christmas in Freetown 5:56

2M ago5:56

5:56

Edna Lewis was a legendary American chef, a pioneer of Southern cooking and the author of four books, including The Taste of Country Cooking, her memoir cookbook about growing up in Freetown, Virginia, a small farming community of formerly enslaved people and their descendants established in 1866. Before she began writing books, Edna had been a cel…

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Cecilia Chiang Spills the Tea 27:01

3M ago27:01

27:01

On the occasion of her 80th birthday in 2000, The Kitchen Sisters, along with food writer Peggy Knickerbocker, visited the home of Cecilia Chiang, the legendary Chinese-American restaurateur, chef and founder of The Mandarin Restaurant in San Francisco for a bit of an oral history. Cecilia Chiang introduced regional Chinese cooking to America in th…

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Two Geeks' Christmas Crackers: Fantasy Christmas TV schedules 1:22:12

3M ago1:22:12

1:22:12

In this special Christmas episode of Two Geeks for 2024, Tom and Morgan surprise each other with their ideal fantasy Christmas Day TV schedule, if they were in charge of such a thing. So expect everything from classic festive movies, sitcom favourites, totally made-up shows and much more. Do you agree with us? Which one if your favourite? What woul…

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Catherine Bauer Wurster, Housing Advocate: A Thoroughly Modern Woman 49:00

3M ago49:00

49:00

A pioneer in her field, Catherine Bauer Wurster was advisor to five presidents on urban planning and housing and was one of the primary authors of the Housing Act of 1937. During the 1930s she wrote the influential book Modern Housing and was one of the leaders of the "housers" movement, advocating for affordable housing for low-income families. Ca…

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Batman 1989 58:37

3M ago58:37

58:37

"I'm Batman!" For this episode, Morgan teaches Tom all about Tim Burton's excellent 1989 revival of Batman, starring Michael Keaton and Jack Nicholson. The film gave a new lease of life to Bruce Wayne, ushering in a new era of superhero movies that arguably led to Spider-Man, X-Men, the MCU and beyond. In the episode, we discuss the ridiculous numb…

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Beyond Architecture: The Fantasy Worlds of Phyllis Birkby 45:28

3M ago45:28

45:28

Pushed to the side and rarely credited for her architectural work at Davis Brody, Phyllis Birkby became a significant figure in extending the lesbian women's movement to architecture during the 1970s. Her environmental fantasy workshops played a crucial role in galvanizing the community, providing a creative and empowering space within a male-domin…

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Constellation Prize: Nightwalking 30:53

4M ago30:53

30:53

It is Tuesday, November 5, 2024, the day when millions of Americans go to the polls to vote for who will lead their towns, their states, the nation. Souls to the polls today across the country, and so much hangs in the balance. On this fraught and tender Tuesday, when all our nerves are frayed, we offer a moment of respite and contemplation — an ep…

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Ghostwatch 1:08:00

4M ago1:08:00

1:08:00

"Round and round the garden... like a teddy bear?!" It's the annual Two Geeks Halloween special, and this year we look back at the downright terrifying 1992 one-off BBC mockumentary: Ghostwatch. Starring Michael Parkinson, Sarah Greene and Craig Charles, the special spooked the entire UK when it aired, with many believing it was a real broadcast fr…

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The Hope and the Scope: Young People and the Political Moment 32:07

5M ago32:07

32:07

July 17, 2024, Washington, D.C. Some 200 young people from across the nation aged 14-19 — aspiring poets, storytellers, MC's, activists — are gathered in the nation’s capital for the 29th annual Brave New Voices Festival — four non-stop days of slam poetry competition, coaching, workshops, late-night freestyling and in 2024, voting information. In …

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Tupperware 10:52

5M ago10:52

10:52

Today, The Kitchen Sisters Present: “Tupperware” — an homage and a eulogy. It was 1980. Nikki and I had just met. We had just named ourselves The Kitchen Sisters. And we had just bought our first cassette recorder, a Sony TC-D5M. We hadn’t even taken it out of the box or been trained on it when we were invited to a Tupperware party our friend Kirst…

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Judge Dredd 40:34

5M ago40:34

40:34

For this episode, we’re diving into the world of the one and only Judge Dredd, where one man stands between order and chaos – and he’s got a killer jawline! Morgan is taking Tom through a mini history lesson of the famous franchise, from its comic book beginnings to its big screen adaptations starring Sylvester Stallone and Karl Urban. We discuss e…

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Manny's: A Civic Gathering Place 32:25

6M ago32:25

32:25

As elections loom, we need to get involved, step up to the civic plate, take part in discourse. And that’s what Manny Yekutiel has been driven to do since 2018. He’s created a community-focused meeting place in San Francisco — a gathering space for people to watch presidential debates, meet people working on the front lines of social change, and di…

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Oprah, Kamala, and The New Orleans Four 17:38

6M ago17:38

17:38

There was a moment at the 2024 Democratic National Convention when Oprah took the stage — and the crowd went wild. She spoke boldly about Kamala Harris and her place in a long line of strong Black women who have paved the way. At one point she veered into the story of Tessie Prevost Williams, who recently passed away, and the New Orleans Four. Nove…

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Return to Oz 46:18

6M ago46:18

46:18

We're most definitely not in Kansas anymore... For this episode, Tom is terrifying and confusing Morgan in equal measure, as he looks back at the 1985 unofficial sequel, Return to Oz. From the nightmare fuel that was the Wheelies, to the bonkers behind-the-scenes goings on to even get this film made, we discuss at length how the project came about,…

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Burning Man: Archiving the Ephemeral 18:45

7M ago18:45

18:45

On the night of Summer Solstice 1986, Larry Harvey and Jerry James built and burned an eight-foot wooden figure on San Francisco's Baker Beach surrounded by a handful of friends. Burning Man was born. This summer, the 39th annual Burning Man gathering begins to assemble on a vast dry lake bed in Nevada's Black Rock Desert, the nomadic ritual's home…

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Henri Langlois and the Cinémathèque Française 31:18

7M ago31:18

31:18

In honor of the Paris Olympics and the astounding contribution of the French to culture and art of the world, The Kitchen Sisters Present, Archive Fever: Henri Langlois and the history of the Cinémathèque Française, featuring Francis Ford Coppola, Wim Wenders, Tom Luddy, Lotte Eisner, Simone Signoret, Agnes Varda, Costa-Gavras, Barbet Schroeder. He…

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Hook 56:15

7M ago56:15

56:15

Looky-looky, we’ve got Hooky! For this episode, Morgan takes Tom back to 1991 and the history of the classic Peter Pan movie Hook, starring the late great Robin Williams. In the episode, we drunkenly discuss: Our genuine surprise at the movie's bad reviews How Michael Jackson could have been Peter Pan Was Rufio cool or lame? The underrated brillian…

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Linda Ronstadt Day 30:20

8M ago30:20

30:20

San Francisco officially declared July 15th Linda Ronstadt Day. In her honor, The Kitchen Sisters Present this story about her book, Feels Like Home, about her family, and the food, culture and music of the borderland of Arizona and Mexico where she is rooted. Feels Like Home: A Song for the Sonoran Borderlands is an historical, musical, edible mem…

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Traveling Route 66 — The Mother Road 58:59

8M ago58:59

58:59

Route 66—The Main Street of America— the first continuously paved highway linking east and west was the most traveled and well known road in the US for almost fifty years. From Chicago, through the Ozarks, across Oklahoma, the Texas Panhandle, up the mesas of New Mexico and Arizona, and down into California to the Pacific Ocean. The first road of i…

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Mighty Max 43:35

8M ago43:35

43:35

We go full '90s nostalgia in this latest Two Geeks episode, as we look back at the Mighty Max toys! From the various (and tiny) versions of the Mighty Max playsets to its surprisingly dark cartoon TV series, we remember a much simpler time for kids in the early '90s. We also discuss: Was Max's dad somewhat irresponsible? Max's origins in Polly Pock…

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Laying the Groundwork: Women in American Architecture, Spring 1977 26:33

9M ago26:33

26:33

In 1977, a cavernous, rarely used sculpture gallery in the Brooklyn Museum was filled with drafting tables, their tops tilted to display collages of the work and under-told stories of women working in architecture in the United States. We revisit this first significant effort to publicly tell the little known stories of American women in architectu…

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A Floating City Vision - Mirabeau Water Garden, New Orleans 17:45

9M ago17:45

17:45

As this year's hurricane season ramps up, we go to New Orleans for a kind of biblical reckoning. A story of science and prayer, with a cast of improbable partners—environmental architects and nuns—coming together to create a vision for living with water in New Orleans. Mirabeau Water Garden, one of the largest urban wetlands in the country designed…

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The Running Man 56:44

9M ago56:44

56:44

It's time to start... running! This episode, we’re hurtling – in our metaphorical rocket-sleds – back to 1987 for a retrospective of dystopian action flick The Running Man, starring Arnold Schwarzenegger. And yes, Tom hasn't seen it. We discuss: The bizarre chart history of Crazy Frog (There's a link, trust us) The brilliance of soundtrack kings Jo…

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Dissident Kitchens 15:39

10M ago15:39

15:39

On February 16, 2024 Russian dissident Alexei Navalny died under unexplained circumstances in a penal colony in the Russian Arctic just weeks before the election that enthroned Vladimir Putin for another six years of near-absolute power. Within days of Navalny’s death his wife Yulia Navalnaya rose up, spoke out and vowed to continue her husband’s s…

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Eleanor Coppola: Notes on a Life 52:43

10M ago52:43

52:43

On April 12, 2024, Eleanor Coppola, artist, filmmaker, mother and wife of director Francis Ford Coppola, died at her home in the Napa Valley surrounded by family. She was 87 years old and had lived a most remarkable life. Shortly before her death, Eleanor had completed her third memoir. In it she wrote: “I appreciate how my unexpected life has stre…

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Bananaman 54:33

10M ago54:33

54:33

"When Eric eats a banana..." For this episode, Tom teaches Morgan all about a very British superhero, Eric Wimp aka Bananaman! From his Nutty magazine beginnings to its potential movie spinoff, we delve into the history of the loveable, if rather inept at times, Bananaman. Surprised that TV the episodes were only 5 minutes long, we also rewatch and…

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Cool Hair, Great Smile: Remembering Knox Phillips 40:02

11M ago40:02

40:02

Over the years, The Kitchen Sisters have zeroed in on Memphis, Tennessee in a big way. The inspiration for that and the inspiration for some of our favorite stories is Knox Phillips. Davia met Knox in 1997 in Memphis when she was doing casting for Francis Ford Coppola’s film The Rainmaker. She was on the set standing next to a guy. Cool hair, great…

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The Romance and Sex Life of the Date 15:13

11M ago15:13

15:13

In 1898, the United States Department of Agriculture created a special department of men, called “Agriculture Explorers,” to travel the globe searching for new food crops to bring back for farmers to grow in the U.S. These men introduced exotic specimens like the mango, the avocado, and the date. In 1900, the USDA sent plant explorer, Walter Swingl…

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Mad Max 55:29

11M ago55:29

55:29

We don't need another beer-o... For this episode, Morgan teaches Tom all about the history of the Mad Max film franchise, starting with 1979's Mad Max starring Mel Gibson, and continuing to 2024's latest instalment. From surprising music influences to dodgy American dubs, this franchise has had it all over the past few decades. We also discuss: Mel…

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Parsi New Year—First Day of Spring 17:52

12M ago17:52

17:52

Niloufer Ichaporia King lives in a house with three kitchens. She prowls through six farmer’s markets a week in search of unusual greens, roots, seeds, and traditional food plants from every immigrant culture. She is an anthropologist, a kitchen botanist, a one-of-a-kind cook, a Parsi from Bombay living in San Francisco, and the author of My Bombay…

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Buildings Speak: Stories of Pioneering Women Architects hosted by Frances McDormand 50:55

12M ago50:55

50:55

Little known stories of pioneering architects — Julia Morgan, the first accredited female architect in California, who designed Hearst Castle and was nearly written out of the history books. Natalie de Blois, who helped imagine the first glass skyscrapers on Park Avenue by day and raised four children by night. Amaza Lee Meredith, a Black queer mod…

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Columbo 1:00:23

1y ago1:00:23

1:00:23

Just one more thing... For this episode, Tom teaches Morgan about possibly the world's greatest TV detective: Columbo, played by the brilliant Peter Falk. We look back at the history of the iconic American TV cop show, its epic origins and surprising facts. We also discuss: The incredible lineup of guest stars from Dick Van Dyke to Johnny Cash How …

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Black Chef, White House—African American Chefs in the President's Kitchen 16:13

1y ago16:13

16:13

A look at the President’s kitchen and some of the first cooks to feed the Founding Fathers—Hercules and James Hemings—the enslaved chefs of George Washington and Thomas Jefferson. Hercules, described as a “dandy,” had eight assistants—stewards, butlers, undercooks, waiters. He cooked in a huge fireplace—hearth cooking. He walked through the streets…

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The Mardi Gras Indians—Stories from New Orleans 22:44

1y ago22:44

22:44

Jelly Roll Morton talks of being a “Spy Boy” in the Mardi Gras Indian parades of his youth. Bo Dollis, of the Wild Magnolias, tells of sewing his suit of feathers and beads all night long. Tootie Montana masks for the first time as Mardi Gras starts up again after World War II. Big Queen Ausettua makes connections between the black Mardi Gras India…

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Generation X 50:27

1y ago50:27

50:27

In a time before the MCU, before X-Men, before even Blade, it was the mid-90s. Comic book adaptations were ropey at best. One such example at trying to put superheroes on screen was this forgotten TV movie: Generation X. Based on the Marvel comic of the same name, this X-Men spinoff didn't quite set the world alight. In this episode, Morgan explain…

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230 - Architecture, Family Style – Sarah Harkness & Jean Fletcher 44:42

1y ago44:42

44:42

Sarah “Sally” Pillsbury and Jean B. Fletcher were both architects who married architects. The two women and their husbands were founding members of The Architects Collaborative (TAC), a visionary, idealistic architecture firm founded just after WWII. The two women, who had 13 children between them, lived with their families and several other foundi…

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229 - The Pancake Years - For Lenny on Christmas Eve 22:28

1y ago22:28

22:28

For five years Davia’s father, Lenny Nelson, asked her to go to Rattlesden, England, to visit the Air Force base where he was stationed during WWII and to find an old photograph hanging in the town pub honoring his 8th Air Force squadron. It was still there, over 50 years later, he told her. Finally, one fine Sunday, Davia headed out in search of t…

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Emily Dickinson's Hidden Kitchen—Black Cake 30:05

1y ago30:05

30:05

Deep in the hidden archives of Harvard’s Houghton Library are the butter stained recipes of Emily Dickinson. Who knew? Emily Dickinson was better known by most as a baker than a poet in her lifetime. In this story a beautiful line up of “Keepers”— dedicated archivists, librarians, historians, poets and more—lead us through the complex labyrinth of …

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Freaky Festive Franchises 1:11:44

1y ago1:11:44

1:11:44

You can't have a franchise without a threequel. Yes, following our previous two Freaky Franchises episodes, it's time for a festive edition! For this year's Two Geeks Christmas special, we're looking back at four festive film series that have gone on far longer than we realised. Whether it's just one sequel too many or a ridiculous number of remake…

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Lou Reed's Tai Chi 34:34

1y ago34:34

34:34

Lou Reed, musician, rock icon, poet, leader of the legendary Velvet Underground, was obsessed with tai chi — the practice, the community, the health and spiritual benefits. Lou had been writing a book about this ancient martial art that was unfinished when he died in 2013. Lou’s wife, the artist and musician Laurie Anderson, looked at Lou's unfinis…

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Ocean's Eleven 1:18:19

1+ y ago1:18:19

1:18:19

You're either in or you're out... For this episode, we travel to Las Vegas 2001 and the heist of the century, as we discuss the excellent movie Ocean's Eleven. Starring George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Julia Roberts and Matt Damon among many others, this was one of the biggest films of the 2000s, and still holds up today. We also discuss: The not-so-grea…

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226 - Kimchi Diplomacy—Hidden Kitchens: War & Peace and Food 20:17

1+ y ago20:17

20:17

Late autumn is Kimjang season in the Republic of Korea when families and communities come together to make and share large quantities of kimchi to ensure that every household has enough to sustain it through the long, harsh winter. This story is part of series Hidden Kitchens: Kimchi Diplomacy — War & Peace and Food “Kimchi is everywhere in Korea. …

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Architect Anna Wagner Keichline: The Legacy of Invention 26:19

1+ y ago26:19

26:19

Anna Wagner Keichline (1889–1943) was the first registered woman architect in Pennsylvania and was among the first registered women architects in the United States. During her long career, she designed dozens of commercial and residential buildings, as well as numerous industrial products. She was awarded seven patents for her innovative residentia…

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Quatermass 59:21

1+ y ago59:21

59:21

The Two Geeks are here to "bring something back" from the archives, as we look back at the Quatermass franchise. Morgan teaches Tom all about the classic British sci-fi series, including its various versions, adaptations, sequels and casts. We also discuss: How Tom thought a 'quatermass' was a scientific thing rather than a bloke's name Can nuns wa…

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