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PMP#143: Pinocchio the Unfilmable (Yet Frequently Filmed)

Mark, Lawrence, Sarahlyn, and Al discuss the original 1883 freaky children’s story and consider the recent rush of film versions, from a new Disney/Robert Zemikis CGI take to Guillermo del Toro’s stop-motion passion project to a heavily costumed Italian version by Matteo Garrone. Why do people keep remaking this story, and how has the original moral of “be a good boy and obey” changed over the years?

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PMP#142: Lyric Literality w/ Dave Philpott

January 13, 2023 By Mark

Since 2008, Dave has written cheeky (but actually heavily researched) letters to rock stars that point out logical flaws … [Read More...]

PMP#141: Christmas Songs

December 28, 2022 By Mark

The PMP A-Team (Mark, Lawrence, Sarahlyn, and Al) talk about the canon of Christmas songs, from centuries-old carols to … [Read More...]

PMP#140: First Nations Culture w/ John Beaubien

December 17, 2022 By Mark

Western pop culture has increasingly explored stories of Indigenous Americans (and Canadians), through a spate of TV … [Read More...]

PMP#139: The Sandman Cometh

December 2, 2022 By Mark

We cover the first chunk of Neil Gaiman's 1989 comic and its new Netflix adaptation. Mark is joined by acting coach … [Read More...]

PMP#138: What Are “Creatives”?

November 18, 2022 By Mark

Is there really a division in today's culture between those who create and the merely receptive masses? Mark gathers … [Read More...]

PMP#137: Slashing the “Halloween” Film Franchise

November 10, 2022 By Mark

What's the appeal of this 13-film franchise that started with John Carpenter's 1978 film Halloween and has purportedly … [Read More...]

PMP#136: Nathan Fielder’s “The Rehearsal”

November 1, 2022 By Mark

Mark, Lawrence, Sarahlyn, and Al convene an emergency podcast recording to react to this brilliant, mind-blowing, … [Read More...]

PMP#135: The Breaking Bad-O-Verse

October 18, 2022 By Mark

Given the end of Better Call Saul, Mark, Lawrence Ware, Sarahlyn Bruck, and Al Baker discuss this strange TV "franchise" … [Read More...]

PMP#134: Unpopular Music Genre Fandom

October 7, 2022 By Mark

With the dissolution of popular music culture by the Internet, what is it now to be into music genres that aren't … [Read More...]

PMP#133: Predator (Films) and Prey

September 23, 2022 By Mark

Thanks to the new film Prey by Dan Trachtenberg and Patrick Aison, we now have six films (starting with 1987's Predator) … [Read More...]

PMP#132: “Too Soon” in Comedy?

September 8, 2022 By Mark

To honor the death of Gilbert Gottfried, we discuss jokes like the 9-11 one he was pilloried for. Can comedy really be … [Read More...]

PMP#131: Hope for Jordan Peele’s “Nope”

August 24, 2022 By Mark

Jordan Peele's launch from a solid comedy base with Key & Peele to the unexpected Get Out was so impressive that … [Read More...]

PMP#130: CODA and Deaf Culture

August 9, 2022 By Mark

The 2022 Oscar winner for Best Picture was CODA, a story about a musically inclined girl with a deaf family. Kambri … [Read More...]

PMP#129: Wherefore the Cover Song?

July 27, 2022 By Mark

Is re-playing or re-recording a song written and performed by someone else an act of love or predation? Mark is joined … [Read More...]

PMP#128: Jurassic Shlock

July 12, 2022 By Mark

Mark is joined by NY Time entertainment writer/philosophy prof Lawrence Ware, novelist/ex-actor Sarahlyn Bruck, and … [Read More...]

PMP#127: You Down with Downton Abbey?

July 6, 2022 By Mark

We discuss the appeal of this Julian-Fellowes-penned British historical drama in light of the new film. Is this really … [Read More...]

PMP#126: Political Sci-Fi in “The Expanse”

June 17, 2022 By Mark

On the novel series and TV show written by James S.A. Corey (aka Daniel Abraham and Ty Franck). Mark is joined by … [Read More...]

PMP#125: The Dramatics of “This Is Us”

June 9, 2022 By Mark

Mark is joined by rhetorician/educator Michelle Parrinello-Cason, Chris Sunami (The Pop Culture Philosopher), and … [Read More...]

PMP#124: What Is Batman?

June 2, 2022 By Mark

In light of the recent release of Matt Reeves' film The Batman, we consider the strange alternation of darkness and camp … [Read More...]

PMP#123: We Are All Jackass

May 20, 2022 By Mark

Mark is joined by comedian Matty Goldberg; filmmaker/podcaster Rolando Nieves; and comedy juggler Josh Casey to discuss … [Read More...]

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