Episodes

  • TWT Pocket Size #11: Unexpectedly Great TV Characters
    May 14 2025
    From a small-town mayor dealing with a nuclear apocalypse, a high-school librarian in a town overrun by vampires, a young Latina woman accidentally impregnated by her doctor, and a starship captain boldly exploring the galaxy--here are four characters who starkly elevate the TV shows in which they appear.
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    38 mins
  • "Holy sh*tballs!"
    May 9 2025

    We've got another WILD art-heist story this week. Amelia tells Scotty the tale of William de Kooning's 1955 masterwork "Woman-Ochre," the...ahem...eccentric couple who (likely) boosted it from the University of Arizona Museum of Art, and the New Mexico antique-store owners who played an integral role in its eventual rediscovery.

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    1 hr and 22 mins
  • TWT Pocket Size #10: "Hearts of Darkness"/"Every Little Step"
    Apr 30 2025

    Scotty and Amelia dive into two of their favorite respective documentaries this week, specifically dealing with big egos, wild creative visions, and singular artistic ambitions. They start with 1991's "Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse," which is about the making (and near unmaking) of 1979's "Apocalypse Now," and how the out-of-control production nearly drove director Francis Ford Coppola over the edge. They follow that up with 2008's "Every Little Step," which details the casting process behind the 2006 Broadway revival of "A Chorus Line," and how that process--cattle-call auditions, grueling rehearsals, brutal callbacks--reflects the storyline of the original 1975 musical.

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    1 hr and 14 mins
  • "The Dark Side of the Rainbow."
    Apr 25 2025

    Scotty's been teasing this one for awhile. This week he delves into another rock-and-roll urban legend--and the history of his all-time favorite band--when he tells Amelia the story of Pink Floyd's 1973 album "The Dark Side of the Moon," and its strange (and disputed) connection to the classic 1939 film "The Wizard of Oz."

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    1 hr and 14 mins
  • TWT Pocket Size #9: 2025 TV Roundup: The Traitors/Yellowjackets/The Pitt
    Apr 16 2025

    Well, it's no surprise Scotty and Amelia have a lot to say about the latest seasons of "The Traitors" (Peacock) and "Yellowjackets" (Showtime), but they're also boiling over with opinions on probably the best new show of 2025--HBO's surprise new medical drama "The Pitt."

    WARNING: This episode is FULL of spoilers. If you want your ears to remain properly virginal on the respective shows discussed, the timecodes are listed below:

    "The Traitors" discussion: approx. 2:30 to 15:00

    "Yellowjackets" discussion: approx. 15:00 to 27:20

    "The Pitt" discussion: approx: 27:20 to the end.

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    43 mins
  • "Thanks, Mom..."
    Apr 11 2025
    In this first episode of 2025, Scotty and Amelia speak briefly about the personal losses that kept them away from the podcast for the past few months, before paying tribute to the lives and bodies of work of two fallen icons of both Hollywood and New Mexico--Gene Hackman and Val Kilmer.
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    1 hr and 28 mins
  • 2024 Wrap-up: Part Two!
    Dec 20 2024

    From the feminist horror of films like Zoe Kravitz' "Blink Twice" and Anna Kendrick's "Woman of the Hour," to the Brat-era "girl pop" of Charli XCX, Chappell Roan, and Sabrina Carpenter, Amelia and Scotty talk about some of the prevailing pop-culture trends they observed in 2024.

    WARNING: Spoilers for "Blink Twice" and "Woman of the Hour."

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    1 hr and 50 mins
  • TWTPocket Size #8: Pet Peeves
    Dec 11 2024
    Flames! Flames on the side of my face! From online drama to grabby doorknobs, Scotty and Amelia go through just a few of the things that set their emotional pots to a boil.
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    42 mins