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Tired of interviews with celebrities answering all the same questions that have already been asked a thousand times? Good. So are we. Instead, we focus on how our guests force themselves to think outside-the-box; or on that moment that served as inspiration for what they do now. Come and join us as we dive deep into the source that fuels everything.
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We sat down to record something short when Branan dropped a spontaneous Drop on Anson.
Television: The Handmaid’s Tale’s 6th & final season. Severance, The Studio, The Rehearsal and Nathan’s Fileder’s hybrid comedy.
Books: Jeff Vandermeer’s latest addition to his Southern Reach Trilogy. Ray Kurzweil’s latest book The Singularity is Nearer sparks a long discussion about the transformational power of AI and is immortality worth it?
Podcasts: “Short history of…” and “Cautionary Tales”
Plus, Anson sees his first Metallica show and conforms the rumors: they still rule, especially when they’re channeling Ennio Morricone.
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Todd Stashwick and Anson Mount have three things in common: 1) A love of whiskey, 2) They are both Starfleet Captains, and 3) They are both Dungeon Masters. What else do you need to know?
To see Todd leading Anson Mount and others Trek crew through a D&D adventure, click here.
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Extra music for this episode provided by Bob Wiseman under a Creative Commons Attribution, Non-Commercial, ShareAlike 3.0 license.
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Anson & Branan launch a new segment. Anson scrolls to the bottom of Danny Trejo’s IMDB page and asks him about that little known credit, then challenges him to remember the names of characters past. Enjoy!
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One day in 1968, Danny Trejo had hit rock bottom: solitary confinement at the Correction Training Facility, otherwise known as Soledad Prison. From that moment, he decided to change his life completely. During a live interview at DragonCon 2024, Danny tells Anson about the redemptive power in helping others.
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How does Adam see himself, his life and his role as an inventor, artist and educator? Adam reflects on his unique career path, work/life balance, what to do when feeling overwhelmed, investing in your own world-building, how meditating on the origins of things connects him to creators of the past, the miracle of sentience and zombie Richard Feynman.
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Adam gets a touch philosophical on the subject of creativity, discusses some memorable builds and Anson breaks out his Guillermo del Toro impression.
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We covered Isaac Newton's monstrous nature, the inevitability of calculus, pottery, Clive Owen's need for a foil, aesthetics as a point of view, lessons from Steven Soderbergh, following the story's lead, relinquishing control, Sir Anthony Hopkins' need for George C. Scott's tension, and how audience feedback improves creators.
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We're tremendously saddened by the loss of a great artist, humanitarian and beautiful human being. David Lynch meant a lot to many people and we were lucky to have shared time and space with him. Branan and Anson shares recollections and Branan breaks out his Lynch impression and a remastered fan film.Mentioned in this episode:
Room to Dream is a wonderful biography / autobiography hybrid by Kristine McKenna and David Lynch. We recommend the audiobook version so you can Lynch tell his story in his inimitable "Great Plaines Honk" *according to Kyle MacLachlan*
Lumière and Company(1995) which is not streaming anywhere but there is a playlist on YouTube that anthologizes all the entries. David Lynch's entry Premonitions Following an Evil Deed by David Lynch is there. Branan's David Lynch fan film David Lynch: Signature Coffee has been remastered and uploaded to YouTube
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After a very busy fall season of Anson moving to a new town and Branan moving everywhere they finally find time to make contact. This episode feature a bit of Branan’s travelogues. Recommendations include 'The Penguin', Werner Herzog’s 'Every Man for Himself and God Against All', 'Wild Robot', 'Anora' by Sean Baker, The Apprentice, 'The Name of the Wind' by Patrick Rothfuss, and a new book called Don Quixote.Full performance by Sean Ryan, proprietor and wizard of Leap Castle, Ireland.
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Part 2 of our conversation with AI Filmmaker Roope Rainisto gets into the philosophical, ethical and legal aspects of generative art. Is the genie out of the bottle? How do we respond and what choices do we have?
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AI filmmaker Roope Rainisto joins us from Finland for part 1 of our discussion about generative tools and working within AI's current possibilities and limitations.
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Branan and Anson broadcast from a rooftop in Toronto accompanied by the soothing sounds of a nearby house renovation. In this Drop: Star Trek set tour, Moondog, Hermanos Gutiérrez, Mr. and Mrs. Smith, MANIAC by Benjamin Labatut, THE DEPARTMENT OF TRUTH by James Tynion IV and Martin Simmonds, Emergence Magazine's “Winds of Awe and Fear” by Nick Hunt and Ethernal Damnation’s INDXcoin.
https://youtu.be/H7Lonjt2CrM
And here, as read by Branan, the original apology video posted by Eli Regalado regarding his crypto currency investigation.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lsgCU-OxORo
Film Director Rod Lurie was in Bulgaria, deep into pre-production for his film "The Outpost" when he got the call that his son Hunter had suffered a sudden cardiac event. What you are about to hear is a story of loss, but also one of victory through the very decision to keep going.
Special thanks to Rod Lurie for sharing his story with us. Happy Father's Day.
Extra music provided by Poddington Bear under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 International license.
In this episode: Bilge Ebiri, esteemed film critic (New York, Vulture) and friend of the show drops by to discuss where FURIOSA fits in George Miller’s MAD MAX saga, Netflix, ATHENA, IN A VIOLENT NATURE, and the how going out to the movies is more fun and may just make you a better dresser.
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In this episode: Back surgery, heart ablation, genetic memory, the eternal jellyfish, Jules Verne, big leather books, The Heart Goes Last, The Curse, Uncut Gems, Safdie’s music choices, squid games game show, Alice in Borderland, Connections, James burke, Incan potatoes, hulked out grasses, The Holdovers featuring the mysterious Andrew Garmen, and Anson and Branan get Verklempt reading a listener review.
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Anson and Branan are still banging on about OUT OF DARKNESS and we are thrilled to have the film’s director Andrew Cumming join us for a chat from the far-flung Shetland islands. Mentioned in this episode: Learning to be a caveman, William Golding’s “The Inheritors”, “Quest for Fire”. “Clan of Cave Bear”, “Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind” by Yuval Noah Harari and shooting in remote locations during COVID in the harsh Scottish winter. WARNING: Spoilers within! If you have not seen the film we suggest seeing it now that it is streaming. #OutOfDarkness @SignatureEntUK
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When actor Kenneth Mitchell was given a life altering medical diagnosis, it forced him to change his relationship to the concept of time itself. Join us for our first LIVE episode recording from April, 2022 reposted in remembrance.
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1In this episode: OUT OF DARKNESS, amateur speculation regarding the provenance of our species, recent vacations where Anson and Branan both experience passport issues, volcanoes in Iceland and an actual dick measuring contest (not ours).
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In this episode: Learning Sequences, Mosquitoes on Rainy Lake and other mosquito nightmares, BEEF, painted nails, pizza tours, THE HARVEST, attending the world premiere of OPPENHEIMER, SAG Strike, the heaviest film ever made and what we all suspected about men and sports cars in now scientific fact.
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Anson and Branan take on the weighty subject of gravity and gravity waves with our guest Daniel Reardon doing most of the heavy lifting. Please enjoy this fun and fact-filled historical romp though time and space.
https://youtu.be/5FqEVMsL_Jk?si=PuCjGKPXwCL2KTDL
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Agent Kay had it right. "A person is smart. People are dumb, panicky, dangerous animals and you know it." - Kay, Men In Black (1997)
LeVar mentioned a book about an African-American driver who battles racist witches but never mentioned the name of the book or author.
If you think Robert Eggers has a hard on for authenticity check out Akira Kurosawa.
If you're into Fleabag, there's another BBC show,a hilarious sitcom with American standup Rob Delaney and Irish actress Sharon Horgan called Catastrophe. Might be one of the funniest things I've ever watched.
Well, I just went from barely ever having heard of Reggie Watts to needing to Google and YouTube everything I can about him and his performaces. Thanks a lot, jerks.
Making sure you use the paper in a way that honors the tree's sacrifice has a very Native American attitude akin to honoring the animal you kill by thanking it and using every part, wasting none of its sacrifice. Beautiful.
Really loved the David Waddell episode!
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I wanted to start running again. Also I always wanted to listen to podcasts, but I’m not good at only listening. I tend to drift off to my own stories. I always need to do something else, but it needs to be something that doesn’t keep me from actually listening. In comes The Well. And here we are. Running again and listening to this podcast. One keeps me occupied while listening, the other keeps me from thinking “Oh god, I can’t take another step.” Works wonders. Being amazed by Melissa McCracken’s work because I have synesthesia too and I love that she’s making art to that. Telling my best friend about MacBarnett, the Golden Ticket and the Pirate Shop because I can take a lot from that. Running with Todd Komarnicki and stopping in the middle of the forest to cry to his story. Clinging to my headphones with Jake Weber’s story because it sounds better than most movies. Listening to Kelly Gleason Keogh after watching In the Heart of the Sea. Laughing so hard at Branan recounting how he t
I just met Anson Mount at Montreal Comic Con. My only regret is that I didn't start listening to The Well BEFORE I met him as there are now so many things I want to talk to him about: Life, the universe and everything (just not football). Great approach and a great series, guys! Well done!
First ever podcast for me… I enjoyed it – thank you. Interesting subject which could sprout many other lines of thought. In this one, the conversation went on about only the personal aspects of synaesthesia, based on one’s individual memories, but there is another fascinating aspect of this phenomenon, I think – the cultural aspect, based on the collective memory and cultural archetypes. Different cultures may assign different meanings to colours, sound, touch, scent; and this opens another myriad of horizons to art creation and interpretation. Trying to track and understand the workings of our associations could take us on a wonderful journey to and through the richly branched roots of our modern intertwined cultural conscious and unconscious…
amazing. loved all the podcast I've listen so far.
You have made me day! 😁
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Sometimes, not talking about something is just the way a person chooses to deal with what has happened. I lost a cousin last year to suicide....28 years old...two small kids and an absent wife. It's hard. His mom talks about him constantly and with every word...you can hear that pain. I do agree with you... talking about them keeps their memory alive but everyone grieves differently.
Canabalism is creepy but you do what you must. Very good podcast.