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Sep 20, 2026 1 hr 8 min

41 - The Informant! (2009)

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Ben and Tim are joined this week by Charles Austin (Trouble in River City, Episode 1) to talk about our boy Soderbergh and his 2009 bonkers biopic "The Informant!". We talk about the real Mark Whitacre & what a cool insane liar he was, Kurt Eichenwald's tentacles, how Tim microtargeted this episode for Charles, James Bond music, living with bipolar disorder, casting stand up comedians and how to get away with stealing nearly $10 million by being able to accurately gauge how much BS people are willing to take from you. Also discussed: Vampire Hunter D, Genocidal Organ, Boiler Room and Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots. We will be back next week finally talking Werner Herzog's deranged, post Katrina fever dream "Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans". Thanks to Disco and Eric as always. Letterboxed: DeadFormatPod Bluesky: DeadFormatPod

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