Episode 1: Lethal Weapon 1&2 with Colin McGurk

I spent most of this year writing a book on the films of Shane Black. It’s finished and it’s being formatted. This is my third book in the Lapbook series. A Lapbook is a term I coined for small pocket-sized books inspired by mixtapes. They’re all self-published, self-edited, independent dives on topics I’m interested in. My first one is about my cat Lemon that I wrote after she passed, and the second is on improv. This one is a personal and cultural examination of the films of Shane Black. Writing it in 2025 was often the only thing that kept me from losing my damn mind. I’m very proud of it.I wanted to promote it, but I hate promoting. I find it truly unpleasant. And I wanted this project to be as pleasant as possible. Talking about movies is my second favorite thing to writing about them. So I thought I would see if any of my friends were fans of Shane Black and would want to talk with me about his movies for a limited series podcast. As of this writing I have someone for every movie but The Predator. The chats have been great and if all promotion could be this, I wouldn’t mind it at all. I hope you enjoy.This first episode is with my FRIEND, and teammate Colin McGurk (Bitchin’). He asked to talk about a different Shane Black movie, but it was already taken so he generously agreed to take a bullet for me and talk Lethal Weapon 1&2. I say that only because of the Mel Gibson stink on them. The movies rule. So does Colin. I say in the podcast I could have talked with him for hours. If you want to pick up the book, right now it’s available for pre-order on my website. It’ll be out December 20025, possibly January 2026 depending on how long it takes to finalize the formatting. After it’s released, it will be available on most book-buying platforms. I’m told it matters a lot to have it tracked on sites like Amazon and Barnes & Noble. But really I don’t care. If you like Shane Black, or action movies, or even just my writing, then I think you’ll like this book. And that is the second most important thing to me. The first is that I wrote it. I wish you well in the year ahead and I hope you make something important to you. Thanks! Get full access to Physical Medium Talent at jakejabbour.substack.com/subscribe