Episodes
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Year in Review: 2022 (w/ Michael McKeown)
Back again...who would've thought. Michael McKeown and I dissect the year 2022 in music, film and life at large. I scream into the mic and Michael leans back casually. Highlights include- why film lists are unhelpful, Rom Com star Russell Crowe, special guest Isa cooks us dinner (again)
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Films that shaped us: The Graduate (1967) w/ Andrew Kaltz & Jake Kaltz
Welcome back for the first time to the revamped show. Now going under the name I Don't Want to Listen Alone...with Jordan Kaltz, I go deep on a new strand- 'Films that shaped us'. For the first edition I am joined by my father Andrew Kaltz, along with my brother Jake. Highlights include: Who's...
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I Don't Want to Peace-A-Bone (an Animal Collective podcast): Time Skiffs (w/ Michael McKeown)
It's finally time...time to skiff. Michael and I are back in the studio (the zoom studio, that is) to discuss Animal Collective's fresh record Time Skiffs. We let it sink in for a month or two and we are now ready to bare all on our nuanced, smart and clever opinions on this record. Highlights...
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The Tinder Swindler (w/ Jean-Mark Bou-Mansour and Michael McKeown)
Michael McKeown and I starred in a film called The Tinder Swindler. It was made by our friend Jean-Mark (JM, Jimmy, Slim Jim). This is the first podcast that people outside of our immediate circle might actually want to listen to! We pull the curtain back on the Netflix hit documentary The Tinder...
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Avey Tare: an Animal Collective podcast (w/ Michael Mckeown)
Ahoy....we set sail once again. This time we are digging into the solo projects of the loveable lad Avey Tare. Yes, Time Skiffs is now out, but whilst it sinks in, Michael and I traverse the highs and lows of Avey, from his first record through to Cows on Hourglass Pond. Highlights include: An...
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Waves (2019) & Painting With: Half an Animal Collective podcast (w/ Michael Mckeown and Isa)
A special mish mash episode. We talk movies AND Animal Collective. Trey Edward Shults' 2019 film Waves is the topic this week. Why this flick? It features 3 Animal Collective songs, of course! We lay into the feature for a bit with the ever effervescent Isa, and in the second half continue on to...
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I Don't Want to Peace-A-Bone (an Animal Collective podcast): Centipede Hz (w/ Michael McKeown)
Welcome back everyone! Sorry it’s been such a long time coming…but we are on the airwaves once more. With new AC singles being dropped and an album announced for February, we have decided to pull our fingers out and get to the rest of the Discog. This week we dive into the muddled album Centipede...
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I Don't Want to Ride Alone: Thorpe Park (Minisode)
Welcome to yet another strand of the podcast. This time, on a special minisode, Isa, Michael and I chat whilst queueing at Thorpe Park. We talk coasters, movies and much more. Highlights include: Me embarrassingly confusing James Wan and James Wong Isa's run in with security Horror films set in...
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I Don't Want to Peace-A-Bone (an Animal Collective podcast): Panda Bear Part 1 (w/ Michael McKeown)
We are back! After a little hiatus, me and Michael dig back into the Animal feast, this time taking on the solo projects. In this episode we discuss the first 4 albums of Panda Bear's: Panda Bear, Young Prayer, Person Pitch and Tomboy. This episode sounds good because Michael recorded and edited…
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I Don't Want to Eat Alone: Dinner with Friends (w/ Isa and Michael McKeown)
Depression is a bummer. I am lucky to have the support of a wife and a best friend to get me through that. This week, after a needed break, Isa, Michael McKeown and I decided to record an episode of us hanging out and eating a delicious Chinese takeaway and review it (as well as catching up).…
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I Don't Want to Peace-A-Bone (an Animal Collective podcast): Merriweather Post Pavilion (w/ Ben Wyborn, Michael McKeown)
Welcome to our latest episode of I Don't Want to Peace-A-Bone where Michael McKeown and I take an Animal Collective album each week and give our thoughts and 'Feels'. This week we talk their hit record Merriweather Post Pavillion from 2009, with our very special guest Ben Wyborn. Highlights...
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Cinephilia in the age of digital degradation (w/ Oliver J Hunt)
This week we get back to films. Ollie joins me this week to talk cinephilia in the modern age, torrenting and much more. Highlights include: Being contrarians Rental stores DVD collections Book Corner I Don't Want To Listen Alone
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I Don't Want to Peace-A-Bone (an Animal Collective podcast): Sung Tongs (w/ Michael McKeown)
Today we start a new strand of I Don't Want To Watch Alone. I Don't Want to Peace-A-Bone. Michael McKeown and I take an Animal Collective album each week and give our thoughts and 'Feels'. This week we talk Sung Tongs, their 2004 album. Other highlights include: Michael's new Animal Collective...
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Jews on Film: Jewish Identity in American Film and A Serious Man (2009) (w/ Jake Kaltz)
This week on I Don't Want To Watch Alone I am joined by my dear brother Jake Kaltz. We talk about Jewish Identity in American Cinema and go in depth on the Coen Brother's film A Serious Man (2009). Other highlights include: Jake's Jewish festivities Cinema trips with our father Book Corner I…
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Rainer Werner Fassbinder: Adapting Jean Genet's Querelle (w/ Isa)
In this new episode of I Don't Want To Watch Alone we change up the format- for good (probably)! This week I am joined by my favourite person in the world: my wife, Isa. We talk about the icon of New German Cinema, Rainer Werner Fassbinder, and his final film Querelle (1982), an adaptation of…
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Lost Highway/Movies (w/ Michael McKeown)
Welcome to the first episode of I don’t want to watch alone. I am joined by Michael McKeown aka Seafood Diet. We talk about Lost Highway (1997) and Holger Czukay’s album ‘Movies’ (1979). Other highlights include: Michael reveals the theme song Book Corner Putting David Byrne and Brian Eno on…
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