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Junk Filter
by Jesse Hawken
Junk Filter: a podcast about strange and overlooked artifacts from the worlds of film, music and popular culture with a generous side order of jokes and politics. Hosted by Jesse Hawken with guests from the worlds of Politics Twitter and Film Twitter. Original music for the program by Marker Starling. Follow us on Bluesky: @junkfilterpod
Episodes
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233: Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu (with Charles Star)
The attorney and podcaster Charles Star joins us from Brooklyn to discuss the first Star Wars theatrical release in 7 years, Jon Favreau’s The Mandalorian and Grogu, featuring Pedro Pascal and Grogu as himself in his big screen debut. The film itself wasn’t as captivating to us as the mysteries...
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TEASER - 232: Herb Alpert & Other Delights (with Marker Starling)
Access this entire 70-minute episode (and additional monthly bonus episodes) by becoming a Junk Filter patron! https://www.patreon.com/junkfilter/posts/232-herb-alpert-165373100 The Toronto-based musician Marker Starling (aka Chris Cummings) returns to the pod for a discussion of the career of…
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231: Ella McCay (with Jeb Lund)
Veteran political columnist Jeb Lund (@mobute) returns to the podcast to dissect Ella McCay, the baffling film that marks James L. Brooks’ return to the director’s chair after 15 years. Set in 2008, the film stars Emma Mackey (no relation) as an idealistic young lieutenant-governor vaulted by...
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TEASER - 230: Prefab Sprout: Jordan: The Comeback (with Jared Bailey)
Access this entire 161-minute episode (and additional monthly bonus episodes, including the entire Prefab Sprout series) by becoming a Junk Filter patron! https://www.patreon.com/posts/230-prefab-with-154429820 On the fifth episode of the Junk Filter miniseries exploring the work of the cult UK...
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229: The Secret Agent (with Gus Lanzetta)
CW: Spoilers for The Secret Agent. Writer and podcaster Gus Lanzetta joins us from São Paulo for a deep dive into two recent works of the great Brazilian director Kleber Mendonça Filho. We explore how the northeastern coastal town of Recife serves as a lifelong muse for the director, starting…
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TEASER - 228: Prefab Sprout: Protest Songs (with Patrick Svensson)
Access this entire 115 minute episode (and additional monthly bonus episodes, including the entire Prefab Sprout series) by becoming a Junk Filter patron! https://www.patreon.com/posts/228-prefab-songs-151720106 In the fourth episode of the Junk Filter miniseries exploring the work of the UK band...
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227: Predator 2 (with Brian Abrams)
The film writer Brian Abrams returns to discuss Predator 2 (1990), directed by Stephen Hopkins. The sequel swaps Arnold Schwarzenegger for Danny Glover and transplants the action to a sweltering, near-future Los Angeles in 1997, where climate collapse and gang warfare create the ideal hunting...
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TEASER - 226: Prefab Sprout: From Langley Park to Memphis (with Brice Ezell)
Access this supersized 148 minute episode (and additional monthly bonus episodes, including the continuing Prefab Sprout series) by becoming a Junk Filter patron! Only $5 (USD) a month! https://www.patreon.com/posts/226-prefab-from-145775014 In part three of the podcast’s series exploring the…
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TEASER - 225: Prefab Sprout: Steve McQueen (with Erin Vanderhoof)
Access this entire 115 minute episode (and additional monthly bonus episodes) by becoming a Junk Filter patron! https://www.patreon.com/posts/225-prefab-steve-144565815 On the second episode of our Prefab Sprout series, I am joined by Vanity Fair staff writer Erin Vanderhoof for a detailed...
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TEASER - 224: Brian De Palma: Hi, Mom! (with Mike Mekus)
Access this entire 71 minute episode (and additional monthly bonus episodes) by becoming a Junk Filter patron! https://www.patreon.com/posts/224-brian-de-hi-144418287 The actor and writer Mike Mekus returns to the show from Brooklyn to discuss Brian De Palma’s third feature, the vicious satire…
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223: Fail-Safe / A House of Dynamite (with Corey Atad and Robert Rubsam)
The film writers Robert Rubsam and Corey Atad join the show for a discussion of two apocalyptic nuclear thrillers, Sidney Lumet’s Fail-Safe (1964) and Kathryn Bigelow’s brand new Netflix production A House of Dynamite. Both Dr. Strangelove and Fail-Safe were released by Columbia Pictures within...
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222: Ed Wood: Made in Hollywood USA (with Will Sloan)
Will Sloan returns to the pod to discuss his new monograph Ed Wood: Made in Hollywood USA, which provides fresh insight on the legendary “bad” director by considering his entire body of work. For this episode we focus on the final frontier for Ed Wood fans, the pornographic films and books he...
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TEASER - 221: Prefab Sprout: Swoon (with Rob Stammitti)
Access this entire 109-minute episode (and additional monthly bonus shows) by becoming a Junk Filter patron for only $5.00 (US) a month! Over 30% of episodes are exclusively available to patrons of the show....
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220: 28 Years Later (with Jacob Dallas and Lenore Olson of The Socialist Shelf)
CW: Spoilers for 28 Days Later and discussions of disturbing subject matter. Jacob Dallas and Lenore Olson of the literary podcast The Socialist Shelf join me from Atlanta for a discussion of Danny Boyle’s 28 Years Later. Set a couple of decades after the UK was consumed by the Rage Virus of the...
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219: Eddington (with Del Winters)
CW: Spoilers for Eddington and discussions of cinematic violence and sexual abuse. The film writer Del Winters joins me from Philadelphia for a deep dive into Ari Aster’s contemporary Neo-Western/Comedy/Horror hybrid Eddington, starring Joaquin Phoenix, Pedro Pascal and Emma Stone. Set in a...
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TEASER - 218: The Fantastic Four: First Steps (with Adam and Liam Quane)
Access this entire 84-minute episode (and additional monthly bonus shows) by becoming a Junk Filter patron for only $5.00 (US) a month! Over 30% of episodes are exclusively available to patrons of the show. https://www.patreon.com/posts/218-fantastic-136977726 My...
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217: Superman 2025 (with Jessica Ritchey)
This episode contains spoilers for Superman. The film writer Jessica Ritchey returns for a look at James Gunn’s hard reset of the DC cinematic universe starting with his new Superman, starring David Corenswet as the Last Son of Krypton, with Rachel Brosnahan as Lois Lane and Nicholas Hoult as Lex...
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216: F1®: The Movie (with Sean Armstrong)
The veteran boom operator for film and television Sean Armstrong returns to the show for a deep dive into Joseph Kosinski’s new big budget sports drama F1®: The Movie starring Brad Pitt as former racing prodigy Sonny Hayes who returns to the Formula One circuit decades later at the behest of his...
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215: Star Wars: Andor, Season 2 (with Roxana Hadadi and Corey Atad)
In this Junk Filter sequel to our discussion of season 1 of Tony Gilroy’s Star Wars: Andor streaming series, the writers Roxana Hadadi and Corey Atad return to assess the second and final season, which compresses the four years leading up to the start of Rogue One into four sets of three-episode...
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214: Lifeforce (with Meg Shields)
The film writer Meg Shields returns to the podcast from Vancouver for a show to commemorate the 40th anniversary of Tobe Hooper’s schlock sci-fi horror masterpiece, Lifeforce. Cannon Films’ big swing for the fences, Lifeforce had an astronomical budget for the time, with huge practical sets,...
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213: Joe Don Baker (with Brian Abrams and Will Sloan)
The film writers Brian Abrams and Will Sloan return to the podcast for a salute to one of our favourite screen presences, the great American character actor Joe Don Baker, who passed away this month at the age of 89. We discuss the full arc of Joe Don’s career, thrust into leading man status in…
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TEASER - 212: The Accountant 2 (with Ursula Lawrence)
Access this entire 90-minute episode (and additional monthly bonus shows) by becoming a Junk Filter patron for only $5.00 (US) a month! Over 30% of episodes are exclusively available to patrons of the show. https://www.patreon.com/posts/212-accountant-2-128936873 The...
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211: Wake in Fright (with Patrick Marlborough)
CW: This episode contains discussions of alcoholism and cinematic violence including animal cruelty. The writer, comedian and musician Patrick Marlborough returns to the podcast from Perth, WA to discuss Wake in Fright (1971), the landmark Australian film by the late Canadian director Ted…
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210: The Alto Knights (with Will Sloan)
The writer and podcaster Will Sloan returns for a show about Robert De Niro’s latest film, Barry Levinson’s The Alto Knights, where he plays two parts on screen, the mob boss Frank Costello and his hotheaded rival Vito Genovese, and their decades-long struggle for control of the New York mafia.…
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TEASER - 209: The Beekeeper / A Working Man (with Adam Jackson)
Access this entire 92-minute episode (and additional monthly bonus shows) by becoming a Junk Filter patron for only $5.00 (US) a month! Over 30% of episodes are exclusively available to patrons of the show. https://www.patreon.com/posts/209-beekeeper-126797811 The writer...
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208: Francis Ford Coppola: The Conversation (with Sean T. Collins and Julia Gfrörer)
To mark the passing of the great Gene Hackman, the writer and critic Sean T. Collins and the cartoonist and graphic novelist Julia Gfrörer are my special guests for a deep dive into one of our favourite films, Francis Ford Coppola’s The Conversation (1974). The Conversation was groundbreaking in...
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TEASER - 207: John Ford: The Long Gray Line (with Chris Cassingham)
Access this entire 87-minute episode (and additional monthly bonus shows) by becoming a Junk Filter patron for only $5.00 (US) a month! Over 30% of episodes are exclusively available to patrons of the show. https://www.patreon.com/posts/207-john-ford-124925337 The writer…
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206: Conclave (with Jacob Bacharach)
CW: Spoilers for Conclave. The author Jacob Bacharach returns to the pod for a show about Edward Berger’s entertaining political thriller Conclave starring Ralph Fiennes as a conflicted Cardinal who is required to preside over the selection of the new Pope, and amidst the infighting among the...
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TEASER - 205: A Woman in Trouble, Part 2: Hotline / In the Cut (with Jessica Ritchey)
Access this entire 70-minute episode (and additional monthly bonus shows) by becoming a Junk Filter patron for only $5.00 (US) a month! Over 30% of episodes are exclusively available to patrons of the show. https://www.patreon.com/posts/205-woman-in-2-123622191 In part two of...
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204: A Woman in Trouble, Part 1: Looking for Mr. Goodbar (with Jessica Ritchey)
CW: This episode contains spoilers and discussions of cinematic sexual violence. The film writer Jessica Ritchey returns to the show for a two-part series about two controversial films about a woman’s complex sexuality, films that took a couple of decades to be rediscovered and better understood....
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203: Central Station / I’m Still Here (with Gus Lanzetta)
Gus Lanzetta returns to the podcast from São Paulo to discuss two films by the Brazilian director Walter Salles: 1998’s Central Station, starring Fernanda Montenegro, and his latest, Ainda Estou Aqui (I’m Still Here) starring Montenegro’s daughter Fernanda Torres, both Academy Award-nominated for...
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202: David Cronenberg: Clinical Trials and Naked Lunch (with Violet Lucca)
CW: This episode discusses cinematic sexual violence. Violet Lucca, the author of the new monograph David Cronenberg: Clinical Trials, returns to the podcast from Brooklyn to discuss the book and his controversial 1991 adaptation of William S. Burroughs’ Naked Lunch starring Peter Weller and Judy...
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TEASER - 201: Michael Mann: Blackhat (with James Slaymaker)
Access this entire 70-minute episode (and additional monthly bonus shows) by becoming a Junk Filter patron for only $5.00 (US) a month! Over 30% of episodes are exclusively available to patrons of the show. https://www.patreon.com/posts/201-michael-mann-122785625 James Slaymaker,...
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200: Proof of Life (with Roxana Hadadi)
Roxana Hadadi, film and tv critic for Vulture and New York magazine returns to the pod for another episode about Tony Gilroy, this time looking at his screenplay for Taylor Hackford’s kidnapping thriller from the year 2000,Proof of Life, starring top-billed Meg Ryan and the ascendant superstar...
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TEASER - 199: The MCU: Munich Cinematic Universe, Part 2 (with Corey Atad)
Access this entire 92-minute episode (and additional monthly bonus shows) by becoming a Junk Filter patron for only $5.00 (US) a month! Over 30% of episodes are exclusively available to patrons of the show. https://www.patreon.com/posts/199-mcu-munich-2-121674522 In part two of our...
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198: The MCU: Munich Cinematic Universe, Part 1 (with Corey Atad)
CW: This episode discusses cinematic sexual violence. The film writer Corey Atad returns to the pod for a two-parter on Steven Spielberg’s 2005 masterpiece Munich, which turns 20 years old this year and yet has barely aged a day. Spielberg starts the film with Black September’s terror attack on…
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197: Big Nick (with Jake Serwin & Ian Rhine from Pod Casty For Me)
The hosts of the left politics and film podcast Pod Casty For Me, Jake Serwin and Ian Rhine, return to Junk Filter for a supersized episode about Christian Gudegast’s Den of Thieves films, starring the new King of January movies Gerard Butler in his greatest role as debauched cop Big Nick O’Brien...
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TEASER - 196: A Complete Unknown (with Jared Bailey)
Access this entire 87-minute episode (and additional monthly bonus shows) by becoming a Junk Filter patron for only $5.00 (US) a month! Over 30% of episodes are exclusively available to patrons of the show. https://www.patreon.com/posts/196-complete-119875574 Jared Bailey (aka…
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195: Kraven the Hunter (with Adam Jackson)
The writer and friend of the pod Adam Jackson returns for a show about what has turned out to be the finale of Sony’s "Spider-Man Movies Without Spider-Man In Them Cinematic Universe", Kraven the Hunter, starring Aaron Taylor-Johnson and Russell Crowe. Directed by J.C. Chandor (Margin Call, All…
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TEASER - 194: Die Harder (with Brian Abrams)
Access this entire 68-minute episode (and additional monthly bonus shows) by becoming a Junk Filter patron for only $5.00 (US) a month! Over 30% of episodes are exclusively available to patrons of the show. https://www.patreon.com/posts/194-die-harder-118608075 In part two of our…
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193: Die Hard (with Brian Abrams)
The writer Brian Abrams returns to the show from Brooklyn for the first of two episodes on the Die Hard series. In part one, Brian, the author of Die Hard: An Oral History, gives us the details on the genesis of the franchise, which perfected a formula for action comedy films that producers Joel...
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192: Man of the West (with Aaron & Carlee from Hit Factory)
CW: This episode discusses cinematic sexual violence. Aaron and Carlee from the Hit Factory podcast return from San Francisco to discuss one of Anthony Mann’s best films, the psychological western Man of the West, starring Gary Cooper in one of his final performances as a former outlaw who has...
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TEASER - 191: Manhunter, Part 2 (with James Majure)
Access this entire 50-minute episode (and additional monthly bonus shows) by becoming a Junk Filter patron for only $5.00 (US) a month! Over 30% of episodes are exclusively available to patrons of the show. https://www.patreon.com/posts/191-manhunter-2-117666207 James Majure and I continue…
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190: Manhunter, Part 1 (with James Majure)
James Majure returns to the pod from Athens, GA for a two-part episode on Michael Mann’s Manhunter, a box office and critical disappointment in 1986 that has emerged over the decades into being extremely influential not only on Mann’s future works but on film and television in general, from genre...
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189: Gladiator II (with Jacob Bacharach)
The author Jacob Bacharach returns for a show about Ridley Scott’s latest, the big-budget sequel to his Oscar-winning Gladiator. Set 16 years later, Paul Mescal plays Lucius, the secret son of Russell Crowe’s Maximus, who seeks revenge against Marcus Acacius (Pedro Pascal) the Roman general who...
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TEASER - 188: Teri Garr: A 21-Gun Salute (with Karen Geier)
Access this entire 94-minute episode (and additional monthly bonus shows) by becoming a Junk Filter patron for only $5.00 (US) a month! Over 30% of episodes are exclusively available to patrons of the show. https://www.patreon.com/posts/188-teri-garr-21-116729215 The writer and content…
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187: Juror #2 (with Corey Atad)
The film writer Corey Atad and I went on opening day to see the new Clint Eastwood courtroom drama Juror #2, which is getting an extremely limited release in North America even though Warner Bros. gave it a full rollout in the UK, France and Spain. Why is David Zaslav doing Clint, still working…
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TEASER - 186: The Apprentice, Part 2 (with Sami Gold)
Access this entire 48-minute episode (and additional monthly bonus shows) by becoming a Junk Filter patron for only $5.00 (US) a month! Over 30% of episodes are exclusively available to patrons of the show. https://www.patreon.com/posts/186-apprentice-2-115230237 On part two of our discussion…
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185: The Apprentice, Part 1 (with Sami Gold)
CW: This episode discusses cinematic sexual violence. Sami Gold, undergraduate political science student at George Washington University and contributor to Liberal Currents, returns to the podcast for a two-part deep dive into the controversial new Donald Trump origin story The Apprentice, which...
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184: Saturday Night (with Adam Nayman)
The author and film critic Adam Nayman returns to Junk Filter to discuss the new Jason Reitman race-against-time comedy thriller Saturday Night about the backstage antics leading up to the first episode of SNL in 1975, a feature film that serves an an ode to its producer Lorne Michaels while…
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Junk Filter: a podcast about strange and overlooked artifacts from the worlds of film, music and popular culture with a generous side order of jokes and politics. Hosted by Jesse Hawken with guests from the worlds of Politics Twitter and Film Twitter. Original music for the program by Marker Starling. Follow us on Bluesky: @junkfilterpod
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