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The Good Art Friends
by The Good Art Friends
Where good friends discuss good art. Each month Spencer and Jonathan gush about a piece of art that they love.
Episodes
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Update & The Works of V.E. Schwab
Little change in the episode order, as we'll be covering TJ Klune's We Burned so Bright for June instead of The Ending Writes Itself by V.E. Schwab and Cat Clarke. With that said, we did want to gush on the works of V.E. Schwab, so there's a quick primer on her genre-bending bibliography. And for...
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American Football's LP4
American Football released their fourth LP, so it’s our sworn duty to cover this ethereal album. The episode starts with some background on the band and Jonathan’s history with them, before diving into the specifics of the LP at 14:40 when we break down our favorite lyrics, musical moments, and...
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Eephus
Is 2025’s Eephus the quintessential baseball movie? That’s the question that Spencer and Jonathan discuss alongside returning guest Stephen (who is a host of the wonderful Batting Around podcast). The trio discuss the poignant and humorous moments from this delightful film and unpack how it...
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Project Hail Mary: The Good Science Friends
Amaze! Amaze! It’s time to talk about Project Hail Mary, both the book by Andy Weir, and the movie by Lord & Miller starring Ryan Gosling. The episode starts with some spoiler-free discussion about space fiction and the works of Andy Weir, before soaring into the plot, production, and…
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Making Art
After a couple of seasons of talking about enjoying art, it’s time to talk about making art. In the first half, Spencer interviews Jonathan about his band Practical Dinosaur. Then Jonathan turns the tables and asks Spencer about the books he has published (29:25). Along the way, they discuss what...
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2026 Draft
Spencer and Jonathan are joined by Tyler and Ellie for the 2026 draft! Before turning their sights towards this year, they reflect on their 2025 picks. Then at 8:35 they take turns picking their most anticipated releases in the following categories: Movies, music, shows, and miscellaneous. Just…
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2025 GARTS
Your favorite holiday tradition has returned, as it’s time for the second annual GARTS! That’s right, Spencer and Jonathan return to share their favorite art from 2025. Here are the nominees: Music: Forever is a Feeling by Lucy Dacus; Send a Prayer My Way by Julien Baker and Torres; NEVER ENOUGH…
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Guillermo Del Toro's Frankenstein
Your favorite podcasters were so preoccupied with whether or not they could cover Guillermo Del Toro’s Frankenstein, that they didn’t stop to think if they should. We hope that we did not create in vain as we discuss a film that seems like it was destined to be made the moment that Mary Shelley...
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Over the Garden Wall
Join us as we travel to the unknown this month in covering Patrick McHale’s timeless 2014 miniseries Over the Garden Wall. After sharing what’s good (Hades II and Kiki’s Delivery Service), we chat generally about the show’s origins. The spoilers start at 14:17 as we breakdown our favorite themes,...
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The Wind Waker
We sail the seas hunting for the elusive podcasting shards as we discuss The Wind Waker! We start off with some spoiler-free chatter, sharing our early impressions of the Switch 2, and our history with Zelda (the beloved Nintendo series, that is, not F. Scott Fitzgerald’s mercurial spouse)…
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Tiny Bookshop
Grab a weighted blanket and light some calming candles, because we’re talking about cozy art in this month’s Good Art Friends! (2:41) What’s Good: Dinosaur Pile-Up new album I've Felt Better, IMSA Race, Ryan North’s Fantastic Four run, Long Story Short. (7:01) Cozy Games: We chat about our...
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A Miyazaki Moment
It is time for our much-anticipated, much-requested, much-ballyhooed Miyazaki retrospective episode! Each month we’ve chatted briefly about a different Miyazaki movie and since we’ve covered all twelve, it’s time for us to cover his entire catalog. We counted down our five favorite films of his,...
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The Saddest Songs
It’s the Sad Art Friends! In this episode, we share our favorite sad songs. Breakups! Familial strife! Funerals! Sick kids! Burnt boats! Tune in to wallow in all that delightful misery. You can listen to a playlist of all these sensationally sorrowful songs on Spotify and Apple Music. Send us a...
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Brave Faces Everyone by Spanish Love Songs
This month’s episode starts with a chat about Studio Ghibli’s delightfully idiosyncratic Porco Rosso, before an opening conversation about Spanish Love Song’s 2020 album Brave Faces Everyone. We paused at 13:45 to listen to the album repeatedly for a few weeks, then engaged in a deep dive into…
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The River Has Roots by Amal El-Mohtar
The episode starts with a quick Miyazaki Minute on Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (1:35), before a spoiler-free introduction to Amal El-Mohtar’s 2025 novella The River Has Roots. The spoilers start at 11:37 as Spencer and Jonathan break down the story’s characters, lyrical prose, and…
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Daredevil: Born Again
Spencer and Jonathan have often been referred to as “The Podcasters Without Fear,” which makes them the perfect duo to tackle the Disney+ series Daredevil: Born Again. Before doing so, there’s a quick Miyazaki Minute on The Wind Rises (next month: Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind). Then they...
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The best baseball uniforms of all time
Spencer and Jonathan are joined by friends of the show Stephen and Tyler to pick the best baseball uniforms of all time. As is the case with all great podcast episodes, there is a disproportionate amount of vest-talk in this one. To view pictures of each of their picks, check out this Google Doc....
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The Princess Bride
The Good Art Friends hasn’t coveredThe Princess Bride yet?!? INCONCEIVABLE! Well, that wrong has been righted, as Spencer and Jonathan dive into this timeless classic for their Valentine’s Day episode. Before discussing Cary Elwes’ luxurious hair, they announce their role in the Neurodivergent...
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2025 Draft
What’s better than two good art friends? Four good art friends! Jonathan and Spencer are joined by Tyler and Ellie to draft media coming out in 2025. Each participant selected a movie, a show, a musical event, and a wildcard. Tune in for a competitive draft and a surprising amount of dinosaur…
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The Garts
December means many things: Short days, festive holidays, and--most of all--the Garts! That’s right, it’s time for our end-of-year awards! Spencer and Jonathan share their favorite art from 2024: Movies, music, shows, books, comics, and mustaches! Connect with us on Bluesky: Jonathan:...
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Phantom of the Opera
You will curse the day that you did not do all that The Good Art Friends asked of you! Not because we’re as domineering as the Phantom, but because we just ask you to engage with wonderful art such as The Phantom of the Opera. The episode starts with some spoiler-free discussion, before launching...
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Ultimate Spider-Man (2024) #1-6
🎶 Good Art Friends Good Art Friends Talk about a comic book: Ultimate Spider-Man! Six issues are in the can, Look out, Here come the Good Art Friends! We recommend Tuning in To this book by Hickman With art by Checchetto; This comic is worth a go! Hey there! Let’s chat about Spider-Man! 🎶 We...
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My Chemical Romance's The Black Parade
We start by wishing we could inhabit the world of Kiki’s Delivery Service for our Miyazaki Minute, before setting the table for My Chemical Romance’s 2006 release The Black Parade. At 14:10 we enter into the spoiler section of the show, and proceed to gush about the lyrics and arrangement of this...
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Animal Well & NCAA Football
The episode kicks off with a Miyazaki Minute on Spirited Away, before chatting about the state of video games. They discuss the benefits of video games developed by a small team and then transition into some spoiler-free talk about Animal Well. Then they analyze this beautiful, enigmatic…
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The Art of Fielding
The episode kicks off with some hockey-talk and a Miyazaki Minute on Spirited Away, before turning to Chad Harbach’s 2011 novel The Art of Fielding. Spencer and Jonathan have a spoiler-free chat about what makes for a great baseball story and what they should expect from this coming-of-age novel....
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Sufjan Stevens' Javelin
This month Spencer and Jonathan dive into Sufjan Stevens’ 2023 album Javelin. The first half of the episode touches on the entirety of Sufjan’s career, then at 21:50 they dive into his latest record, in all of its lyrical and melodic beauty. Also discussed in this episode: My Neighbor Totoro,...
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The Boy and the Heron
Welcome to The Good Art Friends, where good friends discuss good art! In our inaugural episode, we tackle Hayao Miyazaki’s latest and last film, The Boy and the Heron. The first half of the episode is a spoilers-free discussion of Miyazaki’s Studio Ghibli films as well as our relationship with...
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Where good friends discuss good art. Each month Spencer and Jonathan gush about a piece of art that they love.
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