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the groundhog day project

robert e g blackwww.lemmingdrops.com
covering one minute of the film 'groundhog day' every friday, but sometimes having to include bonus episodes so progress will be slow and deliberate. exploring topics related to philosophy, filmmaking, religion, and the meaning of life, this show used to be part of an existential trilogy, but that no longer.
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Episodes

six more weeks of winter

the inner circle is silly, phil is unprofessional, and channel 9 pittsburgh's coverage of #groundhogday in minute 15 is seriously lacking. also, i totally neglected to mention the upside down blizzard sign. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Aug 16, 20259 minSeason 3Ep. 15

tell us what's gonna happen

phil's bad at his job, rita's good at her job, phil's good at his job, larry's bad at his job, and phil's bad at his job in #groundhogday minute 14. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Aug 15, 202511 minSeason 3Ep. 14

the pennsylvania polka

ned wins, rita wins, sean german is wrong, phil is late, and i make a new observation in #groundhogday minute 13. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Aug 14, 202511 minSeason 3Ep. 13

have you ever heard of single premium life?

ned and phil are still talking, and there's mention of mary pat connors and sandy ryerson but what there isn't in this episode is me latching onto that phrase 'single premium life' as a metaphorical recommendation by ned as to what phil should be looking for (especially in the time loop) in #groundhogday minute 12. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Aug 13, 202511 minSeason 3Ep. 12

don't tell me you don't remember me

phil vs ned ryerson... or how to put phil in his place by just talking more than he does in #groundhogday minute 11. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Aug 12, 202512 minSeason 3Ep. 11

just making chitchat

phil vs mrs lancaster... or all the ways to be an ass in #groundhogday minute 10. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Aug 11, 20258 minSeason 3Ep. 10

the big question on everybody's lips

dj banter, dogs, lamps, navigating woodstock/punxsutawney, ken hudson campbell as chubby man, seeing famous people in public, and watching them film part of halloween ii... #groundhogday minute 9. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Aug 10, 202515 minSeason 3Ep. 9

put your little hand in mine

phil's rude, rita's in charge, and phil wakes to "i got you babe" on february 2nd at the cherry street inn in #GroundhogDay minute 8. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Aug 09, 202511 minSeason 3Ep. 8

the traits of a really good producer

visually mapping the town square for later, rita handling phil, and the mixed up drop off order in #groundhogday minute 7. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Aug 08, 202515 minSeason 3Ep. 7

it's nice. people like it.

rita's wholesomeness, blood sausage, heidi 2 vs it's a wonderful life, and more creepy lyrics in #groundhogday minute 6. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Aug 07, 202512 minSeason 3Ep. 6

this will be the last time we do the groundhog together

the opening song 'weatherman' lyrics (and romcoms)--sweet or creepy? the road to punxsutawney, and the dynamics of larry and rita and phil in #groundhogday minute 5. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Aug 06, 202510 minSeason 3Ep. 5

i want to stay an extra minute in punxsutawney?

the versions of rita, rubin's original script, kenny's job, rita's job, pittsburgh, and #groundhogday minute 4. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Aug 05, 202511 minSeason 3Ep. 4

this is your third year in a row

hibernation; stephanie decastro cursing phil; sex and violence, siskel and ebert, and slasher films; putting people in their place... #groundhogday minute 3. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Aug 04, 202514 minSeason 3Ep. 3

here comes trouble

phil's introduction, good at his job and fun to watch, plus the first goof of the film... minute 2 of #groundhogday. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Aug 03, 202510 minSeason 3Ep. 2

somebody asked me today...

cheesy clouds, disagreeing with waze, blogging about groundhog day, a documentary idea, and #groundhogday minute 1. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Aug 02, 202513 minSeason 3Ep. 1

day 302 - what high school did you go to?

what were ned, phil, rita, and larry like in high school? also, a sort of #TimeLoop of the Week: The Other Side of Yesterday (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2hxznZLWzn4&pp=ygUbdGhlIG90aGVyIHNpZGUgb2YgeWVzdGVyZGF5) #GroundhogDay ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Feb 14, 202513 minSeason 2Ep. 56

minute 10 - not that that makes phil any less of an ass

We welcome new listeners in time for the holiday then we explore Minute 10 of #GroundhogDay, in which Phil interacts with Mrs Lancaster for the first time. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Jan 31, 202527 minSeason 2Ep. 54

useful to have names or nicknames for just about anybody in the film

A long sidenote on the names for every character, including the ones you don't know have names, in #GroundhogDay. footnote: i found it after releasing this episode... i had managed to read the ER nurse's nametag at some point. It says A. Broadbent, RN . ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Jan 24, 202518 minSeason 2Ep. 53

day 33 - what the hell?

a blog entry about choices made, moments worth repeating, and maybe the futility of wanting to change things. #GroundhogDay ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Jan 17, 202515 minSeason 2Ep. 52

but it's not inane

this is me performing the DJ bits from the movie and from the musical, plus all those versions themselves. enjoy. #GroundhogDay ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Jan 10, 202512 minSeason 2Ep. 51

minute 9 - the inane chatter definitely noticed but not enjoyed

Phil wakes himself up with some cold water while DJ and Sidekick do their thing, then Phil meets Man in Hallway and we take a look at the life and career of Ken Hudson Campbell. #TimeLoop of the Week: The Lazarus Project #GroundhogDay ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Jan 03, 202519 minSeason 2Ep. 50

day 173 - who dreams of you at night

From Benesh to Izod to Jung to Nietzsche, the connection between dreaming and viewing (and reexperiencing) a film. #TimeLoop of the Week: Loop (2019). #GroundhogDay ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Dec 27, 202415 minSeason 2Ep. 49

day 1037 - in the world of men

Drifting from Benesh into Izod gets me sidetracked by Wonder Woman and the #TimeLoop of the Week is politics, there's almost no mention of #GroundhogDay and I picked the wrong entry for Izod so that discussion in more detail will have to wait. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Dec 20, 202415 minSeason 2Ep. 48

i got paid nothing, so i guess he did better than me

A one-off episode that starts with suggesting that sometimes life is its own #TimeLoop of the Week, then gets into critiquing a guy who watched #GroundhogDay every day for a year and only wrote one article about the experience. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Dec 13, 202428 minSeason 2Ep. 47

day 247 - i've seen larry eat

Continuing my critique of Benesh with the digestive metaphor and the resperation metaphor in #GroundhogDay. Plus: #TimeLoop of the Week: Day Break. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Dec 06, 202416 minSeason 2Ep. 46

day 246 - and a donut

continuing with Benesh and the digestive metaphor, then #timeloop of the week: Dead of Night, a movie that changed our understanding of the universe. #groundhogday ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Nov 22, 202425 minSeason 2Ep. 45
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