Continuing a look at Benesh, the digestion metaphor, the #groundhogday effect, and whether or not phil is actually trying to become a better version of himself. #TimeLoop of the week: The Rings of Power: Doomed to Die. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
Nov 15, 2024•16 min•Season 2Ep. 44
exploring benesh's (2011) doctoral dissertation on #groundhogday, symbolism in hands, in lines/bars/stripes... or NOT, and seeing the forest AND the trees. Plus, #timeloop of the week: Long Beach Landmark Theatre Company's production of Groundhog Day: The Musical. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
Nov 08, 2024•25 min•Season 2Ep. 43
from pelvic tilt to cherry street, hanging out with richard henzel to time loop of the week: ghost of camp blood. #groundhogday ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
Nov 01, 2024•29 min•Season 2Ep. 42
a look into a deleted scene, phil talking to a science teacher and then watching an elementary class performing the story of the frog prince. #groundhogday ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
Oct 25, 2024•21 min•Season 2Ep. 41
Since Ramis brings up Eugene V Debs in his commentary track, here is an overview of Debs, socialism, the American Railway Union, the Pullman Strike and the violent response from corporate and government interests. #groundhogday ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
Oct 18, 2024•35 min•Season 2Ep. 40
the third of a trio of entries written upon the death of Harold Ramis. #groundhogday ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
Oct 11, 2024•8 min•Season 2Ep. 39
the second blog entry i wrote upon the death of harold ramis, exploring the idea of being better. #groundhogday ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
Oct 04, 2024•10 min•Season 2Ep. 38
The first blog post I wrote upon the death of Harold Ramis, talking about his legacy and his life. #GroundhogDay ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
Sep 27, 2024•12 min•Season 2Ep. 37
Taking a look at the career of Harold Ramis, his bio, his credits, and his obituary. #groundhogday ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
Sep 20, 2024•11 min•Season 2Ep. 36
as the van arrives in the town square of Punxsutawney, we look at the process of getting from Danny Rubin's original script to the final revision with Harold Ramis. time loop of the week: The Final Girls. #GroundhogDay ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
Sep 13, 2024•24 min•Season 2Ep. 35
Discussing the life and career of Danny Rubin, with brief sidetracks into Twin Peaks Radio, Movies-by-Minutes, Michael Schulman, Groundhog Day: The Musical, and How to Write Groundhog Day. #GroundhogDay ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
Sep 06, 2024•27 min•Season 2Ep. 34
More on Heidi... Heida 2, then the start of an exploration of two art installations: Heidi 2 by Sue De Beer & Laura Parnes and Heidi by Mike Kelley & Paul McCarthy. #groundhogday ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
Aug 30, 2024•23 min•Season 2Ep. 33
A brief bit about the existence (or not) of Heidi II. #groundhogday ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
Aug 23, 2024•7 min•Season 2Ep. 32
Phil's need to eat, or lack thereof; his physical fitness; and what dressing up as The Man With No Name means as a metaphor. #themanwithnoname #clinteastwood #groundhogday ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
Aug 16, 2024•11 min•Season 2Ep. 31
describing blood sausage gets me sidetracked with benesh and the digestive metaphor in #groundhogday ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
Aug 09, 2024•11 min•Season 2Ep. 30
phil becomes the groundhog, larry is a proto-phil, and phil and rita trade words on the way from blairsville, pa to algonquin, il, to woodstock, il ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
Aug 02, 2024•19 min•Season 2Ep. 29
reading the opening scene from the final revision of the script (and a little bit from the third revision) before we get to minute 6 of the film next episode ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
Jul 26, 2024•7 min•Season 2Ep. 28
hofstadter, a strange loop as gospel play, benesh, izod, consciousness, jung, nietzsche, heraclitus, back to the future, and bill & ted's excellent adventure ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
Jul 19, 2024•26 min•Season 2Ep. 27
strange loops, religion, pathological demand avoidance, friends, the groundhog day effect, re-experiencing stories, assholes, presidential debates, finding community, and looping with purpose ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
Jul 12, 2024•30 min•Season 2Ep. 26
douglas hofstadter's strange loops, creating stories that are uniquely yours, finding meaning in a world increasingly meaningless, inside out 2, ex machina, eternal sunshine of the spotless mind, groundhog day, fiction, religion, the self, free will, and my fundamental understanding of the universe time loop of the week: a strange loop: a musical a link to that ebook of mine: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0871P8DW3/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i1 ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★...
Jul 05, 2024•59 min•Season 2Ep. 25
a detailed history and explanation of the swallows journey to and from capistrano ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
Jun 28, 2024•19 min•Season 2Ep. 24
the van leaves pittsburgh; imdb goofs get it wrong; credits for jennifer butler, pembroke j herring, david nichols, and john bailey; rita may be a robot; and swallows return to capistrano time loop of the week: this episode ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
Jun 21, 2024•17 min•Season 2Ep. 23
the van leaves pittsburgh; imdb goofs get it wrong; credits for pembroke j herring, david nichols, and john bailey; swallows return to capistrano time loop of the week: graymatter (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sibCmyoTkss) ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
Jun 14, 2024•23 min•Season 2Ep. 22
bill murray, the problematic actor; his personal life and allegations of abuse; his erratic behavior on, but mostly off, set ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
Jun 07, 2024•14 min•Season 2Ep. 21
a blog entry about the marriages of harold ramis and bill murray, drifting into thoughts about permanence and grief, and getting sidetracked by a story idea i had years ago ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
May 31, 2024•16 min•Season 2Ep. 20
a blog entry about the feud between bill murray and harold ramis and whether or not it ever ended. plus, a surprise time loop of the week: the endless ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
May 24, 2024•13 min•Season 2Ep. 19
from reviews of murray's performance to my own critique of him as an actor, this blog entry reading gets interrupted by a long ramble about my favorite films, letterboxd, and my cock & bull movie talk podcast ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
May 17, 2024•20 min•Season 2Ep. 18
phil seeing rita for the first time, casting by howard feuer, the pittsburgh skyline, and time loop of the week: game changer - "deja vu" ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
May 10, 2024•17 min•Season 2Ep. 17
melatonin, hibernation, the pineal gland, and the groundhog ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
May 03, 2024•12 min•Season 2Ep. 16
imbolc, candlemas, the immortal punxsutawney phil, and some science behind the holiday. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
Apr 26, 2024•7 min•Season 2Ep. 15