Musical: The Movie: The Podcast

Bonjour and bienvenue! Steph and Andy dive tête-first into the Marion Cotillard-led Edith Piaf biopic "La Vie En Rose"! Andy flaunts his status as a member of the French National Society! Steph tells us why she watched this movie in Paris! Andy wonders if women find male contortionists hot! Steph studied abroad and isn't afraid to bring it up! We ask big questions like: is it harder to tell if acting is good when it's in a foreign language? Would "Walk Hard" have touched this movie if it came out six months earlier? And of course, Deacon Claybourne stops by.

Oooh-WEE! We're headed to Texas, and it ain't for a chainsaw massacre! Steph and Andy take a visit to the prettiest little whorehouse you ever saw, as they watch the 1982 Dolly Parton- and Burt Reynolds-led sex worker musical "The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas"! We talk about Jim Nabors was so popular that they had to make a second Jim Nabors! We marvel at Burt & Dolly's chemistry and talk about their friction on the set! We're talking Charles Durning on the podcast for the third time-- is this his best?? We talk about Dom Deluise's childhood kitchen! And you KNOW we're talkin' boobs. Y'all come now, ya hear? check out the No Skips playlist here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6NWZ1ETlRqC9s7gcVIoTFW?si=a988e667cbb54136check out our patreon at Patreon.com/dumbfun

Grab your cowboy hat and get the bachelorette party together-- we're goin' to Nashville!! (the TV show, not the movie.) Andy & Steph watch the first three episodes of Callie Khouri's country music soap opera-- one for the first time, one revisiting! Andy talks about his perception of the city of Nashville as someone who grew up in Memphis! Steph talks about finally watching this show after living with some of the songs for seven years! We talk about how you just always believe Hayden Panettiere. We wonder if this is the peak of Connie Britton's powers? We talk about Australia's perceived obsession with the American South! And of course, Emperor Palpatine stops by. check out our patreon at patreon.com/dumbfuncheck out the No Skips playlist at: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6NWZ1ETlRqC9s7gcVIoTFW

Don't call it a memorial episode! Andy and Steph take a look back at the Irish two-hander that charmed them in the aughts, "Once." Steph talks about her ancestral call the 5/4 beat! Andy has a hot take about "Falling Slowly"! The gang tries to figure out if Markéta Irglová's character in this movie is a manic pixie dream girl! The gang tries to figure out if Markéta Irglová is DOING a character in this movie! We get dicey about what happened between the two leads before, during, and after production-- but mostly it's about song structure or whatever.check out our patreon at patreon.com/dumbfunhere's our No Skips playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6NWZ1ETlRqC9s7gcVIoTFW

Grab an Orange Whip and get me my Cheez-Whiz-- the Blues Brothers have come to M:TM:TP! Steph and Andy get the band back together with Joliet's own Stephanie Weber ("Directora") to talk tip to tail about John Landis's 1980 film "The Blues Brothers." Andy talks about his Blues Brothers-themed English project gone wrong! Steph sees this movie for the first time! Stephanie discusses the challenges of talking movies with younger friends! The gang discusses important questions like: is Dan Aykroyd hot? How much cocaine was on this set? How long HAS Pier One imports been around? Was Carrie Fisher the J.Lo of her time?check out our patreon at patreon.com/dumbfuncheck out our No Skips playlist at: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6NWZ1ETlRqC9s7gcVIoTFW

ODYSSEY-MANIA comes to M:TM:TP as we discuss its 2000 Coen Brothers adaptation, "O Brother, Where Art Thou?" with theater person Leanne Dinverno (The Coil Project). We unpack all the important questions like, is this really an adaptation of "The Odyssey"? Is this even a musical?? Andy talks about seeing this soundtrack... live in concert?? Steph details which artist from this soundtrack she started a lifelong love affair with. Leanne shares her favorite "Odyssey" meme! Listen to this when you're in a tight spot!check out our patreon at patreon.com/dumbfuncheck out our No Skips playlist on Spotify at https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6NWZ1ETlRqC9s7gcVIoTFW

Ladies and gentlemen... chee-hoo. FINALLY, Moana has come to Musical: the Movie: the Podcast! We unpack everything we can about the 2016 animated film Moana (and we definitely DON'T TALK about the 2026 remake). Andy details his lifelong relationship with Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson! Steph and Tina talk about seeing Tommy Kail in a bookstore! Andy brings up the DM Steph got from Lin-Manuel Miranda! The whole gang argues about how long it takes to Lin to properly cook! We talk about how this movie influenced Wrestlemania 40! But I assure you we are NOT discussing the live-action one.check out our patreon at patreon.com/dumbfuncheck out our No Skips playlist at https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6NWZ1ETlRqC9s7gcVIoTFW

If the apocalypse comes, beep us-- because Steph & Andy are busy watching one of the most popular "musical episodes" of all time, "Buffy the Vampire Slayer"'s season six episode "Once More with Feeling"! Andy tells which two cast members from this episode he's met! Steph talks about the magic of DVR! The gang tries to figure out how to talk about this episode without glazing Joss Whedon! Plus an exclusive visit from Josh Sweden! Daily Show clip mentioned: https://www.buzzfeed.com/ellievhall/the-daily-show-found-a-woman-in-russia-to-speak-out-for-lgbtcheck out our patreon at patreon.com/dumbfuncheck out our No Skips playlist at https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6NWZ1ETlRqC9s7gcVIoTFW