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Pitch Bleak

Chris Kennett, Hayden Bevis

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The true creative crime podcast. Filmmaker Hayden Bevis and screenwriter Chris Kennett pull back the curtain on the arts industry as they investigate the untimely deaths of creative projects, interview the victims and identify the killers.
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The Dropout Degree podcast with Josh King Madrid, also known as "JetSet", has been ranked as a Top 10 Business Podcast for more than 2 consecutive years (2017-2019) and has over 1M+ downloads. The goal of The Dropout Degree is to share our experiences as a young up-and-coming entrepreneurs, share inspiring stories from the most relentless business moguls and influencers, and educate you on anything and everything that you would never be able to learn in an academic classroom; to help you fin ...
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Mike Bobbitt and Bret Hayden return to discuss their favorite Christmas sequels and specials and then pitch their own. Get tickets to the anniversary show of Comedy Rumble at Detroit House of Comedy: https://detroit.houseofcomedy.net/events/comedy-rum8le/ Follow Mike on Instagram: @offthemike Follow Comedy Rumble on Instagram: @comedyrumble Follow …
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(This episode was previously uploaded on 10/26/25 and removed for copyright violations.) Mike Bobbitt and Bret Hayden return for the annual Halloween special, discussing the greatest final girls in slasher history. Follow Mike on Instagram: @offthemike Follow Comedy Rumble on Instagram: @comedyrumbleFollow Johnny on Instagram and Letterboxd: @Johnn…
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Comedian Sam Rager joins the show to discuss the classic 1999 horror/adventure film The Mummy. Watch Sam's new special Hot Dog Hands: http://samragercomedy.com/ Buy the album: https://www.burnthisrecords.com/#/sam-rager-hot-dog-hands/ Listen to Good Morning, We're Dying: https://linktr.ee/gmwdpod Follow Sam on Instagram: @samrager.is.alright Follow…
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Comedian Wes Ward joins the show to discuss Tim Burton's classic 1985 comedy Pee Wee's Big Adventure. Catch Wes's special taping at Mark Ridley's Comedy Castle on July 3rd: https://www.etix.com/ticket/e/1049293/?partner_id=100&_gl=1*x46ism*_ga*NjI2MjA2MzI4LjE3MTMxMTE4MzQ.*_ga_Y2E2H62KN8*czE3NTEzMTc0NTkkbzMkZzAkdDE3NTEzMTc0NTkkajYwJGwwJGg5Mjc1MDY1NT…
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Comedian and Hard Times writer Evan Vest joins the show to discuss the 1998 cult classic SLC Punk! with the band Brain Dead Rejects and the film's director James Merendino. Follow Evan on Instagram: @evan_vest_is_real Follow Brain Dead Rejects on Instagram: @brain_dead_rejects_band Follow James on Instagram: @merendinojames Follow Johnny on Instagr…
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To celebrate the sixth anniversary of the podcast, Matt Ottinger returns to the show to discuss the classic Zucker-Abrahams-Zucker comedy Top Secret! starring the late great Val Kilmer. Visit Matt's archive on the television show I've Got a Secret: https://youtu.be/af9N7UhTMA8?si=rpnAM6L6eb-PO3fM Follow Johnny on Instagram and Tik Tok: @JohnnyMocny…
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Comedian James Couture returns to discuss the Chicago musical-comedy classic, The Blues Brothers. Catch James recording his first album: 3/31 - Blind Pig in Ann Arbor, MI (8:00pm) 4/5 - The Independent Comedy Club in Hamtramck, MI (9:00pm): https://www.eventbrite.com/e/standup-james-couture-friends-special-taping-tickets-1276556136769 Follow James …
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Bret Hayden returns to discuss the best Giallo films. Attend Tree Town Comedy Festival in Ann Arbor, March 5-8: https://www.treetowncomedy.com/ Follow Comedy Rumble on Instagram: @ComedyRumble Follow Bret on Letterboxd: @BretHayden Follow Johnny on Instagram and Tik Tok: @JohnnyMocnyComedy Follow Johnny on Letterboxd: @JohnnyMocny…
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Comedian Brett Solferino joins the show to discuss the controversial romantic comedy Silver Linings Playbook. Get tickets to Solfie's Choice at The Independent Comedy Club: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/standup-solfies-choice-an-un-open-mic-tickets-1253523806449 Follow Brett on Instagram: @all_brett_radio Follow Johnny on Instagram and Tik Tok: @Joh…
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Comedian Louis Michael joins the podcast to talk about the classic dramedy Little Miss Sunshine. Listen to Chinese Rocket Force on YouTube and Spotify: https://linktr.ee/chineserocketforce Follow Lou on Instagram: @LouisDMichael Follow Johnny on Instagram and Tik Tok: @JohnnyMocnyComedy Follow Johnny on Letterboxd: @JohnnyMocny…
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Comedian/actor Dave Merheje joins the show to discuss Christopher Nolan’s classic Batman filmThe Dark Knight. RentSometimes I Think About Dying or stream it on Mubi. See Dave live:https://www.davemerheje.com/ Follow Dave on Instagram: @DaveMerheje Follow Johnny on Instagram and Tik Tok: @JohnnyMocnyComedyFollow Johnny on Letterboxd: @JohnnyMocny…
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It's the Final Feast! On the final episode of the podcast, host Matt Bledsoe is joined by returning guests, Mark Wanner & Hayden Gilbert, to look back on the movies of 2024! They each share their 10 favorite movies of the year, as well as some honorable mentions! Thank you all for listening over the past few years, and we'll see you around!…
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On this special bonus episode, Matt is joined by his friend Ken Walker (host of the Kenny Steps into Movies youtube channel) to talk about Ken's first time watching the cinematic classic Road House, some other things they've watched recently, and look ahead at some 2025 movies and discuss what they're looking forward to seeing!…
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Comedian Nick Kelley returns to discuss the classic musical biopic parody Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story. Buy tickets for Uncalled For on 2/8: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/standup-uncalled-for-a-roast-battle-show-hosted-by-nick-kelley-tickets-1209075971779 Follow Nick on Instagram: @nickkelleyyy Follow Johnny on Instagram and Tik Tok: @JohnnyMocnyC…
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On this week's episode, host Matt Bledsoe is joined by friends Carmelita Valdez McKoy James Coddington and Preston Mitchell, as they share their favorite discoveries of 2024! Following up last week's discoveries episode with even more great recommendations to check out, with more favorite first time watches from the past year! These are all pre-202…
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Ndegwa and Ayden return to the podcast to discuss the best films of 2024. See Ndegwa in Peppermint Creek's production of Mankind in February: https://peppermintcreek.org/event/mankind/ Follow Ndegwa on Letterboxd: @ndegwa45 Buy Ayden's book Mind Glimpse: ⁠https://www.amazon.com/Mind-Glimpse-collection-short-stories/dp/B0B4C59YXB/ref=sr_1_1?crid=DMD…
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On this week's episode, host Matt Bledsoe is joined by friends Daniel Epler and Keith Rich, to talk about their favorite discoveries of 2024! They go around and each share their top 10 favorite first time watches from the past year! These are all pre-2024 movies, and they hit on all sorts of different genres and eras of film! An episode with lots o…
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Mike Bobbitt and Bret Hayden return to discuss modern Christmas classics. Attend the Comedy Rumble at Mark Ridley's Comedy Castle tonight: https://www.comedycastle.com/events/category/series/comedy-rumble/mark-ridleys-comedy-castle/royal-oak/ Follow Mike on Instagram: @offthemike Follow Comedy Rumble on Instagram: @comedyrumble Follow Johnny on Ins…
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Pitch Bleak’s second season ends with the detectives finally cornering a long-hunted suspect - the one man media machine, Dan Ilic. While Hayden and Chris investigate who prevented Ilic’s preposterously successful podcast ‘A Rational Fear’ from making the jump to TV, they’ll also discover the terrifying truth about the Beaconsfield backlash, the Op…
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In a Very Special Episode, Chris and Hayden tackle their first missing persons case. She’s a supremely talented singer-songwriter and a highly-awarded cabaret queen, so when it comes to the entertainment A-list, just where IS Geraldine Quinn? Has someone - or something - conspired against her? The investigation will lead the detectives somewhere th…
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The detectives grill comedian Andy Matthews in the case of a TV sketch comedy project that was brutally put down. Their investigation will lead them to big name suspects, highly problematic jokes, and a world that’s dirty, dangerous and largely hidden from the general public- university law revues. (01:17) Engineering to Comedy (05:34) The Law Revu…
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Ayden Soupal returns to discuss David Lynch's 2001 masterpiece Mulholland Drive. Follow Ayden on Letterboxd: @aydensoupal Buy Ayden's book Mind Glimpse: https://www.amazon.com/Mind-Glimpse-collection-short-stories/dp/B0B4C59YXB/ref=sr_1_1?crid=DMD0Z4K8JO8M&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.NlDWU4a36iXyaRtQ1pZ00Q.qexG2PQkaWtx8GXLuh-IQD79DXFn1IaedKSqewvu4gk&dib_tag=s…
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Hayden and Chris throw out the rule book and cross international borders to interrogate the acclaimed dramatist and self-confessed American, Lally Katz. Are the detectives out of their jurisdiction? Unclear. Who killed the movie adaptation of Lally’s hit play, ‘Neighbourhood Watch’? Even murkier. (03:51) The 12-Year-Old Book Deadline (07:42) Magic …
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Comedian Brett Mercer joins the show to discuss the classic 1990 Golden Harvest production, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Watch Brett Mercer: Not Special on YouTube starting December 2nd. Follow Brett on Instagram: @brett_mercer_ Follow Johnny on Instagram and Tik Tok: @JohnnyMocnyComedyFollow Johnny on Letterboxd: @JohnnyMocny…
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The Pitch Bleak unit takes on the formidable kids TV writer, author and filmmaker Lorin Clarke in a case that threatens to set them against the shadowy forces of the Short Skirt, Long Jacket Department. Clarke discusses her famous father’s legacy, her time at Bluey, what it’s like having a successful podcast, and the brutal murder of her unrealised…
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Pitch Bleak’s second season opens with a bang as Hayden and Chris interrogate author, documentarian and professional troublemaker John Safran. After canvassing his crimes new (squatting in Kanye’s mansion) and old (rifling through Ray Martin’s garbage), the detectives zero in on their main target: what became of John Safran Vs America, his US-based…
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Comedian Matt Conn returns to discuss Quentin Tarantino's 1994 classic Pulp Fiction. See Matt and Johnny in Cedar Springs, Michigan on November 21: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-red-bird-bistro-comedy-night-tickets-1039192812677 Follow Matt on Instagram: @matt_conn_comedy Follow Johnny on Instagram and Tik Tok: @JohnnyMocnyComedyFollow Johnny on…
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On this week's episode, host Matt Bledsoe is joined by frequent guest Carmelita Valdez McKoy, as well as Larry Sternshein, host of the Reel Early podcast to plan a 24 hour marathon of 1999 movies! Matt, Carmelita, and Larry each make their picks from a great year in movies to try and program 24 hours of films! Enjoy this celebration of the 25th ann…
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On this episode, host Matt Bledsoe is joined by Cris Hurtado (host of the Figure out films youtube channel) Keith Rich (Host of the Varsity Cinema Podcast) and Daniel Epler (host of the Cobwebs Youtube Channel) to wrap up the spooky season by discussing some of the movies they watched during October and to walk through and break down the 24 hour ho…
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Resident horror franchise correspondent Braden Cooley returns to discuss Alfred Hitchock's 1960 classic Psycho, along with the three underseen sequels and Gus Van Sant's ambitious 1998 remake. Follow Braden on Letterboxd: @bradenc Follow Johnny on Instagram and Tik Tok: @JohnnyMocnyComedyFollow Johnny on Letterboxd: @JohnnyMocny…
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On this episode, host Matt Bledsoe is joined returning guests Carmelita Valdez McKoy and Max Deering (of Action for Everyone) to talk about William Peter Blatty's Exorcist 3! They discuss Blatty adapting and directing his own work, the powerhouse performances, capturing the feel of dreams in movies, and so much more!…
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Comedian Brandon Cooley (from the sketch group I'm Alive Down Here) joins the show to discuss the 2019 absurdist suburban satire Greener Grass. Subscribe to I'm Alive Down Here on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@imalivedownhere4309 Follow Brandon on Instagram: @b.c00l_ Follow Johnny on Instagram and Tik Tok: @JohnnyMocnyComedyFollow Johnny on Let…
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With the true creative crime show being dual-nominated at the 2024 Australian Podcast Awards, it’s time to catch up on the action so far with this dizzying highlight reel! Come on a whirlwind trip through Season 1 with Detectives Hayden and Chris (and then go back and hit up all the individual episodes again, it’s good for our numbers). SEASON TWO …
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