Best David A Frankel Podcasts (2025)

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S7 E20 - Dr. David Williams 51:03

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To read all of Dr. David Williams responses to my podcast questions, visit https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/fa8kvlr0guzoaaxce1sig/David-Williams-Podcast-Handout.pdf?rlkey=7efgocaa9x4nni2m9v68l6ngt&st=gog73052&dl=0To learn more about David's consulting services, visit: coach4technology.netCheck out the Experiencing Music Technology website here: teach…

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S7 E19 - Tatyana Louis-Jacques 44:55

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S7 E18 - Dr. William Tonissen 51:34

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S7 E17 - Dr. Christopher Burns 47:39

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S7 E16 - Max Wheeler 47:13

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The Final Episode 2:17:04

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Goodbye, goodbye. For our final episode of this run, Austin, Raymond & Henry talk about how they watch movies, some mailbag questions, some musings on the craft, and more. Thanks again for tuning in each week, everybody. Stay safe, and we'll see you at the movies! Follow us on Twitter! @austin_hayden (Austin) @creamatoria (Raymond) and on Letterbox…

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S7 E15 - Theresa Hoover 43:46

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Mulholland Drive: It Was All A Dream 1:33:55

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Our penultimate episode! The guys get into Mulholland Drive (directed by David Lynch) on this one. This film is a great segue for conversation as it weaves through film studies, what it means for something to be Lynchian, what it means to make movies - and more. Enjoy! Join the LAST Livestream of SHOW ME THE MEANING! next Tuesday at 5 PM PST on the…

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The Boy and The Heron: A Filmmaker's Legacy 1:41:53

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Raymond is back from filming his movie! The guys get into The Boy and The Heron - Hayao Miyazaki's swan (heron?) song. Who will take over Studio Ghibli? Does more money make a better movie? Is this film a bigger metaphor for Miyazaki's retirement? They get into these questions and more - and more! Enjoy! We only have TWO episodes left! So be sure t…

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S7 E14 - Kelsey Giotta 46:12

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Conclave: Catholic Camp 1:25:45

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Get your cigarettes out for this one - we're talking Conclave! Austin, Henry, and Michael talk the intersection of humanity and religion, the campiness of this film, pope names - and more! Enjoy! Join the SHOW ME THE MEANING! LIVESTREAM every Tuesday at 5 PM PST on the Wisecrack 2 channel! https://youtube.com/@wisecrack_2 Follow us on Twitter! @aus…

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S7 E13 - Melanie Alexander 47:45

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Babygirl vs. May December: Giving and Taking 1:12:23

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We got another cage match: Babygirl vs May/December! Austin is joined by Wisecrack's Amanda! They get into age gap films, the philosophy of the male gaze, the role of eroticisim in this era of films, and more! Join the SHOW ME THE MEANING! LIVESTREAM every Tuesday at 5 PM PST on the Wisecrack 2 channel! https://youtube.com/@wisecrack_2 Follow us on…

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Aftersun: We Got Daddy Issues 1:27:53

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The best movie for a cry (if you got daddy issues). Austin is joined by Producer Henry for a chat on Aftersun! They get into realizing the frailty of our parents, the nature of memory and music, some narrative structure of the film - and more! Enjoy! Join the SHOW ME THE MEANING! LIVESTREAM every Tuesday at 5 PM PST on the Wisecrack 2 channel! http…

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S7 E12 - Samuel Wright 51:25

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To purchase a copy of his book, Music Technology Pathways, visit: https://www.amazon.com/Music-Technology-Pathways-Understanding-Learning-ebook/dp/B0DM6L1HV5To find out more about Samuel and his work, visit:Linktree: https://linktr.ee/wrightstuffmusicLinkedIN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/wrightstuffmusic…

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S7 E11 - Dr. Shane Colquhoun 44:48

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Hypernormalisation Explains EVERYTHING Going On Right Now 1:05:39

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Austin is again joined by Wisecrack's very own: Michael Burns! Join the convo on the movie that explains EVERYTHING that is happening politically right now. We get into where Hypernormlisation originated from, our changing views on the Occupy movement, a Patti Smith-Sam Shepard play - and more! Join the SHOW ME THE MEANING! LIVESTREAM every Tuesday…

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Will The Brutalist Be Remembered? 1:22:13

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Today Austin is joined by Wisecrack's very own: Michael Burns! Raymond is out shooting his movie. Join the convo as they get into the commodification of art (both in the film and by the director himself), the concepts of home explored in the epilogue, some "PTA-ish" notes that the film could have used - and more! Enjoy! Join the SHOW ME THE MEANING…

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S7 E10 - Peter Lee 42:32

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Nosferatu: The Consequence of Repression 1:46:01

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Nosferatu. Raymond returns. Henry takes the mic. Join the crew as they talk the merits of this adaptation, the messages around desire and sexuality, viewing this film as a western, and more! Enjoy! Join the SHOW ME THE MEANING! LIVESTREAM every Tuesday at 5 PM PST on the Wisecrack 2 channel! https://youtube.com/@wisecrack_2 Follow us on Twitter! @a…

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Dune: Part Two - Is Revolution In Art Possible? 1:49:09

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Lisan al-Gaib! Austin and Raymond get into Dune: Part Two this week! How much of this film is aesthetic versus substance? What does it say about power structures in our mythos? Does this film oversimplify revolution? Join us as we ask those questions! Join the SHOW ME THE MEANING! LIVESTREAM every Tuesday at 5 PM PST on the Wisecrack 2 channel! htt…

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S7 E9 - Dr. Tom Rudolph 48:04

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Covering Our Best Films of 2024 1:48:41

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Happy New Year! Austin and Raymond get into their best films of 2024. What makes a film a "best" film? Was it your experience of watching the film? The performances? The craft? Because it was made by Sean Baker? And stick around until the end for our best performances of the year! Here are the films we get into! Raymond's Top 5: I Saw the TV Glow F…

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The Wild Robot: Technology Will Not Save Us 1:40:12

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Roz! Today we cover The Wild Robot (dir Chris Sanders)! We get into narrative issues that both give this movie colonial undertones and undermine the themes it's trying to explore, the robotic emotional journey it takes the audience on, some philosophy on technology and the hierarchy of life - and more! Enjoy! Join the SHOW ME THE MEANING! LIVESTREA…

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Anora: A Mature Fairytale 1:33:16

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Well, well, well, we finally saw it! This week, we cover Anora (dir Sean Baker)! Join us as we get into Sean bakers process, the performances he got out of his actors, Mikey Madison’s incredible show of force, a little detour into the institution of marriage, that last scene - and more! Enjoy! Join the SHOW ME THE MEANING! LIVESTREAM every Tuesday …

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S7 E8 - UConn Music Ed Students 50:34

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Heretic: You Can't Hide Horny 1:32:13

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We're covering HERETIC (dir Scott Beck, Bryan Woods) today! We're walking right past the shallow religious interpretation of this film, and taking a swing at a more provocative take: this movie is about sex. And does it even do a good job of being about it? Join the SHOW ME THE MEANING! LIVESTREAM every Tuesday at 5 PM PST on the Wisecrack 2 channe…

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S7 E7 - Guy Gregg 49:55

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Gladiator II: Sans Gravitas 1:26:47

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On my signal!! Join us for our chat on GLADIATOR II (dir. Ridley Scott). Was this movie worth the wait? And for that matter, who was waiting for it...? We get into why these lega-sequels feel empty, the relevance of Gladiator II within today's sociopolitical situation, how this film served its star-studded cast - and more! Enjoy! Join the SHOW ME T…

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John Hughes Comfort Views 1:53:47

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Autumn: the time of cozy movies and (un)comfortable nostalgia! In this CAGE MATCH episode, we pit The Breakfast Club against Planes, Trains & Automobiles to explore the autumnal film. What makes a film cozy? What is the philosophy behind Thanksgiving (hint: capitalism)? How can we associate John Hughes with Reagan era films? We get into these quest…

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S7 E6 - Dr. Kimberly A McCord 54:46

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The Zone of Interest: The Evil of Banality 1:55:42

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The crew is joined by recurring guest Mallory Blair to talk Jonathan Glazer's THE ZONE OF INTEREST! Starting off with the worst take of all time on this film, this conversation ranges from the filmmaking techniques within, similar Holocaust films, materialism and other philosophy lessons, the very obvious comparisons to the events unfolding in Gaza…

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Alex Garland's Civil War: Vagueness, Violence, Boring 1:31:02

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The guys cover CIVIL WAR (dir. Alex Garland) on this one, and it gets heated! But does it get heated because the film is hot garbage? Join the guys as they attempt to find out what this movie is trying to say through its vagueness, violence, philosophy, and potential to be a good film. Enjoy! Join the SHOW ME THE MEANING! LIVESTREAM every Tuesday a…

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S7 E5 - Lee Stovall 46:57

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Movie Slasher Showdown 1:49:20

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Happy Halloween! Raymond and Austin - and the stream audience - pit 8 Hollywood Slasher Villains against each other to decide who is the ultimate Slasher Champion. We got Michael Myers v Art the Clown, Jason v Norman Bates, Freddy v Leatherface, and Ghostface v Chucky. Who will win? Take a listen! Along the way, we break down archetypes of the horr…

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Furiosa: Studio Flop or Furious Masterpiece? 1:26:29

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Start your engines! Austin and Raymond jump into FURIOSA: A MAD MAX SAGA (dir George Miller). The guys get into the mythos of this installment within the larger franchise, the role of fan service in these cinematic universes, concepts of religion and populism in Mad Max villains, and the decency of the heroes within. Enjoy! Join the SHOW ME THE MEA…

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S7 E4 - Samantha Tribley 49:27

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Longlegs vs The Substance: A Pop Horror Cage Match 1:40:22

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Our first cage match! Austin and Raymond have chosen LONGLEGS (dir. Oz Perkins) and THE SUBSTANCE (dir. Coralie Fargeat) to battle it out. Join the crew as they break down these films, from the different ways each director relies on genre expectation, to the iconography within both films - and, of course, a dash of philosophy sprinkled in to cover …

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Cracking Open I Saw the TV Glow 1:30:14

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The Pink Opaque! Raymond and Austin are joined by Mallory Blair to talk Jane Schoenbrun's I SAW THE TV GLOW. Listen along as they peel apart the many layers in this film, from the nuanced trans experience of "cracking open the egg" in the character's self-discovery, to the specificity of Schoenbrun's direction, to the philosophical metaphors we can…

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S7 E3 - Stephen Cox 53:33

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We Know What You Watched Last Summer 1:23:12

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For their first episode back, Austin and Raymond are going to be discussing the past summer at the movies, and what the failures and successes of Hollywood can show us about the future of cinema. Join the SHOW ME THE MEANING! LIVESTREAM every Tuesday at 5 PM PST on the Wisecrack 2 channel! https://youtube.com/@wisecrack_2 Follow us on Twitter! @aus…

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S7 E2 - Danielle Collins 51:28

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S7 E1 - Dr. John Kratus 52:27

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S6 E20 - Prof. Nathan Holder 53:47

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S6 E19 - Dr. Scott Watson 42:57

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To find out more about Scott, visit: https://www.scottwatsonmusic.comFor more information about Cairn University, visit: https://cairn.eduBy MusicFirst