Best Jef Taylor Podcasts (2025)

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Jef Before onefjef – A 25th Episode Special, Hosted by Chris Casey 1:34:55

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2d ago1:34:55

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In this milestone episode, Chris Casey guest-hosts and interviews me about my life — my childhood in Ohio, discovering theatre, living in London & Korea, going to film school at SCAD, making Coverage and After You Left, getting into Sundance, editing in NYC, working for The Lincoln Project and then creating onefjef. A deep look at my creative path …

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Movie Mastery - Message From Space (1978) 1:21:35

2h ago1:21:35

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A Star Wars knock-off from Japan that is bad but not in a fun, campy way but a boring, 70's way Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Jef Aldrich and Jon Taylor

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315 - A Pleasant Dong 58:27

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Let's not sugarcoat it, this whole chapter is Luke and Leia walking through a cave tunnel. Yes they get in a shocking fight at the end, but at what cost. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Jef Aldrich and Jon Taylor

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314 - Laser Kittens 1:10:25

17h ago1:10:25

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Welcome back to our Sweater Weather season! But wait, how can this be charming and cozy if these kittens have LASERS? Listen and discover! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Jef Aldrich and Jon Taylor

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Teen Life in 2025: Wrestling, Phantom of the Opera & 6-7 with Mia 1:10:17

10d ago1:10:17

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I sit down with with my 14-year-old cousin Mia — a high-school freshman, wrestler, and alto sax player — to talk about what it’s like to grow up in 2025. We talk social media, family, school, friendship and Phantom of the Opera, and why adults don’t always get what it’s like to be a teen today. Please show some support for the podcast and get acces…

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Bonus Episode: Peeping 30:12

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In which I ramble about Icelandic grocery stores, job search fatigue, generational swearing, Hurricane Sandy, social media burnout, and the origin of my crayon costume collection. Please show some support for the podcast and get access to some extra content by subscribing to the Patreon page: http://www.patreon.com/onefjef Instagram: @onefjefpod Fa…

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314 - Now I Know Leenix's Voice 1:15:42

11h ago1:15:42

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Jon's on vacation, and Claire wants to make Jef listen to AP, so here we go, two episodes of the podcast classic Campaign Star Wars. What will Jef do when forced to confront Actual Play? Who knows!? Actually it was fine. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Jef Aldrich and Jon Taylor

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Gary Clarke is Biking from Alaska to Argentina — Here’s Why He Left Everything Behind 1:10:46

17d ago1:10:46

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I talk to Gary Clarke, who is currently in Huaraz, Peru—cold mountains, thin air, and 7,500 kilometers left before he reaches Tierra del Fuego. We talk about bad Spanish classes, hot air balloons, oil rig sunrises, why most people don’t chase the life they want, and why the best way to see the world is on the seat of a bicycle. You can follow Gary'…

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Babies, Boredom & Folgers in Your Cup with Nicholas Webber 1:19:42

22d ago1:19:42

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I sit down (virtually) with my old friend — actor, musician, writer, and unapologetic decaf drinker — Nicholas Webber. Nicholas and I have made a lot of things together over the years, and this time the thing we made is a conversation about fatherhood, faith, AI, and why technology might be the new religion. We get into logic and mystery, and the s…

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313 - 1978 (The Night They Came Home) 1:08:51

11d ago1:08:51

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Ween closes out with a bang, as we discuss a game designed to cover *cough* a wide variety of different Slasher movies that may or may not have specifically launched the genre in 1978 or so. Check it out, it's 1978 (The Night They Came Home)! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…

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Bonus Episode: Searching for Juju 34:22

20d ago34:22

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In which I ramble about overwhelming media, disappointing plants, mind-bending mushrooms, Trader Joe's, and which hand Vishnu would hold a microphone with. Please show some support for the podcast and get access to some extra content by subscribing to the Patreon page: http://www.patreon.com/onefjef Instagram: @onefjefpod Facebook: https://www.face…

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Colorado Trip: Altitude, Gratitude & the Guy at the Bar 1:08:16

28d ago1:08:16

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A solo episode from a quick trip to Colorado: Garden of the Gods, a hot tub under the stars, a guy at a bar who says he was kidnapped by the cartel, and an unsuccessful hunt for Crestone’s outdoor funeral pyre. Mostly me sorting through middle age, altitude, and a string of strange detours. Please show some support for the podcast and get access to…

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Movie Mastery - Fright Night (1985) 1:27:36

14d ago1:27:36

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We look at the original Fright Night, a classic 80's horror movie where everyone is kind of a goober and there's a vampire named Jerry. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Jef Aldrich and Jon Taylor

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313 - Matriculated at Chode 55:13

16d ago55:13

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Everyone runs from a pre-exogorth exogorth. It's sorta neat how often big white snakes turn up in Star Wars. Someone should do something with that. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Jef Aldrich and Jon Taylor

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312 - Army of Darkness 1:20:00

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Oh man, I don't know if I should just put a bunch of movie quotes here (nah, the book already made me sick of them) or a bunch of Ween stuff. Let's go with that one. It's Army of Darkness as we start a look at horror movie RPG entries in a little sequence we're weenly calling WEENS ON FILM. Weenjoy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone…

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Nature Walks, Molasses Floods & Parallel Jefs with Jef Taylor 1:00:42

1M ago1:00:42

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In this semi-milestone episode, I enter the onefjef multiverse and sit down with… Jef Taylor. We talk about the odd intimacy of sharing an identity, the pretension & justification behind dropping the superfluous f, and what happens when you realize another version of you is out there working at a zoo, documenting Hot Wheels jousting, and looking fo…

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Movie Mastery - Hellraiser: Hellworld (2005) 1:23:16

1M ago1:23:16

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The last one of these movies to actually have Doug Bradley as Pinhead and the first starring role for Henry Cavill. Also, an absolute turd! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Jef Aldrich and Jon Taylor

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312 - Halla Back Girl 57:29

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The escape is great! Our heroes carve an unusually gory trail to freedom and a great big truck. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Jef Aldrich and Jon Taylor

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Politics, Burnout & The Great Unraveling with Evelyn Quartz 1:15:21

1M ago1:15:21

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This week I talk with writer and former Capitol Hill staffer — and my old co-worker — Evelyn Quartz about the strange afterlife of political work: how two people who once believed in “hope and change” ended up disillusioned with the system they helped run. We trade stories about burnout, ideology, and how a job that’s supposed to “change the world”…

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Road Rage, Unc Status & Past Lives with Millie Matyjasik 1:13:39

2M ago1:13:39

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This week I sit down with my first teenage guest, Millie Matyjasik. We talk about driving lessons, ballet, cold plunges in the Pacific, social media brainrot, situationships, and what teenagers wish adults would understand. Please show some support for the podcast and get access to some extra content by subscribing to the Patreon page: http://www.p…

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311 - Tales from the Floating Vagabond 2e, Part 2: An Interview 1:25:14

2M ago1:25:14

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Sorry it's been a while friends! This episode is special and it took some work to get it working. We're interviewing Sean Ellis and Kira Woodmansee, two of the major names involved in getting Tales from the Floating Vagabond off the ground. Because we wanted to! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…

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Bonus Episode: Chris Casey Proves His Mom Wrong 42:13

2M ago42:13

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In this bonus episode of onefjef, I welcome back my dear friend Chris Casey—the very first listener to email the show, thereby winning the infamous email contest. Chris shares a heartfelt “acceptance speech,” a story about proving his mother wrong, and a perspective on seizing one's destiny (with AirPods and a $6 coffee in hand). We play his origin…

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Movie Mastery - Malibu's Most Wanted (2003) 1:18:21

2M ago1:18:21

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Jamie Kennedy does a movie where, get this, a white guy acts like a stereotype of a black gangster. Oh ho ho. How absolutely hilarious. What will they think of next? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Jef Aldrich and Jon Taylor

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311 - Yuzzem? I Hardly Know 'Em! 56:21

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Whoa, stuff happens! This book hasn't been bad but it certainly has felt like it needs to get on with things, and here we go! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Jef Aldrich and Jon Taylor

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Leaving Lithuania, Finding Columbus & Finding Yourself with Anastasija Katcyna 1:42:07

2M ago1:42:07

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In my first post-road trip interview, I talk to Anastasia Katsina, who grew up in post-Soviet Lithuania, immigrated to Columbus, Ohio as a teen, and eventually found her path as a yoga teacher and somatic therapist. We talk about resilience, Lithuania's spiritual traditions, living in Switzerland and Norway, and how the pandemic unexpectedly brough…

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Road Trip Part 7: Stuck on Route 66, a Visit to Uranus & the Jesus Store in Branson 1:22:42

2M ago1:22:42

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In the seventh and final episode of my road trip, or at least this road trip, I visit the Great Sand Dunes National Park in the rain, experience the weirdness of Branson, get pulled over in Santa Fe, and get the hell out of Dodge City. Please show some support for the podcast and get access to some extra content by subscribing to the Patreon page: …

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Movie Mastery - Guyver: Dark Hero (1994) 1:19:35

2M ago1:19:35

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A lower budget sequel to the American live action movie based on the Japanese manga that tries to be more dark and gritty and is mostly more boring Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Jef Aldrich and Jon Taylor

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310 - It's Funnier If He's Southern 58:48

2M ago58:48

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Well boy, ah say boy, we done found the voice for one of our particular villains in this here page-turner and it dominates the episode. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Jef Aldrich and Jon Taylor

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Road Trip Part 6: Interstate 666, Meow Wolf & Death in Vegas 55:12

2M ago55:12

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In this, the penultimate episode of my road trip saga, I experience the horrors of California's Central Valley, the solitary magic of Joshua Tree, and the disturbing thing called Las Vegas. Here's a link to my film COVERAGE, which I mention in the episode: https://vimeo.com/13490966 Please show some support for the podcast and get access to some ex…

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310 - Tales from the Floating Vagabond 2e 1:15:06

3M ago1:15:06

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Part of this job is getting to hold extremely weird things in our hands, things we never expected to be real, and this is certainly one of those times. Three hundred and seven episodes ago we discussed Tales from the Floating Vagabond. Between then and now the author, Lee Garvin, passed away years ago. Now we have the second edition ANYWAY, and it'…

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Filmmaking Insights: Success & Challenges with Alex Mallis 1:21:16

3M ago1:21:16

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I took a break from my road trip last week so I’m releasing an interview with my friend, filmmaker Alex Mallis, whose feature film The Travel Companion premiered at Tribeca earlier this year. We talk about the highs and lows of getting a first feature into a major festival, politics in New York, the joy of creating something for its own sake, and (…

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Movie Mastery - Crossroads (2002) 1:18:43

3M ago1:18:43

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Britney Spears gets everything she's ever wanted while her friends' lives crumble around her. Woo! Fun road trip! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Jef Aldrich and Jon Taylor

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309 - Galaxy Class Ass 55:09

3M ago55:09

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One of the perils of recording early is I'm guaranteed to forget what the episode was. But good news, I think they met one of this book's big bad guys, a pugnacious and dangerous Imperial officers hanging around in a ziggurat. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Jef Aldrich and Jon Taylor