Reviews

Simply gorgeous, the production/editing and all the original music are amazing, so much so it feels an instantly cohesive whole from the jump. Sarah and Alex’s commentary is far-ranging, way surpassing what I expected from their framing of the podcast’s scope. Yes, of course, there’s a lot of smart thinking about and incisive observations on fathers, fatherhood, and masculinity, but then there are richly sourced deep-dives into film history, into literature and literary parallels, and so much more. Critically, it’s also very, very funny. That part makes everything else work perfectly, as a digestible and manageable whole that, in less capable hands, could have been overwhelmingly heavy. I can’t recommend it enough and I can’t wait to see where this podcast goes from here!

I just love the way she expresses herself and makes her points about the topic. Thoughtful, considered, smart, funny, just my favorite podcaster

I too have had a major crush on Captain Brody all my life! I found my tribe! 🦈🙌🏻

Thank you Sarah for more content! I adore you!

Smart, thoughtful, frank, and beautifully produced. I love the music and the informative asides. The show offers sound correlations between the film, the hosts’ lives and the greater human experience with humor, honesty and, ultimately, compassion. What a treat.

It’s such a weird movie and I would love Sarah’s take on it

I’m a huge Sarah Marshall and I’m excited to get to know Alex! I’m someone who grew up with a single mom and only distantly remembers his dad personally but has much second person information about him. So amped about this show. One movie I’d love to hear you process would be My Neighbor Totoro, perhaps both the sub and dub to glean what you can across their differences. I recently saw it for the first time and felt such a profound joy in seeing the intimacy and kindness Mei and Satsuki’s father demonstrates towards his family. Perhaps you could make comparisons across Miyuzaki/Ghibli films about portrayals of fathers in the dubs, given there are a lot of big name American stars as voice actors if you’re more comfortable focusing the analysis on the American distribution.

The episode content was fantastic. The music was cool at first but then it became too much, too kitschy. I hope this is parked down in future episodes.

If an algorithm worked for 10,000,000 iterations to come up with the perfect podcast for me, this podcast would have been the result.

I run the risk of being biased, but Kendrick’s audio production—and her musical contribution—is absolutely lovely.

I really do!!