S8E25: A Disappearing World
Added 2024-07-09 05:49:39 +0000 UTCBret shares how he celebrated America's birthday and recalls the unforgettable work of two recently departed Hollywood legends as he fields questions from Platinum members on the air.
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Cheer up Bret. Didion was wrong about the naked women on the ledge. As homicide detectives often say. There are no coincidences.
Caleb Snyder
2024-10-05 15:00:36 +0000 UTCIt took me a minute to get that, it's kind of late. Far too late for a run.
Stephen
2024-07-28 05:34:23 +0000 UTCI worked on a movie which included a supporting role played by Robert Towne’s daughter. I asked her if her dad considered naming her “China”. She wasn’t amused.
J Hay
2024-07-26 06:02:01 +0000 UTCThe actor was/is Andrew SCOTT. He’s great in Ripley. As for songwriters vs. singers, that also applies to movies, plays, etc., since most actors don’t write the scripts they’re interpreting.
J Hay
2024-07-25 06:55:30 +0000 UTCAndrew Stone 😂😂
Justin Ketrinchek
2024-07-24 01:56:15 +0000 UTCWorth checking your vitamin D levels. If you don't get enough sunlight depression can be present. Luv your podcast ❤️ cheers from Australia.
Pizdetz
2024-07-18 22:01:14 +0000 UTCThat was my question - appreciate the rec.
Thomas Rankin
2024-07-18 12:43:17 +0000 UTChe is based on his actual bday a boomer but i guess he just identifies as gen x
Collin Myers
2024-07-17 01:08:20 +0000 UTCDidnt Robert Towne also work on the last ep of madmen?
Dan Smith
2024-07-16 00:21:03 +0000 UTCI’d never seen Vanderpump rules until Bret sang its praises. I’m very thankful he did, because I binged the entire 11 seasons, and found so much entertainment in it. I don’t think I’d have enjoyed it as much if I had watched it as it happened, but this was the right time to revel in it. Thank you!
Mara Capozzi
2024-07-16 00:07:52 +0000 UTCFor satirists, hard to beat Terry Southern—Magic Christian, Candy, Blue Movie.
Morgan Hobbs
2024-07-15 13:56:53 +0000 UTCI love that!❤️
E
2024-07-15 02:40:10 +0000 UTC💯 (I know bc I do it every single day with my ten year old girl.) BUT!!! Today when the TS album ended Apple Music played a Phoebe Bridgers song and she said, “Wow, this might be better than Taylor.” No shit.
Patrick
2024-07-15 01:59:53 +0000 UTCUpdate: I saw LONGLEGS and though it was excellent and something the BEE peeps definitely will dig and there are some parallels with the Shards but I don't want to be more specific and give spoilers. Even though you haven't been going to the movies, this one might be worth going to the theater for. It was my first time in a theater in almost two years and I was glad I went. I really liked Oz Perkins aesthetic and choices as director. It's doing remarkably well as it was only projected to make $7-$9 million opening weekend and it made $22 million. Highly recommended. I'd love to hear what you think about this film.
R. M.
2024-07-15 01:08:55 +0000 UTCtaste is ability to separate good from bad. liking the replacements is a lucky accident when you are thinking that taylor swift is the best songwriter in the world.
Oleg
2024-07-14 09:18:01 +0000 UTCAnd that dog is the only dog to ever be nominated for an Oscar. Great episode.
Iain
2024-07-14 08:13:58 +0000 UTCSure Taylor Swift might suck, but isn’t Bret a huge Replacements fan too? That kinda gives him a pass in my book.
Iain
2024-07-14 08:13:08 +0000 UTCYou read my mind. If driving around LA listening to Taylor Swift doesn’t fill you with dread idk what will..
Ashley
2024-07-14 07:43:59 +0000 UTCIf there was ever any question...this episode sealed it
E
2024-07-14 06:16:51 +0000 UTCJust thinking of Bret as a Swiftie--no wonder he's in a general state of malaise. And I wish he'd spent more time talking about "Network" instead of wasting it on TS
E
2024-07-14 05:46:33 +0000 UTC👋🏻
Nikki Ferrari
2024-07-13 20:38:20 +0000 UTCAlso a fan. If someone thinks taylor doesnt write her own music they dont know what theyre talking about. A mere google search would correct that. Hate to break it to adam but a PRODUCER like jack antonoff absolutely had a part in the final recordings of bruce springsteens songs, along with anyone else you want to name drop. Please fuck off!!!
Nikki Ferrari
2024-07-13 20:37:16 +0000 UTCYeah I've also heard that TV writing is kind of shady business. Adam Carolla often talked about a writer he had on The Man Show staff who never actually had any bits or skits filmed. But they kept him around because the guy was hilarious and always made the other writers laugh. And as far as music credit is concerned, we've all heard those stories about Rick Rubin where he contributed nothing more to a song than nodding his head and a thumbs up, and yet he's credited as the producer. Regardless of what the credits say, based on the level of lyrical consistency in Swift's music, I have to believe that if she has a team working on the music, they're probably there to suggest overall moods and themes of the record (Something like a producer saying, "Hey Taylor, I think your sound would work great for folk music. Let's focus on a folk pop song to open the next album.") and the much of the worker-bee labor (writing, lyrical pacing) is left for Taylor because it seems that's where her passion is (based on videos of her going through her song writing process). I think her music stands out among other pop stars because of the almost rap-like rapidity of the lyrics, and trying to outsource that to someone else can be a tricky endeavor.
Keith V Whalen
2024-07-13 19:07:46 +0000 UTCFor a self-proclaimed Gen-Xer, Bret's musical tastes are very Boomerish; The Eagles, Fleetwood Mac. Ugh.
Billy Schafer
2024-07-13 18:44:29 +0000 UTCi do want to chime in on the taylor discussion as probably the only fan here to say it’s such a weird misconception that she doesn’t write her own music. i guess there are many pop stars who don’t and that’s where it comes from but some pop stars do write their own music! and in taylor’s case she would not be a pop star if she didn’t bc she’s so obviously a writer before she is a performer. she wrote her 3rd album with no co-writers in response to the criticism that she didn’t write songs by herself. i think she just enjoys the collaborative process of writing with other people because it’s fun. you can see in the documentary miss americana that her process is usually she comes in with an idea that’s pretty much a complete song and then she brings it to jack or whoever and they come up with a few lyric changes or write the bridge together but the songwriting is like 90% her and u can tell bc her music is generally very diaristic.
Shaianne
2024-07-13 14:34:02 +0000 UTCInteresting. This might be the case with tv writing also. Fallon had a guest on who said as much, can’t recall who the guest was.
Sodaheiress
2024-07-13 06:37:43 +0000 UTCAnother great episode, thanks Bret and Adam. I could listen to Bret wax on about anything. I prefer the episodes without guests. I don’t enjoy every guest (Hoffs- I just found her 🥱) but that’s okay, it’s your show, and I did enjoy Bret’s enjoyment at having her on. I sense Bret’s malaise in his voice, hear me out… he said it’s been going on for 3 months, isn’t that when he started taking gummies? Unpopular opinion but it’s unhealthy and can cause depression, there are healthier options to help with sleep or anxiety. Check out Hubermans podcast, he’s got some good tips on sleep and anxiety. Another thought, Bret is clearly an introvert, as one myself I find that the older I get the harder it is to be social. Also I wish Bret would reconsider watching Ripley, Scott is fantastic. The movie is one of my favorite movies and I love the book, but I really enjoyed this fresh take.
Sodaheiress
2024-07-13 06:31:44 +0000 UTCwtf is bret talking about “mainstream media” still? it doesn’t exist anymore. joe rogan is mainstream media. charlie kirk is mainstream media. youtube is mainstream media. this isn’t nbc / cbs / abc anymore. get into it. nobody cares.
Nick Not Nolte
2024-07-13 04:02:41 +0000 UTCIn regards to song writing and song writing credits: I've seen lots of "writers" credited on songs I know they absolutely had nothing to do with, making the song look like a team collaboration. I have a feeling that writing credit is more often a legal obligation than proof of creative input (maybe if someone is in the room during the writing of the final lyrics, they could be entitled to a credit). Case in point: Dr. Dre doesn't write lyrics. Never had, never will. Always had other rappers do his writing because his passion was the beats and the mixing and the overall production. Yet, if you look at Eminem's first CD, Dr. Dre is credited as writer on a number of songs. I absolutely don't believe Dre wrote a single word on that album. I'm not an Eminem fan, but I doubt anyone wrote any lyrics other than Em. And yet there are tracks with several writers. Again, I believe this is more a legal thing than some kind of proof Eminem wasn't the sole writer.
Keith V Whalen
2024-07-13 04:02:18 +0000 UTCWho Framed Roger.... Rabbit. The classic Zemeckis movie!
Thomas Davidson
2024-07-13 00:21:29 +0000 UTCAnother mention of Ladies Man by Richard Price. Great book
Darren Ankenman
2024-07-12 13:35:03 +0000 UTClol he really does. bless his heart
Brandon Cook
2024-07-12 00:10:23 +0000 UTCI made this tribute for Donald Sutherland. Check it out- it’s something BEE heads will love https://youtu.be/Pwu7SZ3dtw4?si=xYGB2f-fQZFatQx3
Matthew Moss
2024-07-11 23:01:23 +0000 UTCLol.
Adam Long
2024-07-11 20:03:10 +0000 UTCAgreed. I don't get the hate some have for these episodes.
Adam Long
2024-07-11 20:01:55 +0000 UTCNot sure how much longer I am going to pay for a 28 minute self-pity part before anything of interest or relevance gets said
Jim Corboy
2024-07-11 15:35:40 +0000 UTCThere’s a decent summary of the aborted trilogy here: http://j-j-gittes.blogspot.com/2018/07/the-third-film.html?m=1
Paul Richardson
2024-07-11 15:04:58 +0000 UTCit is not about “these people questions” but bret’s opinions on different and often interesting topics.
Oleg
2024-07-11 12:42:22 +0000 UTCbret really has an atrocious taste in music…
Oleg
2024-07-11 12:40:31 +0000 UTCNothing can beat Palm Dior. He's a treasure.
Sértő-Radics Sarolta
2024-07-11 09:00:54 +0000 UTCLove the listener Q & A's, and how transparent and real Bret is. It's a gift. Bret definitely check out INFESTED streaming on Shudder (French horror film) and LONGLEGS with Maika Monroe & Nicholas Cage comes out in theaters in 2 days. I'm actually gonna go to the theater for this one. Looks great. Really simple and unsettling. You should also check out GOD IS A BULLET with Monroe if you haven't checked that out yet. Nick Cassavetes directed it. I like Cassavetes direction. Monroe or Cassavetes would make interesting guests.
R. M.
2024-07-11 03:03:59 +0000 UTCyou sound poor
Poetical Gore
2024-07-11 01:31:27 +0000 UTCBret actually *wrote a blurb* for the English translation of the Japanese novel (Strangers) in which he called it an “eerie and haunting ghost story” by “one of Japan’s best writers”
Oscar
2024-07-11 00:04:39 +0000 UTCWill be interesting to hear what Bret thinks of the bear season 3 when he’s done with it seeing a lot of mixed reviews
Harold B
2024-07-10 23:22:32 +0000 UTCWhat's your mile time?
Florence
2024-07-10 21:52:19 +0000 UTCTotally agree!
Adam Long
2024-07-10 20:50:09 +0000 UTCThe third movie in the Towne trilogy was going to be about no-fault divorce? I always thought it was going to be about the freeway system. Water, oil, freeways.
Bryan
2024-07-10 20:25:50 +0000 UTCI just love when you guys just riff….👏🏻👏🏻
PETER GREER
2024-07-10 19:47:04 +0000 UTCPersonal Best is a really good movie. Underseen and underrated
Richard Raymond
2024-07-10 18:40:09 +0000 UTCI know that some people feel differently, but I like the Q & A episodes. I could listen to Bret talk about anything. Sometimes it’s preferable when the guest isn’t exactly Susanna Hoffs or Tarantino tier.
N.M. Janice.
2024-07-10 16:48:15 +0000 UTCLove the listener question episodes.
Adam Long
2024-07-10 16:11:59 +0000 UTCam going to listen on my run. will say more later, after my run.
richard owain roberts
2024-07-10 16:10:57 +0000 UTCCan you make a new tier that only includes guest interview episodes? I’m sick of paying for this shit, idc about these peoples questions.
Dal Rhoads
2024-07-10 16:06:43 +0000 UTCWhoops! I commented too soon while listening live. Sorry, of course Adam couldn’t let it go and is 💯 correct.
Patrick
2024-07-09 23:48:54 +0000 UTCBret’s take on Taylor Swift, then Adam, “Sure. Yeah. Yeah.” 😂 (Right there with ya. My ten year old girl loves it so much. And I just, “Sure. Yeah. Yeah.” her too.)
Patrick
2024-07-09 23:42:47 +0000 UTCI get a kick out of hearing how Bret strangely mispronounces certain words. Today it's "behemoth."
Steve
2024-07-09 23:17:54 +0000 UTCAndrew SCOTT, Bret.. Andrew SCOTT.. he was incredible in "Ripley."
John Q. Thompson
2024-07-09 16:12:40 +0000 UTC❤️
David Noble
2024-07-09 05:55:16 +0000 UTC
