S7E5: Menace To Society with Maria Semple
Added 2023-03-21 00:18:27 +0000 UTCNovelist Maria Semple and Bret Easton Ellis discuss witnessing John Malkovich's mastery of the stage together, writing scripts as a hired gun and Jonah Hill's recent documentary about a familiar subject as they continue their conversation from last week. Part 2 of 2.
Comments
Great episode. Listening to Where'd you go Bernadette on Audiobook-it's good.
Leonard Appleman
2023-04-07 02:11:16 +0000 UTCRefreshing to hear an honest conversation about a film that bombed, from the author. She DGAF.
Andrew Shaffer
2023-03-30 14:25:30 +0000 UTCSmart female guests are the best! Very good episode!
T
2023-03-30 12:52:13 +0000 UTCShe gave the best answer to the Eagles question. She's obviously not a golfer! The dude likes her. Abide!
Jorge Espinha
2023-03-29 17:23:33 +0000 UTCOMG Bret you’re so cute being interviewed by William F. Buckley https://youtu.be/UCOSG2jCOoM
Andrew Stone
2023-03-29 03:51:17 +0000 UTCBest episode of the season
Phoenix
2023-03-29 02:13:17 +0000 UTCSame!
Phoenix
2023-03-29 02:12:58 +0000 UTCThe question was borne out of Stephen Malkmus’ emphatic rants on their putrid stain onto society’s now-tainted fabric (a paraphrase). I saw the passion more for finding a person’s reaction to this unexpected Rorschach test than any kind of passion for the band. I think Adam is the Eagles geek?
Pp358
2023-03-28 00:59:07 +0000 UTCi was bamboozled by that. thought the eagles were a brett staple. they're ok???!!!!!
Collin Myers
2023-03-25 11:41:21 +0000 UTCAfter all of Bret's books, it seems a little redundant or beating a dead horse to attempt to analyze Bret. haha. I can't read those reviews because I get too impatient and I'll end up spending too much time writing my own review in response that I won't end up having anywhere to send it.
bpvalentine
2023-03-25 08:41:15 +0000 UTCWHAT THE HELL?? haha. Hearing how fast Bret turned on those beautiful harmonies made me clutch my pearls. For shame, Mr. Ellis. For shame!
bpvalentine
2023-03-25 08:36:12 +0000 UTCRight. But I think she was trying to make a larger analytical point that didn’t quite land, especially when working in the things Ellis wrote in White about American Gigalo.
Gabriel Sanchez
2023-03-24 18:25:09 +0000 UTCNo, Christine Smallwood. https://www.nybooks.com/articles/2023/04/06/the-exorcist-the-shards-bret-easton-ellis/
Gabriel Sanchez
2023-03-24 18:24:29 +0000 UTCI did and it pissed me off because I felt like the writer couldn’t be objective about her review; she was obviously annoyed at BEE’s views on trauma and it showed.
Tracy Stapleton-Lutkins
2023-03-24 18:22:06 +0000 UTCWas it written by Melissa Broder?
Nikki Ferrari
2023-03-24 17:08:44 +0000 UTCSome stuff isn’t paywall’d. I think the review is strong, but then gets off the rails a bit with the attempts to psychoanalyze Ellis.
Gabriel Sanchez
2023-03-24 15:59:35 +0000 UTCWonderful, engaging guest!
Dave
2023-03-24 00:43:39 +0000 UTChave not seen it? i think you got to pay for nyrb articles, right??
Collin Myers
2023-03-23 23:20:06 +0000 UTCI know this isn’t directly on point to this episode, but did anyone read the review of The Shards in the NYRB? Or has this been discussed elsewhere?
Gabriel Sanchez
2023-03-23 22:58:22 +0000 UTC"Father figure" is a great song to be totally fair.
Constantine
2023-03-23 19:32:53 +0000 UTCHahah. I thought the same thing. He has definitely spoken more fondly of them In the past. Sounded like he might have been curbing his enthusiasm based on her response.
N.M. Janice.
2023-03-23 19:08:44 +0000 UTCWhat?! All this time thought Bret loved The Eagles…”eh, they’re ok.” 🤯
Ashley
2023-03-23 17:10:25 +0000 UTCEnjoyed these two episodes with Maria. But not enough questions about 90210.
Thomas Matich
2023-03-23 17:02:35 +0000 UTCI loved EO, and I walked out of EEAAO about midway through.
N.M. Janice.
2023-03-23 16:37:02 +0000 UTCThis was the best episode of the year so far. Listening to two old friends chop it up about the movie industry and youthful memories was a real treat. BEE still the best podcast around. 🖤
Joe Paluck
2023-03-23 13:43:26 +0000 UTCAnother great episode.
Iain
2023-03-23 12:47:59 +0000 UTCThis was so great. The writers really are the best guests
Kerry
2023-03-23 02:11:51 +0000 UTCGreat guest
Jon A.
2023-03-22 17:38:30 +0000 UTCam going to listen on my run. will say more later, after my run.
richard owain roberts
2023-03-22 16:11:25 +0000 UTCAbsolutely enjoyable
Jerome Busca
2023-03-22 09:27:10 +0000 UTCExcellent
PETER GREER
2023-03-21 23:34:51 +0000 UTCAnother great episode with this guest. Will be sad there’s not another to look forward to from her. As another commenter said, appreciate and loved the respectful & funny ways they disagreed with each other on things.
OSOS
2023-03-21 19:07:30 +0000 UTCThis was a total joy to listen to, this broad is so charming and funny! Loved hearing her’s and Bret’s opposing views on various things. This was so enjoyable!
ck kane
2023-03-21 16:22:02 +0000 UTCMan i was loving her until she blew the final question. But dig her taste in movies EO style. Also her response to Crawdads and EEAAO were absolutely correct...
Alexander Quattlander
2023-03-21 13:23:48 +0000 UTCBeen pacing away and waiting for this one. Let’s go! 😎
Patrick
2023-03-21 00:20:15 +0000 UTC
