Author/Musician/Songwriter Warren Zanes and Bret Easton Ellis discuss Springsteen's Suicide obsession guiding him to Nebraska, the key ingredient of a perfect summer song and the only contemporary artist whose ambitious approach to making albums rivals that of The Boss. Part 2 of 2.
SOUNDTRACK: When The World Gets Weak by Warren Zanes
2023-08-15 05:52:03 +0000 UTC View Post
Author/Musician/Songwriter Warren Zanes and Bret Easton Ellis discuss voyaging deep into Nebraska to craft Deliver Me From Nowhere, scouring the ruins of The Del Fuegos decades after their disappointing demise and running down Tom Petty's demons. Part 1 of 2.
SOUNDTRACK: When The World Gets Weak by Warren Zanes
2023-08-08 06:54:29 +0000 UTC View Post
Author Alice Carriere and Bret Easton Ellis discuss the resonating thrill of reading a detached literary voice, calming down with images of extreme horror and adopting a domestic approach to editing a manuscript. Part 2 of 2.
2023-08-01 03:29:56 +0000 UTC View Post
Author Alice Carriere and Bret Easton Ellis discuss the perils of being born to intensely artistic parents, when medicine mimics illness and finding structure in chaos and crisis. Part 1 of 2.
2023-07-25 01:43:21 +0000 UTC View Post
Bret Easton Ellis discusses the remainder of his ten best viewing experiences of 2023 thus far. Part 2 of 2.
2023-07-18 04:31:35 +0000 UTC View Post
As 2023 reaches its middle point, Bret Easton Ellis reveals the first five of his ten best viewing experiences so far this year. Part 1 of 2.
2023-07-11 02:57:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Bret Easton Ellis discusses finally locating a key component of Wes Anderson's artistry in Asteroid City, addresses an inquiry into the origins of one of his novels and ponders his comparison to a dead French counterpart as he fields questions from Platinum members on the air.
2023-07-04 06:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post
Bret Easton Ellis plunges to new depths of spiritual malaise on a philosophical voyage to visit the wreckage of his own privilege. Bret then dives into a fresh set of questions from Platinum listeners on the air.
2023-06-27 04:50:46 +0000 UTC View Post
Filmmaker Kristoffer Borgli and Bret Easton Ellis wade through the long list of movies ranked in the latest Sight and Sound Critics' Poll. Part 2 of 2.
2023-06-20 02:48:41 +0000 UTC View Post
Filmmaker Kristoffer Borgli and Bret Easton Ellis discuss transplanting body horror to a brighter world in Sick of Myself, being terrified by Ridley Scott as a young child and thrilled by Lars Von Trier as a young adult. Part 1 of 2.
2023-06-13 03:31:54 +0000 UTC View Post
Screenwriter/Actress Guinevere Turner and Bret Easton Ellis discuss the treacherous task of casting Patrick Bateman, the quandary of narrating a movie unreliably and basking in the unabashed dedication of Christian Bale as they continue their conversation from last week. Part 2 of 2.
2023-06-06 03:37:35 +0000 UTC View Post
Screenwriter/Actress Guinevere Turner and Bret Easton Ellis discuss flipping an unusually compelling backstory from burden to book, connecting with the bleak youth populating the pages of Charles Dickens and finding out the hard way that Prince wasn't always in Minneapolis. Part 1 of 2.
2023-05-30 02:46:11 +0000 UTC View Post
Writer/Actor Jordan Firstman and Bret Easton Ellis discuss the lingering shame of a dramatic youth, being haunted by banana bread and the refreshing lavishness of The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel.
2023-05-23 03:05:56 +0000 UTC View Post
Bret Easton Ellis is pleasantly surprised by a former guest's new movie, reconnects with a delightful dinner companion and recalls early memories made of island magic as Hollywood continues standing still during the second week of the WGA strike.
2023-05-16 03:12:45 +0000 UTC View Post
Bret Easton Ellis discusses the first few days of the WGA strike, is reminded of an emblematic giraffe from the past and talks about an often overlooked Hitchcock movie as he ponders his immediate future in a paralyzed Hollywood.
2023-05-09 02:35:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Bret Easton Ellis discusses a challenging collaboration, resoundingly denies an accusation of hobnobbing and eulogizes a fallen ringmaster as he fields questions from Platinum members on the air.
2023-05-02 03:15:04 +0000 UTC View Post
Bret Easton Ellis talks about watching hit television shows barely tread water, processing pain without dealing blame and wielding pragmatism to fend off regret as he struggles to stay positive in a world lacking purpose.
2023-04-25 02:58:33 +0000 UTC View Post
Writer/Illustrator Matt Battaglia and Bret Easton Ellis discuss mining recent history for House on Fire, an old villain as the courier of new lies and corporations betraying the arts by policing the language of dead visionaries.
2023-04-18 03:07:12 +0000 UTC View Post
Bret Easton Ellis affirms James Cameron's mastery of spectacle, laments sexless high schoolers on the silver screen and reveals how to make yourself disappear through coitus as he advises Platinum members wrestling the burden of their sexual existence on the air.
2023-04-11 03:50:39 +0000 UTC View Post
Uncle Sam has flexed his rippled muscle of fairness and drizzled the musky sweat of justice all over you... Can you feel it? Bret will answer Platinum questions about love, sex and relationships on the next show. Power to the people.
2023-04-08 09:57:32 +0000 UTC View PostHoly shit, the Topic Poll was so close that it finished within the margin of error! According to the Official B.E.E. Podcast Charter Magna Carta, a 12-hour special election sudden death run-off is mandated to be held. This is fuckin' wild!!! So for the next twelve hours, let freedom ring as democracy spreads its wings across the fruited plains.
We're getting experimental for the next episode: It will be a Q&A, but instead of the usual "anything goes" vibe of these shows we are going to find out what happens when we tighten the focus of the inquiry down to one specific topic. You will vote for the topic of your choosing, then once a winner is decided the Platinum Posse will submit the questions. Let's have some fun experimenting, like college all over again. Here are your choices of topic:
Bret Easton Ellis talks about a legendary auteur who never made a legendary movie and reflects on the recent Academy Awards as he fields more questions from Platinum listeners. Part 2 of 2.
2023-04-04 01:21:14 +0000 UTC View Post
Bret Easton Ellis talks about rolling with the changes in business class before replying to questions from Platinum listeners on the air. Part 1 of 2.
2023-03-28 05:14:20 +0000 UTC View Post
Novelist 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.
2023-03-21 00:18:27 +0000 UTC View Post
Novelist/TV Writer Maria Semple and Bret Easton Ellis discuss new perspective as the key to igniting The Shards, navigating the emotional self on the lonely road and shame as an engine of creation. Part 1 of 2.
2023-03-14 02:41:20 +0000 UTC View Post
Matty Healy of The 1975 and Bret Easton Ellis discuss pop culture tastemakers as an endangered species, the most boring indie rock scene ever documented on film and the only thing to ever threaten the existence of The 1975 as they continue their conversation from last week. Part 2 of 2.
2023-03-07 01:36:27 +0000 UTC View Post
Frontman Matty Healy from The 1975 and Bret Easton Ellis discuss harmless inhabitants mingling with sinister forces in Los Angeles, people deflecting personal responsibility by slinging online accusations of nepotism and the alarming cultural approach to contemporary conflict resolution. Part 1 of 2.
2023-02-28 02:29:51 +0000 UTC View Post
Bret Easton Ellis tells tales from the road, ponders the high price of George Michael's stunning success and shares the secret to staying productive without sacrificing your vices as he fields questions from Platinum members on the air. Patreon Season 7 premiere.
2023-02-21 04:19:12 +0000 UTC View Post