I Am Sam is a movie starring Sean Penn as a special needs person, as supported by special needs people also playing special needs people. Jason and Todd talk about why this movie remained a punchline in other movies for years after its release, what exactly the "it factor" is, and how to be a narc in a professional entertainment industry situation.…

Listening to Tami Simon reflect on how much spiritual practice has become mainstream is fascinating and important. She began her company Sounds True in the 1980's with the intention to capture as much 'spiritual wisdom' as she could, and the company has grown into a behometh publishing and content house. She says 'back then meditation was for Hari …

Do you ever struggle with lack of CLARITY about what you really want for your future? Then listen to this episode with a notepad because I am going to share with you the #1 practice I’ve ever found to get you immense clarity. And welcome to season 2 of my new NEWLY named show - where I am claiming my name, Todd Jason. Each episode my plan is to giv…

Hobo with a Shotgun is a violently silly movie with Rutger Hauer. Jason isn't as into as Todd, which naturally leads them down a path to discuss cats, Shia LaBeouf's art installation, and whatever the name is of the guy who directed that thing that was pretty good.Jason Rohrer and Todd Anderson tarafından oluşturuldu

Gil Rief is a 13-time Emmy-winning writer/producer who served as head writer for The Ellen Show and The Jennifer Hudson Show, and has written for dozens of other A-list hosts, comedians, and celebrities. He's overseen the writing of hundreds of monologues, comedy segments, games, tape pieces, and hidden camera bits. In addition, he's directed sketc…

\ Dr. Anil Menon is an incredible testament to the power of resilience and the human spirit. He launched the first humans into space as SpaceX’s first medical director, served as first responder after the earthquakes in Haiti and Nepal, and fulfilled his childhood dream of becoming an astronaut. Hear Anil’s incredible story and learn how you, too, …

As former Head of Learning at Adobe, Johnson’s expertise is in creating powerful and immersive learning experiences. But he designed his most profound one when he and his wife could’t find a way to repair their relationship, and he was able to change the game through a deep dive into radical empathy. Learn how amplifying your ability to understand …

We’re excited to welcome Matt Abrahams to the conversation this week. Matt is an interpersonal communication expert who lectures at the Stanford School of Business, and is also a sought after keynote speaker and communication consultant for Fortune 100 companies. His podcast: "Think Fast, Talk Smart", ranks #1 in the career/business category in sev…

Flight from Ashiya is an old movie about a rescue team led by a racist guy who hates Yul Brenner for being Japanese, which of course he is not. Jason and Todd talk about the aesthetic of model work versus cartoons, the movie Civil War which is somewhat dumb, and how weed makes it impossible to remember anything that happens in the Clint Eastwood mo…

New York Times bestselling author Bill Burnett is with us today to enlighten us with a series of revolutionary, life changing concepts about how to use design thinking to dramatically improve our careers and lives. As the Executive Director of the Design Program at Stanford, he got his BS and MS in Product Design at Stanford and has worked professi…

Glenn Kramon's writing classes are legendary at Stanford University Graduate School of Business, where he was honored with the students' Distinguished Teaching Award in 2020. He's been an editor for The New York Times for more than a quarter-century. Perhaps his greatest gift is in the teaching of authentic human connection and relating, which incl…

Through his books, keynotes and live events Matt Kahn has garnered a huge following teaching people to strengthen the noble qualities of gratitude, kindness and empathy. In this unique session he’ll share ways to practice self love so we can experience more ease, fulfillment and personal success. Do you feel you could use more self-compassion or a …

Rachel Konrad was the Director of Communications for Tesla working directly for Elon Musk and also the CCO for Impossible Foods, helping both companies become household names. She’s now a Lecturer at Stanford Business School and will share her gift for all things communication, including how to inspire and unlock the power of storytelling. In this …

Do you ever struggle with making a big change in your life? Or does even the idea of a big transition looming in your life or your work or your careers cause a lot of stress and anxiety? In this episode, Lauren Weinstein and I, who is and was my business partner, talk about the big change and transition that we have going on in our lives, because w…

Fear City is an Abel Ferrara movie with Tom Berenger and a bunch of really famous actresses being exploited for cheap thrills. Jason thinks it's gross, and Todd does do, but they are watching this thing anyway. Stuff other than Fear City being discussed: Shoot to Kill starring Tom Berenger, Switchback starring Dennis Quaid which is not to be confus…

Basketball icon Tara VanDerveer is best known for her exceptional career as the head coach of the Stanford University women's team. VanDerveer grew up in a Massachussetts family that valued education and sports. She played basketball at Albany High School in New York and later attended Indiana University, where she played collegiate basketball and …

Annie Riley is a startup operator and advisor, executive coach, investor, and consultant, as well as the host of Who Got Me Here. Annie leads Fort Light, a group coaching program for people managers at startups, and consults on operations and go-to-market initiatives for various companies. Her clients include First Round Capital and Outschool. Prev…

Would you like to have more gravitas and charisma? Learn how to shift your mindset as well as your voice and body language to amplify your confidence, presence and power in everyday life. The listen to this episode..... Allison Kluger is an award-winning media expert who’s well-known for her oversubscribed Personal Branding course at Stanford Busin…

The Reflecting Skin is a kinda vampire movie directed by the same guy who did The Passion of Darkly Noon. His titles are weird. And there's always that Viggo. But that doesn't matter, because Jason and Todd are talking about funerals, tricks for remembering names, and the trouble with greasers.Jason Rohrer and Todd Anderson tarafından oluşturuldu

The Passion of Darkly Noon is a movie that is exactly the movie its title suggests. Jason and Todd talk about future tragedies a couple cast members would face, the fact that golden hour is not at noon, and the how important it is not to take in stray men stumbling through the forest behind your house. It's a lot to digest, but so is The Passion of…

Life of the Party is a Melissa McCarthy movie that made $65 million at the box office. It's a kind of riff on Back to School. Jason hates it. Todd loves Melissa McCarthy no matter what. They also talk a lot about losers and what should be done with them. Spoiler alert: at the end they feel terrible.Jason Rohrer and Todd Anderson tarafından oluşturuldu

No Safe Haven is a revenge thriller with one Wings Hauser, easily the most favored actor of this podcast. Jason's backside is bothering him and Todd is facing a professional existential crisis, so they mostly ignore Wings in order to talk about what is wrong with society and how much they would like to fix it except they have no money. Oh, and Doct…

Possession is a horror movie with Sam Neil that feels like you are watching scene work from an acting class. Jason and Todd sometimes get mesmerized by the acting in this movie enough to actually talk about the movie itself, but they also talk about children's television, anal surgery, and what kinds of guns they like to shoot. Also, they breakdown…

Dogs is a Jaws rip-off with delightful domesticated dogs instead of a shark. It's got that guy who played Fletch's ex-wife's lawyer in those Chevy Chase movies. Anyway, Jason and Todd mostly talk about two William Friedkin films of varying quality, that guy who directed that Oscar thing that directed other movies they might have liked, and also fan…

Dangerous Men is a DIY passion project by a guy named John Rad about a woman getting revenge on men for being total douche canoes. Its running time is an hour and twenty minutes, but this podcast lasts for more than two hours because Jason and Todd have to talk about the horrors of aging, the ups and downs of mushroom trips, and the third season of…

The Postman is a three hour Waterworld without water. Jason and Todd talk through the whole thing, mostly about our weight insecurities, the gift of Tom Petty, and the power of The Church over filmmaking. After this, they'll see you in the New Year, which is an election year. Oh yeah, they also talk about suicide.…

Silverado is an 80s western that Jason hates so much he wanted to do a two and a half hour podcast about it. Of course, Jason and Todd barely talk about the movie at all, instead talking about Theresa Russell, the importance of the audition process, and then get in a debate about Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio and Julianna Margulies. Also they talk ab…

Tough Guys Don't Dance is a neo-noir picture from Norman Mailer, in which homophobic misogynists do horrible things to each other in Provincetown, MA. Jason and Todd talk about what this movie meant in their childhoods, discuss Jason's troubles operating an iPad, and Todd reminds Jason that he was once Albert Maysles' house boy for a weekend.…

Airport is a movie about an airport run by incompetents. Jason and Todd talk about why they love disaster movies even though that's ghoulish, Jason discusses how various health troubles make sex uninviting, and Todd remembers his favorite shot from Airport '77. It's all right here, folks!Jason Rohrer and Todd Anderson tarafından oluşturuldu

Blades is an 80s movie about a killer lawnmower terrorizing a golf course. Jason and Todd mostly talk about Todd's son, the homeless crisis, and how this movie is way better than any Marvel film. The effects are better.Jason Rohrer and Todd Anderson tarafından oluşturuldu

Like Normal People is a TV movie where Shaun Cassidy plays a guy constantly referred to as a word that nobody dares use anymore. Jason thinks Shaun Cassidy is Andrew McCarthy and then spends much of the podcast fumbling around the word nobody uses anymore while Todd freely admits to getting choked up in the first act before losing interest somewher…

The Great Outdoors is a movie from the John Hughes/John Candy team up era of comedy movies. Jason doesn't like family comedies, but Todd is okay with them if they have raccoons and teen romance, and each character gets their own specific scoring. Mostly Jason and Todd talk about current event issues like homelessness and also television monologues.…

Lost Horizon is a movie about a plane filled with rich white trash crash landing into a musical. Jason and Todd don't like musicals to begin with, but this thing really brings a new meaning to the concept of lousy films. Also, George Kennedy had hard water, and nobody ever told him about filtration systems. Doesn't matter, Jason and Todd talk about…

House Party is another movie called House Party made for this year, 2023. Jason doesn't like it and talks about his anal fissure. Todd reminisces about his youth when it seemed like he had a really good shot at lucrative acting gigs. He doesn't like the new House Party, either, but he loves the old ones. He saw House Party 3 in the theater! No matt…

Trackdown is a movie that has Eric Estrada in it. One time, Todd saw Eric Estrada's personal locker at a cigar store in Studio City. But that's not at all what Jason and Todd talk about while watching this movie that has Anne Archer in it, they've got to talk about people with the last name Sidaris and socio-political issues they clearly don't full…

Stewardess School is an 80s comedy about exactly what it sounds like. This is the kind of movie that Jason thinks is a detriment to society, and the kind of absolute garbage Todd delights in. This of course leads to discussion about impenetrable loneliness and feeling abandoned by society. Whatever, they don't watch sports, so this is all they got.…

A Ghost Story is a movie about Casey Affleck standing around in a bedsheet. In other news, Jason got a colonoscopy and Todd saw a movie called Plane. As if that's not enough, there's a complete breakdown of Oscar contenders regardless of how few of them were actually seen by the two self-described idiots who talk a good twenty minutes after the mov…

Dead for a Dollar is a Walter Hill western that came out in 2022. Seems fitting for the last movie Jason and Todd talk through for the year. In addition to complaining about not enough gun fire, Jason dives deep into his family history, and Todd talks about the (also 2022) movie Troll. This one made Jason real mad and now he has vowed revenge.…

[[:encoded, "Portland Expose is an old movie based on true facts that expose the criminal underbelly of Portland. It exposes everything. A real expose. Jason and Todd only stop to be horrified by the violence towards women while talking about nuclear war, nazis, and The Water Wars. Oh, and Blonde. They talk about Blonde."]]…

[[:encoded, "Willy's Wonderland is a movie about a silent Nic Cage fighting animatronic demons. Jason thinks it's the best movie ever made, and Todd thinks it's maybe third or fourth best. No matter; they talk about lots of other things like old man health issues, David Mamet being old and having old man health issues like Republicanism, and also h…

[[:encoded, "The White Buffalo has a magical white buffalo puppet, a magical Jack Warden, and a Charles Bronson who never takes his damn shirt off. Don't matter, though, cuz Jason and Todd talk about other things most of the time, like what their lives were like in 5th grade and how their memories are not at all dependable. They don't yell at each …

[[:encoded, "Action U.S.A. is a movie about cars blowing up and people catching fire and jumping off bridges. While this unfolds before them, Jason and Todd talk about other car movies, have a love fest over the movie The Best Years of Our Lives, and they also talked about voting for sure - although that one may have happened off mic, we don't reme…

[[:encoded, "The Oscar is a sleazy movie about a sociopath who wants to win an Oscar real bad. While the sordid tale unravels, Jason and Todd talk about the reality of cashmere sweaters against bare skin, the difference between Valley dive bars and The Oscars, and the importance of the correct percentage of THC for editing an audio play."]]…

[[:encoded, "Turkey Shoot aka Escape 2000 is another exploitative take on The Most Dangerous Game starring the magnetic Steve Railsback. It's epic and kind of wonderful but Jason and Todd mostly talk about Ukraine and their equally subjective and uneducated opinions on auteur filmmakers. And Todd complains about that same stupid commercial director…

[[:encoded, "The Identical is a movie about Elvis's twin being as good as Elvis which according to this movie's music also sucks. No matter. Despite the running time of an hour forty for the movie, Jason and Todd talk for three and a half hours. Included are thoughts on this movie, other Christian movies, and then they yell fight for thirty minutes…

[[:encoded, "Cosmic Sin is a movie with Frank Grillo and Bruce Willis and they are in space. There's a lot of neon and tons of giant loud laser guns, but you would think Jason and Todd can't hear it as they instead talk about Lamb (a completely unrelated movie) and the truth about COVID and comedians, both alive and not alive. 2022 begins!"]]…

[[:encoded, "The Unseen is a movie about a Bond girl who stays at a bed and breakfast in Solvang whose owners keep Flounder from Animal House in their basement. It's really the perfect way to celebrate their 100th episode, and Jason and Todd barely pay attention to the murder onscreen because they are both in crisis about how horrible they were as …

[[:encoded, "The Many Saints of Newark is an HBO movie prequel to an HBO television series about gangsters with eating disorders. Jason and Todd mostly talk about the whole David Chappelle controversy despite Todd swearing he doesn't want to. Spoiler Alert! They manage to come to some kind of understanding. Sort of. No, don't talk about the movie f…

[[:encoded, "Cry Macho was made by an elderly man who only has time for single takes. Jason takes this man down. Todd laughs. Also, they talk about other things, like other movies and old man ailments."]]Jason Rohrer and Todd Anderson tarafından oluşturuldu

[[:encoded, "Reminiscence is a movie that is two hours long. Normally when people get bored by a movie, they shut it off. But Jason and Todd, they talk through the entire thing and then keep talking for another forty minutes after that."]]Jason Rohrer and Todd Anderson tarafından oluşturuldu