Two rookie reporters and rivals at The Washington Post investigate the botched 1972 break-in at the Democratic Party's headquarters in the Watergate complex. With help from a shadowy source known as Deep Throat, they connect the burglars to the White House and keep digging despite mounting pressure and threats. Following the money, they uncover a conspiracy that reaches the highest levels of power.

Craig, Elisabeth and guest Annie Bulloch talk about the current state of journalism, widespread corruption, president's Day and the movie "All the President's Men" on this week's Matinee Heroes.

Show Notes

• 0:55

  Craig, Elisabeth and guest Annie Bulloch talk (reluctantly) about their favorite presidents.

• 8:11

  Craig, Elisabeth and Annie discuss "All The President's Men".

• 51:11

  Recasting

• 1:14:25

  Double Feature

• 1:20:11

  Final Thoughts

• 1:25:17

  A preview of next week's episode "Tightrope."

In early 20th-century Montana, Colonel William Ludlow lives on a ranch with his three sons: Tristan, Alfred, and Samuel. Their unconventional but tightly bonded life is shattered when Samuel is killed in World War I. Tristan and Alfred make it home, but the damage does not stop there. Soon after returning, both brothers fall for Samuel's fiancée, Susannah, and their growing rivalry starts tearing the family apart.

Craig, Elisabeth and guest Brendan Agnew talk about love triangles, Bart the Bear, snow in Oklahoma and movie "Legends of the Fall" on Elisabeth's Matinee Birthday.

Show Notes

• 1:20

  Craig, Elisabeth and guest Brendan Agnew talk cold weather across the country.

• 11:36

  Craig, Elisabeth and Brendan discuss "The Sound of Music".

• 58:46

  Recasting

• 1:21:39

  Double Feature

• 1:26:52

  Final Thoughts

• 1:32:33

  A preview of next week's episode "All the President's Men"

eels like a family reunion where the relatives happen to be movie icons. From the jump, the room lands on the perfect vibe: not "you were in my childhood," but "we grew up together," like distant cousins swapping stories you already love hearing.

• John talks about playing Brian Wilson and how meaningful it was to feel like they did right by him. He also shares a great detail about working alongside Paul Dano: they did not compare notes, but both found their way in through the Smile Sessions box set.
• Joan shares an early set memory: she starts as an extra, gets upgraded to a line, and is told to go buy an outfit. She winds up in purple corduroy pants while processing that this is somehow her life now.
• John tells a story about someone on Twitter posting "cast Joan Cusack more," and his reaction is basically "correct." The moment turns into a mini rally, and honestly, the internet should do more of that.

"All I did was look for dignity. It was a constant search for dignity." - Joan Cusack

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Maria is a spirited, tomboyish young woman training at an Austrian abbey, and she's sent out to work as governess for the seven children of a widowed naval captain. In the captain's strict, quiet household, she shakes things up with warmth, playfulness, and music, gradually bringing the family back to life and forging an unexpected bond with their guarded father.

Craig and Elisabeth wrap up F#@K Nazis month by talking about what's happening in America right now, living with 8 kids, taking principled stands and the movie "The Sound of Music" on this week's Matinee Heroes!!

Show Notes

• 1:12

  Craig and Elisabeth talk about the sad state of affairs in America.

• 13:42

  Craig and Elisabeth discuss "The Sound of Music".

• 47:31

  Recasting

• 59:05

  Double Feature

• 1:04:29

  Final Thoughts

• 1:07:47

  A preview of next week's episode "Legends of the Fall."

During the last days of World War II, a solitary prospector crosses paths with Nazis on a scorched-earth retreat in northern Finland. When the soldiers decide to steal his gold, they quickly discover they just tangled with no ordinary miner.

Craig, Elisabeth and Cary Gordon discuss revenge fantasies, adaptable anti-heroes, heavy metal cruises and the movie "Sisu" on this week's Matinee Heroes!

Show Notes

• 0:47

  Craig, Elisabeth and guest Cary Gordon talk about heavy metal cruising.

• 7:01

  Craig, Elisabeth and Cary discuss "Sisu".

• 28:05

  Recasting

• 46:10

  Double Feature

• 50:05

  Final Thoughts

• 56:11

  A preview of next week's episode "The Sound of Music."

Judge Dan Haywood presides over the trial of four German judges accused of collaborating with the Nazi regime by sentencing innocent men to death during World War II. As testimony unfolds, the visiting Americans and their wary German hosts are forced to confront what the war did to their countries, and the lasting moral damage it left behind.

Craig, Elisabeth and guest Valerie Cameron talk about society's role in atrocities, fighting fascism at home, the film sports nerd Venn diagram and the movie "Judgement at Nuremburg" on this week's Matinee Heroes.

Show Notes

• 0:59

  Craig, Elisabeth and guest Valerie Cameron (https://www.whattoseewithval.com/) talk about her latest musings and postings.

• 8:32

  Craig, Elisabeth and Adam discuss "Marathon Man".

• 1:03:29

  Recasting

• 1:29:34

  Double Feature

• 1:33:54

  Final Thoughts

• 1:36:58

  A preview of next week's episode "Sisu."

A Columbia grad student and committed long-distance runner has no clue his older brother is a government agent hunting a Nazi war criminal, until that brother is murdered and he's yanked into a vicious web of stolen gems and sadistic killers. Even his girlfriend starts to look like she might be hiding something, and in a hurry, everything he believed about his life gets turned inside out.

Craig, Elisabeth and guest Adam Marcus talk about paranoia thrillers, never under estimate an old Nazi, nut butter and the movie "Marathon Man" on this week's Matinee Heroes!

Show Notes

• 1:14

  Craig, Elisabeth and guest Adam Marcus talk about Adam's documentary Heart of Darkness: The making of "The Final Friday".

• 15:54

  Craig, Elisabeth and Adam discuss "Marathon Man".

• 1:15:30

  Recasting

• 1:45:49

  Double Feature

• 1:48:51

  Final Thoughts

• 1:55:13

  A preview of next week's episode "Judgement at Nuremberg."

Recorded live in Utah after a two year wait, this CONversation with Craig drops you straight into a packed room with Christopher Eccleston and an audience ready to sprint into Doctor Who territory at full speed. Craig kicks things off by digging into Christopher's take on Fagin in Dodger, including how you approach an iconic role that comes with real baggage. From there it turns into a smart, funny, occasionally sharp Q&A about stepping back into the Ninth Doctor with Big Finish, what it was like recording in isolation during COVID, and why the Doctor's loneliness is not a side note, it is the engine.

• Chris describes the character in a way that keeps the charm and the danger intact, calling him "a kind of a Robin Hood figure," but still someone with "a slightly dodgy, no pun intended, moral compass." He also connects that damage to the Ninth Doctor, which is a neat little bridge between Dickens and the TARDIS.
• He talks about recording during COVID with only a sound engineer, how quickly the character came back, and how audio acting has its own rules. You cannot rely on sprinting down corridors or flailing your arms like a windmill.
• There is a great exchange about villains and what actually terrifies people. Eccleston points out how one story was designed with adults in mind.

"Oh, he's falling through time. He's alone as we all are...really. He's alone." - Christopher Eccleston

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