Johnny Case in Wonderland

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You’re home. A lot. And you need something to watch. But not Breaking Bad or The Sopranos, or any of the usual suspects people suggest. You want something . . .  different. Enter The Cold Open Mini #11, in which Kynde Kiefel and Kathryn Frank name their top 5 non-canonical TV shows to rewatch (or watch for the first time) during our time of lockdown. Anime! Sitcoms! Comedy shows! All kinds of awesome things! The Cold Open is on Apple Podcasts if you wanna subscribe and check out past episodes. Be kind, stay apart, and stay safe!

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In The Cold Open Mini #10, The Top 5 Concerts We’ve Seen Edition, Matt Reynolds and Robert Sickels give their lists and have a Double Life of Veronique moment when they realize they were likely at a ton of the same San Francisco Bay Area concerts 15 years before they first met! Songs from the artists featured on this Mini can be found on The Cold Open Mini Pod Spotify Playlist, which is fantastic. The Cold Open Podcasts, both minis and full length episodes, are available on Apple Podcasts, so please rate it and subscribe so you can help others find us. And, most importantly, keep your distance and stay safe!

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In The Cold Open Mini #9, Kynde Kiefel and Kathryn Frank name their top 5 problematic artists who they still kind of like. That Woody Allen tops one of the lists is not hugely surprising, but there are some other very unexpected choices! The Cold Open is on Apple Podcasts if you wanna check out past episodes. Be kind, stay apart, and stay safe!

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In The Cold Open Mini #8, Robert Sickels and Kynde Kiefel name their top 5 movies carried by a single performer. It's a pair of great lists, but Kynde's #1 is the best pick ever.  If you’re so inclined, The Cold Open Podcast is available on Apple Podcasts. Stay apart and stay healthy!!!

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In The Cold Open Mini #7, The Top 5 Books on Film/Music/Comics Edition, Matt Reynolds, Kathryn Frank, and Robert Sickels give their wildly divergent lists. Matt and Robert clearly love movies, while Kathryn is much more varied! You can find the The Cold Open on Apple Podcasts if you’re so inclined.  And, most importantly, be kind, stay apart, and stay safe.

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In The Cold Open Mini #6, The Top 5 Musical Acts No Longer With Us That We’d Love to See Edition, Matt Reynolds and Robert Sickels give their pleasingly eclectic lists. Songs from these acts, as well as every other musical artist that has been mentioned on the Minis so far, can be found on The Cold Open Mini Pod Spotify Playlist, which is already fantastic and will continue to grow in intriguing directions.

We are churning out these mini pods because we refuse to let the restrictions on our daily lives preclude us from staying connected and creating stuff. We hope that others are doing the same! Stay healthy and stay connected, even if it's only virtually!

The Cold Open Podcasts, both minis and full length episodes, are available on Apple Podcasts, so please rate it and subscribe so you can help others find us and also have all The Cold Open Podcast goodness delivered to you immediately upon release! We are not alone, even as it kind of feels like it at the moment.

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The Cold Open podcast, which may be found on Apple Podcasts, now has a playlist which will continue to grow as we continue to keep podding while practicing social distancing.  Give it a follow!!!

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In The Cold Open Mini #5, The Top 5 Songs We Are Embarrassed to Admit We Love as Much as We Do Edition, Matt Reynolds, Robert Sickels, and Kynde Kiefel give their respective lists, which are indeed delightfully embarrassing. The Cold Open Podcasts, both minis and full length episodes, are available on Apple Podcasts, so please rate it and subscribe so you can help others find us and also have all The Cold Open Podcast goodness delivered to you immediately upon release!  And, most importantly, be kind and take care of each other. We are not alone, even as it kind of feels like it at the moment.

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In The Cold Open Mini #4, The Top 5 Books to Read When You Have Time Edition, Robert Sickels and Kathryn Frank list the top five books they’ll be reading in the coming months (or not, if the social distancing ends). The Cold Open is on Apple Podcasts, so please rate it and subscribe so you can help others find us and also have all The Cold Open goodness delivered to you immediately upon release!  And, most importantly, be kind and take care of each other.

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In The Cold Open Mini #3, The Top 5 Songs for the End of The World Edition, Matt Reynolds, Robert Sickels, and special guest star Kathryn Frank name the top five songs they’ll be listening to if and when the end of the world comes around. The Cold Open is on Apple Podcasts, so please rate it and subscribe so you can both help others find us and also have all The Cold Open goodness delivered to you immediately upon release!  And, most importantly, be kind and take care of each other.

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In The Cold Open Mini #2, Matt Reynolds, Robert Sickels, and Kynde Kiefel rank the top 5 worst things about working from home (though they are all thankful they have the good fortune to be able to do so). The Cold Open Podcasts, both minis and full length episodes, are available on Apple Podcasts, so please rate it and subscribe so you can both help others find us and also have all The Cold Open Podcast goodness delivered to you immediately upon release!  And, most importantly, be kind and take care of each other. We are not alone!

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Matt Reynolds, Robert Sickels, and Kynde Kiefel are being responsible citizens and practicing social distancing in all aspects of their lives. That said, we are lonely and we miss each other. Hence, the birth of the Cold Open Mini pods, in which we're together. Apart. Remotely. Giving our top five lists on an endless array of topics. We intend to do this as close to every day as possible for as long as the CDC recommends we keep our distance from others. But, as the Cold Open Minis illustrate, you do not have to be in total isolation while practicing social distancing--you can be with those you love in at least some capacity. And you can make stuff. Is it the same? No. Do the minis sound as good our normal pods recorded in the Whisper Room do? No. Does making them beat the hell out of sulking alone and not doing anything and being lonely and turning to drink and despair? YES!!! And so in The Cold Open Mini Pod #1, Matt, Kynde, and Robert each give their top 5 lists of their favorite movie crowd scenes. Matt and Robert both break the rules and include things other than movies. Especially Matt. Because of course they do. Kynde's awesome top 5 is only movies, because she's better than us in every way. But you already knew that. The Cold Open Podcasts, both minis and full length episodes, are available on Apple Podcasts, so please rate it and subscribe so you can both help others find us and also have all The Cold Open Podcast goodness delivered to you immediately upon release!  And, most importantly, be kind and take care of each other. We are not alone!

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The Cold Open #40 is up and running. It might just be a welcome diversion during this uncertain moment in time. In this ep. we talk about @littlewomenmovie, @jojorabbitmovie, @parasitemovie, and HBOs @watchmen and @theoutsiderhbo. You can find us on Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/whitman-college-podcasts/id807571575 Take care of each other out there! https://www.instagram.com/p/B9zfYYmlT5r/?igshid=1m65t102c8nke

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Night Birds & Ghost Crabs at the Spokane International Film Festival!

Night Birds & Ghost Crabs will be playing at the Spokane International Film Festival on February 28th at 7:00PM at the Garland Theater in Spokane.  It is part of the Opening Night-Best of the Northwest Program.  I will be there in person and, as always, I’m very nervous to see it with an audience for the first time, but I’m also thrilled!!! 

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After a year and half, Night Birds & Ghost Crabs is finally done. As of this morning, it's been submitted to a select group of film festivals so now comes what I always find to be the hardest part: sitting back and waiting for what comes next. You can see more about it as well as my other work on bigwhiskeystudios.com, which has been completely revamped.  It’s been a very unmoored last 18 months, but the making of this film has proven to be exactly the panacea I needed, though I did not realize that until I was done!

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In The Cold Open #37 Part 1, The Franchise Edition, Matt Reynolds, Robert Sickels, and Kynde Kiefel discuss their top five least favorite film franchises, which includes the Scary Movie, Transformers, Death Wish, Carry On, Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Hobbit, Saw, Pirates of the Caribbean, Matrix, Madea, and James Bond franchises, as well as a couple of controversial choices. Our intro this week is the James Bond Theme Song as performed by the London Symphony Orchestra, and our outro is the Pirates of the Caribbean Theme Song as performed by Geek Music. The Cold Open is on Apple Podcasts, so please rate it and subscribe to it so you can both help others find us and also have all The Cold Open goodness delivered to you immediately upon release!

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In The Cold Open #35, The Endgame Edition, Matt Reynolds, Robert Sickels, and Kynde Kiefel begin with an unexpected digression on The Big Bang Theory finally ending before moving on to discuss the cultural phenomena trifecta of Us, Avengers: Endgame, and the final season of Game of Thrones. We then finish with each of us recommending a TV show the other two haven't watched: Catastrophe, Happy!, and PEN15. Our intro this edition is  Michael Abels' "Anthem" from the Us Soundtrack and our outro is Alan Silvestri's "One Shot" from the Avengers: Endgame Soundtrack. The Cold Open is on iTunes, so please rate it and subscribe to it as you can both help others find us and also have all The Cold Open goodness delivered to you immediately upon release!