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Luca Guadagnino's sumptuous period romance CALL ME BY YOUR NAME gets the spotlight in this episode of the HARD OUT subseries "My Favorite Movie," a 60-minute ticking time bomb of a podcast in which we have one or more guests on to geek out on their all-time favorite movie. Visiting us to talk about not only his aforementioned all-time favorite film but filmmaking and the state of an industry in wh...

TRUMP CULTISTS and ANTIFA TWATS clash on the streets of Olympia, Washington and Hard Out's resident intrepid unofficial field reporter Gregg Zart—a resident of Olympia—was there (as usual) to catch it all! Well, when the Antifa "Umbrella Brigade" weren't trying to block his view, that is. Check out his channel for footage of the clash and all kinds of other events from the CHAZ/CHOP in Seattle to...

Jim Carrey in BRUCE ALMIGHTY and the 1989 Ron Howard/Steve Martin hit PARENTHOOD are on the menu in this episode of the HARD OUT subseries "My Favorite Movie," a 60-minute ticking time bomb of a podcast in which we have one or more guests on to geek out on their all-time favorite movie. These unexpected flicks are the heartfelt picks of guests Brett Saladino and Doug Johnson—two very interesting,...

In this episode we talk all things PREDATOR with superfans Juan "Jonny" Ortiz and Ian MacDonald. This episode right here is truly what this show is all about—straight up pure, unadulterated passion for a particular film. Talking to these cats was a BLAST, and we hope you have as good a time watching this as we did participating in it! Originally aired on Youtube on December 5, 2020.

In this episode we talk about Steven Spielberg’s game-changing seminal blockbuster JAWS with the co-creator curator of the Twisted Dreams Film Festival’s Christopher Kai House. Originally aired on YouTube on December 5, 2020.

Welcome to the first episode of the new HARD OUT subseries "Fast Friends" a 60-minute ticking time bomb of a podcast in which we have one of our random social media “friends” on to get to know one another better—or, you know, AT ALL—and become *actual* (or better) friends. This is an attempt to beat the algorithms that so readily siphon us into echo chambers or verbal arenas and to put a person to...

In this episode we talk to screenwriter Larry Lasky about his no-brainer all-time favorite movie RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK—a film that is no stranger to many an all-time top pick, we're sure! Originally aired on YouTube on November 30, 2020.

In this episode we talk to actor and stand up comedian R. Michael Gull (who just so happens to star in our upcoming film, Cactus Jack) about his decades-long love of INHERIT THE WIND—a film that literally changed the course of his life! Originally aired on YouTube on November 23, 2020.

Welcome to the first episode of the Hard Out subseries "My Favorite Movie," a 60-minute ticking time bomb of a podcast in which we have a guest (or guests) on to geek out about their all-time favorite flick. In this installment we talk to Gregg Zart, an Olympia, Washington-based independent journalist, youtuber, and friend of the show about his love affair with the very first STAR WARS movie as a...