L-Squared Podcast

Welcome to the first edition of our Monthly Musicals series! Friend of the show Haley Zacharias will be joining me every month to talk about a different musical, be it brand new or timeless! . . . First up, the Broadway smash hit that took the world by storm. One of the most popular and successful Broadway Musicals of all time: Hamilton . . . . The goal of this series is to make a concerted effort...

Old Legs and I got the horror itch back. After a long Halloween of burning through horror films, we've returned to give you our takes on two of 2021's new horror flicks. . . . This one felt like an L-Squared throwback... just two guys talking about obscure movies that we watched. Doesn't get better than that!

The 93rd Academy Awards are FINALLY here! 2020 was a strange year to say the least, but with an unusual year comes unusual Oscar Nominations. . . . Old Legs and I are back for our annual breakdown of the nominees to tell you where to put your money.

Friend of the show Tyler "Burdettedog" Backus emerges from his ocean dwelling to wreak havoc on this podcast. He's out there hurting people and we don't know why. Will Old Legs and I be able to set aside our differences and unite forces in order to bring him down? Will Burdettedog overpower us and destroy the human race as we know it? Tune in to find out... . . . The epic next chapter in the cinem...

Friend of the show Tyler "Burdettedog" Backus returns to help me wax poetic all about our shared love of physical media and why we're sad to see it fade into history. . . . Tyler and I come from a time when physical media ruled all. Movies, Video Games, Music... In the last 10 years the importance and value of physical media has decreased rapidly. We take this time to share some of our love for ph...

Welcome to the L-Squared Warner Bros series! Warner Brothers announced that the entirety of their 2021 slate will be released simultaneously on HBO Max and in theaters. That means we will be watching and reviewing every one that comes out for your hearing pleasure! . . . Judas and the Black Messiah is a fantastic biopic about an FBI Informant Bill O'Neal (LaKeith Stanfield) infiltrating the Illino...

Welcome to the L-Squared Warner Bros series! Warner Brothers announced that the entirety of their 2021 slate will be released simultaneously on HBO Max and in theaters. That means we will be watching and reviewing every one that comes out for your hearing pleasure! . . . First up is The Little Things . A dark thriller starring Denzel Washington, Rami Malek and Jared Leto.  . . . *The OFFICIAL...

What's Really Eating You? Overcome the Triggers of Comfort Eating. . . . Author, Counselor, TEDx speaker, the amazing Renee Jones makes her return to the show to discuss what the key factors are in ensuring that you continue on with your New Years Resolutions for weight loss.  . . . What an incredible conversation, if you would like to reach out to Renee you can find her at packyourownbag.com

I have lost 125 pounds in 7 months. This is my story. . . . Friend of the show Tyler "Burdettedog" Backus comes back on the show to discuss my weight loss journey. This is an extremely personal episode for me, as this is the first time I have publicly announced that I have lost weight. Tyler and I both go over our own weight loss journeys in detail for this show, what an incredible conversation. ....

If you are reading this, CONGRATULATIONS!! You have made it all the way through 2020 and that means that you made it long enough to hear what our Top 10 Movies of the year are! . . . This is our favorite episode that we do each year. 2020 has been a year like no other, so we present to you a Top 10 like no other. . . . Enjoy. 

Christmas comes but once a year. We know you're tired of the debates about whether or not Die Hard is a Christmas movie or a Harry Potter movie. We get it.  . . . This year our gift to you is to ramble on about one of our favorite Stanley Kubrick films, Eyes Wide Shut. This film is gorgeous and dreamy and is overlooked because of one particular scene. . . . So cuddle up around the fire, get c...

Old Legs and I are happy to present the newest incarnation of our doubLLe feature series with all our thoughts on the new David Fincher film MANK and the incredible feature debut for writer/director/star Cooper Raiff in SHITHOUSE. . . . If you want some homework on classic cinema, we suggest watching MANK. If you want to painstakingly relive your awkward freshman year of college then we suggest wa...

Welcome to the FINALE of the L-Squared Spook Series! We released a new spooky episode every Friday leading up to Halloween. . . Last but certainly not least, we have the DEFINITIVE Horror Movie Draft. Snake Draft format, we ran through our list of 11 categories to compile each of our ideal Horror Movie Line-up. . . Resident Uncle and Friend of the show UNCLE CHUCK makes his return to spook it up w...

Welcome to the L-Squared Spook Series! We are releasing a new spooky episode every Friday leading up to Halloween. . . Second up, maybe the least iconic decade for horror: the 2000's. Old Legs and I go through our own personal Top 10's in a decade chock-full of mediocrity. . . Next week tune in for our one-of-a-kind Spooktacular HORROR MOVIE DRAFT!

Welcome to the L-Squared Spook Series! We are releasing a new spooky episode every Friday leading up to Halloween. . . First up, the most iconic decade for horror: the 1970's. Old Legs and I go through our own personal Top 10's in a decade chock-full of classics. . . Next week look out for our second installment next week! It'll be spoooooky.

Ada struggles to fit in when she travels to 'meet the family' with her free-spirited girlfriend in this funny, lacerating, and tender look at how we connect. . . Writer/Director Kristin Peterson came on the show to talk about her newest film Ringolevio. This could be my favorite film of the year. Beautiful, hilarious, touching, difficult. This deep and personal conversation touches on everything f...

In an environment where androids are met with hostility and outrage by human beings, "Kill Al" tells the story of Femtel 216 and Femtel 303, two female synthetic beings confined to work in a sub-basement of an auditing firm. Each discovers their own emotional life—one through art, the other through being abused and the aggressive emotions that follow thereafter. . . Writer/Director Walter Brandes...

Perpetual teenager Wayne Stobierski whisks his son away on one last father-son road trip after losing a custody battle. All of Wayne’s plans go comically and tragically wrong, but somehow in the process the trip transforms into a journey of heartfelt redemption. . . Director Niels Mueller and I had a lovely conversation about small towns, art reflecting real life and incremental change. Small Town...

Determined to party at Sundance, three entitled young women meet up at an LA member's only club to make a selection-worthy short film. In an unholy fusion of wokeness and cluelessness, they build a narrative from atop the high perch of their privilege. And piece-by-piece, they almost, almost, almost give a voice to the voiceless — just without ever having any idea what they're talking about. But t...

The Sweatshirt is such a fun and exciting short film about two friends, Olivia and Sarah, that are hoping to make a routine stop to retrieve Sarah’s favorite sweatshirt from her ex-boyfriend’s house. But when Jeff shows no interest in complying with this reasonable request, they are forced to go head-to-head with one of Chicago’s most despicable exes. Jeff takes the sweatshirt as his hostage, leav...

Sugar Blasters is a wild short film that gives us an inside look into the seedy world of a 1980s kids cereal commercial production. . . Writer/Director/Producer Sean Skinner was kind enough to come on the show to have a great conversation about nostalgic commercials from our youths. . . Watch Sugar Blasters NOW for FREE at the South Dakota Film Festival through 9/26/20 at: https://southdakotafilmf...

Lucid is a great meta short film about a dying man with a dark past seeks to repair the relationship with his estranged daughter.   . . Friend of the show David Mair RETURNS to L-Squared to talk about his newest film.   . . Watch Lucid NOW for FREE at the South Dakota Film Festival through 9/26/20 at: https://southdakotafilmfest.org/vod

Rosie is a wonderful and moving short film about Rose Donnelly, a factory worker who must stand up for her female co-workers when their supervisor ignores blatant harassment and refuses to treat them like equals to their male co-workers.   . . . We were honored to have the wonderful writer and director of Rosie, Tessa Germaine come on the show and talk about this great film.   . . . Watc...

The exciting, eccentric and eclectic teacher Haley Zacharias came on the show today to talk about her philosophy on teaching. We watched the best teaching movies of all time, The Dead Poets Society, and how that portrays the impact of the 'hero teacher'. Haley and I spend time reminiscing about teachers throughout our lives that had an impact on us and how they shaped the people we are today. We a...

We here at the L-Squared Podcast know a thing or two about pairing movies together for your ideal double feature.  Why not a lighthearted yet heartfelt and silly take on Groundhog Day matched up with a film about the frightening descent into a decaying mind and the impact that has on a family dynamic?  #allegorror *The OFFICIAL Podcast of the South Dakota Film Festival*