The Side Track

The Season Two Premiere (dropping 8/26) of What Are We Talking About? delivers something the Internet has asked for incessantly. Namely: bringing two iconic film actors (Keith David and David Keith) together for the first time ever. Ben, Mitch and Paul dig deep into their iconic films like An Officer and a Gentleman, They Live, The Thing and hear behind the scenes stories from their long list of c...

Episode 117 of Paul Davidson's new podcast WHAT ARE WE TALKING ABOUT with Mitch and Ben. If you enjoy this episode, subscribe and follow us on your favorite podcast service. Find us @wawtacast on Instagram.

The trailer for Paul Davidson's brand new podcast, What Are We Talking About? Now available everywhere. You know him as the host of The Side Track, but Paul Davidson is now joined by co-hosts Benjamin Raab (co-EP of NBC's Quantum Leap) and Mitch Graham (head of Unscripted for a major television network) for What Are We Talking About? It's a new weekly comedy podcast where they don'...

Writer/Producer Alex Blagg (@Midnight, Workaholics) joins to discuss how he went from being a ghost writer for the Kardashian's blogs and turning down a job at TMZ to writing for TV and creating a Comedy Central game show that ended up filming more than five-hundred episodes. Then, listen intently to his Almost Famous-esque story about how a random job opportunity to shadow the cast of MacGruber g...

Writer/Producer Alex Blagg (@Midnight, Workaholics) delivers his feature length audio commentary for the 2010 comedy cult classic MacGruber. Starring Will Forte, Kristin Wiig, Maya Rudolph and directed by The Lonely Island's Jorma Taccone.

Writer/Producers Cinco Paul & Ken Daurio (Despicable Me trilogy, The Lorax, Horton Hears a Who) deliver a feature length audio commentary for the 1971 not-so-child-friendly Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory. Starring Gene Wilder and at least a dozen or more Oompa Loompas, this hilarious commentary is an eye opening look at how today's storytellers view a classic such as this.

Screenwriter/Producers Cinco Paul & Ken Daurio ( Despicable Me trilogy, Secret Life of Pets 1 & 2, The Lorax, Horton Hears a Who ) discuss the art of screenwriting for feature length animated movies, their first cult-favorite bomb Bubble Boy , their upcoming Apple TV+ series Schmigadoon and all about that Pixar vs. Illumination feud that's still currently in motion. Plus, Cinco's experienc...

Writer/Director/Producer Ed Burns (The Brothers McMullen, She's the One, Sidewalks of New York) delivers his own feature-length audio commentary for the 1983 Academy Award winning Robert Duvall film, Tender Mercies. One of three movies that Burns considers to be a "Texas Trilogy" of films that inspired his own craft, it's a quiet, affecting film of standout performances.

Writer/Director/Producer Edward Burns (The Brothers McMullen, She's the One, Saving Private Ryan) does an entertaining deep dive into how he broke into Hollywood via a micro-budget indie smash, how working with Spielberg gave him insight on how to be a better Director and insight into the dozens of films and TV shows he's written, directed and acted in since then. Plus all about his new EPIX serie...

In 1999, über Writer/Director John Hughes recorded his first and only commentary for the 1986 classic Ferris Bueller's Day Off . It would appear on that year's DVD release, then per Hughes would be removed going forward. Hard to find, this commentary treasure is our gift to you on this Christmas Eve, and hope that all fans of the genius filmmaker enjoy the experience. The film stars Matthew Broder...

Writer, Producer and Actor Jay Duplass ( Transparent, Room 104, Togetherness ) delivers a passionate feature length audio commentary for the 1976 Academy Award Best Picture winner, Rocky . Starring Sylvester Stallone, Talia Shire and Directed by John G. Avildsen ( The Karate Kid ).

Writer, Producer and Actor Jay Duplass ( Transparent, Room 104 , Togetherness ) discusses guerrilla filmmaking on a budget, his partnership with brother Mark Duplass ( The Morning Show ), why he hates writing, abhors producing, yet can't stop the creative train for the life of him. Plus, the four stages of the Duplassian Way, why he hasn't worked with assholes for a decade, and why Sylvester Stall...

Writer and Producer Javier Grillo-Marxuach ( Lost, The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance, The Middleman ) travels through time with Director Terry Gilliam to revisit one of two movies that inspired his career in Hollywood -- Time Bandits . The 1981 film was produced by Beatle George Harrison and co-stars such legends as Sean Connery, Michael Palin, John Cleese and many more.

Writer/Producer Javier Grillo-Marxuach ( Lost, The Dark Crystal: Resistance, The Middleman) talks about that Star Wars moment when he knew he wanted to write, how his first gig as an NBC Development Executive turned into his first job on Seaquest DSV , and how being at his lowest point in his career opened up the doors to land him in a Think Tank for a strange new J.J. Abrams and Damon Lindelof AB...

Writer, Producer & Actor Sarah Megan Thomas delivers her feature-length audio commentary for the 2010 David Fincher masterclass The Social Network . Written by Aaron Sorkin and starring Jesse Eisenberg, Justin Timberlake, Rashida Jones and The Side Track podcast acquaintance Max Minghella.

Writer, Producer & Actor Sarah Megan Thomas (Equity, A Call To Spy ) discusses her Philly origins, her aspirations to become the female M. Night, how a cold call to Sundance put her Wall Street Anna Gunn-starring Equity in a solid position for a sweet distribution deal, and the years of research that went into her WW II spy drama A Call to Spy . Plus, why the male testosterone-fueled The Socia...

Producer, Writer and Showrunner Moisés Zamora (Netflix's Selena ) delves into the spooky afterlife as he delivers his feature-length audio commentary for the Alejandro Amenábar, Nicole Kidman-starring The Others.

Writer and Producer Moisés Zamora ( American Crime, Star ) joins the 'cast to discuss his newest creation, the Netflix limited drama series, Selena . We discuss how a transplant from Guadalajara, Mexico turned a passion for writing into an actual, money-making career; what it takes to break into the industry when you have zero connections, and why a re-telling of the Selena story is impactful for...

Director Kevin Phillips and screenwriter Ben Collins ( Super Dark Times ) join forces to deliver their feature-length audio commentary for the Paul Thomas Anderson 2012 film The Master, s tarring Philip Seymour Hoffman, Joaquin Phoenix and Amy Adams.

Director Kevin Phillips ( Super Dark Times, Hulu's Monsterland) and screenwriter Ben Collins ( Super Dark Times, The Night House ) discuss their own origin story, how the nostalgic 90's era thriller Super Dark Times came to be, why napping is the ultimate weapon of the professional screenwriter and just when a Director deserves the infamous "A Film By" credit. Plus, forcing Ben to spill the beans...

Director Frank Oz ( Bowfinger, What About Bob?, In & Out, The Dark Crystal)  discusses his over-50 year history as a Director and Performer working with the likes of Steve Martin, Bill Murray, Scott Rudin, Jim Henson, Nicole Kidman, George Lucas, Orson Welles, Marlon Brando and more. Plus, why he chose to record his feature-length audio commentary for Orson Welle's film noir classic,&nbsp...

Director Frank Oz ( Bowfinger, What About Bob?, The Dark Crystal ) delivers a feature-length audio commentary for the Orson Welle's classic film noir  Touch of Evil .

Author and journalist Melissa Maerz ( Alright, Alright, Alright ) delivers her feature length audio commentary for the Richard Linklater classic; incorporating amazing easter eggs and dramatic details that came from hundreds of hours of interviews with the movie's cast.

Music journalist and author Melissa Maerz of  Spin Magazine, Rolling Stone  and  Entertainment  Weekly  walks The Side Track through the Herculean effort necessary to interview hundreds of key cast and crew members from Richard Linklater's classic comedy film  Dazed and Confused  for her upcoming book  Alright, Alright, Alright: The Oral History of Richard Linklater's Dazed and Confused .

Entertainment journalist Piya Sinha-Roy ( Reuters, Entertainment Weekly and  THR ) discusses how Mulder & Scully made her a good investigative reporter, what makes a good writer, best interviews, worst experiences and why  How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days is nothing like working at a real-life magazine (to our chagrin). Then, she delivers a feature-length audio commentary for the Marc Webb non-love st...