Curated by Chance

Episode 117: Henpecked to Hell Prompts: Armor, Rust, Hell, 5651 LT is in 4K now, ring light and all, and her microphone is dressed up as a mummy for Halloween. To start, LT tells Neal about her old lady's wine tour in the Finger Lakes, and Neal explains why he doesn't drink wine anymore. Then Neal recaps his Friday night at a haunted house where he waited in line for ages, told a teenage butcher "...

Episode 116: Freaky Warty Pumpkins Prompts: Red, Door, 1842 LT and Neal kick things off with a few Halloween-inspired icebreakers they found on Etsy. Then the conversation veers into the what kind of pumpkins LT loves, and why a man made of wicker is getting women hot and bothered. Neal takes the mic today and talks all about the origins of Wes Craven’s Nightmare on Elm Street, from the origins of...

Episode 115: J.M.W. Turner: The Channing Tatum of Art Prompts: Red, Door, 1842 Introducing the Tommy & Tuppence of podcasting, LT & Neal! This week the dynamic duo talk about the rain pains, no longer waiting for something, and trying to figure out if Neal is clairvoyant or just lucky with his subject from last week. Thanks to Scott Wood and Savannah Campbell for reaching out about this phenomenon...

Episode 114: Just a Meat Sack Walking Around Prompts: Stranded, 5721, Black, Gigantic Neal and LT are back together this week! LT has a new house, a garage that has changed her life, and a fireplace that apparently has never had a fire in it. Santa couldn’t get in even if he wanted to. Merry Christmas indeed. This week Neal takes inspiration from STRANDED to revisit a childhood favorite, Hatchet,...

Episode 113: A Cacophony of Deep Questions Prompts: List, Ocean Blue, Memory, 4823 Neal is riding solo this week, and not only is he riding solo, the first segment is literally riding, in his new car, recording on a highway. Talk about dedication. This week Neal, like LT, takes inspiration from LIST and also MEMORY to give us a list of 5 films worth checking out that deal with memory and all its t...

Episode 112: Cheeky Grin Prompts: List, Ocean Blue, Memory, 4823 LT is riding solo as Neal is stuck (or detained, or held hostage) at a car dealership. More news on that next week whether he actually drove out of there or not. In this week's episode LT shares her enthusiasm for studying ASL and Deaf Culture and takes the word LIST to heart for her solo outing to talk about five influential women a...

Episode 111: A Ghoul at the Best Western Prompts: Marble, 110099, Effervescence LT and Neal are back with a vengeance and LT gets triggered by two words that have haunted her for years... A Capella. But enough about the dulcet tones of beat boxing and harmonies. Neal starts off today's episode taking 1100 and turning it into November 2000 to talk about one of the highest grossing movies of Y2K, Ho...

Episode 110: From The Garage Prompts: Puce, 1703, Garage The dynamic duo is back and ready to rumble. This week's episode is back to our normal tried-and-true format of LT and Neal trading barbs and wisdom to curate something new and exciting for you to learn about, watch, listen, or check out. LT starts off talking about the incredible story of James Hampton, a World War II veteran and janitor fo...

Episode 109: Reunited by Chance Guess who's back, back again? LT's back, tell a friend Guess who's back, guess who's back Guess who's back, guess who's back It's all in the description, the prodigal art historian, LT, returns to the pod! We got so caught up catching up with each other that it became a full episode! Apologies that there weren't any prompts, but there will be next week. Please enjoy...

Episode 108: Considered Sexy For a Brief Period of Time Prompts: Boutique, 20696, Maroon Neal and Shady kick off part two of their tit-for-tat with Neal going all-in on the number 69 for his discussion. Instead of one film, or one artist, Neal takes a request from a patron to give a list of the essential films you need to see to understand film in 1969. Some of the films covered are independent fi...

Episode 106: Repord That Codpast Prompts: Boutique, 20696, Maroon As promised, Neal is joined by his friend, groomsman, screenwriting partner, and best writer he knows, Justin Shady, for a fun episode about Hollywood and much more! Neal and Justin start off by talking about what it's like to be a writer in Hollywood and the never-ending development process from spec scripts, to creative execs, to...

Episode 106: Pink Cherry Daydreams Prompts: 8090, Bell, Denim, Hardcore Neal is coming to you live hopped up on Dunkin's Pink Cherry Daydream Refresher (on an empty stomach) with some major good news regarding his book and who read it and delivered a cover quote! Neal talks about some TV shows he's been watching, a social media account and podcast worth a look, and folks, we have a special message...

Episode 104: Do You Hear The Dentist Drill? Prompts: 1665, Mirrored, Mauve, Revolutionary Bonjour les auditeurs! Neal is back solo this week and is coming to you live from a recent emergency tooth extraction. He does his best to not let you know that, but a few flubs were expected. It's just a matter of what word makes him flub! After briefly discussing the dental drama, and thanking all of YOU fo...

Episode 104: One Pod After Another Prompts: Initialism, Dolly, 7791, #60450e In continuation of last week's episode, Neal is joined by his friend and fellow filmmaker, Kevin Kirchman. The episode starts off with Neal talking about visiting Indianapolis with his wife, Colleen, to see Caitlin Clark play and talks about scootering around Indy and staying at a hotel that used to be a Coca-Cola factory...

Episode 103: A Famous Dolly (Not Named Parton) Prompts: Initialism, Dolly, 7791, #60450e Surprise! Neal isn't solo this week, but LT is still on the move. Joining Neal for the Curated by Chance train is his friend and fellow filmmaker, Kevin Kirchman. Together Neal and Kevin talk about one of their underseen projects, an innovative branded webseries called #WhoKilledHeather that weaves a feature-l...

Episode 102: Will The Real Albert Einstein Please Stand Up? Prompts: 70, Coffee, Judgement, Graphite Neal is once again in the host's chair and starts off talking about 4th of July traditions (we want to hear yours!), getting the chance to meet one of his favorite actors, the heartbreak of a treadmill, and how his mind works on a daily basis. When it comes time for the prompts, Neal is elated to t...

Episode 101: Highly Medicated but Eternally Grateful Prompts: Paper, 94, Cerulean Neal sits in the host's chair solo for this episode as LT preps for her big move! Hopefully you stay on that dial and join us for a fun episode that covers a bunch of different topics. Starting off, Neal shares immense thanks and gratitude for all of you listeners on how you've supported the show and gotten us to 100...

Episode 100: Stars and Stripes Face Prompts: Switcheroo We made it to Episode 100! What an awesome accomplishment that couldn't have happened without all of your support. Whether you are a Patreon supporter, devoted listener, or just joined our journey, from the bottom of our hearts we want to say thank you for helping us get to 100 episodes. LT and Neal start the proceedings off by talking about...

Episode 99: Jesus Visits The Criterion Collection Prompts: Raspberry, Criterion, 549 We are ONE EPISODE AWAY from 100 episodes! We did it curators! Never thought we'd make it to 100, but we're so close. Thank you for all of your support. Lauren kicks off things talking about moving updates and why she never ended up doing improv professionally. Neal offers an alternative, Art History Improv, and s...

Episode 98: #ManCrushMonday Prompts: Lamp, 60, Dark Gray This week's episode is coming in hot! Lauren is trying to figure out how to get rid of a bunch of her stuff and Neal talks about getting injections in his neck. For the record, it was not injected with Portillo's beef juice! Then Neal talks a bit about Spielberg and surprisingly knows how old he is and when his birthday is off the dome. Laur...

Episode 97: The Legend of Big Boy Prompts: Nun, Rim, Olive, 411 We have some BREAKING NEWS... Lauren bought a house! Congratulations to Lauren, Steve, and Isaac on their new home. We'll be sure to give you updates on the move and all the other hijinks! This week's pod starts with the news of the house, Neal (kind of) sees Big Boy for the first time and is surprised everyone knows it's called Big B...

Episode 96: The Soft Hands of an Influencer Prompts: Golden Rod, Nordi, 537 This week's discussion begins with a small update on house hunting and Neal reveals information about why so many people must be driving the Mercedes G Wagons, especially celebrities and realtors apparently. Lauren kicks things off by exploring the fascinating world of Nordic and Scandinavian art. She talks about artists l...

Episode 95: If Your Eyes Don't Weep, Your Organs Do Prompts: 4891, Frog, Pumpkin This week's episode talks about Lauren (and her snazzy hat) washing and cleaning the bronze artwork in front of the museum. This conversation turns into the absolute need for an art calendar and slow motion commercial of museum workers toothbrushing bronze crack and wiping sculpted muscles in slow-motion. Neal starts...

Episode 94: Curly-Wurly Mustache Prompts: Tin, Mark, Cream, 487 This week's episode begins with Neal talking about his much-need day off and if it was really a day off or something else entirely. Both the hosts thank YOU the listeners for engaging with the show and repeat the call to help get 50 reviews on Apple and Spotify and 50 patrons! Lauren starts this week's episode by talking all about the...

Episode 93: I Thought it was Pearl! Prompts: Neptune, Pastel Blue, 991 This week's episode begins with Lauren recounting her conference that felt like a night out in Las Vegas complete with backlit menus and highly priced steak! Neal talks about handing in his book and making a video for Colleen's students before our dynamic duo hop into their respective topics. Neal begins and takes the word Nept...