Mental Platypus

Hey, folks. We tried to maintain our release schedule, but one of Jason's kids got COVID, then Jared took his first actual break for some much needed downtime in over six months, and we wanted to give you something for your ear holes, so here you are! It's one of our most popular non-The Good Place episodes of What the Fork?! , a discussion of David O. Russell's most Linklater-esque film, I Heart...

Friends! Some have money; some, not so much! Jason and Jared discuss the most immediately satisfying entry in Nicole Holofcener's oeuvre to this point in their journey, FRIENDS WITH MONEY. Plus, recommendations, and much more. Find us on Instagram and Twitter at @Mental_Platypus Email us at mentalplatypusquarterly@gmail.com Support us at https://patreon.com/hootnwaddle

On this episode, Jason and Jared discuss Nicole Holofcener's sophomore effort, Lovely and Amazing, which, much like Walking and Talking, reveals depths of import and insight over the course of conversation that were not immediately apparent during the initial viewing. Plus, a lot of record store talk, and recommendations that one might go so far to describe as both lovely and amazing. Find us on I...

Jason and Jared begin their discussion of films written/directed and written/not directed by Nicole Holofcener with her fantastic debut feature film, Walking and Talking. Find us on Instagram and Twitter at @Mental_Platypus Email us at mentalplatypusquarterly@gmail.com Support us at https://patreon.com/hootnwaddle

We close the book on our Frank Talk miniseries with what is very easily the best of the films we've discussed, Out of Sight. Clooney! J-Lo! Soderberg! White Boy Bob! Soooooo good! Find us on Instagram and Twitter at @Mental_Platypus Email us at mentalplatypusquarterly@gmail.com Support us at https://patreon.com/hootnwaddle

Finally, Jason and Jared are talking about a good movie again. Actually, strike that, a GREAT movie. Get Shorty. Dig it! Find us on Instagram and Twitter at @Mental_Platypus Email us at mentalplatypusquarterly@gmail.com Support us at https://patreon.com/hootnwaddle

Do NOT be taken in by the episode number, this is far from the answer to Life, the Universe, and Everything. It is in fact, a discussion of a severely disappointing movie full of gratuitous sweat, and questionable accent, and that's just coming off of the film's star, Alec Baldwin. That's right, we're tackling Heaven's Prisoners, because we said we would, and boy is it a dud!

On this episode of our "Frank Talk" miniseries, we discuss Malice. Yes, that Malice, the one that gave the world the "I AM God" monologue. It's not a great film. Find us on Instagram and Twitter at @Mental_Platypus Email us at mentalplatypusquarterly@gmail.com Support us at https://patreon.com/hootnwaddle

Very importantly, on this episode, Jason and Jared discuss the second of Scott Frank's 90s screenwriting credits, and Jodie Foster's cinematic directorial debut, Little Man Tate. Even more importantly, they get down to the bottom of all this Pig versus Babe: Pig in the City malarkey.  Learn more at http://mentalplatypus.com and find all our recommendations at http://hootnwaddle.com/mentalplat...

Our series on the 90's films written by Scott Frank begins with 1991's Dead Again, directed by Kenneth Branagh. Also, a lot of recommendations (highly recommended), and a little bit of Mark Lanegan talk (R.I.P.). Please, rate/review/subscribe/recommend Learn more at http://mentalplatypus.com and find all our recommendations at http://hootnwaddle.com/mentalplatypus/podcast.php Find us on Instagram...

How does one evaluate a new, solid, strong album released more than four decades into a creatively restless artist's career? That is the question at the heart of this episode, in Jason and Jared discuss, at length, Elvis Costello and the Imposters' very good new album, The Boy Named If. Please, rate/review/subscribe/recommend Learn more at http://mentalplatypus.com and find all our recommendations...

An innocent discussion of Beck's discography gets excessively heated as Jared says he could take or leave the indelible classic, "Where it's At," which Jason can simply not abide. Please, rate/review/subscribe/recommend Learn more at http://mentalplatypus.com and find all our recommendations at http://hootnwaddle.com/mentalplatypus/podcast.php Find us on Instagram and Twitter at @Mental_Platypus E...

As we stumble into the bleary, less than promising light of 2022, we take a moment to pour one out for 2021, a.k.a., Dumpster Fire Part Deux. Please, rate/review/subscribe/recommend Learn more at http://mentalplatypus.com and find all our recommendations at http://hootnwaddle.com/mentalplatypus/podcast.php Find us on Instagram and Twitter at @Mental_Platypus Email us at mentalplatypusquarterly@gma...

Wherein we discuss the films The Power of the Dog and Pig. Also, occasional commentary on the Fiesta Bowl Parade. Please, rate/review/subscribe/recommend Learn more at http://mentalplatypus.com and find all our recommendations at http://hootnwaddle.com/mentalplatypus/podcast.php Find us on Instagram and Twitter at @Mental_Platypus Email us at mentalplatypusquarterly@gmail.com Support us at https:/...

Wherein we discuss Aimee Mann's latest album, Queens of the Summer Hotel. We go pretty deep. A lot of the discussion was sparked by this article in The Guardian by Laura Snapes: https://www.theguardian.com/music/2021/nov/04/aimee-mann-any-woman-my-age-is-traumatised-by-growing-up-in-the-60s-and-70s and this one in Paste by Tom Lanham: https://www.pastemagazine.com/music/aimee-mann/aimee-mann-inter...

This week, we take care of old business, new business, and a deep dive into the nuanced and not so nuanced differences between the 2021 director's cut and 1985 theatrical versions of ROCKY IV. Please, rate/review/subscribe/recommend Learn more at http://mentalplatypus.com and find all our recommendations at http://hootnwaddle.com/mentalplatypus/podcast.php Find us on Instagram and Twitter at @Ment...

Well, Jared forgot to do his homework, so here's another Hornby-less discussion. Instead, Jason is wowed by Jared's display of sports knowledge, there's a Tim Burton discussion, and it's determined that Jared owes Jason several hundred dollars for the ensuing therapy session, so please, consider supporting us on Patreon. Please, rate/review/subscribe/recommend Learn more at http://mentalplatypus.c...

This week, we take a break to consider NO TIME TO DIE, the final film in the Daniel Craig James Bond run. Oh, and Dune, too, because why not? Please, rate/review/subscribe/recommend Learn more at http://mentalplatypus.com and find all our recommendations at http://hootnwaddle.com/mentalplatypus/podcast.php Find us on Instagram and Twitter at @Mental_Platypus Email us at mentalplatypusquarterly@gma...

On this episode, Jason and Jared go to the 'Mats - The Replacements. If you know, you know. Please, rate/review/subscribe/recommend Learn more at http://mentalplatypus.com and find all our recommendations at http://hootnwaddle.com/mentalplatypus/podcast.php Find us on Instagram and Twitter at @Mental_Platypus Email us at mentalplatypusquarterly@gmail.com Support us at https://patreon.com/hootnwadd...

This week, Jason and Jared  discuss what subjects make for a good song—a topic that Nick Hornby is  inspired to broach in his essay from SONGBOOK regarding Ani DiFranco's YOU HAD TIME and Aimee Mann's I'VE HAD IT. Please, rate/review/subscribe/recommend Learn more at http://mentalplatypus.com and find all our recommendations at http://hootnwaddle.com/mentalplatypus/podcast.php Find us on...

In the next entry of SONGBOOK, Nick Hornby proves how he's not a Dylan fan by listing all the many, many Dylan albums he owns. Also, Jared has a dream that he has to help Morrissey move, and Jason discusses how he was there at just the right moment to feel the full effect of Barenaked Ladies. Please, rate/review/subscribe/recommend Learn more at http://mentalplatypus.com and find all our recommend...

In one of the best entries of SONGBOOK, Nick Hornby discusses Rod Stewart in terms of his work as an interpreter of song, and as a gateway to the original artist. Jason and Jared expand and expound on this theme in a downright delightful fashion. Please, rate/review/subscribe/recommend Learn more at http://mentalplatypus.com and find all our recommendations at http://hootnwaddle.com/mentalplatypus...

For some reason, Nick Hornby felt the need to talk about how he wanted to lose his virginity to Santana's 1970 instrumental track, SAMBA PA TI. Jason and Jared have little interest in discussing this, so they instead have a spoiler-filled talk about how much they enjoyed James Gunn's THE SUICIDE SQUAD, and an equally spoiler-filled, though much more divisive, chat about the season 1 finale of PHYS...

Alternate title for this episode, Let's Get Spiritual. In Rufus Wainwright's rendition of "One Man Guy," song 5 of SONGBOOK, staunch atheist Nick Hornby finds G-d, Jason Keil isn't quite sure why, and Jared Duran discusses how music is the closest he gets to feeling spiritual. Learn more at http://mentalplatypus.com and find all our recommendations at http://hootnwaddle.com/mentalplatypus/podcast....

Song 4 from Nick Hornby's Songbook, Led Zeppelin's HEARTBREAKER, leads Jared to express some opinions that leave Jason shaking his head in exasperated disbelief. Learn more at http://mentalplatypus.com and find all our recommendations at http://hootnwaddle.com/mentalplatypus/podcast.php Find us on Instagram and Twitter at @Mental_Platypus Email us at mentalplatypusquarterly@gmail.com Support us at...