Our Little Talks Podcast

On this episode, we discuss the Oscars. (One of us watched all 10 movies, the other watched none of them) We then steer into a general discussion of movie and pop culture related topics and briefly discuss the joy of reading books when it is not done just to share on the internet.

After a year hiatus, we return for our 35th episode. We discuss where we have been, New Year's Eve, the Stranger Things finale, getting rid of streaming music, and our reading plans for 2026. Join us for our fun filled return to podcasting!

In this thrilling episode we talk about our New Year's Day Antique store adventure and what books we are reading to start off 2025. Next we discuss the 1947 film Miracle on 34th Street. Then we talk about signing up for "The Criterion Channel" and a short discussion on movies. Next Dad talks about how he has never been very good at video games. In the final half hour we go on long hodge-podge disc...

In this episode we briefly touch on a recent bout with COVID, the film Gladiator 2, and a short discussion about the 50th Anniversary of the Rankin & Bass special 'Twas the Night Before Christmas

On our fifth annual Thanksgiving Eve episode we stumble through what may be our worst episode ever. We begin with a rant about modern car technology then throw our cat out of the podcast studio. We next move into a discussion about The Outsiders, weird theatre people, and how we are not interested in the failed attempt to make "Glicked a thing. Then we talk about books and Fred Astaire movies and...

After an 8 month absence we are back to talk about various topics including why we have been gone so long, music from 1984, holiday movie obligations, books we've read this year, and a hodge podge of other topics.

In our 30th episode we give our thoughts on Dune, Part Two, the prohibitive cost of eating at restaurants, and Top 40 music from 1984.

Our year long tribute to the year 1984 continues as we discuss the classic movie The Karate Kid. 

Happy New Year! In our first episode of 2024 we announce our plans to celebrate the 40th Anniversary of the year 1984 by dedicating each episode this season to some aspect of the year 1984. Then we "kick" things off right away by discussing the movie Footloose

In this episode we discuss the mythological "War on Christmas" and we talk about the difference between wanting to watch movies vs. feeling obligated to. Next we discuss the films White Christmas, A Muppet Christmas Carol, Jingle All the Way, and The Karate Kid, Part II. We finish things off by discussing the idea of having favorite foods and whether it is necessary to always have to decide which...

We celebrate our third anniversary of podcasting with our Fourth Annual Thanksgiving Eve episode...We talk about the stress of trying to keep up with Christmas movies, we discuss reading challenges, and reading War and Peace. Then we dive into a potpourri of topics including slang, Shakespeare, common place books, and whatever else floats into our mids

It's a very special episode of "Our Little Talks"! In our landmark 25th episode we ignore our moratorium on talking about Star Wars and find some nice things to say about each of the 11 Star Wars films! Sit back and relax as we each pick things we like about each movie beginning with The Phantom Menace and working chronologically up to The Rise of Skywalker.

This week we discuss our thoughts on the new Indiana Jones film, Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny

In our longest episode ever, we discuss our latest trip to the greatest city in the world, New York City. We talk about our two days of exploring the city including visits to Governor's Island, Chinatown, Central Park West, and Grant's Tomb. We also give our thoughts on seeing the Broadway revival of Sweeney Todd starring Josh Groban and read one star customer reviews of some of the places we visi...

In our historic 22nd Episode we discuss a list of 10 things podcasters do that supposedly annoy their listeners, high school graduation, and we get highfalutin as Dad talks about reading Moby-Dick and other classic novels and we read a few poems. Next we talk about seeing Raiders of the Lost Ark at a local movie theater and how movie making has changed in the last 40 years. Then we wrap things up...

Surprise! We are back! After a four-month hiatus we return with our longest episode ever! In this episode we discuss why we have not been recording We talk about our various illnesses, reading War and Peace, Roald Dahl and censorship, Prince Harry's audiobook, and the Beetlejuice musical. We also discuss efforts to reduce screen time and live in the real world. We finish the episode also covering...

It's our 20th episode and our third annual Thanksgiving Eve episode. In this episode we go off the cuff and cover numerous topics. We talk about Corinna's first trip to the voting polls during the mid-term elections, what fans of the TV show "Glee" should be called, and how awful the Saturday morning shows from Dad's childhood were. We then talk about humans' false belief in the nobility of wild a...

In this episode, we discuss Halloween and what we like and do not like about the holiday. We also talk about the 1931 version of Frankenstein and movie remakes. We wrap up the show with a talk about Cobra Kai season five and TV shows needing to be cancelled after their fifth season.

After a three month hiatus we return with a lot of random discussions, but specifically talk about the museum exhibit "The Art of the Disney Costume," Dad talks about cutting back his mobile phone use time, and tries to praise "Top Gun:Maverick" before blowing a gasket over the absence of USB ports on his computer. There is some discussion about "Lord of the Rings" and "Rings of Power" and a few c...

In our long awaited 17th episode we discuss going to a lot of concerts this summer, we give a rundown of our Spring Break trip from March, we endure technical difficulties, and then we briefly discuss Disney's "Obi-Wan Kenobi" show.

On this episode we talk about a Greta Van Fleet concert we attended, talk briefly about the 2022 Oscar nominations and how Dad is the only person in the world to not hear the song "We Don't Talk About Bruno." Then we talk about how it's weird to think of your parents having girlfriends/boyfriends before you were born and the blessing of not having had social media in the 1970s and 80s. 

In our first episode of 2022, we discuss how hospitalizations and surgeries delayed our recording any episodes for two months, share our thoughts on Steven Spielberg's West Side Story, and lament having watched the dreadful Star Wars series "The Book of Boba Fett." 

In this episode, we talk about Dad's 50th birthday surprise party and being tired of watching the same Christmas specials and movies year after year. We also chat about people who make a point to let you know how much they hate Christmas music. Then we summarize and review Spiderman: No Way Home and things get dark when we talk about the futility mankind trying to reverse climate change.

It's the one year anniversary of Our Little Talks! On this episode we discuss our first year and recap Thanksgiving. Dad gets back on his high horse about not being a die hard sports fan and we talk about the Harry Connick Jr. as Daddy Warbucks. Then we give some thoughts on "Buy Nothing Day," talk about seeing the movie Dune and Dad reading the book. Then we talk about the Beatles documentary Get...

This episode opens with Dad discussing his 2012 appearance on the long defunct Disney themed podcast named The Hub Podcast. Next we talk about a Frank Oz interview where he and Dad have the same opinion of the modern incarnation of The Muppets. Then we discuss our visit to The Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, Michigan to explore the "Jim Henson: Imagination Unlimited" exhibit. Then we finish the sho...