Razor's Ink Podcast with Jonathan B. Ferrini

“Rendition Rock” (Music) 24.07.2025 20:29 ↓

Listen to four revered performers covering two hit songs including Wilson Pickett and The Four Tops delivering inspired covers.

Leaving Las Vegas (Movie 1995) 17.07.2025 21:25 ↓

A raw story concerning suicide by alcohol, perfectly served “neat”, but marred by “on the rocks” or with a “back”. Find out inside.

Remembering Brian Wilson and Sly Stone (Singer-Songwriters) 10.07.2025 15:50 ↓

Let’s examine two lyricists and performers with different styles but sharing the same happy heart pumping lyrics of love and understanding.

The Gong Show (Television 1976-1980) 03.07.2025 22:18 ↓

The antithesis of a talent show you must see to believe.

The Dirty Dozen (Movie 1967) 26.06.2025 23:30 ↓

A World War II film showcasing condemned military convicts unleased against the German high command including themes about nonconformity with an antiwar message.

Ballad of a Thin Man (Music 1965) 19.06.2025 15:19 ↓

Deconstructing one of Dylan’s most abstract compositions.

On the Beach (Movie 1959) 12.06.2025 20:54 ↓

The last vestiges of humanity inside Australia following worldwide thermonuclear war.

Rediscovering the Batman Television Series (1966-1968) 05.06.2025 24:32 ↓

Escapism written for kids with adults in mind

The Swimmer (Movie 1968) 29.05.2025 28:32 ↓

A movie about midlife crisis provides us the opportunity to imagine a timely remake.

Unrequited Love Inside Lyrics from a Gender Perspective. 22.05.2025 14:17 ↓

“Linger” by The Cranberries (1993) and “Carrie Anne” by The Hollies (1967)

The Defiant Ones (Movie 1958) 15.05.2025 20:27 ↓

Sidney Poitier and Tony Curtis play convicts. The chain that binds them rattles with racial hatred but reveals "we (all) come from the same side of the tracks".

The Shoes of the Fisherman (Movie 1968) 08.05.2025 22:28 ↓

The election of a Pope whilst the world readies for war. Art imitating life?

Rediscovering David Bowie 01.05.2025 15:10 ↓

Brilliant lyricist, iconic performer, and astute businessman.

I Want to Live! (Movie. 1958) 24.04.2025 26:14 ↓

Susan Hayward portrays the life of Barbara Graham executed in CALIFORNIA’S gas chamber. I discuss the movie and what I name “The Criminal Justice-Media Complex” surrounding the trial and execution.

The Conversation (Movie 1974) 17.04.2025 15:23 ↓

Gene Hackman delivers a minimalist approach performance he considered the pinnacle of his career in this film where “sound” serves as a protagonist.

My Rx for Network Television, Part IV: Variety Shows 10.04.2025 28:35 ↓

I examine four variety shows from past decades and recommend television networks reinvent the variety show, "cure" declining ratings, and enjoy the intended “side effect” of “healing" the nation.

My Rx for Network Television, Part III: The Movie of the Week 03.04.2025 17:26 ↓

I examine “original” movies made for television as my “treatment” for declining network television entertainment programing ratings.

My Rx for Network Television, Part II: The Late-Night Edition 27.03.2025 15:37 ↓

Let’s examine Hugh Hefner’s “Playboy after Dark” for a clue to my “fix”.

My Rx for Network Television 20.03.2025 14:05 ↓

Your heart monitor is about to flatline, television networks. Open my podcast serving as your medicine cabinet and find the cure sitting inside for over fifty years.

Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia (Film. 1974) 14.03.2025 20:26 ↓

Director Sam Peckinpah’s customary Shoot ‘Em Up genre film includes a protagonist taking the form of a severed head! I call it a “wholesale film” but there’s much more inside than blood and guts.

Room 222 (Television. 1969-74) 06.03.2025 19:45 ↓

A classic series about dedicated educators struggling with familiar social issues offering inspiration to the underappreciated educators of today.

The Oscars 2025 27.02.2025 16:46 ↓

Trouble in "Tinseltown".

The Beatles and The Rolling Stones 20.02.2025 17:30 ↓

Which was the better band? It’s about “context”. Let’s study “context” with the help of Jimi Hendrix, Wilson Pickett, The Beach Boys, David Lee Roth, Devo, and classical music.

The Grapes of Wrath (Movie. 1940) 13.02.2025 25:09 ↓

Eco disasters; Migrants; Homeless; “Big Ag”; bad banks, and no help from government. Sound familiar? Inside, Ma Joad reminds us, “They can't wipe us out; they can't lick us.. 'cause we're the people."

"Men for Sale in Movies" 06.02.2025 22:51 ↓

What do men have to offer their female clients? Let’s explore themes inside three films starring William Holden, Paul Newman, and Richard Gere.