The Broad Sound Podcast

"What's Your List" is ending 2025 with a bang! A coalition of Broad Sounders discusses what they think are the best music and movies produced this century...so far. They try to find the distinction between "best" and "favorite," examine trends in 21st century music and film, and discuss some personal memories from the music and movies they love so dearly.  Take a...

Broad Sounders Danny Klain and Danny Cohen reunite to discuss slasher movies, Christmas movies, and camp while breaking down the 1984 cult classic "Silent Night, Deadly Night."

It was the 90s, there was grunge music, the internet, and suddenly everyone wanted to see the works of William Shakespeare on the big screen. Join Danny and Broad Sound Contributor Carmen Paddock as they discuss their favorites from the era!

On this week's episode of Eye of the Beholder, Broad Sound Contributor Jake Harris returns to discuss his childhood favorite "Sahara," its misunderstood imperfection, and Matthew McConaughey's career arc. 

On today's episode of What's Your List, we're playing basketball. Broad Sound Contributors Danny Klain and Justin Hairston discuss their love of the game, the rise of the documentary over the 21st century, and how it led to the fall of the classic sports movie. Take a listen!

Danny and Jake are back on Eye of the Beholder, this time with the movie "A Knight's Tale."  The duo discuss what makes the movie work so well, its anachronistic charm, its real life references, and what it would look like if it were made today. Change your stars and listen!

On this episode of What's Your List, New York Citizens and Broad Sound Contributors Danny Klain and BC Wallin dissect the moviegoing scene in the five boroughs, how vibes are important to the movie experience, and draft their favorite movie theaters in New York City. Check it out!

Season 2 of Eye of the Beholder is here! For our first guest, Broad Sound Contributor Jake Harris joins host Danny Klain to discuss Season 3, Episode 10 of Lost titled "Tricia Tanaka is Dead." They discuss the episode, how it fits into the narrative of Lost as a whole, and if Lost, for all its good and bad, can be considered "perfect."

Welcome to a new Broad Sound podcast called "What's Your List?" We love to rank things, and in 2025 there are so many different time frames in which to rank them. Join Broad Sound Contributors Danny Klain and Danny Cohen as they discuss their favorite horror movies of the 2020s and the horror genre at large over the course of this decade. 

Broad Sound Contributors Danny Klain and Justin Hairston are back! This time, the two New York Citizens discuss the lauded New York Film Festival, how it has changed over the years, where it fits within the global festival circuit, the best movies they saw at the festival, and a few movies that disappointed them. 

Ocean waves, friends. Broad Sound Contributors Justin Hairston, Danny Klain, and Sarah Welch-Larson crack open a few small beers and break down Paul Thomas Anderson's new movie, One Battle After Another. They share their thoughts on the film before delving into the similarities and differences between One Battle After Another and its inspiration, Thomas Pynchon's Vineland.

We've reached the end. On this episode of the Broad Sound Podcast, Broad Sound Contributors Justin Hairston and Danny Klain discuss the final three chapters of Thomas Pynchon's Vineland. They hit on the big themes of the book, look forward to what we may see from the book in Paul Thomas Anderson's One Battle After Another, and discuss a hypothetical universe where Paul McCartney pla...

On this episode of the Broad Sound Book Club, Broad Sound contributors Justin Hairston and Danny Klain discuss the important and plot-heavy chapters 11 and 12 in Thomas Pynchon's Vineland

On this episode of the Broad Sound Book Club, Broad Sound Contributors Justin Hairston and Danny Klain discuss the large, dense chapter 9 and the short, but interesting chapter 10.

On this episode of the Broad Sound Book Club, Broad Sound Contributors Justin Hairston and Danny Klain discuss the eventful and wandering chapters 6,7, and 8 of Thomas Pynchon's Vineland.

Join Broad Sound editor-in-chief Ethan Warren and contributor Greg McGrath for a discussion of Bruce Springsteen's 1975 album Born to Run

On this episode of the Broad Sound Book Club, Broad Sound editor-in-chief Ethan Warren and contributor Justin Hairston discuss chapters 4 and 5 of Thomas Pynchon's Vineland .

Join Broad Sound editor-in-chief Ethan Warren and contributor Morris Shamah for a discussion of Bruce Springsteen's 1973 album The Wild, the Innocent & the E Street Shuffle

Join Broad Sound editor-in-chief Ethan Warren and contributor Frank Falisi for a discussion of Bruce Springsteen's 1973 album Greetings from Asbury Park, N.J.

On this episode of Eye of the Beholder, friend of Broad Adam Volerich argues for the perfection of the Unicorns album  Who Will Cut Our Hair When We're Gone?

On this episode of the Broad Sound Book Club, Broad Sound editor-in-chief Ethan Warren and contributor Justin Hairston discuss chapter 2 of Thomas Pynchon's Vineland  with contributor Danny Klain, and then discuss chapter 3 with contributor Sarah Welch-Larson

On this episode of Eye of the Beholder, Broad Sound contributor Jameson Draper argues for the perfection of the 1999 documentary  American Movie.

On this episode of Eye of the Beholder, Broad Sound contributor Greg White argues for the perfection of Alexander Payne's 2004 feature  Sideways .

On this episode of Eye of the Beholder, Broad Sound contributor C.M. Crockford argues for the perfection of the BBC miniseries The Singing Detective.

On this episode of the Broad Sound Book Club, contributor Danny Cohen and editor-in-chief Ethan Warren discuss Noah Baumbach's cinematic adaptation of Don DeLillo's  White Noise