The Broad Sound Podcast

On this dispatch, Broad Sound editor-in-chief Ethan Warren is joined by Boston Hassle editor-in-chief and senior film critic Oscar Goff to discuss the 2025 Boston Underground Film Festival Follow Oscar on BlueSky at @theoscargoff.bsky.social

On this episode of the Broad Sound series "Eye of the Beholder," Mel Hayden argues for the perfection of Hector Berlioz's Symphonie Fantastique. Find Mel in Broad Sound Spotlights: The Sunset Tree at 20 .

In this episode of the Broad Sound Book Club, Broad Sound editor-in-chief Ethan Warren and contributor Danny Cohen discuss chapters 1 - 4 of Don DeLillo's White Noise . Theme music for the Broad Sound podcast is by Buck's Harbor. Interstitial music on the book club is by Ryan Pollie. Hear the tracks on his 2024 album Keyboard Music.

On this episode of the Broad Sound series "Eye of the Beholder," Kirby Kellogg argues for the perfection of the Magnetic Fields album 69 Love Songs. Find Kirby Kellogg in Broad Sound Vol. 2 Part 1, and on BlueSky at @sugarbombstim.bsky.social

On this dispatch, Broad Sound editor in chief Ethan Warren has conversations about two major Broadway revivals. First up, it's Sunset Blvd with Broad Sound contributor Justin Hairston (00:00:00 - 00:55:21), and then it's Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club with Broad Sound contributor Frank Falisi (00:55:22 - 01:51:12)

On this episode of the Broad Sound series "Eye of the Beholder," Jake Harris argues for the perfection of the 2006 feature film "Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby." Find Jake in Broad Sound Vol. 2 Part 2, and on Substack at https://jacobsletter.substack.com/

On this episode of the Broad Sound series "Eye of the Beholder," Celeste Amidon argues for the perfection of the sixth episode of the fifth season of "Girls," titled "The Panic in Central Park." Find Celeste in Broad Sound Vol. 2 Part 1, and on Substack at https://actingmyage.substack.com/

In this edition of the Broad Sound podcast, editor-in-chief Ethan Warren interviews the multi-talented musician Nick Lutsko. Find Nick's new album "Ends" at Patreon before a general release later this year.

In this episode, Calvin McMillin reads his essay Why I Teach The Catcher in the Rye . Calvin is the author of the short story collection The Sushi Bar at the Edge of Forever and the editor of Frank Chin’s The Confessions of a Number One Son . His fiction has appeared in Santa Cruz Noir , Hawai‘i Review , and Asian Pulp , and his film criticism has been published by Bright Wall /Dark Room , Far Eas...

In this episode, Justin Hairston reads his essay Jumping for Joy. Justin is a freelance writer and marketer in New York City, where he’s engaged in the perpetual struggle to intellectualize his obsessions with basketball, television, and movies. He can be reached on Twitter and Letterboxd at @justinh94, or via his Substack at justinhairston.substack.com. And now, here’s Justin.

In this episode, Celeste Amidon reads her essay A Place Where Blind Men See. Celeste is an Austin-based writer. Her work has been featured in Gulf Coast , Polyester , Off Chance , Not Here to Make Friends , Cusper , and elsewhere. When she’s not writing, you can find her reading horror novels, growing vegetables, and listening to Creed at the highest possible volume.

In this episode, BC Wallin reads his essay Aspired Cathedrals. BC is a writer. His work can be found on Polygon , Vulture , Little White Lies , and Bright Wall/Dark Room . His unfinished novels can be found on his Google Drive. B.C. lives with his wife in New York.

In this episode, Sarah Welch-Larson reads her essay on social media craft videos. Sarah is a staff writer for Bright Wall/Dark Room , the author of Becoming Alien: The Beginning and End of Evil in Science Fiction’s Most Idiosyncratic Film Franchise , and a co-writer of the Seeing & Believing newsletter. She lives in Chicago with her husband, their dog, and about three dozen houseplants.