The Conner & Smith Show

Join us for a special episode of The Conner & Smith Show, as we received a gift from SU Alum and Patreon Family Member Scott Wahlin - “Mixin’ it Up With Shenandoah Summer Music Theatre” - a cocktail recipe book with themed drinks that correspond with past SSMT shows. Want a copy of the book? Join the Conner & Smith Patreon Family here: https://www.patreon.com/ConnerandSmith

Join Matt & I as we continue our series on Monsters of the Villa Diodati themes that we would like to call “Monsters Among Us”. We talk with Annabelle Skala, playing Claire Clairmont in “Monsters of the Villa Diodati” with Emergent Theatreworks, playing July 19-21 at the AMT Theatre in NYC. For more information, please visit: https://www.emergenttheatrenyc.org/ Support The Conner & Smith Show on P...

Join Matt & I as we continue our series on Monsters of the Villa Diodati themes that we would like to call “Monsters Among Us”. We talk with Vaheed Talebian, playing Dr. John Polidori in “Monsters of the Villa Diodati” with Emergent Theatreworks, playing July 19-21 at the AMT Theatre in NYC. For more information, please visit: https://www.emergenttheatrenyc.org/ Support The Conner & Smith Show on...

Join Matt & I as we continue our series on Monsters of the Villa Diodati themes that we would like to call “Monsters Among Us”. We talk with Aaron Pierce, playing Lord Byron in “Monsters of the Villa Diodati” with Emergent Theatreworks, playing July 19-21 at the AMT Theatre in NYC. For more information, please visit: https://www.emergenttheatrenyc.org/ Support The Conner & Smith Show on Patreon he...

Join Matt & I as we continue our series on Monsters of the Villa Diodati themes that we would like to call “Monsters Among Us”. We talk with. Ben Swanson, playing Percy Shelley in “Monsters of the Villa Diodati” with Emergent Theatreworks, playing July 19-21 at the AMT Theatre in NYC. For more information, please visit: https://www.emergenttheatrenyc.org/ Support The Conner & Smith Show on Patreon...

Join Matt & I as we continue our series on Monsters of the Villa Diodati themes that we would like to call “Monsters Among Us”. We talk with Joey DeMita and Ryan MacPherson, Director and Producer of “Monsters of the Villa Diodati” with Emergent Theatreworks, playing July 19-21 at the AMT Theatre in NYC. For more information, please visit: https://www.emergenttheatrenyc.org/ Support The Conner & Sm...

Join Matt & I as we continue our series on Monsters of the Villa Diodati themes that we would like to call “Monsters Among Us”. We talk with Gabriella Carucci, who plays Mary Shelley in, “Monsters of the Villa Diodati” with the Emergent Theatreworks production of “Monsters of the Villa Diodati” playing July 19-21 at the AMT Theatre in NYC. She was a pure delight! Support The Conner & Smith Show on...

Join Matt and I for the bathing of the pugs. This was an experimental episode trying to document the process of bathing our adorable pups. Support The Conner & Smith Show on Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/ConnerandSmith

Join me, Matt, and Amy McWilliams as we go through the Columbia Pike Blues Festival, hour by hour. Thank you to everyone who helped to make the day so special, to all the sponsors, volunteers, workers, planners, and residents of the Pike! Support The Conner & Smith Show on Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/ConnerandSmith

Matt and I talk about what is happening in our lives currently, with the Columbia Pike Blues Festival this Saturday, and Matt doing five hundred things at the same time. Support The Conner & Smith Show on Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/ConnerandSmith

Join Matt & I as we continue our series on Monsters of the Villa Diodati themes that we would like to call “Monsters Among Us”. We discuss and read from many of the books that we read in our research while writing our show, “Monsters of the Villa Diodati”. This was not intended to be this long, but as you can hear, once we start going down the rabbit hole, we get drawn in, and keep finding more fa...

Join Matt & I as we continue our series on Monsters of the Villa Diodati themed films that we would like to call “Monsters Among Us”. We discuss the 1931 film of “Frankenstein ” directed by James Whale for Universal Studios. This film is the standard bearer that all other Monster films follow the template of. Support The Conner & Smith Show on Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/ConnerandSmith

Join Matt & I as we continue our series on Monsters of the Villa Diodati themed films that we would like to call “Monsters Among Us”. We discuss the 2024 music video of “Fortnight” by Taylor Swift from her latest album, “The Tortured Poets Department”. Being fairly new Swifties, we were super excited for the new album, but when the music video of this lead single came out and used very clear Mary...

Join Matt & I as we continue our series on Monsters of the Villa Diodati themed films that we would like to call “Monsters Among Us”. We discuss the 2024 film, ”Lisa Frankenstein ”, which is one of our new favorites of this series! More than just an 80’s parody comedy horror, screenwriter Diablo Cody crafts an incredibly smart script that pulls elements of Mary Shelley’s history, the Diodati Summe...

Join Matt & I as we continue our series on Monsters of the Villa Diodati themed films that we would like to call “Monsters Among Us”. We discuss the 1986 film, ”Gothic”, which is my least favorite adaptation of the Summer of Darkness. We at least have Natasha Richardson and Julian Sands. Support The Conner & Smith Show on Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/ConnerandSmith

Join Matt & I as we continue our series on Monsters of the Villa Diodati themed films that we would like to call “Monsters Among Us”. We discuss the 1988 film, ”Haunted Summer”, which is not my favorite adaptation of the Summer of Darkness, but not my least favorite. We at least have Laura Dern and Eric Stoltz. Support The Conner & Smith Show on Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/ConnerandSmith

Join Matt & I as we continue our series on Monsters of the Villa Diodati themed films that we would like to call “Monsters Among Us”. We discuss the 1988 film, ”Rowing with the Wind”, which is my personal favorite of all of the 4 (soon to be 5!) films about the Summer of Darkness in 1816, just because of it’s historical accuracy and artistic embellishment of adding the Monster into the story as a...

Join Matt & I as we start a new series on Monsters of the Villa Diodati themed films that we would like to call “Monsters Among Us”. We discuss the 2017 film, ”Mary Shelley ”, which feels like the ONE film out of 4 about the creation of her novel, Frankenstein that she edited herself from the grave. She who holds the pen last - wins. Support The Conner & Smith Show on Patreon here: https://www.pat...

Join Matt & I as we start a new series on Monsters of the Villa Diodati themed films that we would like to call “Monsters Among Us”. We discuss the 2023 film, ”Poor Things ”, and also chat about what other films that we might cover in this series. Support The Conner & Smith Show on Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/ConnerandSmith

Join Matt & I as “Hitchcock Abridged ” ends! We discuss the 1963 Hitchcock classic, ”The Birds”, and also chat about our own “bird encounters” through our lives. Support The Conner & Smith Show on Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/ConnerandSmith

Enjoy a classic episode of the Conner & Smith Show, featuring Heidi Blickenstaff! Support The Conner & Smith Show on Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/ConnerandSmith

Enjoy a Classic Episode of The Conner & Smith Show featuring Eleasha Gamble and Weslie Lynne Woodley. Support The Conner & Smith Show on Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/ConnerandSmith

Join Matt, Ryan & I as “Hitchcock Abridged ” continues! We discuss the 2012 Hitchcock biopic, ”Hitchcock”, which features some great writing and performances, but is very speculative on the behind the scenes goings on. Support The Conner & Smith Show on Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/ConnerandSmith and follow Ryan on Letterboxd here: Letterboxd.com/ryanthedean/

Join Matt, Ryan & I as “Hitchcock Abridged ” continues! We discuss the 1955 Hitchcock film, ”To Catch a Thief”, which could be alternately titled “Alfred Hitchcock’s Summer Vacation in the French Riviera”. Boy this film sure is pretty. Support The Conner & Smith Show on Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/ConnerandSmith and follow Ryan on Letterboxd here: Letterboxd.com/ryanthedean/

Join Matt, Ryan & I as “Hitchcock Abridged ” continues! We discuss the 1954 Hitchcock film, ”Rear Window”. So far, this one is Matt’s favorite Hitchcock film! This film may be one of the Grandfathers of reality tv. Take a closer look… Support The Conner & Smith Show on Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/ConnerandSmith and follow Ryan on Letterboxd here: Letterboxd.com/ryanthedean/