The Guest Room Podcast

In the latest GuestRoom Quickie, Larry talks about The Endless River, the latest and last album from the legendary Pink Floyd.

This week Larry is joined once again by Cadwell and Elliot as they discuss the sequel to the reboot Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, available tomorrow on Blu-ray. The trio were so taken by the film that they basically spend an hour gushing over how much they loved it, touching on its achievements in motion capture as well as its various political themes. This week's Drum Groove features more from...

Larry's buddy Grant is a hardcore gamer. Larry is far more casual. At Grant's urging (and joined by Greg O) Larry checked out the first chapter of The Walking Dead video game. What ensued after was a conversation about video games, their history, different consoles, televison and cable companies as well. Has Larry embraced video games as an interactive and expansive form of storytelling or does he...

Larry is joined this week by his old buddy Brian "Spud" Szczypinski, who is the biggest Foo Fighters fan he knows. The two talk about music overall, the Foo's career and the new album Sonic Highways. They DO NOT talk about the HBO series of the same name since Larry is too cheap to pay for premium cable. This week also marks the triumphant return of Drum Groove of the Week, in which Larry plays-wa...

Larry is flying solo the week as he looks back at the career of Christopher Nolan. Larry gives a brief review of each film Mr. Nolan has directed, leading up to the release of Interstellar, which Larry has been anticipating since he first heard of its existence. Has Interstellar lived up to Larry's expectations? Spoiler alert-yes. Oh, and spoiler alert-Larry reveals many plot details, so listen at...

In the latest GuestRoom Quickie, Larry gives an instantaneous reaction to Birdman, the critically acclaimed film starring Michael Keaton. Has Larry discovered the Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance? Take a listen and find out! It'll only take you ten minutes!

In the first ever GuestRoom Quickie, Larry and friends discuss The Nightmare Before Christmas, Tim Burton's career, and the musical Wicked. All in under ten minutes! Enjoy!

Anju and Cadwell have been after Larry to watch Anime for a long time. Larry finally relented. Joined by Jess, the conversation that ensued after watching the first episode of Psycho Pass was a varied one, covering literature, genre specific tropes, sci-fi as a whole, and a number of other things. Has Larry been converted? Does he now appreciate Anime as something more than big eyes and goofy musi...

This week Cadwell Turnbull returns to the GuestRoom and he's brought Elliot Richards to the party. Like Cadwell Elliot is a talented writer and pop-culture junkie and this week they're talking about superhero movies, starting with X-Men:Days of Future Past (available this week on Blu-ray) and working our way back with comments on Spiderman, Superman, Unbreakable and even Star Trek (because Larry a...

This week Larry is joined by his friend and coworker Grant McElheny as they discuss the films of Wes Anderson, specifically Moonrise Kingdom and The Royal Tenenbaums. Is Larry now a fan of Mr. Anderson? Listen and find out as Larry and Grant go in depth and on several tangents about music, Kristen Wiig, how the wealthy are portrayed in movies and many other things. This week's Drum Groove discusse...

This week Larry is joined by his wife Jess, Cadwell Turnbull, Anju Manandhar and Ashley Solomon for a discussion of the hit comedy series The Big Bang Theory. The group talks about what they love, what frustrates them, and the perils of formulaic TV (with yet another New Girl reference thrown in). They even have a sidebar about sad movies because, why not. This week's drum groove is The Ocean by L...

This week Larry is joined by his friend and contributor Therese Joseph as they discuss Therese's favorite TV show, Once Upon a Time, as well as other fairy tale adaptations. Has Larry become a fan of a show he's payed little attention to until now? Listen and find out! Also this week's drum groove features the recently snubbed Denny Carmassi of Heart.

It's all about the drums this week as Larry is joined by his friend and fellow drummer Mike Conte. Larry and Mike talk about their experience as musicians, their influences, what they love most about the drums and where they think music is headed. Drum Groove of the Week features Larry tackling the master, Neil Peart. Is he successful? Listen and find out!

Larry and his wife Jessica are great fans of Lois Lowery's Newbery Medal winning book The Giver. Are they now fans of the film adaptation starring Jeff Bridges and Meryl Streep? Find out as they take the audience on a date (complete with wind noise). Stick around after as Larry discusses his first love in rock and roll, Aerosmith, and pays tribute to the incomperable Joey Kramer.

This week Larry is joined by talented writer and overall awesome guy Cadwell Turnbull as they go in depth and talk about Richard Linklater's "Boyhood." Larry's wife Jessica aka the Most Amazing Human on Planet Earth also chimes in, and even though she didn't see the movie, she still has some interesting things to say. Is the unusual way in which it was filmed innovative? Listen and find out! Stick...

Host Larry Ganni is joined by his friend and coworker Greg Olszewski as they talk about the Marvel film Guardians of the Galaxy. Larry and Greg offer an in-depth and spoiler heavy review as well as comparisons between the current crop of big budget blockbusters and those of the past. Stick around after for Drum Groove of the Week as Larry talks Motown!