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The first and only podcast bringing you weekly case studies in the pop culture of a dying empire. Every Wednesday, co-hosts Josh, Brian, and A.J. dissect an artifact of popular culture, breaking down how its narrative choices reflect or subvert the reactionary political project. From video games to movies to theater to an apparently infinite supply of evangelical Christian radio drama, we expose the machinations of the worst of all possible worlds in order to figure out how to build a better one. Also, we have bits.
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Wednesday Jan 18, 2023
Wednesday Jan 18, 2023
Phone rings, door chimes, in comes Patrick Flynn (The Original Cast) as he and the lads celebrate Bobby’s infamous 35th birthday in the Stephen Sondheim/George Furth deep-dive into marriage: Company. Topics include the many revivals of the show, the superb score/uneven book, and the incomparable performance of Raúl Esparza.
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The Original Cast is a podcast about original cast albums and the people who love them. Each episode, Patrick interviews someone who’d see on-stage, backstage, or in the house of a theatre about an original cast album they love.
Media Referenced in this Episode:
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Company, dir. John Doyle, 2006. Youtube / Cast Recording
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Company, dir. Hal Prince, 1970. Original Cast Recording
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Company, dir. Marianne Elliot, 2018. London Cast Recording
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“Finishing the Hat: Collected Lyrics (1954-1981) with Attendant Comments, Principles, Heresies, Grudges, Whines and Anecdotes” by Stephen Sondheim, Penguin Random House. 2010.
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Original Cast Album: Company. Dir. D.A. Pennebaker. Watch it on HBO Max / Criterion Channel
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Masterworks Broadway presents Stephen Sondheim: The Story so Far https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i7IiisCxYN0 - This is not the episode where the Stritch interview comes from, but it's the same series. the interview has been completely offline for the last decade
TWOAPW theme by Brendan Dalton: brendan-dalton.com / brendandalton.bandcamp.com
Feat. David Armstrong as “Larry” and Eleanor Philips as “Multitudes of Amys”.
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