34 episodes
Dead Eyes Headgum
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- Society & Culture
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4.8 • 166 Ratings
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Actor/comedian Connor Ratliff (The Chris Gethard Show, UCB, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel) embarks upon a quest to solve a very stupid mystery that has haunted him for two decades: why Tom Hanks fired him from a small role in the 2001 HBO mini-series, Band Of Brothers.
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Let the Mystery Be
Dead Eyes returns for Season Three! Connor talks with Damon Lindelof (LOST, The Leftovers, Watchmen) and Starlee Kine (Mystery Show, Search Party) about solving the “mystery” of “dead eyes.”
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You've Got Tweet
Connor talks with comedian Aparna Nancherla (Bojack Horseman, Corporate) about the time when Tom Hanks tweeted about how funny she is.
The original tweet.
Follow Aparna on Twitter and you'll see what Tom Hanks saw.
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Brought To You By Turd Husband™️
Connor talks with Nicole Byer (Nailed It!), Johnathan Fernandez (Gossip Girl), Ann Carr (Red Oaks) and Molly Lloyd (Pinkalicious & Peterrific) about the strange and sometimes treacherous world of acting in commercials.
Connor doing car dealership ads as a kid.
Connor's New York Lottery Ad
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The Colonel(s)
Connor talks with actors and executives about how he almost became “Colonel Sanders,” and the ups and downs of an ad campaign where re-casting the lead role is its defining feature.
Watch Connor's re-audition for Colonel Sanders on The Chris Gethard Show
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The True Meaning of Dead Eyes
Connor talks with comedian Nikki Glaser (FBoy Island) along with an array of experts in hope of discovering "the true meaning of 'dead eyes.'"
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Band of Others
Connor talks with Zach Braff (Scrubs, Garden State), Adam Scott (Parks & Recreation, Party Down) and David Krumholtz (Numb3rs, The Deuce) about how they all auditioned for Band of Brothers and were not cast.
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Customer Reviews
Must-listen stuff
I’ve been on a bit of a health kick these last few months, going on long walks, and for the last few weeks Dead Eyes has been my listening material of choice.
If you’ve not listened to it, the premise might sound a little, well, needy - actor gets bumped off a Tom Hanks show, spends years struggling to come to terms with it.
It is not like that, though, it is warm hearted, positive, inquisitive and spirit-lifting. It isn’t even just about Connor Ratliff and his experience - whilst listening to this I had recently gone through a tough experience in my own line of work, and I found much of the discussion absolutely relevant to what I do, and how I had been feeling, it was genuinely cathartic.
The arc of conversation across three seasons is brilliant, and what shines through is how awesome his guests are - all warm, clever, entertaining people, and the end result is some genuinely touching content, full of humanity and warmth.
Marvellous stuff.
What a ride…
I’m genuinely bereft I’ve reached the end of this show. I just binged it in 5 days during my Covid self-isolation, and I loved every single second of it. I relate to so much of it, being an actor, and I found it moving, hilarious, insightful and full of humanity. I recommend it to anyone.
Very entertaining
Highly recommend this podcast, which is both humorous and soulful.