Second Breakfast with Cam & Maggie

Cameron Fucile
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Second Breakfast with Cam & Maggie

Tuesdays: thoughts & theories about art (movies, games, comics, shows, etc.) Fridays: chapter-by-chapter fantasy discussions (current project: A Game of Thrones)

  1. 3 DAYS AGO

    A Game of Thrones, Vol. 58 [Sansa V]

    Check out Cam's latest novel / audio drama here! The King is dead, long live the King. Joffrey’s first day in power leads Cam on a spiraling journey through Macbeth’s ghost of Banquo scene and the Ship of Theseus as he tries to make sense of all the uneasy parallels being drawn between Robert Baratheon and his brutal son. Maggie keys into the missing tapestries in the throne room to decipher the Lannisters’ view of prophecy. Ned rots in the dungeon. LINKS: Patreon, YouTube, Spotify, Instagram Feedback & Theories: secondbreakfastpod@gmail.com

    33 min
  2. The 2024 Brekkie Awards

    6 DAYS AGO

    The 2024 Brekkie Awards

    Check out Cam's latest novel / audio drama here! As the year winds down, it's finally time to crown our favorite works of art from the year that was 2024! As ever, we have two categories: our favorite works of art that released this year and our favorite works of art that we discovered this year. Four awards, two nominations, one blowout episode! See you in 2025!   LINKS: Patreon, YouTube, Spotify, Instagram Feedback & Theories: secondbreakfastpod@gmail.com   Check out our discussions on the works of art mentioned in this year’s Brekkies:   The Substance: https://youtu.be/YzmKoP0spcI  Oddity: https://youtu.be/ml7eZp5Df2E Longlegs: Episode 1 (“Longlegs Remixes Horror Classics”): https://youtu.be/ipV8lwWsbk8 Episode 2 (“Longlegs isn’t Satan, he’s Mephistopheles”): https://youtu.be/FALrlapZjsY The Vourdalak: https://youtu.be/EVtgk43tN4A Jack White’s No Name: Episode 1 (“Jack White’s NO NAME: A Bootleg Masterpiece): https://youtu.be/l5zJerS_-FI Episode 2 (“Overthinking Jack White Album Covers”): https://youtu.be/AIVttVIH7DU Sam Raimi Spider-Man trilogy: https://www.patreon.com/posts/106504094?utm_campaign=postshare_creator Fire & Blood series: https://www.patreon.com/posts/103114220?utm_campaign=postshare_creator God (Girl) of War: https://youtu.be/0-983cMvMoU God Emperor of Dune: https://youtu.be/X_k6Cc_JL7w

    27 min
  3. Nosferatu [2024]

    12/29/2024

    Nosferatu [2024]

    Check out Cam's latest novel / audio drama here! In this episode, we're chasing one burning question: why didn't Robert Eggers' Nosferatu work for us? The answer takes us on a long journey through editing, cross-cutting, overstuffed ensembles, mechanical villains, and the many challenges of the source material. We also consider the lineage of the original Nosferatu and celebrate this new version's homage to color washing. Cam takes a moment to break down the film's remarkably deft Faustus fake-out, and we work through a cascade of (loaded) echoes from across Robert Eggers' filmography, before closing with some reflections about this month-long retrospective. LINKS: Patreon, YouTube, Spotify, Instagram Feedback & Theories: secondbreakfastpod@gmail.com

    57 min

  4. 12/27/2024

    A Game of Thrones, Vol. 57 [Tyrion VII]

    Check out Cam's latest novel / audio drama here! Is Tywin Lannister the 'Big Bad' of Game of Thrones? Is he the series' ultimate strategist and mastermind, and if so, then where does it all go wrong? Why does he never sit the Iron Throne? We're diving into all of these questions today, alongside a long-awaited new installment of Maggie's Bird Corner, Cam's Russian Nesting Doll theory, and more than a little time spent comparing Westeros with the world of Succession. Happy Christmas! LINKS: Patreon, YouTube, Spotify, Instagram Feedback & Theories: secondbreakfastpod@gmail.com

    44 min
  5. The Northman

    12/24/2024

    The Northman

    Check out Cam's latest novel / audio drama here! Our Robert Eggers Retrospective series concludes with The Northman. Revisiting this film after two years, Cam discovers that instead of just being 'Viking Hamlet,' the film is actually a freeform hybrid of Julius Caesar, Macbeth, Hamlet, and Doctor Faustus. Maggie tracks the strands of fate that connect these doomed characters, and the stylistic departures of Eggers' third film. Together, we chart echoes from across every project in his filmography and close with a deep discussion of The Northman as a revenge story. LINKS: Patreon, YouTube, Spotify, Instagram Feedback & Theories: secondbreakfastpod@gmail.com

    51 min

  6. 12/20/2024

    A Game of Thrones, Vol. 56 [Catelyn VIII]

    Check out Cam's latest novel / audio drama here! Our first Stark reunion is as fleeting as it is fruitful. Maggie chases the spoken and unspoken fear permeating this chapter, while Cam explores the uneasy comparisons between Robb’s fledgling campaign and Robert Baratheon’s legendary rebellion in the wake of the king’s death and Ned’s imprisonment. LINKS: Patreon, YouTube, Spotify, Instagram Feedback & Theories: secondbreakfastpod@gmail.com

    45 min
  7. INTERVIEW: The Editing of Lemon Tarts in Space!

    12/18/2024

    INTERVIEW: The Editing of Lemon Tarts in Space!

    A behind-the-scenes exploration of Cam's latest audio drama / novel, Lemon Tarts in Space! In this interview, Maggie interviews Cam about the intricate mechanics of producing an audio drama, from finding the perfect take of each line to developing your instincts as an editor and the overwhelming, delicate work of volume leveling. This is the most daunting step of the creative process, where you have to find all the needles in the haystack and reassemble your initial vision inside someone else's ears.   LINKS: Patreon, YouTube, Spotify, Instagram Feedback & Theories: secondbreakfastpod@gmail.com   00:00 Introduction: Post-Production 01:15 Mechanics & Mistakes 08:47 Part of the Creative Process 10:48 Finding the Final Draft 17:03 Trusting Your Instincts 18:31 Foley Work as Subtext 21:46 Fiction From Scratch 23:54 Recurring Problems 26:43 Endless Experimentation 28:14 Authenticity vs. Accuracy 30:51 Exit Interview 34:29 Closing Thoughts

    37 min
  8. The Witch

    12/17/2024

    The Witch

    Check out Cam's latest novel / audio drama here! This is the episode we've been waiting to do since the very beginning of Second Breakfast. The Witch is our favorite film of all time, and today we're going to dig deep and find out why. Spoiler alert: it's a magical medley of the power of suggestion, curveball slasher structure, mutually assured destruction, and a beautifully binary / reversible theology. Come for the cavalcade of theological grindstones, fresh observations, and echoes from throughout Robert Eggers' legendary filmography, stay for Maggie's absolutely blockbuster theory about the shattering of the ten commandments. And yes, there's a little Doctor Faustus thrown in for good measure, alongside some rumination on The Godfather and The Exorcist. LINKS: Patreon, YouTube, Spotify, Instagram Feedback & Theories: secondbreakfastpod@gmail.com

    1h 31m
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