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A post-empire podcast about literary fiction, film, music, and pop culture. t/james reagan is the author of lovetrust, beach house burning, empire waste, famous for nothing, leeds house, neon blacktop, miss julie 2020, southland tales: the complete saga, and pushing closer. his most recent novel, act like me is available now at amazon.

Episodes

  1. david mamet and shia labeouf's 'henry johnson'

    Jan 11

    david mamet and shia labeouf's 'henry johnson'

    post empire fiction writer, t/james reagan, details david mamet and shia labeouf's road out of hell that led to the play, and film, henry johnson. you can watch henry johnson at https://henryjohnsonmovie.com/ you can read david mamet's answer to t/james reagan's question about fatty arbuckle here. you can read t/james reagan's novels, as well as his version of august strindberg's miss julie here.

    1h 8m
  2. taylor swift's "the life of a showgirl"

    10/31/2025

    taylor swift's "the life of a showgirl"

    matty healy's strongest soldier, post-empire novelist t/james reagan, continues his annual tradition of reviewing the new taylor swift album. after five hours of commentary on the tortured poets department era, reagan has returned with five more hours focused on the life of a showgirl. starting with a summary of the recent goings on in the swiftieverse, reagan then reviews and provides commentary on all twelve tracks of the life of a showgirl. if you enjoyed this podcast, please consider purchasing one of reagan's novels, available on amazon for $3.99 or less: https://www.amazon.com/stores/T-James-Reagan/author/B00GMKD3CY?ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1&qid=1761935651&sr=1-1-catcorr&isDramIntegrated=true&shoppingPortalEnabled=true

    4h 53m
  3. post-empire notes on megalopolis

    10/18/2024

    post-empire notes on megalopolis

    t/james reagan explores francis ford coppola's megalopolis. three and a half hours of uncut obsession on ambition/ the sacred act of creation/ betting on yourself/ trusting your vision/ future predictions becoming reality/ loyalty as a virtue/ art as exhibitionist therapy/ and hope. if you enjoyed this episode, please consider buying one of reagan's novels, available here-> https://www.amazon.com/stores/T-James-Reagan/author/B00GMKD3CY?ref=dbs_a_mng_rwt_scns_share&isDramIntegrated=true&shoppingPortalEnabled=true

    3h 33m
  4. taylor swift's the tortured poets department: the anthology

    05/12/2024

    taylor swift's the tortured poets department: the anthology

    t/james reagan's favorite band is the 1975. his favorite female artist is taylor swift. when taylor swift and matty healy dated, t/james reagan finally knew true happiness. after fully recapping his intense history with these two artists in the previous episode of the t/james reagan podcast, reagan is back to review every single song on the tortured poets department: the anthology. with over 30,000 words of notes, reagan offers his skewed view of taylor swift's latest album.

    2h 40m
  5. taylor swift's the tortured poets department: the prelude

    05/11/2024

    taylor swift's the tortured poets department: the prelude

    t/james reagan is matty healy's strongest soldier and to prepare you for the tortured poets department, he gives you a chronological history of his obsession with taylor, then he further fixates on her brief relationship with matty.

    1h 29m
  6. damien chazelle's babylon

    04/07/2024

    damien chazelle's babylon

    novelist t/james reagan takes us on a descent into damien chazelle's babylon. for nearly three hours, reagan discusses damien's 2022 hollywood epic. we're given a full analysis of the film, as well as the screenplay. if you enjoy this episode, please consider buying one of reagan's novels, available on amazon: https://www.amazon.com/stores/T-James-Reagan/author/B00GMKD3CY?ref=dbs_a_mng_rwt_scns_share&isDramIntegrated=true&shoppingPortalEnabled=true

    2h 42m
  7. sofia coppola's priscilla

    01/13/2024

    sofia coppola's priscilla

    novelist t/james reagan spends an hour discussing his impressions of sofia coppola's eighth film 'priscilla.' reagan's newest novel, pushing closer, is now available for purchase on amazon.

    1h 26m
  8. bradley cooper's maestro

    12/23/2023

    bradley cooper's maestro

    novelist t/james reagan spends an hour discussing his impressions of bradley cooper's second film 'maestro.' reagan's newest novel, pushing closer, is now available for purchase on amazon.

    1 hr
  9. post-empire 2 - bret easton ellis' "white"

    02/03/2023

    post-empire 2 - bret easton ellis' "white"

    in t/james reagan's follow up to "in the canyons of a fallen empire" reagan reviews bret easton ellis' new essay collection "white" while also discussing "empire waste," and his adaptation of "outrageous mike."  empire waste, referenced in the essay, can be purchased here: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...  white can be purchased here: https://www.amazon.com/White-Bret-Eas...

    33 min

  10. 02/02/2023

    bryan fuller's hannibal - the teacup gathers itself up

    in the third episode of the t/james reagan podcast, reagan discusses the first two seasons of bryan fuller's hannibal. the novel mentioned in this podcast, empire waste, can be found here: https://www.amazon.com/Empire-Waste-T-James-Reagan-ebook/dp/B00K5WI1JK?ref_=ast_author_mpb reagan's novels lovetrust, beach house burning, leeds house, neon blacktop, famous for nothing, and hot blonde girls with heavy eye makeup can be found here: https://www.amazon.com/stores/T-James-Reagan/author/B00GMKD3CY?ref=ap_rdr&store_ref=ap_rdr&isDramIntegrated=true&shoppingPortalEnabled=true

    1h 1m
  11. post-empire podcast: shia labeouf

    02/01/2023

    post-empire podcast: shia labeouf

    this episode of the t/james reagan podcast is a post-empire exploration of actor, writer, artist shia labeouf. shia, if you're reading this, i still have that play that we can put on at any point.  t/james reagan's novels can be found here: https://www.amazon.com/stores/T-James-Reagan/author/B00GMKD3CY?ref=ap_rdr&store_ref=ap_rdr&isDramIntegrated=true&shoppingPortalEnabled=true

    1h 15m
  12. post-empire - in the canyons of a fallen empire

    01/31/2023

    post-empire - in the canyons of a fallen empire

    novelist t/james reagan takes you through the canyons of a fallen empire in an essay about bret easton ellis' 2013 film the canyons. bret easton ellis tweeted about this essay saying my shit talking was sometimes necessary, sometimes not, but always entertaining. reagan, a post-empire novelist, further explores the concept that originated in this article: https://www.thedailybeast.com/bret-easton-ellis-notes-on-charlie-sheen-and-the-end-of-empire isn't it shocking that the daily beast actually published something interesting for once? this was long ago, before they turned into the profoundly worthless waste of an internet URL that they are today. if you enjoyed this podcast, please buy one of my novels, here: https://www.amazon.com/stores/T-James-Reagan/author/B00GMKD3CY?ref=ap_rdr&store_ref=ap_rdr&isDramIntegrated=true&shoppingPortalEnabled=true

    47 min
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A post-empire podcast about literary fiction, film, music, and pop culture. t/james reagan is the author of lovetrust, beach house burning, empire waste, famous for nothing, leeds house, neon blacktop, miss julie 2020, southland tales: the complete saga, and pushing closer. his most recent novel, act like me is available now at amazon.

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  • Creator
    t/james reagan
  • Years Active
    2023 - 2026
  • Episodes
    12
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © t/james reagan
  • Show Website
    the t/james reagan podcast