36 episodes
Dead Eyes Headgum
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- Society & Culture
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4.9 • 1.9K 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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21 - 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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22 - 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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23 - 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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24 - 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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25 - 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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26 - 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
Great podcast
Insightful and funny. Heard about it on David Farrier’s Substack Webworm. So glad I found it.
PLEASE CUT TIES WITH BETTER HELP. Besides that, great podcast. BetterHelp is a scam.
Better Help is a huge scam and it’s disappointing to hear that you’ve partnered with them despite the countless horror stories. BetterHelp preys on people with real problems and offers no help. In fact, their therapists are so improperly trained that they end up causing more harm by mismanaged treatment. BetterHelp also sells your confidential data and any information disclosed in confidence to their therapists. Their therapists lack boundaries, lack empathy, experience, they’re unprofessional, dismissive, and incompetent. Besides hearing the occasional gross BetterHelp ad and Connor Ratliff’s complicity in helping a horrible company profiting off low income people with mental health issues, this podcast is GREAT. Thanks for making it.
Interesting and fun
Well written. It’s stays true to it’s promise of being an adventure and a detective story. Lots of great lessons and reminders about silver linings. Even though his guests share stories about losing out on some thing, they laugh and have a good time