37 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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11 - Piss Siblings
Connor books an unusual role on HBO's VEEP after over a decade in the show biz wilderness, with some help from his friend Shannon O'Neill (How To Fix A Drug Scandal, Broad City). Featuring VEEP's Matt Walsh and Tony Hale.
The Chris Gethard Show episode where Shannon spills the beans.
The Chris Gethard Show clip where Connor has to eat vegetables.
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12 - Pathetic Man
Connor accepts a non-speaking role with a memorable name, then experiences a series of minor humiliations. Featuring Lauren Lapkus (The Wrong Missy, Jurassic World, Crashing).
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13 - Hilary & Robert & Punch & Judy
Connor tracks down his former agent, Hilary Gagan, as well as her former assistant, Robert Styles, who both reveal conflicting memories about his Band of Brothers firing.
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14 - Thinking About Don't Think Twice Again
Connor tries to understand what made him right for a small role in writer-director Mike Birbiglia’s 2016 critically-acclaimed feature film Don’t Think Twice.
Co-star Tami Sagher recounts filming an excruciating scene while Connor observed. Ira Glass, the film’s producer, tries to understand what Connor is trying to do with this podcast.
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15 - Marvel's Agents of C.A.S.T.I.N.G.
In an attempt to understand why neither he nor Tom Hanks has yet to book a role in a superhero project, Connor assembles an Avengers-style team of actors from Marvel films & TV shows with a diverse range of casting "superpowers." Featuring Zach Cherry (triumphed over Connor to win the role of "Street Vendor" in Spider-Man: Homecoming) Chris Gethard (cut from Iron Man 3) and Lea Thompson (lead human actor in the very first Marvel feature)!Chris Gethard's "I Got Cut From Iron Man 3"Lea's Howard the Duck tweetOne of Lea Thompson's Burger King Commericals
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16 - Castaways
As 2020 comes to a close, Connor finds himself inexplicably stranded on a desert island with a cassette player and tapes containing deleted scenes from the first 15 episodes of the show.
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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