35 episodes
Dead Eyes Headgum
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- Society & Culture
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4.9 • 1.8K 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
Worth it!
Delightful and surprisingly thoughtful and meaningful
Therapeutic
I love this podcast
I Binged It
On paper, this doesn’t sound like something I’d be into. Luckily, I didn’t read the program description, and just started listening. I forget who, but someone on another podcast said it was good, and I just happened to need something new.
After just a couple of episodes, I found it interesting and compelling. Connor talks to some amazing people, and as it went on, he kept getting some surprising “gets”, considering he’s not that high up in the industry. He’s not exactly Tom Hanks, if you know what I mean.
So, let me just say, I started doing something I don’t normally do with podcasts - I started bingeing. I couldn’t stop listening. I’d have several different podcasts lined up, (I do about nine or ten hours of driving per day), and one episode would end, and I’d be like, “I need another”. So I’d add more episodes of Dead Eyes, and push them up the list. And, dammit, now I’m out!
Connor, if you read this, I want to know if Hanks listened to the podcast, and what he thought. I don’t know if you can find that out. Anyway, great podcast. You should think about another.