The Cold Open Podcast

Whitman College Film & Media Studies
The Cold Open Podcast

A museum director and several obsessed college professors discuss all things film, TV, comics, and popular culture.

  1. APR 5

    The Cold Open #57–The Black Bag Full of Unicorns Edition

    In the Cold Open #57, Robert Sickels and special guest star Lee Ackerman begin with a spoiler heavy deep dive into two new mid-budget films, Steven Soderbergh’s Black Bag and writer/director Alex Scharfman’s debut feature, Death of a Unicorn. They then veer into a discussion on Gen Z’s movie consumption habits. Our intro and outro are David Holmes’ “Black Bag” and “Feet First” from the Black Bag Soundtrack. The Cold Open Podcast is available on Apple Podcasts and Spotify, so please subscribe!

    55 min

  2. 10/09/2024

    The Cold Open #56–The Mickey 17 Edition

    In the Cold Open #56, Kynde Kiefel, Robert Sickels , and Matt Reynolds discuss their wildly disparate responses to Mickey 17, Bong Joon-Ho’s new film. Our intro and outro are “Set Off” and “Bon Appetit with Strings” from Jung Jaeil’s Mickey 17 soundtrack. The Cold Open Podcast is available on Apple Podcasts and Spotify, so please subscribe!

    39 min

  3. 10/09/2024

    The Cold Open #55-Megalopolis: The Francis Ford Coppola Without A Net Edition

    In the Cold Open #55, Robert Sickels and Matt Reynolds discuss the (mostly) reviled Megalopolis, the likely swan song of Francis Ford Coppola’s wildly fascinating career. The Cold Open Podcast is available on Apple Podcasts and Spotify, so please subscribe!

    37 min

  4. 10/09/2024

    The Cold Open #54-The Penguin in the Dark Edition

    In the Cold Open #54, Kynde Kiefel and Robert Sickels survey the summer and early fall film and television landscape before diving into a detailed discussion of HBO’s The Penguin. The Cold Open Podcast is available on Apple Podcasts and Spotify, so please subscribe!

    42 min

  5. 07/28/2024

    The Cold Open #53–The Summer Horror Show Edition

    In the Cold Open #53, Kynde Kiefel, Robert Sickels , and returning champion Matt Reynolds discuss the state of contemporary horror in the context of two buzzy summer horror films, MaXXXine and Longlegs. The Cold Open Podcast is available on Apple Podcasts and Spotify, so please subscribe!

    45 min

  6. 07/10/2024

    The Cold Open #52-The Summer of Our Discontent Edition

    In the Cold Open # 52, Kynde Kiefel and Robert Sickels contemplate the general malaise currently gripping the entertainment industry as it pumps out meh movies in too many theaters and B minus TV shows on too many streaming services. Along the way, they discuss a few choice texts that they think have qualitatively separated themselves from the bland pack: Furiosa, Inside Out 2, Shōgun, and the newest season of Hacks. The Cold Open Podcast is available on Apple Podcasts and Spotify, so please subscribe!

    1h 2m

  7. 12/03/2023

    The Cold Open #51-The Priscilla Edition

    In the Cold Open # 51, Kynde Kiefel and Robert Sickels wax poetic about the many reasons they both adore Sofia Coppola’s Priscilla. Our intro and outro this week are Spectrum’s “How You Satisfy Me” and Dan Deacon’s “The Crystal Cat” from the Priscilla (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack). The Cold Open Podcast is available on Apple Podcasts and Spotify, so please subscribe!

    57 min

  8. 12/01/2023

    The Cold Open #50-The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar Edition

    In the Cold Open # 50, Kynde Kiefel and Robert Sickels dissect the four Wes Anderson short film adaptations of Roald Dahl’s short stories now playing on Netflix: The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar, The Rat Catcher, Poison, and The Swan. The Cold Open Podcast is available on Apple Podcasts and Spotify, so please subscribe!

    1 hr
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About

A museum director and several obsessed college professors discuss all things film, TV, comics, and popular culture.

Information

  • Creator
    Whitman College Film & Media Studies
  • Years Active
    2014 - 2025
  • Episodes
    88
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Whitman College Film & Media Studies
  • Show Website
    The Cold Open Podcast

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