The Paxtoning

Olivia & Carolyn
  • 4.8 (5)
  • TV & Film

A deep dive into a legendary character actor’s filmography, and the conversations it spawns about life, love, and the pursuit of Paxtonness.

Episodes

  1. 10/28/2018

    Ep. 7 - Fussy Palates

    On this episode of The Paxtoning... Hosts Carolyn and Olivia apologize profusely for their extended summer hiatus, chat about recent watches, languish over Moviepass, and establish the Church of St. Frances McDormand. We will back to our regularly scheduled hijinks in our next more structured episode, but we just couldn't stay away from you all! Donate to the American Heart Association via our Facebook page, or directly to AHA and let us know, and you'll be entered to win an amazingly awesome 'Near Dark' print designed by Todd Spence. We'll be tracking donations through our summer break, so get donating to a charitable cause! Email your Bill or Swills, long distance dedications, or general Paxton Post to thepaxtoning@gmail.com Our theme music comes courtesy of Martini Ranch, the new wave band formed by Andrew Todd Rosenthal and Bill Paxton. You can find new music at www.andyandrogyne.com. Listen & download Episode 7 right now! (originally recorded 9/18)

    59 min

  2. 06/06/2018

    Ep. 6 - Crapsizing

    On this episode of The Paxtoning... Hosts Carolyn and Olivia talk about their obsession with a certain summer blockbuster, possibly offend an entire population of sports ball fans, explore some shipwrecks, and get deep and divey. – What's Paxtoning? Your hosts say "David" and "Michael" to each other a lot, talk some Infinity War, discuss the merits of levity in the Marvel universe, and drool over Jaws.  – Featured Film Discussion: Titanic – Paxton Pairing – whose case for the perfect double feature will be awarded the official title of the Titanic Paxton Pairing? YOU decide. (You'll have about 6 weeks to vote for this one...so think hard) – Bill or Swill – It's time for yet another edition of the game possibly only your hosts have fun with. - And next full episode...Indian Summer! Look out for it at the end of July when we get back from our little summer break. Donate to the American Heart Association via our Facebook page, or directly to AHA and let us know, and you'll be entered to win an amazingly awesome 'Near Dark' print designed by Todd Spence. We'll be tracking donations through our summer break, so get donating to a charitable cause! Email your Bill or Swills, long distance dedications, or general Paxton Post to thepaxtoning@gmail.com And make sure to send us YOUR Paxton Pairing for Indian Summer, before the end of July to be entered to win an awesome prize! Our theme music comes courtesy of Martini Ranch, the new wave band formed by Andrew Todd Rosenthal and Bill Paxton. You can find new music at www.andyandrogyne.com. Listen & download Episode 6 right now! (originally recorded 5/24/18)

    1h 48m

  3. 05/20/2018

    Ep. 5 - Twin Sphinxes

    On this episode of The Paxtoning... Hosts Carolyn and Olivia talk about their dislike for films other people seem to love, look at the rest of the year in film, and take a deep dive into the feature film discussion. – What's Paxtoning? Your hosts talk about cults, more beloved movies everyone else seems to love but we don't, ditzy dictators, our entry in the Summer Movie Wager, yet more mutterings about Movie Pass, and go over out Top 10 Documentaries lists.  – Featured Film Discussion: Ghosts of the Abyss *spoiler tag for real life? We don't think so.* – Paxton Pairing – whose case for the perfect double feature will be awarded the official title of the Ghosts of the Abyss Paxton Pairing? YOU decide. – Bill or Swill – It's time for yet another edition of the game possibly only your hosts have fun with. - And next episode...Titanic! Look out for it around the end of May. Donate to the American Heart Association via our Facebook page, or directly to AHA and let us know, and you'll be entered to win an amazingly awesome 'Near Dark' print designed by Todd Spence. We'll be tracking donations through June 17th, so get donating to a charitable cause! Email your Bill or Swills, long distance dedications, or general Paxton Post to thepaxtoning@gmail.com And make sure to send us YOUR Paxton Pairing for Titanic, before May 23rd to be entered to win an awesome prize! Our theme music comes courtesy of Martini Ranch, the new wave band formed by Andrew Todd Rosenthal and Bill Paxton. You can find new music at www.andyandrogyne.com. Listen & download Episode 5 right now!  (originally recorded 4/29/18)

    1h 30m

  4. 04/22/2018

    Ep. 4 - All the Brahs

    On this episode of The Paxtoning... Hosts Carolyn and Olivia talk about their dislike for films other people seem to love, look at the rest of the year in film, and take a deep dive into the feature film discussion. – What's Paxtoning? Your hosts chat about recent viewings, mutter about Moviepass, relish in the roundhouse kicks of Roadhouse, and talk about their top 10 anticipated film releases for the rest of 2018. – While lots of great films were released and viewed in 2014, your hosts mention some of their blind spots from that year, and overlooked or sadly missed '14 releases they still haven't gotten around to. – Featured Film Discussion: Nightcrawler *for those wishing to avoid spoilers, please skip to 1:19:31* – Paxton Pairing – whose case for the perfect double feature will be awarded the official title of the Nightcrawler Paxton Pairing? YOU decide. – Bill or Swill – It's time for yet another edition of the game possibly only your hosts have fun with. - And next episode...Ghosts of the Abyss! Look out for it around early May.  Email your Bill or Swills, long distance dedications, or general Paxton Post to thepaxtoning@gmail.com And make sure to send us YOUR Paxton Pairing for Ghosts of the Abyss, before April 26th to be entered to win an authentic relic from 90's pop culture! Our theme music comes courtesy of Martini Ranch, the new wave band formed by Andrew Todd Rosenthal and Bill Paxton. You can find new music at www.andyandrogyne.com. Listen & download Episode 4 right now! (Apologies on the sound on this one, but we promise better quality on the way!) (originally recorded 4/17/18)

    1h 30m

  5. 04/08/2018

    Ep. 3 - Banana Tower

    On this episode of The Paxtoning... Hosts Carolyn and Olivia wax nostalgic about 1998, talk some monkey *no, ape* movies, and play some games...which might only be fun for the hosts. – We chat about our new status and the unexpected nature of our podcast for some. – What's Paxtoning? We discuss TV catch-up, film fests, Terminator updates, and Marvel fatigue! – We take a deep dive into remembering 1998 in pop culture. Okay, well, one of us takes a deep dive. – Featured Film Discussion: Mighty Joe Young *for those wishing to avoid spoilers, please skip to 0:58:23* – Paxton Pairing – whose case for the perfect double feature will be awarded the official title of the Mighty Joe Young Paxton Pairing? YOU decide. – Bill or Swill - one of our hosts makes a triumphant return and regains her lead in our longstanding end-of-the-episode game.  - And next episode...Nightcrawler! Look out for it around April 22nd.  Email your Bill or Swills, long distance dedications, or general Paxton Post to thepaxtoning@gmail.com And make sure to send us YOUR Paxton Pairing for Nightcrawler, before April 12th to be entered to win (in keeping with the trendy 1998 theme of this episode) a Beanie Baby of Carolyn's choosing! Our theme music comes courtesy of Martini Ranch, the new wave band formed by Andrew Todd Rosenthal and Bill Paxton. You can find new music at www.andyandrogyne.com. Listen & download Episode 3 right now! (originally recorded 4/3/18)

    1h 16m

  6. 03/11/2018

    Ep. 2 - Vanilla Biehn

    On this episode of The Paxtoning... Hosts Carolyn and Olivia say thank you to all of the folks who have shared stories in appreciation of film and a great character actor. - We first give huge props to all the weird, wacky, and wonderful people that have supported us after our first episode. - What's Paxtoning? We chat about what we've been watching recently, and the conclusion of awards season. - The Terminator film discussion *for those wishing to avoid spoilers, please skip to 1:04:23* - Paxton Pairing – need the perfect double feature for The Terminator? We got you covered. - No one complained, so it's the return of our game, Bill or Swill. - And next episode...Mighty Joe Young! Look out for it around April 1st.  Email your Bill or Swills, long distance dedications, or general Paxton Post to thepaxtoning@gmail.com We are delighted to say our theme music comes from Martini Ranch, the new wave band formed by Andrew Todd Rosenthal and Bill Paxton. You can find new music from Andrew at www.andyandrogyne.com. Listen & download Episode 2 right now!!! (originally recorded 3/7/18)

    1h 12m

  7. 02/25/2018

    Ep. 1 - #StayFrosty

    On this episode of The Paxtoning... Hosts Carolyn and Olivia introduce the world to The Paxtoning, a new podcast deep dive into a legendary character actor’s filmography, and the conversations it spawns about life, love, and the pursuit of Paxtonness. - First, we remember Bill Paxton — do you have a Bill Paxton story? Share it with us! - Film chatter: recent watches, Oscars talk, BAFTA babble, and problematic punks. - Aliens discussion *for those wishing to avoid spoilers, please skip to 1:04:51* - We play a game called Bill or Swill. - And next week.....The Terminator! Email your Bill or Swills, long distance dedications, or general Paxton Post to thepaxtoning@gmail.com Our theme music comes courtesy of Kevin MacLeod at incompetech.com. Listen & download our first episode right now!!! (turn up the volume on this one, we are still working on quality, but once you pump up the volume, it all sounds great!) (originally recorded 2/21/18)

    1h 11m

  8. 02/22/2018

    Welcome to The Paxtoning

    Welcome to The Paxtoning! Check your pod feeds soon for our first episode. Download & listen on Archive.org

    1 min
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A deep dive into a legendary character actor’s filmography, and the conversations it spawns about life, love, and the pursuit of Paxtonness.

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  • Creator
    Olivia & Carolyn
  • Years Active
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  • Episodes
    8
  • Rating
    Explicit
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