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ID10T with Chris Hardwick

Edgar Wright and Sparks

ID10T with Chris Hardwick

Chris Hardwick

Comedy Interviews, Comedy, Id10t, Hardwick, Tv & Film

4.414.3K Ratings

🗓️ 28 June 2021

⏱️ 72 minutes

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Summary

This episode welcomes director Edgar Wright and Ron and Russell Mael of the band Sparks! Edgar directed a documentary about them called "The Sparks Brothers" and it is truly FANTASTIC. In the podcast, they share some amazing stories about their 54 years in the music business and how they stay true to their artistic vision. This film is a must-see whether or not you're familiar with their work! Out now in theaters.

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0:00.0

Welcome to the ID-10T podcast number 1125. Let's jump right into the ID-10T community

0:05.5

court board events at ID-10T.com. Like Tori who writes, I'm a theater teacher. Over the pandemic,

0:12.2

we were not able to meet. So with my students, we started creating what was originally going to be a

0:16.4

TV show. Ultimately ended up becoming a podcast. These kids work very hard, deserve all the love and

0:21.7

support for their creativity, determination, and love for theater. This original science fiction

0:26.4

thriller was inspired by an original story by Lee E. Skolls and Invasion of the Body Snatchers,

0:32.3

conceptualized and written by the Hill High Theater Collaborative. Can I tell you a story

0:37.0

is a podcast about the last group of survivors from an alien invasion? By taking refuge in a gated

0:42.4

community, the group processes the events that have led them there. Find us on anchor.fm and search,

0:48.8

can I tell you a story? Amazing Tori, so well done of an idea with your students. I look forward to

0:58.0

listening to it and I encourage people to check it out on anchor.fm and events at ID-10T.com for

1:04.8

anyone else who wants to submit for the court board. This episode is Edgar Wright and Sparks.

1:11.3

Edgar Wright has a documentary out right now from Focus Features called The Sparks Brothers,

1:18.6

which he directed. Edgar was a huge fan of Ed along with a ton of people of this amazing band

1:25.9

called Sparks, which has been around since 1967. They've made 25 albums. They've had this incredible

1:32.8

cult following and the documentary is just superb. It's so beautifully done. It's a wonderful story.

1:42.9

Not just interesting to follow the 25 album career of this band and they're still making

1:50.0

albums still today. They've never stopped. It's such a wonderful education in just being true to who

1:59.0

you are, not compromising, continuing to produce stuff. What you find with a band like Sparks is that

2:06.9

the fans of Sparks are just die hard, Sparks fans, and they have influenced when you see

2:14.6

how many bands and how many music movements they have helped influence, you may not realize. You'll

2:20.9

see them do something in the 70s or the 80s or whatever and then a couple of years later,

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