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Paul Giamatti’s CHINWAG with Stephen Asma

Philosophy of Film 101 with Bill Hader

Paul Giamatti’s CHINWAG with Stephen Asma

Treefort Media & Touchy Feely Films

History, Society & Culture, Science

4.92K Ratings

🗓️ 19 February 2025

⏱️ 68 minutes

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🎞️🪖🤡 The incredible Bill Hader drops by Office Hours to dig deep into film, philosophy, and all the weird stuff in between. He breaks down how Taxi Driver and The Thin Red Line made a mark on his psyche, why horror movies are masters at playing with tension, and how directors like Sam Fuller and Terrence Malick weave big existential questions into their work.   Bill and Stephen also dive into the murky morality of Barry, the blurred lines between good and evil, and why we’re all a little obsessed with antiheroes like Tony Soprano and the Joker. Bill opens up about his true crime fixation and how filmmakers like Kubrick and the Coen Brothers use dark humor to explore life’s chaos.   From cosmic horror to cinematic villains, this episode is packed with laughs, wild insights, and plenty of deep dives into why movies mess with our heads in the best way possible. Paul Giamatti is a Golden Globe award-winning actor and producer. Stephen Asma is a professor and author specializing in the philosophy of science, religion, and art.  Bill Hader is an actor, comedian, writer, producer, and director. He rose to fame on Saturday Night Live and co-created and starred in the acclaimed, Emmy Award winning HBO series Barry.  🎞️🪖🤡 ========= Make sure to follow us @chinwagpod 👉🏼 IG: https://www.instagram.com/chinwagpod/ Tik: https://www.tiktok.com/@chinwagpod Website: http://chinwagpod.fm YT Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@chinwagpod Send your stories, Qs, or thoughts to 📧 questions [at] chinwagpod [dot] fm ========= Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Thank you. Well, welcome to office hours.

0:53.3

Paul and I had a great time talking to you at the Chinwagon, L.A.

0:56.7

That was awesome. You were amazing.

0:58.9

And this is kind of a chance for us to sort of go on a more deep dive

1:03.0

and recall them this sort of office hours with the professor.

1:06.1

So welcome to the great Bill Hater.

1:14.2

Oh, thank you for having me.

1:16.3

The great Steve.

1:20.3

One of the things I thought was interesting was that we both have this kind of interest in philosophy,

1:25.6

and you're reading philosophy, and I'm a huge

1:28.2

fan and teach philosophy, and I thought it would be kind of fun if we sort of talked about

1:33.9

films that we thought of as being philosophical. I mean, there's no sort of a right answer

1:40.2

on this. You look it up, and there's always like sort of a short list, You know, there's always these specific films. But I was wondering if there were films that you saw as a kid or even

1:50.6

more recently and you thought, okay, that's, that feels like a philosophical film to me or that

1:55.6

really makes me reflect. Oh, yeah. Yeah. I mean, that's a really interesting question because there would be like kind of philosophical moments and those moments also could be termed, you know, as just cinematic, you know, where it's, it's, you know, the thing, I've said this a bunch,

2:22.0

but I remember as a kid, seeing, I was way too young to see it, but seeing taxi driver.

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