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Unspooled

Sunset Boulevard

Unspooled

Paul Scheer & Amy Nicholson

Film Reviews, Tv & Film

4.55K Ratings

🗓️ 24 January 2019

⏱️ 98 minutes

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Summary

Paul & Amy drive down to 1950's Hollywood house of horrors Sunset Boulevard! They ask if Joe Gillis is a reliable narrator, praise Gloria Swanson's transformative performance, and wonder if Hollywood really hasn't changed in 70 years. Plus: Alicia Malone (TCM host and author of "The Female Gaze") joins us to help place Sunset Boulevard in it's historical context.   What's your favorite evil doctor (or other medical professional) in pop culture history? Before we discuss One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest, call the Unspooled voicemail line at 747-666-5824! Follow us on Twitter @Unspooled, get more info at unspooledpod.com, and don’t forget to rate, review & subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Amy, there's a brand new podcast out there.

0:03.2

If you're a parent or you think you're becoming one

0:05.2

or you just wanna laugh at two new parents,

0:07.8

here's a podcast from you.

0:09.2

From our friends over at Stitcher,

0:10.3

it's called Josie and Johnny are having a baby with you.

0:14.2

And the premise of this podcast is actually pretty great.

0:17.4

It's comedians Josie Long and Johnny Donhue.

0:20.7

And they're having a baby, totally not planned,

0:23.0

and they're trying to prepare for the birth

0:24.6

of their first child.

0:25.4

And I know going through it, it's the most daunting experience.

0:29.6

It's like you know that your car is gonna crash,

0:32.4

but you have to be in the car

0:33.6

and you can't control it in any way.

0:35.0

You're like, it's going off the road.

0:37.0

And you just want somebody to tell you

0:39.1

how to react once it does.

0:41.0

And this podcast really gets into it each episode.

0:44.1

They sit down with actors and writers and entertainers

0:46.4

who are also parents to help them figure things out.

0:48.1

People like John Hodgman, Jane Marie.

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