The Truman Show with J.D. Amato

Blank Check with Griffin & David

Blank Check Productions / Talkhouse

Tv & Film, Film Reviews, Society & Culture, Comedy

4.7 • 6.6K Ratings

🗓️ 17 May 2026

⏱️ 225 minutes

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Summary

Good morning! And in case we don't see ya, good afternoon, good evening, and good night! JD Amato - often the Christof of Blank Check - joins us for a super-sized episode about Peter Weir's The Truman Show. We're getting into the history of reality entertainment, the implications of Christof's methods, the insanity of this movie's Oscar snubs, Jim Carrey's historic 1990s, and Matt Gaetz's childhood. Did you know that Matt Gaetz grew up in the Truman Show house? Really makes you think. Anyway - we hope you join us for a spirited conversation, but not before you pour yourself a mug of Mococoa Cocoa. ⁠Read David's article with Ed Harris - A New Way of Looking at To Kill a Mockingbird ⁠ ⁠Buy J.D.'s Book The Endless Game⁠ ⁠Watch The Undercovers ⁠ Sign up for Check Book, the Blank Check newsletter featuring even more “real nerdy shit” to feed your pop culture obsession. Dossier excerpts, film biz AND burger reports, and even more exclusive content you won’t want to miss out on. Join our Patreon for franchise commentaries and bonus episodes. Follow us @blankcheckpod on Twitter, Instagram, Threads and Facebook! Buy some real nerdy merch Connect with other Blankies on our Reddit or Discord For anything else, check out BlankCheckPod.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Blank Jack with Griffin and David
0:05.0	Black Jack with Griffin and David
0:09.0	Don't know what to say or to expect
0:12.0	All you need to know is that the name of the shot with blank check Black Jack
0:23.6	Griffin Griffin
0:25.6	You can speak, I can hear you
0:29.6	Who are you?
0:32.6	I am the creator
0:34.6	of a podcast that gives hope
0:41.2	and joy and inspiration to millions.
0:44.5	Millions sounds a little high. Then who am I?
0:50.3	You're the star, or the sidekick to some people.
0:53.6	Was nothing real? Was this all bits?
0:56.0	You were real. That's what made you so good to listen to.
1:00.0	Listen to me.
1:01.0	Griffin, there's no more truth out there than there is in this world that Ben created for
1:08.0	you.
1:09.0	The same lies, the same deceit.
1:12.6	But in our world, you have nothing to fear.
1:16.6	We know you better than you know yourself.
1:19.6	You never had a microphone in my head.
1:21.6	You're afraid. That's why you can't leave.
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