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Have you ever wanted to craft the perfect horror film a la NFL fantasy draft or assign A Tribe Called Quest albums to their corresponding “Seinfeld” characters? Well, now you can with Know Your Role(s)! Join your favorite neighborhood bartenders, comedian George Gordon (“Your Good Friend”) and writer David Kleinman (“On the Way North”), for a workshop of words where “knowing your roles” means finding unexpected connections across all your favorite mixed media from film and television to music, literature, sports, and beyond! Sit down with special guests like musician and Jawbreaker frontman Blake Schwarzenbach, celebrated comedian Josh Gondelman, and “Eye of the Majestic Creature” series creator and cartoonist Leslie Stein for pop culture party games and barstool banter, bringing you the contextualization that’s sweeping the nation!
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Friday Oct 15, 2021
Lead Characters: Breakup Songs with Lauren Greenhall
Friday Oct 15, 2021
Friday Oct 15, 2021
On today’s episode, Know Your Role(s) welcomes director, producer, & kickass filmmaker Lauren Greenhall to the pod! On tap in today’s Bar Talk are Shatner in Space, season 11 of “Curb Your Enthusiasm,” and “Get Back,” the new Beatles documentary directed by Peter Jackson. Lauren discusses her exciting directorial feature debut “Perfectly Good Moment,” spending four years with “Zelda,” narrative filmmaking versus documentary filmmaking, and the horrors of peanut butter banana smoothies. Grab the remote and a pint of Häagen-Dazs, because this week’s game has the fellas and Lauren comparing lead characters to break-up songs, from Fleabag’s “You Oughta Know” to Jackie Brown’s “I Will Survive!” In today’s Last Call, George looks ahead to a sports heavy weekend while Dave gets excited about the WNBA playoffs and Wes Anderson’s “The French Dispatch.” Producer Mary Bess discusses the IATSE strike with the guys and invites listeners to join her and bartender Dave for weekly trivia at Chilo’s in Greenwood, Brooklyn every Wednesday. Listeners who mention “Know Your Role(s)” get a shot on the house!
Resources: “Curb Your Enthusiasm” comes to HBO October 24th. Watch “Get Back” on Disney Plus on November 26th. See “The French Dispatch” in theaters October 22nd. Learn more about the IATSE labor movement at iatse.net / IG: @iatse, @ia_stories. Enjoy Trivia Night at Chilo’s in Greenwood, Brooklyn (chilosbk.com) every Wednesday at 8:00 PM.
Guest: Lauren Greenhall / laurengreenhall.com / IG: @greenhallll / TW: @greenhalll / @perfectlygoodmomentmovie.
Hosted By: George Gordon & David Kleinman.
Produced By: Mary Bess Pritchett.
Music: Alnitak Kid, Nate 88, & Cazeaux OSLO.
Artwork: Amanda Xeller.
IG & TW: @kyrpod.
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