Hit Me in the Heart: Recent Episodes
Hit Me in the Heart
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Community defies genre and it’s multilayered comedy is streets ahead of the competition. Stuffed full of incredible talent on both sides of the camera, Travis reckons this will be a series that goes down in the history books. Listen along and find out why we think the series is lightning in a bottle, and not a flash in the pan.
LINKS
Community on Google Play
Community on iTunes
Community on Amazon
BITS AND PIECES
Community’s Gas Leak Year Explained: Why Season 4 Sucked - screenrant.com
Dan Harmon on Writing RICK AND MORTY With a Story Circle - nerdist.com
Community: “App Development And Condiments” - tv.avclub.com
‘Community’ 3 Years Later: Lessons Learned From Yahoo’s Streaming Debacle - indiewire.com
The Community Stop-Motion Holiday Special Hits Different in 2020 - vulture.com
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What’s in a song? And why do some just slap your heart like you’re a naive child? Experience four contenders from the boys that are all vying for the top prize. Pick your favourite and let us know all about it at hitmeintheheartpodcast@gmail.com
Will it be the heartfelt, trembling simplicity? The golden capstone of a glorious career? An evocative and haunting melody that’s beyond words? Or a clarion call of optimism, and a promise of a brighter tomorrow?
LINKS
Poke - Frightened Rabbit YouTube Spotify iTunes
The Captain and the Kid - Elton John YouTube Spotify iTunes
Trois Gymnopedies - Erik Satie YouTube Spotify iTunes
Message to My Girl - Split Enz (Orchestral) YouTube Spotify iTunes
BITS AND PIECES
What makes the perfect song? - Physics World
What Makes For A Perfect Song Of The Summer - Forbes
Y=X factor: how to write the perfect song - The Guardian
Message to My Girl - Lynda Manwaring (stripped back)
Message to My Girl - Jimmy Barnes (modern rock)
Message to My Girl - Chris Gable (Light Jazz)
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Thomas Newman is an almost-Oscar-winning composer that you’ve heard over and over again throughout your life. But while his compositions have enhanced and supported some of the best films ever made, for Paul they’ve been the soundtrack to a life and a career.
LINKS
Thomas Newman on Spotify Canada
Thomas Newman on iTunes Canada
Thomas Newman on YouTube
BITS AND PIECES
The Elder Scrolls V Skyrim soundtrack on YouTube
Thomas Newman’s discography
A Series of Unfortunate Events end credits on YouTube
Roger Ebert reviews American Beauty
The end of Shawshank Redemption
Do you ever feel like a plastic bag?
Define Dancing from Wall-E
‘1917’ Composer Thomas Newman On His Pursuit Of Out-Of-The-Box Sound For One-Shot War Film - deadline.com
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Please Like Me is a slice of life that defies your expectations in its pursuit of the truths about humanity - oh, and it’s one of the funniest shows out there. Hear what Travis and the boys have to say about one of the most affecting shows you’ve never seen, and it’s deft handling of some black-hole heavy topics.
LINKS
Please Like Me on Netflix Canada
Please Like Me on Hulu US
BITS AND PIECES
The Home-Cooked Pleasures of “Please Like Me” - The New Yorker
Please Like Me raised the bar for Australian TV comedy. It also tore my heart out - The Guardian
Josh, mum and dad have a 15-course dinner in a five-star episode of Please Like Me - The Sydney Morning Herald
How ‘Please Like Me’ addressed mental health in the LGBTQ community, and why it matters
Also, this episode deals with some heavy topics. If you require help or support surrounding suicide and are in Canada, check out Crisis Services Canada. If you’re outside of the Great White North you can find a list of hotline resources from WhatsApp here at this link.
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In the episode that inspired the podcast Scott is dissecting Dr Who’s inventive retelling of A Christmas Carol. How on Earth did they make the worst idea possible into one of the most affective episodes of television ever?
LINKS
A Christmas Carol on Google Play Canada
A Christmas Carol on iTunes Canada
A Christmas Carol on YouTube
BITS AND PIECES
Dr Who Explained - Gamespot Universe
Vincent and the Doctor on Google Play Canada
Creating the Theme - Radiophonic Workshop - Dr Who
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Special guest Devan walks us through the oft overlooked To Wong Fu Thanks for Everything, Julie Newmar and how it’s action movie superstars brought a new dimension to queer cinema.
LINKS
To Wong Foo Trailer
To Wong Foo on iTunes Canada
To Wong Foo on Google Play Canada
BITS AND PIECES
The Amazing Story Behind To Wong Foo - The Advocate
Beeban Kidron on IMDB
Douglas Carter Beane on IMDB
‘To Wong Foo’ at 25 - Yahoo! Entertainment
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All three of your hosts bring a music video to the table to talk about high-school sexuality, doing it yourself in the garage, and bringing robot hell to suburbia.
LINKS
The Less I Know the Better - Tame Impala
Here It Goes Again - Ok Go
Rockit - Herbie Hancock
BITS AND PIECES
Canada
Gü
How to pronounce anonymity
Janet Jackson - Together Again
Ok Go - Upside Down & Inside Out
Ok Go - Needing/Getting
Michael Jackson - Thriller
Paul relives a stressful part of his childhood in front of the camera, and lets us all know why The Graham Norton Show is a place where connections are made easy and entertaining.
Something's fishy in this episode as Travis tells us why Finding Nemo is so much more than a kids movie.
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Scott talks through Elbow's 2008 album, the Seldom Seen Kid, and how it feels like home.
LINKS
The Seldom Seen Kid on Spotify Canada
The Seldom Seen Kid Live at Abbey Road on Spotify Canada
The Lonliness of a Tower Crane Driver Live at Abbey Road
BITS AND PIECES
Tesco Meal Deals
Elbow performs One Day Like This at the London 2012 Olympic Games Closing Ceremony
The Making of First Steps (the 2012 Olympics BBC theme tune)
The Cellar Door - from Donnie Darko
The Mercury Prize Winners and Shortlists
Diablo’s Tristram Village music
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