This is the one where Richard and Garrett talk about men in tights.

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Referenced media:

• “Hamlet” (~1599-1601) by William Shakespeare
• “The Tragedy of Macbeth” (1606) by William Shakespeare
• “Hamlet” (Kenneth Branagh, 1996)
• “Hamlet” (Laurence Olivier, 1948)
• “Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead” (1966) by Tom Stoppard
• “Waiting for Godot” (1953) by Samuel Beckett
• “Ascending and Descending” (1960) by M.C. Escher
• “Pulp Fiction” (Quentin Tarantino, 1994)
• “Game of Thrones” (David Benioff and D.B. Weiss, 2011-2019)
• “Jaws” (Steven Spieldberg, 1975)
• “The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring” (Peter Jackson, 2001)
• “Mad Max” (George Miller, 1979)
• “Romeo and Juliet” (Franco Zeffirelli, 1968)
• “The Taming of the Shrew” (Franco Zeffirelli, 1967)
• “Brazil” (Terry Gilliam, 1985)
• “Monty Python and the Holy Grail” (Terry Gilliam and Terry Jones, 1975)
• “Monty Python’s Flying Circus” (Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, Michael Palin, and Terry Gilliam, 1969-1974)
• “The Seventh Seal” (Ingmar Bergman, 1957)
• “Rocky V” (John G. Avildsen, 1990)

Audio quotation:

• “Hamlet” (Franco Zeffirelli, 1990)
• “Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead” (Tom Stoppard, 1990)
• “Game of Thrones” (David Benioff and D.B. Weiss, 2011-2019), including “‘Games of Thrones’ Theme” by Ramin Djawaldi, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s7L2PVdrb_8
• “The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring” (Peter Jackson, 2001)
• “Pedestrian traffic light SOUNDS around the world” (2024), posted by WinExp, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ORPGr4m2-Sw
• “Monty Python’s Flying Circus” (Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, Michael Palin, and Terry Gilliam, 1969-1974), including “The Liberty Bell” (1893) by John Philip Sousa, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-rutX0I6NxU
• “The Seventh Seal” (Ingmar Bergman, 1957)
• “Rocky V” (John G. Avildsen, 1990), including “Can’t Stop the Fire” by Bill Conti and Ashley Irwin, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NnaL7o6ryqA&list=PLFsZ6mOcWE7pBEs2rN0CbtMglJjMFz5WT&index=8

Working Girls / Anora - The Hi-Lo Bro Show - Ep 20 – July 2026

This is the one where Richard and Garrett discuss Molly, Lizzie, Ani, Sean, and Judy.

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Referenced media:

• “Pretty in Pink” (Howard Deutch, 1986)
• “Risky Business” (Paul Brickman, 1983)
• “Pretty Woman” (Garry Marshall, 1990)
• “Saturday Night Live” (Lorne Michaels, 1975-now)
• “A Real Pain” (Jesse Eisenberg, 2024)
• “Joker: Folie à Deux” (Todd Phillips, 2024)
• “All’s Well That Ends Well” (1598-1608?) by William Shakespeare
• “Twelfth Night” (1600-1601?) by William Shakespeare
• “The Winter’s Tale” (1610-1611?) by William Shakespeare
• “Eastern Promises” (David Cronenberg, 2007)
• “Leaving Las Vegas” (Mike Figgis, 1995)
• “You’ve Got Mail” (Nora Ephron, 1998)

Audio quotation:

• “Working Girls” (Lizzie Borden, 1986), including the score by David Van Tieghem with vocals by Adele Bertei
• “ASMR Typing on 1950s Typewriter (No Talking) Real Typing [Repetitive, Predicable, Mechanical Sounds]” posted by UndergroundASMR (2021), https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o8L8B5VfhhI
• “Anora” (Sean Baker, 2024), including “Greatest Day – Robin Schulz Rework” (2023) written by Gary Barlow, Howard Donald, Jason Orange, and Mark Owen (2008), and performed by Take That, Robin Schulz, and Calum Scott; and “Drip” (2019) written by Oscar Scheller, Brooke Candy, Jesse Saint John Geller, Salvador Navarrete, Rafael Nathan Greifer, and Ashton Nicole Casey, and performed by Brooke Candy featuring Erika Girardi

This is the one where Richard obsesses on obsession, and Garrett revs his engine.

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Referenced media:

• “Psycho” (Alfred Hitchcock, 1960)
• “Raging Bull” (Martin Scorsese, 1980)
• “Crash” (David Cronenberg, 1996)
• “Eraserhead” (David Lynch, 1977)
• “The Fog” (John Carpenter, 1980)
• “The Thing” (John Carpenter, 1982)
• “Halloween” (John Carpenter, 1978)
• “In the Mouth of Madness” (John Carpenter, 1994)
• “Christine” (1983) by Stephen King
• “Cujo” (1981) by Stephen King
• “The Dead Zone” (David Cronenberg, 1983)
• “Fast Times at Ridgemont High” (Amy Heckerling, 1982)
• “Starman” (John Carpenter, 1984)
• “Seven” (David Fincher, 1995)
• “Lost Themes” (2015) by John Carpenter, Cody Carpenter, and Daniel Davies
• “Lost Themes II” (2016) by John Carpenter, Cody Carpenter, and Daniel Davies
• “Lost Themes III: Alive After Death” (2021) by John Carpenter, Cody Carpenter, and Daniel Davies
• “Lost Themes IV: Noir” (2024) by John Carpenter, Cody Carpenter, and Daniel Davies
• “Transformers” (Michael Bay, 2007)

Audio quotation:

• “Christine” (John Carpenter, 1983), including “Show Me” (1983) by John Carpenter and Alan Howarth; “Pledging My Love” (1955) by Ferdinand Washington and Dony Robey, and performed by Johnny Ace; “Rock’n Roll is Here to Stay” (1958) by Danny & The Juniors; “Bad to the Bone” (1982) by George Thorogood and the Destroyers; “Beast of Burden” (1978) by The Rolling Stones, “Come On, Let’s Go” (1958) by Ritchie Valens, https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL7cZwlMg_K_R45al3eZG0GZmH2qUGMVpT; and “We Belong Together” (1958) by Robert & Johnny, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NIo5eQ5dujk&list=RDNIo5eQ5dujk&start_radio=1
• “Applause Sound Effect”, posted by arival0, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0mfJn604GT4
• “Rebel Rebel” (1974) by David Bowie, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U16Xg_rQZkA&list=RDU16Xg_rQZkA&start_radio=1
• “Titane” (Julia Duccournau, 2021), including “Sarabande” by Jim Williams, https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLRW80bBvVD3UGB5oLC5tex1q6PAHh82XN
• “Seven” (David Fincher, 1995), including “Closer (Precursor)” (1995) by Nine Inch Nails
• “Halloween” (John Carpenter, 1978), including “Halloween Theme – Main Title” by John Carpenter, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT4FY3NrhGg&list=RDpT4FY3NrhGg&start_radio=1
• “Vortex”, included on “Lost Themes” (2015) by John Carpenter, Cody Carpenter, and Daniel Davies, https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQvL6GLJiX92eLPlIg-k7epaWRuuSXPaX

This is the one where Richard quotes W.B. Yeats and Moss Hart to express different forms of hunger and the correct way to communicate figurative thinking, and Garrett waxes nostalgic about VHS dreams and silver screen fantasies.

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Referenced media:

• “Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!” (Pedro Almodóvar, 1989)
• “Driving Miss Daisy” (Bruce Beresford, 1989)
• “Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban” (Alfonso Cuarón, 2004)
• “Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire” (Mike Newell, 2005)
• “Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix” (David Yates, 2007)
• “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince” (David Yates, 2009)
• “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1” (David Yates, 2010)
• “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2” (David Yates, 2011)
• “The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring” (Peter Jackson, 2001)
• “The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers” (Peter Jackson, 2002)
• “The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King” (Peter Jackson, 2003)
• “The Piano” (Jane Campion, 1993)
• “Crazy Jane Talks with the Bishop” (1932) by W.B. Yeats
• “Squid Game” (Hwang Dong-hyuk, 2021-2025)
• “The Platform 2” (Galder Gaztelu-Urrutia, 2024)
• “The Hunt” (Craig Zobel, 2020)
• “The Omega Man” (Boris Sagal, 1971)
• “Ms. 45” (Abel Ferrara, 1981)
• “Re-Animator” (Stuart Gordon, 1985)
• “Cries and Whispers” (Ingmar Bergman, 1972)
• “A Man Escaped” (Robert Bresson, 1956)

Audio quotation:

• “The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover” (Peter Greenaway, 1989), including “Memorial” and “Coupling” by Michael Nyman, https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_mf6Ot7D6738AgqITvj_PInF4J5uYJECFo
• “‘Crazy Jane Talks with the Bishop’ by W. B. Yeats - Read by Arthur L Wood”, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TxfTQ5dp0rk
• “The Platform” (Galder Gaztelu-Urrutia, 2019), including the songs “El Hoyo” and “Calor” by Aranzazu Calleja, https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_n1bR6ysDT4irvtAY_ePy9T1EAZxt1WpdY
• “The Hunt” (Craig Zobel, 2020), including music by Nathan Barr, https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLohYzz4btpaR-Kx4U56MRIKCD7I0i1Oq7

This is the one where Richard dreams of flying to Jupiter, while Garrett shame spirals over youthful bad taste.

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Referenced media:

• “Star Wars” (George Lucas, 1977)
• “Starship Troopers” (Robert Heinlein, 1959)
• “2001: A Space Odyssey” (Stanley Kubrick, 1968)
• “Fury” (David Ayer, 2014)
• “Deep Impact” (Mimi Leder, 1998)
• “Armageddon” (Michael Bay, 1998)
• “Apollo 13” (Ron Howard, 1995)
• “The Martian” (Ridley Scott, 2015)
• “Saving Private Ryan” (Steven Spielberg, 1998)
• “Solaris” (Andrei Tarkovsky, 1972)
• “Star Trek Into Darkness” (J.J. Abrams, 2013)
• “The Abyss” (James Cameron, 1989)
• “Glory” (Ed Zwick, 1989)
• “Keetje Tippel” (Paul Verhoeven, 1975)
• “Soldier of Orange” (Paul Verhoeven, 1977)
• “Total Recall” (Paul Verhoeven, 1990)
• “Basic Instinct” (Paul Verhoeven, 1992)
• “Showgirls” (Paul Verhoeven, 1995)
• “Robocop” (Paul Verhoeven, 1987)
• “Scanners” (David Cronenberg, 1981)
• “Lebanon” (Samuel Maoz, 2009)
• “Strangers in a Strange Land” (Robert Heinlein, 1961)

Audio quotation:

• “The Abyss” (James Cameron, 1989), including “Main Title” by Alan Silvestri, https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLmDkNlBu3n5lruEi09R65aMGUFLEkVfvo
• “Europa Report” (Sebastián Cordero, 2013), including “Theme from Europa Report” and “A World Other Than Our Own” by Bear McCreary, https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZs0nFdwR84raFQr50JYW2pgTh_q4qU94
• “Showgirls” (Paul Verhoeven, 1995)
• “Robocop” (Paul Verhoeven, 1987), including “Drive Montage” by Basil Poledouris, https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_kYWHsq2WK_WC2ESV42PS_bliD4mDNiQRg
• “Starship Troopers” (Paul Verhoeven, 1997), including “The Roughnecks”, “Klendathu Drop”, and “Propaganda Spot / Fleet Battle Station”, https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLohYzz4btpaTZ3Aa_VNo-JnIY0qcFFENA

This is the one where Richard celebrates protest art via Russian punk rock influences, while Garrett realizes that loving low culture is like eating French fries.

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Referenced media:

• “Eye in the Sky” (Gavin Hood, 2015)
• “Night Watch” (Timur Bekmambetov, 2004)
• “Day Watch” (Timur Bekmambetov, 2006)
• “1917” (Sam Mendes, 2019)
• “District 9” (Neill Blomkamp, 2009)
• “A Clockwork Orange” (Stanley Kubrick, 1971)
• “John Wick” (Chad Stahelski, 2014)
• “John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum” (Chad Stahelski, 2019)
• “John Wick: Chapter 4” (Chad Stahelski, 2023)
• “Nobody” (Ilya Naishuller, 2021)
• “The Matrix” (The Wachowskis, 1999)
• “The Matrix Reloaded” (The Wachowskis, 2003)
• “The Matrix Revolutions” (The Wachowskis, 2003)
• “The Matrix Resurrections” (Lana Wachowski, 2021)
• “Point Break” (Kathryn Bigelow, 1991)
• “A Scanner Darkly” (Richard Linklater, 2006)
• “Death Wish” (Michael Winner, 1974)
• “Death Wish II” (Michael Winner, 1982)
• “Death Wish 3” (Michael Winner, 1985)
• “Death Wish 4: The Crackdown (J. Lee Thompson, 1987)
• “Death Wish V: The Face of Death” (Allan A. Goldstein, 1994)
• “Deadwood” (David Milch, 2004-2006)
• “The Searchers” (John Ford, 1956)
• “Unforgiven” (Clint Eastwood, 1992)
• “Atomic Blonde” (David Leitch, 2017)
• “The Fall Guy” (David Leitch, 2024)

Audio quotation:

• “The Stampede” (Ilya Naishuller, 2011), https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QYm-dT24iRY
• “Bad Motherfucker” (Ilya Naishuller, 2013), https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rgox84KE7iY
• “Hardcore Henry” (Ilya Naishuller, 2015), featuring “Don’t Stop Me Now” (1978) by Queen and “For the Kill” by Biting Elbows, https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2acgXYvfFGFUAD1PT9_dhXLR0RZYz5Xv
• “A Clockwork Orange” (Stanley Kubrick, 1971)
• “John Wick: Chapter 2” (Chad Stahelski, 2017), featuring “Plastic Heart”, “Razor Bath”, and “Presto Museum Battle” by Tyler Bates and Joel J. Richard, https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLh4Eme5gACZE7DDD_LKltfN8jBe_AzofV

This is the one where Richard considers the differences between life, death, dreams, and nightmares by way of surrealism, while Garrett struggles to “get” the purpose of satire.

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Referenced media:

• “Un Chien Andalou” (Luis Buñuel, 1929)
• “L’Age d’Or” (Luis Buñuel, 1930)
• “The Exterminating Angel” (Luis Buñuel, 1962)
• “Inception” (Christopher Nolan, 2010)
• “Lost” (Jeffrey Lieber, J.J. Abrams, and Damon Lindelof, 2004-2010)
• “GLOW” (Liz Flahive and Carly Mensch, 2017-2019)
• “Kill Bill: Volume 1” (Quentin Tarantino, 2003)
• “The Most Dangerous Game” (Ernest B. Schoedsack and Irving Pichel, 1932)
• “The Purge” (James DeMonaco, 2013)
• “Die Hard” (John McTiernan, 1988)
• “Dirty Harry” (Don Siegel, 1971)

Audio quotation:

• “Un Chien Andalou” (Luis Buñuel, 1929), https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W8yKT7H_KJ0
• “Angry Crowd | People Yelling, Guards, Noise, Tension, Riot, Ambience | 1 Hour”, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UNibrdgIVSw
• “Firing Squad”, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gshJl9n1yfA
• “The Hunt” (Craig Zobel, 2020), including music composed by Nathan Barr, https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLohYzz4btpaR-Kx4U56MRIKCD7I0i1Oq7
• “Kill Bill: Volume 1” (Quentin Tarantino, 2003)
• “Die Hard” (John McTiernan, 1988), including music composed by Michael Kamen, https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLqnnuEVGcRQwUYUOlf9kAPKsphAj9_WOu
• “‘God Bless America’ – ‘The President’s Own’ U.S. Marine Band - Tour 2018, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mq7huio8KFA

This is the one where Richard connects the Russian avante-garde with Steven Spielberg by way of tank battles, while Garrett founders on the shoals of Brad Pitt when describing teamwork in close quarters.
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Referenced media:

• “Thelma and Louise” (Ridley Scott, 1991)
• “Platoon” (Oliver Stone, 1986)
• “Saving Private Ryan” (Steven Spielberg, 1998)
• "The Fast and the Furious” (Rob Cohen, 2001)
• “Band of Brothers” (Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg, 2001)
• “Red Cavalry” (Kazimir Malevich, 1932), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Cavalry_(painting)

Audio quotation:

• “Fury” (David Ayer, 2014)
• “Lebanon” (Samuel Maoz, 2009)