Frotcast Bonus: Alex Gibney On ‘The Forever Prisoner’

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What’s up, Frot fans. This week I’m talking to Alex Gibney, who you may know from one of his million documentaries. He won an Oscar for Taxi the Dark Side, he made the Enron movie, and a whole bunch of them since then. He makes like one or two documentaries every year, it’s insane. Anyway, his latest is out on HBO this week, and it’s called The Forever Prisoner.
It’s mostly about the CIA’s torture program and what a comedy of errors it was. (One of the main interview subjects in it is actually Daniel Jones, the character Adam Driver plays in The Report. Remember when I demanded you all watch that one? Yeah). It all started with this prisoner, Abu Zubaydah, who was taken to Thailand for interrogation and was actually giving up good information to the FBI handlers talking to him, one being Ali Soufani, just based on regular interrogation work — building rapport, showing the guy what they knew, and all the normal stuff police and prosecutors usually do. But then the CIA got involved, and they used these kooky contractors who had this crazy torture plan, and everything kind of went sideways from there. Anyway, I think that’s mostly all you need to know in order to understand the interview. 
ALSO, we’re going to be doing a live episode of Pod Yourself A Gun in San Francisco at SF Sketchfest in January. It’s going to be January 15th at Pianofight theater. Here’s the link to buy tickets! Come see Matt sing songs on stage or whatever! 

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Teaser: Frotcast 495, Will Smith’s Weird Sex Life, With Laremy And Joey Avery

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This is just a teaser! For the full episode, become a $5 Patron at patreon.com/frotcast!

This week on the Frot, Matt Lieb is in Costa Rica dropping acid with spider monkeys, changing his whole perspective on shit, but in order to fill the mustache-shaped void, we’ve got comedian Joey Avery and Whoop Dreams star Laremy Legel filling in. As for discussion topics, it turns out Steven Seagal isn’t the only celebrity with the unique physiological reaction to arousal. That’s right, we’re talking about Will Smith and his latest weird story about how he once had so much sex it started to make him puke. And hey, did his family adopt his girlfriend when he was a teen? Also, we’re comparing Will Smith’s performance as Richard Williams in King Richard to the actual Richard Williams. There’s also Joey’s trip to Jacksonville, Laremy’s experience growing up in Florida, and Thanksgiving food. I hope you enjoy it super duper hard.

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TEASER – Britney Spears’ Fiancé

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Sneak peak of this weeks Patreon episode of the Frotcast. Please listen.

 

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Hey Frotcast faithful, time for another incredible episode of your favorite podcast with your best internet friends Matt Lieb and Vince Mancini. This week, we had the Kings Cast’s very own Scott Wampler in the frotquarters to discuss many important film related things. We talked about the new Ghostbusters, the time Scott got in trouble with WB for seeing a movie too early, and Britney Spears’ fiancé’s insane personal assistants and more!

Truly a great episode.

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TEASER – Joe Sinclitico’s Wedding

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Hey everyone,

Here’s a teaser from this week’s Patreon episode of the Frotcast, in which we talk Marvel’s Eternals but also we talk about the wedding of Frotcast favorite Joe Sinclitico. It was… my god dude.

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It’s finally here! Matt, Vince, and guest Bobby Hacker have now all seen Marvel’s Eternals and by god it’s time we talk about it. No more discourse, no more discourse about the discourse, no more counter discourse about the etc etc, in this week’s episode we finally discuss the plot of Eternals. What happens? Who’s in it? Why did they do it? All great questions.

Also, we talk about the last time we all met in person. Joe Sinclitico’s wedding. Probably the most Joe wedding of all time.

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[UNLOCKED] Frotcast 492 – Pete Davidson Did 911 with Dan Ozzi

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Here is some unlocked content from our Patreon! Last week’s interview with Dan Ozzi plus a prolonged discussion about Pete Davidson’s magic dick.

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It’s time for your weekly pour of content slop from your favorite podcast The Filmdrunk Frotcast. This week, Matt and Vince welcome Dan Ozzi back to the pod. Last time you heard from Dan, he was writing a book about pop punk rock in the 90’s and now he is making his triumphant return to talk about his BRAND NEW BOOK “Sellout: The Major Label Feeding Frenzy That Swept Punk, Emo, and Hardcore (1994-2007)” which you can purchase here at https://www.danozzi.com/books We talk about punk rock, Papa John, Pete Davidson’s magic dick, and how Machine Gun Kelly looks like he loves turtles. Enjoy!

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TEASER – Pete Davidson’s Make-A-Wish

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Just a reminder that if you haven’t signed up for the Patreon yet, you are missing out on some of our best content. Shame on you. Here’s a taste from this week’s Filmdrunk Frotcast.

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It’s time for your weekly pour of content slop from your favorite podcast The Filmdrunk Frotcast. This week, Matt and Vince welcome Dan Ozzi back to the pod. Last time you heard from Dan, he was writing a book about pop punk rock in the 90’s and now he is making his triumphant return to talk about his BRAND NEW BOOK “Sellout: The Major Label Feeding Frenzy That Swept Punk, Emo, and Hardcore (1994-2007)” which you can purchase here at https://www.danozzi.com/books We talk about punk rock, Papa John, Pete Davidson’s magic dick, and how Machine Gun Kelly looks like he loves turtles. Enjoy!

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Interview: Bobcat Goldthwait And Dana Gould On Their New Comedy Doc, ‘Joy Ride,’ And All Of Their Showbiz Beefs

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Hey, Frotcast fans. Here’s another fun interview: Bobcat Goldthwait directed a concert slash road trip movie where he and Dana Gould go on the road and do stand-up together. Like… they get onstage together and do it as a duo, not just one dude at a time (just the way your mother likes it). Regular listeners will note: Matt and I are normally pretty averse to comedy specials, which oftentimes just feel like doing homework. BUT, and I can’t stress this enough, this one was great. It’s hard to even call it a “comedy special,” mixing as it does, footage of Bobcat and Dana onstage, them on the road, and even some historical footage of them as younger comedians. It’s more like a brand of loose storytelling. It doesn’t feel like having to sit through a comedy special.

Once again, the movie is called Joy Ride, and it will be out as a streaming rental this weekend. It should be available for pre-order now. Remember the name, JOY RIDE: just like your mom’s nickname in junior high.

Aaaaanyway, I think that’s all you need to know. Just listen! At the beginning here there’s a part that gets cut off, I was asking Bobcat about the poster he has of Barry Crimmins behind him. I got to interview Bobcat about his Barry Crimmins documentary a few years back, and then I interviewed Barry for his special when that came out a bit later. Barry died in 2018 (RIP to a real one, for real), that’s why Bobcat calls him “a drunk ghost.” I still don’t really understand who the Duffy twins are, but maybe some bright listener out there can fill me in? We love our obscure references, don’t we folks? Anyway, I always love talking to Bobcat, and Dana Gould was a delight as well, so… enjoy!

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TEASER – Dune and Sex Robots

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Here’s a little clip from this week’s Frotcast. You can listen to the whole thing by becoming a Patreon! It’s worth it!

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“Fear is the mind killer. ” – a guy who’s about to eat butt.

It’s finally here, guys. A good Dune movie. This week Matt and Vince have PYAG co-producer Brent Flyberg on the pod to talk Dune and other movies he hasn’t seen. But it’s still a very good episode, as both Vince and Matt have seen the movie and liked it very much. I’m sure you will like it too. You’ll like the episode at least.

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TEASER – The Dictatorship of the Piggietariat

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Here’s a little clip from todays Patreon-only Frotcast episode. It’s a fun one, and you can listen to the whole thing by subscribing to our Patreon! So do it now!

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Good news Frotters, Jane Harrison is back and better than ever. This week, Vince Mancini talks about his experience at the Hollywood premiere for Marvel’s The Eternals. No spoilers, so don’t snitch on Vince. He respects an embargo, plus Bob Chapek is holding Vince’s family hostage. We also talk about true crime podcasts, NFTs, and much more! Have fun!

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Frotcast Bonus: Teaching Nic Cage To Cook, With Gabriel Rucker, Food Consultant for ‘Pig’

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Hey, Frotcast fans. Here’s an interview I did with Gabe Rucker. He is the chef/owner of Le Pigeon, in Portland, and recently he worked as the food consultant on the movie Pig, with Nicolas Cage. Nic Cage plays an ex-chef who is a hermit that lives in the forest with his pet pig foraging for mushrooms. Anyway, Gabe got to be the guy who taught Nicolas Cage to cook and created a dish for him to make in the movie. We talk about creating dishes for movies, why chefs seem to hate restaurant movies, how Gabe taught Nic Cage to smell a mushroom, and much, much more. Please to enjoy.

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