Year 19, Episode 48

About this episode

Phil and Dean discuss Easter, guilty pleasures, and recent showbiz news including a Writers Guild deal and a lawsuit.

Original Release Date: Monday 6 April 2026 Description: In his final show from his current trip to the East Coast, Phil regales with thoughts of Easter and tales of cherry blossoms. Dean explains why he did not see Project Hail Mary . An email from a friend of the show leads to further discussion of the 1978 sci-fi cheese-fest Starcrash and to the entire concept of “guilty pleasures” getting analyzed. An email from another good friend of the show causes Phil and Dean to go deep into dead actors taking roles away for living ones and into the exact role Doja Cat played in denying Timothee Chalamet a Best Actor Oscar. Then, Dean and Phil turn their attention to the big show biz news of the weekend: the Writers Guild of America striking an unexpected deal with the AMPTP, and the latest headlines to come out of the Justin Baldoni-Blake Lively lawsuit. Finally, the proceedings wrap up with your friends in podcasting sharing personal recollections of the 31st greatest movie theatre in the world right now according to Time Out.

People in this episode

Hosts: Phil, Dean

Topics covered

• Easter
• cherry blossoms
• guilty pleasures
• dead actors
• Oscar nominations
• Writers Guild strike
• movie theatres

Keywords

• Easter
• cherry blossoms
• Starcrash
• guilty pleasures
• Doja Cat
• Timothee Chalamet
• Writers Guild
• Justin Baldoni
• Blake Lively
• movie theatres

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Project Hail Mary, Starcrash

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