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Estimated from 21 chart positions in 21 markets.
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- 🇺🇸US · Film Interviews#9530K to 100K
- 🇨🇦CA · Film Interviews#10030K to 100K
- 🇬🇧GB · Film Interviews#1215K to 30K
- 🇦🇺AU · Film Interviews#1355K to 30K
- 🇩🇪DE · Film Interviews#1425K to 30K
- Per-Episode Audience
Est. listeners per new episode within ~30 days
130K to 440K🎙 ~2x weekly·165 episodes·Last published 1w ago - Monthly Reach
Unique listeners across all episodes (30 days)
260K to 880K🇺🇸11%🇨🇦11%🇪🇸11%+18 more - Active Followers
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104K to 352K
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167. Blade Runner (w/ Zed Adams)
Jun 12, 2026
1h 36m 20s
166. 2001: A Space Odyssey (w/ Matthias Michel)
May 22, 2026
1h 50m 09s
165. Ex Machina (w/ Aaron West)
May 8, 2026
1h 01m 12s
164. The Long Goodbye (w/ Tim Smartt)
Apr 24, 2026
1h 02m 19s
163. Enemy (w/ Robbie Kubala)
Apr 10, 2026
1h 01m 24s
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| Date | Episode | Description | Length | ||||||
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| 6/12/26 |  167. Blade Runner (w/ Zed Adams) | The Cows journey to the future, Los Angeles 2019, to run blades with Zed Adams (Philosophy, The New School for Social Research). We discuss eyes, simulation, Hegel, Cavell, Heidegger, rain, tears, pajamas, and who among us is a replicant. Visit cowspod.com for the full schedule and merch!Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands | 1h 36m 20s | ||||||
| 5/22/26 |  166. 2001: A Space Odyssey (w/ Matthias Michel) | Journey with us and Matthias Michel (Philosophy, MIT) beyond the infinite! We discuss humanity's place in the universe, questions vs. mysteries, technology, space food, space toilets, transcendence, isolation, space, HAL9000, monoliths, chess... and what makes this movie so special. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands | 1h 50m 09s | ||||||
| 5/8/26 |  165. Ex Machina (w/ Aaron West) | We take a trip down A24 lane to discuss our first AI movie of the miniseries, Alex Garland's EX MACHINA, with Aaron West (of Cinejourneys.com and The A24 New Wave). Auteurs, tech bros, trophy robot wives/slaves, creations leaving the nest, and more! Also, Justin cut out the bit where he ranted about the film's half-assed invocation of Wittgenstein and Frank Jackson, so don't worry: we just talk about the fun parts!Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands | 1h 01m 12s | ||||||
| 4/24/26 |  164. The Long Goodbye (w/ Tim Smartt) | We are joined by Tim Smartt (Philosophy, University of Notre Dame at Sydney) to discuss Altman, Coury brand cat food, loneliness, transitions, misplaced loyalties, noir... and more! If a friend asks you to drive him to Mexico at 3am, what should you do?!Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands | 1h 02m 19s | ||||||
| 4/10/26 |  163. Enemy (w/ Robbie Kubala) | Robbie Kubala (Philosophy, UT-Austin) joins to discuss ENEMY! We discuss the fear of entrapment, performativity, spider femininity, 2 v 1, the difficulties of making Associate Professor... and more!Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands | 1h 01m 24s | ||||||
| 3/27/26 |  162. The Grey (w/ Dave Baker) | We are joined by Dave Baker (Philosophy, U. Michigan) to talk about THE GREY (2012), which is definitely NOT Taken With Wolves! We discuss accepting death, grief, finding meaning in life, theistic and non-theistic readings, dudes bonding over survival scenarios, wolves, Liam Neeson, and more wolves!Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands | 1h 15m 31s | ||||||
| 3/12/26 |  161. The Blobscars! | It's time to celebrate the films of 2025! No film can win in more than one of the following categories:+ Best Supporting Character+ Movie Most Likely to Grow on Me+ Hidden Gem+ Best Music+ Best Line / Speech+ Best Antagonist+ Best Protagonist+ Best Story+ Best PictureAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands | 2h 10m 54s | ||||||
| 2/27/26 |  160. Marty Supreme (w/ Sean Burns) | Pick up your paddles, it's time to PONG! Marty Supreme is a 2025 movie directed by Josh Safdie starring Timothy Chalamet about an upstart New York table tennis savant who'll do anything to succeed at the sport and who just wants someone to treat him as seriously as he takes himself. We're joined by Sean Burns (WBUR, Spliced Personality) to explore the movie's manic energy. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands | 1h 02m 50s | ||||||
| 2/13/26 |  159. One Battle After Another (w/ Roxana Hadadi) | Roxana Hadadi (Vulture / New York Magazine) joins us to discuss Paul Thomas Anderson's BP lock(?) and everything surrounding the film: its structure, violent / non-violent resistance, broader themes in PTA's films... and much more! Is it time to call in a Greyhawk-10? Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands | 1h 21m 56s | ||||||
| 1/30/26 |  158. Tenet (REPLAY) | Five years out, and it's time to look back on TENET with a replay of our episode from 2021. In it, we talk about parenthood, emotions, time inversion, free will, buddies, why this can't be done in any other medium, and also why the movie kicks butt! If you haven't given Tenet a second shot, now's the time!Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands | 1h 20m 57s | ||||||
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| 1/16/26 |  157. Body Heat (w/ Alex Kugelman) | Players, chimes, noir conventions, screenwriting tips, running hot, tacit communication, and horny lawyers can only mean one thing -- we're discussing BODY HEAT! Joining us is Alex Kugelman, writer/director of the new hit film DON'T TRIP (streaming now on Tubi). Can you handle the heat??!?Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands | 1h 09m 52s | ||||||
| 1/2/26 |  156. When Harry Met Sally | To celebrate the life and work of Rob Reiner, we wanted to cover our favorite of his films, which also happens to be a great NEW YEAR'S film! So join us to discuss the mysteries of love, and disagree about how to interpret the interstitial older couple interviews. Here's to 2026!Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands | 1h 07m 25s | ||||||
| 12/19/25 |  155. The Santa Clause (w/ Emily St. James) | Oh no Scott Calvin (maybe) killed Santa Claus and now through the power of legally binding contracts he has to become the Big Man himself! Will the power of belief triumph over police and psychiatry? Who will be crowned champion of the elves-only cocoa-making competition? Who are those puppets hanging out in Santa's room? All this and more!!Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands | 1h 09m 19s | ||||||
| 12/5/25 |  154. Amelie (w/ Brianna Ashby) | Join us and Brianna Ashby (Bright Wall / Dark Room) to discuss 2001's AMELIE! We discuss loneliness, color theory, mediated interactions, breaking through stasis, and whether this is a post-COVID movie made before COVID! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands | 55m 56s | ||||||
| 11/21/25 |  153. Grave of the Fireflies (w/ Sam Liao) | We are joined by Sam Liao (Philosophy, University of Puget Sound) to discuss our first animated film on the show: Isao Takahata's Grave of the Fireflies! We discuss childhood, innocence, war, societal collapse, and much more! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands | 1h 09m 20s | ||||||
| 11/7/25 |  152. Parasite (w/ Rachel Fraser) | We sit down with Rachel Fraser (MIT, Philosophy) to discuss Bong Joon Ho's Academy Award winning movie PARASITE! What do Freud, Jane Eyre, and Marx have to do with a movie about three families in South Korea? Psychoanalysis, transgression, class consciousness, ideology, ghosts, Hitchcock, and lots more!Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands | 1h 59m 07s | ||||||
| 10/25/25 |  151. Rec (w/ Pete Turner) | Continuing spooky season, we sit down with Pete Turner (Oxford Brookes University) to discuss found footage horror and the now-classic entry into the genre, REC! We discuss why this isn't "found footage"(!) although it is diegetic camera horror, and how the film uses the limited perspective to shape our identification with its characters. Don't go in the attic!!Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands | 1h 06m 15s | ||||||
| 10/10/25 |  150. Red Rooms (w/ Emily St. James) | Join us and Emily St. James to surf the dark web and hopefully not stumble upon any RED ROOMS. We discuss image management in the era of hyper-connectivity, Arthurian legends, Tennyson poems and 19th Century Chinese pirates, and of course, serial killers. Is this a comfort watch or a perfect horror for a brisk fall evening or BOTH?Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands | 1h 13m 54s | ||||||
| 9/26/25 |  149. Star Trek: The Motion Picture (w/ Max Evry) | We are joined by Max Evry (author of A Masterpiece in Disarray: David Lynch's Dune) to discuss another sci-fi epic of the same generation, this one starring Captain Kirk and Mr. Spock! Exploration, practical effects, V'GER!, mystery, AI, leaping beyond logic!! Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979), check it out!Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands | 1h 27m 07s | ||||||
| 9/12/25 |  148. Flatliners (w/ Andrew Overbye and Hannah Blechman) | We're joined by Andrew Overbye and Hannah Blechman from the Authorized Novelizations Podcast to explore near-death experiences, spirituality, brat packs, and more during our discussion of Joel Schumacher's 1990 film FLATLINERS! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands | 1h 15m 55s | ||||||
| 8/29/25 |  147. Warfare (w/ Jim Penola) | Alex Garland's second film in two years traces the true story of co-director Ray Mendoza's experiences in Iraq. We discuss the film with Jim Penola (An Invitation Productions), considering what drove Garland to the project, heroic sacrifice, decontextualizing violence, and the film's commitment to realism.Find us at www.cowspod.com! New shirts and hats at shop.cowspod.com!Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands | 1h 24m 15s | ||||||
| 8/15/25 |  146. In the Mouth of Madness (w/ Carly Severn) | We do, in fact, read Sutter Cane! Carly Severn (KQED San Francisco) returns to explore the world of mass market paperbacks that portend the return of the Old Ones and the end of humanity in John Carpenter's homage to Lovecraft. Is it Mommy's Day? Sadly, yes, it is. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands | 1h 14m 11s | ||||||
| 8/1/25 |  145. Re-Animator (w/ Scout Tafoya) | Life, death, and rebirth are on the exam table as we pull up the chart on Stuart Gordon's RE-ANIMATOR (1985). Scout Tafoya (Ignite Films) returns to explore the film, its impact and legacy, men's desire to procreate without women, practical effects, consent, horror, and of course, H.P. Lovecraft!Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands | 1h 16m 18s | ||||||
| 7/18/25 |  144. Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (w/ Abe Mathew) | The spy life. Espionage. Trust. Betrayal. Boring office parties. It's the anti-James-Bond. Abe Mathew (Philosophy, Notre Dame) joins us to discuss Le Carre and the 2011 film adaptation of his most famous novel. Trust no one! Cowspod.com!Buy a T-Shirt at our NEW merch site!Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands | 1h 07m 37s | ||||||
| 7/4/25 |  143. Heat (w/ Zed Adams) | Come on over to our dead-tech, postmodernistic, bullsh*t, house and watch HEAT with us and Zed Adams (Philosophy, The New School)! Time, light, passing, entrapment, stylized realism, stoicism, individualism, institutionalism, and why people be thieving. Cowspod.com!Buy a T-Shirt at our NEW merch site!Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands | 1h 55m 23s | ||||||
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Chart Positions
21 placements across 21 markets.
Chart Positions
21 placements across 21 markets.