Odd Man Out (1947) with Sankeerthna Vedamtam

About this episode

The episode features an analysis of the film 'Odd Man Out' with guest Sankeerthna Vedamtam.

Pods Against Tomorrow reinvestigates the noir genre one film at a time. Join our hosts, Hugh Manon and Abe Doubleday-Bush, along with a rotating guest — our "Ace in the Hole" — as they delve into an analysis of classic, neo-, and pastiche film noirs. Each episode explores the timeless themes that shaped the film noir genre and changed American pop culture forever. This week's Ace in the Hole is Sankeerthna Vedamtam, M.A. Sankeerthna is a film writer whose work has appeared in MovieJawn, Naya Mag, and Senses of Cinema. She is a proud former co-host of the Mawrters at the Movies podcast; she currently works as a film programmer and critic, while trying to collect classic movie-themed Funko Pops. Theme music by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ autumn_bray⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . Follow Pods Against Tomorrow on social media: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Letterboxd⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Soundcloud⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ email: PodsAgainstTmrw@Gmail.com

People in this episode

Hosts: Hugh Manon, Abe Doubleday-Bush

Guest: Sankeerthna Vedamtam

Topics covered

• film noir
• classic cinema
• film analysis
• American pop culture
• guest interviews

Keywords

• film noir
• Odd Man Out
• Sankeerthna Vedamtam
• film analysis
• classic cinema

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Abehugh Productions, MovieJawn, Naya Mag, Senses of Cinema, Mawrters at the Movies

Books & works: Odd Man Out

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