Connor Ratliff | Secret Honor

About this episode

Connor Ratliff joins Matt and Tim to discuss the film Secret Honor and its portrayal of Richard Nixon.

Actor, comedian, and podcaster Connor Ratliff (Dead Eyes podcast, George Lucas Talk Show) joins Matt and Tim to discuss the 1984 Robert Altman film, Secret Honor, starring Philip Baker Hall. PBH plays former President Richard Nixon. Matt Walsh  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠https://www.instagram.com/mrmattwalsh⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Timothy Simons ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠https://www.instagram.com/timothycsimons⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Connor Ratliff https://instagram.com/connorratliff   Second In Command  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠https://instagram.com/secondincommandpodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Email questions to: ⁠⁠secondincommandatc@gmail.com⁠ For more full length episodes like this, and the entire back catalog of Veep rewatches, go to ⁠patreon.com/secondincommand⁠ and become a Patron.

People in this episode

Hosts: Matt Walsh, Timothy Simons

Guest: Connor Ratliff

Topics covered

• Veep rewatch
• film analysis
• Robert Altman
• Nixon portrayal
• comedy

Keywords

• Connor Ratliff
• Secret Honor
• Philip Baker Hall
• Robert Altman
• Veep

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Dead Eyes podcast, George Lucas Talk Show

Books & works: Secret Honor

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