Nick D – Erik, Steve, New Movie Reviews & Muppet Talk

Nick D – Erik, Steve, New Movie Reviews & Muppet Talk

From The Nick D Podcast on Radio Misfits by Nick Digilio

March 27, 2026 · 1h 54m

About this episode

Nick discusses new movie releases and classic TV with film critics and a guest, diving into Muppet favorites.

Nick brings film critics Erik Childress and Steve Prokopy back to the show to break down a batch of new movies, including They Will Kill You, Forbidden Fruits, The AI Doc: Or How I Became an Apocaloptimist, and another fashion documentary, Marc By Sofia. Erik also shares a few highlights from what he caught at the SXSW Film Festival. Later on, Esmeralda Leon joins Nick to talk about the classic TV special Scared Straight and react to a subscriber voicemail that somehow connects basketball and vasectomies. From there, things take a turn into Muppet territory, with both of them diving into their favorites, with Esma picking Rowlf and Nick going with Grover, along with some thoughts on the stranger imaginary characters and where they all came from. They even get into the living arrangements on Sesame Street, questioning whether Bert and Ernie are in a house or an apartment, and pointing out that Oscar might have the nicest setup of all for someone living in a trash can. [Ep 441]

People in this episode

Host: Nick Digilio

Guests: Erik Childress, Steve Prokopy, Esmeralda Leon

Topics covered

  • movie reviews
  • film festival
  • classic TV
  • Muppets
  • pop culture

Keywords

  • movie reviews
  • SXSW Film Festival
  • Muppets
  • Scared Straight
  • Erik Childress
  • Steve Prokopy
  • Esmeralda Leon

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: They Will Kill You, Forbidden Fruits, The AI Doc: Or How I Became an Apocaloptimist, Marc By Sofia, Scared Straight

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