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1.8M to 5.5M🎙 Daily cadence·444 episodes·Last published 6d ago - Monthly Reach
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1.8M to 5.5M
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The Muppet Movie (with BenDavid Grabinski)
Jul 9, 2026
1h 34m 11s
Gremlins
Jul 2, 2026
1h 11m 47s
Nope
Jun 25, 2026
1h 23m 55s
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Jun 18, 2026
1h 19m 51s
Die Hard 2 (with Jorma Taccone)
Jun 11, 2026
1h 15m 00s
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| 7/9/26 | The Muppet Movie (with BenDavid Grabinski) | While Amy's away, Paul welcomes writer-director BenDavid Grabinski for a Critics’ Choice celebrating The Muppet Movie. Together they revisit Jim Henson’s big-screen breakthrough, exploring how its blend of heartfelt storytelling, meta Hollywood satire, groundbreaking puppetry, and unforgettable songs turned a road trip with a frog into one of cinema’s most magical family films. You can join the Unspooled conversation on Paul’s Discord at https://discord.gg/ZwtygZGTa6 Follow Paul and Amy on Letterboxd for more of their movie hot takes! https://letterboxd.com/paulscheer/ https://letterboxd.com/theamynicholson/ Paul’s book Joyful Recollections of Trauma is out now! Find it at https://www.harpercollins.com/products/joyful-recollections-of-trauma-paul-scheer Check out more of Paul's writing on his Substack https://substack.com/@paulscheer Episodic Art by Kim Troxall: https://www.unspooledart.com/ Learn more about the show at Unspooledpod.com, follow us on Twitter @unspooled and on Instagram @unspooledpod, and don’t forget to rate, review & subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or where you listen to podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 1h 34m 11s | ||||||
| 7/2/26 | Gremlins | Paul and Amy unwrap Gremlins, Joe Dante’s delightfully chaotic holiday classic that proved cute can turn catastrophic in the blink of an eye. They trace the film’s journey from Chris Columbus’s much darker original script to Spielberg’s Amblin-produced crowd-pleaser, and unpack the inspired decision to keep Gizmo a hero instead of remaining a villain. Along the way, they explore the film’s sharp satire of consumerism, suburbia, and media overload, celebrate its groundbreaking practical effects, and revisit the PG-rated mayhem that helped give birth to the PG-13 rating. You can join the Unspooled conversation on Paul’s Discord at https://discord.gg/ZwtygZGTa6 Follow Paul and Amy on Letterboxd for more of their movie hot takes! https://letterboxd.com/paulscheer/ https://letterboxd.com/theamynicholson/ Paul’s book Joyful Recollections of Trauma is out now! Find it at https://www.harpercollins.com/products/joyful-recollections-of-trauma-paul-scheer Check out more of Paul's writing on his Substack https://substack.com/@paulscheer Episodic Art by Kim Troxall: https://www.unspooledart.com/ Learn more about the show at Unspooledpod.com, follow us on Twitter @unspooled and on Instagram @unspooledpod, and don’t forget to rate, review & subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or where you listen to podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 1h 11m 47s | ||||||
| 6/25/26 | Nope | Paul and Amy continue their alien-movie streak alive with Nope, Jordan Peele’s ambitious sci-fi spectacle. They revisit the Haywood siblings’ quest to capture the impossible on camera, celebrate Keke Palmer’s star-making performance, and unpack the unforgettable menace of Jean Jacket, one of the most original movie monsters in recent memory. You can join the Unspooled conversation on Paul’s Discord at https://discord.gg/ZwtygZGTa6 Follow Paul and Amy on Letterboxd for more of their movie hot takes! https://letterboxd.com/paulscheer/ https://letterboxd.com/theamynicholson/ Paul’s book Joyful Recollections of Trauma is out now! Find it at https://www.harpercollins.com/products/joyful-recollections-of-trauma-paul-scheer Check out more of Paul's writing on his Substack https://substack.com/@paulscheer Episodic Art by Kim Troxall: https://www.unspooledart.com/ Learn more about the show at Unspooledpod.com, follow us on Twitter @unspooled and on Instagram @unspooledpod, and don’t forget to rate, review & subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or where you listen to podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 1h 23m 55s | ||||||
| 6/18/26 | Close Encounters of the Third Kind | Paul and Amy look to the skies with Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Steven Spielberg’s awe-inspiring follow-up to Jaws and one of cinema’s most influential visions of alien contact. They unpack the film’s ambitious production, from Spielberg’s growing creative confidence, Douglas Trumbull’s groundbreaking effects work and the casting. Along the way, they explore the movie’s themes of obsession, faith, communication, and government secrecy, and why its sense of wonder still feels so powerful nearly fifty years later. You can join the Unspooled conversation on Paul’s Discord at https://discord.gg/ZwtygZGTa6 Follow Paul and Amy on Letterboxd for more of their movie hot takes! https://letterboxd.com/paulscheer/ https://letterboxd.com/theamynicholson/ Paul’s book Joyful Recollections of Trauma is out now! Find it at https://www.harpercollins.com/products/joyful-recollections-of-trauma-paul-scheer Check out more of Paul's writing on his Substack https://substack.com/@paulscheer Episodic Art by Kim Troxall: https://www.unspooledart.com/ Learn more about the show at Unspooledpod.com, follow us on Twitter @unspooled and on Instagram @unspooledpod, and don’t forget to rate, review & subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or where you listen to podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 1h 19m 51s | ||||||
| 6/11/26 | Die Hard 2 (with Jorma Taccone)✨ | action cinemafilm reviews+4 | Jorma Taccone | Joyful Recollections of TraumaUnspooled+8 | — | Die Hard 2Jorma Taccone+7 | — | 1h 15m 00s | |
| 6/4/26 | Josie and the Pussycats (with Joanna Robinson)✨ | musical comedysatire+4 | Joanna Robinson | CannesHarry Elfont+8 | — | Josie and the Pussycatsmusical comedy+5 | — | 1h 07m 44s | |
| 5/28/26 | The Baby-Sitters Club (with Rob Anderson)✨ | film adaptation90s nostalgia+4 | Rob Anderson | Joyful Recollections of TraumaDiscord+5 | — | The Baby-Sitters ClubAnn M. Martin+6 | — | 1h 15m 33s | |
| 5/21/26 | Top Secret! (with Ed Helms)✨ | comedyfilm review+3 | Ed Helms | Joyful Recollections of TraumaHarperCollins+10 | — | Top Secret!Ed Helms+5 | — | 1h 15m 41s | |
| 5/19/26 | Reel Confessions: Lauren Lapkus✨ | comfort rewatchesmovie blind spots+3 | Lauren Lapkus | Big13 Going on 30+3 | — | Lauren Lapkuscomfort rewatches+3 | — | 44m 23s | |
| 5/14/26 | Summer Movie Preview 2026✨ | summer movie previewfilm reviews+4 | — | SupergirlA24+12 | — | 2026 moviesfilm preview+6 | — | 58m 50s | |
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| 5/7/26 | The Secret Life of Walter Mitty✨ | film analysisdaydreaming+4 | — | DiscordLetterboxd+6 | — | Walter Mittydaydreamers+5 | SurfsharkUNSPOOLED | 1h 18m 21s | |
| 4/30/26 | Jerry Maguire✨ | film reviewromantic drama+3 | — | Joyful Recollections of TraumaUnspooled+7 | — | Jerry MaguireCameron Crowe+5 | — | 1h 29m 02s | |
| 4/23/26 | The Devil Wears Prada✨ | fashioncomedy+4 | — | The Devil Wears Prada | — | The Devil Wears PradaMeryl Streep+5 | — | 1h 28m 52s | |
| 4/21/26 | Reel Confessions: Mike Mitchell✨ | movie takesfilm debate+4 | Mike Mitchell | Joyful Recollections of TraumaDoughboys+7 | — | movie opinionsfilm reviews+5 | — | 52m 15s | |
| 4/16/26 | Total Recall✨ | Total Recallsci-fi+5 | — | Joyful Recollections of TraumaVerhoeven+7 | — | Total RecallArnold Schwarzenegger+7 | — | 1h 15m 55s | |
| 4/9/26 | The Truman Show✨ | film analysissatire+4 | — | Joyful Recollections of TraumaPeter Weir+9 | — | The Truman ShowPaul Scheer+5 | — | 1h 32m 50s | |
| 4/2/26 | Team America: World Police✨ | puppet satirepost-9/11 commentary+4 | — | Joyful Recollections of TraumaLetterboxd+6 | — | Team Americapuppetry+7 | — | 1h 16m 54s | |
| 3/26/26 | Arrival✨ | sci-fifilm analysis+4 | — | Joyful Recollections of TraumaHarperCollins+7 | — | ArrivalDenis Villeneuve+6 | — | 1h 18m 29s | |
| 3/23/26 | Project Hail Mary✨ | sci-fifilm review+3 | — | Joyful Recollections of TraumaUnspooled+8 | — | Project Hail MaryRyan Gosling+3 | — | 31m 35s | |
| 3/19/26 | Sinners✨ | film reviewhorror+4 | — | Joyful Recollections of TraumaUnspooled+8 | — | SinnersRyan Coogler+6 | — | 1h 35m 07s | |
| 3/17/26 | Reel Confessions: Chris Ryan✨ | film reviewsMichael Mann+4 | Chris Ryan | Joyful Recollections of TraumaHarperCollins+11 | — | HeatMichael Mann+5 | — | 43m 48s | |
| 3/12/26 | 2026 Oscars Special✨ | 2026 OscarsOscar nominations+4 | — | Joyful Recollections of TraumaUnspooled+10 | — | 2026 OscarsOscar nominations+5 | — | 1h 16m 43s | |
| 3/5/26 | Harold and Maude | Paul and Amy pay tribute to the late Bud Cort by revisiting Hal Ashby’s 1971 cult classic that somehow never shows up on the big movie lists. They unpack the film’s unlikely origins as UCLA student Colin Higgins’ audacious script and trace its journey from disastrous reviews and a blink-and-you-miss-it release to becoming a full-blown counterculture cult classic. You can join the Unspooled conversation on Paul’s Discord at https://discord.gg/ZwtygZGTa6 Follow Paul and Amy on Letterboxd for more of their movie hot takes! https://letterboxd.com/paulscheer/ https://letterboxd.com/theamynicholson/ Paul’s book Joyful Recollections of Trauma is out now! Find it at https://www.harpercollins.com/products/joyful-recollections-of-trauma-paul-scheer Check out more of Paul's writing on his Substack https://substack.com/@paulscheer Episodic Art by Kim Troxall: https://www.unspooledart.com/ Learn more about the show at Unspooledpod.com, follow us on Twitter @unspooled and on Instagram @unspooledpod, and don’t forget to rate, review & subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or where you listen to podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 1h 18m 29s | ||||||
| 2/26/26 | Twilight | Paul and Amy sink their teeth into Twilight, unpacking how a once-mocked teen romance became a box-office juggernaut and cultural lightning rod. They trace the adaptation saga from Paramount’s infamous “jet ski” rewrite to Catherine Hardwicke’s faithful reset at Summit, debate vampire lore and gendered critiques of romance, and decide whether Team Edward vs. Team Jacob misses the point entirely. Go to https://surfshark.com/unspooled or use code UNSPOOLED at checkout to get 4 extra months of Surfshark VPN! You can join the Unspooled conversation on Paul’s Discord at https://discord.gg/ZwtygZGTa6 Follow Paul and Amy on Letterboxd for more of their movie hot takes! https://letterboxd.com/paulscheer/ https://letterboxd.com/theamynicholson/ Paul’s book Joyful Recollections of Trauma is out now! Find it at https://www.harpercollins.com/products/joyful-recollections-of-trauma-paul-scheer Check out more of Paul's writing on his Substack https://substack.com/@paulscheer Episodic Art by Kim Troxall: https://www.unspooledart.com/ Learn more about the show at Unspooledpod.com, follow us on Twitter @unspooled and on Instagram @unspooledpod, and don’t forget to rate, review & subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or where you listen to podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 1h 18m 48s | ||||||
| 2/19/26 | Reality Bites | Paul and Amy revisit Reality Bites, Ben Stiller’s Gen-X touchstone that may or may not want to be one. They discuss the film’s scrappy origins from writer Helen Childress and star-producer Winona Ryder, unpack Ethan Hawke’s slacker allure and Ben Stiller as a yuppie, and debate whether Lelaina’s rebellion was righteous or just twenty-something self-sabotage. You can join the Unspooled conversation on Paul’s Discord at https://discord.gg/ZwtygZGTa6 Follow Paul and Amy on Letterboxd for more of their movie hot takes! https://letterboxd.com/paulscheer/ https://letterboxd.com/theamynicholson/ Paul’s book Joyful Recollections of Trauma is out now! Find it at https://www.harpercollins.com/products/joyful-recollections-of-trauma-paul-scheer Check out more of Paul's writing on his Substack https://substack.com/@paulscheer Episodic Art by Kim Troxall: https://www.unspooledart.com/ Learn more about the show at Unspooledpod.com, follow us on Twitter @unspooled and on Instagram @unspooledpod, and don’t forget to rate, review & subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or where you listen to podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 1h 23m 52s | ||||||
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Chart history for Unspooled
Peaked at #2 in New Zealand, top 10 in 18 of 50 tracked markets, currently #2 in New Zealand.
| Market | Genre | Peak | Current | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Zealand | — | #2 | #2 | — |
| South Africa | — | #2 | #2 | — |
| United States | — | #3 | #3 | — |
| United Kingdom | — | #3 | #3 | — |
| Canada | — | #3 | #3 | — |
| Australia | — | #3 | #3 | — |
| Finland | — | #3 | #3 | — |
| IL | — | #4 | #4 | — |
| PH | — | #4 | #4 | — |
| Ireland | — | #5 | #5 | — |
| IS | — | #6 | #6 | — |
| ID | — | #6 | #6 | — |
| Sweden | — | #7 | #7 | — |
| Denmark | — | #7 | #7 | — |
| SA | — | #8 | #8 | — |
| New Zealand | — | #10 | #10 | — |
| AE | — | #10 | #10 | — |
| Brazil | — | #10 | #10 | — |
| Norway | — | #12 | #12 | — |
| PT | — | #13 | #13 | — |
Chart Positions
50 placements across 41 markets.
Chart Positions
50 placements across 41 markets.