About this episode

The episode discusses the 1986 musical comedy 'True Stories' by David Byrne, exploring its themes and cultural impact.

“Podcasting is becoming a spiritual thing. I must admit it frightens me a bit; they don't seem to see the difference between podcasting, and not podcasting. Mark! Jill! Vince! There's no concept of weekends anymore!” We’re going down to Virgil, Texas to check out 1986’s David Byrne musical comedy, “True Stories”. Harden up your heart, forget your name, and live some wild wild life, ‘cause you’re the dream operator. Dan McQuade on the final days of the Gallery Mall in Philadelphia & Dan's Defector archive Check out Mission: Rejected Here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Check out Jill on Threads , specifically her Raccoon Thread Host: J. Michael DeAngelis Contestants: Jillian Ivey, Mark Nessel, Vince Nigito

People in this episode

Host: J. Michael DeAngelis

Guests: Jillian Ivey, Mark Nessel, Vince Nigito

Topics covered

• musical comedy
• David Byrne
• 1980s cinema
• cultural commentary
• podcasting

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Defector, Gallery Mall

Books & works: True Stories

Places: Virgil, Texas

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