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Why This Film? podcast: Martin Scorsese’s After Hours

Posted on January 4, 2026 by sheila

I had a really good time as a guest on the new Why This Film? podcast talking about Martin Scorsese’s After Hours (I wrote the booklet essay for the Criterion Collection’s release of the film). There’s only been a couple … Continue reading →

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All About Al podcast: Discussing Dog Day Afternoon

Posted on September 22, 2025 by sheila

Yesterday was the 50th anniversary of the release of Dog Day Afternoon. I can say, without exaggeration (for once), that Dog Day Afternoon changed my life. I was 13 when I first saw it – on network television ! – … Continue reading →

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The Plaidcast Supernatural Rewatch podcast

Posted on June 15, 2025 by sheila

I had so much fun joining Bethany and Michelle on their excellent podcast, ThePlaidcast, to talk about all things Supernatural, in no particular order: daylight ghosts, the problem of Rowena, genre- and class shifts, Jensen and Jared, the later seasons, … Continue reading →

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Adult Film Podcast: Let’s talk about acting!!

Posted on November 29, 2023 by sheila

I was a guest on Ryan Czerwonko and David Garelik’s fabulous new podcast, part of their ongoing Adult Film NYC project (I interviewed Ryan about the work Adult Film is doing for my Substack) and had so much fun talking … Continue reading →

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Podcast: Watch With Jen: Let’s talk about Elvis!

Posted on September 24, 2023 by sheila

Well, THIS was a blast. Jen Johans had me onto her excellent podcast again to talk about 5 Elvis movies of my choosing! I picked: King Creole, Flaming Star, Girl Happy, Live a Little Love a Little and The Trouble … Continue reading →

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Talking 1953 movies with Jason Bailey and Mike Hull: A Very Good Year podcast

Posted on August 13, 2023 by sheila

My pal Jason Bailey and his pal Mike Hull host a fascinating podcast called A Very Good Year, which they describe as: “Each week we invite a guest (filmmakers and actors, critics and historians, comedians and musicians) who loves movies, … Continue reading →

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Podcast: The Last Thing I Saw: Focus on Billy Wilder

Posted on August 18, 2021 by sheila

It was so much fun appearing on Nicolas Rapold’s “The Last Thing I Saw” to discuss Billy Wilder. The other guests were Farran Smith Nehme (a good friend of mine), and Steven Mears. The inspiration to discuss Billy Wilder was … Continue reading →

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Podcast: Watch With Jen: a Pre-Code discussion!

Posted on July 22, 2021 by sheila

Had so much fun appearing as a guest on Jen Johans’ podcast, Watch With Jen, for a discussion of Pre-Code films, the Wild West of Hollywood in between (roughly) the years 1930 and 1934. I pitched a couple of ideas, … Continue reading →

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Podcast: The Last Thing I Saw: Jackass 3-D and more.

Posted on September 4, 2020 by sheila

I had a lot of fun babbling my HEAD off – from my lonely quarantine – with Film Comment editor-in-chief Nicolas Rapold on his podcast “The Last Thing I Saw.” I took the title of the podcast literally: and therefore, … Continue reading →

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Podcast #2: Talkin’ Viva Las Vegas

Posted on July 31, 2020 by sheila

Film critic Kristen Lopez runs a podcast with Drea Clark where they invite film critics to pick a film, and then come on to discuss. The archive is so impressive and I’ve been listening for a long time. When Kristen … Continue reading →

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