The Enthusiasts Club Podcast
1) Jennifer Wright and Daniel Kibblesmith - Law and Order: SVU
Writers Jennifer Wright and Daniel Kibblesmith discuss their enthusiasm for the long-running program Law and Order: Special Victims Unit. In its own weird way, the show maybe opens people's minds to a...Show More
2) Emily Houh - Flower Drum Song
Professor Emily Houh is on the program to talk about the 1961 musical Flower Drum Song and the importance of representation.
3) Steve Huey - The Restaurants of Los Angeles
Yacht Rock host "Hollywood" Steve Huey calls in to talk about his enthusiasm for trying new culinary adventures, inspired by the work of the late food critic Johnathan Gold, and how this helped Los An...Show More
4) Nate Patrin - Library Music
Music writer Nate Patrin is here to tell us all about his deep dive into the universe of library music- those compositions that have been the background music for your entire life, only you just didn'...Show More
5) Tony Zaret - Memes
Writer and comedian Tony Zaret tells us how, when in search of a new outlet for comedy, he got sucked into the odd world of memes.
6) Benjamin Birdie - Magnolia
How many times have you seen your favorite movie? Okay, sure, but is it three hours long? On this episode, we put a call in to club member Benjamin Birdie to see how his favorite, Paul Thomas Anderson...Show More
7) Jaime Fountaine - Celebrity Memoirs
Club member Jaime Fountaine (author of the recently-released novella Manhunt) talks about her long-standing love of celebrity memoirs, shares her criteria for the most successful ones, a list of her f...Show More
8) Ramsey Ess - Merrily We Roll Along
In the first episode, we talk to club member Ramsey Ess, who's enthusiastic about the early 80s Stephen Sondheim misfire Merrily We Roll Along. We discuss what went wrong, the show's reassessment in r...Show More