Cut to Black Podcast
1) Episode 014: Prepare the Sistine Chapel
Enjoying the podcast? Please consider becoming a patron of the show's official Patreon: https://patreon.com/theseantcollins Gretchen and Sean reunite to discuss Pope Pius XIII's address to the College...Show More
2) Episode 013: The Altar
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3) Episode 012: Check It Out!
Enjoying the podcast? Please consider a pledge to Sean's Patreon, now the OFFICIAL Patreon of Cut to Black, to help keep the show afloat: https://patreon.com/theseantcollins In this episode, Gretchen...Show More
4) Episode 011: Tooth Children
Gretchen and Sean discuss the monsters of Channel Zero, Nick Antosca's near-peerless horror anthology series. (from Channel Zero: Candle Cove, d. Craig William Macneill; Channel Zero: No-End House, d...Show More
5) Episode 010: University
Gretchen and Sean discuss “University,” *the* pivotal episode of The Sopranos and a landmark in the development of television drama. (from The Sopranos 3x06, “University,” w: Terence Winter and Salvat...Show More
6) Episode 009: Michael K. Williams
Gretchen and Sean remember the life and career of Michael K. Williams, star of The Wire and Boardwalk Empire. (excerpt from Boardwalk Empire 1x04, "Anastasia," w. Lawrence Konner & Margaret Nagle, d. ...Show More
7) Episode 008: Streaming Exclusively on Corncob TV
Gretchen and Sean discuss the "Coffin Flop" sketch from Tim Robinson's I Think You Should Leave, an entry point into the "vast wasteland" of commercial TV. (from I Think You Should Leave 2x01, "They s...Show More
8) Episode 007: Smallfolk
Spinning out of the moment when his nervous troops overhear Robb Stark being declared the King in the North, Gretchen and Sean discuss the role of peasants, soldiers, slaves, and the underclasses gene...Show More
9) Episode 006: Let the Mystery Be
Gretchen and Sean discuss the bombastically surreal "International Assassin" episode from The Leftovers, with digressions on critical groupthink and the need to accept the mystery. (from The Leftovers...Show More
10) Episode 005: The Doctor Said He'll Never Golf Again
Gretchen and Sean discuss Mad Men's infamous lawnmower incident and the show's judicious use of horror, both real and imaginary. (from Mad Men 3x06, "Guy Walks Into an Advertising Agency," w: Robin Ve...Show More