What a Year!

Ethan Warren & Ryan Pollie

What a Year! is a podcast in which Ethan Warren and Ryan Pollie pick a year and spend ten episodes assembling a time capsule of movies, music, and other cultural odds and ends with contributions from expert correspondents

11 Episodes

What a Year! 1.10 - Zodiac/The Historical Conquests of Josh Ritter/Company - Broadway Revival (with Grace Woodward)
9/24/2022
2:10:42
In episode 1.10 of What a Year! Ethan Warren and Ryan Pollie discuss David Fincher's Zodiac, Josh Ritter's The Historical Conquests of Josh Ritter, and the Broadway revival of Stephen Sondheim's Company with their guest correspondent, Grace Woodward00:01:39 - Zodiac00:48:21 - Pop Quiz!01:05:06 - The Historical Conquests of Josh Ritter01:33:28 - Company - Broadway revival (with Grace Woodward)Try MUBI free for 30 days by visiting www.MUBI.com/whatayear, where users worldwide can stream The Dog That Wouldn't Be Quiet, and users in the US and Canada can also watch Strawberry Mansion and Funny Ha Ha.
What a Year! 1.9 - I'm Not There/In Rainbows/Lindsey Buckingham Live at the Bass Performance Hall (with Carrie Courogen)
9/17/2022
1:53:22
In episode 1.9 of What a Year! Ethan Warren and Ryan Pollie discuss Todd Haynes' I'm Not There, Radiohead's In Rainbows, and Lindsey Buckingham's Live at the Bass Performance Hall DVD with their guest correspondent, Carrie Courogen.00:01:42 - I'm Not There00:39:06 - Pop Quiz!00:49:53 - In Rainbows01:13:04 - Lindsey Buckingham Live at the Bass Performance Hall (with Carrie Courogen)Try MUBI free for 30 days by visiting www.MUBI.com/whatayear, where users in the US and many other countries can watch this week's recommendations Charade, Fish Tank, and The Square.
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What a Year! 1.8 - Hot Fuzz/Oracular Spectacular/August: Osage County (with MJ Halberstadt)
9/10/2022
1:45:18
In episode 1.8 of What a Year! Ethan Warren and Ryan Pollie discuss Edgar Wright's Hot Fuzz, MGMT's Oracular Spectacular, and Tracy Letts' play August: Osage County with their guest correspondent, MJ Halberstadt.00:01:25 - Hot Fuzz00:31:33 - Pop Quiz!00:43:45 - Oracular Spectacular01:08:01 - August: Osage County (with MJ Halberstadt)Try MUBI free for 30 days by visiting www.MUBI.com/whatayear, where users in the US can watch this week's recommendations Entertainment, The General, Los Angeles Plays Itself, and Burning.
What a Year! 1.7 - For Emma, Forever Ago/The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford/Marvel's Civil War (with Tyler Huckabee)
9/3/2022
2:07:02
In episode 1.7 of What a Year! Ethan Warren and Ryan Pollie discuss Bon Iver's For Emma, Forever Ago, Andrew Dominik's The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford, and Marvel's Civil War with their guest correspondent, Tyler Huckabee.00:01:45 - For Emma, Forever Ago00:30:14 - Pop Quiz!00:40:23 - The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford01:28:32 - Marvel's Civil War (with Tyler Huckabee)Try MUBI free for 30 days by visiting www.MUBI.com/whatayear, where users in America you can watch this week's recommendations Lucky, Rubber, Night of the Living Dead, and the films of Alejandro Jodorowsky.
What a Year! 1.6 - Strawberry Jam/Across the Universe/Something Bright, Then Holes (with Hannah Bonner)
8/27/2022
1:24:58
In episode 1.6 of What a Year! Ethan Warren and Ryan Pollie discuss Animal Collective's Strawberry Jam, Julie Taymor's Across the Universe, and Maggie Nelson's Something Bright, Then Holes with their guest correspondent, Hannah Bonner.00:01:35 - Strawberry Jam00:19:26 - Pop Quiz!00:31:49 - Across the Universe00:56:05 - Something Bright, Then Holes
What a Year! 1.5 - Graduation/Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End/In the Woods (with Fran Hoepfner)
8/20/2022
2:04:39
In episode 1.5 of What a Year! Ethan Warren and Ryan Pollie discuss Kanye West's Graduation, Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End, and Tana French's In the Woods with their guest correspondent, Fran Hoepfner.
What a Year! 1.4 - Sunshine/Cross/Werewolves and Lollipops (with Joe Kwaczala)
8/13/2022
1:52:25
In episode 1.4 of What a Year! Ethan Warren and Ryan Pollie discuss Danny Boyle's Sunshine, Justice's Cross, and Patton Oswalt's album Werewolves and Lollipops with their guest correspondent, comedian Joe Kwaczala.00:01:45 - Sunshine 00:33:34 - Pop quiz!00:45:14 - Cross01:25:25 - Werewolves and Lollipops with Joe Kwaczala
What a Year! 1.3 - My Winnipeg/The Flying Club Cup/What Goes Around Comes Around (with Sydney Urbanek)
8/6/2022
1:53:09
In episode 1.3 of What a Year! Ethan Warren and Ryan Pollie discuss Guy Maddin’s My Winnipeg, Beirut’s The Flying Club Cup, and the music video for Justin Timberlake’s What Goes Around Comes Around with writer and music video scholar Sydney Urbanek00:01:43 - My Winnipeg00:31:13 - Pop quiz!00:42:53 - The Flying Club Cup01:10:38 - What Goes Around…Comes Around with Sydney Urbanek
What a Year! 1.2 - Hot Rod/Spiderman of the Rings/Achewood (with Branson Reese)
8/6/2022
1:55:37
In episode 1.2 of What a Year! Ethan Warren and Ryan Pollie discuss Akiva Schaffer's Hot Rod, Dan Deacon's Spiderman of the Rings, and the webcomic Achewood with cartoonist and podcaster Branson Reese00:01:31 - Hot Rod00:36:54 - Pop quiz!00:45:13 - Spiderman of the Rings01:17:32 - Achewood with Branson Reese
What a Year! 1.1 - The Darjeeling Limited/Person Pitch/Mad Men (with Zosha Millman)
8/6/2022
2:04:29
In episode 1.1 of What a Year! Ethan Warren and Ryan Pollie discuss Wes Anderson's The Darjeeling Limited, Panda Bear's Person Pitch, and the penultimate episode of Mad Men's first season with their first guest correspondent, Polygon TV editor Zosha Millman00:01:34 - introducing the show and the season00:19:16 - The Darjeeling Limited00:49:36 - Pop quiz!00:57:29 - Person Pitch01:28:09 - Mad Men with Zosha Millman

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What a Year!

Ethan Warren & Ryan Pollie

11 Episodes

What a Year! 1.10 - Zodiac/The Historical Conquests of Josh Ritter/Company - Broadway Revival (with Grace Woodward)

What a Year! 1.9 - I'm Not There/In Rainbows/Lindsey Buckingham Live at the Bass Performance Hall (with Carrie Courogen)

What a Year! 1.8 - Hot Fuzz/Oracular Spectacular/August: Osage County (with MJ Halberstadt)

What a Year! 1.7 - For Emma, Forever Ago/The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford/Marvel's Civil War (with Tyler Huckabee)

What a Year! 1.6 - Strawberry Jam/Across the Universe/Something Bright, Then Holes (with Hannah Bonner)

What a Year! 1.5 - Graduation/Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End/In the Woods (with Fran Hoepfner)

What a Year! 1.4 - Sunshine/Cross/Werewolves and Lollipops (with Joe Kwaczala)

What a Year! 1.3 - My Winnipeg/The Flying Club Cup/What Goes Around Comes Around (with Sydney Urbanek)

What a Year! 1.2 - Hot Rod/Spiderman of the Rings/Achewood (with Branson Reese)

What a Year! 1.1 - The Darjeeling Limited/Person Pitch/Mad Men (with Zosha Millman)