Episode 30: K&R vs K&R
Actor/writer Nick Santa Maria returns for an examination of the Marxes’ two principal writing teams, George S. Kaufman & Morrie Ryskind, and Bert Kalmar & Harry Ruby.
Episode 29: Make That Three Hard Boiled Eggs
Episode 29 is a big one, folks, in which we discuss one of the Marx Brothers' greatest films with a gifted photographer and designer, an accomplished novelist, a fine musician, Groucho's grandson for cryin' out loud, and Gus Kahn's grandson at the same time -- with only one guest!
Episode 28: Flywheel, Shyster, and Tefteller
It's always a treat to speak with someone who knew Groucho Marx in real life -- even more so if that person is a good storyteller. And if that person has also dedicated a lifetime to the preservation of rare Marx Brothers performances, then you must be speaking with John Tefteller.
BONUSCAST | The Jay Hopkins Interviews: Volume 5 - Nat Perrin
In our final trip into the vault, we are treated to Jay’s never-before-heard 1984 chat with writer Nat Perrin.
Episode 27: A Compilation, a Sandwich, and You
The theory has often been advanced that the best Marx Brothers movie would actually be a Frankenstein's monster, consisting of the best parts of all their movies. (Well, most of them, anyway.)
Episode 26: The Marx Brothers in a Nutshell in a Nutshell
What, we sometimes wonder, does the public want from the world's preeminent Marx Brothers podcast? A topic essential to the Brothers' legacy, but not recently explored in depth? Check! Brilliant and engaging guests who are Marxian A-listers? Check! Skillful editing that makes the three hosts seem almost coherent? Check, please!
Episode 25: Send Out the Clowns
About every fourth episode, we devote an entire conversation to a deep-dive exploration of a specific Marx Brothers movie. That being the case, it was inevitable that at some point we would focus on At the Circus, no matter how many people begged us not to.
Episode 24: Take a Letter!
Here at The Marx Brothers Council Podcast, we are determined to address every detail of the Marx Brothers' lives and careers, no matter how obscure! This should prove it.
BONUSCAST | The Jay Hopkins Interviews: Volume 4 - Steve Stoliar
Still stuck in quarantine, we’ve dug up another vintage interview from Jay Hopkins’ archives. From 1979, Jay talks with Steve Stoliar, who worked in Groucho’s house as secretary during his final years and later wrote the essential account of this era, Raised Eyebrows.
Episode 23: Monkey Distance
So, what's new with you? By a strange coincidence, everybody on Earth is suddenly living with the effects of a global pandemic. Here, in our unexpected age of isolation, is a Very Special Episode which we hope will make us all feel a little more together.