Episode 38: Help-a Those Kids (featuring Hannah Mira)
School and schoolteachers are a recurring theme in the Marx Brothers' work. On this episode, our special guest is a real live teacher, who has used the Brothers' films as a curriculum for students in extraordinary circumstances.
Episode 37: Raised Questions (featuring Steve Stoliar)
Last year, we had the honor of sharing, for the first time ever, Jay Hopkins' 1979 interview with the multitalented Steve Stoliar, author of Raised Eyebrows: My Years Inside Groucho's House. Today, we've got an all-new conversation with Steve.
Episode 36: We Spit on Lester Cowan (Our Love Happy Deep Dive)
Well, you should have known we'd do this eventually. Please join us -- we're begging you -- for a discussion of the universally beloved classic Love Happy. It may not be everyone's favorite Marx Brothers movie -- it may not even be a Marx Brothers movie -- but you have to admit, it is a movie.
Make Yourself Listen to Make Him Watch It!
Our pal Cinco Paul — screenwriter, songwriter, Marx Brothers Council Podcast guest — has an excellent podcast of his own. To provide a contrast with that excellence, he invited us on!
Episode 35: This Magnificent Chest
The most significant release of previously-unreleased Marx Brothers material occurred in 2014, when Shout Factory issued The Marx Brothers TV Collection.
Episode 34: Our Dinner with Deezen
EDDIE DEEZEN JOINS US FOR A BREAKNECK ROMP THROUGH THE BROTHERS' THIRTEEN FILMS. TURN DOWN THE VOLUME AND ENJOY!
Bonus Minicast: Adamson in Casablanca
For our recent Night in Casablanca episode, we'd intended to include a segment with Joe Adamson. But the conversation with Joe was rich enough to be an episode all its own.
Episode 33: The Boys Are Back in Town
Our Night in Casablanca deep dive is a packed episode, featuring not only the second appearance of Scott Alexander, but Les Marsden himself lending his voice to some deleted scene recreations.
Episode 32: I Don't Think This Damn Thing is Safe
The last significant work by Groucho Marx as a performer was An Evening With Groucho -- which is the title of his 1972 concert, and the resulting LP.
Episode 31: Our BRAIN DONORS Special
Our first episode of 2021 is our best episode of the year thus far! In addition to your faithful co-hosts, it features a couple of genuine comedy legends, and a discussion of the film the Marx Brothers would have made if they had made this film.