Nobody Knows Anything
A podcast about conspiracy films. And coming-of-age flicks. And femme fatales. And whatever else we find interesting.
Episodes
15 episodes
Femme Fatales: Gone Girl
In the final episode of the season, we dive into 2014’s Gone Girl starring Ben Affleck and Rosamund Pike. We’ll talk modern marriage, unreliable narrators, and whether Leah’s “Affleck is a bad actor” take holds up under intense media scrutiny. ...
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Season 3
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Episode 3
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47:09
Femme Fatales: Dangerous Liaisons
In this episode, we look at 1988’s Dangerous Liaisons, a film that pits the dueling wits of Glenn Close and John Malkovitch against each other in a fight over love and power...and also, Keanu Reeves is there. Being strangely perfect in 18th cen...
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Season 3
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Episode 2
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33:04
Femme Fatales: Leave Her to Heaven
This season, we look at femme fatales, beginning with 1945's Leave Her to Heaven, which might be one of the oddest, most unsettling films we've ever talked about. Starring Gene Tierney and Cornell Wilde, you'll never look at marriage, ...
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Season 3
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Episode 1
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42:03
Beetlejuice
It’s Halloween, and for a bonus episode, Leah, Mike, and Brian summon a perverted trickster demon to rid their house of yuppies with 1988’s Beetlejuice. They discuss the genius of Catherine O’Hara, whether Michael Keaton is annoying or brillian...
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Season 2
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Episode 6
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38:43
Romeo + Juliet
This week, Leah, Mike, & Brian channel teenage angst with Baz Luhrmann’s Romeo + Juliet. They talk of DiCaprio’s preternatural beauty, Paul Rudd’s Shakespearean chops, and whether Leah’s house is possessed by a malevolent Casio wat...
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Season 2
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Episode 5
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36:01
Bottle Rocket
This week, Leah, Mike, and Brian go on the run with Wes Anderson’s Bottle Rocket. They talk about the merits of bookstore heists and screwdriver punch-ups, while Brian breaks down James Caan’s martial arts moves.
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Season 2
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Episode 4
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30:27
Before Sunrise
Leah, Mike, and Brian are asking you to jump off a train and spend the night talking about Before Sunrise. They talk Ethan Hawke's facial hair, gush over Julie Delpy, and wonder whether Brian’s that guy who constantly talks to you on an airplan...
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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37:48
Clerks
In our second coming-of-age film, Leah, Brian, and Mike get behind the counter to talk about 1994’s cult classic Clerks. They debate the trajectory of Kevin Smith’s career, recount their own terrible jobs, and meditate upon Rosario Daw...
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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32:45
Reality Bites
In this season of Nobody Knows Anything, Brian, Leah, and Mike look at coming-of-age films from the 1990s, starting with Reality Bites. Listen as the crew channel their inner Troy by asking whether Winona Ryder is...
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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40:00
Captain America: The Winter Soldier
In the final episode of the season, Leah, Brian, and Mike tackle 2014's Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Marvel's foray into the conspiracy genre. We ask the important question: how could a move that's this long not take ...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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48:10
The Bourne Identity
Brian, Leah, and Mike go deep undercover on this 2002 conspiracy classic, unpacking the awesomeness of Matt Damon along the way, while also asking if him and Franka Potente actually have chemistry.
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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35:44
They Live
Leah, Mike, and Brian are Here to Chew Bubble Gum and Kick Ass, and We're All Out of Bubble Gum. Join Us For 1988's They Live
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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34:25
Three Days of the Condor
Did the CIA brainwash America into thinking this was a good film? These questions and more in the third episode of the series.
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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29:55