A Musician and A Filmmaker
Greg Phipps and Jordan Randall are both musicians and filmmakers. Each episode features a conversation between the two about an album and a movie. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Tour Talk
Jordan and Greg finally meet up in person in NYC to see Feels Live, but before the show, discuss all the Animal Collective and related solo project shows they've been to in their combined 3 decades of fandom. What a couple of geezers!
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Stolen Kingdom (2025) ft. Joshua Bailey
Ever thought about breaking in to an abandoned attraction at a Disney theme park and stealing some things? No? Well, this documentary is about some people who did, and paid the consequences. Director Joshua Bailey joins us for a discussion about all things Patrick Spikes, Buzzy, and beyond.
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A Scanner Darkly (2006)
Greg and Jordan discuss a Richard Linklater adaptation of a Philip K Dick novel... that's like Shawn Levy adapting Tolstoy! Except this movie is good. #BringBackRotoscopedAnimation
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A ? Of When - Interview w/ Panda Bear and Sonic Boom
Panda Bear (Noah Lennox) and Sonic Boom (Pete Kember) join the show to talk about their second fully collaborative album A ? of When, now available on Domino Records. [But not on streaming services ;)]
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Elephant (2003) ft. Tony DeGenaro
Tony joins us once again to talk about his favorite band's favorite album, and Greg once again is put on the spot to give his opinion on something he's never heard until now.
Tony's Substack: https://tonyisapoet.substack.com/
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I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning & Digital Ash In A Digital Urn (2005) ft. Studio Sparks
Lucas from Studio Sparks joins us again to talk about two Bright Eyes albums released on the same day in 2005, as well as the upcoming Panda Bear and Sonic Boom album "A ? Of When".
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The Thing (1982)
Here's the thing: Jordan and Greg watched The Thing and talked about The Thing. We've been doing this for 3 years and that's another thing.
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Jenkem (2026) ft. Blag Dahlia
Blag Dahlia of the Dwarves returns to the show to discuss their newest album "Jenkem", out now on Greedy Media!
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Merriweather Post Pavilion (2009) ft. Offbeat Kiki
This month we're joined by our longtime internet pal Offbeat Kiki to discuss the greatest album ever made (at least in the 21st century), Animal Collective's Merriweather Post Pavilion!
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Hated: GG Allin & the Murder Junkies (1993)
Our most G-rated episode to date, this wholesome family topic is explored, featuring puppets and many valuable lessons for your little tikes! Sponsored by Hershey's Chocolate and Minute Maid Lemonade.
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Pet Sounds (1966)
Two humans make sounds about Pet Sounds; you listen.
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The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly (1966) ft. Tony DeGenaro
Our third movie with our third chair, Tony DeGenaro, focuses on a trio of bad hombres in the (Spanish? Italian?) West in their search for unheard of amounts of gold. SPOILER ALERT: Greg shaves his beard off in this one. (So you should probably just watch it on YouTube, eh?)
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Can I Get A Pack of Camel Lights? (2026) ft. Geologist
Brian Weitz (Geologist from Animal Collective) joins us once again to discuss (another?) solo debut album, "Can I Get A Pack of Camel Lights" now out on Drag City Records!
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Haggard (2003)
Q: What’s better than watching a Jackass movie? A: Watching a podcast about Bam Margera’s directorial debut “movie” starring the CKY crew and remembering just how bad it really is.
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Because the Internet (2013) ft. David Raygoza
Greg’s oldest friend from childhood joins the show to talk (exhaustively) about Childish Gambino’s second studio album Because the Internet and all the mixed media that came with it. Roscoe’s Wetsuit.
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Christmas on Mars (2008)
Greg and Jordan talk about that one time The Flaming Lips made a movie, Christmas on Mars! We promise this is more listenable than The Star Wars Holiday Special.
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Oracular Spectacular (2007)
We're still here! And we're talking about MGMT's first album, Oracular Spectacular. Chicken Jockey, am I right, kids?
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House (1977)
This podcast? Talking about a weird horror movie? Get outta town! This Halloween it's House/Hausu/Haousue from 1977, featuring a special guest who may or may not have just been on the previous episode...
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Feels (2005) 20th Anniversary ft. Geologist
Brian Weitz aka Geologist joins the podcast once again and takes a trip down memory lane discussing the landmark Animal Collective album Feels, its accompanying EPs and the newly unearthed live album FeelsLIVE, now out on Domino Records.
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Antibirth (2016) ft. Danny Perez
We were happy to have Danny Perez on the podcast to talk about his 2016 body horror-comedy movie Antibirth and of course, ODDSAC and other Animal Collective related things. Breasteses.
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Reset (2022) ft. Studio Sparks
Joining the show is Lucas from Studio Sparks to talk about their work on the graphics for the 2022 Panda Bear and Sonic Boom album RESET.
Follow Studio Sparks on Instagram: @studio_sparks_
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Star Wars (1977) Part 2 ft. Tony DeGenaro
This is part 2 (of 18298472384762345) of our Star Wars saga. May the something be something or other...
Tony's Substack: https://tonyisapoet.substack.com/
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Star Wars (1977) ft. Tony DeGenaro
We are joined once again by friend of the show and avid listener Tony DeGenaro to discuss a little-known sci-fi movie from the 1970s.
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Vampire on Titus (1993) ft. Alex
We are joined by yet another fan from the Animal Collective community to talk about the 6th album (out of 40!) by Guided by Voices by.
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Michael Clayton (2007)
Tony Gilroy. George Clooney. Tilda Swinton. And of course... Tom Wilkinson (and his baguettes). Back when they used to make real movies, Michael Clayton was Gilroy's directorial debut, and on this episode Greg and Jordan talk about it.
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The Con (2007)
It’s a Tegan and Sara episode! Greg and Jordan discuss their 2007 album The Con, as well as the documentary “Fanatical” and their catfishing.
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SLC Punk! (1998)
Jordan and Greg discuss an indie movie about being punk in a very un-punk place. Shout out to Matthew Lillard
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The Bones of What You Believe (2013)
We're back and we're talking about CHVRCHES' debut album. That's it, that's the episode. What more do you want from me, huh?!
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Sinister Grift (2025) w/ Panda Bear and Deakin
At long last, we've got Panda Bear on the 'cast. We talked to him and Deakin about his new solo album Sinister Grift, out 2/28 on Domino Records.
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Twister (1996) feat. Tony DeGenaro
Fellow Animal Collective fan Tony DeGenaro joins the podcast to discuss his favorite blockbuster (for some reason). Greg yells a lot in this one
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A Shaw Deal (2025) feat. Geologist from Animal Collective
Brian Weitz aka Geologist joins us once again, this time to talk about his new album A Shaw Deal, out 1/31 on Drag City.
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Dig! (2004) & Dig! XX (2024)
Once again, Jordan and Greg discuss a documentary directed by Ondi Timoner, about rival rock bands The Brian Jonestown Massacre and the Dandy Warhols. Dig!
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The Dirties (2013)
Continuing our monthlong tribute to Canadian art, we discussed Matt Johnson's debut indie feature The Dirties, as well as mockumentaries and other darker topics I won't mention in this description. IYKYK
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Clumsy (1997)
We end out the first quarter of the century by going back to the mid-90s, when grunge ruled the airwaves and a Canadian band named Our Lady Peace released a album full of wailing and moaning called Clumsy. There's also one song that doesn't have as much of all that so Greg liked it.
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ODDSAC (2010) feat. Ethan Woods
Once again Ethan Woods joins the show, this time to discuss the 2010 Animal Collective and Danny Perez's visual album/experimental horror film ODDSAC. No particular reason, certainly not because of a specific holiday or anything...
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Panda Bear Meets The Grim Reaper (2015) feat. Ethan Woods
Greg and Jordan are joined by Ethan Woods aka Walked Like a Dog, who back in 2015 made a fan mix of Panda Bear's 5th album, "Reaper Madness".
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Enemy (2013)
Jordan continues his trend of picking good movies and Greg is delighted to discuss and deconstruct a Villenueve movie starring Jake Gyllenhaal. No, the other one.
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Enema of the State (1999)
Jordan has decided to torture Greg by making him listen to a Blink-182 album, and the results are varied.
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Uncut Gems (2019)
We end the month of July by talking about Uncut Gems, a movie that will give you more heart problems than a Double Down at KFC.
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The Eraser (2006)
Recorded the day after a major historical event, Greg and Jordan discuss Thom Yorke's debut solo album The Eraser from 2006, a very angry and politically charged album. How about that timing, eh?
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