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.
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.