Episode 59: Flywheel Rides Again (featuring Mark Brisenden)
Comedy writer Mark Brisenden, who adapted Flywheel, Shyster, and Flywheel for BBC radio, joins us for a discussion of that much-loved Marx Brothers recreation.
Episode 58: Acid Reflux (Our Skidoo Deep Dive, featuring Cinco Paul)
Cinco Paul returns to the show to discuss Skidoo, Otto Preminger’s acid-laced 1968 comedy, which contains the final film performance of Groucho Marx.
Episode 57: So This is Dr. Film (featuring Eric Grayson)
Film preservationist and collector Eric Grayson joins us to examine the 2023 state of the Marx Brothers’ catalog.
Episode 56: Question Marx
Once again, we dip into the mailbag for questions and comments, and find several of each.
Yes, we wash our hair in clam broth
For our next episode, we will once again be responding to audience questions. Notice we didn’t say “answering.”
Episode 55: Did You Ever Sit and Ponder as You Walk Along the Strand?
What if Eddie Buzzell directed Horse Feathers? What if the Marxes did a film with Mae West? What if Harpo and Chico made shorts in the 1940’s? And what if Matthew and Noah did an episode pondering these questions and more?
Episode 54: There’s an Honored Guest Tonight (featuring Brett Leveridge)
Author and humorist Brett Leveridge joins Matthew and Noah for a look at some of Groucho’s appearances on talk shows and game shows, including What’s My Line?, The Tonight Show, Firing Line, and The Dick Cavett Show.
Episode 53: Duck Privates (featuring Nick Santa Maria)
Matthew Coniam and Nick Santa Maria, authors of The Annotated Abbott and Costello, ask whether Marx Brothers fan and A&C skeptic Noah Diamond can be swayed by a great book and some well-chosen film clips.
Episode 52: I Got a Fire Engine! (featuring Brian Levant)
Director-writer-producer Brian Levant discusses his career, his love of the Marx Brothers, and his new book, My Life and Toys.
Episode 51: Speaking of Speaking of Harpo (featuring Hannah Mira)
Film educator Hannah Mira returns for a deep dive into Susan Fleming Marx’s long-awaited memoir, brought to fruition by Robert Bader.