Stories and Interviews about Creativity & Inspiration
Tired of interviews with celebrities answering all the same questions that have already been asked a thousand times? Good. So are we. Instead, we focus on how our guests force themselves to think outside-the-box; or on that moment that served as inspiration for what they do now. Come and join us as we dive deep into the source that fuels everything.
103 Available Episodes (103 Total)Average duration: 00:36:24
Feb 23, 2024
The Drop – Part 20 – “Out of Darkness”
00:56:45
In this episode: OUT OF DARKNESS, amateur speculation regarding the provenance of our species, recent vacations where Anson and Branan both experience passport issues, volcanoes in Iceland and an actual dick measuring contest (not ours).
In this episode: Learning Sequences, Mosquitoes on Rainy Lake and other mosquito nightmares, BEEF, painted nails, pizza tours, THE HARVEST, attending the world premiere of OPPENHEIMER, SAG Strike, the heaviest film ever made and what we all suspected about men and sports cars in now scientific fact.
Anson and Branan take on the weighty subject of gravity and gravity waves with our guest Daniel Reardon doing most of the heavy lifting. Please enjoy this fun and fact-filled historical romp though time and space.
https://youtu.be/5FqEVMsL_Jk?si=PuCjGKPXwCL2KTDL
Dec 07, 2023
The Drop – Part 18
00:18:20
In this short Drop Anson and Branan discus STILL, the documentary about Michael J. Fox, BARRY, Beavis and Butthead, Something in the Dirt and new music from Little Moon.
Jul 24, 2023
“The Harvest” with Doua Moua and Perry Yung – TWP062
00:52:17
Doua Moua’s tireless pursuit of his dream to produce his screenplay, “The Harvest,” finally paid off. We are joined by Doua and his co-star, Perry Yung, who dedicated himself to understanding Hmong culture to portray the father in this deeply personal story.
Jul 10, 2023
D&D Reunion with Nathan Stewart_TWP061
01:19:06
Did you know Anson used to be a Dungeon Master? In this episode Branan lures Anson into a surprise reunion with his old campaign players under the pretext of interviewing Nathan Stewart of Wizards of the Coast about his role as advisor on the movie Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves. Nathan does eventually join the conversation, it’s like two episodes in one!
Jun 12, 2023
The Drop – Part 17
00:38:20
In this episode: Branan discusses his oceanic adventure turning 50, Anson recommends Dan Simmon’s ‘Hyperion’, and they both catch-up on ‘Succession’, ‘Beau Is Afraid’, The Dungeons & Dragons movie, meeting John Cleese, some new music and the unforgivable desecration of Jimi Hendrix’s guitar at the hands of he-who-shall-not-be named.
Mar 16, 2023
Eric Zala – “Raiders of the Lost Youth” – TWP060
00:45:17
Eric and his buddies decided they would make a shot-for-shot remake of “Raiders of the Lost Ark”. The only problem? They were just kids. But they had a secret weapon at their disposal: they were just kids.
Interested listeners may watch the fan film itself, and see those moments as described, at threaderskids.com
Special thanks to John Hudgens. Additional music for this episode provided by Audiorezout under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial International license.
Jan 31, 2023
The Drop – Part 16-Athena Part 2 with Bilge Ebiri
00:37:32
We are not finished talking about ATHENA by Romain Gavras. This time we let film critic Bilgi Ebiri do all the talking. We also get into marketing versus promotion and how even a film like ATHENA can get lost in all the noise.
Jan 09, 2023
The Drop – Part 16-Athena Part 1
00:38:42
In this installment of The Drop Branan and Anson discuss and highly recommend the astonishing film ATHENA by Romain Gavras and film critic Bilgi Ebiri stops by to help us articulate what makes this such an amazing film. Also, Branan and Anson perform an original play written by artificial intelligence.
Feb 23 | 00:56:45
The Drop – Part 20 – “Out of Darkness”
Jan 31 | 00:28:19
The Drop – part 19
Jan 10 | 00:53:15
TWP062 – “Gravity Savvy” with Daniel Reardon
Dec 07 | 00:18:20
The Drop – Part 18
Jul 24 | 00:52:17
“The Harvest” with Doua Moua and Perry Yung – TWP062
Jul 10 | 01:19:06
D&D Reunion with Nathan Stewart_TWP061
Jun 12 | 00:38:20
The Drop – Part 17
Mar 16 | 00:45:17
Eric Zala – “Raiders of the Lost Youth” – TWP060
Jan 31 | 00:37:32
The Drop – Part 16-Athena Part 2 with Bilge Ebiri
Jan 09 | 00:38:42
The Drop – Part 16-Athena Part 1
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