You’re Tall but I’m Standing in Front of You

two friends, circling the drain of academia, examine the cultural detritus of the 20th century. featuring @Mathissippi and @stalecooper.

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22 minutes ago

Ethan and Devin honor their non-James Cameron fathers in this special Father's Day episode. We watched "Viking Bikers from Hell" (S3E22 of Miami Vice) and the made-for-TV film The Winter of Our Discontent. Why in the world did they do this? Listen to find out.
Featuring a brief interview with Papa Stale.
Follow us on Twitter or Instagram at youretallpod. Follow Ethan on Twitter at Mathissippi and Devin on twitter at stalecooper. Email us at youretallpod@gmail.com. 

Wednesday May 14, 2025

Ethan and Devin watched the twin disaster films of 1998: Michael Bay's Armageddon and Mimi Leder's Deep Impact. They discuss these different modes of boomer death dream, the end of the End of History, and why a mile-high tsunami can't melt steel beams.
Follow us on Twitter or Instagram at youretallpod. Follow Ethan on Twitter at Mathissippi and Devin on twitter at stalecooper. Email us at youretallpod@gmail.com. 

S5E3: The Phantom MAGAmess

Thursday Apr 17, 2025

Thursday Apr 17, 2025

Ethan and Devin watched George Lucas's 90s indie classic, Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999). They discuss tariffs, merchandise, and other economic matters.
Follow us on Twitter or Instagram at youretallpod. Follow Ethan on Twitter at Mathissippi and Devin on twitter at stalecooper. Email us at youretallpod@gmail.com. 

Tuesday Mar 18, 2025

This is the pod. We're joined by author Mike Miley to discuss his new book David Lynch's American Dreamscape, the dearly departed Lynch's incomparable Mulholland Dr. (2001), and uh, Sonic the Hedgehog.
Find Mike's work at https://www.mikemiley.com/. He's on Bluesky at mikemiley and Instagram at mikecmiley. Check out David Lynch's American Dreamscape: Music, Literature, Cinema from Bloomsbury Press: https://www.bloomsbury.com/us/david-lynchs-american-dreamscape-9798765102893/
Follow us on Twitter, Bluesky, Instagram at youretallpod. Follow Ethan on Twitter/Bluesky at Mathissippi and Devin on Twitter/Bluesky at stalecooper.
In heaven, everything is fine. We love you David.
 

Tuesday Mar 04, 2025

Here's the audio from our 2nd annual Oscars twitch stream (broadcast at twitch.tv/youretallbut). Featuring Dan, Mike B, Catie, Oscar Isaac's right hand man Isaac, Devin's roommates, Devin's girlfriend, Matt "Spooky" Powers, and surprises galore!
Donate to the 'No Other Land' Rebuilding Alliance Fundraiser at https://secure.givelively.org/donate/rebuilding-alliance/no-other-land-rebuilding-alliance-fundraiser

Sunday Feb 23, 2025

Hello listeners! We're about to kick start our new season, and we'll be doing so in opulent fashion with our 2nd annual live Oscars twitch stream. We'll be streaming for 2 hours from 8 PM to 10 PM Eastern time (5 PM to 7 PM Pacific) on Sunday, Mar 2. Join us live at https://twitch.tv/youretallbut or catch the audio-only version in your podcast feed soon after. We'll then be back with a lot of exciting episodes, including a regular season opener on Mulholland Dr., featuring special guest Mike Miley.Keep circling that drain!

Monday Dec 30, 2024

Happy holidays from the folks at You're Tall but I'm Standing in Front of You! We celebrate the end of a terrible year and the conclusion of season 4 by finally venturing into one of the few corners of James Cameron's oeuvre we've left untrodden. That's right: we recorded a watchalong discussion of Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991), featuring repeated guest Catie and Devin's mysterious new girlfriend Slug. It's a Cameron Christmas!
We're now on vacation, but WE'LL BE BACK for the 2nd annual live Oscars twitch stream on March 2nd to kick off season 5. Hasta la vista, baby.
Follow us on Twitter and Instagram at youretallpod. Follow Ethan on Twitter at Mathissippi and Devin on twitter at stalecooper. Follow Slug at generalslug. Email us at youretallpod@gmail.com. 

S4E14: Gladiator, Too!

Tuesday Dec 10, 2024

Tuesday Dec 10, 2024


From the heart of the Las Vegas Sphere, we discussed Gladiator II and Gladiator, too.
Follow us on Twitter or Instagram at youretallpod. Follow Ethan on Twitter at Mathissippi and Devin on twitter at stalecooper. Email us at youretallpod@gmail.com. 

S4E13: We Saw the Signs (2002)

Thursday Oct 31, 2024

Thursday Oct 31, 2024

It's the annual You're Tall but I'm Standing in Front of You Halloween Spooktacular! We're joined, as always, by Matt Powers, this time to watch M. Night Shyamalan's Signs (2002). We discuss paranoid faith, Joaquin Phoenix's on-base percentage, and M. Night's many jobs.
Follow us on Twitter or Instagram at youretallpod. Follow Ethan on Twitter at Mathissippi and Devin on twitter at stalecooper. Email us at youretallpod@gmail.com. Find Matt Powers on Instagram at instinct_alley or at instinctalley.bandcamp.com.
The closing music for this episode is "Song for a Dead President" by The Exclusive Document.

S4E13: Megalopolis

Monday Oct 07, 2024

Monday Oct 07, 2024

It's Megalopolis! Ethan and Devin watched Megalopolis (2024). They discuss Megalopolis, Megalopolis, and Megalopolis.
The closing music for this episode is "Idol Hands" by Ethan Palmer and the Ethan Palmer Experience. Listen to it and the rest of the 11th anniversary edition of Ethan's album The Piano Is Louder This Time at https://ethanpalmer.bandcamp.com/album/the-piano-is-louder-this-time-11th-anniversary-edition
Follow us on Twitter or Instagram at youretallpod. Follow Ethan on Twitter at Mathissippi and Devin on twitter at stalecooper. Email us at youretallpod@gmail.com. 

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