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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Episodes

Thursday Jun 27, 2024

Ethan and Devin are joined by Steven Watts (@stevenwatts) to discuss FromSoftware's Elden Ring (2022) just in time for the new DLC, Shadow of the Erdtree. They discuss how the game mediates our neoliberal hellscape into a dark fantasy apocalypse, the need to embrace death, and why Margit the Fell Omen should have never been named department chair.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.

Monday Jun 17, 2024

Ethan and Devin continue their unofficial post-apocalyptic explorations by diving into the Mad Max universe, with a focus on 1981's The Road Warrior and, with returning guest Catie Denham, 2024's newly released Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga. They discuss Mad Max's massive aesthetic influence, Furiosa's prequel problems, and why the apocalypse runs on bullets and gasoline. 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 Jun 04, 2024

Ethan and Devin dive into the post-apocalyptic, multimedia Fallout universe. First, they're joined by returning guest Mike Opal and first-timer T Thumann to discuss the new Amazon series and test their wasteland wits against Ethan's completely unbiased trivia. Then, Ethan and Devin discuss Ethan's visit to the Hanford B Reactor and the evolving ideology of the Fallout video games.  But pod, pod never changes. 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 22, 2024

We're joined by Erik Baker to discuss John Woo's Face/Off (1997). We rank the performances and the performances within the performances, grapple with the power of Evil Howie Mandel, and ask what it means to swap faces at the end of history.Follow Erik on Twitter at erikmbaker and check out his work at The Drift. Find more of his writing at https://www.erikmbaker.com.Read Devin's piece on Face/Off, co-written with Kimberly Quiogue Andrews, at https://post45.org/2021/12/between-the-rock-and-a-hard-face-on-first-encounters-of-the-cage-kind.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.

S4E4: Harvest Rebel Moon

Tuesday May 07, 2024

Tuesday May 07, 2024

In which we are contractually obligated to watch Rebel Moon – Part Two: The Scargiver (2024). We unpack how Zack Snyder's new star war represents the infinite expandability of content-hours that Netflix craves, and how if you Snyder Cut a liberal a fascist bleeds.

Thursday Apr 11, 2024

We're joined by Samuel Catlin to discuss William Friedkin's Cruising (1980). We discuss the film's exploration of desire, identification, and homophobia; its complex conditions of production; and cruise ships. That's right, cruise ships.Follow Sam on Twitter at lint_ax and read his work in Parapraxis Magazine (https://www.parapraxismagazine.com/).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.

Sunday Mar 10, 2024

Here's the unedited audio feed from our live twitch stream on Sunday, 3/10, at 7 PM Eastern. the Oscars, long live the pod, free Palestine.

S4E1: How Was Dune, Though?

Thursday Mar 07, 2024

Thursday Mar 07, 2024

We're back, baby! And we're talking Dune: Part Two (2024). Spoilers abound.On Sunday, March 10 at 7 PM EST, join us for the 2024 You're Oscars but We're Live Podcasting in Front of You Twitch Spectacular: https://www.twitch.tv/youretallbutFollow 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.

Thursday Jan 11, 2024

Ethan and Devin watch Zack Snyder's Rebel Moon – Part One: A Child of Fire (2023). They discuss Snyder's strange career, the movie's cookie cutter plot, and ask why everything is intentionally out of focus.follow the pod on twitter @youretallpod or email us at youretallpod@gmail.com. Follow Devin @stalecooper and Ethan @Mathissippi.This episode marks the end of season 3 and will be followed by a hopefully brief hiatus. See you in season 4!

Sunday Dec 24, 2023

Happy Life Day! Do you hate your family? We spent three hours talking about the Star Wars Holiday Special, Chewbacca as absentee father, and whether or not Max Rebo should be tried at the Hague.follow the pod on twitter @youretallpod or email us at youretallpod@gmail.com. Follow Devin @stalecooper and Ethan @Mathissippi.

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