Wild at Heart

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#214: Tim Hunter

April 4, 2025

Tim Hunter, director of River's Edge and episodes of Twin Peaks, Mad Men and Breaking Bad, discusses his career and the current political climate in this episode of the Lifers podcast. Hunter compares the blacklisting of his father during the McCarthy era to "Gestapo tactics" and a "blacklist of thought" under Trump. The hosts and Hunter also debate their favorite uses of heavy metal music in films.

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#205: William Goldsmith

January 22, 2025

In this episode of the Lifers podcast, Scott Lucas, Gabe Rodriguez and Ben Reiser interview Will Goldsmith, drummer of the influential band Sunny Day Real Estate. Goldsmith discusses the band's early days, getting signed to Sub Pop, their breakup and recent reunion, his drumming influences, and working with bassist Greg Saran. The hosts also discuss the recent passing of filmmaker David Lynch and share their favorite music moments from Lynch's films.

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#98: Dumb And Dumber

December 30, 2022

Scott, Gabe, Ben and special guest Justine provide commentary while watching the 1994 comedy film Dumb and Dumber. They discuss behind-the-scenes facts about the movie, share thoughts on the plot and characters, and debate which songs from the soundtrack the band Local H should cover at their upcoming New Year's Eve shows. The group also reminisces about seeing the film when it originally came out and analyzes how it holds up nearly 30 years later.

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#63: Daniel Knox

April 29, 2022

In this episode, Scott Lucas and Gabe Rodriguez interview Daniel Knox, a musician and former projectionist at the Music Box Theatre in Chicago. They discuss Knox's work putting together David Lynch film festivals at the Music Box, his thoughts on Lynch's films, and his own music career which was kickstarted after Lynch highlighted Knox's organ playing before a screening of Inland Empire. Knox also shares behind-the-scenes details on Lynch's creative process and the relationship between Lynch and co-creator Mark Frost on the Twin Peaks series.

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