Jason Alexander

Referenced in 2 episodes

#145: Gabe Rodriguez’s Thanksgiving TV Corner: WKRP

November 23, 2023

In the Thanksgiving episode of WKRP in Cincinnati, the radio station drops live turkeys from a helicopter as a promotion, but the turkeys crash to the ground. The episode is memorable for the scene of the reporter Les Nessman describing the disastrous event in a parody of the Hindenburg disaster broadcast.

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#73: Julian Antos

July 8, 2022

Julian Antos, the technical director at the Music Box Theatre in Chicago and one of the founders of the Chicago Film Society, discusses his passion for film projection and the challenges of keeping the art form alive in the digital age. He shares stories of tracking down rare prints, programming unique film series, and the intricate technical aspects involved in running 35mm and 70mm film projectors.

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