It’s a cult classic about 1980s Brooklyn intellectuals falling apart at the seams, sure, but Sarah and Alex sort through The Squid and the Whale’s many dad themes and issues.
What happens when mom and dad decide to go their separate ways and everybody has to come to terms with how much of a prick dad has been this whole time?
We were joined by the delightful writer, actor and musician Sean Nelson to discuss The Squid and the Whale, the 2005 Noah Baumbach classic starring Jeff Daniels, Laura Linney, Jesse Eisenberg, Owen Kline, William Baldwin and Anna Paquin.
Teachable Moments, Trauma, and why "Bean Dad" struck a nerve
Moonstruck with Madame Clairevoyant
Feeling Feral and Batman Returns
Abandonment Fears and Home Alone w. Anne Thériault
Oh, Fudge: A Christmas Story w. Mara Wilson
Literal holiday madness and Christmas Vacation w. Sovereign Syre
Heroic Dads and Clear and Present Danger w. Jamelle Bouie
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Demystifying Dad and Big Fish with Guest Louisa Smith
Charismatic con men, grief and The Royal Tenenbaums
Invisibility AND masculinity in Honey, I Shrunk the Kids
Robot Daddies and Terminator 2 [with Michael Hobbes!]
Plague, abandonment and Roy Cohn in Angels in America
Absentee dads, legacy, Frankenstein and Young Frankenstein
Manhood and Friday
Dad issues abound in Top Gun
Deescalation with Dad... and Kevin Costner
Surviving Dad and A Nightmare on Elm Street
Disappointing Dad and Dirty Dancing
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