Shoot This Now
69 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 5 years ago - ★★★★★ - 53 ratingsWe talk about true stories that we think should be made into TV shows or movies. First we talk about why they belong on-screen -- then we talk about how we'd like to see them on-air: Who should direct, who should write, who should star. We dig up lesser-known people whose stories deserve to be told, forgotten moments in history, and fresh angles on very familiar memories.
Your hosts, Tim and Deirdre, are married writers who only recommend stories that we would personally want to see. Join us and follow us at @ShootThisNowPod. Thanks!
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Episodes
'Django Unchained' Meets 'Ocean's 11'
May 02, 2018 23:21 - 50 minutes - 57.8 MBEvery week we talk about stories that should be movies. This episode: TheWrap film reporter Trey Williams tells us about 23-year-old slave Robert Smalls, who seized a Confederate ship to free his family and crewmembers - then helped win the Civil War and integrate the Navy. We also talk about Kanye West, why so many movies about slavery follow the same Oscar-baity but predictable formula, and the "This American Life" account of how an Oakland student inspired Steven Spielberg to make "Amis...
The Stride of Pride
April 18, 2018 00:35 - 28 minutes - 32.9 MBWe talk about stories that should be movies. This week, Matt and Tim have a healthy, no-dumb-jokes discussion about a "This American Life" episode in which menstrual blood almost gets a woman in trouble with the NYPD. We also play "Know Your Hemsworths." Check Jillian Welsh's story, "Aunt Flo," here: http://risk-show.com/podcast/unthinkable/ ...and email us at [email protected] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sean Hannity: The College Years
April 11, 2018 01:51 - 29 minutes - 34.1 MBSean Hannity got Jimmy Kimmel to apologize this week for homophobic jokes, but Sean Hannity was fired for homophobic comments from his first radio gig as a DJ at UC Santa Barbara. The result was an insane fight between UCSB and the ACLU, where surprising alliances were forged. Email us: [email protected] Tweet: @mattdonnelly or @timamolloy Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
What Facebook Can Learn From the Tylenol Murders
April 04, 2018 23:25 - 26 minutes - 30.4 MBWe talk about stories that should be made into movies. This week: How the Tylenol murders offer a masterclass in crisis PR -- one Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg should study. Plus: Why we think Michael Keaton should star in our story, and how it relates to the Unabomber and "The Devil in the White City." Follow @timamolloy and @mattdonnelly, or email [email protected] to tell us what stories you want made into movies. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Wakanda Over Everything (Special 'Low Key' Podcast Preview)
March 29, 2018 23:53 - 58 minutes - 66.7 MBWe have a special treat: A bonus episode of "Low Key," the new podcast Tim is making with Aaron Lanton and Keith Dennie. Our first journey with the crew explores the key themes of "Black Panther" that went unnoticed. For example, is there such a thing as a good ethnostate? How does vibranium work as an allegory? Why do people believe Eric Killmonger is more empathetic than T'Challa? Let's go! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Angela Davis: The Anti-Forrest Gump
March 21, 2018 20:35 - 40 minutes - 46.1 MBAngela Davis was a Black revolutionary professor catapulted to the national stage when California Gov. Ronald Reagan fired her from UCLA in 1969. A year later, she became the third woman ever on the FBI's Most Wanted List. She has appeared in documentaries like "The Black Power Mixtape" and Ava DuVernay's "13th," but never in a biopic. We think that needs to change. Listen to Angela Davis: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bSGPGNJpaE0 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more infor...
Make THESE Comics Into Movies (feat. Umberto Gonzales, aka El Mayimbe)
March 15, 2018 01:20 - 41 minutes - 47.5 MBThis week, we talk about comics that deserve to be movies with TheWrap's comic maestro, Umberto Gonzales - aka @ElMayimbe. We talk about why Ninjak, Ann Nocenti's X-Men spinoff "Beauty and the Beast" (featuring ex-disco star Dazzler) and Calvin & Hobbes should be movies. And why Dazzler should be played by Janelle Monae, not Taylor Swift. Here's Ira Madison III's piece on Grace Jones' influence on Dazzler: http://www.mtv.com/news/2911767/the-queer-importance-of-dazzler-marvels-disco-i...
Bonus: 'RuPaul's Drag Race' Secrets With Jeffrey Bowyer-Chapman
March 06, 2018 23:16 - 6 minutes - 7.34 MBEvery episode, we talk about stories that should be movies -- except this time. Because our special guest, Jeffrey Bowyer-Chapman, has guested on "RuPaul's Drag Race," and reveals to us how they WORK IT behind the scenes. Check out JBC's podcast: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/conversations-with-others/id1350187465?mt=2 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
'UnREAL' Star Jeffrey Bowyer-Chapman Talks MTV's 'Real World' Season 3: Puck v. Pedro
March 06, 2018 21:30 - 35 minutes - 40.5 MBOn this, our best episode, we're joined by Jeffrey Bowyer-Chapman, star of "UnREAL" and host of "JBC Presents Conversations With Others." On "UnREAL" he plays a reality show producer, so we talk about the greatest reality show ever: MTV's "The Real World" Season 3, when Puck and Pedro Zamora fought for the soul of reality TV. Was it a place to inform and educate? Or to stage fake drama? Check out Bowyer-Chapman's "JBC Presents Conversations With Others" here: https://itunes.apple.com/us...
Slenderman Meets 'Black Mirror'
February 28, 2018 04:57 - 39 minutes - 45.4 MBThis week's episode is inspired by the Slenderman case and "Black Mirror." How do you sentence kids who commit crimes because they can't tell the internet from real life? And is there still a difference? Also, Matt casually mentions that he used to live in the Hillside Strangler house. No biggie. Thanks to the Mic Dicta podcast and "Black Mirror" for inspiration. Also, here's a song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=13&v=F9-twvfH3pk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/priva...
Not OK, Cupid (feat. Brian Welk)
February 23, 2018 01:21 - 35 minutes - 40.5 MBThough Tim messed up the intro this week (sorry), "Shoot This Now" is the podcast where he and Matt talk about stories that should be movies. This week we're joined by Brian Welk, who talks about a Wired story about a man who hacked OK Cupid to find love. Here's the Wired story: https://www.wired.com/2014/01/how-to-hack-okcupid/ Here's Matt's interview about the "Black Mirror" episode "Hang the DJ" with Francesca Hogi: https://www.thewrap.com/black-mirror-hang-the-dj-digital-dating-...
The Dear David Story (feat. Beatrice Verhoeven)
February 14, 2018 22:38 - 35 minutes - 40.9 MBWe talk about stories that should be movies, and this week, Beatrice Verhoeven joins Matt Donnelly and Tim Molloy to tell us about one that haunts her. Former BuzzFeed reporter Adam Ellis says he's had a series of encounters with a dead child that begin with the words "Dear David." Here's Ellis' story for BuzzFeed: https://www.buzzfeed.com/adamellis/my-apartment-is-being-haunted-by-the-ghost-of-a-dead-child?utm_term=.ff7ey76qln#.mcyy90XAPY Here is Oliver Willis' astonishing "We All Di...
Cheat On Your Spouse at My House
February 09, 2018 06:29 - 31 minutes - 35.9 MBThis week on "Shoot This Now" (where Matt Donnelly and Tim Molloy talk about stories that should be movies), we talk about a very strange ad Matt discovered on Craigslist: https://losangeles.craigslist.org/lac/roo/d/clean-private-bedroom-in/6480798391.html Here's the Reply All episode about the time travel ad that also inspired "Safety Not Guaranteed": https://www.gimletmedia.com/reply-all/17-the-time-traveler-and-the-hitman And Barry Rothbart and Lucas Neff's new podcast, "Get Hig...
The Nod's White Jeans Story
February 02, 2018 03:18 - 22 minutes - 26.1 MBEach week, TheWrap's Matt Donnelly and Tim Molloy talk about stories that should be made into movies - now. This episode, we talk about a wonderful story about a life-changing pair of jeans, from Gimlet's The Nod podcast: https://www.gimletmedia.com/the-nod/its-a-black-thing#episode-player And here is "You Must Remember This," the incredible podcast Tim discovered thanks to The Nod host Brittany Luse. http://www.youmustrememberthispodcast.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy ...
The Barry Rothbart Nudist Videographer Story
January 26, 2018 01:33 - 29 minutes - 34 MBEach week, TheWrap's Matt Donnelly and Tim Molloy talk about stories that should be made into movies - now. This episode, special guest Barry Rothbart talks about the time he was a (nude) videographer for a gay nudist camp for men over 50. Barry Rothbart's hilarious and quite sweet story is on Dan Savage's "Hot Mic" podcast: https://www.audible.com/socialshare?id=1fa83227-76da-454c-962d-b927b88ef3a5&source_code=CHLGBWS0816160007 And check out Rothbart's "Get High and Save the World" ...
And Tom Hanks as The Antichrist
January 19, 2018 07:31 - 32 minutes - 37.3 MBHave you ever said "This should be a movie?" Yes, you have. So have TheWrap's Matt Donnelly and Tim Molloy, and with "Shoot This Now," they focus every week on a different story they think want to see onscreen, drawing on things they read, stories they overhear, and even their own strange life experiences. This episode, we focus on the movie "God," a Steven Spielberg film starring Brad Pitt as God, Elisabeth Shue as his mortal love interest, and Tom Hanks as his nemesis. The movie was neve...
The Atlanta Monster Sinatra Story
January 17, 2018 02:33 - 29 minutes - 33.5 MBHave you ever said "This should be a movie?" Yes, you have. So have TheWrap's Matt Donnelly and Tim Molloy, and with "Shoot This Now," they focus every week on a different story they think want to see onscreen, drawing on things they read, stories they overhear, and even their own strange life experiences. This time: We focus on "Atlanta Monster," the true story of a horrific serial killer -- and focus on a very strange cameo by Frank Sinatra and Sammy Davis Jr. Please listen to it here...
The Anti-Hitchcock Story
January 11, 2018 07:02 - 30 minutes - 34.5 MBHave you ever said "This should be a movie?" Yes, you have. So have TheWrap's Matt Donnelly and Tim Molloy, and with "Shoot This Now," they focus every week on a different story they think want to see onscreen, drawing on things they read, stories they overhear, and even their own strange life experiences. This time: "The Living Room," a devastating story Matt heard on the excellent Love + Radio podcast. It comes from writer Diane Weipert and producer Briana Breen. Please listen to it he...
The John Mayer Story
January 08, 2018 22:48 - 36 minutes - 42.2 MBHave you ever said "This should be a movie?" Yes, you have. So have TheWrap's Matt Donnelly and Tim Molloy, and with "Shoot This Now," they focus every week on a different story they think want to see onscreen, drawing on things they read, stories they overhear, and even their own strange life experiences. Like the time Matt spent hours hanging out with John Mayer, who apparently thought Matt was someone else. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.