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143 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 3 years ago - ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsA movie-by-minute podcast exploring the 1977 film, Close Encounters of the Third Kind. Hosted by Tierney Steele and Chris Frain.
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Episodes
Episode 138: This is The End
June 23, 2021 16:00 - 35 minutes - 32.8 MBCongratulations! You've made it to the final episode. Thanks to all our guests, our families, and to all our listeners for your support! Keep the conversations going at Crescendo Summit on Facebook, and check out "American Graffiti: One Song at a Time" wherever you get podcasts.
Episode 137: Indecent Exposure!
June 23, 2021 02:40 - 29 minutes - 26.7 MBEmbezzlement! PCP! Hollywood? Tierney has all the Hot Gossip, and Chris has problems with the order of the cast listing. Brought to you by Fries Engineering: Building Tomorrow's French Fries Today
BONUS: Kids Review Close Encounters, LIVE!
June 22, 2021 13:05 - 8 minutes - 7.93 MBSadie and Riley just saw Close Encounters of the Third Kind, and they have opinions!
Episode 136: Technical Dialogue
June 21, 2021 04:00 - 41 minutes - 38.2 MBOne of the Titans of MxM podcasting, Alex Robinson (Star Wars Minute, Godfather Minute) is here to talk about meeting Dennis Muren and determine which Meco disco adaptation is better. The answer won't surprise you!
Episode 135: Hot Gossip, Volume 1
June 18, 2021 05:28 - 37 minutes - 34.3 MBDrugs! Scandal! Topless production meetings! Tierney got all the hot gossip for this credits episode.
Episode 134: When You Wish Upon a Star
June 17, 2021 06:19 - 35 minutes - 32.6 MBChris gets MAUDLIN about the end of the movie, while Tierney teases some HOT GOSSIP about the behind-the-scenes drama that she will cover in future episodes. Plus, we track down whether "When You Wish Upon a Star" is used at the end, or whether it's some weird collective Mandela Effect nonsense.
Episode 133: It's Like a Magic Trick
June 16, 2021 05:34 - 35 minutes - 32.2 MBPuck and LaCombe are throwing signs at each other while everyone on the Dark Side of the Moon looks on in blissful wonder, except for Lou Reed - he's too cool for that, man.
Episode 132: The Anti-Gravity of the Moment
June 15, 2021 03:58 - 32 minutes - 29.6 MBRoy heads up the ramp, Jillian is happy crying, and we finally get to meet...Puck the Alien.
Episode 131: Mayflower Project Corporate Anthem
June 14, 2021 04:00 - 34 minutes - 31.7 MBChris and Tierney begin the final week of full episodes by discussing Devo, LaCombe's gesture, and Laughlin being able to finally experience joy.
Episode 130: Life, the Universe, and Everything
June 11, 2021 06:28 - 36 minutes - 33.7 MBOne last time with Paul Sapp! Astronauts get blessed so they can't be stressed.
Episode 129: Man or Sagittarius Man?
June 10, 2021 05:48 - 37 minutes - 34.3 MBPaul Sapp returns to point out a huge violation of employee health confidentiality laws. Tierney has a lot of information about the ballet students who contributed to the film as the little aliens. Chris wonders aloud how Jillian plans to get her film developed.
Episode 128: In Wyoming, No One Can Hear You Scream
June 09, 2021 06:36 - 37 minutes - 34.4 MBPaul Sapp and the Spindly Alien are back. One of them is a hideous creature from space, the other is a marionette puppet.
Episode 127: BING. BONG.
June 08, 2021 06:34 - 36 minutes - 33 MBPaul Sapp is here once again to discuss nightmare aliens, Carly Simon, and the eternal debate about which is the better film: Eyes Wide Shut or Joe vs. The Volcano.
Episode 126: It's Time for Friends to Go Home Now
June 07, 2021 04:00 - 34 minutes - 31.4 MBFriend of the show Paul Sapp is here as hasty arrangements are made for Roy's (assumed) journey while Barry realizes his friends are leaving.
Episode 125: I'm Not Crying, You're Crying!
June 04, 2021 20:58 - 38 minutes - 35.6 MBBarry's back! Rudi's back! And Roy just wants to know if this is all real. All the plots will be resolved in this one minute...
Episode 124: Kentucky Fried Psychologist
June 04, 2021 06:28 - 41 minutes - 38.1 MBWas Einstein one of them? Rudi Thornburgh is here to help answer that question, kinda.
Episode 123: They's People!
June 03, 2021 05:03 - 39 minutes - 36.4 MBRudi Thornburgh from "Open the Podcast Doors, HAL" compares and contrasts the visual effects from CE3K to 2001. Tierney references George Carlin, and Chris wonders aloud if Spielberg is trying to heal the wounds from the Vietnam War era.
Episode 122: Contextual Anecdotes
June 02, 2021 03:34 - 32 minutes - 29.8 MBChris and Tierney are joined by Rudi Thornburgh who brings up The Orb, synthesizer patch sheets, and how a bit of music from "2001" helped visualize this scene from CE3K.
Episode 121: Our Buddy in the Booth
May 31, 2021 23:14 - 34 minutes - 31.3 MBRudi Thornburgh returns to usher us over the two hour mark threshold. Together with Tierney and Chris they discuss the Arkanoid, Breakout, and whether the movie Jaws exists in the Close Encounters universe.
Episode 120: Herky-Jerky Quavers
May 29, 2021 22:27 - 34 minutes - 31.9 MBHeidi Bennett from Vibrant Visionaries is here to help us reach the 2 hour mark (!) in the movie. Chris has a dissenting opinion about the score for this scene, and Jillian finally loses her patience with these men and their interplanetary Simon game.
Episode 119: Shattered Glass
May 28, 2021 05:36 - 32 minutes - 29.3 MBChris jumps the gun and talks about quavers a minute early. Tierney reminisces about piano duels. And guest Heidi Bennett from Vibrant Visionaries returns!
Episode 118: Indiana Tones
May 27, 2021 06:11 - 38 minutes - 35.3 MBThe Vibrant Visionary, Heidi Bennett, is back to discuss what she sees and hears in this minute, and expounds on some issues regarding creativity and how it relates to the story lines in CE3K.
Episode 117: Kelsey Glamour
May 26, 2021 05:47 - 27 minutes - 25.3 MBHeidi Bennett from Vibrant Visionaries and Spinal Tap Minute joins the podcast again to don some aviator shades and behold The Mothership.
Episode 116: A Profanity-Laced Tirade
May 25, 2021 03:12 - 34 minutes - 32 MBHeidi Bennett from Vibrant Visionaries and Spinal Tap Minute is here to help us figure out if the porte-potty gag is legitimately funny.
Episode 115: The Phantom Mass
May 22, 2021 05:10 - 35 minutes - 32.5 MBTierney and Chris react to the dramatic appearance of THE MOTHERSHIP in this minute, profanities are uttered.
Episode 114: Decelerando
May 21, 2021 06:01 - 30 minutes - 27.9 MBA pause in the action and all is quiet as the spacecraft appear to have left the area. Or have they? (They haven't).
Episode 113: Biological Hazards
May 20, 2021 06:00 - 35 minutes - 32.8 MBRoy and Jillian kiss, the spacecraft are all but gone, and all Tierney can talk about is the gritty reboot of Duck Tales (a woo ooo).
Episode 112: The Barnstorming Sequence
May 19, 2021 03:22 - 31 minutes - 29.1 MBChris and Tierney enjoy the spectacle of random objects with lights attached to them.
Episode 111: What Are You, A Wizard?!
May 18, 2021 02:37 - 39 minutes - 35.8 MBTierney and Chris are talking cuboids, mirrors, and the challenges of multi-track cinema audio. Monorail!
BONUS: Now That's What I Call Deleted Scenes! Volume 2
May 17, 2021 05:01 - 1 hour - 55.7 MBChris and Tierney decide whether to keep it or ditch it for the remaining deleted scenes contained with the currently available edition of Close Encounters.
Episode 110: God and Aliens
May 14, 2021 04:00 - 22 minutes - 20.3 MBChris and Tierney wrap up the week and Tierney has a fantastic story about a meteorological event on the set almost (if not more) terrifying as the one shown in the film!
Episode 109: Angles!
May 13, 2021 04:00 - 27 minutes - 24.8 MBChris and Tierney refuse to give in to a false sense of security, and Lance Henriksen has his only line in the film. Plus, scary clouds!
Episode 108: We Know Music Too, Please Don't Destroy Our Planet
May 12, 2021 04:00 - 35 minutes - 32.2 MB...with Jarf from Joe vs. The (Volcano) Minute. Automation in effects photography and electronic music meet during this minute of the movie - two crowning achievements of 1970s technology!
Episode 107: Musical Up Talk
May 11, 2021 04:00 - 36 minutes - 33.3 MB...with Jarf from Joe vs. the (Volcano) Minute. Roy and Jillian don't look well, and Jean Claude looks really nervous while playing the five tones.
Episode 106: Luminous Ghost Clowns
May 10, 2021 04:00 - 30 minutes - 27.7 MBGeoffrey "Jarf" Harden of Joe vs The (Volcano) Minute re-joins the podcast for a few episodes this week. Tierney is creeped out by the hovering scout UFOs, Chris is intrigued by all the analog recording equipment. Cystic Fibrosis Foundation: www.cff.org
Episode 105: JJ Abrams Wept
May 07, 2021 03:47 - 38 minutes - 35 MBDr Jennifer Levasseur from the National Air & Space Museum is here one last time to help us discuss Mother Ship models, cuboids, and the advantages of pre-digital effects.
Episode 104: A Subtle Gem
May 06, 2021 03:49 - 29 minutes - 27.3 MBThe stage is set and the orchestra is tuning up, metaphorically, during this minute. Chris gets emotional thinking about the symbolism of the shooting stars, and Dr Jennifer Levasseur of the National Air and Space Museum relates how the music in this scene put her kids at ease.
Episode 103: Watch the Skies, Please...
May 05, 2021 04:17 - 30 minutes - 28 MBJennifer Levasseur - Curator at The National Air & Space Museum - is back to discuss this mostly voice over minute, and helps Chris get over his grudge regarding flowery language from mission control announcers.
Episode 102: That Awkward In-Between Time
May 04, 2021 05:28 - 39 minutes - 36.1 MBJennifer Levasseur of The National Air & Space Museum is here to discuss the minute, including an in-depth conversation about how the designs of 1970s sci-fi influenced the space programs of today.
Episode 101: Sharkicopter
May 03, 2021 04:00 - 29 minutes - 26.9 MBFor some reason we end up talking a lot about "Jaws" with Museum Curator at the Smithsonian Institute's Air and Space Museum, Jennifer Levasseur!
Episode 100: Dad Joke Machine
April 30, 2021 13:44 - 39 minutes - 36 MB...with Pete Mummert from the Indiana Jones Minute. We bid farewell to Larry Butler. RIP Larry (he's not dead, he just needs a good night's rest)
Episode 99: Making Bad Decisions
April 29, 2021 13:03 - 28 minutes - 25.6 MB...with Pete Mummert and Gerry Porter from the Indiana Jones Minute podcast!
Episode 98: Infrared Gun
April 28, 2021 12:31 - 33 minutes - 31 MB...with Gerry Porter and Pete Mummert from Indiana Jones Minute!
Episode 97: Everybody Knows the Monkey Face!
April 27, 2021 04:00 - 32 minutes - 29.9 MB...with Pete Mummert and Gerry Porter of Indiana Jones Minute. Who will win the next season of Close Encounters? Roy, the delusional suburban prophet? Jillian, the heartbroken mother looking for her son? Or...Larry, the jogging enthusiast from Los Angeles?
Episode 96: Two Door Yellow Chevrolet Coupe
April 26, 2021 04:00 - 35 minutes - 32.3 MBGerry Porter and Pete Mummert from the Indiana Jones Minute podcast drop by to contribute dialog on the ethics of alien abductions and the logistical considerations of picking a remote Wyoming landmark as your landing festival site. Indiana Jones Minte: https://www.indianajonesminute.com
BONUS: Baseball Lightning Round with Sully
April 24, 2021 17:01 - 16 minutes - 15.5 MBExcised from a previous episode, Chris asks Paul Francis Sullivan from the "Locked On MLB" podcast a lightning round of questions about baseball from the 1970s to the present.
Episode 95: Larry the Sweater Guy
April 23, 2021 04:00 - 32 minutes - 29.9 MBPaul Francis Sullivan (director of "I'll Believe You") stops by one last time to talk about "Witness," "The Final Countdown," "Solar Babies," and - from time to time - Close Encounters.
Episode 94:...94
April 22, 2021 04:00 - 29 minutes - 27.3 MBLocked on MLB's Paul Francis Sullivan revisits a very particular memory of the film, and how his fundamental understanding of its ending was determined by arbitrary editing choices made for The Special Edition.
Episode 93: Leap of Faith
April 21, 2021 04:00 - 35 minutes - 32.1 MBBull Durham Minute's Paul Francis Sullivan (please call him Sully) is here again to talk cereal, baseball, and Close Encounters.
Episode 92: This is a Small People
April 20, 2021 04:00 - 36 minutes - 33.8 MBLocked on MLB's Paul Francis Sullivan ("Sully") continues his residency, helping us fill in the backstory of the people in the helicopter and reviewing the career of Lance Henriksen.