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Ty & That Guy

180 episodes - English - Latest episode: 2 days ago - ★★★★★ - 535 ratings

Actor Wes Chatham and novelist/screenwriter Ty Franck, of the hit Amazon Prime series THE EXPANSE, speak to a collection of creatives and creators about the art, movies, books, and ideas that inspire them.

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Ep. 158 - Aliens Deep Dive Review Part 2

March 27, 2024 09:00 - 1 hour - 120 MB

Ty Franck (one half of James S.A. Corey) and Wes Chatham ('Amos Burton' on The Expanse) finally discuss one of their favorite movies and one of the best sequels ever... the classic Aliens. In part two the guys kick back and enjoy the ride as Cameron puts the pedal to the metal...

Ep. 157 - Aliens Deep Dive Review Part 1

March 20, 2024 09:00 - 57 minutes - 105 MB

Ty Franck (one half of James S.A. Corey) and Wes Chatham ('Amos Burton' on The Expanse) finally discuss one of their favorite movies and one of the best sequels ever... the classic Aliens. In part one the guys go deep into the lead up to the making of this film and all parties involved as well as dip their toe into the film.

Ep. 156 - X Deep Dive Review

March 13, 2024 09:00 - 48 minutes - 88.2 MB

Ty Franck (one half of James S.A. Corey) and Wes Chatham ('Amos Burton' on The Expanse) discuss one of Ty's favorite horror films in the recent years. The guys talk about how they are strangely turned out by Mia Goth in her old woman makeup... EWWW

Ep. 155 - Scarface Deep Dive Review

March 06, 2024 10:00 - 1 hour - 123 MB

Ty Franck (one half of James S.A. Corey) and Wes Chatham ('Amos Burton' on The Expanse) discuss one of the most wild movies of the 80s Scarface. From crazy accents to just about a crazy amount of people wearing fake makeup to play Cubans... and of course mountains of coke!

Ep. 154 - Carl Weathers Career Retrospective

February 28, 2024 10:00 - 39 minutes - 72.6 MB

Ty Franck (one half of James S.A. Corey) and Wes Chatham ('Amos Burton' on The Expanse) discuss the amazing career of a wonderful man and actor Carl Weathers. Wes shares stories of his personal interactions with Carl and the guys talk about what made Carl an undeniable star.

Ep. 153 - Terminator 2: Judgement Day Deep Dive Review

February 21, 2024 10:00 - 1 hour - 139 MB

Ty Franck (one half of James S.A. Corey) and Wes Chatham ('Amos Burton' on The Expanse) finish the Terminator movies (yes there are only 2 that exist) and recap one of the best sequels ever made.

Ep. 152 - The Terminator Deep Dive + Top James Cameron

February 14, 2024 10:00 - 1 hour - 117 MB

Ty Franck (one half of James S.A. Corey) and Wes Chatham ('Amos Burton' on The Expanse) finally do a deep dive on one of their favorite movies of all time... The Terminator. Also they talk a lot about Arnold's dong...

Ep. 151 - Sicario Deep Dive Review

February 07, 2024 10:00 - 1 hour - 111 MB

Ty Franck (one half of James S.A. Corey) and Wes Chatham ('Amos Burton' on The Expanse) dive deep into one of their favorite movies and highlight some of the most amazing performances in recent history.

Ep. 150 - Fargo Season 5 Deep Dive Recap

January 31, 2024 10:00 - 1 hour - 121 MB

Ty Franck (one half of James S.A. Corey) and Wes Chatham ('Amos Burton' on The Expanse) dive deep into the latest season of Fargo (Season 5) since they have mentioned it so many times in the podcast recently. SPOILER WARNING!!!

Ep. 149 - Way of the Gun Deep Dive Review

January 24, 2024 10:00 - 1 hour - 115 MB

Ty Franck (one half of James S.A. Corey) and Wes Chatham ('Amos Burton' on The Expanse) dive deep into a lesser known gem that both Ty and Producer Joe are massive fans of... and that Wes just watched. Will Wes disappoint Ty again with being wrong... find out!

Ep. 148 - Once Upon a Time in Hollywood Deep Dive Part 2

January 17, 2024 10:00 - 59 minutes - 108 MB

Ty Franck (one half of James S.A. Corey) and Wes Chatham ('Amos Burton' on The Expanse) finish off the 2 parter deep dive of one of their favorite movies... ONCE UPON A TIME IN HOLLYWOOD.

Ep. 147 - Once Upon a Time in Hollywood Deep Dive Part 1

January 10, 2024 10:00 - 51 minutes - 94 MB

Ty Franck (one half of James S.A. Corey) and Wes Chatham ('Amos Burton' on The Expanse) kick off the 2 parter deep dive of one of their favorite movies... ONCE UPON A TIME IN HOLLYWOOD.

Ep 146 - Young Frankenstein Deep Dive Review

January 03, 2024 11:00 - 37 minutes - 69.1 MB

Ty Franck (one half of James S.A. Corey) and Wes Chatham ('Amos Burton' on The Expanse) are doing a deep dive into one of Ty's favorite movies and we discover Wes is 100% wrong about a movie finally.

Ep. 145 - Elf Christmas Special Bah Humbug Deep Dive

December 27, 2023 10:00 - 41 minutes - 76.5 MB

Ty Franck (one half of James S.A. Corey) and Wes Chatham ('Amos Burton' on The Expanse) are doing a deep dive on our Patron's favorite Christmas movie Elf. It isn't the guys favorite so they were a little Bah Humbug during this episode... but they are a man of the people so they did it!

Ep. 144 - An American Werewolf in London w/ Christopher Buehlman

December 20, 2023 10:00 - 1 hour - 116 MB

Ty Franck (one half of James S.A. Corey) and Wes Chatham ('Amos Burton' on The Expanse) welcome back Christopher Buehlman to talk about his book "Those Across the River" and the classic An American Werewolf in London.

Ep. 143 - The T&TG Star Wars Connection/Story

December 13, 2023 10:00 - 43 minutes - 78.9 MB

Ty Franck (one half of James S.A. Corey) and Wes Chatham ('Amos Burton' on The Expanse) finally are able to talk about Wes and his role on Ahsoka and their love/connection to Star Wars... oh and codpieces.

Ep. 142 - Ladyhawke Deep Dive + Worst Films Scores

December 06, 2023 10:00 - 47 minutes - 86.4 MB

Ty Franck (one half of James S.A. Corey) and Wes Chatham ('Amos Burton' on The Expanse) finally do a deep dive on one of Wes' favorite films from the 80s. Yes, the music is cheesy... yes the fights aren't great... yes Matthew Broderick has a NY accent... but darn it this movie is still great!

Ep. 141 - Blade Runner Deep Dive Part 2 + Machines Gone Wrong

November 29, 2023 10:00 - 54 minutes - 99.2 MB

Ty Franck (one half of James S.A. Corey) and Wes Chatham ('Amos Burton' on The Expanse) are back for the 2nd part of our Blade Runner deep dive. The guys then discuss their favorite films where machines have gone wrong.

Ep. 140 - Blade Runner Deep Dive Part 1

November 22, 2023 10:00 - 1 hour - 121 MB

Ty Franck (one half of James S.A. Corey) and Wes Chatham ('Amos Burton' on The Expanse) finally do a deep dive into one of their all-time favorite films Blade Runner. Of course, the guys could help but talk so much that we split the episode into 2 parts. So Happy Thanks Giving from us at Ty & That Guy... enjoy!

Ep. 139 - Planes, Trains & Automobiles + Top John Candy Films

November 15, 2023 10:00 - 1 hour - 141 MB

Ty Franck (one half of James S.A. Corey) and Wes Chatham ('Amos Burton' on The Expanse) wanted to do Planes, Trains & Automobiles because it is an awesome movie and the Thanksgiving season. Hope you all enjoy!

Ep. 138 - In The Mouth of Madness Deep Dive + Top Lovecraft Films

November 08, 2023 10:00 - 1 hour - 116 MB

Ty Franck (one half of James S.A. Corey) and Wes Chatham ('Amos Burton' on The Expanse) revisit their old buddy John Carpenter and review is last great film. I was so happy we finally did this movie as it is a favorite of mine (Producer Joe) as well...

Ep. 137 - Galaxy Quest Deep Dive Part + Top Parody Films

November 01, 2023 09:00 - 59 minutes - 109 MB

Ty Franck (one half of James S.A. Corey) and Wes Chatham ('Amos Burton' on The Expanse) listened to producer Joe and did another highly requested patron selection... Galaxy Quest. This movie has just about everything you could ask for and more!

Ep. 136 - Kill Bill Vol 1 & 2 Deep Dive Part 2

October 25, 2023 09:00 - 58 minutes - 108 MB

Ty Franck (one half of James S.A. Corey) and Wes Chatham ('Amos Burton' on The Expanse) finish off Kill Bill Vol 1 & 2 in epic fashion and rank their favorite Quentin Tarantino films.

Ep. 135 - Kill Bill Vol 1 & 2 Deep Dive Part 1

October 18, 2023 09:00 - 1 hour - 116 MB

Ty Franck (one half of James S.A. Corey) and Wes Chatham ('Amos Burton' on The Expanse) kickoff a long series of Quentin Tarantino films with the epic Kill Bill films. Of course, Wes had to do something different and screwed up the order of things... but we still love him anyway.

Ep. 134 - 48 Hrs. Deep Dive + Best Walter Hill Films

October 11, 2023 09:00 - 1 hour - 130 MB

Ty Franck (one half of James S.A. Corey) and Wes Chatham ('Amos Burton' on The Expanse) review the movie that made Eddie Murphy a star and popularized the buddy cop genre. The movie is wildly racist / problematic and a product of the time, but still a fun watch.

Ep. 133 - They Live Deep Dive

October 04, 2023 09:00 - 37 minutes - 68.7 MB

Ty Franck (one half of James S.A. Corey) and Wes Chatham ('Amos Burton' on The Expanse) finally get back to the John Carpenter series with the classic They Live... about damn time!

Ep. 132 - Between Two Fires w/ Christopher Buehlman

September 27, 2023 09:00 - 49 minutes - 90.5 MB

Ty Franck (one half of James S.A. Corey) and Wes Chatham ('Amos Burton' on The Expanse) finally get Christopher on to discuss his book Between Two Fires!!! The guys have only mentioned this book like 10+ times so we were really happy to have Christopher on and will again...

Ep. 131 - The Martian Deep Dive Breakdown

September 20, 2023 09:00 - 1 hour - 117 MB

Ty Franck (one half of James S.A. Corey) and Wes Chatham ('Amos Burton' on The Expanse) finally listened to Producer Joe and our patrons. The guys are finally reviewing The Martian!

Ep. 130 - Princess Bride Deep Dive Breakdown

September 13, 2023 09:00 - 45 minutes - 82.9 MB

Ty Franck (one half of James S.A. Corey) and Wes Chatham ('Amos Burton' on The Expanse) decided to finally do a romantic movie and dive into Princess Bride...

Ep. 129 - Conan the Barbarian Deep Dive Breakdown

September 06, 2023 09:00 - 1 hour - 135 MB

Ty Franck (one half of James S.A. Corey) and Wes Chatham ('Amos Burton' on The Expanse) decide to finally discuss what is best in life!!! Yes the guys are finally covering one of their favorite movies Conan the Barbarian...

Ep. 128 - T&TG Ask Us Anything w/ Special Patron Guests

August 30, 2023 09:00 - 43 minutes - 79.9 MB

Ty Franck (one half of James S.A. Corey) and Wes Chatham ('Amos Burton' on The Expanse) answer a bunch of questions our Patrons wanted to know about as well as chat with a few of them too...

Ep. 127 - The Expanse Telltale Game w/ Special Guest Cara Gee

August 23, 2023 09:00 - 48 minutes - 89.2 MB

Ty Franck (one half of James S.A. Corey) is joined by a special guest... the Cara Gee ('Drummer' on The Expanse)! Cara stopped by to talk about her new cool Expanse Telltale game and Wes even shows up as well as a one of our patrons...

Ep. 126 - Arrival Deep Dive + Top Denis Villeneuve

August 16, 2023 09:00 - 40 minutes - 73.4 MB

Ty Franck (one half of James S.A. Corey) and Wes Chatham ('Amos Burton' on The Expanse) decided after talking about Alien Invasions they wanted to do a deep dive on the movie Arrival. This is a book and a movie the guys both love so sit back and enjoy...

Ep. 125 - Alien Invasion - Real Life & Movies

August 09, 2023 09:00 - 52 minutes - 95.5 MB

Ty Franck (one half of James S.A. Corey) and Wes Chatham ('Amos Burton' on The Expanse) decided to have an Alien Invasion episode due to the recent UAP hearings. They talk about the real life possibilities as well as the movie version of alien invasions.

Ep. 124 - Black Mirror S6 Demon 79 Deep Dive & Review

August 02, 2023 09:00 - 30 minutes - 55.8 MB

Ty Franck (one half of James S.A. Corey) and Wes Chatham ('Amos Burton' on The Expanse) recently got together and watched some of the new Black Mirror season. In this episode the guys breakdown Demon 79, their love of horror and the idea of a Red Mirror show.

Ep. 123 Heat Part 2 Deep Dive - The Movie + New Book

July 26, 2023 09:00 - 1 hour - 134 MB

Wes Chatham ('Amos Burton' on The Expanse) is joined by his buddy producer/writer Evan Turner. The guys wrap up their discussion of the Heat movie as well as talk about the new book.

Ep. 122 - Black Mirror S6 Joan is Awful Deep Dive & Review

July 19, 2023 09:00 - 25 minutes - 46.3 MB

Ty Franck (one half of James S.A. Corey) and Wes Chatham ('Amos Burton' on The Expanse) recently got together and watched some of the new Black Mirror season. In this episode the guys breakdown Joan is Awful which is very topical considering SAG/WGA strikes.

Ep. 121 - You're Next Deep Dive Breakdown + Review

July 12, 2023 09:00 - 48 minutes - 88.2 MB

Ty Franck (one half of James S.A. Corey) and Wes Chatham ('Amos Burton' on The Expanse) recently got together and Ty got Wes to watch You're Next. The guys had a blast recording this and gave a pretty good breakdown of this gem...

Ep. 120 - Black Mirror S6 Loch Henry Deep Dive & Review

July 05, 2023 09:00 - 31 minutes - 58 MB

Ty Franck (one half of James S.A. Corey) and Wes Chatham ('Amos Burton' on The Expanse) recently got together and watched some of the new Black Mirror season. In this episode the guys breakdown Loch Henry...

Ep. 119 Heat Deep Dive Review w/ Special Guest Evan Turner

June 28, 2023 09:00 - 1 hour - 116 MB

Wes Chatham ('Amos Burton' on The Expanse) is joined by his buddy producer/writer Evan Turner. The guys kick off the epic movie Heat and it is so epic they need 2 episodes to do it... so enjoy part 1!

Ep. 118 - Dumber and Dumber with Special Guest Boomer

June 21, 2023 09:00 - 49 minutes - 91.3 MB

Wes Chatham ('Amos Burton' on The Expanse) is joined by that Crazy Canadian Boomer!!! The guys try to do a deep dive review of Dumb and Dumber...

Ep. 117 - Special Guest Hugh Howey Author of the Silo Series

June 14, 2023 09:00 - 58 minutes - 107 MB

Ty Franck (one half of James S.A. Corey) and Wes Chatham ('Amos Burton' on The Expanse) are joined Hugh Howey to discuss his life, writing career and his current hit show Silo on Apple Tv.

Ep. 116 - The Expanse S6E6 Part 2 + Special Guests Daniel & Naren

June 07, 2023 09:00 - 39 minutes - 72.4 MB

Ty Franck (one half of James S.A. Corey) and Wes Chatham ('Amos Burton' on The Expanse) are joined by none other than Daniel Abraham and Naren Shankar to discuss their favorite Expanse episodes and favorite series finales.

Ep. 115 - The Expanse S6E6 Part 1 + Special Guests Daniel & Naren

May 31, 2023 09:00 - 44 minutes - 81.9 MB

Ty Franck (one half of James S.A. Corey) and Wes Chatham ('Amos Burton' on The Expanse) are joined by none other than Daniel Abraham and Naren Shankar to discuss the final episode! Part 2 coming next week...

Ep. 114 - It Follows Deep Dive + Consequences for Sex

May 24, 2023 09:00 - 1 hour - 118 MB

Ty Franck (one half of James S.A. Corey) and Wes Chatham ('Amos Burton' on The Expanse) do a deep dive breakdown of the movie It Follows. They talk about the movie, sex, death... oh and Monica Bellucci!

Ep. 113 - Jaws Recap Deep Dive + Movies Inspired by Jaws

May 17, 2023 12:24 - 55 minutes - 101 MB

Ty Franck (one half of James S.A. Corey) and Wes Chatham ('Amos Burton' on The Expanse) dive deep and sink their teeth (double pun intended) into the classic summer blockbuster JAWS!

Ep. 112 - The Expanse Strange Dogs w/ Emma & Ian Ho

May 10, 2023 09:00 - 38 minutes - 70.9 MB

Ty Franck (one half of James S.A. Corey) and Wes Chatham ('Amos Burton' on The Expanse) are joined by twins Emma & Ian Ho to discuss their roles on the show.

Ep. 111 - Back to The Future Review + Top Michael J Fox Movies

May 03, 2023 09:00 - 1 hour - 117 MB

Ty Franck (one half of James S.A. Corey) and Wes Chatham ('Amos Burton' on The Expanse) kick off the awesome Back to the Future trilogy and discuss Michael J Fox's top movies...

Ep. 110 - Indiana Jones & The Temple of Doom + Top Traumatic PG Films

April 26, 2023 09:00 - 1 hour - 125 MB

Ty Franck (one half of James S.A. Corey) and Wes Chatham ('Amos Burton' on The Expanse) talk about the second entry into the Indiana Jones franchise. The guys dive deep into the problems with this film as well as why it isn't as bad as many think...

Ep. 109 - Cocaine Bear Review Breakdown + Top Ray Liotta Movies

April 19, 2023 09:00 - 40 minutes - 73.9 MB

Wes Chatham ('Amos Burton' on The Expanse) and Director / Good Friend of the show Brett Simmons aka Magnum P.I. do a deep dive on a Cocaine Bear...