Latest Ian mckellen Podcast Episodes

Podcats Is BACK!!

PodCats - January 31, 2024 09:00 - 55 minutes
After a brief (three-to-four-year) hiatus, Dan and Ej are back to talk all things Jellicle. Much has changed during this time (one of us got married! One of us had another kid! Both of us worked together on a less successful podcast!). But one thing that has not changed is our unwavering commitme...

No More Milk, Part 2

PodCats - June 03, 2020 05:00 - 48 minutes
In a very special bonus episode, Dan and Ej listen to Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Cats commentary and discuss the sociocultural significance of Bustopher Jones, Barbra Streisand’s basement mall, and address a controversial piece of listener mail.

Bonus Episode: Tom Hooper Wears the Black Hat

PodCats - April 29, 2020 05:00 - 1 hour
In this very special bonus episode of PodCats, Dan and Ej discuss the special features and commentary track for the DVD. Tangents include the Sondheim/ALW rivalry, Cats as medieval morality play, and conspiracy theories related to Taylor Swift and Jason Derulo’s dick.

Will Cats Have Nine Lives? (Ft. Rachel Walker)

PodCats - March 25, 2020 05:00 - 57 minutes
On the Season 1 finale of PodCats we interview Rachel Walker, a jellicle hero who saw Cats 10(!) times in theaters. Topics discussed include: jellicle cats we forgot to talk about, the butthole cut of Cats, Andrew Lloyd Webber's mischievous kitten, appropriate behavior at rowdy screenings, and w...

No More Milk? Milk!

PodCats - March 18, 2020 05:00 - 1 hour
In episode five of PodCats we discuss how Cats became a critical and commercial failure - and whether the critics were wrong all along. Topics discussed: Rebel Wilson's ad-libs, James Corden's hypothetical contractual demands, the straightwashing of Mr. Mistoffelees, and why the British version ...

Could Anne Hathaway Have Hit the Money Note in “Memory”?

PodCats - March 11, 2020 05:00 - 53 minutes
While we all know the answer to this question is “no,” let’s briefly engage with it this week when we discuss the casting, costumes, set, choreography, and yes, the digital fur technology in Tom Hooper’s Cats. Topics discussed: old Argentine men, overly precise YouTube commenters, Cat School, Rih...

Has Trump Seen Cats?

PodCats - March 04, 2020 06:00 - 49 minutes
And if so, did he like it? In episode 3 of PodCats, Dan and EJ touch on this question and more as we explore Andrew Lloyd Webber's previous efforts to adapt Cats into a film. Other topics discussed: digital fur technology; horniness; Walt Disney; Steven Spielberg; 1940s London; and the 1995 car...

The Making of Cats is a Difficult Matter

PodCats - February 26, 2020 06:00 - 58 minutes
In the second episode of PodCats, Dan and Ej discuss the making of the musical Cats and how and why a bunch of British people thought it was a good idea to make a Broadway show about a bunch of horny, mangy street cats. Topics addressed: TS Eliot comparing rats to Jews; feline mass suicide; WTF a...

Do You Know How to Go to the Heaviside Layer?

PodCats - February 19, 2020 06:00 - 1 hour
In order to answer the main questions of Cats — why was this made? How was this made? Whose idea was it to make Sir Ian McKellen lap up milk from a saucer? — we have to first answer the question: what, exactly, is Cats? Join us for the premiere episode of Cats where we discuss the plot and answer...

PodCats Teaser: Jellicle Cats, Come One, Come All

PodCats - February 11, 2020 05:09 - 2 minutes
On Dec 19, Cats, a movie that would widely become known as perhaps the worst of all time premiered. Or was it? Join us on this season of PodCats as we delve deep into the history of Cats, answering such burning questions as how was this movie made, what exactly is it all about (no but like, ser...

Teaser: Jellicle Cats, Come One, Come All

PodCats - February 11, 2020 05:09 - 2 minutes
On Dec 19, Cats, a movie that would widely become known as perhaps the worst of all time premiered. Or was it? Join us on this season of PodCats as we delve deep into the history of Cats, answering such burning questions as how was this movie made, what exactly is it all about (no but like, ser...