# 'Reality Bites' w/ Simon Pruitt

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Podcast: [Lone Star Silver Screen](https://stenobird.com/podcast/lone-star-silver-screen-7591012)
Published: 2026-04-17T14:30:00+00:00
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## Resource

Austin is joined by multi-hyphenate Simon Pruitt to discuss Ben Stiller's 1994 Gen X manifesto, Reality Bites , starring Ethan Hawke and Winona Ryder. During their chat, they ask the big questions: What happened to Janeane Garofalo's career? Does art have value if it's terrible? Why would anyone choose to cosplay as a peasant at a renaissance festival? Listen to learn the answers to these burning questions - and so much more. Simon Pruitt's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/simonpruitt?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw== Zounds Sounds B-Side: https://www.zoundssoundsbside.org/ Spacy (Microcinema): https://www.spacydtx.com/

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