# Episode 278 | Michael A. Jordan Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-burt-selleck-podcast-1245946/episode-278-michael-a-jordan Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-burt-selleck-podcast-1245946/episode-278-michael-a-jordan.md Podcast: [The Burt Selleck Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-burt-selleck-podcast-1245946) Published: 2026-03-16T01:00:00+00:00 Episode link: https://burtselleckpod.com/ Audio file: https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/dd8204e9-87d3-488a-9d1d-1f227fb22911.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-burt-selleck-podcast-1245946/episodes/episode-278-michael-a-jordan Duration seconds: 3789 ## Resource This week the guys are joined once again by comedian Skippy Rose , and things immediately go off the rails. What starts as a heated debate about the movie Sinners turns into a full-blown argument about art, symbolism in movies, and whether Hollywood is making great films or just pretending to be deep. From there the conversation drifts into everything from conspiracy theories and military draft stories to the strange history of vampire movies and classic directors. Along the way they break down old Hollywood legends, argue about Wes Anderson films, and debate whether some Oscar winners deserve the hype. As always, the conversation takes plenty of unpredictable turns. Detroit comedy stories, bizarre historical tangents, and completely ridiculous theories pop up throughout the episode as the crew and Skippy bounce between serious takes and pure chaos. ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-burt-selleck-podcast-1245946/episodes/episode-278-michael-a-jordan/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-burt-selleck-podcast-1245946/episode-278-michael-a-jordan.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.