{"podcast":{"title":"The Woody Allen Retrospective Podcast","slug":"the-woody-allen-retrospective-podcast-427294","podcast_index_feed_id":427294,"rss_url":"https://woodyallenretro.podbean.com/feed.xml","website_url":"https://linktr.ee/woodyretro","image_url":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/2801666/WAP.jpg","author":"Donald Wunder & James Daniel Walsh","episode_count":139,"summary":"Cinema loving schlubs that discuss, review, critique and debate the finer points of EVERY Woody Allen production. Alternatively, we also talk about other film projects we find has adjacent qualities to Woodys work or writing style - this includes submissions and suggestions from our lovely subscribers and humble listeners","last_synced_at":"2026-07-29T00:19:41.106362+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-woody-allen-retrospective-podcast-427294"},"episode":{"title":"Woody Adjacent - Kevin Spacey, Annette Bening, Alan Ball & Sam Mendes – American Beauty (1999)","slug":"woody-adjacent-kevin-spacey-annette-bening-alan-ball-sam-mendes-american-beauty-1999","published_at":"2024-07-28T19:14:02+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-woody-allen-retrospective-podcast-427294/woody-adjacent-kevin-spacey-annette-bening-alan-ball-sam-mendes-american-beauty-1999","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-woody-allen-retrospective-podcast-427294","url":"https://woodyallenretro.podbean.com/e/woody-adjacent-kevin-spacey-annette-bening-alan-ball-sam-mendes-%e2%80%93-american-beauty-1999/","audio_url":"https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/3ctc9zg6biaw8ffn/AMERB-POD.mp3","summary":"Welcome back ladies and gents to another episode of Woody Adjacent! Soo much is happening in the world of related entertainment and politics it seems we just had to address a portion of it as it relates to certain aspects of our podcast So... starting with Alec Baldwins RUST court case which has now come to a sudden and eventful close. As Mr Baldwin is clearly one of Woody Allens biggest public supporters and listeners still want to hear our take on this eventful case closure Moving on from there we pick up with our Ai Podcast assistant's movie choice of the month... that being 1999's American Beauty. The starring lead in said movie, Kevin Spacey is yet another controversial figure we needed to further discuss, not only in relation to the chosen movie pick but also in terms of his ongoing blacklist backlash causing much discourse in the fiery court of public opinion There is just soo much to discuss on this episode it surely now becomes one of our longest episodes in our catalogue We hope you enjoy, please consider leaving a comment using our special link below as well as our other related links below! In American Beauty (1999) Kevin Spacey stars as Lester Burnham, a disillusioned middle-aged man who has a thankless job and beleives he is trapped in a loveless marriage with his materialistic wife, Carolyn (Annette Bening). As a midlife crisis unfolds, Lester becomes infatuated with their teenage daughter's best friend, Angela (Mena Suvari), which further sparking a desire to reclaim his lost youth and inner happiness. _________________________________ Please Find Links To The Other Sources / Audio Clips Mentioned in This Episode Piers Morgain Kevin Spacey Interview: https://youtu.be/qktc4-9mXXc?si=bUJSqVCNgXM4mKog Alec Baldwin Case Close Breakdown: https://www.youtube.…","meta_description":"Welcome back ladies and gents to another episode of Woody Adjacent! Soo much is happening in the world of related entertainment and politics it seems we j…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":6389,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-woody-allen-retrospective-podcast-427294/episodes/woody-adjacent-kevin-spacey-annette-bening-alan-ball-sam-mendes-american-beauty-1999/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-woody-allen-retrospective-podcast-427294/woody-adjacent-kevin-spacey-annette-bening-alan-ball-sam-mendes-american-beauty-1999.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}