JAM Podcasts & Audiobooks
JAM Podcasts
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199 episodes
That One Movie: The Big Lebowski with Nick Arvizu
Nick's back to talk about one of the most rewatchable comedies ever made, The Big Lebowski! Noah and Nick giddily recall their favorite scenes and jokes and theorize what makes its comedy so timeless and culturally impactful.
The JAM Podcast Season 2 Episode 4: Andrea Marion
Media Maker Andrea Marion is a yoga instructor and screenwriter who sits down to discuss her project Make Tracks and the life she's led that inspired the story. You can find more information at andreamarion.com.
The JAM Podcast Season 2 Episode 3: Mike Purvis
Noah sits down for an introductory interview with Media Maker Mike Purvis to learn about his journey from photography to carpentry to architecture to filmmaking and how he came to create his expansive filmography of both fiction and non-fiction...
That One Movie: Punch-Drunk Love with Mike Cannon
Noah and JAM operations manager Mike Cannon dive into Noah's 2nd favorite movie of all time, Paul Thomas Anderson's Punch-Drunk Love, and try to articulate what makes the strange, stressful, and beautiful experience of watching the fil...
That One Movie: The Shining with Brian Carroll
Filmmaker, podcaster and musician Brian Carroll sits down to discuss one of the most famous horror films put to screen, The Shining, and dive into how Kubrick's meticulous attention to detail amounts into a viscerally unnerving experie...
That One Movie: Tokyo Godfathers with August Driussi
Comic book artist August Driussi chats with Noah about their shared love of Satoshi Kon's 2003 anime masterpiece Tokyo Godfathers, and what makes it stand head and shoulders above the usual Christmas movie fare.
That One Movie: Napoleon Dynamite with Meg Hill
Artist Meg Hill discusses the apex teen comedy that is 2004's Napoleon Dynamite, and what makes its comedy so funny with layers of truth that make the movie much more than just a cultural fluke.
That One Movie: PlayTime with Mike Purvis
Mike Purvis returns to discuss the themes and making of his own film Reunion, plus the joys of wordless visual (and auditory) comedy exemplified in Jacques Tati's 1967 masterwork PlayTime.
That One Movie: Evil Dead 2 with Chico Eastridge
Chico returns to discuss the unbridled creativity of Sam Raimi's 1987 slapstick horror sequel Evil Dead 2, and what makes it so giddily creative and inspiring as both a filmgoing experience and as a how-to in low-budget filmmaking.
That One Movie: Magnolia with Josh Rosen
Josh returns off the heels of PTA's first Oscar wins to dive into his flawed 1999 masterpiece Magnolia. Together, Noah and Josh break down PTA's early, reckless instincts, why some of them don't work but also what makes them so impactful.
That One Movie: Paddington 2 with Jordyn Lich
How does a sequel to a decent kid's movie starring a CGI bear end up becoming one of the best films ever made? Noah and filmmaker Jordyn Lich attempt to answer that question in this episode and in the process, tears are shed on this show for th...
Ordinary Jews. Talking. S3 Ep 3: Sarah Villanueva
Sarah Villanueva is a Jew, a doula, a congregational leader, and a human with a passionate and compassionate heart. In graduate school she took a course on World Religions which the professor introduced by saying that the best case scenario wou...
That One Movie: Terminator 2: Judgement Day with Nichelle Gaumont
Having the movie fresh in their heads, Noah and Nicki recall as many iconic scenes from James Cameron's action masterpiece Terminator 2, that they can in a movie chock full of them.
The JAM Podcast Season 2 Ep 2: The WRIF 2026 Special
The JAM crew sits down to share all the exciting films, events, and workshops they're assembling for this year's White River Indie Festival and discuss what branching out with a more expansive festival means to the spirit of the community.<...
That One Movie: Miracle Mile with Griffin Hansen
Animation director Griffin "The" Hansen introduces Noah to an unknown gem, the apocalyptic thriller Miracle Mile, and how it defied every 80s trope to stand as its own unique piece of work.
Ordinary Jews. Talking. S3 Ep 2: Miki Hertog-Raz
S3 Episode 2: Miki Hertog-Raz–Recorded January1 3, 2026 Photo: Liora & Circus Smirkus courtesy photoMiki describes himself as a circus performer, specifically, an acrobat and clown. It was in that capacity that he had his first e...
That One Movie: Where the Wild Things Are with Rachel Bernsen
Noah and dance artist Rachel Bernsen reflect on the impact 2009's Where the Wild Things Are had on their lives at different stages, and how its multimillion dollar budget doesn't compromise a deeply personal story.
That One Movie: Flow with Ana Hausmann
Noah and composer Ana Hausmann sing the praises of 2024's wordless animated wonder, Flow, and how its universal entertainment value delivers layers of deeper mysteries to uncover.
That One Movie: Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind with Samantha Davidson Green
Noah chats with filmmaker Samantha Davidson Green about 2004's romantic tragicomedy sci-fi masterpiece Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, and how its journey through memory, consciousness, and pain make for one of the most human stories put...
That One Movie: The Mist with Nick Arvizu
Nick Arvizu and Noah dive the thought-experiment horror film The Mist, and how the monsters are secondary to the real horror of people caught in a closed environment, not to mention one of the bleakest endings ever put to film.
That One Movie: Midnight in Paris with Mike Purvis
Filmmaker Mike Purvis sits down with Noah to analyze Woody Allen's 2011 comic fantasy romantic romp Midnight in Paris and what it has to say about the dangers that come with romanticizing the past.
Ordinary Jews. Talking. S3 Ep 1: Alan Bern
S3 Episode 1: Alan Bern – Recorded December 20, 2025 Photo: Shendi Copitman“So I got an accordion, I put it on my back, and I went to Europe ... “Do tune in to hear how Alan’s story intertwines music and speec...
That One Movie: The Rocky Horror Picture Show with Chico Eastridge
Chico Eastridge educates Noah on the surprising thematic density of the camp musical sensation, The Rocky Horror Picture Show, and the number of interpretations that can be read from it.
