Least Important Things

A podcast about movies, friendship, and finding meaning in the most important of the least important things in our lives.

Podcasting since 2022 • 97 episodes

Least Important Things

Latest Episodes

A Case for Ocean's Twelve

What happens when you give an auteur director and the biggest movie stars in the world an all-expenses-paid trip to Europe to create a bombastic sequel? The often misunderstood Ocean’s Twelve. In this essay epis...

May 05, 2026 • Season 4 • Episode 32 • 12:11

Ocean's Eleven

“Do you think we need one more? Do you think we need one more… Okay, we’ll get one more.” We’re assembling the crew and heading to America’s playground to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Steven Soderbergh’s effortlessly cool heist...

April 28, 2026 • Season 4 • Episode 31 • 1:08:59

The Comfort of Movie Soundtracks

In this essay episode, Luke Ferris explores the evocative power of film scores and why we find such deep resonance in the music that follows us long after the credits roll. Luke will examine how soundtracks allow us to rewatch movies in our min...

April 21, 2026 • Season 4 • Episode 30 • 12:04

Spring Break at the Movies

For those of us in northern climates, spring break is a strange American pastime—a desperate search for vitamin D to escape the "sprinter" (spring-winter) slush. But for the "holdovers" who stay behind, the empty streets and gray skies offer a ...

April 14, 2026 • Season 4 • Episode 29 • 12:37

Sorting Records

After five moves in five years, Luke Ferris is finally unpacking the last of his boxes—the ones that contain his most precious cargo: his record collection. In this essay episode, we explore the strange power of things that finally make us feel...

April 07, 2026 • Season 4 • Episode 28 • 12:21