#168: Person Slapper

In which Lauren & Mattias figure out how Mattias could take advantage and make a living off of his secret talent. They review their recent movie night films and discuss various topics such as water balloon tears and forgetting names.
Content:

• Opening
  • Pancakes 
• Weekly check in
• Movie on!
  •  The Wedding  Singer
  • Avenging Angelo
• Intermission
• Taking advantage of a secret talent
  • Career suggestions for a film nerd
  • Narrowed to Sweden and with zero film background aside from viewing 
  • 6 month plan for Mattias 
• Wrap up
• What's ruining our lives 

Transcript

Banter, Pancakes, And Warm-Up

SPEAKER_03 0:05

In a world where everything is unscripted, there's it's roasty toast roast.

SPEAKER_02 0:14

Alright, can we uh get this going or how are you feeling?

SPEAKER_03 0:18

Yeah, we should, right?

SPEAKER_02 0:19

I think so. Would you like to open this up? Yeah. Alright, here you go. I'm stuck.

SPEAKER_03 0:28

Thank you, by the way.

SPEAKER_02 0:29

You're welcome.

SPEAKER_03 0:32

Hello and welcome to Roasty Toasty Ghosty. My name is Matias.

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And I'm Lauren.

SPEAKER_03 0:39

You almost forgot.

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Kind of.

SPEAKER_03 0:42

Because you were shaking your head, and I'm like, okay, either I forgot something or you forgot.

SPEAKER_02 0:47

I forgot your name. I thought you were gonna say something else. I don't know. Oh, okay. I guess. You said Matthias, and I'm like, what? And I'm like, alright, yeah, yeah, yeah. That's it. No, you're right. You're right. Go ahead.

SPEAKER_03 1:03

That checks out. Um, we're gonna be your besties for an hour or so. And this is the podcast where you learn nothing at all, right?

SPEAKER_02 1:13

That's right.

SPEAKER_03 1:14

Yay, I even remember that thing.

SPEAKER_02 1:16

You remembered the line, but you flip-flopped it from what I did last week.

SPEAKER_03 1:20

Ah, okay, cool. I can flip flip-flop things.

SPEAKER_02 1:24

Flippity-floppity.

SPEAKER_03 1:26

Mm-hmm. That's what I'm good at.

SPEAKER_02 1:27

Flippy floppy. You're a pancake.

SPEAKER_03 1:30

Yes, I am.

SPEAKER_02 1:31

Flip-floppity.

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American pancake, because I I feel pretty fat.

SPEAKER_02 1:36

Yeah. A thick pancake.

SPEAKER_03 1:38

Yeah. Oh yes.

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But delicious, nonetheless.

SPEAKER_03 1:44

Okay.

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Best with syrup.

SPEAKER_03 1:46

Yeah.

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Maple syrup. I do love pancakes.

SPEAKER_03 1:50

Yeah. The American kind.

SPEAKER_02 1:52

That's right. Fluffy? So good.

SPEAKER_03 1:55

Yeah.

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With butter?

SPEAKER_03 1:57

Mm. Mm-hmm.

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And chocolate chips.

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Yeah.

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I do like blueberry as well, but if I'm gonna be honest, chocolate chips.

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Yeah.

SPEAKER_02 2:05

That's the way to go.

SPEAKER_03 2:06

It's really good.

SPEAKER_02 2:07

So good.

SPEAKER_03 2:08

Can I ask your question?

SPEAKER_02 2:10

Um, yeah. Is it personal? It is very oh god. Not on the not on the podcast, please.

SPEAKER_03 2:17

Okay. How are you? Oh, not on the podcast.

SPEAKER_02 2:20

No. Can you ask me? We have to mute. I'm gonna edit this.

SPEAKER_03 2:24

Yeah.

SPEAKER_02 2:24

Can you ask me after we record? No, I'm good. I'm I'm good. Um, how are you doing?

SPEAKER_03 2:32

Um I'm I'm good.

SPEAKER_02 2:34

Um You're not as good as me.

SPEAKER_03 2:36

No, no, I'm not. But uh I've been worse. Yeah. Let's put it that way.

SPEAKER_02 2:42

I feel like I've been productive, but in like a silent kind of way.

SPEAKER_00 2:48

Oh.

SPEAKER_02 2:49

Do you know what I mean? No. Like more like I've been sending emails this week.

SPEAKER_00 2:54

Okay.

SPEAKER_02 2:54

So like it's not doing things with my hands and making things clean and such. But no, no, very important emails. What?

SPEAKER_03 3:05

You made it sound like a flex. I've been sending emails this week.

SPEAKER_02 3:10

I have to uh important people.

SPEAKER_03 3:14

Wow.

SPEAKER_02 3:15

And setting up meetings.

SPEAKER_03 3:18

Okay. Now it sounds kind of creepy. I don't know.

SPEAKER_02 3:22

I'm in the mafia. I just joined.

SPEAKER_03 3:25

Okay.

SPEAKER_02 3:25

I I sent out an email asking if if I could get um an application for the mafia.

SPEAKER_03 3:31

Yeah, okay.

SPEAKER_02 3:31

And they they sent it to me and then I filled it out and sent it back, and then they said that I could join their little club thing.

SPEAKER_03 3:39

Oh, so you're gonna be like a hitman?

SPEAKER_02 3:41

Yeah.

SPEAKER_03 3:42

Hit woman?

SPEAKER_02 3:43

I'm gonna hit people.

SPEAKER_03 3:44

Okay.

SPEAKER_02 3:44

And smack 'em. I finally decided what I want to be when I grow up. I'm gonna be a person slapper. Pers and slapper. But yeah, I've had a pretty good week, I'd say.

SPEAKER_03 3:58

Okay. Uh I can't say the same.

SPEAKER_02 4:01

No. Uh no, you you haven't had a very good week.

SPEAKER_03 4:04

No. Do you want to talk about your week? Your good week.

SPEAKER_02 4:08

My good week. I had a couple parent meetings for a couple of my kids. Parent teacher meetings.

SPEAKER_03 4:16

Okay, yes.

SPEAKER_02 4:16

Yeah.

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Yeah.

Weekly Check-In And Sickness Saga

SPEAKER_02 4:17

I went there and I talked to the teacher. We talked about my child, and that's what happened.

SPEAKER_00 4:23

Oh, yeah.

SPEAKER_02 4:24

Yeah. I have a couple more meetings next week. I have one meeting regarding gymnastics, and the other meeting is regarding my studies.

SPEAKER_00 4:35

Okay.

SPEAKER_02 4:35

So they're both very important meetings that will help me progress with the things that I'm working on.

SPEAKER_00 4:42

Oh.

SPEAKER_02 4:42

Yeah. Because I'm working on big things right now. Oh. I'm telling you, I'm working on big things. Big exciting things.

SPEAKER_03 4:49

Wow. Really?

SPEAKER_02 4:50

Yeah.

SPEAKER_03 4:51

Are they such big things that you have to send emails?

SPEAKER_02 4:55

Yeah. Wow. To set up meetings and become part of the mafia.

SPEAKER_03 5:00

Yeah. And hit people.

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Slap them. Person slapper.

SPEAKER_03 5:05

Back of the head.

SPEAKER_02 5:06

Yeah, right. That's right.

SPEAKER_03 5:08

Or in the face. I don't know.

SPEAKER_02 5:10

Tell me the highlights or lowlights.

SPEAKER_03 5:14

Lowlights of my week. Yeah. Uh Sunday Monday Sunda. Sandamanda. Sandamonda. Sunday and Monday. They were the worst days ever. Of my week. Life. No, I I had fever and I couldn't move. My whole body hurt. And I mean Sunday was the worst, but I stayed in bed for the entire Monday too. And Tuesday I didn't have fever, but I was coughing so much that I got a headache. Wednesday was better, but I You still stayed home. I still stayed home. I was coughing quite a bit. Thursday I went to work. I was trying not to cough. It's difficult. It is. And today, uh Friday, I went to work. And uh yeah, same thing there. So yeah, that was my week. Mm-hmm. Yeah.

Movie Night Setup

SPEAKER_02 6:14

And like you said, it is Friday.

SPEAKER_03 6:17

It is.

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It is February.

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Mm-hmm. Yeah.

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13th. Friday the 13th.

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Yeah.

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That's today.

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Yeah.

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And we watched movies.

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Yes.

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Would you like to movie on?

The Wedding Singer Review

SPEAKER_03 6:29

Uh yeah, let's do that. Let's move on.

SPEAKER_02 6:32

Tonight we watched The Wedding Singer and Avenging Arnold. Uh uh Angelo.

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Yeah.

SPEAKER_02 6:41

Yeah. Avenging Angelo.

SPEAKER_03 6:43

Yeah.

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Not Arnold.

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Not Arnold.

SPEAKER_02 6:46

No, that's a different movie.

SPEAKER_03 6:47

Yeah.

SPEAKER_02 6:47

In which Stallone avenges Arnold Schwarzenegger. Yeah. What a movie.

SPEAKER_03 6:52

Yeah.

SPEAKER_02 6:53

But we watched The Wedding Singer first. So you can give me a very short, bad summary of this movie.

SPEAKER_03 7:01

It's a movie about a guy who sings at weddings. He was left at the altar at his own wedding. And uh that made him sad. And then he fell in love with the other girl who's planning her own wedding. That's what the movie is about.

SPEAKER_02 7:17

Pretty much.

SPEAKER_03 7:17

Yeah. What did you think about this movie?

SPEAKER_02 7:20

This is another Adam Sandler movie.

SPEAKER_03 7:22

Yes.

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And I have seen it before. And I do like it a lot.

SPEAKER_00 7:28

Yeah.

SPEAKER_02 7:28

And I'm gonna tell you why. Okay. I think I have at least two points as to why I like this movie. The first one is when he sings Love Stinks. Mm-hmm. It's the one of the best parts of the movie. Okay. Because he does it so well. It's so good. Every time I hear that song, I think of this movie. And then the second part is Billy Idol is in this movie.

SPEAKER_00 7:54

Yeah.

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And he is so funny.

SPEAKER_00 7:57

Yeah.

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He's just a cool guy overall. So um that's why I like this movie.

SPEAKER_03 8:03

Okay.

SPEAKER_02 8:04

Billy Idol, right?

SPEAKER_03 8:05

Yes.

SPEAKER_02 8:06

I think I get him mixed up with Billy Joel.

SPEAKER_03 8:08

Yeah. Yeah. Okay. I know it's the it's the name, but they're so different.

SPEAKER_02 8:13

Yeah, yeah.

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When you think about it, you know.

SPEAKER_02 8:16

Yeah.

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But which one do you like better of the two?

SPEAKER_02 8:19

I think I like more Billy Joel's songs than Billy Idol.

SPEAKER_03 8:22

Me too.

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Um.

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But uh I I st I still think like uh he's a cool guy, Bill Billy Idol.

SPEAKER_02 8:29

Both cool guys.

SPEAKER_03 8:31

Both are, of course. But uh it's not like I hate Billy Idol. I still like both of them, but I prefer Billy Joel's songs.

SPEAKER_02 8:40

Yes. What did you think about this movie?

SPEAKER_03 8:42

I also really like this movie for other reasons. No. Well, the Love Stinks, I'm not that familiar with that song, so it's a fun scene. But uh I I'm sure you are more familiar with the song than I am. What do I like? I also think it's really funny slash cute when the old lady uh does the hip-hop thing rapping. That's the first scene that comes to my mind when I think about this movie.

SPEAKER_00 9:12

Oh yeah? Yeah. Okay.

SPEAKER_03 9:14

Yeah, because it's so cute when she does that thing. But yes, i it's it's a fun, sweet movie.

SPEAKER_02 9:21

Yeah, love stinks is the first thing that I think of when it comes to this movie. Okay. And then Billy Idol, I keep forgetting that he's there, so he's a a fun surprise.

SPEAKER_03 9:30

Okay.

SPEAKER_02 9:30

Another thing is Brucie from Matilda is in this movie.

SPEAKER_03 9:36

That's fun. Yeah. I didn't remember that.

SPEAKER_02 9:39

No, I don't I don't think I remember it either. No. So it was a fun surprise as well.

SPEAKER_03 9:44

Yeah.

SPEAKER_02 9:45

Uh there's other people in this movie. Oh, the guy who played um Boy George, or he was dressed up as Boy George.

SPEAKER_03 9:54

Yeah.

SPEAKER_02 9:54

Uh he was kind of funny because he only knew the one song.

SPEAKER_03 9:57

Yeah.

SPEAKER_02 9:59

And um John Lovitz found his way into this world.

SPEAKER_03 10:02

Oh, yes.

SPEAKER_02 10:03

Along with uh what's his name? Rat guy. He looks like a rat.

SPEAKER_03 10:07

Oh, Steve Buscemi? Yeah. Yeah. Yeah.

SPEAKER_02 10:10

Okay. I'm not the only one who thinks that then.

SPEAKER_03 10:12

Well, uh, he has weird teeth, so uh he does look like a rat. Yeah. Yeah, but he yeah. He's always fun to see in Adam Sandler movies.

SPEAKER_02 10:23

Yeah. I mean Drew Barrymore is also she she's the love interest.

SPEAKER_03 10:28

Yeah, she's so perfect.

SPEAKER_02 10:30

I yeah, she's very good.

SPEAKER_03 10:32

Yeah.

SPEAKER_02 10:32

I always feel so sad for her though.

SPEAKER_03 10:34

Yeah, okay.

SPEAKER_02 10:35

Because of uh Yeah. She had like a a spiral, right? At some point in her life because she was Oh yeah. She was a child actress? Where what was she known for when she was E.T. E.T. Mm-hmm? Okay. Was that her first?

SPEAKER_03 10:50

That I think that was the first big one. Yeah. Then she did Firestarter. I don't know if you know, when she was, you know, start of the teens, she she did like drugs and uh Yeah, she was doing like cocaine and stuff and going crazy.

SPEAKER_02 11:06

Yeah. Yeah.

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So young.

SPEAKER_02 11:08

Yeah, it's it's sad.

SPEAKER_03 11:10

But it's so cool how she changed all that.

SPEAKER_02 11:13

Yeah, very good.

SPEAKER_03 11:14

Yeah. I don't know if you're familiar with Kevin Nealan.

SPEAKER_02 11:18

Oh yeah. Yeah, he was there.

SPEAKER_03 11:20

Yeah.

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He was also kind of funny.

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Yeah.

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Very, very small role, but he he also kind of snuck in there.

SPEAKER_03 11:27

Yeah.

SPEAKER_02 11:27

Yeah. It's always fun seeing like SNL uh actors just like pop in. Yeah. Just really quick and then leave again.

SPEAKER_03 11:35

Yeah, and like most of Adam Sandler's movies are like that. You know, got the small cameos and yeah.

SPEAKER_02 11:42

It's always fun.

SPEAKER_03 11:43

This movie is also directed by uh Frank Korachi.

SPEAKER_02 11:47

That's right. Anything else?

SPEAKER_03 11:49

No, I don't think so. And then we watched Avenging Angelo. Yeah.

SPEAKER_02 11:54

I'm gonna tell you about this movie.

SPEAKER_03 11:55

Please do.

Cameos, Music, And Cast Nostalgia

SPEAKER_02 11:56

Okay. This is a movie with Stallone, and he is a bodyguard for a man. He's um watching over this man's daughter. And there's like these are they mafia?

SPEAKER_03 12:10

Yeah.

SPEAKER_02 12:10

Something like it. There's these groups of Italian guys, rich guys, of course, who uh are attacking each other. Gangs. They're gangs, they're not mafia.

SPEAKER_03 12:22

No. I don't think. Well, yeah, no, maybe gangs, gangsters, I don't know.

SPEAKER_02 12:27

Yeah, I'm pretty sure they're Italian gangsters, which might possibly be different from mafia.

SPEAKER_03 12:35

Yeah, maybe I don't I don't know. No, I can't tell the difference.

SPEAKER_02 12:40

I haven't researched mafia.

SPEAKER_03 12:42

No, that's for a future episode.

SPEAKER_02 12:45

Let's learn about the mafia. Um, let's see. So basically, that's what happens. And oh yeah, the the daughter didn't really know about him, but uh about her actual father and stuff. Yeah, to not give it away. But that's what happened.

SPEAKER_03 13:06

Yeah.

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And so she freaks out and uh is trying to run away from the gang members who want to kill her. There's a lot more to the story.

SPEAKER_03 13:14

Yeah.

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But that's all I'm gonna give you.

SPEAKER_03 13:16

Yeah.

SPEAKER_02 13:17

How do you feel about this movie?

SPEAKER_03 13:19

When looking at the scores for this movie or like the rating, you know, what people think about this movie. It's like one of uh Stallone's worst. I feel it's kinda funny. I I always had a good time with this movie. Maybe it's a little bit rushed at the end, but I uh still think it's pretty funny. I I kinda yeah, I I like it.

SPEAKER_02 13:44

You like the movie? Yeah, yeah. That's basically it.

SPEAKER_03 13:46

Yeah. What did you think?

SPEAKER_02 13:48

Okay, I have some feelings.

SPEAKER_03 13:49

Okay.

SPEAKER_02 13:50

You might you might uh already know where I'm going here, but I'm gonna tell you anyway.

SPEAKER_00 13:55

Okay.

SPEAKER_02 13:56

Um, all right, so I did enjoy the movie. Okay. Until the end.

SPEAKER_00 14:00

Okay.

SPEAKER_02 14:00

How old is this movie? 2002?

SPEAKER_00 14:02

Yeah.

SPEAKER_02 14:03

Okay. I'm gonna spoil the movie, at least the ending. Um, all right, so Stallone knew this girl's mother who died during childbirth.

SPEAKER_00 14:14

Yeah.

SPEAKER_02 14:14

And he had interacted with the mother before she died.

SPEAKER_03 14:18

Yeah.

SPEAKER_02 14:19

Right.

SPEAKER_03 14:20

He he had danced with her.

SPEAKER_02 14:21

Right. Okay.

SPEAKER_03 14:22

When he was a kid.

SPEAKER_02 14:23

When he was a kid, yeah. Which makes me wonder how much older is he than this girl. Because if he watched or was like there during her entire life and then falls in love with her, I mean, he's like acting as like kind of a parental role, not really, but like making sure that she doesn't get hurt or anything, like watching over her, and then he ends up falling in love with her.

SPEAKER_03 14:52

Yeah.

SPEAKER_02 14:53

Which kind of gives me a little bit of creeper vibe.

SPEAKER_03 14:57

Okay.

SPEAKER_02 14:57

Because he must have been like, what, 10? Yeah. Maybe a teenager.

SPEAKER_03 15:01

Yeah.

SPEAKER_02 15:02

I mean, he didn't really say how old he was when he danced.

SPEAKER_03 15:05

No.

SPEAKER_02 15:05

With so he could have been an adult. Yeah. With an adult.

SPEAKER_03 15:10

At an adult. Yeah.

SPEAKER_02 15:11

Because I don't remember him saying that he was a kid. He just said that he danced, right? Am I wrong?

SPEAKER_03 15:17

He I think he said I was just a kid or something like that.

SPEAKER_02 15:21

Okay.

SPEAKER_03 15:22

So it could be like tw I mean, people at that age age think they're a kid when they're 20.

SPEAKER_02 15:30

Right. Exactly. So he could be like twenty-ish years older than this girl. He doesn't look like he's that much older than her.

SPEAKER_03 15:39

No.

SPEAKER_02 15:39

Like he looks like he's generally the same age. Yeah. But I'm really bad at guessing age as well. So I could be wrong.

SPEAKER_00 15:46

Yeah.

Avenging Angelo Summary

SPEAKER_02 15:47

But still, it was a little weird for me.

SPEAKER_00 15:50

Okay.

SPEAKER_02 15:51

That's all. And also when she was forced to marry one of the gang leaders, didn't like it. Bleh.

SPEAKER_03 15:59

Yeah.

SPEAKER_02 15:59

Bleh bleh.

SPEAKER_03 16:00

But at least Yeah, when she had to kiss the Yeah.

SPEAKER_02 16:03

Oh bleh. That was super cringy for me. I didn't like it.

SPEAKER_03 16:08

No, she took care of the problem though.

SPEAKER_02 16:11

Yes. In probably the best way.

SPEAKER_03 16:13

Yeah.

SPEAKER_02 16:14

I mean, she didn't really murder him.

SPEAKER_03 16:16

No.

SPEAKER_02 16:17

He died by the time. She didn't even touch him. Yeah. He was happy. Anyway, I like the movie. I didn't care for the detail right there.

SPEAKER_03 16:25

Okay.

SPEAKER_02 16:25

And that's all. Anything else?

SPEAKER_03 16:28

No. I picked these two movies because tomorrow's Valentine's Day. So I wanted, you know, a little bit more romantic movies.

SPEAKER_02 16:37

Uh was it romantic?

SPEAKER_03 16:39

Stallone? It was.

SPEAKER_02 16:40

I guess in the end.

SPEAKER_03 16:42

Yeah. I mean in a weird way. They had a romance and and you know, they they stood there in the sunset or w whatever it was.

SPEAKER_02 16:52

Yeah.

SPEAKER_03 16:52

You know, thing. I think that's about as romantic as Stallone movies go.

SPEAKER_02 16:58

Yeah. They're not usually that romantic.

SPEAKER_03 17:01

No. Nay. Nay. Nay.

SPEAKER_02 17:03

Night. Yeah. I guess tomorrow is Valentine's Day.

SPEAKER_03 17:06

Yeah.

SPEAKER_02 17:07

Do you have plans for Valentine's Day?

SPEAKER_03 17:09

No. No. I don't think so. Well, yes, I do. Yeah.

SPEAKER_02 17:13

Alright. Well, I don't think I have plans for Valentine's Day either. I'm sure my life partner will remember, like, towards the evening. He'll be like, oh yeah. And then try to make up for it.

SPEAKER_00 17:25

Oh, okay.

SPEAKER_02 17:26

He usually bakes something for me, which is always nice. Yeah, we'll see. I'll probably throw something together last minute as well. I'm not much better.

SPEAKER_03 17:34

No.

SPEAKER_02 17:35

Uh would you like to take a break?

SPEAKER_03 17:37

We can do that.

SPEAKER_02 17:38

Alright, we'll be right back.

SPEAKER_03 17:40

Yes. We're back.

SPEAKER_02 17:52

Hello.

SPEAKER_03 17:52

Hey.

SPEAKER_02 17:53

Hey.

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We're back.

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We are.

SPEAKER_03 17:55

Yeah.

SPEAKER_02 17:56

Very cool. I missed you.

SPEAKER_03 17:58

Oh. I've been there the whole time.

SPEAKER_02 18:01

Ah, I looked down for a second. Oh, okay. Okay. So I have uh a segment here for you. Okay. Okay.

SPEAKER_03 18:11

Okay. I don't even remember.

SPEAKER_02 18:13

Second half, and I'm gonna tell you I'm gonna save your life today. All right. Last week I promised I was gonna save your life. Today I'm saving your life.

SPEAKER_03 18:22

Okay, cool.

SPEAKER_02 18:23

Okay, and how perfect it is. I'm sorry to say this, that you lost your job today.

SPEAKER_01 18:28

Yeah, okay.

SPEAKER_02 18:30

Sorry, but also I'm gonna help you here. Okay. So I went to open eyes, open AI, as usual. And I said, Matias lost his job today and wants to find a new field that serves his secret talent of film knowledge and fills his love of films. Okay. Right?

SPEAKER_03 18:50

Yeah.

SPEAKER_02 18:51

Suggestions?

SPEAKER_03 18:52

Yeah. Okay. So is this episode gonna make me cry?

SPEAKER_02 18:55

Yes.

SPEAKER_03 18:56

Oh, it's supposed to be. Make you cry.

SPEAKER_02 18:58

No, it's supposed to give you inspiration on where to go next to find yourself uh an income that doesn't even feel like a job.

SPEAKER_03 19:08

Okay, that that would be good.

SPEAKER_02 19:10

Fit your secret talent, which I mean that sounds like a dream, right?

SPEAKER_00 19:15

Yeah.

SPEAKER_02 19:16

Everyone wants a job that uh just includes them doing what they love.

SPEAKER_00 19:21

Yeah.

SPEAKER_02 19:21

Which is what we all should be doing, really.

SPEAKER_00 19:23

Yeah.

SPEAKER_02 19:24

Okay, so let's cast Matias in a few possible new genres of life.

SPEAKER_03 19:30

Okay.

SPEAKER_02 19:30

I'm gonna give you a suggestion, like paragraph, and I want to hear your immediate thoughts.

SPEAKER_03 19:37

Okay.

SPEAKER_02 19:38

Okay. So the first one is film critic or essayist. If Matias can talk about The Godfather for 40 minutes without blinking, he might thrive as a critic. Which is funny because you have not seen The Godfather.

SPEAKER_03 19:51

No.

SPEAKER_02 19:51

But I'm sure you could still talk about The Godfather for 40 minutes.

SPEAKER_03 19:55

Probably.

SPEAKER_02 19:56

Alright.

SPEAKER_03 19:56

I I know s mm some things about it.

SPEAKER_02 19:58

I'm sure you've seen clips. I I have, and I you can have discussions based on the clips.

SPEAKER_03 20:04

I know the actors, I know the director, I know everything. Yeah.

SPEAKER_02 20:08

Except for the film itself. Yeah, I uh I just n know some things about the Okay, so some things you could do as a film critic or essayist is write for film blogs or magazines. Are you good at writing?

SPEAKER_03 20:22

No.

SPEAKER_02 20:23

Okay. Launch a YouTube channel dissecting cinematography.

SPEAKER_03 20:27

Okay. I could do that.

SPEAKER_02 20:28

Can you talk to a YouTube channel?

SPEAKER_03 20:30

I think so.

SPEAKER_02 20:31

Okay. Create video essays about directors like Christopher Nolan or Greta Gerwig.

SPEAKER_03 20:36

Yeah, sure.

SPEAKER_02 20:37

Video essays.

SPEAKER_03 20:39

I've been thinking about that actually. That would be cool. Yeah, or at least have like a movie review thing.

SPEAKER_02 20:47

Yeah. I mean I mean you can take the movies that we've been watching and go into deeper details.

SPEAKER_03 20:53

I I I was thinking about that, maybe more detail than we usually are here.

SPEAKER_02 20:59

Yeah.

SPEAKER_03 21:00

You know, I can do some research before um Matthias Ghostitz.

SPEAKER_02 21:05

Yep. There you go. I got you a title and everything. Yeah. Um, so this path rewards sharp insight and strong opinions delivered with style because you are a stylish person.

SPEAKER_03 21:16

Oh yeah.

SPEAKER_02 21:16

Yep.

SPEAKER_03 21:17

Few people know it, but not laughing. I am.

SPEAKER_02 21:20

Alright, number two.

SPEAKER_03 21:21

Okay.

SPEAKER_02 21:21

I don't know how many there are, and I don't know why I'm screaming. Film programmer or festival curator. Uh okay. Film festivals need people who can separate the cinematic gold from the glittery rubble. Organizations like Sundance Film Film Festival or BFI. Employee people who live and breathe movies. He'd watch submissions, shape themes, design lineups. It's like building a mixtape for thousands of strangers.

SPEAKER_03 21:49

Yeah.

SPEAKER_02 21:49

Uh I feel like You might have to be in the States for this.

SPEAKER_03 21:53

Yeah, like Sundance, it's not the closest to me.

SPEAKER_02 21:58

No.

SPEAKER_03 21:59

Um

SPEAKER_02 22:00

Is that in New York or California?

SPEAKER_03 22:02

I'm not even sure.

SPEAKER_02 22:03

Okay.

SPEAKER_03 22:03

It's not in Sweden.

SPEAKER_02 22:04

Well, I think it already happened as well.

SPEAKER_03 22:07

Oh, yeah.

SPEAKER_02 22:08

Is it like once a year?

SPEAKER_03 22:10

Yeah, I think so.

SPEAKER_02 22:11

But people probably submit throughout the year. And then there's like a deadline.

SPEAKER_03 22:16

Yeah.

SPEAKER_02 22:16

I don't know. Maybe there's something in Sweden that's similar.

SPEAKER_03 22:21

I'm sure we have festivals in Sweden too.

SPEAKER_02 22:24

You might need a background in making movies.

SPEAKER_03 22:27

Okay.

Valentine’s Day Chat And Break

SPEAKER_02 22:28

I'm not promising. I'm thinking maybe.

SPEAKER_00 22:32

Yeah.

SPEAKER_02 22:32

Anyway, next one. Number three. Film lecturer or workshop leader. Community colleges, film schools, even online platforms need passionate storytellers. Imagine Matias leading a seminar titled From Metropolis to Parasite: The Evolution of Social Commentary on Screen. If he enjoys explaining why something works, teaching might feel electric. Do you see yourself as a teacher?

SPEAKER_00 22:58

No.

SPEAKER_02 22:59

Me neither. But that's kind of where I ended up anyway.

SPEAKER_00 23:02

Okay.

SPEAKER_02 23:02

Number four. Script reader or development development assistant.

SPEAKER_03 23:07

Oh, okay. Development assistant. Development assistant.

SPEAKER_02 23:12

Yes. Development.

SPEAKER_03 23:14

Okay.

SPEAKER_02 23:14

Production companies and studios rely on script readers. Studios like A24 and Focus Features need sharp-eyed analysts who can spot a story with legs. It's behind the curtain but powerful. Gatekeeper energy.

SPEAKER_03 23:28

Gatekeeper.

SPEAKER_02 23:30

Master of the key.

SPEAKER_03 23:32

Hey. You got it.

SPEAKER_02 23:37

I did.

SPEAKER_03 23:37

Cool.

SPEAKER_02 23:38

Number six. Because uh that's all we had to say about that.

SPEAKER_03 23:48

That's the reaction for all. Okay, it makes sense.

SPEAKER_02 23:54

Very uh intelligent response to uh a suggestion. Okay. Okay. Here's a really good one. Okay. This one I like a lot.

SPEAKER_00 24:07

Okay.

SPEAKER_02 24:08

Film podcaster. Low barrier, high personality. He could build a niche, deep dives into one director, first watch versus re-watch discussions, and exploring films that flopped but deserved better. I feel like we have talked about all of these things. Oh. So we're already like halfway there.

SPEAKER_03 24:27

Yeah, and uh like you said, w I do have some experience in that.

SPEAKER_02 24:33

Yes.

SPEAKER_03 24:33

Podcasting.

SPEAKER_02 24:34

Right. I feel like you've recorded a couple episodes already.

SPEAKER_03 24:38

Yeah.

SPEAKER_02 24:39

So you should be kind of okay at podcasting. Okay, number next.

SPEAKER_03 24:45

Film number next.

SPEAKER_02 24:48

I forgot which number I'm on. Uh film consultant for tech or AI. Interesting. Streaming platforms need metadata, whisperers. Companies like Netflix and Letterboxd rely on people who understand genres, audience psychology, and film history. It's film knowledge means algorithms, cinema with a side of spreadsheets. Ooh, spreadsheets are fun.

SPEAKER_03 25:12

Okay.

SPEAKER_02 25:12

For me.

SPEAKER_03 25:13

Yeah.

SPEAKER_02 25:14

Not everyone.

SPEAKER_03 25:14

You can help me with that.

SPEAKER_02 25:16

Yeah.

SPEAKER_03 25:16

You can like teach me how to use the spreadsheet.

SPEAKER_02 25:20

Ooh. That's exciting. Okay.

SPEAKER_03 25:23

Yeah, I'm not against that idea.

SPEAKER_02 25:25

Okay. Next.

SPEAKER_03 25:26

Okay.

SPEAKER_02 25:27

Entertainment, journalism, or research. You want to go into journalism? You kinda have to go to school for that. But fun.

SPEAKER_03 25:34

Not if I start my own newspaper.

SPEAKER_02 25:38

I I guess.

SPEAKER_03 25:39

Magazine or whatever.

SPEAKER_02 25:41

Blog, really.

SPEAKER_03 25:42

Blog. Blog. Wow, that was a while ago. You heard that word.

SPEAKER_02 25:48

But I mean, if you don't like writing, then I mean journalism is a lot of writing.

SPEAKER_03 25:54

Yeah, more like vlog.

SPEAKER_02 25:56

Vlog is fun.

SPEAKER_03 25:57

Yeah. I mean, that's my YouTube sh wow, where did your lips go? They just they just sank in there. It's like your face just became like a vortex or something.

SPEAKER_02 26:14

Quicksand.

SPEAKER_03 26:15

Yeah, like.

SPEAKER_02 26:17

Um, no, I was thinking, like, uh, as a side note here, it's 2026. Yes. Right?

SPEAKER_03 26:24

Oh, yeah, good. Okay, let's move on.

SPEAKER_02 26:29

Okay, so that was what I had, but um, I'm gonna add to this. Okay. So Matthias lives in Sweden and has no background in film making, just film watching, which makes you sound really good.

SPEAKER_03 26:47

Yeah. Doesn't make me sound like a looser. Loster. I'm such a looster.

SPEAKER_02 26:56

So here's something more narrow for you.

SPEAKER_03 26:59

Okay.

SPEAKER_02 27:00

Okay. You can still be a film journalist or a blogger, because Sweden has a strong film culture. Publications and platforms like Svenska Dogbladet, Dog and FilmTop. They publish reviews, analysis, festival coverage. So you could start a Swedish language Substack or blog. It's a lot of writing. Build a niche on Nordic cinema, just focus on Swedish movies. Fun.

SPEAKER_00 27:28

Oh yeah.

SPEAKER_02 27:29

Review releases from Svenska Film Institut.

SPEAKER_03 27:38

Yeah.

SPEAKER_02 27:40

No degree required, just sharp thinking and consistent writing. But you don't want to write.

SPEAKER_03 27:45

Uh well, I think I may maybe might be able to write when it comes to movies, you know. Okay. I I think uh I would be able to. I mean, movies are s something I really enjoy, so I think that would be something I can write about.

SPEAKER_02 28:08

Yeah.

SPEAKER_03 28:09

Yeah, maybe. I don't know.

SPEAKER_02 28:10

I mean you could test yourself when you get home and just write a blog on a specific movie. Yeah. Just like try to figure out like uh where you want to start and what points you want to hit and all that stuff. Yeah. And uh yeah, yeah. Figure out a a a system, a style.

SPEAKER_00 28:28

Yeah.

SPEAKER_02 28:29

Mm. Okay. Uh writing is good. I I wish I was a bit better at writing. I have a hard time starting. That's all. Like once I once I start, then it's really good. I can keep going.

SPEAKER_00 28:40

Yeah.

SPEAKER_02 28:41

And everything just kind of flows, but it's that like first line or so. Yeah. It's like, I don't even know what to say. Anyway, number two, work at a cinema. I feel like that will be so good for you.

SPEAKER_00 28:55

Yeah.

SPEAKER_02 28:55

Uh change like film stalden, hire staff year-round. This sounds simple, but it's strategic. You get access to the industry ecosystem, networking with distributors, distributors, and uh possibility to move into programming or management. I don't know. But many programmers start by just being the person who knows which obscure Polish drama deserves the small theater on Wednesday. Uh okay. I don't know. Okay. But I do think you would be very happy working at a cinema.

SPEAKER_03 29:30

I think so.

SPEAKER_02 29:30

Even if it's just handing out popcorn. Yeah.

SPEAKER_03 29:33

Yeah.

SPEAKER_02 29:34

Or like cleaning the uh theater or whatever.

SPEAKER_03 29:37

Yeah.

SPEAKER_02 29:38

Could be a small job, but still.

SPEAKER_03 29:39

Yeah.

SPEAKER_02 29:40

Number three. Film festival volunteer. Coordinator. Volunteer to coordinator or volunteer as a coordinator. I don't know. It was just an arrow to coordinator.

SPEAKER_00 29:51

Okay.

SPEAKER_02 29:52

Anyway, Sweden hosts festivals such as Juttabori Film Festival.

SPEAKER_03 29:57

Okay.

SPEAKER_02 29:57

Stockholm International Film Festival.

SPEAKER_03 30:00

That's closer.

SPEAKER_02 30:02

That sounds like fun. We should go.

SPEAKER_03 30:04

Yeah, maybe we should.

SPEAKER_02 30:05

When is it?

SPEAKER_03 30:06

I don't know.

SPEAKER_02 30:06

Okay. So yeah, there's those things we could go to just for fun, I think. Yeah. I think that we should do these things.

SPEAKER_00 30:16

Yeah.

SPEAKER_02 30:16

Volunteering is often the back door. Festivals need people who can review submissions, moderate QA sessions, and write catalog descriptions. If you can speak intelligently about why Persona still feels modern, you already have cultural capital. Uh Persona.

SPEAKER_03 30:36

Uh Ingmar Bergman. Yeah.

SPEAKER_02 30:38

Okay. So you know what that is.

SPEAKER_03 30:40

Yeah. Um I'm pretty sure.

SPEAKER_02 30:41

So yeah, you would just like watch the movies that are submitted and then say if, oh yeah, this is worth showing. Yeah. Or not. Because I'm sure you only have like a limited amount of showing time.

SPEAKER_03 30:55

Yeah.

Film Careers Brainstorm: Critic To Curator

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So, and gosh, that would be fun. Yeah. I want to work at a film festival. Yeah. And I I'm taking over. This is for me now.

SPEAKER_03 31:03

And and I feel like uh I have so such big blind spots when it comes to movies. Like for uh especially like drama movies, I I'm I don't watch them very often.

SPEAKER_02 31:17

Okay.

SPEAKER_03 31:18

I I tend to watch mostly comedies and action movies. And those are the ones I'm really like specialized at. I know like the everything about them.

SPEAKER_02 31:30

I've been told that we need to watch more rom-coms.

SPEAKER_03 31:32

Okay.

SPEAKER_02 31:33

And uh speaking of the drama movies, maybe we should watch more dramas. Yeah. Just so you can fill up that hole.

SPEAKER_03 31:42

Yeah. Why are you smiling?

SPEAKER_02 31:44

I'm not smiling.

SPEAKER_03 31:45

Saying that.

SPEAKER_02 31:46

I'm not smiling. I'm not even laughing.

SPEAKER_03 31:49

No, no. No. Not even.

SPEAKER_02 31:52

I'm gonna continue here.

SPEAKER_03 31:54

Okay.

SPEAKER_02 31:54

Swedish film podcast or YouTube channel.

SPEAKER_03 31:57

Yeah, okay.

SPEAKER_02 31:58

This is still relevant. Nordic cinema, Scandinavian, noir, noir, noir.

SPEAKER_03 32:05

Noir, yeah.

SPEAKER_02 32:06

Noir. Overlooked European films, Oscar Deep Dives. Uh right. He you. He is you. He you hey hey you could build authority over time. Sweden has a highly digital audience. A focused niche like hidden Nordic gems from Ingmar Beriman to streaming thrillers could grow surprisingly well. Yeah, so writing, you have YouTube, and sneaking into film festivals.

SPEAKER_01 32:38

Yeah.

SPEAKER_02 32:39

Uh also cinema, uh, working at the cinema would be really cool. So you've got four four uh paths here so far that could be most relevant. Streaming and content tagging jobs. So streaming companies operating in Sweden need metadata specialists and content reviewers. Content reviewers. That's watching things.

SPEAKER_03 33:04

Yeah.

SPEAKER_02 33:04

If you could spend if you could get paid for watching movies, I'm sure you would be diving in so quick.

SPEAKER_00 33:11

Yeah.

SPEAKER_02 33:11

So companies like Netflix and Via Play, these roles are analytical rather than creative. Deep genre knowledge becomes valuable when categorizing oh my goodness. Categorizing films or improving recommendations. Uh you could study without becoming a filmmaker. There are short courses in film theory or film criticism at Swedish universities that can strengthen credibility without committing to production. So think of it as sharpening the sword you already own.

SPEAKER_03 33:48

Okay.

SPEAKER_02 33:48

Something to look into. I mean, a short course doesn't hurt.

SPEAKER_03 33:52

No.

SPEAKER_02 33:53

Especially if, you know, you're not doing anything else. No, exactly. That was pretty much it.

SPEAKER_03 33:59

Okay.

SPEAKER_02 34:00

Do you want to go further into this?

SPEAKER_03 34:02

Yeah, maybe. I So we're we're gonna crash some uh uh film festivals. That's what you said. And um I'm gonna start making content.

SPEAKER_02 34:16

Yeah.

SPEAKER_03 34:16

Like YouTubing, podcasting, and stuff like that.

SPEAKER_02 34:21

Maybe writing.

SPEAKER_03 34:22

Maybe writing. Yeah. If I feel like I uh I have the you know inspiration for that, which I hope I have.

SPEAKER_02 34:31

Yeah.

SPEAKER_03 34:32

I mean, it's easier for like things I'm really into.

SPEAKER_02 34:36

Yeah.

SPEAKER_03 34:37

Like Jackie Chan movies. I think I could write an essay about like all every single one of Jackie's Well, maybe you can start with that. Yeah.

SPEAKER_02 34:47

As a way to uh develop your style and system, and then when you're done with that, move on to other things.

SPEAKER_03 34:56

Yeah, maybe, yeah.

SPEAKER_02 34:57

Yeah. Let's create a plan for you.

SPEAKER_03 34:59

Okay.

SPEAKER_02 35:00

Okay. So let's create a plan to get Matias into these fields of blogging, video content, podcasting, working at a cinema, film festival volunteering, and a short course.

SPEAKER_00 35:11

Okay.

SPEAKER_02 35:12

How can you get started? Uh, we are following your passion. Yes. Yes. Here is a practical six-month plan. Phase one, foundation. In this first month, you uh choose a clear angle. So you need a niche, not I like movies, that is oxygen. Necessary but not unique. So you need something specific. You've got Jackie Chan. Yeah. Right?

SPEAKER_03 35:36

Action movies.

SPEAKER_02 35:38

Right. If you need like a branch of action. But the examples it gives are Nordic cinema deep dives, psychological analysis of characters, and re-watch verdicts on classics. Uh also Swedish versus Hollywood storytelling. If you want to talk about storytelling, plots and such. Pick one lane and stay in it for at least three months. You've got 200 movies to start off with.

SPEAKER_03 36:03

Oh yeah.

SPEAKER_02 36:04

You you've got plenty of material.

SPEAKER_03 36:06

Oh, yes.

SPEAKER_02 36:07

And then you create your platforms immediately. Uh so with blogging, you would start on Substack or Medium, which I'm guessing is similar to Substack. Are you familiar with Substack?

SPEAKER_03 36:19

Nope.

SPEAKER_02 36:19

Me neither, but we're gonna figure it out.

SPEAKER_03 36:21

Okay.

SPEAKER_02 36:22

Publish one article per week. So whatever you write, you gotta put it up.

SPEAKER_00 36:26

Okay.

Teaching, Script Reading, And Podcasting

SPEAKER_02 36:26

And your article has to be 800 to 1200 words.

SPEAKER_00 36:30

Oh, okay.

SPEAKER_02 36:31

Your video or podcast, you start simple. You have your phone camera and a basic mic and 10-minute episodes.

SPEAKER_00 36:38

Okay.

SPEAKER_02 36:38

Not an hour or so. Ten minutes on video, because no one wants to watch more than that.

SPEAKER_00 36:44

No.

SPEAKER_02 36:44

Trust me, I skip them. Your topic ideas, just some examples. Why Ingmar Beriman still matters. Why does he still matter? Is he still relevant?

SPEAKER_03 36:54

He's dead.

SPEAKER_02 36:55

He's not relevant then. No. Okay, that's the end of that one. And I did that video for you.

SPEAKER_03 37:02

Yeah.

SPEAKER_02 37:02

He's not because he's dead.

SPEAKER_03 37:04

Funny. That's what I'm I'm saying. He's such like he's the number one name in Swedish movies. You know, I haven't seen a single of his movies. Not a single one.

SPEAKER_01 37:18

Okay.

SPEAKER_03 37:19

And uh, you know, a f a movie geek should at least have done that, you'd think.

SPEAKER_02 37:25

Yeah.

SPEAKER_03 37:26

But he never made action movies.

SPEAKER_02 37:28

So you're not interested.

SPEAKER_03 37:29

No.

SPEAKER_02 37:29

Alright. You can tell uh you can make a video on why you're not interested in this guy.

SPEAKER_00 37:36

Yeah.

SPEAKER_02 37:37

Okay. So consistency beats production quality in the beginning. Just keep going. Like we are.

SPEAKER_03 37:43

Yeah.

SPEAKER_02 37:44

We're still going.

SPEAKER_03 37:45

Oh yeah.

SPEAKER_02 37:45

How far have we gotten?

SPEAKER_03 37:47

Not that far. No. Not many are listening, but no, we're not getting paid for this.

SPEAKER_02 37:52

We're far from getting paid for this.

SPEAKER_03 37:54

We we pay for this.

SPEAKER_02 37:56

We pay for it. Nobody pays us to do it.

SPEAKER_03 37:59

No.

SPEAKER_02 38:00

Okay. Phase number two. Uh, proximity to the industry. Months two to three. Um, so start applying to work at a cinema.

SPEAKER_00 38:09

Yeah.

SPEAKER_02 38:10

Apply to Filmstaden. The one right there.

SPEAKER_00 38:13

Yeah.

SPEAKER_02 38:13

Okay, so apply it to the cinemas, even part-time is powerful. And that'll be an income. So that would be really cool. You could probably even throw in um spontan on circumspontaneous application today. And I mean, usually it doesn't get you that far, but it it's something.

SPEAKER_03 38:34

Yeah. Better than nothing.

SPEAKER_02 38:37

Keep an eye out for the um job listings. So when you're applying, you mention your blog or channel. Show knowledge of programming trends and express interest in long-term growth, not just popcorn sales. Maybe that gets you into uh something bigger than just Shosk, the kiosk or selling popcorn.

SPEAKER_01 38:58

Yeah.

SPEAKER_02 38:59

Apply to volunteer at festivals. You can reach out to Stockholm, International Film Festival, yeah. Uh or Yetabori. That's up to you if you want to go out there. Volunteering roles can include guest services, catalog writing, and screening coordination. Even one festival credit boosts credibility. Uh, okay. Phase number three. Skill upgrade. This is months three to four. Enroll in a short course. Look for film studies or film criticism courses. That's a thing. Okay. At universities or through Svenska Film Institut.

SPEAKER_03 39:38

Yeah.

SPEAKER_02 39:41

The goal is not a degree. The goal is terminology, analytical frameworks, and academic legitimacy. I'm really good at these words. Okay. Legitimacy.

SPEAKER_03 39:52

Okay. Yes. I understand what you're saying.

Tech, Metadata, And Nordic Niches

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Thank you. You can mention this in bios and application. Your legitimacy. Phase number four, build authority. Build authority.

SPEAKER_03 40:04

Oh.

SPEAKER_02 40:04

Build authority.

SPEAKER_03 40:06

I heard. Build authority.

SPEAKER_02 40:08

Build authority. Authority.

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Authority.

SPEAKER_02 40:12

Authority. Months four to six.

SPEAKER_03 40:15

Okay.

SPEAKER_02 40:15

Refine your content. After 10 to 15 posts or episodes. Analyze which topics performed best. Narrow your focus. And improve your audio and lighting.

SPEAKER_03 40:27

Okay.

SPEAKER_02 40:28

Very important. Consider interviewing me. Because I watch movies.

SPEAKER_03 40:33

Yeah.

SPEAKER_02 40:33

Local cinema managers, festival volunteers, and film students. This builds network and content simultaneously. You heard me.

SPEAKER_03 40:44

I did. And I'm sorry to say that I did.

SPEAKER_02 40:48

Simultaneously.

SPEAKER_03 40:50

Oh yeah. That was the word.

SPEAKER_02 40:52

You can also pitch articles. So you send article pitches to film top and dog ins needed.

SPEAKER_01 41:00

Hmm.

SPEAKER_02 41:00

So include your writing samples, clear topic proposals, and unique and uh and a unique angle. Yeah.

SPEAKER_03 41:09

Yeah, okay.

SPEAKER_02 41:10

Even one published article changes your professional identity. I'm not sure when you start getting paid here.

SPEAKER_00 41:18

No.

SPEAKER_02 41:18

But this is getting you somewhere. But here's a weekly structure example. Okay? This is your schedule for the week.

SPEAKER_00 41:25

Okay.

SPEAKER_02 41:26

On Mondays, you do research. That's your movie watching day, I guess.

SPEAKER_03 41:29

Yeah.

SPEAKER_02 41:30

Tuesdays, you write. Probably about the movie you just watched.

SPEAKER_03 41:33

Yeah, maybe.

SPEAKER_02 41:34

On Wednesday, you record. So basically, if you're gonna record, maybe just talk about the movie off the top of your head.

SPEAKER_03 41:40

Yeah.

SPEAKER_02 41:41

Based off of what you wrote. Oh no. I mean, that's a good way to cheat, I guess.

SPEAKER_03 41:46

To cheat?

SPEAKER_02 41:47

Yeah. I mean, if you've already written everything down, and then in some people don't want to read, they'll listen or watch your video instead. Just read what you wrote.

SPEAKER_00 41:57

Yeah.

SPEAKER_02 41:58

That's an idea. Uh on Thursdays you edit. We all know you love to edit. Yeah. And then Friday you publish. Weekends are for network or watch films intentionally, not passively. Uh okay, yeah. I don't know. Uh the psychological strategy. You should treat this like building a body at the gym. Small reps, repetition, no dramatic reinvention required. And after six months, you will have 20 to 25 published pieces, industry contacts, possibly cinema experience, maybe, if you work there, festival credentials, if you volunteer, and a course certificate.

SPEAKER_03 42:36

Yeah. I feel like comparing this to the gym might not be the best.

SPEAKER_02 42:43

Especially if we're going to the gym where we mostly sat around and talked.

SPEAKER_03 42:47

Yeah, because uh like building my body, I never You don't even want to do that. I never built my body.

SPEAKER_02 42:55

No. So maybe it's not the best uh comparison.

SPEAKER_03 42:59

No, that's what I'm saying.

SPEAKER_02 43:01

But at this point, you will no longer be just a guy who watches movies, you will be a film writer and cultural contributor based in Sweden. That sounds better, right?

SPEAKER_03 43:13

Yeah.

SPEAKER_02 43:13

And that identity shift, identity shift, shift, that identity shift is the real plot twist. Oh very cool.

SPEAKER_03 43:25

Always booze all the time.

SPEAKER_02 43:27

The entire time. Do not drink.

SPEAKER_03 43:29

No.

SPEAKER_02 43:29

Miners, don't drink. Please don't drink.

SPEAKER_03 43:32

Don't drink.

SPEAKER_02 43:32

Please don't drink. Speaking of drinking, are you all out of sips?

SPEAKER_03 43:35

Yes, I am. And you know what?

SPEAKER_02 43:37

What?

SPEAKER_03 43:38

That means we're all out of episode.

SPEAKER_02 43:40

Alright. You know what that means.

SPEAKER_03 43:42

I do?

SPEAKER_02 43:43

You do. Before we wrap this up, I want to know what is ruining your life.

SPEAKER_03 43:48

Okay.

SPEAKER_02 43:48

Please tell me. I'm gonna Sorry, I didn't mean to yell at you. Tell me.

SPEAKER_03 43:54

What's ruining my life is that I just got fired.

SPEAKER_02 43:58

Yeah.

SPEAKER_03 43:59

Yeah.

SPEAKER_02 44:00

But I saved your life.

SPEAKER_03 44:01

Yeah, yeah, you did.

SPEAKER_02 44:03

You can be sad for a little bit, but then you gotta jump on top of it.

SPEAKER_03 44:06

Mm-hmm. Of the sadness? Yeah, like a balloon.

SPEAKER_02 44:09

It's a water balloon, really. Of tears.

SPEAKER_03 44:11

Oh. Water balloon of tears. What happens if it bursts?

SPEAKER_02 44:16

Then that's a deep depression. Oh. And then your balloon is empty. And you have no reason to live, I guess.

SPEAKER_03 44:23

Yeah.

SPEAKER_02 44:24

Or you have no more tears. I don't know. I don't know.

SPEAKER_03 44:26

I don't know.

SPEAKER_02 44:27

I don't I don't know.

SPEAKER_03 44:28

I mean, I never cry, so I I'm sure I have a big balloon of tears.

SPEAKER_02 44:33

You have a really big balloon.

SPEAKER_03 44:35

Yeah. She's talking about my belly. Yeah.

unknown 44:42

Okay.

SPEAKER_03 44:43

I don't know. Uh. Okay. So yeah, that's um that's me. That's Matt. Yeah, I'm unemployed at the moment. Uh so what is ruining your life?

Sweden-Specific Paths And Festivals

SPEAKER_02 44:57

I've been unemployed for almost a year. Actually, no. I am technically employed, but it doesn't really feel like it. That's not really ruining my life. I'm okay with it. What is ruining my life at the moment, though, is everything's so good in your life. I think so. Actually, no. I'm gonna I'm gonna jump back and uh say that writing is ruining my life because of the fact that I can't start. I have the worst block when it comes to starting to write. Oh, because I'm still taking Swedish classes.

SPEAKER_03 45:32

Yeah, I think you meant blog. Yeah, I have the worst blog.

SPEAKER_02 45:38

Well, no, I don't have a blog, but I do have a blog.

SPEAKER_03 45:42

Oh, okay, okay, okay.

SPEAKER_02 45:43

Uh when it comes to starting my assignments. I mean, I know usually what I want to write about, but I don't know how to start it. And then I just it doesn't feel good. No. That's all.

SPEAKER_03 45:57

So you you need a starter, someone who starts writing for you.

SPEAKER_02 46:03

So you can just well, I don't know. Because even at that, because I I have had assignments where like the first few sentences were done for me. I just had to continue. And then I was like, how do I continue? I don't even know what to write right now, even though I ha it's already started for me.

SPEAKER_03 46:20

Oh.

SPEAKER_02 46:20

So it's just it's kind of annoying.

SPEAKER_03 46:22

Do you know how to end it?

SPEAKER_02 46:24

Sometimes.

SPEAKER_03 46:24

Okay.

SPEAKER_02 46:25

Ending is also really difficult. But at the moment it's just starting. The ending will come, but starting is difficult.

SPEAKER_03 46:34

Yeah.

SPEAKER_02 46:34

Yeah, that's pretty much it. Have we learned anything today?

SPEAKER_03 46:37

I think I learned something something.

SPEAKER_02 46:40

Okay. Something. What did you learn today?

SPEAKER_03 46:42

I learned that I'm I'm gonna uh do the movie stuff.

SPEAKER_02 46:47

Right. Yes. Mm-hmm. Yeah.

SPEAKER_03 46:49

Yeah, I'm gonna try my wings on what I'm good at. Yeah. At what I'm good at, maybe.

SPEAKER_02 46:56

Mm-hmm. Good.

SPEAKER_03 46:58

Yeah.

SPEAKER_02 46:58

Have I learned anything today?

SPEAKER_03 47:00

I don't know. Uh you tell me.

SPEAKER_02 47:02

What did I learn today? I learned that there's a drive-in in Sweden.

SPEAKER_03 47:07

Oh yeah.

SPEAKER_02 47:07

And I'm very excited. So I learned that uh I'm gonna go to the drive-in for my birthday.

SPEAKER_03 47:13

Yeah. Am I invited?

SPEAKER_02 47:14

I hope so. We'll see.

SPEAKER_03 47:16

Okay.

SPEAKER_02 47:17

Alright. Would you like to wrap this up?

SPEAKER_03 47:19

Yeah. Let's do that.

SPEAKER_02 47:20

Alright. Thank you for listening to this episode. It was good. It was healthy for you. And I believe we all can support you in your uh new journey. Yeah. Next phase of life, you got this. We all believe in you.

SPEAKER_03 47:35

Yay.

SPEAKER_02 47:36

Yay. We'll be back next Tuesday with a brand new episode.

SPEAKER_01 47:41

Mm-hmm.

SPEAKER_02 47:41

169 is next week.

SPEAKER_01 47:44

Oh yeah.

SPEAKER_02 47:45

So we are going to do some fun planning on what we're gonna do next week.

SPEAKER_01 47:49

Yeah.

SPEAKER_02 47:49

So come back for that. It'll be lots of fun, I'm pretty sure. And have a good week. Yeah. Yeah, have a good life.

SPEAKER_03 47:57

Have a good life.

SPEAKER_02 47:58

And see you next time.

SPEAKER_03 47:59

Yes.

SPEAKER_02 48:00

Bye.

SPEAKER_03 48:00

Bye-bye.

SPEAKER_02 48:01

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SPEAKER_03 48:05

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SPEAKER_03 48:32

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SPEAKER_02 48:37

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SPEAKER_03 48:39

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