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EPISODE 44
jon hurwitz
movies
desert island albums
books
tv shows
WRITER / DIRECTOR / PRODUCER
COBRA KAI, HAROLD & KUMAR GO TO WHITE CASTLE
EPISODE 43
deb kaplan
WRITER / DIRECTOR
CAN’T HARDLY WAIT, JOSIE AND THE PUSSYCATS
EPISODE 42
sam richardson
ACTOR / WRITER
TED LASSO, VEEP
EPISODE 41
anna konkle
ACTOR / WRITER / DIRECTOR
PEN15, AFTERPARTY
movies
desert island albums
books
tv shows
EPISODE 39
natalie zea
ACTOR / WRITER
JUSTIFIED, LA BREA
EPISODE 38
dylan meyer
WRITER / DIRECTOR
THE WRONG GIRLS, MOXIE
movies
desert island albums
books
tv shows
EPISODE 37
rachna fruchbom
WRITER
SHRINKING, PARKS AND RECREATION
movies
ANNIE
DIRTY DANCING
TOMMY BOY
JURASSIC PARK
STAR WARS EPISODE V: THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK
IRON MAN
desert island albums
JOHNNY CASH / GREATEST HITS
DOLLY PARTON / GREATEST HITS
KISS ME KISS ME KISS ME (JUST LIKE HEAVEN) / THE CURE
AUTOMATIC FOR THE PEOPLE / R.E.M.
CYNDI LAUPER / GREATEST HITS
books
THE GREAT GATSBY / F. SCOTT FITZGERALD
SAMANTHA IRBY’S BOOKS OF ESSAYS
tv shows
GOLDEN GIRLS
HONORABLE MENTION: TRYING (APPLE TV+)
EPISODE 36
jake shane
ACTOR / PODCASTER / INFLUENCER
THERAPUSS WITH JAKE SHANE, WISHFUL THINKING
movies
THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA
BRIDESMAIDS
MEAN GIRLS
IDIOCRACY
ACCEPTED
PUSH
desert island albums
MIDNIGHTS / TAYLOR SWIFT
CALICO / RYAN BEATTY
books
FAMESICK / LENA DUNHAM
STRANGERS / BELLE BURDEN
tv shows
GIRLS
DARK (NETFLIX)
EPISODE 35
todd garner
PRODUCER
MORTAL KOMBAT, PAUL BLART: MALL COP
movies
THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA
BRIDESMAIDS
MEAN GIRLS
IDIOCRACY
ACCEPTED
PUSH
desert island albums
MIDNIGHTS / TAYLOR SWIFT
CALICO / RYAN BEATTY
books
FAMESICK / LENA DUNHAM
STRANGERS / BELLE BURDEN
tv shows
GIRLS
DARK (NETFLIX)
EPISODE 34
lennon parham
ACTOR / DIRECTOR
VEEP, SOMEBODY SOMEWHERE
movies
THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS
HOOSIERS
BRIGADOON
desert island albums
1200 CURFEWS / INDIGO GIRLS
OUR HEART’S JOY: A CHANTICLEER CHRISTMAS / CHANTICLEER
books
ACTRESS OF A CERTAIN AGE / JEFF HILLER
STRANGERS / BELLE BURDEN
tv shows
TOP CHEF
THE PITT
STUMBLE
EPISODE 33
zoë chao
ACTOR
LET’S HAVE KIDS!, THE AFTERPARTY
movies
THE APARTMENT
HOW TO STEAL A MILLION
BAREFOOT IN THE PARK
THE WORLD OF HENRY ORIENT
SUNDAY IN NEW YORK
THREE DAYS OF THE CONDOR
MARATHON MAN
KLUTE
THE FRENCH CONNECTION
ALL THE PRESIDENT’S MEN
THE CONVERSATION
THE REMAINS OF THE DAY
HOWARD’S END
PARASITE
FORCE MAJEURE
desert island albums
THE MISEDUCATION OF LAURYN HILL / LAURYN HILL
THE HOURS SOUNDTRACK / PHILIP GLASS
HAMNET SOUNDTRACK / MAX RICHTER
CROUCHING TIGER HIDDEN DRAGON SOUNDTRACK / TAN DUN, YO-YO MA
TIGERLILY / NATALIE MERCHANT
books
AND THEN THERE WERE NONE / AGATHA CHRISTIE
DEMON COPPERHEAD / BARBARA KINGSOLVER
ALL MY PUNY SORROWS / MIRIAM TOEWS
THE DUTCH HOUSE / ANN PATCHETT
IN COLD BLOOD / TRUMAN CAPOTE
AUDITION / KATIE KITAMURA
tv shows
NORTHERN EXPOSURE
SLOW HORSES
SAY NOTHING
EPISODE 32
philly mom / olivia herman
ACTOR / COMEDIAN / DIGITAL CREATOR
movies
GOOD WILL HUNTING
ALMOST FAMOUS
PRETTY WOMAN
THE AMERICAN PRESIDENT
MOONSTRUCK
THE BIRDCAGE
desert island albums
BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN
TAYLOR SWIFT
BOYHOOD SOUNDTRACK
books
ATOMIC HABITS / JAMES CLEAR
PRIDE AND PREJUDICE / JANE AUSTEN
NIGHT / ELIE WIESEL
tv shows
FLEABAG
THE BEAR
FRIENDS
EPISODE 31
michelle badillo
WRITER / ACTOR
A LEAGUE OF THEIR OWN, ONE DAY AT A TIME
movies
TAXI DRIVER
ZOOLANDER
MERMAIDS
HEATHERS
desert island albums
CALYPSO / HARRY BELAFONTE
LIVE THROUGH THIS / HOLE
books
ORLANDO: A BIOGRAPHY / VIRGINIA WOOLF
tv shows
UNITED STATES OF TARA
EPISODE 30
patrick macmanus
WRITER
DEVIL IN DISGUISE: JOHN WAYNE GACY, THE GIRL FROM PLAINVILLE
movies
ARMAGEDDON
THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION
ALL THE PRESIDENT’S MEN
desert island albums
THE ANIMAL YEARS / JOSH RITTER
DARKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN / BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN
books
ON WRITING / STEPHEN KING
STATION ELEVEN / EMILY ST. JOHN MANDEL
tv shows
MACGYVER
EPISODE 29
jessy hodges
ACTOR / WRITER / DIRECTOR
MAXIMUM PLEASURE GUARANTEED, BARRY
movies
WAITING FOR GUFFMAN
BEST IN SHOW
MOONSTRUCK
BROADCAST NEWS
THE FIRST WIVES CLUB
NOW AND THEN
desert island albums
JAGGED LITTLE PILL / ALANIS MORISSETTE
GRACELAND / PAUL SIMON
books
A TREE GROWS IN BROOKLYN / BETTY SMITH
tv shows
OZARK
EPISODE 28
rachel goldenberg
DIRECTOR / WRITER
SWIPED, VALLEY GIRL
movies
THELMA & LOUISE
desert island albums
STOP MAKING SENSE / TALKING HEADS
STAY WHAT YOU ARE / SAVES THE DAY
books
HALF HIS AGE / JENNETTE MCCURDY
tv shows
SEARCH PARTY
EPISODE 27
hilary winston
WRITER
GOOSEBUMPS, COMMUNITY
movies
AMADEUS
REALITY BITES
THE HOLIDAY
SOMETHING’S GOTTA GIVE
BRIDGET JONES’S DIARY
desert island albums
PAUL’S BOUTIQUE / BEASTIE BOYS
THE CONCERT IN CENTRAL PARK / SIMON & GARFUNKEL
books
THE CORRESPONDENT / VIRGINIA EVANS
tv shows
INDUSTRY
EPISODE 26
jena friedman
COMEDIAN / WRITER / ACTOR
THE DAILY SHOW, BORAT SUBSEQUENT MOVIEFILM
movies
WELCOME TO THE DOLLHOUSE
SO I MARRIED AN AXE MURDERER
THE INSIDER
SPOTLIGHT
ALL THE PRESIDENT’S MEN
THE SOCIAL NETWORK
desert island albums
SOUNDS OF SILENCE / SIMON & GARFUNKEL
BACK TO THE LAND / JR JR
HERE I GO / PJ WESTERN
books
CARELESS PEOPLE / SARAH WYNN-WILLIAMS
PARABLE OF THE SOWER / OCTAVIA E. BUTLER
tv shows
NATHAN FOR YOU
THE SOPRANOS
EPISODE 25
lacey jeka
WRITER
PHONY, THE PAPER
movies
SUPERBAD
desert island albums
DREAMBOAT ANNIE / HEART
RUMOURS / FLEETWOOD MAC
A DAY AT THE RACES / QUEEN
books
MY YEAR OF REST & RELAXATION / OTESSA MUSFEG
A TOUCH OF JEN / BETH MORGAN
tv shows
FREAKS AND GEEKS
SUCH BRAVE GIRLS
EPISODE 24
edi patterson
ACTOR / WRITER
THE RIGHTEOUS GEMSTONES, VICE PRINCIPALS
movies
DAZED AND CONFUSED
THE SHINING
FRIDAY
THE LOST BOYS
WEAPONS
SINNERS
BUGONIA
THE SUBSTANCE
desert island albums
KID A / RADIOHEAD
ILL COMMUNICATION / BEASTIE BOYS
books
BUNNY / MONA OWAD
INTO THIN AIR / JON KRAKAUER
THE HOTEL NEW HAMPSHIRE / JOHN IRVING
tv shows
LOVE IS BLIND
LOVE ON THE SPECTRUM
EPISODE 23
taylor misiak
ACTOR
GOING DUTCH, DAVE
movies
TRUE ROMANCE
GOODFELLAS
FACE/OFF
desert island albums
FROM UNDER THE CORK TREE / FALL OUT BOY
LEGALLY BLONDE SOUNDTRACK: ORIGINAL BROADWAY CAST
books
REMARKABLY BRIGHT CREATURES / SHELBY VAN PELT
YELLOWFACE / R.F. KUANG
GOOD COMPANY / CYNTHIA D’APRIX SWEENEY
tv shows
TELL ME LIES
EPISODE 22
ry russo-young
DIRECTOR / DOCUMENTARY FILMMAKER
NUCLEAR FAMILY, CALL HER ALEX
movies
POSTCARDS FROM THE EDGE
desert island albums
NASHVILLE SKYLINE / BOB DYLAN
PARALLEL LINES / BLONDIE
books
THE MYSTERIOUS BENEDICT SOCIETY / TRENTON LEE STEWART
THE BEST OF EVERYTHING / RONA JAFFE
tv shows
MY SO-CALLED LIFE
EPISODE 21
joe carnahan
DIRECTOR / WRITER
THE RIP, SMOKIN’ ACES
movies
RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK
HARAKIRI
ALL THE PRESIDENT’S MEN
RAGING BULL
PERSONA
desert island albums
FRANK SINATRA’S GREATEST HITS
OK COMPUTER / RADIOHEAD
MELLON COLLIE AND THE INFINITE SADNESS / THE SMASHING PUMPKINS
books
MARTYR! / KAVEH AKBAR
tv shows
THE WIRE
EPISODE 20
randall park
ACTOR / WRITER / DIRECTOR
ALWAYS BE MY MAYBE, SHORTCOMINGS
movies
WHEN HARRY MET SALLY
PARASITE
desert island albums
ILLMATIC / NAS
ILLADELPH HALFLIFE / THE ROOTS
books
ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO’S NEST / KEN KESEY
tv shows
THE DICK VAN DYKE SHOW
TASK
EPISODE 19
shawn simmons
WRITER / DIRECTOR
WAYNE, EENIE MEANIE
movies
BEFORE SUNSET
THE APARTMENT
STEPBROTHERS
RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK
desert island albums
PAUL’S BOUTIQUE / BEASTIE BOYS
HEARTBREAKER / RYAN ADAMS
books
MONTANA 1948 / LARRY WATSON
tv shows
THE LEFTOVERS
EPISODE 18
tamra davis
DIRECTOR
BILLY MADISON, CROSSROADS
movies
THE WIZARD OF OZ
SULLIVAN’S TRAVELS
STAR WARS
PAPER MOON
NINOCHKA
EVERYTHING, EVERYWHERE, ALL AT ONCE
desert island albums
PAUL’S BOUTIQUE / BEASTIE BOYS
PET SOUNDS / THE BEACH BOYS
books
PACHINKO
AUDITION
VIRGINIA GUIFRE BOOK
FLESH
tv shows
DOWNTON ABBEY
FRIENDS
EPISODE 17
andy siara
WRITER
PALM SPRINGS, THE RESORT
movies
JURASSIC PARK
desert island albums
SOMEDAY SUMDAY / GRANDDADDY
THE SHAPE OF PUNK TO COME / REFUSED
books
BREAKFAST OF CHAMPIONS / KURT VONNEGUT
tv shows
PLATONIC
PEN15
EPISODE 16
jana schmieding
ACTOR / WRITER / PODCASTER
RUTHERFORD FALLS, RESERVATION DOGS
movies
JURASSIC PARK
UNCLE BUCK
desert island albums
RUMOURS / FLEETWOOD MAC
JAGGED LITTLE PILL / ALANIS MORISSETTE
books
THE PARABLE OF THE SOWER / OCTAVIA BUTLER
THE COLOR PURPLE / ALICE WALKER
tv shows
TASK
THE MORNING SHOW
EPISODE 15
chris witaske
ACTOR / WRITER
THE BEAR, CHICAGO PARTY AUNT
movies
ANIMAL HOUSE
ANNIE HALL
DEAD POETS SOCIETY
THE BIG LEBOWSKI
desert island albums
EXILE ON MAIN STREET / ROLLING STONES
BILLY BREATHES / PHISH
books
THE EASY WAY TO QUIT DRINKING / ALLEN CARR
tv shows
THE SIMPSONS
THE SOPRANOS
CATASTROPHE
MR. SHOW WITH BOB AND DAVID
EPISODE 14
lauren miller rogen
DIRECTOR / WRITER / PRODUCER
BABIES, LIKE FATHER
movies
FUNNY GIRL
desert island albums
‘90’S COMPILATION
JAZZ ALBUM - RUNAWAY BRIDE SOUNDTRACK
books
ON FILMMAKING / SIDNEY LUMET
tv shows
THE GILDED AGE
THE BUCCANEERS
EPISODE 13
casey wilson
ACTOR / WRITER / PODCASTER
HAPPY ENDINGS, SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE
movies
TERMS OF ENDEARMENT
LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS
desert island albums
TRIO / DOLLY PARTON, LINDA RONSTADT, EMMYLOU HARRIS
BEST OF JOHN PRINE
books
THE AMATEUR MARRIAGE / ANN TYLER
NOTES TO JOHN / JOAN DIDION
tv shows
WHITE LOTUS
DATELINE NBC
EPISODE 12
adam shapiro
ACTOR / ENTREPRENEUR
THE BEAR, NEVER HAVE I EVER
movies
MY COUSIN VINNY
desert island albums
HAMILTON SOUNDTRACK
LES MISERABLES SOUNDTRACK
BILLY JOEL’S GREATEST HITS
books
TWISTED: MINDFUL PRETZEL CONSUMPTION
tv shows
THE NATIONAL THEATRE APP
EPISODE 11
mary elizabeth ellis
ACTOR / FILMMAKER
IT’S ALWAYS SUNNY IN PHILADELPHIA, MAN ON THE INSIDE
movies
THE BIG LEBOWSKI
desert island albums
‘90’S COMPILATION (C’MON COOP)
SILVER JEWS /
books
JAMES / PERCIVAL EVERETT
PALE HORSE /
tv shows
BOB’S BURGERS
EPISODE 10
jodi balfour
ACTOR / FILMMAKER
THE CROWN, TED LASSO
movies
I AM LOVE
MOONLIGHT
BEGINNER’S
THE WORST PERSON IN THE WORLD
NOTTING HILL
LOVE ACTUALLY
desert island albums
BOTH SIDES NOW / JONI MITCHELL
DON’T LET ME LOSE THIS DREAM / ARETHA FRANKLIN
MINARI SOUNDTRACK
books
LOST AND FOUND / KATHERINE SCHULTZ
tv shows
THE GILDED AGE
EPISODE 9
tyler hoechlin
ACTOR
SUPERMAN & LOIS, EVERYBODY WANTS SOME!!
movies
THE PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN
desert island albums
CHASING THE GOLDEN HOUR PART 4 / GRIZZ
LED ZEPPELIN 1
books
THE DAVINCI CODE / DAN BROWN
tv shows
PEAKY BLINDERS
FRIENDS