The Man Who Wasn't There with Jordan Hoffman
September 07, 202502:31:15

The Man Who Wasn't There with Jordan Hoffman

This one’s a real enigma - is The Man Who Wasn’t There a film about the alienation of a man who is deeply closeted and searching for connection in a tightly wound post-war world? Is it about a wife guy who doesn’t know how to express his feelings? Is it somehow about how Beethoven was not only deaf but suffered from horrific diarrhea at the end of his life? No? Well, that’s Jordan Hoffman’s theory! Join us for a very silly episode where we go long on Billy Bob, coin a new term for a Shalhoub appearance, and decide that all Austin-based podcasters are just Salacious B. Crumb.

Read Jordan’s Article about the collapse of “The Messenger”: https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2024/02/killing-the-messenger-my-final-days-working-at-a-disaster.html
Subscribe to Jordan’s SubStack: http://hoffstack.substack.com/
THE Billy Bob Interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qToHS07HoGw
Watch the ITYSL Sketch with the great Biff Wiff: https://vimeo.com/781708043

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