<![CDATA[The W.H.Y. Podcast]]> https://thewhypodcast.weebly.com/ Longtime friends David and Justin trade surprise revelations about must-watch movies they’ve never seen by directors like Michel Gondry, Milos Forman, and Stanley Kubrick. Join them every other week for spirited, in-depth discussions about cult classics, childhood favorites, and more. This is The Why Haven’t You Podcast: Come for the analysis, stay for the japery!

]]> RSS.com 2026.428.112250 Fri, 22 May 2026 16:00:52 GMT en 4cf74815-0a3a-58ca-9db0-86c0d09fc73a https://media.rss.com/the-w-h-y-podcast/20260221_080242_af89b09ffa5030aaf3c4b208ec193e03.png The W.H.Y. Podcast https://thewhypodcast.weebly.com/ yes David Zapanta David & Justin David & Justin true episodic 662c3800-0f6a-11f1-9791-6b15e5de2cbb podcast United States, USA <![CDATA[DARK STAR - Bomb Voyage]]> Can four hippies and their popsicle commander disarm a sentient nuclear device as they grapple with the finer points of phenomenology (all while battling a living beachball)? These questions and more will be answered when Justin introduces David to his favorite “bomb”-com, John Carpenter’s 1974 cult classic, Dark Star. But which host hasn’t seen a certain Sean Connery film from the same year? Or a certain zombie film from 1985? The W.H.Y. Podcast’s official list of unwatched movies is approaching critical mass!

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]]> https://rss.com/podcasts/the-w-h-y-podcast/2820788 4826f224-ddc1-4de0-891e-6caf1168bafb 4094 full 1 1 7 7 true Fri, 22 May 2026 16:00:00 GMT United States, USA <![CDATA[WHISPER OF THE HEART - The Hills of Tama City are Alive with the Sound of Music!]]> Studio Ghibli is renowned for popular fantasy films like My Neighbor Totoro, Spirited Away, and Howl’s Moving Castle. In a very special rewatch episode, David and Justin discuss Hayao Miyazaki and Yoshifumi Kondō’s coming-of-age story Whisper of the Heart, an underrated Ghibli gem that’s magical in its own way. But does this bold reimagining of the 1989 romance manga remain faithful to the source material? Plus, both hosts are guilty of more cinema sins–including a certain award-winning Damien Chazelle film!

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]]> https://rss.com/podcasts/the-w-h-y-podcast/2805494 6deb143a-792f-4d53-ac1a-44e8c62343f1 6675 full 1 1 6 6 false Sat, 09 May 2026 08:00:00 GMT United States, USA <![CDATA[MELANCHOLIA - Deep Depression Impact]]> Is Melancholia a gateway movie into the Lars von Trier Cinematic Universe? Is it wrong to find the humor in the total annihilation of life as we know it? And where’s that campaign tagline?? Listen in to find out the answers to these and other burning questions! Lots of unseen movies are discussed, but are they earth-shattering revelations?

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]]> https://rss.com/podcasts/the-w-h-y-podcast/2757543 337e8334-42ee-49b6-999e-99327c30d0d0 6546 full 1 1 5 5 true Sat, 25 Apr 2026 09:00:00 GMT United States, USA <![CDATA[THE FALL - Fall Guys and Dolls]]> This 2006 tale of a waylaid Hollywood stuntman is not to be confused with another cinematic fall guy. A first-time watch for both hosts, David and Justin weigh forth on Tarsem Singh’s singular passion project, The Fall. But is the movie just style over substance? Plus more unseen movies, including a well-known anime, are revealed!

Watch MUBI’s In Conversation with Tarsem here

Watch MUBI’s In Conversation with Lee Pace here

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]]> https://rss.com/podcasts/the-w-h-y-podcast/2669177 448b9d48-8a2e-4255-98b7-0b76a052d6a8 6369 full 1 1 3 3 true Sat, 28 Mar 2026 10:52:22 GMT United States, USA <![CDATA[ERASERHEAD - Somebody Put Baby in the Corner]]> Your hosts tackle an imaginative, forward-thinking movie from 1977 that isn’t Star Wars. Is David Lynch’s Eraserhead about the anxiety of becoming a new parent? We have no idea! We’re not even sure it’s a baby! More unseen movies are revealed, plus David and Justin go off on a Godzilla tangent. (And yes, a previous Prometheus episode is referenced, but we’ve shelved it for now–for the greater good!)

Read Chris Rodley’s interview with David Lynch, excerpted from his 1997 book, Lynch on Lynch here

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]]> https://rss.com/podcasts/the-w-h-y-podcast/2625380 2adc71f1-9696-436c-8dbe-86af3909501e 5815 full 1 1 2 2 true Sat, 14 Mar 2026 12:00:00 GMT United States, USA <![CDATA[THIS IS THE WHY - A Balm for Barren Earholes]]> Longtime friends David and Justin flirt with landing in cinema jail as they reveal notable movies they’ve never seen! Possible missed-movie sins may include Platoon, American Graffiti, Heat…and more. They also discuss and rank the Alien movies, which they have seen! Is the long-running franchise an exercise in diminishing returns (and do the AVP movies even count)? Plus, the subject of the next episode–a seminal David Lynch movie Justin hasn’t seen–is revealed! (And yes, your hosts are aware of who actually directed Return of the Jedi…in theory!)

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