The Cold Open Mini #3–The Top 5 Songs for the End of The World Edition
In The Cold Open Mini #3, The Top 5 Songs for the End of The World Edition, Matt Reynolds, Robert Sickels, and special guest star Kathryn Frank name the top five songs they’ll be listening to if and...
View ArticleThe Cold Open Mini #4–The Top 5 Books to Read When You Have Time Edition
In The Cold Open Mini #4, The Top 5 Books to Read When You Have Time Edition, Robert Sickels and Kathryn Frank name the top five books they’ll be reading in the coming months (or not, if the social...
View ArticleThe Cold Open Mini #5–The Top 5 Songs We Are Embarrassed to Admit We Love as...
In The Cold Open Mini #5, The Top 5 Songs We Are Embarrassed to Admit We Love as Much as We Do Edition, Matt Reynolds, Robert Sickels, and Kynde Kiefel give their respective lists, which are indeed...
View ArticleThe Cold Open Mini #6–The Top 5 Musical Acts No Longer With Us That We’d Love...
In The Cold Open Mini #6, The Top 5 Musical Acts No Longer With Us That We’d Love to See Edition, Matt Reynolds and Robert Sickels give their pleasingly eclectic lists. Songs from these acts, as well...
View ArticleThe Cold Open Mini #7–The Top 5 Books on Film/Music/Comics Edition
In The Cold Open Mini #7, The Top 5 Books on Film/Music/Comics Edition, Matt Reynolds, Kathryn Frank, and Robert Sickels give their wildly divergent lists. Matt and Robert clearly love movies, while...
View ArticleThe Cold Open Mini #8–The Top 5 Movies Carried by a Single Performer Edition
In The Cold Open Mini #8, The Top 5 Movies Carried by a Single Performer Edition, Robert Sickels and Kynde Kiefel give their lists, which is highlighted by Kynde’s spectacular #1 choice! If you’re so...
View ArticleThe Cold Open Mini #9–The Top 5 Problematic Artists We Still Kinda Like Edition
In The Cold Open Mini #9, Kynde Kiefel and Kathryn Frank name their top 5 problematic artists who they still kind of like. That Woody Allen tops one of the lists is not hugely surprising, but there are...
View ArticleThe Cold Open Mini #10–The Top 5 Concerts We’ve Seen Edition!
In The Cold Open Mini #10, The Top 5 Concerts We’ve Seen Edition, Matt Reynolds and Robert Sickels give their lists and have a Double Life of Veronique moment when they realize they were likely at a...
View ArticleThe Cold Open Mini #11–The Top 5 Non-Canonical TV Show Rewatch Edition!
You’re home. A lot. And you need something to watch. But not Breaking Bad or The Sopranos, or the usual suspects people suggest. You want something . . . different. Enter The Cold Open Mini #11, in...
View ArticleThe Cold Open Mini #12–The Navel Gazing Edition!
In The Cold Open Mini #12, The Navel Gazing Edition, Matt Reynolds names his top five episodes from mostly other podcasts named The Cold Open, whereas Kynde Kiefel names her top five episodes of this...
View ArticleThe Cold Open Mini #13–The Top 5 Best Movies Adapted from Comic Books Edition!
In The Cold Open Mini #13, The Top 5 Best Movies Adapted from Comic Books Edition, Kathryn Frank and Robert Sickels give their super intriguing lists, highlighted by Kathryn’s very surprising #1! The...
View ArticleThe Cold Open Mini #14–The Top 5 Pop Culture Blindspots Part #1 Edition!
In The Cold Open Mini #14, The Top 5 Pop Culture Blindspots Part #1 Edition, Matt Reynolds and Kathryn Frank go over their lists, which include some jaw dropping choices. Friends? Yup. K-Pop. Yessiree....
View ArticleThe Cold Open Mini #15–The Top 5 Reasons to Watch, or Not Watch, The Tiger...
In The Cold Open Mini #15, The Top 5 Reasons to Watch, or Not Watch, The Tiger King Edition, Robert Sickels and Kynde Kiefel give their reasons, with Kynde being pro and Robert being con. The Cold Open...
View ArticleThe Cold Open Mini #16–The Don’t Remake That Edition!
In The Cold Open Mini #16–The Don’t Remake That Edition–Matt Reynolds and Robert Sickels each name their top 5 worst movie remakes. While there are no shared choices, there is a recurring figure (hint:...
View ArticleThe Cold Open Mini #17–The Top 5 Best & Worst Movies Based on Books Edition!
It’s been argued that great books make for bad movies, so does that mean that bad books make for great movies? Or is the truth stranger than fiction? Find out the answer to these questions and more...
View ArticleThe Cold Open Mini #18–The Top 5 Songs About Art Edition!!!
In The Cold Open Mini #18, The Top 5 Songs About Art Edition, Matt Reynolds and Kynde Kiefel reveal their wildly eclectic lists. And in an expected turn of events, one of them shares their singing...
View ArticleThe Cold Open Mini #19–The Top 5 Films NOT Nominated for Best Picture in 2009...
When the nominees for the 81st Academy Awards were announced, there was an immediate uproar surrounding The Dark Knight‘s failure to secure a Best Picture nomination. After that initial uproar and the...
View ArticleThe Cold Open Mini #20–Top 5 Songs in Anticipation of Summer Edition!!!
Despite an unexpected dusting of morning snow covering the Blue Mountain foothills to the east of Walla Walla, the weather is definitely turning for the better. The valley is in bloom and summer is...
View ArticleThe Cold Open Mini #21–The Top 5 Pop Culture Blindspots Part #2 Edition!
In The Cold Open Mini #21, The Top 5 Pop Culture Blindspots Part #2 Edition, Kynde Kiefel and Robert Sickels name their top 5 pop culture blind spots, which includes, among other things around which...
View ArticleThe Cold Open Mini #22–The Top 5 English Language Remakes of Foreign Films...
In The Cold Open Mini #22, Kathryn Frank and Robert Sickels name their top five favorite English language remakes of foreign films, which includes remakes of films from all over the world! The Cold...
View ArticleThe Cold Open Mini #23–The Nicolas Cage Spectacular Edition!!!
In the Cold Open Mini #23, Matt Reynolds and Kynde Kiefel rank the best/weirdest/most riveting/off the rails Nicolas Cage performances. The Cold Open Podcast is available on Apple Podcasts, so if...
View ArticleThe Cold Open Mini #24–The Top 5 Most Complex TV Protagonists Edition!
What makes for a complex protagonist on a TV show? Kynde Kiefel and Kathryn Frank grapple with this question on The Cold Open Mini #24–The Top 5 Most Complex TV Protagonists Edition. These are...
View ArticleThe Cold Open Mini #25–The Quarantine Pop Culture Potpourri Edition!
In The Cold Open Mini #25, Kathryn Frank and Robert Sickels discuss their favorite bits of cultural consumption during their recently ended time of sheltering in place. The Cold Open is on Apple...
View ArticleThe Cold Open Mini #26–The King of Staten Island Edition!
In The Cold Open Mini #26, The King of Staten Island Edition, Kynde Kiefel and Robert Sickels break down the new Judd Apatow film, which features Pete Davidson, Bill Burr, and Marisa Tomei. In addition...
View ArticleThe Cold Open Mini #27–The Underrated Media From Famous Creators Edition!
In The Cold Open Mini #27, Kathryn Frank and Robert Sickels discuss underrated media from otherwise widely celebrated artists, including works by Alfonso Cuarón, Sofia Coppola, John Waters, Spike Lee,...
View ArticleThe Cold Open Mini #28–The Top 5 Songs about Movies Stars Edition!
In The Cold Open Mini #28, Matt Reynolds and Kynde Kiefel discuss their respective picks for the top five songs about movie stars, which includes works by a wonderfully eclectic and diverse gamut of...
View ArticleThe Cold Open Mini #29–The Top 5 Movies or TV Shows that Deserved a Sequel or...
In The Cold Open Mini #29, Kynde Kiefel and Kathryn Frank discuss their top 5 lists of Movies or TV shows that deserved a sequel or an additional season. R.I.P. F/X’s beloved but little seen Terriers....
View ArticleThe Cold Open Mini #30–The Palm Springs Edition!
In The Cold Open Mini #30, Matt Reynolds and Robert Sickels have a VERY SPOILER HEAVY discussion about the delightful romantic comedy Palm Springs, which is currently available to stream on Hulu. The...
View ArticleThe Cold Open Mini #31–The Media of the Moment Edition!
In The Cold Open Mini #31, Matt Reynolds and Kathryn Frank discuss media that is unexpectedly particularly relevant to our present cultural moment, touching on Watchmen, Blockers, RuPaul’s Drag Race,...
View ArticleThe Cold Open Mini #32.1–The Top 5 Worst Movies Featuring Marvel Characters...
In The Cold Open Mini #32.1, Robert Sickels and Kathryn Frank rank the bottom 5 of the more than 60 movies to date that feature Marvel Comics’ characters. This pod includes surprisingly little...
View ArticleThe Cold Open Mini 32.2–The Top 5 Best Films Featuring Marvel Characters Edition
In The Cold Open Mini #32.2, Robert Sickels and Kathryn Frank rank the top 5 of the more than 60 movies to date that feature Marvel Comics’ characters. This pod includes only one crossover pick and a...
View ArticleThe Cold Open Mini #33–The Snyder Cut Justice League Part 1
In the Cold Open Mini #33, the first of our seven pods looking at each of part of Director Zack Snyder’s 4 hour (re)cut version of DC’s The Justice League, Kynde Kiefel and Robert Sickels examine Part...
View ArticleThe Cold Open Mini #34–The Snyder Cut Justice League Part 2
In the Cold Open Mini #34, the second of our seven pods discussing each of part of Director Zack Snyder’s 4 hour (re)cut version of DC’s The Justice League, Kynde Kiefel and Robert Sickels examine...
View ArticleThe Cold Open Mini #35–The Snyder Cut Justice League Part 3
In the Cold Open Mini #35, the third of our seven pods dissecting each of part of Director Zack Snyder’s 4 hour (re)cut version of DC’s The Justice League, Kynde Kiefel and Robert Sickels examine Part...
View ArticleThe Cold Open Mini #36–The Snyder Cut Justice League Part 4
In the Cold Open Mini #36, the fourth of our seven pods dissecting each of part of Director Zack Snyder’s 4 hour (re)cut version of DC’s The Justice League, Kynde Kiefel and Robert Sickels examine...
View ArticleThe Cold Open Mini #37–The Snyder Cut Justice League Part 5
In the Cold Open Mini #37, the fifth of our seven pods dissecting each of part of Director Zack Snyder’s 4 hour (re)cut version of DC’s The Justice League, Kynde Kiefel and Robert Sickels delve into...
View ArticleThe Cold Open Mini #38–The Snyder Cut Justice League Part 6
In the Cold Open Mini #38, the sixth of our seven pods dissecting each of part of Director Zack Snyder’s 4 hour (re)cut version of DC’s The Justice League, Kynde Kiefel and Robert Sickels delve into...
View ArticleThe Cold Open Mini #39–The Snyder Cut Justice League Part 7
In the Cold Open Mini #39, the last of our seven pods dissecting Director Zack Snyder’s 4 hour (re)cut version of DC’s The Justice League, Kynde Kiefel and Robert Sickels examine the film’s seventh...
View ArticleThe Cold Open Mini #40-The Army of the Dead Edition!
In the Cold Open Mini #40, Kynde Kiefel and Robert Sickels discuss Zack Snyder’s redemptive Netflix zombie/heist movie Army of the Dead, which might be the most Zack Snyder film ever made–and also his...
View ArticleThe Cold Open #41–The Dune Edition
In the Cold Open #41, The Dune Edition, Robert Sickels and long sought after special guest Tarik Elseewi discuss Denis Villeneuve’s new take on the first novel of Frank Herbert’s classic series. Our...
View ArticleThe Cold Open #42–The French Dispatch Edition
In The Cold Open #42, The French Dispatch Edition, Robert Sickels and Kathryn Frank discuss Wes Anderson’s delightful new film at length. Our intro and outro this week are Jarvis Cocker’s “Aline” and...
View ArticleThe Cold Open #43–The Licorice Pizza Edition
In The Cold Open #43, The Licorice Pizza Edition, Robert Sickels and Kynde Kiefel discuss Paul Thomas Anderson’s electrifying new film at length. Our intro and outro this week are Sonny & Cher’s...
View ArticleThe Cold Open #44–The Batman Edition!
In The Cold Open #44, The Batman Edition, Robert Sickels and Kathryn Frank offer wildly diverging opinions on Matt Reeves’ new movie, The Batman, starring Robert Pattinson and Zoë Kravitz headlining...
View ArticleThe Cold Open #45–The 2022 Pop Culture Love & Revulsion Edition
In The Cold Open #45, Kynde Kiefel and Robert Sickels each name the top three things they love and the top three things they don’t in 2022 popular culture to date. Making the respective lists are the...
View ArticleThe Cold Open #47–The Way Too Long Movie Edition Part 2: Avatar: The Way of...
In The Cold Open #47, Kynde Kiefel and Robert Sickels discuss all things Avatar: The Way of Water. One of us quite liked it. One of us really, really didn’t. Our intro and outro this week are Simon...
View ArticleThe Cold Open #46–The Way Too Long Movie Edition Part 1: Babylon
In The Cold Open #46, Kynde Kiefel, Robert Sickels, and Matt Reynolds, in his triumphant podcasting return, do a spoiler heavy deep dive into writer/director Damien Chazelle’s Babylon. Our intro and...
View ArticleThe Cold Open #48-The Asteroid City Edition
In The Cold Open #48, Kynde Kiefel, Robert Sickels, and special guest star Zac Bentz dissect Wes Anderson’s 11th feature film: Asteroid City. Our intro and outro this week are Tex Ritter’s “Jingle...
View ArticleThe Cold Open #49-The Summer Auteur Face Off Edition
In The Cold Open #49, Kynde Kiefel and Robert Sickels discuss all things Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer and Greta Gerwig’s Barbie. Our intro and outro this week are Ludwig Göransson’s “Meeting Kitty”...
View ArticleThe Cold Open #50-The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar Edition
In the Cold Open # 50, Kynde Kiefel and Robert Sickels dissect the four Wes Anderson short film adaptations of Roald Dahl’s short stories now playing on Netflix: The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar,...
View ArticleThe Cold Open #51-The Priscilla Edition
In the Cold Open # 51, Kynde Kiefel and Robert Sickels wax poetic about the many reasons they both adore Sofia Coppola’s Priscilla. Our intro and outro this week are Spectrum’s “How You Satisfy Me”...
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