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PODCAST

Let"s Jaws For a Minute

Sarah Buddery and MJ Smith

Each week, Sarah Buddery and MJ Smith set sail for Amity Island to watch and analyze Steven Spielberg"s 1975 classic, JAWS one minute (or thereabouts) at a time!

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00:51:12

Episode 15 - Surprise Doggo

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2021/01/10

This week, Sarah and MJ are joined by Lucy and Linzi Buglass to talk about the introduction of everyone's favorite salty sea captain, Quint! They cover the memorable dialog coupled with Robert Shaw's incredible performance, draw parallels between him and the shark, wonder what would happen if the three main characters were all women, and stumble across an...illuminating fan theory surrounding the first mates of Quint and Ben Gardner. Follow Lucy! Follow the show! Follow Sarah! Follow

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01:06:38

Episode 14 - Jaws Will Change You As A Person

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2021/01/01

This week, Sarah and MJ are joined by Tim Coleman of Moving Pictures Film Club to discuss the back half of the town meeting. They cover everything from the theory that the scene is about the five stages of grief, alternate introductions for Quint, and one of the most iconic lines in cinema history, "24 hours is like 3 weeks!" Follow Us Tim Coleman Sarah Buddery MJ Smith Jaws For A Minute Theme song by Kristen Falls and is available for purchase on Phantom Stranger Records

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01:06:58

Episode 13 - Jaws is a Time Travel Movie

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2020/12/18

This week, MJ and Sarah leave the beaches of Amity for a terse town hall meeting discussing the reward on the shark's head placed by Alex Kitner and the prospect of closing the beaches. While a lot is happening on the surface of this scene to begin with, the duo find much more happening underneath the surface as they discover the thematic thrust of the scene potentially being the five stages of grief as well as the undeniable fact that Jaws is a time travel movie! Merch! Follow

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01:10:29

Episode 12 - The Magic Fin

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2020/12/11

Alex Kitner month finally draws to a close as Sarah and MJ are joined by Tom Beasley to discuss the untimely demise of Alex Kitner at the hands (teeth) of the shark. This episode runs the gamut from emotional connections to the real world, the famous "zolly" shot, more repetitious themes, and an extra who is having the absolute best time pretending to be a panicked beach-goer. Follow Us! Tom Beasley Sarah Buddery MJ Smith Let's Jaws for a Minute Merch! Theme song by Kristen Falls. The full version

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00:55:19

Episode 11 - Werner Herzog's JAWS

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2020/12/05

This week, Sarah and MJ are joined by Liam Johnstone to discuss the final moments leading up to Alex Kitner's horrible fate. They talk about everything from Hitchock's influence on (and hatred for) the film, the brilliantly loud sound design, and of course, the nefarious underpinnings surrounding Bad Hat Harry. There were some audio issues, but it is still perfectly listenable! Follow us! Liam Let's Jaws For A Minute Sarah MJ Merch! Theme song by Kristen Falls. Buy the song here!

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01:00:26

Episode 10 - Every Friend Group Has That Dad

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2020/11/27

This week Sarah and MJ find themselves back on the beaches of Amity as the scene draws ever closer to its unfortunate end. They dicuss the intensity in which Brody is studying the ocean, The numbers of potential victims growing exponentially, Mr. Taft's BDE (Bold Dad Energy), and the ways in which hiccups in the sound mix can underscore a character's state of mind. Follow us! @JawsForAMinute @SarahBuddery @MJSmith891 Theme song by Kristen Falls Music and available for purchase on Phantom Stranger

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01:07:15

Episode 9 - I Wanna See These Teens Get Murdered

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2020/11/20

This week, Sarah and MJ welcome Harley Mumford (@HarleyMumford) to the show to discuss the opening minute (or thereabouts) of the infamous scene featuring Alex Kitner. This episode runs the gamut, from pruning fingers, mean islanders, sharks catching tans, the backstory behind Pippet's owner, a JAWS musical, and a dark revelation from MJ. Also, stay tuned to hear about our contest where you (yes, you!) can win LJFAM merch! Buy merch here! Follow the show: @JawsForaMinute Follow the

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00:51:40

Episode 8 - Harry, Larry, and Gary

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2020/11/13

This week, Sarah and MJ are joined by Andrew Gaudion (@AndyGaudion93) to discuss the back half of the scene on the ferry. They talk about more parallels with the preadator/prey dynamic, aggressive but awesome suits, and what exactly the medical inspector's name is as well as this film as a response to the era of Richard Nixon. Also, this episode features the debut of the theme song Tiger Shark by Kristen Falls! If you would like to purchase this straight up bop, it is available at

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01:08:09

Episode 7 - This Could Be a Scene From Goodfellas

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2020/11/06

This week, Sarah and MJ follow Chief Brody as he takes the ferry to stop the boy scouts from doing their mile swim. Along the way, he is stopped and intimidated by Mayor Vaughn, his cronies, and his aggressively patterned suit. MJ likens him to the mayor of his town growing up, they discuss more parallels to the pandemic, and there's an accidental Borat impression.

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00:49:05

Episode 6 - Arts and Crafts With Brody

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2020/10/30

This week, Sarah and MJ get a lay of the land in the town of Amity as Brody rushes from the police station to the hardware store. The comparisons to the ongoing pandemic continue, and they dig up a few personal stories that show just how grounded in everyday life JAWS is. Also, this scene marks the first of two cameos from the genius behind the camera himself, Steven Spielberg!

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00:58:54

Episode 5 - An Island Full of Karens

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2020/10/23

This week, Sarah and MJ are joined by fellow film critic Dan Barnes to talk about the aftermath of Chrissie's body being found on the beach. They also get their first introduction to the inhabitants of Amity Island and all their first world problems. Also, the shark cuffs are back (obviously)! NOTE: MJ didn't check his settings for recording thoroughly and ended up recording this episode using his on board microphone on his laptop. As such, the audio sync is off and it sounds like he interrupts

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00:37:42

Episode 4 - Shark Cuffs

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2020/10/16

This week, Sarah and MJ follow Brody's departure from his home to a fateful encounter with a corpse on the beaches of Amity. They have a revelation about the recurrence of the color yellow, discuss what it's like for Brody to feel "in his element" with an investigation again and over analyze the famous billboard for the annual Amity Regatta race. Also, MJ has a chip on his shoulder about being called Michael Jordan and Michael Jackson and Sarah nearly derails the podcast thinking about the logistics

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00:36:15

Episode 3 - Jaws Did It First!

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2020/10/09

This week, Sarah and MJ guide you through our first encounter with the everyman hero of the film, Chief Martin Brody. They talk about how the script expertly sets up his backstory and the sense of foreboding that comes along with the audience having prior knowledge about what's in store for his work day. Also, they find a lot of significance surrounding Michael Brody's injury and discover that the broken swingset is a metaphor for things to come!

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00:57:48

Episode 2 - This Film Is Not PG!

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2020/10/02

This week, Sarah and MJ are joined by the wonderful Tom Martyn (@TheWellDrinker) to talk about the untimely demise of Chrissy Watkins. They discuss the film's balance of the tranquil and the primal, the importance of the "first kill," Steven Spielberg's dark side, and Tom brings us this week's mind blowing revelation.

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00:53:04

Episode 1 - First Shark Perspective

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2020/09/25

In the first official episode of Let's Jaws for a Minute, Sarah and MJ discuss the first three minutes (or thereabouts) of JAWS. We hear John Williams' iconic score for the first time, and meet our villain and his first victim, Chrissie Watkins, and Sarah has a mind-blowing breakthrouh about the introductory sequence on the beach!

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00:29:42

Introductions

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2020/09/22

Welcome to the inaugural episode of Let's Jaws for a Minute! Each week co-hosts Sarah Buddery and MJ Smith will go in depth into one minute (or thereabouts) of the 1975 film JAWS and discuss in excruciating detail the events of that minute (or thereabouts). But in this introductory episode, get to know your guides on this journey and what JAWS means to them!

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