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PODCAST

Workshopping Humanity

Join host Brett Schutt as he talks to some of his favorite writers, filmmakers and friends about pieces of popular culture that have influenced them in a profound way. This is a podcast that goes into the philosophy of pieces of media, how they have influenced society as a whole and what they mean to us on a personal level.

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01:11:02

radical empathy w/ win or lose

Workshopping Humanity ·

2025/04/13

Brett and Jared discuss the newest Pixar series Win or Lose, currently streaming on Disney Plus and how it's multiple perspectives promote radical empathy in an era when we desperately need it.Visit the website- www.worlshoppinghumanity.com

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01:10:34

Anora (ft. George Ehret)

Workshopping Humanity ·

2024/12/08

Anora is a movie directed by acclaimed indie director Sean Baker that stars Mikey Madison who plays Ani, a young sex worker who marries the son of a Russian oligarch. The parents of the oligarch set out to get the marriage annulled. The film won the Cannes Film Festival and placed at Toronto International Film Festivals Peoples Choice Award, making it a top contender at this years Oscar race. Today I have workshopping humanity contributor, cofounder of A One and A Two productions and writer at

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00:44:17

Normal People (ft. Jared Rocha)

Workshopping Humanity ·

2024/10/18

Workshopping Humanity is a podcast where we discuss the cultural and philosophical elements of a piece of popular culture that has also influenced our life in a profound way. Brett Schutt and Jared Rocha discuss the acclaimed Hulu series Normal People and why it's one of the most profound looks at love and loss in media.

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01:28:19

Past Lives is an Existential Crisis

Workshopping Humanity ·

2024/01/22

Listen to Brett, George and Jared discuss how bad the hosting at The Golden Globes was and why Past Lives is one of the most beautiful films of 2023.

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01:38:26

The Holdovers is a Christmas Classic (ft. Alex Helmer)

Workshopping Humanity ·

2024/01/08

On this episode of Workshopping Humanity, we are joined by Alex Helmer to discuss The Holdovers, Public Domain and how weird The Curse is.

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01:38:41

Minari (ft. The Film Drunk)

Workshopping Humanity ·

2021/06/11

Workshopping Humanity is a podcast where we discuss the cultural and philosophical elements of a piece of popular culture that has also influenced our life in a profound way. Host Brett Schutt talks to Youtuber The Film Drunk about a film they both love Minari. They discuss the personal connection they have to the film and how it ended up being a sleeper hit during award seasons. They also go off on quite a few tangents along the way! Visit Toybox'd.com!- https://toyboxd.com/ Follow Film

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01:20:11

Little Miss Sunshine (ft. Sam Meltzer)

Workshopping Humanity ·

2021/05/20

Workshopping Humanity is a podcast where we discuss the cultural and philosophical elements of a piece of popular culture that has also influenced our life in a profound way. Host Brett Schutt talks to popular Letterboxd user Sam Meltzer about one of (if not his favorite) movie of all time Little Miss Sunshine. They discuss how the film is a perfect comfort film that is able to be entertaining but still hit the hard truths of the human condition in a poignant way. Visit https://toyboxd.com/! Follow

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01:27:04

Disney Park Memories (ft. Breea Milburn)

Workshopping Humanity ·

2021/04/14

Workshopping Humanity is a podcast where we discuss the cultural and philosophical elements of a piece of popular culture that has also influenced our life in a profound way. Host Brett Schutt talks to his sister, a popular Disney Tik Tok personality Breea Milburn about some of their favorite memories of going to the Disney Parks with their family over the years. They also lament for the beautiful Great Movie Ride. Visit https://toyboxd.com/! Follow

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01:11:26

Little Women (ft. Lydia Smith and her cat)

Workshopping Humanity ·

2021/03/27

Workshopping Humanity is a podcast where we discuss the cultural and philosophical elements of a piece of popular culture that has also influenced our life in a profound way. Host Brett Schutt talks to Lydia Smith, who runs the website Buffed Film Buffs. They talk about Little Women and how the film is the ultimate comfort movie for them. They discuss the reason why Little Women stands out from the rest of the remakes of the film and why it should be remembered as one of the finest films of the last

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01:49:39

S@#%thouse (ft. Tristan French and Robert Burke)

Workshopping Humanity ·

2021/01/20

DONATE TO NATIONAL WOMENS COALITION AGAINST VIOLENCE AND EXPLOITATION -------- https://greatnonprofits.org/org/national-womens-coalition-against-violence-exploitation Workshopping Humanity is a podcast where we discuss the cultural and philosophical elements of a piece of popular culture that has also influenced our life in a profound way. Host Brett Schutt interviews Tristan French, producer of Toybox'd and Robert Burke host of The Film Studies Podcast about one of their favorite movies of the year

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01:42:05

Ratatouille (ft. Brett Schutt)

Workshopping Humanity ·

2021/01/13

Workshopping Humanity is a podcast where we discuss the cultural and philosophical elements of a piece of popular culture that has also influenced our life in a profound way. Guest host George Ehret, host of Gold Derby Podcast, talks to Workshopping Humanity host and head of Toybox'd Productions Brett Schutt about his favorite movie Ratatouille and why the film has much such an impact on his life and makes a case why it's a perfect allegory for being an aspiring artist which can feel like being a

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01:25:44

It's a Wonderful Life (ft. John Stowe)

Workshopping Humanity ·

2020/12/23

Workshopping Humanity is a podcast where we discuss the cultural and philosophical elements of a piece of popular culture that has also influenced our life in a profound way. Host Brett Schutt talks to John Stowe, a cohost of season 1 of A Sit Down Podcast, about It's a Wonderful Life and why it continues to be a Christmas classic years after its release and what the film has to say about spirituality, capitalist greed and ultimately living your life to your fullest even when not everything goes

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01:30:54

Almost Famous (ft. Jared Rocha)

Workshopping Humanity ·

2020/12/17

Workshopping Humanity is a podcast where we discuss the cultural and philosophical elements of a piece of popular culture that has also influenced our life in a profound way. Host Brett Schutt talks to Jared Rocha, the owner of the account @jmovielover, host of Toybox'd Mouse CLub House podcast and writer for Toybox'd.com, about Almost Famous and why they both believe it's one of the best movies of all time that definately should have been nominated for Best Picture over Chocolat.

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02:14:56

Journey Into Imagination (ft. 4dreams_and_ideas)

Workshopping Humanity ·

2020/11/25

Workshopping Humanity is a podcast where we discuss the cultural and philosophical elements of a piece of popular culture that has also influenced our life in a profound way. Host Brett Schutt talks to 4dreams_and_ideas about the popular Disney Parks character Figment and how remodeling his ride Journey Into Imagination to Journey Into Your Imagination with Figment was one of the worst things the Disney company has ever done and how this was the first sign of a more IP driven future for the parks

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01:49:46

Yi Yi (ft. George Ehret)

Workshopping Humanity ·

2020/11/18

Workshopping Humanity is a podcast where we discuss the cultural and philosophical elements of a piece of popular culture that has also influenced our life in a profound way. Host Brett Schutt talks to George Ehret, Toybox'd writer and host of Gold Derby Horses about the masterful foreign film Yi Yi. Brett and George really open up in this episode about their fears of death and how they have evolved as people over the last few years as they examine how the characters in the film evolved in the film

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01:36:38

Eighth Grade (ft. Dan Azbel)

Workshopping Humanity ·

2020/11/11

Workshopping Humanity is a podcast where we discuss the cultural and philosophical elements of a piece of popular culture that has also influenced our life in a profound way. Host Brett Schutt talks to Dan Azbel, creative consultant at Geminus Films, a writer for keithlovesmovies and an artist formerly known as Dan the Movie Man as they dissect Bo Burnham's 2018 film Eighth Grade. They explore what makes the film so special and why it is one of the most personal and intimate looks at anxiety ever

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01:53:37

The 1975 (ft. Tyler Hawkins and Ben Stenberg)

Workshopping Humanity ·

2020/11/05

Workshopping Humanity is a podcast where we discuss the cultural and philosophical elements of a piece of popular culture that has also influenced our life in a profound way. Host Brett Schutt talks to Tyler Hawkins, director of the upcoming film "This is Our Youth" and host of "A Sit Down Podcast" and Ben Stenberg, the drummer for "Prismatics" about the love they all have for the band The 1975 and their various takes on their catalog of music including their early EP's and their four LP's. They

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01:39:39

Boyhood (ft. Tristan French)

Workshopping Humanity ·

2020/10/30

Workshopping Humanity is a podcast where we discuss the cultural and philosophical elements of a piece of popular culture that has also influenced our life in a profound way. Host Brett Schutt talks to Tristan French, the creator of the Instagram Blog @moviereviews100 and they discuss Richard Linklater's masterpiece Boyhood and why they love it and how they think despite its backlash it will be fondly remembered as one of the best films of all time. This is a podcast produced by Toybox'd

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