WARP: The Woody Allen Retrospective Podcast

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WARP Phase 3:The Re-retrospective & Our Woody Allen...

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2026/09/30

Hey everyone, welcome back for a very special episode of The Woody Allen Retrospective Podcast.If this is your first time listening to WARP - perhaps you've found us through YouTube, Reddit or somewhere else, a very big welcome to you! You've actually arrived at a pretty exciting time in this project. Today, your gracious hosts, Don and James finally sit down to tell their Woody Allen stories properly while touching base on the future retrospective DON'T WORRY THIS ISN'T A GREATEST HITS

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Ep 69: What’s With Baum - Book Discussion

WARP: The Woody Allen Retrospective Podcast ·

2026/08/28

Hey folks! It is I, Donald Wunder, flying solo for a very long-awaited discussion on Woody Allen’s first novel: What’s With Baum? — released last year in 2025.Yup, that’s right — at the age of 89, after more than 50 films, numerous plays, collections of short stories and an autobiography, Woody Allen finally did something he’d never done before: he published his first novel. And saying that just feels odd! It really feels like he’s always had a novel out there in some form, but nope… this is

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105:11

Woody Adjacent – Emma Thompson, Daryl McCormack,...

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2026/07/28

Welcome back ladies and gentlemen to the Woody Allen Retrospective Podcast!Before we get into this month’s adjacent title, we’ve got quite a bit of podcast business to get through. Today is pretty much the final episode of what we’d call the second era of the show, well, aside from next month where we will be discussing the latest Woody Allen book - that will TRULY be the final part of the second era of the show. The first era was the early years with Simon, when we were still figuring out

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109:54

Woody Adjacent – Stanley Tucci, Oliver Platt & Alfred...

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2026/06/29

Welcome back to the Woody Allen Retrospective Podcast for another episode of Woody Allen Adjacent!As we get ever closer to the re-retrospective coming this October 2026 we carry our Adjacent series and this month it’s James’s pick he’s chosen Stanley Tucci’s possibly overlooked 1998 comedy The Impostors—a loving homage to the golden age of slapstick, screwball comedies, and classic double acts like Laurel & Hardy and the Marx Brothers. Packed with an incredible ensemble cast including

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103:30

Woody Adjacent – Kristen Bell, Kelsey Grammer &...

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2026/05/28

Welcome back to the Woody Allen Retrospective Podcast for another episode of Woody Allen Adjacent!James actually kicks things off this month with a long overdue announcement regarding one of his major personal projects — something we know some listeners will be very interested in hearing about, while others may understandably just want to jump straight into the film discussion itself. So for those purely here for the Woody Adjacent conversation, feel free to skip ahead to: ⏩ 20 minutes, 02

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125:13

Woody Adjacent - Diane Keaton, Meg Ryan & Lisa Kudrow...

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2026/04/29

Welcome back everybody to another episode of Woody Allen Adjacent!Apologies first of all for the audio quality of our mics today. We had some uncontrollable peaking issues that i (Don) tried to fix in post - which helped alot but our mics on this episode do sound a bit tinny - maybe its just to my ears.. but i thought i would mention it off the top! Regardless of that.. on this episode, we decided (as promised) to go back to our beloved actress and famed Woody Alumni Diane Keaton who passed

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100:13

Woody Adjacent - Bill Murray, Richard Dreyfuss &...

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2026/03/28

Welcome back to another episode of Woody Allen Adjacent, right here on the Woody Allen Retrospective Podcast.This time around, we kick things off with a bit of Oscar 2026 talk - because, of course, we couldn’t resist. Our good old boy Timmy C finds himself in a little bit of trouble, which we have some fun unpacking before getting into the main feature... For this month’s Adjacent pick, James brings us a very special one: the 1991 comedy What About Bob? starring Bill Murray - an actor we wished

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98:49

Woody Adjacent - Zoey Deutch, Jonah Hauer-King & Ruby...

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2026/02/26

Welcome back everybody, to the Woody Allen Retrospective Podcast for another episode of ADJACENT!Today’s episode came together in a really interesting way. It was sparked by an email we received from one of our listeners nearly a year ago... An email Donald has actually been holding onto for quite some time, waiting for the right film to land in his lap so we could properly unpack it... That moment has now arrived! This week, we’re diving into a movie that opens up a broader conversation -

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89:33

Woody Adjacent – Jim Carrey, Ed Harris & Peter Weir –...

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2026/01/30

Welcome everybody, to 2026, here at the Woody Allen Retrospective Podcast we are very excited to start the year off with a HUGE ANNOUNCEMENT!Well.. this announcement is actually something our listeners have been asking for pretty vocally in recent years.. and after much dilberation and calculation.. it actually makes a crazy kind of sense WHAT THE HELL ARE WE TALKING ABOUT?!?!.. lol Well… I am happy and a bit overwhelmed to let you all know that Myself (Don) and James Daniel Walsh are

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79:46

Woody Adjacent – Liev Schreiber, Eugene Hutz & Elijah...

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2025/12/26

Welcome back to another episode of Woody Allen Adjacent… in fact… we made it to the end of 2025, baby!Unfortunately, we have to start this episode by addressing the terribly tragic passing of a true Hollywood legend, Rob Reiner. It’s a genuinely awful turn of events, and one that’s still unfolding. We felt it was important to speak on it briefly before getting into our final Adjacent episode proper, but before we even get there, we just want to give a MASSIVE shout-out to all our listeners,

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106:03

Not Woody Actually 06: Diane Keaton - The World...

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2025/11/24

In this special episode, Don and James take a heartfelt pause to honour the life and legacy of the incomparable legend that is… was… Diane Keaton (1946–2025).This outstanding actress, creative force, and undeniable muse to Woody Allen was one of the most charming and lovable souls ever to grace the world of acting - let alone walk the halls of Hollywood with her unmistakable wit, presence, style and charisma. Her passing was truly shocking and deeply sad… and even though a few weeks have now

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84:21

Woody Adjacent - Zach Braff, Evelyne Brochu & Vanessa...

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2025/10/27

We begin this episode by acknowledging the passing of a truly incredible actress — one who played a pivotal role in the life and legacy of Woody Allen, among many others in Hollywood and beyond. Diane Keaton (1946–2025) will be deeply missed.She passed away the very next day after we recorded this episode, and I (Don) actually found out during the editing phase. Soon after, James and I spoke about it briefly, and we’ll be dedicating a few special episodes to Diane — the next one after this, for

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78:57

Woody Adjacent – Dakota Johnson, Pedro Pascal & Chris...

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2025/09/26

We’re back again — fresh off our little Not Woody Actually detour — with another thoughtful instillment of Woody Allen Adjacent!This time, Donald and James turn their attention to Celine Song’s The Materialists. Marketed like a conventional romantic comedy, the film instead plays out as a melancholic character study about love, ambition, and the ways relationships risk becoming transactional rather than organic. It’s a distinctly modern take on dating and connection — one that’s clearly split

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39:42

Not Woody Actually #05: What's With Bill?

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2025/09/09

Well.. it seems Woody Allen just recently had a podcast 'interview' with Bill Maher which you should check out here if you have not already....https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yaNryNkjPm0 Erm... this interview was a pretty big missed opportunity that the fans are quite frustrated with.. and for good reason.. i mean, you can just read the youtube comments.. anyhow.. here's our take on things before our next adjacent episode currently in the editing phase :)

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01:46:41

Woody Adjacent – Steven Weber, Patrick Stewart &...

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2025/08/28

Welcome back to the Woody Allen Retrospective Podcast for another episode of Woody Allen Adjacent!This time around, Donald and James are diving into Jeffrey (1995), Paul Rudnick’s adaptation of his own stage play — a gay romantic comedy that mixes humour, fear, and tenderness against the backdrop of the AIDS crisis. It was another thoughtful conversation where we went a bit off script and had a mini extended chat on our first expereinces with queer cinema - as such we wanted to highlight and

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39:20

Not Woody Actually #04: A Travesty of a Mockery of a...

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2025/07/30

Welcome back to another episode of Not Woody Actually — where we go somewhat off the rails and discuss things even more loosely related to Woody Allen than our Adjacent series.In this episode, Don takes a solo deep-dive into a long-overdue topic: Patrick McGilligan’s 2025 biography of Woody Allen, A Travesty of a Mockery of a Sham. This is no light read — we’re talking 848 pages or 34 hours on Audible of dense, detailed Woody Allen history. But it might just be the most comprehensive biography

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01:08:49

Woody Adjacent – Jeff Daniels, Jesse Eisenberg, Laura...

WARP: The Woody Allen Retrospective Podcast ·

2025/06/27

Welcome back everybody to another instillment of Woody Adjacent!this time we are switching things up a little and taking a Reddit Recommendation - particularly from the Woody Allen Subreddit, an awesome community if we do say so ourselves :) As such, we’re diving into 2005’s The Squid and the Whale – a semi-autobiographical indie from writer-director Noah Baumbach - this movie explores the painful unraveling of a marriage and the lasting emotional effects on the two teenage sons caught up in

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01:08:53

Woody Adjacent - Will Ferrell, Emma Thompson & Dustin...

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2025/05/26

Welcome back to the Woody Allen Retrospective Podcast – it's Adjacent time once again!In this episode, Don and James tackle Stranger Than Fiction (2006), a film that finds Will Ferrell dialing things down and getting existential. None of the usual Ferrell cowbells, screaming or streaking here. Just wristwatches, looming death, and tasty baked goods ahead. Expect a few Woody comparisons from our witty assistant, some literary musing, and hopefully more laughs than Harold Crick gets in a

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April 2025 Update: What's with Baum - An Upcoming...

WARP: The Woody Allen Retrospective Podcast ·

2025/04/21

We are sorry to say there will be no podcast episode for this month April 2025!While we, Don and James are out of town this month, we didn’t want to leave you completely hanging - so here’s a short update episode to keep things warm until we return next month in May. In this bite-sized instillment, we discuss the curious and quietly revealed news of Woody Allen’s first-ever novel, What’s with Baum?, slated for release on September 23, 2025, and published by Post Hill Press. The book centers

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01:43:23

Woody Adjacent - Nicole Kidman, Harris Dickinson &...

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2025/03/29

Welcome back to the Woody Allen Retrospective Podcast for another episode of Woody Allen Adjacent!Following up on our discussion of Miller’s Girl, we turn our attention to 2024’s Babygirl, starring Nicole Kidman, Harris Dickinson, and—somewhat unexpectedly—Antonio Banderas. On the surface, this seemed like a fittingly ‘balanced’ follow-up to Miller’s Girl, but as it turns out… both films manage to disappoint - just in very different ways :P Let’s get into

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