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Black Monday|The League|Human Giant| NTSF:SD:SUV:: & a bunch of other stuff. My book, “Joyful Recollections of Trauma” is a NYT Bestseller & 2024 Vulture Book of the Year 🎧Listen to How Did This Get Made & Unspooled https://linktr.ee/PAULSCHEER

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Stephen C. Rea @stevierea.bsky.social · 3d

The convo between @paulscheer.com, Mantzoukas, and Jake Johnson about who is in “Geek Sqwad” on this week’s How Did This Get Made? was amazing, maybe my favorite bit since “are the monkeys being paid?” 🤣

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Paul Scheer @paulscheer.com · 6h

NYC: Get Your Pre-Sale tickets to DINOSAUR 11/6 at TOWN HALL NOW! Use Pre-Sale Code "Bonkers"

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Paul Scheer @paulscheer.com · 1d

NYC we are adding another show.

Dinosaur 11/6 at Town Hall with this amazing lineup and special guests.

Pre Sale starts tomorrow (Wednesday) use code BONKERS

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Paul Scheer @paulscheer.com · 3d

Steven Spielberg created the future we now live in over a weekend at the beach. Find out how Minority Report redefined Sci-Fi - Listen to Unspooled wherever you get Podcasts or Read the blog

Minority Report: The Film That Predicted Our Surveillance State

...and made it look cool

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Paul Scheer @paulscheer.com · 6d

What’s in your balls?!

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Paul Scheer @paulscheer.com · 7d

The discourse around the first AI actress has been dominated by Haters and Punk Trash. So I reached out to speak to her directly to hear her side of the story and what she wants to achieve.

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In Conversation with Tilly Norwood: Hollywood's First AI Actress

"She's Not Here to Replace You (She's Just Better, Cheaper, and Never Dies)"

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Paul Scheer @paulscheer.com · 8d

Unspooled is nominated for best co-host team at THE SIGNAL awards. Give us a vote

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Paul Scheer @paulscheer.com · 9d

A Monologue for the Rapture

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Paul Scheer @paulscheer.com · 9d

Im a big fan of PTA and One Battle After Another. I tried to do the best deep dive on all the easter eggs, references, and fun production nuggets i could find and remember from my first watch.

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Paul Scheer @paulscheer.com · 10d

This week on Unspooled, we are going behind the movie to examine the real-life story that inspired Dog Day Afternoon, listen to the post, and read the Blog

Dog Day Afternoon & The True Story Behind It

The botched Brooklyn robbery that gave us an Oscar classic and a legacy Hollywood almost couldn’t handle.

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Paul Scheer @paulscheer.com · 11d

Skateboard for the Lord

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Paul Scheer @paulscheer.com · 13d

Does anyone else remember this?

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Paul Scheer @paulscheer.com · 14d

HDTGM & DINO are on the ROAD w/ SPECIAL GUESTS this November in LA, BOSTON, DC, NYC & PHILLY

PRE-SALE is LIVE: CODE "BONKERS"
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Paul Scheer @paulscheer.com · 15d

Pre-Sale Tickets FOR BOSTON, DC, NYC & PHILLY go on sale WEDNESDAY 10 AM EST (Use Promo Code BONKERS)
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Paul Scheer @paulscheer.com · 16d

Anti-Collision?

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Paul Scheer @paulscheer.com · 16d

Our voices should never be silenced by those in power — if it happens to one of us, it happens to all of us.

Join me, along with more than 400 of my fellow artists and aclu.org, in the fight to defend and preserve our free speech rights.

Add your name. www.aclu.org/defend-free-...

Join the ACLU and Over 400 Artists to Defend Free Speech

Jimmy Kimmel was taken off the air after our government threatened a private company with retaliation for Kimmel’s remarks. This is a dark moment for freedom of speech in our nation.

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Paul Scheer @paulscheer.com · 17d

Join TEAM UNPOOLED for Vulture's FANTASY MOVIE LEAGUE, it's just like Fantasy Football but with Movies, and there is no Waiver wire, and you have to pick period pieces with wigs. vist.ly/47kyy

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Paul Scheer @paulscheer.com · 17d

From The Last Waltz to The Simpsons to Sabrina Carpenter’s album cover… Spinal Tap is everywhere once you start looking. New Substack post goes to...You know -

The Secret History of Spinal Tap

Deleted Scenes, Tom Petty, Herpes, and worst Opener of all Time

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Paul Scheer @paulscheer.com · 18d

Even if you are guilty, he will get you off, allegedly.

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Paul Scheer @paulscheer.com · 19d

Lisa Gilroy joins us on HDTGM to talk about James Spader's JACK'S BACK a movie about Jack the Ripper that has nothing to do with Jack the Ripper

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Paul Scheer @paulscheer.com · 19d

I let GOD take over my subatack these week for his famous advice column, GOD ONLY KNOWS...

GOD ONLY KNOWS...

An advice column from God

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Paul Scheer @paulscheer.com · 20d

LA: I’m so excited about this lineup tonight at Largo. Get tickets

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Paul Scheer @paulscheer.com · 21d

Unspooled Remembers Robert Redford in a new Mini Episode, listen and read a new substack about Sneakers

Redford, Sneakers, and $21 Reshoot

Unspooled celebrates Robert Redford

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Paul Scheer @paulscheer.com · 23d

We love Family Auto Mart

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Paul Scheer @paulscheer.com · 24d

This week on Unspooled...The Mystery 4th Ending of Clue Revealed, Sonheim can't crack it, and Mr Boddy has no Voice. Plus so much more.. Read and listen to Unspooled wherever you get Podcasts

Clue (1985): The Cult Classic That Couldn’t Decide Who Did It

How Paramount’s bold gimmicks, scrapped scripts, and Tim Curry’s mania turned Clue into a midnight favorite

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