Hilde Mosse comes from one of the wealthiest families in Berlin and stands to inherit an enormous fortune. But she longs for something more meaningful than the luxurious lifestyle her family provides. So Hilde decides to pursue her dream of becoming a doctor. As the Nazis take power in Germany and the Mosse family is forced to flee, Dr. Hilde Mosse lands in New York having nearly lost everything.. She finds her calling treating the mental health of Black youth – and the symptoms of a racist system. In addition to photographs, school records, and correspondence spanning Hilde Mosse’s entire lifetime, the Mosse Family Collection in the LBI Archives includes the diaries she kept between 1928 and 1934, from the ages of 16-22. Hilde’s papers are just part of the extensive holdings related to the Mosse Family at LBI. Learn more at lbi.org/hilde . Exile is a production of the Leo Baeck Institute, New York and Antica Productions. It’s narrated by Mandy Patinkin. This episode was written by Lauren Armstrong-Carter. Our executive producers are Laura Regehr, Rami Tzabar, Stuart Coxe, and Bernie Blum. Our producer is Emily Morantz. Research and translation by Isabella Kempf. Voice acting by Hannah Gelman. Sound design and audio mix by Philip Wilson. Theme music by Oliver Wickham. Please consider supporting the work of the Leo Baeck Institute with a tax-deductible contribution by visiting lbi.org/exile2025 . The entire team at Antica Productions and Leo Baeck Institute is deeply saddened by the passing of our Executive Producer, Bernie Blum. We would not have been able to tell these stories without Bernie's generous support. Bernie was also President Emeritus of LBI and Exile would not exist without his energetic and visionary leadership. We extend our condolences to his entire family. May his memory be a blessing. This episode of Exile is made possible in part by a grant from the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany, which is supported by the German Federal Ministry of Finance and the Foundation Remembrance, Responsibility and Future.…
The Criterion Collection is an ever-growing roster of movies deemed internationally significant on an artistic level. Each new film added to the collection is given a Spine Number, making any film NOT in the collection: SPINELESS. Join Nick and Brennan (your very-favorite SPINELESS BOYS) as they cover the classic and contemporary films they feel are most deserving of the Criterion treatment.
The Criterion Collection is an ever-growing roster of movies deemed internationally significant on an artistic level. Each new film added to the collection is given a Spine Number, making any film NOT in the collection: SPINELESS. Join Nick and Brennan (your very-favorite SPINELESS BOYS) as they cover the classic and contemporary films they feel are most deserving of the Criterion treatment.
In what is quite literally our sickest episode yet, Nick reveals himself to be one of the most masterful editors in podcasting history as he edits around every cough, hack, and wheeze during our discussion of Barry Jenkins’ IF BEALE STREET COULD TALK (2018). Horrifically snubbed at the Oscars that year, BEALE STREET is a heartrending portrait of a love torn apart by the societal ills of its time, gorgeously adapted by Jenkins from a masterful novel by James Baldwin, also a guy dresses like a Minion at one point. 🎶Bye Bye🎶 The Criterion Collection is an ever-growing roster of movies deemed internationally significant on an artistic level. Each new film added to the collection is given a Spine Number, making any film NOT in the collection: SPINELESS. Join Nick and Brennan as they cover the classic and contemporary films they feel are most deserving of the Criterion treatment. REACH OUT TO THE SPINELESS BOYS: Email: spinelessboys@gmail.com Instagram: @Spinelessfilms Letterboxd: @SpinelessFilms Substack: The Spineless Boys’s Substack As always, thank you to Joey Johnson for our music and to Sparrow Potter for our artwork.…
Before we go any further Brennan would like to hold space for the fact that he has partied with Jesse Eisenberg on multiple occasions. Put on your tap shoes! It’s time for Spineless’ first ALL-SINGING, ALL-DANCING musical extravaganza! Just kidding there’s only one song but it goes on for like two uninterrupted minutes. In their first ever double-header, Nick and Brennan discuss Jonathan Demme’s STOP MAKING SENSE (1984) and Spike Lee’s AMERICAN UTOPIA (2020), two of the greatest concert films of all time and certainly some great purveyors of unhinged David Byrne antics. Can you feel the Byrne? Rest in peace to the Shrek Donkey btw. Tom Hanks singing Once in a Lifetime and there are Racist Fish Kermit the Frog singing Once in a Lifetime (no racism it's actually incredible) The Criterion Collection is an ever-growing roster of movies deemed internationally significant on an artistic level. Each new film added to the collection is given a Spine Number, making any film NOT in the collection: SPINELESS. Join Nick and Brennan as they cover the classic and contemporary films they feel are most deserving of the Criterion treatment. REACH OUT TO THE SPINELESS BOYS: Email: spinelessboys@gmail.com Instagram: @Spinelessfilms Letterboxd: @SpinelessFilms Substack: The Spineless Boys’s Substack As always, thank you to Joey Johnson for our music and to Sparrow Potter for our artwork.…
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOOOMMMM! In Spineless’ first ever guest episode, The Spineless Boys are joined by Adelina Marinello: actor, playwright, and partner to one Nicholas Kinney, to discuss Charlotte Wells’ melancholy masterpiece AFTERSUN. There’s trouble in paradise though, as Adelina and The Boys discuss Hall Passes (and Nick’s lack thereof), The Costco Guys, and the horrifying realization that you can never truly know another person. Offense to all boys. If you or someone you know is struggling, find resources for mental health and support here. The Criterion Collection is an ever-growing roster of movies deemed internationally significant on an artistic level. Each new film added to the collection is given a Spine Number, making any film NOT in the collection: SPINELESS. Join Nick and Brennan as they cover the classic and contemporary films they feel are most deserving of the Criterion treatment. The Costco Guys Bring the Boom to AMC Theatres Paul Mescal SNL Monologue LEGO Wicked Trailer REACH OUT TO THE SPINELESS BOYS: Email: spinelessboys@gmail.com Instagram: @Spinelessfilms Letterboxd: @SpinelessFilms Substack: The Spineless Boys’s Substack As always, thank you to Joey Johnson for our music and to Sparrow Potter for our artwork.…
HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!! For the very first Spineless episode of 2025, Brennan and Nick do a deep dive on Quentin Tarantino's most underrated film: Jackie Brown. A stacked cast, including Rochester native Robert Forster! An expertly orchestrated heist-esque sequence! Countless throwbacks to 70s Blaxploitation films, including Jackie Brown herself, THE Pam Grier! It's all here in QT's third feature, folks, and we talk about all that and more as we fantasize about a Criterion release. No tangents to be heard, especially not an extended one about an actor who isn't even in Jackie Brown. That would be insane. Jake Gyllenhaal "Melancholy" Interview Brennan's Other Favorite Jake Gyllenhaal clip (no he is not in Jackie Brown) The Criterion Collection is an ever-growing roster of movies deemed internationally significant on an artistic level. Each new film added to the collection is given a Spine Number, making any film NOT in the collection: SPINELESS. Join Nick and Brennan (your very-favorite SPINELESS BOYS) as they cover the classic and contemporary films they feel are most deserving of the Criterion treatment. REACH OUT TO THE SPINELESS BOYS: Email: spinelessboys@gmail.com Instagram: @Spinelessfilms Letterboxd: @SpinelessFilms Substack: The Spineless Boys’s Substack As always, thank you to Joey Johnson for our music and to Sparrow Potter for our artwork.…
Christmas Eve. A supernatural force. A shot at redemption. Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson. This week, the Spineless Boys discuss the timeless classic RED ONE (2024). Just kidding, we’re actually talking about Frank Capra’s 1946 masterpiece IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE, the best film ever made about an uncle named Billy (among other things). Can Brennan and Nick make it through discussing the life-affirming beauty of Capra’s film without crying? The answer: Just barely! David Lynch crying talking about It's A Wonderful Life The Greatest Gift by Phillip Van Doren Stern--the basis for It's A Wonderful Life The Criterion Collection is an ever-growing roster of movies deemed internationally significant on an artistic level. Each new film added to the collection is given a Spine Number, making any film NOT in the collection: SPINELESS. Join Nick and Brennan (your very-favorite SPINELESS BOYS) as they cover the classic and contemporary films they feel are most deserving of the Criterion treatment. REACH OUT TO THE SPINELESS BOYS: Email: spinelessboys@gmail.com Instagram: @Spinelessfilms Letterboxd: @SpinelessFilms Substack: The Spineless Boys’s Substack As always, thank you to Joey Johnson for our music and to Sparrow Potter for our artwork.…
Does anybody have any idea what's going on? Please help...we're CLUELESS!!!!!!!!!!!!! In their most chaotic episode yet, Nick and Brennan discuss Amy Heckerling’s bright and bubbly teen comedy CLUELESS while facing the existential threat of an Election Day. Does Cher have a better policy on immigration than Trump? Yes. Does Breckin Meyer look distractingly like a young Shia Laboeuf? Also yes. Is the incest plot O.K., actually? Nick and Brennan are divided on that one. Plus, the story of Nick and Brennan’s first meeting, and the particularly wimpy piece of clothing that brought them together. The Criterion Collection is an ever-growing roster of movies deemed internationally significant on an artistic level. Each new film added to the collection is given a Spine Number, making any film NOT in the collection: SPINELESS. Join Nick and Brennan (your very-favorite SPINELESS BOYS) as they cover the classic and contemporary films they feel are most deserving of the Criterion treatment. REACH OUT TO THE SPINELESS BOYS: Email: spinelessboys@gmail.com Instagram: @Spinelessfilms Letterboxd: @SpinelessFilms Substack: The Spineless Boys’s Substack As always, thank you to Joey Johnson for our music and to Sparrow Potter for our artwork.…
Watch your step, there's Shattered Glass all over the place! Just kidding folks, we’re having a good time here. There’s no shattered glass like shards anywhere it’s actually just a movie called Shattered Glass. On this week’s episode, The Spineless Boys dive in to one of the most underrated indies of the early-2000s. No lie here: The Boys talk about Hayden Christensen’s transformative performance as Stephen Glass, a serial manipulator and one of the first “fake news” cases on the internet, plus Bad Ape, their love of outdated machinery, and clipping the mic while screaming about character actors. Five Pinocchios. The Criterion Collection is an ever-growing roster of movies deemed internationally significant on an artistic level. Each new film added to the collection is given a Spine Number, making any film NOT in the collection: SPINELESS. Join Nick and Brennan (your very-favorite SPINELESS BOYS) as they cover the classic and contemporary films they feel are most deserving of the Criterion treatment. Lies, Damn Lies and Fiction - The original expose on Stephen Glass's lies, as published in the Forbes Digital Tool in May of 1998. Steve Zahn plays Forbes reporter Adam Penenberg in the film. Hack Heaven - The piece that brought Stephen Glass down. In the film, Chuck Lane brings Glass to Bethesda to corroborate this story, which of course Glass cannot do Spring Breakdown - One of Stephen Glass's fabricated articles, discussed in the film during Glass's meeting with editor Michael Kelly SHATTERED GLASS | Vanity Fair | September 1998 - The article on which the film is based REACH OUT TO THE SPINELESS BOYS: Email: spinelessboys@gmail.com Instagram: @Spinelessfilms Letterboxd: @SpinelessFilms Substack: The Spineless Boys’s Substack As always, thank you to Joey Johnson for our music and to Sparrow Potter for our artwork.…
Good eeeeeevvveeening! On the final episode of their SPINE-chilling month of horror, Brennan gives Nick permission to enter and discuss George Romero’s spookily-underrated vampire classic. The Spineless Boys talk about Romero’s love of Pittsburgh and his love of amateur actors, his enduring legacy as horror raconteur, and the fact that Martin looks like Nick, which honestly? Very conceited of him to say. Plus, a visit from The Ghost With The Most, and the introduction of the Maestro Jar. The Criterion Collection is an ever-growing roster of movies deemed internationally significant on an artistic level. Each new film added to the collection is given a Spine Number, making any film NOT in the collection: SPINELESS. Join Nick and Brennan (your very-favorite SPINELESS BOYS) as they cover the classic and contemporary films they feel are most deserving of the Criterion treatment. REACH OUT TO THE SPINELESS BOYS: Email: spinelessboys@gmail.com Instagram: @Spinelessfilms Letterboxd: @SpinelessFilms Substack: The Spineless Boys’s Substack As always, thank you to Joey Johnson for our music and to Sparrow Potter for our artwork.…
On this second spooky episode of Spineless’ Spine-Chilling Month of Horror, Nick and Brennan discuss Zach Cregger’s 2022 film Barbarian, making special note of its wicked smart script, unique marketing campaign, and freaked-up sense of humor. Would this film be better if it starred Alvin and his Chipmunks? Is it the best horror film of the decade so far? And...does it deserve Criterion status? Plus, the Eraserhead baby is back — in waveform! Content Warning for Barbarian The Criterion Collection is an ever-growing roster of movies deemed internationally significant on an artistic level. Each new film added to the collection is given a Spine Number, making any film NOT in the collection: SPINELESS. Join Nick and Brennan (your very-favorite SPINELESS BOYS) as they cover the classic and contemporary films they feel are most deserving of the Criterion treatment. REACH OUT TO THE SPINELESS BOYS: Email: spinelessboys@gmail.com Instagram: @Spinelessfilms Letterboxd: @SpinelessFilms Substack: The Spineless Boys’s Substack As always, thank you to Joey Johnson for our music and to Sparrow Potter for our artwork.…
*breathy ghost child voice* Father… My movie podcast hosted by two white guys… To kick off the month of October, Nick and Brennan bring you their SCARIEST EPISODE YET! as they discuss the slow-burn horror classic THE CHANGELING (1980), a movie which stars George C. Scott as Maestro. Take a trip to the The Changeling House (not to be confused with the Changeling House) and try not to poop your pants as The Spineless Boys talk such scary concepts as Clint Eastwood, Young Sheldon, and dripping wet balls from nearby rivers. Welcome...to the Spineless SPINE-CHILLING MONTH OF HORROR! The Criterion Collection is an ever-growing roster of movies deemed internationally significant on an artistic level. Each new film added to the collection is given a Spine Number, making any film NOT in the collection: SPINELESS. Join Nick and Brennan (your very-favorite SPINELESS BOYS) as they cover the classic and contemporary films they feel are most deserving of the Criterion treatment. REACH OUT TO THE SPINELESS BOYS: Email: spinelessboys@gmail.com Instagram: @Spinelessfilms Letterboxd: @SpinelessFilms Substack: The Spineless Boys’s Substack As always, thank you to Joey Johnson for our music and to Sparrow Potter for our artwork.…
Brennan, one-half of Your Very Favorite Spineless Boys™️, is here on his week off to introduce you to the all-new Spineless Substack! Featuring bonus essays and articles, the Substack will serve as auxiliary content on the weeks off, and elaborate on certain themes and ideas introduced in each episode. They’ll also tease what we’ll be covering on the next episode! To subscribe, visit The Spineless Boys’s Substack . The Criterion Collection is an ever-growing roster of movies deemed internationally significant on an artistic level. Each new film added to the collection is given a Spine Number, making any film NOT in the collection: SPINELESS. Join Nick and Brennan (your very-favorite SPINELESS BOYS) as they cover the classic and contemporary films they feel are most deserving of the Criterion treatment. REACH OUT TO THE SPINELESS BOYS: Email: spinelessboys@gmail.com Instagram: @Spinelessfilms Letterboxd: @SpinelessFilms Substack: The Spineless Boys’s Substack As always, thank you to Joey Johnson for our music and to Sparrow Potter for our artwork.…
We love each other so much. On this week’s episode of SPINELESS, Nick and Brennan relive fond memories (for Nick, at least) of seeing the film together at IFC, discuss how Baby Annette is just a baby after all, and debate the merits of Diana: The Musical. Nick brings up the film MAESTRO for the first time in the history of the podcast, but it certainly won’t be the last! Plus, Brennan reads a passage from Infinite Jest, because of course he does. So… May we start? The Criterion Collection is an ever-growing roster of movies deemed internationally significant on an artistic level. Each new film added to the collection is given a Spine Number, making any film NOT in the collection: SPINELESS. Join Nick and Brennan (your very-favorite SPINELESS BOYS) as they cover the classic and contemporary films they feel are most deserving of the Criterion treatment. REACH OUT TO THE SPINELESS BOYS: Email: spinelessboys@gmail.com Instagram: @Spinelessfilms Letterboxd: @SpinelessFilms As always, thank you to Joey Johnson for our music and to Sparrow Potter for our artwork.…
What do you call a really good film that’s not Criterion yet? On the inaugural episode of SPINELESS, your fearless hosts Nick and Brennan venture into the sweaty, sweaty jungle to discuss William Friedkin’s 1977 film SORCERER! Pack up your dynamite and drive reeeeaaalllll slow as we discuss the career of the late Mr. Friedkin, the troubled production and release of the film, and, of course, Sorcerer Mickey. Would this film have been a success if it didn’t release in the wake of Star Wars? Is the Sorcerer truck the prototype for Furiosa’s War Rig? What time is it in Paris? The world may never know . The Criterion Collection is an ever-growing roster of movies deemed internationally significant on an artistic level. Each new film added to the collection is given a Spine Number, making any film NOT in the collection: SPINELESS. Join Nick and Brennan (your very-favorite SPINELESS BOYS) as they cover the classic and contemporary films they feel are most deserving of the Criterion treatment. REACH OUT TO THE SPINELESS BOYS: Email: spinelessboys@gmail.com Instagram: @Spinelessfilms Letterboxd: @SpinelessFilms As always, thank you to Joey Johnson for our music and to Sparrow Potter for our artwork.…
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