
Minute 43 – We Put Byron From Church On A Bagel!
On this episode: Three! Three floors! Ah, ah, ah! Tried so hard, and in the end it doesn’t even matter. 2Thing 2Where All At Once. You remind me of the babe. Iceland! …and more!
Kynan Dias is an actor and award-winning screenwriter, born in Honolulu and raised in Las Vegas. Inspired at an early age by great American playwrights such as Tennessee Williams, Arthur Miller, and Edward Albee, Kynan taught himself to write feature-length screenplays as a 14-year-old high school student. He earned a B.A. in film from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, where he pursued acting, screenwriting, and directing. Later, Kynan earned his MFA in screenwriting from the University of California, Los Angeles, where he developed a love for writing TV sitcoms that were further nurtured during his time studying improv comedy at the Upright Citizens Brigade.
As a writer, Kynan’s films tend to live within the thin space between the humorous and the tragic, in sarcastic dramas and in comedies that hurt. As an actor, he is often hired to cry in comedies. With Lester Ryan Clark, Kynan co-hosts a series of film history podcasts on the TruStory.FM network that are meticulously researched yet lean heavily on improvised comedy.
Teaching at UNLV FILM since 2008, Kynan has developed a wide variety of courses in film production, directing, acting, screenwriting, and film studies, being especially proud of building classes such as Women in Comedy and Queer Cinema. His research interests include animation history, studio system economics, queer coding in classic film, and foregrounding previously unsung collaborators within major film authors’ historiographies.
On this episode: Three! Three floors! Ah, ah, ah! Tried so hard, and in the end it doesn’t even matter. 2Thing 2Where All At Once. You remind me of the babe. Iceland! …and more!
This week we’re diving into “The Devil and Homer Simpson” from The Simpsons’ Treehouse of Horror IV, where Homer sells his soul for a single donut.
On this episode: Don’t eat the Kool Aid. Daniel Hillard died so Mrs. Doubtfire could live. IS Die Hard a Christmas movie? Stochastic Path Algorithm? What are YOU doing here?!…and more!
On this BONUS episode, we look at Ridley Scott’s 1985 fantasy epic Legend, where Tim Curry delivers one of cinema’s most memorable portrayals of evil incarnate as the “Lord of Darkness”.
We explore blues legend Robert Johnson’s famous deal at the crossroads. From his sudden guitar mastery to his early death, we unpack the myth’s roots in racism & Jim Crow America.
On this episode: Waymond has an “exit” strategy. Who is the armoire joke even for?! We have Cthulu heads, but the pen is still red. What’s with scientists and their hate for cats?…and more!
We’re diving into the 1978 animated Halloween gem where Jan & Daniel Mouse face the Devil in a supernatural courtroom—can a heartfelt song outsmart evil?
On this episode: Getting kinky cuts from Occam’s Razor. Is Bagel Deirdre Alpha Deirdre? Michael Myers and the Spy Who Shagged Me. Waymond gets spun like a pizza sign!…and more!
We discuss the 1941 film All That Money Can Buy (aka The Devil and Daniel Webster), based on the short story The Devil and Daniel Webster!
On this episode: Things that make ya go “Oof!” Mr. Saw is my FATHER. What’s in a name? This office is so DUSTY! JLC as Michael Myers??? The guy in the chair!… and more!