A Lotta Ins, A Lotta Outs: 'The Big Lebowski' (1998) with Brendan McDonald

Julian, Emilio and Madeline welcome back Brendan McDonald, former producer of the medium-defining podcast WTF with Marc Maron, to kick off a new episode cycle comprising Comfort Movies from the 1990s with a "View-nanimous" discussion on one of the decade's definitive films, The Big Lebowski. From the iconic brother team of Joel and Ethan Coen, this 90s classic focuses on a worldly, middle-aged Los Angeles slacker known as the Dude, who casually falls into the role of detective when a case of mistaken identity interrupts his unassuming existence, and sends him through a unique cascade of events and strange personalities. A beloved film by many, including all four participants in this conversation, the group dig into the story's many ins and outs, such as its distinct-yet-broad sense of time and place, the many ironies held within its characters and themes, and how the Coens' script simultaneously subverts and holds up the traditions of hard-boiled detective novels and movies, accompanied by numerous Lebowski-related personal stories along the way. Abiding amongst the motifs of bowling, White Russians, and classic rock as it all happens, our four conversationalists revel in the wealth of anecdotes provided by The Big Lebowski to result in this podcast's longest episode yet!

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