You're not anyone unless you're on a podcast - It’s a full house this week as Ian, Liam, Megs & Kev are all actually in studio together for our 299th episode, sinking our teeth into Gus Van Sant’s razor-sharp media satire To Die For (1995). That’s right—no Zoom delays; no apologies, best wishes or excuses, just four podcasters, four microphones, and an unhealthy fascination with fame.  We're skating on thin ice in our 299th episode as we discuss:
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<li>We learn the name under which Joaquin Phoenix’s early films were classified—and why it might surprise you.</li>
<li>There’s a lot of talk about what day of the week the podcast actually comes out on (and whether any of us even know).</li>
<li>We all want to enter the alternate casting universe to see who the producers wanted to play Suzanne—and whether that version of the film would’ve worked at all.</li>
<li>Is Suzanne Stone one of Nicole Kidman’s greatest performances—or is she just too good at being awful?</li>
<li>How the film predicted the age of reality TV and social media fame years before they existed.</li>
<li>What’s the line between ambition and sociopathy—and where does Suzanne fall on that spectrum?</li>
<li>How Van Sant uses tone to walk the line between dark comedy and true crime tragedy.</li>
<li>Why To Die For feels both 1990s and frighteningly current in 2025.</li>
<li>Which scene left us most uncomfortable—and which line still gets a nervous laugh.</li>
<li>And finally, whether To Die For is the Best Film Ever—or just the most chillingly relevant film you’ve never revisited.</li>
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