Lebowski Podcast

Dan Prall, aka Walter LaFester, went to the Dallas Angelika a few weeks ago to see The Amateurs and attended the Q&A afterwards with Jeff Bridges. Dan asked the question on everyone's mind and Bridges even called him Walter! Today is also Dan's birthday so wish him a good one.

Dr. James Spiegel helped us take a close look at the Dudeism movement and analyze it philosophically. Modern day Dudeists also discussed. Mic troubles on some of the audio. Next month we're talking to the founding dudes.

After we all finished reading I'm a Lebowski, You're a Lebowski we decided there needed to be an episode. Co-written by the Festival dudes and two other achievers, this is the ultimate fan book. New Coen movie out in theaters and next month - Dudeism!

We watched The Contender (2000), starring Jeff Bridges and Sam Elliot, and compared the movie against The Big Lebowski. Major format changes this month. Let us know what we should ask the Founding Dudes in our interview in January.

The fans asked for it and the fans got it - a tribute to Theodore Donald Karabotsos. Neville Kiser, our Lebowski Ambassador to China, was in as our guest speaker along with Sevier. Chalupa and Gunner unveiled their Donny-theories. Joe Blevins educated us on average shot length and we had some good emails as usual.

This month was dedicated to Peter Stormare, also known as Uli Kunkel and Karl Hungus, and the many other things he has been involved in. Due to many unforeseen events, Liz and Chalupa were the only two involved this month. Lots of changes to the website. New Lebowski book is now available. Donny tribute in September.

This month Lofton came back to help us discuss Lebowski culture from his new penthouse loft. This includes merchandise, catch phrases, art, literature, fan sites, etc. Any place you see references to The Big Lebowski in pop-culture. Another story from Sloppy Joe along with a new and improved trivia section.

We were originally hoping to talk to Luke before we recorded the podcast, but some scheduling conflicts occurred. Luke gave us his thoughts on the soundtrack and other music in the movie. Luke had some interesting insider information about how Captain Beefheart recorded their albums. We theorized why the Dude hates The Eagles so much and discussed the trivia question.

This month we discussed the soundtrack and the amazing T-Bone Burnett. Tim Lofton came in as our guest and educated us on music, life and other things. RSS feed is being changed. Check the website for more details and our first hate-mail. Lebowski Fest next month.

Episode 5 was the month of technical difficulties. A big thanks to Robby Tompkins for coming in and educating us on film noir. We talked about the history of this film genre and style, found ways to spot one, and then discussed examples in the film. New book coming out - I'm a Lebowski, You're a Lebowski. Next month we'll be connecting with Luke via web cam to get his thoughts on the soundtrack.

We're back with the long awaited episode going in depth on the women of the film. Liz and Dr. Beulah Baker graced us with both their presence and their expertise while helping us do a feminist critique of the film. Our website went online this week.

Learn a little bit more about the show members through some Pulp Fiction style interview questions. More emails, answer to Episode 2's trivia question and a new trivia question for next time.

The Dude and what it means to be a man. This month we went in depth on the male characters and the stereotypes they portray.

This month is a general overview with some brief character explorations of The Dude, Walter, Jesus, Donny and Jackie Treehorn.

If you're interested in the Lebowski Podcast, here's an introduction to give you an idea of what we're about.