Phil and Emily are joined by film critic and author Jason Bailey to revisit Confessions of a Dangerous Mind, George Clooney's 2002 directorial debut based on Chuck Barris' unauthorized autobiography. Jason is the author of Gandolfini: The Real Life of the Man Who Made Tony Soprano, now available in paperback.


Chuck Barris created The Dating Game and The Gong Show. He also claimed to have secretly killed 33 people for the CIA. Charlie Kaufman wrote the screenplay, Sam Rockwell stars as Barris, and Drew Barrymore and Julia Roberts co-star. Before Clooney made it, the film passed through David Fincher, Darren Aronofsky, Sam Mendes, Bryan Singer, Johnny Depp, Ben Stiller, Sean Penn, and Mike Myers over nearly a decade of development.


The three dig into what Clooney kept and what he stripped from Kaufman's original script, whether Sam Rockwell's performance holds the whole thing together, and what Roberts and Barrymore bring to a film that never quite commits to its own tonal chaos. They also get into Clooney's arc as a director, a genuinely promising debut followed by a filmography of diminishing returns, and whether Confessions of a Dangerous Mind holds up as his most interesting work two decades on.


Jason says yes, unequivocally. Emily loved it then and is reconsidering. Phil never fully clicked with it. They all agree the ending is something close to perfect.+


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90: Confessions of a Dangerous Mind with Jason Bailey

Gigi Dior spent a decade in mainstream fashion and music videos before becoming one of hottest rising MILFs in adult entertainment and it turns out the second career comes with just as many plot twists as the first. In this episode, Gigi gets into the stalker who hacked her accounts and drained her finances, the ayahuasca ceremony in a Mexican jungle that covered a decade's worth of therapy in three days (alien encounters included!), and why she hated her first scene but still came back. She also breaks down a three-year trademark battle she fought against a major fashion conglomerate and won, explains why she spends her weekends hunting for UFO crash sites in the Arizona desert with a metal detector, and shares what she wishes someone had told her before entering the industry later in life. Yep… this one goes all over the place.

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Industry Secrets Exposed: Why Gigi Dior Waited Years to Go All the Way

This week on Podcast Like It’s the 2000s, Phil Iscove is joined by writer David Iserson (Ponies) and author/podcaster Dana Schwartz (Noble Blood, Anatomy: A Love Story) to unpack one of the most inventive films of the decade: Adaptation.


Part of our Spike Jonze & Charlie Kaufman mini-series, the group explores Kaufman’s famously meta screenplay, Nicolas Cage’s dual performance as Charlie and Donald Kaufman, and how the film turns writer’s block into one of the most daring Hollywood movies of the early 2000s. They also discuss the film’s wild journey from Susan Orlean’s The Orchid Thief to the screen, along with unforgettable supporting turns from Meryl Streep and Chris Cooper.


A deep dive into creativity, storytelling, and one of the strangest Oscar-winning screenplays ever written.

Podcast Like It’s the 2000s is a weekly podcast revisiting the movies, culture, and filmmaking that defined the decade.


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89: Adaptation with David Iserson & Dana Schwartz

Welcome back to the Stripchat Hollywood House Part 3! We are back with the last installment of our deep dive into the lives of top creators during this week-long, star-studded event.In this episode, Holly sits down with some of the most successful cam models on the platform to hear their stories: unexpected career pivots, bold leaps toward financial freedom, and everything in between. Plus, she gets the inside scoop on what life is actually like inside the Creator House the community, the chaos, and yes, the goat yoga.

This episode features:•  Sally (Goldie159) • Jane (ObviouslyPeachy) • Beverly (TheRealBeverlyicious) • Shaarebaare (Shaarebaare)• Mia (MisMiaLove) • Paris (Your_Paris)• Vero Star (Verostar69)

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Inside the Stripchat House: How Much Do Cam Girls Really Make?

Phil and Emily are joined by Colby Day to discuss Human Nature (2001), Michel Gondry's feature directorial debut and Charlie Kaufman's second produced screenplay. The trio dives into this offbeat comedy about a woman with hypertrichosis, a scientist obsessed with teaching table manners to mice, and a feral man raised in the wild. They explore how Kaufman and Gondry use this absurd love triangle to interrogate what it means to be "civilized." They also discuss the film's place in the early-2000s Kaufman canon, how it compares to Gondry and Kaufman's later collaboration Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, and why this strange, underseen comedy deserves a second look. Plus Tim Robbins as a 35-year-old virgin, Patricia Arquette's full-body hair, and Rhys Ifans eating with his hands at a fancy dinner.


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88: Human Nature with Colby Day

Welcome back to the Stripchat Hollywood House! In this second installment, host Holly Randall continues her deep dive into the lives of top creators during this week-long, inspiring event.In this episode, we sit down with several successful models to discuss their unique journeys into the adult industry, from accidental discoveries to messages in dreams. We also explore the reality of life as a creator, the freedom it provides for parenting, and the strong bonds formed during this exclusive Hollywood residency.

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The Business of Camming: Life at the Stripchat Hollywood Creator House

Phil and Emily are joined by Adam B. Vary to discuss For Your Consideration (2006), Christopher Guest’s razor-sharp satire of Hollywood awards campaigns and the strange machinery behind Oscar buzz. As actors, publicists, and studios chase nominations, the film hilariously exposes how quickly hype can spiral into ego, anxiety, and manufactured prestige.


This episode also wraps up our brief three-film Christopher Guest 2000s miniseries, looking at how Guest’s mockumentary style evolved from Best in Show and A Mighty Wind into one of the most biting Hollywood satires of the decade.


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87: For Your Consideration with Adam B. Vary

Recorded live at the Stripchat House in Hollywood, this episode brings together six of the platform’s top models  Amethyst, Marley, Blazerina, Ferrari, Danja, and Jasmine for a completely unfiltered conversation.

They get into the topics that don't usually make it into polite conversation: the wildest requests they’ve fielded, the fetishes that caught them off guard (fans jerking off to the Jaws soundtrack), the stunts they’ve pulled on stream, and the moments that were genuinely, unexpectedly strange. There’s also a real conversation buried in all of it: what they truly think about their fans, what the girls are actually looking for, and the odd intimacy that develops in a live streaming relationship when someone keeps coming back night after night.

Also on the agenda are the tools that changed their income almost immediately, the psychology of the people on the other side of the screen, and what it means to hold power in a dynamic that looks, from the outside, like it runs the other way.

It’s funny, it’s frank, and it goes places a lot of podcasts won’t. Exactly what happens when six women who’ve seen everything sit down with nothing left to hide.

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6 Cam Girls Spill Their Wildest Stories

This week on Podcast Like It’s the 2000s, Phil and Emily continue their Christopher Guest 2000s miniseries with A Mighty Wind, joined by writer and author Carrie Courogen.

They break down Guest’s uniquely gentle mockumentary style, the film’s satirical take on folk music culture, and why its characters feel both absurd and deeply human. Plus, a closer look at the performances, the emotional undercurrent beneath the comedy, and how A Mighty Wind fits within Guest’s larger body of work.

Phil also provides context for listeners on the film’s premise following three folk groups reuniting for a tribute concert highlighting its blend of nostalgia, melancholy, and humor.


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86: A Mighty Wind with Carrie Courogen

Could one platform change your entire life? In this episode of Holly Randall Unfiltered, I sit down with Genna James, one of the fastest rising creators on Stripchat.

Only six months ago, Genna was homeless in Los Angeles after losing housing at her dream art school and struggling to survive. Today she’s building a rapidly growing audience online and turning her cam career into something that looks more like a full media brand.

Genna opens up about how she went from couch surfing and sleeping in a community bodega to becoming financially independent through live streaming. We talk about how cam platforms actually work, why focusing on one site helped her grow faster, and what it really takes to build a successful room from scratch.

It’s an honest, funny, and surprisingly insightful conversation about resilience, online entrepreneurship, and the unexpected paths people take to build success.

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Genna James: From Homeless to One of Cam's Hottest Rising Stars

No topic will be off limits Aries Spears and Gerard Guillory will discuss everything from politics to pop culture to sports music religion and everything that’s humanly relatable. Aries and Gerard are the “SOPHISTICATED SCOUNDRELS”

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Unfiltered is a podcast series that sheds light on those working in the adult industry, and explores all topics of sex with authors, educators, and advocates. Hosted by world renowned erotic photographer and director Holly Randall, she interviews some of the biggest names in the adult industry, and various non-porn guests who touch on the subject of sex in one way or another. With an honest and humorous outlook on life, Holly strips away the misconceptions on people who work in the sex industry, and offers sex-positive discussions on various social and political issues. You can follow Holly on both Instagram and Twitter at @hollyrandall and drop us an email at hollyrandallunfiltered@gmail.com. Expect to be intrigued, to laugh your ass off, and to learn something new! Holly Randall Unfiltered is a proud member of Pleasure Podcasts. For network details, contact cameron@pleasurepodcasts.com.

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In a lot of ways 1999 was the year that changed movies. From “The Matrix” and “The Blair Witch Project” to “American Beauty” and “The Sixth Sense”, the last year of the millennium was transformative for Hollywood. Through "Podcast Like It's 1999" writers Phillip Iscove (co-creator of FOX's Sleepy Hollow) and Kenny Neibart (Entourage, Hindsight) examine this apex of Cinema, before television took over, before Reality TV, before TMZ and Twitter but also after the internet, after Clinton, after OJ, after Howard Stern and Jerry Springer. This podcast will cover the over 250 exciting, funny and influential movies produced that year. Get excited to do a deep dive into all things 1999.


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