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

Phil and Emily continue their journey through the 2000s with Christopher Guest’s beloved mockumentary Best in Show. Joined by critic Kathryn VanArendonk, they discuss the film’s improvisational comedy, its incredible ensemble cast—including Catherine O’Hara, Eugene Levy, Parker Posey, and Fred Willard—and why the world of competitive dog shows created one of the funniest comedies of the decade. They also unpack Guest’s unique filmmaking style and how Best in Show became a cult favorite that still influences comedy today.


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85: Best in Show with Kathryn VanArendonk

In this episode of Holly Randall Unfiltered, Holly sits down with Nikki Night, one of the most influential figures in the cam industry.

Nikki started as a cam model in the early days of live streaming and went on to become the first official cam coach in the business, helping thousands of performers build successful online careers. Today she works at Stripchat, shaping community programs and mentoring the next generation of creators.

In this conversation, Nikki breaks down the real psychology behind audience retention, why most performers sabotage their own growth by spreading themselves across too many platforms, and the moment she realized camming could actually become a career.

She also shares the story of one unforgettable night in Berlin that ended with a private porn screening in a club basement that she says she will remember for the rest of her life.

This episode dives into the evolution of camming, the intersection of technology and intimacy, and what it really takes to succeed in one of the internet’s fastest growing industries.

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Secrets of Camming Success from the Woman Who Trained Thousands

On this episode of Podcast Like It’s the 2000s, Phil and Emily are joined by film critics Josh Spiegel and Scott Renshaw to discuss Pixar’s emotional adventure about Carl Fredricksen, a widowed balloon salesman who lifts his house into the sky in search of Paradise Falls only to discover an unexpected stowaway along the way.


The group breaks down the film’s famous opening montage, its unusual elderly protagonist, and why Up represents a key moment in Pixar’s late-2000s creative peak. They also explore the movie’s legacy, its Best Picture nomination, and why its blend of grief, humor, and adventure still resonates.


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84: Up with Josh Spiegel & Scott Renshaw

She was raised inside what was framed as a sexually liberated utopia. And it took years for her to recognize it for what it was: a sex cult.

In this unsettling and deeply thoughtful episode of Holly Randall Unfiltered, Inka Winter shares what it was like to grow up inside a radical art collective that erased boundaries, blurred consent, and normalized control under the banner of free love.

Inka breaks down how cult logic shaped her understanding of sex, power, and autonomy, and how those early experiences eventually led her to become an erotic filmmaker, sex educator, and founder of a feminist production company centered on consent and the female gaze.

The conversation dives into porn literacy, sex education, fantasy versus reality, and why censorship and silence make people more vulnerable, not safer. Inka explains how the same control structures found in cults still exist in society today, especially in the way sex is regulated, taught, and restricted.

Smart, disturbing, and necessary, this episode challenges how we think about sexuality, media, and who gets to decide what is acceptable.

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From Sex Cult Survivor to Feminist Adult Filmmaker - Inka Winter

Phil Iscove and Emily St. James continue their Pixar 2000s miniseries with a deep dive into WALL·E, Andrew Stanton’s 2008 animated sci-fi romance about a lonely trash-compacting robot left behind on Earth.


Joined by Justin and Laura Khoo, they break down the film’s near-silent first act, Ben Burtt’s groundbreaking sound design, the Axiom’s consumerist dystopia, and why WALL·E may be Pixar’s most political film. They also discuss its environmental themes, visual storytelling, and how it fits alongside Finding Nemo, The Incredibles, Ratatouille, and Cars in Pixar’s golden era.


Is WALL·E the studio’s boldest experiment? Its purest love story? Or both?


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83: Wall-E with Justin & Laura Khoo

She cracked ribs for beauty, hustled couture with a handjob, survived addiction, and still walked away with the awards.

In this no-holds-barred episode of Holly Randall Unfiltered, Jade Venus pulls back the curtain on what it really takes to survive and win in the adult industry as a trans performer. From coming out at 12 in small-town Montana to becoming an award-winning powerhouse with over 200 scenes, Jade’s story is equal parts chaos, craft, and hard-earned clarity.

She opens up about growing up too fast, escaping abuse, navigating early transition, plastic surgery, and why OnlyFans became her real safety net. Jade also gets brutally honest about addiction, sobriety, industry politics, trans visibility, on-set horror stories (think chocolate milkshake in the most unenjoyable way possible), and why comfort, not fame is the ultimate flex.

Funny, shocking, and unexpectedly thoughtful, this episode reveals the resilience, strategy, and self-awareness behind one of the industry’s most unforgettable personalities.

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Topping the Industry: Jade Venus on Power, Pain, and Longevity

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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