Talking Pondo

Talking Pondo Every week, hosts Clif Campbell and Marty Ketola sit down to swap movies and swap opinions. Sometimes, there's a guest!

Each of them brings a film to the table and together they dig into what makes it work (or not).

We take on the "pilot" episode of "2 and 1/2 Men," also known as "Hot Shots!" this week on "Talking Pondo":https://www.b...
01/08/2026

We take on the "pilot" episode of "2 and 1/2 Men," also known as "Hot Shots!" this week on "Talking Pondo":
https://www.buzzsprout.com/2030901/episodes/18424255-talking-pondo-hot-shots-and-they-came-together-with-cuisine-de-la-pocalypse-interview
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We watch Hot Shots!, the slick Top Gun spoof starring Charlie Sheen, and They Came Together, a rom-com parody that ambus...
01/05/2026

We watch Hot Shots!, the slick Top Gun spoof starring Charlie Sheen, and They Came Together, a rom-com parody that ambushes every romantic comedy cliché at once. In a special bonus to this episode Marty and Clif are joined by two very special guests, Kyle and Zuzu Weingart, to discuss their latest film, Cuisine de la 'Pocalypse.
https://www.buzzsprout.com/2030901/episodes/18424255-talking-pondo-hot-shots-and-they-came-together-with-cuisine-de-la-pocalypse-interview
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“Gloria Swanson is just completely going for it. She is absolutely insane on screen, and it’s awesome to watch" - Clifht...
01/05/2026

“Gloria Swanson is just completely going for it. She is absolutely insane on screen, and it’s awesome to watch" - Clif
https://www.buzzsprout.com/2030901/episodes/18396068-talking-pondo-the-hudsucker-proxy-and-sunset-boulevard
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“The film is like a giant frenetic cartoon in a way” - Clifhttps://www.buzzsprout.com/2030901/episodes/18396068-talking-...
01/04/2026

“The film is like a giant frenetic cartoon in a way” - Clif
https://www.buzzsprout.com/2030901/episodes/18396068-talking-pondo-the-hudsucker-proxy-and-sunset-boulevard
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In this New Year’s special, Marty and Clif take on two classics where time, success, and self-delusion collide: The Huds...
12/29/2025

In this New Year’s special, Marty and Clif take on two classics where time, success, and self-delusion collide: The Hudsucker Proxy (1994) and Sunset Boulevard (1950).
https://www.buzzsprout.com/2030901/episodes/18396068-talking-pondo-the-hudsucker-proxy-and-sunset-boulevard
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“I’m starting to dig these violent Christmas movies. I got to be honest with you.” - Clifhttps://www.buzzsprout.com/2030...
12/27/2025

“I’m starting to dig these violent Christmas movies. I got to be honest with you.” - Clif
https://www.buzzsprout.com/2030901/episodes/18376934-talking-pondo-rare-exports-and-the-ref-with-jessica-stone
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Merry Christmas, Talking Pondo:https://www.buzzsprout.com/2030901/episodes/18376934-talking-pondo-rare-exports-and-the-r...
12/25/2025

Merry Christmas, Talking Pondo:
https://www.buzzsprout.com/2030901/episodes/18376934-talking-pondo-rare-exports-and-the-ref-with-jessica-stone
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12/22/2025
Our 100th episode gets started with Ted Demme’s The Ref (1994). Clif and Marty, joined by Jessica Stone, break down Denn...
12/22/2025

Our 100th episode gets started with Ted Demme’s The Ref (1994). Clif and Marty, joined by Jessica Stone, break down Dennis Leary’s breakout performance as a cat burglar forced into referee duty for a brutally unhappy family, discussing the film’s sharp dialogue, performative holiday traditions, and why its mix of rage, therapy, and forced honesty still works decades later.

The conversation then shifts north - way north - with Rare Exports (2010), a Finnish holiday horror film that re-imagines Santa Claus as something far older and far more dangerous. The group digs into what makes the film so effective, how it contrasts with The Ref, and why both movies ultimately tap into the same holiday anxieties in very different ways.

It’s funny, unhinged, thoughtful - and the perfect way to ring in 100 episodes of Talking Pondo.



https://www.buzzsprout.com/2030901/episodes/18376934-talking-pondo-rare-exports-and-the-ref-with-jessica-stone
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If Ewoks were real, there would be signs not to feed them:https://www.buzzsprout.com/2030901/episodes/18310986-talking-p...
12/19/2025

If Ewoks were real, there would be signs not to feed them:
https://www.buzzsprout.com/2030901/episodes/18310986-talking-pondo-return-of-the-jedi-and-local-hero
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We didn't even realize Wedge Antilles was in this.... "Local Hero"https://www.buzzsprout.com/2030901/episodes/18310986-t...
12/17/2025

We didn't even realize Wedge Antilles was in this.... "Local Hero"
https://www.buzzsprout.com/2030901/episodes/18310986-talking-pondo-return-of-the-jedi-and-local-hero
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