All Those Moments

About All Those Moments

Connecting social, political, or cultural moments with moments from our favorite movies.

Publisher

Third Rate

Category

tv & film

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

8 Jul 2025

Latest episode

23 Sept 2026

Latest episodes

20 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   23 Sept 2026

   Isabel Hagen & On A String

   Isabel Hagen joins Benji for an in-depth conversation about her career as a performing artist and her debut movie, On A String. From Juilliard-trained violist to standup comedian and now filmmaker, Hagen will complete the year 2026 with her first feature film as well as her first comedy special, Live At The Bitter End. Benji talks with Isabel about growing up in a musical family in Lower Manhattan, attending Juilliard, discovering stand-up comedy, and turning her experiences as a working violist into the narrative spine of On A String. They also get into the influence of films like Happiness, Frances Ha, and Inside Llewyn Davis. Other topics include the realities of the gig economy, the film’s depiction of women enduring insecure men, and the balance between comedy and classical music that runs throughout Isabel’s work. Later, they dig into some of the film’s best moments, including Dylan Baker’s connection to Happiness, Jamie Lee and the infamous sheet scene, Fred Weller’s guitar performance, the quartet’s climactic escape, Beethoven’s Seventh Symphony, and the real-life encounter that inspired the film’s final scene. Spoiler warning: The second half of the conversation discusses specific scenes and the ending of On a String. -- CHAPTERS 00:00 Isabel Hagen and On a String 04:48 Juilliard, stand-up and growing up in Manhattan 14:22 How On a String began 24:01 The gig economy of a working classical musician 28:45 Women, insecure men and dating in New York 35:41 Todd Solondz's Happiness, Dylan Baker, and the film’s influences 41:37 Carl, the guitar and “plausible deniability” 55:14 The true story behind the film’s final scene -- Watch Isabel Hagen's comedy special, Live At The Bitter End (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UVCSGKxJ5tQ) Cover photo: Arin Sang-urai (https://www.instagram.com/photojuice/) -- Also available on all podcast platforms 🎧 ⁠⁠https://www.allthosemomentspod.com/subscribe⁠⁠ (https://www.allthosemomentspod.com/subscribe) Follow the podcast on Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/allthosemomentspod/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (https://www.instagram.com/allthosemomentspod/)

2. 

   11 Sept 2026

   Tony (2026): A Hilarious & Profound Bourdain Origin Story

   When we first saw the trailer for Tony, expectations were low. It looked like a biopic-by-numbers movie about “the coming of age of a future celebrity.” Instead, it's a deeply human portrait of a chapter in Bourdain's life constructed with humor, love, and collaborative invention from director Matthew Johnson. In this episode, we break down Johnson’s evolution as a filmmaker, Dominic Sessa’s performance as a young Anthony Bourdain, and a movie built around self-invention and pathological lying all in the pursuit of finding meaning (and trade and family and purpose). We also compare Tony to Johnson's previous feature, BlackBerry (2023). And finally, Benji tells the story of meeting Anthony Bourdain in Livingston, Montana, in 2009. CHAPTERS: 00:00 First reactions to Tony 06:07 Dominic Sessa as a young Bourdain 12:56 Matthew Johnson, BlackBerry and the filmmakers behind Tony 25:16 The real Anthony Bourdain, Nancy, and Kitchen Confidential 31:36 Tony as a pathological liar 40:55 The Flagship, Sal, and Bourdain wielding nunchuks 48:59 The Lying Montage 55:26 Kitchens, male culture, and malevolent bonding 58:48 Benji meets Anthony Bourdain 01:05:51 The legacy of Bourdain 01:10:42 Another excellent coming of age movie: This Boy’s Life (1993) -- Also available on all podcast platforms 🎧 ⁠https://www.allthosemomentspod.com/subscribe⁠ (https://www.allthosemomentspod.com/subscribe) Follow the podcast on Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/allthosemomentspod/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (https://www.instagram.com/allthosemomentspod/)

3. 

   12 May 2026

   Omaha: A Conversation With Director Cole Webley

   Director Cole Webley joins All Those Moments to discuss his devastating and deeply human film, Omaha, starring John Magaro. Benji talks to Cole about growing up in Central Washington, making movies while raising a family, depicting scarcity on screen, and the emotional ending of Omaha. They also discuss working with child actors and how this movie explores humbling experiences of parenting while quietly celebrating the kindness of strangers. The conversation also explores masculinity, grief, and what it means to ask for help. It's one of our favorite conversations we’ve had on the podcast. CHAPTERS 0:00 - Introducing Omaha & Cole Webley 2:27 - Audience reactions & emotional responses to the film 11:51 - John Magaro, family, and Cole Webley’s filmmaking background 25:47 - Spoiler discussion begins: road trip structure & a hidden destination 39:24 - A controversial scene, judgment, and parenting 56:10 - The ending of Omaha explained: “I’m going to need some help.” 1:08:00 - Kindness, Masculinity, & Asking for Help -- Also available on all podcast platforms 🎧 ⁠https://www.allthosemomentspod.com/subscribe⁠ (https://www.allthosemomentspod.com/subscribe) Follow the podcast on Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/allthosemomentspod/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (https://www.instagram.com/allthosemomentspod/)

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Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

12 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

3 ratings

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