Back to the Balcony

About Back to the Balcony

An amused second look at movies and culture from the last century.

Publisher

Jim Ordowich

Category

comedy · tv & film

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

13 Jul 2016

Latest episode

9 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

257 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   9 Oct 2026

   The Four Seasons (1981)

   A movie designed to make you re-examine your relationship with friends. But did friends ever behave like this? Or are they too well off to be relatable? Will Jimmy and guest Mario Bernardi re-examine their friendship? Were they ever friends? Find out htis and more in another fun and funny episode.

2. 

   25 Sept 2026

   Maltese Falcon (1941)

   Jimmy gets Ryan Sim to watch The Maltese Falcon and blows his mind. They talk about the cast, the legacy and Ryan's newfound facination with Bogie, an actor he had never seen before and how being in black and white really works for the movie.

3. 

   11 Sept 2026

   Planet of the Apes (1968)

   Mario Bernardi and Chris Jarvie are back and they're not monkeying around - that, by the way, is the only money joke you'll hear about the original Planet of the Apes. A ground-breaker for non-human make-up, it also introduced a concept that spawned TV shows and movies right up until today. But does the original hold up or is it just a curiousity. The answer might surprise you.

Who has been a guest on Back to the Balcony

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Chris Wuergler
• Manolis Zontanos
• Mario Bernardi
• Ernest Saves Christmas

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

2.3 / 5

3 ratings

Spotify

3.0 / 5

2 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 59 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

88

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

75

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Books guests

Based on episode analysis; this does not confirm that the show is currently accepting guests.

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