Who Was This For?
Claim This Podcastby Tanner Mastaw
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<p>Film, TV, and theater pull wildly different reactions from each person. The box office and critics often move in polar opposite directions. Join us biweekly as we stick around after the credits roll or the curtains close and ponder the question "Wait...who was this for?"</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p>
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6/4/2026
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July 16, 2026
Ep. 4 One Night in Miami (How to Use Your Power?)
<p></p><ul><li><a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://boxd.it/5rsD" target="_blank">Regina King</a></li><li><a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malcolm_X" target="_blank">Malcolm X</a></li><li><a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muhammad_Ali" target="_blank">Muhammed Ali</a></li><li><a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Brown" target="_blank">Jim Brown</a></li><li><a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam_Cooke" target="_blank">Sam Cooke</a></li><li><a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nation_of_Islam" target="_blank">The Nation of Islam</a></li><li><a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://boxd.it/UdaR" target="_blank">Kemp Powers</a> </li><li><a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://boxd.it/2auI" target="_blank">12 Angry Men</a></li><li><a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.folger.edu/" target="_blank">Folger Shakespeare Library</a></li><li><a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.folger.edu/whats-on/julius-x/" target="_blank">Julius X</a> </li><li><a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.folger.edu/explore/shakespeares-works/julius-caesar/read/" target="_blank">Julius Caesar</a></li><li><a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.shakespearetheatre.org/events/king-lear-22-23/" target="_blank">King Lear</a></li><li><a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.shakespearetheatre.org/events/macbeth-in-stride-23-24/" target="_blank">Macbeth in Stride</a></li><li><a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.shakespearetheatre.org/index.php/events/kunene-and-the-king-24-25" target="_blank">Kunene and the King</a></li><li><a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apartheid" target="_blank">Apartheid</a></li><li><a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrick_Dorismond" target="_blank">Giuliani comments around Patrick Dorismond </a></li><li><a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.latimes.com/vgsvb45m9xs-123" target="_blank">Regina King on One Night in Miami</a></li><li><a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/03/movies/kemp-powers-soul-one-night-in-miami.html" target="_blank">Kemp Powers Interview</a></li><li><a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://boxd.it/32gD" target="_blank">Beau Bridges</a> </li><li><a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Boondocks_(TV_series)" target="_blank">The Boondocks</a><p></p></li></ul><p><a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.instagram.com/whowasthisforpod?igsh=YWE0N3diaW1jbjRi" target="_blank">Instagram</a></p><p><a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://boxd.it/kWtTV" target="_blank">Letterboxd</a></p><p><a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://youtube.com/@whowasthisforpod?si=Q8nK1vTl2bbUyrMu" target="_blank">YouTube</a></p><p><a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://open.spotify.com/show/033sisusRzICUmYSfj3ePW?si=O1WQvV4qTMC4mmKiaD6oWg" target="_blank">Spotify</a></p><p><a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/who-was-this-for/id1896876703?i=1000773200658" target="_blank">Apple Podcasts</a></p><p><a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.facebook.com/share/1BUZJDFkvg/?mibextid=wwXIfr" target="_blank">Facebook</a></p><p></p><p> <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="mailto:whowasthisforpod@gmail.com" target="_blank">whowasthisforpod@gmail.com</a> </p>
July 3, 2026
Ep. 3 The Leftovers (Apocalypse When?)
<p><i>Show Notes:</i></p><ul><li><a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://tomperrotta.net/" target="_blank"><b>Tom Perrotta</b></a></li><li><a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0511541/?ref_=ext_shr_lnk" target="_blank"><b>Damon Lindelof</b></a></li><li><a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://youtu.be/beyTzwvPRyY?si=WOezEbzif3nce8QX&t=16" target="_blank"><b>Lost</b></a></li><li><a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/28/books/review/the-leftovers-by-tom-perrotta-book-review.html" target="_blank"><b>Stephen King Book Review</b></a></li><li><a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://bibleproject.com/guides/book-of-job/" target="_blank"><b>The Book of Job</b></a></li><li><a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/damon-lindelof-leftovers-season-3-994432/" target="_blank"><b>Damon Lindelof on the Apocalypse</b></a></li><li><a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000312/?ref_=ext_shr_lnk" target="_blank"><b>Amy Brenneman</b></a></li><li><a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.bible.com/bible/compare/MAT.24.36-51" target="_blank"><b>Matthew 24:36-51</b></a></li><li><a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Left_Behind:_The_Kids" target="_blank"><b>Left Behind: The Kids</b></a></li><li><a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://youtu.be/9qwC72vNEd8?si=TSPOKYYSVDIQJUoG" target="_blank"><b>I Wish We’d All Been Ready</b></a></li><li><a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dark_Night_of_the_Soul" target="_blank"><b>Dark Night of the Soul</b></a></li><li><a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://youtube.com/@kirbyyardley?si=7Vo12qW4zkn4mqrn" target="_blank"><b>The Psychology of Kevin Garvey</b></a></li><li><a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.pbs.org/video/a-conversation-with-michael-schur-9ogdln/" target="_blank"><b>Michael Schur</b></a></li><li><a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://bibleproject.com/podcasts/does-bible-predict-end-world/" target="_blank"><b>Does the Bible Predict the End of the World?</b></a></li><li><a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.holypost.com/post/how-left-behind-haunted-a-generation-of-evangelicals" target="_blank"><b>How "Left Behind" Haunted a Generation of Evangelicals</b></a></li><li><a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.christianitytoday.com/podcasts/devil-and-the-deep-blue-sea/" target="_blank"><b>Devil and the Deep Blue Sea podcast</b></a></li></ul><p></p><p>Follow us:</p><p><a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.instagram.com/whowasthisforpod?igsh=YWE0N3diaW1jbjRi" target="_blank"><b>Instagram</b></a></p><p><a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://boxd.it/kWtTV" target="_blank"><b>Letterboxd</b></a></p><p><a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://youtube.com/@whowasthisforpod?si=Q8nK1vTl2bbUyrMu" target="_blank"><b>YouTube</b></a></p><p><a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://open.spotify.com/show/033sisusRzICUmYSfj3ePW?si=O1WQvV4qTMC4mmKiaD6oWg" target="_blank"><b>Spotify</b></a></p><p><a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/who-was-this-for/id1896876703?i=1000773200658" target="_blank"><b>Apple Podcasts</b></a></p><p><a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.facebook.com/share/1BUZJDFkvg/?mibextid=wwXIfr" target="_blank"><b>Facebook</b></a></p><p><a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="mailto:whowasthisforpod@gmail.com" target="_blank"><b>whowasthisforpod@gmail.com</b></a></p>
June 18, 2026
Ep. 2 Blue Moon (Linklater for Snobs?)
<p><i>Blue Moon</i>, a 2025 film directed by Richard Linklater and starring Ethan Hawke, Margaret Qualley, Bobby Cannavale, and Andrew Scott, follows Lorenz, or Larry Hart, on the night of his writing partner's greatest triumph. You've heard of "Rodgers and Hammerstein." Well, before Richard Rodgers changed musical theater in the 20th century with his infamous partner Oscar Hammerstein II, he actually had a prolific career writing 28 stage musicals and over 500 songs with lyricist Larry Hart. Blue Moon is a fictional account of what Larry might have been doing on the night that <i>Oklahoma!</i> opened on Broadway. With such a niche premise that needs historical context to even understand, today we ask: who was this for?</p><p></p><p>Referenced:</p><p>Blue Moon <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://boxd.it/Nzwy" target="_blank">(2025)</a></p><p>As of recording, streaming on Netflix</p><p></p><p><a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://youtu.be/JyjdakIlBbU?si=F0oOFp_hhDRlniM0" target="_blank">Primer from Ethan Hawk on Lorenz Hart</a></p><p><a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://youtu.be/mawaA8K2BD8?si=gV9eSM6tUiKJ_f1W" target="_blank">Before Trilogy</a></p><p>Blue Moon (1934 Song)</p><p>Letters of Elizbeth Weiland: <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://time.com/7325788/blue-moon-true-story-lorenz-hart/" target="_blank">https://time.com/7325788/blue-moon-true-story-lorenz-hart/</a></p><p>Richard Rodgers: <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Rodgers" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Rodgers</a></p><p>George Roy Hill: <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://boxd.it/15Ef" target="_blank">https://boxd.it/15Ef</a> </p><p>Oscar Hammerstein II: <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_Hammerstein_II" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_Hammerstein_II</a></p><p>Stephen Sondheim</p><p>Casablanca</p><p>Ingrid Bergman as Ilsa Lund</p><p>Humphrey Bogart as Rick Blaine</p><p>The Great Divorce by C.S. Lewis</p><p>Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin’: <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://youtu.be/O5APc0z49wg?si=x5aW7pf7uWs5XyKE" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/O5APc0z49wg?si=x5aW7pf7uWs5XyKE</a> </p><p>Oklahoma!: </p><p>E.B. White: <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E._B._White" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E._B._White</a></p><p>Roshan Sethi: <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://boxd.it/NwRh" target="_blank">https://boxd.it/NwRh</a></p><p>A Nice Indian Boy: <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://boxd.it/GG6o" target="_blank">https://boxd.it/GG6o</a></p><p>What is a Snob? <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snob" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snob</a></p><p>George M. Cohan “Over There”: <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://open.spotify.com/track/6XHjtVlSB0X073M80nabrs?si=fe2aa04aa91f43b7" target="_blank">https://open.spotify.com/track/6XHjtVlSB0X073M80nabrs?si=fe2aa04aa91f43b7</a></p><p>Yankee Doodle Dandy: <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://boxd.it/25LO" target="_blank">https://boxd.it/25LO</a></p><p></p><p>Follow us:</p><p>Instagram: <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.instagram.com/whowasthisforpod?igsh=YWE0N3diaW1jbjRi" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/whowasthisforpod?igsh=YWE0N3diaW1jbjRi</a></p><p>Letterboxd: <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://boxd.it/kWtTV" target="_blank">https://boxd.it/kWtTV</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Or email us at <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="mailto:whowasthisforpod@gmail.com" target="_blank">whowasthisforpod@gmail.com</a></p>
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- What is Who Was This For??
<p>Film, TV, and theater pull wildly different reactions from each person. The box office and critics often move in polar opposite directions. Join us biweekly as we stick around after the credits roll or the curtains close and ponder the question "Wait...who was this for?"</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p> - How often does this podcast release new episodes?
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