Cate and Ben are back from their respective journeys to talk about lessons learned in filmmaking, movies and truckers and geese and some recent events in the news. CA Hoots phase 2 has begun.

22 THE DELIVERABLES

Jun 13th, 2019 41m 16s

Cate and Ben each prepare to leave LA for a while but find time to squeeze in an episode about organ delivery and weed and film set PAs

21 SIZE QUEENS

Jun 6th, 2019 45m 29s

A very basic dick joke ends up inspiring a nice variety of ideas. Ben and Cate contribute equally and overall it's a pretty good episode.

20 MEAT DRAMA

May 23rd, 2019 46m 8s

A good episode with stuff about killer mushrooms, drag queens, BBQ cook offs and traumatic memories. Also Beyonce.

19 GOVERNING BODIES

May 16th, 2019 32m 1s

The episode starts with a prompt and ends with Cate bringing up an idea about Ben's purple couch

18 MOTORCYCLE MILK

May 9th, 2019 52m 28s

Cate and Ben apologize for not posting an episode last week and also talk for a while about the intricacies of being a writer in preproduction. Then a handful of ideas about biker women come up.

17 GOING DOWN: WEREWOLF EDITION

Apr 25th, 2019 56m 18s

A real rollercoaster of an episode. It starts strong then gets sleepy after Cate and Ben eat pizza, but they find a fun idea at the end about furries.

16 Riding the Coattails of the Font Nazi

Apr 18th, 2019 1h 3m

First time recording in Cate's apartment! Lots of ideas for movies about coats and fonts and some ideas for video games that teach people which fonts are bad. Also happy birthday to Cate!

15 FANTASTIC TEETH (featuring Nate Matteson)

Apr 11th, 2019 50m 34s

Cate and Ben are joined by Nate Matteson to talk about his career as a manager and now producer and also to riff on ideas for movies and TV shows about steak houses, rogue DNA experts, and dental fetishes.

14 Nasty Little Fix

Apr 4th, 2019 50m 1s

A listener suggestion inspires a discussion that includes topics such as Britney Spears, sex work, Bob Barker, the pleasures of back scratching and so much more! Most of the good ideas are Cate's and at one point Ben googles "who played the mal

13 Singles, You Up?

Mar 28th, 2019 46m 40s

Cate and Ben go back to the classic CA Hoots format. Cate has a good idea for a movie title while stuck in LA traffic. A listener email turns out to be a good prompt. Ben talks a lot.

12 TOILET BOYS TOO (featuring Daniel Shar)

Mar 21st, 2019 1h 12m

Cate and Ben are joined by guest Daniel Shar. Together they talk about Daniel's experiences in film and comedy as well as ideas for a variety of movies about plumbers, sex workers, fast food, BDSM, etc.

11 Doctor Cop Attorney at Law

Mar 13th, 2019 1h 19m

This episode is all ideas for movies that have the word "cop" in the title. Cate and Ben also read some ideas from a listener and get into a long discussion of the Coen Brothers and which of their scripts would have sold as specs.

10 For Love Alone

Mar 7th, 2019 44m 51s

Cate and Ben suffered through watching Ivana's Trump's movie For Love Alone and tried to find entertaining ways to talk about it. This episode is absolutely better than the movie itself.

09 Sisterhood of the Tactical Pants (featuring Evan Dickson)

Feb 28th, 2019 59m 46s

Part 2 with Evan Dickson. Things get wackier. An entire horror franchise about water, killer oxygen, legalized drugs, the ghost of a sugar daddy, lots of foreskin jokes and so much more!

08 Trickle Down The Chain of Title (featuring Evan Dickson)

Feb 21st, 2019 43m 15s

Evan Dickson is the first ever guest on the podcast! Lots of serial killer talk and stuff about therapists and former presidents.

07 A Digression of WASPS

Feb 12th, 2019 50m 37s

Cate and Ben start talking about a movie called The WASPS and then end up talking about a bunch of other stuff like writing for specific actors and also behavioral architecture somehow.

06 True Love Waits for Daddy's Princess

Feb 5th, 2019 1h 2m

A moment of inspiration at the gym gives Cate enough ideas to fill a long episode full of purity balls, sugar babies and gay cruises.

05 The Organist Terrorizes Burger City

Jan 30th, 2019 30m 59s

Short and sweet. It turns out "The Organist" is a pretty versatile title for a movie.

04 Prezzies for Air Bud

Jan 24th, 2019 49m 55s

First recording of 2019! Cate and Ben get silly and Ben gets way too excited to talk about rebooting Air Bud.

03 Mini Agents

Jan 2nd, 2019 58m 16s

Cate and Ben talk about ideas for a movie called "Mini Agents" or "Many Agents" depending on how you look at it. That leads to a discussion of books about screenwriting and the various work practices they suggest.