In the year 2000, actor Connor Ratliff is fired by Tom Hanks from the HBO miniseries Band of Brothers for supposedly having "dead eyes". Two decades later, Connor talks about it with his friends D'Arcy Carden (The Good Place, Barry) and Zach Wo

The Colonel(s)

1 Dec 9th, 2021 52m 18s

Connor talks with actors and executives about how he almost became “Colonel Sanders,” and the ups and downs of an ad campaign where re-casting the lead role is its defining feature.Watch Connor's re-audition for Colonel Sanders on The Chris Ge

17 - Lacking Warmth

Jan 14th, 2021 57m 1s

Connor talks to the creators/writers/directors/producers of Freaks and Geeks Judd Apatow and Paul Feig about failure, success and uncomfortable encounters with famous people.Episode Transcript---Follow the show @deadeyespodcastAdvertise on Dead

15 - Marvel's Agents of C.A.S.T.I.N.G.

Dec 17th, 2020 45m 13s

In an attempt to understand why neither he nor Tom Hanks has yet to book a role in a superhero project, Connor assembles an Avengers-style team of actors from Marvel films & TV shows with a diverse range of casting "superpowers." Featuring Zach

14 - Thinking About Don't Think Twice Again

Dec 3rd, 2020 48m 57s

Connor tries to understand what made him right for a small role in writer-director Mike Birbiglia’s 2016 critically-acclaimed feature film Don’t Think Twice. Co-star Tami Sagher recounts filming an excruciating scene while Connor observed. Ira

13 - Hilary & Robert & Punch & Judy

1 Nov 19th, 2020 48m 41s

Connor tracks down his former agent, Hilary Gagan, as well as her former assistant, Robert Styles, who both reveal conflicting memories about his Band of Brothers firing.Episode Transcript---Follow the show @deadeyespodcastAdvertise on Dead Eye

12 - Pathetic Man

Nov 5th, 2020 41m 30s

Connor accepts a non-speaking role with a memorable name, then experiences a series of minor humiliations. Featuring Lauren Lapkus (The Wrong Missy, Jurassic World, Crashing).Episode Transcript---Follow the show @deadeyespodcastAdvertise on Dea

11 - Piss Siblings

Oct 22nd, 2020 44m 3s

Connor books an unusual role on HBO's VEEP after over a decade in the show biz wilderness, with some help from his friend Shannon O'Neill (How To Fix A Drug Scandal, Broad City). Featuring VEEP's Matt Walsh and Tony Hale.The Chris Gethard Show

10 - Moose/Nixon

Jul 9th, 2020 46m 36s

In the Season 1 finale, Connor connects with two of the actors he almost worked with on Band of Brothers: Ron Livingston (Office Space, Search Party) and Stephen McCole (Rushmore, Outlander).Episode Transcript---Follow the show @deadeyespodcast

09 - Neighbors & Pals

1 Jun 25th, 2020 31m 45s

Seth Rogen clears up a misunderstanding and reveals his surprising connection to Connor, sharing multiple stories of show business disappointment & failure.Episode Transcript---Follow the show @deadeyespodcastAdvertise on Dead Eyes via Gumball.

08 - Show-Me State

Apr 9th, 2020 31m 33s

When a global pandemic hits, Connor loses another show business job and moves back in with his parents.Featuring Ryan Miller from the band Guster, plus Bill and Gretta Ratliff.Episode Transcript---Follow the show @deadeyespodcastAdvertise on De

07 - GTM

1 Mar 12th, 2020 32m 23s

Connor chases another phantom, one that went missing from the 2019 romantic comedy Isn't It Romantic between its filming and its release. It's a self-contained casting mystery, and he only has one episode to solve it.The truth is out there.Epis

06 - Ryan Johnson's Star Wars Prequel Rumors

Mar 5th, 2020 45m 14s

EPISODE VIRYAN JOHNSON'S STAR WARS PREQUEL RUMORSIt is a period of hope: the late 1990s!A student at the Liverpool Institute For Performing Arts, CONNOR RATLIFF is tasked with creating a web page to promote himself as an actor.This leads to the

05 - The Last Remains of the Dodo

Feb 20th, 2020 34m 17s

Singer-songwriter Aimee Mann learns how she unwittingly provided the soundtrack to Connor's entire Band of Brothers experience.Listen to Bachelor No. 2 or, the Last Remains of the Dodo and the rest of Aimee's catalogue on Apple Music, Spotify,

04 - Any Questions?

Feb 13th, 2020 33m 15s

Connor imagines an alternate timeline with the help of Saturday Night Live alumn Bobby Moynihan, who played a major role in one of Tom Hanks's late-career triumphs: David S. Pumpkins.Watch the Haunted Elevator sketch that gave the world David S

03 - The Replacement

1 2 Feb 6th, 2020 44m 52s

Connor doesn't trust his memory.Actor, comedian, and showrunner of Adam Ruins Everything Adam Conover explains that, without a doubt, Connor is misremembering the details of his experience on Band of Brothers. At least some of them.Award-winnin

02 - Tristesse

1 Jan 30th, 2020 39m 49s

A 10-year-old Connor acts onstage in a 1985 production of Oliver! and has a seemingly disastrous first television interview. Years later, a 17-year-old Connor stars in a production of Ordinary People across from Emmy-winning actor Jon Hamm (Mad

The Blacklist List

Feb 17th, 2022 49m 24s

Connor talks with six actors who were cast in roles on NBC's The Blacklist that he also auditioned for.The Blacklist List#410 - "Rafa" (Jimmie Saito)#417 - "Bobby J" (Bruce Faulk)#501 - "Hawkins" (Aida Turturro)#513 - "Forensics Investiga

Illumination Day

Feb 3rd, 2022 47m 19s

When Connor learns of the existence of Tom Hanks' Electric City, he starts asking questions of anyone who will talk to him about it, including Paul Scheer (The League, How Did This Get Made), Tara Jayne Sands (Pokémon, Digimon, Yu-Gi-Oh!), Jaso

Colin

Jan 20th, 2022 42m 33s

Connor talks with actor Colin Hanks (Mad Men, Life In Pieces, American Crime Story: Impeachment) about his 2015 Tower Records documentary and also other topics.Episode TranscriptFollow the show @deadeyespodcastAdvertise on Dead Eyes via Gum

25 - The True Meaning of Dead Eyes

1 Dec 23rd, 2021 42m 23s

Connor talks with comedian Nikki Glaser (FBoy Island) along with an array of experts in hope of discovering "the true meaning of 'dead eyes.'"Episode TranscriptFollow the show @deadeyespodcastAdvertise on Dead Eyes via Gumball.fmSee omnystu

The Making of Dead Eyes (Live in Belgium)

Apr 17th, 2023 1h 25m

Connor takes producers Mike and Harry to Ostend, Belgium for the first DS Podcast Festival to give a keynote presentation on the making of Dead Eyes. Recorded in Ostend, Belgium on April 2nd, 2022.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy inform

Tom

Mar 10th, 2022 1h 21m

Connor talks with Tom Hanks.Episode TranscriptFollow the show @deadeyespodcastAdvertise on Dead Eyes via Gumball.fmSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

31 - Tom

Mar 10th, 2022 1h 21m

Connor talks with Tom Hanks.Episode TranscriptFollow the show @deadeyespodcastAdvertise on Dead Eyes via Gumball.fmSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy No

Buzz & Billis

Mar 3rd, 2022 56m 11s

Connor investigates two high school productions of Rodgers & Hammerstein's South Pacific: one that took place in 1990 during his freshman year at Jefferson City High in Missouri, and the other in 1974 at Skyline High in Oakland, California, whe