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Season 2 Finale: Who Was The Worst Professor At Hogwarts?

Dec 14th, 2016 33m 28s

It's the last episode of Skillset’s Season Two, our masterclass on high school movies. But I can’t throw my graduation cap before I get to talk about three of my all-time favorite flicks. First up, Bring it On introduced us to the crazy world o

William Shakespeare , Class Of So Freakin’ Baked

Dec 7th, 2016 36m 10s

This week, Skillset skips across time from Ye Olde England to modern day stoners to ancient beasts. First up, William Shakespeare stopped going to school when he was 13, but his plays make great high school movies -- especially if they star Ju

Don't You Forget About John Hughes

Nov 29th, 2016 35m 12s

Pay attention, class. This week Skillset salutes to John Hughes, the prom king of the high school movie. First up, step into the office of high school principal Sean Gaillard to ask if that class-skipping punk Ferris is really the hero of Ferri

The Risky Business of Rebellion

Nov 16th, 2016 38m 2s

Welcome to another episode of Skillset – the podcast where every guest is an expert, and every week they teach you and me a new way to look at the movies. Today is dedicated to the rebels, the shit-stirrers, the trouble-makers whose aggro energ

Mark Duplass And Lindsay Lucas Bartlett

Nov 9th, 2016 34m 29s

Open your heart to Skillset, the podcast where every guest is an expert, and every week they teach you and me a new way to look at the movies. This week's episode is dedicated to two movies about all-consuming high school love. First up, let’s

The Witherspecial

Nov 1st, 2016 38m 24s

Vote 'Yes' on Skillset's special episode dedicated to the president/ruler/queen of ‘90s high school movies: Reese Witherspoon. As we put together our season-long salute to high school movies, Reese reigned supreme. The sunny blonde captured the

A Very ‘Skillset’ Halloween: Welcome To High School Hell

Oct 25th, 2016 38m 44s

The power of Manon compels you to listen to this wicked new episode of “Skillset.” As you heard last week, this season is dedicated to high school movies: the crushes, the classmates, and the clothes. But because it’s the week before Halloween,

Season 2 Premiere: Queen Bees, Wannabes, And Everything High School–Related In Between

Oct 18th, 2016 36m 31s

Welcome to Season 2 of Skillset — the podcast where every guest is an expert, and every week they teach you and me a new way to look at the movies. This season is about one thing: high school movies. Which means, well, it’s actually going to be

Season 1 Finale: Michael Shannon Talks The Talking Heads

Jun 17th, 2016 30m 13s

Did you know that Skillset made one of the best podcasts episodes of year-to-date-2016? It's true! IndieWire said so! Hurrah! The Amy Nicholson™ is closing out this first season of Skillset™ with a banger episode wherein she doth speaketh to: •

Cello...Is It Me, Dermot Mulroney, You’re Looking For?

Jun 10th, 2016 19m 29s

In this episode of Skillset: Amy talks to actor Dermot Mulroney about moonlighting as a cellist. Also ahead: she interviews the tornado consultant for 'Twister.'

I Just Have Scratchy. You Scratch Brains.

May 26th, 2016 29m 34s

In this episode of Skillset: Amy asks actor Ethan Hawke about how marathon running is tied to his work. Also ahead: she talks to the voice actors for "Ratchet & Clank" and a real barber tells us what Ice Cube got wrong in "Barbershop: The Next

Kill? Harvest? Terminate?

May 19th, 2016 14m 32s

In this episode of Skillset: Amy asks actor Tye Sheridan about his love of hunting, and she talks to a therapist about romantic heartbreak in "The Huntsman: Winter's War."

This is Bringing Up Weird Feelings for Me

May 12th, 2016 24m 37s

In this episode of Skillset: Amy talks to the kitten trainer on "Keanu." She also chats with actress Sienna Miller about her love of Bette Davis' classic films, and she makes a real punk band, The Muffs, watch "Green Room."

I Call It America and I Love It

May 5th, 2016 26m 58s

In this episode of Skillset, Amy watches "Elvis and Nixon" and asks Elvis' best friend what it was really like meeting the president. She also talks to actor J.K. Simmons about playing poker, and she makes a real mom watch "Mother's Day."

Season 1 Premiere: If The Naked Person is Uncomfortable

Apr 25th, 2016 33m 10s

On “Skillset,” every guest is an expert. And in every episode, these experts are going to teach us a new way to look at motion pictures. We're going to meet the behind-the-scenes specialists who make movie magic: cat trainers and shark-attack c

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