CHILLPAK HOLLYWOOD HOUR

It's YOUR Chillpak Hollywood Hour's annual Post-Oscar smackdown. Hear Dean and Phil's analysis and hilarious criticism of Hollywood's big night, hear them reveal each other's predictions on who would win the 24 Oscar categories, and hear the stakes of their wager on the outcome. Year after year, it's one of our most popular episodes.

Full of all the nourishing podcasting goodness long-time listeners have come to expect, this brand new serving is also a delicious introduction to your friends in podcasting. The following topics are discussed, dissected, analyzed and turned on their heads by Dean Haglund and Phil Leirness: The X-Files, including a hilarious story about David Duchovny and exciting news about Frank Spotnitz's new adaptation of Philip K. Dick for SyFy ... Ancient wisdom and what we can learn about healthful self-care by looking to past cultures ... Books from Norway, Sweden and Stephen King ... 3 live events, including one that Phil hopes to turn into a documentary ... A remake of the late Gerry Anderson's Thunderbirds ... A film all about Jar-Jar Binks ... A documentary about the epidemic of sexual assault within the U.S. Armed Forces ... The revival of drive-ins ... David Fincher's original series on Netflix ... And MORE. It's YOUR Chillpak Hollywood Hour, which almost always features bonus minutes!

“Spartans! Ready your breakfast and eat hearty... For tonight, we dine in hell!” That's a quote from the movie 300 and as this is the 300th episode of YOUR Chillpak Hollywood Hour, it seemed appropriate. It's also appropriate for there is much talk of Hell on this installment, which is full of the nourishing conversation that is the cornerstone of any hearty Spartan breakfast! This might be the first episode where your friends in podcasting have ever discussed Heaven and Hell, Evangelicalism and prophetesses! Recorded this weekend at the Conscious Life Expo in Los Angeles, Dean Haglund and Phil Leirness welcome special guest Susan Larison Danz, who hosts the Frontier Beyond Fear radio program. Enjoy much comedy, consciousness, conspiracy and even talk of movies! Plus, there's a very touching tribute to musical legend and genuine truth-seeker Reg Presley, who died this past week. Reg was a friend to Dean and Phil and he contributed a great deal to their film The Truth Is Out There.

Many topics covered on today's installment of YOUR Chillpak Hollywood Hour including: An interesting study on violent video games ... Dean's latest half-marathon ... Paul Auster's The Book of Illusions ... A table reading of Dean and Phil's new film The Lady Killers ... The location filming of an intriguing sci-fi short ... The movie version of Les Miserables ... JJ Abrams departing Star Trek for Star Wars (and whether he ever knew he was making Star Trek in the first place) ... IFC's "Portlandia" ... And even if that were enough for one show, your friends in podcasting keep it coming, analyzing the scarcity of employment opportunities for women behind-the-camera in Hollywood and analyzing this year's Best Picture Oscar nominees thru the prism of the Becdel Test. Finally, many listeners have asked whether Dean and Phil will be attending Dragon*Con this year and one asked Dean and Phil's reactions to some disturbing news about where much of the revenue from the event goes each year. Whether you don't know what Dragon*Con is or even if you go to the annual Labor Day Weekend event in Atlanta every year, you won't want to miss the return of all-time classic Chillpak Hollywood Hour #121 (Live from Dragon*Con!), available NOW for the first time in more than two years!

One of the all-time classics has returned. This episode has become known as "Live at Dragon*Con". Here is the original description when the show was first published on 6 September 2009 ... Dean and Phil podcast LIVE from DragonCon, the world’s largest fantasy/SF convention, held annually in Atlanta, GA, on Labor Day weekend. And when we say “live”, we mean, in front of an audience that participates with a whole bunch of entertaining and thought-provoking questions. Dean holds forth on “The Lone Gunmen” and all manner of conspiracy theories (from the assassination of JFK to the real reasons behind the invasion of Iraq). This just might be our best show ever! And at the very least, you won’t think of Las Vegas, NASA or wrong numbers by sweet-sounding old ladies the same way ever again! Are cookies controlling Dean’s mind? Does the crowd turn on Phil? Find out in this DragonCon installment of YOUR Chillpak Hollywood Hour!

The film critics have had their say ... The various industry guilds and unions have handed out their awards ... Now, it's time for the best films of 2012 according to your friends in podcasting! Get those pens, pads and/or Netflix queues handy!

Leonard Da Vinci, The Last Supper, Alex Jones vs. Piers Morgan, 2nd Amendment vs. 1st Amendment, gun control, consciousness, aliens, the importance of "toasts", authors Jonathan Littman, Marc Hershon and Magi Fowler, filmmaker Nagisa Oshima, actor Conrad Bain, an overrated Lincoln, a modern sci-fi classic ... What show would be audacious enough to tackle all of that (and more) in a mere sixty minutes? Why, YOUR Chillpak Hollywood Hour, of course! Hear what Dean and Phil are reading ... Hear about two "Live Events of the Week" ... Learn about three "Wingnuts of the Week" ... Learn about two "Celebrity Deaths" ... AND enjoy a preview of NEXT week's spectacular (an annual tradition). Trust us, this episode is AWESOME.

On this week's show, your friends in podcasting welcome back a dear, dear friend of the show, a journalist who talks about a wide range of topics, from the future of television, to the way iTunes is changing everything, to the book he may someday write, to jazz, to his desert island discs and the terrific top ten list he submitted for the Top Films of All Time show. Hint: He's the ONLY person to guest host a Chillpak Hollywood Hour all by himself, an episode that can only be found among the bonus features on The Truth Is Out There ...

It's the first episode of 2013 and since it's early January, where would your friends in podcasting be but poolside atop downtown Los Angeles?! So, grab the sunscreen and join Dean Haglund and Phil Leirness as they discuss fine art, popular music, television, movies and celebrity deaths! From record setting box office by a film from France, to precedent-setting success by a VOD release, from the most popular filming locations in L.A. to the return of 1980's action heroes, from the smash hit album "21" by Adele, to the death of one of the most popular singers of the 1950's, this installment of YOUR Chillpak Hollywood Hour has all the news, views and reviews you've come to expect and enjoy. Happy 2013, everybody! It promises to be our best year yet!

As the final hours of 2012 winds down, it's time for a yearly tradition at YOUR Chillpak Hollywood Hour ... It's the annual New Year's Resolution show, where Dean Haglund and Phil Leirness review how well they lived up to the resolutions they made at the start of the year and set their intentions for the year to come. It's bound to be both inspiring AND hilarious. Happy New Year from your friends in podcasting!

Happy Christmas, everybody! This week's show gets off to a flying start with a recap of the "Live Event of the Week" - the 28 hour marathon co-hosted by your friends in podcasting to ring in the end of the Mayan Calendar. Dean discusses his road trip from hell. Phil discusses catching up on some 2012 movies. Dean and Phil revisit last's week's show all about the Top Films of All Time by looking at what directors had films mentioned most often on the lists submitted by guests of YOUR Chillpak Hollywood Hour. The show wraps up with a personal "Celebrity Death", a wonderful character actor who was helping Dean and Phil in the development of their new film, The Lady Killers. Speaking of The Lady Killers, please take the time to learn more about the film and how you can help (and PLEASE, spread the word!), by visiting here. And if you've never seen Dean and Phil's film The Truth is Out There . . . Why haven't you? It's available here. Finally, we hope you will enjoy this holiday greeting from your friends in podcasting ... Personalize funny videos and birthday eCards at JibJab!

Feel free to stream or download the first hour from the Chillpak Mayan Marathon here. Of course the marathon is ongoing until 1 am Pacific Time on Saturday 22 December, and you can join in the fun at http://justin.tv/chillpakmayanmarathon Watch live video from chillpakmayanmarathon on www.justin.tv

This week's show is over five and a half years in the making. It starts with your friends in podcasting revealing their all-time Top Ten Films. Then, they reveal the all-time Top Ten according to all the guests who have appeared on YOUR Chillpak Hollywood Hour! This consensus will be updated each year in late December as we add the lists submitted to us by that year's guests ... What films will make the inaugural cut? We wouldn't dream of spoiling it. HOWEVER, we CAN let you know that these films did NOT make the top ten, though they came very close, finishing in positions twenty-four through eleven: 24. Vertigo (Director: Alfred Hitchcock, Year: 1958) 23. Apocalypse Now (Francis Coppola, 1979) 22. Amelie (Jean-Pierre Jeunet, 2001) 21. A Clockwork Orange (Stanley Kubrick, 1971) 19. TIE - Pulp Fiction (Quentin Tarantino, 1994), The Big Lebowski (Joel Coen, 1998) 18. Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (Stanley Kubrick, 1964) 17. Wings of Desire (Wim Wenders, 1987) 16. the Matrix (The Wachowskis, 1999) 15. The Third Man (Carol Reed, 1949) 14. Chinatown (Roman Polanski, 1974) 13. Fellini's 8 1/2 (Federico Fellini, 1963) 12. Goodfellas (Martin Scorsese, 1990) 11. Lawrence of Arabia (David Lean, 1962) Got your popcorn? Then, let's go to the movies!

A "Live Event of the Week" that benefited homeless children ... Two "Lawsuits of the Week" that focus on show biz types arguing over money ... A very funny web series from former Chillpak Hollywood guest Rob Consing ... Several movies, including an all-time classic and a few Oscar hopefuls ... The importance of telling stories that encourage young women to find and use their authentic voices ... In short, if you'd boo this episode of YOUR Chillpak Hollywood Hour, you'd boo Santa Claus! Finally, we hope you'll take the time to check out Dean and Phil's latest feature film project and learn how you can help!

Start with the end of the world ... Throw in a World Premiere, holiday-themed "Live Event of the Week" penned by a Pulitzer Prize-winner ... Add a giant helping of Stanley Kubrick ... Stir in a letter from a listener in Ireland ... Mix in a pinch of James Bond, Alex Jones, "confirmation bias" and Chris Tucker to augment the flavor ... Warm with fond memories of the late Larry Hagman ... Serve with the Independent Spirit nominations for the best in independent film ... All in all, it's a perfect recipe for a delicious serving of YOUR Chillpak Hollywood Hour. Dig in! And remember to follow your friends in podcasting on Twitter.