Night Call

This week, Night Call is unlocking their Valley of the Dolls book club episode, previously only available for Patreon supporters. Escape from your family this Thanksgiving with Jacqueline Susann's 1966 proto-beach-read, or impress your grandparents with your new knowledge about the author's famous poodle Josephine. The ladies of Night Call delve into petty icon Jackie Susann's subtle (and not-so-subtle) airing of celebr... Read more

After a brief recap of our live show with Aimee Mann, Baby Yoda fever sweeps Night Call nation when we plead with Disney to release The Ewok Adventure so we can pod about it. Werner Herzog falls for the wrinkly baby puppet and the superhero movie wars come to an end. The Cybertruck is a garbage truck, except garbage trucks actually work. And Warren Beatty’s REDS divides Tess, Molly and Emily into factions, but can they find common ... Read more

The ladies of Night Call are joined by Tom O’Neill, author of CHAOS: Charles Manson, The CIA, And The Secret History Of The Sixties to discuss his book, getting addicted to an obsession, MK Ultra, the Manson family and much more! And break out the gabagool for the first in our new series of ongoing segments about The Sopranos! Plus movie chat, a mouse deer, and Emily’s review of The Irishman! FOOTNOTES: Suzan Pitt on Criterion Hu... Read more

Molly, Tess and Emily are joined by poet Elizabeth Cantwell to discuss her book All The Emegency Type Structures, leftist prepper culture, what kind of dwellings are the most haunted, and how to deal with weather that wants to kill you. Plus underground tunnels and secret societies! And...it’s Los Angeles November 2019, do you know where your blade runners are? We return to Ridley Scott’s 80s sci fi opus just as we pass its start d... Read more

Introducing the trailer for Mafia, a podcast on the Audioboom Originals Network. Journey into the underworld of American organized crime and the stories behind the rise and fall of the most notorious mobsters in history. From Charles “Lucky” Luciano and John Gotti, to Donnie Brasco, “Bugsy” Siegel and Dutch Schultz–Mafia explores the lives of our greatest gangsters and the cops and attorneys who worked to bring them down. Learn mo... Read more

Apple TV Plus show Dickinson’s creator Alena Smith joins us to talk about Emily Dickinson, the weird American 1850s and transcendentalist author rivalries and fun facts (Edgar Allan Poe was VERY catty and also married his own underage cousin). Then we get into current American history, taking on the modern conspiracy we’ve all been thinking and talking about constantly this year! Plus we answer some Night Calls, and talk about ever... Read more

Tess, Emily, and Molly dig into The Lighthouse, Parasite, and Vampire In Brooklyn as spooky szn comes to a climax. Where is Jonesy's Jukebox, the freeform radio show on KLOS that mysteriously left the air weeks ago? Plus the weird Nazi ranch in Malibu, Emily's journey to the center of the mind in Topanga Canyon, and whether ominous weather leads to more ominous happenings or just ominous thoughts. And an extended discussion... Read more

Molly, Tess and Emily embrace the many-sexed indeterminately specied newly discovered blob creature of our dreams. Then we talk about how scientists implanted birds with false memories (chill!) and devices spying on podcasts you listen to and serving you Swedish fish ads. Then we are joined by special guest Karina Longworth, who tells us about the new season of her podcast You Must Remember This, focused on Disney’s Song Of The Sou... Read more

***SPOILER ALERT FOR THE JOKER FILM*** Cait Raft, co-host of the daily Twitch stream and podcast Jack AM and This Podcast Is Self Care with Drew Spears joins Tess, Emily and Molly to talk about all things autumnal. Molly and Cait argue for an extended fall while Emily and Tess, who have lived through midwest and New England winters, say no thanks. Is fall mania just a fugue state reaction to fire season? And of course we discuss Oc... Read more

Introducing the trailer for A Life Lived, a podcast on the Audioboom Originals Network. From Muhammad Ali to Carrie Fisher, hear how the lives of the biggest stars were truly lived. With exclusive interviews from the people who knew them in life, journalist Stephanie Okupniak tells the stories of the dead.  Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

It’s the long awaited Eyes Wide Shut special! Tess, Molly and Emily take on Stanley Kubrick’s enigmatic questionably erotic psychological drama from 1999 and take a detour that leads directly to reconsidering Vanilla Sky! But first, early takes on Joker, a movie none of us have seen yet! Molly tries to convince Tess and Emily to read Demi Moore’s excellent memoir Inside Out by telling them about how Bruce Willis romanced Demi with ... Read more

This week, the hosts welcome Chris Cantwell (Halt and Catch Fire) to chat about his new film, The Parts You Lose, as well as blenders and JFK conspiracy theories. Plus: the Ukrainian news you might have missed about an adoption with a twist, and a strange mystery involving mutilated cows in Oregon. FOOTNOTES: 1. The couple who adopted a Ukrainian child who was actually an adult 2. Ukrainian President Zelensky's past as a comedi... Read more

We dive into the Caroline and Natalie saga until Emily can’t take it anymore. Then we are joined by Theo Henderson and Jed Parriot of Street Watch LA for a serious discussion about LA’s homelessness crisis, and why the unhoused need services and supportive housing, not police sweeps. FOOTNOTES: 1. Eagle Rock fire suspects arrested 2. Street Watch LA 3. Theo's Facebook 4. Theo's PayPal 5. Lye on sidewalk in Eagle Rock 6. S... Read more

Molly, Tess and Emily discuss Epstein, a new leech on the block and Lana Del Rey's feud with NPR critic Ann Powers. Plus: a listener shares evidence that Molly has a doppelgänger, and the hosts discuss a Silicon Valley retreat to the hot springs at Esalen. FOOTNOTES: 1. New leech on the block 2. Big tech at Esalen [The New Yorker] 3. Ghislaine Maxwell's twin sisters [The Cut] 4. Molly's doppelgänger 5. Ann Powers' L... Read more

Emily, Molly and Tess have a spirited debate about the greatness of Quentin Tarantino's Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, (SPOILERS!) and special guest Ezra Koenig (Vampire Weekend) joins the pod to talk about coffee coolattas, sitcoms and anime. Plus: the "party bug" cicadas that explode during orgies. ******THIS EPISODE INCLUDES SPOILERS FOR ONCE UPON A TIME IN HOLLYWOOD****** FOOTNOTES: 1. Ezra's podcast, Time Cris... Read more

A cool jazz episode from the Podcast Time Warp featuring Molly, Emily and Tess's favorite modes of self-care, as well as their impressions of both the Cats trailer and The Lion King. The hosts also answer a listener question about Saturn return and review a listener video of a rare Italian ghost bunny. FOOTNOTES: 1. Image 1 and image 2 from the ghost bunny video 2. Jabberwocky poem 3. Cats trailer 4. Saturn return 5. The write... Read more

The hosts discuss what Ari Aster's Midsommar is really about, featuring a call from a listener in Sweden with background on the Midsommar festival. And following a listener email about a vicious catfox attack, special guest John Levenstein (Arrested Development, Kroll Show) pops by to discuss his new show, "Frankenstein's Monster's Monster, Frankenstein." FOOTNOTES: 1. Our Patreon (discussed re: meetups etc) L... Read more

Molly makes Tess and Emily do a homework assignment on about capitalism, some more corrections desk, and some strange new creatures with strange butts. PLUS a Night Call about National Parks. NIGHT CALL BOOK CLUB JULY BOOK ANNOUNCED! For access, CHECK OUT THE NIGHT CALL PATREON (https://www.patreon.com/NightCall) ! Support the show for as little as $1 a month! Call in to Night Call at 240-46-NIGHT  Learn more about your ad-choices... Read more

From the depths of the sea to the depth of the internet, Night Call is dishing out all the info about creepy squids, happy octopus cities, and energy drink conspiracy theories. PLUS the Night Call correction desk, and some personal TM experience.  NIGHT CALL BOOK CLUB JULY BOOK ANNOUNCED! For access, CHECK OUT THE NIGHT CALL PATREON (https://www.patreon.com/NightCall) ! Support the show for as little as $1 a month! Call in to Night... Read more