Transistor (https://transistor.fm) https://feeds.transistor.fm/the-family-pictures-podcast A podcast exploring the best and worst family dynamics on screen – the cinematic highs and lows of family behavior, from heartwarming moments to unforgettable dysfunction. Hosted by Jim Groom and Michael Branson Smith 2025 59ca0d2b-6f33-53e5-8b32-7555582c16bb no en Mon, 13 Apr 2026 05:00:36 -0400 Mon, 13 Apr 2026 05:06:02 -0400 https://familypicturespodcast.com/ https://img.transistorcdn.com/wTWIVJHW1ywDPvHpRq5oq7Wk4Sm3C6reJqWhwrG2Cf8/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:1400/h:1400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS80NDk0/MTYwMmI4NzI1ODlk/MjQ3MWJjNDg2ODM4/Mzg2NC5wbmc.jpg https://familypicturespodcast.com/ episodic Jim Groom, Michael Branson Smith A podcast exploring the best and worst family dynamics on screen – the cinematic highs and lows of family behavior, from heartwarming moments to unforgettable dysfunction. Hosted by Jim Groom and Michael Branson Smith A podcast exploring the best and worst family dynamics on screen – the cinematic highs and lows of family behavior, from heartwarming moments to unforgettable dysfunction. film, family, classics Jim Groom, Michael Branson Smith No Yes 61 61 It's My Family – The Hand That Rocks the Cradle full ad2b1b73-748b-4719-baa9-6a363cf70869 https://share.transistor.fm/s/514bbf26 Jim Groom and Michael Branson Smith explore how The Hand That Rocks the Cradle turns the role of mother into something that can be learned, performed, and stolen.

]]> Jim Groom and Michael Branson Smith explore how The Hand That Rocks the Cradle turns the role of mother into something that can be learned, performed, and stolen.

]]> Mon, 13 Apr 2026 05:00:00 -0400 Jim Groom, Michael Branson Smith Jim Groom, Michael Branson Smith 4144 Jim Groom and Michael Branson Smith explore how The Hand That Rocks the Cradle turns the role of mother into something that can be learned, performed, and stolen.

]]> film, family, classics No 60 60 Playing Happy Family – Fatal Attraction full 32906999-4434-4e35-80ff-b5bb1726ca9d https://share.transistor.fm/s/36d0f8ea Jim Groom and Michael Branson Smith examine how a single act of infidelity fractures the illusion of stability in an upper middle class family in Adrian Lyne’s Fatal Attraction.

]]> Jim Groom and Michael Branson Smith examine how a single act of infidelity fractures the illusion of stability in an upper middle class family in Adrian Lyne’s Fatal Attraction.

]]> Mon, 06 Apr 2026 05:00:00 -0400 Jim Groom, Michael Branson Smith Jim Groom, Michael Branson Smith 4142 Jim Groom and Michael Branson Smith examine how a single act of infidelity fractures the illusion of stability in an upper middle class family in Adrian Lyne’s Fatal Attraction.

]]> film, family, classics No 59 59 The Roles That Wouldn’t Hold – The Birds full c97b80a8-74e1-4fe3-8d7e-04832e4205b8 https://share.transistor.fm/s/2229d80d Jim Groom and Michael Branson Smith trace the transformation of Melanie Daniels in The Birds, as she moves from carefree socialite to something like a daughter, a mother, and finally a broken figure in a family that cannot hold.

]]> Jim Groom and Michael Branson Smith trace the transformation of Melanie Daniels in The Birds, as she moves from carefree socialite to something like a daughter, a mother, and finally a broken figure in a family that cannot hold.

]]> Mon, 30 Mar 2026 05:00:00 -0400 Jim Groom, Michael Branson Smith Jim Groom, Michael Branson Smith 4142 Jim Groom and Michael Branson Smith trace the transformation of Melanie Daniels in The Birds, as she moves from carefree socialite to something like a daughter, a mother, and finally a broken figure in a family that cannot hold.

]]> film, family, classics No 58 58 A Boy's Best Friend is his Mother – Psycho full 5fbfed9a-8a89-4bd3-bb1d-5125632a55e0 https://share.transistor.fm/s/197fcd7c Jim Groom and Michael Branson Smith unpack how Hitchcock stages the collapse of respectability in a world where sex is visible but not yet accepted.

]]> Jim Groom and Michael Branson Smith unpack how Hitchcock stages the collapse of respectability in a world where sex is visible but not yet accepted.

]]> Mon, 23 Mar 2026 05:00:00 -0400 Jim Groom, Michael Branson Smith Jim Groom, Michael Branson Smith 3866 Jim Groom and Michael Branson Smith unpack how Hitchcock stages the collapse of respectability in a world where sex is visible but not yet accepted.

]]> film, family, classics No 57 57 Whatever Will Be – The Man Who Knew Too Much full cc769cd3-3e75-4517-a0a6-7fc3f1fa8cd6 https://share.transistor.fm/s/f6cb7d50 Jim Groom and Michael Branson Smith discuss how a vacationing American family stumbles into international intrigue in Alfred Hitchcock’s The Man Who Knew Too Much, where a kidnapped son becomes less a portrait of family life than the perfect Hitchcock MacGuffin—revealing an uneasy marriage, a precocious child repeating the language of empire, and a mother whose voice ultimately saves the day.

]]> Jim Groom and Michael Branson Smith discuss how a vacationing American family stumbles into international intrigue in Alfred Hitchcock’s The Man Who Knew Too Much, where a kidnapped son becomes less a portrait of family life than the perfect Hitchcock MacGuffin—revealing an uneasy marriage, a precocious child repeating the language of empire, and a mother whose voice ultimately saves the day.

]]> Mon, 16 Mar 2026 05:00:00 -0400 Jim Groom, Michael Branson Smith Jim Groom, Michael Branson Smith 3722 Jim Groom and Michael Branson Smith discuss how a vacationing American family stumbles into international intrigue in Alfred Hitchcock’s The Man Who Knew Too Much, where a kidnapped son becomes less a portrait of family life than the perfect Hitchcock MacGuffin—revealing an uneasy marriage, a precocious child repeating the language of empire, and a mother whose voice ultimately saves the day.

]]> film, family, classics No 56 56 Crisscrossed Households – Strangers on a Train full 8bafc23c-c213-41a0-bb0b-503f8c281abb https://share.transistor.fm/s/033dde12 Jim Groom and Michael Branson Smith consider how the film’s famous “crisscross” murder plot mirrors a deeper structural collision between two families: the Mortons’ disciplined social order and the Antonys’ failure to contain their son.

]]> Jim Groom and Michael Branson Smith consider how the film’s famous “crisscross” murder plot mirrors a deeper structural collision between two families: the Mortons’ disciplined social order and the Antonys’ failure to contain their son.

]]> Mon, 09 Mar 2026 06:00:00 -0400 Jim Groom, Michael Branson Smith Jim Groom, Michael Branson Smith 3722 Jim Groom and Michael Branson Smith consider how the film’s famous “crisscross” murder plot mirrors a deeper structural collision between two families: the Mortons’ disciplined social order and the Antonys’ failure to contain their son.

]]> film, family, classics No 55 55 No Ordinary Family – Shadow of a Doubt full 05aa5f68-135c-48cd-8fac-6810e6ad5112 https://share.transistor.fm/s/a9bef2c4 Jim Groom and Michael Branson Smith examine Hitchcock’s favorite film, where the myth of the average family becomes both shield and blindfold, and menace arrives not as a stranger but as a beloved relative.

]]> Jim Groom and Michael Branson Smith examine Hitchcock’s favorite film, where the myth of the average family becomes both shield and blindfold, and menace arrives not as a stranger but as a beloved relative.

]]> Mon, 02 Mar 2026 08:32:10 -0500 Jim Groom, Michael Branson Smith Jim Groom, Michael Branson Smith 4000 Jim Groom and Michael Branson Smith examine Hitchcock’s favorite film, where the myth of the average family becomes both shield and blindfold, and menace arrives not as a stranger but as a beloved relative.

]]> film, family, classics No 54 54 Damn It I Want This Family To Love Me – The Royal Tenenbaums full e9ea58b4-6d37-4195-a69e-8e9060cfa60c https://share.transistor.fm/s/49f2171b Jim Groom and Michael Branson Smith unpack Wes Anderson’s The Royal Tenenbaums as a story about adult children trapped inside the myth of their own childhood genius and a father desperate to rewrite himself back into relevance, while asking whether Anderson’s ironic stylization deepens or dilutes the emotional stakes of estranged parents and adult children.

]]> Jim Groom and Michael Branson Smith unpack Wes Anderson’s The Royal Tenenbaums as a story about adult children trapped inside the myth of their own childhood genius and a father desperate to rewrite himself back into relevance, while asking whether Anderson’s ironic stylization deepens or dilutes the emotional stakes of estranged parents and adult children.

]]> Mon, 23 Feb 2026 05:00:00 -0500 Jim Groom, Michael Branson Smith Jim Groom, Michael Branson Smith 3654 Jim Groom and Michael Branson Smith unpack Wes Anderson’s The Royal Tenenbaums as a story about adult children trapped inside the myth of their own childhood genius and a father desperate to rewrite himself back into relevance, while asking whether Anderson’s ironic stylization deepens or dilutes the emotional stakes of estranged parents and adult children.

]]> film, family, classics No 53 53 This Is For Your Own Good – The Savages full c54a154c-c622-46ad-a0e1-4067db59ca84 https://share.transistor.fm/s/8ac6ed87 Jim Groom and Michael Branson Smith take on caregiving, cold winters, and fluorescent-lit reckoning in Tamara Jenkins' The Savages, where estranged children are forced into proximity with each other and with a father they barely know.

]]> Jim Groom and Michael Branson Smith take on caregiving, cold winters, and fluorescent-lit reckoning in Tamara Jenkins' The Savages, where estranged children are forced into proximity with each other and with a father they barely know.

]]> Mon, 16 Feb 2026 05:00:00 -0500 Jim Groom, Michael Branson Smith Jim Groom, Michael Branson Smith 3676 Jim Groom and Michael Branson Smith take on caregiving, cold winters, and fluorescent-lit reckoning in Tamara Jenkins' The Savages, where estranged children are forced into proximity with each other and with a father they barely know.

]]> film, family, classics No 52 52 Just in the Nick of Time – On Golden Pond full 5bb4c458-1d33-4fbe-978e-08f95ebc4316 https://share.transistor.fm/s/351d62d0 Jim Groom and Michael Branson Smith explore On Golden Pond (1981), a film about identity at the end of life, the persistence of childhood hurt, and the possibility of connection in the shadow of death.

]]> Jim Groom and Michael Branson Smith explore On Golden Pond (1981), a film about identity at the end of life, the persistence of childhood hurt, and the possibility of connection in the shadow of death.

]]> Mon, 09 Feb 2026 05:00:00 -0500 Jim Groom, Michael Branson Smith Jim Groom, Michael Branson Smith 3853 Jim Groom and Michael Branson Smith explore On Golden Pond (1981), a film about identity at the end of life, the persistence of childhood hurt, and the possibility of connection in the shadow of death.

]]> film, family, classics No 51 51 The Wish to be Free – Tokyo Story full a136008e-5a20-435e-b8c0-85998015f8fd https://share.transistor.fm/s/0cba8d72 Jim Groom and Michael Branson Smith unpack Tokyo Story as a quiet reckoning with aging parents, drifting children, and the emotional cost of modern life moving too fast to look back.

]]> Jim Groom and Michael Branson Smith unpack Tokyo Story as a quiet reckoning with aging parents, drifting children, and the emotional cost of modern life moving too fast to look back.

]]> Mon, 02 Feb 2026 05:00:00 -0500 Jim Groom, Michael Branson Smith Jim Groom, Michael Branson Smith 4413 Jim Groom and Michael Branson Smith unpack Tokyo Story as a quiet reckoning with aging parents, drifting children, and the emotional cost of modern life moving too fast to look back.

]]> film, family, classics No 50 50 Everyone Is Doing Their Best – Make Way For Tomorrow full 15ce7928-edd1-47d2-9307-ef7925847f1b https://share.transistor.fm/s/f5b079f4 Jim Groom and Michael Branson Smith discuss Make Way for Tomorrow (1937) and how ordinary decency, practicality, and exhaustion slowly erode responsibility toward aging parents.

]]> Jim Groom and Michael Branson Smith discuss Make Way for Tomorrow (1937) and how ordinary decency, practicality, and exhaustion slowly erode responsibility toward aging parents.

]]> Mon, 19 Jan 2026 05:00:00 -0500 Jim Groom, Michael Branson Smith Jim Groom, Michael Branson Smith 4400 Jim Groom and Michael Branson Smith discuss Make Way for Tomorrow (1937) and how ordinary decency, practicality, and exhaustion slowly erode responsibility toward aging parents.

]]> film, family, classics No 49 49 The Lie of Simple Answers – Weapons Reloaded full da075eee-ac74-4863-bc42-93cd10c6d9d6 https://share.transistor.fm/s/69568fb9 Jim Groom and Michael Branson Smith return to Weapons, correcting a rushed first recording and unpacking its abuse allegory, generational parasitism, and the dangerous desire for simple answers.

]]> Jim Groom and Michael Branson Smith return to Weapons, correcting a rushed first recording and unpacking its abuse allegory, generational parasitism, and the dangerous desire for simple answers.

]]> Mon, 12 Jan 2026 05:00:00 -0500 Jim Groom, Michael Branson Smith Jim Groom, Michael Branson Smith 3763 Jim Groom and Michael Branson Smith return to Weapons, correcting a rushed first recording and unpacking its abuse allegory, generational parasitism, and the dangerous desire for simple answers.

]]> film, family, classics No 48 48 2025 Family Pictures Podcast Awards bonus fb01bf40-a459-41a8-90ca-869666710603 https://share.transistor.fm/s/1fe96f63 Jim Groom and Michael Branson Smith recap the year with their first ever awards show.

]]> Jim Groom and Michael Branson Smith recap the year with their first ever awards show.

]]> Mon, 05 Jan 2026 09:29:15 -0500 Jim Groom, Michael Branson Smith Jim Groom, Michael Branson Smith 6603 Jim Groom and Michael Branson Smith recap the year with their first ever awards show.

]]> film, family, classics No 47 47 A Home Between Cliff and River – Jeremiah Johnson full 5f5a0178-9b0a-4d33-ba81-6fdfe4579672 https://share.transistor.fm/s/ce9401d0 Jim Groom and Michael Branson Smith trace Jeremiah Johnson’s journey from escape into solitude, through an accidental gathering of strangers that becomes a real family, and how its loss traps him in a cycle of violence he never truly recovers from.

]]> Jim Groom and Michael Branson Smith trace Jeremiah Johnson’s journey from escape into solitude, through an accidental gathering of strangers that becomes a real family, and how its loss traps him in a cycle of violence he never truly recovers from.

]]> Mon, 22 Dec 2025 04:00:00 -0500 Jim Groom, Michael Branson Smith Jim Groom, Michael Branson Smith 4305 Jim Groom and Michael Branson Smith trace Jeremiah Johnson’s journey from escape into solitude, through an accidental gathering of strangers that becomes a real family, and how its loss traps him in a cycle of violence he never truly recovers from.

]]> film, family, classics No 46 46 Don't Think You Ain't Wagering – Meek's Cutoff full 3e809240-d7fb-452b-ba66-f6f7f40a3cbf https://share.transistor.fm/s/7b514b58 Jim Groom and Michael Branson Smith explore how the quiet persistence of women’s work—and a single act of moral courage—reshapes a frontier story built on male bravado.

]]> Jim Groom and Michael Branson Smith explore how the quiet persistence of women’s work—and a single act of moral courage—reshapes a frontier story built on male bravado.

]]> Mon, 15 Dec 2025 04:00:00 -0500 Jim Groom, Michael Branson Smith Jim Groom, Michael Branson Smith 3530 Jim Groom and Michael Branson Smith explore how the quiet persistence of women’s work—and a single act of moral courage—reshapes a frontier story built on male bravado.

]]> film, family, classics No 45 45 Slow Time Family Labor – The New Land full 381331d9-3728-4cc3-88af-5d15cb12f12b https://share.transistor.fm/s/3d522432 Jim Groom and Michael Branson Smith explore how The New Land reveals the frontier not as mythic violence but as decades of labor, loss, and quiet perseverance.

]]> Jim Groom and Michael Branson Smith explore how The New Land reveals the frontier not as mythic violence but as decades of labor, loss, and quiet perseverance.

]]> Mon, 08 Dec 2025 04:00:00 -0500 Jim Groom, Michael Branson Smith Jim Groom, Michael Branson Smith 4958 Jim Groom and Michael Branson Smith explore how The New Land reveals the frontier not as mythic violence but as decades of labor, loss, and quiet perseverance.

]]> film, family, classics No 44 44 There's No Living with a Killing – Shane full a0a99509-4b91-4784-acde-6f8fd202dd2f https://share.transistor.fm/s/caf74bc8 Jim Groom and Michael Branson Smith trace how Shane creates a double image of masculinity: the domestic father who builds a home, and the gunfighter who sacrifices himself so that home can exist.

]]> Jim Groom and Michael Branson Smith trace how Shane creates a double image of masculinity: the domestic father who builds a home, and the gunfighter who sacrifices himself so that home can exist.

]]> Mon, 01 Dec 2025 04:00:00 -0500 Jim Groom, Michael Branson Smith Jim Groom, Michael Branson Smith 4236 Jim Groom and Michael Branson Smith trace how Shane creates a double image of masculinity: the domestic father who builds a home, and the gunfighter who sacrifices himself so that home can exist.

]]> film, family, classics No 43 43 Blood, Kin, and the Frontier Father – The Searchers full f90d6565-4657-4582-9852-689d9e922ee5 https://share.transistor.fm/s/25b6ff3e Jim Groom and Michael Branson Smith take a journey into the West’s darkest myth—where family, race, and vengeance shape the American imagination.

]]> Jim Groom and Michael Branson Smith take a journey into the West’s darkest myth—where family, race, and vengeance shape the American imagination.

]]> Mon, 24 Nov 2025 05:00:00 -0500 Jim Groom, Michael Branson Smith Jim Groom, Michael Branson Smith 4422 Jim Groom and Michael Branson Smith take a journey into the West’s darkest myth—where family, race, and vengeance shape the American imagination.

]]> film, family, classics No 42 42 I Don't Get Mad Anymore – One Battle After Another full 3626d52d-07b2-478f-a6cd-a866b0e7ea13 https://share.transistor.fm/s/ab6a441f Jim Groom and Michael Branson Smith dive into Paul Thomas Anderson’s absurdist epic One Battle After Another, tracing how a botched revolution, an absent mother, and a very tired dad collide into a father–daughter story about surviving the fallout of ideology.

]]> Jim Groom and Michael Branson Smith dive into Paul Thomas Anderson’s absurdist epic One Battle After Another, tracing how a botched revolution, an absent mother, and a very tired dad collide into a father–daughter story about surviving the fallout of ideology.

]]> Mon, 17 Nov 2025 07:59:02 -0500 Jim Groom, Michael Branson Smith Jim Groom, Michael Branson Smith 4657 Jim Groom and Michael Branson Smith dive into Paul Thomas Anderson’s absurdist epic One Battle After Another, tracing how a botched revolution, an absent mother, and a very tired dad collide into a father–daughter story about surviving the fallout of ideology.

]]> film, family, classics No 41 41 The Human Project Lives – Children of Men full bcabe3e3-fd8f-4886-80fb-c1713c1de977 https://share.transistor.fm/s/20903846 Jim Groom and Michael Branson Smith look at Children of Men as a story about the memory of family at the end of time—a world where nostalgia replaces birth, and the smallest spark of new life becomes a collective act of faith.

]]> Jim Groom and Michael Branson Smith look at Children of Men as a story about the memory of family at the end of time—a world where nostalgia replaces birth, and the smallest spark of new life becomes a collective act of faith.

]]> Wed, 05 Nov 2025 14:37:26 -0500 Jim Groom, Michael Branson Smith Jim Groom, Michael Branson Smith 3856 Jim Groom and Michael Branson Smith look at Children of Men as a story about the memory of family at the end of time—a world where nostalgia replaces birth, and the smallest spark of new life becomes a collective act of faith.

]]> film, family, classics No 40 40 Fixing God's Owner's Handbook – The Mosquito Coast full d18cf641-cdca-4015-b19e-2749342c7870 https://share.transistor.fm/s/e8d9da80 Jim Groom and Michael Branson Smith trace the collapse of a patriarch’s paradise, where the dream of self-sufficiency turns into a theology of madness.

]]> Jim Groom and Michael Branson Smith trace the collapse of a patriarch’s paradise, where the dream of self-sufficiency turns into a theology of madness.

]]> Mon, 27 Oct 2025 11:56:22 -0400 Jim Groom, Michael Branson Smith Jim Groom, Michael Branson Smith 4127 Jim Groom and Michael Branson Smith trace the collapse of a patriarch’s paradise, where the dream of self-sufficiency turns into a theology of madness.

]]> film, family, classics No 39 39 I Always Thought That I'd See You Again – Running on Empty full d6a1baa5-41ca-4f55-819f-17521663d8ed https://share.transistor.fm/s/0e08b99a Jim Groom and Michael Branson Smith explore Running on Empty as a portrait of the revolutionary 1960s ideals colliding with 1980s family life — a story about parents on the run from the past and a son who just wants a future.

]]> Jim Groom and Michael Branson Smith explore Running on Empty as a portrait of the revolutionary 1960s ideals colliding with 1980s family life — a story about parents on the run from the past and a son who just wants a future.

]]> Mon, 20 Oct 2025 05:00:00 -0400 Jim Groom, Michael Branson Smith Jim Groom, Michael Branson Smith 4094 Jim Groom and Michael Branson Smith explore Running on Empty as a portrait of the revolutionary 1960s ideals colliding with 1980s family life — a story about parents on the run from the past and a son who just wants a future.

]]> film, family, classics No 38 38 You Didn't Prepare Me For This – Hanna full aacdf88f-dd60-4673-a840-6216040b60ef https://share.transistor.fm/s/e896fe35 Jim Groom and Michael Branson Smith explore Hanna as a story of overprotection and isolation—a father so intent on keeping his daughter safe that he leaves her unprepared for everything that isn’t lethal.

]]> Jim Groom and Michael Branson Smith explore Hanna as a story of overprotection and isolation—a father so intent on keeping his daughter safe that he leaves her unprepared for everything that isn’t lethal.

]]> Mon, 13 Oct 2025 05:00:00 -0400 Jim Groom, Michael Branson Smith Jim Groom, Michael Branson Smith 3623 Jim Groom and Michael Branson Smith explore Hanna as a story of overprotection and isolation—a father so intent on keeping his daughter safe that he leaves her unprepared for everything that isn’t lethal.

]]> film, family, classics No 37 37 Her Breasts, Family Business – Slums of Beverly Hills full 552f80a1-b1b6-45a6-bda2-f42b15451607 https://share.transistor.fm/s/6e17df3c Jim Groom and Michael Branson Smith unpack Tamara Jenkins’s semi-autobiographical tale of a family chasing stability in the fringes of 90210.

]]> Jim Groom and Michael Branson Smith unpack Tamara Jenkins’s semi-autobiographical tale of a family chasing stability in the fringes of 90210.

]]> Mon, 06 Oct 2025 05:00:00 -0400 Jim Groom, Michael Branson Smith Jim Groom, Michael Branson Smith 3781 Jim Groom and Michael Branson Smith unpack Tamara Jenkins’s semi-autobiographical tale of a family chasing stability in the fringes of 90210.

]]> film, family, classics No 36 36 Key Parties and Crumbling Ideals – The Ice Storm full 3981e163-a6a8-42be-9d20-bee96731935f https://share.transistor.fm/s/b6dccb77 Jim Groom and Michael Branson Smith dig into Ang Lee’s The Ice Storm (1997), where suburban Connecticut families freeze under the pressures of shifting social mores, crumbling marriages, and one fatal ice storm.

]]> Jim Groom and Michael Branson Smith dig into Ang Lee’s The Ice Storm (1997), where suburban Connecticut families freeze under the pressures of shifting social mores, crumbling marriages, and one fatal ice storm.

]]> Mon, 29 Sep 2025 14:37:10 -0400 Jim Groom, Michael Branson Smith Jim Groom, Michael Branson Smith 4881 Jim Groom and Michael Branson Smith dig into Ang Lee’s The Ice Storm (1997), where suburban Connecticut families freeze under the pressures of shifting social mores, crumbling marriages, and one fatal ice storm.

]]> film, family, classics No 35 35 An Ode to Awkwardness – Welcome to the Dollhouse full fa72c6e7-9e01-43ef-8a34-67b517b84c03 https://share.transistor.fm/s/6f286a3d Jim Groom and Michael Branson Smith discuss Todd Solondz’s 1996 indie darling Welcome to the Dollhouse. Dawn Wiener faces the brutality of junior high, the cruelty of family favoritism, and the faint promise of escape through music, fantasy, and misfit connection.

]]> Jim Groom and Michael Branson Smith discuss Todd Solondz’s 1996 indie darling Welcome to the Dollhouse. Dawn Wiener faces the brutality of junior high, the cruelty of family favoritism, and the faint promise of escape through music, fantasy, and misfit connection.

]]> Mon, 22 Sep 2025 06:30:00 -0400 Jim Groom, Michael Branson Smith Jim Groom, Michael Branson Smith 4247 Jim Groom and Michael Branson Smith discuss Todd Solondz’s 1996 indie darling Welcome to the Dollhouse. Dawn Wiener faces the brutality of junior high, the cruelty of family favoritism, and the faint promise of escape through music, fantasy, and misfit connection.

]]> film, family, classics No 34 34 Chosen Family, Stolen Story – Kids full 3782fae3-fb2a-4908-b77f-9beca85b1d28 https://share.transistor.fm/s/af46480b Jim Groom and Michael Branson Smith frame a new lens on Kids (1995): how the real “kids” built a family in the absence of parents, and how that story was twisted by outsiders.

]]> Jim Groom and Michael Branson Smith frame a new lens on Kids (1995): how the real “kids” built a family in the absence of parents, and how that story was twisted by outsiders.

]]> Mon, 15 Sep 2025 07:59:29 -0400 Jim Groom, Michael Branson Smith Jim Groom, Michael Branson Smith 4220 Jim Groom and Michael Branson Smith frame a new lens on Kids (1995): how the real “kids” built a family in the absence of parents, and how that story was twisted by outsiders.

]]> film, family, classics No 33 33 Eat Your Fruit, Post Your Status – Didi full 6153bdd3-751a-46ec-b095-ecd5350b6934 https://share.transistor.fm/s/a73ee11d Jim Groom and Michael Branson Smith discuss Nai Nai’s proverbs to AIM slang, as Dìdi reveals how families and friends communicate expectations and escape them.

]]> Jim Groom and Michael Branson Smith discuss Nai Nai’s proverbs to AIM slang, as Dìdi reveals how families and friends communicate expectations and escape them.

]]> Mon, 08 Sep 2025 19:11:27 -0400 Jim Groom, Michael Branson Smith Jim Groom, Michael Branson Smith 3532 Jim Groom and Michael Branson Smith discuss Nai Nai’s proverbs to AIM slang, as Dìdi reveals how families and friends communicate expectations and escape them.

]]> film, family, classics No 32 32 Thoughts, Prayers, and Witches – Weapons full e398da21-800b-4221-8a25-a641ec92ab2b https://share.transistor.fm/s/d93a77f6 Jim Groom and Michael Branson Smith talk Weapons as it confronts America’s cycle of denial — from Sandy Hook to generational rot — asking if the real horror is how much we want a scapegoat.

]]> Jim Groom and Michael Branson Smith talk Weapons as it confronts America’s cycle of denial — from Sandy Hook to generational rot — asking if the real horror is how much we want a scapegoat.

]]> Mon, 01 Sep 2025 05:00:00 -0400 Jim Groom, Michael Branson Smith Jim Groom, Michael Branson Smith 4167 Jim Groom and Michael Branson Smith talk Weapons as it confronts America’s cycle of denial — from Sandy Hook to generational rot — asking if the real horror is how much we want a scapegoat.

]]> film, family, classics No 31 31 Evicted by Evil – The Amityville Horror full 71de9da3-494f-4295-a023-7d7ff65bbc42 https://share.transistor.fm/s/79be846d Jim Groom and Michael Branson Smith dive into the house that bleeds, locks its doors, and bankrupts the Lutzes—turning the American Dream into an American Nightmare.

]]> Jim Groom and Michael Branson Smith dive into the house that bleeds, locks its doors, and bankrupts the Lutzes—turning the American Dream into an American Nightmare.

]]> Mon, 25 Aug 2025 04:00:00 -0400 Jim Groom, Michael Branson Smith Jim Groom, Michael Branson Smith 3861 Jim Groom and Michael Branson Smith dive into the house that bleeds, locks its doors, and bankrupts the Lutzes—turning the American Dream into an American Nightmare.

]]> film, family, classics No 30 30 Generational Trauma, Rage Begets Rage – The Brood full a655d24d-77bb-464c-80ca-2c91b62d80b3 https://share.transistor.fm/s/1d837ab4 Jim Groom and Michael Branson Smith discuss snowsuits, pajamas, and psychoplasmics—Cronenberg’s rage babies embody the horror of childhood shaped by parental wounds.

]]> Jim Groom and Michael Branson Smith discuss snowsuits, pajamas, and psychoplasmics—Cronenberg’s rage babies embody the horror of childhood shaped by parental wounds.

]]> Mon, 18 Aug 2025 04:00:00 -0400 Jim Groom, Michael Branson Smith Jim Groom, Michael Branson Smith 4907 Jim Groom and Michael Branson Smith discuss snowsuits, pajamas, and psychoplasmics—Cronenberg’s rage babies embody the horror of childhood shaped by parental wounds.

]]> film, family, classics No 29 29 When Society Fails, Families Turn Monster – The Hills Have Eyes full a0fa133e-c3c7-4adb-a021-d8dc2707a154 https://share.transistor.fm/s/d7387d49 Jim Groom and Michael Branson Smith discover when the American Dream breaks down, even the family dog learns to kill.

]]> Jim Groom and Michael Branson Smith discover when the American Dream breaks down, even the family dog learns to kill.

]]> Mon, 11 Aug 2025 03:00:00 -0400 Jim Groom, Michael Branson Smith Jim Groom, Michael Branson Smith 5253 Jim Groom and Michael Branson Smith discover when the American Dream breaks down, even the family dog learns to kill.

]]> film, family, classics No 28 28 Beneath the Surface: Fear, Family, and Jaws full 9cd38c8b-4842-4af7-aa46-7acc05c1bf79 https://share.transistor.fm/s/5650df44 Jim Groom and Michael Branson Smith dive into Jaws, the 1975 blockbuster that emptied beaches and flooded minds with nightmares. At the center is Chief Brody — not just hunting a shark, but navigating fatherhood, fear, and outsider status in a tight-knit town that doesn’t trust him.

]]> Jim Groom and Michael Branson Smith dive into Jaws, the 1975 blockbuster that emptied beaches and flooded minds with nightmares. At the center is Chief Brody — not just hunting a shark, but navigating fatherhood, fear, and outsider status in a tight-knit town that doesn’t trust him.

]]> Mon, 04 Aug 2025 03:00:00 -0400 Jim Groom, Michael Branson Smith Jim Groom, Michael Branson Smith 4803 Jim Groom and Michael Branson Smith dive into Jaws, the 1975 blockbuster that emptied beaches and flooded minds with nightmares. At the center is Chief Brody — not just hunting a shark, but navigating fatherhood, fear, and outsider status in a tight-knit town that doesn’t trust him.

]]> film, family, classics No 27 27 Horror's First Family – The Texas Chainsaw Massacre full f0fd6b30-c3a0-420b-9c13-33461a3aa8c3 https://share.transistor.fm/s/e3353452 Jim Groom and Michael Branson Smith cover Hooper's nightmare of when the nuclear family collapses and the cannibal family takes its place. 

]]> Jim Groom and Michael Branson Smith cover Hooper's nightmare of when the nuclear family collapses and the cannibal family takes its place. 

]]> Mon, 28 Jul 2025 03:00:00 -0400 Jim Groom, Michael Branson Smith Jim Groom, Michael Branson Smith 3374 Jim Groom and Michael Branson Smith cover Hooper's nightmare of when the nuclear family collapses and the cannibal family takes its place. 

]]> horror No 26 26 My God Are We Going To Be Like Our Parents? – The Breakfast Club full 636ff6fb-0ea0-46e0-b361-c233d9f1126a https://share.transistor.fm/s/a385e4fc Jim Groom and Michael Branson Smith revist how John Hughes turned detention into confessional, capturing how teens both resent and crave their parents’ attention.

]]> Jim Groom and Michael Branson Smith revist how John Hughes turned detention into confessional, capturing how teens both resent and crave their parents’ attention.

]]> Mon, 14 Jul 2025 03:00:00 -0400 Jim Groom, Michael Branson Smith Jim Groom, Michael Branson Smith 4128 Jim Groom and Michael Branson Smith revist how John Hughes turned detention into confessional, capturing how teens both resent and crave their parents’ attention.

]]> film, family, classics No 25 25 It's 10 O'Clock Do You Know Where You're Children Are? – Fast Times At Ridgemont High full c541c966-4756-4773-ba3a-78c794baad98 https://share.transistor.fm/s/bbe7647e Jim Groom and Michael Branson Smith look at the generational blind spots in Fast Times, where both parents and producers underestimated what teens could handle — and audiences noticed.

]]> Jim Groom and Michael Branson Smith look at the generational blind spots in Fast Times, where both parents and producers underestimated what teens could handle — and audiences noticed.

]]> Mon, 07 Jul 2025 03:00:00 -0400 Jim Groom, Michael Branson Smith Jim Groom, Michael Branson Smith 3463 Jim Groom and Michael Branson Smith look at the generational blind spots in Fast Times, where both parents and producers underestimated what teens could handle — and audiences noticed.

]]> film, family, classics No 24 24 Growing Up, Looking Back – Sixteen Candles full b7e87549-abd0-436d-8b30-12528cd11c51 https://share.transistor.fm/s/633996cc Jim Groom and Michael Branson Smith unpack how Sixteen Candles balances teenage independence with the lingering need for parental affirmation.

]]> Jim Groom and Michael Branson Smith unpack how Sixteen Candles balances teenage independence with the lingering need for parental affirmation.

]]> Mon, 30 Jun 2025 03:00:00 -0400 Jim Groom, Michael Branson Smith Jim Groom, Michael Branson Smith 3610 Jim Groom and Michael Branson Smith unpack how Sixteen Candles balances teenage independence with the lingering need for parental affirmation.

]]> film, family, classics No 23 23 Clocking Hours to Cover the Cost – The Wild Life full 124be0aa-048c-4039-b5a5-77a75eb916b1 https://share.transistor.fm/s/bd383b8d Jim Groom and Michael Branson Smithrevisit The Wild Life, a film about kids chasing parties and independence, but always punching the clock to afford it.

]]> Jim Groom and Michael Branson Smithrevisit The Wild Life, a film about kids chasing parties and independence, but always punching the clock to afford it.

]]> Tue, 24 Jun 2025 03:00:00 -0400 Jim Groom, Michael Branson Smith Jim Groom, Michael Branson Smith 4095 Jim Groom and Michael Branson Smithrevisit The Wild Life, a film about kids chasing parties and independence, but always punching the clock to afford it.

]]> film, family, classics No 22 22 Paint it Any Color You Want – Some Kind of Wonderful full 6daa4d00-013b-472b-b401-b8151a400f91 https://share.transistor.fm/s/30fd183f It’s still you using me — and a father trying to steer a son’s life. JIm Groom and Michael Branson Smith dive into Some Kind of Wonderful's confrontations about control, expectation, and self-worth.

]]> It’s still you using me — and a father trying to steer a son’s life. JIm Groom and Michael Branson Smith dive into Some Kind of Wonderful's confrontations about control, expectation, and self-worth.

]]> Mon, 16 Jun 2025 07:08:33 -0400 Jim Groom, Michael Branson Smith Jim Groom, Michael Branson Smith 4379 It’s still you using me — and a father trying to steer a son’s life. JIm Groom and Michael Branson Smith dive into Some Kind of Wonderful's confrontations about control, expectation, and self-worth.

]]> film, family, classics No 21 21 The Sharing Makes It Real – Say Anything... full 88d646cb-6eb2-4fe1-8361-0636854f4bab https://share.transistor.fm/s/ecf397aa Jim Groom and Michael Branson Smith unpack Cameron Crowe’s Say Anything…, examining the complicated ties between Diane, her father, and Lloyd — and what happens when loyalty, love, and trust collide.

]]> Jim Groom and Michael Branson Smith unpack Cameron Crowe’s Say Anything…, examining the complicated ties between Diane, her father, and Lloyd — and what happens when loyalty, love, and trust collide.

]]> Mon, 09 Jun 2025 03:00:00 -0400 Jim Groom, Michael Branson Smith Jim Groom, Michael Branson Smith 3937 Jim Groom and Michael Branson Smith unpack Cameron Crowe’s Say Anything…, examining the complicated ties between Diane, her father, and Lloyd — and what happens when loyalty, love, and trust collide.

]]> film, family, classics No 20 20 The Games Adults Play – Pauline at the Beach full 7ef73e8d-f721-4213-941f-6cf344e616d4 https://share.transistor.fm/s/6cdd4e63 Jim Groom and Michael Branson Smith unpack Eric Rohmer’s sly and sun-drenched Pauline at the Beach, a film where love is a game, truth is optional, and every adult is chasing the freedom they only claim to understand.

]]> Jim Groom and Michael Branson Smith unpack Eric Rohmer’s sly and sun-drenched Pauline at the Beach, a film where love is a game, truth is optional, and every adult is chasing the freedom they only claim to understand.

]]> Mon, 02 Jun 2025 04:00:00 -0400 Jim Groom, Michael Branson Smith Jim Groom, Michael Branson Smith 4117 Jim Groom and Michael Branson Smith unpack Eric Rohmer’s sly and sun-drenched Pauline at the Beach, a film where love is a game, truth is optional, and every adult is chasing the freedom they only claim to understand.

]]> film, family, classics No 19 19 Dads are for Fixing Things – Taken full 1f72ee1d-34a0-429e-b7aa-66e039ea4521 https://share.transistor.fm/s/2e83cead Jim Groom and Michael Branson Smith dive into Taken (2008), the ultimate dad fantasy: what if you had a very particular set of skills and would burn a country down to save your daughter.

]]> Jim Groom and Michael Branson Smith dive into Taken (2008), the ultimate dad fantasy: what if you had a very particular set of skills and would burn a country down to save your daughter.

]]> Mon, 19 May 2025 22:28:13 -0400 Jim Groom, Michael Branson Smith Jim Groom, Michael Branson Smith 4506 Jim Groom and Michael Branson Smith dive into Taken (2008), the ultimate dad fantasy: what if you had a very particular set of skills and would burn a country down to save your daughter.

]]> film, family, classics No 18 18 Hostage Family, Savage OTHER – Not Without My Daughter full 8f990710-84a8-49a6-9a21-e71d08da5d3a https://share.transistor.fm/s/39513e52 Jim Groom and Michael Branson Smith dig into the 1991 Sally Field vehicle Not Without My Daughter — a film that’s half thriller, half imperialist fever dream, and 100% propaganda.

]]> Jim Groom and Michael Branson Smith dig into the 1991 Sally Field vehicle Not Without My Daughter — a film that’s half thriller, half imperialist fever dream, and 100% propaganda.

]]> Mon, 12 May 2025 08:18:28 -0400 Jim Groom, Michael Branson Smith Jim Groom, Michael Branson Smith 4011 Jim Groom and Michael Branson Smith dig into the 1991 Sally Field vehicle Not Without My Daughter — a film that’s half thriller, half imperialist fever dream, and 100% propaganda.

]]> film, family, classics No 17 17 The Things You Do For Your Kids – The Positively True Adventures of the Alleged Texas Cheerleader-Murdering Mom full 43dd9f81-9dc6-4d9d-97a0-1b885d1b8c9f https://share.transistor.fm/s/b9f0079a Jim Groom and Michael Branson Smith untangle the world of Texas cheerleading ambition, suburban pecking orders, and one mom’s deadly plan to climb the social ladder.

]]> Jim Groom and Michael Branson Smith untangle the world of Texas cheerleading ambition, suburban pecking orders, and one mom’s deadly plan to climb the social ladder.

]]> Mon, 05 May 2025 03:00:00 -0400 Jim Groom, Michael Branson Smith Jim Groom, Michael Branson Smith 4100 Jim Groom and Michael Branson Smith untangle the world of Texas cheerleading ambition, suburban pecking orders, and one mom’s deadly plan to climb the social ladder.

]]> film, family, classics No 16 16 Cha Cha Heels and Broken Homes – Female Trouble full 86d89431-a6b5-410d-aa22-c2d07e3518fb https://share.transistor.fm/s/c42669b2 Jim Groom and Michael Branson Smith unspool John Waters’ trash masterpiece, where delinquent desires, crumbling families, and gaudy kitsch rule.

]]> Jim Groom and Michael Branson Smith unspool John Waters’ trash masterpiece, where delinquent desires, crumbling families, and gaudy kitsch rule.

]]> Mon, 28 Apr 2025 06:00:00 -0400 Jim Groom, Michael Branson Smith Jim Groom, Michael Branson Smith 3860 Jim Groom and Michael Branson Smith unspool John Waters’ trash masterpiece, where delinquent desires, crumbling families, and gaudy kitsch rule.

]]> film, family, classics No 15 15 Kinfolk and Cons – Paper Moon full 26a881b9-bc8f-446f-97b2-39fbf1073455 https://share.transistor.fm/s/91eca943 Jim Groom and Michael Branson Smith ride shotgun with Addie and Moze, tracing how necessity forges family in Paper Moon.

]]> Jim Groom and Michael Branson Smith ride shotgun with Addie and Moze, tracing how necessity forges family in Paper Moon.

]]> Thu, 24 Apr 2025 06:57:43 -0400 Jim Groom, Michael Branson Smith Jim Groom, Michael Branson Smith 4376 Jim Groom and Michael Branson Smith ride shotgun with Addie and Moze, tracing how necessity forges family in Paper Moon.

]]> film, family, classics No 14 14 The Shadow of Family Past – Vengeance is Mine full 6c58b6ee-defe-46fe-a09c-c89f5c128230 https://share.transistor.fm/s/209614d6 Jim Groom and Michael Branson Smith trace the emotional hauntings of Vengeance is Mine the almost forgotten 1984 film directed by Michael Roemer.

]]> Jim Groom and Michael Branson Smith trace the emotional hauntings of Vengeance is Mine the almost forgotten 1984 film directed by Michael Roemer.

]]> Thu, 10 Apr 2025 10:36:13 -0400 Jim Groom, Michael Branson Smith Jim Groom, Michael Branson Smith 3835 Jim Groom and Michael Branson Smith trace the emotional hauntings of Vengeance is Mine the almost forgotten 1984 film directed by Michael Roemer.

]]> film, family, classics Yes 13 13 With no Trade to Inherit – Breaking Away full 40acd099-d9ac-4fa3-863d-3838724221ee https://share.transistor.fm/s/42e76319 Jim Groom and Michael Branson Smith explore the Stohler family, their friends, and the Cutters that the sons of Bloomington, Indiana, will never become.

]]> Jim Groom and Michael Branson Smith explore the Stohler family, their friends, and the Cutters that the sons of Bloomington, Indiana, will never become.

]]> Mon, 31 Mar 2025 04:00:00 -0400 Jim Groom, Michael Branson Smith Jim Groom, Michael Branson Smith 3678 Jim Groom and Michael Branson Smith explore the Stohler family, their friends, and the Cutters that the sons of Bloomington, Indiana, will never become.

]]> film, family, classics No 12 12 Piazza della Famiglia – Amarcord full 19eb88e9-9f7c-4115-b9f3-72b6fbab39f1 https://share.transistor.fm/s/b3803c9b Jim Groom and Michael Branson Smith spend four seasons in Fellini's Rimini, drifting from character to character in this sprawling piazza della famiglia.

]]> Jim Groom and Michael Branson Smith spend four seasons in Fellini's Rimini, drifting from character to character in this sprawling piazza della famiglia.

]]> Thu, 27 Mar 2025 22:47:52 -0400 Jim Groom, Michael Branson Smith Jim Groom, Michael Branson Smith 4036 Jim Groom and Michael Branson Smith spend four seasons in Fellini's Rimini, drifting from character to character in this sprawling piazza della famiglia.

]]> film, family, classics No 11 11 Without My Parents – The 400 Blows full 7b2fe09c-8c1a-4b77-a161-71fc71bd778e https://share.transistor.fm/s/61992b88 Jim Groom and Michael Branson Smith discuss the film that launched the French New Wave—François Truffaut's semi-autobiographical tale of a boy navigating parental neglect in post-war France.

]]> Jim Groom and Michael Branson Smith discuss the film that launched the French New Wave—François Truffaut's semi-autobiographical tale of a boy navigating parental neglect in post-war France.

]]> Mon, 17 Mar 2025 07:11:51 -0400 Jim Groom, Michael Branson Smith Jim Groom, Michael Branson Smith 3665 Jim Groom and Michael Branson Smith discuss the film that launched the French New Wave—François Truffaut's semi-autobiographical tale of a boy navigating parental neglect in post-war France.

]]> film, family, classics No 10 10 Father Knows Death – The Stepfather full a201f8df-2064-4b2d-8a85-9cbc7a5c8093 https://share.transistor.fm/s/af551acc Jim Groom and Michael Branson Smith talk family murder in the suburbs and the cost of fetishizing the perfect 50s family.

]]> Jim Groom and Michael Branson Smith talk family murder in the suburbs and the cost of fetishizing the perfect 50s family.

]]> Mon, 10 Mar 2025 15:22:12 -0400 Jim Groom, Michael Branson Smith Jim Groom, Michael Branson Smith 3647 Jim Groom and Michael Branson Smith talk family murder in the suburbs and the cost of fetishizing the perfect 50s family.

]]> film, family, classics Yes 9 9 Father Figures of Balance vs. Brutality – The Karate Kid full 43255d1d-9a62-492b-9760-0295d56a0ec5 https://share.transistor.fm/s/5800d6b0 Jim Groom and Michael Branson Smith discuss the influence of surrogate fathers with competing philosophies of discipline vs. domination in The Karate Kid.

]]> Jim Groom and Michael Branson Smith discuss the influence of surrogate fathers with competing philosophies of discipline vs. domination in The Karate Kid.

]]> Mon, 03 Mar 2025 15:00:00 -0500 Jim Groom, Michael Branson Smith Jim Groom, Michael Branson Smith 3886 Jim Groom and Michael Branson Smith discuss the influence of surrogate fathers with competing philosophies of discipline vs. domination in The Karate Kid.

]]> film, family, classics No 8 8 When Chaos Moves In – Firstborn full 0e4cea71-c853-4569-9c95-6a62b24dfcc1 https://share.transistor.fm/s/4df71058 Jim Groom and Michael Branson Smith explore the under-appreciated 1984 portrayal of a single mom and her two sons as their household adapts to the arrival of the mother’s boyfriend.

]]> Jim Groom and Michael Branson Smith explore the under-appreciated 1984 portrayal of a single mom and her two sons as their household adapts to the arrival of the mother’s boyfriend.

]]> Mon, 27 Jan 2025 14:00:00 -0500 Jim Groom, Michael Branson Smith Jim Groom, Michael Branson Smith 4567 Jim Groom and Michael Branson Smith explore the under-appreciated 1984 portrayal of a single mom and her two sons as their household adapts to the arrival of the mother’s boyfriend.

]]> film, family, classics No 7 7 It's a Fargin Family Picture – Johnny Dangerously full 79568750-9842-48f2-af28-4497e0f650be https://share.transistor.fm/s/4217bfc3 Jim Groom and Michael Branson Smith talk you fargin bastiges about the 1984 gangster satire–a family picture?–Johnny Dangerously.

]]> Jim Groom and Michael Branson Smith talk you fargin bastiges about the 1984 gangster satire–a family picture?–Johnny Dangerously.

]]> Thu, 16 Jan 2025 14:00:00 -0500 Jim Groom, Michael Branson Smith Jim Groom, Michael Branson Smith 3168 Jim Groom and Michael Branson Smith talk you fargin bastiges about the 1984 gangster satire–a family picture?–Johnny Dangerously.

]]> film, family, classics No 6 6 Escaping Family Destiny – At Close Range full b65ccbb2-810d-4cfd-9012-39460ba2ffa9 https://share.transistor.fm/s/3fb8a312 Jim Groom and Michael Branson Smith visit the 1970s Pennsylvania gothic crime family of Bruce Whitewood Sr. as he draws his son into the business in the 1986 film At Close Range.

]]> Jim Groom and Michael Branson Smith visit the 1970s Pennsylvania gothic crime family of Bruce Whitewood Sr. as he draws his son into the business in the 1986 film At Close Range.

]]> Thu, 09 Jan 2025 14:00:00 -0500 Jim Groom, Michael Branson Smith Jim Groom, Michael Branson Smith 3797 Jim Groom and Michael Branson Smith visit the 1970s Pennsylvania gothic crime family of Bruce Whitewood Sr. as he draws his son into the business in the 1986 film At Close Range.

]]> film, family, classics No 5 5 The Stories We Tell – A Christmas Story full 5df74a2c-b68f-49e7-acfa-fa857b95fa36 https://share.transistor.fm/s/d1631600 Jim Groom and Michael Branson Smith step into 1940s Northern Indiana to join the Parker family in this timeless 1983 holiday classic, which becomes the blueprint for the modern Christmas movie.

]]> Jim Groom and Michael Branson Smith step into 1940s Northern Indiana to join the Parker family in this timeless 1983 holiday classic, which becomes the blueprint for the modern Christmas movie.

]]> Wed, 18 Dec 2024 14:00:00 -0500 Jim Groom, Michael Branson Smith Jim Groom, Michael Branson Smith 3545 Jim Groom and Michael Branson Smith step into 1940s Northern Indiana to join the Parker family in this timeless 1983 holiday classic, which becomes the blueprint for the modern Christmas movie.

]]> film, family, classics, christmas No 4 4 Sisterhood in the Apocalypse – Night of the Comet full bd2e37f4-e7a1-4b8b-977f-628f946ddc0d https://share.transistor.fm/s/cd7cd018 Jim Groom and Michael Branson Smith discuss sibling rivalry at the end of the world in downtown LA, with Night of the Comet.

]]> Jim Groom and Michael Branson Smith discuss sibling rivalry at the end of the world in downtown LA, with Night of the Comet.

]]> Sat, 14 Dec 2024 14:00:00 -0500 Jim Groom, Michael Branson Smith Jim Groom, Michael Branson Smith 2759 Jim Groom and Michael Branson Smith discuss sibling rivalry at the end of the world in downtown LA, with Night of the Comet.

]]> film, family, classics Yes 3 3 The Roles We Play – Mr. Mom full 1b92b9c9-25ed-46e2-9470-4b2fb403638f https://share.transistor.fm/s/40333267 The family pictures podcast spends some time with a family living the suburban life in the outskirts of Detroit during the 80s recession.

]]> The family pictures podcast spends some time with a family living the suburban life in the outskirts of Detroit during the 80s recession.

]]> Wed, 04 Dec 2024 14:00:00 -0500 Jim Groom, Michael Branson Smith Jim Groom, Michael Branson Smith 3838 The family pictures podcast spends some time with a family living the suburban life in the outskirts of Detroit during the 80s recession.

]]> film, family, classics No 2 2 The Family We Make – The Outsiders full 5efe86fc-9f9d-48d6-883a-953353fba601 https://share.transistor.fm/s/ca44ffe9 This week The Family Pictures Podcast spends some time on the northside of Tulsa Oklahoma with the extended Curtis Family

]]> This week The Family Pictures Podcast spends some time on the northside of Tulsa Oklahoma with the extended Curtis Family

]]> Wed, 27 Nov 2024 14:00:00 -0500 Jim Groom, Michael Branson Smith Jim Groom, Michael Branson Smith 3370 This week The Family Pictures Podcast spends some time on the northside of Tulsa Oklahoma with the extended Curtis Family

]]> film, family, classics Yes 1 1 The Family Road Trip with National Lampoon's Vacation full 12cf5b9e-1088-4a27-b40b-e3905519963a https://share.transistor.fm/s/8e8354e2 Jim Groom and Michael Branson Smith discuss the Griswold's misadventures across America in this premiere episode of the Family Pictures Podcast.

]]> Jim Groom and Michael Branson Smith discuss the Griswold's misadventures across America in this premiere episode of the Family Pictures Podcast.

]]> Mon, 18 Nov 2024 13:56:00 -0500 Jim Groom, Michael Branson Smith Jim Groom, Michael Branson Smith 4023 Jim Groom and Michael Branson Smith discuss the Griswold's misadventures across America in this premiere episode of the Family Pictures Podcast.

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