Really True Fiction
Really True Fiction is a podcast scouring famous works of fiction to swim through the real life lessons, thoughts, wisdoms, insights and ideas therein.
- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 99 minutes
- Episodes
- 117
- Years Active
- 2019 - 2024
Episode 17 - Imagination's Loveliest Letter (Calvin & Hobbes)
In where we gush all things human and tiger.
Additional Spoilers:
Into The Wild 1:32:58
Episode 16 - A Trophy (Blue Valentine)
In which we surmise whence the near utter destruction of love; and how to find the avoidance to such tragedy.
Additional Spoilers:
Before Midnight 14:20
Episode 15 - The Ball Thing (I Heart Huckabees)
It is no coincidence that we are doing this movie! Enjoy.
Additional Spoilers:
Breaking Bad 1:19:59 and 1:46:58
Episode 14 - Napoleon Knows (Crime And Punishment)
It's cold out, close the FyoDOR!
Additional Spoilers:
Memento 42:09
500 Days Of Summer 49:38
Rope 1:04:10
Breaking Bad 1:13:20
1984 1:37:44
Regression 1:52:20 (I forgot the name of this movie in th…
Episode 13 - Timshel (East Of Eden)
Take in the sweeping Steinbeck epic of paradise and California.
Additional Spoilers:
Breakfast of Champions 10:42
Episode 12 - An Ode To Conscience (Huck Finn)
Mark the Twain! Mark the Twain!
Additional Spoilers:
Will and Grace 30:20
Episode 11 - Nobody Knows (Stand By Me)
It's like The Body, but more visual, and then only auditory.
Additional Spoilers:
Scream 2 8:30
Episode 10 - You Gotta Be A Straight Shooter, Man (Aladdin)
In which we return to Agrabah for our kicks.
Additional Spoilers:
Homeward Bound 2:10
Othello 44:04
Episode 9 - Revelry (Tom Sawyer)
Today we explored the Mark Twain masterpiece.
Episode 8 - Time Traveling Corpses (Donnie Darko)
Welcome to 80's nostalgia before it was cool! Don't you forget about this mad, mad world!
Additional Spoilers:
Insidious 58:28
Hereditary 1:00:05
Episode 7 - There Was A Spooky Ghost! - (South Park - Part One)
In this episode we head on down to South Park to have ourselves a time. This is a kind of part one of SP where we dive into the main characters. Keep an eye out for a follow up episode where we go ov…
Episode 6 - I Am Shiva, The God Of Death (Michael Clayton)
In this episode we mine the movie Michael Clayton for it's calmness in stressful times!
Additional Spoilers:
The Invention of Lying 34:14
Stranger Things Season One 1:09:40
Episode 5 - The Return Of The Return Of The King (Return Of The King)
And thus the trilogy is expended (but we still talk for a long time after you think the episode should be done).
Addtional Spoilers:
Great Expectations 13:35
My Name Is Asher Lev 20:05
Crime And Puni…
Episode 4 - Grima Wormtongue: Cunning Linguist (Two Towers)
Onward to Mordor!
Additional Spoilers:
Seven 32:47
Othello 56:44
The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe 1:46:25
The Invitation 1:57:13
Episode 3 - Quit Your Bad Hobbits! (Fellowship Of The Ring)
We start our journey through middle earth in this episode; loving our trip through The Fellowship Of The Ring.
Additional Spoilers:
Watchmen 7:04
The Matrix 32:18
The Deathly Hallows 1:06:10
Episode 2 - Who's Scruffy Looking? (Star Wars)
In this episode we travel to a galaxy far, far away (original trilogy) to talk about some of the deepest human truths.
Additional Spoilers:
Attack of the Clones 4:00
Revenge of the Sith 4:00
The Dea…
Episode 1 - Car Ass (Cat's Cradle)
In this inaugural episode of Really True Fiction, we explore the novel Cat's Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut.
Additional Spoilers:
The Kings of Summer - 56:50