The Marx Brothers Council Podcast
An insightful but not too serious look at the Marx Brothers films, careers, and lives from some guys who really need to get out more.
Hosted by Matthew Coniam ("The Annotated Marx Brothers," "That's Me, Groucho!"), Noah Diamond ("Gimme a Thrill: The Story of I'll Say She Is") and Bob Gassel (he'll write a book someday...or perhaps read one). Featuring guest appearances by Marx experts, notable fans, and even family members.
New episodes post monthly.
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- Update frequency
- every 28 days
- Average duration
- 88 minutes
- Episodes
- 97
- Years Active
- 2018 - 2025
15 “This Magnificent Display of Effusion” (featuring Jay Hopkins)
Founder of the legendary Marx Brotherhood fan club, Jay Hopkins, joins us for a look at the 1970s Marx renaissance. What caused it? Could it happen again? What was Nat Perrin’s apartment number? We e…
01:36:16 |
Tue 28 May 2019
14 “Look at Chicolini” (featuring Trav S.D.)
We are joined by writer/performer/bon vivant Trav S.D. for an in-depth analysis of the world of Chico. We examine his strengths, weaknesses, contradictions and roller skating. Is he the most underrat…
01:22:10 |
Mon 29 Apr 2019
13 “You’ll Duck Soup The Rest Of Your Life” ("Duck Soup" Deep Dive)
This month we take a deep dive into “Duck Soup”, which Matthew acknowledges as one of his thirteen favorite Marx Brothers films. Bob fixates on trivial moments, while Noah savors the early scripts wa…
01:48:59 |
Thu 28 Mar 2019
12 “We Get Mad Because We Can’t Read” (featuring Scott Alexander)
Screenwriter and lifelong Marx fanatic Scott Alexander (“Ed Wood” “Man on the Moon” “The People vs. Larry Flynt”) joins us to discuss Kyle Crichton’s 1950 biography of the Marxes, which established m…
01:42:26 |
Wed 27 Feb 2019
11 “Art is Art and Water is Water" (featuring Josh Frank)
Author Josh Frank joins us to discuss his upcoming graphic novel, “Giraffes on Horseback Salad”, an adaptation of Salvador Dali’s 1937 proposed screenplay for the Marxes. Later, we delve into surreal…
01:51:32 |
Wed 30 Jan 2019
10 “The Marx Brothers in the 21 ½ Century”
Hmmm…what could this be? Chico leading a Mars expedition? Zeppo getting a talent transplant? No, actually we take a look at the Marx fandom, past, present and future. Where are the new fans coming fr…
01:28:51 |
Thu 27 Dec 2018
BONUS HOLIDAY MINICAST
After a recap of feedback to the “Big Store” episode, Matthew and Noah talk about the Marx Brothers books they have authored which, coincidentally, are available as holiday gifts. Later, Bob makes a …
00:30:42 |
Thu 06 Dec 2018
09 “A Good Buy From MGM” ("The Big Store" Deep Dive)
Actor, writer, and singer Nick Santa Maria joins us to defend “The Big Store”…not the funniest of the latter-MGM films, but (in our opinion) the most likable. We speculate on the secret life of Hiram…
01:52:21 |
Tue 27 Nov 2018
08 “Gentlemen, Question Mark…”
For this installment, we kill a couple of hours answering listener questions as well as attempting to pronounce names of various Council members…one of whom won’t be happy at all with our open-minded…
01:50:58 |
Tue 30 Oct 2018
07 “Too Late, That’s Monkey Business Already” ("Monkey Business" Deep Dive)
Matthew, Noah and Bob over-analyze “Monkey Business”, the Marxes’ first film shot in Hollywood and first written exclusively for the screen. You’ll learn how many stowaways are singing, if Siri know…
01:28:14 |
Sun 30 Sep 2018
06 “The Missing Marx Brothers”
Marx Brothers scholar Rodney Stewart Hillel Tryster joins the guys for a look into now lost moments from the Marxes career. Some are legendary, some are obscure...and some may never have occurred. Bo…
01:36:54 |
Tue 04 Sep 2018
05 "One of Our Own Compositions, by Cinco Paul”
Screenwriter and Marx Brothers fanatic Cinco Paul ("Despicable Me”, "The Secret Life of Pets", "Bubble Boy”) joins the guys to discuss and play their favorite musical moments from Marx films. Cinco a…
01:32:57 |
Wed 01 Aug 2018
BONUS EPISODE: "More Marsden!"
The full-length interview with actor/musician/writer/director Les Marsden, who has portrayed three of the brothers onstage, in addition to writing and starring in the one man show, “A Night at Harpo’…
01:17:39 |
Thu 12 Jul 2018
04 “Myths, More, and Les" (featuring Les Marsden)
Noah, Bob, and Matthew deflate some accepted Marx myths that get under their skin, then they examine the fan favorite 1969 LP “The Marx Bros. - The Original Voice Tracks From Their Greatest Movies” n…
01:15:29 |
Tue 26 Jun 2018
03 "You Don't Have To Pay Us, But You Can't Fire Us" ("A Day at the Races" Deep Dive)
Actor/writer/director Frank Ferrante, the world's most renowned Groucho Marx impressionist, and star of the touring show, "An Evening With Groucho" joins the guys for a deep dive into "A Day at the R…
01:23:53 |
Sat 26 May 2018
02 "Noah, Bob, Joe and Sometimes Matthew" (featuring Joe Adamson)
The guys discuss whether they disagree enough, then list their least-favorite moments in the Marxes films. A quick trip to the news-desk is followed by a chat with renown author Joe Adamson ("Groucho…
01:16:42 |
Wed 25 Apr 2018
01 "The Magazines Leave The Depot"
In the inaugural episode, Matthew, Bob, and Noah introduce themselves, discuss the pronunciation of Chico's name ("Chico"), and give their quick thoughts on each of the Marxes 13 starring films...
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00:59:21 |
Mon 26 Mar 2018
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