Podcasts by Bret Easton Hell Yes: A Bret Easton Ellis Fancast
Join millennial leftist Katie Wright each week as she and a guest take a loving but critical look at the works of Bret Easton Ellis, the controversial author of American Psycho and Less Than Zero.
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This Is Not An Exit w/ Liz Andry from 2019-10-01T19:15:07
Katie and returning guest Liz discuss the 1999 documentary This Is Not An Exit: The Fictional World of Bret Easton Ellis. They talk dramatic reenactments, Bret’s adorable mom, and ...
American Psycho the Musical w/ Steve Fiorillo from 2019-08-29T19:39:31
Katie and Steve (In the Mix, The Hard Times) discuss the London cast recording of the American Psycho musical soundtrack. Can Matt Smith fill Christian Bale’s iconic shoes? Will Du...
The Informers (2008) w/ Madi Emenheiser from 2019-07-21T19:05:47
Madi and Katie discuss Hollywood, wealth, AIDS, Will Poulter, and a film that doesn’t feature any vampires, but should.
The Canyons w/ Lenny Burnham from 2019-07-05T20:27:23
Returning guest Lenny Burnham (the Filmographers, Arden) joins Katie to talk Facebook drama, the horrors of LA dating, and bafflingly incorrect portrayals of technology.
The Rules of Attraction (2002) w/ David Grom from 2019-06-26T04:21:44
Katie and Dave (In the Mix) discuss Roger Avery’s 2002 film adaptation of the Rules of Attraction. Are these characters doomed to repeat the same mistakes forever? Are we laughing w...
American Psycho 2: All American Girl (2002) w/ Lenny Burnham from 2019-06-17T17:43:37
Lenny and Katie dissect the American Psycho 2: All American Girl, the direct-to-DVD sequel starring Mila Kunis and William Shatner that seemingly nobody really wanted to make.
American Psycho (2000) w/ Madi Emenheiser from 2019-06-13T17:15:12
Katie and Madi talk feminism, homophobia, and existential despair.
Less Than Zero (1987) w/ Sean Wright and Emma Wolgast from 2019-06-02T17:08:08
The first movie based on one of Bret Easton Ellis’s novels sure was a doozy. Katie talks with cartoonist Emma Wolgast and then returning guest Sean Wright about this adaptation tha...
White (part 2) w/ Liz Andry from 2019-05-26T20:04:55
In the thrilling conclusion to their discussion of White, Katie and Liz ponder why Bret is the way he is, and talk about some instances of Bret seemingly stumbling into good points by ac...
White (part 1) w/ Liz Andry from 2019-05-16T05:13:14
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Imperial Bedrooms w/ Sara Ghaleb from 2019-05-05T20:34:19
Katie and Sara (Arden, Paste Magazine, Vox) discuss whether this book has a plot, whether Clay has a personality, and whether Imperial Bedrooms works, either as a sequel or on ...
Lunar Park w/ Leslie Lee III and Langdon Hickman from 2019-04-28T08:18:48
In part one, Katie and Leslie talk Bret the unreliable narrator, Bret the distant father and Bret the runaway son. Then Katie and Langdon talk about Stephen King’s o...
Glamorama (w/ Sean Wright) from 2019-04-17T20:00:36
Sean and Katie talk unreliable narrators, terrorist plots, unsettlingly anatomical sex scenes, and whether Victor Ward is as dumb as he looks.
MINISODE: Bret Easton Ellis Thinks You’re Overreacting to Donald Trump (w/ Lenny Burnham) from 2019-04-15T18:29:01
Katie and guest Lenny Burnham (The Filmographers, Arden season 2) take a deep dive into Bret’s bizarre recent Q&A with Isaac Chotiner of the New Yorker.
The Informers w/ Thomas Loughney from 2019-04-06T23:05:37
Katie and Tom (Media Majors, King Me) discuss vampires, drugs, consent, Goatse (for some reason), and try to find meaning in one of Bret Easton Ellis’s most opaque works.
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American Psycho w/ Leslie Lee III and Jonathan Daniel Brown from 2019-03-30T21:00:27
Katie, Leslie and JDB debate the merits of American Psycho and whether the book- or its author- has anything useful to say about society.
The Rules of Attraction w/ Andrew Marshello from 2019-03-22T03:49:39
Katie and radio producer Andrew Marshello talk unlikable characters, unreliable narrators, and the pitfalls of giving a James Joyce-obsessed 21-year-old a book deal.
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Bret Easton Hell Yes! Less Than Zero w/ Sean Wright from 2019-03-14T05:18:13
Katie and guest/brother Sean Wright discuss neo-nazis, the 80s punk scene, and the hidden messages in Less Than Zero that nobody seems to notice.
Introducing Bret Easton Hell Yes! from 2019-02-15T04:14:56
Welcome to Bret Easton Hell Yes! Each week host Katie Wright and a guest will take a loving but critical look at the works of controversial author and unstoppable hot take machine Bret E...