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Death is a Photograph

Culture at the End of History

41 episodes

Culture at the End of History

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Episodes

  1. Mini Season — The Up Series — Episode 2 — 21 Up (1977)

    · 47 min · S2 E2

    Chase and Sam are taking on the ultimate quest—a boomer Epic of Gilgamesh, Shahnameh, Middlemarch, or Buddenbrooks, if you will. In honour of Michael Apted's decades-long Up series (1964-2026) coming to an end this…

  2. Mini Season — The Up Series — Episode 1 — 7 Up (1964) and 7 Plus Seven (1970)

    · 1 h 18 min · S2 E1

    Patreon here. Chase and Sam are taking on the ultimate quest — a boomer Epic of Gilgamesh, Shahnameh, Middlemarch, or Buddenbrooks — if you will. In honour of Michael Apted's decades-long Up series (1964-2026) coming…

  3. Season 1, Gen X — Episode 36 — Gen X Wrap Up

    · 1 h 07 min · S1 E36

    After a year, your hosts are ready to wrap Gen X. Season One is at a close. What did we learn about the self-professedly forgotten generation? What has Banksy to do with the spirit of the age? And, most importantly we…

  4. Season 1, Gen X — Episode 35 — American Movie (1999)

    · 49 min · S1 E35

    DPP is back, baby — and this time for an encore. Chase and Sam thought they'd round out the season — find a 'capstone', if you will — for the last year. That pediment takes the form of Chris Smith's fly-on-the-wall…

  5. Summer Break

    · 5:20

    Out of Office

  6. Season 1, Gen X — Episode 34 — While We're Young (2014)

    · 57 min · S1 E34

    Fear the coming of the trilby. Yes, that's right — today, in the last episode of our first season, we're looking at Gen X accelerating towards middle age and a crash encounter with those coming up behind them:…

  7. Season 1, Gen X — Episode 33 — Amores Perros (2000) + Y Tu Mama Tambien (2001)

    · 1 h 09 min · S1 E33

    Patreon here. It's the early 2000s in Mexico — and everyone is feelin' fine. The PRI's uninterrupted one-party 71-year reign of social-democratic, but also neoliberal, authoritarian incompetence is over. The insanity…

  8. Season 1, Gen X — Episode 31 — No (2012)

    · 1 h 03 min · S1 E31

    Patreon here. This week, DP heads south. South to Chile — a nation which ended its military junta and dictatorship through an advertising-powered referendum just as the Cold War was ending. Could there be material…

  9. Season 1, Gen X — Episode 30 — Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998)

    · 52 min · S1 E30

    Patreon here. This week DPP delves into Guy Ritchie's feature debut Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998). What did the 1990s rebirth of Cockney-cool during the Blair era mean for Gen X? How did London feel just…

  10. Special Episode – Gerontocracy in America (2026) w/Samuel Moyn

    · 12 min

    Patreon and full episode here. In the second of DPP's special book episodes, Sam and Chase interview Yale Law and History professor Samuel Moyn on his new book Gerontocracy in America: How the Old are Hoarding Power…

  11. Season 1, Gen X — Episode 29 — Freddy Got Fingered (2001)

    · 36 min · S1 E29

    Patreon here. This week, DPP explores the cult film — Tom Green's Freddy Got Fingered (2001). Panned at the time by venerable critics like Roger Ebert — Freddy Got Fingered has only grown in influence in the last two…

  12. Season 1, Gen X — Episode 28 — Brat (1997)

    · 1 h 05 min · S1 E28

    Patreon here. This week, the DPP lads head east — to the wild years of Russia in the 1990s after the fall of communism. That's right — we're talking about 1997's gangster coming-of-age feature Brat by Aleksei…

  13. Season 1, Gen X — Episode 27 — Sixteen Candles (1984)

    · 44 min · S1 E27

    DPP ventures into the North Chicago suburbs as it broaches its first John Hughes film — Sixteen Candles (1984). What does adolescence look like in the affluent upper middle classes for Gen X? What role does the family…

  14. Season 1, Gen X — Episode 26 — House Party (1990)

    · 54 min · S1 E26

    Patreon here. This week, the DPP boys check out Reginald Hudlin's 1990 House Party. The film launched a long-running series of coming-of-age comedies under the House Party title, terminating in 2023. Centring around…

  15. Special Episode – Hyperpolitics (2026) w/Anton Jäger

    · 6:01 · Bonus

    To access the full episode — subscribe to our Patreon. In the first of DPP's special book episodes, Sam interviews Oxford politics lecturer and NYT contributing writer Anton Jäger on his new book: Hyperpolitics (2026,…

  16. Season 1, Gen X — Episode 25 — Fresh Kill (1994)

    · 53 min

    Patreon is here. Today's DPP episode explores the little-known 1994 feature by multi-media artist Jessica Hagedorn – Fresh Kill. Recycling, sushi, yuppies, toxic waste, nameless megacorporations, ethical hacking –…

  17. Season 1, Gen X — Episode 24 — Goodbye, Lenin! (2003)

    · 55 min · S1 E24

    Find our patreon here. The DPP boys were picking through the flea markets of Berlin — looking for Trabant car parts and old jars of Spreewaldgurken. In amongst the clutter, we came across a dusty videotape — Goodbye,…

  18. Season 1, Gen X — Episode 23 — Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982)

    · 1 h 04 min · S1 E23

    Like, rate, and subscribe at our patreon – here. This week, DPP delve into the high school comedy Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982). The film, directed by Amy Heckerling and based on the gonzo reporting of Cameron…

  19. Season 1, Gen X — Episode 22 — i ♥ huckabees (2004) w/Andrew Young

    · 58 min

    Chase is solo on this episode with guest Andrew Young to discuss i ♥ huckabees, an under-the-radar feature film by early Gen-X wunderkind David O. Russell. NIMBYism, environmentalism, cod-psychology, adolescent…

  20. Season 1, Gen X — Episode 21 — 24 Hour Party People (2002)

    · 59 min · S1 E21

    Subscribe to DPP's patreon. This week, DPP takes on Gen X myth-making about the city of Manchester – namely, through Michael Winterbottom's 2002 film 24 Hour Party People. Why did Manchester explode as a Gen X-era…

  21. Season 1, Gen X — Episode 20 — Clerks (1994) + Clerks II (2006)

    · 1 h 05 min · S1 E20

    Connect with us on Patreon. DPP journeys to the Garden State, and Chase's political domain, this week — that's right, we're covering slacker favourites Clerks (1994) and Clerks II (2006). Directed by Kevin Smith,…

  22. Season 1, Gen X — Episode 19 — Trainspotting (1996) + T2 (2017)

    · 1 h 01 min · S1 E19

    Subscribe to our Patreon here. The DPP boys head back up to Scotland (we can't keep away), in search of meaning in deindustrialised hellscapes — that's right, we're doing Trainspotting (1996) and Danny Boyle's…

  23. Season 1, Gen X — Episode 18 — Clockwatchers (1997)

    · 55 min · S1 E18

    Subscribe on Patreon. In the first of our solo episodes this season, the DPP boys sit down, shut their asses up, and listen to Gen X women in the workplace, specifically Toni Collette, Parker Posey, Lisa Kudrow and…

  24. Season 1, Gen X — Episode 17 — Braveheart (1995) w/David Jamieson

    · 1 h 10 min · S1 E17

    This week, the DPP lads are joined by David Jamieson, journalist and editor of Conter Scot to discuss Mel Gibson's 1995 epic Braveheart. What does a botched historical drama about Scotland's First War of Independence…

  25. Season 1, Gen X — Episode 16 — Magnolia (1999) w/Eddie Averill

    · 1 h 13 min · S1 E16

    This week on DPP the boys sit down with Eddie Averill, formerly of Extended Clip, now of Vintage Violence, to investigate Paul Thomas Anderson's LA epic Magnolia (1999). Is Hollywood an American virus? Is TV the Gen-X…

  26. Season 1, Gen X — Episode 15 — Slacker (1990) w/C. Derick Varn

    · 1 h 14 min

    Our Patreon. It's giving unemployed. This week, DPP is joined by poet, podcaster, author, and host of Varn Vlog — C. Derick Varn — to discuss Richard Linklater's non-linear, slice-of-a-generation classic, Slacker…

  27. Season 1, Gen X — Episode 14 — Summer of Sam (1999) w/Jon Repetti

    · 1 h 51 min · S1 E14

    You can find our Patreon here. This week, the DPP lads are joined by writer, critic and marketing director at publishing house Deep Vellum (and friend of the pod) Jon Repetti — to discuss Spike Lee's 1999 crime…

  28. Season 1, Gen X — Episode 13 — London (1994) + Robinson in Space (1997) w/Owen Hatherley

    · 1 h 03 min · S1 E13

    Subscribe for upcoming premium content. This week, Chase and Sam at DPP are joined by architecture critic and writer Owen Hatherley to discuss British director Patrick Keiller’s London (1994) and Robinson in Space…

  29. Season 1, Gen X — Episode 12 — The Chase (1994) + Detroit Rock City (1999) w/J.G Michael

    · 1 h 42 min · S1 E12

    This week, DPP is joined by prolific podcaster and Renaissance man J.G. Michael of Parallax Views to discuss two underappreciated gems by director Adam Rifkin: The Chase (1994) and Detroit Rock City (1999). Rifkin,…

  30. Season 1, Gen X — Episode 11 — The Great Beauty (2013) + Hand of God (2021) w/Josiah Gogarty

    · 1 h 23 min · S1 E11

    Today, and once again, the Europeans outnumber the Americans on this week’s DPP. Chase and Sam are joined by British GQ staff writer and friend of the pod, Josiah Gogarty, to discuss Italian director Paolo…

  31. Season 1, Gen X — Episode 10 — Twisted Issues (1988) w/Charles Pinion

    · 1 h 16 min · S1 E10

    In today's episode of DPP - Chase and Sam are joined by filmmaker Charles Pinion to discuss his 1988 film Twisted Issues. Pinion's films — made during Gen X's heyday — revolve around skater culture, punk rock, DIY…

  32. Season 1, Gen X — Episode 9 — Office Space (1999) and Falling Down (1993) w/Dan Evans

    · 1 h 14 min · S1 E9

    It's the new year, and Sam and Chase have returned to their PMC day jobs in force. Less mind-numbing conversations by the water cooler, less pizza parties, less boredom — but far more existential dread and precarity…

  33. Season 1, Gen X — Episode 8 — Army of Darkness (1992) w/John Dolan

    · 1 h 14 min · S1 E8

    This week John Dolan, co-host of Radio War Nerd, joins the DPP boys to discuss Sam Raimi's closer to the Evil Dead trilogy, Army of Darkness (1992). Dr. Dolan regales your co-hosts with tales of late 80s-early 90s…

  34. Season 1, Gen X — Episode 7 — The Thin Blue Line (1988) w/Eileen Jones

    · 1 h 03 min · S1 E7

    This week, DPP is joined by Jacobin film critic and host of the Filmsuck podcast: Eileen Jones. We gather in the police station break room over coffee and doughnuts to discuss Errol Morris's 1988 film, The Thin Blue…

  35. Season 1, Gen X — Episode 6 — Shallow Grave (1994) w/ William Bigelow

    · 50 min · S1 E6

    This week DPP is joined by filmmaker William Garcia Bigelow of Sometime the Wolf (2025), Attrition (2013) and The Couple. Chase and Will discuss Danny Boyle's directorial debut Shallow Grave (1994). Sam, who once…

  36. Season 1, Gen X — Episode 5 — Streetwise (1984) + Kids (1995) w/Shalon van Tine

    · 1 h 22 min · S1 E5

    DDP is joined today by cultural historian Shalon van Tine to discuss Martin Bell's Streetwise (1984) and Larry Clark's Kids (1995). As of two months ago — all the hosts of DPP are now on the wrong side of thirty.…

  37. Season 1, Gen X — Episode 4 — The Princess Bride (1987) w/ Philip Womack

    · 54 min · S1 E4

    This week DPP is outside of linear time entirely — or is it? We're joined by writer, author, and journalist Philip Womack to discuss Rob Reiner's The Princess Bride (1987). Irony, cynicism, earnestness — new…

  38. Season 1, Gen X — Episode 3 — Glory (1989) w/Spencer Leonard

    · 1 h 08 min · S1 E3

    This week DPP is joined by academic, podcaster, former editor of Sublation Magazine and founding member of the Platypus Affiliated Society: Spencer Leonard to talk about the 1989 Civil War flick Glory. Leonard briefly…

  39. Season 1, Gen X — Episode 2 — The Darjeeling Limited (2007) w/Matthew Ellis

    · 1 h 27 min · S1 E2

    This week we're joined by podcaster, writer, artist and academic Matthew Ellis to talk about Wes Anderson's 2007 hit-and-miss feature The Darjeeling Limited. Can Gen X find spiritual sustenance in the East, or will…

  40. Season 1, Gen X - Episode 1 -Fight Club (1999) w/ Matthew Specktor

    · 1 h 19 min · S1 E1

    In today's episode Sam & Chase are joined by American novelist, founding editor of the LA Review of Books, and screenwriter Matthew Specktor — who worked directly on the optioning of David Fincher's 1999 classic…

  41. Pilot — Episode 0 — Season 1: Gen X

    · 29 min

    Chase & Sam launch DEATHPHOTOPOD with a series of questions: what is Tony Blair? Who is the End of History? Whither Gen X? Head to our Patreon at [https://www.patreon.com/c/deathphotopod] Dedicated to a paragon of…

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