Episode 142 - Of Mice and Men

<p>Guys like us, who work on ranches, are the loneliest guys in the world. Join your favourite TransAtlantic podcasting crew: Ian, Liam, Ethan, and Georgia as we're trying to rustle up $600 to buy a house to change our lives in the Depression Era literary classic, Of Mice and Men. We're turning down offers of ketchup in our 142nd episode as we discuss:</p> <ul><li>The status that the source material has both in the UK as well as the US</li> <li>What literary theatre experience changed Ian's life</li> <li>We find out that Ethan has a very particular skill that we knew nothing about</li> <li>Just how involved was Gary Sinise in the production of this film</li> <li>Is it harder to analyse a film when we're so familiar with the source material</li> <li>Is it possible for a gunshot to be silent? </li> <li>Liam's got a grudge against John Malkovich that you have to hear to believe</li> <li>Ian's got a theory on how Liam views films and questions him on it</li> <li>Whether Curley's Wife is stripped of her nuance in this production</li> <li>We fix the ending so its much more powerful</li> <li>Whether or not Of Mice and Men is the Best Film Ever</li> </ul> <p>Become a Patron of this podcast and support the BFE at <a href='https://www.patreon.com/BFE'>https://www.patreon.com/BFE</a></p> <p>We are extremely thankful to our following Patrons for their most generous support:</p> <ul><li>Rev Bruce</li> <li>Juleen from It Goes Down In The PM</li> <li>Lina Oberholzer</li> <li>Ensign Ian Davies</li> <li>Chris Pedersen </li> <li>Katie McRae</li> <li>Duane Smith (Duane Smith!)</li> <li>Randal Silva</li> <li>The Yeetmeister</li> <li>Nate The Great</li> <li>Cheezy (with a fish on a bike)</li> <li>Andy Dickson</li> <li>Holly Callen</li> <li>Richard</li> </ul> <p>Buy some BFE merch at <a href='https://my-store-b4e4d4.creator-spring.com/'>https://my-store-b4e4d4.creator-spring.com/</a></p> <p>Massive thanks to Lex Van Den Berghe for the use of 'Mistake' by Luckydog.  Catch more from Lex's new band, The Maids of Honor at <a href='https:/