Munsons at the Movies
Welcome to the Munsons at the Movies podcast where we discuss a randomly selected actor on each episode and rate their career and impact off-screen on the Munson Meter.
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- Sep 10, 2026
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Ep. 141 - Bill Pullman (Feat. Dan Craig) (opens the original)
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In an ode to Bill Pullman’s unforgettable declaration in Spaceballs, the Munsons find themselves surrounded by assholes as we welcome back Dan Craig for his 9th guest Munson appearance. We marvel at Pullman’s remarkably clean personal life and his successful marriage to Tamara Hurwitz since 1987—a genuine movie star who somehow managed to maintain a semi-normal life in Montana. We trace his path from relative unknown to leading man after Mel Brooks took a chance on him in Spaceballs, then dive i
Ep. 140 - Michael Chiklis (Feat. Matti Groll) (opens the original)
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The Munsons are thrilled to welcome back guest Munson Matti Groll to explore one of the stranger career paths we’ve covered: Michael Chiklis. A fellow Boston University Terrier, Matti joins us as we trace Chiklis from a disastrous first movie that nearly ended his career before it began to becoming one of the actors who helped redefine what television could look like in the early 2000s. Along the way, we unpack the incredible story behind Wired, the infamous John Belushi biopic that earned the w
Ep. 139 - Anna Faris (Feat. Mike Van de Voort) (opens the original)
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The Munsons are thrilled to welcome back guest Munson Mike Van de Voort for a celebration of one of modern comedy’s most recognizable stars: Anna Faris. We trace Faris’s path from children’s theater in Washington to the audition that changed her life, when she used her mother’s airline miles to fly to Los Angeles and land the role of Cindy Campbell in Scary Movie. That leap launched a billion-dollar franchise and a career built on fearless timing, strange voices, committed physical comedy, and a
Ep. 138 - Gary Sinise (Feat. Laura Bennecke) (opens the original)
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The Munsons are thrilled to welcome back one of our favorite guest Munsons, Laura Bennecke, for a celebration of one of Hollywood's most respected actors: Gary Sinise. The episode also marks the podcast debut of the D'Imperio household's newest addition, little Blake Lively III, making his first-ever appearance behind the mic. We trace Sinise's unlikely beginnings in theater, where he was recruited for West Side Story simply because he looked like he belonged in a gang, before following the rema
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