HeyJaredThe Family Pictures Podcast
A podcast exploring the best and worst family dynamics on screen – the cinematic highs and lows of family behavior, from heartwarming moments to unforgettable dysfunction. Hosted by Jim Groom and Michael Branson Smith
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- Sep 21, 2026
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- Jul 6, 2026
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Tell Me About Hope – The Day After (opens the original)
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Jim Groom and Michael Branson Smith return to the nuclear fears of the 1980s with The Day After, where the end of the world arrives in the middle of ordinary family life.
Tell Me About My Son – The Terminator (opens the original)
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Jim Groom and Michael Branson Smith discuss The Terminator, where the nuclear family becomes humanity’s answer to nuclear annihilation.
People Sometimes Make Mistakes – WarGames (opens the original)
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Jim Groom and Michael Branson Smith discuss WarGames and the generation gap between computer-literate kids and the adults trying to keep control of the machines.
Let It Turn To Something Else – Red Dawn (opens the original)
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Jim Groom and Michael Branson Smith talk Red Dawn, boyhood war games, frontier fathers, and what happens when children are taught to turn grief into violence.
Take Us Away – The Stolen Children (opens the original)
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Jim Groom and Michael Branson Smith follow Rosetta and Luciano across Italy as institutions reject them and a reluctant escort begins to take responsibility for their lives.
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