Blank Check with Griffin & David — Podcast Ad Analysis
17 episodes analyzed
5 min ads · 3% of episode is ads
3.1 ads/episode
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Not just another bad movie podcast, Blank Check reviews directors' complete filmographies episode to episode. Specifically, the auteurs whose early successes afforded them the rare ‘blank check’ from Hollywood to produce passion projects. Each new miniseries, hosts Griffin Newman and David Sims delve into the works of film’s most outsized personalities in painstakingly hilarious detail. Produced by Ben Hosley.
PodSkip has analyzed 17 episodes of Blank Check with Griffin & David, averaging 3.1 ads per episode (3% of runtime).
Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore with Katey Rich
Aug 23, 2026
"Martin Scorsese doesn't make movies about women" - WRONG. "Martin Scorsese doesn't make movies that would work as a long-running workplace sitcom" - ALSO WRONG.
Katey Rich joins us to chat about…
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Mean Streets with Miriam Bale
Aug 16, 2026
We're heading to Little Italy's San Gennaro festival this week with Griffy Parm, David Bags, and the great Miriam Bale as we chat about 1973's Mean Streets - a major breakthrough for both Martin…
1 ads · 1 min · 0% ads
Who's That Knocking at My Door / Boxcar Bertha
Aug 09, 2026
Knock knock! Who's there? MARTY, THAT'S WHO! Welcome to the first installment in PODCASTFELLAS - our supersized series on the films of short king and Italian-American asthmatic Martin Scorsese. This…
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A Conversation with Andrew Stanton
Aug 06, 2026
Surprise! In a first for Blank Check, we’re dropping a bonus main-feed episode featuring a conversation with the Academy Award-winning director of the films we just covered. The great Andrew Stanton…
Toy Story 5
Aug 02, 2026
Woody, Buzz, and Jessie are back - and they're making us freak out about social media! Join Griffin, David, Ben, and Marie as they discuss Andrew Stanton's latest film - this summer's blockbuster hit…
9 ads · 12 min · 0% ads
In the Blink of an Eye with Joey Sims
Jul 26, 2026
Did you know that Andrew Stanton released TWO movies this year? Toy Story 5, of course, but also the centuries-spanning sci-fi yarn In the Blink of an Eye?! This episode is dedicated to the latter -…
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The Odyssey
Jul 19, 2026
Sing in us, O Muse, and let us tell the story of four cunning podcasters, wanderers who gained entry into three different large format screenings of Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey across three…
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Finding Dory with Zach Cherry
Jul 12, 2026
Have you seen Dory? We have!
Zach Cherry joins us to talk about 2016's Finding Dory, a film that made a kajillion dollars and set off a run of four Pixar sequels in a row. In this episode, we're…
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John Carter with Matt Singer
Jul 05, 2026
We are going to Barsoom with 2012's John Carter - a film that bounced almost as much as the titular hero bounced around on Mars! Matt Singer joins us to talk about this legendary flop - the cursed…
5 ads · 6 min · 0% ads
WALL-E with David Ehrlich
Jun 28, 2026
Put on your pod-day clothes, there's lots of world out there! We're joined by David Ehrlich to discuss WALL-E this week - a film many consider to be Stanton's (and Pixar's) crowning achievement, and…
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Finding Nemo with Rebecca Alter
Jun 21, 2026
Welcome to PODD-C, our series on the films of Pixar stalwart Andrew Stanton! This week, we're kicking off with 2003's Finding Nemo, a film that ushered in nearly two decades of Ellen DeGeneres…
Disclosure Day
Jun 14, 2026
This is "Spielberg Face: The Movie." This is radical empathy. This is Emily Blunt Supremacy. This is DISCLOSURE DAY.
Griffin, David, Ben, and Marie break down Steven Spielberg's latest offering…
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The Way Back with Alex Ross Perry
Jun 07, 2026
We're talking about a very long walk this week as Alex Ross Perry joins us to discuss Peter Weir's final film, 2010's gulag escape drama The Way Back. Remember those couple of years when Jim Sturgess…
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World with John Hodgman
May 31, 2026
Beat to quarters, men..and nice Brazilian lady holding an umbrella! We're sailing the high seas with John Hodgman this week as we unpack one of David Sims' favorite films - 2003's Master and…
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The Mandalorian and Grogu with Chris Gethard
May 24, 2026
The Mandalorian and Grogu is the first new Star Wars movie in 7 years. It was also directed by Jon Favreau while he was making grilled cheese sandwiches. What the heck is going on with our favorite…
4 ads · 10 min · 0% ads
The Truman Show with J.D. Amato
May 17, 2026
Good morning! And in case we don't see ya, good afternoon, good evening, and good night! JD Amato - often the Christof of Blank Check - joins us for a super-sized episode about Peter Weir's The…
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Fearless with Timothy Simons
May 10, 2026
Peter Weir's Fearless is about a man who survives a plane crash and finds that he is no longer allergic to strawberries. It's also a deeply affecting, soulful exploration on what it means to be…
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Green Card with Esther Zuckerman
May 03, 2026
Most filmmakers dream of making ambitious, big-budget epics once they're able to cash in their "blank check." Peter Weir wanted to make Green Card. Writer and romcom expert Esther Zuckerman joins us…
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Dead Poets Society with Nia DaCosta
Apr 26, 2026
Boys and girls, please open your textbooks. Rip out the pages. Carpe Diem.
We're seizing the day and talking about 1989's Dead Poets Society with filmmaker Nia DaCosta in this episode, but don't get…
5 ads · 11 min · 0% ads
The Mosquito Coast with Sean Fennessey
Apr 19, 2026
We all have those moments where we just want to disengage from conventional society. We often yearn to go "off the grid." But, would we ever want to go to the Mosquito Coast? HELL NO. Sean…
Witness with Amanda Dobbins
Apr 12, 2026
Strap in, DobMob...we're going to Amish Country! The Big Picture's Amanda Dobbins joins us to talk about Peter Weir's Witness, perhaps the zenith of Harrison Ford's hotness, and the film that…
The Year of Living Dangerously with Tracy Letts
Apr 05, 2026
Tracy Letts - Pulitzer and Tony winner, but most importantly The King of Physical Media - makes his much-anticipated Blank Check debut on an episode about a film that has no legitimate BluRay…
Gallipoli with Jennifer Kent
Mar 29, 2026
This week, we are honored to welcome Australian filmmaker Jennifer Kent to the podcast as we discuss Peter Weir's devastating classic Gallipoli. In addition to bringing much needed context on the…
The Last Wave with BenDavid Grabinski
Mar 22, 2026
Peter Weir's follow up to Picnic at Hanging Rock - 1978's The Last Wave - deals with similar themes, with colonialism butting against the wild mysticism of Australia's land and people. However, this…
Picnic at Hanging Rock with Jane Schoenbrun
Mar 15, 2026
On St. Valentine's Day in 1900, a group of podcasters set out to record an episode about Peter Weir's Picnic At Hanging Rock. Some were never to return...because they got addicted to the calming…
The Cars That Ate Paris
Mar 08, 2026
Bonjour! Erm...we mean...G'day mates! Our Peter Weir series PODNIC AT HANGING CAST kicks off with Weir's 1974 feature debut The Cars That Ate Paris, a film about the guy who plays Napoleon in the…
The Eleventh Annual Blank Check Awards with Joe Reid
Mar 01, 2026
Live from our windowless studio in Downtown Brooklyn, it's the 11th Annual Blankies! Joe Reid joins us once again to give out golden Wattos to our favorite films, performances, and craftspeople of…
Die My Love with Alison Willmore
Feb 22, 2026
Our Lynne Ramsay series comes to a close with last year's Die My Love, which brings us to the realization - damn, have we really never talked about Jennifer Lawrence before? Join us and Vulture's…
You Were Never Really Here with Sean Clements
Feb 15, 2026
In 2018, Lynne Ramsay released You Were Never Really Here, a film about a completely implausible scenario...a townhouse on the East side of Manhattan houses a sex trafficking operation that…
We Need To Talk About Kevin with Jia Tolentino
Feb 08, 2026
The time has come for us to talk about Kevin. The New Yorker's Jia Tolentino joins us to talk about Lynne Ramsay's depiction of every parent's worst nightmare - 2011's We Need To Talk About Kevin. We…