

The Nose looks at ‘Dept. Q’ and ‘Pee-wee as Himself’
Jun 6, 2025
49:00
Dept. Q is a new Scottish detective mystery series on Netflix and created by Scott Frank and Chandi Lakhani based on the book series by Jussi Adler-Olsen. It stars Matthew Goode as DCI Carl Morck, a wounded and unpleasant, but fairly brilliant, detective. The supporting cast includes Chloe Pirrie, Jamie Sives, Mark Bonnar, and Kelly Macdonald.
And: Pee-wee as Himself is a two-part HBO Original documentary directed by Matt Wolf. It is driven by more than 40 hours of interviews with Paul Reubens, the man behind Pee-wee, himself.
GUESTS:
- David Edelstein: America’s Greatest Living Film Critic
- Rich Hollant: The founder and principal of CO:LAB, a Hall-of-Fame designer, and a co-partner at CENTER
- Jacques Lamarre: A playwright and chief communications officer at Buzz Engine
- Carolyn Paine: An actress and comedian, founder and director of CONNetic Dance, and the creative producer and choreographer for The Bushnell’s Digital Institute
- Irene Papoulis: Wrote a short textbook called The Essays Only You Can Write
- Bill Yousman: Professor of media studies at Sacred Heart University
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