
Dead Eyes
Actor/comedian Connor Ratliff (The Chris Gethard Show, UCB, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel) embarks upon a quest to solve a very stupid mystery that has haunted him for two decades: why Tom Hanks fired him from a small role in the 2001 HBO mini-series, Band Of Brothers.
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May 7, 2024 • 3min
Introducing: Tiny Dinos
A brief hello from Connor including an audiobook recommendation and a preview of his new podcast, Tiny Dinos...Listen to Tiny Dinos here:https://cms.megaphone.fm/channel/tinydinosSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

May 7, 2024 • 0sec
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Apr 17, 2023 • 1h 24min
The Making of Dead Eyes (Live in Belgium)
Connor takes producers Mike and Harry to Ostend, Belgium for the first DS Podcast Festival to give a keynote presentation on the making of Dead Eyes. Recorded in Ostend, Belgium on April 2nd, 2022.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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Mar 10, 2022 • 1h 21min
31 - Tom
Connor talks with Tom Hanks.
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Mar 3, 2022 • 56min
30 - Buzz & Billis
Connor investigates two high school productions of Rodgers & Hammerstein's South Pacific: one that took place in 1990 during his freshman year at Jefferson City High in Missouri, and the other in 1974 at Skyline High in Oakland, California, where a high school senior named Thom Hanks played a coveted role.
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Feb 17, 2022 • 49min
29 - The Blacklist List
Connor talks with six actors who were cast in roles on NBC's The Blacklist that he also auditioned for.
The Blacklist List
#410 - "Rafa" (Jimmie Saito)
#417 - "Bobby J" (Bruce Faulk)
#501 - "Hawkins" (Aida Turturro)
#513 - "Forensics Investigator Muncie" (Neal Lerner)
#521 - Julius Hannelore (Jeffrey Bean)
#603 - Reggie Deeks (Alex Breaux)
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Feb 3, 2022 • 47min
28 - Illumination Day
When Connor learns of the existence of Tom Hanks' Electric City, he starts asking questions of anyone who will talk to him about it, including Paul Scheer (The League, How Did This Get Made), Tara Jayne Sands (Pokémon, Digimon, Yu-Gi-Oh!), Jason Antoon (NCIS: Hawaii, Minority Report), supervising producer Samantha Scharff (SNL, The Colbert Report), and former Playtone creative exec Joshua Feldman.
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Jan 20, 2022 • 43min
27 - Colin
Connor talks with actor Colin Hanks (Mad Men, Life In Pieces, American Crime Story: Impeachment) about his 2015 Tower Records documentary and also other topics.
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Jan 6, 2022 • 46min
26 - Band of Others
Connor talks with Zach Braff (Scrubs, Garden State), Adam Scott (Parks & Recreation, Party Down) and David Krumholtz (Numb3rs, The Deuce) about how they all auditioned for Band of Brothers and were not cast.
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Dec 23, 2021 • 42min
25 - The True Meaning of Dead Eyes
Connor talks with comedian Nikki Glaser (FBoy Island) along with an array of experts in hope of discovering "the true meaning of 'dead eyes.'"
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