
Ty & That Guy
Actor Wes Chatham and novelist/screenwriter Ty Franck, of the hit Amazon Prime series THE EXPANSE, speak to a collection of creatives and creators about the art, movies, books, and ideas that inspire them.
Latest episodes

Aug 7, 2024 • 50min
Ep. 176 - Chinatown Deep Dive + Best Jack Nicholson
Ty Franck (one half of James S.A. Corey) and Wes Chatham ('Amos Burton' on The Expanse) decided to do a classic movie from the 70s Chinatown. Disclaimer we know Roman Polanski has a troubled history, but this is a favorite movie of Wes' and also a one of the best neo-noir films ever made. Oh and there is this guy named Jack Nicholson in it too. He had an ok career I guess... shis career was so epic the guys hard a hard time with the top 5.

Jul 31, 2024 • 1h 1min
Ep. 175 - Weird Science Deep Dive w/ Isaiah Mustafa
Ty Franck (one half of James S.A. Corey) and Wes Chatham ('Amos Burton' on The Expanse) are joined by Isaiah Mustafa who you might know from his Old Spice commercials and greek god physique to discuss a movie which has come up an endless amount of times on our podcast... WEIRD SCIENCE! In addition to Weird Science the guys rank the top Bill Paxton performances.

Jul 24, 2024 • 31min
Ep. 174 - Best Bad Guys & Best Squads
Ty Franck (one half of James S.A. Corey) and Wes Chatham ('Amos Burton' on The Expanse) actually agreed with Producer Joe for once so we did an episode dedicated to awesome Bad Guys & their squads.

Jul 17, 2024 • 50min
Ep. 173 - Immaculate & Rosemary's Baby Deep Dive Comparison | SPOILERS
Ty Franck (one half of James S.A. Corey) and Wes Chatham ('Amos Burton' on The Expanse) decided to have an insightful discussion about devil babies this week! So enjoy the guys talking about and comparing the classic Rosemary's Baby to the new Immaculate starring Sydney Sweeney. There will be a lot of spoilers so be warned.

Jul 10, 2024 • 31min
Ep. 172 - Donald Sutherland Career Retrospective + Top 5
Ty Franck (one half of James S.A. Corey) and Wes Chatham ('Amos Burton' on The Expanse) talk about the great actor Donald Sutherland who recently passed away.

Jul 3, 2024 • 59min
Ep. 171 - Godzilla Minus One Deep Dive + Top Godzilla
Ty Franck (one half of James S.A. Corey) and special guest Brett Simmons as Wes was unavailable so we replaced him! The guys discuss Brett's amazing stache as well as their love of the amazing Godzilla Minus One. Then they debate what their top 5 Godzilla films are...

Jun 26, 2024 • 56min
Ep. 170 - Dune Deep Dive + Scifi/Dystopian Wasteland Movies
Ty Franck (one half of James S.A. Corey) and Wes Chatham ('Amos Burton' on The Expanse) Finally discuss the recent Dune movies as well as the book... the Lynch movie as well as the mini series!

Jun 12, 2024 • 1h 14min
Ep. 169 - The Shawshank Redemption Deep Dive + Best Clancy Brown
Ty Franck (one half of James S.A. Corey) and Wes Chatham ('Amos Burton' on The Expanse) discuss one of the best films ever made as well as the short story/novella is was based upon. In addition to an amazing cast and filmmakers the guys wrap it up discussing the best works from Clancy Brown.

Jun 5, 2024 • 59min
Ep. 168 - A Nightmare on Elm Street Deep Dive + Top Horror Villians
Ty Franck (one half of James S.A. Corey) and Wes Chatham ('Amos Burton' on The Expanse) discuss one of the best 80s horror movies ever made. From the director to the amazing cast there isn't much the guys don't love about this movie except the studio notes / sequels which they also talk about.

May 29, 2024 • 55min
Ep. 167 - Deliverance Deep Dive + Top Terrorizing Scenes
Ty Franck (one half of James S.A. Corey) and Wes Chatham ('Amos Burton' on The Expanse) discuss a movie that is a PSA for the south and the great state of Georgia. Yes the guys will be discussing Georgia tourism... butt stuff... hot step sisters... how pretty Ty's mouth is and this little movie you might have heard of Deliverance.