College / Steamboat Bill, Jr. with John Hodgman
After his \u201cblank check\u201d for THE GENERAL bounced,\xa0 Buster Keaton found himself creatively and financially shackled. Thus, 1927\u2019s COLLEGE lands on the lesser end of the quality spectrum (not to mention a very difficult watch with Buster putting on blackface for a scene - yikes). But, his follow-up STEAMBOAT BILL, JR. features some of the most memorable and dangerous stunts of Keaton\u2019s career, and acts as a beautiful send-off to his period as a self-sufficient filmmaker. The wonderful John Hodgman joins us to chat about both films and his life-long love of Buster. Plus - as always with a Hodgman episode - we go down several delightful rabbit holes: Doctor Who, beans, Goofy\u2019s \u201cGeorge Geef\u201d period, large pants, and more!\n\nGuest Links:\xa0\nGet Vacationland: True Stories from Painful Beaches now in Paperback\nCheck out Up Here on Hulu\xa0\nWatch Dicktown on Hulu\nListen to the Judge John Hodgman Podcast\n\nJoin our Patreon for franchise commentaries and bonus episodes.\nFollow us @blankcheckpod on Instagram, Threads, Facebook and X! \nBuy some real nerdy merch.\nConnect with other Blankies on our Reddit or Discord\nFor anything else, check out BlankCheckPod.com \nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices