Ep533: Employment History

Today, the Kicking the Seat Podcast gets topical with the new drama, Working Man, which hits VOD tomorrow. Recently, Ian spoke with writer/director Robert Jury and star Peter Gerety about their film, which centers on a Midwest machinist who refuses to stop working, even after the factory he's worked at for decades shuts its doors.

The high concept makes way for a much deeper and heartfelt look at loss and mental illness, and the ways in which jobs shape our lives. Though Ian's conversations with Bob and Peter touch on the film itself, both dovetail into the effects that the current pandemic lockdowns are having on people's well-being and purpose--a degree of relevance that neither subject had expected the film to take on when starting the project.*

Also, Ian returns to the Spoiler Room podcast and talks with Mark "The Movie Man" Krawczyk about Emile Ardolino's bizarre 1989 reincarnation comedy, Chances Are! 

Episode 533 says 9-5 is a part-time job!

Show Guide:

Intro Music: 0:00 - 0:14

Intro: 0:14 - 5:08

Working Man Trailer: 5:08 - 7:33

Robert Jury Interview: 7:33 - 24:15

Transition Music: 24:15 - 24:44

Peter Gerety Interview: 24:44 - 51:00

Outro Music: 51:00 - 51:26

*FYI, here's a link to the Tompkins Corners Cultural Center, the organization Peter mentions late in his interview.

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