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]]> true Test Pattern info@testpatternpresents.com 6994ecf1c208b1a93139e348 test-pattern episodic https://assets.pippa.io/shows/6994ecf1c208b1a93139e348/1771805608099-6f0c6c05-8f1c-4a22-b868-d593077ddd7a.jpeg https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/test-pattern Test Pattern e3043090-1040-11f1-8e87-edd08b975929 Jake Longstreth Jake Longstreth Wed, 08 Apr 2026 04:00:00 GMT 1:21:46 69d5c631ef4d724206b52126 false https://shows.acast.com/test-pattern/episodes/69d5c631ef4d724206b52126 69d5c631ef4d724206b52126 6994ecf1c208b1a93139e348 full Jake Longstreth — painter, musician and co-host of Apple Music radio show Time Crisis with Ezra Koenig — joins Angus Truskett for a conversation about how everyday places can feel strangely cinematic, essential California movies, and Bluey’s dad’s alt-rock past.


We get into: Baz Luhrmann’s EPiC, The Australian Dream, thoughts on Russell Crowe, Bob Dylan’s Patreon, Connecticut VHS rotation, Roger Rabbit’s corporate machinations, Bluey’s dad’s alt-rocker past, essential California movies, Gen X collabs, formative Pulp Fiction memories, Alexander Payne’s road trips, the perfect movie, aesthetically pleasing fast food restaurants, the death of video stores, the tasteful palette of 1970s cinema, Den of Tweets 2: Pantera, Rami Malek’s smile, Scorsese’s Dead biopic, Todd Haynes’ best movie, Jake’s Top 5 'spirit movies'.


Music by Gab Strum.


Find Jake on Instagram.


Listen to Time Crisis on Apple Music.


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]]> Jake Longstreth — painter, musician and co-host of Apple Music radio show Time Crisis with Ezra Koenig — joins Angus Truskett for a conversation about how everyday places can feel strangely cinematic, essential California movies, and Bluey’s dad’s alt-rock past.


We get into: Baz Luhrmann’s EPiC, The Australian Dream, thoughts on Russell Crowe, Bob Dylan’s Patreon, Connecticut VHS rotation, Roger Rabbit’s corporate machinations, Bluey’s dad’s alt-rocker past, essential California movies, Gen X collabs, formative Pulp Fiction memories, Alexander Payne’s road trips, the perfect movie, aesthetically pleasing fast food restaurants, the death of video stores, the tasteful palette of 1970s cinema, Den of Tweets 2: Pantera, Rami Malek’s smile, Scorsese’s Dead biopic, Todd Haynes’ best movie, Jake’s Top 5 'spirit movies'.


Music by Gab Strum.


Find Jake on Instagram.


Listen to Time Crisis on Apple Music.


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]]> Alister Newstead Alister Newstead Tue, 31 Mar 2026 20:00:00 GMT 2:07:13 69cb8789e8519e977f38c3ad false https://shows.acast.com/test-pattern/episodes/69cb8789e8519e977f38c3ad 69cb8789e8519e977f38c3ad 6994ecf1c208b1a93139e348 full Alister Newstead — author of the new 33⅓ Oceania book on Tame Impala's Currents and Double J’s music & pop culture reporter — joins Angus Truskett for a conversation about whether we’re living in a golden age of culture, perfect needle drops, and the work of late Australian animation pioneer Yoram Gross.


We get into: switching into author mode, fandom and accessibility, the “golden age” question, Safdie face, Oscar snubs, Timmy talk, Park Chan-wook, Akira as gateway anime, a Yoram Gross reappraisal, scores vs soundtracks, biopics vs music documentaries, whether any movie tie-in games are actually good, newsroom genre kink, “getting” Fight Club, Quentin Tarantino’s 10-film limit, catching up on Titanic, Mad God makes TOOL look like Disney, the Pringles curve, and whether Hideo Kojima should make a movie.


Music by Gab Strum.


Find Alister on Instagram.


Buy Tame Impala's Currents 33 1/3 Oceania by Alister Newstead.


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]]> Alister Newstead — author of the new 33⅓ Oceania book on Tame Impala's Currents and Double J’s music & pop culture reporter — joins Angus Truskett for a conversation about whether we’re living in a golden age of culture, perfect needle drops, and the work of late Australian animation pioneer Yoram Gross.


We get into: switching into author mode, fandom and accessibility, the “golden age” question, Safdie face, Oscar snubs, Timmy talk, Park Chan-wook, Akira as gateway anime, a Yoram Gross reappraisal, scores vs soundtracks, biopics vs music documentaries, whether any movie tie-in games are actually good, newsroom genre kink, “getting” Fight Club, Quentin Tarantino’s 10-film limit, catching up on Titanic, Mad God makes TOOL look like Disney, the Pringles curve, and whether Hideo Kojima should make a movie.


Music by Gab Strum.


Find Alister on Instagram.


Buy Tame Impala's Currents 33 1/3 Oceania by Alister Newstead.


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]]> Alexei Toliopoulos Alexei Toliopoulos Tue, 24 Mar 2026 20:00:00 GMT 2:01:58 69c22bb27878605e11c0ff7a false https://shows.acast.com/test-pattern/episodes/69c22bb27878605e11c0ff7a 69c22bb27878605e11c0ff7a 6994ecf1c208b1a93139e348 full Alexei Toliopoulos — film critic, movie lover, podcaster, comedian and video store lifer — joins Angus Truskett for a conversation about movie obsession, physical media, and the fine line between critic and creator.


We get into: our origins, a mild Clint Eastwood phase, Greek intermissions, curating movies for planes, Inner West movies, combatting cultural cringe, Margaret and David, third generation physical collecting, Enter the Matrix, DVD menu loops, all-time special features and commentaries, video store shelves, Ciao Magazine’s Favourite Local Character, Film Bro canon, /r/Fancasting, stagnated franchise fandoms, first Letterboxd reviews, Refused Classification, meeting your heroes, critic vs creator, Mario Puzo’s canal metaphor.


Music by Gab Strum.


Find Alexei on Instagram and Letterboxd.


Find The Last Video Store on Instagram.


Buy tickets to Alexei's comedy tour of VHS.


Guy who does cool Star Wars impressions


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]]> Alexei Toliopoulos — film critic, movie lover, podcaster, comedian and video store lifer — joins Angus Truskett for a conversation about movie obsession, physical media, and the fine line between critic and creator.


We get into: our origins, a mild Clint Eastwood phase, Greek intermissions, curating movies for planes, Inner West movies, combatting cultural cringe, Margaret and David, third generation physical collecting, Enter the Matrix, DVD menu loops, all-time special features and commentaries, video store shelves, Ciao Magazine’s Favourite Local Character, Film Bro canon, /r/Fancasting, stagnated franchise fandoms, first Letterboxd reviews, Refused Classification, meeting your heroes, critic vs creator, Mario Puzo’s canal metaphor.


Music by Gab Strum.


Find Alexei on Instagram and Letterboxd.


Find The Last Video Store on Instagram.


Buy tickets to Alexei's comedy tour of VHS.


Guy who does cool Star Wars impressions


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]]> Nina Oyama Nina Oyama Wed, 11 Mar 2026 01:00:00 GMT 1:30:37 69b082e6c36fc2d58b27df63 false https://shows.acast.com/test-pattern/episodes/69b082e6c36fc2d58b27df63 69b082e6c36fc2d58b27df63 6994ecf1c208b1a93139e348 full Nina Oyama — Australian comedian, writer and actor known for Utopia, Deadloch and Taskmaster Australia — joins Angus Truskett for a conversation about musical shame, when to walk out of a movie, and the films we watch when we want to cry.


We get into: Entourage live shows, Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie, watching films specifically to cry, becoming desensitised to Max Richter, Emerald Fennell making unsexy movies, being horny for Rum Tum Tugger, formative CollegeHumor sketches, Emma Roberts’ wedges, watching The Godfather in Tuscany, The Testament of Nina Oyama, smooth brain viewing, ignoring horror, writing vs acting, Ms. Fieldmouse can get it, The Gayest Showman, musical theatre shame, Deadloch season two, and Luke Hemsworth.


Music by Gab Strum.


Find Nina on Instagram and Letterboxd.


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]]> Nina Oyama — Australian comedian, writer and actor known for Utopia, Deadloch and Taskmaster Australia — joins Angus Truskett for a conversation about musical shame, when to walk out of a movie, and the films we watch when we want to cry.


We get into: Entourage live shows, Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie, watching films specifically to cry, becoming desensitised to Max Richter, Emerald Fennell making unsexy movies, being horny for Rum Tum Tugger, formative CollegeHumor sketches, Emma Roberts’ wedges, watching The Godfather in Tuscany, The Testament of Nina Oyama, smooth brain viewing, ignoring horror, writing vs acting, Ms. Fieldmouse can get it, The Gayest Showman, musical theatre shame, Deadloch season two, and Luke Hemsworth.


Music by Gab Strum.


Find Nina on Instagram and Letterboxd.


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]]> Tansy Gardam Tansy Gardam Tue, 03 Mar 2026 19:00:00 GMT 1:43:12 69a6bdae06668de72031bb9f false https://shows.acast.com/test-pattern/episodes/69a6bdae06668de72031bb9f 69a6bdae06668de72031bb9f 6994ecf1c208b1a93139e348 full Tansy Gardam — film critic and host of Going Rogue  — joins Angus Truskett for a conversation about movie disasters, studio chaos, and why the films that nearly collapsed are the ones we love most.


We get into: Charli as The Moment, Count of Monte Cristo-maxxing, starting a podcast to combat misinformation, the Patron Saint of Photoshop, Duel of the Fates glazing, Rian Johnson’s goofy-to-serious ratio, the Beatles Cinematic Experience, Nick Cave’s legendary Gladiator II script, Zack Snyder’s sets, Dredd locks, Taika Wonka, and Song of the South for zoomers.


Decline and Fall: Dressing the Empire

In an era of frictionless digital experiences, there’s something magical about obsolete technology


Music by Gab Strum.


Find Tansy on Instagram and Letterboxd.



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]]> Tansy Gardam — film critic and host of Going Rogue  — joins Angus Truskett for a conversation about movie disasters, studio chaos, and why the films that nearly collapsed are the ones we love most.


We get into: Charli as The Moment, Count of Monte Cristo-maxxing, starting a podcast to combat misinformation, the Patron Saint of Photoshop, Duel of the Fates glazing, Rian Johnson’s goofy-to-serious ratio, the Beatles Cinematic Experience, Nick Cave’s legendary Gladiator II script, Zack Snyder’s sets, Dredd locks, Taika Wonka, and Song of the South for zoomers.


Decline and Fall: Dressing the Empire

In an era of frictionless digital experiences, there’s something magical about obsolete technology


Music by Gab Strum.


Find Tansy on Instagram and Letterboxd.



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]]> Lawrence Schlossman Lawrence Schlossman Tue, 24 Feb 2026 13:00:33 GMT 1:44:02 699b66f268ec8626d2d80042 true https://shows.acast.com/test-pattern/episodes/699b66f268ec8626d2d80042 699b66f268ec8626d2d80042 6994ecf1c208b1a93139e348 full Test Pattern kicks off with Lawrence Schlossman (Throwing Fits) joining Angus Truskett for a conversation about cinema obsession, personal taste, and the fits that defined film history.


We get into: Australian movie audiences, Timothée Chalamet’s generational run, New Jersey classics, the next James Bond, Zack Braff being a bozo, Indiana Jones’ swag, Maximus’ chinstrap, Tom’s Eyes Wide Shut Uggs, late-career Ridley Scott, Megaslopolis, Industry season four, the politics of Den of Thieves, Michael Cera’s multitudes, is “film bro” is a slur, great men of cinema, and separating the art from the Mel Gibson.


Music by Gab Strum.


Find Lawrence and Throwing Fits on Instagram and Letterboxd.


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]]> Test Pattern kicks off with Lawrence Schlossman (Throwing Fits) joining Angus Truskett for a conversation about cinema obsession, personal taste, and the fits that defined film history.


We get into: Australian movie audiences, Timothée Chalamet’s generational run, New Jersey classics, the next James Bond, Zack Braff being a bozo, Indiana Jones’ swag, Maximus’ chinstrap, Tom’s Eyes Wide Shut Uggs, late-career Ridley Scott, Megaslopolis, Industry season four, the politics of Den of Thieves, Michael Cera’s multitudes, is “film bro” is a slur, great men of cinema, and separating the art from the Mel Gibson.


Music by Gab Strum.


Find Lawrence and Throwing Fits on Instagram and Letterboxd.


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