246 - Heist
Added 2025-06-15 22:25:55 +0000 UTCJen and Tim examine some D-tier David Mamet: the by-the-numbers heist flick, uh, Heist.
Chris Person of the worker-owned tech news site Aftermath dug up the previously unavailable special Ricky Jay and His 52 Assistants in pristine broadcast resolution and made it available to the world once again. Read an interview with Person about the process and the importance of archiving conducted by David J. Roth and Dan McQuade of Defector, and watch the special at the Internet Archive. Fun fact: David Mamet directed the special!
Person also wrote a rundown of the cutting edge of analog media archiving (as of mid-2024, anyway) that is extremely worth your time.
Comments
I made hay out of it in the edit, too!
Have You Seen This
2025-06-15 22:39:43 +0000 UTCI haven't listed to the ep. yet, but I saw this and smiled. I remembered it's got Jen's absolute favorite David Mamet line!
Justin Riddle
2025-06-15 22:39:19 +0000 UTC
