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Down Underground delves into the dynamic world of Aussie film culture, featuring eclectic voices from the local film scene. Hosted by Cristian Speranza and Kevin Ding. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Signup to Generate a PitchDown Underground delves into the dynamic world of Aussie film culture, featuring eclectic voices from the local film scene. Hosted by Cristian Speranza and Kevin Ding.
Recent episodes include "Down Underground's 2026 Academy Awards Recap with Steven Christie" (23 March 2026, 69 minutes), "Down Underground's 2026 Academy Awards Predictions" (15 March 2026, 97 minutes), and "BONUS EPISODE: The New-New Wave - Richard Linklater's 'Nouvelle Vague' (2025)" (2 March 2026, 43 minutes).
Down Underground publishes roughly weekly, with episodes averaging 54 minutes across 19 episodes.
Booking probability for Down Underground is 26%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Down Underground requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Down Underground's contact route on record: verified email.
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<p>On our second of two Academy Awards focused episodes, we were lucky enough to have entertainment expert and red-carpet aficionado Steven Christie (Channel 10, Hollywood Reporter AU) join us on the show to discuss the...

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<p>On this first of two Academy Awards dedicated specials, Cristian and Kevin discuss their hard-and-fast thoughts, feelings and predictions on this year's Academy Award nominated films! If you're looking for insights...

<p>To cap off our Jean-Luc Godard series, Kevin and Cristian talk about Richard Linklater’s newly released Nouvelle Vague. </p><br><p>Linklater tells the story of how a young, maverick Godard made his first film...

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<p>Jean-Luc Godard’s biographer Richard Brody calls 1987’s King Lear “the best film of all time”. After its Cannes premiere, the film screened for two weeks in the US, and then disappeared into obscurity for 15 years. A...

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<p>Jean-Luc Godard’s biographer Richard Brody calls 1987’s King Lear “the best film of all time”. After its Cannes premiere, the film screened for two weeks in the US, and then disappeared into obscurity for 15 years. A...

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<p>Keep Your Right Up! (1987) is perhaps one of Godard's strangest features, and the subject of this week's episode of Down Underground. The second-last feature in Godard's 80s catalogue, Keep Your Right Up! sees Godard...

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<p>On this week's episode of Down Underground, Kevin and Cristian discuss the other film Godard released in 1985, 'Detective'. Made as a means of financing 'Hail Mary', 'Detective' was comissioned by producer Alain...

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<p>On this week's episode of Down Underground, Kevin and Cristian discuss one of Godard's most contentious films, 1985's Hail Mary. Born from Godard's obsession with fatherhood, particularly fathering a daughter, Je...

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<p>On this week's episode of Down Underground, Kevin and Cristian discuss one of Jean-Luc Godard's most severely underrated masterpieces, 'First Name: Carmen' (1983). A very loose adaptation of Georges Bizet's classic...

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<p>After returning to the cinema with Every Man for Himself (1980), Jean Luc Godard was quick at work on his follow up, Passion, often titled Godard's Passion. Isabelle Huppert returns to star alongs Jerzy Radziwiłowicz...

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<p>Jean Luc Godard's first film of the 1980s, Every Man for Himself, marked his return to the cinematic mainstream by kicking off many of the recurring themes and formal motifs that classify this era in the director's...

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In this first of eight episodes concerning Jean Luc Godard's return to mainstream cinema in the 1980s, Kevin hosts an exciting look into Godard's whirlwind escape from the cinematic front lines. From his rise as one of...

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<p>On this second of two lost episodes of Down Underground, Cristian and Kevin talk about You Won't Be Alone (2022) and Of an Age (2022), the first two features of Macedonian-Australian filmmaker Goran Stolevski. The...

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On the first of two 'lost' episodes, the Kevin and Cristian discuss Justin Kurzel's 2021 film Nitram, which made waves when it was released in Australia to a slew of both controversy and praise. From Caleb Landry Jones'...

<p>In this week's episode, Cristian and Kevin discuss their first viewings of Rolf De Heer's staple piece of Australian cult cinema, 'Bad Boy Bubby' (1993). From its acclaimed international reception at the time of its...

<p>Down Underground Episode 4 - Local and Diaspora Cinema ft. Nicole Cadelina</p><br><p>In this week's episode, the second part of the film festival round up, Kevin and Cristian chat with filmmaker, artist and...

<p>Down Underground Episode 3 - Cannes and Sydney Film Festival</p><br><p>This week's episode is the first of a two-parter film festival round up, where the boys report their viewing experience at both the Sydney Film...

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<p>Down Underground Episode 2 - An Interview w/ Parish Malfitano</p><br><p>On this week's episode, Kevin and Cristian are joined by director and friend Parish Malfitano to discuss his debut feature 'Bloodshot Heart', as...

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<p>Down Underground Episode 1 - Letterboxd Four Favourites</p><br><p>Welcome to Down Underground, a new podcast delving into the dynamic world of Aussie film culture, featuring eclectic voices from the local film...
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