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Each week, Sarah Buddery and MJ Smith set sail for Amity Island to watch and analyze Steven Spielberg's 1975 classic, JAWS one minute (or thereabouts) at a time!
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Signup to Generate a PitchEach week, Sarah Buddery and MJ Smith set sail for Amity Island to watch and analyze Steven Spielberg's 1975 classic, JAWS one minute (or thereabouts) at a time!
Let's Jaws For a Minute is hosted by Sarah Buddery and MJ Smith. The show has published 171 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "Episode 162: How Green Was My Valley" (3 October 2026, 68 minutes), "Episode 161: Pinocchio" (18 September 2026, 114 minutes), and "Episode 160: Captains Courageous" (4 September 2026, 75 minutes).
Let's Jaws For a Minute publishes roughly every two weeks, with episodes averaging 91 minutes across 171 episodes.
Booking probability for Let's Jaws For a Minute is 35%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Let's Jaws For a Minute requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Let's Jaws For a Minute's contact route on record: verified email.
Sarah Buddery and MJ Smith hosts Let's Jaws For a Minute, a tv podcast with 171 episodes published.
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Episode #162
In this episode, Sarah and MJ discuss the film most notable for beating Citizen Kane and The Maltese Falcoln for Best Picture, How Green Was My Valley. They discuss John Ford's influence on Spielberg, whether it...
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This week, Sarah's world's collide as her and MJ are joined by her former co-host, Barry Levitt to talk about 1940's Pinocchio. They run the gamut through the film's astonishing animation, its simple but effective...
Let's Jaws For a Minute
As the seasons change irl, so do the seasons of LJFAM. This week we kick off a brand new season! This time around we are focused on the films that inspired Steven Spielberg. Many of these will be first time watches for...
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On this very special episode of LJFAM, Sarah (and Thelma), are live in the field, speaking with Jon Fieldhouse, creator and steward of the full size Orca replica, Orca II. They talk about the legacy of the film, what...
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It's time to wrap up Spielberg Season 2 with the man's deeply cynical alien invasion film War of the Worlds. Sarah and MJ discuss the movie as an allegory for 9/11, refute even more schmaltz claims, talk about if there...
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We pull into the penultimate stop on our journey through the second act of Spielberg's career to talk about his slight, feel good film The Terminal. They discuss the post-9/11 optimism of the piece and its connection to...
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This week, returning guest Rob Wallis joins us to talk about the only Spielberg/Di Caprio collaboration to date, Catch Me If You Can. They talk about the excellent 1960's production design, the loss of Leo's baby face...
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This week, Sarah and MJ are joined by Missy Lonsinger to talk about Spielberg's sci-fi follow-up to A.I., Minority Report! They talk about how A.I. primed him to work in the cynical worlds created by Phillip K. Dick...
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Hey! Did you know we have a Patreon page? Check out this free Patron episode in lieu of your normal episode while MJ is on vacation! If you like what you hear, maybe drop by and subscribe at patreon.com/jawforaminute...
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Schmaltzy garbage? Misunderstood masterpiece? Unsung prophet of the modern age? A.I. is an odd, divisive film in Spielberg's filmography, but Sarah and MJ are joined bye Kip Mooney to get to the bottom of it!
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Spielberg Season 2 keeps chugging into Spielberg's final film of the 1990's (or 1900's), Saving Private Ryan. MJ and Sarah are joined by Nick Mear to talk about the reverence Spielberg is able to maintain for its...
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This week, Sarah and MJ talk about Spielberg's other 1997 film, Amistad. They discuss its odd placement in his filmography, the beginning of the "soft" look of his films, and the glorious wigs that dot the film.
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This week, Sarah and MJ head to Site B to talk about the sequel to Jurassic Park! They talk about Spielberg's evolved mean streak, the fact that the film is his King Kong riff, and one of the most masterful sequences of...
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Spielberg season 2 continues as Sarah and MJ discuss Spielberg's harrowing historical epic, Schindler's List
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Spielberg Season 2 kicks off with a casual 3 hour chat about Spielberg's 1993 blockbuster effort, Jurassic Park! Sarah and MJ are joined by Harley Mumford to discuss the film's themes, how it fits in conversation with...
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The lost episode returns from the dead and is twice as nice! Sarah and MJ are joined by Nick Mear to re-record their lost Piranha 3D episode and decided to up the game by also watching its sequel, Piranha 3DD!
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Sarah and MJ finally reach the end of Jaws ... a tumultuous journey that has proven one thing: the movie is a lot better than the book. They discuss the anti-climactic and unsatisfying end to the book, what the movie...
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This week, Sarah and MJ board the Orca as they round the corner into the home stretch of Peter Benchley's Jaws! They talk about how they picture the book versions of the characters, how they translate and chage to the...
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Join Sarah & MJ as they get into chapters 8-10 of Jaws by Peter Benchley, covering a very saucy encounter between Ellen Brody and Hooper, what the book really is about, and the disappointing July 4th events. Quick heads...
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This week, Sarah and MJ talk about chapters 6 and 7 of Jaws by Peter Benchley. They spend their time lauding the sassy mail woman in charge of who gets a mailbox and who doesn't, and attend an interminable dinner party.
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