Oct 29, 202649 minS2
Cole brings us one of the great living short story writers, and we argue whether her stories are stories at all, until Jaclynn gets the last word. EPISODE SUMMARY Cole makes the case for Lydia Davis, the MacArthur...
About this Podcast:
Join three very different storytellers with three very different personalities, as we bring each other stories to break apart and celebrate. In every episode, we're having the best time exploring what makes a story work, why it moves us, and why we can't stop talking about it. It's not analysis. It's not review. And it's something more than just a conversation about one of the things that makes life worth living... stories.
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What is the arc.fm about?
Join three very different storytellers with three very different personalities, as we bring each other stories to break apart and celebrate. In every episode, we're having the best time exploring what makes a story work, why it moves us, and why we can't stop talking about it. It's not analysis. It's not review.
Who hosts the arc.fm?
the arc.fm is hosted by Robby, Jaclynn, Cole. The show has published 30 episodes to date.
What has the arc.fm covered recently?
Recent episodes include "Lydia Davis - We Read a One-Minute Short Story and Argue If It's a Story for 49 Minutes" (29 October 2026, 49 minutes), "Hope (2026) - An Action Movie from Art House Film Director, Na Hong-jin" (8 October 2026, 40 minutes), and "Field of Dreams - Making Grown Men Cry Since 1989" (18 September 2026, 48 minutes).
How often does the arc.fm publish?
the arc.fm publishes roughly every two weeks, with episodes averaging 45 minutes across 30 episodes.
How hard is it to get booked on the arc.fm?
Booking probability for the arc.fm is 29%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. the arc.fm requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. the arc.fm's contact route on record: public web form.
Who should pitch the arc.fm?
The strongest fits for the arc.fm are Film & Video. the arc.fm has a tv audience.
About the host
Robby, Jaclynn, Cole hosts the arc.fm, a tv podcast with 30 episodes published.
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Recent episodes
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Oct 8, 202640 minS2We went in bracing for a horror movie and got an art house director's monster epic, one we place in the DMZ in the 1990s, and we spend the episode working out how far our expectations were from what Na Hong-jin made...
Sep 18, 202648 minS2We argue that Field of Dreams isn't really about baseball or fathers so much as the elaborate lengths men will go to instead of just going to therapy, and it all starts with Robby who has cried through it on his...
Sep 3, 20261h 5mS2Hobbs & Shaw has a climactic dawn battle that goes from pitch black to full daylight in about two minutes of screen time. Can the sun really rise that fast? We brought in actual scientist for an answer and a masterclass...
Jul 9, 20261h 5mS2Did you know people HATE Alejandro González Iñárritu's films, walked out of Amores Perros during its Premiere, and stopped being friends with Cole because of it? And on that note: we dig into why a movie this...
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Jul 2, 202655 minS2Airplane! (1980) is a comedy masterclass that works because it layers a relentless joke factory — minimum 264 jokes across 88 minutes — onto a dead-serious dramatic through line about a PTSD-afflicted war veteran forced...
Jun 18, 202649 minS2The original Back To The Future might be the most beloved film and most fun time travel movie of all time. If you haven't watched it yet, stop everything– now is the time. Robby has seen this hundreds of times, Jaclynn...
May 28, 202655 minS2It's not quite "a very special episode," but something about this one feels much more personal, but also there is a Chekhov's Gun dance break so don't take it too seriously, please. A filmed version of the Fleabag stage...
May 21, 202648 minS2If you are seeing this episode twice it is because the audio has been updated. Thank you/sorry. SHOW NOTES: Our most salient point this episode revolves around the exploration of the original 1976 film "Freaky Friday,"...
Episode #8
Marty Supreme - Elegant Chaos
May 14, 202639 minS2We engage in an intricate examination of "Marty Supreme," a film that, despite its chaotic narrative structure, manages to convey a profound commentary on ambition and the American Dream. Central to our analysis is the...
Mar 26, 202643 minS2The massive, hardcore science fiction is now a fun, compact buddy comedy in space that stars Ryan Gosling and which is "very, very different" from the film and novel "The Martian" starring Matt Damon. If you have read...
Mar 16, 202632 minS2The scariest thing about Sinners isn't the Vampires... Robby loves horror movies, and he's loved rooting for the Best Original Screenplay Oscar ever since he was in high school. Jaclynn loves allegory, loves metaphor...
Mar 8, 202652 minS2In the grand tradition of this show, we watched this out of order in order to celebrate springing forward for Daylight Savings Time so true fans of "Back To The Future," please, be nice in the comments section because...
Feb 12, 202637 minS2Jaclynn made the most viral reel about our friendship, and Robby has never seen Instagram until now- this is a GREAT (all caps0 episode) about telling a story in less than thirty seconds. The view count is over half a...
Episode #3
The Straight Story - David Lynch's "Most Experimental" Film & The Only One He Didn't Write Himself
Feb 5, 202651 minS2Lynch is the master of the eery, absurd, surreal dream film, but he himself says that his most "experimental" film is "The Straight Story," a film that's ostensibly about a kind, elderly gentleman slowly riding his lawn...
Jan 29, 202626 minS2Everything you need to know about David Lynch's style in five minutes! You really should watch the whole film eventually, but a five minute scene that appears fifteen minutes into David Lynch's masterpiece "Mulholland...
Jan 22, 202649 minS1Content & Trigger Warning: this episode discusses sexual assault in the film and in real life. Episode Summary: this episode does eventually become "a very special episode" because the subject matter is difficult and...
Episode #15
Carol - Happy Holidays & Happy New Year Because Two Women Are In Love and Two Guys Are Mad About It
Jan 3, 202639 minS1Carol takes place in the "liminal space" that floats between Christmas and the start of the new year, and it occupies the space held for best films ever made that didn't win and weren't even nominated for Best Picture...
Episode #14
The Muppet Christmas Carol - Scary Great
Dec 18, 202531 minS1We love the Muppets, Michael Caine deserved an Oscar, and Robby drops the biggest pun in the history of the show, but there is so much more to talk about here.
Dec 4, 202518 minS1Woe to all who took Vine for granted, and WATCH the Vine we discuss HERE . Because as Jaclynn says, in this episode "we didn't know what we had." In this episode we look back and break apart what Cole would argue was...
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