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A podcast for people who LOVE movies. Filmmakers/best friends, Alex Withrow and Nick Dostal, do their part to keep film alive. Thanks for listening, and happy watching!
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Signup to Generate a PitchA podcast for people who LOVE movies. Filmmakers/best friends, Alex Withrow and Nick Dostal, do their part to keep film alive. Thanks for listening, and happy watching!
What Are You Watching? is hosted by Alex Withrow & Nick Dostal. The show has published 214 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "194: The Social Reckoning (2026)" (19 October 2026, 108 minutes), "193: Digger (2026)" (6 October 2026, 62 minutes), and "192: Vanilla Sky (2001)" (18 September 2026, 118 minutes).
What Are You Watching? publishes roughly every two weeks, with episodes averaging 128 minutes across 214 episodes.
Booking probability for What Are You Watching? is 36%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. What Are You Watching? requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. What Are You Watching?'s contact route on record: verified email.
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Alex Withrow & Nick Dostal hosts What Are You Watching?, a tv podcast with 214 episodes published.
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WAYW misjudged “The Social Reckoning.” Aaron Sorkin made a good movie. Alex and Nick call out their low expectations for the film, then highlight its strong screenplay and performances, and break down Sorkin’s body of...
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Warning: This episode completely spoils the new Tom Cruise film, “Digger.” For the first 25 minutes, Alex and Nick have a general, spoiler-free discussion about Alejandro G. Iñárritu’s new film. After the 25-minute...
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Everything, in its right place. Alex and Nick have a freewheeling conversation about Cameron Crowe’s “Vanilla Sky.” Random topics include Tom Cruise’s best work, Crowe’s filmography, 9/11, Radiohead, Barbara Stanwyck...
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Blood has been shed! Alex and Nick break down a modern American masterpiece, Joel and Ethan Coen’s “Fargo.” Topics include theorizing why Jerry Lundegaard needs money, Shep and Carl’s relationship, the geographical...
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What’s the rumpus? Joel and Ethan Coen have written, directed, and edited 18 films together, and Alex and Nick are in their element when discussing them. From “Blood Simple” to “Buster Scruggs,” here’s a breakdown of...
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“Whiplash” contains Nick’s favorite movie ending. Ever . This episode begins with Alex and Nick breaking down Damien Chazelle’s “Whiplash.” The guys discuss the film’s lasting popularity, Paul Reiser’s face, cruel...
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Our first official Steven Spielberg episode! Alex and Nick begin by describing the first Spielberg film they saw, and how it impacted them (04:42). Next, the guys (briefly) review Spielberg’s latest film, “Disclosure...
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This episode features the most scorching NDHT (Nicholas Dostal Hot Take™) in the history of the pod. Few modern directors have been as impactful as Damien Chazelle. Alex and Nick have a blast diving into Chazelle’s...
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This mixed-bag episode has it all. Alex and Nick begin by introducing their new website, wawypodcast.com , where you can find every episode, buy merch, donate, join Patreon (!), and more. Then Alex reveals a scorching...
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Nick and Alex discuss the career of one of Nick’s favorite directors, the singular Jim Jarmusch. As the guys break down each Jarmusch film, stray topics include style vs. fashion, making the mundane cool, slow cinema...
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Watch Paul Thomas Anderson’s BEST PICTURE WINNING film right along with Alex and Nick. The guys discuss the movie's brisk pace, Sean Penn’s performance, a critical mistake in the film’s subtitles, stealth long takes...
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Ocean waves, ocean waves. Recorded immediately after the 98th Academy Awards, Alex and Nick absolutely lose their minds as Paul Thomas Anderson’s “One Battle After Another” wins six Oscars. Follow @WAYW_Podcast on...
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This oversized Oscar episode has it all: unhinged rants, passionate appeals, analytic predictions, and friendly arguments. In Part 1 (00:23:16), Alex and Nick trash the shoddy award shows so far this year, before...
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Alex completed his 2025 movie challenge of watching John Carpenter’s “Halloween” once a week for the entire year. In Part 1 (00:01:10) of this episode, Alex does a solo commentary on the film, reporting all the fun...
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Alex and Nick break down the 2026 Oscar nominations. The guys discuss “One Battle After Another” landing 13 nominations (!!), “Sentimental Value’s” surprise showing, and how Ryan Coogler’s “Sinners” smashed the Oscar...
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Alex and Nick list their favorite films of 2025. The guys discuss all the foreign, indie, and mainstream films that worked for them, a few bigger movies that did not, probable Oscar nominees, and so much more. Follow...
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Alex and Nick end season 1 of the WAYW New Hollywood Film Project with Alan J. Pakula's Paranoid Thriller Trilogy: “Klute,” “The Parallax View,” and “All the President’s Men.” The guys break down each film, Pakula’s...
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Alex and Nick discuss alcoholism, depression, losing parents, Ben Affleck’s best work, and Gavin O’Connor’s “The Way Back”. This episode is as real as What Are You Watching gets. Watch Alex and Nick's film, " I Am Alive...
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Assassin’s focus. Gritted teeth and fixed bayonets. The “Licorice Pizza” commentary is here! Hang out with Alex and Nick as they watch Paul Thomas Anderson’s love letter to LA. Stray topics include PTA/Haim music...
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John Badham’s “Saturday Night Fever” is so much more than a fun disco movie. Alex and Nick break down the film’s hilarious dinner conversations, John Travolta’s thrilling dance scenes, and the movie’s unexpected...
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