Podcast Away is a miniseries covering the films of Robert Zemeckis beginning in September 2020.
Summary
This series covers the films of March Madness 2020 winner Robert Zemeckis, who won in a landslide final match-up against Barry Sonnenfeld.
The series was preceded by Pod & Basketcast about the films of Gina Prince-Bythewood.
Milestones and Ephemera
- Once completed and including any 2020 releases, this miniseries will become the longest miniseries, both in terms of number of episodes and tied with Stop Making Podcasts for the number of films covered.
- This is the first full miniseries art to feature Producer Ang!
Episodes
| # | Title | Audio | Guest(s) | Blank Check? | Length | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 288 | I Wanna Hold Your Hand | 🔊 | Patrick Willems | No | 2:15 | 9/6/2020 |
| 289 | Used Cars | 🔊 | Paul Scheer Jason Mantzoukas |
No | 3:04 | 9/13/2020 |
| 290 | Romancing the Stone | 🔊 | Adam Kempenaar Josh Larsen |
A guarantor | 2:18 | 9/20/2020 |
| 291 | Back to the Future | 🔊 | Yes, and the ultimate guarantor | 3:02 | 9/27/2020 | |
| 292 | Who Framed Roger Rabbit | 🔊 | Nick Wiger Mike Mitchell |
Yes | 2:31 | 10/4/2020 |
| 293 | Back to the Future Part II | 🔊 | Nicole Byer | Yes | 1:59 | 10/11/2020 |
| 294 | Back to the Future Part III | 🔊 | Josh Gondelman | Yes | 2:24 | 10/18/2020 |
| 295 | Death Becomes Her | 🔊 | Katey Rich | Yes | 2:31 | 10/25/2020 |
| 296 | Forrest Gump | 🔊 | Jamelle Bouie | Yes, and another guarantor | 2:31 | 11/1/2020 |
| 297 | Contact | 🔊 | Jamie Bell | Yes | 2:07 | 11/8/2020 |
| 298 | What Lies Beneath | 🔊 | Starlee Kine | Yes | 2:16 | 11/15/2020 |
| 299 | Cast Away | 🔊 | Nia DaCosta | Yes | 2:11 | 11/22/2020 |
| 300 | The Polar Express | 🔊 | Joey Sims | 2:06 | 11/29/2020 | |
| 301 | Beowulf | 🔊 | Jordan Hoffman | 2:08 | 12/6/2020 | |
| 302 | A Christmas Carol | 🔊 | Emily VanDerWerff | 2:35 | 12/13/2020 | |
| 303 | Flight | 🔊 | Olivia Craighead | 2:26 | 12/20/2020 | |
| 304 | The Walk | 🔊 | J.D. Amato | No | 2:35 | 12/27/2020 |
| 307 | Allied | 🔊 | Chris Weitz | 2:13 | 1/17/2021 | |
| 308 | Welcome to Marwen | 🔊 | Emily Yoshida | Fuckin' yes | 2:37 | 1/24/2021 |
| 309 | The Witches | 🔊 | Richard Lawson | 2:20 | 1/31/2021 | |
| Special Features | ||||||
| SF78 | Tales from the Crypt | 🔊 | 1:47 | 11/11/2020 | ||
Ranking Their Filmography
At the conclusion of the miniseries, the Blankies rankings will compiled from a voting thread found on the r/Blankies sub-reddit.
| Rank | Griffin | David | Blankies |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Back to the Future | Who Framed Roger Rabbit | |
| 2 | Who Framed Roger Rabbit | Back to the Future | |
| 3 | Cast Away | Contact | |
| 4 | Back to the Future Part II | Cast Away | |
| 5 | I Wanna Hold Your Hand | I Wanna Hold Your Hand | |
| 6 | Allied | Death Becomes Her | |
| 7 | Contact | Back to the Future Part III | |
| 8 | Death Becomes Her | Used Cars | |
| 9 | Back to the Future Part III | Back to the Future Part II | |
| 10 | Romancing the Stone | Romancing the Stone | |
| 11 | Used Cars | Flight | |
| 12 | Beowulf | Allied | |
| 13 | What Lies Beneath | What Lies Beneath | |
| 14 | Flight | Beowulf | |
| 15 | Forrest Gump | Welcome to Marwen | |
| 16 | The Witches | Forrest Gump | |
| 17 | The Walk | The Walk | |
| 18 | Welcome to Marwen | The Polar Express | |
| 19 | The Polar Express | The Witches | |
| 20 | A Christmas Carol | A Christmas Carol |