Confidentially Speaking

Episode 32: Second Letter "A" Movies

Wed, 13 May 2026 11:20:00 -0000

The fellas highlight their favorite movies that have an "A" as the second letter of the title.

Episode 31: Bud Finds Patchett

Wed, 29 Apr 2026 11:20:00 -0000

The fellas visit the art deco splendor of the Patchett compound, where Bud finds Pierce playing with his balls in the garden.

Episode 30: Bring a Photographer

Wed, 15 Apr 2026 11:20:00 -0000

Exley and Jack team up. Bud sniffs around Nick's Liquors. The fellas get into sacrificial lambs, the Wizard of Oz, and much much more!

Episode 29: Dudley Addresses, Zumbo Obsesses

Wed, 01 Apr 2026 11:20:00 -0000

While Dudley addresses the troops about Stensland's murder, Winegardner and Zumbo spend their precious time discussing random numbers and casting a rock band in makeup and a crusty old law professor.

Episode 28: When Oscar Gets it Wrong

Wed, 18 Mar 2026 11:20:00 -0000

Using LA Confidential as an example, Winegardner and Zumbo look at some of the instances when the esteemed Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences got the Best Picture category categorically wrong.

Episode 27: Looking at Corpses with Mrs. L

Wed, 04 Mar 2026 12:20:00 -0000

The fellas meet one of our film's oddest characters, reveal the identity of a mystery cameo, delve a little deeper into Zumbo's obsession, and do a bit of Housekeeping.

Episode 26: Top 3 from our Top 3 Actresses

Wed, 18 Feb 2026 12:20:00 -0000

The fellas opine on the top 3 performances from their top 3 actresses of all time.

Episode 25: Crossing The Threshold

Wed, 04 Feb 2026 12:20:00 -0000

This episode has everything you could ever want:

Zumbo worried that Bill will be pedantic and boring
The return of a beloved segment from days of yore
Filling out some WWTP corrals
A crackerjack haiku
Bill being pedantic and boring

Episode 24: The Ends of Stens

Wed, 21 Jan 2026 12:20:00 -0000

After some vocal warmups, the fellas recap Dick Stensland's last day in the office (and among the living), including all the fun a person can have with a banker's box. There's also some Watcha Watchin', we cast a great actress, and delve a bit deeper into Zumbo's Obsession.

Episode 23: The Telephone Game

Wed, 07 Jan 2026 12:20:00 -0000

Jack uses a telephone, Ginger delivers a line like a boss, and the fellas... wait a minute... Who the hell is Ginger???

Episode 22: A Confidentially Christmas Special

Fri, 19 Dec 2025 19:50:00 -0000

It's the Confidentially Speaking Christmas Special! Sweet as a candy cane, cold as the North Pole, and packed with more cheesy holiday humor than you can shake Bruce Vilanch at. Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all!

Episode 21: Vice is Nice

Wed, 10 Dec 2025 12:20:00 -0000

Vincennes is a hit at his first day on the vice squad. We cast a giant Swede and a delicious German. Both Winegardner & Zumbo have watched some stuff. And we get an update from the pastiest doughiest bastard of them all.

Episode 20: Top 3 from our Top 3 Directors

Wed, 26 Nov 2025 12:20:00 -0000

One episode. Two men. Three films times three directors each. That’s nine times two, so that’s…. Uh…. [calculator keys clicking at a furious pace]… exactly…. A lot. Trust us, it’s a lot. Math don’t lie.

Episode 19: A Big Suitcase Full of H

Wed, 12 Nov 2025 12:20:00 -0000

Just when you thought it was safe to go back to your criminal activities, our film's second montage arrives and the hits just keep on coming. And that's all I have to say about that.

Episode 18: Buttering Up Bud

Wed, 29 Oct 2025 11:20:00 -0000

Excerpt from Hush-Hush Magazine, October 10, 1953: "Hello Dear Readers from your beloved publisher, The Sidster! I had to fire the write-up guy this morning for truancy after he called out sick three days in a row for a "peanut butter overdose." He is now hospitalized after I told my good buddy, Dudley Smith, to sick his newest beefy recruit on my former employee. Rumor has it the new recruit is quite the pugilist and fixed it so Mr. Jif McSkippy will have to stick to creamy nut butters for a while since his jaw is now wired shut. I suppose I could have used the column space above to publish an actual write-up for this episode rather than slander a few of LA's nuttiest citizens, but that's life in La La Land. But you didn't hear it from me. Off the record, on the QT, and very hush hush!"

Episode 17: Three's Company

Wed, 15 Oct 2025 11:20:00 -0000

Come and knock on our door. We've been waiting for you. Where we're talkin' 'bout movies with three heroes. We also do some casting along the way. Down in our rendezvous. Welcome aboard, it's love!

Episode 16: Sugaring and Hobnobbing with College Boy

Wed, 01 Oct 2025 11:20:00 -0000

This episode really hits all the hot-button issues found in L.A. Confidential:

Dolmas
Hair removal
Haiku
Joe Pesce
Superman
Ned Beatty
And a hallway chitchat with Jack & Ed

Episode 15: Jack's Not a Snitch Until He Is

Wed, 17 Sep 2025 11:20:00 -0000

The fellas continue examining the fallout of Bloody Christmas. This time, we observe DA Lowe's creepy behavior from behind a two-way mirror. We cast a Washington. We stumble on a Zumbo's Obsession. And who know's what else?

Episode 14: The Best of '97

Wed, 03 Sep 2025 11:20:00 -0000

Bill and Zumbo talk about their favorite movies from 1997 in a thoroughly logical, analytical manner completely devoid of nonsense and saying dumb stuff. Probably.

Episode 13: Snitches Get Promotions

Wed, 20 Aug 2025 11:20:00 -0000

After a seamless, completely mindful and respectful opening in which both hosts are perfectly aligned, the fellas dig into a scene all about making a snitchin' decision. Somebody gets cast, things are watched. We learn about the awful LAPD Chief William Parker, and delve deep into Zumbo's subconscious to explore his obsession with this film. Then it ends seamlessly, mindfully and mercifully.

Episode 12: Have Yourself a Bloody Little Christmas

Wed, 06 Aug 2025 11:20:00 -0000

Sometimes, you're just trying to have an office Christmas party and a riot breaks out. It happens. We get it. We also get to cast an actress from Carlito's Way and a young feller from Star Wars. Maybe we roll out something pasty and doughy, too. It happens. We get it. And we pour one out for a favorite director, gone too soon.

Episode 11: Films that Start with L

Wed, 23 Jul 2025 11:20:00 -0000

Zumbo and Winegardner present their favorite movies that begin with the letter L. You know, because L.A. Confidential begins with the letter L. Get it? Yes, we know it's dumb. So what.

Episode 10: How Sid Hudgens Ruined My Xmas Eve Date

Wed, 09 Jul 2025 11:20:00 -0000

The fellas review the events (and props) surrounding the Movie Premiere Pot Bust. The extensive career of the great Danny DeVito is poorly remembered. A recent movie reco is revisited. And Zumbo invents a new game which Winegardner might actually be good at.

Episode 9: Lynn-sanity

Wed, 25 Jun 2025 11:20:00 -0000

Zumbo wipes the slate clean with some Housekeeping. We make a pit stop at Nick's Liquors where we meet Lynn Bracken, Buzz Meeks, Sue Lefferts and Pierce Morehouse Patchett, who all do their best to keep Stensland awake. The fellas examine the life and career of Kim Basinger. One of the Baldwin brood gets cast, and Winegardner has a new theory about Zumbo's Obsession.

Episode 8: Introducing Mr. Richard A. Round

Wed, 28 May 2025 11:20:00 -0000

There's some housekeeping, there's some new segments (with new jingles), there's some other stuff. You know, like, whatever, OK?

Episode 7: Dudley Do-Wrong

Wed, 14 May 2025 11:20:00 -0000

Zumbo gets his head examined and the fellas do copious casting while Bill drones on about the life and crimes of one Dudley Liam Smith.

Episode 6: Bringing Exley Back

Wed, 30 Apr 2025 11:20:00 -0000

Zumbo fulfills a WWTP prophecy and, as an Exegesis, we Examine the third of our trio of heroes, Ed Exley. Guy Pearce's career is Exhumed and his authenticity is Examined. Excellent? Exactly!

Episode 5: Other LA Movies

Wed, 02 Apr 2025 11:20:00 -0000

You know, there are OTHER movies that take place in or are about Los Angeles. You know that, right? Good! Because this episode is about some of our favorites. So put the top down on your convertible and take a left on La Cienega, get yourself some In N' Out Burger, and soak up the sunshine, glamour and seedy underbelly of the City of Angels.

Episode 4: The Big V

Wed, 19 Mar 2025 11:20:00 -0000

In yet another explosive episode, Bill & Matt unravel the mysteries of Hilma, the Confidentially Speaking email & Bluesky addresses, Sergeant Jack Vincennes, Kevin Spacey's career, Pasty Doughy Bastard stuff, and much, much more!

Episode 3: Meet Bud White or Bud-der Face

Wed, 05 Mar 2025 12:20:00 -0000

The fellas are blushing with embarrassment in Housekeeping. We meet Bud White and get to know a lot about him. And Bill has a theory about why Zumbo is obsessed with LA Confidential.

Episode 2: 101 Greatest Screenplays

Wed, 19 Feb 2025 12:20:00 -0000

Bill & Zumbo review a list of the 101 Greatest Screenplays and try to decide where L.A. Confidential should land in the panoply of great scripts. Here's the list we were working from: 101 Greatest Screenplays

Episode 1: Expanding the Field

Wed, 29 Jan 2025 12:20:00 -0000

The fellas take a look at the film’s opening montage in painstaking detail and Jodie Foster's fake alien dad gets cast.

Opening Montage on YouTube

Episode 0: Back in the Saddle

Thu, 09 Jan 2025 00:54:10 -0000

Zumbo & Winegardner are back to introduce a new podcast about a movie they love: LA Confidential. Lots of excuses are made regarding the quality of this podcast and its release schedule. Lots of future discussion topics are teased. Lots of questions are asked about the organizing principle of this endeavor. Lots of tip jar rules are clarified. Lots of theories are Lynne Brackened about why Zumbo is obsessed with this film. And lots of fun is had.

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