Babs and Sly: A Streisand & Stallone Podcast
Kirk Vichengrad and Matt Chernov
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At first glance, Barbra Streisand and Sylvester Stallone would seem to have nothing in common. Yet these two scrappy New Yorkers actually paved similar paths to superstardom, and their filmographies share a surprising number of common themes.
In each episode of this podcast, theatre professor Kirk Vichengrad and entertainment journalist Matt Chernov referee an epic matchup between a movie from each star’s canon. Join them as they explore the cinematic imprint and social impact of the Greatest Star and the Italian Stallion. With each Main Event, the Cliffhanger may not be who goes Over the Top, but how we remember The Way We Were.
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A STAR IS BORN vs. RHINESTONE: That’s Showbiz, Kid!
Cinema often relies on tropes to tell a story. The familiar rags-to-riches, Pygmalion, fish-out-of-water motifs all surface in the two films theatre professor Kirk Vichengrad and entertainment…
NUTS vs. COP LAND: Oscar, Can You Hear Me?
Every actor yearns to stretch, proving their range of capabilities with each role. For superstars like Barbra Streisand and Sylvester Stallone, that desire also means transcending the "persona" that…
THE PRINCE OF TIDES vs. FIRST BLOOD: A Novel Adaptation
Despite the old adage that "the book is always better than the movie," our hosts Kirk Vichengrad, a theatre professor, and Matthew Chernov, an entertainment journalist, argue that a successful…
YENTL vs. STAYING ALIVE: What I Really Want To Do Is Direct
For Barbra Streisand, it was the resilient culmination of a 15-year passion project. For Sylvester Stallone, it was the formidable task of following up an all-time movie classic. In 1983, they…
S1E3 THE GUILT TRIP vs. OVER THE TOP: Are We There Yet?
Memories of family road trips intersect with the related, and relatable, theme that links this episode’s two cinematic contenders: The Guilt Trip and Over The Top. So take a journey with our hosts as…
S1E2 WHAT’S UP, DOC? vs. OSCAR: May The Farce Be With You
The elements of farce – that classic comedic genre defined by physical humor and mistaken identities – connect this episode’s battle between Barbra’s What’s Up, Doc? and Sly’s Oscar. Though comedy is…
S1E1 A PODCAST IS BORN!
In this premiere episode, you’ll get to know our hosts as they discuss the origin and objective of this fresh and fun new series devoted to Hollywood heavyweights Barbra Streisand and Sylvester…
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Babs and Sly: A Streisand & Stallone Podcast has published 7 episodes since December 2024, covering topics in Film History.
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