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Life's But A Song
A podcast that lives in the land of musicals. I'm joined by a new guest each episode to discuss either musical movies, musical TV series, or the musical episode of a show. https://linktr.ee/Butasongpod
Episodes
Life's But A SongEp. 415 - Pippin (1982 Canadian production) (w/ Tommy Schwanfelder)
On this very special episode, Jon shares why he chose to do this episode with special guest Tommy. The two talk about the TV film but also the show as a whole…
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Ep. 414 - Love's Labour's Lost (2000) (w/ SLee)
Valentine's Day is near, and Jon wanted to do this crazy movie. He enlisted SLee (in her first solo episode!) to talk about Kenneth Branagh's creation to a…
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Ep. 413 - Carousel (1956) (w/ Matt Koplik)
Jon comes on to Matt's podcast...wait... Matt's Instagram: @mattkoplik Podcast Socials - Email: butasongpod@gmail.com Facebook: @butasongpod Instagram…
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Ep. 412 - Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010) (w/ Scott Kurland)
Jon is really excited to do this movie because he loves the style, the music, and the cast. And who better to do this with than our own Scott - Scott Kurland!…
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Ep. 411 - Emo the Musical (2016) (w/ Blanche Daly)
We're kicking off Jon's Picks Vol. 2 with this Australian indie film that takes a look at two different high school cliques: the emos and the Christians. It's…
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Ep. 410 - Space Dogs (2022) (w/ Aaron Choi)
In today's episode we have a history lesson on the space race, but focusing on the Russian side. Aaron and Jon are introduced to Laika, and are immediately in…
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Ep. 409 - Jonah: A VeggieTales Movie (2002) (w/ Gabby Gismondi and Lauren Gismondi)
Jon and the Gismondi sisters are back to delve into some other batshit crazy episode where they can't get over the mechanics of these talking vegetables and…
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Ep. 408 - Mame (1974) (w/ Michael Valvo)
Even though Christmas is over, we all "Need a Little Christmas" always in our lives. Joined by our Lucille Ball Correspondent Michael Valvo, this long episode…
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Ep. 407 - Roller Boogie (1979) (w/ Jayson Kerr)
This is another movie that should be made into a musical episode. Jayson is back to groove to some cool disco tunes while Jon wants to go to a roller rink to…
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Ep. 406 - Ziegfeld Follies (1945) (w/ Sierra Rein)
Welcome to the wonderful and opulent world of Florenz Ziegfeld...in a way. Sierra's back to discuss a movie that is a series of vignettes that stars almost…
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Ep. 405 - Oklahoma! (1999) (w/ Steven Hrubes and Mary Williams)
Jon, Steven and Mary travel back to 1906 O-K-L-A-H-O-M-A where they discuss the birth of musical theatre, how Laurey acts around Jud and Curly, and praise this…
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Ep. 404 - My Sister Eileen (1955) (w/ Marc Bonanni)
On today's episode is a movie that both Jon and Marc think is mediocre. They try not to only talk about Wonderful Town (or at least Marc tries; Jon doesn't…
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Ep. 403 - Descendants (2015) (w/ Lauren Guyton)
We're heading back to DCOM's, and Jon is trying really hard to make up for Lauren from the last time she was on. They have more of a lively discussion this…
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Ep. 402 - A Star is Born (2018) (w/ Roland Rusinek)
We did it - we did the musical versions of A Stars is Borns. Roland is back to heavily compare this one to the others (Jon does, too), but Roland watched the…
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Ep. 401 - Rudolph's Shiny New Year (1976) (w/ Aaron Choi)
HAPPY (almost) NEW YEAR! Aaron's back to talk about this odd Rankin and Bass movie, where Baby New Year is being bullied. We're conflicted, but we're also…
Life's But A SongEp. 400 - Wicked: Part One (2024) (w/ Lissa deGuzman and Jennafer Newberry)
To celebrate our 400th episode we had to do an equally epic movie to match this monumental milestone. Jon managed to get the standby witches on Wicked to…
Life's But A SongEp. 399 - Dr. Seuss's The Grinch Musical! (2020) (w/ Colden Lamb)
We finally conclude our coverage on the Lives with The Grinch. Jon and Colden both have emotional ties to this property but in different ways - Jon grew up…
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Ep. 398 - A Christmas Story Live! (2017) (w/ Brent Watkins)
We're joined by a new guest, Brent Watkins, who has strong ties to the touring stage version of A Christmas Story. He tells us some stories from his years with…
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Ep. 397 - Elf: Buddy's Musical Christmas (2014) (w/ Marc Bonanni)
Marc is back to talk Christmas time with Jon by bringing the stop motion musical version of Elf. They talk about the recent (as of December 2024) revival of…
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Ep. 396 - Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey (2020) (w/ Diana DiCostanzo)
Diana is back to lightly inject Christmas into our Winter Holiday Season episodes. Jon has some strong points that he's not willing to budge on, but Diana…
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Ep. 395 - Frozen II (2019) (w/ Casey Wahl)
We continue our Winter Holiday Season episodes with a movie that new guest Casey thinks is the better in the franchise: Frozen II. She and Jon discuss the…
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Ep. 394 - Frozen (2013) (w/ Robyn Jeffrey)
Happy winter time! And we're finally covering that icy princess who accidentally killed her sister (twice?) with guest Robyn Jeffrey of The Afictionados…
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Ep. 393 - Les Girls (1957) (w/ Sierra Rein)
We're going to court, but not like the one in Chicago. Jon and Sierra here to figure out who's lying, decipher what type of affairs are happening in this…
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Ep. 392 - The Muppets Mayhem: Season 1 (w/ Scott Kurland and Shady)
We got the band back together to talk about a variety show's house band that is one of the legendary bands that existed...in the world of the Muppets. Writer’s…
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Ep. 391 - An American Tail: Fievel Goes West (1991) (w/ Battles)
Hee-haw! We're going out West! Battles and Jon join the Mousekewitz family to follow a new dream but with the same beats as the first movie. Are you Team…
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Ep. 390 - Adrianne & the Castle (2024) (w/ Shannon Walsh; Special Guest: SLee)
In a very special episode, Jon got in touch with the director of this docu-film, Shannon Walsh, to discuss that this isn't a musical but should be a musical…
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Ep. 389 - The Happiest Millionaire (1967) (w/ Colden Lamb)
Colden brings us a long forgotten by most people (not Colden, obviously) epically long Disney movie about an eccentric millionaire in Philadelphia who owned…
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Ep. 388 - O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000) (w/ Jeff Ostermueller and John Say)
Jon got two-thirds of The Love of Cinema Podcast to talk about this epic movie! Jeff and John share personal stories they have associated with this movie, and…
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Ep. 387 - Valley of the Dolls (1967) (w/ Tommy Schwanfelder)
Not a musical, but still very important to talk about. Jon gets on his Judy soapbox, while Tommy tries to reel him in to discuss the movie. Also, this is one…
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Ep. 386 - I Love Lucy: "Lucy Goes to Scotland" (w/ Michael Valvo)
We're heading back to the early days of television to visit I Love Lucy. Michael returns to talk about all things Lucille Ball beyond this episode, while Jon…
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Ep. 385 - My Little Pony: A New Generation (2021) (w/ Blanche Daly)
Welcome to Equestria! Blanche takes Jon into the realm of My Little Pony where the two discuss the latest movie in great detail. The blatant message/theme of…
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Ep. 384 - The Lure (2015) (w/ Jim Evans)
We close out spooky season with a foreign film centered around murderous mermaids. Jim is back to remind Jon to not think too hard about the fantasy science…
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Ep. 383 - Ride the Cyclone (2016) (w/ Lauren Gismondi)
We go to what Lauren calls the "in between" this episode to see a chamber choir from Canada compete to come back to life...like Cats. Lauren’s Instagram…
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Ep. 382 - The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (1949) (w/ Shady)
We turn to a classic tale and a classic Disney short this episode. Shady introduces to Jon one of her favorite spooky season films. And there's a lot of…
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Ep. 381 - The Happiness of the Katakuris (2001) (w/ John Flynn)
This is a long episode because John and Jon needed to talk this one out. Are Jon's theories logical this episode? John's Linktree…
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Ep. 380 - Muppet Haunted Mansion (2021) (w/ Arianna Armon and Sierra Rein)
Arianna enlisted Jon and Sierra to take a trip to the Haunted Mansion. Jon has never experienced the ride, so Arianna and Sierra helped him understand the…
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Ep. 379 - I Kissed a Vampire (2010) (w/ Lauren Guyton)
Jon made a mistake...again. Happy Spooky Season! Lauren's Instagram/TikTok: @lxurengitis Cinema Sistas Podcast Instagram: @cinemasistaspodcast Podcast Socials…
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Ep. 378 - The Toxic Avenger: The Musical (2018) (w/ Aaron Choi)
Well this didn't go as planned, and it's not Jon's fault for once... Aaron's Socials: @trueaaronchoi Podcast Socials - Email: butasongpod@gmail.com Facebook…
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Ep. 377 - Stranger Sings: The Parody Musical (2023) (w/ Steven Hrubes and Mary Williams)
We continue our journey into spooky season by heading to 1980s Hawkins, Indiana with those Stranger Things characters but in a parody musical. Joined by Mary…
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Ep. 376 - Skulhedface (1994) (w/ Dan Allen)
Dan comes back with his first pick being the GWAR cult classic Skulhedface. He's a little trepidatious because he doesn't know how Jon feels about it because…
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Ep. 375 - Star Trek: Strange New Worlds: "Subspace Rhapsody" (w/ Sierra Rein)
Space, the final frontier. And the last place one would expect a musical. But Captain Sierra Rein is here to discuss her two favorite passions with one special…
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Ep. 374 - Top Banana (1954) (w/ Marc Bonanni)
So because of a suggestion during our Kiss Me, Kate episode, Marc is back to prove (thanks to his Fozzie Bear how-to book) he's Top Banana. Marc's Instagram…
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Ep. 373 - A Star is Born (1976) (w/ Roland Rusinek)
We continue our other series on the podcast (A Stars is Borns) with the 1976 Barbra Streisand led remake. Jon and Roland discuss the relationship between…
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Ep. 372 - An American Tail (1986) (w/ Battles)
Please welcome back to the pod, in her new job title, Battles as our Don Bluth Correspondent. We travel back in time with an adorable mouse named Fievel and…
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Ep. 371 - Free to Be...You & Me (1974) (w/ Tommy Schwanfelder)
We finish Back to School theme episodes, Tommy introduces to Jon the semi-educational TV film Free to Be...You & Me. They break down each vignette and (mostly…
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Ep. 370 - Rock 'n' Roll High School (1979) (w/ Shady)
We continue with another Back to School theme episode with Rock 'n' Roll High School, where most of the lines for The Ramones had to be cut but man this movie…
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Ep. 369 - High School Musical, The Musical: The Series - Season 1 (w/ Dustin Holden)
School's back in session, and Jon and Dustin follow the kids at East High (in Utah) as they put on the stage version of High School Musical. They talk about…
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Ep. 368 - The Magic Flute (2006) (w/ Aaron Marsh)
We close out The Magic Flute series with the Kenneth Branagh version that is wacky, but not wacky enough. With the high concept of this movie, Jon and Aaron…
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Ep. 367 - The Wind in the Willows (2018) (w/ Aaron Choi)
Aaron is back to talk about a very pure show that may or may not have some...undertones (Ratty and Mole are "just friends"). However the design of the show is…
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Ep. 366 - Soundtrack: Season 1 (w/ Nick Bombicino)
To close off Jon's Picks, Jon managed to coerce Nick to watch this one season show that is very interesting...on paper. They compare it to its competitor at…
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Ep. 365 - 42nd Street (1933) (w/ Danielle Colangelo and Tony Williams II)
Jon reached out to fellow podcasters Danielle and Tony, who host Point Your Toes, to discuss the iconic 1933 film version of 42nd Street. The trio discuss the…
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Ep. 364 - Can't Stop the Music (1980) (w/ Jayson Kerr)
Even though it's not Pride Month, this episode is super gay. Jon picked this masterpiece of a film to share with Jayson, and the two giggled their way through…
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Ep. 363 - Pink Floyd: The Wall (1982) (w/ Dan Allen)
Jon brought on a new guest, and thought he was giving Dan a treat. Turns out, Jon (once again) misremembered the movie. But the two managed to talk through…
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Ep. 362 - The Boys from Syracuse (1940) (w/ Sierra Rein)
The reasoning behind this Jon's Pick might have been because of false information, but Jon and Sierra still enjoyed this movie. And the two come up with a…
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Ep. 361 - Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo (1984) (w/ Shady)
We're staying in the 80s this episode to talk about break dancing (which is oddly convenient because the Olympics just had that event). Jon brought Shady back…
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Ep. 360 - The Chipmunk Adventure (1987) (w/ Kendra Beltran)
Unbeknownst to Jon, Kendra is a huge Alvin and the Chipmunks fan. He had a simple thought for these Picks, but hit gold with Kendra's knowledge. Crushgasm's…
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Ep. 359 - The Tales of Hoffmann (1951) (w/ Arianna Armon; Special Guest: Lauren Gismondi)
We're doing opera again, and hopefully Jon didn't mess up with picking Arianna to be the guest this episode. The two delve into the world of The Tales of…
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Ep. 358 - Spice World (1997) (w/ Matt Koplik)
Welcome to Jon's Picks! He really wanted to do this movie because of his Millennial blood, and figured Matt Koplik would have a strong opinion on it...and Jon…
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Ep. 357 - The Lion King II: Simba's Pride (1998) (w/ Blanche Daly)
We're delving into our first Disney animated sequel where Jon doesn't understand how these new characters magically fit into this world. He and Blanche argue a…
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Ep. 356 - Amahl and the Night Visitors (1955) (w/ Colden Lamb)
It's still Christmas in July and what better way than to talk about the first opera written for television about the three wise men. Colden is back to bring…