VHUS Podcast

Whenever people make fun of Portland I always think “They don’t know. They haven’t been here!” And then I find myself selling artisanal hot sauce at a Wasabifest where across the street is a man painting his unicorn statue as a procession of a thousand bike riders pass by and I go “Oh, I get it…”

It is time for another episode in our special interview series! This time speaks with Sam Rosenthal of & Projekt Records fame. We learn a lot about his process, the label, and cats! It was an absolute pleasure to talk with such a wonderful human being. This conversation is in honor of THE ROPE album turning 40!!! An absolute masterpiece in many’s hearts and minds. You can find it and all of the other releases on Projekt Records bandcamp! Thanks for listening!

SATURDAY RANDOM STACK!

Tell me your TOP 3 from this eclectic selection!

(Flashback edition! I am working a wasabi event so I brought back this stack from 3 years ago!)

First showing of in my city. Loved seeing Kensuke Sonomura’s name on the big screen. Xie Miao is great as usual. Yayan is terrifying. Joe is always cool. I wish it was in Thai but other than that everyone goes for it and I was grinning ear to ear.

SATURDAY RANDOM STACK!

Tell me your TOP 3 from this eclectic selection!

What does Abigail Breslin, a cartoon chicken, Mike Nichols, and the next two episode of have in common? All is revealed in this week’s post on Patreon!

Berik Aitzhanov in Steppenwolf (2024)

Javier Bardem in Cape Fear (2026)

There is no way this is a coincidence. Somebody saw my favorite movie from last year and knew the rest hadn’t and bit their style. Add this to the list of things I will complain about to my wife and she will politely nod because I will be stuck on this otherwise.