Michelle & Jeremy Draw a Map to the Stars
The podcast that looks to the stars abroad in Hollywood and above in the night sky. Join Michelle Balderston and Jeremy Ramos-Foley as they dive deep into the astrological charts and filmic works of many diverse talents. Essentially, they're pairing astrological readings with film analysis.
Episodes
20 episodes
Kirsten Dunst
April 30, 1982. At 40 years old, Kirsten Dunst has managed thus far a storied 37 year long career in front of the camera. From Mary Jane Watson to Marie Antoinette, the Dunst Cinematic Universe boasts no shortage of beautiful, strong and beyond...
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Season 2
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Episode 10
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59:26
Kathryn Bigelow
November 27, 1951. Kathryn Bigelow’s storied career has taken her from cult vampire fare (“Near Dark”) and heady sci-fi commercial failures (“Strange Days”) to Oscar-winning war dramas that blend explosive real-life events with explorations int...
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Season 2
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Episode 9
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53:38
Noah Baumbach
September 3, 1969. According to Noah Baumbach (our first Sun in Virgo!), the writer-director doesn't make autobiographical films, but personal ones. His specific brand of pathos typically addresses the neurotic dysfunction of familial and roman...
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Season 2
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Episode 8
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51:55
Ryuichi Sakamoto
January 17, 1952. A highly influential vanguard in electronic music, Ryuichi Sakamoto's prolific career spans across film, commercials, video games, even the 1992 Summer Olympics. First finding international acclaim in the late ‘70s with Yellow...
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Season 2
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Episode 7
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1:03:44
David Bowie
January 8, 1947. Major Tom. Aladdin Sane. Ziggy Stardust. Thomas Newton. Nikola Tesla. Goblin King Jareth! Needing no introduction, David Bowie was known for his chameleonic transformations into many personas for the stage and screen. His fasci...
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Season 2
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Episode 6
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1:00:18
Björk
November 21, 1965. Björk Guðmundsdóttir calls the ocean her mother, "life, death and sex" her three obsessions, and Georges Bataille's "Story of the Eye," a story all about teenage lovers engaging in increasingly perverse sexual exploits, her f...
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Season 2
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Episode 5
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1:06:26
Terrence Malick Strikes Again
After the well-documented chaos behind the productions of "Badlands" and "Days of Heaven," including on-set mutiny, crew turnover, near deadly fires, and a one punch KO from the man himself, Terrence Malick became something of a Hollywood bigfo...
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Season 2
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Episode 4
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55:59
Young Terrence Malick
November 30, 1943. Emerging in the New Hollywood era, though straying quite far from the likes of the Brat Pack, Terrence Malick begun his cinematic career in 1973 with the vivid, tragic and strikingly beautiful debut "Badlands." Before working...
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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50:37
Bob Fosse
June 23, 1927. Bob Fosse was a once-in-a-generation visionary in the world of theatre, dance and, of course, film. After nearly sweeping the 1973 Oscars with his kinetic, disorienting depiction of 1931 Berlin in "Cabaret," Fosse’s filmography h...
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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1:06:59
Jeff Nichols
December 7, 1978. As one of the most masterful writer-directors to break out of American independent cinema in the last decade, Jeff Nichols adapts genre filmmaking for arthouse audiences. On the Season 2 debut, Michelle & Jeremy discuss tw...
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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1:17:32
Lulu Wang (Pisces Purgatory)
February 25, 1983. Lulu Wang's breakout hit of 2019, The Farewell, garnered critical and commercial success in its effective interweaving of both the personal Asian-American experiences and universal themes of loss and disconnection, a...
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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55:09
Barry Jenkins (Scorpio Moonlight)
November 19, 1979. His second feature was a watershed phenomenon that broke new creative and cultural ground, winning countless accolades with a final fumbled win at the Oscars. Barry Jenkins is still early in his career with only three release...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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1:30:22
Michelle & Jeremy's Holiday Special
According to our noël charts, the holiday season is falling within every house, so what better time to align some compasses and find our north star with all of you! A gift from our home to yours, here’s a special holiday edition of Map to the S...
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39:41
Greta Gerwig (Major Sag Storytelling)
August 4, 1983. One of the most important figures to rise out of American independent cinema in the past decade, Greta Gerwig channels major Leo and Sag vibes in her singular work as a multi-talented director, writer and actor. Across much of h...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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58:30
Punch-Drunk Love & The Master
Here at Map to the Cause, Michelle & Jeremy seek the return of auteurs back to their original state of perfect, free from the silly, silly animals that run amok in Hollywood. Blockbuster blasphemy! In this episode, your filmy chartographers...
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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1:10:05
Paul Thomas Anderson's Magnolia
June 26, 1970. Paul Thomas Anderson was born and bred in Studio City. This 70s baby blue boy charts a career featuring timeless portraits of vagabonds and misfits all seeking, most failing, to connect with others in his home state of California...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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1:27:23
Spielberg Fiver Primer Pt. 2
As Michelle & Jeremy take their second trip 'round the Spielberg sun, they notice solar flares ignite the eternal battle (and depiction) of Good vs Evil, and the iconography of childhood, nostalgia and youthful innocence.Why does Mi...
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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50:54
Spielberg Fiver Primer Pt. 1
December 18, 1946. The birthday of Hollywood's future sun idol and mythic industry legend who would pave and reshape the La La Landscape with a signature blockbuster blend. Mixing Classical Hollywood roots à la John Ford and David Lean with Nor...
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Season 1
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Episode 2
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44:32