app01 Fri, 19 Jun 2026 20:57:14 +0000 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) Steelin' In the Dan - Episodes Tagged with “The Salton Sea” https://www.steelininthedan.com/tags/the%20salton%20sea Tue, 03 Mar 2020 04:00:00 -0500 Joe McAlhany and Scott Beckett explore the enduring allure of Steely Dan, a band whose music has been described as "...among the most genuinely subversive ouevres in late 20th-century pop." Each week we advance chronologically through the band's discography and discuss one song by the Dan, and two related creative works as chosen by the hosts. en-us episodic Reviewing the works of Steely Dan and suspected fellow travelers Joe McAlhany and Scott Beckett Joe McAlhany and Scott Beckett explore the enduring allure of Steely Dan, a band whose music has been described as "...among the most genuinely subversive ouevres in late 20th-century pop." Each week we advance chronologically through the band's discography and discuss one song by the Dan, and two related creative works as chosen by the hosts. yes steely dan, music, film, criticism Joe McAlhany and Scott Beckett steelininthedan@gmail.com Episode 10: Love ‘Em Till They Run for Cover https://www.steelininthedan.com/10 d9b1cd2c-e498-4564-9792-eb25e0a07355 Tue, 03 Mar 2020 04:00:00 -0500 Joe McAlhany and Scott Beckett full 1 Joe McAlhany and Scott Beckett This week’s Steely Dan track - “Turn That Heartbeat Over Again”; Scott’s pick - “The Salton Sea” (2002); Joe’s pick - “Good Time" (2017) 1:32:30 yes <p>Get ready for one digression after another (and a little Reddit theater) as Scott and Joe piece together their thoughts on <em>Can’t Buy a Thrill</em>’s final track <strong>“Turn That Heartbeat Over Again.”</strong> The song’s narrative inspires Scott’s choice, the “try-hard” meth noir <strong>The Salton Sea</strong> (2002), starring Val Kilmer and a cranked-up Vincent D’Onofrio. Joe is similarly criminal minded, pulling focus to the Safdie brothers’ unrelenting <strong>Good Time</strong> (2017). Also discussed: heat checks; the destructive power of Disney; Adam Sandler in Uncut Gems; an underrated Paul Schrader gem; the healing power of the drums… I told you it was a digressive one. Just remember: Steely Dan is NOT prog rock.</p> <p>Email us! <a href="mailto:steelininthedan@gmail.com" rel="nofollow noopener">steelininthedan@gmail.com</a></p> <p>Follow us on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/steelininthedan" rel="nofollow noopener">@steelininthedan</a></p> <h3>Links:</h3> <ul> <li> <a href="http://sdarchive.com/2vngibson.html" rel="nofollow noopener">William Gibson review of Two Against Nature</a></li> <li> <a href="http://somethingelsereviews.com/2011/05/22/steely-dan-sunday-turn-that-heartbeat-over-again-1972/" rel="nofollow noopener">S. Victor Aaron's take on "Turn That Heartbeat Over Again" (Something Else!)</a></li> <li> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hvkGhYkF2nw" rel="nofollow noopener">The Salton Sea trailer</a></li> <li> <a href="https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/the-salton-sea-2002" rel="nofollow noopener">Roger Ebert on The Salton Sea</a></li> <li> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AVyGCxHZ_Ko" rel="nofollow noopener">Good Time trailer</a></li> <li> <a href="https://www.filmcomment.com/blog/film-comment-podcast-good-time/" rel="nofollow noopener">Film Comment Podcast with the filmmakers and Robert Pattinson</a>&nbsp;</li> <li> <a href="https://interland3.donorperfect.net/weblink/weblink.aspx?name=E146964&amp;id=11" rel="nofollow noopener">Donate to the Byrd Theatre</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.vulture.com/2019/10/disney-is-quietly-placing-classic-fox-movies-into-its-vault.html" rel="nofollow noopener">Matt Zoller Seitz on Disney (Vulture)</a> </li> </ul> steely dan, can't buy a thrill, turn that heartbeat over again, the salton sea, good time, safdie brothers, val kilmer, robert pattinson Get ready for one digression after another (and a little Reddit theater) as Scott and Joe piece together their thoughts on Can’t Buy a Thrill’s final track “Turn That Heartbeat Over Again.” The song’s narrative inspires Scott’s choice, the “try-hard” meth noir The Salton Sea (2002), starring Val Kilmer and a cranked-up Vincent D’Onofrio. Joe is similarly criminal minded, pulling focus to the Safdie brothers’ unrelenting Good Time (2017). Also discussed: heat checks; the destructive power of Disney; Adam Sandler in Uncut Gems; an underrated Paul Schrader gem; the healing power of the drums… I told you it was a digressive one. Just remember: Steely Dan is NOT prog rock.

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]]> Get ready for one digression after another (and a little Reddit theater) as Scott and Joe piece together their thoughts on Can’t Buy a Thrill’s final track “Turn That Heartbeat Over Again.” The song’s narrative inspires Scott’s choice, the “try-hard” meth noir The Salton Sea (2002), starring Val Kilmer and a cranked-up Vincent D’Onofrio. Joe is similarly criminal minded, pulling focus to the Safdie brothers’ unrelenting Good Time (2017). Also discussed: heat checks; the destructive power of Disney; Adam Sandler in Uncut Gems; an underrated Paul Schrader gem; the healing power of the drums… I told you it was a digressive one. Just remember: Steely Dan is NOT prog rock.

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