100 episodes

New York Times Bestselling authors Edward Kelsey Moore and Melanie Benjamin talk about identity, books, and cocktails. Send comments and topic suggestions to melanded@whothehellarewe.com

Who The Hell Are We‪?‬ Edward Kelsey Moore and Melanie Benjamin

    • Arts
    • 4.7 • 26 Ratings

New York Times Bestselling authors Edward Kelsey Moore and Melanie Benjamin talk about identity, books, and cocktails. Send comments and topic suggestions to melanded@whothehellarewe.com

    Sudden Fear

    Sudden Fear

    Melanie and Ed love watching old movies and dishing on them.

    This week's movie is SUDDEN FEAR (1952), American film noir thriller film directed by David Miller, and starring Joan Crawford and Jack Palance

    Mel and Ed make book recommendations with similar themes.

    Send podcast comments and suggestions to Melanded@whothehellarewe.com

    Don't forget to subscribe to the show!

    • 1 hr 11 min
    Stormy Weather

    Stormy Weather

    Melanie and Ed love watching old movies and dishing on them.

    This week's movie is STORMY WEATHER (1943), starring Lena Horne, Bill "Bojangles" Robinson, and Cab Calloway.

    Mel and Ed make book recommendations with similar themes.

    Send podcast comments and suggestions to Melanded@whothehellarewe.com

    Don't forget to subscribe to the show!

    • 55 min
    *insert lame excuse here*

    *insert lame excuse here*

    Melanie and Ed love watching old movies and dishing on them; their audio engineer let the holidays, day job, COVID, and aliens delay posting this episode.

    This week's movie is SHAFT (1971), starring Richard Roundtree, Moses Gunn, Charles Cioffi, Christopher St. John, and Lawrence Pressman.

    Mel and Ed make book recommendations with similar themes.

    Send podcast comments and suggestions to Melanded@whothehellarewe.com

    Don't forget to subscribe to the show!

    • 1 hr 21 min
    Cold [vodka] Opening

    Cold [vodka] Opening

    Melanie and Ed love watching old movies and dishing on them. This week's movie: A MATTER OF LIFE AND DEATH (1946), starring David Niven, Roger Livesey, Raymond Massey, Kim Hunter and Marius Goring.

    Mel and Ed make book recommendations with similar themes.

    Send podcast comments and suggestions to Melanded@whothehellarewe.com

    Don't forget to subscribe to the show!

    • 1 hr 26 min
    10th Anniversary!

    10th Anniversary!

    Melanie and Ed love watching old movies and dishing on them. This week's movie: BLACK NARCISSUS (1947), starring Deborah Kerr, Sabu, David Farrar, and Flora Robson, and featuring Esmond Knight, Jean Simmons, and Kathleen Byron.

    Mel and Ed make book recommendations with similar themes.

    Send podcast comments and suggestions to Melanded@whothehellarewe.com

    Don't forget to subscribe to the show!

    • 1 hr 16 min
    The Umbrellas of Cherbourg

    The Umbrellas of Cherbourg

    Melanie and Ed love watching old movies and dishing on them. This week's movie: THE UMBRELLAS OF CHERBOURG (1964), Written and directed by Jacques Demy, with music by Michel Legrand. Starring Catherine Deneuve and Nino Castelnuovo.

    Mel and Ed make book recommendations with similar themes.

    Send podcast comments and suggestions to Melanded@whothehellarewe.com

    Don't forget to subscribe to the show!

    • 54 min

Customer Reviews

4.7 out of 5
26 Ratings

26 Ratings

Domani Balliamo ,

I love this podcast.

How many of you are familiar with “laughing therapy?” I cannot remember if it is simply a Southern European therapy that my aunt used to practice on me and my sisters, to make us laugh, or a neglected global therapy that costs nothing to practice.

It worked like this: my zia Antonietta, definitely not my zia Angelina, would begin to laugh like a mad woman and before you knew it was contagious: me and my sisters would start laughing, with tears in our eyes, without really understanding why.

While I would never suggest that the hosts of this podcast are mad, never, what I would suggest is that this podcast is so funny while being entertaining and educating that is worth a look. 😜

LacrosseMominCT ,

It’s a lot of fun!

I enjoy this podcast a lot! The hosts are a lot of fun and often outright hilarious! The anecdotes they share about their lives sometimes just leave me rolling on the floor! They are obviously wonderful, long-time friends and truly care for each other.
The movies and books they have seen and and read have opened my eyes to new genres and classics I knew nothing about before. I’ve had great fun exploring the movies and books they recommend (or not)!
My only wish is that Melanie would give Edward more time to speak. She’s funny, smart and energetic, but sometimes, Ed can’t get a word in!
For nerds like me, I’m in heaven every time I listen. It’s fun, engaging and a delightful time.

RedDogCake ,

Like cocktails with friends

Thanks for letting us eavesdrop on your weekly fun! The best conversations are about the personal and their writing. It is a fun hour.

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