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The Guest Room Podcast

Larry Ganni hosts an almost weekly podcast with a rotating cast of friends (including his wife, the brilliant Dr. Jessica Ganni) in which they talk about various pop-culture topics including movies, television, music, even the occasional book. An aspiring musician, Larry also attempts to entertain with his somewhat above average drumming and rather middle of the road vocals. The conversations are friendly, funny, occasionally vulgar, and often heartfelt. Sit back, put your feet up, and enjoy your stay in The Guest Room!

Dec 22, 2016

Larry, Dr. Jess, and Anthony went to see the new Star Wars spin-off, Rogue One. After a brief discussion about Constitutional Amendments, the trio get into the nuts and bolts of this film. Is it worth it to see this story who's ending is pretty much known to the audience? Will it restore Larry's faith in the franchise...


Nov 5, 2016

This week (after a long absence) Larry welcomes new guest Tom Grandinetti to The Guest Room. Larry and Tom connected over their love of music, the fact that they are both drummers, and the band Rush, so they went to see the new documentary Rush: Time Stand Still, which chronicles the band's final tour. The pair also...


Sep 26, 2016

Larry and Dr. Jess talk about Ron Howard's new documentary, The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years. They discuss the arc of the film, the band's art as well as its personality, and their own feelings about The Beatles, which leads to a great coda about the nature of memory and how, even though their both...


Sep 12, 2016

Larry and Dr. Jess start things off with some dog talk because they love their dogs. After that they discuss Star Trek's 50th Anniversary, including mini-reviews of the episodes they watched during BBC America's marathon. And finally they review the new documentary, For the Love of Spock, directed by Leonard Nimoy's...


Sep 6, 2016

In honor of Star Trek's 50th Anniversary, Larry is presenting a Trek-tacular episode! First, he gets into what he's doing to celebrate the 50th, including seeing movies, playing Star Trek Catan, and more! He then presents a list of his favorite episodes of The Original Series (and one from The Animated Series). This...