Dead Eyes

with Connor Ratliff

Actor/comedian Connor Ratliff ( The Chris Gethard Show, UCB, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel) embarks upon a quest to solve a very stupid mystery that has haunted him for two decades: why Tom Hanks fired him from a small role in the 2001 HBO mini-series, Band Of Brothers.

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[Introducing: Tiny Dinos
5/7/2024](/content/dead-eyes/introducing-tiny-dinos#player/index.html)

A brief hello from Connor including an audiobook recommendation and a preview of his new podcast, Tiny Dinos...Listen to Tiny Dinos here: https://cms.megaphone.fm/channel/tinydinos

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[The Making of Dead Eyes (Live in Belgium)
4/17/2023](/content/dead-eyes/the-making-of-dead-eyes-live-in-belgium#player/index.html)

Connor takes producers Mike and Harry to Ostend, Belgium for the first DS Podcast Festival to give a keynote presentation on the making of Dead Eyes. Recorded in Ostend, Belgium on April 2nd, 2022.

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[31 - Tom
3/10/2022](/content/dead-eyes/31-tom#player/index.html)

Connor talks with Tom Hanks. Episode Transcript Follow the show @deadeyespodcast.

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[30 - Buzz & Billis
3/3/2022](/content/dead-eyes/30-buzz-billis#player/index.html)

Connor investigates two high school productions of Rodgers & Hammerstein's South Pacific: one that took place in 1990 during his freshman year at Jefferson City High in Missouri, and the other in 1974 at Skyline High in Oakland, California, where a high school senior named Thom Hanks played a coveted role. Episode Transcript Follow the show @deadeyespodcast.

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[29 - The Blacklist List
2/17/2022](/content/dead-eyes/29-the-blacklist-list#player/index.html)

Connor talks with six actors who were cast in roles on NBC's The Blacklist that he also auditioned for.

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[28 - Illumination Day
2/3/2022](/content/dead-eyes/28-illumination-day#player/index.html)

When Connor learns of the existence of Tom Hanks' Electric City, he starts asking questions of anyone who will talk to him about it.

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[27 - Colin
1/20/2022](/content/dead-eyes/27-colin#player/index.html)

Connor talks with actor Colin Hanks (Mad Men, Life In Pieces, American Crime Story: Impeachment) about his 2015 Tower Records documentary and also other topics. Episode Transcript Follow the show @deadeyespodcast.

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[26 - Band of Others
1/6/2022](/content/dead-eyes/26-band-of-others#player/index.html)

Connor talks with Zach Braff, Adam Scott, and David Krumholtz about how they all auditioned for Band of Brothers and were not cast. Episode Transcript Follow the show @deadeyespodcast.

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[25 - The True Meaning of Dead Eyes
12/23/2021](/content/dead-eyes/25-the-true-meaning-of-dead-eyes#player/index.html)

Connor talks with comedian Nikki Glaser along with an array of experts in hope of discovering "the true meaning of 'dead eyes.'" Episode Transcript Follow the show @deadeyespodcast.

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[24 - The Colonel(s)
12/9/2021](/content/dead-eyes/24-the-colonels#player/index.html)

Connor talks with actors and executives about how he almost became “Colonel Sanders.” Episode Transcript Follow the show @deadeyespodcast.

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[23 - Brought To You By Turd Husband™️
11/25/2021](/content/dead-eyes/23-brought-to-you-by-turd-husband#player/index.html)

Connor talks with Nicole Byer, Johnathan Fernandez, Ann Carr, and Molly Lloyd about the strange and sometimes treacherous world of acting in commercials.

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[22 - You've Got Tweet
11/11/2021](/content/dead-eyes/22-youve-got-tweet#player/index.html)

Connor talks with comedian Aparna Nancherla about the time when Tom Hanks tweeted about how funny she is.

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[21 - Let the Mystery Be
10/28/2021](/content/dead-eyes/21-let-the-mystery-be#player/index.html)

Dead Eyes returns for Season Three! Connor talks with Damon Lindelof and Starlee Kine about solving the "mystery" of "dead eyes."

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[Dead Eyes Season 3 Trailer
10/20/2021](/content/dead-eyes/dead-eyes-season-3-trailer#player/index.html)

Season 3 of Dead Eyes premieres October 28th, with new episodes dropping every other Thursday.