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The Family Pictures Podcast

The Family Pictures Podcast

By: Jim Groom Michael Branson Smith
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 A podcast exploring the best and worst family dynamics on screen – the cinematic highs and lows of family behavior, from heartwarming moments to unforgettable dysfunction. Hosted by Jim Groom and Michael Branson Smith2025 Art
Episodes
  • A Home Between Cliff and River

    A Home Between Cliff and River
    Dec 22 2025

    Jim Groom and Michael Branson Smith trace Jeremiah Johnson’s journey from escape into solitude, through an accidental gathering of strangers that becomes a real family, and how its loss traps him in a cycle of violence he never truly recovers from.
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    1 hr and 12 mins
  • Don't Think You Ain't Wagering – Meek's Cutoff

    Don't Think You Ain't Wagering – Meek's Cutoff
    Dec 15 2025

    Jim Groom and Michael Branson Smith explore how the quiet persistence of women’s work—and a single act of moral courage—reshapes a frontier story built on male bravado.
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    59 mins
  • Slow Time Family Labor – The New Land Final

    Slow Time Family Labor – The New Land Final
    Dec 8 2025

    Jim Groom and Michael Branson Smith explore how The New Land reveals the frontier not as mythic violence but as decades of labor, loss, and quiet perseverance.
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    1 hr and 23 mins
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