88: Human Nature with Colby Day

Phil and Emily are joined by Colby Day to discuss Human Nature (2001), Michel Gondry's feature directorial debut and Charlie Kaufman's second produced screenplay. The trio dives into this offbeat comedy about a woman with hypertrichosis, a scientist obsessed with teaching table manners to mice, and a feral man raised in the wild. They explore how Kaufman and Gondry use this absurd love triangle to interrogate what it means to be "civilized." They also discuss the film's place in the early-2000s Kaufman canon, how it compares to Gondry and Kaufman's later collaboration Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, and why this strange, underseen comedy deserves a second look. Plus Tim Robbins as a 35-year-old virgin, Patricia Arquette's full-body hair, and Rhys Ifans eating with his hands at a fancy dinner. Follow the show & guests: Podcast Like It's... - Phil Iscove - Emily St. James - Colby Day - 💜 Patreon (bonus episodes & video): Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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88: Human Nature with Colby Day is an episode from Podcast Like It's 1999 by Phillip Iscove.

This episode is 1:38:22 long.

This episode was published on Apr 2, 2026.

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