The Spiel

Eric Vespe

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Booking Overview

The Spiel is a weekly, film-focused show where host Eric Vespe brings on a notable guest to unpack a specific Spielberg film from that director’s career. It’s especially good for PR teams representing film critics, indie actors, and genre-movie specialists—conversations are nerdy, spoiler-light to spoiler-forward, and centered on Spielberg-related cultural impact.

Metrics

Episodes: 56

Frequency: Weekly

Rating: 4.8/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1k-10k

Gender skew: Male

Location: USA

Contact Information

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Host

Eric Vespe - Host of The Spiel, welcoming a notable guest each week to discuss a work of film from the career of director Steven Spielberg. The show is described as an open-ended love letter to Spielberg and hi...

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

medium
Typical Credentials:  
Notable film-industry figures connected to genre/indie cinema—e.g., film writers/critics (with prior genre-media credentials) and actors—ideally with recognizable bodies of work and some Spielberg/genre-film enthusiasm.
Required Achievements:  
Published film criticism or established genre-media involvement, Recurring/recognizable acting roles in notable films and/or genre projects, Involvement in indie or cult film circuits (e.g., cult restorations, genre films)

Recent Guest Discussions

Drew McWeeny - Discussion Of Spielberg’s Disclosure Day (incl. Spoiler-free Then Spoiler Details), Plus Reaction To Elements Like Jaws Easter Egg And Performances/notes About The Film.

Lou Taylor Pucci - Talking About *batteries Not Included As Well As Lou’s New Film Touch Me; Also Spielberg Producorial Outings Like Poltergeist And The Goonies.

DC Pierson - Discussion Of Transformers: Dark Of The Moon Restoration And Continuing A Watch-journey Through Transformers Films; Includes Spielberg Executive Producer Context And Reactions To Specific Franchise Elements.

Recent Topics

Film, Steven Spielberg, Science Fiction, Science, Pop Culture

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
The Spiel
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Disclosure Day Review with Drew McWeeny

June 13, 2026

There is a brand new Steven Spielberg movie out in theaters this weekend so of course we had to dive into it on The Spiel. Vespe is joined by his longtime friend and ex-Ain't It Cool colleague Drew McWeeny to dissect, as best they can, Spielberg's Disclosure Day, which could very well be his final cinematic statement on the topic of extra-terrestrial beings. The conversation begins with a spoiler-free discussion before diving into more spoilery specifics. This chat is definitely intended for...

*batteries not included With Lou Taylor Pucci

March 24, 2026

Prominent indie actor Lou Taylor Pucci (Southland Tales, Thumbsucker, Evil Dead 2013) is our guest this episode to talk about a new title for The Spiel: *batteries not included, the 1987 film produced by Steven Spielberg, directed by Matthew Robbins, and starring everybody's favorite '80s old couple Jessica Tandy and Hume Cronyn. Lou's new movie, Touch Me, is a weird-ass movie about aliens and cult leaders that features tentacle sex, break dancing, and way more tracksuits than you're expect...

Transformers: Dark of the Moon with DC Pierson

March 09, 2026

DC Pierson (Captain America: Winter Soldier, Community) returns to talk a little about the brand new restoration of his cult classic indie comedy, Mystery Team co-starring Donald Glover and Dominic Dierkes, as well as continue his Spiel journey of watching every Transformers movie until all have been conquered. At this point in the Transformers franchise we're pretty sure Steven Spielberg's creative input is limited to asking when his check is going to be deposited, but he's technically stil...

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