
I'll Drink To That
I'll Drink To That is a personal podcast hosted by Matty, who has spent three and a half years chasing his dream of becoming a screenwriter. Along the way, he shares the interesting adventures and experiences he has encountered. Listeners are invited to join him for the long road between his current life and the red carpet.
Episodes

2026 - And Then Life Happened
Recorded: 7/28/26 New Years Joy! Birthday tea party! A year of production unemployment Life is loss Thai and donuts Importance of stability for me 1 year no booze! Bad Bunny at the Super Bowl Bookmobile adventures 3rd Doctor! (from Doctor Who) Legend of Zelda Tears of the Kingdom Still not a librarian No DEI for Burbank Tired of the endless ladder God of War Video game ROI ASAP science Bye bye gu

2025 - So Much Growth and Being a Team
Recorded: Thursday 7/23/26 Zelda Oracle Games on Switch Uncle Mame January 2025 Fires the five Ps: People, Pets, Prescriptions, Photos, and Papers. 18 months without a drink Crazy heart rate Thinking of my drinking experience the way I think of my high school experience Sobriety isn't just not drinking Craving anxiety in the pit of your stomach Zelda: Minish Cap Zelda: Twilight Princess Timothy Za

2024 - What's the ROI?
Recorded: Monday July 13, 2026 Friends LEGO I am a LEGO person, not a puzzle person Le Petit Trois Spider-Man 2 Super Mario RPG Seattle marathon visit Dad insisting upon it The damn Dodgers cap Dressed as a tiger for the Super Bowl The Wiz Senior Clerk Promotion! What an ordeal Buying a new bed! Reading for fun! The Neverending Story LEGO The Hobbit 90s SNES Disney Games on the Switch My Peeps hat

2023 - I Will Never Apologize For My Penis!! (My AA Experience)
Recorded: June 5, 2026 No longer part of the entertainment business conversation Jan 2nd deep clean First Vegas trip since COVID I joined a union! Starting AA 500 days sober Backstory - counseling where I lied and then drank Naltraxone Finding my meeting The Big Blue Book The 12 And 12 (Traditions not affirmations) It IS a cult My final AA meeting Masters Degree Portfolio Revisiting my Queer Elder

2022 -A Year of School
Recorded: Wednesday 6/10/26 2022 (NOT 2023) COVID still a thing! Sir Mix-a-lots basement Seattle New Year show School all year long New Years Deep Clean Staff Day at Work - Teaching Podcasting Managing Yappers Boomer Not Understanding How Presentations Work EVERYONE is creative "You should write that!" Work dress code Elizabeth Goldman is a coont! Last of Us II LAPL Central Library The Guilded Ag

2021 - Starting a New Path
6/19/24 Missing Mixer Reflections on reflecting 40th birthday in lockdown Week o' movie nights Rage and frustration January 6th ***Not me sharing misinformation about Fox News! There was no moment where they said "we're not news we're entertainment"*** The Last of Us game Missing W-2 Biden inauguration Amazing Race Drag Race rewatch VITU A year of COVID Vaccines! New career game plan You don't ne

The Second Half of 2020 - The First Episode of The Final Season of IDTT -- Recorded in 2024
Final Season Recording in 2024 Lost mixer August 2020 last recorded episode April 2020 Mom ready for a road trip! Little Richard and Larry Kramer died Black Lives Matter To The Best of Our Knowledge Podcast, 6th stage of grief, giving meaning to loss. Nintendo Power online archives Personal archives scanning project Family COVID deaths Lay off in July Unemployment issues 1st Experience with Depr

Losing My Mind
Facebook Losing My Mind Disco Album Miserable weather Coco's solitude videos Streaming movie community Late night drinking…cause I'm bored Counseling chaos Dad can't hug son Superman The Soundtrack Show Earthquakes and locusts Swallow some Clorox Redecorating the apartment Tuna noodle caserole New Zealand Day Planners S.O.B. - Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats

March Madness
Facebook Sweet Caroline COVID Meme Pete Butigeg drop out, Primaries Reluctant Biden RuPaul's Drag Race Season 12 COVID vs Early AIDS Online Museums Kanopy Things Getting Cancelled in the Middle of March Scanning project Apocalyptic Ralphs Adjusting to the new world Dumping rain forever Learning to survive via delivery Start of my late night weekends Tomie dePaola Closing Time -Semisonic

Slightly Askew
Early Covid on the horizon Clueless at work Boston's Surgery We've been here before Joker Parasite Oscars Bingo Springtime for Hitler Lynn Shelton Music compulsions Primaries Gout attack in my knee Springtime for Hitler - The Producers

January Was Actually Really Nice!
I'll Drink to That Instagram Sick New Years My Meds and Better Drinking Game Plan Topiramate warning Cats Parks & Rec Frozen Lottery Trick Job Situation Changes Jockey Club Vegas Fun Hog Ranch Circus Circus Simpsons Arcade Game Academy Award Viewing Hygge - Frozen

Matty's Infamous Theater Adventures
I'll Drink to That Instagram Designing Women Auntie Mame Matthew Bourne Swan Lake Judging the Mouse In the Heights Frozen II Candy Cane Lane Precinct Black Christmas DJ Young Samuel Alamo Draft House Rise of Skywalker I Am What I Am Kingdom Hearts Snyder Cut Land Days Gone By - It's a Pony Kind of Christmas

Good Covid?
Discussing my absence Live Theater Casualty of Covid Hamilton Ticket Lottery More things Change the more they stay the same Cats - they should've kept the buttholes Knives Out The Last Jedi

What If...
No intro, skips and snorts You Must Remember This Next door neighbors Salt Lake City Fall is falling Billy Porter & Glenn Close for Halloween So So Busy This Time Of Year OG Star Wars Catching up on Red Dwarf Reflections on my entertainment career

If it's Hysterical it's Historical
Great Pumpkin Waltz - Great Pumpkin Grandparents Memorial Wedding Revelations

I'm MORE-ME
Franklin Shepherd Inc - Merrily We Roll Along Linklater Merrily Reflections on Jerimy Working Being More Matty Reflecting on 20 Years of Aging Back to School Again - Grease 2

Matty's a Crotchety Old Man
Mary Poppins Returns - Can You Imagine That 7/20/19 Viewing schedule update Whitney Class Observations This is the Life - Weird Al Yankovic

Gay Downers
Lusty Month of May - Camelot June plans Trump for Bea Arthur 30 second update Gay Olde Time With Roseanne I meant Fred, not Arnie Expressing Yourself - Billy Elliot

Auditions
Speechless - Lady Gaga Addiction meds and counseling Jeopardy audition Game show auditions World history finished Dan Brown - Origin Any Dream Will Do - Joseph

Projects and Planning
Could We Start Again Please - JCS 11 year anniversary in LA Asshole bird Built in obsolescence Thoughts on Green Book Crash Billy Porter and Glenn Close Throwing cheese on babies What is the problem, Academy? A.I. Rewatch Herod's Song - JCS 1992 Australian cast

2019 Oscars
Singin' in the Rain Get it together Academy! Black Panther nomination Best picture nominees Award list The Favourite AARP Movie Awards Green Book Can You Ever Forgive Me? Bohemian Rhapsody Minding the Gap Hale County This Morning This Evening Cold War Blackkklansmen First Man Vice Why it gotta be black & white Period. End of Sentence. End Game Fauve

The Dog Won
Brand New Day - The Wiz We Moved right after everything was perfect Goldfishing at Home Other updates, deaths in the family, King Tut, Epic Novels, Special, Wicked, counseling and pills Birthday Auld Lang Syne - Pink Martini

Holiday Adventures
Who Loves You - Jersey Boys My co-host Blue Bertolucci Obituaries Bush sr. Obituary Blackkklansman Auntie Meme Captain Marvel Game of Thrones Elf park Family Dawn (Go Away) - Jersey Boys

The Bips and Bops and Beeps
Bring On The Men - Jekyll & Hyde Musical Weekend & Musical Monday Tired Mystery Vampirates 5th Anniversary Staycation Rare Bit and R Pats Horror Marathon Skin I Live In Babadook leading to connection and conversation Susperia Simpsons Trivia The Shining Allergy testing A Star is Born Game of Thrones Forbidden Broadway - Jekyll & Hyde

Saying Goodbye
Time to Say Goodbye - Sarah Brightman I'll Always Remember Your Smile - Enya

September in Seattle
Last Midnight - Into the Woods Damn dog Skam Love, Simon Clean Grandma Smith Wear your hearing aids!! Family is exhausting My Mom's tinnitus Jerimy Pakio Connecting with family Wedding Hometownie Bar Doing Seattle things Underground Ferris wheel Finale - Into the Woods

August Catch Up
Finale - In the Heights Starting flame wars in my Golden Girls Facebook group Neighbor's dog Discussing rap in my Show Tunes group Valley Pride Big Dipper Babe Rose Aretha Franklin's death My Little Pony Broadway Telling people how to fan August news highlights Pageant of the Masters Arrested Development reference Laguna Beach Gay Bar Dreamgirls John McCain Natural Woman - Aretha Franklin 2015 Ke

July Recap
I Can Live With That - I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change Emmy Moment Credit card payment update Randy Rainbow Secretary on a Clearance Board Random horror movie night From Beyond Society Not Dropbox, Letterboxd Working from home = weight gain 50th Anniversary of Franklin in Peanuts Mr. Rogers and the gays Matt Baum - Sewers of Paris, YouTube channel Emmy nominated: Patton Oswald - Annihilatio

My Mom's Such a Good Person!
Mommy Issues…and my THOROUGH Review of a Show That Closed A Month Ago Hunchback of Notre Dame - Bells of Notre Dame 4th of July Hunchback Live Show Friendzoning Quasimodo Closing night magic Rough 2nd Act Opener Parental visit Old People at Baseball Hockney Show The Treachery of Images In the Fields of Empty Days: The Intersection of Past and Present in Iranian Art I wasn't a project!

6 Week Catch Up
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (1995) - Company Way Drinking/Counseling Update Harry Harlow's Monkeys Dodger's Pride Night How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (2011) - Company Way (reprise)

Always Choose Fun
You'll Never Walk Alone - Hey Mister Producer! Why I hate Carousel Vegas Wedding Upstairs neighbors guessing game That's fun too Instagram Poisoning Pigeons in the Park - Hey, Mister Producer!

Attitude Adjustment
Wig in a Box - Hedwig and the Angry Inch Spa visit Consider my reaction Wicked Little Town (reprise) - Hedwig and the Angry Inch

Getting Weird with Personal Projects
Hello Dolly! Matty got too high Sobriety counseling update Money update So Long Dearie - Hello Dolly!

Tracking Change in My Life
And the Glory of the Lord - Handel Work kvetching Choir Striking a Cord Our Easter family Changing the face of book Star Wars Last Jedi Padding the resume? Hallelujah Chorus - Handel

Maybe I'm Just Mad
Hamilton Polka - Weird Al Yankovic Jury Duty My awards spreadsheet

More Comfortable in My Life
Hairspray - So Far To Go 10 Years in LA Worn down listicle Saying Banana and Hearing Orange St. Patrick's Day Sober Update Hairspray - You Can't Stop the Beat

Parallels
The 5th Dimenson - Aquarius This is Back Hair 10 years since I left WaMu Corporate vs Production Title change at work Chloe March Following Different Dreams My insta Hair (2009 Cast) - Black Boys

6 Months of Holidays
Gypsy (Bette Miller) - Rose's Turn It's been a very good month 9 year anniversary Icarus Hollywood Picture News Heroin(e) Beauty & the Beast Oil Can Harry's (kfc commercial) Marijuana Field Trip Facebook Updates Blue apron Black Panther My work made it into a Marvel Movie Gypsy (Patti Lupone) - Everything's Coming Up Roses

A Better Place

Too Busy to Attend My Own Pity Party
Grey Gardens - Another Winter in a Summer Town I only like to monologue my problems It's not getting any easier Self care Monday Blues Boys in the Band Grey Gardens - Entering Grey Gardens

I Don't Want to Be That Guy
Grease 2 - Score Tonight Taking a break...again Work Ickiness Grease 2 - Girl For All Seasons

More Joy, Less Pain
Grease - You're The One a That I Want Final episode of 2017 Politics with Auntie Mame The show isn't called I'll Drink to That because I like to confront things Trivia Music Man evening Italian Dinner Xmas Resolutions? Grease - Look at Me I'm Sandra Dee (reprise)

We're Dumb Monkeys Who Love Hope
Godspell - All for the Best Star Wars check in Doing the Holidays Trivia Update My Christmas Carol Knowledge is everything CDC Words So Busy Not so deep Christmas thoughts Godspell - Finale

Where the Bar is Set
Glee - Deck the Rooftop Roy Moore defeat Proposing a chain gang Dougie Jones? Thanksgiving reflections I miss credit cards I'm pretty sure my mom was one of those girls Early end cause I got sloppy Glee - Hello Goodbye

Thanksgivings
A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder - Why Are All the D'Ysquiths Dying Progress Not Perfection 2016 Exploded, 2017 Imploded Charles Manson, the Man Who Killed the 60's No longer living from drink to drink Car adventures No one else is gonna adult for you Being productive I still love movies and now I'm a part of them A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder - I've Decided to Marry You

My Life Had Gotten Small
A Funny Thing Happened on the way to the Forum - Comedy Tonight 2 Months No Drinks Math and drinking Clompy upstairs neighbor Game plan WeHo Halloween Am I drinking cause I want to? Forum - Comedy Tonight (reprise)

Balancing My Blessings
Funny Lady - How Lucky Can You Get First time recording in a month Sobriety update Anniversary Filling My Time 70's film studies Double Dipping on Movie Nights Heavier than expected Funny Lady - Million Dollar Baby

Organize Our Pleasure
The Greatest Star - Funny Girl All Good Things Measuring by Unemployment 2 Months of "Sobriety" Put a sock on your doodle! My Man - Funny Girl

Catching Y'Alls Up
Maps - Fun Home August was so busy 2 months of sobriety Self Improvement Catching y'alls up Camping Wedding The Reno Experience Ring of Keys - Fun Home

I'm a Fucking Delight
You Rule My World - Full Monty Facebook Catching Up Douglas Adams Legally Blonde the Musical Breeze off the River - Full Monty

I'm Where I Belong
First Time in Forever -Frozen Much Better Mood Work got it's shit together Making plans for camp Talent Show Working from home New neighbors Lost on the backlot of Paramount A Fixer-Upper - Frozen

Self Care
Hades - The Frogs Rough Times It's been a long year Sister's Visit Cousin's Visit

In the Spirit of Pride… Get out!
Rich Man's Frug - Fosse Pre-Pride Reflections You can't teach everyone not to be an asshole Freedom of Speech is like being a good Christian Your scrunchie is your accessory. I am not! Making my sex noises Wonder Woman Hollywood Picture News Late 90s gay films Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt Counselor update It's not a relapse because I planned it. Life is just a bowl of cherries (reprise) – – posse

I Love Projects
Anna Karenini - Forbidden Broadway Vol. 3 Bodygaurd review Trivia Jeopardy Joined a gym Diamanda Galas Twin Peaks Drinking Check In Patti Lupone in Gypsy - Forbidden Broadway Goes to Rehab

Suck It Up Buttercup
Elaine Stritch…. - I'm Still Here Guardians of the Galaxy review Childhood Reflections I'm Still Here video Follies (2011) - Leave You

I'm Not Gonna Jesus-Face My Peacock
I Enjoy Being a Girl - Flower Drum Song Wine and Canvas Inexperienced is my style I Gotta Fat Peacock We are ungrateful children! Backhanded Compliments I'd rather revel in my mediocreate Hamilton's coming to LA Bodygaurd the Musical A Hundred Million Miracles - Flower Drum Song

End of April Check In
Instrumental - Fiddler Checking in Trivia League Play Marching LA Pride Gaurdians Korean BBQ Wine and canvas Finishing Frasier The Rumor - Fiddler

My Tentative Whole-Assed Celebration/ American Idiot Review
Whatsername - American Idiot Broadway Cast 6 monthiversary 15 minutes of booze talk. No...you don't have a problem... American Idiot review Hair 2.0

Progress Not Perfection
What Comes Next - Hamilton Booze update Travel update Gym discussion AlphaBeatical

It's That Easy…Except It's Not
Impossible Year - Panic at the Disco! Remembering Tutu Auld Lang Syne - Pink Martini

My CPAP Experience
Anus - Alaska Thunderfuck 3000 Fuzzy entry In praise of our HMO The old person accessories collection Oscars reflections King of Pride Rock - The Lion King Original Broadway Cast

Feeling Nostalgic
The Fantasticks - Simply Say No Secure and Safe When everything changed in the early 90's Sliding tile puzzles… Life is so hard I would love to believe it. But I believe in science. I don't life a Poulsbo life anymore I fell in love with my passion and then I fell in love with my husband Tim The problem with nostalgia is that life happens… Conflicted Homebody I found someone who wants to share t

Settling Into My Dream Rut
Fame Finally listened to Hamilton Weekly Trivia Hosting Game Night Adulting… Super Bowl Fame - Sing the Body Electric

Hosting for the Holidays
Everyone Hates his Parents - Falsettoland Post March Thoughts Passive Racism with Mom The Baseball Game - Falsettoland

I Believe In the Goodness of People
A New Argentina - Evita (Movie Soundtrack) Celebrations Pre-Inaguration Thoughts I hope I don't sound too conservative Existence is Violence Everyone Was Dancing With Everyone Karaoke Rules It's what happens when you're not an asshole Rolling on In (and Out) - Evita 1976 Cast

Strolling Through the Studio
Evil Dead - Cabin in the Woods Back to work! WeWork Boston's Allergies and Matty's Snoring Struggling to believe it's real That's the kind of fun thing that brought me to Hollywood Golden Globes

Cold Medicine Makes Me Wonky
Elegies for Angels, Punks and Raging Queens - My Brother Lived in San Francisco Static issues Career success That was my work I just want to entertain people It's POLONIUS you hot mess! I wanna hear people's dreams AIDS reflections Elegies for Angels, Punks and Raging Queens - Celebrate

Happy 2017
Happy Easter - Easter Parade (I forgot to mention the movie title :P) The last round of 2016 shittiness Looking forward to a new year and new opportunities What Are You Doing New Year's Eve? - Rufus Wainright

Looking for something to say
As We Stumble Along - Drowsy Chaperone It's Nearly Christmas Days are literally getting longer 2016 Reflections Grown Up Christmas List for 2017 Busy Week before Xmas

Mama, Nooooooo!
Dreamgirls Thankfulness One Night Only (Disco) - Dreamgirls

I'm Thankful But I'm Tired
Like Animals - Doctor Dolittle Trying to be thankful Pre-Thanksgiving Commutes are gross American Idiot heavy handedness The Vegetarian - Doctor Dolittle Occupy Democrats Video

Sometimes Things Aren't Ok
Beautiful - Beautiful the Carole King Musical Tump Voters not allowed My election experience Proud to be a Californian That's what I believe in! Every act is a political act We'll Catch Up Again You Don't Get To Tell Me That I don't need to know your reasons PNS Explosion/ Galore Podcast

I Think This is Why I'm Here
Here I Am - Dirty Rotten Scoundrels Brainstorming and Idea Having Loving the new job I was in ARCHIVES!! I hope I continue to earn it Getting my entire life back on track Planning for the holidays Office of the future is full of dogs poopin! VOTE!!

I GOTTA JOB THIS WEEK!
Dirty Dancing - Love is Strange I want the long term job! This is what 2016 business looks like

White Privilege on Columbus Day
Dallas, I'm Coming - Debbie Does Dallas Thinking Fall Adulting Funemployment Cable Guy Checking up on previous job locations RuPaul's Drag Race update Elizabeth movies Beatrix Potter list Dildo Rag - Debbie Does Dallas

White Privileged Married Man
Spring of Next Year - Dear World Funemployment activities 12th Night Winter's Tale Great Expectations Shakespeare in Love in 2017 Life in a college town Finding balance in the universe I Don't Want to Know - Dear World

This Wacky Industry
Try - Dolly Parton Dolly Parton awesomeness! Dolly Parton's Imagination Library My crazy Monday Thank God for dirty dishes

If It Happened to Me It Must Be True
Begin the Beguine - Sheryl Crow De-Lovely (it WAS John Barrowman!) I like fun drama where people have to suck it up and be adults My fabulous life with my fabulous friends! Game Night! Sparkle

Just Catching Up
Six Months Out of Every Year - Damn Yankees Rambling Damn Yankees explanation Starting the episode over Analyzing Madonna's Celebration I could've worked today…maybe…I dunno Planning for the next 6 months…only not... Whatever Lola Wants - Damn Yankees

END OF DAY MARTINIS
Do You Wanna Dance - Beach Boys New unique job! Explaining clearance fees Nothing but archives! It's so cool!
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