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Podcast: My Favorite Mistake: Learning Without Blame in Business and Leadership
Episode: Spinal Tap’s Greatest Mistakes — And Why They Still Matter
Description: In this very special solo episode of My Favorite Mistake, Mark Graban breaks down the gloriously ridiculous — and surprisingly instructive — mistakes made by the characters in his all-time favorite film, This Is Spinal Tap.
With the long-awaited sequel, Spinal Tap II: The End Continues, now in theaters, Mark explores why Spinal Tap endures not just as a cult comedy classic, but as a brilliant satire of human behavior, team dysfunction, communication breakdowns, and leadership gone sideways.
And yes — these mistakes still matter, even four decades later.
From the Stonehenge measured in inches…
To the fo...