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The Towering Inferno| Episode 443

Mark Maddux joins Jim for a look at Irwin Allen’s classic1974 thriller “The Towering Inferno,” starring Steve McQueen, Paul Newman, William Holden, Faye Dunaway, Fred Astaire, Susan Blakely, Richard Chamberlain, Jennifer Jones, O.J. Simpson, Robert Vaughn, Susan Flannery, Norman Burton, Don Gordon, Gregory Sierra and a host of rising stars.

Top portion features the EnterpriseSplaining logo with the subheading “A Star Trek Podcast” Bottom portion is an image from the Enterprise episode Detained showing Scott Bakula (as Jonathan Archer) looking angrily at Dean Stockwell (Colonel Grat). Grat has his hands clenched at Archer’s neck and the text “Quantum Leaping to Conclusions!”

EnterpriseSplaining 22: Quantum Leaping to Conclusions!

We’re watching Star Trek: Enterprise Season 1, Episode 21: “Detained” but only Maria has actually watched the episode. Archer and Mayweather blunder into a military zone and get thrown into an internment camp filled with Suliban. This is definitely not a knee-jerk reaction to 9/11 and certainly a nuanced and

Flopcast 658 Albert Mouse

Flopcast 658: Even a Miracle Needs a Mouse

Flopcast episode 658! Spinning out of last week’s review of The Year Without a Santa Claus, this week we’re looking at another classic Rankin/Bass Christmas cartoon that debuted fifty years ago: ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas! It’s set in the bizarre little town of Junctionville, where humans and mice coexist in a

The Andromeda Strain | Episode 442

Mark Maddux joins us for an in-depth look at a Sci-Fi classic from 1971 directed by Robert Wise – “The Andromeda Strain,” starring James Olson, Arthur Hill, Kate Reid, David Wayne, Paula Kelly, George Mitchell, Ramon Bieri, and Robert Soto as the “Baby.” A satellite returning from space carries something

Flopcast 657 Miser Brothers and Mother Nature

Flopcast 657: It’s Gonna Snow Right Here in Chickentown

Flopcast episode 657! The Mayor of Chickentown is here to help us celebrate the 50th anniversary of a Rankin/Bass animated classic, The Year Without a Santa Claus. It’s best remembered for Snow Miser and Heat Miser, of course, but we’re here to break down the whole thing. We discuss the

Modern Musicology #127 Robyn Hitchcock

Modern Musicology #127 – Robyn Hitchcock

Robyn Hitchcock This week we chat with music legend ROBYN HITCHCOCK about his new memoir 1967: How I Got There and Why I Never Left and the accompanying album, 1967: Vacations in the Past, which take one year out of his life and describe how his circumstances and the music he was exposed to sha

Fun In The Sun: Orlando 2024

Fun In The Sun: Orlando 2024

Fun In The Sun: Orlando 2024 is the 14th episode of the HAVE COFFEE WILL TRAVEL Podcast. Our 2024 Orlando and Grand Rapids vacation. Every day is an adventure. Join us as we break down each day’s events into small, bite-size chunks.What did we do? Where did we go? Who

Top portion features the EnterpriseSplaining logo with the subheading “A Star Trek Podcast” Bottom portion is an image from the Enterprise episode Oasis showing Trip eating with a woman and the text “IT’S SHALLOT TO DEAL WITH!”.

EnterpriseSplaining 21: It’s Shallot to Deal With!

We’re watching Star Trek: Enterprise Season 1, Episode 20: “Oasis” but only Jamie has actually watched the episode. The crew comes across survivors of a ship crash and Trip flirts with a cute girl, but they have secrets and blah, blah, blah. Who are we kidding? We’re all just here

Ghidora:m: The Three-Headed Monster | Episode 440

Jim discusses a classic Kaiju film that celebrates its 60th anniversary this month – “Ghidora: The Three-Headed Monster, starring Yosuke Natsuki, Yurikp Hoshi, Hiroshi Koizumi, “The Peanuts” as Shobijin, Tkashi Shumura, Hisaya Ito, and directed by Ishiro Honda. A strange monster from outer space shows up as Godzilla ad Rodan

Flopcast 655 Underdog balloon

Flopcast 655: Flopsgiving Day Parade

Flopcast episode 655! As usual, we ring in the stupid holidays with a Letters to Cleo concert report, because our favorite 90s Boston band always comes home for Thanksgiving. (Letters to Cleo once performed on Parks and Recreation, and weirdly, just down the street from the concert, we spotted an actual

The 2024 Dragon Con Report Episode 12

Wrapping Up Season 13 As we close the curtain on Season 13 and prepare for an exciting 2025, it’s time to share our final episode of the year. And trust us—this one could be the most helpful episode yet! For many of us, Dragon Con is a highlight of the

House of Dracula | Episode 439

Jim reflects on the last film in the Universal Frankenstein/Dracula Universe – “House of Dracula” starring Lon Chaney Jr, Onslow Stevens, John Carradine, Glenn Strange, Martha O’Driscoll, Lionel Atwill, Jane Adams, and Skelton Knaggs. Dr. Eidelman (Stevens) known for helping those with unique problems, draws the interest of Dracula and

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