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The Wizard Of Oz | Episode 391

Jim takes a stroll down memory lane for this reckoning of a classic film that always hailed the onset of Christmas – “The Wizard Of Oz,” starring Judy Garland, Frank Morgan, Ray Bolger, Jack Haley, Bert Lahr, Billie Burke, Margaret Hamilton, and The Munchkins. L. Frank Baum’s tale of a

Cigar Nerds Podcast: Christmas in Vegas

Cigar Nerds Podcast: Christmas in Vegas. This week we couldn’t find a new holiday movie we liked so we’re going to talk about a part movie. Close enough right? This week we review a return to adult comedy in Obliterated. It’s the hang over meets John Wick. In science we

Flopcast 606 Bill as Composite Santa

Flopcast 606: Get in Line to Milk Santa

Flopcast episode 606! Special guest Blasted Bill joins us for a Very Flopcast Christmas! And we’re putting Bill to work on an extra festive Top 4 ½ List of… Santas! Bill and Kornflake share their favorite Santas from movies, television, ski slopes, bar crawls, and maybe even Canada. (Let’s hope

Popeye | Episode 390

Mark Maddux joins Jim for a loving look back at a classic film of the fantastique from 1980 and Director Robert Altman – “Popeye,” starring Robin Williams, Shelley Duvall, Paul L. Smith, Paul Dooley, Donald Moffat, Ray Walston, Richard Libertini, Bill Irwin, Wesley Ivan Hunt, Peter Bray, Linda Hunt and

Modern Musicology #99 - Holiday Music

#99 – Holiday Music

Holiday Music The Winter Holidays are full of great music! Anthony, Stephanie and Alan share some of their favorite holiday traditions and talk about their favorite Christmas music. And as you’d expect, it’s an eclectic mix to say the least, ranging from traditional Latin hymns to heavy metal holly! We have a couple of

Flopcast 605 Jackee Christmas

Flopcast 605: Drunken Kilt-Wearing Christmas Capybaras

Flopcast episode 605! Every year dozens of ridiculous identical made-for-TV holiday movies are forced upon the people. And every year we try to fix these movies by making them weirder. We’ve selected a few of this year’s new releases (from the usual suspects like Hallmark and Lifetime), most of which

Gremlins | Episode 389

In a continuing salute to the Holidays, Jim discusses a beloved classic from Director Joe Dante and Produced by Steven Speilberg – 1984’s “Gremlins,” starring Zach Galligan, Phoebe Cates, Hoyt Axton, Polly Holliday, Frances Lee McCain, Judge Reinhold, Dick Miller, Jackie Joseph, Keye Luke, Scott Brady, Corey Feldman, Edward Anderson,

Modern Musicology #98 - GINA SCHOCK of the Go-Go's!

Modern Musicology #98 – GINA SCHOCK

Gina Schock To continue our 2nd Anniversary celebration, we are pleased to welcome back to our show Go-Go’s drummer GINA SCHOCK! She has an insane amount of stuff going on right now. She tells us all about reviving her band House of Schock, and gives us the lowdown on their new single, “Smile Pretty.” Gina tells us

The Last Starfighter | Episode 388

Jim reflects on a Feel-Good Sci-Fi Classic from 1984, “The Last Starfighter,” starring Lance Guest, Catherine Mary Stewart, Robert Preston, Dan O’Herlihy Norman Shaw, Kay E. Kuter, Barbara Bosson, Chris Hebert and Vernon Washington. Directed by Nick Castle (Halloween and Halloween II), the film follows a young dreamer who ends

Flopcast 604 Tic Tac Dough Dragon

Flopcast 604: Game Show FlopFight Part 2 – Meat Displays

Flopcast episode 604! Break time is over, and the FlopFight resumes! Ed (from the Sponge Awareness Foundation) is back to help us wrap up our tournament of game show hosts (and associated game show weirdos). The players are drawn at random, and the competitions are drawn at random, so anything

Modern Musicology #97 - Interview with GARY CLARK

Modern Musicology #97 – Interview with GARY CLARK

GARY CLARK This week is our SECOND ANNIVERSARY! And we’re celebrating by inviting back one of our favorite guests from last year — musician and songwriter GARY CLARK. Mr. Clark is the composer of music for the new AppleTV Original Film, FLORA AND SON. He takes us behind the scenes to talk about the

Flopcast 603 Chicken Runners

Flopcast 603: Alone With My Trap Tree Thoughts

Flopcast episode 603! Our game show-themed FlopFight concludes next week, but first, let’s take a quick intermission! Go hit the lobby and grab some unreasonably priced Junior Mints! And for your entertainment while we’re waiting for the carnage to resume, this week we have: Cider Monday (a holiday for bizarre

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