Surprise Favorites You know those songs, or maybe an album or an artist, that totally catch you by surprise? Either it’s an album that you discovered in a surprising way, or an artist you don’t care for but that one song stood out for you, or maybe it’s someone that
But First, Let’s Talk Nerdy Episode 84! Welcome to our 4th annual Pride episode, celebrating one of our favorite times of year! Martha is talking about Batwoman, AKA Kate Kane, and Brittany is talking about a bunch of lesser known Queer characters who may not warrant their own episodes, but
Flopcast episode 581! Continuing our ten week celebration of the 1980s, we have some silly artifacts to examine from 1981. First Kornflake brings us a couple of Dr Pepper commercials featuring David Naughton (from Makin’ It), Mickey Rooney (from One of the Boys), and the classic two-person horse costume (from our dreams).
Jim reflects on a 1954 Sci-Fi that had a large impact on him as a young Monster Kid. The film was the 2nd entry into Ivan Tors’ O.S.I. Trilogy -“Riders To The Stars,” starring Richard Carlson (who also directed), William Lundigan, Martha Hyer, Herbert Marshall, Robert Karnes, James Best and
1983 Part 2 This week we talk about the second half of 1983 — July through December. With incredible debuts by Madonna, Cyndi Lauper, Wham!, Metallica, Slayer and more, plus major releases from Yes (90125), Genesis (Genesis), Huey Lewis and the News (Sports), KISS (Lick it Up), Motley Crue (Shout at the Devil), Lionel Richie (Can’t Slow Down), John Cougar Mellencamp (Uh Huh), Paul McCartney (Pipes of Peace), Eurythmics (Touch), Duran Duran (Seven
Madeline Brumby and Shane Morton join Jim for a 7th Anniversary Celebration of the podcast with a rousing discussion of William Friedkin’s 1973 Horror Classic, “The Exorcist,” based on the bestseller by William Peter Blatty and starring Linda Blair, Ellen Burstyn, Max von Sydow, Jason Miller, Lee J. Cobb, Kitty
Flopcast Episode 580 means we’re kicking off another ten weeks of episodes dedicated to each year of the 1980s. (So yes, everybody will be forced to Wang Chung this summer.) We’re starting with 1980, and we’re looking at some of our favorite albums from that year. There’s some new wave
But First, Let’s Talk Nerdy Episode 83! In this week’s episode, Brittany describes the various creepy entities populating the hugely popular horror fiction podcast, The Magnus Archives. Then Martha discusses one of her favorite DC animated movies, Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker. But First, Let’s Talk Nerdy on Instagram!
Flopcast episode 579! We start with a little follow-up from our recent Maids v. Butlers FlopFight. It’s the “honorable mention” list of maids and butlers we couldn’t fit in the tournament, including characters from The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, Hazel, I Married Dora, and more. (Rest assured, we did not forget about We Got
Jim discusses another classic from Hammer Films, 1970’s “Scars Of Dracula,” starring Christopher Lee, Dennis Waterman, Jenny Hanley, Christopher Matthews, Wendy Hamilton, Michael Gwyn, Patrick Troughton, Michael Ripper and directed by Roy Ward Baker. A young man goes missing. A young couple searching for the man find themselves crossing paths
1983 Shoulder pads, spandex and Return of the Jedi — it’s 1983, baby! This week we look back at one of the most important years in music, with more huge albums and singles celebrating their 40th anniversary than you can shake a Cabbage Patch Doll at. The year is SO big, in
Flopcast episode 578! Let’s wrap up the weird tournament we started last week: Our latest FlopFight, featuring maids and butlers from sitcoms, cartoons, and beyond. We have TV characters from the 60s like Lurch (The Addams Family), Mr. French (Family Affair), and Rosie the Robot (The Jetsons). From the 80s
