Best Jon R Productions Podcasts (2025)

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Podcast 165: Tin Men, Tiny Men, and Treblemakers 2:09:12

3d ago2:09:12

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”It’s not working and Beca storms off only to be caught by the Ewoks.” How fitting is it that the sequel to The Wizard of Oz was ushered in by Richard’s actual birth? And how fitting is it that some other movies that came out in years ending in 5 have lots of music in them? Richard harmony is back with birthmonth movies! 0:00 -- Intro 3:18 -- Retur…

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Podcast 164: Willkommen und Auf Wiedersehen 1931-1938 3:08:08

18d ago3:08:08

3:08:08

”It’s gonna be the blurst of times for you!” Turns out when the Nazis show up, the music also comes along! This means Christel is bringing Richard with her to talk Nazi movies and why they’re mostly musicals. 0:00 -- Intro 4:56 -- The Sound of Music 43:46 -- Cabaret 1:18:07 -- Raiders of the Lost Ark 1:50:20 -- Contact information 1:54:30 -- Awards…

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Podcast 163: Tuesday School (REPUBLISH) 2:21:47

26d ago2:21:47

2:21:47

(Republish because the end is cut off the original upload) ”She can say whatever she wants, but there’s a wolf in her heart.” Christel’s back with birthmonth movies! These movies have never been more dissimilar! 0:00 -- Intro 4:38 -- Wolf 40:57 -- White Chicks 58:20 -- Kalki 2898 AD 1:19:30 -- Contact information 1:25:17 -- Awards and rankings 2:04…

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Podcast 163: Tuesday School 2:21:47

27d ago2:21:47

2:21:47

”She can say whatever she wants, but there’s a wolf in her heart.” Christel’s back with birthmonth movies! These movies have never been more dissimilar! 0:00 -- Intro 4:38 -- Wolf 40:57 -- White Chicks 58:20 -- Kalki 2898 AD 1:19:30 -- Contact information 1:25:17 -- Awards and rankings 2:04:08 -- Future business (with Christel from the past!) 2:14:…

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Podcast 160: Four Your Consideration (REPUBLISH) 3:06:42

1M ago3:06:42

3:06:42

”Does she kiss her mother with those hands?” It’s a special edition! With weird rules in effect, we’re covering four movies instead of three! Young Caroline is back with her takes of Oscar-winning 2021 movies! 0:00 -- Intro 5:28 -- Summer of Soul (…Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) 32:10 -- CODA 1:01:54 -- Drive My Car 1:29:38 -- Enca…

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Podcast 162: Whatever You Want, Birthday Roy 2:11:04

2M ago2:11:04

2:11:04

”She shows him the town. She shows him some kindness. They uh, they have this montage where she squats down and shows him the dirt, and I’m assuming they talk about that.” It’s Roy’s birthday! And, as is the custom of the time, let’s talk about movies that came out in March in years ending in 7! 0:00 -- Intro 6:06 -- Breaker! Breaker! 26:57 -- Leth…

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Podcast 161: Training for Diswunderbarment 2:00:19

2M ago2:00:19

2:00:19

”Be the Juddiest Judd that’s ever Judded.” It’s My birthday! And, as is the custom of the time, let’s talk about movies that came out in February in years ending in 7! 0:00 -- Intro 10:00 -- The Cassandra Crossing 30:35 -- From the Hip 50:48 -- The Lives of Others 1:18:47 -- Contact information 1:20:32 -- Awards and rankings 1:47:14 -- Future busin…

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Podcast 159: Caroline Upon Line 2:49:23

3M ago2:49:23

2:49:23

”I’ve never been to the girls store before, okay?” Young Caroline joins up for her inaugural appearance. All the movies are about wacky families, so follow along if that applies! Also, listen carefully for the secret hidden title for this podcast that we said would be a great title, but I couldn’t find it when I published! 0:00 -- Intro 6:23 -- Lif…

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Podcast 158: Martin Ranch 2:58:30

3M ago2:58:30

2:58:30

“Murtaugh ‘cleans house.’” Elise is back for community service and the community service is wacky with Steve Martin and Martin Short movies! 0:00 -- Intro 5:44 -- The Jerk 36:58 -- Pure Luck 1:09:33 -- Father of the Bride Part II 1:36:49 -- Contact information 1:39:18 -- Awards and rankings 2:39:09 -- Future business (with Caroline on the horn!) 2:…

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Podcast 157: A Letterboxd to Elise 2:54:48

4M ago2:54:48

2:54:48

“I might be reaching here, but I’m pretty sure this staircase is Hill House’s weiner.’” Elise is here for the first time! Obviously that means haunted houses, ancient Roman musicals, and enemas! 0:00 -- Intro 8:37 -- The Haunting 50:59 -- A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum 1:19:06 -- The Road to Wellville 1:52:10 -- Contact information …

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Podcast 156: Yippee Ki Yay Merry Christmas 2:46:02

5M ago2:46:02

2:46:02

“It’s possible as soon as they take off from the ground and are in the air that the military’s like, ‘what can we do now?’” It’s the 2024 Christmas special which means no special guest. Just Roy and Jon. Stay tuned for three of YOUR Christmas picks and a half hour or so of amazing year-in-review! 0:00 -- Intro 9:57 -- The Shop Around the Corner 34:…

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Podcast 155: Bereft of Ept Goodman Time 2:51:28

6M ago2:51:28

2:51:28

“Your brother made the right decision and he’s where he should be, which, I assume is jail or the North Pole.” Christel and Richard are back with pure criminal professionalism (unlike the subjects of the movies this time around)! 0:00 -- Intro 5:08 -- Raising Arizona 36:57 -- Snatch 1:05:55 -- Good Time 1.41:57 -- Contact information 1:44:16 -- Awa…

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Podcast 154: Mad Hell 3:15:56

6M ago3:15:56

3:15:56

“So they work out their differences, so once again — best friends. But they’re also dead.” Christel brings Richard along to help her with three movies she had never seen before! And all the movies are really weird! 0:00 -- Intro 9:05 -- Godzilla 41:51 -- Death Becomes Her 1:07:36 -- Everything Everywhere All at Once 1.48:32 -- Contact information 1…

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Podcast 153: Housetrap 2:14:42

6M ago2:14:42

2:14:42

”I came to Provo armed with some C.H.U.D. knowledge” Josh finds vacancy in three haunted domiciles for the final chapter of Halloweenicaismpaloozica ’24! 0:00 -- Intro 3:55 -- The Legend of Hell House 22:46 -- Hausu 44:28 -- 1408 1.13:43 -- Contact information 1:15:56 -- Awards and rankings 2:00:00 -- Future business 2:08:10 -- Outro, and outtakes …

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Podcast 152: Space Screams (Outer and Cyber) 2:57:01

7M ago2:57:01

2:57:01

“Anything with two mouths is more valuable than something with just one.” Antonio joins round 2 of Halloweenicaismpaloozica with sci-fi flicks spanning outer space to 90s earth modems! 0:00 -- Intro2:28 -- Alien 46:41 -- The Hidden1:07:11 -- The Lawnmower Man 1.36:03 -- Contact information1:39:15 -- Awards and rankings 2:50:21 -- Future business 2:…

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Podcast 151: Les Invisibles 2:59:51

7M ago2:59:51

2:59:51

"He’s ready to admit to the truth, but only after they all promise to agree that none of this is his fault." Round 1 of Halloweenicaismpaloozica! Andy swiftly returns to sub in hard regarding our invisible monster fiends and friends. 0:00 -- Intro 3:35 -- Fiend Without a Face 28:01 -- The Invisible Man 1:28:22 -- Prey 1.48:18 -- Contact information…

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Podcast 150: Witchlash 3:38:43

7M ago3:38:43

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“I would like to see a robit made out of bras.” This time Richard brings a bonus Brooke to talk about witches. He also re-enacts one of our discussion movies. Alakazam. 0:00 -- Intro 5:22 -- The Wizard of Oz 1.37:50 -- Bedknobs and Broomsticks 2:06:17 -- Bewitched 2:21:41 -- Contact information 2:25:48 -- Awards and rankings 3:20:00 -- Future busin…

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Podcast 149: Song of the Southies 3:09:35

8M ago3:09:35

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“I think the end is like, don’t worry about the cops, we have to deal with this terrible rat infestation.” Richard brings a bonus Christel to talk movies he had never seen! He’s a big Matt Damon fan! Actually he’s not because he DOESN’T see so many Matt Damon films! 0:00 -- Intro3:08 -- Good Will Hunting 34:34 -- The Departed1:09:21 -- Moonlight 1:…

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Podcast 148: Love and Death 3:19:55

8M ago3:19:55

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“He’s not great. He’s bad. If he was making a cake it would be 'baked bads.'" Andy is forced to reckon with ghosts! And ghostly romance! 0:00 -- Intro 5:29 -- A Matter of Life and Death 35:11 -- Ghost 1:03:41 -- Truly Madly Deeply 1:31:31 -- Contact information 1:36:32 -- Awards and rankings 2:55:26 -- Future business 3:13:35 -- Outro, and outtakes…

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Podcast 147: The Coolest Girl and the Zoo Fraternity 3:00:43

9M ago3:00:43

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“And by the way, I would like to ban the word ‘eighth,’ because I hate the way it looks when you spell it. Just looks stupid. Too many h’s. Far too many h’s.” Andy brings his birthday movies (No Piranha)! 0:00 -- Intro 5:38 -- National Lampoon’s Animal House 47:33 -- Tucker: The Man and His Dream 1:11:43 -- Eighth Grade 1:42:50 -- Contact informati…

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Podcast 146: It's an "Honor" to be Nominated 3:16:26

9M ago3:16:26

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“Every single date they do manage to go on is to see the Crown Jewels and he just like… they have to escort him out because he puts his face against the glass. Ammon shows up to talk about movies with Oscar losers! 0:00 -- Intro 7:49 -- Gaslight 36:23 -- Lawrence of Arabia 1:04:06 -- Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) 1:42:53 -- Contac…

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Podcast 145: Volcanic Panic 2:55:22

10M ago2:55:22

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“Except he doesn’t say that. He says like this really stupid thing.” Ammon is “punished” with two really rad volcano movies (and one mild mention). 0:00 -- Intro3:35 -- Joe Versus the Volcano 34:10 -- Salt and Fire1:12:14 -- Fire of Love 1:31:19 -- Contact information1:33:24 -- Awards and rankings 2:22:54 -- Future business2:31:56 -- Outro, and out…

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Podcast 144: Bean, Bean, GREAT for the Heart! 2:22:10

10M ago2:22:10

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“And so we finally get the showdown we’ve all been waiting for: an IRA super soldier vs. a CIA desk analyst.” It’s been a long time coming, but we finally stick it to Sean Bean by killing him three and a half times! Mark is here to relish in one of his favorite actors doing the live, die, repeat thing. 0:00 -- Intro 4:21 -- Patriot Games 27:56 -- G…

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Podcast 143: Birth Mark 2:06:53

11M ago2:06:53

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“Something like they symbolize hope or something? I dunno, right? They’re like hope in stilettos. I dunno. It was uh ugghhh.” It’s been too long, but Mark’s back to discuss the burden of being born in January and the movies that come with that. 0:00 -- Intro 11:07 -- The Eight Masters 28:12 -- Iron Eagle 51:27 -- Beautiful Girls 1:19:32 -- Contact …

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Podcast 142: In the Beginnings 2:49:23

11M ago2:49:23

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“Why did no one worry or wonder about Saruman, whose name is basically Sauron?” Josh gets original and discusses three movies from series that came out before the sequels we’ve already watched on the history of the podcast. Email us if that sentence doesn’t make sense. 0:00 -- Intro4:58 -- Jaws 37:34 -- Breakin’ 56:37 -- The Lord of the Rings: The …

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507: Unlocking Business Succession: The Power of ESOPs with Keith Butcher 24:48

11M ago24:48

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In an interview with Jason Hartman, Keith Butcher, founder of Butcher Joseph, discusses business succession and Employee Stock Ownership Plans (ESOPs). With many business owners approaching retirement, ESOPs offer a tax-efficient way to transition ownership to employees. This model enhances employee retention and loyalty, providing long-term retire…

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Podcast 141: Sea Captain Kirk 2:19:40

12M ago2:19:40

2:19:40

“She’s planted his corn alright and I don’t know what that means. It sounds gross.” Josh partakes as the inaugural guest of our most noble and masochistic experiment. The category is Tommy Kirk movies. That's what WE picked. Josh masochistically went all in with the Tommy Kirk movies HE picked. 0:00 -- Intro 6:35 -- Savage Sam 27:07 -- The Monkey’s…

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Podcast 140: TGS with Ken and Calum 2:49:33

12M ago2:49:33

2:49:33

“I got sucked into a riptide and I thought oh I’m dead and so I guess it could happen if you have the right ocean.” Antonio joins once more with our estrogen resurrection! The topic is female directors. Again! 0:00 -- Intro 3:34 -- Aftersun 33:30 -- Polite Society 53:23 -- Barbie 1:33:41 -- Contact information 1:36:50 -- Awards and rankings 2:26:52…

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Podcast 139: The Big & Tall Samurai Shop 2:42:16

1y ago2:42:16

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“Basically we have one side that’s the Jedi and one side that’s the Han Solos, right?” Antonio swings back with three movies he had never seen. Also we’re the first three people to ever see these.. 0:00 -- Intro 4:07 -- Fatso 36:24 -- The Challenge 1:07:53 -- The Tall Guy 1:25:22 -- Contact information 1:29:08 -- Awards and rankings 2:24:25 -- Futu…

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Podcast 138: The Untraveled Unclean Unknown 2:27:40

1y ago2:27:40

2:27:40

“Well, prepare yourself Doctor, because she’s about to dirty dance all summer long.” It was Roy’s birthday recently so he now catches up and presents the world with his unseen picks. 0:00 -- Intro 6:54 -- Now, Voyager 29:20 -- Dirty Dancing 57:12 -- Malcolm X 1:25:01 -- Contact information 1:29:28 -- Awards and rankings 2:18:53 -- Future business 2…

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Podcast 137: Asphalt Tragedies 2:53:49

1y ago2:53:49

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“Yeah it doesn’t do anything. It doesn’t make your bicep stronger.” Katie joins us again on this audio road trip. Hey remember how the worst things possible happen on road trips? 0:00 -- Intro3:10 -- Over the Top 35:47 -- Thelma & Louise1:14:53 -- Supernova 1:35:22 -- Contact information1:39:36 -- Awards and rankings 2:38:25 -- Future business2:52:…

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Podcast 136: Katie and the May Crusade 3:16:12

1y ago3:16:12

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“It was a very important moment for her to be able to beat the crap out of that kid.” Katie brings the best of May ’79, May ’89, and May ’09! Careers, crusades, and criminal behavior in Nazi-occupied France. 0:00 -- Intro3:36 -- My Brilliant Career 36:03 -- Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade 1:23:37 -- Inglourious Basterds 1:48:41 -- Contact inform…

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Podcast 135: The Undiscovered Countries 2:09:12

1y ago2:09:12

2:09:12

“It’s the only leather jacket that you’re SUPPOSED to wear in the rain.” It’s just Jon and Roy this time because it’s Jon’s birthday SURPRISE picks where all the movies are a surprise to him, because he had never seen them and perhaps they’re not very Jon-y because Jon had never seen them ever and it’s been like four decades so why would these even…

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Podcast 134: Against All Odds 2:49:29

1y ago2:49:29

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“You can take a prisoner on a plane even if they don’t want to. That’s how being a prisoner works!” Does it make sense to talk about odd couples when there are three of us? It’s not quite so symmetric as is desired. Brother Mike comes back to talk about odd couple movies, and romance is not guaranteed! 0:00 -- Intro 7:08 -- Midnight Run 36:58 -- Wh…

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Podcast 133: Mike Hatch of the Day (4.23 Hours of Gross Bumpy Orcs) 3:11:59

1+ y ago3:11:59

3:11:59

“Okay in a minute here, you two, I’m going to discuss elephants the size of blue whales and I just need you to accept it!” Jon’s other brother Mike has a go with three movies that made him. Is Mike as talkative as Andy? Listen to find out! And know the computer that saved the mp3 sputtered to save the whole thing! 0:00 -- Intro and introducing Mike…

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Podcast 132: Three Brides of Frankincense 3:01:38

1+ y ago3:01:38

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“So I take the dream sequence as extremely literally and I understand that their relationship failed because he left her with a kite and never came back and she’s like ‘I’m not holding this kite any longer.’” Andy remains onboard for community service about wedding movies. These particular wedding movies have a loophole where they’re not entirely a…

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Podcast 131: Die Andybruder Drei 2:56:03

1+ y ago2:56:03

2:56:03

“And then he says ‘anywho,’ which cements his villainhood.” Jon’s next brother Andy joins in with three movies about struggling mothers. We meant to break records in brevity, but looks like another case of going the other direction. 0:00 -- Intro and Andy! 4:56 -- E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial33:30 -- Parenthood 1.18:34 -- Jo Jo Rabbit 1.49:32 -- Cont…

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506: Navigating the Storm: A CEO's Tale of Business Triumph in Turbulent Times 20:45

1+ y ago20:45

20:45

Jason interviews Johnny Serpilla, former President of Camping World, about his book, "Life is Hard, but I'll be Okay", and his experiences in leadership and business. Johnny emphasizes the importance of approaching life with one heart and mind, the role of gratitude in leadership, and the impact of personal problems on work. Johnny also discusses t…

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Podcast 130: The Holidoversed 2:36:25

1+ y ago2:36:25

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“He’s neither good, nor bad; he’s ugly.” It’s Christmas and it’s just the two of us! Not only do we share a lovely conversation about three Christmas movies YOU chose, but we surprise you with a gift opportunity… FOR US! All this giving, plus we give you a fond bonus awards segment covering the whole podcast year. 0:00 -- Intro and Patreon announce…

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Podcast 129: Duo Lingo 2:46:42

1+ y ago2:46:42

2:46:42

“There’s a sheik who’s kind of the El Guapo of Morocco.” Phil and Miki are back, suitably to discuss famous on-screen duos (not Gibson and Glover)! 0:00 -- Intro9:50 -- Road to Morocco44:30 -- White Men Can’t Jump 1.12:25 -- The Wedding Singer 1.51:58 -- Contact information1.55:10 -- Awards and rankings2.43:54 -- Future business2.45:49 -- Outro, an…

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Podcast 128: Massage Jenny 3:26:25

1+ y ago3:26:25

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“The biggest concern I have with his personality is when he goes to the bar and he sits down and he’s just hanging out there and he fails to look around and notice that there’s no way he’s leaving that bar without someone getting murdered.” Miki and Phil, our friends over in Guilder to our Florin join in for movies they had never seen until like a …

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Podcast 127: Frankincence's Monster 2:21:18

1+ y ago2:21:18

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“She’s just trying to trick me with her baby birthing tricks!” Andy comes in and pinch hits (pinch sings and dances) for Ross, who’s suddenly allergic to joyous musicals from the 50s! 0:00 -- Intro and Andy2:55 -- Annie Get Your Gun25:45 -- Singin’ in the Rain 55:33 -- Seven Brides for Seven Brothers 1.16:55 -- Contact information1.18:34 -- Awards …

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Podcast 126: The Scary Truth 2:11:57

1+ y ago2:11:57

2:11:57

“And instead of oil coming up, it’s genocide blood.” Halloween concludes with a dose of reality, or at least several very real threads of really amok imagination. Hey Zo’s back! BTW I badmouth our horrendous Halloween podcasts from three years ago, but it was actually a pretty phenomenal year for us where we watched The Dead of Night, Ugetsu, Ouija…

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Podcast 125: s Monster 1:56:03

1+ y ago1:56:03

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It’s the middle of Halloween extravaganza ’23 with Zo! Things lighten up (maybe) with horror “comedies”! 0:00 -- Intro and Halloween 12:15 -- Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein 33:26 -- Critters 2: The Main Course 51:54 -- Jennifer’s Body 1.06:44 -- Contact information 1.08:31 -- Awards and rankings 1.52:30 -- Future business 1.54:39 -- …

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Podcast 125: 's Monster 1:56:03

1+ y ago1:56:03

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It’s the middle of Halloween extravaganza ’23 with Zo! Things lighten up (maybe) with horror “comedies”! 0:00 -- Intro and Halloween12:15 -- Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein 33:26 -- Critters 2: The Main Course 51:54 -- Jennifer’s Body 1.06:44 -- Contact information 1.08:31 -- Awards and rankings 1.52:30 -- Future business 1.54:39 -- O…

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Podcast 124: New Horder 1:59:12

1+ y ago1:59:12

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“Since they can’t see, they also don’t realize they’re completely naked. It’s a naked horde.” Zo jumps onboard for the start of the Halloween extravaganza! First up: horde movies! 0:00 -- Intro and Halloween9:54 -- Gremlins 2: The New Batch28:14 -- The Descent 51:30 -- Puppet Master: The Littlest Reich 1.07:38 -- Contact information1.08:27 -- Award…

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Podcast 123: The Rosstler Meets Vanillity Pool 2:44:33

1+ y ago2:44:33

2:44:33

”She’s not the Mickey Rourke of strippers, right?” Ross joins for the very first time and he throws down the ultimate gauntlet of misery! 0:00 -- Intro7:45 -- Vanilla Sky40:44 -- The Wrestler 1.13:17 -- Infinity Pool 1.42:14 -- Contact information1.45:05 -- Awards and rankings2.35:32 -- Future business (with Zo on the horn!)2:43:50 -- Outro, and ou…

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Podcast 122: Nature Finds a Way... TO KILL! 2:57:17

1+ y ago2:57:17

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"It's mysteriafying. It's suspensenating. I'll bet the bird lady also refuses to believe that spiders can fly an airplane. But she'd be wrong." J.B. required a bit of help to reckon with animal attack movies, so he brought onboard our old pal Andy to confront the animal kingdom. Are animals truly to blame though? We ask that (Spoiler: it turns out …

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Podcast 121: Dark Coma Replacements 2:08:13

1+ y ago2:08:13

2:08:13

"She had to commit a data breach to get this information and her punishment is she has to get a hysterectomy. A coma hysterectomy." Confirmed rulebreaker J.B. returns with February birth month movies: one from 1978 and TWO from 1998. Yyyyeah, we don't know about that. 0:00 -- Intro 7:08 -- Coma 25:54 -- Dark City 50:53 -- The Replacement Killers 1.…

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Podcast 120: Taking a Rainscheck 2:42:55

1+ y ago2:42:55

2:42:55

"She gets Nazi-poisoned. She almost Nazi-dies." Ammon brings his Claude Rains obsession to the table. 0:00 -- Intro 4:29 -- Caesar and Cleopatra 35:27 -- Notorious 59:00 -- Deception 1.23:05 -- Contact information 1.25:32 -- Awards and rankings 2.25:56 -- Future business 2:37:54 -- Outro, and outtakesHey! Be sure to watch Coma, The Replacement Kill…

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