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The Popcorn Effect Podcast, presented by husband/wife team, Jon and Nicki, who are cinematically dissecting (and possibly ruining) their childhood one film at a time.
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If you've ever wanted to know about champagne, satanism, the Stonewall Uprising, chaos theory, LSD, El Nino, true crime and Rosa Parks, then look no further. Josh and Chuck have you covered.
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The Popcorn Machine podcast features various personalities around the team and the NBA, designed to provide you with extended coverage of all things Lakers.
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Audio Drama Meets Long Form Discussions. Hollywood and the main stream media has taken over the minds of the masses. However, many have become wise to this fact and have turned to alternative sources to seek truth to asend to greater heights of conciousness. This has left something lacking in the truth seeking movement. Trutheater Radio is stepping in the fill the void. Dramatization through audio to make us laugh, cry, uplift and inspire while discussing the deeper truths and mysteries of t ...
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This is the second podcast series from author King Everett Medlin. It's called Twin Paradox and it's based on a SciFi trilogy he wrote four years ago under the pseudonym Purple Hazel. When he set out to write Twin Paradox, King wanted to create a realistic and believable world less than one hundred years in the future. Rather than devising (or assuming) technologies that would be barely conceivable given known scientific principles, he tried taking current developmental theories and applying ...
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In Psych Papers, Chris Cole (PhD in Psychology) breaks down some of the most controversial and intriguing psychological studies and concepts to his co-host Joseph (his friend). Additionally, we conduct our own research and discuss the findings. This podcast is great for those who got a C- in Psych 101. Bad Content is composed of Chris and Joseph. Check out the video version of the podcast on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@psychpapers
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Current strategies to successfully influence public policy and engage in advocacy, even in unpredictable times. Discover how to make real connections with elected officials and key decision influencers and how to effectively tell your story for maximum benefit. Join host Cori Henderson, MPA to learn the secrets used by public affairs professionals so you can raise your organization’s profile and have your voice heard by policymakers for the right reasons. Because 2020 made it clear that no o ...
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USAID has saved tens of millions of lives across the globe since its inception. But those days are over. Learn all about this soon-to-be-gone program. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By iHeartPodcasts
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There was a time – a glorious time – when you could turn the dial in any city in the US and hear popular songs rearranged to be the most pleasant version of themselves. This was the Beautiful Music format and we are spiritually poorer for having lost it. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…
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Sadly, Phil Hartman may be best remembered for being murdered in his sleep by his wife. This episode covers that, but mostly aims to stoke the memories of the legendary talent's life and work. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By iHeartPodcasts
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Tin Pan Alley was an area of New York around the beginning of the 20th Century that served as ground zero for the earliest iterations of the music publishing industry. Learn all about this unique place and time in this classic episode. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By iHeartPodcasts
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SYSK’s Summer Movie Playlist: What's the deal with Bond, James Bond?
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James Bond, the most infamous secret agent ever to grace the silver screen, originated in the pages of British author Ian Fleming's novels. Amateur agents Josh and Chuck uncover all sorts of Bond trivia in this action-packed episode. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By iHeartPodcasts
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SYSK’s Summer Movie Playlist: How Steadicams Work
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There have been many inventions that have advanced filmmaking, but maybe none as important as the steadicam. Invented in the mid-70s, it literally changed the way movie making happened, and made the impossible possible. Learn about the fascinating history behind this amazing technology today. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…
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SYSK’s Summer Movie Playlist: How the MPAA Works
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You may be surprised to learn those ubiquitous ratings, from G to NC-17, put on movies in America are actually handed down by anonymous employees of a secretive organization that serves as a lobbying firm for Hollywood's six biggest studios. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By iHeartPodcasts
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SYSK’s Summer Movie Playlist: Josh and Chuck's List of Horror Movies that Changed the Genre
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Once in a while a movie comes along that's so forward-thinking it changes the way that horror is done. A new subgenre is spawned, new tropes are established, and audiences are more terrified than ever. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By iHeartPodcasts
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SYSK’s Summer Movie Playlist: Special Effects: A Short History
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Special effects have been around since the first movies. In fact, the techniques the earliest filmmakers created are still around today, we just use computers to do them faster and cheaper. Put on your beret and get ready for SYSK film class. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By iHeartPodcasts
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SYSK’s Summer Movie Playlist: Some Movies That Changed Filmmaking
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An estimated 50,000 films were made worldwide in 2009 alone. Many are surely clunkers, but in this episode Chuck and Josh talk about the ones that emerged throughout cinema history to change the course of all movies that followed. Get your popcorn and lean back while you enjoy this classic episode. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy informatio…
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SYSK’s Summer Movie Playlist: How Stuntmen (and -women) Work
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They get blown up, shot, drowned and thrown out of windows on the silver screen - and we don't even know their names. Stuntpeople are the unsung heroes of the movie industry. Learn the ins and outs of the stunt world and how one becomes a stunt person. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…
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SYSK’s Summer Movie Playlist: How Exploitation Films Work
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In today's SYSK Select episode, we learn about exploitation films. During the 1930s-80s, the work of directors operating in the shadows of Hollywood led to explorations in sexuality and violence that mainstream cinema wouldn't touch. Join Chuck and Josh as they explore the seedy underbelly of grindhouse flicks. See omnystudio.com/listener for priva…
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SYSK’s Summer Movie Playlist: The True Story of BlacKkKlansman
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In 2018, director Spike Lee brought the story of Ron Stallworth to the big screen to great effect. Today, Josh and Chuck discuss the true story behind the Oscar nominated film. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By iHeartPodcasts
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SYSK’s Summer Movie Playlist: Why was Titicut Follies banned?
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Titicut Follies is a documentary made famous by its banning. But why was it banned? And what was it even about? Listen in to learn all you need to know about this infamous doc. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By iHeartPodcasts
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Sunset Blvd is a long road, but is most known for the 1.7 mile stretch called The Sunset Strip. But it's much more than that. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By iHeartPodcasts
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The Oedipus complex is probably Sigmund Freud’s most famous theory – that every little boy or girl goes through a phase where they want to kill one parent and, well, do things with the other. Good thing Freud just made it up. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By iHeartPodcasts
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During Vietnam, the U.S. lowered the IQ standards for the draft in order to bulk up their front lines. This put thousands of men in harm's way and was a complete disaster. It was called project 100,000. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By iHeartPodcasts
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Selects: The Great Nuclear Winter Debate of 1983
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At the height of the Cold War, a group of concerned scientists promoted their findings on the horrific aftereffects of nuclear war and were accused of fearmongering. But were they right after all? Learn all about the debate and its context in this classic episode. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…
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The story of the Zizians is an unusual one. Are they a cult? Or are they simply a group who wants a better world? And why have six deaths in three states been linked to them? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By iHeartPodcasts
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How long was the shortest war in human history? Under an hour. Hard to believe? Not when you hear the story. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By iHeartPodcasts
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When England privatized its commons – lands that by custom belonged to all English to work and support themselves for centuries – it began the modern era, industrialization, wage labor, industrialization, or all of those things and more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By iHeartPodcasts
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Most people have heard of the story of Kitty Genovese. She was murdered near her apartment in 1964 and her neighbors didn't do much to help. It caused a nationwide outcry, but the story has often been misrepresented. In this classic episode, we set the record straight. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…
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Are anacondas big? For sure. Are they able to crush and consume a human? Maybe, but thankfully they don't really do that. Don't believe everything you see in the movies. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By iHeartPodcasts
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Short Stuff: Andrew Jackson's Inauguration
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Wild stories about a crazy party after Andrew Jackson's inauguration have been around since the weeks after it went down. But how wild was it really? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By iHeartPodcasts
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All those to-go cups and food containers aren’t actually Styrofoam but those cups and Styrofoam are both forms of foam polystyrene, one of the rare materials that isn’t biodegradable. Which is a problem, because we make – and throw away – so much of it. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…
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