It's November, everyone! By now, you've no doubt been asked if you've voted and then asked if you voted for the people others want you to vote for. In celebration of this time-honored tradition of hating each other because someone picked the wrong overlords to exploit us, we will be tackling politics all month long. However, we will start the month with a Political Rewind episode. We flash back to 2023 and the very end of Fright Fest V for a look at a double feature of political horror, focusing on the enforcement arm of the government: the military. For that, we checked out Deathwatch and Day of the Dead. As we advance, we will have brand-new political movie pitch episodes. For now, enjoy the flashback!

We are back with one more episode, which happens when you have 5 Fridays in a month, to give our final thoughts on our annual celebration of all things horror.  We make some predictions on the future of horror movies, share some of our favorite spooky season songs and albums and we round it out with a little horror movie cast trivia. Happy Halloween everyone!

G'day mates! Live from our hometown somewhere Down Under, we are bringing you the final movie review of Fright Fest 7, as we tackle a horror-comedy from directing duo Colin and Cameron Cairnes, 100 Bloody Acres! This one checks all the boxes: 1970s and 80s Aussie country music? Check! Meat Grinder? Check! Vulnerable Young People? Check! Menacing Country Folks? Check! Drugs? Sexual Tension? Potassium? Unexpected Oral Sex? Check! Check! Check! Check!

Our first movie review for Fright Fest 7 is coming in hot! We are tackling the 1991 "final" installment of the Nightmare on Elm Street franchise, Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare. Of course, it wasn't nearly the final nightmare, and it won't be until the rights holders die! Like most horror franchises with increasing installments, the latter ones get sillier and sillier, and this one is no exception. Despite its silliness, does Freddy deliver his usual violent delights and biting one-liners? You better believe it, BITCH!

Our second installment of this year's Fright Fest examines two good (and GREAT!) examples of how horror comedies work on TV and one misguided attempt at blending the genres. We start with a trip deep into millennial nostalgia with a look at two episodes of The X-Files. We start with "Jose Chung's 'From Outer Space'" and wrap up with "Bad Blood." Then, we examine the first four episodes of the short-lived, a little too wonky, horror-comedy series Ghosted, and figure out why it came and went with little more than a whimper.    

Welcome back to a new month and theme, the best month and theme of the year: IT'S FRIGHT FEST, BABY! October is upon us, and we are going balls to the wall with our annual dive into all things horror. Last year was a landmark Fright Fest as we dissected Satan's place in the horror genre. This year, we are turning up the laughs, along with the screams, as we make our foray into the blended genre of Horror Comedies. Before we get into any reviews or breakdowns of specific movies or shows, we'll start with an intro course on this unique genre's technical specs. Pencils ready?

Our final episode for Sports September has arrived, and we are discussing how a good sports movie and a good sports TV show differ in many ways. Plus, the hierarchy of power in the sports entertainment universe is about to be ranked. (<--Deep cut jokes, if you're into that kinda stuff.) We introduce our definitive hierarchy of which sports are the best to make movies about.  Finally, we end with a Top 5 Sports Stories That Should Be a Movie or TV Show.

No new episode this week. Sorry folks. HOWEVA! We are cranking up the wayback machine to an episode from 2022 in which the infamous sports talk radio duo Smoke and The Big Freeze brought their hosting flair to our humble podcast with the first-ever installment of Over The Line. Enjoy it, loosahs!

We move into our next Sports September episode and are heading to the bullpen for a little help from a tall, lanky right-hander. That's right...Chemma is back! We are experimenting with the format by seeing who is the most knowledgeable by playing extraordinarily random sports trivia. May the best man win!

We are jumping feet first into Sports September by cranking the temperature DOWN on a few hot takes that have been making the rounds in the sports discourse. Naturally, we had to have our own hot take, which you can also pick apart. You're welcome!

Game Show Month is coming to an end with our final movie review, this time a look at the dramatization of the real-life Press Your Luck scandal, The Luckiest Man in America! We discuss how scheming, unemployed ice cream truck driver Michael Larson took the Press Your Luck producers and CBS executives for the largest single-day winnings haul in game show history in 1984. We also investigate the real man and fictional portrayal behind the scandal and find that it's no surprise that Larson finally figured out a way to game the system, something he tried doing his whole life. Quick question: Is it cheating if you know exactly how the game works?  

We are bouncing through Game Show Month like a Plinko chip and landing squarely on...our first movie review of the month! We are heating up the trivia game with Awkwafina, Sandra Oh, Will Ferrell and more as we dive into the world of introverts and trivia game shows as we review Quiz Lady (2023). Honestly, this would be a perfect circle if it were a Venn Diagram. Don't give your dog a stupid name and most importantly, don't shit in any holes!

We're taking a closer look at the scandals that shaped game show history—from minor controversies that caused a stir to explosive revelations that completely transformed the industry. These pivotal moments didn't just make headlines; they rewrote the rules and gave birth to the modern game show format we know today. Also, there's a serial killer in this episode! Didn't see that one coming, did you!

Hello everybody and welcome to...The $64,000 Podcast! That's right all you fabulous folks out there in TV land, we are doing a month-long celebration of a staple in American households for over 70 years: the game show! We start with some trivia for all of you out there and then dive right into some game show firsts, some personal experiences, and even a bit of game theory and probability problems from some famous game shows. Please ring in when you're ready to listen. 

Our final Summer Break episode has arrived. Chemma is back on board to help us determine which episodes need a continuation. Which of our incredibly deep and insightful episodes was bursting with so much information that there was no way we could not make a sequel? Probably none of them, but we sure as heck won't let that stop us from coming up with a pair of solid top-four lists for you anyway.

Chemma returns for the third installment of our Summer Break Top 4s. This time, we are discussing exactly what the title says: The most important pieces of pop culture in our lifetimes. With only a few ideas to guide us, we determine what is most important to us and what is most important to the pop culture zeitgeist. Join us as we take you into some pretty surprising pop culture properties.  

We are back with another Top 4, this time we'll be looking at some classic songs that owe a major debt to...other classic songs.  We're charting four songs that sampled other songs across genres and decades to create unique modern classics, some of which might be considered all-time greats in their respective genres. Jump in and count down with us! 

We are back! And it's summer break! We usually take some time off and play a few classic episodes, but instead, we're giving the people what they want: money fresh new episodes! We are doing a month of listicle minisodes and ranking our choices. The number crunchers say people love it when you rank stuff, so we're ranking stuff! First up: Media properties that should have been TV shows.

Our final episode for Half-Baked June is coming at you piping hot! We made it just under the wire on the final day of June. For this month's finale, we are talking about Artificial Intelligence and its growing influence in the more "human" aspects of humanity: personal relationships, art, and entertainment, among others. We also let AI run wild and create some stories for us based on Nested Narratives (aka stories-within-stories). Of course, we revisit the greatest sci-fi film that never was, Dark Matter—this time with an AI twist.  Did I mention there's voice acting? THERE'S VOICE ACTING, BABY!

Do you think our entertainment media is getting worse? Does it feel like you're seeing the same thing over and over and over again? Do you think AI might be controlling the internet? The answer is yes to all of it! Jump in and explore the uniquely terrible system that rewards minimal effort and creativity: The Derivatocracy!