Best Dirk Marshall Podcasts (2025)

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Ep. 159: Caged Terror featuring Dan Gorman 1:24:55

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It is with a heavy heart dear listener, that we bestow upon you the last flick of #VIDtober 2. It has been quite a ride, eh? From kids' films to political thrillers to comedies to horror? Documentary? Nature film? We do our best to sort it out. Joining us for this outdoorsy nature thriller is none other than our return guest Dan Gorman! You will re…

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Ep. 158: Mr. Nice Guy 54:33

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We've hit a lot of different (Canadian) genres in #VIDtober 2: kids film, thriller, horror, and now, comedy? Yes, comedy! 1987's MR. NICE GUY is the type of (Canadian) 80's comedy we haven't seen since THE FUNNY FARM (not that FUNNY FARM)! Literally, since star Mike McDonald (not that Mike McDonald) and co-writer Mark Breslin are both in that movie…

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season 21 Finale : Rock-a-Doodle (Feat. Mick Cassidy) 1:27:10

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Find Mick: https://metalmongrol.bigcartel.com Find us: https://www.vh-us.comBy Dirk Marshall, Mick Cassidy

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Ep. 157: Playgirl Killer featuring Doug Tilley 1:25:49

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We continue with #VIDtober 2, where we explore the Canadian movies released by New World Video with an important Canadian film: 1967's PLAYGIRL KILLER! The first Canadian horror movie made in color shares a good amount of DNA with Herschel Gordon Lewis' BLOOD FEAST and TWO THOUSAND MANIACS! and also doesn't share some DNA too! Most prominently is a…

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20 Horror Movie Recommendations !!! 1:19:27

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Find Erin: https://www.instagram.com/manicmoviemondaypodcast/?hl=en Find Bryan: https://www.youtube.com/@galactoidgaming Find Shawn: https://cultfilmclub.comBy Erin Dawn, Bryan Hobein, Shawn Robare, Dirk Marshall

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Ep 156: Keeping Track featuring Jessica Young 1:40:11

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Jessica Young joins us for a #VIDtober deep cut as we discuss the espionage/thriller/romantic comedy, 1986's KEEPING TRACK. This movie stars Margo Kidder (SUPERMAN, THE AMITYVILLE HORROR) as Claire, a lady banker thrust into a world of genetically modified computer chips and government conspiracies when all she really wants to do is sell trains. Yo…

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THE STUFF (Re-Release of our first episode!) 1:08:53

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By Heather Arndt Anderson, Dirk Marshall

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Corman Graduates: Jack Hill Part 5: The Swinging Cheerleaders and Switchblade Sisters with Nathaniel Thompson 1:15:05

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Our Corman Graduates series on exploitation filmmaker Jack Hill continues as we move on from Jack's American International Pictures days of COFFY and FOXY BROWN and move on to the next phase of his career, which gets a little help from Corman's New World Pictures staff, as he moves on to 1974's THE SWINGING CHEERLEADERS and 1975's SWITCHBLADE SISTE…

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AMP - Ep 26: Breakin' with Lydia Bugg 1:23:35

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Before there was Jedi Party, Turbo and Ozone were out there settling all their grievances through the power of dance. Guest Lydia Bugg watches Breakin' for the first time and now has several street names to show for it.By Auralnauts

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Cocaine Bear ( Feat. Sean O'Conner ) 1:22:15

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Find Sean: https://www.instagram.com/seanoconnz/?hl=en Find us: https://www.vh-us.comBy Sean O'Conner, Dirk Marshall

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Ep 155: The Dog Who Stopped the War Featuring Dirk Marshall 1:30:34

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Dirk Marshall from the VH US podcast joins us to bring back #VIDtober. We are kicking things off with 1984's THE DOG WHO STOPPED THE WAR. Part of the Tales for All series that also brought you THE GREAT LAND OF SMALL, THE DOG WHO STOPPED THE WAR is considered a classic in Quebec, Canada. It was the highest grossing movie in Canada in 1985 and, upon…

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Transformers : The Movie VS GoBots : Battle Of The Rock Lords (feat. Shawn Robare and JL Watkins) 1:19:27

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Find JL: He's out there somewhere, beyond the stars! Find Shawn : https://plasticrocketpop.com Find us: https://vhuspodcast.threadless.com https://www.patreon.com/c/vhus https://letterboxd.com/DirkMarshall/By wordburglar, JL Watkins, Dirk Marshall, Shawn Robare

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Ep 154: The Oldest Profession featuring Ali Davis 1:17:42

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As we close out #SEXtember 3: Ménage a Trois we were not expecting this kind of surprise. When Erica chose 1967's THE OLDEST PROFESSION based on the New World Video artwork, she had no idea we were about to watch an European-made sex comedy anthology! And when things get weird with New World movies, there's one person we have to call: comedian and …

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AMP - Ep 25: Clown with Jordan D. White 1:15:50

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From the makers of Spider-Man: Homecoming and Star Wars: Skeleton Crew comes...CLOWN, a body horror nightmare about a loving father's gruesome transformation into a demonic childrens' entertainer. Suggested by today's guest, Marvel Comics senior editor Jordan D. White!By Auralnauts

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Season 21 : Episode 6 : A Colt Is My Passport with guest Preston Mitchell 1:09:34

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Find Preston: https://letterboxd.com/presto_mitch/ Find us: https://www.vh-us.comBy person mitchell, dirk marshall

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Nearly New World: Streetwalkin' 57:24

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It's another sexy, sexy entry into #Sextember 3: Ménage a Trois. We are talking about 1985's STREETWALKIN'. STREETWALKIN' was made by Roger Corman's Concorde Pictures during a time he thought he was making movies for New World Pictures. Directed by Joan Freeman and stars Melissa Leo (THE FIGHTER) and Dale Midkiff (PET SEMETARY). STREETWALKIN' follo…

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Season 21: Episode 5 : Top 3 Andy Sidaris Movies with guest Mark Mahoney 1:03:27

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Find Mark: Nope Find us: https://www.vh-us.com https://vhuspodcast.threadless.comBy mark mahoney, dirk marshall

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Ep. 153: They're Playing With Fire 1:10:58

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When the leaves start to fall, and the summer temperatures goes down, you know what that means: #Sextember! Three years in to exploring the sexploitation movies released by New World Pictures, we start #Sextember 3: Ménage a Trois with 1984's THEY'RE PLAYING WITH FIRE. Starring Sybil Danning (BATTLE BEYOND THE STARS, REFORM SCHOOL GIRLS) as a colle…

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AMP - Ep 24: Priest with Robert Brockway 1:48:06

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New series coming at you, Tubi Tuesday. Tubi has become the modern day cable movie channel, suggesting only the raddest movies that no one would ever think to watch. First up is 2011's Priest with Paul Bettany. Since this is an Equilibrium clone, we bring in top Kurt Wimmer expert Robert Brockway to judge Priest's Wimmness.…

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Season 21 : Episode 4 - 5 Horror Movie Moments (Feat. Annalisa of Lowbrow Antics ) 1:05:46

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Find Anallisa: https://lowbrowantics.com Find us: https://www.vh-us.comBy Annalisa, Dirk Marshall

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Bonus Episode: Interview Part 1 with director Fritz Kiersch (UNDER THE BOARDWALK, TUFF TURF, WINNERS TAKE ALL) 47:20

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We end #HAHAugust 2: Double Take with a bucket list guest: director Fritz Kiersch, one of the important directors of the second New World Pictures era, helming CHILDREN OF THE CORN to TUFF TURF, and lastly, UNDER THE BOARDWALK. This is really a 2-part interview, with this being the second half, but, since we're releasing it first, so it's actually …

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Season 21 : Episode 3 -Top 5 movies based on comic books (feat. Leila Del Duca ) 57:45

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Find Leila: https://www.leiladelduca.net Find us: vh-us.comBy Leila del duca, dirk marshall

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Ep. 152: Under the Boardwalk featuring Justin Grams 1:20:26

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We continue HAHAugust 2: Double Take with an extremely underseen gem from the New World catalog, the Los Angeles set surf dramedy UNDER THE BOARDWALK, directed by Fritz Kiersch (CHILDREN OF THE CORN, TUFF TURF). Originally set to be released in 1988, New World eventually put this out at the same time as HEATHERS, the final two theatrical releases f…

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Season 21: Episode 2 - Faust Love Of The Damned (with Ryan Gowland and Patrick Vicious) 1:17:51

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Find Ryan: https://www.newworldpicturespodcast.com Find Patrick: https://x.com/chainsawsclaws Find us: vh-us.com Call or text us at 503-395-8858By Patrick vicious, dirk marshall, Ryan gowland

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AMP - Ep 23: New Crime City with Star Wars Explained's Alex Damon 1:10:13

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In 2020, Anthony Ricks is tasked by a despotic U.S. President with entering Los Angeles - now an autonomous island prison - and recovering a doomsday device stolen by maniacal gang leader Ironhead. If that sounds familiar, it's because it's the literally plot of Escape from LA with three keyword replacements. Alex Damon from Star Wars Explained wil…

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Ep. 151: Jimmy the Kid 1:26:23

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We are kicking off HAHAugust 2: Double Take with 1982's "a guy in a dress is always funny" comedy, JIMMY THE KID starring Gary Coleman (ON THE RIGHT TRACK, DIFF'RENT STROKES), Paul Le Mat (AMERICAN GRAFFITI, PUPPET MASTER), Cleavon Little (BLAZING SADDLES, FLETCH LIVES) and Dee Wallace (ET, THE HOWLING). To say they're the stars without also mentio…

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Season 21: Episode 1 - Robo Warriors ( Feat. Zak Koonce ) 1:23:48

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Find Zach: https://auralnauts.myspreadshop.com https://www.youtube.com/@Auralnauts Find Dirk: https://vhuspodcast.threadless.com https://www.vh-us.comBy Zach Koonce, Dirk Marshall

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Corman Graduates: Jack Hill Part 4: Coffy and Foxy Brown with Odie Henderson 1:27:02

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We continue our series on exploitation filmmaker Jack Hill with special guest Odie Henderson, columnist for the Boston Globe and the author of Black Caesars and Foxy Cleopatras. In this episode, we move away from Jack's New World era to his time working for American International Pictures directing 1973's COFFY and 1974's FOXY BROWN, two of Hill's …

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AMP - Ep 22: Shootfighter with Merrit K and Secret Guest 1:32:30

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In the wonderful land of 1993, true martial artists still held hope that one day their skills would be put to the test against a variety of gimmicky opponents. The protagonists of Shootfighter get more than they bargained for when some of those gimmicks include ripping out human hearts with their bare hands.…

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Bonus Episode: Interview with director Brian Trenchard-Smith (ESCAPE 2000/TURKEY SHOOT, DEAD END DRIVE-IN) 50:38

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A lot has happened over #SciFiJuly Presents: Dystopian Summer 2: Dystopian HARDER. For one, we celebrated our 150th New World Pictures title with ESCAPE 2000 aka TURKEY SHOOT and now we close out the month with an interview with the film's director, Brian Trenchard-Smith, who returns to the show! We get into the beginnings of Brian's career and wha…

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Ep. 150: Escape 2000 aka Turkey Shoot featuring Austin Trunick 1:42:37

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We celebrate the end of #SciFiJuly Presents: Dystopian Summer 2: Dystopian HARDER and our 150th New World Pictures title with director Brian Trenchard-Smith's ozploitation classic ESCAPE 2000. Or, as it was originally titled, TURKEY SHOOT. Joining us for this episode is returning guest and Cannon Film Guide author Austin Trunick! How does this comp…

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Season 20: Episode 8- SNATCHERS (feat. Tara Hall ) 1:10:24

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We end season 20 with one of Dirk's favorite horror comedies: Snatchers (2019.) Our guest is Tara Hall. You might remember Tara from our episode on the film The Unborn 2. Well with this episode we continue our "mother's in horror" series. We both clearly enjoy this movie and we even play a fun game! Check it out!…

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Nearly New World: Wheels of Fire 51:36

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We are coming in hot (think wearing leather pants in the desert hot) for #SCI-FI-JULY Presents: Dystopian Summer 2: Dystopian HARDER. This week, we talk about WHEELS OF FIRE, a nearly New World movie directed by the famous/infamous Cirio H Santiago and starring Gary Watkins (Hunter), Laura Banks (Star Trek 2: The Wrath of Khan) and Lynda Wiesmeier …

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Season 20: Episode 7- JUDGE AND JURY (feat. Ryan Gowland) 2:10:34

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Find Ryan: https://newworldpicturespodcast.com Find us: vh-us.comBy Ryan gowland, dirk marshall

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Season 20: Episode 6- Raw Force with Robert Brockway 1:12:14

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We welcome back Robert Brockway ( 1-900-HotDogg) to talk about RAW FORCE! Which is either the best movie you've seen or the best movie you haven't seen, either way check this out!By Robert Brockway, 1900hotdog, dirk marshall

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Bonus Episode: Interview with Jeff Schechtman (PIRANHA, PIRANHA II: THE SPAWNING, BODY ROCK) 1:06:19

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Producer and former New World Pictures Senior Vice President of Production Jeff Schechtman joins us to talk about his career at New World, starting with 1978's PIRANHA and into the post-Roger Corman era where he also producer 1984's BODY ROCK! From starting out as an Assistant to the Producers on projects like TRUCK TURNER, BLACK BELT JONES, and EN…

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Season 20: Episode 5 - Virtual Video Store with Matt Bledsoe, Lindsay Wilkins, and Carmelita Valdez McKoy 1:45:13

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Find Carmelita: https://letterboxd.com/carmelitasays/ Find Lindsay: https://letterboxd.com/readandgeek/ Find Matt: https://letterboxd.com/mattbled87/ Find Dirk: https://letterboxd.com/DirkMarshall/By matt bledsoe, carmelita Valdez mckoy, dirk marshall, Lindsay wilkins, schlock and awe podcast, film feast podcast

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Ep. 149: Firecracker featuring Chris Iannacone 1:27:48

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We close out #JuneBOOM with 1981's FIRECRACKER, advertised by New World to be "the first erotic martial arts thriller." How true is this statement? And is the film erotic enough in the way that middle aged folks would like? We examine with the help of Get Me Another Podcast co-host Chris Iannacone, who also watched New World's TNT JACKSON, a movie …

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Season 20: Episode 4 - Celia (Child of Terror) with Sarah Marshall and Carmelita Valdez McKoy 1:14:29

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Find Sarah Marshall: marshallshautesauce.com Find Camelita: https://x.com/CarmelitaSays https://letterboxd.com/carmelitasays/ Find Dirk: https://letterboxd.com/DirkMarshall/ https://vhuspodcast.threadless.comBy Sarah Marshall, Dirk Marshall, Carmelita Valdez McKoy

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AMP - Episode 21: Steel Frontier with Dirk Marshall 1:21:39

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Get ready for the grim and gritty apocalyptic world of 2019! It's Steel Frontier, the little known Road Warrior "inspired" film that boldly asks "what if everyone in the apocalypse agreed to be cowboys again?" Featuring our friend Dirk Marshall from the VH-US podcastBy Auralnauts

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Corman Graduates: Jack Hill Part 3 with Elijah Drenner 1:33:09

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In our continuing series on exploitation filmmaker Jack Hill, director Elijah Drenner (THAT GUY DICK MILLER, AMERICAN GRINDHOUSE) joins us to discuss Jack's women-in-prison films he made for Roger Corman's New World Pictures: THE BIG DOLL HOUSE and THE BIG BIRD CAGE. With 20 years of experience making featurettes and extras for Blu-rays and DVDs (i…

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Season 20: Episode 3 - An interview with Eric Powell of 16volt 1:24:36

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16volt.com vh-us.comBy Eric powell, Dirk Marshall

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Ep.148: Stand Alone featuring Ryan Verrill 1:31:13

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We're kicking off #JuneBOOM with a cap gun as we bravely tackle 1985’s STAND ALONE, a movie that dares to ask: what if DEATH WISH had a smaller budget, barely any action, and Charles Durning hanging around a diner for 90 minutes? STAND ALONE stars Charles Durning as Louis Thibadeau (a name you will hear repeated too many times in this film) as a fo…

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Season 20: Episode 2- Exploitation Films ( feat. Heather Drain , Rodney Anonymous , & Scooter McRae ) 2:04:27

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Find Scooter: https://soundcloud.com/scootermccrae https://www.facebook.com/scooter.mccrae/ Find Rodney: https://rodneyanonymous.com Find Heather: https://www.mondoheather.com Find Dirk: https://vhuspodcast.threadless.com https://www.patreon.com/c/vhus https://www.vh-us.comBy Heather Drain, Rodney Anonymous, Scooter McRae, Dirk Marshall

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AMP - Episode 20: Timecop with Seanbaby 1:14:06

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For today's "How has it Aged", we're traveling back to the past to talk about a movie that also travels back to the past. To do this, we bring in the one man most qualified to speak on it, because he named his daughter after it. It's Timecop with father of Timecop, Seanbaby.By Auralnauts

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Bonus Episode: Interview with Editor Daniel Gross (UNDER THE BOARDWALK, THE ANNIHILATORS) 1:13:13

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One of the biggest inflection points for New World Pictures was when Roger Corman bought a former lumberyard and turned it into a studio to shoot BATTLE BEYOND THE STARS, which jumpstarted many careers from James Cameron to this week's guest, editor Daniel Gross! Daniel may have started with New World on BATTLE, but he went on to work on New World …

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Season 20: Episode 1- Necronomicon (feat. Zak Koonce) 1:27:07

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Find Zak: https://www.auralnauts.com https://www.youtube.com/@Auralnauts Find Dirk: https://www.youtube.com/@VH_USPodcast https://www.vh-us.com https://www.threadless.com/shop/@vhuspodcast https://www.patreon.com/c/vhusBy zak koonce, dirk marshall

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Audio Commentary: The Death of the Incredible Hulk 1:34:38

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We close out Marc’s Miserable Marvelous May 3: Très Misérables with an audio commentary that lets us revisit 1990's THE DEATH OF THE INCREDIBLE HULK, the third and final of the INCREDIBLE HULK TV movies produced by New World. Directed by and starring Bill Bixby, we once again see David Banner attempting to rid himself of the Hulk monster within him…

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Psycho Goreman (Featuring Psycho Goreman ) *Revisited 6:52

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This episode is a re-release of our Psycho Goreman episode. Written by host Dirk Marshall. The script was approved by the creator of Psycho Goreman, Steven Kostanski. It features the voice of Psycho Goreman, Steve Vhahos, along side Dirk Marshall and the podcast episode producer, JL Watkins. Enjoy!By Dirk Marshall

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Corman Graduates: Jack Hill Part 2 with Elle Schneider 1:33:25

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For our second episode in the "Corman Graduates: Jack Hill" series, we talk with director, writer and cinematography, Elle Schneider (THE FOOD THAT BUILT AMERICA, PLEDGE NIGHT: AN INTERVIEW WITH ROGER CORMAN, BLISS BLUE, THAT GUY DICK MILLER), about Jack Hill's MONDO KEYHOLE and PIT STOP. In addition to being friends with Dick Miller and interviewi…