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Join Ben, Mikaela, and Steven as they review movies. The person who picks the movie and the genre that they have to choose from is decided by the roll of a die. The genres are action, drama, horror, musicals, animation, comedy, and fantasy/science fiction. In addition to reviews, we also interview people involved with the making of movies. We hope that you enjoy the variety that we are bringing to you, the listener.
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Fixing Chicago

Paul Bryan Roach

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Chicago, weighing in at 2.7 million souls, punches above its weight as a world-renowned city of Arts and Culture, Industry, Finance, Retail, Education, Architecture, Transportation, Politics, Healthcare, Science, Innovation, Dining, Tourism, Sports, and more. It is also notorious for over a century of violence, crime, and political irregularities. Add to that decades of generally low performance within the Chicago Public Schools, the persistent scourge of a drug culture and broken families, ...
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317 Star Pilot (1977) aka 2 + 5: Missione Hydra (1966) w/Mark Holmes Steven is joined by Mark Holmes to discuss the Italian science fiction that came out twice with different titles, 2 + 5 Missione Hydra (1966) and Star Pilot (1977). We hope that you enjoy our discussion. We would also suggest watching the movie first, because we do disagree about …
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View the Show Notes Page for This Episode Become a Member to Receive Exclusive Content Sign Up to Receive Peter’s Weekly Newsletter In this special episode of The Drive, Peter hosts a strength and conditioning roundtable with three experts in the field—Gabrielle Lyon, Jeff Cavaliere, and Mike Boyle. Together they explore why maintaining muscle mass…
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316 Compulsion (1959) w/Joshua Kennedy Steven and Joshua Kennedy continue their Orson Welles retrospective series with Compulsion! Back on episode 180, we covered Touch of Evil to launch the series. Joshua has directed numerous movies, including his Rondo nominated The Innsmouth School for Girls! Which is currently available on Amazon Prime. You ca…
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315 Puppet Master vs Demonic Toys w/Richard Chamberlain & Christopher Page Join Steven and Rich, co-host of the Classic Horrors Club Podcast, as we continue our journey through the Puppet Master films with the ninth installment, Puppet Master vs Demonic Toys! This time they are joined by podcaster extraordinaire, Christopher Page! Christopher is on…
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View the Show Notes Page for This Episode Become a Member to Receive Exclusive Content Sign Up to Receive Peter’s Weekly Newsletter In this “Ask Me Anything” (AMA) episode, Peter explores how to determine the right diet for yourself rather than searching for a universal “best” diet. He begins by laying out five non-negotiable criteria that any sust…
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View the Show Notes Page for This Episode Become a Member to Receive Exclusive Content Sign Up to Receive Peter’s Weekly Newsletter Edward Chang is a neurosurgeon, scientist, and a pioneering leader in functional neurosurgery and brain-computer interface technology, whose work spans the operating room, the research lab, and the engineering bench to…
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313 Hammerama 28 - Frankenstein Created Woman Welcome to Hammerama! Hammerama is a subsidiary series of the DieCast Movie Podcast. Please join Alistair Hughes and Steven Turek as they analyze the wonderful movies of Hammer Films, from opposite ends of the world! On this episode, we are joined by author and Hammer enthusiast Dominique Lamssies! Plea…
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View the Show Notes Page for This Episode Become a Member to Receive Exclusive Content Sign Up to Receive Peter’s Weekly Newsletter Stuart McGill is a distinguished professor emeritus at the University of Waterloo and the chief scientific officer at Backfitpro where he specializes in evaluating complex cases of lower back pain from across the globe…
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311 Fangs of the Living Dead or Malenka w/Matthew Kowalski Steven is joined by Matthew Kowalski to discuss 1969's Fangs of the Living Dead also known as Malenka! Matthew is a Professor of Modern Global History (specializing in cultural history). We hope that you enjoy this spirited and informative episode! Please send feedback to DieCastMoviePodcas…
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310 Mid-Atlantic Nostalgia Convention 2025 and Blues Brothers with Martin Grams Steven is joined on this episode by Martin Grams! We will be talking about the Mid-Atlantic Nostalgia Convention, from September 18 to 20, 2025. We will also be discussing the Blues Brothers (1980) too! For more information about convention go to ⁠https://www.midatlanti…
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View the Show Notes Page for This Episode Become a Member to Receive Exclusive Content Sign Up to Receive Peter’s Weekly Newsletter Josh Spitalnick is a clinical and research psychologist with expertise in treating a variety of anxiety conditions with cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) and other evidence-based approaches. In this episode, Josh unpa…
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309 Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1961) w/Jeff Clark Steven is joined by Jeff Clark to discuss 1961's Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea! Jeff runs the Cinema Forever Facebook group. If you enjoy movies, then I recommend joining this group. Please send feedback to [email protected] or leave us a message on our Facebook Page. Thanks for …
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308 Cave of the Living Dead/Night of the Vampires w/Scott Plissken Steven is joined by Scott Plissken to discuss Cave of the Living Dead, also known as Night of the Vampires. Scott runs two YouTube channels, Groovy Movies (Classic and not so classic movies, including Commander USA Groovy Movies) and Scott Records (Scott's videos visiting Filming Lo…
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View the Show Notes Page for This Episode Become a Member to Receive Exclusive Content Sign Up to Receive Peter’s Weekly Newsletter In this “Ask Me Anything” (AMA) episode, Peter explains how to evaluate sugar and its substitutes in the context of health. Peter explores the role of sweeteners in three common use-cases – beverages, protein supplemen…
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View the Show Notes Page for This Episode Become a Member to Receive Exclusive Content Sign Up to Receive Peter’s Weekly Newsletter Charles Duhigg is a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and best-selling author known for distilling complex neuroscience and psychology into practical strategies for behavior change, performance, and decision-making. In…
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View the Show Notes Page for This Episode Become a Member to Receive Exclusive Content Sign Up to Receive Peter’s Weekly Newsletter Eric Verdin is a physician-scientist and the CEO of the Buck Institute for Research on Aging whose career has centered on understanding how epigenetics, metabolism, and the immune system influence the aging process. In…
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304 Mr. Lobo Talks About Misunderstood Movies Steven is joined by Mr. Lobo to talk about what is a "misunderstood movie". Mr. Lobo is the host of the long running Cinema Insomnia! Mr. Lobo is a three-time award winning Horror Host including the Rondo Monster Kid Hall of Fame Award, The Horror Host Hall of Fame Award and The Forry Ackerman Lifetime …
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View the Show Notes Page for This Episode Become a Member to Receive Exclusive Content Sign Up to Receive Peter’s Weekly Newsletter In this quarterly podcast summary (QPS) episode, Peter summarizes his biggest takeaways from the last three months of guest interviews on the podcast. Peter shares key insights from his discussions with Paul Turek and …
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302 War of the Worlds 1953 w/Frederick Cooper Steven is joined by artist Frederick Cooper to discuss 1953's War of the Worlds! Frederick was very kind to allow us to use his artwork for this episode's thumbnail! Please go to his website to see more of his amazing artwork! The link is below. frederickcooperarts.com Please send feedback to DieCastMov…
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View the Show Notes Page for This Episode Become a Member to Receive Exclusive Content Sign Up to Receive Peter’s Weekly Newsletter Brian Kennedy is a renowned biologist, leader in aging research, and director of the Center for Healthy Longevity at the National University of Singapore. In this episode, Brian shares insights from ongoing human aging…
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View the Show Notes Page for This Episode Become a Member to Receive Exclusive Content Sign Up to Receive Peter’s Weekly Newsletter In this “Ask Me Anything” (AMA) episode, Peter addresses frequently requested topics, including brain health, exercise programming, and body composition. He explores the factors that influence dementia risk—including m…
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299 A Talk About Nosferatu and Dracula w/Stanley Stepanic Steven is joined on this episode by Professor Stanley Stepanic to discuss Dracula and Nosferatu from an historical perspective. We hope that you enjoy! Stanley Stepanic is an Associate Professor of Slavic Languages and Literatures at the University of Virginia. He received his MA and PhD fro…
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View the Show Notes Page for This Episode Become a Member to Receive Exclusive Content Sign Up to Receive Peter’s Weekly Newsletter In this episode from July 2022, Peter dives deep into the topic of bone health and explains why this is an important topic for everyone, from children to the elderly. He begins with an overview of bone mineral density,…
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297 The Battle of Algiers w/Matthew Kowalski Steven is joined by Matthew Kowalski to discuss 1966's The Battle of Algiers! Matthew is a Professor of Modern Global History (specializing in cultural history). We hope that you enjoy this spirited and informative episode! Please send feedback to [email protected] or leave us a message on ou…
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View the Show Notes Page for This Episode Become a Member to Receive Exclusive Content Sign Up to Receive Peter’s Weekly Newsletter Tanuj Nakra and Suzan Obagi, two leading experts in aesthetic medicine, join Peter to explore the science of facial aging and skin health as well as the responsibilities physicians face in the world of cosmetic procedu…
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296 Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind w/Daniel DelPurgatorio Steven is joined once again by Daniel DelPurgatorio! This time to discuss Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. We also talk about his new film, Marshmallow, now being available for streaming! Please go see the movie and support independent films! To see Daniel's short movies please …
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View the Show Notes Page for This Episode Become a Member to Receive Exclusive Content Sign Up to Receive Peter’s Weekly Newsletter BJ Miller, a hospice and palliative care physician, and Bridget Sumser, a licensed social worker specializing in serious illness and end-of-life care, join Peter to share insights from their decades of work supporting …
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