Best Swimmers Ear Podcasts (2025)

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The Swimmer (1968) 1:41:23

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19d ago1:41:23

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THE SWIMMER (1968) We dive deep in to The Swimmer and discuss and analyze, maybe just a little bit the glorious film directed by Frank Perry, based on a screenplay by Eleanor Perry, from the 12 page short story by John Cheever. "Well-off ad man Ned Merrill (Burt Lancaster) is visiting a friend when he notices the abundance of backyard pools that po…

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B.R.B 13:28

1M ago13:28

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Greetings from the graveyard! You may or may not have heard on a recent episode of Death By DVD that your favorite show will unfortunately be taking a break to move. The bad news is there will not be new episodes for a while but the good news is that Death By DVD studios is getting an upgrade so we can bring you bigger and better shows. Hear this n…

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Death By DVD's Sweet 16th Birthday special 46:17

3M ago46:17

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On this fresh from the grave episode we celebrate 16 years of DEATH BY DVD. Founded in July of 2009, Death By DVD has produced hundreds of episodes in the 16 years of its existence and to celebrate our 16th anniversary we have a special announcement to make concerning the fate and future of this very show. If you're reading this I would like to tha…

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Death By DVD Presents : Christopher Bickel And His Mission Of Light 1:25:34

3M ago1:25:34

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CHRISTOPHER BICKEL, underground filmmaker, punk rocker and artist joins Death By DVD to discuss their most recent film PATER NOSTER AND THE MISSION OF LIGHT, why they make movies, art and MORE on this fresh from the grave episode celebrating all things Christopher Bickel. We have been very luck to have had Mr. Bickel on Death By DVD previously, and…

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The Persistent Consumerism of Mother's Day, The Movie. Not the Holiday. 1:20:54

5M ago1:20:54

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The persistent consumerism of Mother's Day, the movie, not the holiday....Then again.. MOTHER'S DAY (1980) by Charles Kaufman discussed on this fresh from the grave episode of Death By DVD featuring Death By DVD's original hosts! We dive into the classic slashic (but is it really?) from Troma Entertainments CEO, the wonderful Lloyd Kaufman's brothe…

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Nuclear Narcotics : Death By DVD Does CLASS OF NUKE EM HIGH 1:31:59

5M ago1:31:59

1:31:59

On this atomic episode of DEATH BY DVD we are talking NUCLEAR NARCOTICS! Beautiful radiated NUCLEAR NARCOTICS! To celebrate 4/20 Death By DVD does CLASS OF NUKE EM HIGH, the classic Troma masterpiece directed by Lloyd Kaufman & Richard W. Haines. What is CLASS OF NUKE EM HIGH about, you ask? Well, it's about the pupils at a TROMAVILLE HIGH, which u…

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The Munchies Episode : How Capitalism Single-Handedly Controls the Process of Art 1:04:42

5M ago1:04:42

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If you have got a wicked case of the munchies, boy howdy, do we have the perfect episode for you! MUNCHIES (1987) directed by Tina Hirsch and MUNCHIE (1992) directed by Jim Wynorski. It's a Roger Corman produced double feature celebrating 4/20 here on Death By DVD and we hope you tune in and light one up for this special fan request episode. Did yo…

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Death By DVD Presents : THE BLOOD WILL RUN - An interview with Alex Javo & Angelina Buzzelli 1:12:29

6M ago1:12:29

1:12:29

Death By DVD takes a bite out ofAMBROGIO : The First Vampire on this fresh from the grave episode! We have a real treat, the director, producers & stars of AMBROGIO : The First Vampire, Angelina Buzzelli & Alex Javo join me to discuss their new vampire epic and their careers as artists in general. This is a delightful episode filled with great indi…

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NOSFERA-WHO? It's Ambrogio! The First Vampire 43:23

6M ago43:23

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On this fresh from the grave episode of DEATH BY DVD we are talking about a movie that SUCKS. SUCKS blood, that is! Ambrogio : The First Vampire is a wonderful independent film shot entirely in Georgia and we are talking all things VAMPIRE on this episode. A brief history of vampire films and then we dive into all the glory that is AMBROGIO : The F…

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Ocean swimming... and ocean health 54:58

6M ago54:58

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Matthew England is Australia’s leading ocean modeller and the world’s foremost authority on the modelling of the Southern Ocean. And an ocean swimmer / surfer from way back! Matthew researches the future health of our oceans under pressures such as climate change and pollution. We also talked about the mysterious tar balls that washed up on Sydney …

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Death By DVD Presents : What's The Deal With Jeremy Berkowitz? 1:38:24

7M ago1:38:24

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DEATH BY DVD PRESENTS : What's The Deal With Jeremy Berkowitz? An Interview with Jeremy Berkowitz. On this fresh from the grave episode we are proud to bring filmmaker Jeremy Berkowitz to the graveyard to discuss their art! Jeremy is a tremendously talented writer, director and actor and their feature film debut SYDNEY was released early 2025 for a…

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Groundhogs Day 57:23

8M ago57:23

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IT'S GROUNDHOGS DAY! Groundhogs Day is an American tradition where a rodent decides the weather. Very similarly to how our country is run, a rodent sticks its head outside and the future is decided upon the sudden verdict. Groundhogs Day is also a beloved and celebrated classic comedy starring Bill Murray and directed by Harold Ramis. This movie is…

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New Years DEATH 31:06

9M ago31:06

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HAPPY NEW YEAR! 2025 is almost here and before 2024 comes to an end we here at Death By DVD wanted to pop in and wish you a happy new year and let you know about some of the new things coming to the graveyard in 2025! New guests, new episodes and more. The sky is the limit! Take a minute, or two, or thirty one and five seconds and join Death By DVD…

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Ocean swimming... in Sydney's ocean pools 23:26

10M ago23:26

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Justine Nolan, Director of the Australian Human Rights Institute at UNSW, has swum all 45 of Sydney's glorious ocean pools. Inspired by Places We Swim (have a listen back to our podcast ep with Caroline and Dillon), Justine journeyed across Sydney at the end of covid, enjoying our newfound freedoms, to explore one of Sydney's most unappreciated yet…

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Franky And His Pals 53:58

11M ago53:58

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It's a monster mash on this fresh from the grave episode of DEATH BY DVD all about FRANKY AND HIS PALS, directed by Gerald Cormier. What is Franky And His Pals, you ask? Well, let us copy and paste the write up from the official Severinfilms.com website where this movie is available to purchase, because we are to lazy to write something up ourselve…

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Seasons Of The Witch : THE SOUNDS OF SATAN - Death By DVD's 2024 Halloween Special 22:52

11M ago22:52

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HAPPY HALLOWEEN! On this episode we reach the end of our 2024 celebration of Halloween with THE SOUNDS OF SATAN! The music of Death By DVD and music inspired by Death By DVD will haunt your ears! We discuss 15 years of the sounds of Death By DVD and play you a tremendous track that will make your ears bleed recorded special just for Death By DVD by…

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Seasons Of The Witch : FRIGHTFUL FABLES TO FEAR AT NIGHT 1:04:01

11M ago1:04:01

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Seasons Of The Witch : Halloween's Of The Past continues with this episode originally from 2021! This was in fact the 2021 Halloween Special! Frightful Fables To Fear At Night is a collection of thrilling short stories read by Death By DVD's very own host, Harry-Scott Sullivan. Happy Halloween! We hope you have been enjoying these blast from the pa…

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Seasons Of The Witch : HUNTER JOHNSON & His Haunted World 1:36:05

11M ago1:36:05

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Seasons Of The Witch : Halloween's Of The Past continues with this episode originally from 2022. Filmmaker Hunter Johnson joins Death By DVD for the ultimate deep dive into their art! Learn all about the films Hunter Johnson has directed, written and acted in on this blast from the past episode celebrating Halloween 2024 with some of our greatest h…

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Seasons Of The Witch : HALLOWEEN 1978 - 2022 The Complete Film Series 3:57:39

11M ago3:57:39

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Seasons Of The Witch : Halloween's Of The Past continues with this episode originally from 2022. Death By DVD is joined by musician THE Linus Fitness-Centre and Justin Oberholtzer of the Watch/Skip+ podcast to discuss the ENTIRE Halloween series, 1978 - 2022, all the while ranking them as well! IT'S SO MUCH MICHAEL MYERS YOU'LL PUKE! This blast fro…

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Seasons Of The Witch : BLOOD FREAK & INVADERS FROM MARS 1:06:49

11M ago1:06:49

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Seasons Of The Witch : Halloweens Of Yesterday is the Death By DVD 2024 Halloween celebration. You may have heard recently that we will not have new episodes for a while - but somehow that has not stopped us from having new episodes! To celebrate the Season Of The Witch, we present to you remastered episodes from our Halloween Vault. Death By DVD h…

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Seasons Of The Witch : Halloween's Of Yesterday 11:56

11M ago11:56

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On the last episode of Death By DVD we had a major announcement to make. Now, on this episode, once more, we've got an announcement to make! Hear all about Death By DVD's 2024 Halloween treats on this brief commercial outlining all the horror coming to you, soon! Click play and hear the good word today! Need more Death? Hear my exclusive interview …

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I got somethin' to say 19:44

12M ago19:44

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I GOT SOMETHIN' TO SAY! Well, a coupla somethin's, really. A shocking update about Death By DVD, some sick Satanic sounds AND Pater Noster & The Mission Of Light discussed on this fresh from the grave episode that you really should hear. I'm workin' on something much bigger than this program and I tell you all about (what I can tell you) it, so qui…

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Death By DVD Presents : John Valley And The Art Of Independent Cinema 1:01:04

12M ago1:01:04

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I have a truly special episode for you, this time! Death By DVD proudly presents : John Valley And The Art Of Independent Cinema! Writer, director, actor (he does it all and more!) John Valley joins Death By DVD for a full episode exploring the art of John Valley, his film THE PIZZAGATE MASSACRE, the art of independent cinema, what it's like to mak…

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The Death King 1:19:18

1y ago1:19:18

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THE DEATH KING, better known as DER TODESKING discussed on this fresh from the grave episode of DEATH BY DVD. According to IMDB, this movie is about "Seven episodes, each taking place on a different day of the week, on the theme of suicide and violent death". Perhaps a bold statement from this show, DER TODESKING is a favorite movie of your faithfu…

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LEFT ONE ALIVE : A Death By DVD Exclusive First Look 55:47

1y ago55:47

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Since March of 2024 Death By DVD has been covering a movie called LEFT ONE ALIVE, written and directed by David Axe, shot and edited by Sarah Massey. Your faithful host was invited to the cast and crew premiere of this very movie, which you can tap here to read all about or check the link at the bottom of this page, and then in May of 2024 traveled…

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You've Got The Teeth Of The Hydra Upon You 1:46:37

1y ago1:46:37

1:46:37

DEATH BY DVD does LONGLEGS on this fresh from the grave episode featuring Death By DVD's original hosts, Harry-Scott Sullivan & I.Alexander Nash. LONGLEGS is a sweet Satanic film written and directed by Osgood Perkins and we are talking every angle of the movie on this episode. The whole shabang! Join us and The Man Downstairs for this brand new ep…

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Ocean swimming... and free diving 49:40

1y ago49:40

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Michaela Werner is free diver, who in 2023, set a new world record, becoming the first woman to swim 101 underwater laps of a 25-metre pool in an hour. Born in Slovakia, she moved to Australia at age 19 where she fell in love with freediving. Michaela can swim 200m underwater, can hold her breath for six minutes and is a qualified free-diving instr…

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Point Break : When Ex-Presidents Being Thieves Was Considered Outlandish 1:03:15

1y ago1:03:15

1:03:15

The surf is up on this fresh from the grave episode of Death By DVD. Originally recorded exclusively for Patreon, DEATH BY DVD does POINT BREAK! Death By DVD's original hosts, Harry-Scott Sullivan and I.Alexander Nash are back together for one of the most famous movies of all time! Time to get tubular and sit back and relax with this formerly Patre…

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Death By DVD's 15th Anniversary Special 1:15:01

1y ago1:15:01

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On July 9th 2009 Death By DVD was born. This episode marks 15 years of Death By DVD. For the last 15 years we have been delivering you the finest in cult, horror, exploitation, strange, lost, rare, unusual, horrifying and psychotronic films. With over 600 episodes in total, 240+ available now to hear and 15 years of existing, on this episode we cel…

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Death By DVD Presents SIX FEET UNDER : The Underground Art Of Christopher Bickel 42:32

1y ago42:32

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Join us down, down in the underground, SIX FEET UNDER! Death By DVD is proud to present SIX FEET UNDER : The Underground Art Of Christopher Bickel, an exclusive interview with underground auteur Christopher Bickel. Mr. Bickel's career spans multiple decades as a musician and now underground film director, beginning his career as a punk rock artist …

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Patty Hearst : American Princess 2:25:49

1+ y ago2:25:49

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For the first time, available now on this fresh from the grave episode of Death By DVD, we are proud to present the Patty Hearst series as one complete episode. Originally released as a 3 part series in 2021, now you can hear the whole Patty Hearst series which investigates the Paul Schrader movie, conveniently named Patty Hearst and the myth, lege…

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BAD GIRLS : Punk rock art from the heart 1:04:44

1+ y ago1:04:44

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We've got EXPLOITATION FEVER on this fresh from the grave episode. A brief history of exploitation and BAD GIRLS a modern blood soaked full throttle underground exploitation film by CHRISTOPHER BICKEL discussed on this killer new episode. HEAR IT NOW! HAVE YOU HEARD DEATH BY DVD GOES TO THE MOVIE? Hear the thrilling tale of your faithful host Harry…

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The scariest thing about losing your mind is finding it 55:56

1+ y ago55:56

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On this fresh from the grave episode episode the 2002 David Cronenberg film SPIDER is discussed as well as the 1990 novel written by Patrick McGrath of the same name. An episode that will remind you, really, reality is what you make it...Hear it now! HAVE YOU HEARD DEATH BY DVD GOES TO THE MOVIE? Hear the thrilling tale of your faithful host Harry-…

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DUCK! The Carbine High Massacre 1:11:17

1+ y ago1:11:17

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This fine episode of Death By DVD originally premiered on 4/20/2022 Do you know what 4/20 stands for? For a lot of folks it means BLAZE IT! Lets get high! And on 4/20, well, people get high! Boy do they get high. But 4/20 has another special meaning. On 4/20/1999 two young boys murdered 15 of their classmates with deadly weapons, a crime that would…

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Death By DVD Goes To The Movies : Part THREE 53:33

1+ y ago53:33

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Recently on Death By DVD you have heard your faithful host Harry Scott's adventure in movie going. Given the tremendous opportunity to travel to Augusta, Georgia to see the cast and crew premiere of a thrilling new independent horror movie called Left One Alive, your faithful host has made their adventure available for your listening displeasure! P…

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Death By DVD Goes To The Movies : Part TWO 1:00:11

1+ y ago1:00:11

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On the last episode of Death By DVD you heard the exciting beginning of Death By DVD goes to the movies. I was given a tremendous opportunity to travel to Augusta, Georgia to see the cast and crew premiere of a thrilling independent horror film called LEFT ONE ALIVE, written and directed by David Axe. Hear part two of my journey in movie going, now…

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Death By DVD Goes To The Movies : Part ONE 52:45

1+ y ago52:45

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We have something very special for you on this episode! Something never before done on Death By DVD! Our Host Harry-Scott got the incredible opportunity to travel to Augusta, Georgia to see the cast and crew premiere of an all new indie horror thriller called LEFT ONE ALIVE, written and directed by David Axe. Hear part one of your faithful hosts ad…

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COMING SOON : Death By DVD Goes To The Movies 7:38

1+ y ago7:38

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NEW EPISODES OF DEATH BY DVD ARE NOW AVAILABLE EVERY OTHER WEEK but, you can stick around and learn all about the exciting new episode that will be available NEXT WEEK on Death By DVD. Your host, Harry-Scott was invited out to see the premiere of an all new movie called LEFT ONE ALIVE, and you will learn all about it and more next week. Hear this e…

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Fright Night : Better than The Lost Boys 1:07:01

1+ y ago1:07:01

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FRIGHT NIGHT discussed on this fresh from the grave fan request episode! We got an e-mail from a cool cat named James who asked if we would do an episode on the cult classic 80's vampire movie FRIGHT NIGHT, and here it is in all it's glory! If there is a movie that you would like to hear discussed on Death By DVD, you can submit movies at www.death…

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The Pleasant Beach Tapes 22:29

1+ y ago22:29

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You may have heard that new episodes of Death By DVD are now available EVERY TWO WEEKS, but if you didn't hear that, well, listen to this episode to learn more about Death By DVD's schedule, Trailer Park, what the hell that is, and of course, THE PLEASANT BEACH TAPES! Did you know that you can watch episodes of DEATH BY DVD and much much more on th…

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Death By DVD Presents : The David Axe Experience 1:54:35

1+ y ago1:54:35

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On this fresh from the grave episode Death By DVD is very proud to present filmmaker David Axe! David joins the show to discuss his films, his art and much much more. This episode of Death By DVD is all about the absolute love and passion some fine folks have for the art of making movies. Hear all about the films David Axe makes and what it takes t…

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Death Schedule 12:50

1+ y ago12:50

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We have a special update for you on this episode concerning episodes of Death By DVD! Hear the horror now, so you always know what's going on in the graveyard! NEW EPISODES EVERY 2 WEEKS! Learn about it and more by clicking play NOW DEATH BY DVD NOW ON YOUTUBE : https://www.youtube.com/@DeathByDVD Did you know that you can watch episodes of DEATH B…

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Ocean swimming... and biomechanics 54:20

1+ y ago54:20

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Anthony Blazevich is a Professor of Biomechanics in the School of Medical and Health Sciences at Edith Cowan University. He is also the head of the Centre for Exercise and Sports Science Research, so is a fabulous person to talk to about biomechanics, body types and how our physiology affects our ability to move through water. Listen in to hear how…

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Create Or DIE 50:40

1+ y ago50:40

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We have something new for you on this fresh from the grave episode of Death By DVD. CREATE OR DIE, a 2024 independent documentary about independent film. On this episode we discuss the heartfelt and extremely poignant documentary by Sarah Massey that is all about the undying love, passion and commitment independent artist put into their films, spec…

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Nekromantik 2 : The Return Of The Loving Dead 1:14:06

1+ y ago1:14:06

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Join us in the graveyard for this fresh from the grave episode all about NEKROMANTIK 2 : The Return Of The Loving Dead, the sequel to the seminal 1988 romance film NEKROMANTIK, directed by Jörg Buttgereit, written by Jörg Buttgereit & Franz Rodenkirchen, starring Mark Reeder and Monika M. Feel the cold gooey embrace of love AND death, and hit play …

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Nekromantik : A Movie About Love 58:21

1+ y ago58:21

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It's time to celebrate love! Here at Death By DVD we thought we would celebrate love with a movie all about corpse fucking! NEKROMANTIK, 1988, directed by Jorg Buttgereit on this fresh from the grave episode of DEATH BY DVD. DEATH BY DVD ON YOUTUBE : https://www.youtube.com/@DeathByDVD Did you know that you can watch episodes of DEATH BY DVD and mu…

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Death By DVD's Trailer Park 14:02

1+ y ago14:02

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We have something exciting and brand new to announce on this episode of Death By DVD. Death By DVD's TRAILER PARK! An all new show from the weird minds behind Death By DVD. What exactly IS Death By DVD's Trailer Park? Well, you will just have to click play and hear the episode to learn more! Death By DVD, when watching is never enough : We here at …

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Antropophagus : A Movie With Guts 1:03:09

1+ y ago1:03:09

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On this episode we have a real treat for you! A feast of a movie all about flesh eating and despair! It's the classic 1980 exploitation flick Antropophagus by the great Joe D'amato. We get into all the gory details on this episode that will leave you hungry for more! Or at least for a sausage. Maybe even a baby. Hear it now and let the horror into …

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Dark Star or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb 1:12:36

1+ y ago1:12:36

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On this episode we drift through the depths of the galaxy looking for planets to destroy, beach ball aliens to fight, the wild concept of phenomenology to ponder, sentient bombs to argue with, and all this while OUT of toilet paper! We're talking about John Carpenters 1974 DARK STAR, written by Carpenter and Dan O'Bannon, writer of Alien and direct…

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Who Shot Hank Pentalogy 2:47:00

1+ y ago2:47:00

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On this fresh from the grave episode of Death By DVD we bring WHO SHOT HANK back! Who Shot Hank is an all original audio drama about the horrific murder of the original host and co-founder of this very show, Hank The Worlds Greatest. Hank was murdered on new years eve 2021, and following his brutal death the haunting investigation would ROCK THE WO…