Best The Nerd Report Podcast Podcasts (2025)

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Bring Her Back (2025) - Cam's Pick! 1:07:10

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Welcome back to another Patreon Pick this July, Goons! Today, we are talking A24's Bring Her Back at the request of our long time Patreon member and good friend, Cam! The film premiered in May and was written and directed by the Phillippou brothers–the same duo who brought us the uber popular and highly successful first film, Talk to Me. The film s…

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69. Israel Killed my Mother Twice

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Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshackJournalist Ahmed Aldremly joined us from Gaza to discuss the latest massacres at the so-called Humanitarian Zones, Israel’s latest concentration camp plan, the daily search for food and to talk about his own experiences of the last 20+ months.The Prof Richard Murphy podcast is out now here:https://www.patr…

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Show # 573 Friends of the Show Chris, Chris and Terri Stop By to Talk Parks and Friendships 1:03:13

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Join us this week as Chris, Terri and Chris stop by the show to discuss Disney and Friendships. All three have been great friends of the show for so long. We talk about the friendships we've gained through the Disney Nerds Podcast. We had a great conversation and a fun show. Thanks for listening!By The Disney Nerds at www.Thedisneynerds.com

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1480. Gaza, Glastonbury and Cultural Capital with Lexi Alexander

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Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshackIt was an fantastic to be rejoined by Academy Award nominated filmmaker, former stuntwoman and fellow troublemaker, Lexi Alexander, to discuss the role of art, acts like Kneecap, Bob Vylan, the use and misuse of cultural capital and the distraction theatre that Govts use in order to not address the ongoing…

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1477. President Luke Ming Flanagan?

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Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshackIn this very special podcast Martin sits down with MEP Luke Ming Flanagan, in a place that is now dear to them both. This is a conversation about politics, the personal and potentially the presidency.That's far too much alliteration. Enjoy.The Prof Richard Murphy podcast is out now here:https://www.patreon…

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28 Years Later (For our dearest Gunn) 1:03:38

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Happy July! Summers hot and our Patreon members are HOTTER This month we are reviewing films requested by our lovely Patreon members. The Slashers crew—Mikey, Ade, and Lance—delve into Danny Boyle’s high-stakes sequel, 28 Years Later (by request of GUNN). Picking up decades after the original outbreak, the film brings fresh emotional depth through …

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68. My Guitar vs Genocide – Gaza’s Birdsong 38:20

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Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshackIn this PalCast, Yousef and Tony are joined from Gaza by musician, teacher and father, Ahmed Abu Amsha, to discuss his experience of the ongoing genocide and how he and some of his musician friends are using song as therapy for those carrying far too much trauma. A wonderful man who will light up your day.…

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1478. RTE points the blame at Revenue!

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Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshackIn this echo chamber podcast exclusive Martin chats with employment rights activist Matt McGranaghan about Martin and Joey’s big day out last Thursday at the WRC. Step behind the curtain and listen to how RTE, the State and Arthur Cox all got their asses handed to them by someone who knows that he has trut…

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1472. Looking for Love in all the Wrong Places – The Government’s Housing Plan 1:02:05

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Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshackFor weeks now we've seen housing experts, industry insiders and academics try and fail to make sense of the Government's new on/off housing plans. So in this podcast, housing expert and academic, Prof Lorcan Sirr, attempts (and fails) to decipher the chaos and put some shape on the entire crisis that has s…

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Slashers Podcast at Spooky Empire! 55:07

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It's our last Monday of the month, and you know what that means! We're talking all random things horror from upcoming news, as well as our time at Spooky Empire in Orlando, Florida! Hear about us meeting Lloyd Kaufman, Felissa Rose, the cast of Re-Animator and Jessica Rothe, as well as our run-ins with Simon Peg and Alex Vincent! We also got a TON …

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1476. Free Sarah McInerney!

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Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshackThe news keeps coming and it don't stop coming. In this member-only pod Martin explains in proper detail why even the highly paid broadcaster, Sarah McInerney is a victim of RTE’s rogue employment practices and then we look at the Leo Varadkar vs Keir Starmer, Kneecap situation, as well as some thoughts on…

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Tremors 3 (2001) 53:10

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🎙️ Slashers Podcast: “They Fart Now? Tremors 3: Back to Perfection (2001)” This week on Slashers Podcast, Mikey, Ade, and Lance head back to Perfection Valley to tackle Tremors 3: Back to Perfection—where the Graboids are mutating again, Burt Gummer is back with more firepower than ever, and yes… the Ass-Blasters have officially entered the chat. W…

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Show # 572 The State of the Show, Show. 31:31

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Hello and welcome back to the show. This week we take a look at the State of the Show and The Disney Nerds. We check-in with some updates and what the show, the Live show and the rest of the Disney Nerds are doing. Listen in as we begin our 12th year podcasting and look forward to sharing it with your guys. Check out the new website at https://thed…

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1470. Your Illegal Public Services Card 41:30

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Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack“In 2015, while at home looking after our new baby, my wife received a letter from the Department of Social Protection telling her that she needed to attend a social welfare office to be photographed for a Public Services Card or have her child benefit payment cut off.As she did not want to drag an infant …

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67. Gaza and the People vs Politics

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Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshackIn this PalCast, Yousef talks to Tony about the latest news and events in Gaza, the cost of famine, Israel funding a proxy militia and the hope that comes from even the seemingly failed people-led initiatives like the Freedom Flotilla and the Global March to Gaza.Liam Cunningham on Displaced in Gaza is out…

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Sinners 1:00:16

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Hey, Goons! Up next for our creature features in June is Ryan Coogler's box office smash hit, Sinners, starring Michael B. Jordan, Hailey Steinfeld, Miles Caton and Jack O'Connell. While this film is still in theatres, you can now stream it at the convenience of your own home, so please, please, please give this one a watch as there are spoilers ap…

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1471. Race Riots and a Lack of Leadership in Loyalism 47:43

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Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshackIt was a great pleasure to be rejoined in the shack by writer, commentator, activist and mammy, Elaine Crory. It’s just a pity that it was to discuss the (bullsh1t) “protect our women” race-riots that have taken place in Ballymena, Larne and in other parts of the North. Elaine breaks it down in her brillia…

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1469. The Global March to Gaza

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Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshackOn June 12th, 2025, people from around the world will participate in the Global March to Gaza, from Cairo to Rafah crossing marchtogaza.net, in an apolitical, peaceful, coordinated, civilian action, demanding immediate humanitarian intervention in Gaza. Joining us on the podcast are two of the remarkable p…

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66. PalCast in Belfast 24:08

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Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshackIn this very special PalCast, Yousef Aljamal, as part of his book tour is joined for the first time in-person ever by PalCast producer Tony Groves. They discuss the latest news from Gaza, the horrendously militaristic "humanitarian aid" program and the need for more action from civil society. The March to …

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1464. RTE’s Deliberate Dishonesty 26:16

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Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshackIn this episode Martin is joined by RTE worker Maebh Keary and his workers rights comrade, Matt McGranaghan to discuss RTE's latest day in the Oireachtas. Whilst there seems to be media consensus that they emerged unscathed, Maebh, Matt and Martin pick out some of the most interesting moments and go a litt…

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Ash (2025) 1:04:43

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In this episode of Slashers Podcast, Mikey, Ade, and Lance dive helmet-first into the 2025 sci-fi horror thriller Ash, the atmospheric slow-burn from Flying Lotus that’s equal parts psychological puzzle and bloody space opera. Join the gang as they break down the film’s themes, positives, and negatives.Is Ash a bold new entry in the sci-fi horror c…

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1467. Colonial Outcasts with Greg Stoker and Liam Cunningham 51:13

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Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshackOn this episode we are joined in the tortoise shack by activist, podcaster and former US army veteran, Greg Stoker and actor and activist Liam Cunningham to talk Gaza, the military industrial complex, the freedom flotilla and the intersectionality between all struggles for human rights and freedom. We also…

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1461. Not Everything is the Spanish Civil War, Eoghan 34:09

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Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshackIn this echo chamber pod Martin and Tony are joined by Madrid-based journalist Eoghan Gilmartin to discuss the huge power blackout in Spain, how it’s been weaponised by the far right, what impact it and similar events are having on politics and ask if the last lefty leader standing, Pedro Sanchez, can navi…

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65. Israel’s Deadly Humanitarian Aid Plan

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Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshackIn this PalCast hosts Yousef and Helena are joined by producer Tony to talk about the cruel and disastrous "aid plan", the ongoing genocide, the change in rhetoric from some western leaders and why even in a week of unbearably devastating news there are some reasons to feel hope.Music at the end is a new s…

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Until Dawn (2025) 53:44

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Happy Pride Month, Goons!!! For the month of June, your colleagues, co-hosts, aaaand cohorts will discuss horror films that feature creatures that k*ll!!! Join us this week as we kick off the episode with our thoughts on the Fear Street: Prom Queen film on Netflix, then segue into the video game film adaptation of the newly released Until Dawn! Bot…

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Show # 571 Two Disney Nerds Fabulous DVC Trip to WDW 57:17

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Hello and Welcome Back Disney Nerds. This week Mellissa and Jayson are back from a quick, amazing DVC trip to WDW. We talk about their first DVC trip and all the ways Disney Truley does Welcome You Home. They had a great trip and we talk about the DVCV party, their upgrade to Concierge level, and the other fun things they got to this trip. Here is …

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1463. We Need to Fight Anti-Trans Lawfare 51:04

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Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshackAlexa Moore is the Policy Campaigns and Communications Manager at the Rainbow Project in Northern Ireland. She's also an LGBTQ activist and a formidable Trans woman. She joins us to talk about Trans Rights on the island of Ireland, the UK Supreme Court decision, the turbulent politics of this time and why …

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64. ‘I Saved Him Only For My Taxes To Pay For The Bomb That Then Killed Him’ 46:53

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Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshackUS-based Dr. Feroze Sidhwa has travelled to Gaza over the course of the ongoing Genoide to heal the wounds of many, many Palestinians. As a trauma surgeon, he has witnessed many multi-fatality events, including the bombing of the surgery department of the Nasser Hospital and an airstrike that killed a pati…

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1459. Gaza, Hollywood and Cork with Lexi Alexander 42:15

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Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshackLexi Alexander is the daughter of a Palestinian father and German mother; she is also a former World Kickboxing Champion and close-quarter-combat instructor, who worked her way up from stunt woman to Oscar-nominated director. In fact you've probably watched a few episodes of that kickass show that she dire…

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All About Final Destination! 54:52

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🔪 This week on Slashers Podcast, the gang goes full-on gorehound as we dive deep into the Final Destination franchise! Whether you're a fan of the original classic or just here for the over-the-top carnage of the sequels, we've got something for every horror fiend. Join Mikey, Ade, and Lance as they dissect every entry in the franchise—from iconic …

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389. Finding Hope and Community when Everything Is Broken – Abubaker Abed

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Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshackIn this Reboot Republic Rory & Tony talk to the incredible young Gazan journalist Abubaker Abed about his journey from Gaza to Ireland, the importance of solidarity and speaking up, the daily reality of surviving a genocide, and what Ireland can do to show a common humanity when the world turns its backs o…

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1458. Electric Picnic for Trade Union nerds!

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Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshackYou asked us to look closer at the Trade Union movement in Ireland, so consider this an opening conversation with two Union stalwarts, Scott Miller and Paddy Cole, who are also two of the main organisers of the Tressell Festival. Some mild disagreements. Talk soon again, lads. Limited tickets:https://www.e…

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Sheer Mag on Signing to Jack White's Record Label, Creed Stealing Their Logo, and Their Bad Pitchfork Review 1:43:52

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We spoke to Sheer Mag from Philadelphia about scenes around the world including: * Tina stealing Dan Deacon’s glasses * Crazy Spirit beating up a member of their old band on New Year’s Day * The twisted legacy of Mummer’s Day * The South Philly DIY venue/house where they lived, Nut House * Pitchfork’s 6.7 review of Playing Favorites * Irish car bom…

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Show # 570 Getting Ready for Summer in the Parks 2025 1:05:50

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Hello and welcome to the show. This week we start getting everyone ready for this Summer in Walt Disney World. There is a lot opening and just as many closings. Stop by and listen in with the Disney Nerds and if you're heading to the parks, have fun.By The Disney Nerds at www.Thedisneynerds.com

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63. Banyas the Storyteller. 37:29

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Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshackIn this podcast we are joined from Gaza by teacher, storyteller and mother, Banyas Abu Harab, who focuses on educating, comforting and inspiring young learners in Gaza, even as the bomb blasts are audible above her voice. This is a very different insight into the reality of the ongoing Genocide in Gaza. Th…

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1460. “Keir Starmer came out as a full-on racist” 34:51

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Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshackIn this extraordinary podcast, Prof Richard Murphy pulls no punches in addressing Keir Starmer's recent speech on migration and the so-called "island of strangers."He outlines how these new policy positions are also contrary to the Labour promise that Growth will underpin all of their actions in government…

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The Ugly Stepsister (2025) 1:04:11

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Happy Monday, Goons! Up next for our MAYbe its Maybelline Month of ghoulish practical effects & sticky body horror, we have 2025's The Ugly Stepsister! This Norwegian film is currently streaming & distributed by Shudder; it takes the classic tale of The Brothers' Grimm Cinderella, and twists it into a horrifying, gruesome & yet oddly beautiful poin…

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1457. Ireland’s One Trillion Euro Tax Mirage 33:35

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Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack"Ireland, once a proud republic of ideas and insurgents, now resembles a serfdom for supranational capital. It is time – long past time – for a reckoning. The question is not whether this gilded scaffolding will crumble. It is whether we will have the courage to build something real in its place." Business…

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24. My Heart Will Go On 1:46:58

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********* Hosted by: Mo-Pete - @MOPETETweets (Twitter) @m0pete (Instagram) Orozco - @huskymcbusky (Instagram) Edited by: Eldurrino - PorfolioBy MOPETEmedia

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62. I’m Not a Beast with a Horn, But a Freedom Fighter with a Stone

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Dr. Akram Habeeb is a professor of English at the Islamic University of Gaza. He taught and inspired many academics including Dr. Refaat Alareer. He left Gaza after 45 days of displacement in Rafah, where he did his best to care for his family. In this episode, he talks about his special relationship with Refaat Alareer, education and his own exper…

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1455. Everyone Should Have a Home – 3 Years On 26:42

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Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshackIn this echo chamber podcast you'll hear from writer, musician and activist, Martin Leahy, whose weekly one-man housing protest outside the Dáil is coming up on 3 years next Thursday May 15th. A real one. Everyone Should Have a Home!The Brendan Ogle Podcast is out now here:https://www.patreon.com/posts/pat…

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The Blob (1988) 55:58

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Beware the Blob! – The Blob (1988) Review This week on Slashers Podcast, Mikey, Ade, and Lance slide into one of the gooiest, gnarliest creature features of the '80s — Chuck Russell’s The Blob (1988)! This cult classic remake of the 1958 Steve McQueen original takes everything you love about practical effects horror and cranks it to 11. From explod…

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61. Goodbye from Genocide 46:50

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Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshackShrouq Alaila is a journalist from Gaza. She won the Freedom of Press Award in 2024 for her journalism work in Gaza. She speaks to us from Gaza on the challenges of reporting, securing food and caring for a baby whose father, also a journalist, killed by Israel as he shielded them from Israeli bombing. Tun…

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Show # 569 Ward Kimball Teaches us About Animation and Sound 45:03

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Hello and Welcome to Show # 569 of the Disney Nerds Podcast. this week we take a turn for a Nerdy and listen in as Famous animator, one of Walt's Nine Old Men and one of the members the the Firehouse 5 Plus 2 Band, Ward Kimball stops by the Diseny Nerds to teach us about Sound in animation and how it goes together, literally. Ward takes a deep dive…

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Tremors (1990) 52:41

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Happy Cinco de Mayo, Goons! Kicking off our first episode of MAY-be it's MAY-belline May is Ade's pick from 1990, Tremors! This month, your favorite co-hosts choose films with creature and makeup effects that shocked and awed us over the years. Directed by Ron Underwood & studded with an all-star cast (Kevin Bacon, Fred Ward, Michael Gross, Reba Mc…

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60. My Smile is Resistance 37:32

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Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshackSoliman Hijjy is an award winning visual journalist from Gaza. He’s also the fella in the group who keeps everyone smiling, even in the most difficult moments. He joins us from Khan Yunis only 7 minutes after another deadly Israeli attack. We talk about his work, the role of journalism beyond telling stori…

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Show # 568 ImagiNerding Animal Kingdom 53:56

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Join us this week as we ImagiNerd through Disney's animal Kingdom. Join us this week as we first find a new way to the Animal Kingdom. Then we decide what needs to be added to AK and then design it our Imaginerding way. Let us know your ideas. Send an email to [email protected] The Disney Nerds at www.Thedisneynerds.com

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1452. Maybe I’m Amazed with John Harris 43:30

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Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshackListeners know tortoise shack regular John Harris as that fella who writes about politics and hosts one of them podcasts for the Guardian. Many of you will have seen his award winning series Anywhere But Westminster. So when he told me a few years ago that he was working on a book about his neurodivergent …

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Florida Film Festival Recap + Cannibal Women of the Avocado Jungle & Rogue Reviews 1:00:52

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This week on Slashers Podcast, your mutant hosts Mikey, Ade, and Lance take you on a sun-drenched, blood-splattered journey through their weekend at the Florida Film Festival! Hear all about the amazing indie films they caught, the strange and amazing encounters they had, and why someone threw up at the bar. But that's not all—because what's a trip…

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1443. An Post vs Your Local Post Office 40:31

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Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshackWorkers Rights Champions, Matt McGranaghan and Martin McMahon discuss the An Post Bogus self-employment case that is dragging along (delayed again) in the High Court. This is potentially another seismic case on the abuse of employment status by yet another semi-state business. The historic nature of the (a…