Bikini Drive-In

By Bikini Drive-In

What's Bikini Drive-In about?

A semi-monthly podcast where host Olivia Norquay and guests discuss horror films through an intersectional feminist lens

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Bikini Drive-In episodes:

03.20.2022
Disturbing Behavior (1998)
This week on Bikini Drive-In, we discuss David Nutter's Disturbing Behavior. The 1990s Teen Horror Cycle, cursed productions & conformity. Listen anywhere you find podcasts. Questions or suggestions? Email [email protected]
01.16.2022
The Fog (1980)
This week on Bikini Drive-In, we discuss John Carpenter's The Fog. Ghost stories, curses & Debra Hill. Listen every Sunday anywhere you find podcasts. Questions or suggestions? Email [email protected]
12.12.2021
Trouble Every Day (2001)
This week on Bikini Drive-In, we discuss Claire Denis' 2001 film Trouble Every Day. Desire, obsession & violence. Listen every Sunday anywhere you find podcasts. Questions or suggestions? Email [email protected]
11.28.2021
Carnival of Souls (1962)
Live from Cinematheque, it's Bikini Drive-In! On this special live episode, we discuss Herk Harvey's 1962 film Carnival of Souls. The uncanny, dread & low-budget horror. Listen every Sunday at 4:00 pm on CKUW 95.9 fm. Questions or suggestions? Email...
11.14.2021
The Fly (1986)
Live from Cinematheque, it's Bikini Drive-In! On this special live episode, we discuss David Cronenberg's The Fly. Body horror, tragic figures & legacies. Listen every Sunday at 4:00 pm on CKUW 95.9 fm. Questions or suggestions? Email [email protected]
10.31.2021
The Slumber Party Massacre (1982)
This week on Bikini Drive-In, we discuss Amy Holden Jones' 1982 film The Slumber Party Massacre. Slasher mania, straightwashing & the gaze. Listen every Sunday at 4:00 pm on CKUW 95.9 fm. Questions or suggestions? Email [email protected]
10.17.2021
It Follows (2014)
This week on Bikini Drive-In, we discuss David Robert Mitchell’s 2014 film, It Follows. Mumblegore, voyeurism & class. Listen every Sunday at 4:00 pm on CKUW 95.9 fm. Questions or suggestions? Email [email protected]
10.03.2021
Films of the New French Extremity with Alexandra West
This week on Bikini Drive-In, we speak with Alexandra West of The Faculty of Horror podcast about films of the New French Extremity. Listen to Bikini Drive-In every Sunday at 4:00 pm on CKUW 95.9 fm. Questions or suggestions? Email...
09.12.2021
Deep Red (1975)
This week on Bikini Drive-In, we discuss Dario Argento's Deep Red. Giallo, modernity & masculinity. Listen every Sunday at 4:00 pm on CKUW 95.9 fm. Questions or suggestions? Email [email protected]
08.22.2021
Lake Mungo (2008)
This week on Bikini Drive-In, we discuss Joel Anderson’s 2008 film, Lake Mungo. Australian horror, ghost science & existential dread. Listen every Sunday at 4:00 pm on CKUW 95.9 fm. Questions or suggestions? Email [email protected]
08.01.2021
The Craft (1996)
This week on Bikini Drive-In, we discuss the 1996 film, The Craft. Girlhood, witches & agency. Listen every Sunday at 4:00 pm on CKUW 95.9 fm. Questions or suggestions? Email [email protected]
07.11.2021
Censor (2021)
Live from Cinematheque, it's Bikini Drive-In! On this special live episode, we discuss Prano Bailey-Bond's Censor. 'Video nasties', censorship & moral panics. Listen every Sunday at 4:00 pm on CKUW 95.9 fm. Questions or suggestions? Email [email protected]
06.27.2021
Tetsuo: The Iron Man (1989)
Live from Cinematheque, it's Bikini Drive-In! On this special live episode, we discuss Shinya Tsukamoto’s 1989 film, Tetsuo: The Iron Man. Japanese cyberpunk, transhumanism & body horror. Listen every Sunday at 4:00 pm on CKUW 95.9 fm. Questions or suggestions?...
06.13.2021
The Faculty (1998)
This week on Bikini Drive-In, we discuss Robert Rodriguez's 1998 film, The Faculty. Teen horror films, queer coding & conformity. Listen every Sunday at 4:00 pm on CKUW 95.9 fm. Questions or suggestions? Email [email protected]
05.30.2021
Nosferatu the Vampyre (1979)
Live from Cinematheque, it's Bikini Drive-In! On this special live episode, we discuss Werner Herzog's 1979 film, Nosferatu the Vampyre. New German Cinema, gothic monsters & abusive "geniuses". Listen every Sunday at 4:00 pm on CKUW 95.9 fm. Questions or...
05.16.2021
Beetlejuice (1988)
This week on Bikini Drive-In, we discuss Tim Burton's 1988 film, Beetlejuice. Haunted houses, goths & bureaucracy in the afterlife. Listen every Sunday at 4:00 pm on CKUW 95.9 fm. Questions or suggestions? Email [email protected]
05.02.2021
House (1977)
This week on Bikini Drive-In, we discuss Nobuhiko Obayashi’s 1977 film, House. Generational divides, fairy tales & memory. Listen every Sunday at 4:00 pm on CKUW 95.9 fm. Questions or suggestions? Email [email protected]
04.11.2021
Eyes Without a Face (1960)
This week on Bikini Drive-In, we discuss Georges Franju's 1960 film, Eyes Without a Face. Failed patriarchs, dissolution & ego. Listen every Sunday at 4:00 pm on CKUW 95.9 fm. Questions or suggestions? Email [email protected]
03.28.2021
Messiah of Evil (1973)
This week on Bikini Drive-In, we discuss Gloria Katz and Willard Huyck's 1973 film, Messiah of Evil. Giallo-lite films, the uncanny & cults. Listen every Sunday at 4:00 pm on CKUW 95.9 fm. Questions or suggestions? Email [email protected]
03.14.2021
A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night (2014)
This week on Bikini Drive-In, we discuss Ana Lily Amirpour’s 2014 film, A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night. Diaspora, feminist art & vigilantes. Listen every Sunday at 4:00 pm on CKUW 95.9 fm. Questions or suggestions? Email [email protected]
02.28.2021
The Uniter Speaker Series presents: Live Q&A with The Faculty of Horror
This week on Bikini Drive-In, we speak with Andrea Subissati & Alexandra West of The Faculty of Horror podcast. Listen to Bikini Drive-In every Sunday at 4:00 pm on CKUW 95.9 fm. Questions or suggestions? Email [email protected]
02.14.2021
CKUW Fundrive: The Love Witch (2016)
It's Fundrive at CKUW! Please donate to fundrive.ckuw.ca to help support community radio. This week on Bikini Drive-In, we discuss Anna Biller's 2016 film, The Love Witch. Witches, femininity & subversion. Listen every Sunday at 4:00 pm on CKUW 95.9...
02.07.2021
CKUW Fundrive: Cherry Falls (2000)
It's Fundrive at CKUW! Please donate to fundrive.ckuw.ca to help support community radio. This week on Bikini Drive-In, we discuss the 2000 film Cherry Falls. Post-Scream slashers, horror tropes & revenge. Listen every Sunday at 4:00 pm on CKUW 95.9...
01.31.2021
XX (2017)
This week on Bikini Drive-In, anthology month wraps with the 2017 film, XX. Women in horror, motherhood & ambivalence. Listen every Sunday at 4:00 pm on CKUW 95.9 fm. Questions or suggestions? Email [email protected]
01.24.2021
Three... Extremes (2004)
This week on Bikini Drive-In, anthology month continues with the 2004 horror anthology, Three... Extremes. Taboos, trauma & dream logic. Listen every Sunday at 4:00 pm on CKUW 95.9 fm. Questions or suggestions? Email [email protected]
01.17.2021
Creepshow (1982)
This week on Bikini Drive-In, anthology month continues with the 1982 horror anthology, Creepshow. Comics, bad dads & neoliberalism. Listen every Sunday at 4:00 pm on CKUW 95.9 fm. Questions or suggestions? Email [email protected]
01.10.2021
V/H/S (2012)
This week on Bikini Drive-In, we continue anthology month with the 2012 horror anthology, V/H/S. Found footage, bro horror & snuff films. Listen every Sunday at 4:00 pm on CKUW 95.9 fm. Questions or suggestions? Email [email protected]
01.03.2021
Kwaidan (1964)
This week on Bikini Drive-In, we start anthology month with Masaki Kobayashi's 1964 film, Kwaidan. Anthology horror, Japanese ghost stories & storytelling. Listen every Sunday at 4:00 pm on CKUW 95.9 fm. Questions or suggestions? Email [email protected]
12.20.2020
Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom (1975)
This week on Bikini Drive-In, we discuss Pier Paolo Pasolini's 1975 film Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom. Fascism, excess & "obscene" films. Listen every Sunday at 4:00 pm on CKUW 95.9 fm. Questions or suggestions? Email [email protected]
12.13.2020
Tales of the Uncanny (2020): Live Q&A with David Gregory & Kier-La Janisse
This week on Bikini Drive-In, we speak with David Gregory & Kier-La Janisse about their latest documentary film, Tales of The Uncanny. Listen every Sunday at 4:00 pm on CKUW 95.9 fm. Questions or suggestions? Email [email protected]
12.06.2020
Final Destination (2000)
This week on Bikini Drive-In, we discuss James Wong's 2000 film, Final Destination. Anxieties, free will vs determinism & mortality. Listen every Sunday at 4:00 pm on CKUW 95.9 fm. Questions or suggestions? Email [email protected]
11.29.2020
Starry Eyes (2014)
This week on Bikini Drive-In, we discuss Kevin Kölsch & Dennis Widmyer's 2014 film, Starry Eyes. Occult films, consent & the monstrous feminine. Listen every Sunday at 4:00 pm on CKUW 95.9 fm. Questions or suggestions? Email [email protected]
11.15.2020
Get Out (2017)
This week on Bikini Drive-In, we discuss Jordan Peele's 2017 film, Get Out. White privilege, cultural appropriation & racism. Listen every Sunday at 4:00 pm on CKUW 95.9 fm. Questions or suggestions? Email [email protected]
11.08.2020
Ravenous (1999)
This week on Bikini Drive-In, we discuss Antonia Bird's 1999 film, Ravenous. Manifest destiny, masculinity & the Wendingo myth. Listen every Sunday at 4:00 pm on CKUW 95.9 fm. Questions or suggestions? Email [email protected]
10.19.2020
Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me (1992)
This week on Bikini Drive-In, we discuss David Lynch's 1992 film, Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me. Suburban gothic, doomed characters & "dead blondes". Listen every Sunday at 4:00 pm on CKUW 95.9 fm. Questions or suggestions? Email [email protected]
09.28.2020
Heathers (1989)
This week on Bikini Drive-In, we discuss Michael Lehmann’s 1989 film Heathers. Satire, moral panics & horror aesthetics. Listen every Sunday at 4:00 pm on CKUW 95.9 fm. Questions or suggestions? Email [email protected]
09.14.2020
The Shining (1980)
This week on Bikini Drive-In, we discuss Stanley Kubrick's 1980 film, The Shining. Problematic tropes, toxic masculinity & Shelley Duvall. Listen every Sunday at 4:30 pm on CKUW 95.9 fm. Questions or suggestions? Email [email protected]
08.31.2020
Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992)
This week on Bikini Drive-In, we end vampire month with Francis Ford Coppola's 1992 film, Bram Stoker's Dracula. Gothic horror, repression & desire. Listen every Sunday at 4:30 pm on CKUW 95.9 fm. Questions or suggestions? Email [email protected]
08.17.2020
Near Dark (1987)
This week on Bikini Drive-In, we continue vampire month with Kathryn Bigelow's 1987 film, Near Dark. Neo-westerns, outlaw vampires & family dynamics. Listen every Sunday at 4:30 pm on CKUW 95.9 fm. Questions or suggestions? Email [email protected]
08.02.2020
Ganja & Hess (1973)
This week on Bikini Drive-In, we start vampire month with Bill Gunn's 1973 film, Ganja & Hess. Black horror, Afrocentrism & vampire allegories. Listen every Sunday at 4:30 pm on CKUW 95.9 fm. Questions or suggestions? Email [email protected]
08.02.2020
Revenge (2017)
This week on Bikini Drive-In, we discuss Coralie Fargeat’s 2017 film, Revenge. Rape culture, power fantasies & how much we love Jennifer. Listen every Sunday at 4:30 pm on CKUW 95.9 fm. Questions or suggestions? Email [email protected]
08.02.2020
The Host (2006)
This week on Bikini Drive-In, we discuss Bong Joon-ho’s 2006 film, The Host. Creature features, antimilitarism & mythmaking. Listen every Sunday at 4:30 pm on CKUW 95.9 fm. Questions or suggestions? Email [email protected]
08.02.2020
The Amityville Horror (1979)
This week on Bikini Drive-In, we discuss Seth Rosenberg’s 1979 film, The Amityville Horror. Haunted house movies, hoaxes & patriarchal anxieties. Listen every Sunday at 4:30 p.m. on CKUW 95.9 fm. Questions or suggestions? Email [email protected]
08.02.2020
Battle Royale (2000)
This week on Bikini Drive-In, we discuss Kinji Fukasaku’s 2000 film, Battle Royale. Asian extreme, satire & melodrama. Listen every Sunday at 4:30 p.m. on CKUW 95.9 fm. Questions or suggestions? Email [email protected]
08.02.2020
Midsommar (2019)
This week on Bikini Drive-In, we discuss Ari Aster’s 2019 film, Midsommar. Folk horror, grief & repression. Listen every Sunday at 4:30 p.m. on CKUW 95.9 fm. Questions or suggestions? Email [email protected]
08.02.2020
I Spit on Your Grave (1978)
This week on Bikini Drive-In, we discuss Meir Zarchi’s 1978 film, I Spit on Your Grave. Exploitation films, redneck horror & rape-revenge. Listen every Sunday at 4:30 p.m. on CKUW 95.9 fm. Questions or suggestions? Email [email protected]
08.02.2020
Aliens (1986)
This week on Bikini Drive-In, we discuss James Cameron’s 1986 film, Aliens. Abjection, monstrous birth & whitewashing. Listen every Sunday at 4:30 p.m. on CKUW 95.9 fm. Questions or suggestions? Email [email protected]
08.02.2020
Alien (1979)
This week on Bikini Drive-In, we discuss Ridley Scott’s 1979 film, Alien. Isolation, abjection & exploitation. Listen every Sunday at 4:30 p.m. on CKUW 95.9 fm. Questions or suggestions? Email [email protected]
08.02.2020
Night of The Living Dead (1968)
This week on Bikini Drive-In, we discuss George A. Romero’s 1968 film, Night of The Living Dead. Isolation, postmodern horror & cinematic nihilism. Listen every Sunday at 4:30 p.m. on CKUW 95.9 fm. Questions or suggestions? Email [email protected]
07.28.2020
Nightbreed (1990)
On this episode of Bikini Drive-In, we discuss Clive Barker's 1990 film, Nightbreed. Gothic monsters, queer horror & the monstrous-feminine. Listen every Sunday at 4:30 pm on CKUW 95.9 fm. Questions or suggestions? Email [email protected] (originally aired on March 15/2020)

What's Bikini Drive-In about?

Download our free app to listen on your phone

Bikini Drive-In episodes:

Disturbing Behavior (1998)

The Fog (1980)

Trouble Every Day (2001)

Carnival of Souls (1962)

The Fly (1986)

The Slumber Party Massacre (1982)

It Follows (2014)

Films of the New French Extremity with Alexandra West

Deep Red (1975)

Lake Mungo (2008)

The Craft (1996)

Censor (2021)

Tetsuo: The Iron Man (1989)

The Faculty (1998)

Nosferatu the Vampyre (1979)

Beetlejuice (1988)

House (1977)

Eyes Without a Face (1960)

Messiah of Evil (1973)

A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night (2014)

The Uniter Speaker Series presents: Live Q&A with The Faculty of Horror

CKUW Fundrive: The Love Witch (2016)

CKUW Fundrive: Cherry Falls (2000)

XX (2017)

Three... Extremes (2004)

Creepshow (1982)

V/H/S (2012)

Kwaidan (1964)

Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom (1975)

Tales of the Uncanny (2020): Live Q&A with David Gregory & Kier-La Janisse

Final Destination (2000)

Starry Eyes (2014)

Get Out (2017)

Ravenous (1999)

Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me (1992)

Heathers (1989)

The Shining (1980)

Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992)

Near Dark (1987)

Ganja & Hess (1973)

Revenge (2017)

The Host (2006)

The Amityville Horror (1979)

Battle Royale (2000)

Midsommar (2019)

I Spit on Your Grave (1978)

Aliens (1986)

Alien (1979)

Night of The Living Dead (1968)

Nightbreed (1990)

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