Disenfranchised

“I just don't understand why he thinks we deserve this.”

We're wrapping up our 2000s-Era Horror Remakes Spooky-thon with this meta-horror remake/sequel/reboot! (Don't worry - we get into it!) And we've got our good friend Brian Keiper back to talk about true crime, religion, and our relationship with the movie that inspired this film!

Find the prolific Brian Keiper in the following places:

• @brianwaves42 on Bluesky, Instagram, Letterboxd, Threads, and Xitter
• Find Brian's writing on Bloody Disgusting, Dread Central, and Manor Vellum
• Check out Brian as one of the hosts of The Pod & the Pendulum!
• Be on the lookout for Holy Terrors, Brian's forthcoming podcast about horror and religion!

We are the reckoning foretold… or at least that's what our moms tell us! Find out for yourselves on the following platforms:

• @Disenfranchpod on Bluesky, Letterboxd, and YouTube.
• Email us your thoughts or requests to [email protected]
• Rate and review us on Apple Podcasts and Spotify!
• Find Stephen at @ChewyWalrus on Bluesky and Letterboxd.
• Check out Stephen’s new podcast with friend of the show Hope Stough - Welles University - on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever podcasts are sold!
• Find Brett at @sus_warlock on Letterboxd.
• Find Tucker at @icenine09 on YouTube and Instagram and @tuck_mugs on Instagram.
• Join our Patreon for exclusive bonus content, including bi-weekly episodes of What Are We Watching? at https://patreon.com/Disenfranchpod

“We almost finished what Ma started.”

We're revisiting one of our favorite recent episodes with one of our favorite recurring guests as we talk about our histories with motor vehicles, our mutual dislike of Nick, and reckon with Paris Hilton and the “See Paris Die” campaign for this movie!

If you truly can get used to anything if you’re around it long enough, it might explain why Ariel Powers-Schaub keeps coming back to join us! She’s rad and you should check her out on the following platforms:

• Buy Ari’s book, Millennial Nasties wherever books are sold! Amazon! Barnes & Noble! Vinegar Syndrome?? WAL-MART?!?
• @ari_hellraiser on Instagram, Letterboxd, and Xitter and @arihellraiser on Bluesky
• Check out Ari’s coverage of the I Spit on Your Grave franchise on the Patreon for The Pod & the Pendulum!

Basically, we’re all just trying to keep from dropping our stupid lip balm. See how successful we are at the following social media platforms:

• @Disenfranchpod on Bluesky, Letterboxd, and YouTube.
• Email us your thoughts or requests to [email protected]
• Rate and review us on Apple Podcasts and Spotify!
• Find Stephen at @ChewyWalrus on Bluesky and Letterboxd.
• Check out Stephen’s new podcast with friend of the show Hope Stough - Welles University - on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever podcasts are sold!
• Find Brett at @sus_warlock on Letterboxd.
• Find Tucker at @icenine09 on YouTube and Instagram and @tuck_mugs on Instagram.
• Join our Patreon for exclusive bonus content, including bi-weekly episodes of What Are We Watching? at https://patreon.com/Disenfranchpod

“Houses don’t kill people. People kill people.”

Week Two of our 2000s-Era Remakes Spooky-thon is back in full force as we talk the late, great Phillip Baker Hall, the difference between the James Gunn and Zack Snyder takes on DC Comics movies, why this movie is quintessential 2000s horror, and the regrettable use of the IBG horror trope.

Find Evan Wilson and his Grand Voodoo Band on the following platforms:

• @grandvoodooband on Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube
• @wowitsevanwilson on Instagram
• Listen to the Grand Voodoo Band’s new album “Citrus Nights” on Bandcamp
• Clover May’s “Cosmic Offering” on YouTube: https://youtu.be/z5lwmfRfnlg?si=A7M7l4y35rchUNHx

Don’t mind us - we’re busy playing on the roof of the house, but until we come down, you can find us in the following places:

• @Disenfranchpod on Bluesky, Letterboxd, and YouTube.
• Email us your thoughts or requests to [email protected]
• Rate and review us on Apple Podcasts and Spotify!
• Find Stephen at @ChewyWalrus on Bluesky and Letterboxd.
• Check out Stephen’s new podcast with friend of the show Hope Stough - Welles University - on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever podcasts are sold!
• Find Tucker at @icenine09 on YouTube and Instagram and @tuck_mugs on Instagram.
• Join our Patreon for exclusive bonus content, including bi-weekly episodes of What Are We Watching? at https://patreon.com/Disenfranchpod
• Check out the whole Disenfranchised crew in friend of the show J.P. Leck’s latest feature film, Circle City Supernatural 2, available NOW on DVD at https://www.endlesselsewhere.com/product-page/circle-city-supernatural-2

“Houses don’t kill people. People kill people.”

Week Two of our 2000s-Era Remakes Spooky-thon is back in full force as we talk the late, great Phillip Baker Hall, the difference between the James Gunn and Zack Snyder takes on DC Comics movies, why this movie is quintessential 2000s horror, and the regrettable use of the IBG horror trope.

Find Evan Wilson and his Grand Voodoo Band on the following platforms:

• @grandvoodooband on Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube
• @wowitsevanwilson on Instagram
• Listen to the Grand Voodoo Band’s new album “Citrus Nights” on Bandcamp
• Clover May’s “Cosmic Offering” on YouTube: https://youtu.be/z5lwmfRfnlg?si=A7M7l4y35rchUNHx

Don’t mind us - we’re busy playing on the roof of the house, but until we come down, you can find us in the following places:

• @Disenfranchpod on Bluesky, Letterboxd, and YouTube.
• Email us your thoughts or requests to [email protected]
• Rate and review us on Apple Podcasts and Spotify!
• Find Stephen at @ChewyWalrus on Bluesky and Letterboxd.
• Check out Stephen’s new podcast with friend of the show Hope Stough - Welles University - on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever podcasts are sold!
• Find Tucker at @icenine09 on YouTube and Instagram and @tuck_mugs on Instagram.
• Join our Patreon for exclusive bonus content, including bi-weekly episodes of What Are We Watching? at https://patreon.com/Disenfranchpod
• Check out the whole Disenfranchised crew in friend of the show J.P. Leck’s latest feature film, Circle City Supernatural 2, available NOW on DVD at https://www.endlesselsewhere.com/product-page/circle-city-supernatural-2

“This is prom. Let’s all just be nice and forget the past.”

Welcome to our sixth annual Spooky-thon! This year, we’re covering 2000s era horror remakes, starting with this nothing-burger of a movie that somehow stars Idris Elba and James Ransone! We also go deep on Chris Columbus’s filmography, the other Norman McCormick horror remake, and the definition of the word ‘wassail’. Don’t miss it!

If we were any dumber, you’d have to water us. Don’t believe us? Check out the following places for all the proof you’ll need:

• @Disenfranchpod on Bluesky, Letterboxd, and YouTube.
• Email us your thoughts or requests to [email protected]
• Rate and review us on Apple Podcasts and Spotify!
• Find Stephen at @ChewyWalrus on Bluesky and Letterboxd.
• Check out Stephen’s new podcast with friend of the show Hope Stough - Welles University - on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever podcasts are sold!
• If you happen to be in the Chicagoland area, this weekend is your LAST CHANCE to catch Stephen in Inherit the Wind at Curtain Call Community Theatre in Mokena, IL late September and early October! Tickets are on sale at https://app.arts-people.com/?show=293432
• Find Tucker at @icenine09 on YouTube and Instagram and @tuck_mugs on Instagram.
• Join our Patreon for exclusive bonus content, including bi-weekly episodes of What Are We Watching? at https://patreon.com/Disenfranchpod

“I want my money back. And I want angels to give it to me… and pixies to count it out… and a gnome or a hobbit or an elf to sleep at the foot of my bed, and have - I just want them all over my backyard. But no matter what happens with any of that, I DO want my money back!”

Our Sketch-tember theme month comes to a close as we chat about a quintessentially Tucker movie inspired by a recurring “Mr. Show” sketch and, along the way, discuss our favorite types of cake, our thoughts on John Kricfalusi and the art he inspired, and the storied career of David ‘Dave’ Koechner!

If we don't update these social media abound frequently enough for you, don't mind us. Y'see, we're a little drunk our own selves.

• @Disenfranchpod on Bluesky, Letterboxd, and YouTube.
• Email us your thoughts or requests to [email protected]
• Rate and review us on Apple Podcasts and Spotify!
• Find Stephen at @ChewyWalrus on Bluesky and Letterboxd.
• Check out Stephen’s new podcast with friend of the show Hope Stough - Welles University - on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever podcasts are sold!
• If you happen to be in the Chicagoland area, catch Stephen in Inherit the Wind at Curtain Call Community Theatre in Mokena, IL opening TOMORROW (as of the release of this episode)! If tickets remain, they'll be on sale at https://app.arts-people.com/?show=293432
• Find Tucker at @icenine09 on YouTube and Instagram and @tuck_mugs on Instagram.
• Join our Patreon for exclusive bonus content, including bi-weekly episodes of What Are We Watching? at https://patreon.com/Disenfranchpod

“Can I get you anything else? Grappa? Wine? Cappuccino? Tickets to a Lakers game? …cheesecake? Double-A batteries? Land in Montana?”

Sketch-tember continues as we discuss this disappointing cinematic effort from the famed Canadian sketch comedy troupe! Along the way, we discuss our histories with “The Kids in the Hall,” the reason behind this film’s signature lack of Dave Foley, which Kid in the Hall makes the best lady, and extended riffs on this release week’s box office offerings!

Find our unfiltered thoughts - now Gleemonex-free! - on the following social platforms:

• @Disenfranchpod on Bluesky, Letterboxd, and YouTube.
• Email us your thoughts or requests to [email protected]
• Rate and review us on Apple Podcasts and Spotify!
• Find Stephen at @ChewyWalrus on Bluesky and Letterboxd.
• Check out Stephen’s new podcast with friend of the show Hope Stough - Welles University - on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever podcasts are sold!
• If you happen to be in the Chicagoland area, catch Stephen in Inherit the Wind at Curtain Call Community Theatre in Mokena, IL late September and early October! Tickets are on sale at https://app.arts-people.com/?show=293432
• Find Tucker at @icenine09 on YouTube and Instagram and @tuck_mugs on Instagram.
• Join our Patreon for exclusive bonus content, including sporadic episodes of What Are We Watching? at https://patreon.com/Disenfranchpod

“...are you mocking me?”

Sketch-tember continues as we discuss this ill-conceived vehicle for ‘80s and ‘90s sketch comedy impressionist icon, Dana Carvey! We talk about the correlation between Carvey and SNL costar Mike Myers’s views of comedy, Carvey’s spiritual SNL successor, who this movie is actually for, the oeuvre of M. Night Shyamalan, and more deep-cut Indianapolis-area talk!

Watch us channel our own energico on the following social media platforms:

• @Disenfranchpod on Bluesky, Letterboxd, and YouTube.
• Email us your thoughts or requests to [email protected]
• Rate and review us on Apple Podcasts and Spotify!
• Find Stephen at @ChewyWalrus on Bluesky and Letterboxd.
• Check out Stephen’s new podcast with friend of the show Hope Stough - Welles University - on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever podcasts are sold!
• If you happen to be in the Chicagoland area, catch Stephen in Inherit the Wind at Curtain Call Community Theatre in Mokena, IL late September and early October! Tickets are on sale at https://app.arts-people.com/?show=293432
• Find Tucker at @icenine09 on YouTube and Instagram and @tuck_mugs on Instagram
• Join our Patreon for exclusive bonus content, including bi-weekly episodes of What Are We Watching? at https://patreon.com/Disenfranchpod

“This isn't heaven – this sucks!”

We're kicking off our sixth season with a special theme month – SKETCH-TEMBER, a month filled with films featuring some of our favorite sketch actors and characters! We're starting with SCTV and Bob & Doug McKenzie alongside discussions on the oeuvres of Wes Anderson and Bob Balaban, Stephen's first time visiting The Second City, and improv comedy!

Hey, ya hosers! Why don't you take right off to our social media pages and give us a follow, eh?

• @Disenfranchpod on Bluesky, Letterboxd, and YouTube.
• Email us your thoughts or requests to [email protected]
• Rate and review us on Apple Podcasts and Spotify!
• Find Stephen at @ChewyWalrus on Bluesky and Letterboxd.
• Check out Stephen’s new podcast with friend of the show Hope Stough - Welles University - on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever podcasts are sold!
• If you happen to be in the Chicagoland area, catch Stephen in Inherit the Wind at Curtain Call Community Theatre in Mokena, IL late September and early October! Tickets are on sale at https://app.arts-people.com/?show=293432
• Find Tucker at @icenine09 on YouTube and Instagram and @tuck_mugs on Instagram.
• Join our Patreon for exclusive bonus content, including bi-weekly episodes of What Are We Watching? at https://patreon.com/Disenfranchpod

“Bob, I want all my Garmanbozia.”

It’s our fifth season finale! Few movies could do justice to such an austere and august occasion as the cinematic adaptation of one our favorite television shows! Join us as we discuss David Lynch’s unwavering sincerity, our “Twin Peaks” backstories, the reasons behind the absences of several key cast members, and how our opinions of this film have evolved over time!

Is it future? Or is it past? Hell if we know, but if it turns out to be present, check us out on the following platforms:

• @Disenfranchpod on Bluesky, Letterboxd, and YouTube.
• Email us your thoughts or requests to [email protected]
• Rate and review us on Apple Podcasts and Spotify!
• Find Stephen at @ChewyWalrus on Bluesky and Letterboxd.
• Check out Stephen’s new podcast with friend of the show Hope Stough - Welles University - on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever podcasts are sold!
• Find Brett at @sus_warlock on Letterboxd.
• Find Tucker at @icenine09 on YouTube and Instagram and @tuck_mugs on Instagram.
• Join our Patreon for exclusive bonus content, including bi-weekly episodes of What Are We Watching? at https://patreon.com/Disenfranchpod