I'm the Host

By Allayne Duncan, Blake Vaughn, Kurt Duncan

"The podcast where we take a closer look at pop culture!"... more

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The podcast currently has 120 episodes available.

I'm the Host episodes:

February 09, 2018 Mini Episode: Labo
A short episode dealing with nostalgia, Nintendo and the many applications of cardboard.

Links for this episode:
Nintendo Labo debut - youtube.com
Movie Bob's Alternative Nintendo Labo debut - youtube.com
How to pronounce Nintendo Labo - nintendosoup.com
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9min
February 04, 2018 Italian Dressing
Kurt takes us into the world of the mafia and the FBI with the 1990 movie "My Blue Heaven". This not-at-all-accurate glimpse into their world is all in service of the question: "Is this movie good, or is Kurt just nostalgic?"
All three hosts come to agreement pretty quickly, so they spend sometime talking about caricature versus character, why the U.S. Marshals felt so aggrieved by factual innacuracies, and the difficulties of treading between two genres instead.
(Other episode topics include the difficulties of finding Italian food in the 80s/90s, Mr. Noodle, and the prefix "pseudo-".)
Links for this episode:
Hannah Stubbs has a very Lyncian breakdown (audio only) - hosted locally
Hans Molemann productions presents "Man Getting Hit by Football" - youtube.com
Paul and Storm Olive Garden jingle - youtube.com
Seasame Street: Mr. Noodle washes his hands - youtube.com
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1h 34min
January 21, 2018 Need for Speed (Racer)
In our 49th episode, Ally has us look at 2008's Speed Racer--a movie that in her opinion never got the recognition it deserved. We have a discussion on the movie's merits (and demerits) and Blake and Kurt follow up with other works they felt fell into the same pit of underappreciation.
We also talk about movies we'd love to see made, the importance of correctly labeling cities, and what movies fall into the genre of "Guillermo del Toro-esque".

Links for this episode:
50 Movies that Critics Hate but People Love - Business Insider
In Media Res - Wikipedia
Volkswagen Ad - Speed Racer (1996) - Youtube
Speed Racer Geico Commercial (2005) - Youtube
You Say Run Goes With Everything - Speed Racer Final Race - Youtube
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1h 18min
January 07, 2018 Slay Bells Ring
Blake puts the final stab on our holiday episodes, with the holiday movie about another character who sees you when your sleeping, who knows when your awake, and who may make overbroad presumptions about your guilt and/or innocence.
We're watching the 1974 movie Black Christmas, and talking about societial changes, horror tropes, and just how conservative the horror genre has to be to be scary.
We'll also chat about the missing link, the connection between Black Christmas and It's a Wonderful Life, and mechanical systems (engineering and otherwise).
Links for this episode:
Scream - “The Rules”
The Slasher (card game)
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1h 6min
December 24, 2017 Hell is Other People
Just in time for the holidays we decided to watch Frank Capra's perennial holiday classic, It's a Wonderful Life. But why was this the movie that became one of the great Christmas classics? And why is so little of this movie set at Christmas time? And does this movie have anything to do with holiday depression? (And is it really such a wonderful life after all?)
We also talk about sci-fi vs fantasy, inflation, pixelation, and goats; All this, plus constant Jimmy Stewart impersonations from Kurt and Blake.

Links for this episode:
Roseanne - It’s A Wonderful Life bit
The Simpsons - Bart starts a run on the bank
Crazy Train - Ozzy Osborne
MST3K Intro Seasons 5-6
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town trailer
Etymonline - “pixelated”
Vertigo trailer
Rear Window trailer
Jim Gaffigan - Mr. Universe “Four Kids”
IMDb It’s a Wonderful Life (trivia)
Splinter - “How the U.S. Government Locked Black Americans Out of Attaining the American Dream”
When a Quirk of Copywrite Creates a Christmas Classic - copyrighttrademarkmatters.com
Inflation Calculator - in2013dollars.com
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1h 14min
December 10, 2017 Holidays of Future Past
Ally kicks off our Christmas season with A Miracle on 34th Street (1947) and Elf (2003). With these movies in hand, she's questioning the true meaning of Christmas, why it is that there have been so few memorable Christmas movies in recent years, and how well the classics really hold up.
More broadly, we discuss consumerism, capitialism, cardiomegaly, diabetes, and how Kris Kringle is a filthy red communist.

Links for this episode:
Santa Baby by Eartha Kitt
Yes, Virginia there is a Santa Claus
Elf trivia IMDB
Miracle on 34th St. trivia IMDB
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2h 10min
November 26, 2017 The Pervert's Guide to the Pervert's Guide to Cinema
It's the Wrath of Lacan as Blake has us watch Slavoj Zizek's The Pervert's Guide to Cinema in a backdoor attempt at explaining Lacanian psychology. This episode is full of phallic symbols, and the fatherly figure you must overcome. Come and decide for yourself which of us is the id, ego, and superego.
We also discuss musicals in the key of authoritarian, the Boy Scouts of the U.S.S.R., and which celebrities Slavoj Zizek most closely resembles.
Harvey Danger - Carlotta ValdezHuey Lewis - I Want a New Drug Death Wish trailerSoap - Ventriloquist arguing Comrade Detective trailer Zlad! - Elektronik Supersonik
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2h 25min
November 26, 2017 The Pervert’s Guide to the Pervert’s Guide to Cinema
It's the Wrath of Lacan as Blake has us watch Slavoj Zizek's The Pervert's Guide to Cinema in a backdoor attempt at explaining Lacanian psychology. This episode is full of phallic symbols, and the fatherly figure you must overcome. Come and decide for yourself which of us is the id, ego, and superego.

We also discuss musicals in the key of authoritarian, the Boy Scouts of the U.S.S.R., and which celebrities Slavoj Zizek most closely resembles.

Harvey Danger - Carlotta Valdez
Huey Lewis - I Want a New Drug
Death Wish trailer
Soap - Ventriloquist arguing
Comrade Detective trailer
Zlad! - Elektronik Supersonik

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2h 25min
November 13, 2017 Na, na, na, na, na, na Batman
Kurt brings Lego Batman to the show for a wonder at what life after grimdark looks like.
We also take some time to talk about Batman as myth rather than comics media, as well as Nietzche, Billy D. Williams, and Bojack Horseman (three people who have never been in Kurt and Ally's kitchen).

Links for this episode:
Death of the Family - Wiki
The Real Marvel Agenda - Movie Bob
Breaking Macho - Comics Alliance
Batman name of my pain - youtube.com
Music Meister - youtube.com
Shout outs:
Dead Ringers Podcast
Batman and Psychology
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1h 30min
October 28, 2017 Killer Clown from Outer Space
"Its!"
Pennywise (the dancing clown) is here to take us all down to Killer Clown College: we're looking at both the 1990 and the 2017 adaptations of Stephen King's It. (Ally loves clowns so much she subjected us all to five hours of them.)
While comparing these two films, we'll also offer tactical advice on fighting groups of children, a discussion on how a physical bad guy can ruin a chance at supernatural scares, and the argument that professional clowns need to clean house rather than protest movies. Thats right, we're coming for you, big Top!

Links for this episode:
The Matrix Revolutions - Agent Smith Laughs
Seinfeld - “The Foundation” - Kramer and Karate
The Mummy Returns - The Scorpion King Returns
Rubber trailer
Boogerman playthrough
Kamina vs Viral Swordfight - Gurren Lagaan
How Many 5 Year Olds Can You Realistically Take in a Fight
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2h 3min

FAQs about I'm the Host:

How many episodes does I'm the Host have?

The podcast currently has 120 episodes available.