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Thirty years ago, Rob Reiner directed the seminal coming-of-age film Stand By Me. To celebrate its anniversary, Michael Bailey and I take a look at the film as well as the Stephen King novella “The Body,” upon which it’s based; as well as the music on its soundtrack. We also discuss why it’s an essential movie for anyone who grew up in the 1980s.
Show notes and pictures are available at Pop Culture Affidavit, which is also where you can see regular weekly blog entries about the randomness that is pop culture.
http://twotruefreaks.com/media/podcasts/popculture/mp3/PopCultureAffidavitEpisode65.mp3
It’s time to throw your Sublime CD into the stereo of your teal Mustang and then do the Macarena while downing some Molson Ice because we’re going back to the summer of 1996. Join me and my special guest–my wife, Amanda–as we take a look at the lineup from the 1996 HFStival and then discuss the music of that summer.
Show notes and pictures are available at Pop Culture Affidavit, and this episode’s show notes includes scans from the HFStival program as well video of a certain performance by Jewel.
http://twotruefreaks.com/media/podcasts/popculture/mp3/PopCultureAffidavitEpisode64.mp3
THIS IS IT! THE BIG FINALE! And oh what a good one we’ve got for you! I’m joined by The Irredeemable Shag to talk about a book that not only showcases a plethora of DC superheroes, but characters from just about every DC genre I’ve covered. It’s Showcase #100, a 36-page spectaculary by Paul Kupperberg, Paul Levitz, and Joe Staton!
We cover the issue, give our critique, and then wrap up by having a quick talk about new comics and finding your joy. So check it out as we take this miniseries home.
Thanks goes out to everyone who co-hosted on the show and everyone who listened and wrote in. It’s been a lot of fun. Let’s do it again sometime!
http://twotruefreaks.com/media/podcasts/popculture/mp3/80YearsofDCComicsPartEighteen--Superheroes.mp3
It’s time to go back to class as I sit down with Professor Alan (The Relatively Geeky Network) to discuss documentaries. We take a look at the genre as a whole, talking about what makes a good documentary and the mistakes that documentarians often make (from our opinions as viewers) as well as go in depth with a few of our own choices, including King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters, Room 237, and This Film is Not Yet Rated. There are a number of films mentioned and several recommendations as well.
Show notes and pictures are available at Pop Culture Affidavit, and this episode’s show notes includes a huge list of documentaries and documentary series that were mentioned in some way on the show. The site is also where you can see regular weekly blog entries about the randomness that is pop culture.
http://twotruefreaks.com/media/podcasts/popculture/mp3/PopCultureAffidavitEpisode63.mp3
My look at the history of DC Comics through its many genres reaches its penultimate episode with the last non-superhero genre but the very first it published (literally), which is Westerns. While giving an overview of the many cowboys and frontiersmen that DC published since 1935, I take a look at New Fun Comics #1, which featured a story starring cowboy Jack Woods on its cover before heading over to a 1950s Nighthawk story and then Jonah Hex #48.
http://twotruefreaks.com/media/podcasts/popculture/mp3/80YearsofDCComicsEpisode17--Westerns.mp3
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