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Today I'm joined by Mike Isaac, formerly the tech reporter with the New York Times and now staff writer with The Atlantic, (@MikeIsaac, @mikeisaac.bsky.social‬), whose expertise with Silicon Valley makes him a perfect fit for a 90s tech-thriller, and what a choice VIRTUOSITY ended up being. Thought virtual reality girlfriends were a silly idea in 1995? Well, somehow the future was even worse than we imagined! It was a really fun conversation and a really fun soundtrack. Check it out!

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It's time to close out Spooky Season 2026 with an all-time favorite, and an episode my guest and I have been talking about doing for 5 years, TALES FROM THE CRYPT: DEMON KNIGHT. Joining me once again is Brett Gallman (@brettgallman), who is a Halloween go-to around these parts. In this episode we talk about the various early stage developments and how different this movie could have ended up looking, Billy Zane, the incredible cast of character actors, the way Ernest Dickerson shot this shit out of this thing, the soundtrack, and more Billy Zane, who gives a performance for the horror ages in this thing. Check it out, you ho down, Podunk, them there mothetfuckers!

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Rob Rousseau (@robrousseau) is joining me once again to talk about my favorite movie of all time, 1978's DAWN OF THE DEAD. In this episode we talk a lot about malls, consumerism, Romero's politics, and the great score by Goblin.

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I just want to make this very clear up front, this is not a cheat episode. There is an actual soundtrack for this movie, and it's supposed to be Josh's mixtape he's listening to on his headphones. I've always been fascinated by this one, and I'm excited to get to it. With that out of the way...

Hey everyone! It's my favorite time of the year, Halloween! And it's time for a new slate of horror films for the show. Up first is one of my all-time favorite horror movies, THE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT. And joining me is fellow Spooky Season lover, author and friend of the show Robert P. Ottone, who also counts this as one of his all-time favorite horror movies. In this episode we talk about the making-of (quite extensively), whether Heather is worthy of all of the blame, our first experiences watching this in the theater, found footage in general, and more. So give it a listen, or I'll make you stand in the corner.

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Today I'm joined by long-time friend, former Jeopardy contestant, and veterinarian Mark Primiano (@doctor1hundred.bsky.social) to talk about THE WARRIORS, one of the all-time cool movies. 

CAN YOU DIG IT?

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Did you know COBRA had a soundtrack? Well, neither did I, but thankfully it did, because it was a perfect excuse to get fan-favorites L Ron Mexico and Plexico Gingrich on again. Oh, and did you know L Ron has a new podcast called No Homework? You should, because he's a cohost with recent guests Patrick Cosmos and Charles Star. 

This was, as always, a blast to talk about with these guys.

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Once again I'm joined by David Roth and Charles Star, and this time we're tackling some Michael Mann, with his divisive 2006 movie MIAMI VICE. In this episode, which is almost as long as the movie, we talk about the movie, the soundtrack, and whatever else we wanted to talk about. It's a chaotic episode and I wouldn't have it any other way. You can't fight gravity, just like you can't fight listening to this episode.

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(insert one of 200 quotes from SUPER TROOPERS here), and with SUPER TROOPERS 3 releasing in theaters today, we're gonna talk about the original on Soundtracker. Joining me is Miles Klee (@milesklee.bsky.social), whose work you've seen with Wired, Rolling Stone, Vanity Fair, Slate and many others. He also recently wrote a book called Double Black Diamond with his partner Mads Gobbo, which I've handily linked for you down below. 

In this episode we talk about how refreshing it is to revisit a comedy from the Y2K era and not have to grit your teeth and power through a single outdated joke, the likeability of Broken Lizard in general, how funny it is to see Brian Cox in this role in 2026, our memories of our first time seeing the movie, the era of having 20 movies on DVD as your only source of home entertainment, and more. Meow, get yourself a liter of cola, go give it a listen and don't make me beg, because desperation is a stinky cologne.

Also look out for a cameo by a bonus special guest in the episode!

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Note to self: Today on Soundtracker, we're talking about Dirty Work. And I'm joined by musician, one of the hosts of the No Homework Podcast, and inventer of the Everyone is Twelve theory, Patrick Cosmos (@veryimportant.lawyer on Bluesky). 

In this episode we talk about how this is the one movie that truly understood how to use Norm Macdonald, Don Rickles, Chris Farley's disgusting prosthetic nose, and a lot more. So why don't you get a horse and live in the mountains someplace and don't bother anybody? Or just listen to this episode. Whichever.

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SOMEBODY once told me Soundtracker was back, and today it's talking about Shrek, the (apparently) very divisive 2001 animated film about an ogre and his donkey friend. And I'm joined once again by Francis Horton (@whatahellofawaytodad.com on Bluesky and @armystrang on Twitter ) to talk about it. In this episode we talk about the innocence of a pre-9/11 world, a pre Mike Myers burnout world, and a world where Smash Mouth was king. I also make a bold proclamation about All Star. Check it you, you stupid dunkey!

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