By David Faggiani
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On the penultimate episode of Series 5, we bring Kit back onto the show, to discuss two exemplars from the early years of South Park (Comedy Central, 1997-present). After a bit of chat about Kit's new horror short story podcast, we firstly delve into the movie South Park: Bigger Longer & Uncut (Trey Parker, 1999) - and how our thoughts on it in 2024 might differ from our teenage ones. We then have a discussion of Isaac Hayes, his relationship with the show, and, specifically, the end of said relationship, leading to the infamous episode The Return of Chef.
In the second half, we set out on a gloriously enjoyable track-by-track journey through the better-than-it-has-any-right-to-be tie-in album Chef Aid (1998) - which, amongst many things, turns into an extended clebration of Hayes the man, the myth and the legend. We hope you enjoy it!
Way back in 2020, me, Matt and Olivia talked about South Park Season 5 (2001) at some length - you can listen to that here.
0.00 Intro
0.05 The Ultimate Horror Anthology
0.31 South Park in general
0.46 South Park: Bigger Longer and Uncut
1.38 Isaac Hayes and his departure from South Park
1.52 The Chef Aid Album: tracks 1-10
2.49 The Chef Aid Album: tracks 11-21
3.45 Closing thoughts
You can find the show on X at @EGoat_pod (or post at me on @D_Faggiani - I'm on Bluesky too) and email us with any feedback on [email protected]. All our episodes so far are on Spotify, our YouTube channel, and Apple Podcasts. Do spread the word! We also have a Patreon - any amount of money will get you early access to episodes, and help support the show!
Kit Power lives in Milton Keynes and writes horror and dark crime fiction, with occasional forays into dystopian science fiction. His fiction work includes a novel, ‘GodBomb!’, and a novella collection ‘Breaking Point’, two short story collections (‘A Warning About Your Future Enslavement That You Will Dismiss As A Collection Of Short Fiction And Essays By Kit Power’ and ‘Voices’) and novellas ‘The Finite’ and ‘A Song For The End’. He also writes non-fiction (https://www.gingernutsofhorror.com/my-life-in-horror.html with Volume 1 and 2 also available in book format) and has a limited hardback available on the subject of Ken Russell’s movie Tommy. In his increasingly inaccurately labelled spare time, he podcasts - on his own show, Watching Robocop With Kit Power, on What The Hell Is Wrong With Us? with George Lea - and, as mentioned in the show, he has recently launched the new podcast series The Ultimate Horror Anthology with fellow horror author Jasper Bark. For weekly early access to his fiction, non-fiction, and podcasting work, visit www.patreon.com/kitpower. He has also been on six (!) previous episodes of The EscapeGoat Podcast, discussing each part of the original UK House of Cards Trilogy in turn, the Stephen King short story collection Skeleton Crew, his essay collection My Life In Horror Volume II, and the classic British gangster movie The Long Good Friday. Check them out! Also get him on Twitter and Bluesky.
NOTES
Chef Aid is on Spotify! Which is very cool.
So much I could include here, but....here is the Glastonbury performance (from 2002) of Hayes performing Chocolate Salty Balls. Fantastic. And my brother Matt interviewing the superbly entertaining Toddy Walters (voice actor on much early South Park - and voice actor AND animator wrangler on the movie) can be listened to here.
Also... here is Chef Aid: Behind The Menu (as mentioned in the episode, narrated by John Lydon!) and featuring several of the artists from the album. And here's a Pitchfork piece from 2010 where they talk to Matt Stone about South Park and music, including working with Perry Farrell, and a Chef Aid retrospective in 2022 from Matt Mills at Metal Hammer.
We're back with a few more! James Murphy returns, to have a terrific chat about an influential, interesting but most-definitely flawed piece of media for both of us - that is, the seventh series of the sci-fi/comedy/drama show Red Dwarf (BBC, 1997).
We cover Lister, Rimmer (and his departure!), The Cat, Kryten and his neuroses, Holly and, of course, Kochanski. Also, fan fiction, addiction, paradoxical assassinations and unlikely heroism. Gum?
0.00 Intro/preamble
0.12 Red Dwarf and our backgrounds with it
1.03 Red Dwarf VII in more detail
You can find the show on X at @EGoat_pod (or post at me on @D_Faggiani - I'm on Bluesky too) and email us with any feedback on [email protected]. All our episodes so far are on Spotify, our YouTube channel, and Apple Podcasts. Do spread the word! We also have a Patreon - any amount of money will get you early access to episodes, and help support the show!
James podcasts at Pex Lives, about Doctor Who, Bob Dylan, western movies and whatever else he pleases. He also co-hosts the marvellous Pop Could Never Save Us (check it out!) and his Springsteen project (with Kit) We Learned More From a Three Minute Record. He can be got primarily via jamesmurphy.bsky.social on Bluesky these days. This is his fourth appearance on this show - earlier this year, he was on (with Kit Power) talking about seminal British gangster film The Long Good Friday. Listen to that here.
NOTES
So, as mentioned in the episode, James had a great chat about the first Red Dwarf novel (by 'Grant Naylor') a few years ago, as part of the great I Don't Speak German podcast. Get that here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/02M7UaahntiYO92ROT7d2h?si=TOi4Gq4yT6G-PLVcw_qMfg
Currently on YouTube, for those interested in Red Dwarf VII, is the ridiculously detailed documentary the production team and cast put together for the DVD release! Actually pretty fascinating. And you can get it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=17LvjqKHqi0&t=2235s
In this pretty-much-final helping of And Ninthly.. David and John are... well... a little bit overwhelmed, excited and emotional about the LAST EVER episode of Inside No 9 'Plodding On', which aired on 12 June 2024. And then we give our rankings for Series 9. Includes SPOILERS for... I'd say most IN9 episodes (this one, obviously, and quite a few others). Be warned!
It's been a real trip, folks. Thank you anyone who listened and shared the episodes - we very much loved doing them, through the cheese, and the crackers. From us both... Stay Ninthly.
If you want to hear previous bits of David and John chatting about IN9, it's been the subject of a few EscapeGoat Podcast episodes - here are the links!
Series 1-5: discussion and highlights
Series 6 (pt 1)
Series 6 (pt 2)
And you can find our episode-by-episode coverage of Series 7 and 8 via And Ninthly... on this thread too.
You can reach us on X at @EGoat_pod and email us with any feedback on [email protected]. We also have a Patreon - any amount of money will get you early access to episodes, and help support the show!
The intro music was recorded and made available by kind permission of Richard Gilbert.
In this stirring movement of And Ninthly.. David and John mull the high and low notes of 'Curse of the Ninth', which aired on 5 June 2024. Includes SPOILERS for a few IN9 episodes (this one, obviously, and notably 'The Harrowing'). Be warned! And see you in a few days for our coverage of the last ever episode! Then Let Us Be.
If you want to hear previous bits of David and John chatting about IN9, it's been the subject of a few EscapeGoat Podcast episodes - here are the links!
Series 1-5: discussion and highlights
Series 6 (pt 1)
Series 6 (pt 2)
And you can find our episode-by-episode coverage of Series 7 and 8 via And Ninthly... on this thread too.
You can reach us on X at @EGoat_pod and email us with any feedback on [email protected]. We also have a Patreon - any amount of money will get you early access to episodes, and help support the show!
The intro music was recorded and made available by kind permission of Richard Gilbert.
On this helping of And Ninthly.. David and John analyse their confinement in 'CTRL ATL ESC', which aired on 29 May 2024. Includes SPOILERS for a few IN9 episodes (this one, obviously, and notably 'The 12 Days of Christine'). We also discuss some aspects of the later seasons of The Sopranos. Be warned!
The review of this episode I mention in our discussion was indeed on Den of Geek, and was written by Louisa Mellor - and here it is: https://www.denofgeek.com/tv/inside-no-9-series-9-episode-4-review-ctrl-alt-esc/
If you want to hear previous bits of David and John chatting about IN9, it's been the subject of a few EscapeGoat Podcast episodes - here are the links!
Series 1-5: discussion and highlights
Series 6 (pt 1)
Series 6 (pt 2)
And you can find our episode-by-episode coverage of Series 7 and 8 via And Ninthly... on this thread too.
You can reach us on X at @EGoat_pod and email us with any feedback on [email protected]. We also have a Patreon - any amount of money will get you early access to episodes, and help support the show!
The intro music was recorded and made available by kind permission of Richard Gilbert.
On this chapter of And Ninthly.. David and John twitch their curtains at 'Mulberry Close', which aired on 22 May 2024. Includes SPOILERS for a few IN9 episodes (this one, obviously, and notably 'Dead Line'). Be warned!
If you want to hear previous bits of David and John chatting about IN9, it's been the subject of a few EscapeGoat Podcast episodes - here are the links!
Series 1-5: discussion and highlights
Series 6 (pt 1)
Series 6 (pt 2)
And you can find our episode-by-episode coverage of Series 7 and 8 via And Ninthly... on this thread too.
You can Tweet us at @EGoat_pod and email us with any feedback on [email protected]. We also have a Patreon - any amount of money will get you early access to episodes, and help support the show!
The intro music was recorded and made available by kind permission of Richard Gilbert.
On this installment of And Ninthly.. David and John muse over the choices made by 'The Trolley Problem', which aired on 15 May 2024. Including SPOILERS for a few IN9 episodes (most notably 'The Stakeout' and 'Riddle of the Sphinx' but quite a few, really). Be warned!
If you want to hear previous bits of David and John chatting about IN9, it's been the subject of a few EscapeGoat Podcast episodes - here are the links!
Series 1-5: discussion and highlights
Series 6 (pt 1)
Series 6 (pt 2)
And you can find our episode-by-episode coverage of Series 7 and 8 via And Ninthly... on this thread too.
You can Tweet us at @EGoat_pod and email us with any feedback on [email protected]. We also have a Patreon - any amount of money will get you early access to episodes, and help support the show!
The intro music was recorded and made available by kind permission of Richard Gilbert.
Welcome back to And Ninthly...! For this first episode of the ninth and final series. David and John are once again joined by the superlative George Daniel Lea to analyse 'Boo To A Goose', which aired on 8 May 2024. We also catch up with George first about his reaction to the tail end of Series 8, including SPOILERS for a few IN9 episodes (most notably '3 x 3' and 'The Last Weekend'). Be warned!
George is a prolific YouTube creator, mostly on videogames, pop culture and literature, whose channel can be found here. His horror fiction and reviews can be discovered on his website Strange Playgrounds. He can be reached on Twitter on @EnigmaticElegy. He has previously featured on The EscapeGoat Podcast talking about Gormenghast, The Flight of Dragons, Terry Pratchett's Johnny Maxwell Trilogy and Count Duckula, and David has guested on his channel a few times, most recently also alongside the ever-terrific Kit Power to chat about a Clive Barker short story. And here's George and Kit chatting about another one, which we bring up in the episode...
If you want to hear previous bits of David and John chatting about IN9, it's been the subject of a few EscapeGoat Podcast episodes - here are the links!
Series 1-5: discussion and highlights
Series 6 (pt 1)
Series 6 (pt 2)
And you can find our episode-by-episode coverage of Series 7 and 8 via And Ninthly... on this thread too.
You can Tweet us at @EGoat_pod and email us with any feedback on [email protected]. We also have a Patreon - any amount of money will get you early access to episodes, and help support the show!
The intro music was recorded and made available by kind permission of Richard Gilbert.
On this installment, I'm joined again by Nannina, and we're talking about some great female film directors! After a bit of initial chat about Dorothy Arzner and her pre-Code movie Nana (which Nannina and I managed to watch together recently!).. we move onto the main double bill.... a chat about The Hitch-Hiker (1953, Ida Lupino) and Point Break (1991, Kathryn Bigelow). Fun is had. Enjoy! And Vaya Con Dios.
0.00 Intro/Preamble
0.16 The Hitch-Hiker
1.07 Point Break
You can find the show on Twitter at @EGoat_pod (or tweet at me on @D_Faggiani) and email us with any feedback on [email protected]. All our episodes are on Spotify, our YouTube channel, and Apple Podcasts. Do share and enjoy. We also have a Patreon - any amount of money will get you early access to episodes, and help support the show.
Nannina is a screenwriter, who procrastinates at writing by going down deep research wormholes into alternate dimensions. She supports her writing habit by making coffee, and can be found on Twitter and Bluesky via @NanninaGilder talking about early women filmmakers.
All original intro, outro and other incidental music recorded and made available by kind permission of Richard Gilbert.
NOTES
This is a fun article, about Ida Lupino: https://screen-queens.com/2020/02/21/wihm-the-hidden-polemic-of-ida-lupinos-the-hitch-hiker/
Weirdly, once again, my brother Matt chimed with us without co-ordinating, by chatting with his podcast partner Mike about another female-directed movie American Psycho! Give it a listen! https://open.spotify.com/episode/4flYtxiEZvW6N3seXH9x8U?si=MEEPas9MSiWISuA5c_oFBA
This week, my brother Matt returns to the show! We have a terrifically fun chat about the deeply flawed, maniacally disturbing and nasty but still kind of wonderful movie Monty Python's The Meaning of Life (1983, Terry Jones). In the first half, we discuss our general thoughts and reactions to the movie, from childhood exposure to it, til now. In the second half, we do a discursive trawl in rough order through the film's disparate sketches, songs and nightmare fuel. We hope it's a good listen - we enjoyed it!
0.00 Intro/preamble
0.16 The Meaning Of Life (pt 1) - general discussion of the movie and Python
0.55 The Meaning Of Life (pt 2) - rough in-order discussion of the movie's sketches, songs and other sequences
You can find the show on Twitter/X at @EGoat_pod (or tweet/post at me on @D_Faggiani - I'm also now on Bluesky) and email us with any feedback on [email protected]. All our episodes so far are on Spotify, our YouTube channel, and Apple Podcasts. Do spread the word! We also have a Patreon - any amount of money will get you early access to episodes, and help support the show!
Matt and Mike can be found on Spotify (and other streaming platforms) with their regular co-hosted movie analysis show 'Matt and Mike Pull Focus' - Matt has previously appeared on several episodes of this show - including, as we mention in the show, our 2022 episodes on The Batman and Count Duckula, and our 2021 episode on Time Bandits, which functions as a natural companion piece to this installment. Check them out!
All original intro, outro and other incidental music recorded and made available by kind permission of Richard Gilbert.
NOTES
There's quite a lot of Python-related material (apart from the core shows/films) on Netflix at the moment - including an interview they did around 2013, where they talk about production elements of The Meaning of Life, amongst other things. Very illuminating. Also... if anyone else hadn't seen 'The Adventures of Martin Luther' scene cut from the film... here it is, via YouTube. Extraordinary.
The interviews Matt conducted quite recently which he references in the show, respectively with actors Vin Hawke and Toddy Walters, are both really, really worth checking out - would recommend!
Also, if you wish to hear my nephew performing his punk epic '8 million/10 million Babies' - and who wouldn't - here it is. Bracing stuff.
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