Zack Harris and Sage Michael Stone are here on behalf of the NFFA (New Founding Fathers of America) to explain the ins and outs of the annual Purge, and their relationship to it, so you might better understand one of America's most beloved national traditions. Who are they purging this week? What are their Purgesonas? What the heck is "releasing the beast?" All of these questions and more will be answered on the internet's first and best Purgecast. May God be with you all.

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Pay attention class, because The Film Majors are taking you Back to School this month! With Drew Paterson, the director of the upcoming Show Monkey Studios independent feature American Flake, the gang discusses great hangout movies, Richard Linklater's 1970s coming-of-age comedy Dazed and Confused, as well as their own teenage hijinks and bad behavior.

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It's time for Blockbuster Month to die historic on the Fury Road because it's come to the end of its half-life. In their farewell to bombastic summer movies, your cinematic War Boys discuss the most well realised on screen worlds, George Miller's adrenaline pumping thrill ride Mad Max: Fury Road, and issue a correction on their previous support for Paul Reubens. Also, Zack gives his Barbenheimer thoughts!

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Get ready for a globetrotting adventure, because Blockbuster Month is back in full force! The gang discusses great leitmotifs, Steven Spielberg's seminal classic Raiders of the Lost Ark, and provide excellent folley work to simulate Harrison Ford's experience with dysentery.

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Your hosts continue to make a spectacle of themselves during Blockbuster Month, discussing scenery chewing performances, Sam Raimi's game changing superhero fantasy Spider-Man, and whether J.K. Simmons as J. Jonah Jameson is the best casting in any motion picture, full stop. Strap in for a long episode, because freakshow, you're goin' nowhere.

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The Film Majors are kicking off Blockbuster Month and it ain't over till the fat lady sings! This explosive episode includes discussion of the greatest cinematic speeches, Roland Emmerich's disasterpiece Independence Day, and the great injustice done to Paul Reubens by the American public.

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As Pride Month comes to an end, your hosts talk queer cinema one last time. Topics include fictional films that incorporate real historical events, Gus Van Sant's My Own Private Idaho and Alfonso Cuarón's Y tu mamá también, and the tragic fate that has befallen Mick's fish.

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With the help of film commentator MeaganzWorld, The Film Majors continue to celebrate Pride Month by delving into the world of queer cinema. On this episode, the gang discusses films that experiment with form, Cheryl Dunye's landmark black lesbian dramedy The Watermelon Woman, and the virtues of attending theater camp.

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Still covering queer cinema, your hosts talk films that explore the dangers of fame, John Waters' transgressive comedy classic Female Trouble, and the pains the director took to get rats to have sex on camera.

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As Alexis, Mick, and Zack continue to delve into the world of queer cinema, they discuss films that exposed them to a culture they had not experienced before, Jennie Livingston's seminal documentary Paris Is Burning, and the ethics of turning real people's lives into cinema. Also, Zack becomes absolutely unglued about live action Disney remakes.

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