The hosts discuss what Ari Aster's Midsommar is really about, featuring a call from a listener in Sweden with background on the Midsommar festival. And following a listener email about a vicious catfox attack, special guest John Levenstein (Arrested Development, Kroll Show) pops by to discuss his new show, "Frankenstein's Monster's Monster, Frankenstein."  FOOTNOTES: 1. Our Patreon (discussed re: meetups etc)   Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

73: The Midsommar Monster Spectacular with John Levenstein

Are you in need of company during those strange days and lonely nights? Every Monday, hosts Molly Lambert, Tess Lynch and Emily Yoshida, gather in dark rooms for a free jazz blend of pop culture theory, internet fascinations, and venture down a plethora of half-baked conspiracy theory rabbit holes. Drop us a line with your night call at 240-46-NIGHT or nightcallpodcast@gmail.com, and we'll offer our best advice on life, love, and the coming apocalypse.

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Wahhhh but also ACK! We are leaving you with some wonderful night calls from our wonderful listeners. But of course there is also a call about how The Big Chill and Cathy comics are connected, some rhapsodizing about monoliths (new and old), and a decision on what show is better: Frasier or Cheers. Some sentimental night calls to send us out, our favorite episodes and guests, reminiscing about Girls In Hoodies, and where we’d send our listeners to help fill the void. We promise we’ll be back someday on some astral plane. So long for now. Thanks for listening to Night Call.  NOTES HelloCullen Frasier tweet https://twitter.com/HelloCullen/status/1333086443481141248 Alissa Walker tattoo tweet https://twitter.com/awalkerinLA/status/1332887007161270272 Third monolith https://www.npr.org/2020/12/03/942056802/the-monolith-mystery-deepens-as-a-3rd-oddity-pops-up-in-california iamamiwhoami https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iamamiwhoami Maryhill https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maryhill,_Washington Hot and Rich https://twitter.com/hotandrichshow?lang=en Joan Haley Ford on Twitch https://www.twitch.tv/joanhaleyford Sound Only https://www.theringer.com/2020/8/4/21354364/introducing-sound-only-with-justin-charity-and-micah-peters Bad Gays https://badgayspod.podbean.com/ Scary Cool Sad Goodbye https://scarycoolsadgoodbye.substack.com/p/scary-cool-sad-goodbye-01 Creature Feature https://www.iheart.com/podcast/105-creature-feature-30054205/ Ologies https://www.alieward.com/ologies Jane Marie's substack https://seejanemarie.substack.com/ Tess's weather newsletter https://tinyletter.com/LAWeather   Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Last Call At Night Cheers

We are joined this week by writer and actress Mara Wilson to discuss how acting classes can function like cults and why. Mara reveals her personal Alison Mack story and talks about how we can protect child actors on sets. Then she tells us about her personal isolation tank experience and we try to figure out hacks for making isolation tank like experiences at home. At the end of the episode we have a very bittersweet important announcement about the show. Notes: Mara's Substack https://mara.substack.com/ Mara's Twitter https://twitter.com/MaraWilson Mara's book, "Where Am I Now?" https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/318758/where-am-i-now-by-mara-wilson/ The Landis Twilight Zone lawsuit https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1987-05-29-mn-2189-story.html ...and how he broke child labor laws https://www.nytimes.com/1986/10/30/us/assistant-on-fatal-film-says-he-didn-t-want-children-in-scene.html Franco's acting school https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/james-franco-acting-school-lawsuit-894571/   Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

135: Mara Wilson, Acting Cults And Isolation Tanks

Emily is off this week, but Tess and Molly are taking your night calls about Joseph Smith, sphinx monuments, and the devil's tritone! First it's a night call about the Devil's Note, which some listeners liked and others did not at all. Then an email about Joseph Smith's head on the body of a Sphinx, and whether the "Salamander Letter" is a forgery (yes.) Molly waxes philosophical on the newest Housewives franchise: Salt Lake City, and reveals some behind the scenes info she got about why this series is so bonkers. Then it's prophetic dreams - who had them and why? Are they real, or self-fulfilling prophecies? What are our recurring dreams and nightmares? All this and women who marry their step-grandfathers, on an all new Night Call! NOTES Play around with creepy musical intervals on this handy virtual piano https://www.musicca.com/piano "Happy Birthday" copyright https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2016/02/happy-birthday-is-public-domain-former-owner-warnerchapell-to-pay-14m/ History of "Happy Birthday" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Happy_Birthday_to_You Joseph Smith sphinx https://www.roadsideamerica.com/story/11817 Salamander letter https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salamander_letter Cafeteria Cathoicism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cafeteria_Catholicism Mary Crosby https://www.bravotv.com/people/mary-cosby Clay Higgins dream tweet https://www.huffpost.com/entry/louisiana-clay-becca-higgins-premotion-guns_n_5f93691bc5b6a2e1fb615ae1 Abe Lincoln's dream https://rogerjnorton.com/Lincoln46.html Did MLK know he would be assassinated? https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-43545620 Ariana Lenarsky twitter https://twitter.com/aardvarsk Titanic prophetic dream https://wormstedt.com/GeorgeBehe/page9.htm The Test Dream https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Test_Dream More dreams! Dreams galore https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_dreams   Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

134: Mormon Sphinxes, The Real Housewives Of Salt Lake City, And Prophetic Dreams

November is Dreams Month at Night Call, and we're kicking it off with some incredible dream calls and emails from listeners. Of course there are also more pyramids and architecture talk too. This time it’s Brasilia - the faded poppy mid-century utopia that is Brazil’s capital, and The Summum Pyramid - the mummification temple from 70s religion Summum in Salt Lake City, Utah. Would we get mummified and more importantly, would we let Summum do it? But also: a viral Tik Tok about the Christian conspiracy that the COVID vaccine will implant a chip in your body that is actually the Mark Of The Beast (this makes it sound cooler than it is). And our first in depth missive from dreamland - a listener who believes they heard a weird frequency online that led them to have an experience they interpreted as demonic possession. We interpret their experience and talk about the power of frequencies and music to influence or induce emotional states. All this and Exploding Head Syndrome, on an all new Night Call! Notes: Dramatic MAGA tiktok https://twitter.com/AndreaRussett/status/1323878382975676417 Background on on vaccine/mark of the beast conspiracies https://www.crosswalk.com/church/pastors-or-leadership/ask-roger/is-the-covid-19-vaccine-the-mark-of-the-beast.html Do not work order for Songbird https://deadline.com/2020/07/sag-aftra-songbird-do-not-work-order-los-angeles-shoot-pandemic-1202976458/ Valley of the Dawn/Dawn Valley https://www.nationalgeographic.com/culture/2018/09/religion-psychic-medium-extraterrestrial-sunrise-dawn-valley-brasilia-brazil/ Dawn Valley wiki https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vale_do_Amanhecer Summum Pyramid https://www.summum.us/pyramid/ Exploding head syndrome https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20150409-i-have-exploding-head-syndrome More on EHS https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.livescience.com/amp/45532-exploding-head-syndrome-sleep-disorder.html Molly on brain zaps at MTV http://www.mtv.com/news/2742210/lexapro-kanye-me-molly-lambert-on-the-ghosts-of-ssris/ Explore dot org https://explore.org/livecams   Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

133: Demonic Possession, Summum & Exploding Head Syndrome

This week we delve into the OTHER cult Mark Vicente was a member of: Ramtha! Learn how putting a tiny paper pyramid on your head might make you channel an ancient racist spirit. Then it’s even more pyramid pals and a general spooky season and Halloween roundup. Notes Ramtha More Ramtha Salma Hayek rude at lunch  Faith Chapel Christian Center  AT&T; City Center Ave Maria Grotto Grotto Photos Flinstone House   Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

73: The Midsommar Monster Spectacular with John Levenstein

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