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The Smooth Thrills Radio Hour is your deep dive into movies of deep cultural significance (mostly).... more
FAQs about The Smooth Thrills Radio Hour:How many episodes does The Smooth Thrills Radio Hour have?The podcast currently has 41 episodes available.
October 18, 2020Episode 204: Teenage Wasteland: Pump Up the VolumeIn this episode, the panel discusses the milestone 1990's movie "Pump Up the Volume", the perils of parasocial relationships, the merits of free speech, and the strangeness of an Italian Red Skull fighting Captain America....more50minPlay
October 11, 2020Episode #203 - Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins and Quickly EndsIn this episode, the team examines the strange case of an attempted franchise, what may have gone wrong, what went right, and the perils of dealing with Morgue Farts in the wild....more52minPlay
October 04, 2020Episode 202: Musicalish!: Car WashIn this episode, the panel discusses the disco slacker, workplace comedy, cult-movie favorite Car Wash, the mercurial Joel Schumacher, the prolific Michael Schultz, and the perils of going to see Lost in Space....more55minPlay
September 27, 2020Episode #201 - Apocalypse Then: The BeesIn this episode, the team looks back at the Great Killer Bee Scare of the late 1970s, one of the looniest movies to come out of it, whether or not you can really talk to the animals, and the pros and cons of melty cheese....more48minPlay
May 31, 2020Episode 107: Mondo Cane and the End of MoviesIn this episode, the team ruminates over the landmark exploitation film, what it might have meant then, what it for sure means to us now, and how it changed movies for better or worse. Also discussed, the difficult life of sharks, the perils of visual anthropology, and the possible whereabouts of Bob Keeshan's nose....more54minPlay
May 24, 2020Episode 106: Apocalypse Then: The Day AfterIn this episode, the team examines the substance and deep cultural significance of the classic TV movie. Jason Robards, John Lithgow, Steve Guttenberg, and a cast of dozens bring to life this vision of the end of the world, or least how we thought it would play out in 1983....more43minPlay
May 17, 2020Episode 105: 80's Comedy Part 1: Savage Steve HollandIn this episode, the team looks back at the feature film career of the mighty Savage Steve Holland, with "Better Off Dead," "One Crazy Summer," and "How I Got Into College. Also up for debate, the strange trajectory of "Porky's" films, the relative merits of the "Police Academy" movies, and whether or not "Her Alibi" should get a blu-ray release....more1h 11minPlay
May 10, 2020Episode 104: Looking Back at: FandangoThe team looks back at one of the great movies to come out of Texas - Fandango. We discuss why this epic road movie might have been overlooked over the years, the greatness of Judd Nelson, the importance of a good romp, and the majesty of Jaws 3D....more58minPlay
May 03, 2020Episode 103: Salem's Lot and the Death of Small Town AmericaIn this episode, the team examines the 1970s TV movie adaptation of Salem's Lot, how it compares to the novel, how it fits in with late 1970s television culture, and how David Soul and Fred Willard became a fashion icons (probably)....more55minPlay
April 26, 2020Episode 102: Cyberpunk 101: HardwareIn this episode, the team looks at what was once considered a "lost" gem of the cyberpunk movement, Richard Stanley's "Hardware." We examine the movie in its cultural context, its use of cyberpunk tropes (that had only just been established), and debate whether robots can have "man butt."...more51minPlay
FAQs about The Smooth Thrills Radio Hour:How many episodes does The Smooth Thrills Radio Hour have?The podcast currently has 41 episodes available.