Zach enlists return guest Sterling Cook (Filmmaker/ Podcaster, ‘Tour de Tati’, CFVA) to go from the iconic silence of Tati to the legendary silence of The Man With a Thousand Faces, Lon Chaney, as they deep dive into his 1924 vengeful melodrama, HE WHO GETS SLAPPED.

Grab your seats in the circus tent as the boys unfurl the origins and legends around Lon Chaney and his early years, marvel at the intricate merger that created MGM, fawn over the film;s director Victor Sjöström, become aghast at the chaotic and terrifying imagery swirling around naturalistic aesthetic, and ponder deeply of the many ways the film has influenced the film landscape today.

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The CFVA Holiday Bash in Colorado is December 16th! Stop and By and visit Sterling there!

Zach once again welcomes Erin and Chloe (Podcasters, ‘Required Viewing with Erin and Chloe), this time on a Decadent Dirigible filled with unbelievable madness, lavish gowns, and flames of doom as they unravel Cecil B DeMille’s maddening 1930 outing, MADAM SATAN!

Grab your cat masks and grab a dance with the them swingin’ clock people as the trio unearth the origins of the famed DeMille, learn more about the failures that brought him to MGM, find themselves cackling at pithy letters from the writer’s to CB, howl with laughter over the insane twists and turns of the plot, and settle down to earth in a parachute while contemplating the ways the film has influenced the cinematic landscape.

Be sure to listen to Erin and Chloe on ‘The Required Viewing Podcast- With Erin and Chloe’, now available on Apple Podcasts and Spotify! Listen in as they examine the films you should have within your healthy and hearty film education!

Site: https://anchor.fm/therequiredviewingpod

Zach welcomes back the darned delightful Disney devotees Tyler Maybee and Matt Merback for prequel territory as they travel back all the way to the very beginnings of the Walt Disney Studio with a closer look at the man himself and the very short subject cartoons that built an empire.

That’s right: Disney in the 20’s & 30’s HAS ARRIVED!

Settle in for an epic length chat surrounding the beginnings of Walter Elias Disney, his brother Roy, the amazing Ub Iwerks, and the many other key playes in this Ballyhoo Biography to Beat the Band. All of this and more before they dive deep into a plethora of the shorts starring Mickey, Donald, Goofy, Minnie, and… Pluto.

Laugh and Learn along as they unearth oft told tales in a rifftastic manner, including mysteries surrounding deleted lines in ‘Clock Cleaners’, the evolution of Goofy, and of course… the story of how that Mouse named Mickey came to be.

PLUS: Jiminy Cricket joins us at the end!

Shorts Discussed:

Oswald:

Mickey:

Silly Symphonies:

Donald Duck:

Goofy:

Mickey, Donald and Goofy:

Donald and Goofy:

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Be sure to listen to Tyler Maybee on POP CULTURE BREWS, now available wherever you get your podcasts:

Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/pop-culture-brews/id1477714941

and follow the show on Social Media

and be sure to check out Matthew Merback on his show THE BIPOLAR CRITIC

and follow him on Instagram:

Zach takes this week to thank the guests and listeners on the occasion of the show’s 2nd anniversary, followed by some back to back old time radio goodness courtesy of Orson Welles and Edgar Bergen.

The Campbell Playhouse Theater presents: The Magnificent Ambersons

The Charlie McCarthy Show- Guests Walt Disney and “Donald Duck”

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Thank You Again to Everyone Who Has Tuned In!

The Bally-Boo feels the beating rays of the sun and is sent into oblivion as we draw to a close with an all time terror treasure.

Yes, Zach is joined by return guest Henry Jarvis (Reel Nerds Podcast) for a trip to Transylvania by way of Germany for the macabre madness of Murnau as they unravel the 1922 horror classic NOSFERATU: A SYMPHONY OF HORROR!

Settle in for night of Shivers by way of Shreck as the two become startled by the origins of FW Murnau, tremble in terror over the meticulous production process, gasp at the gruesome realities of copyright litigation, scream with agony over the thorough plot breakdown, and finally arise with stake in hand to drive through the heart of the film and the many ways it has influenced the works we see today.

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Be Sure to Check out Henry on Reel Nerds Podcast

https://reelnerdspodcast.com/

The Bally-Boo presses on through the hallowed halls of horror into one of its most terrifying rooms, the one where you can only hear fear and imagine its sight!

Yes, this week Zach welcomes back the Ravenous Radio hound James Scully (Podcaster, ‘Breaking Walls’) for a deep dive into the very origins of a radio program that brought terror to a personal point of view as they unravel the CBS program Firt Person Singular and its’ production of DRACULA!

After the warm glow of the dial has extinguished from the radio, stick around and listen in as the boys find themselves overcome with terror over Orson Welles’ life before radio, become trapped in the cage of titles as they clarify its difference from the actual ‘Mercury Theater on the Air’, tremble before the realities of Orson’s grand ascendance to radio stardom, cower before the breakdown of a true Dracula adaptation, and finally slay the vampire with the blinding light of truth that is the programs influence on media to this day.

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Be sure to check out James’ podcasting work by listening to BREAKING WALLS: THE WALL BREAKERS PODCAST

Website: https://www.thewallbreakers.com/

iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/breaking-walls/id924086880

and give a listen to “And Then I Sing’, the podcast musical about Frank Sinatra’s life: https://soundcloud.com/thewallbreakers/sets/and-then-i-sing?utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing

The Bally-Boo continues with a tale guaranteed to drag you down many a fathom and leave you gasping from air!

Yes, this week Zach welcomes the terrifying twosome of Erin Mullane and Chloe Riggs (Podcasters, Required Viewing with Erin and Chloe) to dive deep into horrors most austere body of water with a talk surrounding Jack Arnold’s 1954 Monster Classic, CREATURE FROM THE BLACK LAGOON.

Prepare to shiver in terror as the folks unravel the strange origins of Hollywood’s famous Gill Man, recoil in terror as they dissect the plot bit by bit, scream in shock over the story of Gill Man’s designer and how she was sidelined by the powers of the day, and pray for safe passage down the river of observation that flows with the many ways the film has influenced the works of today.

Plus: The Johnny Carson Bit reaches a crescendo.

Be sure to listen to Erin and Chloe on ‘The Required Viewing Podcast- With Erin and Chloe’, now available on Apple Podcasts and Spotify! Listen in as they examine the films you should have within your healthy and hearty film education!

Site: https://anchor.fm/therequiredviewingpod

The Ballyhoo once again becomes the Bally-BOO as another month of horror arrives to tingle your spine and shiver your soul.

This week, Zach is joined by podcasters and devilish duo, Ben Taylorson and Smokey (Rated H, House of Hammer) to unveil the horrifying story of a man dwindling towards the infinitesimal as they unravel Jack Arnold’s shocking 1957 Sci-Fi/Horror tale, THE INCREDIBLE SHRINKING MAN!

Brace yourselves as the boys shiver in terror over story of Jack Arnold’s beginnings, shriek in fright over the frightening facts surrounding production, dwell in dread over the many innovations surrounding the films special effects, find themselves trapped in a terrifying plot break down that unearths the many intelligent touches of the story, and become overcome with the ghastly truths around how the film has influenced the media we ingest today.

Plus: Clint Eastwood talks about his time with Jack Arnold.

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Be sure to follow the horrific(ly awesome) delights of our guests podcasting by checking out:

RATED H:

and HOUSE OF HAMMER:

Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-house-of-hammer/id1562467810

Also be sure to support HOUSE OF HAMMER on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/househammerpod

Also check out Smokey’s other lovely show All the Best Lines:

Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/all-the-best-lines/id1533468069

AND OF COURSE, Follow their social media shenanigans

Rated H Twitter: https://twitter.com/RatedHpod

Zach welcomes stand-up comedian and writer Andrew Bueno onto the program to suss through the mysteries and lessons from the aftermath of a great deluge as they take a long look at Michael Curtiz’s 1928 biblical epic, NOAH’S ARK.

After you sat amidst the sound of partial silence, stick around as the boys unfold the stories of development and Curtiz’s ambitions when coming to America, curdle at the many stories of his directorial methods, ponder the transition from silent to sound and it’s affect on the film, become bewildered by the mash up of Biblical story and World War I Melodrama, recount and reflect upon the infamous flood scene and the many injuries it caused, and finally take a good long moment to discuss the films legacy and impact on both filmmaking and set safety.

Plus: Borat, what are you doing here?

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Follow Andrew’s musings and comedy on the interwebs

Twitter: https://twitter.com/bueno247?s=21&t=6qu8TUnzfJgJIO5Z-QPndg

Zach welcomes back podcaster and photographer Brent Ballard (Poptimistic Media Photography) to find out who exactly knows what evil lurks in the heart of men… give up…. it’s THE SHADOW! (Boy that was a tough one)

Gather around the radio and get ready for one of the Shdows most thrilling adventures, THE SILENT AVENGER!

After the show, settle in as the boys learn more about the scattered history of Radio’s greatest crime fighter, marvel at the commitment to the shows script writing process under Walter B. Gibson, revel in the plot as and its sure handed approach to true life horrors, and finally ponder in what ways the Shadow has left its mark on both radio and pop culture at large.

PLUS: Batman is mentioned… a lot… cause of course.

Radio Program Info:

To see more of what Brent is up to, check out his photography work by following him on Instagram

@poptimisticmedia ( https://instagram.com/poptimisticmedia?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y= )