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Trick or Treat Radio

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Ep 452

TorTR #452 - Dream The Uncrustable Dream

Episode | 173 min | Mar 26, 2021

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A podcast producer takes part in a sleep study that becomes a nightmarish descent into the depths of his mind and a frightening examination of his aversion to chicken salad. On Episode 452 of Trick or Treat Radio we discuss the film Come True from writer/director Anthony Scott Burns! This retro-futuristic nightmare is an examination of the self and of our nightmares. Speaking of nightmares, we find out that Ravenshadow not only has a first bedtime, but a second bedtime! What the everloving hell? There is also plenty of discussion of sandwiches, and the strange effects of melatonin. So grab your favorite frozen sandwich, place it next to your nightstand to thaw, and strap on your sleep study suit and check out the world's most dangerous podcast!

Stuff we talk about: Blackout Tapes, The Snyder Cut, Justice League, MZ’s shirtless appearance, Falcon and Winter Soldier, Superman and Lois, Cake, trepidations, Silver Spoons, Fuck Ricky Schroeder, Peepsi, Josssssss Wheedon, Queen of Black Magic, The Devils, Powerblocks, Hydrocodone, Uncrustables, thaw and eat thing, second bedtime, how to make your own PB&J, your grocers freezer, the effects of melatonin, Doomsday Clock in Watchmen, mothersmucker, Fluffernutter, food in a basket, April Fools Day, Axel Braun, Martian Milfhunter, Jocelyn Donahue, Holidays, retro futuristic 80s aesthetic, Tron, sleep studies, short term memory loss, chicken salad, Resident Evil, Silent Hill, H.R. Giger, Eraserhead, PILOTPRIEST, Matt Mahurin, sleep paralysis, The Nightmare, Room 237, Rodney Ascher, Weekend at Bernies, Terminator, Night of the Living Dead, George A. Romero, Electric Youth, Tiffany Helm, Phillip K. Dick, Blade Runner, Total Recall, low key chaos, Contracted, Der Samurai, IFC Midnight, Chinese Checkers, Najarra Townsend, Brea Grant, Journey to the West, Bad Boy Bubby, analog technology, Guillermo del Toro, the Quarantine Titans, Wet Dreams Come True, putting the cauc back in caucus, and Dial D For Dead Air.

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Ep 451

TorTR #451 - Hunky McNuggets and The Temple of Justice

Episode | 148 min | Mar 19, 2021

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A man providing overnight watch to a deceased member of his podcast community finds himself opposite a malevolent entity that wants to take his place on the show. On Episode 451 of Trick or Treat Radio we discuss The Vigil, from first time feature director Keith Thomas! We also unfortunately find out MZ’s new porn name, we get deep into religious horror, and we find out what was so important that stopped Ravenshadow from going to CCD as a child! So grab a candle to light your way, don’t forget to pick up your Hunky Boy Reel Meal Deal, and strap on for the world's most dangerous podcast!

Stuff we talk about: Fade to Black, Queen of Black Magic, Butcher Baker Nightmare Maker, Bill Paxton, Vaccinations, Weird Science, MZs new porn name, Brad Dragonsack, Hunky McNuggets, Battle Royale II, Joe Piscopo, old photos of us, Creepy Girl’s infatuation with MZ, Rufus Testy-Swell, #TheSnyderCut, Justice League, special Blackout Tapes, Falcon and Winter Soldier, Fantasy Baseball Draft, The Cell Block Six NotForNothins, trash talking, Edgar Allan Renteria, Reach-It-Off Renteria, double Picard, Giallo, Alabama is international, Promising Young Woman, Parasite, the Trick or Treat Radio Oscar curse, Mark Murray’s Kickstarter, Rudy Ray Moore, Mixtape Massacre, Def-Con Comedy Jam, trailers that show too much, skipping CCD for GI Joe, Judaism, The Vigil, Firestarter, Keith Thomas, Dave Davis, The Exorcist, religious horror, catholic exorcism films, the history of the funeral parlor, Demon, dybbuk and mazik, Roman Polanski, Repulsion, Nightwing, Chuck Dixon, Come True, Superman and Lois, TV Guide, MZ’s Coffin Corner, RIP Yaphet Kotto, Yakov Smirnoff, Japanese Giallo, Pinku Eiga, female prisoner scorpion films, Sex and Fury, Canadian time exchange rate, A Pinecone Enema, and Writing Fighting and Smiting.

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Ep 450

TorTR #450 - Kurando Kills It

Episode | 223 min | Mar 12, 2021

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For Episode 450 we spent the entire episode with our friend, and one of our favorite working filmmakers, Kurando Mitsutake! We get the scoop on his upcoming Japanese Giallo film Maniac Driver, we have the world premiere of the opening theme to the film, and we even get a glimpse into the future of his next film. Plus, Kurando joins us for a special discussion of the classic flick Tenebrae, from maestro Dario Argento! There is plenty of Giallo talk, Kurando does a round of Q&A with listener questions, and we put our pocket change together in an attempt to fund his next film! So grab your black gloves, show off your disarming arterial artwork with a Lone Wolf and Cub amount of blood, and strap on for the world’s most dangerous podcast!

Stuff we talk about: Kurando Mitsutake, Age of Samurai, Hayate, Netflix, Karate Kill, Chinese Kung Fu, Tae Kwon Do, what has Kurando been up to?, Gun Woman, Samurai Avenger, making films during a pandemic, abandoning a film, Ares’ Security, Japanese Studio films, Battle Royale, Japan is 5 years behind America, Japanese video stores, Stranger Things, American Beer, Cobra Kai, Cobra, Stallone, Robocop, cult groups, Tango and Cash, Tokyo Shock, Tokyo Gore Police, Nikkatsu, Sushi Typhoon, Machine Girl, world premiere of the opening theme from Maniac Driver, Pinku eiga, shooting a film in 4.5 days, falling asleep on set, Japanese Giallo, sexual deviation murder mystery, social commentary in horror, Tenebre, Dario Argento, John Wick 3, Goblin meets Tangerine Dream, John Carpenter, John Saxon, Daria Nicolodi, Asia Argento, Scarlet Diva, style vs substance, Suspiria, Nunsploitation, Two Evil Eyes, Masters of Horror, Italian film industry, Lamberto Bava, what happens to the film industry in a post-COVID world?, Spaghetti Westerns, Giuliano Gemma, Samurai films, Yojimbo, Sergio Leone, Fulci’s Zombi, Arnold Schwarzenegger, international stars doing Japanese commercials, Charles Bronson, Tommy Lee Jones, JCVD, Brian de Palma, Dressed to Kill, Shogun Assassin, Giallo Mark Hamill, that dog was a dick, Monstermania, Edgar Allan Poe, the benefit of an amazing stunt coordinator, Devilman, Go Nagai, WW2 Movies, remakes, Uncommon Valor, Robert Stack, Monsters Don’t Get to Cry, David Bowie, Scorpions, Ennio Morricone, Ugly Betty, SAG, George Takei, kissing Vanessa Williams, Takashi Miike, Sukiyaki Western Django, Mario Bava, Blood and Black Lace, Bird With the Crystal Plumage, black gloved killers, Torso, Lizard in a Woman’s Skin, Profondo Rosso, Sergio Martino, TVCU, Don’t Torture a Duckling, Stage Fright, Don’t Look Now, What Have You Done to Solange, Kwaidan, Masaki Kobayashi, Paul Verhoeven, The Real MCU, Disarming Arterial Artwork, and A Lone Wolf and Cub Amount of Blood.

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TorTR #449 - Promising Young Parabellum

Episode | 168 min | Mar 5, 2021

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A seasoned podcast haunted by a tragedy in their past takes revenge on the predatory hosts unlucky enough to cross their path. On Episode 449 of Trick or Treat Radio we are joined by old friend of the show, Arkham Josh! Josh does his best to add some intelligence to our film discussion this week as we talk about Promising Young Woman, the feature film debut from director Emerald Fennell! We also talk about important must-see films, giallo/eurohorror, just how relevant the cover of Pantera’s Vulgar Display of Power is to this week’s film discussion, and we have a big announcement about Episode 450! So grab a bottle of coffee milk, check your toxic masculinity on the way in, and strap on for the world's most dangerous podcast! 

Stuff we talk about: Lou Doppler radar, telemarketing, the bragging God, Warwick: it’s no worse than Providence, Cianci Sauce, Coffee Milk, cardigan, Hubble telescope, Superman and Lois, racist frogs, Michael Rosenbaum, troubleshooting Tuesdays, MZ’s problems, Tyler Hoechlin, Randy from Lowlife, hate symbols tattooed on your face, Joe Weider, Young Rock, Pop Culture Purgatory, The Crow, Ravenshadow needs a handler, John Wick 3, Black Knight, Tombstone, Super Dave, Mark Dacascos, Promising Young Woman, Emerald Fennell, Carey Mulligan, Bo Burnham, rape revenge subgenre, Adam Brody, the experience of walking through the world as a woman, Clancy Brown, Jennifer Coolidge, Molly Shannon, Britney Spears’ Toxic, Last House on the Left, I Spit on Your Grave, House on the Edge of the Park, Pantera’s Vulgar Display of Power, exploitation films, Drive, not your Dad’s revenge film, Megan is Missing, A Clockwork Orange, Vulgar, Alfred Molina, don’t be a dick if you have a dick, Maniac Driver, a night with Kurando Mitsutake, Karate Kill, Gun Woman, Eurohorror, Horrible Doctor Hitchcock, Burial Ground, Gates of Hell Trilogy, Man From Deep River, Giallo, 35mm prints, Rock n Shock, Brain Damage, old trailer reels, staring at the ceiling is the new Picarding, Queen of Black Magic, The Boxer’s Omen, Tenebre, Dario Argento, Star Wars Trilogy on the big screen, Psycho Goreman, Hard Candy, Porno, Fangoria, Parasite, Impetigore, Indonesian Horror, VFW, Joe Begos, Fred Williamson, Banana Splits, Five Nights at Freddy’s, The Editor, Udo Kier, discogs, and the Pied Piper of Debauchery.

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Ep 448

TorTR #448 - B Movie Messiah

Episode | 157 min | Feb 26, 2021

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A quiet drifter is tricked into a podcasting job at the now condemned Willy's Wonderland. The mundane show suddenly becomes an all-out fight for survival against wave after wave of demonic arguments. Expletives fly, verbal jabs land, titans clash -- and only one side will make it out alive. On Episode 448 of Trick or Treat Radio we discuss Willy’s Wonderland from director Kevin Lewis and starring Nicolas Cage! We also talk about which films demonic animatronics, what the true definition of kidnapping is, and which movies we’d want to see 4 hour cuts of. So grab your favorite energy drink, remember to take regular breaks, and strap on for the world's most dangerous podcast!

Stuff we talk about: Chumping at the bit, George A. Romero, little blue pills, A.N.T.s, Wandavision, Elizabeth Olsen, nerd talk and smokes, Mary-Kate and Ashley, Barney, who does MZ look like?, Facebook is a bunch of dicks, Red Skelton impersonators, gif or jif, Facebook jail, Zack Snyder, Justice League, HBO Max, Super Dave Osborne, Coming to America, Police Academy 2, 4 hour films, 2001: A Space Odyssey, Barry Lyndon, Stanley Kubrick, beating gods, Nicolas Cage, Willy’s Wonderland, Kevin Lewis, Joe Exotic, Banana Splits, Into the Spider-Verse, Fast Time at Ridgemont High, Popeye, sugary drinks, the drifter trope, Ares: The Motion Picture, demonic animatronics, Showbiz Pizza, Nicolas Cage cleaning bathrooms, what really is kidnapping?, professional animation, Primal Rage, Evil Dead II, King Kong, delinquents “I don’t know”, Freebird, Boss Level, Frank Grillo, Minari, Frank Zappa, what would we drive in a blizzard for?, 7-day weather report, Coney Island Hot Dogs, Jiu Jitsu, Robowar, Predator, Death to Smoochy, Out There, B-Movie Messiah, Bert and Ernie, The Muppet Show reboot, and Raising Las Vegas.

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Ep 447

TorTR #447 - Maud Than Meets the Eye

Episode | 139 min | Feb 19, 2021

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Having recently found God, a self-effacing young podcaster arrives at a plush home to care for a hedonistic dancer left frail from a chronic illness. When a chance encounter with a former colleague throws up hints of a dark past, it becomes clear there is more than meets the eye. On Episode 447 of Trick or Treat Radio we discuss one of our most anticipated films of the year, Saint Maud from A24 and first time feature director Rose Glass! We also talk about the recently announced American remake of Train to Busan, perception vs. reality, and Ares broadcasting on location… from his truck?! So grab your rosary, definitely do not drive in a blizzard to get needless things, and strap on for the world's most dangerous podcast!

Stuff we talk about: Grand Theft Ares, Timo Tjahjanto, Train to Busan remake, New Line Cinema, Salem, Key West half shirt, Ares on location, Mortal Kombat, Dr. Ruth, Kirk Cameron’s Godcast, biginthepants.com, Gojira’s upcoming album Fortitude, WandaVision, John Byrne, the hairbrush incident, Scarlet Witch, Vision, Children of Magneto, RIP Prince Markie Dee, Fat Boys, Disorderlies, braving a blizzard for porn, Shyla Foxxx, Weird Science Chet action figure, woods porn, blow up dolls, Wednesday TV series, Tim Burton, “it’s a party tape”, Joe Bob Briggs, sperm of the moment, Tammy and the T-Rex, Love Witch, St. Valentines Day, Jack Kirby, Texas, Taxi Driver, A24, Saint Maud, Morfydd Clark, Rose Glass, Jennifer Ehle, May, Adam Janota Bzowski, giallo, blink and you miss it fx, Masters of the Universe, perception vs reality, Goo Goo Dolls, Nicolas Cage, Bea Arthur, slow-paced character studies, Willy’s Wonderland, mamajuana, 40-somethings doing backyard wrestling, vaccinations, take your assholes to work day, and Buffalo Bill’s Bed and Breakfast.

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Ep 446

TorTR #446 - Black Magic Mayhem

Episode | 162 min | Feb 12, 2021

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Four young men decide to take their podcast to the orphanage where they grew up to pay their respects to the old man who trained them. What they don't know is that the orphanage that saw them grow up is haunted by terrible technical issues and the presence of something dark and terrifying. On Episode 446 of Trick or Treat Radio we discuss The Queen of Black Magic, a Shudder exclusive from director Kimo Stamboel and writer Joko Anwar! We also talk about where being a dick online can get you, cannibalism, and Indonesian cinema! So grab your favorite TV affiliate logo hat, avoid the disgusting chocolates from the sampler, and strap on for the world's most dangerous podcast!

Stuff we talk about: Elvira, NECA Frankenstein, who’s doing the intro?, Bunkhouse brawl, Royal Rumble, why is Ravenshadow late?, figure size queen, Bride of Frankenstein, Universal Monsters, Yours Cruelly Elvira: Memoirs of the Mistress of the Dark, Ringu, Sarah Michelle Gellar, “contractual obligations”, Cara Dune RIP, Disney, morality clauses, posting stupid shit on social media, Armie Hammer, cannibalistic fantasies, Lucy Lawless, badass women, Sasha Banks, Long Jean Silver, Cynthia Rothrock, Billy Blanks, Ahmed Johnson, The Lone Ranger, Cannibal, Armin Meiwes, ww.darkweb.com, Primal Rage, Monsterpiece Theater Movie Club, Fox 25, the greatest short actors, Whitman’s Sampler, cherry filling, The Queen of Black Magic, Joe Carnahan, The Raid, Gareth Evans, Gangs of London, Shin Ultraman, Folklore, The Grey, dewey decimal system, Mondo Macabro, Greg Brady, black magic subgenre, predictable plot points, back scenes, local affiliates, 21 Jump Street, NBA Jam, Borderlands, Jack Black, cake farts, channel 732, old school wrestling, Def Comedy Jam, Dubbah Bah, Saint Maud, Rose Glass, Synchronic, Benson and Moorhead, Psycho Goreman, Bob’s Burgers, lightning in a barrel, horseshoes with balls, bocce balls, Splash, Sid & Marty Krofft, Shakespeare, Steven Kostanski, Hunky Boy, from dry to wet in 60 seconds, and the nail in the carbonite.

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Ep 445

TorTR #445 - Fifty Shades of Jay Kay

Episode | 182 min | Feb 5, 2021

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Two horror podcaster’s lives are ripped apart after they encounter a series of horrific deaths linked to a designer drug with bizarre, otherworldly effects. On Episode 445 of Trick or Treat Radio we discuss Synchronic, the latest film from the directing duo of Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead! We are also joined by Jay Kay from Horror Happens Radio, Dread Central and Horrorhound to talk about his new virtual horror film discussion series, Digging Into Darkness! We also talk about the eventual return to normal and how that might affect conventions and festivals, there is another unfortunate edition of MonsterZero’s Coffin Corner, and we even journey into the human construct of time! So grab your favorite designer drug, dig into your own darkness, and strap on for the world's most dangerous podcast!

Stuff we talk about: Dog Soldiers, Neil Marshall, “too British”, Benny Hill, MODOK, Top 10 Podcast in the Dominican Republic, Psycho Goreman, The Editor, Talk Without Rhythm, Blues Brothers, Mike Henry, Smokey and the Bandit, Hal Holbrook, The Fog, Creepshow, Fletch Lives, Dustin Diamond, TV’s Screech, Pac Blue, Magnum Force, typecasting, California Dreams, Silk Stockings, snow removal, Nor'easters, big hill meet little Hyundai, Wesley Snipes, Blade, shoveling, Stonks and Bongs, Kurt Vonnegut, Slaughterhouse-Five, SplatterHouse, The Endless, Resolution, Spring, Aaron Moorhead, Justin Benson, Synchronic, Anthony Mackie, Jamie Dornan, Lovecraft, Disorderlies, Bring Out Your Dead, Physics, spontaneous combustion, designer drugs, how long has time been around?, the most prolific Avenger, Outside the Wire, Fifty Shades of Grey, Twilight, Wiffle Ball at Not For Knuckle Stadium, Hipster MZ, midlife crisis hat, Jay Kay, Digging Into Darkness, Horrorhound, Dread Central, Horror Happens Radio, Montclair Film, Dark Light, 1BR, Stephen King’s 1922, Freaks, Blackcoat’s Daughter, film festivals, genre conventions, Psycho Goreman, Steven Kostanski, Saint Maud, A24, Sundance, SXSW, Jacob’s Mother, Travis Stevens, Barbara Crampton, Larry Fessenden, Ari Aster, Green Knight, The Lodge, Sator, Scare Package, Volition, Tin Can, Clarksucker, Superman’s red panties, American Guinea Pig, Willy’s Wonderland, Five Nights at Freddy’s, and Fifty Shades and The Falcon.

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Ep 444

TorTR #444 - Hunky Boys and the Paladins of Beardom

Episode | 170 min | Jan 29, 2021

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The Hunky Boys and the Paladins of Beardom unwittingly resurrect an ancient alien overlord. Using a magical amulet, they force the monster to obey their sophomoric whims, and accidentally attract a rogues’ gallery of intergalactic assassins to battle for podcast supremacy. On Episode 444 of Trick or Treat Radio we are joined by old friend El Goro from the Talk Without Rhythm podcast to discuss one of our most anticipated films of the year-- Psycho Goreman from director Steven Kostanski of Astron-6! We also have another unfortunate edition of MonsterZero’s Coffin Corner, we talk about monster movie influences, and there is plenty of Astron-6 talk! So grab your issues of Hunky Boys, make sure to practice your Crazy Ball skills, and frig off for the world's most dangerous podcast!

Stuff we talk about: The two pillars of beardom, Flash statues, a scrapbook of Flash asses, Midnighter, Beerwolf, Great Lakes Brewing Company, Josie and the Pussycats, Talk Without Rhythm, Drop Dead Gorgeous, Master and Commander, Coors Banquet, Raven Banner, Hunky Boys Limited Edition, MonsterZero’s Coffin Corner, Cicely Tyson, Cloris Leachman, Betty White, Bernie Sanders, The Facts of Life, Mel Brooks, Barbara Crampton, Young Frankenstein, High Anxiety, Raising Hope, Mary Tyler Moore Show, Kobayashi Maru, D-generation X, Star Trek, DS9, The Orville, Next Gen, the Love Boat faction, Primal Rage, Hunky Tunk Boys, boarding comics, Astron-6, ET as a world destroying sociopath, magical friend, Tokusatsu, Guyver, Power Rangers, Gwar for kids, man in suit throwbacks, alien roundtable, Doctor Who, The Archduke of Nightmares, ABCs of Death 2, W is for Wish, Chekhov’s Crazy Ball, Steven Kostanski, Adam Brooks, Nita-Josee Hanna, introducing credits, Pinhead, warrior’s death, Divorced Dad, Moon Knight, Justin Benson, Aaron Moorhead, Synchronic, Anthony Mackie, Jamie Dornan, Bloody Hell, Blitz//Berlin, Charlie Bakes, Protest the Hero, Society, Screaming Mad George, Kevin Smith, Clerks, Dogma, Mallrats, Daredevil, Morty, The Fear, and Psycho Goro-man.

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Ep 443

TorTR #443 - Big Trouble in Little Finland

Episode | 158 min | Jan 22, 2021

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A podcast host with a mysterious past flees the studio to escape his own personal hell - only to arrive somewhere much, much worse. On Episode 443 of Trick or Treat Radio we discuss Bloody Hell, the Australian Horror/Comedy flick from Director Alister Grierson! We also talk about crazy old Nic Cage, we revisit the ol’ suffering for your art discussion, and we find out just how many of humanity’s atrocities MZ was actually responsible for! So grab your fully loaded nail gun, avoid Finland and Ares’ ire, and strap on for the world's most dangerous podcast!

Stuff we talk about: Thundercats, Samurai Jack, From Dusk Til’ Dawn, Robert Rodriguez, MZ selling off part of his collection, Boba Fett, what is a Mandalorian?, Kowakian Monkey Lizard, Benny Hill, 8 year old MZ, George Carlin, Diet Coke button, Titans, Willy’s Wonderland, Nicolas Cage, Banana Splits, crazy animatronic animals, Face/Off, Devil’s Kiss, Francis Ford Coppola, Jon Peters, Barbara Streisand’s hairdresser, Superman, Con Air, bad Alabama accents, Bloody Hell, Alister Grierson, Robert Benjamin, Ben O’Toole, S.F.W., Stephen Dorff, Reese Witherspoon, like a Moff to a flame, voice without a filter Giancarlo Stanton, Hostel, Captain America, John Wick, Charlie Bronson, suffering for your art, exhausted from resting, “editing”, Grand Inquisitor Ares, punching reality like Superboy, Jiminy Rickets, Superheroes with their chest exposed, loving introducing credits, Rob Lowe, Dead Presidents, Monster Squad, The Terrible Trio, El Goro, Psycho Goreman, Steven Kostanski, Astron-6, Talk Without Rhythm, Alamo Drafthouse, Wandavision, Darth Vader comic, Leave it to Beaver, Bewitched, Mombalayo, Stray Dogs, piercing the podcast pie In your brain.

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