94 episodes
Obscure Obsessions: A Pop Culture Podcast TAN Productions
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- TV & Film
Listen in on weekly conversations between Nick Zaccario and Taylor Zaccario as they obsess over obscure, lesser-known, and underrated movies & TV shows, many of which are chosen from the duo’s extensive DVD collections. From strange sequels to forgotten Disney flicks, hear all about the movies and television you never heard of or wanted to watch…until now!
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Episode 67 - RocketMan
When you hear “Rocketman”, you think of Elton John. When Taylor & Nick hear “Rocketman”, they think of the vastly underrated Disney comedy from 1997. Harland Williams stars as an accident-prone computer geek who gets the chance to join the first manned mission to Mars.
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Taylor Zaccario…Host, Director, Producer, Writer
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Episode 66 - Airport '77
Nick & Taylor’s flight to a private island crashes into the ocean, trapping all the passengers one hundred feet underwater and air is running out! We’re headed to Airport ‘77 (1977) this week, the third installment in the classic disaster movie series.
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Taylor Zaccario…Host, Director, Producer, Writer
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Episode 65 - Matinee [Joe Dante Marathon, Part 3]
Taylor & Nick conclude their Joe Dante marathon with one of their favorite underrated movies: Matinee (1993). This love letter to sci-fi/horror B movies stars John Goodman as a flamboyant filmmaker who uses outrageous gimmicks and the Cuban Missile Crisis to promote his new creature feature.
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Taylor Zaccario…Host, Director, Producer, Writer
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Episode 64 - The ‘Burbs [Joe Dante Marathon, Part 2]
Taylor & Nick continue to celebrate director Joe Dante with The ‘Burbs (1989). Tom Hanks stars in this quirky satire of suburbia as a burnt-out everyman who suspects his new neighbors are up to no good.
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Taylor Zaccario…Host, Director, Producer, Writer
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Episode 63 - Explorers [Joe Dante Marathon, Part 1]
Taylor & Nick celebrate Joe Dante with a three-part look at the acclaimed director’s films. They begin with Explorers (1985), a science fiction fantasy about three boys, including River Phoenix and Ethan Hawke, who use advanced technology to build a spaceship.
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Taylor Zaccario…Host, Director, Producer, Writer
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Episode 62 - Beneath the Planet of the Apes
Taylor & Nick traverse the Forbidden Zone in search of Charlton Heston and end up encountering a race of subterranean telepathic mutants in Beneath the Planet of the Apes (1970).
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Taylor Zaccario…Host, Director, Producer, Writer
Nick Zaccario…Host, Director, Producer, Editor