Obscure Obsessions: A Pop Culture Podcast TAN Productions
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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 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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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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Episode 61 - Big Top Pee-wee
Despite being enormous fans of Pee-wee’s Big Adventure, Nick & Taylor long avoided its follow-up, Big Top Pee-wee (1988). Moved by the passing of Paul Reubens, your hosts finally checked out this less-loved sequel. The big adventure this time? Pee-wee, now a farmer, finds himself caught up in a love triangle when the circus comes to town.
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Episode 60 - Scooby-Doo Meets Batman
It should come as no surprise that Taylor and Nick are obsessed with the Adam West Batman series and Scooby-Doo, but did you know that there was a two-part crossover special during the mid 1970s? Featuring the Joker, the Penguin, inflatable clown punch-balloons and all sorts of other weirdness, this is one mystery you won't want to miss!
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Episode 59 - Adventures in Dinosaur City
Just when you thought Theodore Rex was the worst dinosaur movie ever made… you have Adventures in Dinosaur City (1991). With the aid of YouTube to access this long out of print movie, Taylor & Nick are transported to Saur City, where they encounter cavemen gangs, prehistoric political intrigue and a young Omri Katz (Max from Hocus Pocus).
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Episode 58 - Grizzly
With camping gear and plaid shirts in tow, Taylor & Nick head off into the forest, encountering Grizzly (1976). In this low-budget Jaws rip-off, a park ranger, a scientist, and a helicopter pilot hunt down a prehistoric monster-bear before it stuffs itself full on campers.
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Taylor Zaccario…Host, Director, Producer, Writer
Nick Zaccario…Host, Director, Producer, Editor