Talking Pondo

Clifton Campbell, Marty Ketola
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From summer blockbusters to indie darlings, Talking Pondo celebrates the joy of watching, questioning, and occasionally roasting the movies that shape our lives. Every week, hosts Clif Campbell and Marty Ketola sit down to swap movies and swap opinions. Each of them brings a film to the table and together they dig into what makes it work (or not). Sometimes, there's a guest!Whether you’re a casual moviegoer or a die-hard cinephile, there’s always room for more movie talk. And yes, there will be spoilers! Making Pondo is a discussion with Clif, Marty and a guest from one of their many productions.

  1. Space Truckers and SpaceCamp - Talking Pondo

    2D AGO

    Space Truckers and SpaceCamp - Talking Pondo

    Send us Fan Mail  In this episode, Marty gives Clif the movie Space Truckers to watch and Clif gives Marty the movie SpaceCamp to watch.  Clif and Marty take on a space themed double feature with SpaceCamp and Space Truckers. Plenty of space for everyone! SpaceCamp (1986) taps into that 80s spirit of adventure and imagination. What happens when a group of trainees are suddenly launched into space for real? Space Truckers (1996) heads in a much stranger direction, blending sci-fi with offbeat humor. Clif and Marty explore what gives the film its cult following and whether its oddball approach ultimately lands. Anywhere.  #TalkingPondo #SpaceCamp #SpaceTruckers #MoviePodcast #SciFiMovies #FilmDiscussion #80sMovies #CultFilm  Support the show Find our films here: The Love Song of William H Shaw Revenge of Zoe Writing Fren-Zee Making Pondo on Facebook X (formerly Twitter): @MakingPondo Instagram Making Pondo on Letterboxd: Season One Season Two Season Three Season Four Theme Song "The Rain" by Russ Pace Photos by Geoffrey Notkin

    58 min
  2. Arrival and Only Lovers Left Alive with Jessica Stone - Talking Pondo

    APR 27

    Arrival and Only Lovers Left Alive with Jessica Stone - Talking Pondo

    Send us Fan Mail  In this episode, Jessica Stone joins the podcast. She brings along the movie Only Lovers Left Alive. Marty and Clif give Jessica the movie Arrival to watch.  Clif and Marty welcome back returning guest favorite Jessica Stone for two wildly different but unexpectedly connected films, Arrival and Only Lovers Left Alive. The conversation starts with Arrival, through a discussion of language, grief, nonlinear time, and whether Denis Villeneuve’s cerebral style is immersive genius or frustratingly distant. Jessica brings sharp observations about symbolism, sound design, and the heptapods, while Marty offers a spirited dissent that sparks one of the episode’s best debates. Then the crew moves into the dreamy, undead world of Jim Jarmusch’s Only Lovers Left Alive, revisiting the vampire genre through a very different lens. It’s an episode about aliens, immortality, loss, communication, and whether time might really be a flat circle. #TalkingPondo #ArrivalMovie #OnlyLoversLeftAlive #DenisVilleneuve #JimJarmusch #SciFiPodcast #MoviePodcast #FilmDiscussion #AmyAdams #JeremyRenner #VampireMovies #AlienMovies #IndependentFilm #CultCinema  Support the show Find our films here: The Love Song of William H Shaw Revenge of Zoe Writing Fren-Zee Making Pondo on Facebook X (formerly Twitter): @MakingPondo Instagram Making Pondo on Letterboxd: Season One Season Two Season Three Season Four Theme Song "The Rain" by Russ Pace Photos by Geoffrey Notkin

    1h 11m
  3. Cobra and The Voices - Talking Pondo on Shuffle

    APR 20

    Cobra and The Voices - Talking Pondo on Shuffle

    Send us Fan Mail  In this very special episode, Marty and Clif have access to large movie database and decide to use its shuffle function to assign each other movies. It's live, no breaks. Two movies watched and reviewed back to back. Marty shuffles to the movie Cobra and Clif shuffles to The Voices.  What happens when your two favorite movie review podcasters spend six hours doing a live episode with back to back screenings and no breaks?  Tune in and find out.  Note: Clif and Marty probably won't do another episode like this again, folks! #TalkingPondo #MoviePodcast #FilmPodcast #TheVoices #Cobra #PondoShuffle #CultMovies #FilmDiscussion #MovieReview Support the show Find our films here: The Love Song of William H Shaw Revenge of Zoe Writing Fren-Zee Making Pondo on Facebook X (formerly Twitter): @MakingPondo Instagram Making Pondo on Letterboxd: Season One Season Two Season Three Season Four Theme Song "The Rain" by Russ Pace Photos by Geoffrey Notkin

    58 min
  4. Talking Pondo: The Love Witch and Blade Runner (The Final Cut)

    APR 13

    Talking Pondo: The Love Witch and Blade Runner (The Final Cut)

    Send us Fan Mail  In this episode, Marty gives Clif the movie The Love Witch to watch and Clif gives Marty the movie Blade Runner to watch.  It’s a milestone episode for Talking Pondo. Hosts Clif and Marty hit 200 movies covered, and for the occasion, they’re finally recording in the same room. First up is The Love Witch. A visually stunning throwback to ‘60s and ‘70s exploitation cinema. Is it feminist commentary, campy homage, or just beautifully crafted nonsense? Clif and Marty dig into the film’s deliberate style, bizarre performances, and whether the “bad on purpose” approach actually works. Then it’s on to Blade Runner (The Final Cut) one of the most dissected sci-fi films of all time. With multiple versions floating around, they debate which cut works best, the value of narration, and how the film holds up after decades of analysis. #TalkingPondo #MoviePodcast #FilmPodcast #TheLoveWitch #BladeRunner #BladeRunnerFinalCut #CultMovies #FilmDiscussion #MovieReview  Support the show Find our films here: The Love Song of William H Shaw Revenge of Zoe Writing Fren-Zee Making Pondo on Facebook X (formerly Twitter): @MakingPondo Instagram Making Pondo on Letterboxd: Season One Season Two Season Three Season Four Theme Song "The Rain" by Russ Pace Photos by Geoffrey Notkin

    1h 2m
  5. Talking Pondo: American Fiction and Weapons

    APR 6

    Talking Pondo: American Fiction and Weapons

    Send us Fan Mail  In this episode, Marty gives Clif the movie American Fiction to watch and Clif gives Marty the movie Weapons to watch.  First up, Marty and Clif break down Weapons (2025). A bizarre and polarizing horror film where an entire class of kids disappears at the exact same moment… except one. Is it smart, experimental storytelling or completely off the rails? They dig into the nonlinear structure, tone shifts, and why audiences are so divided on this one. Next, Marty and Clif jump into American Fiction, a sharp, satirical film that sparks a deeper conversation about storytelling, perception, and what audiences actually respond to. #TalkingPondo #MoviePodcast #Weapons2025 #AmericanFiction #FilmDiscussion #MovieReview #HorrorMovies #IndieFilm #Filmmaking #Screenwriting #NonlinearStorytelling #FilmAnalysis #PodcastClips #MovieBreakdown  Support the show Find our films here: The Love Song of William H Shaw Revenge of Zoe Writing Fren-Zee Making Pondo on Facebook X (formerly Twitter): @MakingPondo Instagram Making Pondo on Letterboxd: Season One Season Two Season Three Season Four Theme Song "The Rain" by Russ Pace Photos by Geoffrey Notkin

    1h 9m
  6. Talking Pondo: Purple Rain and America's Sweethearts with Charlotte Wells and Chris Piuma

    MAR 30

    Talking Pondo: Purple Rain and America's Sweethearts with Charlotte Wells and Chris Piuma

    Send us Fan Mail  In this episode, first time guests Charlotte Wells and Chris Piuma ("It's Just A Show") join the podcast. They bring along the movie Purple Rain. Marty and Clif give Charlotte and Chris the movie America's Sweethearts to watch. This week on Talking Pondo, Marty and Clif welcome Chris and Charlotte from the “It’s Just a Show” podcast for a double feature that jumps from behind-the-scenes Hollywood comedy to rock-and-roll mythology. First up is America's Sweethearts, a Hollywood satire starring Julia Roberts, John Cusack, Catherine Zeta-Jones, and Billy Crystal. Set during a chaotic press junket for a troubled movie production, the film pokes fun at celebrity culture, studio marketing, and the machinery behind selling a film to the public. Then the conversation shifts to Purple Rain, the iconic Prince-led music drama that helped define the sound and style of the 1980s. The crew digs into the film’s strange mix of concert movie, melodrama, and star-making myth that launched Prince into pop culture legend. They talk about the film’s messy narrative, Prince’s complicated on-screen persona, and why the final performance of “Purple Rain” still hits like a lightning bolt.  #TalkingPondo #PurpleRain #AmericasSweethearts #Prince #FilmPodcast #MovieDiscussion #80sMovies #RomCom  Support the show Find our films here: The Love Song of William H Shaw Revenge of Zoe Writing Fren-Zee Making Pondo on Facebook X (formerly Twitter): @MakingPondo Instagram Making Pondo on Letterboxd: Season One Season Two Season Three Season Four Theme Song "The Rain" by Russ Pace Photos by Geoffrey Notkin

    1h 38m
  7. Talking Pondo: Jawbreaker and Wrong

    MAR 23

    Talking Pondo: Jawbreaker and Wrong

    Send us Fan Mail  In this episode, Marty gives Clif the movie Jawbreaker to watch and Clif gives Marty the movie Wrong to watch. First up is the dark teen satire Jawbreaker. When a birthday prank gone wrong leaves the most popular girl at school dead, a trio of queen bees scramble to cover up the crime. The guys explore the film’s campy tone, its attempt at biting social satire, and whether its over the top aesthetic actually works. Then things get truly bizarre with the offbeat indie Wrong. The story follows a man searching for his missing dog, but the journey spirals into dream logic, unexplained symbolism, and scenes that feel deliberately disconnected from reality. Marty and Clif debate whether the film’s surreal style is meaningful artistic expression or simply weird for the sake of being weird. Support the show Find our films here: The Love Song of William H Shaw Revenge of Zoe Writing Fren-Zee Making Pondo on Facebook X (formerly Twitter): @MakingPondo Instagram Making Pondo on Letterboxd: Season One Season Two Season Three Season Four Theme Song "The Rain" by Russ Pace Photos by Geoffrey Notkin

    56 min
  8. Talking Pondo: Paprika and The Lost Boys with Isabel Teran

    MAR 16

    Talking Pondo: Paprika and The Lost Boys with Isabel Teran

    Send us Fan Mail  In this episode, first time guest Isabel Teran ("That's Bodacious, Dude! 80 Radical Movies from the '80s!") joins the podcast. She brings along the movie Paprika. Marty and Clif give Izzy the movie The Lost Boys to watch. This week on Talking Pondo, Marty and Clif welcome podcast host Isabel Teran to the show for a wildly different double feature: a mind-bending anime classic and one of the most iconic vampire films of the 1980s. First up is Paprika, the visually explosive psychological sci-fi film from director Satoshi Kon. The crew dives into the film’s dream-within-a-dream storytelling, its influence on modern sci-fi (including comparisons to Inception), and how its surreal imagery blurs the line between imagination and reality. Then the conversation shifts to pure 80s vampire energy with The Lost Boys. Featuring the legendary “Two Coreys” and a gang of leather-clad Santa Carla vampires, the film invokes horror, teen rebellion, and MTV-era style into one unforgettable cult classic. Support the show Find our films here: The Love Song of William H Shaw Revenge of Zoe Writing Fren-Zee Making Pondo on Facebook X (formerly Twitter): @MakingPondo Instagram Making Pondo on Letterboxd: Season One Season Two Season Three Season Four Theme Song "The Rain" by Russ Pace Photos by Geoffrey Notkin

    1h 15m
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From summer blockbusters to indie darlings, Talking Pondo celebrates the joy of watching, questioning, and occasionally roasting the movies that shape our lives. Every week, hosts Clif Campbell and Marty Ketola sit down to swap movies and swap opinions. Each of them brings a film to the table and together they dig into what makes it work (or not). Sometimes, there's a guest!Whether you’re a casual moviegoer or a die-hard cinephile, there’s always room for more movie talk. And yes, there will be spoilers! Making Pondo is a discussion with Clif, Marty and a guest from one of their many productions.

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  • Creator
    Clifton Campbell, Marty Ketola
  • Years Active
    2024 - 2026
  • Episodes
    119
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © 2026 Talking Pondo
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