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The Smooth Thrills Radio Hour: Each week our panelists discuss a movie or set of movies based around a theme. We look into the history, cultural significance, and what each movie meant then and means to us now.

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    • TV & Film
    • 5.0 • 3 Ratings

The Smooth Thrills Radio Hour: Each week our panelists discuss a movie or set of movies based around a theme. We look into the history, cultural significance, and what each movie meant then and means to us now.

    Episode 603: Exploitation!: Showgirls

    Episode 603: Exploitation!: Showgirls

    Welcome to the 1990s, the era of the NC-17 movie rating, and the mysterious world of Las Vegas “Showgirls.”
    In this episode, the panel examines mystique of the Vegas showgirl, the titillation of the NC-17 rating, the rise, fall and fall of Joe Eszterhas, the relative merits of receiving a movie with your pizza, and the strange happenings at the Chicago World's Fair of 1893.
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    #podcast #JoeEszterhas #PaulVerhoeven #ElizabethBerkley #GinaGershon #AlanRachins #GlennPlummer #MichelleJohnson #KyleMaclachlan #RenaRiffel #RobertDavi #NC17 #Vegas #Showgirls #cultfilm #1990s #monkeyseatinggarlic

    • 1 hr 16 min
    Episode 602: Cyberpunkin: Hackers

    Episode 602: Cyberpunkin: Hackers

    It's part 2 (sort of) of our examination of kids and technology! In this episode, the panel gets into the phenomena of life imitating art, the tricky business of computer visuals, the art of movie cameos, and the proper viewing angle of gift horses.
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    #podcast #hackers #IainSoftley #JonnyLeeMiller #AngelinaJolie #JesseBradford #MatthewLillard #RenolySantiago #FisherStevens #LorraineBracco #WendellPierce #PennJillete #cyberpunk #1990s #counterculture

    • 54 min
    Episode 601: Exploitation: The Manhattan Project

    Episode 601: Exploitation: The Manhattan Project

    Surprise episode drop! This is the first in a (very loose) two-parter centered around technology and those those darn kids who fiddle with it. In this episode the panel discusses “The Manhattan Project,” time travel, the upcoming Cancer Frog apocalypse, and the possibility of a “Sleepaway Camp/Manhattan Project” shared cinematic universe.
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    #podcast #manhattanproject #nuclear #sciencefair #johnlithgow #christophercollet #jilleikenberry #cynthianixon #johnmahoney #coldwar #secretlab #marshallbrickman #gladdenentertainment

    • 50 min
    Episode 507: Special Presentation: Interview with Sean Clark

    Episode 507: Special Presentation: Interview with Sean Clark

    In this special bonus episode, we talk to the great Sean Clark about his show "Horror's Hallowed Grounds," collecting movie props, his experiences with Wes Craven and John Carpenter, the sometimes chaotic process of making movie commentary, and the possibility of yet another "Caddyshack" movie.
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    #podcast #seanclark #interview #horrorshallowedgrounds #wescraven #johncarpenter #rosiegrier #movielocations #movieprops #moviecommentary
     

    • 55 min
    Episode 506: Family Matters: The People Under the Stairs

    Episode 506: Family Matters: The People Under the Stairs

    In this episode, the panel examines the work of Wes Craven, the ability of horror films to address social concerns, the wonders of the unexpected in cinema, and the joy of visiting your local Dollar Tree store.
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    #podcast #peopeunderthestairs #wescraven #alivefilms #brandonquininadams #everettmcgill #wendyrobie #ajlanger #vingrhames #seanwhalen #billcobbs #kellyjominter #jeremyroberts #landlords #trappedinahouse #cannibalism #villainess #crawlspace #cellar #basement #homeinvasion #boobytrap #dollartree

    • 58 min
    Episode 505: Satanic Panic: The Gate

    Episode 505: Satanic Panic: The Gate

    In which the panel revisits the 1980s Satanic Panic phenomenon, investigates backward messages on records, discusses memorable moments in Canadian horror films, considers the work of Paul Naschy, and the possible influence of the music of Barnes and Barnes on the movie “Twister.”
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    #podcast #TheGate #NewCenturyEntertainment #TiborTakacs #RandallWilliamCook #StephenDorff #ChristaDenton #LouisTripp #KellyRowan #JenniferIrwin #backmasking #backwardmessages #summoningdemons #satanicpanic #canuckploitation #canadianhorror #theoldgods #modelrockets

    • 57 min

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