This long running podcast has just been introduced to Apple podcasts after years of consistently funny and entertaining discussion of the best and worst that genre films have to offer.
Sort of like those cable TV genre blocks with host segments before and after commercial breaks, or like I imagine MST3K would be if it were a podcast, this fun show takes apart odd, interesting genre films and pays more attention to them then perhaps even their creators did.
The show doesn’t just explore the obscure, however. Google the TheAvod to check out their earlier catalog, which includes my personal favorite episodes, “The John Carpenter Crazy Watch” - a weekly segment charting John Carpenter’s movies descent into increasingly bizarre and unhinged storytelling that left some people wondering if they paralleled the auteurs personal state of mind. These episodes served as a fantastic companion piece to the directors body of work, and are among my favorite podcasts ever produced by anybody. Other recommendations from the earlier archives are the Sherlock, and Lake Mungo episodes. The show really sings when they’re both on the same page and excitedly discussing their favorite media.
This show deserves to be heard by more people, it’s that good. Check it out, you won’t be disappointed.
