1984

Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984) – 40th Anniversary

From Steven Spielberg comes a decidedly darker iteration of Indiana Jones. Jim and A.Ron have the behind the scenes stories about stunts, on-set injuries, and casting. Join in on the discussion as your hosts ponder the burning question, What makes a movie feel like an ‘Indiana Jones’ movie? Hold on to your costume, that elephant looks hungry.

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Gremlins (1984)

Our final Merry Scary Christmas podcast is out. Be careful not to get it wet, and whatever you do, don’t feed it after midnight. That’s right, it’s the holiday classic Gremlins, ready for you to unwrap. It was a lot of fun to record, and we hope you get as much joy from the listen.

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S09E09 – Final Girl

Cecily and A.Ron dissect the latest episode of FX’s American Horror Story: 1984, “Final Girl”.  We discover that it’s too late when we die to admit that we don’t see eye-to-eye.

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S09E08 – Rest in Pieces

Cecily and A.Ron dissect the latest episode of FX’s American Horror Story: 1984, “Rest in Pieces”.  They talk about the many lives and loves of Camp Redwood, the meaning of ‘camp’ itself, and what everyone misses most and least about the 80’s.  Right on.

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S09E07 – The Lady in White

Cecily and A.Ron dissect the latest episode of FX’s American Horror Story: 1984, “The Lady in White”.  We remember (kind-of) how to pronounce Lily Rabe’s name, we definitely remember which of the D.M.’s that we are working with, and as for everything else…we’re not quite sure it was a banger.

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S09E06 – Episode 100

Cecily and A.Ron dissect the latest episode of FX’s American Horror Story: 1984, “Episode 100”.  The most shocking thing that happened was that we set our expectations too high.  There are cameos, flashbacks, rock music, and lots of blood in this episode though!  Have you gotten your tickets to the Camp Redwood Food & Music Fest yet?!

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S09E05 – Red Dawn

Cecily and A.Ron see the dawn for the first time inthe latest episode of FX’s American Horror Story: 1984, “Red Dawn”. They ponder the rules of being a ghost, the consequences of sex, the importance of rad hair and a cheery disposition, and of course, a fun new traveling road show.

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S09E04 – True Killers

Cecily and A.Ron dissect the latest episode of FX’s American Horror Story: 1984, “True Killers”.  Join them for a hot, fresh, piece of Baked Xavier while they discuss the greatest face-off of all time, Mr. Jingles vs. Ramirez; and some other classic pairings.  All theories are laid out on the table, including some that actually might not be bullshit.  They agree this is the best episode of the season so far, but how long can it last – as long as the first night?  

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S09E03 – Slashdance

Cecily and A.Ron dissect the latest episode of FX’s American Horror Story: 1984, “Slashdance”.  Who is a friend?  Who is an enemy?  Nobody knows, but we are taking on all theories!  We talk about Nurse Rita surprising history, Ray’s incredibly bad decision making, and interdimensional time-looping pumpkin-head ghost riders.  This night just keeps on giving.

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S09E02 – Mr. Jingles

Cecily and A.Ron dissect the latest episode of FX’s American Horror Story: 1984, “Mr. Jingles”. We discuss all hyper hiker ghostly and/or time traveling theories, Brooke’s very bad day, the finer points of hog washing, and question how we can possibly endure the world’s longest night. Then in the mailbag, a listener blows our minds with evidence of just how long this night may last.

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