The Smooth Thrills Radio Hour

Episode 205: Satanic Panic: Mazes and Monsters

In this episode, the we deep dive into the Satanic Panic of the 1980's, the moral crisis at the center, the casualties on the edges, the dramatic stylings of early Tom Hanks, and the majesty of Englebert Humperdinck.

Episode 204: Teenage Wasteland: Pump Up the Volume

In this episode, the panel discusses the milestone 1990's movie "Pump Up the Volume", the perils of parasocial relationships, the merits of free speech, and the strangeness of an Italian Red Skull fighting Captain America.

Episode #203 - Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins and Quickly Ends

In this episode, the team examines the strange case of an attempted franchise, what may have gone wrong, what went right, and the perils of dealing with Morgue Farts in the wild.

Episode 202: Musicalish!: Car Wash

In this episode, the panel discusses the disco slacker, workplace comedy, cult-movie favorite Car Wash, the mercurial Joel Schumacher, the prolific Michael Schultz, and the perils of going to see Lost in Space.

Episode #201 - Apocalypse Then: The Bees

In this episode, the team looks back at the Great Killer Bee Scare of the late 1970s, one of the looniest movies to come out of it, whether or not you can really talk to the animals, and the pros and cons of melty cheese.

Episode 107: Mondo Cane and the End of Movies

In this episode, the team ruminates over the landmark exploitation film, what it might have meant then, what it for sure means to us now, and how it changed movies for better or worse. Also discussed, the difficult life of sharks, the perils of visual anthropology, and the possible whereabouts of Bob Keeshan's nose.

Episode 106: Apocalypse Then: The Day After

In this episode, the team examines the substance and deep cultural significance of the classic TV movie. Jason Robards, John Lithgow, Steve Guttenberg, and a cast of dozens bring to life this vision of the end of the world, or least how we thought it would play out in 1983.