Welcome to Fright School, a podcast that explores horror films through the eyes of someone who is experiencing them for the first time. Each week, Joshua (the horror nerd) pushes Joe (the unsuspecting newbie) to the edge of the Mountains of Madness, as they discuss the cultural attitudes, conditions, and events that have shaped some of the most terrifying horror films. Will Joe survive his journey? Will Joshua take things too far? Join us every week for new episodes on Monday to find out! Ar ...
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Based in Edinburgh, with branches in Switzerland and India, the Library of Mistakes is a free public library designed to improve understanding of finance (and life in general), one mistake at a time. In this podcast series the Library's Keeper, Professor Russell Napier, speaks to authors of some of the most interesting books in the ever-expanding collection exploring insights into finance, business, society and human nature. Fascinating, educational and often rather funny. Produced and edite ...
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285 - You Tell Him, Girl! - Winchester (2018)
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Welcome back to Fright School! This week we are celebrating Summerween! Joshua doesn't know shit about THE FLINTSTONES but he has been catching up on INTERVIEW WITH THE VAMPIRE. Joe is once again attacked by fatphobia and he has the scar to prove it! We're dedicating the next few episodes to an exploration of fact versus fiction starting with WINCH…
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284 - The Fat Brown One & the Spooky Gay - Trap (2024)
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Welcome back to Fright School! This week we recap our love for our Geekscape family while trying to summarize Comic Con. Joshua misses fashion. Joe talks hentai and lampshading. We give our thoughts on DEADPOOL & WOLVERINE. This week we took a field trip to see TRAP (2024). We discuss making fake pop music work, inverting horror, the "true" story T…
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283 - Queer Horror at San Diego Comic Con (w/ Dr. Heather O. Petrocelli)
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Welcome back to Fright School! This week we're bringing you an episode from the Geekscape booth at San Diego Comic Con! We chat all things Queer Horror with Dr. Heather O. Petrocelli author of Queer for Fear: Horror Film and the Queer Spectator! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…
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282 - Juvenescence - Calvaire (2004)
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Bienvenue à Fright School! We're going French again this week! But first, we're going to Comic Con! Find us hanging out at the Geekscape booth #1632 all week long. Keep an eye on our social media for dispatches from the con throughout the week. We share some CC memories and look forward to seeing our friend and Podfather, Matt Kelly (from Horror Mo…
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281 - Full Body Godgasm - Saint Maud (2019)
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Welcome back to FRIGHT SCHOOL! Happy Pride Week, San Diego! Joshua saw LONGLEGS and IN A VIOLENT NATURE with mixed results. Joe spent an evening in a women's prion with Melissa Etheridge. What's up with Joe and prisons lately? Joshua does a terrible David Attenborough impression. This week, we get back to Joe's Catholic roots with SAINT MAUD! We di…
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280 - That’s SO Javier! - Departing Seniors (2023)
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Welcome back to Fright School! Joe went to Palm Springs to study Queer zoology. Joshua gives Joe a fashion lesson (again). This week the Queers bash back in DEPARTING SENIORS! Is this HEARTSTOPPER with a slasher? We discuss the ongoing SCREAM influence in meta horror, James Baldwin's thoughts on White gays, and internalized homophobia. Fun stuff, k…
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Join Russell Napier for a fascinating discussion with Harold James, author of Seven Crashes: The Economic Crises That Shaped Globalisation. And unlike many of our episodes, brace yourself for a relatively optimistic conclusion! •The Library of Mistakes runs an outstanding course called the Practical History of Financial Markets. To find out more, g…
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279 - A Walkable Community - Spiral (2019)
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Welcome back to Fright School! Hi Gay! Joshua is excited for BEETLEJUICE BEETLEJUICE. Joe went to prison and takes us to church! We’re continuing our Pride season 2024 (we are in San Diego, after all) with SPIRAL! It’s a suburban nightmare when a gay couple moves to small town ‘murica! We talk the politics of fear, shifting identities, and are remi…
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278 - Egg Cracks & Misfit Movies - I Saw the TV Glow (2024)
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Welcome back to FRIGHT SCHOOL! It’s that time of year again, priDEMONth! We’re kicking things off with a Fright School field trip to see I SAW THE TV GLOW! I Saw the TV Glow’s Ending Is Full of Hope, If You Want It to Be Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy J. Napier and J. Fejeran
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EP 26: The Rise Of Carry (with Tim Lee & Kevin Coldiron)
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Russell Napier revisits a book that slipped out during the pandemic crisis but does, he believe, deserve considerable attention. Listen to him quizzing Tim Lee and Kevin Coldiron, two of the authors of The Rise of Carry: The Dangerous Consequences of Volatility Suppression and the New Financial Order of Decaying Growth and Recurring Crisis. •The Li…
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EP 25: What I Learned This Week (with Kiril Sokoloff)
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For 40 years, Kiril Sokoloff, the founder of 13D Research & Strategy, has been picking some of the biggest turning points in financial markets. And, in 2001, he launched 'What I Learned This Week' – a must-read for anyone in the investment community. In this interview with Russell Napier, Kiril shares some of the insights he has gleaned across a lo…
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EP 24: Investing in US Financial History (with Mark J Higgins)
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Russell Napier and Mark J Higgins explore some of the lessons to be learned from Mark's latest book, Investing in US Financial History: Understanding the Past to Forecast the Future. The book opens with Alexander Hamilton’s financial programmes of 1790 and ends with the Federal Reserve’s battle with inflation in 2023 – and Russell welcomes the valu…
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277 - Par Baked Boyfriend - Lisa Frankenstein (2024)
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Welcome back to Fright School! Happy St. Patrick's Day! How many pints of Irish are you? Joe is having a reunion with GIRLS5EVA and taking all of that girl power one step further with LOVE LIES BLEEDING. Joshua saw Madonna in Silver Daddy Land aka Palm Springs. This week, we are finishing up our mini salute to the Mary Shelley's enduring work FRANK…
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276 - Sexbot in the City - Ex Machina (2014)
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Welcome back to Fright School! Joshua catches Joe up on 22 years of SOUTH PARK history. Joe breaks down SCHMIGADOON. Joe is also gifting the world with a Cabaret to benefit Lambda Archives! This week we're celebrating the tenth anniversary of EX MACHINA (2014). We compare the film to BLACK MIRROR, discuss human responsibility and AI, explore the fi…
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275 - Poor Justine! - Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (1994)
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Welcome back to Fright School! Joshua is doing some deep processing. Joe is seeking thoughts on the state of new Beyoncé music. This week we're taking it back 30 years to MARY SHELLEY'S FRANKENSTEIN! We compare the film with previously discussed adaptations, learn about Romanticism, and find ourselves in awe of Robert De Niro's Monster. MARY SHELLE…
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274 - #BlackWomenInSTEM - The Angry Black Girl and Her Monster (2023)
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Welcome back to Fright School! Joe got his hair did! We discuss THE NEW LOOK and FEUD: CAPOTE VS THE SWANS. This week we chat about THE ANGRY BLACK GIRL AND HER MONSTER (2023). We break down the FRANKENSTEIN references at work in the film, discuss systemic violence, the state of mental health and substance use treatment, and the pressure on Black w…
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Welcome back to Fright School! This week we get into it about our shifting Queer culture. We compare and contrast Queer As Folk, Looking, and Love, Simon. We're continuing our Black Horror History dive with ABBY (1974)! Hitting theatres almost a year to the day of THE EXORCIST's release, Abby was quickly mired in legal troubles from Warner Bros. We…
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EP 23: Boom and Bust (with William Quinn & John D. Turner)
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In an appetising taster of our Weekend of Mistakes at Hay Castle on 1-3 March 2024, Russell Napier is joined by the authors of Boom And Bust, William Quinn & John D. Turner, to discuss their fascinating global history of financial bubbles. William will also be joining Russell at Hay Castle for a session called The Madness Of Crowds. If you're acces…
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272 - La'Kerry (with TJ Tallie) - MA (2019)
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Welcome back to Fright School! We are excited to be joined once again by Professor T.J. who tells us all about their return to JEOPARDY! Joe revisits DISTRICT 9. We are once again celebrating Black History Month with an ode to HORROR NOIRE with MA (2019)! T.J. called it a "misfire on every level" back in 2019 and we're very excited to hear about hi…
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271 - Ariana Grande's Nightmare - Saw IV (2007)
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Welcome back to Fright School! Joe can't stop singing "Live and let Die.'" Joshua goes all ASMR trying some of Joe's cookies. We debate seeing MEAN GIRLS: THE MUSICAL. We also get nostalgic with QUEER AS FOLK and Joe shares his top 3 sex scenes. This week we wrap up Jigsaw January with SAW IV! We break down the ongoing father/son relationship trope…
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270 - Taking It Back to AP English (with David) - Saw 3 (2006)
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Welcome back to Fright School! We welcome back to the show Young David! We catch up with him and discuss how the new year is going so far. David offers his best of 2023 picks. We discuss Oscar nominations and post hot strike summer. This week, we're continuing our Jigsaw January with SAW III! We break down our favorite traps, finding a sense of pur…
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269 - Padawan, Disciple, Helper? - Saw 2 (2005)
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Welcome back to Fright School! It's a whole new year of FEAR! We start off with a chat about our New Year's experiences. Joshua read some books. Joe plans to read the other 11 books he meant to read last year. We share our thoughts on SALTBURN. Feeling thirsty? Whose bathwater would you most like to drink? In honor of the 20th anniversary of SAW we…
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Happy New Fear! We’re looking back at 2023 and sharing our favorite moments! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy J. Napier and J. Fejeran
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267 - Geekscape Holiday Livestream-tacular! - The Exorcist 50th Anniversary
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Happy Horrordays, Fright School! To celebrate, we thought we’d release this chat between Joshua and Jacki from the JERSEY GHOULS celebrating 50 years of THE EXORCIST! This streamed as part of Geekscape’s Holiday Livestream-tacular! We hope your holiday season, however you may celebrate, has been kind to you! Scary Cryptmas, children, and here’s to …
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EP 22: Humanomics (with Professor Deidre McCloskey)
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Welcome to this special episode – a lecture by Professor Deirdre McCloskey recorded at the University of Edinburgh. With great humour and wisdom, Professor McCloskey discusses Humanomics, her attempt to eradicate (or at least reduce) the role of mathematics in economics. She also explores the Market Mind Hypothesis, a new approach to the understand…
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EP 21: War and Gold (with Kwasi Kwarteng)
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Financial historian and former Chancellor of the Exchequer Kwasi Kwarteng discusses War And Gold, his 500-year review of 'empires, adventures and debt'. In conversation with Russell Napier, he also looks back on the fallout from the 'fiscal statement' of September 2022 and the power of the bond markets. (The Library of Mistakes runs an outstanding …
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EP 20: The Market Mind Hypothesis (with Patrick Schotanus)
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Welcome to a special, extended episode recorded live at the Library of Mistakes on 15 November 2023. Cognitive economist and investment 'pracademic' Patrick Schotanus discusses his important new book The Market Mind Hypothesis, with an introduction from Russell Napier. Drawing on the thinking of Adam Smith, The Market Mind Hypothesis touches on key…
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266 - A Found-Object Artist - Saw X (2023)
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Welcome back to Fright School! Thank you for sticking with us while we navigated some technical issues behind the scenes! This week we took in SAW... X? 10? 1.5? Whatever! We were just happy to see Tobin Bell and Shawnee Smith taking the franchise back to basics! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…
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EP 19: Behind the Balance Sheet (with Stephen Clapham)
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Stephen Clapham joins Russell Napier to discuss the clues and warnings that are often hiding in plain sight within the pages of a company's accounts – and yet are all too often missed by investors and journalists. Steve is the author of The Smart Money Method, and the creator of the Behind The Balance Sheet podcast and the popular online training c…
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265 - Hammer Horror Hullabalooza! - The Curse of Frankenstein (1957)
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Welcome back to Fright School! Joshua threw his annual Halloween party! Thanks again to everyone who came out to our THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW screening with Lambda Archives and Diversionary Theatre! It was a wild and untamed success! This week it’s more Hammer Horror with CURSE OF FRANKENSTEIN! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone…
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