Best Pink Smoke Podcasts (2024)

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Ep. 147 The Outfit 1:25:44

13m ago1:25:44

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All episodes are made available to Patreon subscribers, the most secertive and sinister of all audiences, one week before their general release.{www.patreon.com/thepinksmoke}Continuing our episodes on Richard Stark's 24-book Parker series, we delve into the third book The Outfit, in which Stark (pen name for the legendary Donald E. Westlake) expand…

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Live 5 - August 9, 2024. 32:35

1h ago32:35

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Featured Songs: 00:38 - Kitchen Dwellers - 08-01-24 - Reuben And Cherise - Creek Cafe and Acres - Hope, AK 08:45 - Greensky Bluegrass - 08-01-24 - Deal - Avondale Brewery - Birmingham, AL 13:12 - moe. - 08-01-24 - Casey Jones - Denver, CO 18:14 - Daniel Donato - 08-02-24 - Jack A Roe - The Capitol Theatre - Port Chester, NY 22:22 - Leftover Salmon …

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Popcorn Eschaton 38 - 'The Spirit Of The Beehive' And 'The Devil's Backbone' 57:31

3h ago57:31

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Scott and John take a trip to the Spanish Civil War to look at two profound meditations on death, conflict, and childhood, Victor Erice's 'The Spirit of the Beehive' and Guillermo del Toro's 'The Devil's Backbone.' They discuss how each film approaches fascism and finds beauty even in the most devastating tragedies. Logo designed by Jesse Arnold(ht…

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Live 5 - From The Vault - Episode 6 51:14

14m ago51:14

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Featured Songs: Warren Haynes - Comes A Time - 07-09-21 - Palm Theatre - Telluride, CO Yonder Mountain String Band - Brown Eyed Women - 07-21-21 - Peacock Pickin’ Party - North Plains, OR Goose - Mississippi Half-Step Uptown Toodeloo - 07-23-21 - Floydfest Floyd, VA The Infamous Stringdusters - Scarlet Begonias - 07-30-21 - Pine Creek Lodge - Livin…

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Live 5 - August 2, 2024. 52:12

14m ago52:12

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Featured Songs: 00:38 - Tauk - 07-05-24 - Scarlet Begonias - Brooklyn Bowl - Las Vegas, NV 13:01 - Eggy - 07-18-24 - Kodachrome - 4848 Festival - Snowshoe, WV 20:07 - Greensky Bluegrass - 07-20-24 - Gumboots - 4848 Festival - Snowshoe, WV 26:56 - Pigeons Playing Ping Pong - 07-26-24 - Canned Heat - Gambler’s Run Music Festival - Crystal Bay, NV 41:…

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Ep. 146 Little Drummer Girl 1:31:30

1h ago1:31:30

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The Pink Smoke welcomes back fan favorite John Arminio for a companion episode to our epic 100 Years of Spy Movies two-parter from last year to discuss the 2018 mini-series The Little Drummer Girl, starring Florence Pugh and Michael Shannon, directed by Park Chan-wook. Adapted from the 1983 novel by John le Carré, it is like most of the famed autho…

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Live 5 - From The Vault - Episode 5 40:58

23m ago40:58

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Featured Songs: moe. - 07-06-22 - Bearsong - Empire State Place - Albany, NY Eggy - 07-14-22 - Fly Frederick Fly - Werkout Festival - Thornville, OH Greensky Bluegrass - 07-21-22 - The Time Of My Life* - Northwest Spring Summit - North Plains, OR Gov’t Mule - 07-23-22 - I’m A Ram - Winterbach, GERM Widespread Panic - 07-25-22 - Basically Frightened…

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Live 5 - From The Vault - Episode 4 37:24

24m ago37:24

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Featured Songs: 07-19-19 - Pygmy Twylyte - The Disco Biscuits - Camp Bisco - Scranton, PA 07-20-19 - Money For Nothing - Greensky Bluegrass - Charlotte, NC 07-19-19 - Waiting on a Miracle - Reid Genauer & Folks - Jerry Jam - Bath, NH 07-20-19 - Mule - Gov’t Mule - Moondance Jam - Walker, MN 07-19-19 - Ramble On - Umphrey’s McGee - Richmond, VA See …

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Live 5 - July 19, 2024. 43:19

20d ago43:19

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Featured Songs: 00:38 - 07-03-24 - Leftover Salmon - Up On Cripple Creek - Heuser Park - King of Prussia, PA 10:36 - 07-05-24 - Orebolo - Bloodbuzz Ohio - Levitate Music Festival - Mansfield, MA 17:33 - 07-06-24 - Infamous Stringdusters - Wharf Rat - The Mishawaka - Bellvue, CO 24:08 - 07-10-24 - moe. (with Daniel Donato) - Light Up Or Leave Me Alo…

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Popcorn Eschaton 37 - 'Valhalla Rising' And 'Escape' (aka 'Flukt') 47:28

6h ago47:28

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On this Popcorn Eschaton, Scott and John take a journey to medieval Scandinavia for tales of flight both physical and spiritual. First they discuss Nicolas Winding Refn's 2009 film 'Valhalla Rising,' then focus on the 2012 post-Black Death survival picture 'Escape.' Go North, grab a sword, and RUN!Logo designed by Jesse Arnold(https://www.instagram…

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1974: Fifty Years Later / Blood For Dracula 1:08:03

2d ago1:08:03

1:08:03

1974 was a landmark year for film, a convergence of exciting international cinema and the original voices of New Hollywood that still resonates 50 years later. In our new series we invite a different guest for each episode to choose a 1974 movie to talk about, ranging from giant blockbusters to minor cult curios and everything else in between.For W…

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Live 5 - From The Vault - Episode 3 53:30

9d ago53:30

53:30

Featured Songs: Leftover Salmon - U.S. Blues - July 4, 2019 at Red Rocks Goose - Movin' Out - June 15, 2019 Stamford, CT Umphrey's McGee - Let's Dance - July 6, 2019 Quincy, CA Gov't Mule - I'm a Ram > Unblow Your Horn > The Joker > I'm a Ram - July 3, 2019 Asheville, NC Dead and Company - Eyes of the World - July 6, 2019 Boulder, CO See omnystudio…

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Matisyahu with Adam Weinberg 35:11

20d ago35:11

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Last week, roots reggae musician Matisyahu dropped the Hold the Fire Acoustic EP and yes as the name suggests these are stripped down acoustic versions of the songs on the EP by the same name. This acoustic EP also features collaborator Adam Weinberg. A very poetic and poignant song for the times we’re living in. Matisyahu’s touring woes and the bl…

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Live 5 - From The Vault - Episode 2 45:38

8d ago45:38

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Featured Songs: moe. - 06-21-23 - Space Truckin - Centre for the Arts - Jackson, WY Gov’t Mule - 06-24-23 - Mule - Outdoors at Fargo Brewing - Fargo, ND Goose - 06-29-23 - Red Bird - The Peach Music Festival - Scranton, PA Dogs in a Pile - 06-30-23 - Jack Straw - The Peach Music Festival - Scranton, PA Dead & Company - 07-03-23 - The Weight - Folso…

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Popcorn Eschaton 36 - 'The Witch' And 'Häxan' 59:49

26d ago59:49

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It's time to rail against the patriarchy and celebrate the power of conjuring on Popcorn Eschaton! Scott and John take a look at the 2015 Robert Eggers horror film 'The Witch,' how it ushered in a new wave of anxiety-filled horror films, and whether or not it ends "happily" for its young protagonist. Then they discuss the landmark silent film 'Häxa…

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Live 5 - July 4, 2024. 39:37

26d ago39:37

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Featured Songs: 00:38 - Eggy - 06-13-24 - Bennie and the Jets - Bonnaroo Festival - Manchester, TN 07:02 - Daniel Donato - 06-20-24 - Nighttime In The Switching Yard - The Olympic - Boise, ID 17:31 - Leftover Salmon - 06-21-24 - Down In The Hollow - Telluride Bluegrass Festival - Telluride, CO 23:56 - Infamous Stringdusters - 06-22-24 - Scarlet Beg…

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Ep. 145 Peter Pan 1:50:32

1M ago1:50:32

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Host Martin Kessler welcomes film writer and curator Vanya Garraway to discuss the various film versions of J. M. Barrie's oft-adapted Peter Pan, from the 1924 silent film to last year's Peter Pan & Wendy. Giving their personal assessment of each movie, they dig into the history of the free-spirited boy who refuses to grow up, what makes it such an…

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Live 5 - From The Vault - Episode 1 32:46

1M ago32:46

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Featured Songs: Tauk/Moore - 04-29-23 - Give Up The Funk - Toulouse Theatre - New Orleans, LA Daniel Donato - 05-24-23 - Big River - Zanzabar Lounge - Louisville, KY Goose - 06-04-23 - Bloodbuzz Ohio - Railbird Festival - Lexington, KY Dead & Company - 06-09-23 - Brown Eyed Women - Wrigley Field - Chicago, IL Dogs in a Pile - 06-09-23 - Mr. Charlie…

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Live 5 - June 21, 2024. 54:44

22d ago54:44

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Featured Songs: 00:38 - 05-26-24 - Space Bacon - Yiddish Spinach - The Caverns - Pelham, TN 13:37 - 06-12-24 - Spafford - Watermelon Man - Walter Street Music Hall - Rochester, NY 29:21 - 06-13-24 - Greensky Bluegrass - Light Up or Leave Me Alone - The Green at Shelburne Museum - Shelburne, VT 36:47 - 06-18-24 - Goose - Escape (The Piña Colada Song…

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Ep. 144 Cattle Drive Westerns 4:05:11

2M ago4:05:11

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All episodes are made available to Patreon subscribers, the most tender and sensitive of all audiences, one week before their general release.https://www.patreon.com/thepinksmokeWe're joined by the great David Lambert to discuss one of the greatest Western subgenres, stories of cattle drives and the swarthy, sweaty men who oversee them! It's an ove…

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Popcorn Eschaton 35 - 'Grave Of The Fireflies' And 'Zone Of Interest' 54:57

1M ago54:57

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On this Popcorn Eschaton, Scott and John take a hard look at two very hard-to-watch films. First, they discuss Isao Takahata's animated classic of war, suffering, and the love between siblings, 'Grave of the Fireflies.' Then they shift focus to Jonathan Glazer's Academy Award-winning 2023 film 'Zone of Interest,' and why it doesn't have the emotion…

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Live 5 - June 12, 2024. 49:23

2M ago49:23

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Featured Songs: 00:38 - Leftover Salmon - 05-04-24 - Tangled Up In Blue - Ferris Wheeler’s Backyard - Dallas, TX 09:28 - Dopapod - 05-18-24 - Bad Guy - Rochester Lilac Festival - Rochester, NY 22:08 - Eggy- 05-31-24 - Mission In The Rain - Brooklyn Bowl Las Vegas - Las Vegas, NV 33:04 - Daniel Donato - 06-07-24 - Got My Mojo Workin’ - Gerald R. For…

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1974: Fifty Years Later / Pray For The Wildcats 1:16:13

2M ago1:16:13

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1974 was a landmark year for film, a convergence of exciting international cinema and the original voices of New Hollywood that still resonates 50 years later. In our new series we invite a different guest for each episode to choose a 1974 movie to talk about, ranging from giant blockbusters to minor cult curios and everything else in between.Anyon…

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Live 5 - June 6, 2024. 51:22

1M ago51:22

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Featured Songs: 00:38 - Eggy - 05-25-24- Southern Cross - Solshine: A Music & Arts Reverie - Chillicothe, IL 16:27 - Greensky Bluegrass - 05-26-24 - Feel Like a Stranger - Dark Star Jubilee - Thornville, OH 26:47 - Pigeons Playing Ping Pong - 05-26-24 - Happy Hour Hero - Saranac Brewry - Utica, NY 38:56 - My Morning Jacket - 05-31-24 - Sittin’ On T…

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Ep. 143 Amatuer & Pulp Fiction 1:23:55

2M ago1:23:55

1:23:55

All episodes are made available to Patreon subscribers, the most determined and unsparing of all audiences, one week before their general release.{www.patreon.com/thepinksmoke}The Cannes Film Festival, May 1994. Two independent American crime films featuring guns, gangsters, torture, redemption, stylized artificial dialogue, quirky comedy, a cool s…

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Popcorn Eschaton 34 - 'The Bingo Long Traveling All - Stars & Motor Kings' With Marcus Pinn 44:17

1M ago44:17

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It's America's pastime on another Popcorn in America crossover! The great Marcus Pinn returns, this time to discuss a movie from his childhood, 'The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings!' He, Scott, and John get into how baseball can embody the most optimistic view of the American Dream, as well as being emblematic of its history of racism …

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Live 5 - May 30, 2024. 42:52

1M ago42:52

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Featured Songs: 00:38 - Greensky Bluegrass - 05-24-24 - Will The Circle Be Unbroken - Delfest - Cumberland, MD 06:30 - Kitchen Dwellers - 05-24-25 - The Crow and the Raven - Mishawaka Amphitheatre - Bellvue, CO 13:03 - Umphrey’s McGee - 05-25-24 - Rebubula - Solshine: A Music & Arts Reverie - Chillicothe, IL 27:15 - Widespread Panic - 05-25-24 - Ho…

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Live 5 - May 24, 2024. 37:42

2M ago37:42

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Featured Songs: 00:38 - Gov’t Mule - 05-01-24 - Blue Sky - Faubourg Brewing Company - New Orleans, LA 12:41 - Greensky Bluegrass - 05-12-24 - Atlantic City - Mill Valley Music Festival - Mill Valley, CA 20:14 - Billy Strings - 05-18-24 - My Sweet Blue Eyed Darlin - Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre - Greenwood Village, CO 23:50 - Dogs in a Pile - 05-18-…

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1974: Fifty Years Later / The Education Of Sonny Carson 1:02:26

3M ago1:02:26

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1974 was a landmark year for film, a convergence of exciting international cinema and the original voices of New Hollywood that still resonates 50 years later. In our new series we invite a different guest for each episode to choose a 1974 movie to talk about, ranging from giant blockbusters to minor cult curios and everything else in between.One o…

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Popcorn Eschaton 33 - 'Civil War' With Marcus Pinn 57:45

2M ago57:45

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It's another Popcorn/Zebras crossover as Scott and John are joined by the great Marcus Pinn to discuss Alex Garland's new film 'Civil War'! Is there substance to its violent imagery? Does Garland, as an Englishman, have any special insight into American culture? How many stars does the mere presence of one De La Soul song add to a film's rating? Al…

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Bill Payne and Scott Sharrard of Little Feat 43:20

3M ago43:20

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Little Feat’s story is one of longevity, an incredible catalogue of tunes, and excellent musicianship. The latest incarnation of the band, might be the closest we’ve heard since the band was formed back in 1969 by Lowell George, Billy Payne, Richie Hayward and Roy Estrada. The current line up is on tour most of the spring well into the summer, and …

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1974: Fifty Years Later / Young Frankenstein 1:19:08

3M ago1:19:08

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1974 was a landmark year for film, a convergence of exciting international cinema and the original voices of New Hollywood that still resonates 50 years later. In our new series we invite a different guest for each episode to choose a 1974 movie to talk about, ranging from giant blockbusters to minor cult curios and everything else in between.Despi…

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Popcorn Eschaton 32 - 'Only Yesterday' And 'My Neighbor Totoro' 49:54

3M ago49:54

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Scott and John continue to explore the world of animation, this time journeying to the Japanese countryside to celebrate a pair of Studio Ghibli films. First, they discuss the 1991 Isao Takahata-directed classic film of nostalgia and self-discovery, 'Only Yesterday.' Then they explore perhaps the most signature Ghibli film (and character), the Hayo…

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