Best The House Of Cuckoos Podcasts (2024)

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THoC #148

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The House Of Cuckoos Radio Show #148 !!! We talk with our caterer Vito, make some more moist donut hole evaluations, prove that we break down the human condition, catch a brief performance of 'A Cuckoo Macbeth', & explore vegetable lambs! Plus the classic abstract musical sounds of Secret Salmon featuring our own Dr.Antonio! Is it all a trippy head…

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Oriental Coentenservice @ TRANSTRONICA Salon Queertronique 1:21:30

1M ago1:21:30

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At the last TRANSTRONICA Salon Queertronique, I wanted to combine oriental rhythms and sounds and merge them together with electronic beats. In this set, you can hear the result out of this beautiful fusion of belly dance beats, egyptian Mahraganat, as well as turkish Sezen Aksu mixed together with vogue beats into a world trip through sound.…

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Episode 123: The Killer Elite- Part Two 1:17:22

2M ago1:17:22

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The 96th Academy Awards Ceremony is upon us, but we fans know that the only award that matters is if you recommend a horror movie to your friends and they love it! In reality, 2023 was such a good year for horror movies that I needed two episodes to cover my favorites! Join me as we celebrate PART TWO of the "Killer Elite," a list of horror movies …

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Episode 122: The Killer Elite- Part One 57:52

2M ago57:52

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The 96th Academy Awards Ceremony is in a few weeks, but the annual outrage over the lack of horror movie nominations is in full swing. We fans know that the only award that matters is if you recommend a horror movie to your friends. In reality, 2023 was a damn good year for horror movies, with diverse styles and subgenres to satisfy any horror fan'…

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THoC #147

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The House Of Cuckoos Radio Show #147 !!! We discuss cheese holes, acid clouds, & turkey bacon while trying to bring some background piano playing to the forefront! We also visit some Velocity Boy LSD memories and consider the odor of Justin Bieber! And, of course, all the usual Cuckoo craziness you know & love and want to be a part of! The House Of…

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Episode 121: A Christmas Ghost Story- A View From a Hill 53:56

4M ago53:56

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It's Time for our annual Christmas Ghost Story! We return to the Grandfather of the modern ghost story, M.R. James. Join me as I read his classic short story, A View From a Hill, and find out what a "Borgia Box" is! Happy Holidays to everyone! I hope you enjoy the show! Story: A View From a Hill from the collection A Warning to the Curious and Othe…

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Episode 120: Lost Films and Crazy Movies You Never Saw with Roxanne Guarino 1:29:27

5M ago1:29:27

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Horror movie collectors live to find those rare movies that eluded us. These are the movies that are so obscure and bizarre that it becomes a quest to see them and pass them on to other fans. Join our guest, Roxanne Guarino (Cinema Insomnia with Mr. Lobo), author of the new zine The Craziest Movies You Never Saw, as we discuss the growing lost medi…

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Episode 119-Death or Glory: SOV Horror (Tape Two) 1:21:57

5M ago1:21:57

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Welcome to "Tape Two" of S.O.V. (shot on video) movies that prove that Horror is the Punk Rock of Cinema! For decades, fans made movies without Hollywood, money, or distribution deals. Following the DIY ethos, regional horror movies sprung up everywhere and told crazy, original, and personal stories and created a subculture. Just like punk rock did…

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Episode 118-Death or Glory: S.O.V. Horror (Tape One) 1:11:32

5M ago1:11:32

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Horror is the Punk Rock of Cinema, and S.O.V. (shot on video) movies prove it! For decades, fans made movies without Hollywood, money, or distribution deals. Following the DIY ethos, regional horror movies sprung up everywhere and told crazy, original, and personal stories and created a subculture. Just like punk rock did! Join me on "Tape One," wh…

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THoC #146

6M ago

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The House Of Cuckoos Radio Show #146 !!! The Cuckoos wander through the Weird with a collection of new AND old crazy Cuckoo talk that includes discussions regarding globes and the layout of the world map, car wash styled showers, sensual cheese talk, & fake craft beers that sound delicious! And we feature some classic strange music by Peter Because…

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TRANSTRONICA 2023: House Odyssey Part 2 1:23:46

6M ago1:23:46

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After a long time, I decided to continue to post my sets again. This one is a very special one, because it is partly the set I played at the TRANSTRONICA festival 2023, although without the sickening vocals of Hausvrau. It is a trip through the 90s, a wild ride through House, Breakbeat and 90s Rave.By Saeleen Bouvar

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Episode 117- Casting the Runes: Halloween 2023 1:38:15

6M ago1:38:15

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Happy Halloween! Join me as I talk about all of the little annual "rituals" I do around Halloween, including books, movies, decorations, old memories of Samhains gone by, and new "ritual bits" added this year! I hope you enjoy the show! Books Discussed: Ghost Story -Peter Straub Books of Blood- Clive Barker The Year’s Best Hardcore Horror- Edited b…

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THoC #145

7M ago

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The House of Cuckoos Radio Show #145 !!! Go CUCKOO with us right now & TUNE IN! It's a mixed bag of fun & strangeness except we don't know where we found the bag! We question how the world runs backwards, attempt to sing "True Colors", remind you it's ok to go Cuckoo as needed, try to buy a pair of hand shoes, & get a tripped out phone call from ou…

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109 - Cloud Cuckoo Land 48:12

8M ago48:12

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Join me in search of the elusive and fascinating cuckoo. I am joined by a great group of guests including Sean Keyes from the Currency who discusses the media's influence on policy. Pat Farrell for IIP defends his supposed winged members and David Tilson from Cantor Fitzgerald explains why Leo doesn't need to fear the Lettuce just yet. And you thou…

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108 - The Agent Chronicles 42:45

8M ago42:45

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Ken MacDonald's illustrious career has shaped the Irish real estate landscape across five decades. Starting with a humble leaflet campaign back in 1967, Ken's journey has seen him play a pivotal role in the emergence of apartment living. Brace yourself for an anecdotal tour through time as Ken unravels the evolution of Irish property and its tryst …

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Episode 116- Empathy for the Devil: William Friedkin 1:22:32

8M ago1:22:32

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Legendary Filmmaker William Friedkin died on August 7th, 2023, a few months before the 50th Anniversary of THE EXORCIST. As his legend would dictate, Friedkin was a bit of a demon himself to those who worked with him and opposed him. "Hurricane Billy" would do anything for a shot, even at the risk of life and limb. Join me as I take a personal look…

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107 - The Kitchen Sink (and other cost savings) 1:15:29

8M ago1:15:29

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Paul Mitchell, Director and Co-founder of Mitchell McDermott talks about costs, viability, what is happening in other countries along with MMC and Sprawl. Note: There is now an AI-generated transcript with each new episode. Please excuse any errors. I for one am grateful to our new robot overlords and any errors they make in transcription are obvio…

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106 - On the Origin of Sprawl 1:15:49

8M ago1:15:49

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UCD Economist and former member of An Bord Snip (and An Bord Snip Nua!) Colm McCarthy on the mistakes we have made and continue to make. Also, why the ECB was incompetent during the bailout and why the Army are still in Rathmines. As always, please send any suggestions for the show to rick@thebuildpodcast.com Some links on topics from today's episo…

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THoC #144

9M ago

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The House Of Cuckoos Radio Show #144 !!! Leave your troubles for an hour & get filled up on the absurd madness that is The House Of Cuckoos! We discuss coffee sipping & gut motility, sing a bathroom tune, flashback to a French restaurant, dig up and old treasure, push for Asswax Fuel Pop samples, remember some classic Zelda games, & make a silly an…

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THoC #143

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The House Of Cuckoos Radio Show #143 !!! We take lessons from Velocity Boy's School of Velocity Music, talk indigestion & the internet, get sudsy with the Asswax Hairy Soap, look for rich ladies to take care of Dr. Antonio, discover boob lizards, discuss fancy glasses, & SOOOOO many more weird Cuckoo topics! Get your psychological AC running right …

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105 - How to Build a House 1:18:21

11M ago1:18:21

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Architect John Dobbin talks us through how to go about building a house, from the very beginning and why it can be difficult but rewarding. Also, bungalow bliss, high density but low rise housing and converting offices. Joint Oireachtas recommendatons on Planning: https://data.oireachtas.ie/ie/oireachtas/committee/dail/33/joint_committee_on_housing…

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104 - The Law 1:04:51

12M ago1:04:51

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On today's episode: the contributions waiver is explained and we talk to Fidelma McManus, partner and head of housing at Beauchamps LLP about conveyancing, AHB's and how the law touches every part of your life. And obviously we find a way to mention Taylor Swift.

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THoC #142

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The House Of Cuckoos Radio Show #142 !!! Nihilism doesn't like paying your taxes so let us fill in your void with some absurd madness! It's a collection of great Cuckoo times! We talk Gwyneth's vagina scent, get distorted with a hot dog Disco fight, pop out an eye in New Zealand, go crunch crunch bong, revel in some Family Guy memories, & discuss o…

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THoC #141

1y ago

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The House Of Cuckoos Radio Show #141 !!! Dr. Antonio takes the words of Urban Hippie to task by breaking down the correct pronunciation of "syrup"! Is it "sear-up" OR "sirip"?? OR even "usurp"?? And we consider the Cleveland accent when saying "candy" as well! Another Velocity Boy call-in, too! Plus we play a few classic skit bits including Fred th…

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THoC #140

1y ago

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The House Of Cuckoos Radio Show #140 !!! We talk double love toilets, try to figure out a library couples' sex sounds, trip out on Europa, appreciate the Cuckoo buffet style, & compare summer heat to winter cool! With music guests Lux Voco & Peter Because! The House Of Cuckoos Radio Show #140 !!! More saucy than a $2 meal at your local corn-syrup B…

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103 - The System Will Change You 1:05:31

1y ago1:05:31

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John Downey, a town planner with 20 years experience, talks to us about how the planning system is meant to work, why it is completely broken, and what could possibly be done about it. Please note that there is a small bit of colourful language in this episode, just in case you're listening in the presence of younger ears. You can find more informa…

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102 - Nightmare on NIMBY Street 57:52

1y ago57:52

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Brian Hanlon is the CEO of California YIMBY, a non-profit whose mission is to make California an affordable place to live, work, and raise a family. As well as being every NIMBY's worst nightmare, he is a committed environmentalist with a long history of advocacy and is a genuinely lovely person to chat with. I highly recommend the report that Cali…

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THoC #139

1y ago

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The House Of Cuckoos Radio Show #139 !!! Welcome to the best place to dance like salmon! Dr. Antonio argues video games as art, Urban Hippie feels the holy power of the Cuckoo-Cat Bird, we discover some diaper sauce, discuss a lifetime food award, & consider eating at a religious buffet! And we get a great call-in from the very absurd Velocity Boy!…

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THoC #138

1y ago

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The House Of Cuckoos Radio Show #138 !!! We try contacting Dr. Antonio visiting Mars, express some Cuckoo life perspective, hear a a badly impersonated Vincent Price prank show, enjoy some old tunes & a track from the late Peter Because, remember Burt Reynolds, & discuss how someone could wear their shoes on backwards! Plus even more Cuckoo funnies…

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101 - It's Easier in Russia 59:44

1y ago59:44

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A discussion with Brian Moran on how difficult it is for even a well funded, global developer like Hines to develop housing in Ireland. —- The CJEU ruled on the planning application discussed in the episode. Please see links below to more information. Judgement: https://curia.europa.eu/juris/document/document.jsf?text=Ireland&docid=271075&pageIndex…

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100 - The Why 3:48

1y ago3:48

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Do we really need another podcast?By Rick Larkin

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THoC #137

1y ago

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The House Of Cuckoos Radio Show #137 !!! Our Annual St. Patrick's Day Party! Play it every year for your own drunken salted food celebration! This is most of what we would play annually on our LIVE Radio Show, but now it's YOURS to listen to any time you feel the ol' Irish in you flaring up! We pick on the holiday, swing to The Cuckoo Polka, & find…

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THoC #136

1y ago

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The House Of Cuckoos Radio Show #136 !!! Yes, you ARE going crazy witnessing all the crap in the world! So why not mock all the spew with The House Of Cuckoos?! Pickles, Jacque Fresco, earthquakes, our post adolescence, puffing with Willie Nelson, Lake Erie mermaids, & some very, very strange Cuckoo music! The House Of Cuckoos Radio Show #136 !!! I…

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THoC #135

1y ago

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The House Of Cuckoos Radio Show #135 !!! Crazy words, Bigfoot court, & movie theatre woes! It's a wonderful episode of Cuckoo craziness & all the weirdo conversation that you crave to make your day stay Cuckoo in the most Cuckoo way! Plus Dr. Antonio shares his love of every video game console with a special romance for the Nintendo systems! The Ho…

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Episode 115- Seasons in the Abyss- Part One 53:56

1y ago53:56

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Three years of the pandemic is enough. We stared into the abyss, and it changed us. And horror movies got us through. Horror movies also told us the scary and ugly truth about how monstrous we were. As we spent our Seasons in the Abyss, here are some trends I noticed... and NO ZOMBIE MOVIES INCLUDED! PART ONE OF TWO. Movies Discussed: SYNCHRONIC (2…

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THoC #134

1y ago

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The House Of Cuckoos Radio Show #134 !!! Our Peter Because Music Tribute Episode! Featuring the abstract & amazing chaotic mix of some of the most interesting & amazing experimental music from the very experimental Rev. Peter Because! This includes his wondrous work with the great Norwood Grimes as Purple Johnson Blimp Situation as well as other bi…

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THoC #133

1+ y ago

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The House Of Cuckoos Radio Show #133 !!! Zap your mind into a different kind of atmosphere both strange & cloudy with joy! If it all makes sense you're either listening too closely or not at all! Where is the center of Cuckoo understanding? If we understood then we wouldn't be CUCKOO! So listen for yourself both closely & not at all to take in the …

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THoC #132

1+ y ago

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The House Of Cuckoos Radio Show #132 !!! A coagulated collection of Live Cuckoo radio shows with some classic bits snuck into the mix of the most strange conversations you might not have heard lately or even thought you would have EVER heard! Come join the Cuckoo herd itself by simply tuning in to the weirdness presented to you right here! The Hous…

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Episode 114- The Grinch Who Ate Christmas 26:50

1+ y ago26:50

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Here's my Postmortem on the 2022 Christmas Holiday Season, where I discuss Killer Santas, Trolls, Yule Logs, and the death of "The War on Christmas!" Movies Discussed: IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE (1946) A CHRISTMAS STORY (1983) TROLL (2022) CHRISTMAS, BLOODY CHRISTMAS (2022) THE MEAN ONE (2022) VIOLENT NIGHT (2022) ADULT SWIM'S YULE LOG (2022)…

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Episode 113: A Christmas Ghost Story- Casting the Runes 56:23

1+ y ago56:23

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Happiest of Holidays to you! Just in time for Christmas Eve is the Hellbent for Horror Annual Christmas Ghost Story! Keeping the old British tradition going, I've been reading ghost stories for Christmas over the last few years. Because Christmas and horror go together like cookies and milk and Santa! This year's story is M.R. James' "Casting the R…

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Episode 112: Does Humor Belong in Horror? Guest Vincent V. Cava 46:36

1+ y ago46:36

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Join acclaimed horror author Vince V. Cava (CREEPYPASTA, JUST A LITTLE TERRIBLE) as we look at how comedy and horror work together (or not). We discuss Bizarro horror, Creepypasta, crazy Anime, and "the Amazon Smut Illuminati." This is a pre-recorded live podcast from the FAN EXPO-SAN FRANCISCO performed on Black Friday (11/25/2022). I hope you enj…

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Episode 111- I Remember Halloween 1:02:15

1+ y ago1:02:15

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It's no surprise that I love Halloween and that I love decorating my place into a haunted House for Trick-or-Treaters to enjoy. But there is a specific history behind my love of Halloween, and in this episode, I'm going to "open a vein" and give you more insight into what makes me believe that horror brings people together and, for some of us, free…

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Queer House Odyssey Part 1@PARKS 1:17:20

1+ y ago1:17:20

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So I decided to rework the second part of my set and to offer you a trilogy of House with three of my performances in 2022. Initially, this was the set, I played for the Queer Bcademy @PARKS Hamburg. In this first part, the focus is on early House music, mainly from the late 80s. This era has a very special feel to it, it is the time, electronic da…

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Episode 110- The Director That Ate Pittsburgh- A Visit to the George A. Romero Archives 1:41:10

1+ y ago1:41:10

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Every town has ghosts and the late George Romero is Pittsburgh's beloved boogeyman! Romero still looms large there, and I was honored to visit the George A. Romero Archival Collection (1962-2017) at the Hillman Library at the University of Pittsburgh. Horror Studies Collection Coordinator Ben Rubin sat for an interview and gave me a tour of the vas…

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Oriental Voguing Inferno @Vogelball 2022 1:23:44

1+ y ago1:23:44

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This is my set from the Vogelball 2022! It was my very first time playing there and my very first time, the crowd was going absolutely crazy from the first second of it! Be prepared to enjoy a set through fierce voguing beats, house excellence, electronic abstraction and oriental rhythms all woven into a melodic tale. Hyacinth ara photo by Ulrich B…

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TRANSTRONICA Day 3: Celeste @Kampnagel 1:12:51

2y ago1:12:51

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The TRANSTRONICA Festival was the first ever electronic music festival with an all trans* lineup. As the curator and founder, I set myself on the last evening, called "Celeste". It is about time to summarise my set filled with what I would call is 100% Saeleen Bouvar: sickening beats, oriental influences, Acid sounds and melodies to die for. It is …

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Episode 109- Ernesto and James: Portrait of a Killer Collection 1:21:50

2y ago1:21:50

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Freddy's glove! Jason's machete! Jigsaw's mask! Leatherface's Chainsaw! Like any religion, horror and sci-fi movies can be such a spiritual experience for fans that props and costumes can become holy relics. Join my guests, James Azrael and Ernesto Avina, partners, and curators of The Horror & SciFi Prop Preservation Association (HSPPA), as they di…

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Episode 108- He Was a TV Horror Host- Creature Features Legend John Stanley 1:03:04

2y ago1:03:04

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Before the MCU became mainstream and before horror films won Oscars, Horror Hosts helped create the Monster Kid Culture and legitimize fandom and genre conventions. My guest, John Stanley, was not only the legendary host of Creature Features on KTVU-2 from 1979-1984, but also a novelist, film critic, and horror film director (NIGHTMARE IN BLOOD). J…

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Episode 107- Monstrous Music and Battle Hymns 1:43:27

2y ago1:43:27

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Music and Horror are kindred spirits. And many of us love it when music and horror meet in the shadows of our imaginations. Join my guests, the hosts of the excellent DISCOVER THE HORROR PODCAST as we look at how we were attracted to the dark side of music, our influences, and how many different ways music express that darkness. This is a joint pod…

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Episode 106- Christmas Ghost Stories- 2021 1:08:07

2+ y ago1:08:07

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Just when you thought all the festivities were over... There's one more gift under the horror tree for you! Keeping the old British tradition going, I've been reading ghost stories for Christmas over the last few years. Because Christmas and horror go together like cookies and milk and Santa! So, here are two stories for 2021! Merry Christmas, Happ…

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