Best Oubliettes Podcasts (2024)

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The Shadow (with Oliver Harper) 1:15:13

5h ago1:15:13

1:15:13

Retrospective reviewer extraordinaire, documentary filmmaker and action movie editor Oliver Harper joins us to probe the dark recesses of The Shadow (1994) – Russell Mulcahy's would-be summer blockbuster superhero adventure starring Alec Baldwin, Penelope Ann Miller, Jone Lone, Peter Boyle, Tim Curry and Ian McKellan (pre-Sir!). It has an action pa…

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The Watcher in the Woods (1980) 1:14:37

16d ago1:14:37

1:14:37

We're delving into Disney's Dark Period in the late 70s/early 80s in this childhood nostalgia episode on none other than the cult curiosity The Watcher in the Woods. Directed by John "Legend of Hell House" Hough and featuring Bette Davis in scowling hag mode, this tale of an American family experiencing spooky goings on in an Olde English house is …

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Young Mithradates 46:26

22d ago46:26

46:26

Mithradates could stand alonside Hannibal and Gaeseric as one of the great enemies of Rome. In this timeline, assassins are hunting a young Mithradates, and it is up to you to protect him. Created by Josh Hutchins #AudioDrama #AudioFiction #SienceFiction #scifi #fiction #AlternateHistory #SpeculativeFiction #multiverse #TimeTravel #horror #fantasy …

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The Abominable Snowman (with Serge Bodnarchuk) 1:06:04

25d ago1:06:04

1:06:04

Writer/director and cryptid enthusiast Serge Bodnarchuk of Cold Crash Pictures joins us for a expedition into previous unexplored territory for Movie Oubliette: 1950s Hammer Horror! But The Abominable Snowman (1957) isn't a gothic horror or even a monster movie. It's an atmospheric thriller starring Peter Cushing as a sweetheart botanist with a thi…

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Dune (1984) 1:19:45

1M ago1:19:45

1:19:45

The spice must flow! And we have a feeling all kinds of spices were flowing during the making of Dune (1984), David Lynch's first faltering steps into the Hollywood mainstream. An ambitious attempt to realise Frank Herbert's seminal science fiction novel as a baroque, epic, intelligent, space opera, blockbuster yielded some indelible images – Sting…

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Burning Questions 52:19

2M ago52:19

52:19

A WVU alum working for the state prosecutor’s office suddenly finds herself on the scene of a very personal tragedy that could be much more sinister. Much to her dismay, her forensic investigation training is not being employed by authorities in the real world. Meanwhile, the victim’s sister is conducting her own investigation, releasing all of her…

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Jabberwocky (with Rob Hill) 1:13:23

2M ago1:13:23

1:13:23

Rob Hill, author of The Bad Movie Bible, joins us on a medieval adventure into the solo directorial debut of Terry Gilliam: Jabberwocky (1977). The comedy fantasy features a veritable 'who's who' of British comedy: three Pythons, music hall star Max Wall, Harry H. Corbett of 'Steptoe and Son', John Le Mesurier of 'Dad's Army', Warren Mitchell of 'I…

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Shakma 58:49

2M ago58:49

58:49

Dan and Conrad are invited to join Roddy McDowall's live action role play of 'Donkey Kong' – complete with homicidal primate and princess at the top level – as they check out Shakma (1990), thanks to our patrons' choice nomination! In it, McDowall plays a professor who experiments on baboons with mind-altering substances by day, but stages elaborat…

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Oubliette 59:20

3M ago59:20

59:20

Are you curious how the other side lives? Have you ever wanted to be a fly on the wall in the cut-throat world of royal politics? Spend your hard earned vacation days with the Twilight Histories in the 15th century!Created by Aaron Lund#AudioDrama #AudioFiction #SienceFiction #scifi #fiction #AlternateHistory #SpeculativeFiction #multiverse #TimeTr…

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Graphic Design and Born to Die 57:45

3M ago57:45

57:45

Season 1, Episode 5: In this episode, we talk about shock jocks, graphic design, and studying adventures, and in the middle we design the Born to Die TTRPG! Listen to part two of this episode only on Ko-Fi, on 2/6. Find the Born to Die RPG at https://worldchampgameco.itch.io/. Visit https://ko-fi.com/thebraintrust and throw us a few bucks a month t…

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The Postman (with Mikey Neumann and Zoe Wells) 1:16:18

3M ago1:16:18

1:16:18

We're back at last! And what better way to start the year than being reunited with FilmJoy's Mikey Neumann and Zoe Wells for another Kevin Costner apocalypse movie? This time it's 1997's The Postman – the tale of a travelling one-man-and-one-mule Shakespeare company who, after his acting partner is killed and turned into paste by a roving fascist m…

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Save Points and Research 1:02:37

3M ago1:02:37

1:02:37

Season 1, Episode 4: In this episode, we chat about IKEA, save points in TTRPGs, and how we research games, and who our “game parents” are. Visit https://ko-fi.com/thebraintrust and throw us a few bucks a month to hear seasonal bonus episodes, get access to merch sales, and more! Find us at https://braintrust.rocks/. Appendix N: Baldur’s Gate 3 big…

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Companions and Mr. Lindor 57:02

3M ago57:02

57:02

Season 1, Episode 3: In this episode, we talk about companions and how we love to use them. Visit https://ko-fi.com/thebraintrust and throw us a few bucks a month to hear seasonal bonus episodes, get access to merch sales, and more! Find us at https://braintrust.rocks/. Appendix N: Baldur’s Gate 3 Follow Imp of the Preverse Plasmodics: mutant freak…

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BONUS UNLOCKED: Dungeon Lords 31:30

3M ago31:30

31:30

Season 1, Episode 2b Bonus: In this episode, we enter the Therapy-G zone to talk about how to run dungeons while playing digitally! Visit https://ko-fi.com/thebraintrust and throw us a few bucks a month to hear seasonal bonus episodes, get access to merch sales, and more! Find us at https://braintrust.rocks/. Appendix N: Western Kabuki Wolves Upon …

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Roles and Oubliette Strategies 58:53

3M ago58:53

58:53

Season 1, Episode 2: In this episode, we talk about the meta roles at the RPG table, asymmetrical stats, and a playstorm where we go goblin mode. Visit https://ko-fi.com/thebraintrust and throw us a few bucks a month to hear seasonal bonus episodes, get access to merch sales, and more! Find us at https://braintrust.rocks/. Appendix N: Sixth Sense S…

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New Starts and Firestarters 53:40

4M ago53:40

53:40

Season 1, Episode 1: In this episode we talk about the structure of the show, how we plan to make it, and what kind of things we’ll talk about. We introduce the Techlab with our first topic: what makes a good first sentence or intro paragraph of an RPG? Visit https://ko-fi.com/thebraintrust and throw us a few bucks a month to hear seasonal bonus ep…

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Season Preview 5:28

4M ago5:28

5:28

Season 1, Episode 0 Adam Vass and Will Jobst are back with another season of the Brain Trust podcast, starting this Thursday! In this preview episode, get to know our new format, release schedule, and how to support us. Visit https://ko-fi.com/thebraintrust and throw us a few bucks a month to hear seasonal bonus episodes, get access to merch sales,…

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Ruin of King Ad 1:11:21

4M ago1:11:21

1:11:21

“That is not dead which can eternal lie, And with strange aeons even death may die.” -H.P. Lovecraft You have requested to visit ancient Uruk. Our tourists who make such requests often with to visit the ancient Sumerians, wander the cradle of civilization and climb the great ziggerats. But you have a curiosity with the more esoteric aspects of the …

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I Am Not a Serial Killer (featuring Dan Wells) 1:20:10

5M ago1:20:10

1:20:10

Happy holidays! Writer Dan Wells joins us for our festive finale for the year to discuss the adaptation of his novel I Am Not a Serial Killer. The film stars Max Records as John Wayne Cleaver, a serial-killer-obsessed teenager who works in his mother's mortuary and has been diagnosed with sociopathy, and Christopher Lloyd as Bill Crowley, John's ge…

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Highway to Hell (with Isaac Sutton) 1:13:09

5M ago1:13:09

1:13:09

Isaac Sutton guest co-hosts with Dan (while Conrad is on vacation!) to talk all things underworld related in Highway to Hell (1991). We follow lovers, Charlie and Rachel, as they try to escape the clutches of the merciless Sargeant Bedlam, grotesque girlfriend doppelgangers and Ben Stiller's entire family. It's a movie for the whole family! Strap i…

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The Sword and the Sorcerer 1:10:06

5M ago1:10:06

1:10:06

Dan and Conrad resurrect an ancient wizard from a screaming coffin of tomato soup, hoist their triple-bladed shootin' sword and set off for the swashbuckling, headsplitting adventure of The Sword and the Sorcerer (1982) – the late Albert Pyun's directorial debut, featuring Lee Horsley, Kathleen Beller, Simon MacCorkindale, Geroge Maharis and Richar…

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Jason and the Argonauts 55:42

6M ago55:42

55:42

Join the crew of the Argo, and go on a road trip through the Bronze Age. Find out what Jason and his merry band of heroes really got up to on their epic quest for the Golden Fleece. Adventure, peril, buffoonery and a surprise hero to save the day. #AudioDrama #AudioFiction #SienceFiction #scifi #fiction #AlternateHistory #SpeculativeFiction #multiv…

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The Legend of Hell House (with Chris McKay) 1:02:38

6M ago1:02:38

1:02:38

Chris McKay, director of the thrilling horror comedy Renfield, joins us for our Halloween special for a tour of one of his favourite haunted house movies: The Legend of Hell House, which celebrates its 50th anniversary this year. It features a rag-tag group of psychics and physicians investigating a notoriously evil abode once inhabited by a derang…

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