What's missing in [many] discussions on politics, ethics, religion, and society, [mostly] focussed on South Africa. Hosted by Jacques Rousseau and Greg Andrews.
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We talk Tennessee Vols Sports, SEC, and NFL.
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An insanely thorough but lighthearted look at the horror films haunting nightmares now and forever. Each season is a tournament pitting the best of a particular subgenre against each other, round by round, until the March Madmen have voted out all but one film that reigns supreme!
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Welcome to 5678, a movie musical podcast where two best friends, separated by geography but united in their love for musical theater, review and breakdown movie-musicals. Each episode we dissect a new movie musical, ranging from the 1930's all the way up to today, all the while giggling, snorting, and generally being absolute dunces. So powder those noses and tape down those boobs, we're about to start rolling.
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March Madmen: Zombie Movies! Old School Shamblers Square Off (Part 1)
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The battle begins in what you could easily call the Romero Division, where the competitors are all traditional zombie movies in one key way or another. In this episode "World War Z" faces off with "Night of the Living Dead" (1967) and "The Dead" contends with NOTLD 90.
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March Madmen: Zombie Movies! Finalizing the Bracket (Part 2)
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The March Madmen conclude their tour of the tournament field, giving you an overview of all 32 matchups in our first round. Which zombie flicks do you think will devour their competition? Have we overlooked any of your faves?
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Welcome back to Season 4 of 5678: A Movie Musical Podcast! Don your golden gown and hop on the train from Yonkers for Hello Dolly (1969)! Starring Barbra Streisand, so many waiters, and a whole ass parade. Buckle up for crazy matchmaking schemes, silly milliners, and so much dancing in the street. You've never seen a dinner service quite like this!…
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March Madmen: Zombie Movies! Finalizing the Bracket (Part 1)
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If you love the living dead you won't want to miss our exhumation of this great subgenre of horror! Let’s go through this season's 64-film field, discuss each pairing, and ensure we have the right movies in the right places.
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March Madmen: Zombie Movies! It's the Selection Show (Part 2)
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Let's conclude our bird's eye view of the hellish landscape that is a zombie apocalypse! The Madmen are still bickering about which 64 movies will compete in this season's horror movie tourney... Could get ugly! Once again we are joined by special guest Trevor Stevenson of the Your Story Will Be Different podcast.…
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March Madmen: Zombie Movies! It's the Selection Show (Part 1)
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After tournaments for haunted house movies and slasher films, it’s time to delve deeply into the fertile soil of the grave… Tonight the March Madmen begin their quest to determine what IS the greatest zombie movie ever made? Let's begin to seed the field of 64 films, while discussing what makes this subgenre of horror so powerful and enduring.…
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March Madmen: "When Evil Lurks" (Part 3)
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And now, the stunning conclusion of our When Evil Lurks autopsy! Join us to dissect the intricacies of a film that will surely be in the conversation whenever it is asked, “What IS the scariest movie ever made?”
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Welcome to Season 4 of 5678: A Movie Musical Podcast! Grab your burgundy top hat and get swindled by The Greatest Showman (2017)! Starring Huge Jacked Man, Zefron, and a Swedish diva who cannot manage rejection. Strap in for dynamic choreography, heart tugging songs, and almost no facts. You've never seen a child's dance recital quite like this! So…
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March Madmen: When Evil Lurks (Part 2)
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Let’s switch to spoilers mode as we continue our scene-by-scene discussion of Demian Rugna’s instant classic “When Evil Lurks.” What makes this flick so effin' terrifying?! Let's dig into that meat...By John Evans, Vik Weet, Rich Eckersley
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For the perfect palate cleanser after a season of slashers, let’s look at Demian Rugna’s instant classic "When Evil Lurks," shall we? We were already Rugna fans, but what makes this movie so damn special? Sharpen your instruments, folks, we’ve got an autopsy to perform…By John Evans, Vik Weet, Rich Eckersley
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Welcome to Season 3 of 5678: A Movie Musical Podcast! Head on down to Skid Row and come in to the Little Shop of Horrors (1986)! Starring Rick Moranis, Ellen Green, and a surprise Bill Murray. Buckle up for crazy puppetry, incredibly catchy songs, and a whole town of horticulture fans. You've never seen a dentist quite like this! So feed a plant yo…
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Welcome to Season 3 of 5678: A Movie Musical Podcast! Join us for a very special bracket episode as we pit all the movies from 2023 against each other. Who will come out on top as our favorite movie of the year? Let us know what your favorite movie was and we'll see you in a few weeks for the first full episode of 2024! Follow us on Facebook, Insta…
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March Madmen: Season Finale (Part 3)
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And now, the moment we’ve all been waiting for... What IS the greatest slasher movie ever made? Tonight, we’ll make that fateful decision! And plenty more, as the Stabby Awards reaches its gory climax.By John Evans, Vik Weet, Rich Eckersley
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Welcome to Season 3 of 5678: A Movie Musical Podcast! Gather in the square and dance along to Christmas on the Square (2020)! Starring Dolly Parton, Christine Baranski, and a white boy in his first musical ever. Join us for over written dialogue, surprise angels, and more religion than we were expecting. You've never seen a town meeting quite like …
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Welcome to Season 3 of 5678: A Movie Musical Podcast! Head to the travelling circus and trick your children to watch the 1995 (or 2000?) The Fantasticks! Starring Joel Gray, Brad Sullivan, and a Zorro swindler. Be prepared for a lot of vibes, jarring cuts, and a very alarming gondola ride. You've never seen a kidnapping quite like this! So fake a f…
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Welcome to Season 3 of 5678: A Movie Musical Podcast! Pop the champagne and jump in the pool for the 1975 At Long Last Love! Starring Burt Reynolds, Madeline Kahn, Cybill Shepherd, and an actual Italian playing an Italian. Buckle up for the worst menaces to society you have ever seen, unnecessary live singing, and an uncompelling plot. You've never…
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March Madmen: Season Finale (Part 2)
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The Stabby Awards roll on with categories like Most "Unintentionally Funny Scene and "Best Incestuous Psychosexual Mother/Son Relationship"! Join the discussion as we reflect on our slasher season in all its bloody glory.By John Evans, Vik Weet, Rich Eckersley
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Welcome to Season 3 of 5678: A Movie Musical Podcast! Get on a train going west and meet the 1946 The Harvey Girls! Starring Judy Garland, Angela Lansbury, and a really wide smiled love interest. Get ready for a conniving judge, unnecessary B-plots, and more steaks than you can shake a stick at. You've never seen a saloon brawl quite like this! So …
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Content Warning: This episode contains descriptions of body horror, gore, and mutilation. Welcome to Season 3 of 5678: A Movie Musical Podcast! Grab a new face and join us for the 2008 Repo! The Genetic Opera! Starring Alexa Vega, Anthony Stewart Head, and Paris Hilton (of all people). Strap in for His-and-Hers secret passageways, too many angsty t…
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70. The Unsinkable Molly Brown (1964)
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Welcome to Season 3 of 5678: A Movie Musical Podcast! Grab your go-to-hell hat and meet us in Leadville for the 1964 The Unsinkable Molly Brown! Starring Debbie Reynolds, Charles Walters, and the Titanic, with the Colorado River. Buckle up for feral reactions to conflict, a lot of gold and red decorating, and more correlations to The Prince of Egyp…
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Welcome to Season 3 of 5678: A Movie Musical Podcast! Put on your white tie and tails for the 1935 Top Hat! Starring literally everyone who was in The Gay Divorcee. Get ready for sweeping dance numbers, stupid miscommunications, and a wild amount of feathers. You've never seen a gondola ride quite like this! So pretend to be a priest, don't swim in…
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March Madmen: Season Finale (Part 1)
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It’s awards night in the Madlands! Let’s hand out the hardware for the greatest achievements and silliest aspects of the 64 slasher films we’ve studied this season. Put on your best mechanic’s coveralls or green work shirt and join us for this retrospective of the ridiculous and the sublime. It’s the Stabby Awards!…
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68. Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (1982)
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Welcome to Season 3 of 5678: A Movie Musical Podcast! Strap on your cowboy boots and get ready to defend the 1982 Best Little Whorehouse in Texas! Starring Dolly Parton, Burt Reynolds, and a Despicable Me villain. Strap in for breaking and entering, inconsistent pacing, and absolute dumbest waiter. You've never seen a wig snatch quite like this! So…
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Welcome to Season 3 of 5678: A Movie Musical Podcast! Grab a rose and meet us at the boxing ring for the 1954 Carmen Jones! Starring Dorothy Dandridge, Harry Belafonte, and the shittiest CO. Buckle up for toxic behavior, stellar acting, and not a single redeemable character. You've never seen a finale quite this fast! So abandon your fiancée, flee …
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Welcome to Season 3 of 5678: A Movie Musical Podcast! Pour yourself a shot of Absinthe and join us at the 2001 Moulin Rouge! Starring Nicole Kidman, Ewan McGregor, and an easily bamboozled Duke. Brace yourself for an overwhelming amount of extravagance, the most fun dance numbers, and a very swindling waiter. You've never seen a Gothic Tower quite …
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March Madmen: An Overview of Halloween (1978) Part 2
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Luke Merrick returns to help us tempt fate, judge Laurie's Final Girl cred, count crossed eyes, and speculate endlessly on the inner workings of The Shape. It’s the grand finale of our loving autopsy. Scrub in, grab a scalpel and join us at the slab!By John Evans, Vik Weet, Rich Eckersley
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Welcome to Season 3 of 5678: A Movie Musical Podcast! Don your best hat and run to the sea for the 1948 The Pirate! Starring Judy Garland, Gene Kelly, and the villain from Pocahontas. Strap in for Gene Kelly doing the most, the shortest shorts, and the sexiest pirate ballet. You've never seen a fainting spell quite like this! So flirt with every gi…
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Welcome to Season 3 of 5678: A Movie Musical Podcast! Put on your leather jacket and drag race your way to the 1990 Cry-Baby! Starring Johnny Depp, Amy Locane, and Iggy Pop and Willem Dafoe what are you doing here? Get ready for supportive family dynamics, crazy courtroom shenanigans, and the wildest amusement park opening. You've never heard backs…
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Welcome to Season 3 of 5678: A Movie Musical Podcast! Grab Toto and click your heels for the 1978 The Wiz! Starring Diana Ross, Michael Jackson, and the most terrifying munchkins you've ever seen. Strap in for dystopian city scapes, overwhelming wide shots, and some lackluster dances. You've never seen a subway station quite like this! So get lost …
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Welcome to Season 3 of 5678: A Movie Musical Podcast! Make a cup of cocoa and arm yourself for the 2017 Anna and the Apocolypse! Starring Ella Hunt, Malcom Cummings, and Draco Malfoy. Strap in for poor horror movie decisions, a handful of really fun songs, and more zombies than you can shake a candy cane at. You've never seen a Chekhov's Star of Be…
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Welcome to Season 3 of 5678: A Movie Musical Podcast! Put on your eye patches and set sail for the 1983 Pirates of Penzance! Starring Dame Angela Lansbury, Linda Rondstadt, and Kevin Kline's thighs. Buckle up for fantastic physical comedy, unintelligible lyrics , and several gumby policemen. You've never seen a paradox quite like this! So lie about…
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60. Once More With Feeling! Newsies (1992)
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Welcome to 5678: A Movie Musical Podcast! Grab your papes and your strike signs and join us for Disney's 1992 Newsies! Starring Christian Bale, Robert Duvall, and America's favorite president. Prepare yourself for a good male chorus, some acrobatic (but questionable) dance solos, and the most aggressive accents you have ever heard. You've never see…
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March Madmen: An Overview of Halloween (1978)
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Author Luke Merrick is our special guest as we unpack the horrors of Halloween (1978), the blank-faced Shatner mask that launched a thousand ships — or 10,000 slasher movies.By John Evans, Vik Weet, Rich Eckersley
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Welcome to Season 3 of 5678: A Movie Musical Podcast! Get on your horse and gallop towards the 1967 Camelot! Starring Richard Harris, Vanessa Redgrave, and Doug Dimmadome (Owner of the Dimmsdale Dimmadome). Get ready for the Rex Harrison School of Singing, miraculous healings, and a very Italian Frenchman. You've never seen a May-Day quite like thi…
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Welcome to Season 3 of 5678: A Movie Musical Podcast! Jump in your golf cart and meet us at Lava Springs for the 2007 High School Musical 2! Starring Zac Efron, Vanessa Hudgens, and our forever waiter Fulton. Settle in for over the top songs, a plot with no stakes, and an atrociously choreographed final number. You've never seen a talent show quite…
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March Madmen: Friday the 13th Part 2, Big Picture
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The Madmen talk Ted, kill quality, Jason makeup and “doppelgänger Muffins” for the last time as we wrap up our insanely through analysis of Friday the 13th Part 2!By John Evans, Vik Weet, Rich Eckersley
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Welcome to Season 3 of 5678: A Movie Musical Podcast! Lose that long face and settle in for the 1954 A Star Is Born! Starring Judy Garland, James Mason, and a pianist who deserves more. Buckle up for pointless songs, heartfelt ballads, and a whole section that doesn't have video. You've never seen an awards speech quite like this! So miss the bus t…
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Welcome to Season 3 of 5678: A Movie Musical Podcast! Get on a train to Buenos Aires and join us for the 1996 Evita! Starring Madonna, Antonio Banderas, and a delightfully good Johnathan Pryce. Settle in for political machinations, questionable lyrics, and not a single goon in sight. You've never seen a funeral quite like this! So overthrow the oli…
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Welcome to Season 3 of 5678: A Movie Musical Podcast! Pack your bags and ride side-saddle for the 1974 Mame! Starring Lucille Ball, Bea Arthur, and a criminally underused Robert Preston. Prepare for a woman just living her best life, average singing voices, and all the plot in the last 30 minutes. You've never seen a hunt quite like this! So loose …
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March Madmen: A Loving Autopsy of Friday the 13th, Part 2 (Part 2)
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What does that last perfume squirt reveal about Vickie? Who set the rope snare, and why did Jason bring Terri’s body back to his shack? We also reach the regrettable conclusion that this Jason isn’t that great at his job yet… All this and much more as we finish our obsessive scrutiny of Mr. Voorhees’ first rampage!…
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Welcome to Season 3 of 5678: A Movie Musical Podcast! Grab your engraved cigarette case and settle in for the 1946 Night and Day! Starring Cary Grant, Alexis Smith, and a lot of people just playing themselves. Buckle up for sweeping golden age music, less plot than you might think, and so many altos. You've never seen an outdoor rehearsal quite lik…
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Welcome to Season 3 of 5678: A Movie Musical Podcast! Put on a masquerade mask and come to see the 2004 Phantom of the Opera! Starring Gerard Butler, Emmy Rossum, and a perfectly cast Minnie Driver. Brace yourself for tragic back stories, a banger overture, and the worst fight or flight response. You've never seen an auction quite like this! So bla…
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March Madmen: A Loving Autopsy of Friday the 13th, Part 2 (Part 1)
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We welcome you to the eerie banks of Crystal Lake, where this summer a campfire tale has come true... It’s a scene-by-scene examination of what we think is the best Friday the 13th movie ever made!By John Evans, Vik Weet, Rich Eckersley
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Welcome to Season 2 of 5678: A Movie Musical Podcast! Jump into a strangers car and head to the premiere of the classic 1952 Singin' in the Rain! Starring Gene Kelley, Donald O'Connor, and a 19 year old Debbie Reynolds. Get ready for chaotic movie making, several songs that have absolutely no point, and dance that is so amazing it's hard to describ…
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March Madmen: Texas Chain Saw Massacre, Big Picture (Part 2)
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Our insanely thorough examination of The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974) concludes! Mike Kuciak is back to help us put this all-time classic in perspective.By John Evans, Vik Weet, Rich Eckersley
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51. Robin Hood: Men In Tights (1993)
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Welcome to Season 2 of 5678: A Movie Musical Podcast! Put on your tights and join the Merry Men for the 1993 Mel Brooks comedy Robin Hood: Men in Tights! Starring Cary Elwys, Richard Lewis, and a baby Dave Chapelle. Brace for spectacular physical comedy, a few jokes that don't land, and the best King Richard cameo of all time. You've never seen an …
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Welcome to Season 2 of 5678: A Movie Musical Podcast! Buy a broken down car and join us at the drive-in for the classic 1978 Grease! Starring John Travolta, Olivia Newton John, and a lot of grown ass adults pretending to be teenagers. Prepare for inappropriate behavior, wildly fun music numbers, and a very supportive auto shop teacher. You've never…
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March Madmen: Texas Chain Saw Massacre, Big Picture (Part 1)
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Let’s take another look at Leatherface and his fam from a bird’s eye view — what makes this movie so damn special, and what is its cinematic legacy? Joining us again to figure that out is our good friend the horror filmmaker Mike Kuciak, an authority on the subject. What do we see in Saw? Listen up...…
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Welcome to Season 2 of 5678: A Movie Musical Podcast! Get on a train and make your way up to Vermont for 1954's White Christmas! Starring Bing Crosby, Rosemary Clooney, and everyone's favorite housekeeper. Get ready for a shocking amount of pointless dance numbers, a fake engagement, and a genuinely heartwarming finale. You've never seen a touring …
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Welcome to Season 2 of 5678: A Movie Musical Podcast! Put on your garters and get ready for the iconic 2002 Chicago! Starring Catherine Zeta Jones, Renée Zellweger, and Richard Gere (who is better than he has any right to be). Prepare for incredible mirror choreo, a truly spectacular Act of Desperation l, and the biggest Swindler of them all. You'v…
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