Best Close Encounter Club Podcasts (2025)

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EP 21: The Physicist Who Saw a Ghost – Dr. Melvin Vopson on Science & the Unknown 1:33:35

26d ago1:33:35

1:33:35

What happens when a scientist known for his precision and skepticism has a paranormal experience he can’t explain? In EP 21: The Physicist Who Saw a Ghost, host Justin Gearheart speaks with Dr. Melvin Vopson, a theoretical physicist whose groundbreaking research on the Mass–Energy–Information Equivalence Principle suggests that information has mass…

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Cinema Beef : In Defense Of.....Children Of The Corn (1984) 19:25

21d ago19:25

19:25

First podcast in a while. Diving into the maize of weirdness that is the Children of the Corn franchise starting with the first! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★By LegionPodcasts.com

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EP 20: Bigfoot Evidence & Legacy ft. Dr. Jeff Meldrum (1958–2025) 1:42:55

2M ago1:42:55

1:42:55

Dr. Jeff Meldrum (1958–2025) was one of the world’s leading experts on Sasquatch, footprints, and human evolution. As a professor of anatomy and anthropology, he brought scientific rigor to a mystery often dismissed by mainstream science — the search for Bigfoot. In this exclusive conversation, Dr. Meldrum discusses the evidence for Sasquatch, incl…

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Retro Movie Club Ep#20 - Fire in the Sky (1993) 2:07:24

2M ago2:07:24

2:07:24

A massive UFO has emerged right over the Retro Movie Club and we’re gonna need some help with this one!! Join us, as we enlist the help of Mark “Kitt” Bylund to get us all through the extra-terrestrial threat without getting probed, while we discuss the 1993 movie, Fire in the Sky! During the episode, we discuss our thoughts on whether there are re…

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EP 19: When Time Stopped - The Night a Band Froze Mid-Song (Caught on Video) 43:15

2M ago43:15

43:15

At a Fleetwood Mac tribute concert in Palm Springs, Keston and Andrea witnessed something impossible: the band slowed, their bodies slumped, and for a few surreal seconds it felt like time itself froze. Even stranger—the moment was captured on video, complete with a bizarre audio anomaly. In this episode of Close Encounter Club, we unpack their sto…

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Retro Movie Club Ep#19 - Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022) 1:59:36

2M ago1:59:36

1:59:36

Blake and Rich are locked in a battle to save humanity by utilising all the different skills of our multiversal selves to discuss the absolutely bonkers 2022, Oscar winning movie, Everything Everywhere All at Once. Listen as Rich attempts to make sense of this film for a scene-by-scene breakdown and we have a very tenuous linked game for this episo…

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EP 18: Bigfoot ft. Robert from Cabin in the Woods YouTube 1:56:07

3M ago1:56:07

1:56:07

A peaceful cabin retreat should have been the perfect family getaway — until it wasn't. In this chilling firsthand account, Robert Maxwell from the Cabin in the Woods YouTube channel describes the unnerving sequence of events that unfolded deep in the woods, including a rock thrown toward his daughter. Was it a curious animal, a calculated warning,…

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EP 17: Tracking UFOs at Eglin AFB (Site C6) 1:15:37

3M ago1:15:37

1:15:37

A former Marine is sent to a secret radar site on Eglin Air Force Base… and discovers they're tracking something far more mysterious than enemy aircraft. In this episode, William Ray Carter reveals what happened inside Site C-6 — a massive radar installation hidden in plain sight. What he saw, what he overheard, and what no one will officially conf…

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EP 16: The Astrophysicist Who Saw a UFO ft. Ethan Siegel, Ph.D 1:21:51

4M ago1:21:51

1:21:51

What happens when a lifelong skeptic, a science communicator, and an astrophysicist sees something in the sky he can’t explain? In this episode, we step back from the eerie and the unexplainable… and zoom all the way out. To galaxies, black holes, and the limits of what we think we know. We talk with Ethan Siegel about the moment that shook his wor…

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The Breathing: Ryan's Story 21:59

4M ago21:59

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What does an unexplained encounter sound like from the outside looking in? In this Close Encounter Club bonus episode, host Justin Gearheart sits down with Ryan, husband of Jennifer Jones, to hear his first-hand account of the chilling night his family experienced what they came to call “The Breathing.” From his bedroom, Ryan was pulled into the ex…

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Retro Movie Club Ep#18 - Resident Evil (2002) 1:36:57

4M ago1:36:57

1:36:57

Join Blake and Rich as they enlist the help of Retro Asylum’s own Mads Kristensen and Jim Middleton as we delve deep inside The Hive to find answers as to why The Red Queen has gone mad and started killing everybody! As we find ourselves embroiled in Umbrella Corp’s conspiracies, we talk about Milla Jovovich (a lot!), Red Dwarf and Twin Peaks, as w…

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EP 15: The Breathing: Alien Healing, Arcturians, and Unexplained Recovery 1:33:43

5M ago1:33:43

1:33:43

What if a mysterious sound in the night could change your life forever? In this episode of the Close Encounter Club, host Justin Gearheart sits down with Jennifer Jones of Knoxville, Tennessee, who experienced one of the most chilling and transformative encounters we’ve ever covered. It began with an unexplainable sound outside her second-story win…

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EP 14: The New Yorker who talks to Ghosts 1:02:36

5M ago1:02:36

1:02:36

Courtney has been seeing ghosts for as long as she can remember. At first, she kept it to herself—unsure if anyone would believe her. But after opening up, she realized this ability wasn’t just hers alone. It ran deep in the family. What began as a secret became a calling. She started Jaunty Haunts, a podcast where ghost stories are shared with hum…

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Cinema Beef Podcast : Close Encounters of a Furry Kind and Unconventional Parasol Use (In The Pare Way 6) 2:32:00

5M ago2:32:00

2:32:00

Gary and Jon go behind enemy lines and get in the shit with a brand new installment. On the Pare tip, our coifed saint of genre cinema teams up with genre legend Robert Davi to take on multiple gangs, gangsters and a pair of sibling assassins hellbent on revenge. Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa and Joel Grey also star in The Dangerous. Our VHS pick takes us t…

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EP 13: That One Night – A Truck, Flashing Lights & Unexplained Chaos 56:14

5M ago56:14

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Some nights unfold like scenes from a horror movie. In EP13: That One Night, host Justin Gearheart sits down with Annie, who shares a terrifying childhood memory that has haunted her for years. What began as two kids heading outside to grab a DVD turned into a night of pure fear — an old powder-blue pickup truck, flashing headlights in the dark, an…

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Retro Movie Club Ep#17 - Highlander (1986) 1:56:23

6M ago1:56:23

1:56:23

The year is 2025 and Blake & Rich are locked in a centuries old battle for ‘the prize’. Knowledge and power comes with the prize and in the end we must battle till the end and become, The Midlander!! Aside from all this, we also travel back to 1986 to watch another battle for the ages, in Highlander. Along the way, we delve into dodgy accents, a ki…

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Cinema Beef Podcast : Locker Room Talk and Other Male Activities (In The Company Of Men/The Men's Club) 1:26:45

6M ago1:26:45

1:26:45

Gary is joined by Mike White of The Projection Booth Podcast to talk about films where the men's egos are as big or as small as their units. Richard Jordan and Frank Langella lead an all star cast of douchebags looking for kicks and not learning anything about themselves in the process in The Men's Club. Then, Aaron Eckhart plays a high power execu…

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EP 12: The Night Family – Lifelong Alien Encounters & Star Visitors 1:06:12

6M ago1:06:12

1:06:12

What if contact with extraterrestrials wasn’t a single moment — but a lifelong relationship? In EP12: The Night Family, host Justin Gearheart speaks with Reddit experiencer ForbiddenSnackie, who has shared her extraordinary story with rare openness and detail. From early childhood drawings of purple aliens with suction-cup fingers to vivid onboard …

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Last Call At Torchy's #19 : Undisputed (2002) 43:29

6M ago43:29

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The Torchy's boys are going to the slams and are forced to throw hands in this installment. in this one, the world's heavyweight champ is tossed in a maximum security prison only to find out he's not the only champ in there. The prison boxing champ is determined not to give in but is ultimately forced into a bout to determine who is the end all und…

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Cinema Beef Burnt Ends : Commando Squad (1987) 35:59

6M ago35:59

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Cameron and Gary tackle this little known genre film that includes babes, bullets and Sid Haig being very sweaty. William Smith and Brian Thompson star in Fred Olen Ray's Commando Squad. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★By LegionPodcasts.com

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EP 11: Steve Burgess – Past Life Regression, Healing & Consciousness 1:42:15

6M ago1:42:15

1:42:15

Can past life regression unlock healing, reveal hidden traumas, and even connect us to lifetimes lived beyond Earth? In EP 11: Steve Burgess – Past Life Regression, Healing & Consciousness, host Justin Gearheart speaks with world-renowned hypnotherapist Steve Burgess, who has guided more than 15,000 sessions of regression therapy. With decades of e…

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Retro Movie Club Ep#16 - Miracle Mile (1988) 1:49:04

7M ago1:49:04

1:49:04

Oh no!! I've just answered a pay phone outside and some shaky sounding guy says we only have 1 hour 50 mins until the missiles hit!! What shall we do? Spend time with loved ones? Drink until oblivion? Loot a Kwik Save? The only thing to do is…do a podcast of course! Join Blake and Rich as we discuss cinema etiquette with the Minecraft movie, we tal…

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EP 10: The Wyong UFO Incident — Orbs, Wheel of Light, Triangle 1:21:10

7M ago1:21:10

1:21:10

A quiet night at an Australian golf resort turned into one of the most astonishing UFO encounters we’ve ever covered. In EP 10: The Wyong UFO Incident, host Justin Gearheart speaks with Clark Watson about a sighting that began as a distant flashing light over the coast and escalated into aerial “orbs” accelerating and chasing each other with imposs…

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Retro Movie Club Ep#15 - Talking Crêpe #2 2:02:41

7M ago2:02:41

2:02:41

We're back baby!! Finally… Rich and Blake have come back to the Retro Movie Club!! It's time for us to talk crepe once again, and we have brought out all the talky toppings! This time around, we talk about our trip to Retro Realm in Walsall as well as an outing for some good time rock n roll with The Wildhearts. We look back on a year of the movie …

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Retro Movie Club Ep#14 - Rocky II (1979) 2:46:00

7M ago2:46:00

2:46:00

Come to Mighty Mick’s Gym, where if you’re not prepared to eat lightning and crap thunder, you ain’t gonna make it! You’re gonna “get hoyt…poymanent!!” Join Blake and Rich as we journey to Philly to join The Italian Stallion, Rocky Balboa on the road to the Spectrum Arena, where destiny awaits in this first sequel to the hit movie, Rocky! Along the…

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EP 9: The Rising (Part 3) – Jeff Selver’s Hybrid Human Prophecy & Alien Agenda 2:02:16

8M ago2:02:16

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What if aliens weren’t just visiting — but actively planning to replace humanity? In EP 9: The Rising (Part 3), host Justin Gearheart concludes his three-part conversation with Jeff Selver, whose lifelong contact story pushes into the most unsettling territory yet. Traveling alone across Canada in 1998, Jeff was taken in broad daylight by a massive…

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Cinema Beef Podcast : You Got The Reich's Stuff (Monuments Men/Jane And The Lost City) 1:46:04

8M ago1:46:04

1:46:04

Gary, Lee and Suzanne go globetrotting looking for hidden treasure and some minor skin play with our reviews of Monuments Men and Jane And The Lost City. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★By LegionPodcasts.com

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EP 8: Escape from Lahaina – Intuition, UFOs & the Voice That Saved Her Life 1:01:23

9M ago1:01:23

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What if a voice in your head told you to drop everything and leave — and it ended up saving your life? In EP 8: Escape from Lahaina, host Justin Gearheart speaks with Michaela, a cruise ship bartender whose mysterious intuition led her to quit her job in Hawaii just one week before the deadly Lahaina wildfires. Without warning, a clear voice in her…

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EP 7: The Rising (Part 2) – Jeff Selver’s UFO Piloting & Venus City Encounter 1:36:41

9M ago1:36:41

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What if an alien abduction didn’t just take you aboard a craft — but let you pilot one to a hidden city on Venus? In EP 7: The Rising (Part 2), host Justin Gearheart continues his conversation with Jeff Selver, whose story pushes far beyond a typical UFO encounter. After being shown visions of the afterlife in Part 1, Jeff’s experiences escalate in…

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Cinema Beef Podcast : Better Killing Through Chemistry (A Force Of One/Silent Rage) 1:39:34

9M ago1:39:34

1:39:34

Gary is back with Lee Russell (They Must Be Destroyed On Sight) and Cameron Scott (Cinema Degeration) to talk about the perils of drugs and the Chucks that may follow. We cover two Chuck Norris films with A Force Of One from 1979 and Silent Rage from 1982. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★By LegionPodcasts.com

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EP 6: I Forgive You – Past Lives, Premonitions & Karmic Encounters 54:31

9M ago54:31

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What if a dream of your own death wasn’t just a dream — but a memory from another lifetime? In EP 6: I Forgive You, host Justin Gearheart sits down with Michael Clifford, a retired audio engineer whose life has been shaped by vivid dreams, powerful premonitions, and what he believes are glimpses of past lives. From a chilling black-and-white dream …

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Bad Aliens – Matt Hurley on Abductions, Mutilations & UFO Truths 1:12:55

10M ago1:12:55

1:12:55

What if the UFO phenomenon isn’t benevolent at all — but something far darker? In this Close Encounter Club bonus episode, host Justin Gearheart sits down with Matt Hurley, founder of BadAliens.info, one of the most controversial and unflinching resources on UFO research. Matt’s work focuses on the disturbing side of the phenomenon: abductions, cat…

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EP 5: The Rising (Part 1) – Jeff Selver’s Abduction & Higher Consciousness 1:07:56

10M ago1:07:56

1:07:56

What happens when an alien encounter shatters everything you believe about reality? In EP 5: The Rising (Part 1), host Justin Gearheart speaks with Jeff Selver, an author and consciousness researcher whose extraordinary abduction story began when he was just 16 years old. Jeff describes being taken aboard a craft, encountering a female Elder Gray, …

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EP 4: Noble Park – Josh’s Haunted Encounter, UFOs & How We Met 1:08:12

10M ago1:08:12

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What if the scariest moment of your life wasn’t a dream — but something sitting at the end of your bed? In EP 4: Noble Park, host Justin Gearheart speaks with Josh from Melbourne, Australia — the very conversation that would later lead Josh to become the producer of Close Encounter Club. This is where it all began. At just 18 years old, while alone…

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Cinema Beef Podcast : Cool Cats and Purple Dildos (In The Par'e Way 2) 2:49:14

11M ago2:49:14

2:49:14

Jon and Gary bring you a double bill filled with masculinity and dust with our Par'e pick of World Gone Wild and our VHS pick The Final Alliance featuring David Hasselhoff. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★By LegionPodcasts.com

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EP 3: Black Dog of Hanging Hills – Connecticut’s Ghostly Legend 39:12

11M ago39:12

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What if a ghostly black dog could decide your fate? In EP 3: Black Dog of Hanging Hills, host Justin Gearheart explores one of Connecticut’s most enduring legends with guests Tristan and Christina, who encountered something unexplainable on a hike near Castle Craig. The folklore says that if you see the Black Dog once, it brings joy. Twice, it brin…

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The New Jersey Drones – Ret. Major Ben Hewitt on UFOs & Radar Truths 59:39

11M ago59:39

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What’s really flying over New Jersey — hobby drones, advanced tech, or something we can’t explain? In this Close Encounter Club bonus episode, host Justin Gearheart speaks with Retired Air Force Major Ben Hewitt, a veteran aviator and former air battle manager with over 20 years of global military experience operating the E-3 AWACS surveillance pla…

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EP 2: Milford Has Been Shot – Premonitions, Synchronicity & Fate 50:21

11M ago50:21

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What if a single sentence spoken in the middle of the night could predict tragedy? In EP 2: Milford Has Been Shot, host Justin Gearheart speaks with Christopher from Omaha, Nebraska, who shares a chilling family story that has echoed through generations. In the 1960s, Christopher’s mom suddenly jolted awake during The Tonight Show and declared, “Mi…

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EP 1: The Miters Hill Incident – Miriam’s Gray Alien Encounter in Mexico 54:26

12M ago54:26

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What if your faith and your reality collided in the middle of the night? In EP 1: The Miters Hill Incident, host Justin Gearheart introduces the very first Close Encounter Club story — and it’s one of the most unsettling we’ve ever covered. Miriam, a 26-year-old makeup artist from Monterrey, Mexico, describes the night she awoke to find a Gray alie…

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Retro Movie Club Ep#13 - Trick 'r Treat (2007) 1:39:17

12M ago1:39:17

1:39:17

Welcome to Warren Valley for The Retro Movie Club's Halloween extravaganza!! You'd better follow the rules though, don't blow out your jack o’ lantern before midnight, always give candy to trick or treaters and never take your decorations down before November 1st - otherwise Sam will get you!! As well as discussing the movie, we listen to Blake's t…

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Retro Movie Club Ep#12 - Enemy of the State (1998) 2:04:49

1y ago2:04:49

2:04:49

In episode 12, the Movie Club boys are off-grid and broadcasting from an undisclosed location to avoid detection from the security services! Being careful not to use any of the keywords that will trigger government interception, we talk about Enemy of the State, starring Gene Hackman and Will Smith. We discuss how the film holds up 26 years later, …

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Cinema Beef Podcast : Halloween Hangover 2:33:50

1y ago2:33:50

2:33:50

The cursed celebration of Samhain has ended but Cinema Beef has emerged from their chosen rabbit holes to put out a post- Halloween show. On this one, you will hear the never before released review that Jeffery X Martin and I did for the only film where a lawnmower is boner inducing. George Kennedy stars in Wacko from 1982. The second part of this …

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Cinema Beef Podcast : How To Build A More Subordinate Humanoid (Parts : The Clonus Horror/Logan's Run 1:22:55

1y ago1:22:55

1:22:55

The beefers are and I quote Neil Diamond here heading for the future in this one, We talk two tales about humans, clones and their interchangeable parts. We talk organ exchange and general whimsy amongst teens in Parts: The Clonus Horror. Then, we talk utopian glee, betrayal and cats with Logan's Run. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★…

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Teaser #1 1:41

1y ago1:41

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Teaser #1 for the Close Encounter Club podcast.By Close Encounter Club

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Retro Movie Club Ep#11 - Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977) 2:07:44

1y ago2:07:44

2:07:44

After seemingly being taken by aliens and dumped in the desert, Blake and Rich have found their way back to civilisation, after a long break, to talk about Speilberg’s Close Encounters of the Third Kind. Along the way, we talk dirt through the kitchen window, the presence of other people at the cinema, cricket legend Freddie Flintoff and get all no…

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Cinema Beef Podcast : You're Gonna Pull Something (North Dallas Forty/Semi-Tough) 1:21:22

1y ago1:21:22

1:21:22

Suzanne and X fly without Gary for this one in which they tackle two football-centric films featuring drugs, tears and some laughs with North Dallas Forty and Semi-Tough. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★By LegionPodcasts.com

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Cinema Beef Podcast : What I Can't Steal, Jah Will Provide (The Harder They Come/The Mighty Quinn 1:27:27

1y ago1:27:27

1:27:27

The Beefers get on the red eye to sunny Jamaica for some sweat and possibly some crime. With Cameron Scott in tow, we discuss two films with capers on coast of this great land with The Harder They Come from 1972 starring reggae legend Jimmy Cliff and The Mighty Quinn starring Denzel Washington and Robert Townsend. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon …

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Last Call At Torchy's : Supernova (2000) 41:26

1y ago41:26

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The Torchy's boys are back and they are a couple beers short for this one. When an ore space tanker encounters a distress call, they pick up a boarder with dangerous cargo and a more sleazy secret. Of course there's sabotage afoot. This is the only film that Walter took his name off of so you know it's a mess. Filled with great performances from ac…

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Cinema Beef Podcast : Rooking For Acceptance In An 8-Bit World (The Wizard/Searching For Bobby Fischer) 1:56:27

1y ago1:56:27

1:56:27

The beefers are back to play kid gloves with two films about child prodigies. First up, we have the button mashing, rain manning and brother snatching The Wizard from 1989 featuring Fred Savage. Then, Fred exploits his son's new found talent whilst insulting his family, the competition and pretty much everyone else in Searching For Bobby Fischer. ★…

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Cinema Beef Podcast : Underground Douchebag Diplomacy 1:22:24

1y ago1:22:24

1:22:24

Gary is joined by Bill and Tanya (Formally of The Horror Mafia podcast) to talk about monsters and the douches that try to manipulate them. We review the Fred Savage/Howie Mandel vehicle Little Monsters and Clive Barker's Nightbreed. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★By LegionPodcasts.com

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