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Filmmaker Christopher Jason Bell (Failed State, Miss Me Yet) joins me for a special Halloween edition of Struggle Session. We delve into some of our favorite horror films and recent releases including Weapons, Hellraiser, Saw, Cure, Ganja & Hess, The Exorcist, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre and more. We also talk about Chris’ short film The Confection starring Alex Ptak and Simone Norman, free to watch here:
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Films mentioned:
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The Confection
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Saw series
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Spiral (Saw)
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Twilight series
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Hellraiser series
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Hellraiser 2: Leviathan
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Piranha 3D
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Weapons
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Barbarian
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Eddington
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The Exorcist
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The Exorcist III
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Silence of the Lambs
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Deep Red
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Tenebrae
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Suspiria
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Mother of Tears
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Dracula (Argento)
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Ganja &Hess
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Da Sweet Blood of Jesus
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Cure
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Longlegs
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The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
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Dr. Jonathan Howard chief of the neurology service at Bellevue Hospital joins us to discuss his book We Want Them Infected: How the Failed Quest for Herd Immunity Led Doctors to Embrace the Anti-vaccine Movement and Blinded Americans to the Threat of COVID.
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Writer Kaila Yu joins me to discuss her new book Fetishized: A Reckoning with Yellow Fever, Feminism, and Beauty.
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Ezra Klein has been on a roll with a series of podcasts defending Charlie Kirk’s legacy, arguing for Democrats to run more anti-abortion candidates to win in pro-abortion states, & and making the case for a value-free politics to Ta-Nehisi Coates. Briahna Joy Grey of Bad Faith joins me to to break it all down.
This was a live stream on the Bad Faith YouTube Channel recorded 9/20/25
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Ross Benes joins us to discuss his book 1999: The Year Low Culture Conquered America and Kickstarted Our Bizarre Times. We explore the cultural landscape of the late 90s including the impact of The Jerry Springer Show on reality TV, the influence of Vince McMahon on politics, how Juggalos defined outsider culture, Nu metal's MTV-sponsored angst, and the rise of video games from kiddie hobby to big business.
Guest Link:
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Chapters
00:00 Introduction
02:46 What is Low Culture?
05:28 The Impact of Jerry Springer on Modern Culture
08:27 Kayfabe and Professional Wrestling's Influence
17:34 Trump's Pro Wrestling Persona and Kayfabe
25:27 The Insane Clown Posse
28:09 The Evolution of Fan Culture in Music
36:05 Video Games: From Low Culture to Mainstream
41:37 Was 1999 The Peak?Upcoming episodes:
Fetishized: A Reckoning with Yellow Fever, Feminism, and Beauty w/ Kaila Yu
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Is Ed Wood worst director of all time? Not a chance says our guest. On today's Struggle Session writer Will Sloan joins us to discuss is new book Ed Wood: Made In Hollywood USA. We talk about the infamous director’s artistic legacy, how his films challenge the concept of “bad” movies, the enduring charm of Plan 9 from Outer Space, and the shockingly progressive Glen or Glenda.
Plus voicemails on brand movies, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, and Sam Raimi.
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Upcoming episodes:
Strange Days with Aaron Thorpe
1999: The Year Low Culture Conquered America and Kickstarted Our Bizarre Times w/ Ross Benes
Fetishized: A Reckoning with Yellow Fever, Feminism, and Beauty w/ Kyla Yu
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On today's Struggle Session Joshua Gooch joins us to talk his new book Capitalism Hates You: Marxism and The New Horror Film. We discuss what modern horror has to offer horror, and vice versa. We also analyze some recent horror films including Hereditary, Gaia, The Witch and more. Joshua also gives his picks for essential horror classics for all young radicals.
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This episode is a special crossover with Briahna's podcast Bad Faith. Enjoy!
A Brief History of Violence screenwriter & co-host of The Movies that Made Me Josh Olson and Struggle Session co-host Leslie Lee III join the show to discuss the movie everyone's talking about: Ryan Coogler's Jim Crow vampire film Sinners. In a spoiler-filled episode (you are warned), the trio debate what the movie is trying to say about race, freedom, religion, and vampirism before delving into the media controversy surrounding Variety's coverage of the film's box office earnings.
Produced by Armand Aviram.
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On today's action-packed episode Trevor Beaulieu of Champagne Sharks joins Leslie to discuss Captain America: Brave New World! From the reshoots to the surprisingly radical comic series that inspired it, we cover it all. We also talk about Sam Raimi's M.A.N.T.I.S. starring Carl Lumbly, a Black superhero show so far ahead of it's time that the studio destroyed it.
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M.A.N.T.I.S. TV Movie:
‘M.A.N.T.I.S.’ Undergoes Pilot-to-Series Changes : New Producers of TV Series About an African American Super-Hero Cite Creative Reasons; Others Claim Racism https://archive.ph/ACaqg
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On today's episode journalist Taylor Lorenz joins us to discuss current events including the Rachel Zegler/Gal Gadot Snow White Controversy, Jeffrey Goldberg's war crime text chat saga, and the dismantling of public health measures amidst the ongoing pandemic.
Taylor is the founder of User Mag which covers the intersection of internet culture, politics, and free speech.
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On today's terrifying episode, Leslie is joined by Alexander Chatziioannou for a deep dive into the world of horror video games. We discuss Alex's book From Ants to Zombies: Six Decades of Video Game Horror, the evolution of horror games, the significance of iconic titles like Resident Evil, and the impact of remakes and indie games on the genre.
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On another spooky and sexy edition of Vampire Castle, Jamie is once again joins by her brother in darkness Leslie to discuss Robert Eggers’ horny and polarizing Nosferatu (2024). Is it original enough to justify making yet another movie based on Bram Stoker’s 1897 gothic novel? How does it stack up to Francis Ford Coppola’s 1992 masterpiece? And when will men learn that having a goth girlfriend is a big responsibility?
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On today's all new episode of Struggle Session Leslie is joined by Aaron Casias & Carlee Gomes, the hosts of the hit podcast Hit Factory. We discussed the best and worst films of the year including Furiosa, Nickel Boys, Gladiator II, The Substance, Do Not Expect to Much From the End of the World and more. We also shared our favorite performances last year, the most surprisingly good films, and the worst trends in Hollywood.
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On today's episode of Struggle Session, Leslie is joined by Matt Bors and Ben Clarkson, the creators of the hit comic series Justice Warriors to discuss political thrillers.From the Manchurian Candidate to Enemy of the State, Marathon Man to The Days of the Condor and The Jackal, we discussed the greats of the genre and how they inspired the latest volume of Justice Warriors.Guest Links: https://thebenclarkson.com/ https://www.mattbors.com/
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We misunderstimated him. On today's episode filmmaker Christopher Jason Bell joins us to discuss his documentary series Miss Me Yet? which takes a year by year view of what it was like to live through the George W. Bush administration.
Guest Links: Miss Me Yet - https://means.tv/programs/missmeyet
https://linktr.ee/christopherjasonbell
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Listen 'bub, we've got a special episode for all the mutant lovers! Leslie and special guest Elana Levin pop their claws and rip into the X-Men '97. We discuss what made the reboot and the original X-Men cartoon series some of the best comic book adaptions.This is part of a crossover with Graphic Policy Radio where Leslie and Elana discussed Batman: Caped Crusader. Be sure to check that out!Visit our website at http://sesh.show
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On this special crossover episode Jamie is joined by Jamie Peck (@jamie_elizabeth) of the podcast Party Girls to discuss two cult classic zombie movies from the father of the genre, George A. Romero: "Night of the Living Dead" (1968) and "Day of the Dead" (1985). In these two spine-chilling films, the left-leaning director interrogates racism, the milit…
On today's blockbuster episode Noah Kulwin and Brendan James hosts, of the outstanding show Blowback, join us to talk about their new season and it's subject, Cambodia.Please consider supporting the show by subscribing:
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WE AIN'T GOT TIME TO BLEED! On today's episode Aaron Thorpe is back and jacked to discuss the Predator series, including the sequels, reboots, and crossovers. Predator (1987), Predator 2 (1990), Predators (2010), The Predator (2018), Prey (2022), Alien vs. Predator (2004), Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem (2007).
Also, quick reviews of Salem's Lot (2024), Th…
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Let's kick off spooky season with some xenomorphs! Special guest Jeff Zhang joins us to discuss the latest corporate mishap from Weyland-Yutani in our review of Alien: Romulus. Did it live up to the hype? Let's talk about it!
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COVID-19! It's everywhere. Let's talk about it with Julia Doubleday of The Gauntlet (https://www.thegauntlet.news/).
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On today's episode special guest writer and comedian Kate Willett joins us to talk about her new stand-up special Loopholes! We also discuss why popular comedians are still talking about "cancel culture" and why the politics of Amy Schumer and Jerry Seinfeld aren't funny at all.
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On today's special two-part episode Leslie chats with Josie Riesman, author of the New York Times Best Seller Ringmaster: Vince McMahon and the Unmaking of America about the apparent downfall of Vince McMahon. Ringmaster was one of my favorite books of last year and you don’t have to know or care about wrestling to enjoy our conversation.
After that, in …
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FX's acclaimed police drama The Shield presented a darker and more realistic depiction of policing. On today’s episode I had a great conversation with Joe Mayall about the series and his article Twenty Years Ago, The Shield Captured the Brokenness of American Policing.
Read it here: https://jacobin.com/2023/12/the-shield-tv-policing-lapd-torture-law-enf…
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On today’s episode I had a great conversation with returning champion Jesse Hawken. We discuss the recent stumbles and possible downfall of Disney’s MCU. We talk about the box office failure of The Marvels, the production hell of Mahershala Ali's Blade, and the Zionist superhero that may be holding up the next Captain America. All that plus a brief upda…
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On today's episode Leslie is joined by Aaron Thorpe (Trillibillies) to talk about the upcoming films of 2024. We take a look Dune: Part Two, Furiosa: A Mad Max Story, Alex Garland's Civil War, Grand Theft Auto 6, and more.
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Today we have a special spooky episode with best selling writer and critic, the author of Manhunt and the upcoming Cuckoo, Gretchen Felker Martin! We discuss Evil Dead, Hellraiser, Cormac McCarthy, Riddick, and more.
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Today we have a mega-sized two part show! First up writer Brian Solomon (Blood and Fire) tells us about the late, great Terry Funk.
On the bonus half Jay Baker of The Left Fist joins us to talk about the AEW and CM Punk drama and The Rock and John Cena going back to wrestling during the SAG strike.
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Returning guest Chris Person (Highlight Reel) joins Leslie to discuss Larian Studios' hit CRPG Baldur's Gate 3. We also get into Armored Core 6, Starfield, and the lay-offs at Bioware.
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Welcome back to Struggle Session. On today's episode Jack and Leslie discuss the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes, review The Flash and Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning Part One Twitter’s unending death spiral.
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On today’s episode Jack and Leslie once again take a look at the twisted mind behind the critically-acclaimed shows Lost, The Leftovers, and Watchmen. Damon Lindelof is the subject of a recent investigation from Hollywood journalist Maureen Ryan that revealed shocking amounts of racism on the set of Lost. We dive in.
Lost Illusions: The Untold Story of the Hit Show’s Poisonous Culture by Maureen Ryan an excerpt from Burn it Down: https://archive.is/6dU93
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Get your multipass ready! Jack, Leslie, and Aaron are diving in to Luc Besson's 1997 sci-fi action romance, The Fifth Element.
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Matt Bors and Ben Clarkson to discuss their hit comic Justice Warriors as well as some of the films that inspired it including Demolition Man, Judge Dredd, Robocop, Mad Max, and more!
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The one and only Bugmane is back with us to complete the sequel trilogy! Watch along with us, one last time.
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Jack and Leslie talk about some new movie trailers!Leave us a voicemail at http://sesh.show
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We take another seat at the High Table and review John Wick: Chapter 4!
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Bryan Quinby of the hit new podcast Guys joins us to discuss the endless out-of-the-ring drama of the WWE including the return of Vince McMahon, post-WrestleMania fan anger, and the WWE/UFC merger. We also discuss how the current state of the blockbuster action movies in the wake of John Wick and Top Gun, and debate safety in pro wrestling.
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Fangs out! Leslie and Jamie talk about The Invitation (2022) a recent vampire flick with some fun twists and social commentary.
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On today's episode Jack and Leslie discuss the Oscars including Tar, All Quiet on the Western Front, and Everything Everywhere All At Once. Also Scream 6, Babylon, Ant-Man and Wasp: Quantumania, and our favorite Cronenberg movies.
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On today's Struggle Session Jack and Aaron talk about Star Trek Voyager! They also dive in to Discovery, Strange New Worlds, Janeway vs Sisko, the worst episode, the most terrifying episode, and much more.
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Jack and Leslie give their thoughts on some the biggest and most talked about movies of 2022. They give a thumbs up or down to The Fabelmans, The Banshees of Inisherin, Tar, Black Adam, Halloween Ends, Emily the Criminal and more!
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The legend of Jake Sully continues! Jack and Leslie review James Cameron's uber-blockbuster Avatar: The Way of Water.
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Jack and Leslie discuss Vice's documentary/clip show The Nine Lives of Vince McMahon with Kevin McAlvaney of Pro Wrestling Illustrated. We discuss things the documentary leaves out, the latest allegations against Vince, and the report that he intends to come back to the WWE.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/wwes-vince-mcmahon-faces-fresh-demands-from-women-alleging-sexual-abuse-11670945682
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Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0
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Jack and Leslie go track by track through The Smashing Pumpkins' classic album Siamese Dream.
The world historical tension Papas and Boys come to a head on this episode of Struggle Session! Shawn and Aaron from SRSLY WRONG join Jack and Leslie to talk about their new show on Means TV and the best and worst cartoon dads.
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CM Punk, War Games, bleeding in wrestling, House of Black, AEW Backstage drama and more are covered on this special wrestling edition of Struggle Session featuring Leslie Lee III and featured guest Bryan Quinby.
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On today’s Struggle Session Jack and Leslie are joined by Matt Binder of DOOMED, Scam Economy, and Majority Report to discuss the life and crimes of the former WWE CEO Vince McMahon. Heads up, the latter half of this episode is as dark as it gets.
Intro: Vince McMahon and Murray Hodgson on Donahue - March 16, 1992:
References:
WWE Board Probes Secret $3 Million Hush Pact by CEO Vince McMahon, Sources Say https://www.wsj.com/articles/wwe-board-probes-secret-3-million-hush-pact-by-ceo-vince-mcmahon-sources-say-11655322722?mod=e2tw
John Cena on WWE Owning His Name:
She Was WWE’s First Female Referee. She Says Vince McMahon Raped Her. Rita Chatterton does not want to be forgotten. https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2022/06/vince-mcmahon-accused-of-rape-by-first-female-wwe-referee.html
Brickhouse Brown On Allegations Against Pat Patterson:
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On today's Struggle Session Leslie is joined by veteran TV critic Aaron Barnhart to talk about how TV has changed in the world of streaming, his new book The Primetimer Guide to Streaming TV, and some hidden gems to check out during your summer binge-watches.
You can read more about Aaron's book here: https://www.primetimer.com/features/introducing-the-primetimer-guide-to-streaming-tv
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How far would you go for revenge? We review Robert Egger's brutal Viking epic The Northman. We also discuss the cinema news from CinemaCon including Sam Raimi's Doctor Strange 2 and James Cameron's Avatar: The Way of Water.
We also rock out to Hether Fortune's new EP:
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The Academy has weighed in, but now it's our turn! Jack and Leslie give their thoughts on all of the Best Picture nominees: Belfast, CODA, Don’t Look Up, Drive My Car, Dune, King Richard, Licorice Pizza, Nightmare Alley, The Power of the Dog, and West Side Story.
We also discuss a couple of pictures that should have been nominated (The Last Duel, Titaine), The Chris Rock and Will Smith slap angle, and the epic Bilt Rewards credit card launch party.
Our track of the week is is Time Room with their ripping new tune, Wound Up:
Intro clip from Dying Laughing:
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On today's special huge episode Robbie Martin (Media Roots Radio) joins Jack and Leslie to discuss the entire Batman franchise! On this first part we discuss Batman (1966), Batman (1989), Batman Returns (1992), Batman Forever (1995), Batman & Robin (1997), and Batman Begins (2005).
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Happy New Year! On today's episode YB joins Leslie to discuss their family's pandemic TV viewing. We talk Foundation, Joe Pera Talks with You, Happy Endings, Yellowjackets, Dexter: New Blood, and TV sensation Yellowstone, and more!
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On today's video game-focused episode, Jack and Leslie give their first impressions of Halo Infinite and the new games announced at The Game Awards, including Slitterhead, Dune: Space Wars, Star Wars: Eclipse, The Expanse: A Telltale Series, and more.
https://www.polygon.com/22786117/activision-blizzard-walk-out-bobby-kotick-resignation-demands
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On today's episode Jack and Leslie are joined by Jesse Hawken to discuss Peter Jackson's riveting new Beatle's documentary Get Back.
https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/beatles-get-back-twitter-memes-dave-grohl-1266017/
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https://twitter.com/jessehawken
And as a special bonus, we have an excerpt from an interview from the 5/27/21 Katie Halper show with Roger Waters and Steven Donzinger about Steven's unjust prosecution.
Katie will be doing a show in support of Steven on Wednesday night with tons of amazing guests including Susan Sarandon, Roger Waters, and Lucy Lawless:
Catch me on Wisdom Thursday night for a special call-in show (a lot more of those are coming soon): https://www.wisdom.audio/ | username @leslieleeiii
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Here's a special live edition straight from the Bugcon booth San Diego Comic-Con! Writer and filmmaker Vera Drew returns to the sesh to discuss comic conventions, Ghostbusters: Afterlife, the James Bond series, and the latest updates on The People's Joker.
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On today's episode, Jack and Leslie answer your voicemail questions on Black horror artists, Alan Moore, Grant Morrison, the next AEW champ, the Spider-Man: Can't Get Home trailer, and more.
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Wrestling episode! Leslie and Bryan talk about AEW's TBS title tournament, Charlotte and Lynch, the shocking ending to TNA's Bound For Glory, and who the greatest women's wrestler of all time (Manami Toyota)!For the main event, we talk about Booker T vs Triple H, one of the most controversial and racist feuds in WWE history.
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On today's episode Jack and Leslie take a look at some trailers for upcoming movies and TV shows.
The Batman:
Scream:
The Sandman:
Eternals:
Cowboy Bebop:
Peacemaker:
Resident Evil - Welcome to Raccoon City:
The Flash:
Hello, Jack! The Kindness Show:
House of the Dragon:
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On today's episode Jack and Leslie review Denis Villeneuve's Dune, With a special appearance by YB.
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On today's episode, Leslie is joined by writer Karlo Yeager Rodríguez to discuss Peter Watts' haunting horror/hard sci-fi novel Blindsight.
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Speculative Fiction for Dreamers: https://ohiostatepress.org/books/titles/9780814257982.html
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On today's episode Leslie runs Jack through the Struggle Session horror picks for 2021 with some help from our friends at Wrong Station.
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FILM
Candyman
Come True
Def by Temptation
Exorcist III
Exegesis Lovecraft
Hellraiser II
Housewife
Killer Clowns From Outer Space
Prince of Darkness
Slumber Party Massacre
The House That Jack Built
Titane
Zodiac
TV
Black Summer
Brand New Cherry Flavor
Castlevania
Evil
SHORT FICTION COURTESY WRONG STATION PODCAST
"The Beast of Averoigne" by Clark Ashton Smith.
"The Hospice" by Robert Aickman
"The Lamia and Lord Cromis" by M. John Harrison
"The Screwfly Solution" by James Tiptree
"The Tooth" by Shirley Jackson
"Til A' the Seas" HP Lovecraft and R. H. Barlow
FICTION
Galactic North by Aleister Reynolds
Manhunt by Gretchen Felker-Martin
Necroscope by Brian Lumley
The Ballad of Black Tom by Victor Lavelle
Tinfoil Dossier by Caitlin Kiernan
COMICS
Batman: Elseworlds Vol. 2 by Doug Moench and Kelley Jones
Black is the Color by Julia Gfrörer
From Hell by Alan Moore and Eddie Campbell
Hellstar Remina by Junji Ito
Ice Cream Man by W. Maxwell Prince and Martin Morazzo
GAMES
Bloodwash
Castlevania Advance Collection
Chasing Static
Devotion
Ender Lillies
Fatal Frame Maiden of Black Water
Grime
Legacy of Kain: Blood Omen
Metroid Dread
Mortal Kombat X
Salt and Sanctuary
Source of Madness
Vigil Longest Night
Visage
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On this episode Jack and Leslie discuss the Ted Lasso's rabid fandom, Batman Day, the announcement of the Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic (KOTOR) remake, as well as modern true crime and the coverage of Gabby Petito.
Theme: "Theme from Struggle Session" by Brendan James
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On today's episode Jack and Leslie review James Wan's new neo-giallo Malignant. We also talk about Triller Fight Club Legends II including Anderson Silva's brutal KO of Tito, Trump's bizarre commentary, and the nearly criminal Holyfield debacle. We also discuss the trailer for Matrix Resurrections and get into the bizarre reactions to John Mulaney having a life.
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On today's episode of Struggle Session it's Jack versus Leslie in a battle for Outworld as we play Mortal Kombat 11!
Tune: Hether Fortune - Bitter Taste [
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Tune in on Twitch Saturday night at 10PM EST for a special live taping of The Alan Moore Podcast with special guest Robbie Martin! We'll discuss V for Vendetta and Brought to Light: http://twitch.tv/strugglesession
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On today's Struggle Session Leslie, Emma, and Jack are joined by Jordan Morris (Jordan, Jesse, Go! and Bubble). From the twisted mind of James Gunn, we watched The Suicide Squad! No, not that one, the one without Will Smith.
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On today's show Jack and Leslie discuss Dune, The Forever Purge, Valve's Steamdeck, WWE vs AEW, and Kanye West's Donda.
AEW Rampage Commercial:
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On today's episode Jack and Leslie discuss the first 100 days of Biden, Halo, Elon Musk on SNL, and more!Intro: ELFL - AlienatedOutro: they are gutting a body of water - eightball [https://theyareguttingabodyofwater.bandcamp.com/album/destiny-xl]
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On this special live episode Katie Halper and Lenny Burnham join us to discuss under-appreciated AMC drama Halt and Catch Fire.
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On today's episode Jack and Leslie are joined by Phoenix and William of Wine Cellar Media to discuss the COVID-19 stimulus bill and the atrocious politics surrounding it.
https://winecellarmedia.com
https://twitter.com/uppittynegress
Tune: Queridas - Talar [
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On this episode Jack and Leslie are joined by Rose Gunn of RIPCINEMA to discuss Dr. Seuss, MCU fandom, and how you should not become a federal informant just because they askhttps://www.patreon.com/flowerguardianhttps://twitter.com/ripcinema
Tune: Your Gaze - Swoon [
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