Podcast Episodes
Back to Search2009 - The Curious Case of the Slumdog Oscar
Hey Oscar fans, Bruce and “Tex” are back with the 2009 Oscars for the films of 2008. This was an interesting year for many reasons: controversial wi…
7 hours ago
Encore 1999 - Love vs War
Hey Oscar fans. Bruce and "Tex" are on a slight hiatus, so we're doing an encore presentation of one of Oscar's most controversial years. A year tha…
2 weeks, 2 days ago
1943 - Minvers, Ambersons & The Pride of the Yankees Doodle Dandy
Welcome Oscar fans. Bruce is back to help break down the 1943 Oscars for the films of 1942. It’s another stacked year with 10 Outstanding Picture n…
3 weeks, 2 days ago
Bonus - The Freakishly Fantastic Films of 1995
1995, an objectively incredible year for movies, doesn’t get talked about enough…until now! Having done the research for our 1996 Oscars, “Tex” And …
4 weeks, 1 day ago
1996 - They May Take Our Lives…But They'll Never Take Our Oscars!
Hey Oscar fans — for this episode, Bruce Vilanch and “Tex” Davis dive into the 1996 Oscars—the year Braveheart took the crown, beating out an oddly c…
1 month, 1 week ago
ENCORE 1961 - A Boy's Best Friend is his Oscar!
Due to unforeseen circumstances, we don't have a new episode for you this week -- so we decided to rerun an older one you may not have hear. This is…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
BONUS 1952 - The Fantastic Films Noir of 1952!
Hey Oscar fans - “Tex” and Mark are back with another standout year of films noir. We kind of teased this episode during our 1953 Oscars episode — w…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
1953 - The Not-So-Greatest Oscar on Earth!
Hey Oscar fans — Bruce and “Tex” find themselves under the big top for an Oscar year that’s… well… not exactly the greatest show on Earth. While The …
2 months ago
Bonus - 2026 Oscars Reaction!
Hello Oscars Fans! Join "Tex" and Mark for an "entirely too soon to be having this conversation" conversation about the 2026 Oscars. As you probabl…
2 months, 1 week ago
1974 Bonus - The Worst Sequels to the Best Movies
Hey Oscar fans, welcome to a fun Bonus Episode that looks at a strange thing that happened following the 1974 Oscars (which we recently covered). 3 …
2 months, 2 weeks ago