Podcast Episodes

Xenophilia: Alien (1979)

Episode 29

Elena and Sam search for the familiar within the unknown as they immerse themselves in the world of Ridley Scott’s genre-defining classic Alien. They…

1 year, 8 months ago

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Book Report: Easy Riders, Raging Bulls

Episode 28

Put on your spectacles, nerds! We’re talking some long-form PROSE in this episode. Our subject today is Peter Biskind’s Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: Ho…

1 year, 8 months ago

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Jesus Egg-cetera: Cool Hand Luke (1967)

Episode 27

Ohohoho it’s getting sweaty over here! On this episode we are joined by Ryan and Katie from The List to chat about Cool Hand Luke. Perhaps the defini…

1 year, 8 months ago

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War Giggles: MASH (1970)

Episode 26

Tonight’s episode of Kael Your Idols will be MASH! That’s right, Robert Altman’s MASH. Join Elena and Sam, that lovable pair of married movie fans as…

1 year, 9 months ago

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Trailer Trash Triumphant: Pink Flamingos (1972)

Episode 25

Get ready for the most disgusting, amoral, nastiest podcast-iest episode ever! We are delighted to bring you a discussion of John Waters masterpiece …

1 year, 10 months ago

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Primate Palooza: Planet of the Apes Franchise

Episode 24

We bring you a special new episode ahead of our usual schedule! The excitement of the release of the Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes has got all of…

1 year, 11 months ago

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Déjà Who’s Your Daddy: Obsession (1976)

Episode 23

Question: If a movie about doppelgängers is itself a doppelgänger of another movie about doppelgängers… uh… like… what’s up with that, huh? Our hosts…

1 year, 11 months ago

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Toons of the City: Heavy Traffic (1973)

Episode 22

It’s Problematic Art Week on KYI! This episode Elena and Sam are joined by animator Frank Gidlewski for a round-table on Ralph Bakshi’s 1973 Künstler…

2 years ago

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The Greatest Depression: They Shoot Horses, Don’t They? (1969)

Episode 21

Destiny’s dance continues! This week the hosts go around and around in their conversation on Sydney Pollack’s 1969 ode to the hopelessness of human e…

2 years ago

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Conspiracy Buddies: All the President’s Men (1976)

Episode 20

It’s Watergate time on Kael Your Idols! Sorry to jump right in to it but we didn’t want to bury the lede. In this episode the hosts get drawn into a …

2 years, 1 month ago

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