Episodes
Friday Mar 20, 2020
Needless Things Podcast 309 – The Greatest Movie of All Time
Friday Mar 20, 2020
Friday Mar 20, 2020
Inspired by countless pop culture tournaments being held across social media that are, in turn, inspired by some sportsball event that may or may not be canceled due to the COVID-19 coronavirus, the Needless Things Irregulars gather in the Phantom Zone to determine…
THE GREATEST MOVIE OF ALL TIME!
Pulling 64 possibilities from the Needless Things Podcast Facebook Group, we will determine
THE GREATEST MOVIE OF ALL TIME!
Via a fair and balanced process. Ryan Cadaver, Nicole Ghouled Cadaver, and Arian Gulick will cast votes while Dave moderates and Mrs. Troublemaker serves as the Official Needless Things Arbiter of Justice.
THE STAKES HAVE NEVER BEEN HIGHER!!!!
Join the Irregulars as they determine THE GREATEST MOVIE OF ALL TIME on the newest episode of the Needless Things Podcast!
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Friday Mar 13, 2020
Friday Mar 13, 2020
Part of an ongoing series – the Needless Things Irregulars gather in the Phantom Zone to provide their own unique commentary on classic genre films!
Special guests Jason Wilson and Jason Frazier join the Commentary team for a Roy-tastic special Friday the 13th episode!
Listen in as Dave, Arian, the Cadavers, and special guests Jasons Frazier and Wilson analyze the red-headed stepchild of the Friday the 13th franchise on the newest episode of the Needless Things Podcast!
PLUS: A new installment of Arian’s Anal Corner!
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Friday Feb 21, 2020
Needless Things Podcast 305 – Gods on Film: The Movies of DC Comics
Friday Feb 21, 2020
Friday Feb 21, 2020
For over fifty years filmmakers have been mining the rich history of DC Comics for inspiration, ideas, and adaptations. From Batman to John Constantine, many of DC’s best-known characters have appeared in one – or many – forms on the Silver Screen.
Opinions range far and wide on the quality of these live action portrayals, but there’s no denying their success and cultural impact over the years.
Listen in as Dave and Head of Research Ryan Schweck discuss everything from Swamp Thing to Captain Boomerang on the newest episode of the Needless Things Podcast!
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Friday Feb 14, 2020
Needless Things Podcast 304 – My Bloody Valentine Needless Commentary
Friday Feb 14, 2020
Friday Feb 14, 2020
Part of an ongoing series – the Needless Things Irregulars gather in the Phantom Zone to provide their own unique commentary on classic genre films!
Happy Valentine’s Day, Phantomaniacs! Love is in the air and it smells like the musty recesses of the bowels of Canada; or possibly Valentine Bluffs, USA. Nicole’s pick for February is one of her favorite rom-com romps – 1981’s My Bloody Valentine!
Listen in as Dave, Arian, Rad Ranger, the Cadavers, and special guest Jason Wilson (director of the award-winning documentary Troublemaker) thrust deep into the shafts of horror on the newest episode of the Needless Things Podcast!
PLUS: Play along with Arian’s Anal Corner!
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Friday Jan 24, 2020
Needless Things Podcast 301 – Red Dawn Needless Commentary
Friday Jan 24, 2020
Friday Jan 24, 2020
Part of an ongoing series – the Needless Things Irregulars gather in the Phantom Zone to provide their own unique commentary on classic genre films!
It’s January, which means it’s time for a fresh new year and a look at another Patrick Swayze film!
The looming threat of Communism was ever-present in 1984. Back then Americans didn’t go a day without thinking about the menace of the Soviet Union and the possibility of World War III breaking out literally at any minute. It was a time of great paranoia and greater patriotism. “America the Free” seemed like a powerful yet fragile concept that could be tested to the breaking point by our enemies across the ocean without warning.
Master filmmaker John Milius zeroed in on this national temperament with the classic action/drama Red Dawn. The Movie stars Patrick Swayze, C. Thomas Howell, Lea Thompson, Jennifer Grey, Powers Boothe, Harry Dean Stanton, and Charlie Sheen in his first role.
Listen in as Dave, Arian, a returning Rad Ranger, and special guest Mike Gordon cheer on the Wolverines on the newest episode of the Needless Things Podcast!
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Friday Dec 27, 2019
Needless Things Podcast 297 – Star Wars Episode IX: The Rise of Skywalker
Friday Dec 27, 2019
Friday Dec 27, 2019
Recorded LIVE in the Bungalow of Eternal Sorrows, the Needless Things Irregulars gathered to review the final installment of the Skywalker Saga!
Beginning in 1999 with young Anakin Skywalker in The Phantom Menace, continuing in 1977’s Star Wars, and now ending in 2019 with Star Wars Episode IX: The Rise of Skywalker, the Saga has been a long, uneven journey. Writer Chris Terrio and writer/director JJ Abrams had a difficult task ahead of them in resolving forty-two years of storytelling from many different creators. Did they succeed or will we be looking at 1983’s Return of the Jedi as the true conclusion of this tale?
Listen in as Dave, Arian, Chad J. Shonk, and Head of Research Ryan Schweck analyze the biggest pop culture ending of their lifetimes on the newest episode of the Needless Things Podcast!
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Friday Nov 15, 2019
Needless Things Podcast 291 – Bloodsport Needless Commentary
Friday Nov 15, 2019
Friday Nov 15, 2019
Part of an ongoing series – the Needless Things Irregulars gather in the Phantom Zone to provide their own unique commentary on classic genre films!
Rad Ranger chose a real barn burner for this month's Needless Commentary – 1988's Bloodsport, starring the one and only Jean-Claude Van Damme!
Toughen your taint with the Needless Commentary Team on the newest episode of the Needless Things Podcast!
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Friday Nov 01, 2019
Friday Nov 01, 2019
This episode of the Needless Things Podcast was recorded LIVE at Dragon Con 2019 for the Horror Track!
A panel of meddling kids celebrates their love for the cartoon that is likely the origin of their love for horror!
Listen in as Bill Mulligan moderates Thomas Mariani, Cherie Priest, Gail Z. Martin, Award-Winning Bobby Nash, and our own Dave West in this conversation about the lasting legacy of one of the greatest horror franchises of all time!
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Friday Oct 18, 2019
Needless Things Podcast 287 – Friday the 13th: Jason Goes to Shelves
Friday Oct 18, 2019
Friday Oct 18, 2019
Welcome to the spooky season on the Needless Things Podcast!
On this week’s episode, Dave welcomes horror aficionado and host of the Seeking Human Victims podcast, Reverend Dan Wilson!
Dan returns to the show to discuss a very special topic – Jason Voorhees! More specifically, toys and action figures that have been based on Jason over the years. As one of the most toyetic slashers in film history thanks to his large stature and immediately recognizable hockey mask, Jason has been adapted in plastic many times over the years.
Listen in as Dave and the Rev look back through history at all of the tiny – and some not-so-tiny – Jasons that have stalked our shelves!
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Friday Oct 11, 2019
Needless Things Podcast 286 – Trick or Treat Needless Commentary
Friday Oct 11, 2019
Friday Oct 11, 2019
Part of an ongoing series – the Needless Things Irregulars gather in the Phantom Zone to provide their own unique commentary on classic genre films!
It’s the spooky season, so a Halloween movie was a must, and while there are plenty of movies called Halloween… there are also a bunch called Trick or Treat, apparently. But this one features Rock’s Chosen Warrior, Sammi Curr!
Also starring Gene Simmons, Ozzy Osbourne, and Marc Price (Skippy from Family Ties), this film follows outcast metalhead Eddie Weinbauer – aka Ragman for… some reason – as he learns about life, love, and not letting an evil heavy metal icon who has been resurrected through the power of backmasking electrocute his friends.
Listen to the Commentary Team Tear Down the Walls on the newest episode of the Needless Things Podcast!
PLUS! Hear a song from The Casket Creatures’ new EP, Folk.Lore!
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“Procrastibate” by LeSexoflex.com
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