The Occasionalists Podcast
Examining the human condition. Sometimes. Mostly jawing about pop culture and other nerdy pursuits.
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Tuesday Nov 10, 2020
Tuesday Nov 10, 2020
The votes have been tallied, lawsuits have been filed and landscaping companies have been cashing in. That must mean we have a new President-elect! Although we didn't know that as of this recording. Nonetheless, the first part of this election special finds us discussing demographics, polling numbers and the political and cultural trends of the last four years.
Friday Oct 30, 2020
Friday Oct 30, 2020
This is our last bit of house cleaning for Spooky Season 2020, as we look back at our coverage of John Carpenter and look forward to how and what we might tackle next year for our month long celebration of all things horror.
Tuesday Oct 27, 2020
Tuesday Oct 27, 2020
Our final full episode of this year's Spooky Season finds us covering the forgotten classic(!?) In The Mouth Of Madness from 1995. An homage to the horror stories of HP Lovecraft and a metamovie all in one, In The Mouth Of Madness feels like a movie well ahead of its time.
Take a deep dive with us as we discuss all of the wonderfully weird things we like, and some things we didn't like, from this odd but refreshing entry in John Carpenter's legendary filmography.
Wednesday Oct 21, 2020
Wednesday Oct 21, 2020
On this installment of Recommendation Rewind, Pags takes on a handful of movies that would be better in the hands of horror auteur John Carpenter. Do you agree? Do you have some of your own?
Tuesday Oct 13, 2020
Tuesday Oct 13, 2020
Time for our first review episode of our John Carpenter-centric Spooky Season as we dive headlong into the 1983 adaptation of Stephen King's Christine.
In an attempt to shake his status as the class nerd, Arnie Cunningham buys a junked 1958 Plymouth Fury much to the concern of his best buddy Dennis Guilder. As Arnie goes about restoring his new prized possession, named Christine, he changes dramatically and the line where Arnie ends and the haunted, killer car begins becomes more blurred by the day.
Does it hold up? Is this a cult classic? Something else? Is there anything we would have changed? Could this story still work now?
We answer those questions and a whole lot more, so buckle up for some fun!
Monday Oct 12, 2020
Monday Oct 12, 2020
It would be a crime to go the whole Spooky Season and not talk about the works of John Carpenter, the composer. On this episode of The Third Spin, Adam takes us through Carpenter's signature synth-wave style and its uses in today's world of entertainment.
Plus, did he discover which unused pieces of music from The Thing score made their way into The Hateful 8? Let's find out!
Friday Oct 02, 2020
Friday Oct 02, 2020
Part 2 of our discussion on the filmography of John Carpenter is live!
We finish up with a discussion on his later, unsuccessful (critically and commercially) films and why we think things went sour at the end of his career.
We then do a dive into his pantheon movies: Assault on Precinct 13, Halloween, Escape From New York , The Thing, They Live. We talk about the lasting impacts of each movie, the unique touches that set these movies apart and even discuss which ones rank our favorites and why they mean so much to us.
Quick the kickoff the Spooky Season 2020 with plenty more to come!
Thursday Oct 01, 2020
Thursday Oct 01, 2020
Spooky Season has arrived! We are pleased to dive head first into this year's celebration of all things scary with a month long dedication to one of the master's of horror, John Carpenter.
The first episode will dig deep into filmography and discuss the good, the bad, the ugly and the little tidbits you might not know about his various projects.
It's going to be a great month, join us!