Easy Riders Raging Podcast

In this episode- part of our run of podcasts on Looney Tunes cartoons of the 1950s- we discuss the Bugs Bunny/ Daffy Duck/ Elmer Fudd cartoon 'Rabbit Seasoning', from writer-director team, Chuck Jones and Michael Maltese.

In this episode Paul, Kieran and I discuss 'Toot Whistle Plunk and Boom', a short educational animation film about the history of musical instruments from Disney.

Holey moley! This week Kieran and I discuss the ahead of it's time, man in a hole, media critique 'Ace in the Hole' from acclaimed director, Billy Wilder (who was Austrian, not- as I said in the episode- German. No need to message me to say I messed up on that piece of info).

In this episode Jev and I discuss the Oscar winning classic, 'All About Eve'.

In this short solo episode- the first in quite a while I think- I get into the festive spirit by talking about 'Scrooge', the 1951 adaptation of the Charles Dickens classic, A Christmas Carol. You can expect a combination of intelligent observations of this film as well as some stream of consciousness to go accompany your meal. Thanks for listening everyone and I'll be back in 2022 with more retro film chat.

In this episode Jev and I have lots of thoughts about the Orson Welles film, 'Touch of Evil'.

Expect Star Trek references from the outset as Kieran, Paul and I discuss the sci-fi film 'Forbidden Planet', which closes out our run of episodes on B-movies. You can expect discussion on this films terrible sexual politics, some mad love for one of the cast of Bridgerton and much much more.

In this podcast Paul, Kieran and I tackle a double bill of Hammer horror films, 'The Hound of the Baskervilles' (an adaptation of the Sherlock Holmes story) and 'The Mummy'. In this episode Kieran dislikes Scooby Doo, I make several super current references (from late October 2020) and Paul kills a tarantula.

More B-movie fun this week as we discuss 'The Thing from Another World' from director Christian Nyby (produced and written by Howard Hawks), a film best known today as the film that John Carpenter would remake in the 1980s. Expect conversation about both films from the get-go.

In this spooky episode, Campbell and I discuss 'House on Haunted Hill', a haunted house horror starring screen-legend Vincent Price, from director William Castle.

In this episode Campbell and I discuss the sci-fi horror classic, 'The Blob'. Expect a comparison to Spider-Man 3, talk of how Steve McQueen is like Llewyn Davis, a lesson in the mice invading your home and much, much more.

In this episode we discuss supernatural horror 'Night of the Demon' (AKA 'Curse of the Demon'). Expect discussion of Snakes and Ladders, some train talk and also comparisons to the X-Files and The Omen. NOTE- This ep was recorded prior to the death of Christopher Plummer, which is why we talk about him being alive. He is sadly missed by all at Easy Riders Raging Podcast.

In this episode Paul, Kieran and I discuss the live-action Disney adaptation of Jules Verne's '20,000 Leagues Under the Sea'. We find ourselves talking squids, Captain Birdseye, the IT Crowd version of this film, white-washed casting of Captain Nemo and we find a bunch of Marvel comparisons to this film.

This week we kick of a run of b-movie horrors and sci-fi films, starting of with one of the most infamous films of all time- 'Plan 9 from Outer Space' from director Ed Wood.

In this episode Kieran, Paul and I once again find ourselves discussing a Looney Tunes classic. This time around it's 'Show Biz Bugs', starring Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck.

This week we round off our trio of 'Actor's Studio' episodes with a conversation about Elia Kazan's 'A Streetcar Named Desire', starring Vivien Leigh, Kim Hunter and Marlon Brando.

In this episode- recorded back in the pre-COVID times- Kieran and I sat down to discuss 'On the Waterfront' from director Elia Kazan. And this is a lively episode, not least because of my Scarlett Johansson impression/ a fun impromptu game where we look at the career of Julia Roberts. NOTE- This ep was recorded prior to the death of Sir Sean Connery, which is why we talk about him being alive. He is sadly missed by all at Easy Riders Raging Podcast.

Sex, tragedy and nu-metal are all on the agenda as Jake and I talk about the iconic teen drama 'Rebel Without a Cause' in a conversation recorded live and in person just prior to the pandemic.

In this episode Paul and I return to the wonderful world of Looney Tunes with a discussion about two of the all-time greats - 'Rabbit of Seville' and 'What's Opera, Doc?' We talk about how Bugs Bunny could be considered a queer icon, we talk about one of our all-time favourite films (...) and it's link to one of these cartoons and we compare the Bugs and Elmer Fudd dynamic to Batman and the Joker.

Rounding off our trilogy of episodes on Ealing Comedies, this time around we're discussing 'The Man in the White Suit'. Expect comparisons to Flubber, Rocky IV and Venom as well as talk of our lockdown fashions and past styles we've rocked (specifically shellsuits and white jeans) and much more.