Disenfranchised Podcast

With #FantasticFourFirstSteps dropping next week, we're talking about a classic bootleg staple that is... low-key charming? We're talking the Roger Corman-produced 1994 THE FANTASTIC FOUR! Listen NOW wherever podcasts are sold!

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(And before you ask, yes, the episode is longer than the movie itself... 🫣)

Look! Up in the sky! It's a bird! It's a plane! It's a new episode of Disenfranchised on Zack Snyder's 2013 MAN OF STEEL, in honor of the new #Superman film opening this week! Available NOW wherever podcasts are sold!

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With James Gunn's #Superman hitting theaters this week, we're talking 2013's MAN OF STEEL in what might be one of our longest, most focused episodes in a while! Does it actually fit our format?? Listen TOMORROW wherever you get your podcasts and find out!

This week, with a new #JurassicWorld movie in theaters, we're taking a look at another dino-centric big screen effort: 2009's LAND OF THE LOST! Look for it in your podfeeds this THURSDAY!

This week, with M3GAN 2.0 hitting box offices, we're looking at another recent Blumhouse killer AI movie - 2024's AFR(AI)D! Available NOW wherever podcasts are sold!

(Chris Weitz, come on the podcast!)

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Stephen's out moonlighting again! Check out this great conversation on David Lynch's 1980 film, THE ELEPHANT MAN with past & future guest Nichole Goble @bodiesofhorror.bsky.social - available NOW wherever you get your podcasts!

This week, with M3GAN 2.0 hitting theaters, we're taking a look at another recent evil AI horror flick from Blumhouse... albeit one that, by the director's own admission, doesn't exist! That's right: it's 2024's AFR(AI)D! Watch for it this THURSDAY wherever podcasts are sold!

Friend of the pod @highimhope.bsky.social embarks on a new podcast endeavor with The Lanes Between, a Radio Fan Fic podcast! Check it out TODAY wherever you get your podcasts!

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Gailard Sartain as 'Chuck' from one of the Ernest films. He is wearing a white hat and white jacket with the name 'Chuck' in the breast. He is soaking directly to the camera.

The poster for 1999's EXISTO, featuring the face of the titular character (played by Bruce Arnston) smooshed against the bottom of a bowl of alphabet soup.

RIP to the great Gailard Sartain, perhaps best known as 'Chuck' from the Ernest films, but beloved by Disenfranchisees as 'Colette Watchuwill' in 1999's EXISTO! Honor his legacy, spin the bishop, and check out our Straight Up episode on EXISTO:

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Happy 34th birthday to THE ROCKETEER! Check out this great article, then listen to our *EARLY* episode on the 1991 classic!

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This week, we're putting the careers of Dennis Quaid, Meg Ryan, and Martin Short under the microscope and share our deep love of Joe Dante as we take a look at 1987's INNERSPACE! Available NOW wherever podcasts are sold!

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Illinois has enshrined protections to meet this very moment.

In a time of increasing overreach and hateful rhetoric, it's more important than ever to reaffirm our commitment to the rights and dignity of the LGBTQ+ community.

You have a home here always.

This week, we're sharing our adoration of the great Joe Dante as we cover his 1987 high-concept sci-fi comedy INNERSPACE! Coming this THURSDAY wherever you get your podcasts!

A young Orson Welles (dressed as Sherlock Holmes) holding a magnifying glass onstage next to his Todd School classmate Sherman Perlman dressed as Groucho Marx

Rogers Hall in Woodstock, IL, the last remaining building from the campus of the Todd School for Boys.

A sign for the Rogers Hall Apartments in Woodstock, IL. The sign reads, "Rogers Hall Apartments. Formerly Todd Seminary for Boys. Founded in 1873." A "For Rent" sign with a local phone number hangs to the right on a red brick post.

The Kankakee State Hospital in Kankakee, IL where Orson's older brother Richard I. Welles was institutionalized for a number of years.

Just in time for summer, we're packing Orson off to school! 🏫🎒👩‍🏫📏 Check out the first of our two episodes on Welles's time at the Todd School for Boys, available NOW wherever podcasts are sold!

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Didn't get enough Crystal Lake chatter yesterday? Well, better late than never to check out our episode on the 2009 FRIDAY THE 13TH remake with our friend @mikesnoonian.bsky.social from @podandthependulum.bsky.social!

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As #HowToTrainYourDragon returns to theaters in live-action, we're talking about the ORIGINAL Gerard Butler vs. dragons movie... only this one DIDN'T get sequels and remakes! It's 2002's REIGN OF FIRE, available NOW wherever podcasts are sold!

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Have you caught up with our latest episode yet? If not, buckle up to hear us discuss THE BIRTH OF A NATION, Malört, and arguably the most formative event in the life of young Orson, though the man himself would later say he had no 'Rosebuds.'

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If you haven't checked out the latest edition of Straight Up yet... WHY NOT? Tucker introduces Stephen to 2002's THE SALTON SEA as the boys say goodbye to the late, great Val Kilmer! Available NOW wherever podcasts are sold!

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This week, with a live-action #HowToTrainYourDragon movie hitting theaters, we're talking about a movie that should've had at *least* 3-5 direct-to-DVD sequels - it's 2002's REIGN OF FIRE! The convo heats up this THURSDAY wherever you get podcasts!

And we always love having you!

This week, we welcome back @daddydisco.bsky.social from @spectercinema.bsky.social, @taintedlovepod.bsky.social & @podandthependulum.bsky.social to talk Jason Statham, Melissa McCarthy, Jason Statham, Paul Feig, Jason Statham, & 2015's SPY! Listen NOW wherever podcasts are sold!

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This week, we welcome back our pal @daddydisco.bsky.social to discuss Paul Feig, Melissa McCarthy, and a LOT of Jason Statham as we cover 2015's SPY - coming this Thursday wherever podcasts are sold!

We honor your dedication and service! 🫡

This week, with a new FINAL DESTINATION dropping in theaters, we're looking back at a teenage-led horror franchise that didn't quite make it past first period: it's 1998's THE FACULTY! School's out this THURSDAY wherever podcasts are sold!

Join us this week as we tackle this early aughts stoner comedy with nary a whiff of pot smoke to be found! It's 2000's DUDE, WHERE'S MY CAR? Dropping this Thursday wherever podcasts are sold!

001 - Podcast Episode · Welles's University · 05/06/2025 · 1h 36m

Wishing a VERY happy 110th birthday to the man himself, the great Orson Welles #BOTD. In celebration, we offer our first episode, wherein @highimhope.bsky.social & @chewywalrus.bsky.social share the details of their new ongoing project.

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Want a sneak peek at the new podcast @chewywalrus.bsky.social has been working on with friend of the pod @highimhope.bsky.social? Check your pod feeds tomorrow and you *might* find an enjoyable surprise. 😇

Our own @chewywalrus.bsky.social & friend of the show @highimhope.bsky.social have been cooking something up these past few months! Check it out and ensure you get in on the GROUND FLOOR!

This week, in honor of Marvel's 'other guys' - the THUNDERBOLTS* - dropping in theaters, we're rewinding back to our 2023 ep about the OG 'other guys' - 1999's MYSTERY MEN! Listen NOW wherever podcasts are sold!

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