Todd and Oren take a bit of a break from big, serious novels to spend a few weeks look at books intended for a younger audience — that still somehow manage to get themselves banned. This week we look at the adventures of a man who runs around fighting crime…
Episode 35 – First Anniversary (Live)
Holy hell this podcast has been around for a year! Who saw that coming!? So Oren and Todd took some time too look back at where they’ve been, and to look to where they’d like to go. And along the way their share which moments they regretted and whether…
Episode 34 – Last Tango in Paris
We wrap up our first year of podcasting with one of the most controversial films of all time, and a film that released during the year that Todd was gestating in his mother’s womb — Last Tango in Paris (no The). Is it “obscene content offensive to public decency, characterized by…
Episode 33 – Nekromantik (1987)
This week Oren (accidentally) brings something nasty to the Banned Things table with the 1987 West German horror film Nekromantik. He said he thought it as a comedy. It definitely wasn’t. Come along for the ride as our hosts try to process what might be the second most romantic film about…
Episode 32 – Day of the Dead (1985)
It’s starting to look like Zombie Month with yet another zombie film in the Banned Things queue, this time the 1985 George Romero film Day of the Dead. Oren and Todd break down this very goopy, gory movie with their usual wit and insight, though they were both wrong about…
Episode 31 – 2 Live Crew (Nasty As They Wanna Be)
Oren and Todd do their first episode looking at a banned piece of music, with guest coast Dave Coalmine along for the ride. Just how nasty was the album Nasty As They Wanna Be? Well, you’ll have to tune in to find out, but it’s probably pretty nasty. Also, be sure…
Episode 30 – Brain Dead (or Deadalive)
This week Oren and Todd settle in with a film that reaches new heights of gore that’s from the director of The Lord of The Rings Trilogy, Peter Jackson. Brain Dead (or, as it was known in North America, Deadalive) it’s been banned in places like Germany and South Korea….
Episode 29 – Gravity Falls
We’ve had a few weeks off and now Oren and Todd are back with something a bit more mellow — a look at the Disney XD show Gravity Falls. What, that’s been banned!? Well, no, but it’s been censored, and that’s close enough for us this week. Plus, Oren takes…
Episode 28 – Monty Python’s The Life of Brian (Live)
We completed our epic Easter cross-over event with a live episode featuring Todd, Oren, and Carlo Sia from Half-Cut Conspiracies to discuss a film that probably shouldn’t have been that controversial but actually was, Monty Python’s The Life of Brian from 1979. Hope you all had a great holiday!
Episode 27 – The Last Temptation of Christ
Here it is, part one of our special Easter Crossover Event, with special guest Carlo Sia of Half-Cut Conspiracies here to help us take a look at Martin Scorsese’s most controversial film, The Last Temptation of Christ. Is it a film about a man’s struggle to be good despite the temptation…