Then Is Now Podcast Episode 43 – Burt Ward

Posted by on Apr 17, 2021 in Then Is Now, Then Is Now Podcast

Then Is Now Podcast Episode 43 – Burt Ward

https://www.podserve.fm/episodes/28213/then-is-now-episode-43-burt-ward.mp3 As we’ve discussed on the show, comic books and superheroes are a part of our pop culture that have never disappeared from our collective zeitgeist. Batman first appeared in 1939 in Detective Comics, and continues to be hugely popular 81 years later. On January 12th, 1966, the ABC...

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The East Meets the West Ep. 10 – Shaolin Hellgate (1980) and They Call Me Trinity (1970)

Posted by on Apr 14, 2021 in East Meets West

The East Meets the West Ep. 10 – Shaolin Hellgate (1980) and They Call Me Trinity (1970)

https://www.podserve.fm/episodes/27996/the-east-meets-the-west-ep-10-shaolin-hellgate-1980-and-they-call-me-trinity-1970.mp3 The parallels between Shaw Brothers films and Spaghetti Westerns continues to amaze us! Through no conscious intent, both films we cover on today’s episode delve into religion as a major theme throughout. In the Shaw Brothers film,...

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Then Is Now Podcast Episode 42 – Ron Marz

Posted by on Apr 8, 2021 in Then Is Now, Then Is Now Podcast

Then Is Now Podcast Episode 42 – Ron Marz

https://www.podserve.fm/episodes/27640/then-is-now-episode-42-ron-marz.mp3 As many listeners already know, we strive on this show to present cool pop culture of the past to a new generation who may have missed out on those things. Comic books have been around for about 90 years, and are still going strong. Most modern audiences are familiar with the Marvel and...

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The East Meets the West Ep. 9 – Shaolin Daredevils (1979) and Boot Hill (1969)

Posted by on Mar 30, 2021 in East Meets West

The East Meets the West Ep. 9 – Shaolin Daredevils (1979) and Boot Hill (1969)

https://www.podserve.fm/episodes/27113/the-east-meets-the-west-ep-9-shaolin-daredevils-and-boot-hill.mp3 On today’s episode, Patsy the Angry Nerd and I discuss the Shaw Brothers film, Shaolin Daredevils (aka The Daredevils) from 1979 another Chang Cheh directed film which once again unites all of the Venom Mob, and the Spaghetti Western, Boot Hill (1969) – the...

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Then Is Now Podcast Episode 41 – Bob Eubanks

Posted by on Mar 25, 2021 in Then Is Now, Then Is Now Podcast

Then Is Now Podcast Episode 41 – Bob Eubanks

https://www.podserve.fm/episodes/26809/then-is-now-episode-41-bob-eubanks.mp3 As we continue to introduce younger listeners to all the cool Pop Culture stuff of the past that they may have missed out on, TV Game Shows are certainly on that list! Game shows from the 60s to the 80s were wildly popular throughout those decades, and viewers of those shows have fond...

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