The East Meets the West Ep. 14 – Primer Episode Part 2

The East Meets the West Ep. 14 – Primer Episode Part 2

https://www.podserve.fm/episodes/39882/the-east-meets-the-west-ep-14-primer-episode-part-2.mp3 Welcome to the latest episode of the now Award Winning Show, The East Meets the West! We won Best Long Form Show at the Amalga-Mania Awards!! On the second part of our Primer, an effort to bring new listeners up to speed on what the show is about as well as recap...

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The East Meets the West Ep. 12 – The Flag of Iron (1980) & My Name is Nobody (1973)

The East Meets the West Ep. 12 – The Flag of Iron (1980) & My Name is Nobody (1973)

https://www.podserve.fm/episodes/33032/the-east-meets-the-west-ep-12-the-flag-of-iron-1980-my-name-is-nobody-1973.mp3 We continue to dive further into the Venom Mob films of the Shaw Brothers, and Terence Hill’s Spaghetti Western legacy. The Venoms films are hitting their stride like a well oiled machine, and Terence Hill gives a similar performance to that of...

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The East Meets the West Ep. 11 – 2 Champions of Shaolin (1980) & Trinity is Still My Name (1971)

The East Meets the West Ep. 11 – 2 Champions of Shaolin (1980) & Trinity is Still My Name (1971)

https://www.podserve.fm/episodes/30752/the-east-meets-the-west-ep-11-2-champions-of-shaolin-1980-trinity-is-still-my-name-1971.mp3 On today’s episode, Patsy the Angry Nerd and I discuss a couple of really good ones: 2 Champions of Shaolin from the Shaw Brothers, and the Spaghetti Western, Trinity is Still My Name with Terence Hill and Bud Spencer. In Champions,...

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

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

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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