Easy Riders Raging Podcast

97- Amazing Stories: Ghost Train & The Mission (1980s, Steven Spielberg #11)

This week it's another return to the archives from my original podcast, the SpielbergPod, with an episode recorded back in back in 2021. It sees Kieran and I exploring the world of television directed by Steven Spielberg with a discussion on the two episodes of Amazing Stories that he directed: 'Ghost Train' and 'The Mission'.

96- RoboCop (1980s)

This week Kieran, Paul and I tackle a solid gold classic from the 1980s. Yep, we're here to talk about Paul Verhoeven's satirical vision of the future of law enforcement. Part man. Part machine. All policeman. It's 1987's 'RoboCop'.

86- North by Northwest: The Crop Duster Scene (1950s, One Perfect Scene, Alfred Hitchcock #9)

In this solo episode, recorded right at the end of 2024, I talk about the iconic 'North by Northwest' crop-duster attack sequence, from Roger Thornhill's arrival on the bus to the explosion of the oil truck.

95- Good Morning, Vietnam (1980s)

Today on the podcast, Kieran and I discuss the Barry Levinson drama-comedy 'Good Morning, Vietnam'. We also spend time discussing the career of the film's star, Robin Williams, as well as other Vietnam War set films / war films in general.

94- Manhunter (1980s)

This week Paul and Kieran sit down to discuss the Michael Mann film 'Manhunter', and with that comes conversation on the remake of this, 'Red Dragon', as well as the other Hannibal Lecktor films (such as 'Silence of the Lambs'), the brillaint Bryan Fueller show Hannibal as well as the books from Thomas Harris.