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Sneaky Movies. Geeky Hosts. Chris Cooling and Shawn Champagne discuss Heist movies!

Chris Cooling


    • May 21, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
    • monthly NEW EPISODES
    • 1h 11m AVG DURATION
    • 18 EPISODES


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    Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One

    Play Episode Listen Later May 21, 2025 95:54


    ... in which one of the hosts consumes an entire bottle of red wine and rants about Scientology to a degree that just might get the entire podcast taken off of the internet forever. (But the stunt work is excellent!)Our theme music is "The Brotherhood" by Soundroll -- check them out at Uppbeat.ioTwitter/X: @30SecondsPodInstagram: 30secondsflatpod

    Catch That Kid

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2025 85:57


    The good news is that this is one of our best episodes, funny and smart and relaxed and cozy in equal measure. The bad news is that you will have to register as a sex offender after you listen to it, and warn all of your neighbors you're a fan of the show. (But there's no such thing as bad publicity!) Also, this episode about a kids' movie is the one where Chris was too lazy to edit out the swearing -- go figure!Our theme music is "The Brotherhood" by Soundroll -- check them out at Uppbeat.ioTwitter/X: @30SecondsPodInstagram: 30secondsflatpodChris' radio show: on hiatus!

    Treasure of the Four Crowns

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2025 107:12


    Our first live stream episode! We present it here to you unedited so you can use it as an audio commentary track to accompany the movie, which may just be the greatest 3D Israeli-funded 1980s Heist film ever made...Check out the movie here before it gets taken down:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rV3re5wJvdI&t=290sTopics include: pornography, the history of 3D movies, porn, North Korean cinema, and the surprising parallels between 3D and another notorious form of exploitation filmmaking (porno)Our theme music is "The Brotherhood" by Soundroll -- check them out at Uppbeat.ioTwitter/X: @30SecondsPodInstagram: 30secondsflatpodChris' radio show, first and third Thursdays of the month, 1:00pm CST: https://www.twitch.tv/thelife983fm

    SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2025 3:41


    A live watch-along treat! This Tuesday night, February, 25th, 2025, 8:00pm Eastern/7:00pm Central, Chris and Shawn will take on the INSANE 3D Heist film Treasure of the Four Crowns from 1983, a gem from the two crazy geniuses behind Cannon Pictures. Shawn has never seen it and we need to record his reactions -- and we want to hear yours too! Join us, won't you?To watch the movie for free on YouTube, use this link:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rV3re5wJvdITo chat with us while we watch, use this link to get into our Riverside studio:https://riverside.fm/studio/chris-coolings-studioYou'll need to download the app if you want to chat with us on your phone -- it's free and easy, no need to register or log-in. Otherwise, just click the link and watch on your computer.As always, to follow us:X (nee Twitter): @30SecondsPodInstagram: 30secondsflatpodChris' radio show, first and third Thursdays of the month, 1:00pm CST: https://www.twitch.tv/thelife983fm

    Ant-Man

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 21, 2025 81:42


    We shrank ourselves down to tiny size and committed a series of heists, but now we are BACK to podcasting, baby! What better way to celebrate our return than with Ant-Man? Topics discussed include: young Shawn's healthy relationship with comic books, middle-aged Chris's film snobbery, the movie's many screenwriters, and the subtleties of a South African accent... Our theme music is "The Brotherhood" by Soundroll -- check them out at Uppbeat.io Twitter/X: @30SecondsPod Instagram: 30secondsflatpod Chris' radio show, first and third Thursdays of the month, 1:00pm CST: https://www.twitch.tv/thelife983fm

    The Delinquents/Los Delincuentes (2023)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 6, 2024 74:52


    If you were patient enough to handle an extra-long wait for this episode, then you'll be patient enough to enjoy the extra-long movie we discuss in it! Two middle-aged men examine the parallels in their lives, pursue freedom, and consider the paths not taken, all under the guise of pulling off a simple Heist. This description refers to the movie, but kind of to Chris and Shawn as well? Listen and decide! Our theme music is "The Brotherhood" by Soundroll -- check it out on Uppbeat.io Twitter/X: @30SecondsPod Instagram: 30secondsflatpod Chris' radio show, every other Thursday at 1:00pm CST: https://www.twitch.tv/thelife983fm

    The Great Muppet Caper

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 14, 2024 71:06


    Hey, a Podcast! Starring everybody -- and you? In this episode, Chris and Shawn resist the urge to indulge in childhood joy, and instead devote an hour to discussing this film as an allegory of the Holocaust. I wish I was joking... Our theme music is "The Brotherhood" by Soundroll -- check it out on Uppbeat.io Twitter/X: @30SecondsPod Instagram: 30secondsflatpod Chris' radio show, Thursdays at 1:00pm CST: https://www.twitch.tv/thelife983fm

    The Hot Rock

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 18, 2024 83:22


    Robert Redford returns! Great writers are celebrated! Celebrities are impersonated! By the end of this episode, you'll be willing to travel to Russia and back to track down a copy of the movie... Our theme music is "The Brotherhood" by Soundroll -- check it out on Uppbeat.io Twitter/X: @30 SecondPod Instagram: 30secondsflatpod Chris' radio show, Thursdays at 1:00pm CST: https://www.twitch.tv/thelife983fm

    Now You See Me

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 13, 2024 67:54


    A wife is summoned! Will this be our most uxorious episode to date? (It's about prestidigitators, by the way.) Only a latter-day Columbo could solve this mystery... Our theme music is "The Brotherhood" by Soundroll -- check it out on Uppbeat.io Twitter/X: @30SecondsPod Instagram: 30secondsflatpod Chris' radio show, Thursdays at 1:00pm CST: https://www.twitch.tv/thelife983fm

    Strongroom

    Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2024 63:29


    Chris and Shawn slowly asphyxiate when they're tied up and locked in the studio by three Cockney thieves -- but will Chris get out one last dating story before ascending to Heaven? (Also the movie is really good.) Our theme music is "The Brotherhood" by Soundroll -- check it out on Uppbeat.io Twitter/X: @30SecondsPod Instagram: 30secondsflatpod Chris' radio show, Thursdays at 1:00pm CST: https://www.twitch.tv/thelife983fm

    Buster

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2024 74:15


    Phil Collins starred in a movie!?! Now you know as much about "Buster" as Shawn did when he picked it for the show... Our theme music is "The Brotherhood" by Soundroll -- check it out on Uppbeat.io Follow the show on X (formerly Twitter): @30SecondsPod Listen to Chris' new radio show, "Movies, Movie Music and Me", Thursdays at 1:00pm (Chicago time): https://www.twitch.tv/thelife983fm

    Die Hard With a Vengeance

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2024 76:28


    Poet and TV Show Runner Jennica Harper joins Chris and Shawn to talk about the movie, as well as a lot of other random stuff (since we all went to college together). Jennica's newest book is "Bounce House": https://www.anvilpress.com/books/bounce-house Our theme music is "The Brotherhood" by Soundroll -- check it out on Uppbeat.io Follow the show on Twitter (aka X): @30SecondsPod

    Gambit (1966)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2024 61:40


    Caine! MacLaine! Heists! Romantic Comedy! Plot twists! Jan Michael Vincent! (Trust us, it will make sense when you listen.) Our theme music is "The Brotherhood" by Soundroll -- check it out on Uppbeat.io

    The Vault (2021)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2024 68:16


    Soccer and bank robbery share the field for this episode, but does the film score a winning goal? Or will it get a red card for faking too many shin injuries? Our theme music is "The Brotherhood" by Soundroll -- check it out on Uppbeat.io!

    Rififi

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 25, 2024 63:04


    A true early classic of the Heist genre! What better way to get into subtitled movies than by checking out a film without dialogue for thirty minutes?

    Hudson Hawk

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 25, 2024 77:23


    One of the most notorious Heist films ever made -- but is it notoriously awful or actually kind of awesome?

    Sneakers

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 25, 2024 74:17


    Chris and Shawn gush over one of the best Heist movies ever made that somehow remains under-the-radar...

    Episode Zero: Introductions

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 25, 2024 59:25


    Chris and Shawn brainstorm their new Heist podcast and talk about why the genre matters to them.

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