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SMERSH POD 3: 80s ACTION, is a podcast celebrating 1980s Action Movies, hosted by John Rain. This podcast is a member of the Great Big Owl family.

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    CARRY ON GIRLS with Dan Thomas and Paul Litchfield

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 3, 2025 98:22


    This week we'll be looking deep into the eye of the beholder and pondering just what it's like to be objectified for the male gaze, while also posing for tasteful nudes while an aged Admiral crouches behind us. Yes it's Carry on GirlsAnd joining me are two men just itching to give in to excessive pier pressure, Dan Thomas and Paul Litchfield. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    ROCKY III with Paul Whitelaw

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2025 57:39


    This week we'll be mourning father figures, facing our fears and climbing back in the ring like there's no tomorrow. Yes, it's Rocky IIIAnd joining me to cuddle in the sea and show us he has the eye of the tiger, is Paul Whitelaw. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    CLUB CLASSICS: SUBURBAN COMMANDO with Dean Burnett and Dan Thomas

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 24, 2025 83:51


    One from 2023 and the Monday Night Movie Club archives.Dan takes Dean and John to the suburbs to meet Shep Ramsey, and save the world. RIP Hulk Hogan. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    HELLBOY II: THE GOLDEN ARMY with Ryland Tews

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 20, 2025 75:41


    This week we'll be away with the fairies as we deal with death, punch some muppets, and try and stop a member of Bros from ending the world.Yes, it's Hellboy II: The Golden ArmyJoining me to ensure everything runs like clockwork, is Ryland TewsCheck out Hundreds of Beavers here: www.hundredsofbeavers.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    JURASSIC WORLD: REBIRTH with David Hoare

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 18, 2025 84:34


    Welcome to another Jurassic Special!This week we'll be heading to the Island where all the mistakes are kept. There's big ones, small ones, ones that look like rocks, tough ones, sissy ones; even ones with chicken pox!Yes it's Jurassic World: Rebirth!Joining me to avoid getting some big D, is the Lizard Lad himself, David Hoare. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    SMERSH ON SCREEN: SUPERMAN (2025)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 17, 2025 38:23


    Johnny Candon glides in to have a small chat about the latest Superman adventure. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    2 FAST 2 FURIOUS with David Hoare

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 13, 2025 79:45


    This week we'll be driving very fast bright cars and going deep undercover in the dirty and highly dangerous world of vague crime.Yes, it's 2 Fast 2 Furious.Joining me to stare and drive while smacking that ass, is CAR BOY David Hoare Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    THE KARATE KID with Steve Hall

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 6, 2025 84:38


    This week we'll be brushing up on our martial arts as we tackle sand kicking bullies, domineering instructors, and spend a bit too much time with a middle-aged man trimming his bush. Yes, it's The Karate Kid. Joining me is a man never afraid to wax off, it's Steve Hall. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    JURASSIC PARK with Tom Neenan and Tom Crowley

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 1, 2025 137:35


    Welcome to a podcast 65 million years in the making!This week we'll be heading to an island in Costa Rica to find out if life really does find a way, and what exactly maths have got to do with endorsing a theme park.Yes, it's Jurassic ParkAnd joining me are two men that you will always find in the kitchen at dinosaur parks, Tom Neenan and Tom Crowley. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    CARRY ON DICK with Dan Thomas and Paul Litchfield

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 29, 2025 82:49


    Hello and welcome to another Carry On special. This time live from the October 2024 Cheerful Earful Podcast Festival!Yes, it's Carry On Dick. And joining me are two men never afraid to c*ck their pistols at the roadside - Paul Litchfield and Dan Thomas. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    HUDSON HAWK with Paul Gannon

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 22, 2025 115:19


    This week we'll be joining nun-other than the world's best cat burglar as he jumps on the Mayflower to Rome in order to turn lead into gold.Yes, it's Hudson HawkAnd joining me to try and find the DaVinci code and attend that hat convention in July, is Paul Gannon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    CROCODILE DUNDEE with Paul Litchfield

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 15, 2025 69:25


    This week we'll be heading down under to bring a fish out of water home to America. There'll be bites, sights, lights and fights, as the greatest Australian export since Rolf Harris, is let loose in the Big Apple.Yes, it's Crocodile DundeeAnd joining me to find out just what is a knife, is Paul Litchfield. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/smershpod. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    SMERSH ON SCREEN: MISSION IMPOSSIBLE: THE FINAL RECKONING

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 10, 2025 51:03


    Award-winning Professional Welshman Dan Thomas joins to talk over our feelings regarding Ethan Hunt's last big job. There will be spoliers! Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/smershpod. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    ALIEN3 with Dr. Dean Burnett and Dan Thomas

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 8, 2025 90:21


    This week we'll be taking a crash course in prison etiquette and meeting a bunch of stuffy old men who learn the hard way that a woman is always right.Yes it's Alien3.And joining me to find out where you can be heard screaming are Dr. Dean Burnett and Dan Thomas. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/smershpod. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    JAWS 2 with Jim Howick

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2025 78:50


    This week we'll be going back to the island and hoping that it's safe to go back into the water, spoiler alert: It isn't. There'll be long hairs, wide flares, and a woman that is so panicked by the sight of a shark that she blows herself up. Yes, it's Jaws 2. Joining me to open the window after visiting Cable Junction, is Jim Howick.  Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/smershpod. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    TANGO AND CASH with Kate McCabe

    Play Episode Listen Later May 25, 2025 87:36


    This week we'll meeting the best cops in the business; one who loves to waltz in and take all your drugs, and the other who loves a bit of ATM. Yes it's Tango and Cash!Joining me to get FUBAR BIG TIME is Kate McCabe.  Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/smershpod. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    THE QUATERMASS XPERIMENT with Toby Hadoke

    Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2025 87:58


    This week we'll be coming down to Earth with a bang, and celebrating by making some jelly, visiting the zoo, and hanging around at Westminster Abbey.Yes, it's The Quatermass XperimentJoining me to come face to face with a gin goblin, is Toby Hadoke. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/smershpod. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    ROCKY II with Paul Whitelaw

    Play Episode Listen Later May 11, 2025 63:09


    This week we'll be returning to Philadelphia to find out who's packing meat, who has the hairiest baby, if second time truly is a charm.Yes, it's Rocky IIJoining me to splash it on and make us smeel mainly, is Paul Whitelaw Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/smershpod. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    THE MAN WHO HAUNTED HIMSELF with John Thomson

    Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2025 96:28


    This week we'll be literally leading a double life in the fast lane, while also looking into the taking of Pelham 1 and 2. Yes, it's The Man Who Haunted HimselfAnd joining me to ask for more Moore, is John Thomson. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/smershpod. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    THE CLONE WARS with Tom Crowley

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2025 102:13


    This week we'll be searching the galaxy high and low for a missing baby, and finding out just who wants to hit the Hutt. Yes, it's The Clone WarsJoining me remember that Christopher Lee would do literally anything for money, is Tom Crowley. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/smershpod. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    FROM HELL with Karl Coppack

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2025 113:56


    This week we'll be heading back the cutthroat streets and alleyways of the the East End of Victorian London and asking the important questions:What if the Queen was involved in a murderous conspiracy?What if one of the Ripper's victims actually escaped?And what if respected Victorian detective Frederick Abberline was essentially Uri Geller mixed with Pete Doherty. Yes, it's From HellAnd joining me to discover just who will be blamed for everything, is Karl Coppack.  Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/smershpod. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    CASINO ROYALE with Dan Thomas

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2025 150:23


    This week we'll be knowing when to hold them, when to fold them, and when to walk away, as we witness James Bond reborn, regenerated, refurbished and really not very good at knowing when someone is bluffing. Yes it's Casino Royale. Joining me to bring a gun to a snake and mongoose fight is Dan Thomas.  Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/smershpod. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    TOMBSTONE with Dan Thomas

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2025 99:10


    This week we'll be heading to a town built by bloody cowboys to find out just what it takes to get a man out of retirement: revenge, or squirrel.  Yes, it's Tombstone. Joining me to find out who shot the Sheriff, is Dan Thomas.  Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/smershpod. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    SPIDER-MAN with Tom Burgess

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2025 125:42


    Welcome to a Spider-Man special!This week we'll be going back to 2002 and dialling up the web to go on the hunt for the best swinger, and find out just who has been leaving sticky white stuff everywhere. Yes, It's Spider-ManJoining me to mess with one and all of New York, is Tom Burgess.  Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/smershpod. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    CLUB CLASSICS: KING SOLOMON'S MINES

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2025 108:47


    To mark the sad passing of Richard Chamberlain, here's one from the vaults of August 2021: Dan, John and Dean have GOT IT! And try and find some treasure with it.  Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/smershpod. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    LORD OF THE RINGS: THE TWO TOWERS with Tom Neenan and Tom Crowley

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2025 124:11


    This week we'll be following a small naked man who wants to get a good look at our ring, bringing an old man off in front of his daughter, getting Merry with a massive wood, while also helping hundreds of men get helm's deep.Yes, it's The Two Towers. Joining me to show that they couldn't give a Fangorn forest, is The Snake Boys, Tom Neenan and Tom Crowley. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/smershpod. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    THE ELECTRIC STATE with Dr. Dean Burnett and Dan Thomas

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2025 86:46


    It's 1994, and Mr Peanut signed a treaty of surrender with President Clinton.A recent episode of the Monday Night Movie Club from the Smersh Patreon. Subscribe here: https://www.patreon.com/c/SmershPod Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/smershpod. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    DRACULA HAS RISEN FROM THE GRAVE with Ashley Blaker

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2025 56:28


    This week we'll be returning to Castle Dracula to get some much needed exorcise. There'll be a bit of necking, some heavy petting, and a British bake off so sensual that it may cause a few soggy bottoms. Yes, it's Dracula Has Risen from the Grave. Joining me to see if the baker KNEADS any help, is world class profiterole chef Ashley Blaker.  Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/smershpod. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    THE MAGIC FLUTE with Madeleine Brettingham

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2025 80:10


    This week we'll be entering a magical land where love conquers all, lies have no place, and all the men seem to have the horn 24/7. Yes, it's The Magic FluteAnd joining me walk through fire while three lads in a balloon admire our Vorsprung durch Technik, is Madeleine BrettinghamGo see Dear Martin at the Arcola Theatre while you can:https://www.arcolatheatre.com/whats-on/dear-martin/ Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/smershpod. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    JFK with Martin Fitzgerald

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2025 113:39


    This week we'll be heading down to Dallas to ride the wild rollercoaster of conspiracy. There'll be thrills, spills, and more twists and turns than a weirdly laid out presidential motorcade. Yes, it's JFK.Joining me to sit back and to the left on the fence at the grassy knoll, is Martin Fitzgerald.  Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/smershpod. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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    TORTURE GARDEN with Anna Savory

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2025 78:05


    This week we'll be attending the last night of the fair from a seat on a whirling waltzer, as five unsuspecting people walk into the a show they won't forget and have the devil of a time.Yes, it's Torture GardenJoining me to find out if we have a cat in hells chance of ever mastering the piano, is Anna Savory.  Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/smershpod. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    CLUB CLASSICS: LOOSE CANNONS with Dean Burnett and Dan Thomas

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2025 89:52


    In view of the sad passing of Gene Hackman, we went back to the archives to June 2020 and dug out an old episode. This was also the very first episode of The Monday Night Movie Club, and there is big talk of Covid, so sorry about that! Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/smershpod. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    OVERBOARD with Kate McCabe

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2025 87:05


    This week we'll be gaslighting like there's no tomorrow, after all as the saying goes, unlucky in love, lucky in finding women with amnesia in a river to seduce against their will.  Yes. It's Overboard!Joining me to plan the ultimate prestige mini golf course, is Kate McCabe Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/smershpod. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    ROCKY with Paul Whitelaw

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2025 78:42


    This week we'll be going the distance as we prove that as well as terrapins and goldfish, you can also find underdogs hanging around in pet shops. We also bear witness to the only boxing match where it helps if you beat your meat before a fight.Yes, it's Rocky. Joining me to take a pounding in the ring, is Paul Whitelaw.  Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/smershpod. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    THE FAST AND THE FURIOUS with David Hoare

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2025 104:17


    This week we'll be putting our pedal to the metal and finding out just who's been doing the worst hijacking, Dom Toretto's gang, or the screenwriters. Yes, it's The Fast and Furious.Joining me to live life a quarter mile at a time, is Car Boy David Hoare with an H. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/smershpod. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    DUNE with Paul Litchfield

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2025 77:25


    This week we'll be folding space, Navigating time, and asking KWISATZ HADERACH to give the worm a phone. Yes, it's DuneAnd joining me to use the voice and ride a big worm is Paul Litchfield.  Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/smershpod. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    THE PODSUADERS: THE PROTECTORS: A POCKET FULL OF POSIES

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 28, 2025 46:05


    In this episode, we'll be solving everything with a nice cuppa and bringing things back down to Eartha... It's The Protectors, who will be investigating 'A Pocket Full of Posies' - with special guest star Ivan Kirby! Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/smershpod. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    TOTAL RECALL with Dr. Dean Burnett and Dan Thomas

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2025 120:42


    This week we'll be getting our ass to Mars to find out just who's been meddling with our minds, and just who sells three cupped bras at this time of night. Yes, it's Total Recall. Joining me to open their mind, is Kuato Dr. Dean Burnett, and Gwat-o Dan Thomas.  Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/smershpod. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    CLUB CLASSICS: Alita: Battle Angel with Dean Burnett and Dan Thomas

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 20, 2025 108:01


    From January 2022! Dean, John and Dan take you to the 26th century to talk about everything in this film, and a lot about Geoff Capes and David Bellamy. This might be the best thing we've all ever done. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/smershpod. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    STAR TREK: GENERATIONS with Paul Litchfield

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 13, 2025 94:11


    Welcome to another Star Trek special. This week we'll be entering the Nexus, a place where time means nothing, and you can go anywhere you want, and have anything your heat desires. So I am hoping it drops me off at Star Trek 2 Yes, it's Star Trek : Generations.And joining me to tie an energy ribbon round Enterprise B is Paul Litchfield.  Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/smershpod. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL SMERSH POD: VOL: 4

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 30, 2024 49:36


    Hello and welcome to SMERSHPOD, I'm your host John Rain. This time for another of our extra special compilation episodes where we've taken the very best parts of SMERSHes gone by, edited them together, realised it's only 3 minutes long, and then sifted through the bin to see how we can bulk out the running time. Today we're opening up the 2023 SMERSH vault. Over the next 45 minutes you'll be hearing from galaxies far, far away, heroes from long, long ago, and another set of adjectives to be inserted here in the final script, must check that before recording. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/smershpod. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    HOME ALONE with Tom Burgess

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 23, 2024 94:28


    Welcome to another ChirstSMERSH special. This week we'll be really getting into the spirit of Christmas by letting a child eat his own weight in chocolate, giving life lessons to an old man, and making some parents feel like utter sh*t.Yes, it's Home Alone.Joining me to make some bandits wet is Tom Burgess Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/smershpod. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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