Podcasts about before they were stars

Here it is, John Boorman's epic retelling of King Arthur's conception, Camelot, the Holy Grail, and his final betrayal by his own son. It's mostly Thomas Malory's 15th century romance Le Morte Darthur, mashed up with bits of Jessie Weston's 1920 book, the Grail study "From Ritual to Romance" and with a heavy dollop of 1960s Neopaganism. It has plenty of sex, violence, swords, and sorcery to grab the attention of any young teen watching HBO in the 1980s, and enough Before They Were Stars for the rest of us. Starring Nigel Terry, Helen Mirren, Nichol Williamson, Nicholas Clay, Cherie Lunghi, Gabriel Byrne, Patrick Stewart, Paul Geoffrey, Robert Addie, and Liam Neeson. Written and directed by John Boorman. This is a preview of the latest episode of our series Hollywood Avalon. To hear the entire episode, join the Mary Versus the Movies patreon for $3/month to hear this and the entire series Hollywood Avalon: https://www.patreon.com/maryvsmovies. 

Late Nights at Blockbuster Opening day for MLB was a few weeks ago, but that won't stop us from celebrating the beginning of baseball season by discussing Major League. This was a cable classic for both of us growing up and we discuss how that impacts us especially forgetting how much language is in the version that wasn't aired on cable. If you loved Bob Eucker in this movie, then you are not alone! Troy peer pressures Byers into doing his best Lou Brown. Troy completely whiffs on the easiest “Before They Were Stars” that we have had in some time. Intro/Outro music by friend of the podcast Seth Gilbertson. Find more music at iTunes (⁠https://music.apple.com/us/artist/seth-gilbertson/1155231950⁠) and YouTube (⁠https://www.youtube.com/user/sethgilbertson/videos⁠)

156 BEFORE THEY WERE STARS!Kelly rails against propaganda, censorship, and betrayal among the ranks, to no avail. Also discussed: Star Trek Discovery, Don't Look Up, The Book of Boba Fett.Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/strangeaeonsr)

Before They Were Stars is a 20-minute podcast that presents personal accounts of today's biggest celebrities before they achieved fame. BTWS features one celebrity per episode, personally sharing anecdotes of the highs and lows of being a rookie in the entertainment industry, and how they persevered in their chosen craft. Fun. Witty. Heartwarming. Stories from your favorite stars that will inspire you to go after your own dreams.

It's senior skip day, maniacs, so let's keep Before They Were Stars rolling and talk some Brad Pitt in the 1989 high school slasher Cutting Class! This one's also got the fantastic Jill Schoelen returning to our show as well as Martin Mull. Topics include flappy T-shirts, getting outwienered, and Scream as written and directed by Tommy Wiseau. This episode is sponsored by House Of Mysterious Secrets!

We're going back to the future this week, maniacs, as we dive into the 1984 Charles Band sci-fi flick Trancers! Week two of Before They Were Stars showcases a young Helen Hunt in this movie. While we discuss the insanity of Trancers, we also talk about Gregg's VHS woes, the term "squid" and really gross euphemisms that we hope never catch on. This week's episode is sponsored by House Of Mysterious Secrets!

It's a full house this week, maniacs, as we kick off our Before They Were Stars block with the 1985 revenge thriller The New Kids starring James Spader and Lori Loughlin! We discuss Loughlin's stint in the news recently, but also talk about sweaty butts, water fountain terror, and Tom Green's rap career. This episode is sponsored by House Of Mysterious Secrets!

March 2-8, 1996 Today Ken welcomes (former) comedian and (current) socialist Shawn Donovan to the show, Dinosaurs, Growth, Environmental Collapse, Ken and Shawn discuss workplace pleasantries, moving to LA to be a Communist, the nature of manifestos, the Salem Witch Trials, childhood field trips, problem kids in schools, NYPD Blue, Propaganda, the nature of Art in Communism, Second Noah, Beach Cops, the Nerd, Chow Daddy, Kelsey Grammer's accident, TV 56 Creature Double Feature, Space Cases, My So-Called Life, Kung Fu, Murder She Wrote, actor replacement, Menopause, affairs, nature, stoners, River's Edge, Wrestling, Murphy Brown, 90s UK sketch shows, The League of Gentlemen, Chris Morris, Kickin' Aspen, Buddies, dumped pilots, the American Comedy Awards, sexy Proletariat, Awards Shows, The Vijy, North Shore movie theaters, Candence Bergin, Before They Were Stars, Satanic Panic, getting "yourself" stuck in the pool, Caroline in the City, Due South, tainted horse meat, and being forbidden to see Four Weddings and a Funeral.

This will forever be known as the FRANKENSTEIN EPISODE, which I was forced to piece together from a pile of audio files. And as an ADDED BONUS, it features REALLY POOR AUDIO QUALITY! Hooray. Hopefully the content will be worth the inconvenienceToday's theme is PURPOSE-DRIVEN SONGWRITING, as will be deftly cover by Marie in NOTES AND BOLTS.WILLIE NELSON, NEIL DIAMOND and BRUCE SPRINGSTEIN get the "BEFORE THEY WERE STARS" treatment in the LEGENDARY SONGWRITER SALUTE.Marie discusses CAREER ADVICE given by Nashville music exec and ASCAP representative LEANN PHELAN in her ACADEMIC MOMENT.Steve focuses on possibly the "GREATEST COUNTRY SONG OF ALL TIME" in UNDER THE MICROSCOPE.Marie proves that she's not above throwing a 9-year-old "under the bus" in the WHAT THE !@#$% segment.We introduce a potential new feature where we'll PLAY AND CRITIQUE a listener's song.Steve explains that he's "SLEEPIN' LIKE A BABY" in STEVE'S PHONE.And as usual, we'll touch on the LOCAL SCENE and THE MAILBAG.Write, Rewrite, Rewrite (as necessary). Wash, Rinse, Repeat.