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Strut with us through the neon-lit fantasy of Showgirls, where ambition grinds against excess under the hot lights of the Vegas strip. We're diving into this Paul Verhoeven-directed spectacle of sex, satire, and shattered dreams, unpacking Elizabeth Berkley's raw, chaotic turn as Nomi Malone. Did you enjoy the episode? Don't forget to hit that subscribe button and join us for more retro movie discussions! Want even more? Get bonus content and connect with us directly by supporting the show on Patreon. For additional episodes and exclusive insights, head to www.30podcast.com. And if you love what you hear, leave us a glowing review on your favorite podcast app—especially Apple Podcasts. Your support keeps the show going!

This week Gabe and Chris talk to escort, adult content creator, go-go dancer, and erotic masseuse Xavier Blanco about how he made his childhood Nomi Malone fantasies a reality, and the hard work it took to get there. We also find out what newbies should know about hiring sex workers - and what to know if you're thinking of trying out the world's oldest profession yourself.   Follow Sniffies' Cruising Confessions here: http://www.cruisingconfessions.com   Follow the hosts: Gabe Gonzalez: https://www.instagram.com/gaybonez/ Chris Patterson-Rosso: https://www.instagram.com/cprgivesyoulife/   Guests featured in this episode:  Xavier Blanco https://linktr.ee/nycdominicanoSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Join hosts Nathan and Ryan as they take center stage with "Showgirls" (1995) in this provocative episode of Drive-In Double Feature Podcast. Directed by Paul Verhoeven, this drama follows Nomi Malone, a young woman who sets out to conquer Las Vegas and fulfill her dreams of becoming a top showgirl. Dive into the film's controversial themes, bold performances, and the extravagant world of show business. Explore how "Showgirls" became a cult classic despite its initial critical reception. Get ready for a discussion that's as bold as Nomi's ambitions as we uncover the allure and the darkness of "Showgirls."

In Part 2 of his Holiday Gift Guide series, Dennis is joined via Zoom by four different creative entrepreneurs who have products that are perfect for holiday gift giving. First up is film professor Andy Scahill, the founder of Cinema for Sodomites, an interactive cult movie screening series and a merch line inspired by such gay favorites as Batman Returns, Death Becomes Her and Steel Magnolias. Andy talks about why he decided to launch the series and merch line, the Troop Beverly Hills screening where people got to design their own gay merit badges and confirms that yes, the Cinema for Sodomites logo does kind of look like a butthole. Next up is James Carroll the co-author/designer of The Showgirls Activity Book, which is a book of word searches, mazes and images for coloring inspired by the iconic film Showgirls. James recalls discovering the movie as a teen in South Africa, makes the case for why Nomi Malone is a feminist hero and reveals the plans he has for future books inspired by Clueless, Mean Girls and The Birdcage. Paul Ybarra AKA Paul Straightjacket is next and shares the origin story behind his creative brainchild, The Straightjacket Tarot, a deck of tarot cards featuring self-portraits of Paul wearing his favorite garment in the world; a straight jacket. Paul talks about the origins of his straightjacket fetish and explains why he decided to share it with the world in this unique way and he also recalls the time he got stuck in a straight jacket alone for eight hours and thought he might have to call 9-1-1 with his mouth. The episode's final guest is Andrew Harper, a visual artist and choreographer based in Georgia who, during the pandemic, launched Reissued, an online store that features original clothing designs, one-of-a-kind purses and a set of notecards featuring Andrew's original works of art. Andrew also talks about how he became “thrift store influencer” and sings the praises of the skimpy retro running shorts he rocks on Instagram. And all four guests talk about how creating their business and getting their stuff out in the world has enriched their lives in unexpected ways.  Andy Scahill's Cinema for Sodomites https://www.cinemaforsodomites.com/ James Carroll's The Showgirls Activity Book: https://www.amazon.com/Showgirls-Activity-Book-J-Carroll/dp/B08BDXM6FS Paul Ybarra's The Straightjacket Tarot: https://straitjackettarot.com/ Andrew Harper's Reissued Store: https://reissued.store/

     This week we bring November to a close with a triple dose of 90s Erotic Thrillers.      Nomi Malone, a young drifter, heads to Las Vegas with dream of making it big as a showgirl. After a rough start, she finds an in through befriending a costume designer on the hottest ticket in town. Soon Nomi will be swept up in the power games and politics of  revue star diva, Crystal Conners, and her entertainment director boyfriend, Zack Carey. Does Nomi have what it takes to rise to the top? Can she navigate the sexually charged waters? Or will she be pulled under, another victim of the bright lights in the desert? The first, and only, NC-17 film to get a wide mainstream release. Paul Verhoeven's Showgirls.     Corky is an ex-con, recently released, and taking work as building handy person. Violet is the long time girlfriend of Caesar, a mob money launderer, is desperate to get away and make a new life. Violet sets her sights on Corky and Caesar brings home $2 million in blood covered cash, she sees a chance to finally be able to get out. The neo-noir directorial debut of The Wachowskis, Bound.     In the rich suburb of Blue Bay a wealthy teen accuses her high school guidance councilor of rape. Soon another girl, from the other side of the bayou, also comes forward. Not satisfied with the trial's conclusion, a police detective begins pulling on the dangling threads. A tangled web of suspicion and quintuple twists that are almost as hot as the south Florida summer. John McNaughton's Wild Things.     All that and Dave weeps for a French king, Tyler tries some new cuisine, and Kevin can't stop his Bogart impression. Join us, won't we? Episode 285- Step On Turn On Gershon

Hey guys. Peter Shankman the host of Faster Than Normal here. I wanna invite you to something! I am hosting a Mastermind with 12 amazing speakers who are gonna be talking about everything from ADHD to mental health, from entrepreneurship, to just living your life better. It's gonna be on November 10th, It's gonna be virtual from anywhere in the world. Incredible, incredible speakers. The leading fitness trainer in Canada for all things. Me! A whole bunch of speakers- Scott Carney, who wrote the book which is to all about how he goes and takes ice showers every day. It's gonna be 12 amazing speakers, the CBS Early Shows' Jennifer Hartstein, really, really great people. And I'd like you to join us. Check out the link below in the show notes at ShankMinds 2022 and we will see you there. And a matter of fact, look for the discount code in the show notes as well, that'll take a hundred bucks off the cost. We'll see you soon! https://shankman.lpages.co/shankminds-virtual-2022/  DISCOUNT CODE:  SMFriends22 -- Southern California-born and bred Maitland Ward has quickly become one of the biggest stars in adult entertainment, after an-already successful career as an American model, actress and cosplay personality. After finding fame in the ‘90s on CBS soap The Bold and the Beautiful and smash ABC sitcom Boy Meets World, as well as a plum role in 2004's cult classic White Chicks, Ward decided to shake things up with racy social media content, sexy cosplay and appearing at fan conventions before making the leap into the adult film industry in 2019. The statuesque (5'10”) all-natural redhead is unique in that not only is she beautiful and built for the adult biz, Ward's talent as an actress means she can also carry dramatic and comedic scenes with ease. Her playful energy, professionalism and open sexuality earned her an exclusive performance contract with Vixen Media Group and the famous face of the brand's blockbuster studio, Deeper. In 2020, Ward won three AVN Awards for Best Supporting Actress, Best Three-Way Sex Scene-G/G/B for her work in Deeper feature Drive and Favorite Camming Cosplayer. She also won three XBIZ Awards for Crossover Star of the Year, Best Actress-Feature Movie and Best Sex Scene-Feature Movie, also for Drive.  In 2021 she scored two AVN Awards as well: Best Leading Actress for Deeper's Muse, as well as Best Boy/Girl Sex Scene for Higher Power, plus two XBIZ Awards for Best Acting-Lead and Best Sex Scene-Feature for Muse, and in 2022 she took home two XBIZ trophies for Best Acting-Lead for Muse 2 and Performer of the Year.  Ward's recent mainstream endeavors include starring and co-producing a TV series, The Big Time, taking on a lead role in psychological thriller Just for You and releasing an eye-popping no-holds-barred memoir about her wild life in the entertainment biz, Rated X: How Porn Liberated Me from Hollywood.    ——    In this episode Peter and Maitland discuss:     00:40 - Thank you so much for listening and for subscribing! 01:00 - Intro and welcome Maitland Ward!  IMDB bio 01:38 - So you're here in NYC promoting Rated X; let's talk about that! 02:00 - Despite all of your success at such a young age, you were not happy. Why? 04:00 - A lot of positive things have happened in the culture of Hollywood and beyond 04:45 - On hiding who you are, and why. A note on fear. 05:25 - When did you first realize, then decide you needed a change? 06:15 - About getting married an moving to NYC 06:50 - On figuring out that you're different 07:18 - Peter on how he explained to his father how he was quitting his day job 08:08 - When did you decide to make the switch from ‘mainstream to ‘adult' film? How did your peers react? 09:15 - About double standards 09:45 - Peter on breaking stereotypes for New Frontier Media at The Wall Street Journal 10:55 - How did it go when you started dipping your feet more into rated R, rated X Art? 12:28 - On building a fanbase in real time 14:00 - About her first full length feature and how that evolved  15:00 - How do you deal with the haters, how do you not focus on the bad reviews, trolls, etc? 15:55 - A tip about fan mail of any sort 16:55 - What's next for you? 17:35 - My how things have changed in twenty years, or even thirty! 18:52 - What do you do to get out of your head, to clear and re-center? 19:54 - Do you have any rituals or habits that must happen every day or else? 20:21 - How can people find more about you? Web: https://onlyfans.com/maitlandward Socials:  @MaitlandWard on Twitter  INSTA  FB  and @Maitlandtoks on TikTok Shout out to Brian at BSG Public Relations! @bsgpr on Twitter 20:57 - Guys, as always thanks so much for subscribing! Do you have a cool friend with a great story? We'd love to hear. I'm www.petershankman.com and you can reach out anytime via email at peter@shankman.com or @petershankman on all of the socials. You can also find us at @FasterNormal on all of the socials. It really helps when you drop us a review on iTunes and of course, subscribe to the podcast if you haven't already! As you know, the more reviews we get, the more people we can reach. Help us to show the world that ADHD is a gift, not a curse!  21:21 - Faster Than Normal Podcast info & credits  — TRANSCRIPT via Descript and then corrected.. somewhat:  [00:00:41] Peter: So Maitland, thank you for taking the time. I know you're on a busy schedule with your book tour in New York here. [00:00:46] Maitland: Yes. Thank you so much for having me. [00:00:47] Peter: How is New York, uh, treating you so far?  [00:00:49] Maitland: It's, it's been great. It's been a whirlwind, like, meeting with everybody and like, you know, just doing all of the, the. publicity, I guess you would say. It's, it's kind of like a machine. So I, I'm really having good time, but it's been very busy. I hope to have a little more like downtime to, to little freedom to go explore. More freedom. [00:01:03] Peter: Yeah. We're, we're a good city. We're coming back. You know, Covid was a bit here, but I did not, I could have least how many people are here now.  [00:01:11] Maitland: Yeah. It's definitely came back. Cause I had come, uh, to film something like a, I guess it was a little over a year ago, and, It was pretty bad. Yeah. Things were shut down.  [00:01:20] Peter: Still in, I'm at the point my daughter's, my daughter's class, like half the kids and their parents like went to their second and third homes and all that. Right now they're all back. I'm like, I'm like you. I kind of feel like you should pay an extra 50% tax on everything because you went down, left your most right. You left us right. But yeah, we're coming back. It's nice to see the city getting, getting back into form. We're, we're a good place. Um, so you're, you're here promoting burning rated X. Yes. Let's, so let's talk about that. So you have. The majority of people in Delta Entertainment, you have backstory, you have a history. You came, um, in mainstream media, right? Yes. You started Boy Me World. Yes. And, and of course White. It's one of my favorites because my friend Marlon's in it. That's so cool. And, and you know, you, but you weren't happy.  [00:01:59] Maitland: Yeah, it was an interesting thing because I started acting very young, uh, like 16 years old. I was on a soap opera and, uh, it was, it was a whirlwind experience at the time, but I really felt like I had to be a certain way all the time in Hollywood. Like I had to be a good girl. I had to, you know, be straighten narrow, like really, you know, be nice. That was a big thing. Be nice, and it, I think that was a dangerous thing for a Woman to be taught, like make them like you be nice. So, um, so I was, but I felt like I was always denying certain parts of myself to. You know, accommodate other people and, and Hollywood, you know, I got very lucky early on that I got a lot of jobs and, and high profile jobs. Uh, especially like when I got Boy Meets World and I was, I really wanted to like please everybody at Disney and the producers and everything. And I, um, but it was weird because on the show I was this sort of, not a sex object, but she was very, The U undertones were sexual, I guess. Right. And she was always the one dancing around in lingerie.   [00:03:08] Peter: And like you spoke about that, teasing the boys,you mentioned that in the, both the concept and your articles, the concept that, you know, Yeah. Here's Disney. Right. You know, pure, pure bread, Disney. Yeah. Um, the, the, the likes of which we all all know who comes from Disney. Everyone. Everyone. Wonderful and happy. And then, Yet they were putting you in situations that today, I think if we looked at them under the eye of 2022, right. We  [00:03:24] Maitland: question. Oh, absolutely. Like, like I say in the book, how I had to go up to the producer's office to try on lingerie for my lingerie scenes. So, and like not just once. I mean, there was 20 people in there, whatever, a big group. Mostly men. Uh, pretty much all men except for maybe one or, um, and then I would have to try on all of it and like, and I thought that this was my job to do this, and I never, at the time, I didn't even 0cConceptualize that it was a weird thing or it was ski or it was anything wrong with it. But then today you look at that, if that happened today and it went on the internet or anything, people would be fired for it Yeah.  [00:04:00] Peter: . Yeah. And I think that, you know, in a lot of ways, everyone, everyone complains about cancel culture and complains that, that were too high strung. But a lot of things, positive changes have, have resulted from not only people like you speaking out, but you know, all the way back to the Weinstein and, and things like that. Yeah. But at, at the time that you were doing it again, you were under. Let's just be a good girl. Let's just do the nice thing. Yeah. I didn't wanna, like, was it, was there a fear there that if you, if you acted the way you wanted to or if you acted the way you were, the way you thought you were supposed to, you'd be gone?  [00:04:29] Maitland: Yes, definitely. Oh yeah, always. I had very much anxiety about that kind of stuff, like very much anxiety that I wouldn't do the right thing, I wouldn't be the right way, or I wasn't good enough for the situation and I.  You know imposter syndrome. Yeah. May, Yeah, maybe. Yeah. . Yeah, I guess. But it was like, yeah, cuz I had to like kind of be this persona that I can't see all the time. I was not who I was like there, but in certain parts of myself, especially my sexuality and everything. And I had to hide like, Things that, you know, how I wanted to be exact cause I thought it was wrong or bad, or, you know, weird or, or they would judge me and come down on me. [00:05:07] Peter: Fear is a great motivator. Not necessarily in a good way, but fear is a, you know, I don't wanna lose my job, I'm gonna conform despite what it's doing to your mental health. Yeah. Right, right. So as you moved on and as you had different roles and, and at, at some. Was there a, I guess was there a moment where you just said, F this?  [00:05:28] Maitland: I mean, was it, was it, did it come all at once or how did it, And it's  interesting. Back at the time, I didn't think that it was having an effect on me in my mental health. Like I didn't conceptualize that. I thought it was just like there's something wrong with me that I. Wasn't doing things the right way, but, and looking back, writing the book, I really saw that in certain situations. Yeah. Um, so yeah, it was a long time, a long journey like finding myself, and it's interesting because of all, you know, pitfalls and disappointments that I had after I had a lot of success, like after white chicks and all that, when I was really typecast and things dried up and Hollywood would, they still wanted to keep me in the box that they had put me as a, like this good girl character, this, but they didn't wanna cast me cuz I was already a typecast character. Right. So, but they still wanted me there for like, whenever they needed a certain purpose for me, like a little episodic work or something like that. Um, so that became frustrating. So then I, I actually, that's when I moved to New York for a while. I got married and moved to New York. Okay. And it was kind of like a, it was a breath of fresh air to kind of get away from the Hollywood machine. I've heard that. Yeah. Because it was like, cuz when you're there you're just so caught up. Like, Oh, what, Who's going to this party? Right? What's this audition? Did you get that one? Like, did you book this one? And, uh, so, so getting away, I really like started to really discover myself and I started writing a lot and erotic writing. And I started really discovering my sexuality and stuff of, I guess not discovering it all the way Admitting it Okay. Is more of a thing because I think I knew all along that I, I, I just thought I was different and I thought I, like I say, I, I was a bad girl maybe inside , but, but I realized, you know, I'm not bad. It's kind of funny. My husband helped me realize that really. and he was very encouraging of me to explore this path that I really wanted to explore.  [00:07:17] Peter: I imagine so. I mean, I remember, and I, I guess I can't really equate much to it, but I've always imagined the, the day that I told my parents, I, I, I had one job in my life. I worked for, for America Online back in the nineties when, when a was the internet, right? Yeah. And I came back to New York and realized, They let us work anyway we wanted, which is why I did so well. My ADHD flourished cuz I was able to do, Oh, you wanna work at two in the morning? Great. As long as you get it done. Yeah. Yeah. Then I come back to New York and start working for a magazine and, and we have 8:00 AM meetings and 9:30 AM meetings and 10:00 AM editorial boards. And I'm like, What? This is Russia? And it, I, I quit within two. Yeah. And I remember telling my Dad, um, I'm gonna start my own PR firm and if it fails, and I actually said when it fails, when it fails, oh I'll get another. Cause I was so, who the hell am I to do anything, you know, entrepreneurial. And that was like 24 years ago. And I remember that was the scariest conversation I ever had have because I said, You know, I might need you to help pay my rent for a month or I might need what I didn't thank God, but you know, I got lucky and, and things were in. But tell us about the mindset when you decided you're gonna make this switch. You're gonna go from mainstream to adult, which to be, let's be fair, adult is kind of at this point, 2022, putting mainstream. Anyway, [00:08:20] Maitland: that's why it's so weird to say both things and I know we have to differentiate kind of, but, But it is weird that we have to differentiate.    [00:08:25] Peter: Right? So tell me about, Because you, you wrote a really interesting piece that I really enjoyed about your interaction with Elizabeth Berkeley. Oh, yes, I was Right. So tell us about that. [00:08:33] Maitland:  First, It was a very quick interaction. Yeah, but it was an interesting one. I, it was right after like the news broke that I was, Doing this big porn film and stuff. And I was in the industry and everything and I was, you know, walking out of the Whole Foods. And I saw her off to the side and she looks at me like, you know, our white eyes and they got wider. And I was like, and she had, I, I don't know, I think it was her husband at the time. I don't know if there's still, I don't know the situation. It was a man with her. Right. Um, and she, she just looks at and she turns to him and like whispers something like this and he looks, and it was such a weird like, situation to have them be like, Look at me like some sort of a, you know, beast down in the wild. [00:09:11] Peter: I'm sorry. And let's just, let's just be clear, this is Nomi Malone looking at you , right? This is the girl who, who went from Saved by the Bell, then Showgirls. So I'm, I'm not sure what she's actually looking at, where she comes off looking at you, everybody. So that really kinda pissed me off when I read that. The hell is she looking at you? [00:09:25] Maitland:  But it's a weird thing because once you go- when it's deemed adult, Right. It's different, right? Like in Hollywood films like now on like streaming shows and stuff, they go so close to it, of course.   [00:09:39] Peter: But, but they didn't go all the way. In 2003, um, I, I represented a company called New Frontier Media and, uh, New out of Denver, Ca, Boulder, Colorado, and New Frontier was the, this back in for porn was free, right? Yeah. Right. And, and, and they were the largest distributor of adult paperview on cable. Mm-hmm. . And I would go, I had my, I worked for them for four years and I took their stock price from like 99 to $10 because I forced my way into the Wall Street Journal and Forbes and Fortune. Mm-hmm. explaining, you know, I have a company who I'm repping, who is kicking the ass, their biggest competitor with Playboy. Yeah. By a factor of 10 x. Like, Oh, we great. They're adult. Oh, we can't touch that. I'm like, Why the hell not, not? It's so explaining when, and I got through and, and I remember getting New Frontier Media on the cover of Forbes was like, like the highlight. If that's my epi half right now. Yeah. The first porn company on Forbes. But, you know, but it was, it was the concept of, look, you, you, you're, it's one of those things that you're. Um, secretly. Yeah. Right. You're not gonna admit to it, but meanwhile, look at how much money is being driven. Yes. You know, let's, let's, let's look at something like Euphoria. Um, great show, but not really about the acting per se. Yeah. You know, there's, there's things we're looking at on that show that we know exactly what we're looking. Go onto Reddit. You're not gonna find, uh, uh, um, uh, reviews of the acting. You're gonna find one thing on your, you know, about your for. And so, so that being said though, it's a lot easier to say that then is to sort of tell us about, like, tell us about the day or whatever. [00:10:56] Maitland: It was, the moment where, All right, I'm doing this and, and  here we go. You know what, it wasn't like one certain moment. I mean it uh, it was cuz I started like exploring stuff on my social media sexy pictures and stuff. And this was along the time, by the time Girl Meet's World has spin enough appointments coming around, right? So there was a lot of attention and social media was really starting to really boom, like Instagram, especially in like Snapchat. And uh, so I started getting followers for like doing my sexy cosplay that I loved doing and doing bikini shots and all that stuff. Uh, but then I'd eventually. They started like taking down photos. Right. Actually, cuz a lot of people would complain for no reason to like these like fundamentalist types that watch, of course that are obsessed with like boy meets world being wholesome and wholesome and good and stuff. And uh, actually a lot of porn girls though suffer from people just, [00:11:46] Peter: Oh, of course for that question. [00:11:49] Maitland: Just taking their, I mean, look at the Visa MasterCard scenario. They had match  ridiculous. Um, so I kind of, my, my fans were like, Well, why don't you just sell content? And I didn't know what content was really at the time. I mean, I kind of heard of it, so I, but I said, Well, maybe, And I said, I'll start, I'll start a Patreon account, right? It's, you know, they patrons of your art. And I was gonna do like Playboy-esque type photos. I, I started the page and I, I didn't even like, Um, announced it. I just like did it one night and I said, ah, close it. Then the next morning there was like 20 people in there and then so I announced it and by the end of the week there was like 2,800 people. I was like, What? They're gonna buy my nudes, a create content.  [00:12:23] Peter: Holy shit! [00:12:24] Maitland: I know. And it was just like, then it kind of evolved from there. Cause I, I had been exploring like my sexuality and my writing and everything like that, so I was like, Oh, maybe I'll do. Girl, girl stuff then, and let's do this. And my fans responded and it was kinda like they were watch, they really were watching my journey along the way. Yeah. Like in real time. Um, and so then I, then I was like, What? You know, my husband and I had a big moment about when we said we're gonna have me do something with guys. So I, but I was so lucky. I found two guys in the porn industry who've been there so long, they were so professional. And they really like taught me along the way, like how would to do, this was a year and like almost a year and a half period before I got like a call from Vixon to do. Right. The black scene that went crazy viral. I might, might have been of, been , but it, but then I didn't even announce that to the press. It was all kind of just a internet moment.  [00:13:21] Peter: Oh, well by that moment you'd built, you'd built the audience.  [00:13:22] Maitland: Yes, but when I did. That's why everybody thinks I made this announcement. I just was saying I'm going to porn right now when I did the film drive for deeper.com. Mm-hmm. , which is Vic, one of Vic's brands. Um, but it was because I, the black team just blew up that, on that same day, Caden Cross, who, who is amazing performer and director in, in her own right, but she had started the brand deeper, right? Not very long before she had just, they just acquired the brand like four months or launched four months before, but she was doing her first feature. For it and, um, she lost her co-star on. The day my black scene came out. Oh wow. So, but she thought she'd have to quit the movie cuz you know, there's not a lot of people who can handle a lot of dialogue fast. And so, um, she went to Vixen and said, I think we're done with, we're not able to do it this year. And then they said, talk to Maitland. She just blew up and she can act. And then, so that really was, we did that and I decided, you know what, I'm really proud of this. I'm proud of the trailer, I'm proud of the whole thing of the feature, cuz full length features complete, you know, dialogue story. It was, um, so I did announce it to the press. That's went insane. And that's when everybody thought, Oh, she just made the switch all of of a sudden. It's always a backstory. Yeah. It's kind of like when people say, Oh my God, like they have a starring rule in something suddenly and they're like, You just showed up my imdb, but it's  [00:14:44] Peter: 30 years. [00:14:45] Maitland: I know I've been here forever.  [00:14:47] Peter: The everyone's like, You last company, you started this, sold it three years. It was 17 years of crap.  [00:14:51] Maitland: Yeah, no, that's what I mean.  [00:14:53] Peter: There's so much prep involved and so much time. Let me ask you this. One of the things that we touched on, and this is what I think my listeners can really relate to mm-hmm. um, being as out there as you. Right. Whether, whether it's it's on, uh, in Hollywood or, or in adult, there is a, how do you edit that out? How do you deal with the haters? How do you deal with the bad reviews? A lot of, when you're ADHD or ADHD or any sort of neurodiverse, yeah, be imposter syndrome is huge, but also, The premise that, I mean, I'll give a keynote to 10,000 people. Mm-hmm. , right? 9,999 of them will love it. There's one guy who didn't stand up for the standing ovation. That's all that I'm gonna think about for the next two weeks.  [00:15:27] Maitland:  I know. You know, what do you do? I used to be a lot more like that. Um, like I would get very, like, especially when I started doing sexier photos, like on Instagram stuff, I'd get those, like fundamentalist haters and stuff. I got very perked by it. I guess , that's the word. Um, but now I kind of. I don't embrace it. There's always like one or two trolls that just wants to attack you. Right? But I was actually told something early on when I was on the soap opera that the fan mail that we get, and I remembered this, like I really came to play with the trolls. No matter if it's good or bad, you're making an impact. If they didn't care, they wouldn't even be there. So it's, if you're not getting any attention or any feedback from people, that's cuz think about to be a troll, you have to be pretty investing.  [00:16:14] Peter: Exactly.  [00:16:15] Maitland: You watch people getting fired up about something, you're, you're making this connection. [00:16:18] Peter: Sounds like all the people who, who, when Nike came out to support Gay Rights, uh, everyone burned their Nike clothing. Okay. So yeah, just spend the a hundred bucks on sneakers and burn. Okay, cool. Cause you know, it's not like Maggie didn't make any money from that. That's true. That's true. But no, I, I, I've always said, if, if you don't have haters, you're not doing enough to change the status quo. [00:16:33] Maitland: That's, that's exactly good. That's, that's a perfect statement really. [00:16:37] Peter: So you just sort of put it outta your head. You're like, They're there, but  [00:16:40] Maitland: I try to, it means that I'm doing something. I mean, you know what always is kind of like, of course sounds the back. It's, Yeah, I don't like it, but, you know, but I try to, Yeah. Put it out my. And I do have some wonderful fans who will attack them, like nice backers. I don't even do all the work.  [00:16:52] Peter: There you go. Yeah. So  [00:16:54] Maitland: what's. You know what? I don't know. And, you know, well I really would like to sell the book rights and stuff cuz I, I think there's really potential there and we're working on that. And it's funny because ever since I have been in the Adult industry, I've actually had more opportunities, like people in mainstream coming to me and stuff. Like I shot a sitcom pilot last year. I'm like, yeah. So, uh,  [00:17:15] Peter: It's, it's, well, I think it's good timing for you also. I think that those barriers have definitely back from when I was repping in 2003, like it's definitely changed. [00:17:21] Maitland:  It's so changed and I really think it's because people have grown up with it on the internet. Yeah. Not grown up, but you know, when they get in there maybe.  [00:17:28] Peter: So, yeah, I remember. No, I, Believe me, I remember there was a bodega, um, on the corner where, where near, I grew up in the corner, I think it was 91st and Amsterdam with an owner who did not care what you bought or what you looked at, whether it was- that's funny- Beer or nudie mags. And I, you know, like the majority of kids in my, in my grade, like 86 to 90 in high school, 85 or whatever. I think we pretty much all found it through that mess, through that pod.  [00:17:50] Maitland: That's true. Yes. I know. I think kids today, they go online. [00:17:53] Peter: You don't have no idea how hard it was. [00:17:55] Maitland:  They just go online and that's so funny. But seriously, people in their twenties and thirties now, they're like, They're so open to it. And especially women. I am so surprised by the women that come up to me and they're like, This is so cool. I'm so glad you're doing this and making this change. And I, I think they feel like they can talk to me cuz I'm, I'm in, I was in their living rooms. Yeah. And I feel a little like a bridge or something between like, they can ask me questions. And people can feel a little safer talking to me about things they're curious about in the adult industry and stuff. But they all, Everybody watches it ?   [00:18:26] Peter: No. No question about it. But they, Yeah, I could tell you, I mean, I remember when I was wrapping the company had access to all their data and I could tell you what states and what cities and what towns in those states. Yeah. Um, spent the most money. Oh really? Uh, it was, yes. You know, little spoiler. It was always a red state. Yeah. Always. A And it was like the hardest portion of course. And then the hardest core stuff. Another the one- oh, this is terrible! Right. Then they go right home. They spend a hundred bucks. Exactly. Um, that's, So tell us what you do Last, last couple questions to keep this brief. Tell us what you do to get out of your head. So do you exercise? Do you, what is your thing when you, when you're like, Oh my God, I gotta, I'm, I'm, I'm gone. See an hour, see in two hours. See you here. What do you..  [00:19:03] Maitland: I actually trained to be a yoga teacher. Oh wow. I'd never taught, but I did it for myself. And that was actually after I came back from New York and I was really, that helped me discover a lot for myself too, to really like, get like out my head and really like, you know, meditate, I guess, and like do the practice. So I do do that. I really like to do that. I like to play with my dogs and stuff; most, the most innocent fun. I think that they just don't care. They just, they like, no matter what is going on in the world, they're just happy to be with you. And I think that's, Yeah. So I think I do, I like to do that, but um, and I like to, I like to read a lot and I like to, um, you know, I listen to music and watch them try to like, and not distract myself, but like, just to calm and relax. Yeah. Because yeah, sometimes I get stressed out with everything going on and stuff, so I really need to like, Just mellow down. [00:19:53] Peter:  Do you have any rituals or, um, habits that absolutely must happen every single day?  [00:19:59] Maitland: No, I don't think so. Not every single day. I mean, does coffee count ?  [00:20:04] Peter: Yeah, coffee counts.   [00:20:05] Maitland: Okay. Coffee's right up there with exercise. Sure. Why not? Yeah. And like exercise. Yes and no. I don't always get to do that, but I, but I do. But, um, yeah, I think coffee, coffee's my ritual. .  [00:20:17] Peter: I think coffee is a perfect way to end anything. So, So definitely this interview, Maitland Ward. Thank you so much. Um, tell us how people can find you? Web: https://onlyfans.com/maitlandward Socials:  @MaitlandWard on Twitter  INSTA  FB  and @Maitlandtoks on TikTok [00:20:23] Maitland:  Oh, on all of the social media is Maitland Ward, except I do have a TikTok now which I just started,  [00:20:29] Peter: listen, it's, I'm like the only person that, that Asia's not following their, you know, stealing their, oh my gosh, stealing their files. [00:20:34] Maitland: I, I'm so good at it yet, but we're It's MaitlandTok, because somebody had my name,  [00:20:40] Peter: Ah, someone took your name, you. You can probably fight and get that back if you want. [00:20:41] Maitland:  Yeah, I actually am working on that, but Awesome. Um, but yeah, it's funny. So yeah. But everywhere else is my name.    [00:20:52] Peter: Folks, the book is called. “Rated X: How Porn Liberated Me from Hollywood”. This is a wonderful, wonderful interview. Thank you so much, Maitland Ward for taking the time! Guys, as always, thanks for listening. We appreciate you being here. This one went a little longer. Normally we cap at 20 minutes because you know, #ADHD but we went a few minutes longer and I think that's awesome. And wanna give big shout out to Maitland Ward and to, Brian Scott Gross putting us together. Brian runs the amazing PR firm, uh, BSG Public Relations He's pretty awesome. He lives out in California. A really short guy though, but really nice guy, . And anyway, , thrilled that you took the time, and really, really grateful guys. We'll see you again next week. Thank you for listening. Talk to you soon. Credits: You've been listening to the Faster Than Normal podcast. We're available on iTunes, Stitcher and Google play and of course at www.FasterThanNormal.com I'm your host, Peter Shankman and you can find me at shankman.com and @petershankman on all of the socials. If you like what you've heard, why not head over to your favorite podcast platform of choice and leave us a review, come more people who leave positive reviews, the more the podcast has shown, and the more people we can help understand that ADHD is a gift, not a curse. Opening and closing themes were composed and produced by Steven Byrom who also produces this podcast, and the opening introduction was recorded by Bernie Wagenblast. Thank you so much for listening. We'll see you next week!

Avec les amis du NAME Festival, on a eu un coup de cœur pour une pièce de théâtre. Nous sommes au Théâtre du Nord, à deux pas de la Grand Place de Lille. Théâtre qui accueille pour 3 soirs, Showgirl, une adaptation ébouriffante d'un film de Paul Verhoeven sorti en 1995, Le film raconte l'histoire de Nomi Malone, jeune danseuse partie tenter sa chance dans la ville qui ne dort jamais, de strip club en palace. À sa sortie, Showgirls sera descendu en flèche par le gratin d'Hollywood et Paul Verhoeven finira même par s'excuser quelques années plus tard auprès de son interprète, Elizabeth Berkley, révélée dans la teen série, Sauvés par le gong. Berkley a subi les foudres de l'Amérique puritaine au point de se faire virer par son propre agent. Et pourtant Showgirls est un film, qui des années avant la chute de Weinstein, questionnait l'objectification du corps des femmes en vigueur à Hollywood. La comédienne Marlène Saldana et son complice, Jonathan Drillet ont adapté ce film pour la scène, avec une vision camp et cinéphile, mise en musique par Rebeka Warrior, qui convoque autant la Divine de John Waters ou Ru Paul et qui à travers la figure d'Elizabeth Berkley, s'attache à rendre justice aux actrices. Hier, les travées du Théâtre du Nord de Lille, un théâtre à la politique tarifaire audacieuse, accueillaient un public jeune, enthousiaste et diversifié, preuve que le théâtre ne s'adresse pas qu'aux tempes grisonnantes et aux complet-vestons. Aujourd'hui sur Tsugi Radio, on va parler de théâtre, de littérature, de cinéma, de sexe, de féminisme et on va tenter de répondre à la question posée par le cinéaste Jacques Rivette à propos de Showgirls : comment vivre sur une planète peuplée d'ordures ? Avec au micro, Marlène Saldana, Jonathan Drillet et l'autrice Anne Pauly, en résidence ici au Théâtre du Nord.

Avec les amis du NAME Festival, on a eu un coup de cœur pour une pièce de théâtre. Nous sommes au Théâtre du Nord, à deux pas de la Grand Place de Lille. Théâtre qui accueille pour 3 soirs, Showgirl, une adaptation ébouriffante d'un film de Paul Verhoeven sorti en 1995, Le film raconte l'histoire de Nomi Malone, jeune danseuse partie tenter sa chance dans la ville qui ne dort jamais, de strip club en palace. À sa sortie, Showgirls sera descendu en flèche par le gratin d'Hollywood et Paul Verhoeven finira même par s'excuser quelques années plus tard auprès de son interprète, Elizabeth Berkley, révélée dans la teen série, Sauvés par le gong. Berkley a subi les foudres de l'Amérique puritaine au point de se faire virer par son propre agent. Et pourtant Showgirls est un film, qui des années avant la chute de Weinstein, questionnait l'objectification du corps des femmes en vigueur à Hollywood. La comédienne Marlène Saldana et son complice, Jonathan Drillet ont adapté ce film pour la scène, avec une vision camp et cinéphile, mise en musique par Rebeka Warrior, qui convoque autant la Divine de John Waters ou Ru Paul et qui à travers la figure d'Elizabeth Berkley, s'attache à rendre justice aux actrices. Hier, les travées du Théâtre du Nord de Lille, un théâtre à la politique tarifaire audacieuse, accueillaient un public jeune, enthousiaste et diversifié, preuve que le théâtre ne s'adresse pas qu'aux tempes grisonnantes et aux complet-vestons. Aujourd'hui sur Tsugi Radio, on va parler de théâtre, de littérature, de cinéma, de sexe, de féminisme et on va tenter de répondre à la question posée par le cinéaste Jacques Rivette à propos de Showgirls : comment vivre sur une planète peuplée d'ordures ? Avec au micro, Marlène Saldana, Jonathan Drillet et l'autrice Anne Pauly, en résidence ici au Théâtre du Nord.

There are some AWESOME Vegas movies out there.  Classics like "Casino", "Oceans Eleven" and "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas".  There are also some TERRIBLE Vegas movies out there...like "The Incredible Burt Wonderstone", "3000 Miles To Graceland" and "Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2". I think it's fair to say that the film we're discussing in this episode falls somewhere in the middle. Considered to be one of the biggest box office bombs of all time, Showgirls (written by Joe Eszterhas, directed by Paul Veerhoven, and starring Elizabeth Berkley) has morphed into a huge cult classic. Thanks to a steady stream of nudity & gratuitous sex, the film was given an NC-17 rating and to this day, remains the only film with that rating to have had wide release in US movie theaters.  And although Showgirls wasn't based on a true story, Eszterhas and Veerhoven claimed they did "extensive interviews" with people in the Vegas entertainment community to make the portrayal of the showgirl world as accurate as possible. So, did they get it right?  We're about to find out. My guest for this episode, making her second appearance on the podcast, is Dani Elizabeth - a legit Showgirl and former cast member of the legendary Vegas shows, "Jubilee" and "Crazy Girls". Dani shared the story of the first time she saw Showgirls and how it almost led to a career change, we dove into the film with some character analysis & theories on why people watch the film over and over again, and we compared Dani's "showgirl life" to Nomi Malone's. If you want to dive further into the world of Showgirls - and really, who wouldn't? - check out the documentary You Don't Nomi directed by Jeffrey McHale (available for sale & rent on your favorite streaming service). __________________________________________________________________________ Become a Jeff Does Vegas Insider today for only $5 USD/month & enjoy all kinds of cool perks like early access to new episodes, commercial-free versions of EVERY episode, invites to exclusive live streams & videos, insider-only virtual hangouts and even real-life in-person hangouts IN Las Vegas! Sign up NOW at patreon.com/jeffdoesvegas __________________________________________________________________________ Jeff Does Vegas is an official Vegas.com affiliate!  Help support the podcast & get exclusive deals by booking your hotel stays, shows, attractions, tours, clubs and even complete vacation packages (including air & hotel) with our special link!

Have you ever had first time anal with your best friend/ex-fiancee in a jacuzzi room at Disneyland? Comedian/Writer/Producer April Kidwell and her butt buddy Scott are having a hard time in their relationship, going from broken limbs to life tragedy to a sports injury that breaks *another* leg. So they escape by going on holiday and pushing each other's wheelchairs from Space Mountain to Star Wars World - and then polish it off with an inaugural booty blast back in the hotel room. But the real world always bubbles up eventually, doesn't it? What a mess! #EnterThruTheExit #FrontOfTheLine #LifeIsMessy   Song: ‘Let's fall in love for the night' (Finneas) About the Storyteller:   April Kidwell is the writer, producer and star of I, Nomi - the one woman musical comedy about the life of Nomi Malone, before and after the cult classic about her life: Showgirls (you know, the 1995 erotic drama cult film directed by Paul Verhoeven). Off Broadway, April has performed in: Showgirls! The Musical! 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Cristal Conners is the star of a hit Vegas show and uses her influence to help her fellow performers. So when she spots Nomi Malone, a talented young dancer, Cristal quickly gets her an audition for the show and begins personally mentoring her.  As the two women begin to work together more closely it becomes clear that Nomi believes Cristal's friendly gestures are insults deserving of violent retribution. Looking for a tee with the best nerdy designs by independent artists from around the web? Check out www.TeePublic.com or discover our favourite designs at www.vwrstore.fromsuperheroes.com Produced by Andrew Ivimey as part of The From Superheroes Network. Visit www.FromSuperheroes.com for more podcasts, articles, YouTube series, web comics, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Charla a pie de escena con Álvaro Prados y Antonio Pedraza unas horas antes de subirse a los tacones de aguja para homenajear a Nomi Malone y "Showgirls", la película dirigida por Paul Verhoeven en el año 1995. Un revisión de este placer culpable de los noventa, reivindicando a las golfas de hollywood, a la brillantina y la libertad de ser lo que te dé la gana. Grabado en el vestíbulo de la Sala Cero el 4 de junio de 2022

Well, we're here finally reviewing Showgirls. Some would say it's one of the worst films of the 90s. Up until now I had only seen bits and pieces. I'm here to report that almost 30 years later I can say that I've seen Showgirls. Here we go...Me and Mikey break down the many reasons why this swept the Razzies that year and ponder what this film could have been with different casting. Throughout the episode we talk the many plot holes, the FASHION, and get into the long list of actresses who auditioned for the role of Nomi Malone.Off-topic rants include: Leonardo DiCaprio, stripper soundtracks, and Mikey's own experience at an amateur night--- Get BONUS episodes on 90s TV (Freaks & Geeks, My So Called Life, Felicity, Dawson's Creek, and more...) and to support the show, join the PATREON! www.patreon.com/fashiongrungeGIVE US A 5 STAR RATING & SUBSCRIBE!Hosts: Lauren @lauren_melanie & Mikey @agentmikey007 Music by Den-Mate @imdenmateFollow Fashion Grunge Podcast on Instagram @fashiongrungepod and fashiongrunge.com

This is the 200th official episode of Tasteless, so I'm bringing it back to where the show began. I've done a brand new episode on the comparison that inspired me to start a podcast, with all the care and dedication required for a supposedly tasteless film that looms so large. That's right, it's two movies about following your dreams and the ripple effect that has on who you become — it's La La Land vs Showgirls. I delve into the brilliant physicality of Elizabeth Berkley's performance as Nomi Malone and why Showgirls deserves a reappraisal.  Time Codes: 03:16 La La Land 18:26 Showgirls 33:31 Shared themes 42:54 What Showgirls does better

On this episode of the Where to Stick It Podcast, the guys break out a fat stack of $1's and the baggiest sweatpants they can find. It's time to hit the strip club with 1995's ShowGirls! The infamous NC-17 stripper drama that follows the story of Nomi Malone, a Vegas Show Girl hopeful with a checkered past. Will this scantily clad movie have our boys feeling a little tight in the jeans, or with the emptiness that comes form blowing your money away? Listen today and find out!

In the words of Nomi Malone, "You can't win if you don't gamble". That phrase is just factually not true but oh boy was there a gamble in these films. Roles that made and destroyed careers, what could be more fun to throw head to head? Special guest Steve Vlahos joins us to wade into Paul Verhoeven's mind, and Channing Tatum's abs, and he also gives us a little peek into his experience voicing Psycho Goreman.

Nomi Malone is searching for fame. Arriving in Las Vegas, she assaults most of the people she meets and takes her clothes off a lot. Showgirls is an infamously bad movie, so naturally Ben and Jess were glued to the screen. But is it enjoyable? Paul joins again to bring some sense to the madness.

This week, Brian and John wear out our welcome in Las Vegas as we step out of the world of Nomi Malone and The Stardust and into the world of Alpha Zombies, Beta Zombies, and Bespectacled Batistas'. Yes, we are talking about the much talked about post Justice League Netflix-nugget from Zack Snyder: Army of The Dead. A movie that has divided people nearly as much as any Zack Snyder movie would. The argument this time being centered around just how much Ella Purnell's Kate Ward screwed the pooch for the entire crew during her "I gotta get my random friend" death wish scene. Or possibly whether the movie is actually some bizzaro purgatory video game (if you've seen the film, you know what I'm talking about). Either way, grab your melee weapon and boomsticks as we take on ARMY OF THE DEAD! PATREON! We've just launched our Patreon!  Our show will of course always be free to listen, but if your itching for something extra, you can help contribute to the show with your support!   We've got a bunch of different support tiers that include everything from shoutouts, early episode releases, and even the opportunity to guest spot on a future episode!   Check it out here at pateron.com/psychosshow!   GOT A SUGGESTION?   Check out what we're covering and suggest topics/movies for us to cover through our AUDREC Page!  Vote and comment on topics and get a birds eye view of episodes coming up!   AUDREC- https://bit.ly/3kYq6mh MERCH AND ANNOUCEMENTS Our co-host, John Wooliscroft, has a brand new film channel on youtube. Check it out and Subscribe at J DUB'S VIDEO NASTIES Use the coupon code "psychosnation" and save 25% on our TeePublic Store!  Sign up for PSYCHOS NATION: Our Monthly Newsletter HELP US SPREAD THE MADNESS! Help us spread the madness by tweeting!  Click here to post a tweet! Did you really like this episode?  If so consider leaving us a rating, a review, or subscribe! WAYS TO SUBSCRIBE TO THE CINEMA PSYCHOS SHOW! Apple Podcasts Stitcher Spotify Pandora Android RSS Feed FEEDBACK AND CONTACT US Gotta a movie or question you want to throw our way?  Or did we trash one of your favorite films and you want to know where to send a dead horse.  Either way, drop us a line!  We welcome your questions and dead horses.   NEW !!!  Leave us voicemail! - @Speakpipe Email cinemapsychosshow@gmail.com Twitter - @psychosshow Facebook - @psychosshow Instagram - @psychosshow Website - cinemapsychosshow.com Brian Cottington - @briancottington John Wooliscroft - @theunrealjwools Laine Wooliscroft - @la_croft Epicast Network - epicastnetwork.com Theme Music: TITLE: “Red Alert” AUTHOR: Jack Waldenmaier PUBLISHER: Music Bakery Publishing (BMI) WARNING: UNAUTHORIZED USE OF THE MUSIC CONTAINED IN THIS PRODUCTION IS SUBJECT TO CRIMINAL PROSECUTION. All copyrights, licensing, duplication and distribution rights are held exclusively by Music Bakery Publishing (BMI). 214-636-5887 musicbakery.com

This one's chuck FULL of the good stuff. The "good stuff" in question is, of course, culture and our guest Shalewa Sharpe, host of the new podcast The War Report (new episodes every Thursday!) is a damn expert on it. From the straight camp of Meat Loaf to the pop stylings of Ashlee Simpson and the aesthetic design impact of the recent premium streaming services' logos, there is nothing Shalewa cannot culturally dissect. She and the hosts get into it about Sesame Street and ask the hard questions about the block: Who is the biggest legend on the street? What is the deal with Snuffaluffagus? What is the true nature of the Bert and Ernie relationship? Do we, as a society, tolerate Elmo too much? And what can we learn about impulse control from Cookie Monster? All this, thoughts and reflections on Billie Eilish's new aesthetic, the music videos that had the biggest impact on Shalewa's life sartorially, the culture of clubbin', hideous aughts clothing and why we were dressing in it, The Circle season two, Queen Latifah, and the ancient rivalry between Verizon Fios and Spectrum wireless internet. So, yeah. Did we miss anything? It's Rule of Culture #128: "No!" Listen now, check out The War Report and follow Shalewa @silkyjumbo after you fall in love with her. You understand.

This week on Aftertaste - the gang takes an in-depth look at the legacy of Nomi Malone post 'Showgirls' in the 2019 documentary 'You Don't Nomi'. This fascinating film takes us behind the scenes of the infamous 90s disaster - giving us a detailed insight into the fandom, the careers of the cast and crew, and how the last 20+ years have shaped the critical reception to this film. It's a movie and we'd love for you to come and watch it with us...

Join the guys over at Bad Taste Buds as Paul Verhoven gives us an education in sin, sex, sabotage and Doggy Chow?   The 1995, Showgirls, follows the thrilling rollercoaster that is Nomi Malone as she struggles to make it big in the adult entertainment industry.   Put on your skimpiest outfit, apply your best acrylics and drown yourself in glitter as we watch the goddess, Nomi Malone, storm the stage at the glamorous Stardust Pleasure Palace.    

Join us as we chat with resident Queer horror expert Michael Varrati about late night movie magic, killer tomatoes, and what its like to make movies in a pandemmy! Follow Michael: @MichaelVarrati Follow Ryan: @rtayrews Follow the Pod: @YRULikeThisPod Don't forget to like and subscribe :)

In this episode, Kiki & Ylva have the honor of interviewing Diana, front woman of the band ARTMS. Diana and her work can be found on Instagram: @a_rtm_s and Cash Appreciation can be sent via Venmo @ diana_ase Diana is the frontwoman of the band artms (pronounced Artemis.) She is a writer of dreamscapes in song form, vocal alchemist, conduit for the ancestors through sound, and a student of angels. In this conversation we talk about the ritual of becoming yourself through art and spiritual surrender. Diana also shares with us her experience as a Black Trans Woman in the music industry & how her exploration of music and magic brought her to her sacred self. Diana talks about drawing inspiration from the erotic expression of animalistic feminine sexual energy in her work & being queer for Marvel mutants; honorable mentions include Catra, Catwoman, Nomi Malone, Shakira, Sade, Janet Jackson, and Wonder Woman. From Diana “my advice would be to trust your instincts, and ask for signs where they are needed from the universe.” You can listen to Altars Up Witches anywhere you cast your pods; be sure to subscribe to and review our podcast… and of course like, share, and comment on this episode post. For more information about The Living Altar and the #ALTARSUPWITCHES Podcast, follow us on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/thelivingaltar/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/altarsupwitches/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/altarsupwitches/support

Nomi Malone travels to Las Vages to become an exotic dancer- a showgirl. She is doing very well at the beginning, and striding step by step towards the top of the stripper's clubs in Las Vegas. But when she meets a new lead showgirl, named Cristal Conners and they have to work and show together, the competition between those two best showgirls begin. Enthralled by the glamorous life of Las Vegas, Nomi Malone is prepared to do everything to be the leading showgirl, also if some very dirty steps must be taken from her side. Join co-hosts Elysabeth Gwendolyn Belle and Robert Meyer Burnett as motorboat their way through this 90s schlockfest.

She was a controversial box office bomb. She was a young girl with a dream to be the biggest name in Las Vegas. Through 25 years of infamy, Nomi Malone has evolved into cult classic and LGBTQ sensation. Showgirls is unlike any other movie to ever gaze the big screen. It is the highest grossing NC-17 movie of all time and one of the most infamous films to ever be set to reel. Kelly Reynolds, from Boobies and Noobies Podcast (http://bit.ly/330guest), joins us to share our own memories, the ever growing reflective nature of the movie, question whether or not we understand showgirls and much more as they try and navigate what Showgirls even is. This episode covers Showgirls, You Don’t Nomi & It Doesn’t Suck: Showgirls by Adam Nayman. A portion of this podcast does address sexual assault, as did the movie, listener discretion is advised. If needed, here are the links to resources for sexual assault: http://bit.ly/330sarIf you or someone you know is reading this right now and you are struggling with suicide, depression, addiction, or self-harm - please reach out. Comment, message or tweet to us. Go to victimsandvillains.net/hope for more resources. Call the suicide lifeline at 1-800-273-8255. Text "HELP" to 741-741. There is hope & you DO have so much value and worth! This episode of Victims and Villains was written and produced by Josh “Captain Nostalgia” Burkey. Music by Mallory Jameson (https://bit.ly/expandmal) & Purple Planet (https://bit.ly/ppcoms). You can now support us on Patreon. Help us get mental health resources into schools and get exclusive content at the same time. Click here (http://bit.ly/vavpatreon) to join today!

That's right everyone, an NC-17 movie made the cut in terms of movies that have shaped our childhood! Showgirls, from 1995, starring Elizabeth Berkley, Gina Gershon, and Kyle MacLachlan is a steaming bowl of tits soup and was the naughty, I shouldn't see it but I want to see it movie of the 90s! Elizabeth Berkley, a few years out from her Jesse Spano days, plays Nomi Malone, a rough around the edges, potentially bi-polar dancer who is trying her luck in Vegas. She gets into a showgirls type show at the Stardust casino, and will do whatever it takes to win the top spot.  Showgirls is famous for winning the most Razzies of any film, and it's pretty well deserved, but it doesn't mean this movie isn't really fun to watch and hey, the choreography albeit with boobs flying everywhere is actually not half bad.  We'll talk about why we think this movie tanked so bad, who else maybe could have played Nomi Malone, and try to figure out why Elizabeth Berkley has sex like a wounded dying fish! 

Take that Ver-sayce dress out the closet, crack open a nice can of doggie chow, and get ready to...THRUST IT! We're talking about Showgirls (1995), and we enlisted a VERY special guest (and Showgirls expert) for the episode, the one and only, Lenora Claire! Listen to Lenora and Blaire reminisce about going to bar mitzvahs in the Valley and bond over their love of monkeys (they scare Marie) while we discuss the gorgeous bedazzled costumes and makeup seen on Nomi Malone and Crystal Connors. Plus, there's a Drew Barrymore Easter egg in the movie, and so much more! Costumes by Ellen Mirojnick.  Follow Lenora Claire on Instagram and Twitter and LenoraClaire.com For visuals of the costumes, follow us on Instagram at @fishnetflixpod  DM or email your movie requests at info@fishnetflix.com!

Nomi Malone is hitching out to Vegas in the hopes of sending her career into the stratosphere! Can't go much worse than what it did to Elizabeth Berkley's run in Hollywood. HBO Max link If you're enjoying Panning the Stream, consider supporting the podcast on Patreon! We keep it simple with one $5 tier that gets you an ad-free version of the podcast each week, access to our patron-only Discord server, and you'll get each episode a day early. Thanks for showing your support and helping us keep the podcast running every week! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

*Trigger warning! This movie has a graphic depiction of sexual assault. Please fast forward or skip this movie if it makes you uncomfortable.* On this week’s episode of Black Girl Film Club, Ashley and Britney discuss Showgirls (1995) directed by Paul Verhoeven and starring Elizabeth Berkley, Kyle MacLachlan, and Gina Gershon. Your favorite podcasters discuss child actors trying to break into more mature roles (and how it can go wrong), Dale Cooper’s emo fringe, and Nomi Malone’s WAP, darlin’ ;). Our recommendations this week are The Player's Club (1998) and P*Valley on Starz. Follow us on Twitter @ blkgirlfilmclub. Check us out on Instagram @ blackgirlfilmclub. Visit us at www.blackgirlfilmclub.com. Email us at blackgirlfilmclub@gmail.com

On this week’s PCP, Persephone highlights the Emmy nominations, surprises, snubs, predictions and tells you who SHOULD win! Additionally, she revisits 90’s erotic drama and box office disaster “Showgirls,” in the newly released documentary “You Don’t Know Nomi.” Persephone celebrates the return of Netflix’s “Umbrella Academy,” dives in deep with phenom Micaela Cole’s performance in “I May Destroy You,” and takes a different look at Charlie Manson in the Epix limited documnetary series “Helter Skelter: An American Myth.” Literally a smorgasbord for the the pickiest of eaters! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/theresa-pedone/message

Somebody get me some brown rice, vegetables and a bottle of Evian!  We watched Showgirls (1995) with special guest Dan Renzi (The Real World, The Challenge) and all we want is a burger, fries and a soda.  People proclaim Showgirls to be the “best worst movie” but our friend Dan is here to tell you you’re half wrong.  We hash out why Showgirls is actually a solid piece of cinema in spite of and in some cases because of it’s over the top acting, insane script and explicit nudity.  Name another NC-17 movie with a wide release (or shall we say - big opening?).  We talk the high points of Nomi (Elizabeth Berkley) and Cristal’s (Gina Gershon) chemistry, the low points of Mama Bazoom’s (Lin Tucci) weird dialogue and the pointless (Showgirls 2: Penny’s from Heaven).  We are unapologetic fans of this movie and it can only be summed up in the words of Nomi Malone herself: “It doesn’t suck.” Thanks for listening and don’t forget to subscribe, rate and review us on iTunes! Dan Renzi: Instagram @d.renzi Facebook/Instagram: @moviesthatmadeusgay Twitter: @MTMUGPod Scott Youngbauer: Twitter @oscarscott / Instagram @scottyoungballer Peter Lozano: Twitter/Instagram @peterlasagna

It’s been 25 years since the Showgirls hit movie theaters to a confused and terrified public. Promoted as “All About Eve in a G-String” the movie is a demented rollercoaster ride through the eyes of an ambitious dancer Nomi Malone who screams, slams and screws her way to the top of a Las Vegas showgirl revue- Goddess.Nomi Malone is Goddess.Like Paul Verhoven’s previous film Basic Instinct, Showgirls was supposed to be a star vehicle for Elizabeth Berkley, instead the Saved by the Bell actress spent the rest of her career wrestling with the trauma of being labeled the worst actress in the worst film in Hollywood history.Today documentary filmmaker Jeffrey McHale joins us to take a look at why people still can’t stop talking about Showgirls all these years later. Jeffrey’s feature film debut, You Don’t Nomi, explores the themes of sexual violence, camp and outrageousness in Paul Verhovens films and interviews a wide variety of fans of this cult classic including our dear friend Peaches Christ.YOU DON'T NOMI:http://www.youdontnomifilm.comListen as we take a look at how Showgirls inspired early drag characters on social media like Human Resources Irene, Nomi Malone and Cristal Connors and how it was the bedrock of many of the great moments in Feast of Fun’s own history, darlin'.Featured Film:Jeffrey McHale - You Don't Nomi: Amazonhttps://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B088P9C3KR/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B088P9C3KR&linkCode=as2&tag=faustofernos-20&linkId=20eeb4b7c3dc1a3a19acc483da4e506a

With You Don't Nomi, filmmaker Jeffrey McHale uses thoughtful voiceover and deft editing to take Showgirls seriously. Is Paul Verhoeven's 1995 bomb, starring a very committed Elizabeth Berkley as aspiring topless dancer Nomi Malone, truly as bad as critics claimed at the time? Or is it a misunderstood satire? Or both?Whatever the case may be, McHale shows how Showgirls belongs now to its audience — who embrace it for its camp, its wildness, and an LGBTQ message that many have found after the fact. He's made a documentary about Showgirls that is superior to Showgirls itself, but has empathy and respect for everyone involved, especially Berkley. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Dirk and Robot Watch review Showgirls and face their arch-nemesis. (Review: Showgirls)

On today's show The Vern is joined once again by Ryan L Terry(https://rlterryreelview.com/) and new guest Ashleigh Burnell aka The Movie Oracle(https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCS0GG4-VZQXwRbsLk5thjvg) to give a deep dive analysis on the cult classic, Showgirls. We explain why Nomi Malone is a strong role model for women and even compare her and other characters to ones in the Star Wars saga. Want to learn more, than leave your inhibitions at the door. The show is about to begin. Ads by The Movie Journey Podcast(formally IMDB Journey)- https://themoviejourney.podbean.com/ Movie Drone - https://moviedrone.podbean.com/ --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/cinemarecall/support

Nomi Malone hitchhikes to Las Vegas to become not just a showgirl, THE showgirl. We know she’s tough because of the leather jacket, pocket knife, and amazing eye makeup. No one wholesome does such amazing eye makeup. She auditions for a show, has no talent to speak of, but makes it with the help of the coolest best friend, Molly, hoping the star of the Showgirls, Cristal Connors (named after champers) ages faster, and by sleeping with the boss.

You’re going to need to sit down for this one…. On the season one finale of the On This Day Entertainment podcast, the creator and star of I, Nomi, April Kidwell, and Ashley break down an underrated gem from 1995 – Showgirls. April performed as Nomi in Showgirls: The Musical, as well as Jessie Spano […]

April Kidwell, writer & star of I, NOMI -- a one-woman satire based on SHOWGIRLS and I, TONYA -- joins Laura Heywood in studio. But I had SEEN her onstage years before, when she played Jesse Spano in “BAYSIDE: The Saved by The Bell musical.” She embodied Elizabeth Berkley’s character SO well that she has gone on to make a career out of playing the actress — not just in her squeaky clean morning television persona but more & more as the firey, misunderstood dancer Nomi Malone in Showgirls. She portrayed Nomi in “Showgirls: The Musical” off-Broadway for more than two years, and has since created  her own one-woman show, “I, Nomi” — which ran to rave reviews in San Francisco and begins a New York run at the Laurie Beechman theatre in July!

It's showtime, ladies! Welcome to a world of sleazy men and the lovely yet hungry ladies they depend on to make it big in Sin City. Beloved 90s TV star Jessie Spano (Elizabeth Berkley) is Nomi Malone, the scantily-clad tough cookie who's looking for her big break as a professional dancer on the Vegas Strip. Whatever you do, don't call her a whore or she'll make you pay! This film has it all: bad acting, overly-long dance sequences, and with all the pasties, high heels, tube tops, g-strings, and menstrual blood viscosity checks you can handle! A script with so many lines of inexplicable dialogue you'd think it was dictated by a chimp! And a film with the twitchiest, thrashiest, flailingest in-pool sex scene you've ever seen! With Kyle MacLachlan and Gina Gershon to round out the cast, this film is sure to be a staple of cheesy (or brilliant?) 90s cinema. Remember: what happens in Vegas, stays in the script! Grab your cocaine, lip liner, switchblade, and potato chips and leave your inhibitions at the door, honey. It's Showgirls! (Part 1 of 2).

Die Namen Russ Meyer und Paul Verhoeven erzählen bereits (fast) die ganze Geschichte. Aber trotz wiederholter Besuche der beiden Sleaze-Opis in unserem Podcast durften wir die beiden Herren nie gemeinsam begrüßen. Mit zwei Ikonen des transgressiv-emanzipierten(?!) Kinos, Tura Satana und Elizabeth Berkley als göttliche Nomi Malone, an ihrer Seite kann eigentlich gar nichts schief gehen. Oder doch? Wir testen Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill! (Die Satansweiber von Tittfield, 1965) und Showgirls (1995) auf Herz, Brüste und Nieren - und sind dabei nicht immer einer Meinung.

The Golden Raspberry have been summoned to court! The Razzies claim to recognise the worst in movies. This week Ben and Ellisha interrogate how effectively (or not) they do this. What movies have been awarded and did they deserve it? Listen to find out a radical idea to make The Razzies more meaningful. Followed by a discussion on Paul Verhoeven's Showgirls, the controversial Razzie winner with a cult following. God bless Nomi Malone. Don't forget to follow us @judgemoviepod on Twitter to see the freshest film thoughts from the twisted mind of Judge Movie. 00:00 - 00:47 Intro 00:48 - 44:58 The Razzies discussion 44:59 - 01:10:51 Showgirls discussion 01:10:52 - 01:12:39 Outro For full show notes and links: https://judgemoviepod.wordpress.com/2018/08/01/05-the-razzies-showgirls-1995/

We're hot and distracted in this episode, so bear with us. You may want to, you know, skip ahead to the Quest Mog. We're just saying. It's tangent town, population: this podcast! This week we discuss train suplexing, Kefka's unhappy army, Terra's crappy scenario, why Shadow is a jerk, dogs enjoying badminton, blue spartans, Nomi Malone, that weird Final Fantasy III commercial where Mog has a gruff voice, ULTROS, a kid that can destroy the most powerful karate man, Gau's tragic backstory that is orchestrated with comedy music, and so much more! 07:52 - Level Up 25:50 - The Quest Mog 01:38:50 - Bullshit Minigame Corner 01:40:00 - Squarely Against This Week: We play until everyone meets back up in Narshe! Next Week: We play until you reach the Imperial Continent! Our intro music for this series is The OneUps' cover of Terra's theme! Band Web Site - http://www.theoneups.com Our outro is LordBifMusic's jazz cover of Shadow's theme! LordBifMusic's Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/lordbifmusic LordBifMusic's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/LordBifMusic Twitter: @squarerootspod Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/486022898258197/ Email: squarerootspodcast (at) gmail (dort) com  

SHOWGIRLS (1995) You can't touch us, but we can touch you. In When We Were Young's raw, uncensored NC-17 episode, we reveal our most inappropriate pop culture encounters from childhood, then set our sights on the Las Vegas underbelly (and undercarriage) of 1995's SHOWGIRLS, widely considered to be the best bad movie of all time. Meet the consistently hot-and-bothered Nomi Malone, who hails from "different places." She's a dancer but not a stripper (except by profession) and definitely not a prostitute, who dreams of one day leaving behind the seedy, sleazy world of removing her clothes for money to become a topless dancer. She is not a prostitute. Meet Cristal Connors, the gorgeous "Goddess" who takes a manipulative, seductive interest in this Amazonian ingenue. Will Nomi ever do Cristal's nails? Will Cristal ever do Nomi? After a bare-breasted leather dance-fight, who will push who down the stairs? Paul Verhoeven's uniquely confounding flop is explicit but never sexy, strikingly feminist and queasily exploitative, and features the most enthrallingly misguided star turn of all time from Saved By The Bell's Elizabeth Berkley. So put your nightie on, crack open a can of Doggy Chow, head over to Versace and THRUST IT, because it's showtime, darlin'. When We Were Young is a podcast devoted to the most beloved pop culture of our formative years (roughly 1980-2000). Join us for a look back to the past with a critical eye on how these movies, songs, TV shows and more hold up now. You can follow us on Twitter and Instagram at @WWWYshow, on Facebook at Facebook.com/WWWYShow and you can email us your episodes suggestions at wwwyshow@gmail.com. Don’t forget to subscribe and review us on iTunes! Help us defray the costs of creating this show, which includes purchasing movies/shows/music to review, adhering to a pretty strict drug regimen to keep our minds limber, and producing & editing in-house at the MFP Studio in Los Angeles, California, by donating to our Patreon account at patreon.com/WhenWeWereYoung.

SHOWGIRLS (1995) You can't touch us, but we can touch you. In When We Were Young's raw, uncensored NC-17 episode, we reveal our most inappropriate pop culture encounters from childhood, then set our sights on the Las Vegas underbelly (and undercarriage) of 1995's SHOWGIRLS, widely considered to be the best bad movie of all time. Meet the consistently hot-and-bothered Nomi Malone, who hails from "different places." She's a dancer but not a stripper (except by profession) and definitely not a prostitute, who dreams of one day leaving behind the seedy, sleazy world of removing her clothes for money to become a topless dancer. She is not a prostitute. Meet Cristal Connors, the gorgeous "Goddess" who takes a manipulative, seductive interest in this Amazonian ingenue. Will Nomi ever do Cristal's nails? Will Cristal ever do Nomi? After a bare-breasted leather dance-fight, who will push who down the stairs? Paul Verhoeven's uniquely confounding flop is explicit but never sexy, strikingly feminist and queasily exploitative, and features the most enthrallingly misguided star turn of all time from Saved By The Bell's Elizabeth Berkley. So put your nightie on, crack open a can of Doggy Chow, head over to Versace and THRUST IT, because it's showtime, darlin'. When We Were Young is a podcast devoted to the most beloved pop culture of our formative years (roughly 1980-2000). Join us for a look back to the past with a critical eye on how these movies, songs, TV shows and more hold up now. You can follow us on Twitter and Instagram at @WWWYshow, on Facebook at Facebook.com/WWWYShow and you can email us your episodes suggestions at wwwyshow@gmail.com. Don’t forget to subscribe and review us on iTunes! Help us defray the costs of creating this show, which includes purchasing movies/shows/music to review, adhering to a pretty strict drug regimen to keep our minds limber, and producing & editing in-house at the MFP Studio in Los Angeles, California, by donating to our Patreon account at patreon.com/WhenWeWereYoung.

Mow down a bag of dog food and then flounce angrily out of a room, because we're talking about Showgirls! With the help of very special guest Becky Johnson, we deconstruct this cult classic/true nightmare of a film, talking about horrific plot twists, horrifying dance sequences, and whether or not Nomi Malone is actually the Kool-Aid Man. This episode is brought to you by Daily Harvest. Daily Harvest sends organic superfood eats straight to your door, with your choice of smoothies, activated breakfast bowls, or nice cream vegan sundaes. With each single-serving easy to prepare cup to be stored in the freezer, ready to blend or heat it's ready in just 30 seconds whenever you are. Go to www.daily-harvest.com and enter promo code HATELOVE to get three items FREE off your first box! Brought to you by Canvas People. Canvas People has a very easy to use Photo-to-Canvas service that takes your favorite photo memories and turns them into beautiful artwork for you to enjoy every day. Instead of snapping that beautiful photo and letting it rot in your cell phone you can bring that photo to life to put on your walls at home, in your office, or to give as a great gift. Visit www.CanvasPeople.com and use Promo Code HateLove to receive a Limited time offer, 1 free 11x14 canvas (just pay shipping). This episode is also brought to you by TeePublic. Check out www.TeePublic.com and discover your next favourite Tee. Psst... they also have nerdy hoodies, sweaters, baseball tees and long sleeves. Check out our favourite designs at www.TeePublic.HateLovePodcast.com Edited by Andrew Ivimey and produced for the From Superheroes network. Visit www.FromSuperheroes.com for more podcasts, YouTube series, web comics, and more.

For this Throwback Thursday, Steve & Izzy discuss the 1995 classic from director Paul Verhoeven about Nomi Malone, a small town dancer looking to make it in the big city of Las Vegas!!! If you haven't seen it, please do... and then enjoy our podcast! You won't regret it! Or your money back!

This week, we are discussing the 1995 cult classic, "Showgirls." Join us as we lavish ourselves in the glitz, glitter, and tack, but like in a cool and also feminist way. Natalia goes deep about her stan for Jessie Spano. Sarah compares this movie to "Brokeback Mountain" ??? We both think Kyle McLachlan has aged gracefully! Hold on to your black felt cowboy hats, it's gonna be as enthralling, fascinating, and messy as Nomi Malone eating a hamburger. Extra Credit Reading: *In Defense of Nomi Malone *http://www.refinery29.com/2014/04/66274/showgirls-anti-feminist-heroines *Why Gina Gershon Thinks 'Showgirls' Would Do Better in Theaters Now *http://toofab.com/2017/07/03/why-gina-gershon-thinks-showgirls-would-do-better-in-theaters-if-it-came-out-now/ *Elizabeth Berkley Just Gave a VERY Passionate Speech About 'Painful' 'Showgirls' Shaming 20 Years Later *http://toofab.com/2015/06/28/elizabeth-berkley-showgirls-screening-video/ *'Showgirls': Paul Verhoeven on The Greatest Stripper Movie Ever Made *http://www.rollingstone.com/movies/news/showgirls-paul-verhoeven-on-the-greatest-stripper-movie-ever-made-20150922 *Misogynist or Feminist? The Murky World of Director Paul Verhoeven *https://www.spectator.co.uk/2017/03/misogynist-or-feminist-the-murky-world-of-director-paul-verhoeven/ *Confirmed: 'Showgirls' Is Still Terrible *https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2014/04/its-still-ok-to-hate-em-showgirls-em/360644/ *'Showgirls' is a Good Movie *https://theawl.com/showgirls-is-a-good-movie-13615ee64e66 Follow us on social media! instagram.com/onlygirlspod twitter.com/onlygirlspod facebook.com/onlygirlspod

This weeks guest is the very funny Oscar Montoya from The UCB Harold team Nomi Malone and Maude Night's The Summer Of . He is a comedian and a dancer, a mover, a shaker, really the only thing he's not is a calendar maker.This episode has a lot of stories that are hat tips to previous episodes! We've got: A tutu protest promoting acceptance and solidarity with the LGBTQ community across the state of Wyoming (including Hannah's hometown!) A young boy who found $2,000, returned it, and received an outstanding citizens reward! Planes trains and automobiles! Another baby was born on mass transit! A Metallica cover band had all of their equipment stolen, and Metallica themselves stepped in to replace all of it! The Gofundme of the week features Goats of Anarchy, a non-profit for special needs goats, which was featured in a past episode with Jonathan Harris. They are expanding and opening up a second location! Oscar’s hometown is Palmira Columbia, and while looking for good news, Hannah found a great list of several non-profits that do great work in the country of Columbia! Animal corner features a beaver that got too chubby to make it through a fence and had to be rescued. As usual, that’s all that really needs to be said about that. Cheers to another week of positive news stories! Follow Oscar on Instagram @ozzymo Follow Oscar on Twitter @ozzymo Follow Hannah on Instagram @hannahgator Follow Hannah on Twitter @cannongator See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Fish Out Of Water"To make the right bits you gotta have the right bait" Kale Hills is the best! He's not only the nicest guy in Hollywood but he's also one of the funniest, sharpest people that has entered the Fish Out Of Water studio. Kale is a member of the Upright Citizens Brigade harold team "Nomi Malone", new Maude team "The Audacity" and he also performs characters for UCB's first character showcase team "Characters Welcome". You can find Nomi Malone show dates here: https://franklin.ucbtheatre.com/performance/40559 You can find tickets to The Audacity here: http://sunset.ucbtheatre.com/performance/52045 You can find tickets to Characters Welcome here: http://sunset.ucbtheatre.com/performance/52318 Follow him on Twitter: @kaleethan See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Steve & Izzy watch the 1995 documentary of world-famous dancer Nomi Malone & her trials with epileptic nymphomania while attempting to make a living in Las Vegas, "Showgirls". Okay, that's not "technically" the plot but... well, just watch it, enjoy the gratuitous boobies & classic screenwriting... and then join us for a few beers. This week, we try Stone Brewing's Ruination Double IPA and Bellhaven's Wee Heavy Ale. First we get you used to the podcasting, then we make you swallow. Cheers!