Podcasts about The Stepford Wives

Send us a text or a voicemailA reckless Patreon Supporter goes dangerously rogue to catch a group of hardened podcasters. He explores a corrupt world where the lines between fantasy and reality completely blur. On Episode 724 of Trick or Treat Radio we are joined by Joshua Libre for the June Patreon Takeover! Josh has selected the films; To Live and Die in L.A. from director William Friedkin, and The Convent (2000) from director Mike Mendez for us to discuss! We also find out what a four robot lion Voltron would look like, learn what horrifying selections have been curated on our Tubi recommendations, and we react to trailers for the films; Fall 2: Deadpoint, and Night Nurse. So grab your bags of neon blood, make sure to have unique serial numbers on your counterfeit money, and strap on for the world's most dangerous podcast!Stuff we talk about: George A. Romero, Day of the Dead, Tom Savini, Scream Factory, Cine-Strange, AI upscaling, Voltron, forming the blazing sword, a one-armed Jack Palance push-up, City Slickers, Rescue from Gilligan's Island, Martin Landau, The Professionals, Qui-Gon Libre, The Covenant, Tubi or not Tubi, Megan is Missing, Salo, Massage Parlor Murders, Debbie Does Demons, A Clockwork Shining, Donald Farmer, 8 1/2, Fellini, Amityville Spa, Bob Kraft, Donna Speir, Ted Lasso, World Cup, The Oblong Box, E.T. The Extraterrestrial, Humongus, Witchcraft 4: The Virgin Heart, Jurassic Park, Blink, The Chronicles of Riddick, Open Water, The Stepford Wives, The Originals, The Vampire Diaries, Shia Lebouf, The Transformers, Joshua Jackson, Shutter, Fringe, The Facts of Life, being a Cloney, Peter Dinklage, The Toxic Avenger, Adrienne Barbeau, The Fog, Creepshow, Escape From New York, Open House, Back to School, Young Frankenstein, Gene Wilder, Richard Todd, The House of Long Shadows, Sly Stallone, Fall 2: Deadpoint, The Spierig Brothers, My Bloody Valentine, Undead, Bad Taste, Night Nurse, Masters of the Universe, Wang Chun, Laura Branigan, To Live and Die in L.A., Willem Dafoe, William Friedkin, William Peterson, Michael Mann, Cruising, Al Pacino, Sorcerer, Sirat, American Ninja, Dead Stockwell, Quantum Leap, Steve James, Griffin Dunne, Asia Argento, the history of the Secret Service, Invasion USA, Die Hard, Cobra, Barton Fink, John Turturro, Oliver Stone, Natural Born Killers, John McTiernan, Neon Demons, The Convent, Mike Mendez, Dead Alive, Evil Dead II, Night of the Demons, Nunsploitation, Hokum, Patreon Takeover, Iron Lung, Backrooms, CSI DSO, Brian May, I'm Prince Albert Prince of Eternia, Nipsey Muscle, and the details are a lie.Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/trickortreatradioJoin our Discord Community: discord.trickortreatradio.comSend Email/Voicemail: mailto:podcast@trickortreatradio.comVisit our website: http://trickortreatradio.comStart your own podcast: https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=386Use our Amazon link: http://amzn.to/2CTdZzKFB Group: http://www.facebook.com/groups/trickortreatradioTwitter: http://twitter.com/TrickTreatRadioFacebook: http://facebook.com/TrickOrTreatRadioYouTube: http://youtube.com/TrickOrTreatRadioInstagram: http://instagram.com/TrickorTreatRadioSupport the show

This week, we talk about The Stepford Wives.

[School of Movies 2026] As we perform a shutdown on MA.I. with a rousing singalong of 'Daisy Bell', we get to one of the least-seen-yet-best of the whole bunch. 2025s Companion seems to have had a hard time really hooking audiences in. "What, it's about a killer robot or something, but she looks like a cute girl." No, that's M.3.G.A.N. and that little brat poisoned the well for this absolute beauty, TWICE with her TikTok dancing and nothing below the surface! Companion is following in the eerily perfect footsteps of The Stepford Wives (the savagely satirical 1975 original, not the embarrassing Nicole Kidman remake). It's about autonomy and escape from exploitation. It's hilarious and inventive and touchingly sad, and frightening and exhilarating, visually striking, and Sophie Thatcher -especially following her turn in Heretic (2024)- is absolutely one to watch in modern-day thrillers. We take you through the film scene by scene, knowing full well that very few of you will have seen it. So we suggest you listen along until you're desperate to watch it for yourself and find out how it ends.

AI. You may have noticed it's everywhere now — in your phone, your fridge, the suspiciously enthusiastic email your boss "wrote" last Tuesday. And cinema, bless its little reactive heart, has been trying to warn us about this for fifty years. The problem is we keep not listening, partly because the warnings have so often arrived in the shape of a sexy lady robot, which is its own diagnosis of the problem.This week, Pete is joined by Chelsea Stardust and Tommy Metz III for a triptych spanning five decades of artificial intelligence horror: Demon Seed (1977), Cam (2018), and Companion (2025). Three films, one increasingly nervous question: what exactly are we asking of AI, and what does it keep becoming anyway?The conversation runs the lineage of synthetic women in cinema — a trope factory that stretches from Metropolis through The Stepford Wives, Blade Runner, Weird Science, Her, Ex Machina, M3GAN, and Subservience, with a foundational-film round that lands on WarGames and 2001: A Space Odyssey. Along the way: the paperclip maximizer as a way of understanding what Proteus actually is, the cultural weight of releasing a forced-pregnancy AI horror four years after Roe v. Wade, platform terms-of-use as the modern book of the vampire, and the genuinely surprising argument that the most hopeful film in the set is the one where a robot drives off into the sunset with all the money.There are detours, because of course there are: villain-era Jack Quaid, Lukas Gage doing the robot, Sophie Thatcher sliding her own intelligence to one hundred percent, and Tommy's new and frankly concerning bedtime ritual.The films:Demon Seed (1977), dir. Donald Cammell, adapted from the Dean Koontz novel, starring Julie ChristieCam (2018), dir. Daniel Goldhaber, written by Isa Mazzei, starring Madeline BrewerCompanion (2025), dir. Drew Hancock, produced by Zach CreggerAlso referenced: Colossus: The Forbin Project, Westworld (1973), Rosemary's Baby, The Omen, Get Out, Promising Young Woman, The Invitation, Assassination Nation, Barbarian. (00:00) - Welcome to Sitting in the Dark (01:29) - The AI Experience (04:26) - Foundational AI Films (05:42) - Demon Seed (25:55) - Cam (42:16) - Companion (01:04:46) - Coming Attractions ... TBA! Support The Next Reel Family of Film Shows:Become a member for just $5/month or $55/yearJoin our Discord community of movie loversThe Next Reel Family of Film Shows:Cinema Scope: Bridging Genres, Subgenres, and MovementsThe Film BoardMovies We LikeThe Next ReelSitting in the DarkConnect With Us:Main Site: WebMovie Platforms: Letterboxd | FlickchartSocial Media: Facebook | Instagram | Threads | Bluesky | YouTube | PinterestYour Hosts: Chelsea | Kyle | Kynan | Pete | Tommy Shop & Stream:Merch Store: Apparel, stickers, mugs & moreWatch Page: Buy/rent films we've discussed

Send us Fan MailWe'll just die if we don't get this recipe! Al & Siena are picturing brick walls and stopping in Stepford on this family-gone-bad episode on VILLAGE OF THE DAMNED (1960) x THE STEPFORD WIVES (1975)! Hear about the special effects that almost got one film an X, learn the bizarre reason Diane Keaton turned the Katharine Ross role down, and uncover the unnerving story behind the use of head clamps on the VILLAGE set in this Mother's Day duo edition of Splice & Splatter. You can scream new episodes every other Monday with full video episodes on Youtube!Hosts: Al LaFleur and Siena Sofia BergtTheme Song: Theodore SchaferSplice & Splatter is a New Mexico x Michigan podcast productionFollow us on social media at linktr.ee/spliceandsplatterpodSupport the show

We discuss some interesting similarities and thematic continuity between two films, 1975's The Stepford Wives and 1983's Valley Girl. 

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It's time to bring BGC favourite Kevin Sherwin back onto the show to discuss this year's Eurovision Song Contest entries. Kevin is not pulling any punches this year and is betting His Holy Communion money on Latvia to win! And this year could be their year, as Saturn, Venus and Mount Fuji have decided not to take part in the competition. But what about all the other entries, don't they deserve a chance? What about Ireland, Spain, The Netherlands and 95-time contest winner and friend of the podcast Slovakia? And don't the Spice Girls get a say in any of this? Huh?! (Don't forget to email Kevin's mammy with your problems and questions! – ThingsGayPeopleLike@gmail.com.) Clodagh has emails from Clare McLoughlin, who has information on the April Seen/Unseen event, and Jose is asking a tech question about those pesky graphics on webpages. So, forget about the Artemis II mission wake up music for a moment, don't worry about that zero-gravity spoon smashing into the spaceship controls. And instead strap yourself in for the only podcast worth listening to while attempting re-entry: Blind Guys Chat. 3 out of 4 astronauts prefer it to fixing space toilets! Links for this episode: ·       ‘Things Gay People Like' podcast: [https://open.spotify.com/show/02N4vAlIPR6NWTrIM6iTAt](https://open.spotify.com/show/02N4vAlIPR6NWTrIM6iTAt "https://open.spotify.com/show/02N4vAlIPR6NWTrIM6iTAt") ·       Email Kevin's mammy with your agony aunt questions at thingsgaypeoplelike@gmail.com ·       Doug Lee scripts for JAWS recommended by Mo: [https://www.dlee.org/](https://www.dlee.org/ "https://www.dlee.org/") ·       Clare McLoughlin Seen/Unseen April event details: https://artistclaremclaughlin.org/this-april-25th-seen-unseen-will-be-at-imma/ ·       Artimis II playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0WO94bzZeuUun777vv6UJu Support Blind Guys Chat by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/blind-guys-chatRead transcript

Send us Fan MailA Man From the Future arrives at a podcast studio where he must recruit the precise combination of disgruntled hosts to join him on a one-night quest to save the world from the terminal threat of a rogue artificial unintelligence. On Episode 713 of Trick or Treat Radio our feature film discussion is Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die from director Gore Verbinski! We also talk about which show has the creepiest theme song, we talk about the dangers of social media and its negative effects on us, and react to trailers for the following upcoming films; The Furious, The End of Oak St., and Itch! So grab your AI repellent, dream up some insane Studio Ghibli inspired memebot, and strap on for the world's most dangerous podcast!Stuff we talk about: Evil Dead Burn, Lee Cronin, taking risks and gambling, The Mummy, The Illustrated Man, Lesbian Nuns, Hear No Evil, The Embalmer, Scooby-Doo, Zoombies 2, Bates Motel, The Scarecrow, Sarah Jean Underwood, Deadly Weekend, Creep, The Crazies, Hannibal, Afterlife, Amy Smart, Campfire Tales, Mirrors, Billy Warlock, Halloween 2, Society, The Thing Below, Leonard Nimoy, In Search Of…, Unsolved Mysteries, Zombies of the Stratosphere, Invasion of the Body Snatchers, The Rocketeer, Cheech and Chong's Up In Smoke, The Munsters, The Alfred Hitchcock Hour, taking an “L”, which theme is spookier?, The Furious, Joe Taslim, The End of Oak Street, J.J. Abrams, David Robert Mitchell, The Raid films, Oldboy, hallway fight scenes, It Follows, Ewan McGregor, RIP Sam Kieth, The Maxx, The Cyber, Sam Rockwell, A Cure For Wellness, Juno Temple, Haley Lu Richardson, Michael Pena, Zazie Beetz, Studio Ghibli, Night Patrol, Ryan Prows, being desensitized by school shootings, Stepford Wives, The Authority, Andrew Yang, Noble Mobile, paying you to not use your phone, how harmful social media is to our brains, Send Help, Sam Raimi, Patreon Takeover, Sirat, One Battle After Another, Linus' Patreon Takeover, Afroman, Full of Vitamin Z, and don't itch me bro.Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/trickortreatradioJoin our Discord Community: discord.trickortreatradio.comSend Email/Voicemail: mailto:podcast@trickortreatradio.comVisit our website: http://trickortreatradio.comStart your own podcast: https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=386Use our Amazon link: http://amzn.to/2CTdZzKFB Group: http://www.facebook.com/groups/trickortreatradioTwitter: http://twitter.com/TrickTreatRadioFacebook: http://facebook.com/TrickOrTreatRadioYouTube: http://youtube.com/TrickOrTreatRadioInstagram: http://instagram.com/TrickorTreatRadioSupport the show

Send us Fan MailA chain-smoker, accompanied by his co-host, go looking for their missing producer in North Africa. When their friend from across the pond resurfaces after 16 years, the group reunite to create an unapologetically derivative Shoegaze band in hopes of raising funds to continue their search. On Episode 712 of Trick or Treat Radio we are joined by Linus for his Patreon Takeover! Linus has decided to class up the joint a bit by selecting two Oscar nominated films for us to discuss; Sirāt from director Oliver Laxe, and One Battle After Another from director Paul Thomas Anderson! We also talk about horror's comeuppance, how to live the raver lifestyle, and we react to trailers for the films; Saturnalia and Dune 3! So grab your Modello of Blood, be sure to have a Smokey and the Bandit moment, and strap on for the world's most dangerous podcast!Stuff we talk about: Living under a rock, Horror getting its comeuppance, Nosferatu, The Substance, Academy Awards, Weapons, K-Pop Demon Hunters, Frankenstein, Sinners, Patreon Takeover with Linus, Shoegaze Craze, Buckfast, retiring over and over, The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, The Face Behind the Mask, Phantom of the Rue Morgue, Death Trap, Michael Caine, Birds II: Lands End, The Void, Urban Nightmare, Dawn of the Dead, Repo Men, The Book of Monsters, 8-Ball Clown, Snakes on a Plane, War of the Worlds, Jake Weber, The Haunting of Molly Hartley, Graveyard Shift, Thriller, Memory, Sublime, Bruce Willis, The Sixth Sense, Grindhouse, Planet Terror, Just Before Dawn, Elvira Mistress of Dark, The Cell, Son of Satan, The Curse of Dracula, Mortuary, The Final Terror, Blade: Trinity, Glenn Close, Mars Attacks, The Girl With All the Gifts, The Stepford Wives, Meryl Streep, Grizzly 2: The Revenge, Lost Boys, Ursula Andress, She, The Alfred Hitchcock Hour, The Adams Family, Todd Slaughter, Danhausen, AEW Revolution, Edge and Christian, The Red Queen Kills Seven Times, Eyes Without a Face, Saturnalia, Claudio Simonetti, Dune 3, Zendaya, Sirāt, Oliver Laxe, Sergi Lopez, doing ecstacy, raves, don't forget to bury your LSD poo, Cliffhanger, Climax, Pan's Labyrinth, raver lifestyle, The Guardian, Sorcerer, William Friedkin, Critters 3, Leonardo DiCaprio, Benicio del Toro, Paul Thomas Anderson, One Battle After Another, Sean Penn, Regina Hall, the Smokey and the Bandit Moment, Sensei Sergio, Modello of Blood, The Lone Ranger, Gore Verbinski, Brexit, Lord Buckethead, Escrima Sticks, unapologetically derivative, power to the peephole, Jared Leto's dead left arm, and Que Sirat Sirat.Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/trickortreatradioJoin our Discord Community: discord.trickortreatradio.comSend Email/Voicemail: mailto:podcast@trickortreatradio.comVisit our website: http://trickortreatradio.comStart your own podcast: https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=386Use our Amazon link: http://amzn.to/2CTdZzKFB Group: http://www.facebook.com/groups/trickortreatradioTwitter: http://twitter.com/TrickTreatRadioFacebook: http://facebook.com/TrickOrTreatRadioYouTube: http://youtube.com/TrickOrTreatRadioInstagram: Support the show

Send a textHannah and Laura are finishing up their discussion of Tana French's The Secret Place. They do a deeper dive into the book and try to determine if the characters are meant to be likable at all or just tragic. They also chat about Laura's love for The Stepford Wives movie, a TV show Hannah is watching that is starting to go off the rails, and rereading complicated books.*This episode contains SPOILERS for The Secret Place by Tana French. Spoiler section begins at: 34 min 14 secs. ***CW for the episode: discussions of sexual assault, sex, death, murder, violence, stabbing, abusive relationships, mental illness, police, detectives, bullying, parental trauma, toxic relationships*Apologies for some audio issues on Hannah's end. *Media Mentions:The Secret Place by Tana French Lore Olympus, Vol. 1 by Rachel Smythe Song Sung Blue---Peacock School Spirits---Paramount+ The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley Support the showBe sure to follow OWWR Pod!www.owwrpod.com Twitter (updates only): @OwwrPodBlueSky: @OwwrPodTikTok: @OwwrPodInstagram: @owwrpodThreads: @OwwrPodHive: @owwrpodSend us an email at: owwrpod@gmail.comCheck out OWWR Patreon: patreon.com/owwrpodOr join OWWR Discord! We'd love to chat with you!You can follow Hannah at:Instagram: @brews.and.booksThreads: @brews.and.booksTikTok: @brews.and.booksYou can follow Laura at:Instagram: @goodbooksgreatgoatsBlueSky: @myyypod

Turning Point USA's Women's Leadership Conference returns to Dallas in June. Derek and Julian take a look inside. Show Notes Antifeminist women's summit: ‘The kitchen is where the real revolution starts' Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Send a textAfter a catastrophic military disaster, the dead don't just rise - they come back, sit on the couch and refuse to do any housework. A group search for their missing friend, but what they find is far more terrifyingly lazy. On Episode 707 of Trick or Treat Radio our feature film discussion is We Bury the Dead from director Zak Hilditch! We also talk about the best Dick (Grayson) we've ever seen, debate the weight that expectations can place on a film, and for our coming attraction reaction we check out the trailer for the film Obsession, and a preview of the German opera Monster's Paradise! So grab your Zombie Survival Guide, make sure you don't leave any unfinished business, and strap on for the world's most dangerous podcast!Stuff we talk about: Valentines Day, Slim Jims, love is in the air, Friday the 13th, Sean Cunningham, Jason Voorhees, Scream 7, Mummy 4, The Mist, In A Violent Nature 2, Evil Dead Wrath, Chromebook Troubles, lens caps, Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed, The Sentinel, My Bloody Valentine, My Demon Lover, To Catch A Vampire, Charlie Spradling, Sphinx, House of the Dead 2, Sherlock Holmes, The Creeping Flesh, The Stepford Wives, The Beast Within, Dead Alive, The Temp, My Favorite Martian, Teen Ape, Mulva, Messengers, The Wolfman, Christina Ricci, Sleepy Hollow, Cursed, Adams Family, Darren Aronofsky, Josh Brolin, Planet Terror, The Goonies, Christine Elise, Needful Things, Michael Ironside, Total Recall, David Seltzer, The Omen, Richard Lynch, Bad Dreams, Corpses are Forever, Hillbilly Vanilli, Bad Bunny, Punishment Martinez, The Mandalorian, Gorgonzilla, Turbo Kid, RKSS, Klanchella, Milk and Serial, Obsession, Send Help, Sam Raimi, Drag Me To Hell, Iron Lung, the Black Lung game, RIP Ollie and Rio, “the best Dick I've ever seen”, Titans, Archie Bunker, We Bury the Dead, Daisy Ridley, The Battery, Dawn of the Dead, Brenton Thwaite, “Star Wars”, Captain Ron, Kurt Russell, humanity in zombie films, Cold Storage, brush fires, Benny Hill, don't put off tomorrow what you can do today, Night Patrol, Ryan Prows, The Unknown Comic, Pat Morita, Luc Besson, Dracula, Cumberland Farms, Malfunction Junction, My Bloody Scott Valentine, Happy Palentines Day, Go Fund Yourself, Oberons and Deuterons, and Han Salo or the 120 Days of Sodom.Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/trickortreatradioJoin our Discord Community: discord.trickortreatradio.comSend Email/Voicemail: mailto:podcast@trickortreatradio.comVisit our website: http://trickortreatradio.comStart your own podcast: https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=386Use our Amazon link: http://amzn.to/2CTdZzKFB Group: http://www.facebook.com/groups/trickortreatradioTwitter: http://twitter.com/TrickTreatRadioFacebook: http://facebook.com/TrickOrTreatRadioYouTube: http://youtube.com/TrickOrTreatRadioInstagram: http://instagram.com/TrickorTreatRadioSupport the show

Soixante-troizième numéro du podcast Pourquoi Buffy c'est génial. Podcast complètement exceptionnel avec Sarthman, Riley, Malaurie, Xavier à la technique et une invitée incroyable : April le robot !!! Nous analysons ensemble le quinième épisode de la cinquième saison : I Was Made To Love You (Chagrin d'Amour)Écrit par Jane Espenson et réalisé par James A. Contner il fut diffusé pour la première fois le 20 février 2001.Nous vous proposons de revivre avec nous cet épisode sous forme de commentaires audio un peu particuliers dans lesquels nous tenterons d'analyser l'écriture, les personnages, la réalisation… Tout ce qui fait de Buffy une série si particulière et tellement sous estimée en France. A travers I Was Made To Love You, nous aborderons des relations amoureuses, la charge mentale des femmes dans ces relations, de Xander, de Warren, de Britney...Toutes les infos du podcast ici : pourquoibuffycestgenial.wordpress.com, discord.gg/feWftHmNous parlerons également :du film The Stepford Wives (1975)du film Her (2013)du film Companion (2025)du film I Saw the TV Glow (2024)du livre In Every Generation(2022)Des gros bisous à Severine, Samus, Cindy, Axelle, Ofé, Nico, Libellule, Graziella, Babsy, Remi, Navi, Relife, Le Blane, Virg, Ikwy, Sarah, Gabrielle de dreampow, Khun mel 29, Max, Mélanie, au Discord PBCG, à BuffyAngelShow, Bon épisode.

In this episode of the Every Church Flourishing Podcast by the Great Commission Association of California, hosts Pastor Christopher Cole and Dr. Chase Thompson interview the senior directors of the GCA, including Dr. Michael Stewart, Ms. Lannette Lozano and Dr. Se J. Won about topics ranging from prayer to mission fields, to prayer and great pastoral resources. Chase and Chris also taste test Lester's Fixins Ranch Dressing Soda and barely survive the experience.  In terms of what makes a church healthy and flourishing, there's no good answer to that question that doesn't begin with what Jesus said in John 15 about abiding in Him. - Chris Cole.  "I've been to churches where there is an inauthentic, almost Stepford Wives too bright, too shiny kind of vibe where people greet you like you're their long-lost brother that they haven't seen in years…I would much prefer, rather than bright hot, gleaming and polished smiles, I would much prefer something more genuine, warm real and authentic. The way to make that happen is not a program, but to preach the Gospels, preach the epistles, and cultivate a people who value biblical humility, biblical serving, biblical gentleness and biblical warmth.  There's no program or strategy that replaces the kind of outflow of the Fruit of the Spirit that should come from an authentic church with real greeters - that is massively important to reach your community. It may not grow you into a megachurch, but it will grow you into a place where people will come and feel welcomed and feel real warmth. "  "People don't want to be sold on Jesus. That's not the same as saying we don't want to invite them to a real-world encounter with the Good News of Jesus Christ and the hope that we have…When we center the gospel into the middle of authentic relationships, it should overflow into how we greet guests, do outreaches, and how we teach people to grow up into disciples of Jesus." Chris Cole Resources mentioned: Thom Rainer's Becoming a Welcoming Church.  Daniel Henderson's Old Paths, New Power: Awakening Your Church through Prayer and the Ministry of the Word. "There is a great need for spiritual renewal and awakening…for us to see something that can't be explained by numbers or logic, for us to see God move in such a way that we can only say that was God. If I'm not right with God, then what we do, doesn't really matter." Dr. Se J. Won.    Waking the Dead - John Eldredge (Dr. Stewart)  "Who we are matters more than what we do. We must have a good sense of our relationship with Christ, and who we are in ourselves and how we interact with other people." Chris Cole. Steve Cuss - Managing Leadership Anxiety, Yours and Theirs Peter Scazzero: The Emotionally Healthy Leader: How Transforming Your Inner Life Will Deeply Transform Your Church, Team, and the World. Dr. Se J. Won, "Many people go through unknown pains…unknown trials and challenges that they can't talk about or say outloud. Pain is not a curse."    Paul Brand: The Gift of Pain.  YouVersion Bible App on Android or iTunes.  Chris Cole, "As an ex-missionary, I have put a lot of weird things into my mouth, and this Lester's Ranch Dressing Soda might be moving close to my top ten of weird things to put in my mouth."  "As a Baptist pastor, you would not know what a Pina Colada tastes like!"   The UNsecret to baptizing more people. Hint: There's not a strategy, trick, or hack.   

In this episode of the Every Church Flourishing Podcast by the Great Commission Association of California, hosts Pastor Christopher Cole and Dr. Chase Thompson interview the senior directors of the GCA, including Dr. Michael Stewart, Ms. Lannette Lozano and Dr. Se J. Won about topics ranging from prayer to mission fields, to prayer and great pastoral resources. Chase and Chris also taste test Lester's Fixins Ranch Dressing Soda and barely survive the experience.  In terms of what makes a church healthy and flourishing, there's no good answer to that question that doesn't begin with what Jesus said in John 15 about abiding in Him. - Chris Cole.  "I've been to churches where there is an inauthentic, almost Stepford Wives too bright, too shiny kind of vibe where people greet you like you're their long-lost brother that they haven't seen in years…I would much prefer, rather than bright hot, gleaming and polished smiles, I would much prefer something more genuine, warm real and authentic. The way to make that happen is not a program, but to preach the Gospels, preach the epistles, and cultivate a people who value biblical humility, biblical serving, biblical gentleness and biblical warmth.  There's no program or strategy that replaces the kind of outflow of the Fruit of the Spirit that should come from an authentic church with real greeters - that is massively important to reach your community. It may not grow you into a megachurch, but it will grow you into a place where people will come and feel welcomed and feel real warmth. "  "People don't want to be sold on Jesus. That's not the same as saying we don't want to invite them to a real-world encounter with the Good News of Jesus Christ and the hope that we have…When we center the gospel into the middle of authentic relationships, it should overflow into how we greet guests, do outreaches, and how we teach people to grow up into disciples of Jesus." Chris Cole Resources mentioned: Thom Rainer's Becoming a Welcoming Church.  Daniel Henderson's Old Paths, New Power: Awakening Your Church through Prayer and the Ministry of the Word. "There is a great need for spiritual renewal and awakening…for us to see something that can't be explained by numbers or logic, for us to see God move in such a way that we can only say that was God. If I'm not right with God, then what we do, doesn't really matter." Dr. Se J. Won.    Waking the Dead - John Eldredge (Dr. Stewart)  "Who we are matters more than what we do. We must have a good sense of our relationship with Christ, and who we are in ourselves and how we interact with other people." Chris Cole. Steve Cuss - Managing Leadership Anxiety, Yours and Theirs Peter Scazzero: The Emotionally Healthy Leader: How Transforming Your Inner Life Will Deeply Transform Your Church, Team, and the World. Dr. Se J. Won, "Many people go through unknown pains…unknown trials and challenges that they can't talk about or say outloud. Pain is not a curse."    Paul Brand: The Gift of Pain.  YouVersion Bible App on Android or iTunes.  Chris Cole, "As an ex-missionary, I have put a lot of weird things into my mouth, and this Lester's Ranch Dressing Soda might be moving close to my top ten of weird things to put in my mouth."  "As a Baptist pastor, you would not know what a Pina Colada tastes like!"   The UNsecret to baptizing more people. Hint: There's not a strategy, trick, or hack.   

Love isn't soft this week — it's sharp. In Valentine's Week Horror History (Feb 9–15), we trace the anniversaries where romance curdles into obsession, suburbia turns sinister, and the holiday's heart-shaped sheen hides something mean underneath.Inside this episode (Quick Hits + Spotlight):Feb 11, 1981 — My Bloody Valentine: blue-collar slasher dread in a mining town where the tunnels feel alive and the “tradition” is murder. (U.S. this week: free via Kanopy / buy-rent on major VOD.) Feb 13, 2009 — Friday the 13th (reboot): Jason's modern-era brutality — fast, nasty, and built like a greatest-hits mixtape of the franchise's worst impulses. (U.S. this week: Netflix and Tubi, plus VOD.) Feb 14, 1991 — The Silence of the Lambs: prestige terror and psychological horror that changed the culture — and proved “thriller” can still be nightmare fuel. (U.S. this week: AMC+.) Feb 13, 2019 — Happy Death Day 2U: time-loop mayhem with real heart and a wicked sense of humor. (U.S. this week: HBO Max.) Deep-Cut Spotlight:Feb 12, 1975 — The Stepford Wives: no monster suit required — just a perfect town, perfect smiles, and a nightmare hiding behind domestic bliss. (U.S. this week: Tubi.) Birthday Roll (4): Emma Roberts (1991), Natalie Dormer (1982), Simon Pegg (1970), Claire Bloom (1931).Weekly Recommendation (Valentine's “bouquet” stack): Misery (1990) (MGM+), Audition (1999), The Fly (1986) (Tubi), plus modern Valentine carnage with Heart Eyes (2025) (Netflix) and Companion (2025) (HBO Max).  If you like your romance with slashers, psychological dread, body horror, and suburban nightmares, this week's timeline is a whole box of chocolates… and at least one of them bites back.

Today we do our best to resist the patriarchy and avoid being the husbands who insist on subservient wives. We discuss the pervasive gaslighting of Katherine Ross, marital dynamics in the 1970s, and the broken masculinity that encourages men to turn their spouses into robots. Synposis: Joanna Eberhart has come to the quaint little town of Stepford, Connecticut with her family, but soon discovers there lies a sinister truth in the all too perfect behavior of the female residents. Starring: Katherine Ross, Paula Prentiss, Peter Masterson Directed by Bryan Forbes Youtube: https://youtu.be/oyliQAGZ860 Help us make our first feature length Messed Up Movie:  https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/mr-creamjean-s-hidey-hole-horror-comedy-movie#/ Support the show on the Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/messedupmoviespod

What nightmares are hiding behind manicured lawns and white picket fences? Stoker-Award Winning author and Queen Weenie herself, Emily C. Hughes is here to help me talk about what makes suburban horror so scary. I rant about The Stepford Wives and more. Movies/Shows Mentioned: Blue Velvet Stepford Wives The Burbs I Saw the TV Glow Safe Donnie Darko Edward Scissorhands Virgin Suicides “Arcadia” – X- Files episode It's Always Sunny – suburban horror episode It Follows Carrie Get Out Invasion of the Body Snatchers Buffy Twin Peaks Stranger Things Addams Family Books Mentioned: The Haunting of Velkwood by Gwendolyn Kiste The Rust Maidens by Gwendolyn Kiste Real World by Natsuo Kirino Linghun by Ai Jiang The Devil and Mrs. Davenport by Paulette Kennedy We Came to Welcome You by Vincent Tirado Good Neighbors by Sarah Langan A Better World by Sarah Langan The Stepford Wives by Ira Levin Rosemary's Baby by Ira Levin Comfort Me With Apples by Catherynne M. Valente Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix My Best Friend's Exorcism by Grady Hendrix How to Sell a Haunted House by Grady Hendrix Model Home by Rivers Solomon The September House by Carissa Orlando The House Next Door by Anne Rivers Siddons Check out the Final Girl Playlist Support the podcast on Patreon to access the newsletter, The Cold Front and the bonus series, The House at the End of Fear Street and get early, ad-free access to episodes.

Welcome to HBR News where we give the badger treatment to the news of the week! This week we will be talking about the latest breaking news in Minnesota regarding the leaked Signal Chat, scientists have possibly created a way to make eggs without the need for women, an all trans Stepford Wives, and more!

https://youtu.be/XWLl-jbqEg8 *Watch it on my NEW YouTube! On today's episode of the Occult Symbolism and Pop Culture with Isaac Weishaupt podcast we begin our 4-part MKULTRA deep dive! In today's episode we begin with Part 1 where we'll explain what MKULTRA was, some pop culture examples of movies and celebrities that are affiliated with mind control and a quick look at David McGowan's “Programmed to Kill” book about mind controlled killers. In Part 1 we'll explain what MKULTRA was, some pop culture examples of movies and celebrities that are affiliated with mind control and a quick look at David McGowan's “Programmed to Kill” book about mind controlled killers.In Part 2 we'll cover a hard to find book called “Secrets and Lies” by Gordon Thomas that details MKULTRA mostly through the view of CIA agent William Buckely. This book features a section on the black magick efforts in a sub-program called Operation OFTEN. It also covers many of the players in MKULTRA: Dr Jolly West, Dr. William Sargent, Dr Ewan Cameron, Frank Olson, Allen Dulles, techniques such as Psychic Driving and the CIA Assassination Manual.In Part 3 we'll cover the authoritative source on the man running MKULTRA: Dr Sydney Gottlieb. It will cover the nazi origins of MKULTRA, Operation Paperclip, origins of the terms used in the program, George Hunter White and Operation Midnight Climax and all the FREAKS within the CIA.In Part 4 we'll cover Cathy O'Brien's TRANCEformation of America book where we get the theory about sex slaves and Project MONARCH. We'll also briefly look at Tom O'Neill's CHAOS book about Charles Manson being a subject in the experiments.Links:Help me get to 100K on YouTube! https://www.youtube.com/@occultsymbolism: (*Supporter feeds Tier 2 members get videos with early access, no ads)All My Links: AllMyLinks.com/IsaacW (social media, Audible, online store for signed books, shirts & more)SUPPORTER FEEDS: Go ad-free with HUNDREDS of bonus episodes, early access and books!Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cw/illuminatiwatcher,VIP Section: https://wp.me/P2ijVF-aRL (*with comparsion of Apple vs Patreon vs VIP)Apple Podcasts Premium! You can now go ad-free with ALL the bonus episodes on the Apple app- just open up the podcast and subscribe!Sacrifice: Magic Behind the Mic & Kubrick's Code signed books: https://occultsymbolism.com/collections/allThe Shining 3.5 hour Deep Dive YouTube: https://youtu.be/Favb2v-1VlU?si=5Ze6U4opKlRRRQGMTHEY LIVE Film Analysis: https://www.illuminatiwatcher.com/they-live-film-analysis-liberal-plots-aliens-homeless-village-people-obey-consumeEyes Wide Shut Episode Index https://www.illuminatiwatcher.com/eyes-wide-shut-decoding-hidden-symbolism-of-stanley-kubrick-episode-indexThe Hunt Film Analysis: https://www.illuminatiwatcher.com/the-hunt-film-analysis-cia-in-hollywood-animal-farm-and-the-liberal-conservative-danceFight Club Film Analysis YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b9ibqNVeXUAStranger Things Index: https://www.illuminatiwatcher.com/stranger-things-september-special-announcementShow sponsors- Get discounts while you support the show and do a little self improvement!*CopyMyCrypto.com/Isaac is where you can copy James McMahon's crypto holdings- listeners get access for just $1 WANT MORE?... Check out my UNCENSORED show with my wife, Breaking Social Norms: https://breakingsocialnorms.com/GRIFTER ALLEY- get bonus content AND go commercial free + other perks:*PATREON.com/IlluminatiWatcher : ad free, HUNDREDS of bonus shows, early access AND TWO OF MY BOOKS! (The Dark Path and Kubrick's Code); you can join the conversations with hundreds of other show supporters here: Patreon.com/IlluminatiWatcher (*Patreon is also NOW enabled to connect with Spotify! https://rb.gy/hcq13)*VIP SECTION: Due to the threat of censorship, I set up a Patreon-type system through MY OWN website! IIt's even setup the same: FREE ebooks, Kubrick's Code video! Sign up at: https://illuminatiwatcher.com/members-section/*APPLE PREMIUM: If you're on the Apple Podcasts app- just click the Premium button and you're in! NO more ads, Early Access, EVERY BONUS EPISODE More from Isaac- links and special offers:*BREAKING SOCIAL NORMS podcast, Index of EVERY episode (back to 2014), Signed paperbacks, shirts, & other merch, Substack, YouTube links, appearances & more: https://allmylinks.com/isaacw *STATEMENT: This show is full of Isaac's useless opinions and presented for entertainment purposes. Audio clips used in Fair Use and taken from YouTube videos.

Send us a textA group of young friends inadvertently resurrect a seemingly invisible evil. They must battle zombies craving brains during a zombie outbreak at a drag show, putting personal conflicts aside to utilize their distinct inabilities against the undead threat. On Episode 701 of Trick or Treat Radio we wrap up 2025 with our final December Double Feature Cram Jam! We discuss the films Queens of the Dead and The Wailing (2025). We also talk about following in the footsteps of a famous parent, react to trailers for the films Psycho Killer and Kraken, and talk about the always fun topic of generational trauma! So grab your 2026 calendar to mark off all the important dates, make yourself scrumptious, and strap on for the world's most dangerous podcast!Stuff we talk about: Final show of 2025, over the hill assholes, the future is looking meh, The Bride, Ready or Not: Here I Come, horror lovers dream, the 2026 dip, Bugonia, The Mastermind, The Brutalist, Leprechaun Back to the Hood, Attack of the 50 Foot Cheerleader, Caity Lotz, The Alphabet Killer, Buffy, Skinwalkers, The Grudge, The Stepford Wives, The Unborn, Sophie Ward, The Hunger, Waxwork II: Lost in Time, Bad Dreams, The Craft, Kelli Maroney, The Evil Dead, Ellen Sandweiss, Lloyd Kaufman, Troma, Slither, Hatchet II, Superman, Fred Ward, Tremors, Cannibal Girls, Damien, Jack Riley, War of the Gargantuas, Haunting of Hill House, Joe Balogna, Transylvania 6-5000, Amityville Horror, Flatliners, Eyes of a Stranger, The Final Countdown, Nightmare Beach, The Manitou, Psycho, Carmen Diego, Diary of a Madman, the million dollar banana, Smallville, Severance, 8mm, Joaquin Phoenix, Mel Brooks, Dick Van Dyke, Younger Frankenstein, Kraken, Psycho Killer, Georgina Campbell, Norwegian monster flicks, Norwegian Wood, Ben DiBanana & Phil McKraken, Leaf Phoenix, Collision Course, Queens of the Dead, Tina Romero, Katy O'Brian, Gaylen Ross, Jack Haven, Margaret Cho, Studio 666, Blitz/Berlin, good tax breaks in Bumf*ck Arkansas, The Wailing, Pedro Martin-Calero, Host, Al Bundy, it's always cocktober, Top 5 Excuses, confusing days, back off I'm a podcaster, happen in the kraken, Bootality Films, and the slippery slope tight rope.Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/trickortreatradioJoin our Discord Community: discord.trickortreatradio.comSend Email/Voicemail: mailto:podcast@trickortreatradio.comVisit our website: http://trickortreatradio.comStart your own podcast: https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=386Use our Amazon link: http://amzn.to/2CTdZzKFB Group: http://www.facebook.com/groups/trickortreatradioTwitter: http://twitter.com/TrickTreatRadioFacebook: http://facebook.com/TrickOrTreatRadioYouTube: http://youtube.com/TrickOrTreatRadioInstagram: http://instagram.com/TrickorTreatRadioSupport the show

Back to American Zion!  Today we look at the chapter “One Family Under God”, 1945-70.  Themes of civil rights, womanhood, and intellectualism are brought together as we look deeper at the post-WWII world of Mormonism! Link to our Face in Hat discord server! https://discord.gg/MnSMvKHvwh YouTube channel!  Thanks Eric! https://www.youtube.com/@FaceinHat https://www.youtube.com/@FaceinHat/playlists Dialogue Podcast Network https://www.dialoguejournal.com/podcasts/ American Zion: A New History of Mormonism, by Benjamin E. Park https://www.amazon.com/American-Zion-New-History-Mormonism/dp/1631498657 Berkeley Ward Centennial https://berkeleyward.org/100/ Sterling McMurrin https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sterling_M._McMurrin Joseph Fielding Smith https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Fielding_Smith Man, His Origin and Destiny, by Joseph Fielding Smith, is discussed here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mormon_views_on_evolution#Joseph_Fielding_Smith J. Edward Johnson https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._Edward_Johnson Free Speech Movement https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_Speech_Movement Hugh Nibley https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugh_Nibley No Man Knows My History, by Fawn M. Brodie https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No_Man_Knows_My_History No, Ma'am, That's Not History, by Hugh Nibley https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No,_Ma%27am,_That%27s_Not_History The Mountain Meadows Massacre (1950) by Juanita Brooks https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mountain_Meadows_Massacre_(book) Mormon Doctrine (book), by Bruce R. McConkie https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mormon_Doctrine_(book) The Giant Joshua, by Maurine Whipple https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Giant_Joshua Too sacred for public consumption -or- Disgusting the prophet's wife, by Eric Jepson https://motleyvision.org/2009/07/09/too-sacred-for-public-consumption-or-disgusting-the-prophets-wife/ Eugene England https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eugene_England Truman G. Madsen (includes note he directed the Berkeley LDS Institute of Religion) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Truman_G._Madsen Preliminary work from the author of the dissertation mentioned https://latterdatasaints.org/author/elena/ Example, A Timeline of LDS Sunday School Manuals: 1972-Present, by Elena H. Call: https://latterdatasaints.org/a-timeline-of-lds-sunday-school-manuals-1972-present/#more-1260 Elias: An Epic of the Ages, by Orson F. Whitney https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elias:_An_Epic_of_the_Ages Short Creek raid https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Short_Creek_raid The big article on the priesthood ban in Dialog, by Lester E. Bush https://www.dialoguejournal.com/wp-content/uploads/sbi/articles/Dialogue_V08N01_13.pdf Truth & Treason (2025 movie) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Truth_%26_Treason Zelophehad's Daughters https://zelophehadsdaughters.com/ Helen Andelin https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helen_Andelin Fascinating Womanhood, by Helen Andelin https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fascinating_Womanhood The Feminine Mystique, by Betty Friedan https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Feminine_Mystique The Stepford Wives (2004 film) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Stepford_Wives_(2004_film) Indian Placement Program https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_Placement_Program The Night Watchman, by Louise Erdrich https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Night_Watchman_(novel) (atonement poem), by Theric Jepson https://www.dialoguejournal.com/articles/atonement-poem/

Sure you could watch the Connecticut shot movie about Connecticut life starring 3 future female movie stars BUT THEN AGAIN you COULD watch Arnold Schwarzenegger's follow up to 'Terminator 2'. The movie that terminated Christmas joy, some people's will to live and Arnold's directing career - 'Christmas in Connecticut' Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week Alexandra Heller-Nicholas joins Mike to discuss two 70s sci-fi horror movies exploring technology, feminism and autonomy...The Stepford Wives and Demon Seed!  Hosted, Produced and Edited by Mike Muncer Music by Jack Whitney.  Artwork by Mike Lee-Graham Get ad free episodes and weekly bonus content on our Patreon! www.patreon.com/evolutionofhorror  Big thank you to Mary Wild for this week's 'Wild About Horror' segment! Sign up to Mary's Patreon!  Mike Muncer is a producer, podcaster and film journalist and can be found on BLUE SKY and INSTAGRAM Visit our website www.evolutionofhorror.com  Buy tickets for our UPCOMING SCREENINGS & EVENTS Buy yourself some brand new EOH MERCH! Email us!  Follow EOH on INSTAGRAM Like EOH on FACEBOOK Join the EOH DISCUSSION GROUP Join the EOH DISCORD Follow EOH on LETTERBOXD  

Send us a textTurkey month is filled with surrealism isn't it?Today were talking about:Pastel suburbs. Forced smiles. Babies swapped like party favors. Greener Grass (2019) is the surreal comedy that asks: what if your HOA ran your entire life?In this pastel nightmare, every lawn is perfect, every smile is orthodontic, and everyone's slowly losing their minds beneath the pressure of keeping up appearances. It's Stepford Wives with braces, Pleasantville on a sugar crash, and a fever dream you can't quite wake up from.

Episode Theme: Disney Attractions That Deserve Their Own MoviesThis week, Scott surprises Candice with a challenge that's both creative and delightfully nerdy: What Disney attractions should get their own movie or series? They start by sharing their favorite existing ride-to-screen adaptations (spoiler: Muppets and pirates make strong appearances) and then dive deep into untapped storytelling gold across the parks.

Devin & James are back in the Den to start Spooky Season with a 50th anniversary celebration of the HORROR MOVIES OF 1975! We begin by rediscovering the nihilistic classic THE STEPFORD WIVES. Next, we debate if the masterpiece PICNIC AT HANGING ROCK and the underseen THE REINCARNATION OF PETER PROUD are even technically horror movies, or rather films so unique that they defy genre classification. Then we head to the drive-in for the cheestastic THE GIANT SPIDER INVASION. We next examine the taboos of David Cronenberg's disturbing, yet hilarious, SHIVERS. We travel to Spain to explore two bizarre horrors by filmmaker Amando de Ossorio, his final Blind Dead entry, NIGHT OF THE SEAGULLS and the totally unhinged Exorcist "homage" DEMON WITCH CHILD. We round things out with some Satanic Panic in two of the wildest Satanist cult films ever made, the RV road chase nightmare RACE WITH THE DEVIL, starring Peter Fonda and Warren Oates, and THE DEVIL'S RAIN, featuring unhinged performances by William Shatner, Tom Skerrit, John Travolta, and the GOAT, Ernest Borgnine! We also bring other 1975 tricks and treats like BUG, TRILOGY OF TERROR, THE AMUSEMENT PARK, SALO, KISS OF THE TARANTULA, and even DEAFULA! We've packed the candy sack as far as it'll stretch for this episode, so sit back with some witch's brew and enjoy the start of Halloween season with us!!

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Send us a textGet out your grills, grab the cooler, and join the stream team for a barbecue in the scary suburbs of Stepford. Synopsis: "Joanna Eberhart has come to the quaint little town of Stepford, Connecticut with her family, but soon discovers there lies a sinister truth in the all too perfect behavior of the female residents."Streaming on: Tubi....Stay Connected with Bryan n' Becca at:Twitter - Instagram - FacebookEmail us at: streamingwiththelightson@gmail.comMusic is provided by CO.AG music Support the show

The death of Charlie Kirk and the reaction to it have shaken millions of Americans, at least those who have managed to hold on to their humanity in the past ten years. Even if the prominent Democrats in the party tried to project a uniform message of decency, to condemn the violence and offer condolences to the family, it was increasingly evident that they were no longer in control of their own party. Not even President Barack Obama himself could set the tone for these people, so consumed with hatred are they. Maybe they thought selling fear for ten years and calling Trump and his supporters an existential threat was a good idea because it would motivate their voters to the polls. Instead, they've created a Frankenstein monster that is now roaming the quiet countryside and scaring the crap out of normal Americans.They want all of us in this country to join them, to agree that Charlie Kirk got what he deserved. He supports gun rights, after all. That alone meant they would shed no tears for him, his wife, or his kids. That was the least of it. On TikTok, Blue Sky, and X, they went on and on, plastering the social media apps with negative stories about Kirk to erase any legacy the Right might try to build in his name.And maybe they thought the rest of America would agree that they should close off their hearts and separate themselves from their empathy to serve the greater political cause that has taken the place of just about everything else in their lives. But they miscalculated how normal people view violent death, especially political assassinations.On TikTok, many users were expressing their anger at the Left, and some of them even said this was it; they were no longer a part of the Democratic Party. Here is a video:And Jennifer Sey just registered as a Republican from “unaffiliated.”And Colin Wright redrew his famous chart:This is the last thing the Democrats needed. All they have left is Zohran Mamdani and Gavin Newsom's meme factory of would-be nepo babies of the Lincoln Project. They have no vision, no hope, no policies, no fixes, no solutions - nothing. All they have is this. Their hatred of anyone who doesn't conform and comply. Their approval rating has never been lower. Registrations are down by the millions. They're losing the support of Gen-Z. They have no plan to bring voters in except to draw more militant fanatics, and now, they've once again exposed how lacking in any common decency they have become. Congratulations, Democrats, oops, you did it again.From the New York Post:They're an army of Lord of Flies whose parents coddled them and raised them to believe all of their finger paintings were masterpieces, that their traumas defined them, and were “gentle-parented,” and when that didn't work, were drugged into perfection. They don't seem to understand that no one deserves to die just for having a different opinion.When one person's death means nothing to you and all you do is make a video where you calmly recite the reasons you don't care and why no one else should care? What is left of you?They sound like modern versions of the Stepford Wives who say exactly what they're supposed to say, repeating it almost word for word like robots:There is no one to pull them back from the brink. They collect so many likes that it messes with their heads. Their followers demand more, give us more. They're punished if they dissent, if they disagree, if they do any critical thinking whatsoever. Anyone who uses TikTok and any social media app knows that it's dominated by the Left. We built it, after all, oh so long ago. Even the Democrats themselves are under the control of the fanatics in their party, which is why they all felt emboldened to boo Charlie Kirk's name when they called for a moment of silence. Even if they didn't agree with it, why would they want to show the public just how petty they are?Not that we needed this tragic event to expose that ugly truth. It's been obvious for some time that the Left has been hijacked by the modern equivalent of the Manson Family. Joe Biden was the George Spahn-like figure who presented the mask of normalcy for what was most definitely not normal.All they had to do was the bare minimum, either stay silent or offer condolences and some generic comment on free speech and how political violence is never okay. But they couldn't even do that. Why? Because there is nothing left of them. All they have is this pathological need to control everyone and everything, whether it's destroying the careers of convicted thought criminals or celebrating their assassinations. All they know is they wanted them gone. In all of their lies about Charlie Kirk, their endless posts with hundreds of thousands of likes that prop up their own manufactured goodness as if to say, See, we still have the moral high ground, they came off somehow looking worse than they ever have. Charlie Kirk was a nice guy. They're celebrating his death because they didn't know that. They didn't know that because no one would tell them. Not their own social media feeds, not the legacy media. And when Ezra Klein tried to tell them with a New York Times op-ed, they began attacking him too, because of course they did. The dehumanization is a feature, not a bug. Here is Benny Johnson and Chris Cuomo:The Left so badly wants this to be a “both sides” issue, but it isn't. The Right mourned the death of Congresswoman Melissa Hortman. They did not blanket X or Blue Sky or any other social media site, smearing her. They would not have posted something like this on the Right:But until the people with the real power on the Left condemn them, nothing will change. They can make any false reality they want. They can tell themselves any lies they want. But what we've seen now in how they've responded to something that would shake any normal person out of their partisan stupor could cost them not just for the midterms but for 2028 and beyond.They think they have the narrative well in hand because the media is so supportive of everything they do. But every once in a while, they go too far, and they end up red-pilling Americans who shrink back in horror at who and what they've become and want no part of it.I am not saying “The Left” killed Charlie Kirk. Maybe someone on the Left did. Maybe they didn't. It doesn't really matter because they've shown their true colors in their perilous moment in our history. It's like that scene in The Dead Zone when Martin Sheen picks up the baby to protect himself. There is no unseeing that.They might think the silencing of Charlie Kirk will cripple the MAGA movement and everything he's done to build Turning Point USA and mobilize the young. But because of his death, MAGA will be more energized, not less, more motivated, not less, more determined than ever to save America from this madness. And they must because they are our only hope.Charlie Kirk has left a legacy, whether they realize it or not. It isn't just how psychotic they've become, and how so many of us have fled. But it's all of those young people he inspired who adored him. They will remember the assassination of Charlie Kirk. It will shape their youth the way the killing of Martin Luther King, Jr., RFK, and JFK shaped generations before. They will know that he was killed to silence him, and they will remember how the Left reacted to his death. And they will grow up knowing that it was wrong.Most of all, they will know that he built a movement that would ultimately defeat the most powerful political machine in American history. And if he can do it, so can they./// This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.sashastone.com/subscribe

This week we continue to look at AI and its impact on our society;  AI friends;  The Stepford Wives;  Edinburgh University Press on Black and white; National Library of Scotland censors Women Won't Wheesht;  Men giving birth in South Australia; Country of the Week - England;  The Magna Carta; The Significance of Flags; Christianity in England; Ceasefires;  Triggernometry and Netanyahu and Tommy Robinson on Mohammed and Jesus;  The Matrix; Geoffrey Hinton and AI Sub Goals;  French Muslims ban Barbie; Lisa Nandy appoints Muslim as only religious advisor to civil society project; Med 1 in 200 billion year event!  It's cold in Australia;  Offshore windfarms decimate fishing and environment;  BP to reopen large North Sea oil field; UEFA's non political political message; Jasper Carrott on insurance claims;  Rev James Haram and Colin Smyth MSP;  A Hidden Life; Feedback; Podcast change news;  with music from Queen;  Vera Lynn;  Aqua;  Frank Sinatra and Dorothy Kirsteen; The Waterboys;  Melbourne Opera; and Indian Christians. 

When we think of movies with Hollywood defining legacies, Mr. & Mrs. Smith wouldn't be the first that springs to mind.A fun, comedic mid-2000s action flick, capitalising on the chemistry of its two stunningly beautiful leads; it became the movie that defined a generation of celebrity culture, and sold hundreds of thousands of gossip magazines.But it all could have been very different, had it not been for The Stepford Wives.The film's inception, a chaotic filming schedule that resulted in significant budget overruns, and a constantly changing script pale in comparison to the media circus that followed Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie, affectionately given the portmanteau 'Brangelina', and how their relationship flourished as they played married assassins; oblivious to each other's secret lives until they're pitted against one another to finish their respective jobs. Not to mention his previous marriage failing at about the same time they were filming this movie - surely it's all a coincidence?Their journey from co-stars to Hollywood power couple to eventually married and sharing six children would not lead to their happily ever after, unlike John and Jane Smith.I would love to hear your thoughts on Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2005) !Verbal Diorama is now an award-winning podcast! Best Movie Podcast in the inaugural Ear Worthy Independent Podcast Awards and was nominated for the Earworm Award at the 2025 Golden Lobes.CONTACT.... Twitter @verbaldiorama Instagram @verbaldiorama Facebook @verbaldiorama Letterboxd @verbaldiorama Email verbaldiorama [at] gmail [dot] com Website verbaldiorama.comSUPPORT VERBAL DIORAMA....Give this podcast a five-star Rate & Review Join the Patreon | Send a Tip ABOUT VERBAL DIORAMAVerbal Diorama is hosted, produced, edited, researched, recorded and marketed by me, Em | This podcast is hosted by Captivate, try it yourself for free. Theme Music: Verbal Diorama Theme Song. Music by Chloe Enticott - Compositions by Chloe. Lyrics by Chloe Enticott (and me!) Production by Ellis Powell-Bevan of Ewenique StudioPatrons: Simon, Laurel, Derek, Cat, Andy, Mike, Luke, Michael, Scott, Brendan, Ian, Lisa, Sam, Jack, Stuart, Nicholas, Zo, Kev, Heather, Danny, Stu, Brett, Philip M, Xenos, Sean, Ryno, Philip K, Adam, Elaine, Kyle and Aaron.This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podscribe - https://podscribe.com/privacyOP3 - https://op3.dev/privacy

Kevin and Erin discuss the horror "Classic": The Stepford Wives (1975). Spoilers aplenty! Like and share this episode, and check us out at https://linktr.ee/TPodcastTWDie. TJ from http://introoutrobed.com custom-made our music! Use my special link https://zen.ai/OPqxxQiaqgDLKVIziDbCE-bL9F-GRRqYLBJ5f6qmlwU to save 30% off your first month of any Zencastr paid plan.

CONTENT WARNING: Discussion of gaslighting, spousal abuse, spousal murder, murder, misogyny. We're getting a little spooky this week with a slow-burn cult horror classic that dares to make its female characters complex and unique and its male characters thoroughly one-dimensional. Somehow it's the men that are utterly unbelievable for a change. That said, there's a pretty great movie to be found in among the wreckage, a fact that filmmakers 30 years later were utterly and completely unable to reconcile. People in 2004 thought that making a dark, subtle allegory for the horrors of the patriarchy into live-action Looney Tunes was a good idea, and then made it. And since we're completionists, we subjected ourselves to both. Join us as we enjoy 1975's and despair 2004's The Stepford Wives on Have a Good Movie! You can email us with feedback at macintoshandmaud@gmail.com, or you can connect with us on BlueSky! If you like the podcast, please subscribe, rate and review the show on your favorite podcatcher, and tell your friends. Intro and outro music taken from the Second Movement of Ludwig von Beethoven's 9th Symphony. Licensed under an Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Hong Kong (CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 HK) license. To hear the full performance or get more information, visit the song page at the Internet Archive. Excerpt taken from the end credits to the film The Stepford Wives, written and composed by Michael Small. Copyright 1975 Palomar Pictures International, Columbia Pictures. Excerpt taken from the opening titles to the film The Stepford Wives, written and composed by David Arnold. Copyright 2004 Paramount Pictures Corporation and Dreamworks LLC. All Rights Reserved.

Hello HYSTOphiles, and welcome to Episode #226! This time around we are discussing The Stepford Wives, the 2004 "remake" of the 1975 classic! Won't you join us? 

CONTENT WARNING: Discussion of gambling. One would think that with the steely blue eyes of Steve McQueen and the highest-stakes poker game ever concocted, we'd be cooking with fire with this next film. Instead, we get one of the most boring 100-minute movies committed to celluloid. Nearly an hour of this movie is preamble and exposition and when we finally get to the poker game we might as well have just had the Kid lose in the first few hands. There are many ways to approach a good poker movie, and this movie chooses literally none of them. Join us as we yawn through 1965's The Cincinnati Kid on Have a Good Movie! You can email us with feedback at macintoshandmaud@gmail.com, or you can connect with us on BlueSky! If you like the podcast, please subscribe, rate and review the show on your favorite podcatcher, and tell your friends. Intro and outro music taken from the Second Movement of Ludwig von Beethoven's 9th Symphony. Licensed under an Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Hong Kong (CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 HK) license. To hear the full performance or get more information, visit the song page at the Internet Archive. Excerpt taken from “The Cincinnati Kid (Instrumental)” from the soundtrack to the film The Cincinnati Kid, written and composed by Lalo Schifrin. Copyright 1965 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. All Rights Reserved. Excerpt taken from the end credits to the film The Stepford Wives, written and composed by Michael Small. Copyright 1975 Palomar Pictures International, Columbia Pictures.

Send us a Question!MOVIE DISCUSSION: Kathryn joins Melvin to discuss an early 2025 critical hit, Companion! How does the film balance its mix of thriller and comedy? Are the themes heavy-handed or are they handled with maturity? At the end of the day... is it even good? Tune in and find out! Topics:(FREE PATREON EXCLUSIVE) 25-minutes discussing Thunderbolts* being a critical success but failing financially, why we think that may be, and using Felipe Rangel's "10 Biggest Reasons Thunderbolts*'s Box Office Is So Disappointing" as a jumping-off point for each possible reason. (FREE PATREON EXCLUSIVE)Companion successfully balances its thriller/horror and comedy material from start to finish.Kathryn thinks they're currently over "gender commentary" movies and explains their reasoning.There is a lot to explore in the film about independence, emancipation, and love.Companion isn't copying other movies but it comfortably wears its influences on its sleeve.Using technology to channel our sinful nature does not relinquish our responsibility to be good people.Director Drew Hancock does well to pace out revelations within the film to keep it fresh and engaging.The relationship between love, independence, and mutual understanding.The ending is clear but also open-ended in that it asserts the endless possibilities that come with independence.Recommendations:The Bay (2012) (Movie)Final Destination Bloodlines (2025) (Movie) Support the showSupport on Patreon for Unique Perks! Early access to uncut episodes Vote on a movie/show we review One-time reward of two Cinematic Doctrine Stickers & Pins Social Links: Threads Website Substack Instagram Facebook Group

SPOILER ALERT for Companion (2025) Quaid-face! On today's all-new episode of pcmc, host Mike Bongiorno is joined once again by Nadia Kader! Mike and Nadia got together to discuss Companion (2025), the new film that follows in the footsteps of Metropolis, Weird Science, and The Stepford Wives. It's all about robot love, robot sex, and the robot revolution! If you enjoy hearing Mike and Nadia discuss sci-fi shenanigans, then check out our backlog of scifi-themed pods!   Find us everywhere @PCMCpod

Mary joins Caitlin to cover 2025's Companion. It's a fun movie that raises questions about AI, ethics, toxic relationships, and identity. It's got a great cast, fun soundtrack, and culturally relevant story. Tangents include: pets, Diet Coke, Jurassic World, trailers, The Sand, edging, customizing our theoretical companion bots, Jack Quaid, Sophie Thatcher, a FMK, annoyances, theaters, and Happy Meals. 

From 2017- Corina Chocano talks about her essay collection titled "You Play The Girl: On Playboy Bunnies, Stepford Wives, Train Wrecks, and Other Mixed Messages."

On this episode of The Cinedicate, Katie and Brit from The Grindhouse Girls return to dive deep into the sci-fi thriller Companion. Together, we unpack the film's mind-bending twists, viral marketing, killer performances by Sophie Thatcher and Jack Quaid, and why going in blind is half the fun. The conversation winds through everything from AI romance and toxic relationships to 90s nostalgia, movie theaters, and how technology shapes our connections. Whether you're a fan of horror, sci-fi, or just great discussion, this is a spoiler-filled, hilarious, and insightful exploration you don't want to miss.What to expect from the episode:Spirited, spoiler-filled discussion of Companion, including initial reactions, hidden twists, and the film's clever genre-blending of sci-fi, horror, comedy, and romance tropes.Deep-dive into the film's themes: isolation and loneliness in the digital age, incel and gender dynamics, and the evolving nature of AI and human relationships, drawing thoughtful connections to other media like Blade Runner, Stepford Wives, and Her.Lively banter on movie marketing, theatrical vs. streaming releases, generational shifts in moviegoing, and ethical dilemmas around AI companions—plus plenty of personal anecdotes, pop culture tangents, and recommendations for related films.Episode Chapters00:00 Introduction01:21 First Impressions and Why Trailers Reveal Too Much11:23 The Desire for Longer Theater Runs18:02 Companion Plot Synopsis22:28 Layers Upon Layers of Twists26:00 Iris - A Metaphor For Toxic Relationships33:13 Programming or Sentient?36:55 Younger Generation Being Taken in By The Incel Culture45:12 Always Connected, Yet Disconnected55:06 Would You Trust an A.I. Companion?01:00:26 Desiring a Helpful Robot01:03:21 Spill Oil?01:10:45 Outro----------Listen to Brit and Katie on their podcast, The Grindhouse Girls.----------The Cinedicate on InstagramThe Cinedicate's Discord Community Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

I always learn so much in my conversations with Canadian cinephile, critic, & author Adam Nayman & this episode - devoted to a quartet of big screen adaptations of Ira Levin's buzzy bestselling novels that captivated a generation of readers - is no exception. Listen in as we take you through his career as a master storyteller of what Stephen King deemed "Swiss watch" worthy plots while exploring the films A KISS BEFORE DYING (1956), ROSEMARY'S BABY (1968), THE STEPFORD WIVES (1975), & THE BOYS FROM BRAZIL (1978).Bio: Adam Nayman is a critic, lecturer, and author based in Toronto. He writes for the Ringer, Criterion, Reverse Shot, the New Yorker, & Sight and Sound, and teaches cinema studies at the University of Toronto. He has written several books on film, including titles on SHOWGIRLS & the movies of the Coen Brothers, Paul Thomas Anderson, & David Fincher for Abrams.Originally Posted on Patreon (5/1/25) here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/127934077Shop Watch With Jen logo Merchandise in Logo Designer Kate Gabrielle's Threadless ShopDonate to the Pod via Ko-fi Theme Music: Solo Acoustic Guitar by Jason Shaw, Free Music Archive

On this dig back into a past Patreon episode, Doug wonders how many small-town sheriffs have ever been instructed to murder local reporters, Jamie talks to her dog for a bit while recording, and we both agree that the cons of owning a submissive sex robot outweigh the pros. Try not to be distracted by the German subtitles, please don't name your robot-wife 'Muffin' and join us for a made-for-tv Patreon episode where we discuss a lackluster horror sequel, Revenge of the Stepford Wives!Revenge of the Stepford Wives is a 1980 film directed by Robert Fuest and starring Sharon Gless, Julie Kavner, Audra Lindley, Don Johnson, Mason Adams, Arthur Hill, Thomas Hill, James MacKrell & Gay Rowan.Visit our YouTube ChannelMerch on TeePublic Follow us on TwitterFollow on InstagramFind us on FacebookVisit our Website

This week on the podcast Kelly and Katai read THE STEPFORD WIVES by Ira Levin, the story of what are you a slug living under a rock, how do you not already know the plot of this book? They get mad as hell and talk sexism, evil imagineers, and more! SUBSCRIBE TO OUR PATREON for ad free and video episodes, bonus episodes, and more:⁠https://www.patreon.com/teencreeps⁠ CONNECT:⁠https://discord.com/invite/FYp4QNhruE⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/teencreepspod⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/teencreepspod⁠ MERCH:⁠https://www.teepublic.com/stores/teen-creeps⁠ TEEN CREEPS IS AN INDEPENDENT PODCAST. *All creepy opinions expressed are those of the hosts and guests. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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GGACP's celebration of National Couples Appreciation Month continues with a revisit of this conclusion of a 2-part interview with veteran screen performers Richard Benjamin and Paula Prentiss. In this episode, Richard and Paula talk about sharing the stage with their children, celebrating 60 years of marriage, casting the comedy classic “My Favorite Year” and filming “The Stepford Wives,” “Westworld,” Diary of a Mad Housewife” and “The Parallax View.” Also, Mel Brooks produces “The Elephant Man,” Orson Welles intimidates the cast of “Catch-22,” Paula's mom chats up William S. Burroughs and Richard lists his favorite Paula Prentiss performances. PLUS: “Captain Nice”! Elsa Lanchester! The genius of Michael Crichton! The irrepressible Bill Macy! And Richard and Paula remember Yul Brynner, Buck Henry, Jack Klugman and George Segal! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Self-mutilate this, fluid boy, because we're talking Blue Ribbons and hack jobs in David Nutter's teenybopper version of The Stepford Wives in 1998's Disturbing Behavior! Join us as we go all in on this film's extremely troubled production (seriously, it's bad!) before diving into the plot of this extended episode of The X-Files. Plus, mathematics vs. moments, peckerheads, some well-earned praise for Nick Stahl and test screening after test screening after test screening (after test screening). Questions? Comments? Snark? Connect with the boys on BlueSky, Instagram, Youtube, Letterboxd, Facebook, or join the Facebook Group or brand new Horror Queers Discord to get in touch with other listeners. > Trace: @tracedthurman > Joe: @joelipsett (BlueSky) / @bstolemyremote (Instagram)  Be sure to support the boys on Patreon!   Theme Music: Alexander Nakarada   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We'll just die if we don't get this recipe, which means we're discussing Bryan Forbes' divisive 1975 chillerThe Stepford Wives, itself an adaptation of Ira Levin's 1972 novel(la) of the same name! Join us as we go all in on the male-directed and male-written film that satirizes, well, men. From the Playboy Bunny origins of the Stepford wives to conflicting thoughts on Walter, there's a lot to discuss! Plus: praise for Bobbie (Paula Prentiss), a lesson in female fashion and Raymond Chandler for Trace, thinking about Stepford dogs, and wondering if Easy-On Spray Starch really does save you half an hour a day (at least!). Questions? Comments? Snark? Connect with the boys on BlueSky, Instagram, Youtube, Letterboxd, Facebook, or join the Facebook Group or brand new Horror Queers Discord to get in touch with other listeners. > Trace: @tracedthurman > Joe: @bstolemyremote  Be sure to support the boys on Patreon!   Theme Music: Alexander Nakarada    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bryan Forbes' 1975 satirical horror, based on the 1972 novel by Ira Levin, is so well known it's entered the lexicon. Is it a dystopian nightmare or does it have something to say about life right now? Why were some feminist groups against it? And if a woman had made it, how might it be different? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices