IMMP
236 episodes - English - Latest episode: 2 days ago - ★★★★ - 11 ratingsMatthew Porter and his son Ian Porter explore movies, TV, books and music from Matthew's youth, way back in the 20th Century. What stands the test of time? What doesn’t? And what's still worth binging in the new millennium?
Son learns what made Dad ... whatever he is today. And Dad learns what Son thinks of all this.
(Music by Jason Aro / Pond5)
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Episodes
Bill Murray in THE RAZOR’S EDGE
May 17, 2021 11:00 - 51 minutes - 35.1 MBMatthew has shown Ian Bill Murray in Stripes. And Bill Murray in Ghostbusters. And now, Bill Murray in ... an adaptation of a 1944 novel by W. Somerset Maugham. It's finally time for Ian to learn his Dad's complicated relationship with The Razor's Edge.
065: GHOSTBUSTERS
May 03, 2021 11:00 - 1 hour - 41.3 MBMatthew was enthralled by the film when it premiered in 1984, but Ian has never known a world without GHOSTBUSTERS and the sprawling franchise it launched. How will this affect the spirit in which they view the original movie?
GHOSTBUSTERS
May 03, 2021 11:00 - 1 hour - 41.3 MBMatthew was enthralled by the film when it premiered in 1984, but Ian has never known a world without GHOSTBUSTERS and the sprawling franchise it launched. How will this affect the spirit in which they view the original movie?
064: SOMEWHERE IN TIME starring Christopher Reeve and Jane Seymour
April 19, 2021 11:00 - 1 hour - 45.4 MBSome say love is destined to transcend the bounds of time. How about a movie? What will Ian think of Christopher Reeve, Jane Seymour and Christopher Plummer in the 1980 time travel romance SOMEWHERE IN TIME?
SOMEWHERE IN TIME starring Christopher Reeve and Jane Seymour
April 19, 2021 11:00 - 1 hour - 45.4 MBSome say love is destined to transcend the bounds of time. How about a movie? What will Ian think of Christopher Reeve, Jane Seymour and Christopher Plummer in the 1980 time travel romance SOMEWHERE IN TIME?
063: Andy Griffith in SALVAGE 1
April 05, 2021 11:00 - 59 minutes - 40.9 MBAndy Griffith has played a lot of roles, but to Matthew he'll always be Harry Broderick, the junk man with dreams of the moon in 1979's SALVAGE 1.
Andy Griffith in SALVAGE 1
April 05, 2021 11:00 - 59 minutes - 40.9 MBAndy Griffith has played a lot of roles, but to Matthew he'll always be Harry Broderick, the junk man with dreams of the moon in 1979's SALVAGE 1.
STOP MAKING SENSE - the film by Jonathan Demme and Talking Heads
March 22, 2021 11:00 - 50 minutes - 34.5 MBLast episode, Matthew introduced Ian to the album STOP MAKING SENSE by Talking Heads. Now it's time to complete the picture with full the concert film.
062: STOP MAKING SENSE - the film by Jonathan Demme and Talking Heads
March 22, 2021 11:00 - 50 minutes - 34.5 MBLast episode, Matthew introduced Ian to the album STOP MAKING SENSE by Talking Heads. Now it's time to complete the picture with full the concert film.
061: STOP MAKING SENSE - the album by Talking Heads
March 08, 2021 12:00 - 1 hour - 47.9 MBA groundbreaking album from the groundbreaking movie by a groundbreaking band. With so much broken ground, will Matthew have a place to stand as he introduces this to Ian?
STOP MAKING SENSE - the album by Talking Heads
March 08, 2021 12:00 - 1 hour - 47.9 MBA groundbreaking album from the groundbreaking movie by a groundbreaking band. With so much broken ground, will Matthew have a place to stand as he introduces this to Ian?
BEWITCHED
February 22, 2021 12:00 - 51 minutes - 35.3 MBLong before Wandavision gave us its take on a magical being trying to make a home in the American suburbs, viewers were entertained by Wanda and Vision's forebears, Darrin and Samantha Stevens of Bewitched. In this episode of the IMMP Matthew introduces Ian to the show, and Ian powers through his allergy to sitcoms long enough to dive way too deeply into its magic system, where he finds dark nuggets of existential dread.
060: BEWITCHED
February 22, 2021 12:00 - 51 minutes - 35.3 MBLong before Wandavision gave us its take on a magical being trying to make a home in the American suburbs, viewers were entertained by Wanda and Vision's forebears, Darrin and Samantha Stevens of Bewitched. In this episode of the IMMP Matthew introduces Ian to the show, and Ian powers through his allergy to sitcoms long enough to dive way too deeply into its magic system, where he finds dark nuggets of existential dread.
HIGHLANDER
February 08, 2021 12:00 - 54 minutes - 37.7 MBMatthew and Ian discuss the original 1986 movie that assured us There Can Be Only One.
059: HIGHLANDER
February 08, 2021 12:00 - 54 minutes - 37.7 MBMatthew and Ian discuss the original 1986 movie that assured us There Can Be Only One.
DR. STRANGE (1978)
January 25, 2021 12:00 - 49 minutes - 33.8 MBThis TV movie from 1978 introduces Dr. Stephen Strange, a psychiatrist (?!) who learns he has a destiny in a magical war for the fate of humanity. Marvel did some peculiar things back in the 70s.
058: DR. STRANGE (1978)
January 25, 2021 12:00 - 49 minutes - 33.8 MBThis TV movie from 1978 introduces Dr. Stephen Strange, a psychiatrist (?!) who learns he has a destiny in a magical war for the fate of humanity. Marvel did some peculiar things back in the 70s.
057: SUPERMAN (1978)
January 11, 2021 12:00 - 1 hour - 58.2 MBIn the 1970s, the early days of the big-budget movie blockbuster, a lot of hopes and dollars went into this movie version of SUPERMAN directed by Richard Donner and starring Christopher Reeve.
SUPERMAN (1978)
January 11, 2021 12:00 - 1 hour - 58.2 MBIn the 1970s, the early days of the big-budget movie blockbuster, a lot of hopes and dollars went into this movie version of SUPERMAN directed by Richard Donner and starring Christopher Reeve.
Bonus Show - FROZEN HOLMES
January 01, 2021 19:00 - 26 minutes - 18.1 MBWhy do people keep wanting to freeze Sherlock Holmes? Or more to the point, why do people want to thaw him out in the future — his future, or ours? Ian and Matthew explore this in their discussion of 1987’s The Return of Sherlock Holmes, and the cartoon Sherlock Holmes in the 22nd Century.
056: Jeremy Brett as Sherlock Holmes
December 28, 2020 12:00 - 44 minutes - 30.3 MBOur Holmes for the Holidays series concludes with what for some is the canonical screen adaptation of the character: the 1984 - 1994 Grenada TV series starring Jeremy Brett as Sherlock Holmes.
Jeremy Brett as Sherlock Holmes
December 28, 2020 12:00 - 44 minutes - 30.3 MBOur Holmes for the Holidays series concludes with what for some is the canonical screen adaptation of the character: the 1984 - 1994 Grenada TV series starring Jeremy Brett as Sherlock Holmes.
Basil Rathbone as Sherlock Holmes
December 14, 2020 12:00 - 43 minutes - 30.4 MBThe IMMP Holmes for the Holidays series continues with the most famous 20th century adaptation of Arthur Conan Doyle's characters: the 1939 film series starring Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce.
055: Basil Rathbone as Sherlock Holmes
December 14, 2020 12:00 - 43 minutes - 30.4 MBThe IMMP Holmes for the Holidays series continues with the most famous 20th century adaptation of Arthur Conan Doyle's characters: the 1939 film series starring Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce.
A STUDY IN SCARLET by Arthur Conan Doyle
November 30, 2020 12:00 - 58 minutes - 40.5 MBIt's the most wonderful time of the year. A time of magic, wonder, and the foiling of crime through incisive deduction. IMMP presents HOLMES FOR THE HOLIDAYS! For our first episode we start at the beginning: the story that introduced Sherlock Holmes to the world, Arthur Conan Doyle's 1887 novel A STUDY IN SCARLET. Audio excerpts are from the AmazonClassics Kindle edition, and are used for purposes of critique and analysis.
054: A STUDY IN SCARLET by Arthur Conan Doyle
November 30, 2020 12:00 - 58 minutes - 40.5 MBIt's the most wonderful time of the year. A time of magic, wonder, and the foiling of crime through incisive deduction. IMMP presents HOLMES FOR THE HOLIDAYS! For our first episode we start at the beginning: the story that introduced Sherlock Holmes to the world, Arthur Conan Doyle's 1887 novel A STUDY IN SCARLET. Audio excerpts are from the AmazonClassics Kindle edition, and are used for purposes of critique and analysis.
053: Disney’s TRON: LEGACY
November 16, 2020 12:00 - 1 hour - 43.1 MBTwenty-eight years after Disney released TRON, we finally got a sequel: TRON: LEGACY. Which gave Ian a TRON movie for his own generation, and gave the IMMP this new Millennial Strikes Back episode. As usual, there are spoilers ahead.
Disney’s TRON: LEGACY
November 16, 2020 12:00 - 1 hour - 43.1 MBTwenty-eight years after Disney released TRON, we finally got a sequel: TRON: LEGACY. Which gave Ian a TRON movie for his own generation, and gave the IMMP this new Millennial Strikes Back episode. As usual, there are spoilers ahead.
052: Disney’s TRON
November 02, 2020 12:00 - 1 hour - 45.9 MBThat’s TRON. He fights for the users. In 1982, Disney took us to the world inside a computer to combine an epic fantasy quest with ground-breaking visuals. Yeah, this is pretty much coded to attach itself to Matthew and Ian's DNA.
Disney’s TRON
November 02, 2020 12:00 - 1 hour - 45.9 MBThat’s TRON. He fights for the users. In 1982, Disney took us to the world inside a computer to combine an epic fantasy quest with ground-breaking visuals. Yeah, this is pretty much coded to attach itself to Matthew and Ian's DNA.
051: THE NIGHT THAT PANICKED AMERICA
October 19, 2020 11:00 - 47 minutes - 32.6 MBIn 1897 H.G. Wells wrote the novel War of the Worlds. In 1938 Orson Welles created a radio drama based on the novel, and sent Americans into a panic when they believed it was a real news broadcast. In 1975 the ABC Television Network produced a TV movie dramatizing the making of the radio broadcast and the public reaction to it. In 2020, Ian and Matthew offer this podcast about the 1975 TV movie. Layers upon layers.
THE NIGHT THAT PANICKED AMERICA
October 19, 2020 11:00 - 47 minutes - 32.6 MBIn 1897 H.G. Wells wrote the novel War of the Worlds. In 1938 Orson Welles created a radio drama based on the novel, and sent Americans into a panic when they believed it was a real news broadcast. In 1975 the ABC Television Network produced a TV movie dramatizing the making of the radio broadcast and the public reaction to it. In 2020, Ian and Matthew offer this podcast about the 1975 TV movie. Layers upon layers.
KOLCHAK: THE NIGHT STALKER
October 05, 2020 11:00 - 56 minutes - 38.9 MBIt ran for two TV movies and one series season, but it launched a thousand other monster-for-the-week TV shows. It's the 1970s Darren McGavin classic Kolchack: The Night Stalker.
050: KOLCHAK: THE NIGHT STALKER
October 05, 2020 11:00 - 56 minutes - 38.9 MBIt ran for two TV movies and one series season, but it launched a thousand other monster-for-the-week TV shows. It's the 1970s Darren McGavin classic Kolchack: The Night Stalker.
049: CLOAK & DAGGER
September 21, 2020 11:00 - 59 minutes - 40.5 MBIt's a Hitchcock-style spy thriller with kidnapping, murder, gunfights and explosions. And, um, it's a "family" movie? It's the strange 1984 gem CLOAK & DAGGER.
CLOAK & DAGGER
September 21, 2020 11:00 - 59 minutes - 40.5 MBIt's a Hitchcock-style spy thriller with kidnapping, murder, gunfights and explosions. And, um, it's a "family" movie? It's the strange 1984 gem CLOAK & DAGGER.
LAND OF THE LOST
September 07, 2020 11:00 - 1 hour - 30.3 MBTake the creators of Lidsville and H.R. Pufnstuf, add a pool of creative 1970s science fiction writers, and mix with rubber lizard-man suits and stop motion dinosaurs. The results are probably not what you're expecting.
048: LAND OF THE LOST
September 07, 2020 11:00 - 1 hour - 30.3 MBTake the creators of Lidsville and H.R. Pufnstuf, add a pool of creative 1970s science fiction writers, and mix with rubber lizard-man suits and stop motion dinosaurs. The results are probably not what you're expecting.
DONNIE DARKO (The Millennial Strikes Back)
August 24, 2020 11:00 - 1 hour - 28.5 MBA special Millennial Strikes Back episode. Ian talks with his dad Matthew about Donnie Darko, how the movie affects him, and the story of how he first watched it. We don't doubt your commitment.
047: DONNIE DARKO (The Millennial Strikes Back)
August 24, 2020 11:00 - 1 hour - 28.5 MBA special Millennial Strikes Back episode. Ian talks with his dad Matthew about Donnie Darko, how the movie affects him, and the story of how he first watched it. We don't doubt your commitment.
THE SIX MILLION DOLLAR MAN
August 10, 2020 11:00 - 1 hour - 37.6 MBAction, Sci Fi, and the widest bell bottoms ever shown on broadcast television. With a side of Bigfoot. Ian and Matthew finally go up against Steve Austin, The Six Million Dollar Man.
046: THE SIX MILLION DOLLAR MAN
August 10, 2020 11:00 - 1 hour - 37.6 MBAction, Sci Fi, and the widest bell bottoms ever shown on broadcast television. With a side of Bigfoot. Ian and Matthew finally go up against Steve Austin, The Six Million Dollar Man.
WKW - SPACE: 1999, PROJECT U.F.O. and THE THIN MAN
July 27, 2020 11:00 - 57 minutes - 26.5 MBWhat do Project U.F.O., Space: 1999, and The Thin Man have in common? After talking about them on the podcast, Matthew and Ian kept watching. This episode of the IMMP dives into the later seasons and movies of all three series.
045: WKW - SPACE: 1999, PROJECT U.F.O. and THE THIN MAN
July 27, 2020 11:00 - 57 minutes - 26.5 MBWhat do Project U.F.O., Space: 1999, and The Thin Man have in common? After talking about them on the podcast, Matthew and Ian kept watching. This episode of the IMMP dives into the later seasons and movies of all three series.
THE THIN MAN
July 13, 2020 11:00 - 58 minutes - 26.7 MBDashiell Hammett's writing helped define the American mystery genre. And in their adaptation of his novel The Thin Man, William Powell, Myrna Loy, and director W. S. Van Dyke showed us how smart and funny an American mystery film could be. Shake up a fresh cocktail, sharpen your wits, and join Ian and Matthew for a discussion of this glorious movie.
044: THE THIN MAN
July 13, 2020 11:00 - 58 minutes - 26.7 MBDashiell Hammett's writing helped define the American mystery genre. And in their adaptation of his novel The Thin Man, William Powell, Myrna Loy, and director W. S. Van Dyke showed us how smart and funny an American mystery film could be. Shake up a fresh cocktail, sharpen your wits, and join Ian and Matthew for a discussion of this glorious movie.
Disney’s THE STRONGEST MAN IN THE WORLD
June 29, 2020 11:00 - 1 hour - 28.2 MBUnregulated biomedical testing on humans, performance enhancing substance use in collegiate athletics -- that's what the heroes are up to in the Disney comedy romp The Strongest Man in the World.
043: Disney’s THE STRONGEST MAN IN THE WORLD
June 29, 2020 11:00 - 1 hour - 28.2 MBUnregulated biomedical testing on humans, performance enhancing substance use in collegiate athletics -- that's what the heroes are up to in the Disney comedy romp The Strongest Man in the World starring Kurt Russell as Medfield College man Dexter Riley.
KRULL
June 15, 2020 11:00 - 55 minutes - 25.2 MBAs from the depths of space comes the Black Fortress, so from the early 1980s comes the weird, colorful fantasy film called KRULL. Podcast contains SPOLIERS for this 1983 movie.
042: KRULL
June 15, 2020 11:00 - 55 minutes - 25.2 MBAs from the depths of space comes the Black Fortress, so from the early 1980s comes the weird, colorful fantasy film called KRULL. Podcast contains SPOLIERS for this 1983 movie.