It’s Just A Show
173 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 1 month ago - ★★★★ - 45 ratingsA friendly conversation about the cult tv show Mystery Science Theater 3000, and about its weird movies and diverse cultural references.
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63. A Monster I’d Want to Date. [MST3K 308. Gamera vs. Gaos.]
January 30, 2020 22:30 - 57 minutes - 56.2 MBGamuary continues as Gamera vs. Gaos causes Chris and Adam to reflect on all the Gamera villains that might have been: the octopus one, the snake one, the ice one, the other ice one, and the one covered in question marks.
62. Pappy’s Tired. [MST3K K06. Gamera vs. Gaos.]
January 20, 2020 22:20 - 59 minutes - 58.4 MBHappy Gamuary! Gamera vs. Gaos really threw us for a loop. Adam and Chris try to recombobulate themselves by reminiscing about the joys of Christmas past, beautiful film prints, fountains of blood, robot puberty, and second-rate Gamera songs.
61. We Never Got to Play. [MST3K 321. Santa Claus Conquers the Martians.]
December 24, 2019 22:12 - 59 minutes - 58.7 MBLet’s have a Patrick Swayze Christmas, as Santa Claus Conquers the Martians gathers Chris and Adam round to sing carols about Pia Zadora, Vince Guaraldi, Donald Pleasence, Milton Delugg, and, you guessed it, Patrick Swayze. Happy holidays, whatever you do or don’t celebrate!
60. Going On and Going Nowhere. [MST3K 515. The Wild Wild World of Batwoman.]
December 13, 2019 21:10 - 59 minutes - 59 MBWhat’s this?! The Wild Wild World of Batwoman has forced our heroes, Chris and Adam, to dance the Batusi? Tune in as they discuss the real Batman, another Batwoman, disappointing Draculas, a not-quite Hercules, and ho-hum Days. With the short: Cheating.
59. I Am Thinking: Oh No. [MST3K 508. Operation Double 007.]
November 28, 2019 02:33 - 59 minutes - 58.1 MBOperation Double 007, a.k.a. Operation Kid Brother, reads Chris and Adam’s lips as they discuss James Bond, Moneypenny, M, Ennio Morricone, and Jessye Norman. Happy Turkey Day!
58b. He, Too, Has Legs. [MST3K Live! The Great Cheesy Movie Circus Tour, featuring Circus of Horrors and No Retreat, No Surrender.]
November 11, 2019 21:11 - 56 minutes - 53.5 MBIn this very special episode, Chris tells Adam all about going to see MST3K Live! The Great Cheesy Movie Circus Tour.
58. Black Licorice and Cloves. [MST3K 106. The Crawling Hand.]
October 25, 2019 20:25 - 59 minutes - 58.7 MBThe Crawling Hand creeps up on all fours towards Adam and Chris as they discuss dead astronauts, dismembered hands, emotional actors, verbal birds, and painful cereals.
57. You Can Afford Donald Pleasence. [MST3K 516. Alien from L.A.]
October 05, 2019 18:00 - 59 minutes - 59.8 MBAlien from L.A. tries to sell big-boned surface-dwellers Beth and Adam as they talk about Donald “It’s my birthday!” Pleasence, Kathy “Three syllables???" Ireland, Angela “I’d give anything to see my dad again” Pleasence, Menahem “I once worked with DP” Golan, and Yoram "Me too" Globus.
56. Turn Up the Oil. [MST3K K20. The Last Chase.]
September 20, 2019 20:50 - 58 minutes - 58.8 MBBeth is missing—so Adam and Chris are on The Last Chase, dodging public transit, six-million-dollar men, evil penguins, the music of Mars, and twenty-year-old cans of Coke.
55. The Ultimate Boomer. [MST3K 1108. The Loves of Hercules.]
September 02, 2019 18:41 - 56 minutes - 55.7 MBHappy Labour Day! Adam and Beth celebrate the original dodecalabourer by exploring The Loves of Hercules—including Jayne Mansfield, Loni Anderson, old smurfs, marble columns, and Eddie Vedder.
54. Thoughts about Stucco. [MST3K 1203. Lords of the Deep.]
August 24, 2019 06:05 - 59 minutes - 61.3 MBLords of the Deep sinks Adam and Beth’s hopes at completely overcoming their Summer of Technical Difficulties. On this episode, we encounter undersea aliens, Roger Constantius Corman, Three’s Company, Fantastic Voyages, and kombucha cocktails.
53c. Muddy and Filthy. [2nd Annual Summer Blockbuster Review.]
August 07, 2019 21:44 - 41 minutes - 38.6 MBOur Summer of Technical Difficulties hopefully comes to an end with the final movie speical, the 2nd Annual Summer Blockbuster Review! Do the summer hits of 1998 hold up twenty-one years later? Only Beth and Adam are allowed to decide.
53b. Cockroaches and Spiders. [Academy of Robots’ Choice Awards Special.]
July 22, 2019 19:55 - 27 minutes - 29.9 MBOur Summer of Technical Difficulties continues with a look at the Academy of Robots’ Choice Awards Special! Mike and the Bots once again preview the Oscars. Do their hot takes hold up? Do the Academy’s? Beth and Adam make the final judgment about the prestige pieces of 1997.
53. The Snaggletoothed Frodo. [MST3K 910. The Final Sacrifice.]
July 01, 2019 21:45 - 56 minutes - 52.2 MBHappy Canada Day! The Final Sacrifice is on the hunt for Beth and Adam, so they explore the Great White North talking about Jon Mikl Thor, The Red Green Show, Ed the Sock, Mike Myers, and other milestones in Canadian culture.
52b. Death and Longing. [The 1st Annual Summer Blockbuster Review.]
June 20, 2019 20:26 - 36 minutes - 37.4 MBOur Summer of Technical Difficulties continues with a look at The 1st Annual Summer Blockbuster Review! Mike and the Bots had their turn talking about the biggest movies of 1997, so why not Adam and Beth?
52. Amoral Philosophy. [MST3K 519. Outlaw.]
June 12, 2019 18:45 - 55 minutes - 54.9 MBOutlaw [of Gor] shows a lot of flesh in the hopes that Beth and Adam will visit its planet with tales of dubious philosophers, stunt directors, call-girl rackets, one-handed push-ups, and disgusting worms!
51b. Sentimentality and Familiarity. [MST3K Little Gold Statue Preview Special.]
May 28, 2019 19:22 - 28 minutes - 32.7 MBBeth and Adam are experiencing a Summer of Technical Difficulties, so they’ve lined up some Very Special Special Specials! First up is the MST3K Little Gold Statue Preview Special, a rundown of all the great Academy Award–nominated films of 1994—including gems like Small Soldiers and Junior!
51. Wet-behind-the-ears-ness. [MST3K 112. Untamed Youth.]
May 13, 2019 20:15 - 57 minutes - 53.6 MBUntamed Youth finds Beth and Adam guilty of loitering with Mamie van Doren, Eddie Cochran, Lurene Tuttle, Les Baxter, and Greg Brady.
50. Horror, Punishment, Redemption. [MST3K 610. The Violent Years.]
April 29, 2019 18:01 - 58 minutes - 59.1 MBThe Violent Years celebrates our fiftieth (!) episode by treating Beth and Adam to some Ed Wood, old-timey titillation, new country, squishy electronics, and uncanny dummies. Includes a short: Young Man’s Fancy!
50. Horror, Punishment, Redemption. [MST3K. 610. The Violent Years.]
April 29, 2019 14:01 - 58 minutes - 59.1 MBThe Violent Years celebrates our fiftieth (!) episode by treating Beth and Adam to some Ed Wood, old-timey titillation, new country, squishy electronics, and uncanny dummies. Includes a short: Young Man’s Fancy! Content warning: This episode contains a discussion of the sexual violence in the movie, especially from about 20:00 to 35:00 (until the Shallow 13). If your podcast app supports chapters, it’s easy to skip over that segment if you’re not up for it. Show Notes. The Violent Years:...
49. You Get Concussions. [MST3K 616. Racket Girls.]
April 15, 2019 16:40 - 56 minutes - 56.2 MBRacket Girls ogles Adam and Beth as they wrestle over favourite episodes, stock footage auteurs, foxy boxing, Lisa Loeb, and so many Stooges. Includes a short: Are You Ready for Marriage?
48. The Cleanliness and Tightness. [MST3K 510. The Painted Hills.]
March 29, 2019 17:00 - 57 minutes - 57.4 MBThe Painted Hills moderates as Beth and Adam debate about good dogs, messy dogs, gold logs, backwards gods, and the need for clean. Includes a short: Body Care and Grooming.
47. Let’s Start Again and Do It Right This Time. [MST3K 1103. The Time Travelers.]
March 18, 2019 18:29 - 59 minutes - 60.7 MBThe Time Travelers walk through a time screen to time Beth and Adam as they talk about cuddle parties, pink androids, not-quite-mutants, mangled endings, and other purgatories.
46. Nothing Really Changes. [MST3K 821. Time Chasers.]
March 02, 2019 22:30 - 59 minutes - 60 MBTime Chasers will follow Beth and Adam anywhere, anywhen, in order to hear them talk about ancient aliens, altered timelines, alternative transportation, altercations on the high seas, and beautiful Vermont.
45. The Rise of Geodesic Domes. [MST3K 1204. The Day Time Ended.]
February 12, 2019 03:55 - 59 minutes - 60.1 MBThe Day Time Ended quietly turns on the light for Beth and Adam so they can talk about 1970s sci-fi, 1970s patriarchs, 1970s Bands, 1970s couches, and 1880s pizza.
44. So Much Running and Falling Down. [MST3K K10. Cosmic Princess.]
January 22, 2019 23:15 - 59 minutes - 59.4 MBCosmic Princess tries to make one host by editing together Beth and Adam, who report on the 30th anniversary of this MST3K episode, the 30th of Super Bowl XXIII, the 20th of Space: 1999, the 20th of Brian Blessed appearing in a Star War, and the 0th anniversary of this episode of It’s Just A Show.
43. Turtle Frolics. [MST3K 302. Gamera.]
January 10, 2019 21:52 - 59 minutes - 60.1 MBHappy Gamuary! The original Gamera emerges to listen to Beth and Adam explain all about turtle pets, turtle food, turtle myths, turtle fanciers, and a quartet of adolescent turtle warriors.
42. The Original Rodney Dangerfield. [MST3K K05. Gamera.]
December 22, 2018 21:06 - 59 minutes - 59.8 MBGamuary in December‽ It’s a Christmas miracle, as Gamera flies in with presents for Beth and Adam, who get festive with coke ads, rat kings, world peace, excessive colours, and Christmas trees.
41. The Best America Has to Offer. [MST3K 1201. Mac and Me.]
December 03, 2018 21:01 - 59 minutes - 59.4 MBMac and Me will drill holes into Beth and Adam’s living rooms if they don’t talk about product placement, Coca-Cola™, America™, McDonald’s™, and Steven Spielberg™.
40. Grandfather Clocks in Drag. [MST3K 1114. At the Earth’s Core.]
November 21, 2018 20:22 - 56 minutes - 56.8 MBAt the Earth’s Core drills Beth and Adam about endurance tests, mesmerizing actors, overwrought styles, long-lasting ideologies, and deep-seated commitments.
39. Go Big or Go Home. [MST3K: The Movie, featuring This Island Earth.]
November 12, 2018 21:11 - 58 minutes - 59 MBThis Island Earth rams its ovipositor down Beth and Adam’s throats (but it’s not an alien!) during an awkward dinner party exchange about interocitors, interfering studios, interplanetary strife, interloping cats, and international space research.
38. A Pizza Being Made in Real Time. [MST3K 704. The Incredible Melting Man.]
October 29, 2018 15:01 - 59 minutes - 59.8 MBThe Incredible Melting Man keeps an eye out for Adam and Beth as they talk about horror movies, horror comedies, horror effects, horrors in space, and horror stories from Hollywood.
37. Nothing Gets Away From Physics. [MST3K 107. Robot Monster.]
October 16, 2018 00:00 - 59 minutes - 63 MBRobot Monster wants to be like the hu-man, to laugh like the hu-man. Will Adam and Beth help? Or will they whisper about childhood dreams, rocket backpacks, commie slander, déjà vu, and bumbling bees. And some shorts: Radar Men from the Moon episodes 4 & 5!
36. Donald Pleasence is Always Hypnotic. [MST3K 903. The Pumaman.]
October 02, 2018 04:01 - 59 minutes - 59.8 MBThe Pumaman leaps awkwardly towards Beth and Adam, asking them to reveal the truth about Donald Pleasence, anti-fascists, ancient aliens, dinky synth tunes, and how to fly.
35. There’s Still Money to Be Made in Tragedy. [MST3K 1002. Girl in Gold Boots.]
September 13, 2018 07:31 - 59 minutes - 61 MBGirl in Gold Boots shimmies as Beth and Adam kick about castle dwellers, caged dancers, creepy discotheques, crushed dreams, and child-rearing demonstrations.
34. A Mythmash. [MST3K 408. Hercules Unchained.]
September 01, 2018 20:01 - 59 minutes - 60.4 MBHercules Unchained forgets all about Adam and Beth as they discuss fierce eyebrows, Greek drama, Hulk colours, creepy kitchens, and the Hellenistic ideal.
33. Shaggy Little Baggies. [MST3K 204. Catalina Caper.]
August 15, 2018 20:54 - 58 minutes - 59.1 MBCatalina Caper hosts a Tupperware party for Beth and Adam, where they chat about going to the beach, ghosts in their bikinis, grooving with your booty, gay guys in back alleys, and giving it a burp.
32. The Local Skeezeballs. [MST3K 1111. Wizards of the Lost Kingdom II.]
July 30, 2018 08:18 - 57 minutes - 58.4 MBWizards of the Lost Kingdom II casts a spell on Beth and Adam to reveal all about heroes, horndogs, homosociality, homicides, and hocus pocus.
31. Beverly Hills 9021Wizard. [MST3K 1110. Wizards of the Lost Kingdom.]
July 11, 2018 18:10 - 59 minutes - 60 MBWizards of the Lost Kingdom seeks out Beth and Adam for recycled clips, recycled music, creepy seductions, kept crypts, and ambiguous colours.
30. Let’s Make It Work. [MST3K 703. Deathstalker and the Warriors from Hell.]
June 27, 2018 21:50 - 59 minutes - 60.3 MBDeathstalker and the Warriors from Hell deathstalks Adam and Bethstalker as they deathtalk about fonts, swords, sorcery, batches, and Ren Faires. Huzzah!
30. Let’s Make It Work. [MST3K. 703. Deathstalker and the Warriors from Hell.]
June 27, 2018 17:50 - 59 minutes - 60.3 MBDeathstalker and the Warriors from Hell deathstalks Adam and Bethstalker as they deathtalk about fonts, swords, sorcery, batches, and Ren Faires. Huzzah! Show Notes. Deathstalker and the Warriors from Hell: IMDB. MST3K Wiki. Trailer. Season 12 news! MST3K on tour! [Help Adam go.] The Brain. Deathstalker. A Men without Hats video. Deathstalker II and Deathstalker IV: Match of Titans. Wikipedia’s list of sword and sorcery films. Satanic Pandemonium on sword and sorcery films. Cona...
29. The Matlock Defense. [MST3K K17. Time of the Apes.]
June 12, 2018 23:03 - 55 minutes - 54.3 MBTime of the Apes jumps forward in time to hear Beth and Adam discuss alternate edits, timelines without Joel, circus music, freezer burns, and Barry ZeVan [the weatherman].
28. Apes Is Apes. [MST3K 306. Time of the Apes.]
May 30, 2018 18:10 - 56 minutes - 54.9 MBTime of the Apes dubs over Beth and Adam as they investigate apes, damn dirty apes, naked apes, humble country apes, and owls.
27. Emmanuelle in Flight. [MST3K 612. The Starfighters.]
May 11, 2018 08:19 - 59 minutes - 57.5 MBThe Starfighters puts fuel back in Beth and Adam so they can discuss boogers, boozers, fighters, killers, and choristers.
26. A More Romantic Alternative. [MST3K 509. The Girl in Lovers Lane.]
April 25, 2018 09:15 - 59 minutes - 58.2 MBThe Girl in Lovers Lane drifts into town and asks Beth and Adam about hoboes, littler hoboes, homosociality, character actors, and promotional toilet seats.
25. Don’t Eat the Good Bug. [MST3K 804. The Deadly Mantis.]
April 12, 2018 08:42 - 59 minutes - 59.2 MBThe Deadly Mantis emerges from the ice to ask Beth and Adam about bug-eyed monsters, bug-eyed bugs, bloody-minded militarists, stop-motion brains, and bomb-loving mutants.
24b. Our First Anniversary Spectacular!
March 24, 2018 19:11 - 59 minutes - 55.4 MBProducer Chris invites Beth and Adam to look back over the 24 episodes of MST3K we’ve watched in the past year. Which movie would they watch unMSTed? Which episode was the best? Which monster is the ginchiest? And what did you, the listener at home, think?
24. Every Framing Device a Painting. [MST3K 803. The Mole People.]
March 14, 2018 08:13 - 59 minutes - 58.7 MBThe Mole People gets Beth and Adam to recite an epic of hollow-earth theories, the Epic of Gilgamesh, celebrity cameos, mushrooms, and astronauts of note.
23. You’ve Got to Kill a Man. [MST3K 802. The Leech Woman.]
February 26, 2018 10:12 - 57 minutes - 57.7 MBThe Leech Woman picks Beth and Adam’s brains about lecherous men, older women, alcoholics, unpleasant co-workers, and anything but leeches.
22. Respective Blowhole. [MST3K 801. Revenge of the Creature.]
February 14, 2018 10:25 - 59 minutes - 59.2 MBRevenge of the Creature tries to steal Beth and Adam's hearts with talk of Gill-Man, Guillermo del Toro–Man, Marineland-Man, Henry Mancini-Man, and a new Crow-Man T. Robot-Man.