What's in the Basket
43 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 2 years ago - ★★★★★ - 13 ratingsWhat's in the Basket is a female-hosted film history podcast that combines research, humour, and leftist politics to deliver the absolute hottest of takes on Old Hollywood, modern movies, and fan culture. Updated Tuesdays at 8 PM Eastern.
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22. Leave Her to Heaven (1945): Hell Popping Around Here
November 24, 2021 22:10 - 2 hours - 120 MBSurprise Noirvember ep! It's Tierney Time once again as we discuss John M. Stahl's Technicolor noir masterpiece Leave Her to Heaven (1945). Topics include monkeys and coconuts, Vincent Price club bangers, boat massacres of all kinds, and more Bosley Crowther bullshit. Show Notes & Sources: https://wp.me/pbeIfn-gj Theme Music by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io): "Dark Hallway (Distressed)" and "The Show Must Be Go"
21. The Mummy (1932): He's Got On a Caftan and He's Very Dry
October 27, 2021 00:00 - 1 hour - 90.3 MBWith just enough time for one more spooooky Halloween episode, we're busting open Imhotep's tomb to cover The Mummy (1932). Join us as we discuss the film's roots in the Egyptomania craze of 19th and early-20th centuries, its place as a lesser entry in the Universal horror canon, and whether or not we think Boris Karloff pissed his pants. Webbys do not interact! Show Notes & Sources: https://wp.me/pbeIfn-g9 Theme Music by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io): "Dark Hallway (Di...
20. Cat People (1942): Baby Porky's Big Fat Move
October 06, 2021 00:00 - 1 hour - 74.4 MBIn this, the spookiest of seasons, we emerge from the shadows to discuss the RKO horror classic Cat People (1942). Topics include Val Lewton and Jacques Tourneur locking eyes across a crowded room, the mysterious world of Serbian stews, and a little too much about Lionel Atwill's extracurriculars. Irena did nothing wrong! Show Notes & Sources: https://wp.me/pbeIfn-fW Theme Music by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io): "Dark Hallway (Distressed)" and "The Show Must Be Go"
19. King Kong (1933): If Only He Had an Ass to Match
June 30, 2021 00:00 - 1 hour - 106 MBWe're back, and we watched King Kong (1933)! The gang returns to discuss practical effects, gorilla butts, Merian C. Cooper's exhausting life choices, Fay Wray's status as the original scream queen, and why we think it's important to engage critically with older media even when it makes us uncomfortable. Show Notes & Sources: https://wp.me/pbeIfn-fL Theme Music by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io): "Dark Hallway (Distressed)" and "The Show Must Be Go"
Bonus 21. The Uncanny (1977) and Uninvited (1987): Tongues Go Missing All the Time
February 17, 2021 01:00 - 1 hour - 69.7 MBIt's time for Evil Cats Week as Amelia and Tiff cover two feline-centric horror movies, Denis Héroux's anthology film The Uncanny (1977) and Greydon Clark's exploitation schlockfest Uninvited (1987). We discuss Ray Milland's big round head, Peter Cushing's secret kitty war crimes, terrible '80s swimsuits, and little mutant cats inside regular cats. Happy birthday, Gul! Show Notes & Sources: https://wp.me/pbeIfn-fD Theme Music by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io): "Dark Hall...
Bonus 20. Love on the Run (1936) and Three Loves Has Nancy (1938): A Chaotic Evil Lew Ayres
January 20, 2021 01:00 - 1 hour - 73.5 MBIt's time to kick off 2021 with our first-ever listener-requested episode! This week we take a look at two MGM romantic comedies co-starring Franchot Tone: Love on the Run (1936) and Three Loves Has Nancy (1938). Subjects include dead people clothes, Terminator running, and why Janet Gaynor is the only short person Candice has ever loved. Show Notes & Sources: https://wp.me/pbeIfn-fo Theme Music by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io): "Dark Hallway (Distressed)" and "The Show...
Bonus 19. The Swarm (1978): Merry Christmas, It's Bees
December 23, 2020 01:00 - 1 hour - 78.9 MBThis week the Gruesome Twosome returns to tackle Irwin Allen's star-studded disaster epic The Swarm (1978), which has nothing to do with the holiday season but does feature the gift of bees, bees, millions of bees! We discuss Michael Caine's marcel waves, Henry Fonda's squeaky wheelchair, the sweeping love triangle between Olivia de Havilland, Ben Johnson, and Fred MacMurray, and the unfair denigration of popcorn disaster movies. High in potassium, low in sodium! Show Notes & Sources: https...
Bonus 18. Whirlpool (1950): Gallbladder Widower
November 18, 2020 01:00 - 1 hour - 55.6 MBIt's a Noirvember bonus this week as we discuss Otto Preminger's hypnosis thriller Whirlpool (1950), starring Gene Tierney, Richard Conte, Jose Ferrer, and Charles Bickford. Subjects include kleptomania, Hulkamania (not that kind), gallbladder crises, and our very healthy parasocial relationships with the terrible stars we love. Please forgive the audio issues, particularly toward the end of the episode, which was recorded on 70-year-old equipment stolen from Richard Conte's home office in ...
18. The Omen (1976): Baby-on-Baby Crime
November 04, 2020 01:00 - 1 hour - 96.3 MBIt's another shot of Gregory Peck this week as we wrap up our Halloween cursed film series with Richard Donner's demon-child classic The Omen (1976). We explore what the movie has to say about motherhood and post-Watergate political anxiety, pay tribute to the unsung women who have been bringing films to life behind the scenes for over a century, and sing the praises of our newfound favourite sequel Damien: Omen II (1978), in which friend of the pod Lew Ayres endures the single greatest death...
Bonus 17. Cape Fear (1962) and Cape Fear (1991): Twice the Cape, Twice the Fear
October 28, 2020 00:00 - 1 hour - 86 MBThis week we're taking a quick detour from our cursed film series to tackle a different kind of horror movie: J. Lee Thompsons's neo-noir thriller Cape Fear (1962), and Martin Scorsese's 1991 remake of the same name. We discuss the stark differences in how each film handles its sensitive subject matter, admire Robert Mitchum's sick Del Boca Vista wardrobe, and partake in some recreation at the bowling center with noted human Gregory Peck. A content warning: both of today's films are about sex...
17. Poltergeist (1982): You Obviously Don't Know How Much a Skeleton Costs
October 14, 2020 00:00 - 1 hour - 105 MBOur Halloween theme continues this week with another notoriously "cursed" horror movie: Tobe Hooper and Steven Spielberg's haunted house classic Poltergeist (1982). We tackle the question of just who actually directed the film, explore its iconic special effects, and confront the moral implications of the popular "curse" narrative. Please note that this podcast has not been and will never be censored by Pizza Hut. Finally, another content warning—today's episode addresses the deaths of two of...
16. The Exorcist (1973): Sometimes the Vibes Is Right
September 30, 2020 00:00 - 1 hour - 107 MBWe're back! After losing an episode to our very own MP3-devouring curse, we emerge from the shadows to kick off the Halloween season with a look at William Friedkin's similarly cursed horror classic The Exorcist (1973). We trace writer William Peter Blatty's journey from Georgetown to...well...Georgetown, attempt to address at least a few of the approximately one billion things that went wrong during the film's production, and mourn the omission of Father Dyer's sick Snoopy sweatshirt. Fair w...
Bonus 16. Basket Case 2 (1990): First Anniversary Episode Brought to You By Jolt Cola
September 02, 2020 00:00 - 1 hour - 62.3 MBThis week all the crickets in the state of California join us to celebrate the show's one-year anniversary with a look at Basket Case 2 (1990), belated and beloved sequel to the first movie we ever covered. Topics include the Belial Babies, our own tragic Hollywood endings, and—somehow—Tony Randall. Thanks for sticking with us this year, and here's to the next one! Show Notes & Sources: https://wp.me/pbeIfn-aH Theme Music by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io): "Dark Hallway ...
Bonus 15. Romance on the High Seas (1948): Jack Carson Has Risen From the Grave
August 05, 2020 00:00 - 1 hour - 77.8 MBOn this week's bonus episode we tackle the postwar Warner Brothers musical Romance on the High Seas (1948), starring Doris Day, Janis Paige, Oscar Levant, S.Z. Sakall, and absolutely no one else. Warning: The following podcast contains material that may be disturbing to the ghost of Jack Carson. Listener discretion is advised. Show Notes & Sources: https://wp.me/pbeIfn-ac Theme Music by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io): "Dark Hallway (Distressed)" and "The Show Must Be Go"
Bonus 14. Rollercoaster (1977): He's Got Timmy Bottoms Eyes
July 22, 2020 01:25 - 1 hour - 67.8 MBAmusement parks may be off limits this summer, but at least we've got the disaster flick Rollercoaster (1977) to hold us over. Join us for this week's bonus episode as we discuss George Segal's tiny hat, Timothy Bottoms' stinky bomber jacket, Richard Widmark's Sophia Petrillo glasses, and Henry Fonda's enviable late-in-life disaster movie cameo grift. Show Notes & Sources: https://wp.me/pbeIfn-a6 Theme Music by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io): "Dark Hallway (Distressed)" ...
15. Holiday (1938): Not Caring is Cool
July 01, 2020 00:00 - 1 hour - 85.7 MBToday we're taking a look at Holiday (1938), arguably the most understated of Cary Grant and Katharine Hepburn's four films together. We discuss the early years and muses of playwright Philip Barry, Holiday's role in launching Hepburn's career, her contentious but unwavering friendship with director George Cukor, and we finally have a legitimate reason to talk about Lew Ayres — plus Candice serves up another edition of her Puppet Corner and tackles the ultimate question: is it weird that Edwa...
Bonus 13. Berlin Correspondent (1942): That's Not His Natural Chomp
June 03, 2020 00:00 - 59 minutes - 54.3 MBThis week the Gruesome Twosome heads back to the ol' Dana Andrews well for a research-free look at the World War II thriller Berlin Correspondent (1942). We discuss the film's extremely poor attempts at emulating Foreign Correspondent (1940), the evolution of Hollywood's approach to the war as it unfolded, Hans Gruber's Super Cool Postage Stamp Emporium, and that time Dana's adult braces fused his jaw shut. This episode was recorded prior to the onset of protests against racism and police b...
14. Safety Last! (1923): Back Then They Didn't Have Uber Eats
May 13, 2020 00:00 - 1 hour - 78.9 MBThe time has finally come—we're covering a silent film! This week we take a look at the early life and career of Harold Lloyd, culminating in the production of his first masterpiece Safety Last! (1923). Topics include child scammers, prop bombs that aren't prop bombs, towel delivery vans, and our impassioned arguments for why the so-called "third genius" of silent comedy deserves a greater legacy than he has been allotted. Show Notes & Sources: https://wp.me/pbeIfn-9m Theme Music by Kevin...
13. The Boys in the Band (1970): Are You Going to the Birthday Party?
April 29, 2020 00:00 - 2 hours - 123 MBAfter three seemingly endless months, we're finally back with a fully-researched episode—and it's our longest yet, so heat up some lasagna and settle in as we tackle William Friedkin's adaptation of Mart Crowley's play The Boys in the Band (1970). Topics include the influence of both play and film on the LGBT rights movement, the use of Old Hollywood references as shorthand by an isolated minority that took refuge in the movies, and Natalie Wood's unmatched gift-giving skills. Show Notes & ...
Bonus 12. Panic in the Streets (1950): I Want a GameCube in My Iron Lung
April 08, 2020 00:00 - 55 minutes - 51.2 MBIt's Topical Tuesday on the pod this week as we discuss Elia Kazan's pandemic-themed film noir Panic in the Streets (1950). Subjects include pneumonic plague, lax '50s parenting, the questionable legality of Jack Palance's acting methods, and a potentially COVID-stricken Candice's best Bob Dylan impression. Show Notes & Sources: https://wp.me/pbeIfn-8X Theme Music by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io): "Dark Hallway (Distressed)" and "The Show Must Be Go"
Bonus 11. Service de Luxe (1938): I Burned Her
March 18, 2020 00:00 - 50 minutes - 46.4 MBIt's another Candice-and-Amelia Special this week as the Gruesome Twosome take on Service de Luxe (1938), the Constance Bennett romantic comedy that served as Vincent Price's film debut. Recorded way back on March 7th, we discuss toilet paper shortages from the perspective of that long-ago time before Tom Hanks got COVID-19, then we dig into tractors, arson, fourth-wall breaking, and our dream cast for a remake of the lost Bessie Love vehicle Pegeen (1920). Show Notes & Sources: https://wp....
Bonus 10. Thirteen Women (1932) and When's Your Birthday? (1937): A Racist Final Destination
March 04, 2020 01:00 - 50 minutes - 46.5 MBWe're looking to the stars this week for a research-free discussion of two very different cinematic approaches to astrology: Thirteen Women (1932), a proto-slasher starring Myrna Loy, and the Joe E. Brown comedy When's Your Birthday? (1937). We talk about the impact of the Production Code on Hollywood's handling of racial subject matter, the only screen appearance of the tragically infamous Peg Entwistle, Billy Wilder's later mastery of Brown's occasionally unappealing schtick, and—of course—...
Bonus 09. My Favorite Wife (1940) and Move Over, Darling (1963): Who Would You Commit a Bigamy With?
February 19, 2020 01:00 - 50 minutes - 46.7 MBThis week we're taking a research-free look at two romantic comedies that combine nineteenth-century tragic poetry with Hollywood's love of bigamy: My Favorite Wife (1940) and its remake, Move Over, Darling (1963). We discuss our love of Doris Day and ambivalence towards Irene Dunne, the confounding screen dynamic between rumoured real-life couple Cary Grant and Randolph Scott, and whom among both casts we'd invite to our respective Bigamy Squads. Show Notes & Sources: https://wp.me/pbeIfn-...
12. Oscars Moments of Yore: A Twentieth-Century Academy Awards Odyssey
February 05, 2020 01:00 - 1 hour - 88.6 MBWe're doing something a little different this week as we explore sixty years of the Oscars, from the anti-union origins of the Academy in the late 1920s to the career-ending broadcast of 1989. Join us for tales of gatecrashers, axes, protesters, decapitations, fascists, streakers, and some good old-fashioned Joan Crawford chaos magic from the very messy history of the best worst awards show we know. Please Note: This episode features some weather-related audio issues during the first twenty...
Bonus 08. The Prowler (1951): Sorry for Everything
January 22, 2020 01:00 - 39 minutes - 36.2 MBOn this week's bonus episode of What's in the Basket, we're peeping in on the Van Heflin-Evelyn Keyes film noir The Prowler (1951). We discuss big ol' foreheads, Dalton Trumbo's handling of female characters, ghost towns, sarsaparilla, and Heflin's presence in the films of Van Johnson (hint: he isn't in them). Show Notes & Sources: https://wp.me/pbeIfn-7J Theme Music by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io): "Dark Hallway (Distressed)" and "The Show Must Be Go"
Bonus 07. Postal Inspector (1936) and Telephone Operator (1937): People Have Always Been Scammin'
January 08, 2020 01:00 - 47 minutes - 43.4 MBOn this week’s bonus episode of What’s in the Basket, we brave the floodwaters for a research-free look at Ricardo Cortez, Bela Lugosi, and Patricia Ellis in Postal Inspector (1936) and Judith Allen and Alice White in Telephone Operator (1937). We learn that Alice White was Jughead, FDR was Alexa, and everyone in Old Hollywood was a tax evader. Show Notes & Sources: https://wp.me/pbeIfn-7t Theme Music by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io): "Dark Hallway (Distressed)" and "Th...
11. Trading Places (1983): Eddie Movie
January 01, 2020 01:40 - 1 hour - 76.5 MBOn this week’s episode of What’s in the Basket, we’re cornering the entire frozen orange juice market as we discuss the Eddie Murphy-Dan Aykroyd role-swapping comedy Trading Places (1983). We attempt to parse the ins and outs of commodities trading, determine whether or not Don Ameche was dead, and learn how Candice feels about Cats (2019). Show Notes & Sources: https://wp.me/pbeIfn-4n Theme Music by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io): "Dark Hallway (Distressed)" and "The Sh...
10. Remember the Night (1940): Ayn Rand's Winter Wonderland
December 28, 2019 00:59 - 1 hour - 95.5 MBOne week and three days late, we emerge…triumphant?…with a very belated Christmas episode about Remember the Night (1940). We discuss Barbara Stanwyck’s work ethic, Fred MacMurray’s emotional repression, the world of contrasts between Mitchell Leisen and Preston Sturges as directors, and poor Sterling Holloway just trying to make it through the day. Show Notes & Sources: https://wp.me/pbeIfn-4g Theme Music by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io): "Dark Hallway (Distressed)" an...
Bonus 06. Silent Night, Deadly Night (1984) and Silent Night, Deadly Night Part 2 (1987): Old People Orphanage
December 11, 2019 01:00 - 55 minutes - 50.7 MBOn this week's bonus episode of What's in the Basket, we're revisiting our slasher movie origins with a research-free look at the Christmas horrors of Silent Night, Deadly Night (1984) and its sequel Silent Night, Deadly Night Part 2 (1987). We discuss the series' unexpected connections to Evangelicalism and The Life and Times of Grizzly Adams, question the reasoning behind its elaborate soundtrack, and seriously consider launching an investigative podcast into a particularly compelling hot-d...
Bonus 05. Bachelor Mother (1939) and Bundle of Joy (1956): That's a Trauma for Another Episode
December 04, 2019 01:00 - 1 hour - 56.5 MBOn this week's bonus episode of What's in the Basket, we head down to the foundling home for a research-free look at two lighthearted holiday takes on child abandonment: Ginger Rogers in Bachelor Mother (1939) and Debbie Reynolds in Bundle of Joy (1956). We explain why David Niven so handily defeats Eddie Fisher in the battle of the Merlin party boys, lay out our arguments for why children shouldn't be allowed in Hollywood, and offer Douglas Fairbanks Jr. some posthumous family therapy. Sho...
09. Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid (1982): A Real Goddamn Movie
November 27, 2019 01:00 - 1 hour - 83.9 MBOn this week's episode of What's in the Basket, we're putting on our black dresses and shaving our tongues as we get into trubil wrapping up our Noirvember series with Carl Reiner's film noir pastiche Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid (1982). We discuss the ways the movie triumphs as an adoring tribute to its subject matter, its skillful use of archive footage, our love of Steve Martin, and some hot takes regarding the Academy, comedy, and film fandom in the social media age. Show Notes & Sources: ...
08. The Big Combo (1955): Two Bros Chillin' in a Twin Bed No Feet Apart Cuz They Are Gay
November 20, 2019 01:00 - 1 hour - 98.6 MBOn this week’s episode of What’s in the Basket, we continue our Noirvember series with a discussion of The Big Combo (1955). We cover the ways it functions as an unexpected subversion of the genre, consider Cornel Wilde’s status as one of film noir’s strangest leading men, examine Fante and Mingo’s relationship and the extent to which its ambiguities–or lack thereof–were intentional on the part of the filmmakers, and wonder just what the hell happened to poor Brian Donlevy. Show Notes & Sou...
07. The Night of the Hunter (1955): Charles Laughton's Gonna Fight a Baby Behind the Bike Racks After School
November 13, 2019 01:00 - 1 hour - 97.6 MBOn this week's episode of What's in the Basket, we're kicking off our Noirvember 2019 series with a discussion of The Night of the Hunter (1955). Talking points include the film's masterful use of allegory and stylistic visuals to depict the real-life horrors of the Great Depression, Robert Mitchum's innate coolness, Candice's pitch for The Pride of the Yankees 2, and the utter tragedy of Charles Laughton's regrettably brief directing career. Show Notes & Sources: https://whatsinthebasket.h...
Bonus 04. Three Ann Sothern-Gene Raymond Rom-Coms: I Can't Believe It's Not Nelson Eddy
November 06, 2019 01:00 - 1 hour - 55.6 MBOn this week's bonus episode of What's in the Basket, we're turning our attentions to the original primble in our research-free discussion of three RKO romantic comedies starring Ann Sothern and Gene Raymond: Walking on Air (1936), Smartest Girl in Town (1936), and She's Got Everything (1937). First we address the absurdity of the films themselves and the utter desperation that emanates from the Sothern-Raymond pairing, then we descend into a flurry of confusion that touches upon half-remembe...
06. The Old Dark House (1932): There Once Was a Young Fellow from Sparta
October 30, 2019 00:00 - 1 hour - 66.7 MBOn this week’s episode of What’s in the Basket, have a potato and join us for our discussion of The Old Dark House (1932). We delve into director James Whale’s reign as Universal’s king of horror, explore the film’s role as progenitor to the genre that took its name, trace the origins of Melvyn Douglas’s mustache, and bask in the poetry of renowned artistic phenom Charles Laughton. Show Notes & Sources: https://whatsinthebasket.home.blog/2019/10/29/06-the-old-dark-house-1932-there-once-was-...
05. Hocus Pocus (1993): That's How Old a Baby Is
October 23, 2019 00:00 - 1 hour - 66 MBOn this week's episode of What's in the Basket, we're putting a spell on you with our discussion of Hocus Pocus (1993). We cover the film's years in development hell, admire its ability to capture the autumnal wonder of childhood Halloweens, and seriously consider purchasing the entire backlog of Muppet Magazine. Show Notes & Sources: https://whatsinthebasket.home.blog/2019/10/22/05-hocus-pocus-(1993):-thats-how-old-a-baby-is Theme Music by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io)...
Bonus 03. This Gun for Hire (1942): Philip Raven’s No Good Very Bad Terrible Week
October 16, 2019 00:00 - 1 hour - 60.7 MBOn this week's bonus episode of What's in the Basket, Candice and Amelia pull on their gas masks for a research-free discussion of This Gun for Hire (1942). They attempt to expose the truth of Alan Ladd's height, struggle to unravel the movie's convoluted plot, examine Veronica Lake's screen persona and her legacy as an iconic woman of film noir, and issue an impassioned plea for Tiff's safe return. Show Notes & Sources: https://whatsinthebasket.home.blog/2019/10/15/bonus-03-this-gun-for-hi...
04. Laura (1944): Harry Highpants the Tailor
October 09, 2019 00:00 - 1 hour - 79.2 MBOn this week's episode of What's in the Basket, we're falling in love with a corpse as we discuss Laura (1944). We marvel over the perfect storm of second-choice casting decisions that is the Dana Andrews/Gene Tierney/Clifton Webb trifecta, explore a very Real Housewivesian battle of egos between Otto Preminger and Daryl F. Zanuck, and break it down to the chill groove remix of film noir's most iconic theme song. Show Notes & Sources: https://whatsinthebasket.home.blog/2019/10/08/04-laura-19...
Bonus 02. Two Anthony Mann B-Pictures: My Cousin Knows Someone Who Swallowed a Can Opener
October 01, 2019 21:20 - 53 minutes - 49.3 MBOn this week’s bonus episode of What’s in the Basket, we’re heading out to Poverty Row for our research-free discussion of two Republic Pictures programmers from early in the career of director Anthony Mann: Nobody’s Darling (1943) and Strangers in the Night (1944). We jam out to “Row, Row, Row Your Boat” with our cool teen friends, bond with mysterious women over the homoerotic poetry of A.E. Houseman, and have a few questions about phenobarbital and the physics of falling portraits. Show ...
03. The Thing (1982): Is This the Most Hated Movie of All Time? (NOT CLICKBAIT)
September 24, 2019 19:19 - 1 hour - 73.1 MBOn this week's episode of What's in the Basket, we're zipping up our parkas for our discussion of The Thing (1982). We marvel over Kurt Russell's luscious locks, tackle the film's lack of women and its approach to gender, struggle to comprehend the negative critical response that it received upon release, and learn way, way too much about Candice's love of puppets. Show Notes & Sources: https://whatsinthebasket.home.blog/2019/09/24/03-the-thing-1982-is-this-the-most-hated-movie-of-all-time-...
Bonus 01. Two Constance Bennett Pre-Codes: Oh Please, Dear Little Fat God of Love
September 17, 2019 19:49 - 43 minutes - 39.7 MBOn this week's bonus episode of What's in the Basket, we break into the RKO vault for our research-free discussion of two minor pre-codes starring Constance Bennett: Sin Takes a Holiday (1930) and Lady With a Past (1932). We mourn the tragic but very brave death of our late comrade-in-arms Amelia, Candice accidentally records an entire episode with her laptop mic, and Ben Lyon takes a beating. Show Notes & Sources: https://whatsinthebasket.home.blog/2019/09/17/bonus-01-two-constance-bennett...
02. Pillow Talk (1959): Iron Maiden in a Pillbox Hat
September 11, 2019 02:29 - 1 hour - 76.4 MBOn this week's episode of What's in the Basket, we hop on the party line for our discussion of Pillow Talk (1959). We tackle the significance of Ross Hunter, Doris Day, and Rock Hudson in mid-century popular culture, express our undying love for charismatic powerhouse Tony Randall, and bring up class warfare more times than you might expect. Show Notes & Sources: https://whatsinthebasket.home.blog/2019/09/11/02-pillow-talk-1959-iron-maiden-in-a-pillbox-hat Theme Music by Kevin MacLeod (ht...
01. Basket Case (1982): Do You Think Belial Had the Dick?
September 03, 2019 21:35 - 1 hour - 56.4 MBOn the debut episode of What’s in the Basket, we take a trip to 42nd Street for our discussion of Basket Case (1982). Tiff learns why God invented pop filters, Amelia chows down on some hot dogs, and Candice wants to see Belial shake that nasty thing. Show Notes & Sources: https://whatsinthebasket.home.blog/2019/09/03/1-basket-case-1982-do-you-think-belial-had-the-dick Theme Music by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io): "Dark Hallway (Distressed)" and "The Show Must Be Go"