This week on the Talk Without Rhythm Podcast I'm discussing more Ghost Stories for Christmas from the BBC with 1974's The Treasure of Abbot Thomas and 1975's The Ash Tree.

[00:00] INTRO

[02:07] Trick or Treat Radio Promo

[03:24] RANDOM CONVERSATION

• El Goro on the year-end episode of Invasion of the Podcast

[16:37] The Treasure of Abbot Thomas (1974)

• Read "The Treasure of Abbot Thomas" by M.R. James

[34:09] The Ash Tree (1975)

• Read "The Ash-Tree" by M.R. James
• Grady Hendrix "Christmas Ghost Stories: How the Holidays Became Haunted" 

[57:08] FEEDBACK

[01:01:22] ENDING MUSIC: The Ghosts of England by The Triple Tree

Watch The Treasure of Abbot Thomas (1974)
Watch The Ash Tree (1975)

This week on the Talk Without Rhythm Podcast I'm watching more Ghost Stories for Christmas from the BBC and M.R. James with 1972's A Warning to the Curious and 1973's Lost Hearts.

[00:00] INTRO

[01:58] CromCast Promo

[02:43] RANDOM CONVERSATION

• Read "A Warning to the Curious" by M.R. James
• Read "Lost Hearts" by M.R. James
• CromCast discusses M.R. James
• Anthologic discusses The Exorcism
• A Podcast to the Curious - The M.R. James Podcast 
• Cathode Ray Tube

[10:55] A Warning to the Curious (1972)

[34:13] Lost Hearts (1973)

[59:21] FEEDBACK

[01:03:41] ENDING MUSIC: Lost Hearts by The Triple Tree 

Watch A Warning to the Curious (1972)
Watch Lost Hearts (1973)

This week on the Talk Without Rhythm Podcast I'm diving into some Ghost Stories for Christmas with two BBC adaptations of the work of M.R. James: 1968's Whistle and I'll Come to You and 1971's The Stalls of Barchester.

[00:00] INTRO

[03:03] Projection Booth Promo

[04:13] RANDOM CONVERSATION

• Read "Oh, Whistle, and I'll Come to You, My Lad" by M.R. James
• Read "The Stalls of Barchester Cathedral" by M.R. James

[21:42] Whistle and I'll Come to You (1968)

[47:46] The Stalls of Barchester (1971)

[01:11:03] FEEDBACK

• El Goro talks Silver Bullet (1985) on The Kulturecast

[01:16:09] ENDING MUSIC: Oh, Whistle and I'll Come to You by The Triple Tree

Watch Whistle and I'll Come to You (1968)
Watch The Stalls of Barchester (1971)

This week on the Talk Without Rhythm Podcast, I'm continuing my exploration of Neo Noir for another week. And since 'tis the Holiday Season, 'tis also the time for Shane Black action flicks! To that end, I'm discussing 2005's Kiss Kiss Bang Bang and 2016's The Nice Guys.

[00:00] INTRO

[01:50] Cult of Muscle Promo

[03:03] RANDOM CONVERSATION

[14:31] Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (2005)

[43:22] The Nice Guys (2016)

[01:08:54] FEEDBACK

[01:14:30] ENDING MUSIC: White Christmas by Vonda Shepard and Robert Downey Jr.

Buy Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (2005)
Buy The Nice Guys (2016)