The 3 Best BADLANDS Podcast Episodes
1) Heath Ledger: Baited with Drugs, Beaten to a Pulp, and Beyond the Point of No Return
Heath Ledger’s preparation for and disappearance into his movie roles is legendary, and it’s what helped him play repressed cowboys, junkies, and maniacal clowns equally well. His research led him to ...Show More
2) O.J. Simpson: Stolen Memorabilia, Armed Robbery, Fake Gangsters, and Blood in Brentwood
This is not the O.J. Simpson story you were expecting. This is the story of what happened after the former running back was acquitted for the murder of his ex-wife and her friend. It’s an insane story...Show More
3) Roscoe “Fatty” Arbuckle: Underground Brothels, Hush Money, Bootlegged Booze, and the Making of Hollywood’s Greatest Scandal (Season 1: Hollywoodland)
A century ago, at the birth of movie superstardom, silent film star Roscoe “Fatty” Arbuckle was at the center of a scandal that rocked Hollywood to its core. He was accused of a murderous sex crime so...Show More
4) John Waters: Subversion, Shock, and the Ultimate Outsider
The films of John Waters were so nasty, so shocking ,and so subversive that shock author William Burroughs called him "The Pope of Trash." But from his beginnings in X-rated art films to cult classics...Show More
5) Bonus Episode: The Hilarious and Absurd ‘Chair Company,’ Tarantino Wannabes, and Kidnappings on and off the Screen
On this week’s Wrap Party, Zeth is joined by Double Elvis’ Head of Production, Matt Beaudoin, to break down the first season of Tim Robinson’s hilarious and absurd show ‘The Chair Company.’ Plus, we h...Show More
6) Benedict Cumberbatch: Lost in the Himalayas, Stopping a Mugging in London, and a Kidnapping in South Africa
Long before he played a world-famous detective, a comic book superhero, or one of literature’s most famous dragons, Benedict Cumberbatch was robbed by a group of thieves in South Africa, who bound him...Show More
7) Bonus Episode: Where Are All the Thanksgiving Movies?
On this week’s Wrap Party, Zeth is diving into the apparent lack of classic Thanksgiving movies, and offering up what he’s calling the Holy Trinity of Thanksgiving Cinema. Plus, ‘Fantastic Mr. Fox,’ ‘...Show More
8) Hugh Grant: Sex on the Sunset Strip, Assault with a Non-Deadly Weapon, and Cracking Open
Hugh Grant infamously almost tanked his budding movie career when he was caught with a sex worker on the Sunset Strip. He was arrested a second time when he assaulted paparazzi outside his house…with ...Show More
9) Bonus Episode: When ‘Taxi Driver’ Got Booed at Cannes and Inspired a Real-Life Vigilante
On this week’s Wrap Party, Zeth digs into Taxi Driver – and what happens when a film about alienation, obsession, and twisted vigilante justice is mirrored in the real world. Call or text (617) 906-66...Show More
10) Jodie Foster: A Teenage Star-Turn, a Deranged Stalker, and the Attempted Assassination of Ronald Reagan
After being nominated for an Academy Award for her role as a child prostitute in the 1976 film Taxi Driver, Jodi Foster gave up acting to go to college. It was there that her Oscar-nominated performan...Show More