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Direct to Audio: A Movie Discussions Podcast

Spencer Mattinson

A place to talk about movies! Weekly discussions about everything from your favorite movies, rankings, series breakdowns, film history, and more.

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00:48:43

Let's Discuss Our First Time: John Carpenter's The Thing

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2023/01/23

It's Host Spencer's Birthday! As is tradition on the pod, we let our special guests pick an episode of their choosing, and what better episode than to have the Podcast's most reoccurring guest Liz talk about a movie that she has never seen, that happens to be the Birthday Boy's favorite: John Carpenter's 1982 Sci Fi Horror film The Thing! Listen as they go through her first time with the gross out Cult Classic, and hear all the background info about how they made this movie into one of the greatest

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01:40:45

The Best Sequel Bracket

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2023/01/17

You know what they say: It's always hard to follow the original with something equally as good or better. Well here on the pod we are going to prove that theory is false, as Max & Shane return to do their second bracket, and appropriately this time we discuss the best sequel of all time! 64 sequels spanning almost 100 years, ranging from the big budget film franchises like Star Wars, Harry Potter, the MCU, the Fast & the Furious, & 007, to the second parts in iconic trilogies like Back

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01:29:41

The Best Christmas Movie Bracket

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2022/12/26

They say every time a bell rings, an angel gets it's wings... but here on the pod every time Morgan & Jamie are guests a bracket gets created. They come on to the pod, have a few laughs, and are here for the end of Season 5 and the Holiday season! We are having the hap-hap happiest Christmas since Bing Crosby tap danced with Danny Kaye, as we tap dance through 32 of the best Christmas movies of all time to decide who is on the nice list and is called the best of them all! So on Dasher, on

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01:25:10

Jingle All the Way

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2022/12/19

It's Turbo Time! Max joins the pod to discuss the pods first official Arnold Schwarzenegger film (how!?): The 1997 Holiday classic Jingle All the Way. With an all star comedy lineup behind him, we have all the Christmas hijinks and Arnold one liners you could ever want. You have such classics as: "Put the cookie down!", "He got two!" and "You picked the wrong day" (as he then punches a weird looking reindeer). Is this episode mostly just Max and Host Spencer doing their Arnold impressions? Yup.

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00:48:12

Let's Discuss the Peanuts Holiday Specials!

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2022/12/12

3 classic specials, 1 classic cartoon, and 1 classic guest, what more can you ask for this holiday season? Fan Favorite Liz is here to discuss the 3 big Peanuts Holiday Specials: A Charlie Brown Christmas, It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown, & A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving. This episode discusses how Peanuts was created, how the specials came to be, and a mini-dive into the uniqueness of each special. Also discussed is: the best Halloween Candy, how bobbing for apples is awful, why the jazz

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01:34:22

Let's Rank the Muppet Movies!

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2022/12/05

It's Direct to Audio with our very special guest Theresa*! It's time to start the podcast, it's time to set the mics, it's time to listen to Direct to Audio tonight! This week the podcast covers all 8 Muppet Movies, & quick spoiler: they're great! Listen as they discuss the wit, music, & warmth the Muppets bring to the silver screen, with a filmography that spans 40 years.*Hi everyone, Theresa here writing part of the episode description. I want

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01:07:56

Silent Night, Deadly Night (1984)

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2022/11/29

If you listeners have been good, you can listen to this Holiday episode with fan favorite Liz, where we talk about this 1984 Christmas slasher classic! If you've been naughty, then you may need to be punished! Not by us though, we're nice. We discuss all the kills, the underrated horror character Billy Chapman, & host Spencer tells you the tips on how to host the best Christmas party. Just make sure your Santa doesn't break his ankle & you have to rely on the creepy stock boy...

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00:43:16

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever

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2022/11/21

Marvel's newest release is the hottest movie in theaters, which means we have to talk about it on the pod! This movie brings a lot of things to the table, & Host Spencer does a solo review to discuss it all: the emotional goodbye to Chadwick Boseman, the introduction to multiple new characters, & the culmination of Phase 4 in the MCU, it's a lot to pack in one film, which might explain why is over 2 and a half hours long.

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00:58:30

Weird: The Al Yankovic Story

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2022/11/15

Grab your Twinkie wiener sandwiches and your Hawaiian shirts, because it's about to get weird! As discussed a few weeks back (during a parody movie, no less), Max & Host Spencer are back to discuss the "Weird Al" Yankovic bio-pic starring Daniel Radcliffe. With them both being such huge fans of Weird Al's work, this movie had to be covered on the pod, and it is one of the zaniest and most ridiculous bio-pics we have ever seen, while also being the perfect parody of all the ones we have seen

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00:50:10

The Direct to Audio 100th Episode!

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2022/11/08

Direct to Audio has hit 100 episodes! What a ride it has been: countless fun moments, hundreds of movies discussed, dozens of amazing guests, and most important, endless support from you the listener. Yes you! Reading this right now. You have been a huge part of this, so thank you specifically! The pod wouldn't be able to reach this milestone without the support of so many people, so we are honored to share this celebration with y'all. Listen as we discuss the Pod's top 10 most listened to episodes,

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01:03:25

Halloween Ends (Literally!)

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2022/10/31

Spooky Season draws to a close, & what better way to wrap it all up then with a new movie that has a title PERFECT for the occasion. Cindy joins the pod to discuss the finale of the Halloween Franchise (as of now), and alongside host Spencer they get into the Ups and Downs of the film, discuss all the spoilers you could want, & end the episode with a fun Halloween/ Spooky Season film discussion.

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01:09:03

Paperback to Silver Screen: American Psycho

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2022/10/28

Do you like books that turn into movies? It's been compared to Psycho with Norman Bates, but I think Patrick has a far more horrific, insatiable blood lust... wait where was I? Oh yeah! This new podcast format will compare novels to their film counterpart. This first one is a bit rough, as Host Spencer's Rootin Tootin partner Theresa joins the pod to discuss Bret Easton Ellis's 1991 book & Mary Harron's 2000 movie starring Christian Bale. Not going to lie, this book is sold in shrinkwrap in some

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01:07:24

The Blob (1988)

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2022/10/21

*POP!* Beware of the pod, It's kooky, And spooky, And fun on a run or in a car, Right in your ear, And all about movies, We chat, And laugh, Just be careful of the pod. *POP!* Did that work? Do people know that there is a song about The Blob? Who knows. But what we DO know is that Spooky Season slides its way to the next episode, and this one spooked guest Liz and host Spencer when they were kids. Does it spook them now? Kinda? They discuss the 1988 cult classic about an acidic monster from space

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00:58:15

Film Class: The History of the Universal Monster Movies

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2022/10/14

Class is back in session! Host Spencer brought candy for the class, or at least something sweet, as this episode is a real treat to film history fans! Spooky Season looks to the horror films that helped start it all, as we discuss the History of the Universal Monsters. The pod dives into over 30 years of classic horror films, and goes over pound for pound the best horror character lineup of all time: Dracula, Frankenstein, the Wolfman, the Mummy, the Invisible Man, the Creature from the Black

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01:26:50

The Cabin in the Woods

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2022/10/07

Spooky Season invites you for a nice, weekend getaway to your "cousins" not creepy at all cabin in the woods! Nothing nefarious about it, just bring 5 of your friends (don't worry about who, we will take care of the personalities later), and make sure to check out the spacious cellar! It's got tons of cool trinkets, so make sure you try them all out. Definitely check out that conch shell, it's a personal favorite! In all Spooky Seriousness, this week David is back on the pod to cover a modern day

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01:21:44

Let's Discuss Our First Time: Young Frankenstein

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2022/09/30

If you're blue and you don't know where to go to why don't you go where laughter sits? Puttin' on the pod. (Did that work? Not really. But, we tried!) Spooky Season takes a comedic detour, as we discuss frequent guest Max's first time watching the Mel Brooks' classic: Young Frankenstein! One of host Spencer's favorite movies, they go deep down a spiral staircase of discussion, talking about this film, it's merits both as a continuation of the Frankenstein films by Universal, it's comedic excellence,

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01:26:24

An American Werewolf in London

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2022/09/23

Spooky Season can be a lot of work, so we decided to take a vacation to the English Countryside! Just gotta make sure we stay on the road, keep clear of the moors, and beware the moon, something our ill fated characters in this iconic horror classic sadly fail to do. Jamie is back on the pod to discuss An American Werewolf in London, a personal favorite for both he and host Spencer, and one of the most influential horror films of the 1980s (and maybe all time). The ultimate boy who cried (were)wolf,

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01:08:59

Maximum Overdrive

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2022/09/16

START. YOUR. ENGINES... or actually don't, because a comet will do it for you. This weeks Spooky Season Episode is horrific in multiple ways, as Natalie comes back to the pod for the Pod's second anniversary episode, Maximum Overdrive! Stephen King's directorial debut (and finale), it's a movie about trucks coming to life to destroy humans... or just the ozone layer, as they mostly drive in circles around a truck stop for the film's runtime. Based off his short story Trucks, this film has all the

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01:32:08

Let's Rank the Predator Franchise!

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2022/09/09

The Direct to Audio Spooky Season takes to the jungle for the next episode, as we rank the Predator franchise from worst to best based on average review scores. With Prey being added recently to the filmography, & 2 additional monster battles with the Xenomorphs, there are 7 movies to rank, & guest Mike is back to discuss them all! The greatest horror/ action franchise of all time, this franchise deserved to be recognized amongst the rest of Spooky Season, so celebrate one of the classics with this

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01:39:02

The Spooky Season Horror Character Bracket 2: Super...

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2022/09/02

SPOOKY SEASON IS BACK! Our favorite time on the pod returns, along with a fan favorite episode to launch us into the scariest, creepiest, eeriest, and you guessed it, spookiest 2 months of the year! Steven and Liz return from last year, as do 32 horror icons, for this years Spooky Season Character Bracket! Those 32, alongside 32 newcomers from all ranges of horror film history, will duke it out to decide who is the slasher supreme. This bracket is more-so a celebration of horror, and the many

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