One Track Mind with Ryan Luis Rodriguez

For our spooooooky fifty-eighth episode, we’re joined once again by friend of the show Jason Shawhan (“Fearless Pretender” podcast) for a prequel of sorts to our “The Monster Squad” episode: Fred Dekker’s directorial debut, 1986’s “Night of the Creeps”. Much will be discussed, from the merits of the director’s cut to the awesomeness of Tom Atkins, and your wonky yet affable host will never fail to call the titular creeps slugs. Ryan’s Recommendations: “Nosferatu the Vampyre” (1979), “The Slumber

For our spooooooky fifty-seventh episode, we’re joined once again by writer/comedian Kandice Martellaro (“Don’t Bring It In”, “Hanging with Dr. Z”) for a discussion of her favorite film, stop-motion house Laika’s very first production, 2009’s “Coraline”, as told through its audio commentary from director Henry Selick. Crawl into the frilly blue tunnel with us. Ryan’s Recommendations: “ParaNorman” (2012), “The Boxtrolls” (2014), and “Kubo and the Two Strings” (2016) For exclusive bonus content and

For our spooooooky fifty-sixth episode, we’re joined once again by friend of the show Nathaniel Jonsson (“At the Devil’s Ball” podcast) for a discussion of a forgotten James Whale horror-comedy from 1932 starring the iconic Boris Karloff: “The Old Dark House”. Prepare to learn exactly when every single actor kicked the bucket, because the guy recording the audio commentary never misses an opportunity to point it out!Ryan’s Recommendations: “Scarface” (1932), “Cat People” (1942), and “Arsenic and Old

For our fifty-fifth episode, we’re joined by David Rosen (“Piecing It Together” podcast) for a discussion of the audio commentary for a full-fledged cult classic: Adam Resnick’s 1994 nautical box-office bomb “Cabin Boy”. Half pod, half cast, equals one complete podcast.  Ryan’s Recommendations: “Pee-wee’s Big Adventure” (1985), “Beetlejuice” (1988), and “The Flintstones” (1994)  For exclusive bonus content and early releases of every episode, join our Patreon and become an Official Minder:

For our fifty-fourth episode, we’re joined by Graham Skipper (“The Lonely Man with the Ghost Machine”) for a discussion of Dr. Brian Cox’s audio commentary for Danny Boyle’s 2007 science-fiction thriller “Sunshine”. If you like your movie podcasts to dabble in physics (the fun kind!), you won’t want to miss this one. Ryan’s Recommendations: “Trainspotting” (1996), “Steve Jobs” (2015), and “T2 Trainspotting” (2017) For exclusive bonus content and early releases of every episode, join our Patreon and