An Hourchive Celebration
The Hourchive commemorates a special occasion. Show Notes Nick’s comfortable seat

The Hourchive commemorates a special occasion. Show Notes Nick’s comfortable seat
We’re on a brief break gearing up for Season 25 of The Hourchive, but we have a surprise in store for you in the coming weeks.
Our Crisis of Infinite Crossovers collaboration with the Brotherhood of Batman comes to an epic conclusion with the first of a two-part special on Joker (2019). Visit the Brotherhood of Batman to hear part 2 (going live the week of 11/4)! In this first installment, we’ll chart the Joker’s evolution from golden-age prankster to silver-age goofy jokester to modern-era murdering madman across comics, cartoons, and of course, cinema. Show Notes The Crisis of Infinite Crossovers: Joker trailer 1 | Jo...
Awesome Spooky Month creeps on as we fire up our jukebox of horrors and unleash a fresh collection of spooky tunes. Show Notes Philip Glass: Helen’s Theme (Candyman) Orange Hell: Some Kinda Hate The Spits: Witch Hunt The Damned: Black is the Night Direct Hit!: The World is Ending (No One Cares) Electric Light Orchestra: Fire on High Kayne West: Monster Billie Eilish: Bury a Friend Hot Chip: Spell (Superorganism Remix)...
Awesome Spook Month continues as we revisit the era of banned records, backmasking, and D&D’s bad rep. Show Notes Anton Lavey | Piglet Phil Phillips and Gary Greenwald warn of the dangers of evil toys Cannibal Corpse: Force Fed Broken Glass They Might Be Giants: Why I Must Be Sad The Geraldo Rivera Special: Devil Worship: Exposing Satan’s Underground AC/DC: Night Prowler Twisted Sister: We’re Not Gonna Take It video Ren & Stimpy-style Mickey Mouse cartoons...
Awesome Spooky Month continues as we answer a distress call and fall victim to a shapeshifting discussion of space jockeys, spoilers, and secret assholes. Show Notes Jerry Goldsmith: Alien Main Title Cybernetic Ghost of Christmas Past Ep #91 | Aliens Ep #244 | Aliens...
Awesome Spooky Month 2019 howls to life with a tribute to the ghostly retreat that has been keeping haunts happy for 50 years. Show Notes Rolly Crump’s candle man Disneyland Goes to the World’s Fair Bat stanchion toppers The Hatbox Ghost The graveyard scene The Escher stairs Phantom Manor with Vincent Price audio Haunted Mansion Holiday...
We're on break for the rest of the month, but keep an ear out for wolves.
We’re celebrating the 50th anniversary of Sesame Street with a special 1…2… 3 -part series! We are joined this episode by guest Hourchivist Mike Westfall as we share our personal reflections, name our favorite characters, and dispel the “Henson misconception.” Show Notes The Advent Calendar House Bert on Twitter The Blue Bird of Happiness ( Follow That Bird ) ”A Charming Woman Has Brains, Too” Advent Calendar House: The Muppets Valentine Show Orange Oscar the Grouch Derp-Derp Big Bird Proto-Grov...
We heard them, we loved them—and then we forgot about them, or at least the artists behind them. Our mixtape series continues with 12 songs that hit us hard, but not hard enough to make us want more. Show Notes Drew: The Darkness: I Believe in a Thing Called Love Sprites: George Romero Broken Social Scene: Anthem for a Seventeen Year Old Girl Nick: The Vaselines: Son of a Gun Nana Grizol: Cynacism The Horrors: ‘Still Life (Connan Mockasin remix) John: Cheater: Teenage Zero Robert Mitchum: Coconu...
What do auto theft and acid hamburgers have in common? Guest Hourchivist Travis returns to help us find out. Show Notes Eat Me in St. Louis podcast Ep #286 | Murderers You Must Remember Manson podcast The Beatles: Helter Skelter Charles Manson: Cease to Exist Operation CHAOS Operation COINTELPRO Dr. Jolly West...
The bloody climax of our Tarantino conversation careens like Brad Pitt at the helm of a Cadillac through our favorite of the director’s films, the controversy and context behind Once Upon a Time in Hollywood , the “chapters” of Tarantino’s career, and more. Show Notes Jackie Brown’s self reflection ( Jackie Brown ) Max Cherry is god José Feliciano: California Dreamin’ The Commode Story ( Reservoir Dogs ) Part 1 | Part 2 Jennifer Jason Leigh: Jim Jones at Botany Bay ( The Hateful Eight )...
The path of the righteous podcast is beset on all sides by a look at the history and influence of Tarantino. Show Notes Ep #61 | Movie Directors: Auteurs Ep #268 | Edgar Wright Ep #305 | Wes Anderson The New Beverly Cinema Rolling Thunder Pictures Quentin Tarantino’s Feature Presentation My Best Friend’s Birthday Reservoir Dogs torture scene The dual universe theory...
Making your way through the Hourchive today takes everything you’ve got. Show Notes Cheers meets Mickey Mouse List of Cheers characters
Show Notes Road trips Waiting Rooms Rabbit’s foot charms College rule vs wide rule Camp Ice Cubes Parents
We choose to talk about the Apollo 11 moon landing in this episode, and do the other things, not because it is easy, but because it’s the 50th anniversary. Show Notes V’Ger revealed ( Star Trek: The Motion Picture ) Square peg in a round hole scene ( Apollo 13 ) President Kennedy’s speech from Rice University (September 12, 1962) 13 Minutes to the Moon The Artemis program Apollo 11 in real time...
This week we X-hume and re-X-amine a previously covered topic to see if we can X-plain it any better. Show Notes Ep #87 | The X-Men Nick’s first X-Men issue JEAN BOMB John’s first X-Men issue ”Fatal Attractions” hologram cover Marvel reboots the X-Men (again) X-Men: Pryde of the X-Men theme...
Join Nick, Drew, and John in the mud pit for some personal reflections on summer music festivals past, present, and future. Show Notes Ep #80 | Music Festivals Riot Fest The Fest Woodstock: The Mud People LouFest’s Aftermath Shows Everything That’s Right About St. Louis All Points East Ep #315 | Gorillaz Johnny Marr at All Points East The Strokes: Last Night at All Points East 2019 Pointfest The Warped Tour Tommy Lee’s rollercoaster drum set gets stuck...
Fresh from their visit to what’s arguably the best Disney theme park, Drew and John blow Adam’s mind with a lesson in Disney park geography then climb aboard their Superstar Limo for a journey through the history and evolution of what was (and may still be) the worst Disney theme park. Show Notes Ep #327 | Disneyland | Part 1 Ep #340 | Disneyland | Part 2 Glen Campbell walks out of the Florida swamps and into Walt Disney World Port Disney/DisneySea (Long Beach, California project) WestCOT Origin...
Hot takes for a hot season. Show Notes Godzilla: King of the Monsters trailer Annabelle Comes Home trailer The Dead Don’t Die trailer Midsommar trailer Yesterday trailer Crawl trailer Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark trailer Scary Stories illustrations Once Upon a Time in…Hollywood trailer Jackie Brown trailer Child’s Play trailer Aquarela trailer...
Adam and John dodge windmill blades to bring you 18 holes of history, movie references, and personal reflections on the greatest sport ever played under a waterfall. Show Notes Pirate’s Cove Adventure Golf Tower Tee Miniature Golf Ep #85 | Summer Getaways Brooks Holt’s Miniature Golf Channel Daniel and Ali’s date at Golf N Stuff Norwalk ( The Karate Kid ) Golf N Stuff - Norwalk Jacky’s Wacky Golf ( Caddyshack 2 ) Happy Gilmore mini golf scene Desert Falls Mini Golf Aloha Miniature Golf...
Show Notes Drew’s set Common Rider – Blackbirds vs. Crows Huey Lewis & the News – The Power of Love Death Cab for Cutie – Binary Sea John’s set Tears for Fears – Everybody Wants to Rule the World The Muppets – The Magic Store Martha and the Vandellas – Heat Wave Adam’s set Monty Python – Galaxy Song The Suicide Machines – It’s the End of the World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine) Louis Armstrong – What a Wonderful World Nick’s set Radiohead – Let Down The Roots featuring Jill Scott – You Got ...
We snapped our fingers but all that happened was this podcast. Show Notes Ep #308 | Avengers: Infinity War Avengers: Endgame breaks box-office records Detective Pikachu trailer 2...
Join us in Area #[REDACTED] of the Hourchive as we dive nostalgically into seven declassified, decommissioned efforts of varying absurdity and horrific results. Show Notes Project Pigeon Project 57 Ep #261 | The Atomic Age Projects Teak and Orange Johnson Base Before Teak/After Teak comparison Project Iceworm Project KIWI/Nerva Project Dr. Freezelove Operation Morning Light...
Nick and John tuck into the Cinephile Corner of the Hourchive to explore the origins and curious curation process of the company behind the most expensive blu-rays on your shelf. Show Notes Janus Films The Criterion Collection The Treatment: Criterion Collection President Peter Becker The Criterion Collection: Armageddon The Criterion Channel Marvel Mon Amour: Stan Lee and Alan Resnais’ Unmade Monster Movie Criterion Closet Picks Michael K. Williams’ Closet Picks America Lost and Found: The BBS ...
A special podcast crossover with the Brotherhood of Batman Guest Hourchivist Jake returns to the Hourchive—and brings his brothers along with him—for a very special look at the first trailer for Joker (2019). Show Notes The Brotherhood of Batman Ep 285 | The Monster Squad | Ep 213 | Nontraditional Games Joker (2019) trailer Joker teaser...
A brief note of remembrance for an instrumental figure in the Hourchive’s past.
You enter a cavernous library of stuff occupied by four dudes, each with a microphone. They hand you a pair of headphones. What do you do? Show Notes The Evolution of King’s Quest Leisure Suit Larry and the Land of the Lounge Lizards age gate questions Disney Almost Built a Park Based on the Myst Computer Game Sanitarium on iOS Pluuuuggggssss The Hourchive: Instagram | Twitter | Facebook Eat Me in St. Louis Long Weekend...
Drew and John spend a day touring the west side of Walt Disney’s original Magic Kingdom and musing on its forthcoming expansion to the outer rim. Show Notes Ep # | Disneyland (Part 1) The Blue Bayou Restaurant Haunted Mansion exterior Haunted Mansion pre-opening sign Haunted Mansion graveyard scene Haunted Mansion Hatbox Ghost Original Haunted Mansion bride figure America Sings Mark Twain riverboat segment from Disneyland After Dark (1962) Pirates invade New Orleans Square on the opening day of ...
Knock three times and wait for the lights to change, then join Nick and John in a secret corner of the Hourchive for a complimentary beverage. Show Notes Ep #313 | Tiki Bars Boardwalk Empire speakeasy tour Ep #326 | Marijuana The 7 1/2th floor ( Being John Malkovich ) 21 Club secret wine cellar Club 33 at Disneyland Thrillist: Best Hidden Bars in the World The biggest nightlife trend in the last decade needs to die Sunshine Laundromat...