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268: Mike & Maddy Chapman, Michael & Britta Des Barres Jul 29, 2025

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Dear friends and favorite guests Mike & Maddy Chapman and Michael & Britta Des Barres join me at Mike & Maddy's London home a few days after Mike & Maddy's magical wedding and we talk about Mike & Michael's collaborations, Live Aid, the life and death of rock'n'roll, Los Angeles, royal chapels, King Charles' podcast, making hits and much more.

267: BLUE CHIPS Movie Club (With Amy Nicholson) Jul 15, 2025

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LA Times Film Critic, Co-Host of UNSPOOLED, author & basketball connoisseur Amy Nicholson joins me to discuss William Friedkin’s 1994 basketball classic BLUE CHIPS. Starring Nick Nolte, Shaquille O’Neal, J.T. Walsh & Alfrie Woodard, written by Ron Shelton (Bull Durham, White Men Can’t Jump) and stacked with real-life basketball legends (Bobby Knight, Penny Hardaway, Bob Cousy and more) BLUE CHIPS reeks of authenticity while examining the ethical complexities and financial realities of college sports.

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266: SURF 2 Movie Club (With Justin Warfield) May 02, 2025

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The multi-faceted aesthete & artiste known as Justin Warfield (She Wants Revenge, Warfield, One Ince Punch, guest vocals on tracks from Placebo, Bomb The Bass and several appearances on Saved By The Bell) joins me for what was going to be all about the cult classic SURF II, but we had a whole lot to say about a whole lotta other things. And that hat includes a LOT of movies, Los Angeles legends and more.Born and raised in Los Angeles, Justin has been plugged into all LA magic since birth. Video stores, bands, films and so much more.As for SURF II? Well, there's no SURF 1, the poster tagline is "The End Of The Trilogy" and this is the movie that gave the world BUZZ Cola. That explains it pretty clearly, no? Out-of-print for decades, you can now see it in HD splendor thanks to the fine folks at Vinegar Syndrome Written & Directed by Randall Badat, Starring Eddie Deezen, Corinne Bohrer, Eric Stoltz, Ron Palillo, Tom Villard, Cleavon Little, Ruth Buzzi, Terry Kiser, Linda Kerridge, Lucinda Dooling and Lyle Waggoner,.Find more of everything Justin at his website Join the Craig & Friends PatreonJustin on Instagram Craig & Friends Linktree - subscibe now on YouTube

265: LIQUID SKY Movie Club (With Anne Carlisle & James St. James) (VIDEO) Mar 21, 2025

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Anne Carlisle - the star and co-writer of LIQUID SKY and James St. James join me for an in-depth exploration of this pioneering film.

One of the first films to explicitly depict & discuss pansexuality, androgyny & gender fluidity in any substantial way, LIQUID SKY also serves as an essay on toxic masculinity, ingrained homophobia and the ingrained misogyny of both overground & underground culture.

LIQUID SKY’s hyper-stylized neon soaked aesthetic & aggressively bizarre, completely electronic score has continued to influence fashion, music and pop-culture in general since initial release in 1983.

It’s also a science fiction picture. AND the male and female leads are played by the same person. PLUS... LIQUID SKY features the second and final role for mysterious cult actress Paula Sheppard (ALICE, SWEET ALICE). We find out what Paula was like, where she likely went and how she feels about her acting career now.

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264: Seems Like Foul Play (With Jason Shawhan) Mar 17, 2025

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The show returns from hiatus with the return of my dear friend and Movie Club all-star Jason Shawhan. We taped this in the afterglow of a New Beverly double-feature of the two films Goldie Hawn & Chevy Chase did together, Foul Play & Seems Like Old Times. We talk Barry Manilow, Billy Barty, Under The Rainbow, Stanley's stylish swingers pad, Billy Barty, San Francisco, nightmarish theme songs, Bette Midler, Tuesday Weld and the mystery of Chicken Pepperoni.

263: Scarlett Bobo & Pete! Dec 13, 2024

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Scarlett BoBo & her sweet Pete talk parking-lot parties, Manic Mondays, Giddy-O-Gaymes, LA Apartments, neighbor witches, Tim Horton’s, proper size wieners, Toronto, Hockey Night, Amsterdam love, Hedwig & The Angry Inch, Crews & Tangos, Canada’s Drag Race and more

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262: ALL THAT JAZZ Movie Club (With Gala Avary & Erik Clapp) Part One Nov 18, 2024

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It’s Showtime, Folks! Returning Movie Club champions Gala Avary (The Gala Show, Video Archives Podcast) & Erik Clapp (the mighty Cinema Force & EC Films) join me to talk all things ALL THAT JAZZ, Bob Fosse’s groundbreaking autobiographical masterpiece.

Roy Scheider is Joe Gideon (AKA Bob Fosse) who can’t get a handle on his all-consuming workaholism, brutal perfectionism, constant philandering, incessant smoking, daily drinking and hourly pill-popping. He’s also working all day on a new musical and late into each night on a new film. What could go wrong?

Stay tuned for Part 2, coming your way on the next Movie Club Monday

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261: Michael Des Barres! Nov 14, 2024

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The ever-delightful & inspiring Michael Des Barres returns for a chat about keeping going no matter what, his latest album "It's Only Rock'N'Roll", the philosophy of Vidal Sasson, Klaus & Astrid, Mike Chapman, quiet walks, working with The Power Station, collaborating with Steve Jones , writing with Andy Taylor, Don Johnson, the sound of dinnerware surprise and much much more.

For more Michael, head over to his website and stream his latest album "It's Only Rock'N'Roll" on Spotify & Apple Music

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260: Bright Light Bright Light & Election 2024 Nov 06, 2024

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Rod Thomas AKA Bright Light Bright Light joins me to talk all things Election 2024, Kamala Harris, what hangs in the balance, the disgrace of Donald Trump, press smears, the fraud known as Jill Stein, the power of pragmatism and much much more.

Get Rod's new album ENJOY YOUTH and check his tour dates

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259: EYES OF LAURA MARS Movie Club (With Greg Garry!) Nov 04, 2024

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Fashion Connoisseur and Creative Director for PETA Greg Garry joins me to talk the 1978's Faye Dunaway classic EYES OF LAURA MARS. Faye is the controversial fashion photographer Laura Mars, the fashion world’s most notorious photographer who’s having terrifying visions of murder. Tommy Lee Jones is the sensitive, world-weary cop in charge of the investigation, Brad Dourif is Ms. Mars’ troubled-yet-devoted driver and Rene Aubejonois is her fiercely protective agent & friend Donald Phelps. With a theme song by Streisand, photography by Helmut Newton and wall-to-wall taupe carpet - who could ask for anything more?

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