Bloody Mary Podcast

In Episode 12 Kristin discusses Teeth with Chicago based musician Natalie Grace Alford. Natalie explained Medusa's origin story and how Teeth is a modern portrayal of the legend. The two discussed the transformation of the main character Dawn and the film's realistic, sometimes subtle, portrayal of rape culture. Natalie is incredible thoughtful and Kristin had to restrain herself from frequently s...

Episode 11 Kristin Ryan and Katie Rife discuss The Witch. Katie RIfe is an editor for The Onion's AV Club, is a founding member of the comedy collective Everything Is Terrible and in 2014 The Chicago Reader named her Chicago's "Best Exploitation, Cult and Direct-To-Video Programmer." A lot of horror buffs hated this movie, we talk about why we loved it. We also talk about sexual liberation, the hi...

In Episode 10 Kristin has on the host of the weekly open mic, Wish You Were Beer, Paula Ann. Paula Ann is a Chicago comic and one of Kristin's all time favorite people to talk spooky stuff with. Despite her broken foot she came over to Kristin's house to discuss Funny Games. Which spoiler, isn't funny at all.

This episode is a special crossover edition with The Road Podcast hosted by Austin's own JT Habersaat! JT has acted as direct support for comedic powerhouses such as Doug Stanhope, Brian Posehn, Andy Dick, Kyle Kinane, Joe Sib, Jeanine Garofalo and many more, and remains one of a handful of comics ever invited to share the stage with Black Flag's Henry Rollins. Habersaat is also a consistent perfo...

In Episode 8 Kristin Ryan discusses Hide and Seek with Kara Crutcher. Kara is the founder of the CTA Courage Campaign (@CourageCta on Twitter) which is a campaign to discourage harassment and encourage others to speak up in our shared public spaces such as the CTA. She's also involved with many other projects around Chicago that work to create safe spaces. Kara picked Hide and Seek and the two dis...

Rebecca Fass, producer of Chicago's Tuxedo Cat Comedy, joins Kristin Ryan to talk about Steven King's classic Carrie. The two discuss that magical first time you cut off all your hair, being so punk rock in high school, and "becoming a woman." Follow her on twitter @badassbeccafass

Episode 6 Kristin Ryan and Elizabeth Gomez nurse their hangovers while laughing about how horrible Sleepaway Camp is. Gomez is one of the founders of Drinkers with Writing Problems and a cast member of The Kates. The two discussed their first times, the Chicago river, the racism of the republican primaries, and how god awful the 80's were. *Kristin forgot Paul's name, the type of fish that throw t...

Professor Cari Callis of Columbia College stopped in to talk about her favorite horror movie, The Hunger. We discussed vampires, her love of David Bowie, and her experiences as a professor and a graduate student.

This time around Kristin talks with Lady Sophia, a professional Chicago dominatrix, about her favorite horror movie- You're Next. The two discuss Sophia's profession, how bad ass the main character Erin is, and the importance of good grammar! Check out her website: ladysophia.com

Host Kristin Ryan discusses the unnerving film with Chicago comic Kristen Lundberg. Along the way they talk about what it was like for Lundberg to grow up in Ohio, radioactive parks, and the darkness...It is real and inside us all. Enjoy! Follow Kristen on Twitter @Mammyspanx KristinRyanComedy.com @KristinRyan_

Kristin Ryan hosts Chicago Comic Ashley Huck and we discuss her favorite horror movie, Dead Alive. We also talk about the time her dog ate a dead squirrel, zombie sex, and the origin story of Donald Trump. Ashley is the host of Psychotic Break and Powerhour! Open Mic. Follow her on twitter @pervityoldman

Debut podcast hosted by Kristin Lytie featuring guest Kelsie Huff discussing her favorite scary movie Jaws. Kelsie Huff is a pillar in the Chicago comedy scene and has performed at venues all over such as Zanies, Chicago's Laugh Factory, and several comedy festivals including; Bridgetown Comedy Festival, All Dick No Jane, Chicago Funny Female Festival and Chicago Comedy Exposition. http://www.kels...