Crazy for Swayze

Whitaker Watch and Vietnam Month both continue (and conclude?) with Shane Stroud. We finally sort out the "win condition" of Vietnam and Red Dawn's place in the history of Vietnam films. Mo' propaganda, mo' problems.

Film guy and returning guest Andrew Snyder knows a thing or two about war film propaganda, so he's natural choice for the insanity that is Full Metal Jacket. He tells us about his personal Vietnam, and we all learn a little bit about Marine culture. Another masculine romp for the books!

Shane Stroud - witting or unwitting Forest Whitaker expert - and surprise guest [Patreon Executive Producer] Bud Koltys watch a Vietnam refugee story about art crossing the imperial divide. Shane makes us all feel bad - on purpose - and claims a classic segment from the pod's early days: WHITAKER WATCH. Bud reveals his [REDACTED] Personal Vietnam and then withdraws until the end of the podcast, wh...

Bill Kahler joins to the Swayze Boys to watch a movie about Tom Cruise's dick not working after Vietnam. Yeah, war is hell, but what about surviving war?

Hello! Goodbye. Hello again! And also goodbye, once more. Jo Burke returns with her hot takes and to finish off Book I, kicking the Civil War we've all been waiting for. George and Orry reunite only to be ripped asunder. Babies - Bret and Billy - get married. Madeline escapes her laudanum fugue, and Justin gets what's coming to him. Ashton gets the election results she wanted, but is bad at callin...

Not even DTE can stop Danny and Katie from returning for unfinished business and watching To Wong Foo. It's a movie that gets some things hilariously wrong, but other things .... just .... so right.

Ah yes, a classic lesbian romp. An underdog romance about a girlboss from the wrong side of the tracks, and the power of love in overcoming the odds. Aileen Wournos killed at least 7 men and was executed on October 9, 2002 for her crimes.

Carmel Liburdi returns, and for a movie this time! It's all about The Patriarchy, baby.

How Madeline Got Her Groove Back, or, How I Learned To Stop Worrying and Love The Laudanum

L.O.W.E. R.O.B. has a backstory, and it's way more complicated than it needs to be.  This time, I.T. is coming for your healthcare. 

We swore we would never watch it again, but this time we're joined by an expert in fantasy medieval times. This movie doesn't know what it wants to be, except that it wants us to be having fun. It's kind of like Shrek? https://www.facebook.com/KnightsoftheNewOrder/

Jordan Vonzynda brings the Swayze Boys a very rock n' roll film by Jim Jaramusch. Y'all, Vince likes Elvis. Big Life: https://biglifehc.bandcamp.com/album/big-life

Danny joins the family caravan back and forth from The Hazard Mansion to Mount Royal. In this episode of the Civil War Epic, everyone is getting down. Virgilia crosses a line for good. Ashton crosses a line for evil. The final daddy dies. Forrest Whitaker has some screen-time. This episode features an abortion! Classic Swayze.

His wife is the one who got the titular deal, right?

Welcome back to The Little Stinker Bad Movie Awards! Doug Tangent and Amado Guadarrama (from Norcos Y Horchata) have SO MUCH CONTEXT for the first Marvel movie. He's not like the other guys; because he's a duck. Early on, we have to break the news to Doug about Jeffrey Jones. Then Amado introduces us to his cousin named Cleveland. And then .... so much more. This episode is sponsored by Fernet Bra...

Maddie rejoins the Swayze Boys in a post-apocalyptic wasteland where cars and guns are obsolete, and swords rule the land. It's a less-than-great Mad Max clone starring our boy and his frequent collaborators: Brion James and Lisa Niemi. We're fighting once more for limited stores of water, but Lisa finds an unlimited aquifer! Swayze plays dad to a kid called Jugs, cucks Brion out of house and home...

Bee careful what you search for. Jerilyn Jordan and Alicia Massey - together reunited with the Swayze Boys after Eyes Wide Shut - take a surprise ferry trip to the land of Wicker. It's kind of like The Village, but about girl bosses. Or Midsommar, but even more misogynist. Or even... The Wicker Man (1973), I guess, but less British. Maggie Mae Fish Video Essay: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h7wN...

Pickle joins The Swayze Boys, plus guest co-host Mal, on their Civil War Journey. She's got hot takes! George and Orry take over their respective families. Everyone hates to love Ashton, and hates to hate Virgilia. Billy and Charles (and Ashton and Bret) are all grown up. Everything that's old is new again.

Dan Stover is back, and ready to talk copaganda and masculinity on this, our 200th episode. Geese are inherently anti-fascist.

The Swayze Boys wacth Swayze's interviews in episodes 933 and 1614 of Conan's run as the host of Late Night. Is Swayze acting like a himbo as a joke in the context of Late Night Patriarchy, or did Buddy have too much to drink? Featuring an unexpected discussion of Dominionism, and many calls to action (swayzepod@gmail.com)!

Troy Duffy: back at it again. In a movie full of villains and other murderers, the worst thing a man can be is GAY.

Orry has The Malaise. George makes nice with The Irish. Bent gets revenge. The more things change, the more things stay the same. 1985 TV Producers never saw us coming.

Basically a shorter The Green Mile. A cool concept with questionable executiom but cool effects. Maybe other episodes of this anthology series are better?

Jerilyn Jordan loves this movie and hates Lowe Rob. Is David Lynch in the room with us now?

Open up your ears - it's time for your audio vaccination against walking pneumonia and toxic masculinity! Kadee Spangler returns, this time with her beau, Tom and brings along our first Swayze-adjacent recommendation of the year. Lori Petty brings the iconic comic character to life a movie equal parts horny and RANDOM