Disaster Girls: A Podcast About Disaster Movies

It's the last episode (at least till Twisters drops) and Alex Steed ( @alexsteed ) is here to talk about all the bewbs, b00bs, and boobies of Piranha 3DD.  Thank you all for listening! Though it was once a wholesome, family-oriented attraction, a water park owned by Chet (David Koechner) now features a nudist pool and aquatic strippers. Chet's daughter, a marine biologist named Maddy (Danielle Pan...

Returning guest Fangirl Jeanne ( fangirljeanne.com ) joins for a mega-discussion about the movie's many action film  influences, the curse of daddy issues, and also somehow land invertebrates.  When the first outbreak of the Reaper virus hit Scotland, Eden Sinclair was one of the last to escape containment and had to leave her mother behind. Twenty-five years later, Maj. Eden Sinclair (Rhona Mitra...

Matt Kolsky ( @thekolsky ) joins to discuss the many versatile uses of duct tape in this film. Will Sawyer is a former FBI agent and U.S. war veteran who now assesses security for skyscrapers. While he's on assignment in China, the world's tallest and safest building catches on fire -- and Will gets framed for it. Now a wanted man and on the run, he must find those responsible, clear his name and...

This isn't exactly goodbye, it's more like the pre-goodbye. The good news is, we've got three more episodes!

This week Clay Keller ( @claykeller ) descends to the depths of the Holland Tunnel to discuss the ultimate Emergency Management movie. A group of armed robbers fleeing the police head for the New Jersey Tunnel and run right into trucks transporting toxic waste. The spectacular explosion that follows results in both ends of the tunnel collapsing and the handful of people who survived the explosion...

This week we revisit the much-maligned (and misunderstood) "Deep Impact" with Colleen Haggerty ( @colleenhagerty ) A comet is hurtling toward Earth and could mean the end of all human life. The U.S. government keeps the crisis under wraps, but crack reporter Jenny Lerner (Tea Leoni) uncovers the truth -- forcing U.S. President Beck (Morgan Freeman) to announce his plan. Grizzled astronaut Spurgeon...

This week Liam O'Donnell ( @LiamODin ) hops on his trimaran and joins the pod to talk about the big swings and bigger stunts of Waterworld. After the melting of the polar ice caps, most of the globe is underwater. Some humans have survived, and even fewer still, notably the Mariner (Kevin Costner), have adapted to the ocean by developing gills. A loner by nature, the Mariner reluctantly befriends...

This week Jennifer Prokop ( Fated Mates Podcast ) joins to talk about the joy of good disaster teens and surviving the comet apocalypse with incredible 80s hair. After a rare comet sighting, teen sisters Regina (Catherine Mary Stewart) and Samantha (Kelli Maroney) find that they're among the only survivors of a zombie attack. The girls partner with another survivor, Hector (Robert Beltran), but as...

Don't let this podcast go below 50mph because this week Adam Amin ( @adamamin ) joins the podcast to talk about Speed - well, mostly to lust after Sandra and Keanu, but we talk about the movie a little, too. Los Angeles police officer Jack (Keanu Reeves) angers retired bomb squad member Howard Payne (Dennis Hopper) by foiling his attempt at taking hostages. In revenge, Payne arms a bus with a bomb...

Shark scientist and general delight Jaida Elcock ( @soFISHtication ) joins to see what else we can find under the thermocline.  Jonas Taylor leads a research team on an exploratory dive into the deepest depths of the ocean. Their voyage spirals into chaos when a malevolent mining operation threatens their mission and forces them into a high-stakes battle for survival. Pitted against colossal, preh...

Grab your baseball bat and a fresh glass of water, because Bobby Wagner (<ahref="https://twitter.com/bwags">@bwags</a>) is here to talk about M. Night Shyamalan's alien classic, "Signs."  Everything that farmer Graham Hess (Mel Gibson) assumed about the world is changed when he discovers a message - an intricate pattern of circles and lines - carved into his crops. As he investigates t...

Jamelle Bouie ( @jbouie ) returns to the podcast to give The Core the critical re-examination it deserves!  Geophysicist Dr. Josh Keyes (Aaron Eckhart) discovers that an unknown force has caused the earth's inner core to stop rotating. With the planet's magnetic field rapidly deteriorating, our atmosphere literally starts to come apart at the seams with catastrophic consequences. To resolve the cr...

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Hop on your scooters and race to the headquarters for the worst-named fictional biotech company, it's time for the series final of Surface! As a massive tsunami heads for the east coast, Laura must save Rich by heading to North Carolina where Miles and his family are trying to escape with their lives.   Remember to RATE, REVIEW, and SHARE! MERCHANDISE (NEW!): Disastergirls.myshopify.com SUBSCRIBE:...

We're joined by the fabulous Claire Willett (<a href="https://twitter.com/clairewillett”</a>) to talk about the only romcom featuring a cow in a helicopter sling.  When a mysterious creature violently kills a man in a Maine lake, Jack Wells (Bill Pullman), the local game warden, looks into the bizarre case, along with Sheriff Hank Keough (Brendan Gleeson) and visiting paleontologist Kelly...

This week we get more Martha Plimpton, a girl/chimp hybrid abomination, and Miles becomes King of the Nims. The search for the mysterious force responsible for the creatures leads Laura and Rich to an abandoned lab, and Miles joins the aquarium crew searching for the field of unhatched eggs. As Laura considers going back home, she and Rich decide it's time to get some answers from Lee. Meanwhile,...

When the world is ending, you can always rely on Jewel Staite and some lightly buried Moai statues in the Vancouver woods.  After seeing visions of an apocalyptic future, A.J. Buckley teams up with a sexy archaeologist to counteract geological disturbances threatening the planet.   Remember to RATE, REVIEW, and SHARE! MERCHANDISE (NEW!): Disastergirls.myshopify.com SUBSCRIBE: Apple | Spotify | Goo...

We know, another re-release, but when you've got a back catalog like ours, it's hard not to revisit! We're joined by Mika McKinnon to talk about the Rock, rocks, and the power of community.  Remember to RATE, REVIEW, and SHARE! MERCHANDISE (NEW!): Disastergirls.myshopify.com   SUBSCRIBE: Apple | Spotify | Google | RSS FOLLOW: @Disaster_pod | @AmandaSmithSays | @jorcru SPONSORS: Email disastergirls...

After two episodes of waiting for a plotline to rescue them, Dr. Lake Bell and Rich are finally dry and getting their 15 minutes of fame with Amanda's twitter nemesis, Keith Olbermann. Meanwhile, Miles experiences sexual harassment in the workplace. Rich and Laura try to get the footage of their trip to the ocean floor to a news channel before Lee can stop them, and Miles must watch as doctors pre...

  This movie had us from "robot experiencing gender dysphoria."   After snatching a crashed space shuttle in the latest debris chase, Spaceship Victory's crew members find a 7-year-old girl inside. They realise that she's the humanlike robot wanted by UTS Space Guards, and decide to demand a ransom in exchange.   Remember to RATE, REVIEW, and SHARE! MERCHANDISE (NEW!): Disastergirls.myshopify.com...

Day jobs and vacations mean we have to take this week off, but to celebrate our new "watching Congo is self-care" shirts, stop eating the sesame cake and press play on this re-release!   Remember to RATE, REVIEW, and SHARE! MERCHANDISE (NEW!): Disastergirls.myshopify.com SUBSCRIBE: Apple | Spotify | Google | RSS FOLLOW: @Disaster_pod | @AmandaSmithSays | @jorcru SPONSORS: Email disastergirlspod@gm...

Gather round, children and Gen Zers, and learn what real filler episodes look like.  Trapped in the submersible, Laura fears survival is impossible while Rich begins to hallucinate. Miles worries about Nimrod when he hears and sees trouble at the marine docks. Phil helps Miles look for Nimrod, but instead they discover more of the creatures and Miles is bitten. Trapped in the submersible, Laura fe...

The disaster bounty of 2023 continues with "Supercell," which might just be the closest  we'll get to a true "Twister" sequel.  In order to follow the footsteps of his father who was a legendary storm chaser, a teenage boy leaves his mother and runs away from his home.   Remember to RATE, REVIEW, and SHARE! MERCHANDISE (NEW!): Disastergirls.myshopify.com SUBSCRIBE: Apple | Spotify | Google | RSS F...

We joyously return to Surface and all our favorite characters, like Dr. Lake Bell, Rich, the ginger kit, and the handsome but shady government guy. Also, Miles is there. Laura and Rich are on the run after someone ransacked her home, while Nimrod's erratic behavior forces Miles to make a difficult decision. Laura and Rich race to construct a submersible so they can observe a spawning site. Miles's...

Apocalypse Pompeii is a movie packed with disasters and devoid of scientific accuracy, and that's why we love it. A former Special Ops commando enlists his old teammates for a mission to rescue his wife and daughter, who have become trapped by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius.   Remember to RATE, REVIEW, and SHARE! MERCHANDISE (NEW!): Disastergirls.myshopify.com SUBSCRIBE: Apple | Spotify | Google |...