John Rain

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The award nominated film podcast that does a bit of everything. One of Esquire's 38 Best Comedy Podcasts Around. Hosted by John Rain.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Author

John Rain

Category

Comedy

Podcast website

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Latest episode

Nov 2, 2026

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Episodes

THE BOYS IN BLUE with Paul Litchfield 02.11.2026

This week we’ll be seeing what happens when you put the long arm into Little Botham. Will the results be part of the Cannon, or will they end up a major Balls up? Yes, it’s The Boys in Blue And joining me to have a John put a lamp up on his flagpole is Paul Litchfield Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

GHOSTWATCH with Simon Love 31.10.2026

Today we’ll be going live in order to find out what on earth possessed the BBC to make a show about a celebrity trapped in a house with a deranged maniac a full decade before Celebrity Big Brother thought of it. Yes, it’s Ghost Watch And joining me to tap three times on the ceiling if he’s haunted, twice on the pipes if the answer is no, is Simon Love. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for mo...

CARRY ON SCREAMING with Paul Litchfield and Dan Thomas 30.10.2026

Today we’ll be finding out what happens when you go hanging about in the woods at the wrong time. The toilet gets blocked, the wife goes hard and you lose a finger. Yes, it’s Carry on Screaming. And joining me to go down to the cellar to clean the dust and wax off in the dark is Dan Thomas and Paul Litchfield. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

THE LOST BOYS with Kate McCabe 29.10.2026

Today we’ll be heading to the Murder Capital of the world to find out just what happens when you CROSS the wrong youths. There’ll be flying, dying, Frogs and dogs as Santa Carla plays host to a group of guys that really suck.  Yes it’s The Lost Boys. And joining me to grab a bite, that she assures me are just noodles, is Kate McCabe. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information...

A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET with Steve Hall 28.10.2026

Today we’ll be meeting the man of your dreams! Good news: He’s got a great sense of humour, has his own place, loves kids and adores fingering. Bad news: He’s bald, mean spirited, loves kids a bit too much, and has claws for a hand.  Yes, it’s A Nightmare on Elm Street.  Joining me to get ready for Freddy is Steve Hall Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

FROM BEYOND with Dan Thomas and Dr. Dean Burnett 27.10.2026

Today we’ll be gathering all of our facilities and coming to our senses as we seek the ultimate in pleasure, gloop and bafflement. Yes, it’s From Beyond. Joining me to sellotape a sausage to our foreheads is award-winning Welshman Dan Thomas, and Dr. Dean Burnett Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

10 RILLINGTON PLACE with Karl Coppack 26.10.2026

Today we’ll be going back into the past in order to visit a genuine house of horrors. Yes, it’s 10 Rillington Place. Joining me to sort the fact from the fiction is Karl Coppack. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

NIGHT OF THE DEMON with Toby Hadoke 24.10.2026

Today we’ll be playing the deadliest game of pass the parcel ever, and wandering around in the woods in order to find out just what is coming from the trees.  Yes, it’s Night of the Demon. Joining me to find out what Mr. Meek will inherit is Toby Hadoke. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

EXORCIST II: THE HERETIC with Dr. Dean Burnett and Dan Thomas 23.10.2026

Today we’ll be finding out if too much exorcise is bad for you, and how you should never drink when you’re riding a locust. Yes, it’s Exorcist II: The Heretic. Joining me for a day out at the Pazuzu is Dr. Dean Burnett and Dan Thomas. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

FRIDAY THE 13th PART 3D with Tom Crowley 22.10.2026

Today we’ll be heading to Crystal Lake to find out just why you shouldn’t go into the woods when there are not one, but three dimensions of terror! Yes, it’s Friday the 13th Part 3D Joining me to find out why being a jerk is better than being a nothing is Tom Crowley. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

DRACULA AD 1972 with Ashley Blaker 21.10.2026

Welcome to another Halloween Special! Today we’ll be finding out if vampires hold a grudge after one hundred years, or if the stakes are just too low. Yes, it’s Dracula AD 1972 And joining me to leave the party before the fuzz get there is Ashley Blaker. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

THE VAULT OF HORROR with Anna Savory 20.10.2026

Today we’ll be talking about the ART of dreams. So fix yourself a NEAT drink as you get ROPED in to hear all about the GRAVEST nightmares that hopefully don’t SUCK. Yes, it’s The Vault of Horror Joining me to explain why she can’t do anything neatly is Anna Savory. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

RESIDENT EVIL: APOCALYPSE with Tom Neenan 19.10.2026

Today we’ll be heading behind the walls of Racoon City to find out why in this world of adventures not everyone is so keen to ride the nemesis. Yes, it’s Resident Evil: Apocalypse. Joining me to throw a match at a gas leak that doesn’t work and just goes out, is Tom Neenan. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

FRIGHT NIGHT with Dan Tetsell 18.10.2026

Today we’ll be grabbing our binoculars, blessing our water, spying on the neighbours and hoping they don’t get too cross as we aim to find out what big stiffs they are keeping down in the dark.  Yes it’s Fright Night And as we’ll be talking about the biggest DILF vampire in cinema history, it’s only fitting that I’m joined by Dan Tetsell. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more inform...

GIVE MY REGARDS TO BROAD STREET with Simon Love 11.10.2026

This week we’ll be going behind the scenes in the music industry to take a warts-and-all look at the day in the life of a proper pop star. We’ll meet Tom, Harry, and everyone will sadly end up looking like a bit of a d*ck. Yes, it’s Give My Regards to Broad Street Joining me to try and earn a Big Bob is Simon Love. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

ROBOCOP 2 with Paul Litchfield 04.10.2026

This week we’ll be heading back to old Detroit to fight crime and corporate meddling. We’ll find out that the kids are not alright and just what really happens when the police go on strike. Will it put noses out of joint? And if so who will picket?  Yes it’s Robocop 2 Joining me to get Kane’d on Nuke is Paul Litchfield Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

THE LONE RANGER with Jack Bernhardt 27.09.2026

This week we’ll be going full Tonto, saddling up and heading back to the Old West to find out what happens when you have a dead crow in a silver mine, and end up with serious reservations about your mate’s new outfit.  Yes it’s The Lone Ranger. Joining me to pull a train on an old bird is Jack Bernhardt. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

DIE HARD 4 with Paul Gannon 20.09.2026

This week we’ll be going in through the back door in order to keep you in the dark and set off your waterworks. Yes, it’s DIE HARD 4.0, or LIVE FREE OR DIE HARD, depending on your area.  Joining me to be THAT GUY is Paul Gannon. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

GREASE with Simon Love 13.09.2026

This week we’ll be slicking back our hair, sewing ourselves into our trousers, and jumping behind the wheel of a massive car to head back to the happy days of 1958. A time when men and women could enter a school in their mid 30s and not worry about being confronted on Tik Tok by a nonce hunter.   Yes, it’s Grease. Joining me to make the chicks cream is Simon Love. Hosted on Acast. See acast.c...

COMMANDO with Ashley Blaker and Steve Hall 06.09.2026

This week we’ll be loading up on guns and bringing friends, in order to let off some steam and take part in the most extreme version of bring your daughter to work day.  Yes, it’s Commando And joining me to eat Green Berets for breakfast is Ashley Blaker and Steve Hall Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

POINT BREAK with Kate McCabe 30.08.2026

This week we’ll hanging ten and catching tubes in order to put away a man so evil and malevolent that he will put lives at risk merely for the promise of an endless summer, no, not Mike Love, I mean Bodhi, leader of the Ex-Presidents.  Yes, it’s Point Break Joining me to eat the ass end out of a dead rhino is Kate McCabe. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK with Jim Maxwell 23.08.2026

This week we’ll be heading behind enemy lines to a future so dark and dystopian that a rich and powerful man doesn’t want to go on a pod. Yes, it’s Escape from New York. And joining me to Duke it out with a one-eyed Snake is Jim Maxwell. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

THE DAY THE EARTH CAUGHT FIRE with Toby Hadoke 16.08.2026

This week we’ll be joining the world on the brink of total flaming disaster and telling everyone it was hotter in 1976.  Yes, it’s The Day the Earth Caught Fire Joining me to get the warm willies on a ghost train is Toby Hadoke. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

LIMITLESS with Dr. Dean Burnett 09.08.2026

This week we’ll be popping pills and collecting skills as we find out just what someone would do in order to have a haircut. Yes, it’s Limitless And joining me to use 24% of his brain is Dr. Dean Burnett.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

SMERSH HITS: SPIDER-MAN 04.08.2026

This week we’ll be going back to 2002 and dialling up the web to go on the hunt for the best swinger, and find out just who has been leaving sticky white stuff everywhere.  Yes, It’s Spider-Man Joining me to mess with one and all of New York, is Tom Burgess.  (From April 2025) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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