John Rain

Smersh Pod

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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.

Author

John Rain

Category

Comedy

Podcast website

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Latest episode

Jul 5, 2026

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Episodes

TERMINATOR: DARK FATE with Dan Thomas and Dr. Dean Burnett 16.02.2026

This week we’ll be going on the run from fate, destiny and the very idea of robots negotiating a complicated loan to purchase a curtain business.  Yes, it’s Terminator: Dark Fate And joining me to do it for John, are Dan Thomas and Dr. Dean Burnett.  Taken from the Monday Night Movie Club on Smersh Patreon. Join here: https://www.patreon.com/SmershPod Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/priva...

BLADE RUNNER with Mitch Benn 09.02.2026

This week we’ll be going back to the distant future of 2019 in order to find out who gives the best skin jobs, and just who has eyes for a Batty boy.  Yes, it’s Blade Runner And joining me to have nightmares of electric sheep is Mitch Benn. You can find Mitch's work here: https://www.mitchbenn.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

STAR TREK: FIRST CONTACT with Paul Litchfield 02.02.2026

Welcome to another Star Trek Special! This week we’ll be journeying back in time to look for a particularly warped individual, and find out just who has the most skin in the game when it comes to blending in.  Yes, it’s Star Trek: First Contact Joining me to realise that we’re on some sort of ‘planet safari’, is Paul Litchfield, or as he is known in Borg, Tony Tin-Can. Hosted on Acast. See ac...

SMERSH HITS: HARRY POTTER AND THE PRISONER OF AZKABAN 26.01.2026

This week we’ll be jumping back in time to find out just who has the black dog, while bewaring the moon, and trying not to get sucked off by lads in capes.  Yes, it’s Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban.  Joining me to catch the Knight Bus, which has sadly become a rail replacement service, are the genuine snake boys: Tom Crowley and Tom Neenan.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/...

SMERSH HITS: STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI 19.01.2026

This week we’ll be returning to a galaxy far, far away to eat a small bird, commit mutiny, refuse to help the galaxy, and follow a space ship very slowly - yes, it’s The Last Jedi   Joining me to race weird space horses is actor and host of Crowley Time, Tom Crowley. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

TRON (LIVE) with Paul Litchfield 12.01.2026

Smersh Pod LIVE from The Cheerful Earful Podcast Festival way back in October of 2025. We’ll be travelling back to the exciting days of 1982 and uploading ourselves into a ‘computer’ to indulge in a spot of cycling, a bit of frisbee, and a whole lot of RAM BAM THANK YOU MAM, while also hoping no one minds if we nip out for a quick MCP. Yes, it’s TRON And joining me to whip out his eight inch flopp...

NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL SMERSH POD: VOL:5 01.01.2026

Hello and welcome to a very special festive SMERSHPOD! This time, ho ho, oh, oh no, it’s another of our extra special compilation episodes – and this time, because it’s the festive period, we’re bringing you the 12 SMERSHES OF CHRISTMAS. A dozen doozies from the last year or so, we’ve even got gold rings! Huge thanks to Tim Colman for putting the clips together. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/priv...

ARE YOU BEING SERVED? : THE MOVIE with Paul Litchfield 25.12.2025

DING DONG MERRILY ON HIGH! Merry ChristSMERSH! It’s Christmas Day! And what better time to crack open the Quality Street, pour a glass of Baileys, and tune into ITV SMERSH as we book a first LAUGH flight to Costa Plonka and sun ourselves while an in-tents revolution breaks out, climaxing in a great big Union Jack-off! Yes, it’s ARE YOU BEING SERVED? THE MOVIE! Joining me to say no Sachs please we’...

A CHRISTMAS STORY with Kate McCabe 24.12.2025

DING DONG MERRILY ON HIGH! Welcome to another ChristSMERSH special! Happy Christmas Eve to you all! Today we’ll be going back to the past to tell the inspirational tale of a stuck tongue, a rifle, and a simple man who really wants a leg lamp in his window - no it’s not the Ed Gein biopic, it’s A Christmas Story. Joining me to get a C+ in double dog dares is Kate McCabe. Hosted on Acast. See acast....

LORD OF THE RINGS: RETURN OF THE KING with Tom Neenan and Tom Crowley 23.12.2025

Welcome to the final part of our Lord of the Rings specials. It’s Christmas! So where better to celebrate than Middle Earth! We’ll be looking things up on the web, putting on the Eagles, while also looking for rings down at the riverbank and coming home to a warm Shire. Yes, it’s Return of the King. And joining me to bow to no one are Tom Neenan and Tom Crowley.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.co...

LETHAL WEAPON with David Hoare 22.12.2025

Welcome to a Christsmersh Special! This week we’ll be bringing back Christmas traditions that have long left us. We’ll be getting a bird down, spending quality time with friends both old and new, feeling depressed, and watching on as an Australian drinks too much and has a big fight on the lawn. Yes, it’s Lethal Weapon.  Joining me to agree that I am indeed too old for this shit, is David Hoa...

TALES FROM THE CRYPT with Anna Savory 19.12.2025

Ding Dong Merrily on High! Welcome to a ChristSMERSH Special! Today we’ll be listening to Christmas lectures and trying to raise our spirits in the cemetery, and much like every Christmas there will be a bit of horrible self reflection, some heartless poetry, a couple of blind alleys, and a big screaming stiff! Yes, it’s Tales from the Crypt And joining me to look for the Claus in her contract, is...

SMERSH HITS: THE PRINCESS BRIDE 17.12.2025

A tribute to the late, great Rob Reiner. This week we’ll be looking for true love, lost fathers and six fingers, but enough about those Andre the Giant rumours.  Yes, it’s The Princess Bride.  Joining me to read a story to a cancelled child, are Tom Neenan and Tom Crowley. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

TINKER, TAILOR, SOLDIER, SPY with Andrew O'Neill 15.12.2025

This week we’ll be running away to join the circus to find out just what these bloody clowns have done with this pesky mole.  Yes, it’s Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy And joining me to be Smiley friends with a very slow horse, is Andrew O’Neill.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

ESCAPE TO VICTORY with Paul Whitelaw 08.12.2025

This week we’ll be keeping calm and carrying on as we head back to WW2 in order to lose ourselves in Paris after a Sly game of football with our old foe Jerry. Yes, it’s Escape to Victory And joining me to get pulled off at half time by a Frenchman is Paul Whitelaw. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

CLUB CLASSICS: BLUES BROTHERS 2000 with Dean Burnett and Dan Thomas 04.12.2025

Recorded February 23rd 2021 In this, the 30th episode of the Monday Night Movie Club, we returned to the man who first brought us together: Dan Aykroyd, and have a look at yet another god-awful offering.  RIP Steve Cropper. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

STARSHIP TROOPERS with Tom Crowley and David Hoare 01.12.2025

This week we’ll be heading into future deep space to try and deal with an insect infestation so bad we’ll need the world’s biggest slipper to stand even half a chance.  Yes, it’s Starship Troopers Joining me to get Dizzy and achieve total Rico, are two Ace guys: Tom Crowley and David Hoare. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

SPIDER-MAN 2 with Tom Burgess 24.11.2025

Welcome to another Spider-Man special! This week we’ll be swinging back to 2004 to find out just what too much responsibility can do to your fluids, and ask the question as old as time: where does the world’s most intelligent scientist keeps his armies - up his sleevies!  Yes, it’s Spider-Man 2 Joining me to pop on a Parker and catch a train is Tom Burgess.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.co...

PHENOMENON with Dr. Dean Burnett 17.11.2025

This week we’ll be looking up to the sky in order to eventually head towards the light, while also winning the heart of a lady by showing her our massive cucumber and two red hot over ripe tomatoes. Yes, it’s Phenomenon And joining me to show light the way is top egghead neuroscientist, according to to the Daily Star, Dr. Dean Burnett.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more informat...

WHO FRAMED ROGER RABBIT with Tom Neenan and Tom Crowley 10.11.2025

This week we’ll be taking a dip into the complicated world of inter-species-cartoon love, and examining just what the legal implications are of dropping a safe on someone’s head.  Yes, it’s Who Framed Roger Rabbit Joining me are two men never afraid to be drawn into a mystery, Tom Neenan and Tom Crowley. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

NO HOLDS BARRED with Andy from The Bang Bang Podcast 03.11.2025

This week we’ll be finding out what happens when a normal wrestler is pushed to the edge and forced to choose between the woman he loves, or the sport he loves - until it’s unionised. Will he tell Vince about the union thing, or will he come out fighting when “The Battle of the Tough Guys” comes calling?   Yes, it’s No Holds Barred. And joining me to rip em up and break some beds, is Andy fro...

THE FOG with Toby Hadoke 31.10.2025

Happy Halloween! Today we’ll be heading out to Spivey Point to tell stories around the camp fire all about a pea souper full of sea men - and I’m not talking about the new Winter Bukake range from Campbells.  Yes, it’s THE FOG And joining me to find out just what they did with the drunken sailors, is Toby Hadoke.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

THE DEAD ZONE with John Thomson 30.10.2025

Welcome to another Halloween Special.  This week we’ll be peeking into the future in order to find out who will get hurt running with scissors, who will be skating on thin ice, and just who will be left holding the baby.  Yes, it’s The Dead Zone And joining me to take Walken on the wild side, is John Thomson. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

DEAD OF NIGHT with Anna Savory 29.10.2025

Welcome to another Halloween Special! This week we’ll be finding room for one more hole in one inside, while playing hide and seek with the man in the mirror, even though he’s a bit of a dummy.  Yes, it’s Dead of Night And joining me to dream a little dream or two, is Anna Savory.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

WARLOCK with Paul Litchfield 28.10.2025

Welcome to another Halloween Special! This week we’ll be time hopping into the future in order to stop a highly dangerous flying ham of sorcery from destroying the world, and sending the universe into ultimate darkness. Yes, it’s Warlock! And joining me to look for mucky books on a farm, is Paul Litchfield Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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