Fandom: Part 1 “Searching for John Hughes”

Fandom: Part 2 “Detroit Rock City”

In part two of the “Fandom Set” the Banzai Boys view Adam Rifkin’s 1999 KISS tribute teen comedy Detroit Rock City. What will the band of fictional rock misfits teach us about fan culture?

Fandom: Part 1 “Searching for John Hughes”

To kick off their fandom set, the Banzai Boys read the memoir “Searching for John Hughes: Or Everything I Thought I Needed to Know about Life I Learned from Watching ’80s Movies” by Jason Diamond, a writer and a John Hughes fan who sets out to write the biography of John Hughes but through his… Continue reading Fandom: Part 1 “Searching for John Hughes” [http://popbanzai.com/podcast/searching-for-john-hughes-or-everything-i-thought-i-needed-to-know-about-life-i-learned-from-watching-80s-movies-by-jason-diamond-a-writer-and-a-john-hughes-fan-who-sets-out-to-write-the-biograph/]

Stephen King: Part 4 “The playlist”

The Banzai Boys say a terror-tear-filled-goodbye to a set about an author who they were really digging, but before they do, they compiled their very own Stephen King playlist with songs from everything they took away from the horror master!

Stephen King: Part 3 “Basketful of Heads”

You can’t talk about Stephen King without discuss all the storytellers he has inspired…or in this case…sired. That’s right! The Banzai Boys are reading “Basketful of Heads” a product of King’s kin, his son, Joe Hill. What elements of King are passed done to his son?

Stephen King Set: Part 2 “Skeleton Crew”

In the second episode of their Stephen King set, the Banzai Boys read and discuss King’s 1985 collection of short stories “Skeleton Crew”. With so many stories to discuss, this episode is packed with tons of King discoveries.