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Optimism Vaccine

Optimism Vaccine

346 Episodes • By The Optimism Vaccine Network • optimismvaccine.com
Optimism Vaccine’s panel of experts and idiots explore the dingy crevices between pop culture and forgotten trash in a never-ending quest to celebrate your guilty pleasures in the world of cinema and beyond.
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Franco's Island (The Cinema of Franco Columbu)
THIS WEEK: Beretta's Island (1991), Danger in Paradi... more
Apr 19 2024 1h 12m
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Feeling Arnold's Pump (Pumping Iron 1 and 2)
THIS WEEK: Pumping Iron (1977), Pumping Iron II: The... more
Apr 12 2024 1h 13m
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Pain Don't Hurt (Three Road House Films + A Bonus Road Home)
THIS WEEK: Road House (1989), Road House 2: Last Cal... more
Apr 4 2024 1h 29m
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Viva Santo! (The Cinema of El Santo)
THIS WEEK: Santo vs. Infernal Men (1961), Santo vs. ... more
Mar 29 2024 1h 19m
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2 Cob 2 Web
THIS WEEK: Cobweb (2023) and the other Cobweb (2023)... more
Mar 22 2024 1h 15m
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Walken Among Angels (The Prophecy Trilogy)
THIS WEEK: The Prophecy (1995), The Prophecy II (199... more
Mar 15 2024 1h 6m
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The Next Best Picture
THIS WEEK: Scoundrels (1982), All American Girls (19... more
Mar 7 2024 1h 4m
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Cinéma du Paris (The Cinema of Paris Hilton)
THIS WEEK: House of Wax (2005), Pledge This! (2006),... more
Feb 29 2024 1h 17m
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It Does a Body Good (Miike, Matriarchy and Mommy Milkers)
THIS WEEK: Visitor Q (2001), A Lonely Cow Weeps At D... more
Feb 22 2024 1h 14m
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Urban Legends (and not-so-legendary sequels)
THIS WEEK: Urban Legend (1998), Urban Legends: Final... more
Feb 15 2024 1h 28m
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Second Verse, Worse Than the First
THIS WEEK: Hanging Heart (1989), Moonstalker (1989),... more
Feb 9 2024 1h 27m
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Gang of Four (Long Arm of the Law I-IV)
THIS WEEK: Long Arm of the Law (1984), Long Arm of t... more
Feb 1 2024 1h 7m
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Wild Things (and wild sequels)
THIS WEEK: Wild Things (1998), Wild Things 2 (2004),... more
Jan 26 2024 1h 15m
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Tub Slurp (Linton vs Fennell Redux)
THIS WEEK: Saltburn (2023) and Chick Flick (2023)In ... more
Jan 19 2024 1h 9m
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Do Not Blame the Babadook (Boogeymen and Boogeyboys Through the Ages)
THIS WEEK: The Boogey Man (1980), Boogeyman (2005), ... more
Jan 11 2024 1h 15m
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Hard Boiling (and boiled sequels)
THIS WEEK: Hard Boiled (1992), The Last Blood AKA Ha... more
Jan 5 2024 1h 15m
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A Bloody Evil New Year
THIS WEEK: New Year's Evil (1980), Bloody New Year (... more
Dec 28 2023 54m
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An Evil Bloody Christmas
THIS WEEK: Christmas Evil (1980) and Blood Beat (198... more
Dec 22 2023 1h 12m
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The Strange Hostel of Podcast Pleasures (Coffin Joe and The Films of José Mojica Marins - Part 3)
THIS WEEK: The Bloody Exorcism of Coffin Joe (1974),... more
Dec 14 2023 1h 13m
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Pocastis Hominis (Coffin Joe and The Films of José Mojica Marins - Part 2)
THIS WEEK: Awakening of the Beast (1970), The End of... more
Dec 8 2023 1h 6m
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This Night I'll Possess Your Podcast (Coffin Joe and The Films of José Mojica Marins - Part 1)
THIS WEEK: At Midnight I'll Take Your Soul (1964), T... more
Dec 1 2023 1h 15m
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Kirdy Stevens' Taboo Series (Yes Nut November - Part 4)
THIS WEEK: Taboo (1980), Taboo II (1982), Taboo III ... more
Nov 23 2023 1h 15m
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The Erotic Films of Tinto Brass (Yes Nut November - Part 3)
THIS WEEK: Salon Kitty AKA Madam Kitty (1976), All L... more
Nov 16 2023 1h 13m
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The Films of Russ Meyer (Yes Nut November - Part 2)
THIS WEEK: Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill! (1965), Bey... more
Nov 9 2023 1h 12m
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Salacious Snuff and Hugh Grant Apologizing (Soon to be Named November Pornographic Event - Part 1)
THIS WEEK: Emanuelle in America (1977), Star Of Davi... more
Nov 2 2023 1h 3m
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