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Wild, Wild Podcast

Wild, Wild Podcast

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Join Adrian Smith and Rod Barnett as they explore a wide range of Italian genres, one filone at a time. Follow us here: https://linktr.ee/wild_wild_podcast A proud part of the Film Stories Podcast Network: www.filmstories.co.uk
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Goodpods has curated a list of the 10 best Wild, Wild Podcast episodes, ranked by the number of listens and likes each episode have garnered from our listeners. If you are listening to Wild, Wild Podcast for the first time, there's no better place to start than with one of these standout episodes. If you are a fan of the show, vote for your favorite Wild, Wild Podcast episode by adding your comments to the episode page.

Feeling thirsty? Alien, Trash and Tommy are. Join us as together we all head out once again across the desert, this time in search of precious, valuable water. Watch out for corrupt cops, car thieves and Crazy Bull!


We would love to hear from you if you have any favourite post-apocalypse films. You can contact us on Twitter and Instagram or by email at [email protected]. Please also remember to rate and review us on your podcast platform of choice!


If you enjoy the podcast, why not buy us a coffee at ko-fi.com/wildwildpodcast? Espresso, naturally. Grazie mille!


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Wild, Wild Podcast - Rondo Awards! (Shameless Begging for Votes)
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02/29/24 • 7 min

Here's a shameless request for your votes, should you be so inclined. You can find out all the details on the Rondo Awards site.

A new full episode will be coming your way soon!


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This time we return to the world of the Decamerotici to see what Antonio Margheriti could do with his version of the Arabian Nights. And, brace yourself, it's actually pretty good. Although we do have to qualify that claim quite a lot. So, join us on a magic carpet ride through the wild, wild tales of a Sultan with erectile dysfunction, an Aladdin with carpet dysfunction, and a Queen whose sexual appetite is defeated by a healthy supply of bananas.


Rod's detective work uncovered the fabulous Florentine castle location used in the film, which is currently the focus of a campaign to save it from ruin. Find out more here: Save Samezzano

Check out this excellent article on the filone we've been wallowing in these last few weeks: “Canterbury Rides Again”... PASOLINI & HIS “DECAMEROTIC” IMITATORS

And if you want to explore this filone further here's a pretty helpful IMDB Complete List of Adaptations of the Decameron and Decamerotici

Finally, Adrian mentions his Margheriti blog about lost films. You can find that here: The "Lost" Films of Antonio Margheriti


We would love to hear from you if you have any experience with the Decamerotici films. You can contact us on Twitter, Instagram, or by email at [email protected]


If you enjoy the podcast please subscribe, tell your friends and leave us a review!


If you enjoy the podcast, why not buy us a coffee? Espresso, naturally. Grazie mille!


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Wild, Wild Podcast - Isabella, Duchess of the Devils (Bruno Corbucci, 1969)
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09/23/24 • 75 min

"En garde!" In this episode we jump back in time to seventeenth century France, where dastardly deeds are afoot and the Duchess Isabella is forced to take revenge against the evil Baron Von Nutter for the murder of her entire family and the theft of her family state. And in this film, revenge is a dish best served sexy.


We are now coming towards the end of our fumetti season. If you want to do some background reading on the most popular Italian comics of the sixties, there's a great resource here on Comic Vine.


We would love to hear from you if you have any favourite Italian comic or masked hero/ villain-based films, or if you have ever thwarted an assassination attempt whilst taking a bath. You can contact us on Twitter and Instagram or by email at [email protected]. You can also find our YouTube channel here.


Please also remember to rate and review us on your podcast platform of choice!


If you enjoy the podcast, why not buy us a coffee at ko-fi.com/wildwildpodcast? Espresso, naturally. Grazie mille!


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Wild, Wild Podcast - Mister X (Avenger X, Piero Vivarelli, 1967)
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08/21/24 • 57 min

Bored of winning the golf championships all the time? Is life with your beautiful fiancé just not quite giving you the thrills you need? In that case, why not put on a black mask, stick a big X on your belt and then head out to fight international criminals? That's just what Mister X did, and he's never been happier, whether he's chucking henchmen out of windows or blowing up phone boxes.


Yes, we're back with another episode in our Fumetti season, and this is one of the lesser-known films based on a relatively unsuccessful comic. As usual with this season, there's no decent home video release to speak of, but you can find a poor quality copy on YouTube. It's good fun though, and gives Rod and Adrian plenty to discuss.


We are now coming towards the end of our fumetti season. If you want to do some background reading on the most popular Italian comics of the sixties, there's a great resource here on Comic Vine.


We would love to hear from you if you have any favourite Italian comic or masked hero/ villain-based films, or if you have used your fiancé as a honeytrap to catch a sleazy mafia boss. You can contact us on Twitter and Instagram or by email at [email protected]. You can also find our YouTube channel here.


Please also remember to rate and review us on your podcast platform of choice!


If you enjoy the podcast, why not buy us a coffee at ko-fi.com/wildwildpodcast? Espresso, naturally. Grazie mille!


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We're back and this time we are taking a dive into the world of Pasolini's Trilogy of Life. In this episode we discuss films based on the first in the trilogy, Il Decameron (1971) and its many imitators, in particular the film known to English-speaking audiences as Ubalda - All Naked and Warm. Yes, it's the one with Edwige Fenech in a chastity belt, so grab your skeleton keys and head back to the middle ages with us.


For more information on this Italian sub genre, which morphed into the highly successful commedia sexy all'italiana, this article is a very good primer and one we will be coming back to: “Canterbury Rides Again”... PASOLINI & HIS “DECAMEROTIC” IMITATORS


We would love to hear from you if you have any experience with the Decamerotici films. You can contact us on Twitter, Instagram, or by email at [email protected]


If you enjoy the podcast please subscribe, tell your friends and leave us a review!


If you enjoy the podcast, why not buy us a coffee? Espresso, naturally. Grazie mille!


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Wild, Wild Podcast - Arrriva Dorellik (Steno, 1967)
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05/29/24 • 75 min

Take one of Italy's most popular entertainers, stick him in a moth-eaten supervillain costume, then have him come face to face with a buffonish Terry-Thomas and you have Arrriva Dorellik, a star vehicle for singer, actor and all-round charisma machine Johnny Dorelli. But given this is an Italian comedy, will Rod and Adrian be able to agree on whether this is one to enjoy or avoid like the plague? Tune in to find out. In this episode Adrian also gets very easily distracted by Dorelli's Sanremo win of 1959 which leads to him going on about the Eurovision Song Contest at length.


Johnny Dorelli was still singing this film's theme Arriva la bomba well into the 1970s, and can be seen making an appearance on Italian television here.


The fumetti season is well underway! If you want to do some background reading on the most popular Italian comics of the sixties, there's a great resource here on Comic Vine.


We would love to hear from you if you have any favourite Italian comic or masked hero/ villain-based films, or if have ever found yourself stuck in your car, trapped between two palm trees. You can contact us on Twitter and Instagram or by email at [email protected]. You can also find our YouTube channel here.


Please also remember to rate and review us on your podcast platform of choice!


If you enjoy the podcast, why not buy us a coffee at ko-fi.com/wildwildpodcast? Espresso, naturally. Grazie mille!


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Only four episodes in and it's already time for more Mario Bava! After his first foray into space science fiction with The Day the Sky Exploded, he finally came back to the field in 1965 and this time delivered one of the all time genre greats. Join Rod and Adrian as they spend longer than usual discussing the next film in the season, the misleadingly titled Planet of the Vampires.


This is the first film covered on the podcast that has been released on home video, DVD and blu ray, so grab yourselves a copy and enjoy Bava's incredibly inventive and stylish sci-fi horror.


We would love to hear what you think of this film. You can contact us via Twitter and Instagram, or you can email us at [email protected]


If you enjoy the podcast please subscribe, tell your friends and leave us a review!


If you really enjoy the podcast, why not buy us a coffee? Espresso, naturally. Grazie mille!


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Your next assignment is to travel across the galaxy in search of the greatest scoop of your career. As a journalist with apparently nothing else to do for the next few years, why not accept and join Rod and Adrian as they travel into the farthest reaches of Outer Space?


Officially designated as Italy's first science fiction film, Assignment Outer Space has a lot to offer, but will Rod have changed his mind since his somewhat negative blog review fifteen years ago? Listen and find out...


You can watch Assignment: Outer Space on YouTube if you are playing along at home


You can read Rod's blog on the film here


You can also hear Rod's Battle of the Worlds (1961) episode of The Bloody Pit through his blog or on your podcast provider of choice


Feel free to contact us on our email [email protected] or through Twitter or Instagram


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What's better than one Superman? That's right, it's three Supermen! Plus Rod and Adrian makes five. Strap on your suction cups, grab your mini-capes and join them in them in this super-exciting, very silly adventure film that combines elements of the Peplum and the Eurospy with Batman and The Green Hornet. The Three Fantastic Supermen is nothing if not ambitious.

The fumetti season is well underway! If you want to do some background reading on the most popular Italian comics of the sixties, there's a great resource here on Comic Vine.

We would love to hear from you if you have any favourite Italian comic or masked hero/ villain-based films, or if your children were ever replicated by an evil genius intent on world domination. You can contact us on Twitter and Instagram or by email at [email protected]. You can also find our YouTube channel here.

Please also remember to rate and review us on your podcast platform of choice!

If you enjoy the podcast, why not buy us a coffee at ko-fi.com/wildwildpodcast? Espresso, naturally. Grazie mille!

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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How many episodes does Wild, Wild Podcast have?

Wild, Wild Podcast currently has 70 episodes available.

What topics does Wild, Wild Podcast cover?

The podcast is about Film History, Podcasts, Tv & Film and Film Reviews.

What is the most popular episode on Wild, Wild Podcast?

The episode title 'Ubalda (Quel gran pezzo della Ubalda tutta nuda e tutta calda, 1972, Mariano Laurenti)' is the most popular.

What is the average episode length on Wild, Wild Podcast?

The average episode length on Wild, Wild Podcast is 65 minutes.

How often are episodes of Wild, Wild Podcast released?

Episodes of Wild, Wild Podcast are typically released every 15 days, 3 hours.

When was the first episode of Wild, Wild Podcast?

The first episode of Wild, Wild Podcast was released on Apr 28, 2021.

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