Kael Your Idols: A New Hollywood Podcast
Kael Your Idols is a film discussion podcast focused on the "New Hollywood" era of American cinema. From the glamorized hippies and paranoid anti-heroes of the 60s and 70s, to the merchandise-driven blockbusters of the early 80s, join hosts Alana Gibson and Sam Ludwig as they dive into this wild period in studio filmmaking!
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Podcasting since 2023 • 35 episodes
Kael Your Idols: A New Hollywood Podcast
Latest Episodes
When Dreary Met Shabby: Love Story (1970)
The time has come to wish a hearty Happy Birthday to Alana! We said she could choose any movie she wanted to talk about and out of all the wonderful New Hollywood classics, she chose this one. Love Story itself might be astoundingly mid, but th...
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Episode 34
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1:51:51
Ah, Theatre! - The Iceman Cometh (1973)
Join us in celebrating Sam’s birthday with this special episode on the John Frankenheimer film version of Eugene O’Neill’s play The Iceman Cometh. The hosts dig in to the unusual experiment in cinematic stage plays that birthed this project. Yo...
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Episode 33
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2:26:46
Ballad of a Tall Man: Phantasm (1979)
The scares continue all through Halloween over here at KYI! The hosts, and their guest Levi Butner, wander the graveyards and get stuck in the muck as they discuss Don Coscarelli’s cult classic Phantasm. The obvious connections to Spielberg and...
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Episode 32
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1:51:54
Thrills. Chills. Catskills: Young Frankenstein (1974)
Horror comedy comes to life this episode with the Mel Brooks classic Young Frankenstein. This might be the first movie we’ve covered that almost everyone we’ve ever met has undoubtedly seen! The gags remain evergreen, but this watch through the...
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Episode 31
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1:10:52
8 1/2 x 4: Fellini & Mazursky & Fosse & Allen
This is a big one, folks. Alana and Sam take a deep dive into cinematic meta-fiction as they explore the relationship between the seminal film 8 1/2 (1963) and its three most prominent New Hollywood descendants: Alex in Wonderland (1970), All T...
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Episode 30
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3:46:14
