
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 • 50 episodes
Kael Your Idols: A New Hollywood Podcast
Latest Episodes
The Parent’s Traps: The Last House on the Left (1972)
Listen here you little twerps! We’re gonna getcha with this one. Elena and Sam are gonna show you no mercy as they discuss Wes Craven’s first feature film: The Last House on the Left. That’s right, we’re inaugurating the Halloween season here i...
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Episode 49
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1:37:46

Tattle Tales: The Friends of Eddie Coyle (1973)
Keep it under your hat but we got a good tip for ya: listen to the latest KYI, you might learn somethin’ useful. That is, if you consider hot goss about the sex lives of Peter Boyle and Robert Mitchum useful! Sam and Elena are joined by David H...
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Episode 48
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1:53:58

Bun in the Coven: Rosemary’s Baby (1968)
Who can say what dark magic brought together so many creative geniuses (and problematic ones at that) to make Rosemary’s Baby? Whatever dark forces may have conspired, their plan worked! The movie endures as a beloved classic and guidepost of t...
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Episode 47
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1:45:04

Sirius Rising: Dog Day Afternoon (1975)
A true high point of the New Hollywood era gets the Kael Your Idols treatment this episode: Sidney Lumet’s Dog Day Afternoon. We attempt to get to the bottom of this true tale of a robbery-gone-wrong by putting together the character’s complex ...
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Episode 46
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1:48:55
