Best Oddity Files Podcasts (2024)

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Episode 499- In a Violent Nature (2024) 1:07:08

1h ago1:07:08

1:07:08

In this week's episode, we're taking the suggestion of a whole bunch of you and discussing the brand new 2024 slasher "In a Violent Nature." Special topics for your consideration include: meditative murder walks, the perpetual fear of finding one's "thing" within a horror movie, haircuts that truly express the personality of the wearer, and the swe…

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Re-release: Episode 380- The Lock In (2017) feat. Eli Bosnick 1:14:45

3d ago1:14:45

1:14:45

Well EMTs, this week was hard and we just weren't up for jokes. You know what we are up for? Boy Cum Agreements! Please enjoy this re-release of our very first crossover with the excellent God Awful Movies podcast's Eli Bosnick in "The Lock In." It's rull bad and we absolutely earn the 'explicit' tag on Apple Podcasts. We'll be back next week with …

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Episode 498- Insidious: The Red Door (2023) 1:10:26

10d ago1:10:26

1:10:26

In this week's episode, we're hitting the late-stage Insidious franchise with the fifth entry, "Insidious: The Red Door." Did we see Insidious 2, 3 or 4? No, we did not. That's the Werewolf Ambulance way. Special topics for your consideration include: some real daddy issues, dumdum demons, rude teachers, Dalton's brother, Dalton's sister, and the b…

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Ch 10: A New Hope 32:08

15d ago32:08

32:08

This is Part Ten of a ten-part miniseries exploring Perry Carpenter's latest book, FAIK: A Practical Guide to Living in a World of Deepfakes, Disinformation, and AI-Generated Deceptions. Each episode kicks off with a dramatized reading of the "Whispers from the Static" vignette that opens the chapter, followed by an in-depth conversation with Perry…

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Episode 497- Terrifier 2 (2022) 1:17:08

17d ago1:17:08

1:17:08

In this week's episode, we're celebrating TEN YEARS of this nonsense with the 2022 gross out film "Terrifier 2." Special topics for your consideration include: when the yucks come full circle to being fun, being a taxpayer, beautiful physical comedy, lightly confusing mysticism, and not dosing your friends. We covered the original "Terrifier" back …

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Ch 9: Cognitive and Technical Defense Strategies - Tools for Protection 41:06

18d ago41:06

41:06

This is Part Nine of a ten-part miniseries exploring Perry Carpenter's latest book, FAIK: A Practical Guide to Living in a World of Deepfakes, Disinformation, and AI-Generated Deceptions. Each episode kicks off with a dramatized reading of the "Whispers from the Static" vignette that opens the chapter, followed by an in-depth conversation with Perr…

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Episode 496- Oddity (2024) 1:14:28

1M ago1:14:28

1:14:28

In this week's episode, we're chasing that scare dragon with the 2024 Irish film "Oddity." Special topics for your consideration include: a palate cleanser after good ol M. Night, people who remind you of animals, titty bells, haunted shit, and witches. Do yourselves a favor and watch this one. The last time I really got caught by the scare dragon …

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Ch 7: The Now and Future of AI-Driven Deception 29:50

27d ago29:50

29:50

This is Part Seven of a ten-part miniseries exploring Perry Carpenter's latest book, FAIK: A Practical Guide to Living in a World of Deepfakes, Disinformation, and AI-Generated Deceptions. Each episode kicks off with a dramatized reading of the "Whispers from the Static" vignette that opens the chapter, followed by an in-depth conversation with Per…

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Ch 8: Media Literacy in the Age of AI - Your First Line of Defense 29:49

25d ago29:49

29:49

This is Part Eight of a ten-part miniseries exploring Perry Carpenter's latest book, FAIK: A Practical Guide to Living in a World of Deepfakes, Disinformation, and AI-Generated Deceptions. Each episode kicks off with a dramatized reading of the "Whispers from the Static" vignette that opens the chapter, followed by an in-depth conversation with Per…

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Episode 495- Split (2016) 1:09:53

1M ago1:09:53

1:09:53

Hi EMTs, this week we recorded and did not lose our "Split" episode. Were the jokes as good the second time around? I guess we'll never know. Special topics for your consideration include: beautiful teenage outcasts, being mad at M. Night's bad takes, absolutely stripping a therapist of their license like yesterday, films that make you believe that…

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Ch 5: The Digital Disinformation Pandemic 34:44

1M ago34:44

34:44

This is Part Five of a ten-part miniseries exploring Perry Carpenter's latest book, FAIK: A Practical Guide to Living in a World of Deepfakes, Disinformation, and AI-Generated Deceptions. Each episode kicks off with a dramatized reading of the "Whispers from the Static" vignette that opens the chapter, followed by an in-depth conversation with Perr…

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Ch 6: Deepfakes and the Spectrum of Digital Deception 40:23

1M ago40:23

40:23

This is Part Six of a ten-part miniseries exploring Perry Carpenter's latest book, FAIK: A Practical Guide to Living in a World of Deepfakes, Disinformation, and AI-Generated Deceptions. Each episode kicks off with a dramatized reading of the "Whispers from the Static" vignette that opens the chapter, followed by an in-depth conversation with Perry…

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From the Patreon Files: National Treasure (2004) 1:04:33

1M ago1:04:33

1:04:33

Hi EMTs, good news/bad news situation: Bad news, we recorded a whole episode on the 2016 film "Split" and then the goddamn computer lost the file. Good news: we recorded a Patreon episode recently about the Nic Cage vehicle "National Treasure" which feels like a somewhat comparable trade. We'll be back next week with a new episode on "Split" and he…

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Ch 4: Bias, Data Poisoning, & Output Oddities 25:27

2M ago25:27

25:27

This is Part Four of a ten-part miniseries exploring Perry Carpenter's latest book, FAIK: A Practical Guide to Living in a World of Deepfakes, Disinformation, and AI-Generated Deceptions. Each episode kicks off with a dramatized reading of the "Whispers from the Static" vignette that opens the chapter, followed by an in-depth conversation with Perr…

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Ch 3: The Mindset and Tools of a Digital Manipulator 30:06

2M ago30:06

30:06

This is Part Three of a ten-part miniseries exploring Perry Carpenter's latest book, FAIK: A Practical Guide to Living in a World of Deepfakes, Disinformation, and AI-Generated Deceptions. Each episode kicks off with a dramatized reading of the "Whispers from the Static" vignette that opens the chapter, followed by an in-depth conversation with Per…

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Ch 2: New Frontiers of Deception: AI and Synthetic Media 27:47

2M ago27:47

27:47

This is Part Two of a ten-part miniseries exploring Perry Carpenter's latest book, FAIK: A Practical Guide to Living in a World of Deepfakes, Disinformation, and AI-Generated Deceptions. Each episode kicks off with a dramatized reading of the "Whispers from the Static" vignette that opens the chapter, followed by an in-depth conversation with Perry…

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Ch 1: The Eternal Battle for the Mind 30:13

2M ago30:13

30:13

This is Part One of a ten-part miniseries exploring Perry Carpenter's latest book, FAIK: A Practical Guide to Living in a World of Deepfakes, Disinformation, and AI-Generated Deceptions. Each episode kicks off with a dramatized reading of the "Whispers from the Static" vignette that opens the chapter, followed by an in-depth conversation with Perry…

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Welcome to The FAIK Files 2:22

2M ago2:22

2:22

Welcome to The FAIK Files. "The FAIK Files" is a 10 part miniseries based on Perry Carpenter's new book, FAIK: A Practical Guide to Living in a World of Deepfakes, Disinformation, and AI-Generated Deceptions. Following the 10 part series, join us as we continue to explore all manner of artificial intelligence-related insights and oddities! Get the …

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Episode 494- Innocent Blood (1992) 1:10:05

2M ago1:10:05

1:10:05

In this week's episode, we're watching a vampire movie chosen by the Patróns and it just happens to be set in and filmed in the seedy city of Pittsburgh, PA! It's 1992's "Innocent Blood." Special topics for your consideration include: bars that aren't there anymore, an absolutely batshit cast, a side of Robert Loggia we'd never seen before, and the…

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Episode 493- Shocker (1989) 1:13:27

2M ago1:13:27

1:13:27

In this week's episode, we're discussing the utterly silly 1989 Wes Craven film, "Shocker." Special topics for your consideration include: your foster kid, confusing police work, a double dip into the world of blue collar workers being murderers, and absolutely doubting "true love." Get into our Wes Craven catalogue! You've got Episode 4- "Nightmar…

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Episode 492- Dracula (1979) 1:10:08

2M ago1:10:08

1:10:08

In this week's episode, we're discussing the 1979 rendition of "Dracula" that features the 1970s' most unlikely fuckboy, Frank Langella. Wowwww. Special topics for your consideration include: getting all the spackle off your face and/or neck, interchangeable ladies' names that are decidedly not interchangeable based on a classic of gothic literatur…

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Episode 491- The Night House (2020) 1:13:19

2M ago1:13:19

1:13:19

In this week's episode, we're discussing the 2020 supernatural/psychological horror film "The Night House." Special topics for your consideration include: a lil bit of Pinhead, butts on the water (fire in the sky), the long-reaching tentacles of trauma, useless husbands, and great practical effects. We've now covered quite a bit of director David B…

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Episode 490- Nightbeast (1982) 1:09:49

3M ago1:09:49

1:09:49

Oh my god, EMTs. Don Dohler was a genius and an American treasure and his catalog should be far more celebrated. In this week's episode, we're discussing his 1982 absolute masterpiece of trash, "Nightbeast." Special topics for your consideration include: Baltimore accents that sound lovely to our Western PA ears, being a flannelman, a top 5 weird s…

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Episode 489- Session 9 (2001) 1:02:59

3M ago1:02:59

1:02:59

In this week's episode, we're discussing a movie that so many of you have requested that we cover, and we're left asking the big questions like...why? Special topics for your consideration include: great actors and...not-so-great actors, solid discmen, being a book boy, the very concept of casino school, Chekov's peanut butter, and babies being at …

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Episode 488- Day of the Dead (1985) 51:49

3M ago51:49

51:49

This week, in true Werewolf Ambulance style, we're diving headfirst into a film series by beginning somewhere in the middle: we're discussing the 1985 George Romero film "Day of the Dead." Special topics for your consideration include: having a very shitass day at work, fantastic practical effects, a film of Pittsburgh royalty, comparisons to "Shor…

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Episode 487- Infinity Pool (2023) 1:11:11

3M ago1:11:11

1:11:11

Hi EMTs! I'm on vacation this week so no write up...enjoy the episode!

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Episode 486- Spookies (1986) 59:16

4M ago59:16

59:16

In this week's episode, we're discussing the schlockiest of 80s schlock and loving every second of it with the 1986 supernatural (?) haunted house (??) movie (???) "Spookies." Special topics for your consideration include: the joining of two movies into one, being unclear on people's relationships with one another, Duke the horny ghost, and some of…

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Episode 485- The Mummy (2017) 1:15:48

4M ago1:15:48

1:15:48

In this week's episode, we're making lemonade out of Xenu with the 2017 Tom Cruise reboot of "The Mummy." Uuuuunnngggghhhh. Special topics for your consideration include: what happens when Tom Cruise ceases to be charming, being mad at the Dark Universe while having only a very cursory understanding of what it is, pity for Jake Johnson, more Law & …

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Episode 484- Maniac Cop (1988) 1:11:04

4M ago1:11:04

1:11:04

In this week's episode, we dig deep into the world of police work in the 1988 film "Maniac Cop." Special topics for your consideration include: Is Tom Atkins hot? Does Tom Atkins fuck a young beautiful woman? Does Tom Atkins pull off a weird trench coat look? (My answers are no/no/sorta, yeah!) And guys listen. You know we tend to have an ACAB stan…

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Episode 483- Godzilla (1954) ft. My Cousin Joe 1:08:41

4M ago1:08:41

1:08:41

In this week's episode, we finally break down and let my cousin and yours (but mostly mine) Joe come on the podcast as a guest. We're discussing his pick, the 1954 "Godzilla." If you've not seen it yet, watch the subtitled Japanese language version and not the English dubbed version. Special topics for your consideration include: a real emotional r…

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Re-release: Episode 270- Midsommar (2019) 1:05:24

5M ago1:05:24

1:05:24

Hey EMTs! We're on vacation this week, so please enjoy one of our all-time favorite vacation-gone-bad movies, "Midsommar." We'll see you next week for "Godzilla."

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Episode 482- The First Omen (2024) 1:17:10

5M ago1:17:10

1:17:10

In this week's episode, we're discussing the brand new 2024 prequel "The First Omen." Yes, a prequel to that "The Omen." Special topics for your consideration include: some real extreme blasphemy as we go deep on Catholicism, a few spicy questions about what ol' Jesus is willing to do, trying and failing to upgrade our vocabulary to that of the tim…

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Episode 481- Wyrmwood (2014) ft. our friend Pye 1:13:25

5M ago1:13:25

1:13:25

G'day mates and other stereotypically Australian things! This week, we're joined by our pal from Down Under, Pye, to discuss her pick: the 2014 zombie action film "Wyrmwood." Special topics for your consideration include: learning to speak Australian, legitimately new zombie ideas, nonshirts, new-to-us weaponry, and potentially our most irreparably…

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Episode 480- Fall (2022) 1:25:08

5M ago1:25:08

1:25:08

In this week's episode, we're brought to you by giant beers as we discuss the 2022 survival film "Fall." Special topics for your consideration include: a real menagerie of diversions, the high price of adrenaline, baffling use of 1980s rock hits, YouTube people, and deep-seeded fears. Maybe this week, just watch "The Descent" it's Episode 116. The …

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Episode 479- Bodies Bodies Bodies (2022) 1:01:15

5M ago1:01:15

1:01:15

Listener note: due to a glitchy mic, we had to lose a few minutes of this episode. Unfortunately that's where we put all the good jokes so we apologize for that. In this week's episode, we decided to ask our Patróns to suggest some queer-friendly horror films, and many of them mentioned the 2022 film "Bodies Bodies Bodies." Special topics for your …

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Episode 478- Zombieland (2009) 59:26

6M ago59:26

59:26

In this week's episode, we're living through yet another zombie apocalypse with the 2009 horror comedy "Zombieland." Special topics for your consideration include: a fitting tribute to an American treasure, controversial takes on snack cakes, our feelings on Columbus (both the city and the person), keeping up one's everyday makeup routine during th…

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From the Patreon Files- Mad Max: Fury Road (2015) 1:10:57

6M ago1:10:57

1:10:57

Hey EMTs, Allen and I have always been pretty open about our mental health with you, and unfortunately this week we just were not in the headspace to make jokes about "The Sacrament," the really very good 2013 Ti West film about the Jonestown massacre. We recorded about 18 minutes of content and they were shit; we tried eating Oreos and even that d…

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Episode 477 - FearDotCom (2003) 1:19:50

6M ago1:19:50

1:19:50

Katie is on vacation so you get a rare Allen write up. This week's movie a low for a time known as a horror deadzone. But we make the most of it and bring you over an hour of yuck yucks. Special topics include: being a poor man's Ethan Hawke. Why is it so dark? Why is it so wet? Unwanted advertisements. When a movie tried to be every other movie. Y…

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Episode 476- Freddy vs. Jason (2003) 1:18:36

6M ago1:18:36

1:18:36

In this week's episode, we're visiting arguably one of the worst eras of horror with the 2003 crossover movie "Freddy vs. Jason." Special topics for your consideration include: a new patron saint of Werewolf Ambulance, quibbling with a quippy villain, stupid characters being utterly unable to fly under the radar, Jason's regrets when he thinks abou…

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Episode 475- Uncle Peckerhead (2020) 1:07:06

7M ago1:07:06

1:07:06

In this week's episode, we reminisce about our times as punks on the road in the 2020 horror comedy "Uncle Peckerhead." Special topics for your consideration include: a lot of tour stories, poor band to band etiquette, dreaming about playing with Queef Queens, a stellar voicemail, and revisiting the crucible that formed our real-life friendship (a …

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Episode 474- Late Night with the Devil (2024) 1:21:53

7M ago1:21:53

1:21:53

In this week's episode, we're discussing a brand-new film that has had the internet abuzz-- 2024's "Late Night with the Devil." Special topics for your consideration include: Katie's great new ideas for a one woman show along with some new employment opportunities, Allen dropping knowledge on ye olde television shows, loosely factual historical non…

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Episode 473- Drag Me to Hell (2009) 1:09:00

7M ago1:09:00

1:09:00

In this week's episode, by popular demand, we're discussing the 2009 Sam Raimi supernatural morality tale "Drag Me to Hell." Special topics for your consideration include: making the tough decisions, gumming a baby, PROFESSOR Justin Long, heavy puking, and Pennsylvania snacks. We have watched a lot of bad things happen to Justin Long; you can catch…

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Episode 472 - Conquest (1983) 1:08:11

7M ago1:08:11

1:08:11

In this week's episode, we check in with our friend and yours but mostly Allen's, Lucio Fulci, and his 1983 sword-and-sandal horror film "Conquest." Holy ghost. Special topics for your consideration include: the most Vaseline you've ever seen, cute lil baby lapdog werewolves, eating brains through a slit in a mask (like you do), laser arrows, learn…

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Episode 471- Scarecrows (1988) 1:08:02

8M ago1:08:02

1:08:02

In this week's episode, we're going back to a question that has haunted me for years: did I actually see a good movie about scarecrows years ago, or was it all a dream? A number of you have suggested that it might be the 1988 film "Scarecrows," so here we are. Special topics for your consideration include: bad piloting, bad paramilitary-ing, bad lo…

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Episode 470- The 13th Warrior (1999) 1:09:54

8M ago1:09:54

1:09:54

In this week's episode, IT'S ALLEN'S BIRTHDAY and it's a biggie, so we're letting him pick whatever he wants. We'll be discussing the 1999 intersection of many of his interests, "The 13th Warrior." Special topics for your consideration include: what makes a good D&D movie, a very brief re-telling of "Beowulf," the Omar Sharif cool factor, religious…

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Episode 469- Scanners (1981) 1:05:04

8M ago1:05:04

1:05:04

In this week's episode, we are back to the well of one of our mainstay directors, David Cronenberg, with the 1981 film "Scanners." Now we know what it's like to be let down by a friend, hoo boy. Other topics for your consideration include: Michael Ironside doing the heavy lifting, dudes talking, various brands of margarine, more dudes talking, Dr. …

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Re-release: Episode 186- Tourist Trap (1979) 47:02

8M ago47:02

47:02

Hello EMTs! No new episode this week, so we're inviting you to bask in the glory of the weird mind of Charles Band with the 1979 film "Tourist Trap." We released this one nearly six years ago, so we were like... practically babies! We hope you enjoy it.

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Episode 468- The Visitor (1979) 1:17:54

8M ago1:17:54

1:17:54

In this week's episode, we're hanging out in one of our favorite genres: weird Italian shit of the 1970s! We've got the 1979 alien/jesus/horror cult classic "The Visitor." Also, someone call the authorities because somehow Allen has sold me on the aforementioned weird Italian shit and made me love it. Special topics for your consideration include: …

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Episode 467- Werewolves Within (2021) 56:03

9M ago56:03

56:03

In this week's episode, we're discussing a 2021 horror comedy starring Allen's favorite dude Sam Richardson, "Werewolves Within." Special topics for your consideration include: some new bands we're planning to form, the world's greatest ad lib, things women hate, and the difference that an absolutely incredible cast can make. Do you like delightful…

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Episode 466- Thanksgiving (2023) 1:11:39

9M ago1:11:39

1:11:39

In this week's episode, we're celebrating Thanksgiving in February (as they say) with the 2023 Eli Roth film "Thanksgiving." Special topics for your consideration include: the return of teens approaching retirement age, hot takes on condiments, hot takes on breakfast foods, hot takes on Eli Roth's jokes, and a touch of eggplant. Eli Roth is kinda s…

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