Disaster films are surprisingly tough to define. What makes them different from an action movie or a monster movie? Who cares? They’re great! Escape with us as we cover the the ins and outs and the history of disaster films and recommend some good ones.

Disaster films are surprisingly tough to define. What makes them different from an action movie or a monster movie? Who cares? They&rsquo;re great! Escape with us as we cover the the ins and outs and the history of disaster films and recommend some good ones.

If you've ever wanted to know about champagne, satanism, the Stonewall Uprising, chaos theory, LSD, El Nino, true crime and Rosa Parks, then look no further. Josh and Chuck have you covered.

Stuff You Should Know

The best part of summer is watching a truly great movie in a darkened movie theater. We don’t make movies, but we do make podcasts so here’s our Summer Movie Playlist to get you ready for the real thing.

The best part of summer is watching a truly great movie in a darkened movie theater. We don&rsquo;t make movies, but we do make podcasts so here&rsquo;s our Summer Movie Playlist to get you ready for the real thing.

SYSK's Summer Movie Playlist

What Makes Disaster Films Great

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/clips/dcd2beb7-a96f-41f3-9050-b2c00121273a/transcript

ad break

Mabon is often called the Pagan Thanksgiving  but though it seems like it’s as ancient as Halloween, it’s actually only around 50 years old. But, pagan or not, it’s a great chance to really feel the fall and thank Mother Earth.

Mabon is often called the Pagan Thanksgiving &nbsp;but though it seems like it&rsquo;s as ancient as Halloween, it&rsquo;s actually only around 50 years old. But, pagan or not, it&rsquo;s a great chance to really feel the fall and thank Mother Earth.

Short Stuff: Mabon

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/clips/129204ba-0422-4ccc-8c91-b4cd01501379/transcript

No you’re no dreaming – go ahead, pinch yourself – we’ve finally made an episode on dreams! We’ve done episodes on lucid dreaming, night terrors, sleepwalking, sleep paralysis – basically everything but dreams themselves. Well, at long last here it is!

No you&rsquo;re no dreaming &ndash; go ahead, pinch yourself &ndash; we&rsquo;ve finally made an episode on dreams! We&rsquo;ve done episodes on lucid dreaming, night terrors, sleepwalking, sleep paralysis &ndash; basically everything but dreams themselves. Well, at long last here it is!

Our Big Fat Dream Episode

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/clips/36c5b3c7-10ea-4e3d-a762-b4cc011ba2f6/transcript

The advent of nuclear weapons and the Cold War kicked off a craze in the US for building rec rooms with foot-thick reinforced walls and outfitted with survival rations and board games. Would they work? Probably not. Find out (but not really) in this classic episode.

The advent of nuclear weapons and the Cold War kicked off a craze in the US for building rec rooms with foot-thick reinforced walls and outfitted with survival rations and board games. Would they work? Probably not. Find out (but not really) in this classic episode.

Selects: Fallout Shelters: Probably Useless (Let’s Never Find Out)

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/clips/01a42f07-7277-43f5-91f1-b4c8012fd1c7/transcript

What Makes Disaster Films Great

In 2 playlist(s)

Stuff You Should Know

Social links

Follow podcast

Recent clips