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Switchblade Sisters

Switchblade Sisters is a podcast providing deep cuts on genre flicks from a female perspective. Every week, film critic and screenwriter April Wolfe sits down with a phenomenal female film-maker to slice-and-dice a classic genre movie - horror, exploitation, sci-fi and many others! Along the way, they cover craft, the state of the industry, how films get made, and more. Mothers, lock up your sons, the Switchblade Sisters are coming!

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Update frequency
every 7 days
Average duration
48 minutes
Episodes
175
Years Active
2017 - 2022
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Feeling Seen - 'Somebody, Somewhere' star Bridget Everett on 'Rudy'

Feeling Seen - 'Somebody, Somewhere' star Bridget Everett on 'Rudy'

It's a Feeling Seen feed drop! One of Maximum Fun's newest shows is one that Switchblade Sisters fans oughta know.

In this episode, host Jordan Crucchiola (a former Switchblade Sisters guest) talks wi…

00:50:23  |   Fri 04 Feb 2022
The Exciting Conclusion of Switchblade Sisters

The Exciting Conclusion of Switchblade Sisters

Well, we did it. It’s the final episode of Switchblade Sisters. Instead of doing a traditional show, April invited Katie Walsh, Drea Clark, and producer Casey O’Brien to discuss the making of Switchb…

01:32:02  |   Thu 25 Feb 2021
‘Mars Attacks!’ with Jo Firestone

‘Mars Attacks!’ with Jo Firestone

This week we are joined by the wonderful Jo Firestone. She’s a comedian, whose writing can be seen on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon. You can see her in front of the camera as Sarah Connor, the d…

00:46:10  |   Thu 18 Feb 2021
‘To Die For’ with ‘I Blame Society’ Director Gillian Wallace Horvat

‘To Die For’ with ‘I Blame Society’ Director Gillian Wallace Horvat

This week we are joined by the wonderful writer, director, producer, and actor Gillian Wallace Horvat. She sits down with host Katie Walsh to discuss Gus Van Sant’s classic, To Die For. Rarely has a …

00:45:25  |   Thu 11 Feb 2021
‘Bride of Frankenstein’ with ‘A Nightmare Wakes’ Director Nora Unkel

‘Bride of Frankenstein’ with ‘A Nightmare Wakes’ Director Nora Unkel

This episode begins with a very important announcement from our host April Wolfe about the future of Switchblade Sisters. But as far as guests go, this week we are joined by the phenomenal writer and…

00:45:49  |   Thu 04 Feb 2021
‘The Game’ with ‘Happiest Season’ Co-Writer and Actor Mary Holland

‘The Game’ with ‘Happiest Season’ Co-Writer and Actor Mary Holland

We are joined this week by the lovely Mary Holland. She is an actor and writer, who can most recently be seen in Happiest Season, a film that she co-wrote with director Clea DuVall. Mary’s on the sho…

00:47:34  |   Thu 28 Jan 2021
‘Blow the Man Down’ with Mallory O’Meara

‘Blow the Man Down’ with Mallory O’Meara

This week we are joined by the amazing author and producer Mallory O’Meara. Some may know her as one of the hosts of the Maximum Fun podcast Reading Glasses. But she is here today to talk about 2020’…

00:47:42  |   Thu 21 Jan 2021
'Sisters' with 'Insecure' Actor & 'Definition Please' Director Sujata Day

'Sisters' with 'Insecure' Actor & 'Definition Please' Director Sujata Day

We are joined by the multi-hyphenate, uber-talented writer, actor, director, producer Sujata Day. You may know her best from her role as Sarah on Insecure. But she also recently wrote, directed, and …

00:43:19  |   Thu 14 Jan 2021
'Strange Days' with 'Lucky' Director Natasha Kermani

'Strange Days' with 'Lucky' Director Natasha Kermani

This week we are joined by the incredibly talented director Natasha Kermani to talk about Kathryn Bigelow’s undersung classic, Strange Days. Katie Walsh takes over hosting duties to speak to Natasha …

00:43:09  |   Thu 07 Jan 2021
‘Us’ with Writer, Producer, & Professor Tananarive Due

‘Us’ with Writer, Producer, & Professor Tananarive Due

This week we are joined by a very special guest; writer, producer, and educator Tananarive Due. For those who don’t know, Tananarive recently produced the groundbreaking documentary Horror Noire: A H…

00:44:39  |   Thu 31 Dec 2020
‘Ghost’ with ‘Wander Darkly’ Writer & Director Tara Miele

‘Ghost’ with ‘Wander Darkly’ Writer & Director Tara Miele

Writer and director Tara Miele joins host Katie Walsh this week to discuss 1990’s massive hit, Ghost. Tara explains the connection between this film and her latest movie, Wander Darkly, and how both …

00:42:40  |   Thu 24 Dec 2020
‘Volver’ with ‘Miss Juneteenth’ Writer & Director Channing Godfrey Peoples

‘Volver’ with ‘Miss Juneteenth’ Writer & Director Channing Godfrey Peoples

Katie Walsh returns to take over hosting duties this week, and she is joined by the truly talented filmmaker, Channing Godfrey Peoples. The movie that Channing has chosen to discuss is Pedro Almodóva…

00:45:49  |   Thu 17 Dec 2020
'Jackass: The Movie' with 'Dick Johnson Is Dead' Director Kirsten Johnson

'Jackass: The Movie' with 'Dick Johnson Is Dead' Director Kirsten Johnson

This week’s episode is truly one of our most powerful…and, of course, the film being discussed is Jackass: The Movie. April is joined by cinematographer and director Kirsten Johnson, recording from h…

00:58:46  |   Thu 10 Dec 2020
‘The Passenger’ with ‘Luxor’ Director Zeina Durra

‘The Passenger’ with ‘Luxor’ Director Zeina Durra

This week we are joined by the phenomenal writer and director Zeina Durra. She’s on the program to discuss Michelangelo Antonioni’s The Passenger. Zeina elaborates on how this film influenced her lat…

00:45:31  |   Thu 03 Dec 2020
‘A History of Violence’ with ‘Proxima’ Director Alice Winocour

‘A History of Violence’ with ‘Proxima’ Director Alice Winocour

This week we are joined by the celebrated writer and director Alice Winocour. She calls in from Paris to talk about David Cronenberg’s A History of Violence. Alice and April dissect the film and admi…

00:45:32  |   Thu 26 Nov 2020
‘Sorry to Bother You’ with ‘Freaky’ Actor Celeste O’Connor

‘Sorry to Bother You’ with ‘Freaky’ Actor Celeste O’Connor

This week we are joined by the fabulous actor Celeste O’Connor to dissect Boots Riley’s new classic, Sorry to Bother You. Celeste and April discuss the risks that Tessa Thompson took by doing this pa…

00:43:36  |   Thu 19 Nov 2020
‘Train to Busan’ with ‘Kaali Khuhi’ Director Terrie Samundra

‘Train to Busan’ with ‘Kaali Khuhi’ Director Terrie Samundra

We have the wonderful filmmaker Terrie Samundra on the show this week. She’s the co-writer and director of Netflix’s new horror Kaali Khuhi. And she’s here to discuss and analyze 2016’s zombie classi…

00:43:45  |   Thu 12 Nov 2020
‘The Babadook’ with ‘The Craft: Legacy’ Director Zoe Lister-Jones

‘The Babadook’ with ‘The Craft: Legacy’ Director Zoe Lister-Jones

It’s the perfect week to call upon the collected power of a coven. This is why we are delighted to have as a guest, the director of The Craft: Legacy, Zoe Lister-Jones. She’s on the show to talk abou…

00:43:58  |   Thu 05 Nov 2020
‘The City of Lost Children’ with ‘The True Adventures of Wolfboy’ Writer Olivia Dufault

‘The City of Lost Children’ with ‘The True Adventures of Wolfboy’ Writer Olivia Dufault

We are joined by a truly thoughtful and talented writer, Olivia Dufault. You may know her work from writing on the shows Legion and Preacher. But she also has a new movie out called The True Adventur…

00:45:15  |   Thu 29 Oct 2020
‘The Fog’ with ‘Tito’ Director and Star Grace Glowicki

‘The Fog’ with ‘Tito’ Director and Star Grace Glowicki

This week we have an emerging artist who has created a truly unique and original debut film. We have writer, director, and actor Grace Glowicki, whose debut feature Tito can now be seen on Amazon Pri…

00:45:57  |   Thu 22 Oct 2020
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