Wild, Wild Podcast
Join Adrian Smith and Rod Barnett as they explore a wide range of Italian genres, one filone at a time.
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- Update frequency
- every 16 days
- Average duration
- 64 minutes
- Episodes
- 81
- Years Active
- 2021 - 2025
Bonus Episode: Il Cinema Ritrovato
In this short bonus episode Adrian brings you some coverage of the amazing Il Cinema Ritrovato festival in Bologna, Italy. Please excuse the occasionally poor recording owing to wind or Adrian just n…
00:27:50 |
Thu 04 Jul 2024
Fenomenal and the Treasure of Tutankamen (Ruggero Deodato, 1968)
In this phenomenally good episode, Rod and Adrian get to grips with a film that makes very little sense whichever language you watch it in. Yes, it's that dastardly master of crime/ vigilante hero (d…
01:14:05 |
Mon 10 Jun 2024
Arrriva Dorellik (Steno, 1967)
Take one of Italy's most popular entertainers, stick him in a moth-eaten supervillain costume, then have him come face to face with a buffonish Terry-Thomas and you have Arrriva Dorellik, a star vehi…
01:15:00 |
Wed 29 May 2024
The Three Fantastic Supermen (I fantastici 3 $upermen, Gianfranco Parolini, 1967)
What's better than one Superman? That's right, it's three Supermen! Plus Rod and Adrian makes five. Strap on your suction cups, grab your mini-capes and join them in them in this super-exciting, very…
01:12:34 |
Tue 14 May 2024
Argoman the Fantastic Superman (Sergio Grieco, 1967)
Argoman or Psychoman? That's the question posed in this episode as we take a look at the pop art-infused crazy world of Sir Reginald Hoover, noted criminologist, playboy and masked criminal. Other qu…
01:21:02 |
Wed 24 Apr 2024
Luna Diamond by Luigi Cozzi - a mini review!
Just a quick episode to talk about the new screenplay published by Luigi Cozzi, set in the Starcarsh universe. And who doesn't want to go back there?
You can get yourself a copy direct from the man …
00:11:20 |
Mon 15 Apr 2024
Rondo Awards! (Shameless Begging for Votes)
Here's a shameless request for your votes, should you be so inclined. You can find out all the details on the Rondo Awards site.
A new full episode will be coming your way soon!
Hosted on Acast. See…
00:07:18 |
Thu 29 Feb 2024
Superargo vs Diabolicus (1966) & Superargo and the Faceless Giants (1968)
In this episode Rod & Adrian grab their bulletproof spandex and head for the wrestling ring for a tag team bout with Superargo! Based on his previous form, it's not likely to end well for our two mid…
01:24:25 |
Wed 14 Feb 2024
Kriminal (Umberto Lenzi, 1966) & Il Marchio di Kriminal (Fernando Cerchio, 1968)
The Wild, Wild Podcast emerges blinking into the light after the long dark Christmas break to bring you a new season dedicated to the heroes and villains (but mostly villains) of the films adapted fr…
01:17:58 |
Tue 16 Jan 2024
Tarzana The Wild Girl (Tarzana, sesso selvaggio, Guido Malatesta, 1969)
For the final time, pack your mosquito spray and come with us into the fake jungles of Rome's film studios in search of a mythical white goddess who has the kind of sex appeal that even the animals c…
01:01:41 |
Tue 05 Dec 2023
Samoa, the Jungle Girl (Samoa, regina della giungla, Guido Malatesta, 1968)
Come with us up river with Edwige Fenech and Roger Browne as we look for diamonds amongst the stock footage and become on speaking terms with Samoa, the only jungle girl in history to not actually li…
01:17:47 |
Wed 08 Nov 2023
Luana, the Girl Tarzan (Luana la figlia delle foresta vergine, Roberto Infascelli, 1968)
Stop us if you've heard this one before: a plane crashes in the jungle, killing both parents and leaving a solitary three-year-old girl to fend for herself. Communing with the animals, she grows into…
01:16:51 |
Tue 24 Oct 2023
Gungala la pantera nuda (Ruggero Deodato, 1968)
Grab your pith helmet, machete and mosquito net and come with us into the deepest, darkest, fakest-looking jungle in search of the lost heiress Gungala. Yes, we're back with a brand new mini-season, …
01:18:58 |
Thu 28 Sep 2023
Ranking the Pastapocalypse!
We've reached the end of the road, so join us one last time in the apocalypse, as we rank the ten films viewed in this season. Also, as a bonus, we discuss the Italian-adjacent post-apocalypse master…
00:34:52 |
Wed 13 Sep 2023
The Final Executioner (L'ultimo guerriero, Romolo Guerrieri, 1984)
It's time for our epic journey across the irradiated wastelands to come to an end, so what better film to bring things to a satisfying conclusion than The Final Executioner? Join Rod and Adrian as th…
01:10:30 |
Wed 30 Aug 2023
A Man Called Rage (Fuoco incrociato, Tonino Ricci, 1984)
This film is about a man called Rage. His name is on the poster and everything. But is he actually full of rage? Or is he just a bit annoyed at being mildly inconvenienced by the post-apocalypse? The…
01:21:05 |
Wed 16 Aug 2023
Warriors of the Year 2072 (I guerrieri dell'anno 2072, Lucio Fulci, 1984)
Strap your motorcycle helmet on, rev your engines, grab your weapons and head into Rome's New Colosseum where violent death is just seconds away! Yes, Rod and Adrian are once again dressing up in lea…
01:10:29 |
Tue 25 Jul 2023
The Exterminators of the Year 3000 (Il giustiziere della strada, Giuliano Carnimeo, 1983)
Feeling thirsty? Alien, Trash and Tommy are. Join us as together we all head out once again across the desert, this time in search of precious, valuable water. Watch out for corrupt cops, car thieves…
01:05:29 |
Mon 03 Jul 2023
Raiders of Atlantis (I predatori di Atlantide, Ruggero Deodato, 1983)
In this episode we leap from helicopter to nuclear sub to mysterious island in our pursuit of the Atlantis Interceptors and their quest for, well, who knows. It may not make any sense, or even really…
01:04:32 |
Tue 30 May 2023
The Last Hunter & Treasured Films (Bonus Episode)
It's time for another special bonus episode, and this time Adrian chats with Graeme Lloyd and Tom Lee Rutter at Treasured Films, the new UK blu ray label responsible for releasing a fantastic uncut r…
00:46:34 |
Thu 11 May 2023
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