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
Endgame (Endgame - Bronx lotta finale, Joe D'Amato, 1983)
It's time to pull your leather trousers on, apply some Ziggy Stardust-style make-up and grab a shotgun as we bravely head into the Endgame arena for the reality show battle of our lives! Along the wa…
01:07:05 |
Tue 25 Apr 2023
Special episode on the restoration of Castle of Blood (Danza Macabra, 1964)
Welcome to this special bonus episode where Adrian speaks to Patricia Barsanti down the line from Paris to discuss the fantastic restoration work being done on Castle of Blood (Danza Macabra, Antonio…
00:35:55 |
Thu 20 Apr 2023
2019: After the Fall of New York (2019 - Dopo la caduta di New York, Sergio Martino, 1983)
Join us and Michael Sopkiw as we hit the road in our not-ripping-off-Mad-Max hotrod for some not-ripping-off-Death-Race car-smashing action in deserts of Utah/ a quarry just outside Rome. And that's …
01:07:44 |
Fri 31 Mar 2023
2020 Texas Gladiators (Anno 2020 - I gladiatori del futuro, Joe D'Amato, 1983)
In this episode Adrian somehow had the wrong mic recording so everything on his end sounds like he's down a well. Perhaps a good place to survive the apocalypse?
Yes, we're still in a dystopian futur…
01:20:58 |
Fri 17 Mar 2023
1990: The Bronx Warriors (1990: I guerrieri del Bronx, Enzo G. Castellari, 1982)
Join us as we get our skates on and head into the Bronx for one of Italy's most enjoyable New York-set dystopian future movies,The Bronx Warriors! In this episode we ponder why no one seems to have a…
01:17:04 |
Thu 02 Mar 2023
Interview with Luigi Cozzi!
To bring our Luigi Cozzi season to a close we talk to the man himself, down the line from Profundo Rosso in Rome. The zoom quality isn't great, but hopefully you can still enjoy this free-wheeling ch…
00:43:05 |
Thu 16 Feb 2023
The 10th Victim (La decima vittima, Elio Petri, 1965)
Welcome to Season 5! Join Rod and Adrian as they jump into their tricked-out dune buggies for a mad ride into the irradiated wasteland. Yes, it's the Pasta-Pocalypse, or more accurately, Italian film…
01:16:45 |
Wed 01 Feb 2023
The Black Cat (1989) & Blood on Méliès' Moon (2016)
As the Luigi Cozzi season comes to an end, Adrian and Rod enjoy revisiting The Black Cat (1989) and struggle to give a coherent plot summary. They also take a quick look at Blood on Méliès' Moon (201…
01:18:00 |
Tue 17 Jan 2023
Wild, Wild Library 2: Cannibal Holocaust and the Savage Cinema of Ruggero Deodato
Given the sad news last week of Ruggero Deodato's death, this seemed like a good reason to revisit the excellent FAB Press book Cannibal Holocaust and the Savage Cinema of Ruggero Deodato (affiliate …
00:25:13 |
Wed 04 Jan 2023
Hercules (1983) & The Adventures of Hercules II (1985)
Listen in as Rod and Adrian put their tiny leather skirts on, grab their weapons (now now) and head off for two epic adventures with Lou Ferrigno and Luigi Cozzi!
We would love to hear from you if y…
01:27:48 |
Wed 07 Dec 2022
Godzilla 1977 (aka Cozzilla)
In this episode we take a trip to Japan via Italy and America to experience the psychedelic delights of Godzilla in Spectrorama 70 and Futursound! This was a first time viewing experience for both ou…
01:05:17 |
Wed 23 Nov 2022
Wild, Wild Library 1: Umberto Lenzi by Troy Howarth
In this new occasional series of mini-reviews Adrian will be taking a look through his collection of Italian cinema books. This first episode sees the arrival (second time lucky) of the new book on U…
00:17:11 |
Tue 15 Nov 2022
The Killer Must Kill Again (L'assassino è costretto ad uccidere ancora, Luigi Cozzi, 1975)
We're back, and this time we are celebrating the work of science fiction enthusiast, film director and shopkeeper Luigi Cozzi. In this episode we focus on his first commercial film The Killer Must Ki…
01:08:51 |
Wed 09 Nov 2022
Ranking the Poliziotteschi - Final Episode!
In this final episode of Season 3 Rod and Adrian attempt to rank the ten films covered over the last few months. Will they agree or disagree? Will they be raising their glasses of J&B or pointing mag…
00:36:36 |
Mon 05 Sep 2022
Magnum Cop (Poliziotto senza paura, Stelvio Massi, 1978)
Put on your best pair of denim dungarees and head to Austria with Rod and Adrian as they try to work out why this film is called Magnum Cop when he's not a cop and he doesn't own a magnum. This is a…
01:01:04 |
Tue 30 Aug 2022
The Heroin Busters (La via della droga, Enzo Castellari, 1977)
In this episode Rod and Adrian go deep undercover to bust open an international drug-smuggling ring. Thankfully Fabio Testi is on hand to all the heavy lifting. Yes, it's our penultimate film in this…
00:56:21 |
Mon 15 Aug 2022
Free Hand for a Tough Cop (Il trucido e lo sbirro, Umberto Lenzi, 1976)
In this episode Adrian breaks Rod out of prison and together they persue Umberto Lenzi as he makes his debut appearance on the podcast. With Tomas Milian and Claudio Casinelli along for the ride, jus…
01:02:19 |
Mon 01 Aug 2022
Young, Violent, Dangerous (Liberi armati pericolosi, Romolo Guerrieri, 1976)
Join us on a wild ride as we try to escape Milan for Switzerland with a depressed Tomas Milian on our tails, with only a shotgun and a bottle of J&B for company. Will we make it to the border?
Yes, w…
00:57:41 |
Mon 18 Jul 2022
Italy & Argento
After going on about it often enough, Adrian has finally been on his trip to Rome and Turin, where he attended a film conference, looked for film locations, went to the new Dario Argento exhibit at t…
00:45:52 |
Mon 11 Jul 2022
Interview with Elia Fèrroli of Malombra Films (Bonus Episode!)
In this extra, non-poliziotteschi episode, Adrian talks to Elia Fèrroli who runs the new boutique blu ray company Malombra Films, about his plans to restore and release some cult and classic Italian …
01:00:23 |
Fri 01 Jul 2022
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