TCBCast 117: Elvis And Pro Wrestling
TCBCast: An Unofficial Elvis Presley Fan Podcast
Release Date: 05/18/2020
TCBCast 401: Elvis' Best Leading Ladies (feat. John Michael Heath)
TCBCast: An Unofficial Elvis Presley Fan Podcast
Bec is joined this week by John Michael Heath to rank their all-time favorite co-stars from across Elvis's Hollywood career. From Debra Paget to Mary Tyler Moore, which ladies made the cut? You'll just have to give it a listen and find out... For Song of the Week, Bec spotlights the playful "Cross My Heart and Hope to Die" from 1965's "Girl Happy." Then John reflects on the somber brilliance of Elvis's interpretation of the classic folk tune "Danny Boy" - including his 1958 home recordings and the beloved 1976 "Jungle Room" version. If you enjoy TCBCast, please consider supporting us with a...
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TCBCast 400: "TCBCast for Everyone"
TCBCast: An Unofficial Elvis Presley Fan Podcast
Gurdip, Justin, Bec, Ryan and Olivia reflect on 400 episodes of TCBCast, discussing our favorite music, movie, Elvis influence episodes, songs of the week and even our favorite Gurdip moments. We also pay homage to a dearly missed friend. Oh, and Justin made a couple new Elvis discoveries that we bring up right at the end that we guarantee you've never heard before. Thank you to all of our fellow Elvis fans, music and film history enthusiasts and friends who've followed us so far. We're so immensely grateful to Elvis Presley for his work and cultural contributions that has meant so...
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TCBCast 399: Elvis Fans React to "EPiC"
TCBCast: An Unofficial Elvis Presley Fan Podcast
Olivia joins Justin this week for a meaty follow-up to our EPiC review. Not only does she chime in with her thoughts and observations from her viewing experience, the duo also read and react to all of YOUR many wonderful emails, comments and submitted audio reviews of the film from TCBCast's Patreon supporters. Then, Song of the Week IS BACK, BABY!! Olivia, taking cues from EPiC, is feeling the "Sweet Inspiration," discussing the history behind the iconic hit recording by The Sweet Inspirations, its American Sound connections, and the time during the August 1970 engagement (narrowly...
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398: Baz Luhrmann's EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert - TCBCast Review
TCBCast: An Unofficial Elvis Presley Fan Podcast
Ryan, Bec, Gurdip and Justin pile in for a round table discussion on Baz Luhrmann's EPiC. You don't need us to tell you it's worth seeing or that it's good - there's no shortage of other opinions you've heard affirm both, so we just dive right in. We discuss our perspectives on how the film presents Elvis and his creative process, major sequences of significance, any insights we picked up along the way, as well as the contexts of our viewing experiences (including the responses of guests we took with us, and anecdotal demographics), and our major takeaways from this remarkable cinematic remix,...
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TCBCast 397: EPiC Soundtrack Impressions & Breakdown (feat. John Heath) + Jamieson Shaw Q&A!
TCBCast: An Unofficial Elvis Presley Fan Podcast
Gurdip, Justin and John quickly gathered last night to discuss initial impressions of the soundtrack album for EPiC which is now available on all major music platforms for purchase and streaming. At the time of recording, John's the only one to have seen the film, so we're judging it based on how it works as its own cohesive presentation, keeping in mind that like all Baz Luhrmann soundtracks, it's a companion piece, but also a standalone work. There's plenty of hubbub in the Elvis community about the remixing and re-recording of some elements for the soundtrack, but we have exclusive...
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396: That's The Way It Is - The TCBCast Review, Part 2
TCBCast: An Unofficial Elvis Presley Fan Podcast
In Part 2 of our review of "Elvis: That's The Way It Is" the gang takes a look at our Patreon supporters's votes and comments on which version of the film is preferred, then debate the merits of the inclusion of interviews with fans and hotel staff in the original, as well as the producers' reasons for removing fan favorites such as "I Just Can't Help Believin'" and "Bridge Over Troubled Water' in favor of more well-known Elvis hits like "Don't Be Cruel" and "Hound Dog" for the Special Edition. Justin challenges the commonly held belief that the Special Edition features substantially more...
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395: That's The Way It Is - The TCBCast Review, Part 1
TCBCast: An Unofficial Elvis Presley Fan Podcast
Finally tackling a subject as big as "That's The Way It Is" (right on time for EPiC's release) deserved as big of an episode, so the whole core crew is on board: Justin, Gurdip, Ryan, Bec and Olivia. After having revisited both the original 1970 theatrical version directed by Denis Sanders, and the beloved-by-fans 2001 Special Edition overseen by producers Rick Schmidlin and Ernst Jorgensen, the group gets together to compare notes, discuss the merits of each, as movies and as concert films, and explore ideas and themes raised by each... and of course, which version we prefer over the other!...
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TCBCast Mini: Bec Got to See EPiC! (Minimal Spoilers)
TCBCast: An Unofficial Elvis Presley Fan Podcast
Bec got to attend a special preview screening of Baz Luhrmann's EPiC in Sydney over the weekend, so we wanted to share the overview of her early impressions of the movie with listeners! There are some minor spoilers on a few sequences but broadly most of the surprises will be retained if you only want to listen to this before seeing the film yourself. For those who want all the meaty spoilers, we do have an extended discussion available over on our Patreon with almost a half hour more of Bec digging into many major sequences, themes she picked up on, and a couple minor quibbles that still...
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TCBCast Mini - "Oh Happy Day" EPiC Single Reaction!!
TCBCast: An Unofficial Elvis Presley Fan Podcast
Sony & Baz Luhrmann have officially unleashed the new, enhanced and overdubbed version of "Oh Happy Day" from EPiC out into the world - the full regular host team was already about to record so without having previously discussed it and only having heard it minutes before, hear our gut reactions to the new single! "Oh Happy Day" (EPiC Version) is available on all major music platforms, and the EPiC soundtrack will be out at midnight EST on February 20, 2026.
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TCBCast 394: Elvis Accompanying Himself (feat. Jamie Kelley of EAP Society)
TCBCast: An Unofficial Elvis Presley Fan Podcast
Jamie Kelley of EAP Society joins Bec & Justin for an extensive (but not completionist) exploration of the history of Elvis accompanying himself as a musician, primarily on guitar and piano but also touching upon bass and percussion as well. What were his influences? Was he any good? Why did he mostly abandon the guitar on his recordings once it became the instrument he was considered famous for helping popularize as a rock instrument? All those answers and more discussed in this deepest of deep dives - so deep, in fact, we didn't even have time for Song of the Week! The team also...
info_outlineGurdip is joined by TCBCast regular 3rd host, and Top Rope Nation podcast host, Ryan Droste, for a look at Elvis' appreciation of and connections with the pro wrestling world, both when he was alive and living in Memphis, and his posthumous influence on later wrestlers like Honky Tonk Man and The Rock. It's a surprisingly fascinating topic with neat historical tidbits some Elvis fans might not be aware of!
Then for Song of the Week, Ryan thinks it's great to be in that 50th state as he picks the title track from "Paradise, Hawaiian Style." Gurdip follows up with the bluesy early 60s cut "I Feel So Bad."
Featured Songs of the Week:
Gurdip: I Feel So Bad
Ryan: Paradise Hawaiian Style