The Long Seventies Podcast

The Long Seventies Podcast is an in depth historical exploration of all things 1970's, including politics, film, television, literature, music, culture, science and artistic/philosophical movements

Fear City: The Tom Berenger Movie not the War on the Mafia 12/14/2024

Fear City: The Tom Berenger Movie not the War on the Mafia We discuss (in a short episode) the 1984 movie Fear City, starring Tom Berenger at his scowling best. /episode/index/show/thelongseventiespodcast/id/34447835

Andrew Nette Interview: Revolution in 35mm 11/15/2024

Andrew Nette Interview: Revolution in 35mm We interview editor and author Andrew Nette about his new book, co-edited with Samm Deighan, “Revolution in 35mm: Political Violence and Resistance in Cinema from the Arthouse to the Grindhouse, 1960–1990” You can buy the book at PM Press: Amazon: Andrew's Substack newsletter: X: @Pulpcurry Bluesky: @pulpcurry.bsky.social Instagram: @pulpcurry Letterboxd: /episode/index/show/thelongseventiespodcast/id/33945922

Psychotronic Films 11/03/2024

Psychotronic Films We discuss Psychotronic Films, a wild genre blend of low-budget exploitation films almost universally panned by critics but loved by fans. /episode/index/show/thelongseventiespodcast/id/33764892

The Phoenix Program: Stage Two 10/15/2024

The Phoenix Program: Stage Two We talk about the phoenix program some more. /episode/index/show/thelongseventiespodcast/id/33476077

Dolemite (1975): Movie Magic and Mayhem 09/14/2024

Dolemite (1975): Movie Magic and Mayhem We discuss Dolemite (1975), the first of blaxploitation auteur and stand-up comedian Rudy Ray Moore's brilliant two year, four film run of seventies classics. /episode/index/show/thelongseventiespodcast/id/33053472

The Phoenix Program: Stage One 09/01/2024

The Phoenix Program: Stage One We start a planned trilogy of episodes on the secret Vietnam-era Phoenix Program, nominally a joint Military and Intelligence pacification and assassination program aimed at the Vietcong, but in reality a sweeping nation-building enterprise. /episode/index/show/thelongseventiespodcast/id/32857197

Zardoz (1974): The Saga of the Red Diaper 08/15/2024

Zardoz (1974): The Saga of the Red Diaper We discuss John Boorman's 1974 magnum opus Zardoz, starring Sean Connery and Charlotte Rampling. It's a whirlwind of ideas and visual delights. Connery is the chosen one, a Mega-Connery in a post-apocalyptic world waiting for him to arrive and tear the place down. /episode/index/show/thelongseventiespodcast/id/32591917

Colin Babb Interview: Author of 1973 and Me 08/01/2024

Colin Babb Interview: Author of 1973 and Me We interview author, BBC broadcaster and journalist Colin Babb and discuss his book "1973 and Me: The England v West Indies Test Series and a Memorable Childhood Year." Join us for a fascinating interview on Cricket, culture, British and American sports and why the year 1973 inspired Colin to write this very personal book. /episode/index/show/thelongseventiespodcast/id/32386117

Jerry Barmash Interview -- Here Now the News: An Inside Scoop into New York's Best-Loved Anchors 07/15/2024

Jerry Barmash Interview -- Here Now the News: An Inside Scoop into New York's Best-Loved Anchors We're joined by author, veteran broadcast journalist, Patch.com journalist and podcaster Jerry Barmash to talk about his recent book "Here Now the News: An Inside Scoop into New York's Best-Loved Anchors." Join us as we explore the world of 70s New York City news anchors. /episode/index/show/thelongseventiespodcast/id/32147072

Jared Stearns Interview: Pure: The Sexual Revolutions of Marilyn Chambers 07/01/2024

Jared Stearns Interview: Pure: The Sexual Revolutions of Marilyn Chambers We welcome author and collector Jared Stearns to the show to discuss his book “Pure: The Sexual Revolutions of Marilyn Chambers. This is a unique exploration of one of the early adult film industries biggest stars and her wild life. /episode/index/show/thelongseventiespodcast/id/31949102

Spectre (1977): Rock Me Asmodeus 06/15/2024

Spectre (1977): Rock Me Asmodeus We discuss Gene Roddenberry's 1977 television pilot "Spectre" about an Occult Detective (Robert Culp) and his rational-minded medical doctor sidekick/partner (Gig Young). Sound familiar? We're looking at you, X-Files. The duo do detective things and battle an ancient Mesopotamian demon. /episode/index/show/thelongseventiespodcast/id/31756889

Aaron Leonard Interview: Meltdown Expected 06/01/2024

Aaron Leonard Interview: Meltdown Expected We interview esteemed author and historian Aaron Leonard and pick his brain about his new book "Meltdown Expected: Crisis, Disorder, and Upheaval at the end of the 1970s." The title really says it all. /episode/index/show/thelongseventiespodcast/id/31563447

Capricorn One: How to Fake a Moon Landing in Six Easy Steps 05/19/2024

Capricorn One: How to Fake a Moon Landing in Six Easy Steps We discuss the 1978 film Capricorn One, conspiracy theories, how the government keeps secrets and how to fake a moon landing in six easy steps. /episode/index/show/thelongseventiespodcast/id/31374252

Me and the Orgone by Orson Bean 05/06/2024

Me and the Orgone by Orson Bean We discuss the 1971 autobiography "Me and the Orgone: The True Story of One Man's Sexual Awakening" by actor Orson Bean. It's a fun journey through the therapeutic methods of Wilhelm Reich and its associated offshoots in the Wellness Movement. /episode/index/show/thelongseventiespodcast/id/31142253

The Gauntlet with Toby Roan 04/15/2024

The Gauntlet with Toby Roan We're joined by author and film connoisseur Toby Roan to talk about his book "Another Run Through The Gauntlet" and the Clint Eastwood film The Gauntlet. It's one of Eastwood's most underappreciated (yet over the top) films and Toby knows it inside and out. /episode/index/show/thelongseventiespodcast/id/30832098

James Riley Interview: Author of Well Beings - How the Seventies Lost Its Mind and Taught Us to Find Ourselves 04/01/2024

James Riley Interview: Author of Well Beings - How the Seventies Lost Its Mind and Taught Us to Find Ourselves We interview James Riley, author of "Well Beings - How the Seventies Lost Its Mind and Taught Us to Find Ourselves." A fascinating interview with a Cambridge scholar pulling together the various threads of the Wellness industry into a truly wild Long Seventies story. /episode/index/show/thelongseventiespodcast/id/30622713

Altered States by Paddy Chayefsky 03/15/2024

Altered States by Paddy Chayefsky We discuss Paddy Chayefsky's 1978 novel Altered States and the 1980 film adaptation. It's an epic story of scientific zealotry, psychedelic adventure, the power of love and 4 foot protohumans. /episode/index/show/thelongseventiespodcast/id/30390493

Get Crazy (1983): Punk Rock World and 80s Eclecticism 03/01/2024

Get Crazy (1983): Punk Rock World and 80s Eclecticism We discuss Allan Arkush's 1983 film Get Crazy, a truly will and crazy cinematic experience and a spiritual follow up to his earlier film Rock 'n' Roll High School. /episode/index/show/thelongseventiespodcast/id/30190388

Joseph Matheny Interview: Ong's Hat & The Alchemy of Alternative Realities 02/15/2024

Joseph Matheny Interview: Ong's Hat & The Alchemy of Alternative Realities We're honored to interview poet and Ong's Hat creator Joseph Matheny. Great stories and some original perspectives on life from a truly original and creative thinker. /episode/index/show/thelongseventiespodcast/id/29977358

The Peoples' Temple and Jonestown 02/02/2024

The Peoples' Temple and Jonestown We discuss Jim Jones' The Peoples Temple, it's life and tragectory which ended in tragedy. /episode/index/show/thelongseventiespodcast/id/29763133

Long Seventies Awards II 01/03/2024

Long Seventies Awards II Round two of of Long Seventies Award Show. We're joined again by Sean from Fringe Biology Records. /episode/index/show/thelongseventiespodcast/id/29317953

Cowboys to Cops 12/16/2023

Cowboys to Cops We discuss the transition from Westerns to Cop movies during the Long Seventies, focusing primarily on actors that started their career as Cowboys and ended the LS as Cops. /episode/index/show/thelongseventiespodcast/id/29105208

Soul City, NC 11/15/2023

Soul City, NC We discuss Floyd McKissick's intentional community Soul City, North Carolina, its context, goals and why the project ultimately failed. /episode/index/show/thelongseventiespodcast/id/28660588

The Amityville Horror & Alien: Outsideness Inside 11/01/2023

The Amityville Horror & Alien: Outsideness Inside We discuss the theory that The Amityville Horror and Alien are conceptually the same movie and why these movies terrified audiences in the Long Seventies and beyond. /episode/index/show/thelongseventiespodcast/id/28489760

Rajneeshpuram: A Story of New Age Manifest Destiny 10/16/2023

Rajneeshpuram: A Story of New Age Manifest Destiny We discuss the story of the founding of the intentional community of Rajneeshpuram in the backcountry of Oregon and the crazy events that followed. /episode/index/show/thelongseventiespodcast/id/28328423

Firefox & Red Dawn -- Hollywood Cold War 10/02/2023

Firefox & Red Dawn -- Hollywood Cold War We discuss two important films that helped revitalize the American Cold War and militarism. /episode/index/show/thelongseventiespodcast/id/28200194

Super Synthtracks of the Seventies 09/15/2023

Super Synthtracks of the Seventies We discuss some super synth-based soundtracks and scores from Long Seventies films /episode/index/show/thelongseventiespodcast/id/28042656

Sean Howe Interview -- Agents of Chaos: Thomas King Forçade, High Times, and the Paranoid End of the 1970s. 09/01/2023

Sean Howe Interview -- Agents of Chaos: Thomas King Forçade, High Times, and the Paranoid End of the 1970s. Author Sean Howe joins the show to talk about his new book "Agents of Chaos: Thomas King Forçade, High Times, and the Paranoid End of the 1970s.” /episode/index/show/thelongseventiespodcast/id/27919287

Wall Street (1987): Rebranding Dystopia 08/15/2023

Wall Street (1987): Rebranding Dystopia We talk about Oliver Stone's 1987 drama Wall Street, starring Michael Douglas and Charlie Sheen, and wrap up the Decade of Dystopia series. /episode/index/show/thelongseventiespodcast/id/27763641

Financialization 08/01/2023

Financialization We discuss the rapid and sweeping financialization, corporate raiding and deindustrialization that took place during the Long Seventies and what effect it had on society. /episode/index/show/thelongseventiespodcast/id/27627771

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