Obscure Obsessions: A Pop Culture Podcast

Nov 22 2024 107 ep. 52 mins

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Listen in on weekly conversations between Nick Zaccario and Taylor Zaccario as they obsess over obscure, lesser-known, and underrated movies & TV shows, many of which are chosen from the duo’s extensive DVD collections. From strange sequels to forgotten Disney flicks, hear all about the movies and television you never heard of or wanted to watch…until now!

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4th Annual Holiday Trilogy, Part II - Wag the Dog / The Stanford Prison Experiment / The Reluctant Dragon

Nov 22 2024 38 mins

Welcome to Part II! This week, Nick, Anthony, and Taylor recommend some American history-themed movies for Thanksgiving: We kick off the festivities with a trip to D.C. in Wag the Dog (1997). Robert De Niro plays a Washington spin doctor who enlists the help of an eccentric movie producer (Dustin Hoffman) to create a fictional war in order to distract Americans from a presidentia

4th Annual Holiday Trilogy, Part I - The Changeling / The Babadook / Haunt

Oct 25 2024 50 mins

This year, Taylor & Nick are joined by show correspondent (and their middle cousin) Anthony for some Halloween movie recommendations: First up, The Changeling (1980): a grief-stricken composer moves into a dilapidated mansion. When he comes to believe that the mansion is haunted, he discovers the dark history of the family that once lived there. Then in Australia, a widowed mothe

Episode 78 - Wayne's World 2 [SEASON 4 FINALE]

Aug 30 2024 55 mins

To celebrate the Season 4 finale, Taylor & Nick travel to Aurora, Illinois to help Wayne Campbell and Garth Algar put on a concert in Wayne’s World 2 (1992) __________ Taylor Zaccario…Host, Director, Producer, Writer Nick Zaccario…Host, Director, Producer, Editor

Episode 77 - Hercules and the Arabian Knight

Aug 23 2024 55 mins

Godzilla vs. Kong. Alien vs. Predator. Hercules vs. Aladdin? This week, hear all about “Hercules and the Arabian Night” (1999), the Aladdin crossover episode of Hercules: The Animated Series __________ Taylor Zaccario…Host, Director, Producer, Writer Nick Zaccario…Host, Director, Producer, Editor

Episode 76 - Alien³

Aug 16 2024 51 mins

Taylor, Nick, and Sigourney Weaver crash land on a prison planet, where they battle the xenomorph and the meddlesome studio executives who bedeviled the production of Alien 3 (1992). Remembered more for its troubled production than the movie itself, this third installment in the Alien franchise nearly derailed the burgeoning career of its young director, David Fincher. __________

Episode 75 - Wrongfully Accused

Aug 09 2024 50 mins

To clear his name of a murder he did not commit, a man goes on the run to find the real killers and clear his name. No, not the Fugitive! It’s Wrongfully Accused, an outlandish and nonstop parody of man-on-the-run movies. Leslie Nielsen stars in this favorite of your hosts. __________ Taylor Zaccario…Host, Director, Producer, Writer Nick Zaccario…Host, Director, Producer,

Episode 74 - How the West Was Fun

Aug 02 2024 55 mins

Nick & Taylor go west to help the Olsen Twins save a dude ranch from a very villainous Martin Mull in How the West Was Fun (1994). __________ Taylor Zaccario…Host, Director, Producer, Writer Nick Zaccario…Host, Director, Producer, Editor

Episode 73 - The Dead Pool

Jul 26 2024 53 mins

Did you know that The Dead Pool (1988) is not a superhero movie starring Ryan Reynolds? It’s actually the fifth and final Dirty Harry movie, starring Clint Eastwood. Hear all about it on today’s episode! __________ Taylor Zaccario…Host, Director, Producer, Writer Nick Zaccario…Host, Director, Producer, Editor

Episode 72 - Supergirl

Jul 19 2024 55 mins

Join Taylor & Nick as they celebrate the 40th Anniversary of the UK release of Supergirl (1984). This spin-off of the Christopher Reeve-Superman series follows the Man of Steel’s cousin Kara as she journeys to Earth to retrieve a magic orb from a witch with globe-conquering aspirations (Faye Dunaway). __________ Taylor Zaccario…Host, Director, Producer, Writer Nick Zaccario�

Episode 71 - The Paper Brigade

Jul 12 2024 54 mins

For over 20 years, Taylor could not remember the name of this movie about paperboys, guard geese, and Freddy Krueger’s Robert Englund. Thanks to Nick’s prodigious memory, your hosts look back at this long-forgotten TV movie, The Paper Brigade (1996). __________ Taylor Zaccario…Host, Director, Producer, Writer Nick Zaccario…Host, Director, Producer, Editor