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Unknown Host hosts The Substance, a religion show with 204 episodes published.
This took a liiiiiitle bit longer to publish than we had intended but we are excited to share our Panic Fest 2026 coverage with you all! It was a highlight of the year and we met so many incredible people (wish we could
Panic Fest 2026 is almost upon us! Last year, Panic Fest was one of the highlights of our year. We had an incredible time taking in new features and shorts as well as getting to know and spend time with some wonderful pe
Happy Don't Believe Anything You Read On The Internet Day, everyone! Today we continue our April Fool's Day tradition of covering a silly movie (and then realizing that it's got more substance than audiences may think at
On this episode we reflect on the reality that we must die, and in order to live we also must love. And it's a discussion on (ostensibly) a zombie movie that a 20+ year later legacy sequel! When the teaser trailer for 28
We are creeping up on Episode 200 so we sat down with (former) Editor Dave to talk about the State of The Substance as well as doing a bit of a spiritual check in as we look back on the road that has lead us here and loo
***I don't like doing disclaimers on episodes and this one isn't totally filthy or anything but there is some explicit dialogue in the film that we discuss, so if you listen in the car with other people or whatever, you'
Hey there, we intended to get this episode published last month but life and *waves hands at everything going on in the US* got in the way. HOWEVER! This was an encouraging conversation and a great way to orient ourselve
They said it couldn't be done but here we are, getting in our Christmas episode riiiiight before the big day! A few years ago Alexander Payne's The Holdovers made a big splash and became an instant Christmas classic to m
Enjoy this feed drop from earlier this year when host Philip Marinello joined Mike White and Robert Bellissimo on The Projection Booth to talk about the underseen Palme d'Or winning 1962 film O Pagador de Promessas . Fol
"Do you read Sutter Cane?!" We're back in your feeds with another underrated banger from one of the all time Masters of Horror™. John Carpenter's In the Mouth of Madness is an absolute thrill ride and since Arrow Video h
We are back! Had big plans for Spooky Season this year but health, vehicle nonsense, family, and general exhaustion at the state of things in the US had other plans. It was an absolute pleasure talking with Clark Collis
Happy Spooky Season, all! We're kicking off our October programming this year with a bang and covering two of our favorite things: horror movies and beautiful hardcover books. Clark Collis is a British entertainment jour
Martin Scorsese's Taxi Driver & Raging Bull are widely considered two of the best films of their era that were made in America. He and Robert DeNiro were a powerhouse creative team and they're still considered one of the
It's been a crazy week, so the show notes will be short and sweet. Brian Recker is a public theologian, has a new book on Hell coming out at the end of the month, and I had a great time talking with him. In our conversat
When Netflix first expanded from being a mail order DVD/Blu-ray service to starting a streaming video service, it was revolutionary. They had top creators making movies and television series and had a wonderfully full li
This week we're talking everybody's favorite topic- local politics! But legitimately, it's something that's becoming more important by the day and actually far more fulfilling and invigorating than you may initially thin
It's time to get annihilated! Greg D. of the Nightmare Junkhead, Nerds of Nostalgia & the Screenland podcast (and weekly host of the Friday Night Frigts horror/genre programming at the Screenland Armour theater) joins us
A few months ago we had Marta on to discuss Abbas Kiarostami's Taste of Cherry and it was a wonderful conversation! Towards the end we talked about how it's a shame that his film The Wind Will Carry Us is hard to find an
Bong Joon Ho's second feature film is a challenging watch but it's also a cinematic marvel of incredible substance. Recently, Philip joined Jen and Sarah on Movies & Us to talk about the 2003 film that Criterion calls "a
On the eve of the publishing of his first book of poetry, A Rebellion of Care, we are excited to welcome David Gate to The Substance for the first of what will hopefully be many wonderful conversations (listen through un
Justin LaLiberty
director of operations · Vinegar Syndrome
1 appearance on this show
Brandon Streussnig
1 appearance on this show
Kat Armas
author and theologian
1 appearance on this show
Clark Collis
Screaming & Conjuring Author
1 appearance on this show
Brian Recker
former evangelical pastor and author
1 appearance on this show
David Gate
assistant professor of Neurology · Northwestern Medicine
1 appearance on this show
Joseph Yoo
Korean American priest, storyteller, advocate for belonging · Mosaic Episcopal Church
1 appearance on this show
Seth Vargas
Friend of the show · Movie Friends Podcast
1 appearance on this show
Joan Didion
1 appearance on this show
John Wayne
iconic figure of the old West
1 appearance on this show
Alissa Wilkinson
film critic · Vox
2 appearances on this show
Megan Abbott
Nutritional Therapy Practitioner, Functional Blood Chemistry Specialist, Certified Personal Trainer, Reiki Level 2 Practitioner, Podcaster · Trifecta Collective
1 appearance on this show
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