Yesteryear Ballyhoo Revue

Ep. 181: Casablanca-esque Vol. 2- Background To Danger (1943), The Conspirators (1944) & Passage To Marseille (1944) (Special Guest: Sterling Cook)

Zach & Sterling Cook (Filmmaker & Ballyhoo Corespondent, 'Tour de Tati') return for PART 2 of their massive conversation unpacking the films that try to capture cinema ma

Ep. 180: Casablanca-esque Vol. 1- To Have & Have Not (1944) & Macao (1952)(Special Guest: Sterling Cook)

Zach welcomes back Sterling Cook (Filmmaker & Ballyhoo Corespondent, 'Tour de Tati') for part 1 of a journey through the same old story played again and again as they unp

Noir Mondial- Ch. XVIII: Jerichow (2008)

Rashmi & Zach take a trip to Germany on their Noir odyssey where the Cain ‘Postman’ story of doomed love reaches the new millennium as the duo unpack Christian Petzoldt’s

Ep. 179: Othello (1951) or ‘The Bard and The Boy Wonder Part II’ (Special Guest: Brad Haag)

This week Zach welcomes back filmmaker and pod-pal Brad Haag (Reel Nerds Podcast) for a trip through many locations over three years with the legendary  Orson Welles’ and

Ep. 178: The Two C(a)esars: A Chat with Samuel Garza Bernstein About LGBTQIA+ in Golden Age Hollywood

This week Zach is joined by author & screenwriter Samuel Garza Bernstein to chat about the subject of LGBTQIA+ creatives in the Golden Age of Hollywood and the impact of

Noir Mondial- Ch. XVII: Ossessione (1943)

Rashmi and Zach continue with the ‘Doomed Lovers’ theme of Noir with a trip to Italy for a look at another adaptation of ‘Postman Always Rings Twice’ as they unpack Luchi

Ep. 177: Grant-A-Thon – A Cary Grant Top 10 Special (with Special Guest: Ryan Frost)

The Grant-A-Thon Has Arrived! Join Ryan Frost (Reel Nerds Podcast) & I as we get CARY-d away in  unveiling our Top Ten Cary Grant Performances in Grant-A- Thon! Will so

Noir Mondial- Ch. XVI: The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946)

Rashmi & Zach begin their next Noir Unit, Doomed Lovers, with a journey back to 1946 for the all-time Noir classic, THE POSTMAN ALWAYS RINGS TWICE! Tune in today to lear

Ep. 176: It’s A Wise Child (1931) or ‘Marion Davies & The Mystery of the Pre-Code Pregnancy’ (with Special Guest: Lara Gabrielle)

Zach welcomes back Lara Gabrielle (Author/Historian, ‘Captain of Her Soul: The Life of Marion Davies) for a chat surrounding a Pre-Code Marion Davies film buried for deca

Ep. 175: YBR TV- Adventures of Superman (1952 – 1958) or ‘Maybe I’m A Superman’

Zach welcomes back Paul Kovit (Director/Editor, ‘No Soap Radio’ ) on a marathon in  Metropolis as they dive into the classic Superhero TV series, ADVENTURES OF SUPERMAN!

Ep. 174: The Sign of the Film Maven- A Chat with Kristen Lopez about ‘Popcorn Disabilities’

This week Zach is joined by author & film journalist Kristen Lopez to dive into a subject matter oft neglected in film discourse as they chat about  her new book 'Popcorn

Ep. 173: Pardon Us (1931) or ‘Another Fine F***ing Mess’

Zach welcomes back Robert Stroude (Ballyhoo Correspondent/ Blogger, ‘My Year With Mickey) to review the parole request of Laurel & Hardy as they break in and break down t

Noir Mondial- Ch. XV: Only The River Flows (2023)

The police unit of Noir Mondial reaches its conclusion with a trip to China where Moonlight Sonata is set to the atmosphere of crime in the 90's with the 2023 Wei Shujun

Ep. 172: Laurel & Hardy Vol. 3- Hombres internacionales de la comedia

A discussion surrounding the International Versions of Laurel & Hardy Shorts where Stan Laurel & Oliver Hardy performed in different languages before the process of dubbi

Noir Mondial- Ch. XIV: Memories of Murder (2003)

The Police Unit on Noir Mondial finds itself sifting through the history and pain therein of a notorious killer through the eyes acclaimed director Bong Joon-Ho as Rashmi

Ep. 171: One Two Three (1961) or ‘Coca-Cola Presents- The Testament of Billy Wilder’

Zach welcomes back historian and writer Craig Shemin (Sam & Friends: The Story of Jim Henson's First Television Show) for a trip to post-war Germany where neither East or

Ep. 170: It’s All True (1942 & 1993) or ‘It’s STILL All True’

Zach welcomes back podcaster, historian, & film lover Jack Hanley (Blindspotting: A Film Discovery Podcast) to the show where the two will journey to South America in sea

Noir Mondial- Ch. XIII: Infernal Affairs (2002)

Rashmi and Zach are returning to Hong Kong to figure out who the informants are as they unpack the 2002 crime classic from Andrew Lau Wai-keung & Alan Mak, INFERNAL AFFAI

Ep. 169: YBRTV- See It Now (1954) or ‘Murrow V. McCarthy: Dawn Of Good Night and Good Luck’

Zach welcomes back podcast pal and comedian Hope Sears (All The Classics) get lost in the sound of Edward R. Murrow's responsible voice to tune into his innovative news p

Ep. 168: Tod Browning & Lon Chaney Double Bill- The Unholy Three (1925) & The Unknown (1927)

Zach ventures to the Dark Carnival of cinema that was the collaboration of  Tod Browning & Lon Chaney as  he and guests Sterling Cook (Tour de Tati) and filmmaker Jake Al