39:21 – Here at last! Doc Sleaze’s much delayed Christmas Special! In the great British tradition of seasonal special episodes, most of it is really a regular episode, but with tinsel and lights on. But all the ingredients of Christmas are here: sex in the kitchen, religious arguments and suggestions for rehab. Plus, Doc Sleaze dreams of a woke Christmas, special guest Jerry Springer weighs in on the virgin birth and we have a series of extracts from the English language version of director Carlo Spagnotti’s seminal 1973 shockumentary ‘Mondo Christmas’. Not to forget the festive family films – a German knocker-fest and giant monsters. Includes:
Jerry Springer on the Immaculate Conception ¦ ‘We Wish You a Merry Christmas’ ¦ Woke Christmas ¦ Mondo Christmas (Part 1) ¦ Bashing the Archbishop ¦ Random Movie Trailer – ‘The Vampire Happening’ (1971) ¦ Mondo Christmas (Part 2) ¦ Sex and Lies in the Kitchen ¦ Movies in Brief – ‘King Kong Escapes’ (1967) inc Trailer ¦ Mondo Christmas (Part 3) ¦ Rehabilitating Monsters ¦ Mondo Christmas (Part 4) ¦ Carol Singers Rebuffed ¦ ‘We Wish You a Merry Christmas’ (Reprise)
A Merry Christmas to one and all!
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20:09 – In a special edition of ‘Sleaze Talk’, noted festive experts Ash Dieback and Diane Butz investigate the phenomena of so called ‘Rogue Santas’ – the fakes who can ruin kiddies’ Christmases, scarring them for life. From shopping malls to department stores to rip-off Christmas theme parks, these low life Santa impersonators are a blight on our seasonal cheer.
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55:14 – The end of the year looms, so Doc Sleaze goes on a last minute ranting spree, with oafs, idiots and Turkish barbers in his sights. Also, a dire warning for would be online fake blackmailers – the Doc is coming for you! Plus, cinematic vulgarity in the form of a Jacqueline Susann adaptation, an unknown sequel and a vampire who is neither horrible nor sexy. Includes:
A Violent Tax Dodging Oaf ¦ ‘Pussycat, Pussycat I Love You’ (1970) Trailer ¦ Forgotten Film – ‘Pussycat, Pussycat I Love You’ (1970) ¦ ‘What’s New Pussycat?’ (1965) Trailer ¦ The Unkindest Cut ¦ Movie in Brief – ‘The Horrible Sexy Vampire (1971) inc trailer ¦ ‘Dracula’s Daughter’ (1936) Trailer ¦ Blackmail by Idiots ¦ ‘The Love Machine’ (1971) Trailer ¦ Forgotten Film – ‘The Love Machine’ (1971) ¦ ‘Valley of the Dolls’ (1967) Trailer ¦ The Inexorable Rise of the Ignorant ¦ Carol Singers
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48:03 – Just what are Elon Musk’s plans for his phallic rocket ships? Under what circumstances would political assassination be legitimate in a democracy? Just how do they decide when to start the Christmas TV ads? Doc Sleaze attempts to answer all these questions, plus a look at a couple of lesser known Giallos, a wild, wild and utterly obscure low budget abomination and how they could make them like that back then. Includes:
Sex and Rockets ¦ ‘Fish With the Eyes of Gold (1974) Main Theme ¦ Movie in Brief – ‘The Fish With the Eyes of Gold’ (1974) ¦ ‘Best Little Whorehouse in Texas’ (1982) Trailer ¦ ‘They Couldn’t Make it Nowadays…’ ¦ ‘Naked You Die’ (1968) Trailer (in Italian) ¦ Movie in Brief – ‘Naked You Die’ (1968) ¦ ‘I’d Like to Thank…’ ¦ Fat Boy Has Fallen ¦ ‘Curse of the Alpha Stone’ (1972) Opening ¦ Forgotten Film – ‘Curse of the Alpha Stone (1972) ¦ Selection of UK Christmas TV Commercials from 1990/91 ¦ The Season is Upon Us, Apparently ¦ ‘Still Too Early…’
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40:11 – The first of an occasional series created with AI tools, beginning with ‘Sleaze Talk’, a chat show where two guest experts discuss a selection of stories from my site The Sleaze.
Herb Herzheimer introduces Ash Dieback and Diane Butz as they discuss allegations of cannibalism at a burger bar, underground monkey abuse rings and look into the conspiracies surrounding the attempted assassinations of Donald Trump.
Ash Dieback and Diane Butz appear via NotebookLM, a Google utility that analyses sources in a variety of formats and produces digests, reports and an AI generated audio discussion between two AI characters.
Herb Herzheimer and the other characters appearing in this edition were created via Textspeakpro, a text to speech service which offers a range of AI characters.
In the unlikely event that anyone is interested in checking the accuracy of the NotebookLM generated discussions, the original sources for the Ash Dieback/Diane Butz segments are as follows:
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47:58 – Welcome to the Grave Digger’s Ball, as Doc Sleaze exhumes some creaky old horror films from their musty tombs for Halloween. Also, do ‘They’ control the weather? Are former British prime ministers succumbing to madness now they find themselves deprived of power? Why are modern UFO sightings rubbish? Plus, Donald J Trumper is still on the campaign trail, while a special celebrity guest gives us some thoughts from beyond the grave and more. Includes:
Happy Halloween ¦ The Death Boat ¦ Movie in Brief – ‘The Mad Ghoul’ (1943) ¦ ‘I Stuck my finger…’ ¦ Politics of Delusion ¦ ‘Return of the Apeman’ (1944) Excerpts ¦ Movie in Brief – ‘Return of the Apeman’ (1944) ¦ ‘The Ape Man’ (1943) Trailer ¦ Under the Weather ¦ ‘General Hospital’ Weather Control Excerpts ¦ Dead and Undeclared ¦ Forgotten Film – ‘The Mummy’s Revenge’ (1975) ¦ ‘UFO: Target Earth’ (1974) Trailer ¦ The Golden Age of UFO Sightings? ¦ Final Thoughts
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57:53 – Doc Sleaze dips his toes into the world of artificial intelligence, but not before discussing dire warnings about the end of the world, political grift and exotic crime. Special guests Ash Dieback and Diane Butz pick over Doc’s musings on modern B-movies, while extra special guest Donald J Trumper is on the campaign trail. Also, the usual obscure movie talk and trivia. Includes:
The End is Nigh! ¦ Movie in Brief: ‘End of the World’ (1977) inc trailer ¦ ‘Hawaii 5-0’ theme ¦ Crime Under the Palm Trees ¦ “It nearly took my eye out…” ¦ Political Gifts and Grifts ¦ Forgotten Film: ‘The Psychic’ (1968) inc trailer ¦ “No, listen…” ¦ Why Are Modern Movies Still Rubbish? – Ash Dieback and Diane Butz take a Deep Dive ¦ Movie in Brief: ‘Frankenstein 70’ (1958) inc trailer ¦ “I swear to God…” ¦ Hail to the Chief
Ash Dieback and Diane Butz appear courtesy of NotebookLM. Donald J Trumper appears courtesy of Fakeyou.
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46:35 – Forget the pet eating – here come the zombies! Doc Sleaze delves into the muddy swamp of Voodoo politics, encountering some mob vs zombies action along the way. Plus. when Bela Lugosi met a British drag queen, the power of nostalgia, Mexican sex and horror, You Tube rants and much more. Includes:
Voodoo Drums Over the White House ¦ ‘Sugar Hill’ 1974 Trailer ¦ Forgotten Film – ‘Sugar Hill’ (1974) ¦ Commercial Break – Selection of UK TV ads from the Seventies ¦ Look Back in Nostalgia ¦ ‘Mother Riley Meets the Vampire’ (1952) Musical Excerpt ¦ Movie in Brief – ‘Mother Riley Meets the Vampire (1952) ¦ ‘My Son the Vampire’ – Theme song from US release of ‘Mother Riley Meets the Vampire’ written and performed by Allan Sherman ¦ Not Recommended ¦ ‘Night of the Bloody Apes’ (1968) Trailer ¦ Movie in Brief – ‘Night of the Bloody Apes’ (1968) ¦ ‘Do You Like Bats?’
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56:11 – Doc Sleaze coughs and splutters his way through a high pollen count to bring news from the front lines of Britain’s fight against idiocy – and fascism, plus a look at changing media narratives, the social irresponsibility of celebrities, magicians on film and a rambling tribute to Alain Delon. All that and some classic UK TV ads. Oh, we also establish that Mickey Dolenz is not a strangler. Includes:
Summer of Idiocy ¦ Random Movie Trailer – ‘The Mad Magician’ (1954) ¦ Commercial Break ¦ Olympic Blues ¦ Another Commercial Break ¦ Forgotten Film – Alabama’s Ghost (1973) ¦ More Messages From Our Sponsors ¦ The Editing Suite of History ¦ We’ll Be Right Back… ¦ Suffer the Children ¦ ‘Night of the Strangler’ (1972) Excerpt ¦ Movie in Brief – ‘Night of the Strangler’ (1972) ¦ More Commercials ¦ Unreliable Narratives
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56:10 – It was all a hoax! Doc Sleaze reveals all about the Trump ‘assassination’ attempt, before reconsidering some old favourites, getting alarmed at some privacy invading communications and looking into the murky world of internet monkey spanking rings. Plus, the weird world of Forties B-westerns where when cowboys fought Nazis, sex crazed killer mutant fish and protecting the nation’s interest through violent death. Includes:
It Was a Hoax! ¦ ‘The Thing That Couldn’t Die’ Reconsidered (inc trailer) ¦ CBS Report on French Drug Trial Gone Wrong 2014 ¦ Unsolicited Alarmism ¦ Forgotten Film: ‘Hamilton: In the Interest of the Nation’ (2011) ¦ ‘The Land Unknown’ Revisited ¦ ‘The Lost World’ (1960) Trailer ¦ Spanking The Monkey ¦ Movie in Brief: Creatures From the Abyss (1994) ¦ ‘King of the Cowboys’ (1942) Trailer ¦ The Old New West ¦ Roy Rogers sings ‘A Four Legged Friend’ from ‘Son of Paleface’ (extract)
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