The Overnightscape Underground

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43:01 – Doc Sleaze enjoys a dose of sex, violence and video piracy via his Roku box as he ponders the legalities of streaming, not to mention the question as to whether streaming TV could make us all famous for fifteen episodes. Along the way we take a look at the treachery of dogs, spanking films as an analogy for the rise of fascism and unreliable memoirs. Includes:

Sex, Violence and Video Piracy ¦ Random Movie Trailer – What Have You Done to Solange? (1972) ¦ UK TV Vintage Dog Food Commercials ¦ Going to the Dogs ¦ Bottoms Up! (1960) Mass Caning Excerpt ¦ Forgotten Film – Education Anglaise (1982) ¦ Bottoms Up! (1960) Trailer ¦ False Memoir Syndrome ¦ Random Movie Trailer – Blood Thirst (1971) ¦ Fame (1980) Trailer ¦ Famous For Fifteen Episodes

License for this track: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/). Attribution: by Doc Sleaze more info at TheOvernightscape.com. Released Jan 2023 on The Overnightscape Underground (onsug.com), an Internet talk radio channel focusing on a freeform monologue style, with diverse and clever hosts presenting unique programs, historic archival material, and nocturnal audio.

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47:23 – Having dealt with the myth of ‘cancel culture’, Doc braves giant Italian mechanical crocodiles, armed and dangerous animal rights activists and cinematic haunted houses in his quest to see a William Castle obscurity, before celebrating the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee in typical form. Includes:

Cancelling Cancel Culture ¦ Random Movie Trailer – ‘Killer Crocodile’ (1989) ¦ ‘Killer Crocodile 2’ (1990) Trailer ¦ Nostalgia Across the Pond ¦ Random Movie Trailer – ‘Animal Protector’ (1988) ¦ Forgotten Film – Let’s Kill Uncle’ (1966) ¦ ‘House on Haunted Hill’ 1959 Trailer ¦ Haunted Houses on Film ¦ ‘God Save the Queen’ ¦ Accident of Birth ¦ ‘God Save the Queen’ (Reprise)

License for this track: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/). Attribution: by Doc Sleaze more info at TheOvernightscape.com. Released May 2022 on The Overnightscape Underground (onsug.com), an Internet talk radio channel focusing on a freeform monologue style, with diverse and clever hosts presenting unique programs, historic archival material, and nocturnal audio.

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55:53 – From the evils of Coca Cola to cultural appropriation, taking in child exploitation along the way, Doc Sleaze decides to court controversy. Is the Loch Ness Monster a symbol of imperialist oppression? Why are possessed kids in films so badly dubbed? Was the Trump Presidency just so much ‘fake news’? Includes:

Not Doing Coke ¦ Coca Cola Hill Advert 1971 ¦ Movie in Brief – Ring of Darkness (1979) ¦ Ring of Darkness English Language Excerpt ¦ Fan Service ¦ Demon Witch Child (1975) English Language Excerpt ¦ Forgotten Film – Demon Witch Child (1975) ¦ Loch Ness Horror (1981) Trailer ¦ Messy Nessie Movies ¦ Beneath Loch Ness (2001) Trailer ¦ Rewriting History

License for this track: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/). Attribution: by Doc Sleaze more info at TheOvernightscape.com. Released Mar 2022 on The Overnightscape Underground (onsug.com), an Internet talk radio channel focusing on a freeform monologue style, with diverse and clever hosts presenting unique programs, historic archival material, and nocturnal audio.

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9:38 – On the tenth day of Christmas Doc Sleaze moans about social media, politics and the real media, punctuated only by a commercial break featuring Orson Welles enjoying the product he is advertising – Paul Masson wine – a little too much. Includes:

Phantom Follows ¦ Orson Welles Paul Masson Commercial 1978 ¦ Orson Welles Paul Masson Out Takes ¦ Quote…Unquote

License for this track: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/). Attribution: by Doc Sleaze – more info at TheOvernightscape.com
Released Jan 2021 on The Overnightscape Underground (onsug.com), an Internet talk radio channel focusing on a freeform monologue style, with diverse and clever hosts presenting unique programs, historic archival material, and nocturnal audio.

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46:13 – In between the seventies schlock movies and dream analysis, we ask the questions currently on everyone’s lips: do conspiracy theorists believe in elephants? Would Hitler endorse Donald Trump? Are Britain’s women in the grip of an epidemic of incontinence? All these questions and more might or might not be answered in this broadcast, which includes:

Quick Metal Riff ¦ The Third Secret ¦ Forgotten Film: Octaman (1971) ¦ Virus (1996) Trailer ¦ Not Believing in Elephants ¦ Tena ‘I Will Be Me’ TV ad ¦ The Wet Sell ¦ Forgotten Film: Laserblast (1978) ¦ Hitler (1962) Excerpt ¦ Heil Trump! ¦ Madmen of Mandoras (aka They Saved Hitler’s Brain) (1963) ¦ Making a Quiet Exit

License for this track: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/). Attribution: by Doc Sleaze – more info at TheOvernightscape.com
Released Sep 2020 on The Overnightscape Underground (onsug.com), an Internet talk radio channel focusing on a freeform monologue style, with diverse and clever hosts presenting unique programs, historic archival material, and nocturnal audio.

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50:39 – Another trawl through pop culture obscurities, in which we uncover the depressing reality behind seventies British sex comedies, celebrate those unsung heroes of TV and film – the supporting players and character actors, watch London destroyed by a man in a lizard suit, explore the commodification of freedom, before looking at those non-racist racists we all know. All this and more, including:

Adventures of a Taxi Driver (1976) excerpt ¦ Adventures in Smut ¦ Adventures of a Plumber’s Mate (1978) excerpt ¦ More Adventures in Smut ¦ Adventures of a Taxi Driver opening and closing theme ¦ Eugene Deckers ¦ Random Movie Trailer – Gorgo (1961) ¦ Forgotten Film: Mister Freedom (1968) ¦ Adventures of a Private Eye (1977) excerpt (featuring Christopher Neil and Diana Dors) ¦ Sex Ban? ¦ The Spook Who Sat By the Door (1973) trailer ¦ ‘I’m Not Racist, But…’

License for this track: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/). Attribution: by Doc Sleaze – more info at TheOvernightscape.com
Released Jun 2020 on The Overnightscape Underground (onsug.com), an Internet talk radio channel focusing on a freeform monologue style, with diverse and clever hosts presenting unique programs, historic archival material, and nocturnal audio.

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(2:41:47) A celebration of the music, politics, memories and the conspiracy surrounding a no-doubt genius, Frank Zappa.

intro .. Frank Edward Nora explores MK Ultra (etc.) and Zappa .. PQ Ribber recalls fond days growing up with Zappa in his ears .. Marc Rose testifies to the political side of Zappa .. Shambles Constant recalls his few memories of the man .. Your host Jimbo has the Week in Review and explores the musical side of Zappa

You’re all invited to be a part of next week’s show; you can tell us all what’s on your mind about the following topic: Close Calls

Please have your contributions sent to Jimbo by 🕖 7 pm EDT, July 17, 2017. If you know Jimbo’s e-mail address, send your contribution there. Otherwise, send your contributions to onsugcentral@gmail.com.

Music credit (in order):
Florentine Pogen (intro) (Napoleon Murphy Brock), Uncle Remus (Ike Willis), Call Any Vegetable (Zappatime), Twenty Small Cigars (Tyler Bartram), Zomby Woof (Rachael Flowers), I’m the Slime (The Jauntee), San Ber’dino (unknown), Inca Roads (Mike Keneally and Bryan Beller)

Attribution by Jimbo. Guests appear courtesy of themselves.

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 United States License.

Released July 2017 on The Overnightscape Underground (onsug.com), an Internet talk radio channel focusing on a free-form monologue style, with diverse and very clever hosts presenting unique programs, historic archival material, and nocturnal audio.

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01:16:30 – Ruben engages in Australia’s democratic process, motorcycle commutes, frigid weather, preferential voting systems, democracy sausages, colour logic behind wheelie bin lids, and a frustrating rail journey into geo-blocked gaming.

Recorded in Sydney, Australia. Licence for this track: Creative Commons Attribution 3.0. Attribution: Ruben Schade.

Released July 2016 on Rubénerd and The Overnightscape Underground, an Internet talk radio channel focusing on a freeform monologue style, with diverse and fascinating hosts.