IMMP
The Inter-Millennium Media Project, where a GenX dad subjects his Millennial son to 20th century media.
About the show
Matthew Porter and his son Ian Porter explore movies, TV, books and music from Matthew's youth, way back in the 20th Century. What stands the test of time? What doesn’t? And what's still worth binging in the new millennium?
Son learns what made Dad ... whatever he is today. And Dad learns what Son thinks of all this.
(Music by Jason Aro / Pond5)
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Episodes
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140: IN SEARCH OF… Hosted by Leonard Nimoy
March 18th, 2024 | 49 mins 46 secs
70s, documentary, paranormal, tv
In 1977, Leonard Nimoy brought a cornucopia of weirdness to curious young minds: IN SEARCH OF...
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139: David Lynch’s DUNE (1984)
March 4th, 2024 | 1 hr 3 mins
80s, movie, scifi
In 1984, while studio execs panicked and audiences scratched their heads, Universal Pictures released David Lynch’s trippy, epic adaptation of DUNE.
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138: Bette Davis in NOW, VOYAGER
February 19th, 2024 | 55 mins 58 secs
40s, drama, movie, romance
Melodrama month continues with 1942's NOW, VOYAGER. Bette Davis and Paul Henreid star in a saga of metal health, personal transformation, and really, really bad parenting.
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137: MAGNIFICENT OBSESSION (1935)
February 5th, 2024 | 1 hr 4 secs
30s, drama, movie, philosophy, romance
Before THE CELESTINE PROPHECY...before THE SECRET...before female characters had agency?...there was...the 1935 film MAGNIFICENT OBSESSION.
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136: ADVENTURES IN BABYSITTING
January 22nd, 2024 | 1 hr 12 mins
80s, adventure, comedy, movie
An epic American quest of danger and self-discovery through the mythic land of Chicago. The IMMP looks at 1987's ADVENTURES IN BABYSITTING
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135: MYST
January 8th, 2024 | 59 mins
90s, game, millennial strikes back
Ian takes over podcast and reaches into the world of computer games for a discussion of one of the most formative media properties of his life: MYST.
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134: THE YEAR WITHOUT A SANTA CLAUS by Rankin/Bass
December 24th, 2023 | 48 mins 25 secs
animation, holiday, kids, musical, tv
Christmas 2023 at the IMMP wraps up with one of the weirdest of all Rankin/Bass Christmas specials: THE YEAR WITHOUT A SANTA CLAUS.
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133: Rankin/Bass’ SANTA CLAUS IS COMIN’ TO TOWN
December 11th, 2023 | 54 mins 33 secs
70s, animation, holiday, kids, musical
The IMMP Rankin Bass Christmas continues with the sprawling Santa Claus fanfic SANTA CLAUS IS COMIN’ TO TOWN.
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132: RUDOLPH THE RED-NOSED REINDEER from Rankin/Bass
November 27th, 2023 | 54 mins 46 secs
60s, animation, holiday, kids, musical, tv
We kick off the holiday season at the IMMP with a Rankin/Bass Christmas classic: RUDOLPH THE RED-NOSED REINDEER.
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131: Irwin Allen’s THE POSEIDON ADVENTURE
November 13th, 2023 | 52 mins 5 secs
70s, adventure, drama, movie
It's a little early for New Year's, but never too early for an Irwin Allen disaster movie like 1972's THE POSEIDON ADVENTURE.
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Bonus: DRACULA (Spanish language 1931)
October 31st, 2023 | 13 mins 4 secs
bonus, drama, halloween, horror, movie
One final Halloween treat for 2023. This is a discussion from the Patron feed, and from the Drafthouse Diary video series, about the 1931 Spanish version of DRACULA starring Carlos Villarías and Lupita Tovar.
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130: THE WOLF MAN starring Lon Chaney Jr. (1941)
October 30th, 2023 | 53 mins 46 secs
40s, drama, halloween, horror, movie
Ian and Matthew close out Halloween 2023 with another Universal monster movie: the psychological mystery of THE WOLF MAN.