web02.fireside.fm Mon, 27 Apr 2026 00:14:02 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) IMMP - Episodes Tagged with “60s” https://www.immproject.com/tags/60s Mon, 05 Jan 2026 05:00:00 -0700 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. <sub>(Music by Jason Aro / Pond5)</sub> en-us episodic The Inter-Millennium Media Project, where a GenX dad subjects his Millennial son to 20th century media. Matthew Porter and Ian Porter 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. <sub>(Music by Jason Aro / Pond5)</sub> no TV, media, comedy, talk, family, father and son, Porter, television, pop culture,retro,twentieth century,GenX,Generation X,Millennial,1960s,1970s,1980s,movies,cinema,1950s,1940s,1930s Matthew Porter and Ian Porter immpcast@gmail.com 187: FORBIDDEN PLANET (1956) https://www.immproject.com/187 9f1a7451-2dc3-4c1d-aae2-0eb231f8857f Mon, 05 Jan 2026 05:00:00 -0700 Matthew Porter and Ian Porter 187 FORBIDDEN PLANET (1956) full Matthew Porter and Ian Porter Ian and Matthew discuss the science fiction classic FORBIDDEN PLANET starring everyone's favorite space commander Leslie Nielsen. 1:16:24 no 2026 at the IMMP kicks off with a celebration of the stalwart, always watchable Leslie Nielsen as we approach the 100th anniversary of his birth. And what better place to start than his role as Commander Adams of the United Planets in the classic and influential science fiction take on Shakespear's The Tempest: FORBIDDEN PLANET. 2026 at the IMMP kicks off with a celebration of the stalwart, always watchable Leslie Nielsen as we approach the 100th anniversary of his birth. And what better place to start than his role as Commander Adams of the United Planets in the classic and influential science fiction take on Shakespear's The Tempest: FORBIDDEN PLANET.

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]]> 186: CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG https://www.immproject.com/186 e2e1954a-7a25-4559-83a9-d6864f168642 Mon, 22 Dec 2025 05:00:00 -0700 Matthew Porter and Ian Porter 186 CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG full Matthew Porter and Ian Porter The IMMP 2025 Holiday Road Trip continues with CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG, a children's adventure from the mind of .... Ian Fleming? 1:10:00 no The IMMP 2025 Holiday Road Trip continues with a tale of danger, intrigue, espionage, violence, regime change, and romance ... in the form of a movie for children. A kid's movie from the mind of Ian Fleming. It's the beloved Dick Van Dyke (Happy 100th Birthday, sir!) in CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG. The IMMP 2025 Holiday Road Trip continues with a tale of danger, intrigue, espionage, violence, regime change, and romance ... in the form of a movie for children.

A kid's movie from the mind of Ian Fleming.

It's the beloved Dick Van Dyke (Happy 100th Birthday, sir!) in CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG.

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A kid's movie from the mind of Ian Fleming.

It's the beloved Dick Van Dyke (Happy 100th Birthday, sir!) in CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG.

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]]> 185: THE GREAT RACE (1965) https://www.immproject.com/185 7cfa0b97-f94e-43a7-92ae-2c71c34f12c6 Mon, 08 Dec 2025 05:00:00 -0700 Matthew Porter and Ian Porter 185 THE GREAT RACE (1965) full Matthew Porter and Ian Porter The IMMP Holiday Road Trip begins with the Blake Edwards comedy THE GREAT ERACE from 1965) 1:09:42 no It's time for the IMMP Holiday Road Trip! We begin with a drive from New York to Paris, as we follow Jack Lemmon, Tony Curtis, and Natalie Wood in Blake Edwards' THE GREAT RACE. It's time for the IMMP Holiday Road Trip! We begin with a drive from New York to Paris, as we follow Jack Lemmon, Tony Curtis, and Natalie Wood in Blake Edwards' THE GREAT RACE.

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]]> 183: THE GUNS OF NAVARONE https://www.immproject.com/183 6b5ee1a1-6062-4b19-91cc-eb294ee6e458 Mon, 10 Nov 2025 05:00:00 -0700 Matthew Porter and Ian Porter 183 THE GUNS OF NAVARONE full Matthew Porter and Ian Porter November kicks off with a first for the IMMP Podcast - a World War II movie! 1:10:53 no November kicks off with a first for the IMMP Podcast: A World War II movie! In this 1961 classic, Gregory Peck and David Niven brave hostile terrain, German patrols and so, so many cigarettes to destroy THE GUNS OF NAVARONE November kicks off with a first for the IMMP Podcast: A World War II movie!

In this 1961 classic, Gregory Peck and David Niven brave hostile terrain, German patrols and so, so many cigarettes to destroy THE GUNS OF NAVARONE

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In this 1961 classic, Gregory Peck and David Niven brave hostile terrain, German patrols and so, so many cigarettes to destroy THE GUNS OF NAVARONE

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]]> 172: THE CRYING OF LOT 49 by Thomas Pynchon https://www.immproject.com/172 19b91a68-fd2d-4e6d-a3c7-f6ece1187b41 Mon, 09 Jun 2025 05:00:00 -0600 Matthew Porter and Ian Porter 172 THE CRYING OF LOT 49 by Thomas Pynchon full Matthew Porter and Ian Porter Was the D&D panic of the 80s sorta kinda correct? Ian and Matthew talk about this and more while discussing of of Matthew's favorite novels. 55:00 no Ian and Matthew finally discuss one of Matthew's favorite novels. Conspiracies, secret histories, and an important question: Was the anti-D&amp;D panic of the 1980s kinda sorta right in a weird way? Ian and Matthew finally discuss one of Matthew's favorite novels. Conspiracies, secret histories, and an important question: Was the anti-D&D panic of the 1980s kinda sorta right in a weird way?

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]]> 168: A FISTFUL OF DOLLARS https://www.immproject.com/168 9db0fbd2-74b1-469b-9665-9eadcf4ca5c7 Mon, 14 Apr 2025 05:00:00 -0600 Matthew Porter and Ian Porter 168 A FISTFUL OF DOLLARS full Matthew Porter and Ian Porter In 1964, the dream team of actor Clint Eastwood, director Sergio Leone and composer Ennio Morricone changed westerns forever, with just A FISTFUL OF DOLLARS. 48:08 no In 1964, the dream team of actor Clint Eastwood, director Sergio Leone and composer Ennio Morricone changed westerns forever, with A FISTFUL OF DOLLARS. And Akira Kurosawa had something to say about that. Join Ian and Matthew for a discussion of the movie and its impact on decades of moviemaking. In 1964, the dream team of actor Clint Eastwood, director Sergio Leone and composer Ennio Morricone changed westerns forever, with A FISTFUL OF DOLLARS.

And Akira Kurosawa had something to say about that.

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And Akira Kurosawa had something to say about that.

Join Ian and Matthew for a discussion of the movie and its impact on decades of moviemaking.

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]]> 166: James Bond in DR. NO https://www.immproject.com/166 c11c4259-a816-441f-8a9f-138902aab79e Mon, 17 Mar 2025 05:00:00 -0600 Matthew Porter and Ian Porter 166 James Bond in DR. NO full Matthew Porter and Ian Porter Ian and Matthew return to the very first James Bond movie. 1962 was a very different place. 1:37:55 no Matthew and Ian return to the strange land of 1962 for a discussion of the very first James Bond movie, DR. NO. Along the way they take a few detours, including a pitch for a SPIDER-BOND crossover series. Sean Connery,James Bond, Matthew and Ian return to the strange land of 1962 for a discussion of the very first James Bond movie, DR. NO. Along the way they take a few detours, including a pitch for a SPIDER-BOND crossover series.

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]]> 155: SOMETHING WICKED THIS WAY COMES (Novel, 1962) https://www.immproject.com/155 9c8d50ef-4b73-463a-9abc-3591439810d1 Mon, 14 Oct 2024 05:00:00 -0600 Matthew Porter and Ian Porter 155 SOMETHING WICKED THIS WAY COMES (Novel, 1962) full Matthew Porter and Ian Porter A spooky carnival comes to town just in time for Halloween. 58:39 no For Halloween 2024 Matthew had Ian read Ray Bradbury's classic novel, in which a spooky dangerous carnival threatens a small town...by offering the people what they want. SOMETHING WICKED THIS WAY COMES. For Halloween 2024 Matthew had Ian read Ray Bradbury's classic novel, in which a spooky dangerous carnival threatens a small town...by offering the people what they want. SOMETHING WICKED THIS WAY COMES.

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]]> 152: SPEED RACER - Live at NDK https://www.immproject.com/152 ccb1433b-97d8-48d7-b86a-aa29aba617c9 Mon, 02 Sep 2024 05:00:00 -0600 Matthew Porter and Ian Porter 152 SPEED RACER - Live at NDK full Matthew Porter and Ian Porter Ian and Matthew discuss the classic anime SPEED RACER in this live show presented at NDK 2024 42:53 no Before INITIAL D...Before REDLINE... before OVERTAKE!...there was SPEED RACER! This special live episode was presented at the Nan Desu Kan anime convention in Aurora, Colorado. Before INITIAL D...Before REDLINE... before OVERTAKE!...there was SPEED RACER!

This special live episode was presented at the Nan Desu Kan anime convention in Aurora, Colorado.

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This special live episode was presented at the Nan Desu Kan anime convention in Aurora, Colorado.

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]]> 151: JOURNEY TO THE FAR SIDE OF THE SUN https://www.immproject.com/151 9b032e16-73e6-419d-a29d-525957a9a210 Mon, 19 Aug 2024 05:00:00 -0600 Matthew Porter and Ian Porter 151 JOURNEY TO THE FAR SIDE OF THE SUN full Matthew Porter and Ian Porter Before UFO, before SPACE:1999, Sylvia and Gerry Anderson went to the far side of the sun for a movie known to most of the world as DOPPELGANGER. 1:12:27 no Before UFO, before SPACE:1999, Sylvia and Gerry Anderson went to the far side of the sun for a movie known to most of the world as DOPPELGANGER. For this special episode of the IMMP Podcast, Ian and Matthew are joined by Jim Porter. (He's Matthew's brother, and he's Ians uncle!) Special Guest: Jim Porter. Anderson, UFO, SPACE:1999, thinnes,british,UK, Before UFO, before SPACE:1999, Sylvia and Gerry Anderson went to the far side of the sun for a movie known to most of the world as DOPPELGANGER.

For this special episode of the IMMP Podcast, Ian and Matthew are joined by Jim Porter. (He's Matthew's brother, and he's Ians uncle!)

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For this special episode of the IMMP Podcast, Ian and Matthew are joined by Jim Porter. (He's Matthew's brother, and he's Ians uncle!)

Special Guest: Jim Porter.

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]]> 145: PLANET OF THE APES (1968) https://www.immproject.com/145 b1b2e8a0-533d-4d9d-9774-d42f1dddaa84 Mon, 27 May 2024 05:00:00 -0600 Matthew Porter and Ian Porter 145 PLANET OF THE APES (1968) full Matthew Porter and Ian Porter Back In 1968, Charlton Heston played a misanthropic space commander who journeyed to a world free of human bureaucrats....but not free of bureaucracy! It's PLANET OF THE APES. 1:04:42 no Back In 1968, Charlton Heston played a misanthropic space commander who journeyed to a world free of human bureaucrats....but not free of bureaucracy! It's PLANET OF THE APES. Back In 1968, Charlton Heston played a misanthropic space commander who journeyed to a world free of human bureaucrats....but not free of bureaucracy! It's PLANET OF THE APES.

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]]> 141: NIMOY'S PREVIOUS FRONTIER https://www.immproject.com/141 803e20be-860a-4c47-b2a7-0dbea9f76046 Mon, 01 Apr 2024 05:00:00 -0600 Matthew Porter and Ian Porter 141 NIMOY'S PREVIOUS FRONTIER full Matthew Porter and Ian Porter It's finally time for the IMMP to talk about the TV series Leonard Nimoy was in years before IN SEARCH OF... 55:19 no Now that we've talked about Leonard Nimoy as host of IN SEARCH OF..., it's finally time for the IMMP to discuss the dramatic action-adventure series whose ensemble included Leonard Nimoy, years earlier. It premiered in 1966, and while it had fans from the very start it exploded in popularity in the years that followed. It came back in the 1980s with a revival series, and also gave rise to a long-running movie franchise. (Spoiler: It's MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE!) Nimoy,Mission Impossible Now that we've talked about Leonard Nimoy as host of IN SEARCH OF..., it's finally time for the IMMP to discuss the dramatic action-adventure series whose ensemble included Leonard Nimoy, years earlier. It premiered in 1966, and while it had fans from the very start it exploded in popularity in the years that followed. It came back in the 1980s with a revival series, and also gave rise to a long-running movie franchise.

(Spoiler: It's MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE!)

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(Spoiler: It's MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE!)

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]]> 132: RUDOLPH THE RED-NOSED REINDEER from Rankin/Bass https://www.immproject.com/132 f398d6f1-edd4-46ac-99bd-ae2ba7742a52 Mon, 27 Nov 2023 05:00:00 -0700 Matthew Porter and Ian Porter 132 RUDOLPH THE RED-NOSED REINDEER from Rankin/Bass full Matthew Porter and Ian Porter We kick off the holiday season at the IMMP with a Rankin/Bass Christmas classic: RUDOLPH THE RED-NOSED REINDEER. 54:46 no We kick off the holiday season at the IMMP with a Rankin/Bass Christmas classic: RUDOLPH THE RED-NOSED REINDEER. And some detours into human (and elf) dignity, identity, the biology and diet of Abominable Snow Monsters, and psychotherapy for toys. Christmas, holiday, classic,stop-motion,animation, We kick off the holiday season at the IMMP with a Rankin/Bass Christmas classic: RUDOLPH THE RED-NOSED REINDEER. And some detours into human (and elf) dignity, identity, the biology and diet of Abominable Snow Monsters, and psychotherapy for toys.

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]]> 125: THE ITALIAN JOB (1969) https://www.immproject.com/125 f1ad47da-a4be-4280-a745-4b36fb2d8f58 Mon, 21 Aug 2023 05:00:00 -0600 Matthew Porter and Ian Porter 125 THE ITALIAN JOB (1969) full Matthew Porter and Ian Porter Our 2023 Summer Road Trip season wraps up with a beloved car movie out of Swinging England of 1969: THE ITALIAN JOB! 1:06:17 no Our 2023 Summer Road Trip season wraps up with a beloved car movie out of Swinging England of 1969: THE ITALIAN JOB! Michael Caine, Nöel Coward,Mini Cooper,Caper, Heist Our 2023 Summer Road Trip season wraps up with a beloved car movie out of Swinging England of 1969: THE ITALIAN JOB!

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]]> 120: JASON AND THE ARGONAUTS (1963) https://www.immproject.com/120 919c2bf4-399b-4190-ad0e-844bd2ddbc32 Mon, 12 Jun 2023 05:00:00 -0600 Matthew Porter and Ian Porter 120 JASON AND THE ARGONAUTS (1963) full Matthew Porter and Ian Porter It's June, and at the IMMP that means Ray Harryhausen Month! This year as we near the end of Harryhausen's filmography we enter the realm of swords, sandals and Olympian gods with the 1963 epic JASON AND THE ARGONAUTS. 55:31 no It's June, and at the IMMP that means Ray Harryhausen Month! This year, as we near the end of Harryhausen's filmography, we enter the realm of swords, sandals and Olympian gods with the 1963 epic JASON AND THE ARGONAUTS. Harryhausen,Greek mythology It's June, and at the IMMP that means Ray Harryhausen Month! This year, as we near the end of Harryhausen's filmography, we enter the realm of swords, sandals and Olympian gods with the 1963 epic JASON AND THE ARGONAUTS.

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]]> 119: FANTASTIC VOYAGE https://www.immproject.com/119 0509d810-c61f-41cf-bbca-832a3a86ece4 Mon, 29 May 2023 05:00:00 -0600 Matthew Porter and Ian Porter 119 FANTASTIC VOYAGE full Matthew Porter and Ian Porter Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea featured a very big submarine. This episode features a very tiny submarine, traveling inside the human body on a FANTASTIC VOYAGE. 52:53 no Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea featured a very big submarine. This episode features a very tiny submarine, traveling inside the human body on a FANTASTIC VOYAGE. Richard Fleischer,Stephen Boyd, Raquel Welch, Edmond O'Brien, Donald Pleasence, Arthur O'Connell, William Redfield, Arthur Kennedy, Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea featured a very big submarine. This episode features a very tiny submarine, traveling inside the human body on a FANTASTIC VOYAGE.

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]]> 118: Irwin Allen’s VOYAGE TO THE BOTTOM OF THE SEA (TV Series) https://www.immproject.com/118 e2a0ea42-9623-4dcc-9fef-57b9942b6242 Mon, 15 May 2023 05:00:00 -0600 Matthew Porter and Ian Porter 118 Irwin Allen’s VOYAGE TO THE BOTTOM OF THE SEA (TV Series) full Matthew Porter and Ian Porter Three years after the Seaview saved the world in the 1961 movie VOYQGE TO THE BOTTOM OF THE SEA, she sailed into a very different world as the star of a hit TV series. 49:57 no Three years after the Seaview saved the world in the 1961 movie VOYAGE TO THE BOTTOM OF THE SEA, she sailed into a very different world as the star of a hit TV series. Ian and Matthew discuss what remained the same for this version, and what was very, very different. Irwin Allen, Richard Basehart, David Hedison Three years after the Seaview saved the world in the 1961 movie VOYAGE TO THE BOTTOM OF THE SEA, she sailed into a very different world as the star of a hit TV series. Ian and Matthew discuss what remained the same for this version, and what was very, very different.

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]]> 109: ICE STATION ZEBRA https://www.immproject.com/109 5590dcce-b882-4c0e-940f-e78f3aca7af5 Mon, 09 Jan 2023 05:00:00 -0700 Matthew Porter and Ian Porter 109 ICE STATION ZEBRA full Matthew Porter and Ian Porter As we deal with the icy winds of January, we ask ourselves: what if we take these icy winds and add Cold War nuclear tensions? And a cool nuclear submarine? Join Ian and Matthew for a talk about 1968's ICE STATION ZEBRA. 50:33 no As we deal with the icy winds of January, we ask ourselves: what if we take these icy winds and add Cold War nuclear tensions? And a cool nuclear submarine? Join Ian and Matthew for a talk about 1968's ICE STATION ZEBRA. Rock Hudson. Patrick McGoohan, Ernest Borgnine, Joe Brown, Alistair MacLean,Cold War,technothriller As we deal with the icy winds of January, we ask ourselves: what if we take these icy winds and add Cold War nuclear tensions? And a cool nuclear submarine?

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Join Ian and Matthew for a talk about 1968's ICE STATION ZEBRA.

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]]> 104: THE MUNSTERS https://www.immproject.com/104 ce03cf37-d4ce-4930-a614-b129c3db89a5 Mon, 31 Oct 2022 05:00:00 -0600 Matthew Porter and Ian Porter 104 THE MUNSTERS full Matthew Porter and Ian Porter For Halloween 2022, our Frankenstein theme wraps up with the 1964 TV hit THE MUNSTERS. 1:02:47 no For Halloween 2022, our Frankenstein theme wraps up with one of the stranger, and most beloved, takes on classic monster tropes: the 1960s TV sitcom THE MUNSTERS. Fred Gwynne, Yvonne De Carlo, Al Lewis,Butch Patrick, For Halloween 2022, our Frankenstein theme wraps up with one of the stranger, and most beloved, takes on classic monster tropes: the 1960s TV sitcom THE MUNSTERS.

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]]> 100: GIGANTOR! live from NDK https://www.immproject.com/100 85880b35-795a-47b3-b0b6-d7c9f56c8129 Mon, 05 Sep 2022 05:00:00 -0600 Matthew Porter and Ian Porter 100 GIGANTOR! live from NDK full Matthew Porter and Ian Porter IMMP versus Gigantor, live from Nan Desu Kan! 43:35 no For our special 100th episode, Ian and Matthew discuss the first anime Matthew ever saw: GIGANTOR! Recorded live at Nan Desu Kan 2022 in Aurora, Colorado. Anime, Gigantor, robot For our special 100th episode, Ian and Matthew discuss the first anime Matthew ever saw: GIGANTOR!

Recorded live at Nan Desu Kan 2022 in Aurora, Colorado.

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Recorded live at Nan Desu Kan 2022 in Aurora, Colorado.

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]]> 094: Harryhausen Month: MYSTERIOUS ISLAND https://www.immproject.com/094 68fc3236-f65d-4664-afd5-b83837c7ba21 Mon, 13 Jun 2022 05:00:00 -0600 Matthew Porter and Ian Porter 094 Harryhausen Month: MYSTERIOUS ISLAND full Matthew Porter and Ian Porter Giant bees! Giant Chicken! GIANT ENEMY CRAB! Ray Harryhausen takes on Jules Verne in the 1961 adventure MYSTERIOUS ISLAND. 48:18 no Giant bees! Giant Chickens! GIANT ENEMY CRAB! Ray Harryhausen takes on Jules Verne in the 1961 adventure MYSTERIOUS ISLAND. Harryhausen,Jules Verne, Giant bees! Giant Chickens! GIANT ENEMY CRAB! Ray Harryhausen takes on Jules Verne in the 1961 adventure MYSTERIOUS ISLAND.

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]]> 093: FIRST MEN IN THE MOON https://www.immproject.com/093 3b2f9aaa-a90f-4119-9366-7a7940b631cb Mon, 30 May 2022 05:00:00 -0600 Matthew Porter and Ian Porter 093 FIRST MEN IN THE MOON full Matthew Porter and Ian Porter Our H.G. Wells month wraps up with the 1964 movie FIRST MEN IN THE MOON. 53:39 no Our H.G. Wells month wraps up with the 1964 movie FIRST MEN IN THE MOON. Space cops. Victorian slapstick. Thrilling conflict with a non-human menace. How many movies did they fit into this movie? Edward Judd, Martha Hyer,Lionel Jeffries,H.G. Wells,moon,Selenites Our H.G. Wells month wraps up with the 1964 movie FIRST MEN IN THE MOON.

Space cops. Victorian slapstick. Thrilling conflict with a non-human menace. How many movies did they fit into this movie?

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Space cops. Victorian slapstick. Thrilling conflict with a non-human menace. How many movies did they fit into this movie?

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]]> 092: THE TIME MACHINE (1960) https://www.immproject.com/092 e68e5805-946f-4206-8b39-16df179eed96 Mon, 16 May 2022 05:00:00 -0600 Matthew Porter and Ian Porter 092 THE TIME MACHINE (1960) full Matthew Porter and Ian Porter H.G. Wells month continues (continued? will continue?) with George Pal's 1960 version of THE TIME MACHINE. 53:40 no H.G. Wells month continues (continued? will continue?) with George Pal's 1960 version of The Time Machine. Movie,George Pal,Rod Taylor,H.G. Wells,Yvette Mimieux H.G. Wells month continues (continued? will continue?) with George Pal's 1960 version of The Time Machine.

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]]> 080: 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY https://www.immproject.com/080 20dcc70f-c279-4628-8321-8fb2065a8493 Mon, 29 Nov 2021 05:00:00 -0700 Matthew Porter and Ian Porter 080 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY full Matthew Porter and Ian Porter In the year 1968, Stanley Kubrick offered a vision of what life would be like in the year 2001. And that vision was "very bright, very glossy, very high tech, very trippy." This week the IMMP addresses 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY. 58:15 no In the year 1968, Stanley Kubrick offered a vision of what life would be like in the year 2001. And that vision was "very bright, very glossy, very high tech, very trippy." This week the IMMP addresses 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY. Kubrick,Arthur C Clarke,Keir Dullea,MGM,space,HAL9000,Discovery In the year 1968, Stanley Kubrick offered a vision of what life would be like in the year 2001. And that vision was "very bright, very glossy, very high tech, very trippy." This week the IMMP addresses 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY.

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]]> 075: Frank Herbert’s DUNE https://www.immproject.com/075 4d5bf4b0-29aa-4248-904a-839d6e70e838 Mon, 20 Sep 2021 05:00:00 -0600 Matthew Porter and Ian Porter 075 Frank Herbert’s DUNE full Matthew Porter and Ian Porter Ten thousand years in the future, as a galactic empire is wracked by conflict over control of the most precious resource in the galaxy, grownups and teenagers still fail to understand one another. 1:03:39 no Ten thousand years in the future, as a galactic empire is wracked by conflict over control of the most precious resource in the universe, grownups and teenagers still fail to understand one another. Yes, there's more to it. Find out just how much as Ian and Matthew discuss Frank Herbert's science fiction masterpiece, DUNE. Novel,frank herbert,Dune,classic Ten thousand years in the future, as a galactic empire is wracked by conflict over control of the most precious resource in the universe, grownups and teenagers still fail to understand one another.

Yes, there's more to it. Find out just how much as Ian and Matthew discuss Frank Herbert's science fiction masterpiece, DUNE.

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Yes, there's more to it. Find out just how much as Ian and Matthew discuss Frank Herbert's science fiction masterpiece, DUNE.

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]]> 060: BEWITCHED https://www.immproject.com/060 be41acef-14f0-403b-b259-0b2b750df074 Mon, 22 Feb 2021 05:00:00 -0700 Matthew Porter and Ian Porter 060 BEWITCHED full Matthew Porter and Ian Porter 1964 gave us the ORIGINAL story of a powerful witch trying to make it as a suburban homemaker: BEWITCHED. 51:27 no Long before Wandavision gave us its take on a magical being trying to make a home in the American suburbs, viewers were entertained by Wanda and Vision's forebears, Darrin and Samantha Stevens of Bewitched. In this episode of the IMMP Matthew introduces Ian to the show, and Ian powers through his allergy to sitcoms long enough to dive way too deeply into its magic system, where he finds dark nuggets of existential dread. TV,sitcom,60s,79s,Elizabeth Montgomery,Dick York,Dick Sargent,Agnes Moorehead Long before Wandavision gave us its take on a magical being trying to make a home in the American suburbs, viewers were entertained by Wanda and Vision's forebears, Darrin and Samantha Stevens of Bewitched.

In this episode of the IMMP Matthew introduces Ian to the show, and Ian powers through his allergy to sitcoms long enough to dive way too deeply into its magic system, where he finds dark nuggets of existential dread.

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In this episode of the IMMP Matthew introduces Ian to the show, and Ian powers through his allergy to sitcoms long enough to dive way too deeply into its magic system, where he finds dark nuggets of existential dread.

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]]> 035: MY FAVORITE MARTIAN https://www.immproject.com/035 e10bb48b-9e8d-43b3-8817-ffec1483c671 Mon, 09 Mar 2020 05:00:00 -0600 Matthew Porter and Ian Porter 035 MY FAVORITE MARTIAN full Matthew Porter and Ian Porter The Bixby Boys return to talk about Bill Bixby and Ray Walston in the high-concept sitcom classic MY FAVORITE MARTIAN. 57:15 no If you ask The Bixby Boys, Bill Bixby is good in anything. But can he find his way through a 60s sitcom opposite Ray Walston as a super-powered, supercilious man from Mars? Sitcom, 60s,Bill Bixby, Ray Walston, space, mars, Martian,TV If you ask The Bixby Boys, Bill Bixby is good in anything. But can he find his way through a 60s sitcom opposite Ray Walston as a super-powered, supercilious man from Mars?

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]]> 034: Disney’s THE ABSENT-MINDED PROFESSOR https://www.immproject.com/034 355ff9c7-aceb-4d54-ae10-a175b236afcb Mon, 24 Feb 2020 05:00:00 -0700 Matthew Porter and Ian Porter 034 Disney’s THE ABSENT-MINDED PROFESSOR full Matthew Porter and Ian Porter Eight long years before The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes, Disney introduced Medfield College — and “flubber” — in THE ABSENT-MINDED PROFESSOR 42:35 no Eight long years before The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes, Disney introduced Medfield College, and “flubber," in THE ABSENT-MINDED PROFESSOR. It doesn't have Kurt Russell, but it does have Fred MacMurray and Nancy Olson as the most charming couple ever to violate the laws of thermodynamics. Disney,Comedy,Fred MacMurray, Eight long years before The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes, Disney introduced Medfield College, and “flubber," in THE ABSENT-MINDED PROFESSOR. It doesn't have Kurt Russell, but it does have Fred MacMurray and Nancy Olson as the most charming couple ever to violate the laws of thermodynamics.

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]]> 033: Disney’s THE COMPUTER WORE TENNIS SHOES https://www.immproject.com/033 4b0b5f5b-d199-40f0-ad6f-6723d4530a86 Mon, 10 Feb 2020 05:00:00 -0700 Matthew Porter and Ian Porter 033 Disney’s THE COMPUTER WORE TENNIS SHOES full Matthew Porter and Ian Porter Before he was MacReady in THE THING, before he was Snake Plisskin in ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK, Kurt Russell was happy-go-lucky Medfield College man Dexter Riley in the Disney comedy THE COMPUTER WORE TENNIS SHOES. 1:06:35 no Before he was MacReady in THE THING, before he was Snake Plisskin in ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK, Kurt Russell was happy-go-lucky Medfield College man Dexter Riley in the Disney comedy The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes. Disney,comedy,Kurt Russell,60s Before he was MacReady in THE THING, before he was Snake Plisskin in ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK, Kurt Russell was happy-go-lucky Medfield College man Dexter Riley in the Disney comedy The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes.

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]]> 029: LOST IN SPACE - The Original Series https://www.immproject.com/029 f4a72228-809f-41cf-b774-4bb47fbf3fc5 Mon, 16 Dec 2019 05:00:00 -0700 Matthew Porter and Ian Porter 029 LOST IN SPACE - The Original Series full Matthew Porter and Ian Porter Drink gloog, make sleemoth, and join Matthew and Ian as they talk about the original 1960s version of LOST IN SPACE. 1:13:45 no Drink gloog, make sleemoth, and join Ian and Matthew as they talk about the original 1960s TV version of LOST IN SPACE. DANGER! DANGER! Contains spoilers for both the original TV show and Season 1 of the Netflix reboot. Lost in space,tv,sci-fi,robot,Will Robinson,60s Drink gloog, make sleemoth, and join Ian and Matthew as they talk about the original 1960s TV version of LOST IN SPACE.

DANGER! DANGER! Contains spoilers for both the original TV show and Season 1 of the Netflix reboot.

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DANGER! DANGER! Contains spoilers for both the original TV show and Season 1 of the Netflix reboot.

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]]> 026: THUNDERBIRDS by Gerry Anderson and Sylvia Anderson https://www.immproject.com/026 f6a77dce-096a-4aad-965d-7012fcad50e0 Mon, 04 Nov 2019 05:00:00 -0700 Matthew Porter and Ian Porter 026 THUNDERBIRDS by Gerry Anderson and Sylvia Anderson full Matthew Porter and Ian Porter Marionettes, exotic aircraft, exciting rescues and swinging music. THUNDERBIRDS ARE GO! 1:33:11 no Back in the 1960s, Gerry and Sylvia Anderson imagined the 2060s as a world of engineering marvels, space exploration, and smooth, swinging style. And they imagined an organization called International Rescue to help keep that world safe. This was the Tracy family and their amazing machines, the Thunderbirds. Thunderbirds, Gerry Anderson,marionation Back in the 1960s, Gerry and Sylvia Anderson imagined the 2060s as a world of engineering marvels, space exploration, and smooth, swinging style. And they imagined an organization called International Rescue to help keep that world safe. This was the Tracy family and their amazing machines, the Thunderbirds.

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]]> 024: THE ADDAMS FAMILY from 1964 TV https://www.immproject.com/024 cc929f4a-ecce-4cbd-8477-edd6f8a1e4f3 Mon, 07 Oct 2019 05:00:00 -0600 Matthew Porter and Ian Porter 024 THE ADDAMS FAMILY from 1964 TV full Matthew Porter and Ian Porter Creepy, kookie, and just in time for Halloween: the 1964 TV version of THE ADDAMS FAMILY 59:29 no To kick off the Halloween season Ian and Matthew talk about the original 1964 TV version of The Addams Family. And about what a cool guy Lurch is. 60s,TV,comedy,sitcom,Addams,Addams Family,Halloween To kick off the Halloween season Ian and Matthew talk about the original 1964 TV version of The Addams Family. And about what a cool guy Lurch is.

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]]> 021: We Kept Watching: COLUMBO and THE AVENGERS https://www.immproject.com/021 0c048f66-09de-42f1-9f36-be91e91d9362 Sun, 25 Aug 2019 05:00:00 -0600 Matthew Porter and Ian Porter 021 We Kept Watching: COLUMBO and THE AVENGERS full Matthew Porter and Ian Porter Ian and Matthew return to watch more of two shows covered in earlier episodes: Peter Falk in COLUMBO, and Patrick Macnee as John Steed in THE AVENGERS 53:19 no Sometimes after watching a show for the IMMP, Ian and Matthew are happy to leave it behind. But sometimes , they keep watching. For this episode of the podcast they return for another look at two favorites: Peter Falk in COLUMBO, and Patrick Macnee as John Steed in THE AVENGERS columbo,TV,mystery,crime,peter falk,70s, Rigg,macnee,avengers,British TV, UK TV, secret agents, sixties,scifi Sometimes after watching a show for the IMMP, Ian and Matthew are happy to leave it behind. But sometimes , they keep watching. For this episode of the podcast they return for another look at two favorites: Peter Falk in COLUMBO, and Patrick Macnee as John Steed in THE AVENGERS

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]]> 014: The Prisoner https://www.immproject.com/014 5f277c90-9973-415d-9567-31f4393e554a Mon, 20 May 2019 05:00:00 -0600 Matthew Porter and Ian Porter 014 The Prisoner full Matthew Porter and Ian Porter Welcome to The Village! In this episode Ian and Matthew discuss Patrick McGoohan’s 1960s dystopian parable The Prisoner. 1:26:23 no 1967 saw the launch of a British TV series that changed the world. Or at least, changed the world for a certain kind of person who found it at the the right time. In this IMMP Podcast Ian and Matthew talk about Patrick McGoohan’s The Prisoner. Prisoner,dystopia,Patrick McGoohan,scifi,British,UK,The Village,Number Six, Number Two 1967 saw the launch of a British TV series that changed the world. Or at least, changed the world for a certain kind of person who found it at the the right time. In this IMMP Podcast Ian and Matthew talk about Patrick McGoohan’s The Prisoner.

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]]> 013: The Teddy Bear Habit by James Lincoln Collier https://www.immproject.com/013 b269a546-dfe3-4ab2-b54e-684ebb347ddd Mon, 06 May 2019 05:00:00 -0600 Matthew Porter and Ian Porter 013 The Teddy Bear Habit by James Lincoln Collier full Matthew Porter and Ian Porter Presenting the first BOOK to be discussed on the IMMP: James Lincoln Collier’s THE TEDDY BEAR HABIT! 56:33 no For the Inter-Millennium Media Project's first book discussion, we've selected a title that had a huge influence on Matthew. It's James Lincoln Collier's The Teddy Bear Habit, a kids' book and a show biz thriller featuring a remarkable 12-year-old narrator and the amazing setting of 1960s Greenwich Village, New York. Excerpts are from the Blackstone Audio edition, and are used for purposes of critical review and commentary. Excerpts are played at x1.25 speed. Book,mystery,novel,Teddy Bear Habit,James Lincoln Collier, George Stable, Wiggsy, Damon Damon, Greenwich Village, crime fiction, thriller For the Inter-Millennium Media Project's first book discussion, we've selected a title that had a huge influence on Matthew. It's James Lincoln Collier's The Teddy Bear Habit, a kids' book and a show biz thriller featuring a remarkable 12-year-old narrator and the amazing setting of 1960s Greenwich Village, New York.

Excerpts are from the Blackstone Audio edition, and are used for purposes of critical review and commentary. Excerpts are played at x1.25 speed.

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Excerpts are from the Blackstone Audio edition, and are used for purposes of critical review and commentary. Excerpts are played at x1.25 speed.

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]]> 003: The Avengers https://www.immproject.com/003 7bd61321-b2e3-4be2-a759-64730bf36b42 Mon, 03 Dec 2018 05:00:00 -0700 Matthew Porter and Ian Porter 003 The Avengers full Matthew Porter and Ian Porter IMMP takes on THE AVENGERS. The surreal, swinging sixties secret agent series from the U.K., not the endless Marvel superhero franchise. 1:06:24 no This week IMMP takes on The Avengers. The surreal, Swinging Sixties secret agent series from the U.K., not the endless Marvel superhero franchise. Sometimes scary, sometimes silly, always suave and stylish, The Avengers brought sci fi and secret agent adventure to Sixties TV. How well does it hold up 50 years later? WARNING 1: Podcast contains spoilers for several episodes of The Avengers. WARNING 2: Podcast contains intermittent terrible British accents. Rigg,macnee,avengers,British TV, UK TV, secret agents, sixties,scifi This week IMMP takes on The Avengers. The surreal, Swinging Sixties secret agent series from the U.K., not the endless Marvel superhero franchise.

Sometimes scary, sometimes silly, always suave and stylish, The Avengers brought sci fi and secret agent adventure to Sixties TV.

How well does it hold up 50 years later?

WARNING 1: Podcast contains spoilers for several episodes of The Avengers.

WARNING 2: Podcast contains intermittent terrible British accents.

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Sometimes scary, sometimes silly, always suave and stylish, The Avengers brought sci fi and secret agent adventure to Sixties TV.

How well does it hold up 50 years later?

WARNING 1: Podcast contains spoilers for several episodes of The Avengers.

WARNING 2: Podcast contains intermittent terrible British accents.

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