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  • GGACP Classic: Penn Jillette Returns

    GGACP Classic: Penn Jillette Returns
    2025/11/13
    In connection with this week's "Fun for All Ages" conversation about "The Day the Clown Cried," GGACP revisits this 2015 interview with illusionist, filmmaker and comedian Penn Jillette. In this episode, Penn opines on a host of offbeat topics ranging from Jerry Lewis' ill-fated pet project to strippers’ tricks of the trade, the comedy of Dennis Miller, the cinema of the Three Stooges and failed attempts to summon the spirit of Bela Lugosi. Also: Penn debunks “cold readings,” exposes phone scams, disses Richie Havens and compares Jerry Lewis to Lou Reed. PLUS: The Amazing Kreskin! Penn auditions for “Ishtar”! And Gilbert annoys Harrison Ford! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 時間 1 分
  • Buck Henry Encore

    Buck Henry Encore
    2025/11/10
    GGACP celebrates National Aviation Month (!) by revisiting the infamous Pat McCormick helicopter story in this ENCORE of an interview with legendary writer-actor-director Buck Henry. In this episode, Buck looks back on his 50+ year career and shares hilarious anecdotes about Orson Welles, James Mason, John Belushi and Jonathan Winters (among others). Also: Buck adapts “Catch-22,” praises Richard Benjamin, invents the Cone of Silence and co-directs “Heaven Can Wait." PLUS: “Captain Nice”! “Samurai Delicatessen”! Claude Rains speaks! The hoaxes of Alan Abel! And Buck remembers “That Was the Week That Was”! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 時間 12 分
  • GGACP Classic: Bad Movie Musicals

    GGACP Classic: Bad Movie Musicals
    2025/11/06
    To coincide with this week's "Fun for All Ages" episode about movie musicals of 1980, GGACP revisits this hilarious conversation from 2017 about Gil and Frank's' favorite musical misfires. In this episode: Burt Reynolds sings Cole Porter, Gene Kelly laces up his skates, Nipsey Russell follows the yellow brick road and Carol Channing covers the Beatles. PLUS: "Grease 2"! "Paint Your Wagon"! And Gilbert meets Mr. Baseball! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    37 分
  • Tom Savini Encore

    Tom Savini Encore
    2025/11/03
    GGACP squeezes a few extra scares out of spooky season with this ENCORE of a 2016 interview with the “King of Splatter,” makeup effects wizard Tom Savini. In this episode, Tom reveals the secret of onscreen suspense, shares his admiration for legendary makeup artists Dick Smith and Jack Pierce and explains how “Midnight Cowboy” changed his life. Also, Tom praises George Clooney, defends Jerry Lewis, laughs it up with Tony Curtis and shakes hands with the Three Stooges. PLUS: Joe Spinell! “Dr. Terror’s House of Horrors”! Christoper Lee makes an entrance! Tyrone Power battles Basil Rathbone! And the Cary Grant movie that brings Tom to tears! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 時間 22 分
  • GGACP Classic: Gilbert and Frank's Halloween Recommendations

    GGACP Classic: Gilbert and Frank's Halloween Recommendations
    2025/10/30
    GGACP celebrates Halloween 2025 with this ENCORE of a mini-ep from 2015, featuring Gilbert and Frank's Halloween movie recommendations. In this episode: Lon Chaney Jr. fills Karloff's boots, Walter Huston meets Agatha Christie, Gilbert’s nana praises Barry Fitzgerald and the strange passions of Lionel Atwill. PLUS: The boys (finally) track down Janet Ann Gallow! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    14 分
  • Rick Baker & David J. Skal Encore

    Rick Baker & David J. Skal Encore
    2025/10/27
    GGACP celebrates Halloween week by revisiting this conversation from 2021 as Gilbert and Frank celebrate the 90th anniversaries (1931-2021) of Universal Studios’ original “Dracula” and “Frankenstein” with Oscar-winning makeup creator Rick Baker and late author-historian David J. Skal. In this episode, Rick and David talk about sympathetic monsters, mad scientists (real and imagined), the genius of Jack Pierce and the premature deaths of Colin Clive, Dwight Frye and Lon Chaney. Also, David interviews Carla Laemmle, Rick turns Martin Landau into Bela Lugosi, Glenn Strange appears in Boris Karloff’s obit and Bram Stoker’s widow tries to kill off “Nosferatu.” PLUS: Ghoulardi! “Man of a Thousand Faces”! The influence of Forrest J. Ackerman! Bette Davis (almost) plays the Bride of Frankenstein! And the boys (once again) try to make sense of “The Black Cat”! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 時間 52 分
  • GGACP Classic: Tales from "The Carson Podcast" with Mark Malkoff (and Phil Rosenthal)

    GGACP Classic: Tales from "The Carson Podcast" with Mark Malkoff (and Phil Rosenthal)
    2025/10/23
    In connection with this week's "Fun For All Ages" episode about Johnny Carson's 100th birthday, GGACP revisits this 2019 interview with comedian-historian and host of "The Carson Podcast," Mark Malkoff and Emmy-winning writer and producer (and lifelong Carson fan) Phil Rosenthal. Also in this episode: The flamboyance of Monti Rock, the “magic” of Uri Geller and Johnny locks horns with “Saturday Night Live." PLUS: Mark (finally) lands Doc Severinsen! And Phil discovers the infamous “Jack Frost” sketch! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    45 分
  • Kirk Hammett Encore

    Kirk Hammett Encore
    2025/10/20
    The celebration of Halloween month continues with this classic episode from 2018 that helped inspire the format of Frank's "Fun For All Ages" podcast as Metallica guitarist, Rock & Roll Hall of Famer and monster kid Kirk Hammett discusses his lifelong love affair with horror films, his priceless collection of movie memorabilia and the shared connection between horror fans and metal heads. Also, Boris Karloff goes digital, Kirk meets Robert Crumb, Forrest Ackerman drives a hard bargain and Gilbert pens a fan letter to the Wolf Man. PLUS: “White Zombie”! Maria Ouspenskaya returns! The twisted genius of Basil Gogos! And Horrible Herman, the Asiatic Insect! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 時間 40 分