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A live monthly news revue that satirizes the dumb month that was. Featuring searing op-eds and hilarious debates from Chicago's best writers, The Skewer is a live lit comedy juggernaut that none can resist.
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A twisted comedy treat. Jon Holmes brings you the week's biggest stories like you've never heard them before. The news remixed. Welcome to The Skewer. Headphones on. The multi-award winning, 'dizzying, dazzling, haunting and moving' satirical comedy returns to twist itself into these turbulent times. With contributions from brand new and diverse audio talent, The Skewer is the sound the abyss makes as it stares back at you through your ears. 'A kind of concept album made of music and news. T ...
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After a special Skewered Universe Special Report addressing our delay, we get into our offering for Nic Cage November by talking about 2023's Dream Scenario. This was a movie neither Leiann or myself had seen let alone heard of which made for a great watch to celebrate this annual tradition. Cage once again showing why he's one of the best to do it…
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A little later that we anticipated due to home renovations throwing off our schedule but here is our Halloween Special. Leiann and I talk about an episode the Halloween episode of Living Single called "Trick or Trust" as well as an episode of Married...with Children titled "Damn Bundys" that didn't air on Halloween but it has Robert Englund as The …
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While we know it's spooky season, we have a special one off episode for you all. Leiann has been wanting me to watch the 1995 movie Kids and she thought it would make for an interesting episode and I agreed. This is not our typical Interstellar Interstitial style review. We approached this one a little differently and while we talk about the film w…
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The week’s biggest stories like you’ve never heard them before. The news remixed into a satirical comedy concept album. This week - Jo-Keir: Folie à Deux, Netanyahu's Way, and Whole Lotta Rosie (Duffield). Jon Holmes presents the multi-award-winning The Skewer. Headphones on. Producer: Jon HolmesAn unusual production for BBC Radio 4…
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This episode we go back to high school with the 1981 slasher, Graduation Day. Be warned, this episode was a re-record after the first recording was unexpectedly lost during the save process when Jeff accidentally hit a combo on the keyboard that shut down the computer.......so apologies if we sound not as enthusiastic. Grab your caps and gowns and …
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The week’s biggest stories like you’ve never heard them before. The news remixed into a satirical comedy concept album. This week: Strictly Come Bullying, Fifi and the Flowertories, and the playing of the Blame Game. Jon Holmes presents the multi-award-winning The Skewer. Headphones on. Producer: Jon HolmesAn unusual production for BBC Radio 4…
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The week’s biggest stories like you’ve never heard them before. The news, remixed as a satirical comedy concept album. This week - Deadpool and Starmerine, Black Holes, Americans eat cats, and Gathering Winter Fuel Bills. Jon Holmes presents the multi-award winning The Skewer. Headphones on. Producer: Jon HolmesAn unusual production for BBC Radio 4…
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After a longer than anticipated production hiatus, we are back and boy did we pick hell of a film to come back with. This episode is all about witches, dancing, and hooks as we talk about the remake to Argento's classic film, Suspiria from 2018. A longer film than we anticipated but was it worth our time?? We also talk about some stuff we've been d…
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We are back, at least temporarily to let you all know what's been happening during the Skewered Universe Podcast production hiatus. There's talk about stuff we've been watching, video games we have been playing, and some personal stuff that I share because I wanted to open about some things I've only every vaguely mentioned in the past. It's an off…
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*We had a minor audio issue during this episode so apologies for the less than stellar sound. I, Jeff, did as much as I could on the back end to clean it up and make it sound as listenable as possible. We are working on some audio upgrades for the near future, but we have the current issues finally sorted out and should be back to sounding more nor…
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The week’s biggest stories like you’ve never heard them before. The news, remixed as a satirical comedy concept album. Jon Holmes presents the multi-award-winning The Skewer. Headphones on. This week - Spirit of Dark Thames Water, the Cruci-Hate Crime-Bill, and if you want blood, we've got it. Producer: Jon HolmesAn unusual production for BBC Radio…
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We continue with Leiann's Birthday Month and this time she decided to choose the 2020 film starring Imogen Poots and Jesse Eisenberg, Vivarium. Before we decided to check out house #9 in a housing development of infinitely identical homes with no residents, we talk a bit about the Netflix series The Sandman, based on the Neil Gaiman graphic novel. …
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The week’s biggest stories like you’ve never heard them before. The news, remixed as a satirical comedy concept album. This episode - We're Going On A Bear-emy Hunt, Peppa Pig Goes To Gaza, and fun with flags. Jon Holmes presents the multi-award winning The Skewer. Headphones on. Producer: Jon HolmesAn unusual production for BBC Radio 4…
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It's March which means it's Leiann's Birthday month so we are watching movies of her choosing. We kick off this episode talking a bit about the recently released docuseries Quiet On Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV and how it made us feel equally depressed, saddened, disgusted and angry and how I've been going back through the early 2000's superhero s…
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The week’s biggest stories like you’ve never heard them before. The news, remixed as a satirical comedy concept album. This week - Gove-O-Cop, Foghorn Rishi-horn, and Strange Women Lying In Ponds. Jon Holmes presents the multi-award winning, Bafta nominated The Skewer. Headphones on. Producer: Jon HolmesAn unusual production for BBC Radio 4…
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The week’s biggest stories like you’ve never heard them before. The news, remixed as a satirical comedy concept album. This week - Slide to the Right, Cars-tian Horner, and That Photo of Kate. Jon Holmes presents the multi-award winning The Skewer. Headphones on. Producer: Jon HolmesAn unusual production for BBC Radio 4…
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Jon Holmes presents the multi-award winning The Skewer. The week’s biggest stories like you’ve never heard them before. The news, remixed as a satirical comedy concept album. Headphones recommended. This week - The Budget Tale of Mr Jeremy, The Cat in the Hat Returns, and Rishi Sunak Speaks to The Nation. Producer: Jon HolmesAn unusual production f…
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First Watch February comes to a close with a hell of a finale. Leiann and I were joined by our very good friend and fellow podcaster from Strange Highways, Paul Steadman and his lovely wife Mary to discuss Satoshi Kon's 1997 animated feature Perfect Blue. It's always a blast to talk with Paul and it was even better having Mary on as well to talk ab…
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The week’s biggest stories like you’ve never heard them before. The news, remixed as a satirical comedy concept album. This week - Lee Anderson falls into The Matrix, Speaker Lindsay Hoyle gets sent to Slough House (Slow Hoyleses?), Liz Truss the Doomslayer, and None of the Above. Jon Holmes presents the multi-award winning The Skewer. Headphones o…
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First Watch February continues and I had the pleasure of talking with writer, director, podcast host, comedian and one of my co-hosts on Tales from The Podcast, Ron Purtee. This was Ron's selection and made a perfect movie to consume for this month. **Before you watch this movie, if you have misophonia or another auditory issue that make multiple p…
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The week’s biggest stories like you’ve never heard them before. The news, remixed as a satirical comedy concept album. Jon Holmes presents the multi-award winning The Skewer. Headphones on. This week - Monty Putin’s Flying Russians, Another Policy Bites The Dust, and Drake vs Prince Harry. Producer: Jon HolmesAn unusual production for BBC Radio 4…
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We kick off First Watch February by checking out the 2022 film The Menu. A stellar cast and a very cool premise had Leiann and I ready to sit down and dine on this one. #skewereduniversepodcast #skewereduniverse #podcast #horror #horrorpodcast #horrormovies #movies #themenumovie #themenu2022 #themenu #ralphfiennes #anyataylor-joy #nicholashoult Wan…
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The week’s biggest stories like you’ve never heard them before. The news, remixed as a satirical comedy concept album. Jon Holmes presents the multi-award winning The Skewer. Headphones on. This week:Blake's 7 help the Sub-Postmasters, The Asylum Seeker of Dibley, Rebel Without A Policy, and a nod to Steve Wright. Producer: Jon HolmesAn unusual pro…
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We close out January is for Giallo 2024 by taking a look at Dario Argento's Phenomena from 1985. Leiann and I sat down and did this in our classic Interstellar Interstitial style so watch along with us if you feel so inclined and find out our thoughts as you watch a fun supernatural giallo film. #skewereduniversepodcast #skewereduniverse #podcast #…
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It's Janary is for Giallo once again in the Skewered Universe and I brought back our good friend and splatterpunk author Chuck Nasty from Video Store Clerks Podcast, as well as Nasty Nation and Graveyard Talk, to kick things off. We talk about the 1983 Lamberto Bava directed A Blade in the Dark and whatever else we happen to feel like discussing. T…
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To help ring in 2024, Leiann and I grabbed some snacks & alcoholic beverages and recorded the first audio commentary (you know the one we have promised for over a year now) for Tales From The Crypt Present: Demon Knight. This is our way of saying thanks to everyone who has listened from the beginning and stuck with us through everything that has be…
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We close out our December series of Christmas horror with another French film from 2021....The Shudder original, The Advent Calendar. Did Leiann and I get our wish and follow the rules of the Advent Calendar? Listen to find out. #skewereduniversepodcast #skewereduniverse #podcast #horror #horrorpodcast #horrormovies #movies #theadventcalendarmovie …
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