Wake Up Heavy: YouTube Edition

Same name, different content!

I caught the crafting bug a year ago when my pal Ronnie and I decided to make some McDonaldland Hamburgers (you can watch the series on his channel here). 

I kept making stuff, filming the process, and posting it on Instagram. Then I remembered I had created a YouTube channel of my own to promote WUH (the podcast) and figured I'd reactivate it. To make things really confusing I decided to keep the WUH name, but the content is quite different. Most of what I make are things inspired by my other podcast Cambridge & Wishon. In reality everything I do is heavily influenced by nostalgia so both of the podcasts and the YT channel are all branches of the same tree. 

Here's one of the shorter videos as an introduction, and please take a trip over to the channel to check out more! 

Enjoy!

WUH: Catch-up Part 3--Twin Peaks!

Cleo and I watched the whole of Twin Peaks; the original series, Fire Walk With Me, and The Return. Here's the whole set of episodes, in order.

WUH: Catch-up Part 2

Cleo and I were on a David Lynch kick, in particular Twin Peaks. But we snuck in one of his films (first time watch for Cleo) and chatted about Mulholland Dr. (2001).

WUH: Catch-up Part 1

Have been neglecting the blog FOREVER. So here's what's been going on since the last update. First up, these two...

WUH: That's hella tight

Cleo the Kid and I are back at it with our usual round up of Recently (and not-so-recently) Watched movies. Franchises, trilogies, and series abound. Join us won't you?

WUH: The Monkey, et al

Cleo and I watched a handful of good movies during her Spring Break and then we talked about them. With particular attention paid to Strange Darling with Kyle Gallner and Willa Fitzgerald and The Monkey by our boy Oz Perkins based on a short story by Stephen King.

C&W Special Guest 01: The Bigger the Better

For the first time on Cambridge & Wishon we have a Special Guest. Joining Ronnie and Mark on this episode is our old pal Jeff Martin and he shares three things that HE was obsessed with as a kid. No hints this time, just know that they are all LARGE SCALE toys.

C&W Episode 30: For he is the Kwisatz Haderach

The second part of the CW sub-series on David Lynch. '80s Lynch: The Elephant Man, Dune, and Blue Velvet.

C&W Episode 29: Sasquatch gets a package

Sasquatch. The mail. Mineral King. Loquats.

C&W Episode 28: Sandblastin' and whip crackin'

And investin'! Toy restoration videos. Indiana Jones. Two local locales.

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Toy Polloi: https://www.youtube.com/@toypolloi
PB's Retro Restorations: https://www.youtube.com/@PBsRetroRestorations
Chip Channel Restorations: https://www.youtube.com/@ChipChannelRestorations  

C&W Episode 27: Won't you be my apeman?

 Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood. Mego Planet of the Apes. A local locale and a childhood treat. 

WUH: Follow up to a fall

WUH: Anatomy of a fall

WDIRT Volume Five

All of WDIRT Volume Five will be shared in this post. As they happen. Starting with V5E1 on Motel Hell!

"It takes all kinds of critters to make Farmer Vincent's fritters." And you really don't want to know what kind of critters they are! This is a strange film for me to be doing a WDIRT episode on, but hey, I like strange things. Plus, it just kept popping into my head over the last few months and I felt like I needed to watch it and exorcize it out of my brain. That lead me to think it would make a slightly odd episode of the show since I don't particularly care for the film. So grab some smoked meats and give it a listen!

Where to watch • IMDb listing • Wikipedia page

C&W Bonus: One Plastic Rock Ball

There's been a major update on my search for the Post Pebbles Plastic Rock Ball Cereal Premium, which previously came up on Episode 06 and 08 of the show. Enjoy this unexpected episode while you wait for C&W to return in October. Thank you zeitgeist!

WUH: The Return of the Living Kid

Cleo is finally back and we've got a hefty round of movie watches and recs. From an undersung Stephen King adaptation to a modern comedy classic to a sun-drenched folk tale we dive into a few faves of the last few months.

C&W Episodes 6, 7, and 8!

Still being bad about posting the C&W episodes!! Won't you have a listen? And remember you can always find them over on our Spreaker page, or your preferred podcast platform. 

C&W Episodes 4 & 5

Being bad about posting the C&W episodes here is my new thing. Here are episodes four and five, won't you have a listen? And remember you can always find them over on our Spreaker page, or your preferred podcast platform. 

More Cambridge & Wishon

Forgot to post episodes two and three, so here ya go! C&W will come out the first Tuesday of each month, barring any unforeseen obstacles. I will probably post the episodes here, but in case I forget you can always find it over on our Spreaker page, or your preferred podcast platform. 

S7E1. Oh, that's tacky: Murder by Death (1976)

We're knee deep in spoof territory over here at Weirding Way Media so why not keep the trend going? Mike White and Chris Stachiw join me to talk about an old favorite of mine, Murder by Death (1976). Written by Neil Simon and directed by Robert Moore, Murder by Death is a send-up of whodunits with some of our more well-known detectives getting the parody treatment. The film stars James Coco, Peter Falk, Elsa Lanchester, David Niven, Peter Sellers, and Maggie Smith as some suspiciously familiar faces. Eileen Brennan, Truman Capote, Alec Guinness, Richard Narita, Nancy Walker, and Estelle Winwood round out the cast in this murderous farce. Of course we discuss the problematic portrayal of an Asian character by Peter Sellers, so be warned!

Where to watch • IMDb listing • Wikipedia page

New Year, Two New Shows!

First up is my new venture with my old friend Ronald Dzerigian. In Cambridge & Wishon we discuss the obsessions from our childhood that have shaped who we are today. In this premiere episode we talk about Star Wars figures, Harry Houdini, Movie Monsters by Ormsby, Joseph Merrick, The Muppets, and the Alien Movie Novel.

Next up is the ten episode limited series on Police Squad! (1982) with my podcast buddies and Weirding Way Media big-wigs Mike White and Chris Stachiw. In the first episode we go back to Airplane! (1980) where the ZAZ team and Leslie Nielsen first worked together.

Hit the LinkTree on the right of your screen to find where these shows are playing. 

S6E4. Some people never go crazy: Barfly (1987)

The Mickey Rourke love continues with this episode on Barbet Schroeder's 1987 film Barfly. Scripted by author Charles Bukowski Barfly follows drunk poet Henry Chinaski (Rourke) as he traverses the bars, alleys, and roominghouses of L.A.'s Skid Row. Along the way he meets kindred spirit Wanda (Faye Dunaway) and they love and fight their way through life's ups and downs. Barfly is a surprisingly warm and humorous tale about those living on the outskirts of society.

Heather Drain and Anthony King join me to discuss the film, Bukowski's writing, problematic artists, and the beauty of art. 

Some Bukowski resources:

• Buy Bukowski books here.
• Buy the Imprint Blu-Ray here.
• Bukowski on ABE Books.

And a picture of Red Stodolsky in front of the Baroque Book Store:

Where to watch • IMDb listing • Wikipedia page

S6E3. I got a thing about chickens: Angel Heart (1987)

It's been a long time coming (two and a half years, if anyone's counting) but the Mickey Rourke Love-Fest is finally here. 1987 was a big year for Rourke with three films hitting the big screen between April and October. Two of which happen to be HUGE favorites of mine, including this one.

On this episode I am joined by Mike White and Cullen Gallagher to discuss Alan Parker's adaptation of the 1978 novel Falling Angel by William Hjortsberg. A combination of horror and noir Angel Heart (1987) follows Harry Angel (Rourke) as he tries to track down the one-time famous crooner Johnny Favorite. Angel's client Louis Cyphre (Robert DeNiro) means to make good on the "contract" he made with Johnny before he was drafted and ended up wounded and shell-shocked. The film also stars Lisa Bonet as Epiphany Proudfoot, Charlotte Rampling as Margaret Krusemark, Dann Florek as Herman Winesap, Michael Higgins as Dr. Fowler, and Pruitt Taylor Vince as Det. Deimos. 

You can check out the Fangoria article here (starts on page 26) to see some pictures of the deleted scenes discussed in the episode.

Where to watch • IMDb listing • Wikipedia page

The Big Move

The Big Move has officially happened. Wake Up Heavy is now part of the Weirding Way Media podcast network along with podcast friends The Kulturecast and The Projection Booth. There are many other wonderful shows already attached to the network so please check it out!

If you are having trouble listening to the show via iTunes (which I have experienced myself) it is most likely due to the ads present at the beginning of the show. I would never suggest anyone change their computer's safety protocols just to listen to my silly little show, but I would suggest using another podcast platform. WUH is available nearly everywhere you can listen to podcasts, many of which you can find on the WUH Spreaker homepage, OR via the WUH LinkTree. You can always listen to the show right here on the website.

The WUH Patreon page has also been updated and will feature all future episodes without ads, if that bothers you. On many podcast platforms you can simply skip ahead (most ad breaks are a minute long) but patronage will help pay for the WUH Zoom account, and other annual costs. The Patreon membership is a measly $12/year. 

So far I'm very happy about this change, and really excited to be a part of this cadre of shows. I hope that loyal listeners will stick with the show, and check out some of the other Weirding Way podcasts. Thank you for listening!

S6E2. Quid pro quo: The Silence of the Lambs (1991)

Come and celebrate the four year anniversary of Wake Up Heavy with this Very Special Episode on a film in my Top Ten of All Time list. Chris Stachiw (The Kulturecast) and Mike White (The Projection Booth Podcast) join me to discuss Jonathan Demme's 1991 film The Silence of the Lambs. 

Written by Ted Tally and based on the novel by Thomas Harris, Silence stars Jodie Foster as Clarice Starling, an FBI trainee, Scott Glenn as Special Agent Jack Crawford, Anthony Hopkins as Dr. Hannibal Lecter, and Ted Levine as Jame Gumb, aka Jamie Gumb, aka John Grant, aka Jack Gordon, aka Buffalo Bill. The film follows Starling as she matches wits with Lecter in an attempt to track down a notorious serial killer before he can kill and skin his next victim. The film was a huge financial and critical success and went on to win “The Big Five” categories at the 1992 Academy Awards.

Where to watch • IMDb listing • Wikipedia page