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Life in Transition PodcastAre You Defending Your Way Out of Relationship?"Have you ever wondered if that family relationship you've given up on could still be healed?"Dr. Joshua Coleman shares his devastating personal journey through years of separation from his daughter. His initial defensiveness and need to be right nearly destroyed their relationship permanently. "I'd like to talk about a particularly challenging case today. It's me," he told his consultant. The breakthrough came when he learned to stop explaining and start empathizing. This painful transition became his life's mission: helping families bridge seemingly impossible divides through curiosity, vulnerability, and authentic connection.Coleman reveals the critical...2025-06-1941 min
Top of Mind with Julie RoseThe Surprising Truth About Reconciliation After EstrangementMore than a quarter of Americans are estranged from at least one family member. Parent/child estrangement is the most common – especially between dads and their kids. There’s a lot about modern American life that has made family estrangement more common, and younger generations are more willing to talk about it on social media. But reconciliation happens more than you might think. On this episode of Top of Mind, we explore the reality of estrangement from both the parent and the child's perspective. And we hear what it takes to reconcile.
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Charlotte Gill, author of Almost Brown: A Memo...2025-01-0653 min
The Avram Davidson UniverseThe Avram Davidson Universe -Season 5, Episode 4: Dr. Joshua Begley "Revolver"Send us a textIn this episode, J.E. Coleman sits down with Dr. Joshua Begley and we listen to "Revolver," originally published in Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, October 1962. Joshua Begley has over a decade of experience teaching English Composition and Creative Writing. He earned his Master’s in English with an emphasis in Creative Writing from Eastern Kentucky University in 2006. Following graduation, he taught for two years at Big Sandy Community and Technical College in Prestonsburg, Kentucky, before pursuing a PhD in Literature and Criticism at Indiana University of Pennsylvania. For the past 14 years, Jos...2024-12-2857 min
Culture Apothecary with Alex ClarkWhy Family Estrangement Happens & How To Fix It | Dr. Joshua Coleman, PhDWhy are so many adult children distancing themselves from their parents? Dr. Joshua Coleman, a leading expert on family dynamics and estrangement, uncovers the hidden psychological factors driving these painful rifts and offers a clear path to healing. With over 30 years of experience, Dr. Coleman provides essential guidance for both parents and children navigating the complexities of family conflict.
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Ch 5. - Psychotherapy and the Curated Childhood: "My Therapist Says You're a Narcissist"
Ch 6. - Sons-in-law, Daughters-in-law, and the Cult of One
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NightSide With Dan ReaNightSide News UpdateWe kicked off the program with four news stories and different guests on the stories we think you need to know about!8:05PM: Dr. Mark Longsjo – Licensed social worker & Program Director at McLean Hospital - 64% of individuals living with a mental illness felt that their conditions worsened around the holidays.8:15PM: Zoya Sattar - USDA Food Safety Specialist - Tools to reduce risk of listeria and foodborne illness during the holidays: How to properly dethaw a turkey, storing leftovers safely & preventing cross contamination.8:30PM: Joshua Coleman - PhD, is a cl...2024-11-2138 min
The AI and Digital Transformation PodcastCan you build an optimized MLOps for your next AI project like a tasty layered cake? | Marek TataraWe’ve covered episodes about AI in logistics in the past. Let’s now focus our attention to manufacturing. Some AI applications in this sector include predictive maintenance, quality assurance using computer vision, anomaly detection, and digital twins.
Building these solutions takes time and requires accuracy. If developed and operated manually 100%, this approach risks making more errors in your ML models and datasets. Rather than relying on grit, we can automate the entire process and let the AI solution run like clockwork.
MLOps (machine learning operations) automates the ML process together with the help of a fee...2024-09-1234 min
Walkabout the GalaxyAdventures in Space the Cady WayThe Astroquarks are joined by former NASA astronaut, PhD Chemist, and retired USAF Colonel Cady Coleman at Dragon Con 2024 for a wide ranging discussion of space flight, institutional challenges, training, flute playing, and more. 2024-09-0438 min
The Speaker SalonBackyard Bioweapons Labs & Real Life Super HeroesOn this episode of The Speaker Salon, Alana discusses Backyard Bioweapons Labs & Real Life Superheroes, featuring esteemed experts Dr. Judy Mikovits, Joshua Coleman, and Olivia Mikos. Discover how the CDC recently failed to protect Californians from a known Chinese fugitive and how one woman discovered a freezer labled "Ebola".
Olivia Mikos is co-founder of "V is for Vaccine," an organization that promotes health freedom through organized peaceful demonstrations. Since its inception in 2019, the group has conducted rallies across all 50 states and internationally, including in Canada, Australia, and the UK. These events aim to bypass mainstream media censorship, s...2024-08-012h 00
The Michael Shermer ShowParent-Child Estrangement: How Does Divorce Affect Children?Psychologist Joshua Coleman, PhD, explores the complex issue of estrangement between parents and adult children, which he terms a “silent epidemic.” He attributes this phenomenon to factors such as increasing individualism, emphasis on personal happiness, economic insecurity, and changing perceptions of parental roles. Drawing from his professional experience and personal journey with his own estranged daughter, Dr. Coleman offers guidance to parents navigating these difficult relationships. His approach focuses on understanding the adult child’s perspective, developing strategies for reconciliation, and finding ways to heal or move forward. Rules of Estrangement provides parents with tools to engage in meaningful conver...2024-07-301h 28
FRIGHT SCHOOL229 - No Better Daddy Than Father Christmas (w/ Ashley) - Violent Night (2022)Season’s Grieving Fright School! It’s the Ghoultide! We welcome Ashley back to the Wes Craven Memorial Library In PERSON! We discuss the death of Christine McVie. Joe watched CHRISTMAS WITH YOU. We took a field trip to see VIOLENT NIGHT. It was not what Joshua was expecting, but we had fun! Spoilers abound, Boils and Ghouls! David Harbour stokes our Santa Zaddy fetishes while bludgeoning bad guys with a sledgehammer. Merry f*#@?&% Christmas!Recommended Reading/Viewing:Official trailer Violent Night (2022)The 3rd Annual Geekscape Holiday Livestream Spectacular!Joshua joined GEEK...2022-12-051h 04FRIGHT SCHOOL228 - Hattie With A Lot More Tit - Barbarian (2022)Welcome back to Fright School! Joshua clarifies that from the day after Labor Day until the day before Thanksgiving is Halloween so Mariah needs to keep her song to herself until THEN! Joe went to Baltimore because she is a werkin’ gurl! Joshua celebrated 30 years of X-Men The Animated Series over on Geekscape! We chat about the new adaptation of INTERVIEW WITH THE VAMPIRE. This week we watched BARBARIAN! It was basically an extended infomercial about how AIRBNB is ruining neighborhoods and killing any promise of affordable housing for the labor class. Also, incest mutant monsters.
Recommended Re...2022-11-211h 07FRIGHT SCHOOL227 - Hell Priestx - Hellraiser(s)Welcome back to Fright School! Joshua recounts the Oingo Boingo concert. Why can’t people just show up and watch the concert?! This week we finally discuss Clive Barker’s HELLRAISER! Joe survived his first watch! We explore the further regions of Queerness in the work of Barker. We also chat about HULU’s HELLRAISER reboot.
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Official trailer HELLRAISER (1987)
Official trailer HELLRAISER (2022)
Hellbound Hearts: What Makes Hellraiser Queer by RIley Wade
Queer & Now & Then: 1987 By Michael Koresky
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Joshua joined...2022-11-141h 16FRIGHT SCHOOL226 - Halloween Everywhere All At Once - Halloween Ends (2022)Welcome back to Fright School! We begin this week’s episode with an ode to Leslie Jordan. We discuss favorite moments in his career, the archetype of the “Sissy,” and prioritizing authenticity over safety. Joshua totally forgets to discuss Jordan’s American HORROR Story guest appearances but he was feeling verklempt. Joe went Halloweening as a member of the First Wive’s Club. This week we close the book (possibly? maybe? probably not?) on the odyssey of Laurie Strode and Michael Myers with HALLOWEEN ENDS. Is it a low key remake of CHRISTINE? Is it lacking in the feminist efforts of...2022-11-071h 10FRIGHT SCHOOL224 - 'Twas a Township! - Hocus Pocus (1993)Welcome back to Fright School! What a month we have been having! We finally checked out Universal Studios Halloween Horror Nights! Joshua made his annual trek to Knott’s Scary Farm. Joe, acting as a Horror Sherpa in his own right, navigated The Scare Zone at Del Mar Fairgrounds! This week, we’re taking a look back at HOCUS POCUS! We put our nostalgia goggles on to discuss the rather horrifying elements of the story, Bette Midler’s strange draw, and wonder about the obsession with virginity…
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Official trailer HOCUS POCUS (1993)
This O...2022-10-2459 minFRIGHT SCHOOL221 - The Definition of Yuppie (w/ Matt Kelly) - Beetlejuice (1988)Welcome back to Fright School! We are STOKED to have podcast guru, HORROR MOVIE NIGHT cohost, and our dear friend Matt Kelly back on Fright School! This is loooooong overdue! We catch up on Matt’s life as King of the Podcasts and his side gig as a smoke and mirrors officiant. We chat about MASH, RINGS OF POWER, and HOUSE OF THE DRAGON. Matt recommends the GREAT BRITISH BAKE OFF which might help Joshua get something other than horror in his diet. This week we kick off Spooky Season 2022 with our salute to Kindertrauma! Yes, those spooky kids mo...2022-10-031h 18FRIGHT SCHOOL220 - Queerness Under Attack? - The Black Phone (2022)Welcome back to Fright School! Joshua and Joe catch up on their vacations. We free associate on a whole bunch of topics: Antibody Beautiful! Stunted Queens! Halloween music mixes! HULUWEEN DRAGSTRAVAGANZA! This week we are answering THE BLACK PHONE! This creepy film, based on a short story by Joe Hill, served us stranger danger nostalgia, a ghostly support group, and Ethan Hawke as a bizarre, Wonka-meets-Wishmaster looking child killer. We discuss the divided Queer community's takes on the film and try to come to a conclusion about whether or not the film is homophobic.
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Joshua is starting grad school. Joe suggested we look back on our summer. We wrap up our series on giant monsters with CLOVERFIELD! We discuss 9/11 narratives, the world before the smart phone, and our lans in an apocalyptic situation.
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Official trailer CLOVERFIELD (2008)
Hollywood's Cloverfield: An Allegorical Representation of 9/11 and a Dystopian Vision of Contemporary America by Karl Imdahl
Check out the OUT HERE HALLOWEEN MEGA TAPE2022-09-121h 19FRIGHT SCHOOL217 - Blasting and Drilling Penis Monsters - Tremors (1990)Welcome back to Fright School! This week, Joshua talks about the WNUF HALLOWEEN SPECIAL sequel OUT THERE HALLOWEEN MEGA TAPE! It’s a deliciously nostalgic bit of macabre storytelling. We also sat down and watched PREY and THEY/THEM. We have some…thoughts. We’re going underground for this week’s episode dedicated to TREMORS! It’s serving Brokeback Boulders. We chat about the 80s’ love for the 50s, fracking, and Reba is in this! She’s a survivor, ya’ll!
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Official trailer TREMORS (1990)
Girl Meets Freak Discussion on TREMORS
Check out...2022-08-291h 07FRIGHT SCHOOL214 - She's Asian! - King Kong (1933)Welcome back to Fright School! We celebrate another win for Jinkx Monsoon! Drag Race All Stars Season 7 was quite a fun journey. Joshua and Joe are also watching American Horror Stories. This month is all about the giant monsters of film history. We’re kicking things off with the 1933 classic KING KONG! We revisit HORROR NOIRE to get into the racial politics of the film, pull from the work of Angela Davis to contextualize racist mythologies, and wonder about what else remains to be discovered in this world of ours…
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Official trailer KING...2022-08-081h 11FRIGHT SCHOOL213 - Horror Ranch - NOPE (2022)Welcome back to Fright School! Joshua recounts the horror of being invaded by young primates. Joe went to the theatre to see Here There Are Blueberries at the La Jolla Playhouse. Did you ever wonder what the Nazis did in their spare time? Neither did we, but it apparently makes for a great play. This week we snuck off to see NOPE, Jordan Peele's latest masterpiece. We SPOIL the fuck out of it, so listener BEWARE!
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Official trailer NOPE (2022)
Breaking Down the Meaning of Jordan Peele’s Nope by BY An...2022-08-0159 minFRIGHT SCHOOL211 - Blue BALLS For Plot! - Blue My Mind (2017)Welcome back to Fright School! Joshua shares mixed feelings about Pride. Joe is very disinterested in discussing the Grogu vs Gizmo debate. This week we're talking about puberty, body horror, and the Queer space of young women via a Swiss mermaid's coming of age.
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Official trailer Blue My Mind (2017)
‘Blue My Mind’ By Jessica Kiang
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Sign up for The Fright School Reader our NEW monthly news...2022-07-1853 minFRIGHT SCHOOL210 - "Hopeful" Horror? - The Abyss (1989)Welcome back to Fright School! Miss Rona done finally sashayed her way into our lives. However, the downtime allowed us to catch up with STRANGER THINGS. This week, Joshua desperately tries to sell THE ABYSS as a horror film and Joe AIN'T buying. It's a real Fright School first!
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Official trailer The Abyss (1989)
The Abyss at 30: why James Cameron's sci-fi epic is really about love by Scott Tobiad
Look Into “The Abyss” And See Your Own...2022-07-111h 05FRIGHT SCHOOL209 - Willfully Forgotten - Creature From The Black Lagoon (1954)Welcome back to Fright School! Joe is the best house sitter! 5 stars! Joshua discusses his trip to London and tells Joe about ABBAVoyage! We catch up on STRANGER THINGS. This week we're finally discussing CREATURE FROM THE BLACK LAGOON. It's the 1954 Fish Person version of KING KONG! We take a deep dive into the murky waters of the Amazon to explore the film's confusing feminist messaging, the racial politics at play, and a possible Queer reading of the Gill Man.
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2022-07-051h 20FRIGHT SCHOOL208 - This Little Light of Mine will BURN IT ALL DOWN - The Retreat (2021)Welcome back to Fright School! We get caught up on TV watching. Joshua checked out PHYSICAL and I LOVE THAT FOR YOU. Joe has been watching RUTHERFORD FALLS. Joshua watched PREDATOR for the first time. We are wrapping up our Pride month picks with THE RETREAT. Joe is traumatized by the film and would like to not discuss it. We do anyways because this show has always been about traumatizing Joe first and foremost. Queer people have survived so much, Joe can make it through this. Believe in him!
You can WATCH this episode now by subscribing...2022-06-271h 01FRIGHT SCHOOL207 - "Gay For Money" in French - Knife+Heart (2018)Welcome back to Fright School! We're catching up on our binge watching. Joshua has been enjoying rewatching THE MUNSTERS in anticipation of Rob Zombie's new adaptation. We reminisce about Cabot Cove and Murder She Already Done Sat Down And She Wrote. Joe talks about Fire Island and give us the lowdown on the Kids In The Hall reboot. Joshua suffers flashbacks to his time working for an adult entertainment company in this #priDEMONth pick: KNIFE+HEART. This film is... a lot. Gay porn in Giallo lighting. A masked murderer with a killdo. Tragic Queer love stories. Possible HIV/AIDS...2022-06-201h 21FRIGHT SCHOOL206 - A Hole Thing - Cruising (1980)Welcome back to Fright School! This week we catch up on RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars. Joshua gives a lesson in tucking testicles. Inguinal is the word of the day! We go CRUISING for some killer sex... We're revisiting the 1980 Al Pacino flick and all of its Queer, leather glory. We discuss accusations of homophobia in the film, the validity of a particular depiction of Queer sexuality, and the confusing narrative. Grease up your arms we're going in DEEP!
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...2022-06-131h 14FRIGHT SCHOOL205 - She is Serving ARCH - Rope (1948)Welcome back to Fright School! It's beginning to look a lot like Pride month! Rainbows everywhere, especially on all those businesses who any other time of the year support politicians who want to set us back a few centuries. SO keep that in mind when spending your hard earned dollars this Pride season and make sure to support Queer creators (patreon.com/frightschool hint hint)! If you've been listening to the show all these years (THANK YOU!) then you know Joe and Joshua are two classy dudes just like the fellas in today's episode dedicated to Hitchcock's ROPE! Well...2022-06-061h 18
FRIGHT SCHOOL204 - After Fright School Special: Mirabel Goes to Grad School! - Encanto (2021)Welcome back to Fright School! We are so excited to announce the launch of our PATREON! Joshua and Joe are spilling all the details of what you can expect from your membership. Today's episode is a special preview of our brand new Patreon only show, AFTER FRIGHT SCHOOL SPECIAL, where Joe takes over and makes Joshua watch a film. We're discussing all things ENCANTO!
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'Encanto' References You Probably Missed By Mariana Zapata
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Sign up for The Fright School Reader our...2022-06-0252 minFRIGHT SCHOOL203 - Jesus is a Commie (w/ Delia Knight) - Midnight Mass (2021)Welcome back to Fright School! This week we are once again joined by Delia! We catch up on our current readings. Joshua has been reading MANHUNT by Gretchen Felker-Martin and talks about the controversy surrounding it. Today is the final day of Joe's capstone project on Catholic horror and we have an extra large episode to accommodate a MIDNIGHT MASS. We discuss the effects of our various religious upbringings, vent about hypocrisy, and the hive mind of religious terrorism.
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Trailer MIDNIGHT MASS (2021)
The Netflix Series That Should Make Religious People...2022-04-251h 30FRIGHT SCHOOL202 - Human Capri Sun - Thirst (2009)Welcome back to Fright School! Joe went to Vegas to support Jimmykins' bowling addiction! Joshua remains unconvinced Jimmy is not a serial killer ala DEXTER. Who LOVES to bowl?!?! Make it make sense! On the subject of activities for nerds- Joshua spent the weekend reading with friends. Trixie and Katya of DRAG RACE fame made their way to San Diego! Joe continues his Catholic colonization of the program with THIRST a film that was about as long as the Inquisition and, at least according to Joe, not even HALF as fun! We chat about the intersections of Catholicism, cannibalism...2022-04-181h 09FRIGHT SCHOOL200 - New Habits for Everyone! - The Devils (1971)Welcome back to Fright School! Whuuut?! Why is Joe talking first?!?! More on that in a second....First we catch up on the week! Happy 200th Episode!!! Joshua saw MORBIUS and it was not an April Fool's Day prank after all! Joe has been hanging out with people again. We played Pinochle while serenading our beaus with selections from MOULIN ROUGE and almost the entirety of EVITA. Who needs a cast of 30 when you have us?! We're flipping the script for the next four weeks as Joe presents his first capstone project for Fright School! He's giving Joshua a...2022-04-041h 16FRIGHT SCHOOL199 - The Ominous Realization of Her Own Mediocrity - The Strings (2020)Welcome back to Fright School! Joshua is having some kind of existential crisis. We're grateful for movies we've lost and found. Joshua and Joe talk graduation ceremonies. This week is the finale of our musicians in horror series, at least for now. We watched THE STRINGS! This odd little film had us discussing the nature of creativity, string theory, and loneliness and isolation. We're still not sure what it was about exactly...
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Original Theatrical trailer THE STRINGS (2020)
Nightmarish Conjurings THE STRINGS review by Dolores Quintana
Check out our...2022-03-281h 08FRIGHT SCHOOL197 - Jewsea Froots - Phantom of the Paradise (1974)Welcome back to Fright School! We're catching up on our sleep after the Renegade Film Festival. Joshua is trying to be a lighter packer. Joe goes in on Disney. This week we watched the wonderfully bizarre PHANTOM OF THE PARADISE. We discuss the music industry, horror influences on the film, Queer Beef, and share our weird asks.
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Original Theatrical trailer PHANTOM OF THE PARADISE (1974)
The double vision of Phantom Of The Paradise by Noel Murray
Performing Sexuality by David Buckingham
Why Phantom of the Paradise Became...2022-03-141h 16FRIGHT SCHOOL195 - Ladies and Gentlemen, Foo FIGHters! (w/ James) - Studio 666 (2022)Welcome back to Fright School! This week we've invited the one and only Jimmykins to the Wes Craven Memorial Library to discuss STUDIO 666 (SPOILER ALERTS abound and CW/TW for discussions of suicide)! We're headed to the Renegade Film Festival THIS WEEK! It's finally here! James has been sashaying his way through the entire herstory of RUPAUL'S DRAG RACE. Joe schools us on Robert Johnson. Joshua insults the Foo Fighters because he's a misandrist. We dissect the happenings in STUDIO 666, wonder about Dave Grohl's horror fandom, and get deep discussing the death of Kurt Cobain. Rock on, Dear Listener!2022-02-281h 23FRIGHT SCHOOL194 - Call Canadian OSHA! - My Bloody Valentine (1981)Happy Valentine's Day Fright School! We've been cooking this week! Joshua doesn't know shit about football... still. Joe is rewatching THE MARVELOUS MRS. MAISEL in anticipation of the fourth season FINALLY coming this week. Joshua is excited about Screambox streaming FREDDY'S NIGHTMARES (check out our friend Brennan's podcast miniseries WELCOME TO PRIMETIME for a deep dive into this bizarre artifact of the late 80s)! Netflix releases the latest TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE film this week as well. Are we really making "requel" a thing? This week we are once again exacerbating our claustrophobia with MY BLOODY VALENTINE. We try to...2022-02-151h 01FRIGHT SCHOOL192 - FIVE CREAM (w/ Ashley) - Scream (2022)Welcome back to Fright School! This week we welcome our Final Girl Ashley back to chat about SCREAM (2022)! We've been watching MIDNIGHT MASS on Netflix. Ashley recommended the Shudder Doc WOODLANDS DARK AND DAYS BEWITCHED A History of Folk Horror. Joshua tries to explain the spectacular oddity that is Björk's sci-fi opera CORNUCOPIA which he saw in Los Angeles this past weekend. We are stoked to be hosting the FREAKY Q&A at the RENEGADE FILM FESTIVAL! with writer Michael J. Kennedy. Joshua make an awkward fundraising request. SPOILER WARNING! We're talking about toxic fandom, 4Chan radicalization, high b...2022-01-311h 01FRIGHT SCHOOL190 - All White People Look the Same - Scream 3 (2000)Welcome back to Fright School! We catch up on the week! Joshua caught Fortune Feimster's live show in San Diego. Joshua and Joe both checked out THE TRAGEDY OF MACBETH. We discuss the tendency towards pretentiousness with Shakespeare and some of our favorite adaptations of the plays. This week we wrap up the original SCREAM Trilogy with an attempt to make sense of SCREAM 3. We discuss horror in the wake of the Columbine Massacre, the ongoing conversation of violence in the media and its dubious effects on real world events, and recontextualizing SCREAM 3 in light of the #MeToo movement...2022-01-181h 05FRIGHT SCHOOL186 - Fuck you! PAY me! - The Vigil (2019)Welcome back to Fright School! Joshua and Joe recap their ill fated trip to see Jinkx Monsoon and BenDelaCreme. Joshua spent his birthday with Libbie Higgins and Trailer Trash Tammy. Joe decides what is and what isn't comedy. This week we attend THE VIGIL. With echoes of THE EXORCIST, this film tackles an ultra Orthodox Jewish community, grief and how it haunts us, and demons that want to scare us into Heaven.
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Official Theatrical Trailer THE VIGIL (2019)
The Demonology and Faith of ‘The Vigil’ By Meagan Navarro
With 'THE...2021-12-201h 11FRIGHT SCHOOL185 - Hey you! WHY?! - The Golem (2019)Welcome back to Fright School! Joshua chokes on his adrenochrome. Joe saw HOUSE OF GUCCI and has some thoughts. We continue our Maddy Morphosis chat and the changing world of Queerness. This week we continue our holiday season with more Jewish horror in THE GOLEM (2018). This spin on the classic Jewish folk tale has Kabbalistic magic, a golem in the form of a child, and leaves us discussing feminism in 1673.
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Official Theatrical Trailer THE GOLEM (2019)
The Golem of Prague: Man or Monster? by Jayden Lewis
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2021-12-131h 20FRIGHT SCHOOL184 - Horror Menorah! - Der Golem: wie er in die Welt kam (1920)Welcome back to Fright School! We are feeling refreshed after our November break (though a bit rusty...) and ready to dive into the Ghoultide! Joshua talks about the Melissa Etheridge Cruise. Joe went to Las Vegas. We start the conversation about Rupaul's Drag Race season 14 and the internet drama surrounding a cisgender male, heterosexual cast member. This year's holiday horror episodes are dedicated to Jewish horror! We are starting with THE GOLEM (1920)! Joe just loves a film he has to read! We discuss charges of antisemetism, the gender politics, and the function of art in the analysis of the...2021-12-061h 09FRIGHT SCHOOL183 - Opine! Opine! - Halloween Kills (2021)Welcome back to Fright School! Joshua is dealing with the After Halloween Blues. Every year brings the funk, but the bright side is we're one week closer to NEXT Halloween! Showtime's DEXTER reboot is out and it's good to see America's favorite serial killer again! Joe has been watching DANCING WITH THE STARS, HOME ECONOMICS, and he breaks down the reboot of THE WONDER YEARS. Are you watching? This week, we're chatting about HALLOWEEN KILLS. We discuss the film and possible critiques of the Trump era politics at play.
We are taking the next few weeks off...2021-11-0855 minFRIGHT SCHOOL181 - Cult Diversity - Midsommar Director's Cut (2019)Welcome back to Fright School! It's Halloween Week 2021! Joshua is feeling way more in touch with Spooky Season after a venture to Knott's Scary Farm. Joe took in CHUCKY on SyFy. Joshua tells a story about THE WITCH OF BLACKBIRD POND. This week we are kind of wrapping up our Folk Horror series with the Director's Cut of MIDSOMMAR! We're revisiting this lovely Swedish commune to reevaluate our initial review and talk about the film in context with THE WICKER MAN and other Folk Horror films. Skål!
Eerie Earfuls Vol. I: Haunted Sounds of Halloween Night o...2021-10-251h 02FRIGHT SCHOOL180 - Becoming Frances Conroy - Apostle (2018)Welcome back to Fright School! It has been a busy week for Joshua! The 25th Anniversary screening of SCREAM was almost marred by a VERY amorous couple. SyFy debuted its new CHUCKY series. Halloween Kills slashed its way onto Peacock and into theaters. Joe did some things, too. With just a few weeks left in October and our Folk Horror exploration, we wacthed APOSTLE on Netflix! Clearly inspired by THE WICKER MAN, this story is all about a Doubting Thomas looking for his kidnapped sister on Cult Island! What could possibly go wrong?! We discuss the intimacy of violence...2021-10-181h 01FRIGHT SCHOOL179 - Accidentally a Musical - The Wicker Man (1973)Welcome back to Fright School! We're still celebrating Spooky Season and starting to watch our favorite Halloween movies and shows! Joe has been watching SQUID GAMES. Joshua checked out THE ADDAMS FAMILY 2. We chat about foreign films and what might get lost in translation. Maybe we're all way smarter and cooler than Hollywood gives us credit for? This week we are continuing our Folk Horror explorations with the original THE WICKER MAN! This is another film that is considered part of the "Unholy Trinity" of Folk Horror that helped define the genre. We discuss the particular cultural anxieties of...2021-10-111h 10FRIGHT SCHOOL178 - Alotta Devil In That Angel - The Blood On Satan's Claw (1971)Welcome back to Fright School! Happy Spooky Season, Dear Listener! We're so excited for all the Halloween content coming in. Joe has been catching up on DANCING WITH THE STARS and Joshua is feeling a little called out by ONLY MURDERS IN THE BUILDING. We are kicking off our Halloween 2021 series! This year we are dedicating October to Folk Horror! Finding its inspiration in folklore, Folk Horror embraces themes of isolation, rural landscapes, religious zealotry, the power of nature, and the very real horror hidden in the depths of humanity. This week we're watching one of the Folk Horror "...2021-10-041h 10FRIGHT SCHOOL177 - It's Her Party and She'll DIE 'Cause HE Wants To - The House on Haunted Hill (1959)Welcome back to Fright School! This week we are celebrating a week of surprises from Elvira, Mistress of the Dark! She released her long awaited autobiography YOURS CRUELLY, ELVIRA and it has been quite a read. We chat about the woman behind Elvira, Cassandra Peterson and the big reveal in her book that she has been in a relationship with another woman for almost 20 years! Welcome to the family, ghoul! Joshua stayed up way past his bedtime to join in on the Twitter watch party (@frightschool if you're nasty) for Elvira's 40th Anniversary, Very Scary, Very Special, Special now...2021-09-271h 08FRIGHT SCHOOL174 - A Trip Down Mammary Lane (w/ Cody Harris) - 28 Weeks Later (2007)Welcome back to Fright School! This week Joshua is in Ohio with his baby brother Cody! Thankfully, Joshua can cook so he was allowed to stay. Satan knows he's annoying as fuck. Joe binged THE WHITE LOTUS and we discuss the gays in residence. We discuss FAST AND FURIOUS in SPACE! Joshua did a rewatch of AHS FREAK SHOW and binged the deliciously weird BRAND NEW CHERRY FLAVOR. This week we discuss Cody's pick 28 WEEKS LATER. We chat about the very topical issue of dealing with a pandemic that won't go away, American interventionism, the ALIEN/ALIENS relationship between 28...2021-08-301h 08
Talking To Teens: Expert Tips for Parenting TeenagersEp 127: How to Heal a Broken BondDr. Joshua Coleman, author of Rules of Estrangement and When Parents Hurt, offers insight on how to repair fractured relationships. Plus, why parental estrangement is becoming increasingly common and what we can do to prevent it in the first place.Full show notesAfter all the blood, sweat, and tears of raising a kid, any parent would want a good relationship with a son or daughter that’s reached adulthood. But sometimes, conflicts that start small during the teenage years grow more intense, and parent-child relationships are ruined by resentment. Many parents find themselves painfully es...2021-02-2827 min
The Evolved Caveman Podcast w/ Dr. John SchinnererParental Alienation: How to Stay Connected with Your Kids Through Divorce**Parental Alienation: How to Stay Connected with Your Kids Through Divorce — with Dr. Joshua Coleman**One of the most gut-wrenching, soul-punching outcomes of divorce? When your own child cuts you out of their life. Radio silence. Blocked texts. Cold stares. And let’s be honest — it happens way more often to fathers than mothers.Men are nearly *twice* as likely to be alienated from their kids after a split. Why? A toxic cocktail of family court bias, character assassinations by exes, and cultural BS that paints dads as disposable.Both I (Dr. John) and my...2021-02-2246 minFRIGHT SCHOOL129 - Queer for Fear! - An Interview with Heather PetrocelliWelcome back to Fright School! This week we are joined by Heather Petrocelli, a researcher working on her PhD in Film Studies at the Gothic Centre in Manchester Metropolitan University. She is also the person behind QUEER FOR FEAR a massive research project and important examination of LGBTQ+ people and their relationship to horror. We are beyond excited to welcome her into our remote learning center. Everyone took a trip to the drive-in this week: Joshua and Joe saw THE NEW MUTANTS and Heather went to a screening of DEATH BECOMES HER! Joe, staying on brand, shelled out his 30...2020-09-081h 22
FRIGHT SCHOOL039 - Sexy Sax Man and Rob Lowe Poster - The Lost Boys (1987)This week we’re searching for some LOST BOYS (1987). But then, what else is new? We chat about the new season of American Horror Story, the upcoming Halloween sequel, Judy Greer’s career, and scary nuns! Joe obviously brings up the Gilmore Girls and Joshua reveals some plans for this year’s Gorefest. This episode dedicated to the late Corey Haim (Sam) and Brooke McCarter (Paul).
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FRIGHT SCHOOL021 - The Final, Girrl!Like a zombie rising from a digital grave we present the lost Final episode of Fright School semester 1! In this special episode, we're joined by our friend Young David as we look back on the season. Joshua finds out he needs to do his research before just spouting off wrong things. Joe tries his best to make the episode about Drag Race. We discuss the future of Fright School and play Slash Cards! Want to be a guest lecturer on our new season? Email us at info@frightschool.com!
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FRIGHT SCHOOL018 - Week 14 - Hashtag Horror Woke- Scream (1996)This week on Fright School, Joe participates in the Belko Experiment, Joshua gets magically horrific with Leprechaun, and the boys dive into Wes Craven's 1996 masterpiece SCREAM. Can Joe live long enough to learn the rules to survive a horror film? Please don't kill him Mr. Ghostface! He really wants to be in the sequel!
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FRIGHT SCHOOL015 - Week 12 - So. Much. Blood.- A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)"How's this for a wet dream?" Today on Fright School we're talking about all things Freddy Krueger! We take a moment to eulogize Wes Craven, the writer/director of A Nightmare on Elm Street, along with so many other horror classics. What does McDonald's have to do with Joshua's memories of Freddy? Listen to find out...
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FRIGHT SCHOOL009 - Week 8 - Masks, Misogyny and MURDER- Halloween (1978)Happy New Queer! We're back with John Carpenter's horrifying classic from 1978 HALLOWEEN! Joe plugs some killer cards from Art of Play while Joshua horror hostesses it up with his Elvira Funko pop! Together, we put on our very best from JC Penney, feather our 'dos and, and in our scream queeniest Laurie Strode impression, try to survive the terror of the patriarchy. Memento Mori at Art of Play - https://www.artofplay.com/products/memento-mori Elvira at Funko - https://funko.com/products/pop-tv-elvira-elvira
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FRIGHT SCHOOL007 - Week 7 - Chain Saws 'Fer the Childrens (#FranklinMustDie)- The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974)We're back! We took a week off to fight the viral plague so we didn't die or WORSE become zombies! This week, Joshua gets sentimental about a family visit and a hometown murder. Joe fights off a cat, yet again (we're thinking of producing a remake of STRAYS starring Hymlocke. Look it up...) and almost dies of shock at Joshua's admission of watching some Gilmore Girls. We watch 1974's terrifying classic The Texas Chainsaw Massacre together as Joe slips a little closer to the edge...
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FRIGHT SCHOOL006 - Week 6 - Prepossessing Repossession- The Exorcist (1973)We're breaking Joe's "Exorcist cherry" on today's episode! Joshua talks about goth cruise-wear. Joe shows off his best Ryan Murphy impression. The boys talk about Slash Cards, and try to figure out how Max Von Sydow has been 87 years old for the last 40 years?! Grab a crucifix, a bowl of pea soup, a brooding young priest, and get ready for a repossession!
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FRIGHT SCHOOL005 - Week 5 - The Secret Word is BLEAK- Night of the Living Dead (1968)After a long night of partying (AKA drinking everything he could find) Joshua does his best zombie impression. Joe discusses his love for the Gilmore Girls (and Guys!) one of the most frightening things Joshua has every heard. Together, the boys bleakly discuss George A Romero's bleak 1968 masterpiece of bleakness The Night of the Living Dead. Can you guess this week's secret word?
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FRIGHT SCHOOL004 - Week 4 - A Boy, A Shower, and His Mama- Psycho (1960)We finally got our sound issues worked out! Yay! In this episode we ramble on about a bunch of horror television, visit the Trailer Park, Joshua threatens to steal everything, Joe is attacked by a cat... again, we make some wild accusations and predictions and eventually we talk about Alfred Hitchcock's 1960 film PSYCHO! Let's all go a little mad and stay there!
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FRIGHT SCHOOL003 - Week 3 - Gayliens!!- The Thing From Another World (1951)Joshua and Joe throw the very first Plug-A-Palooza and then do their damnedest to talk about every alien movie except for The Thing From Another World (1951) the actual subject of this episode.
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My Favorite Murder
Feeding Hannibal
Elvira's Coffin Table Artbook
Tweeterhead
Nightmare Soup
I Am Not A Serial Killer novel
I Am Not A Serial Killer film
Nightbreed: The Cabal Cut
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FRIGHT SCHOOL002 - Week 2 - Fang Bangin' -Dracula (1931)In this episode we delve in to 1931's Dracula starring Bela Lugosi. We discuss all things vampire and Joshua overuses the word "gorgeous".
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Daily Theology Podcast#3 - Joshua ColemanIn this episode of the Daily Theology Podcast, Mike Avery speaks with Joshua Carey Coleman of St. Michael's Catholic Academy in Austin, TX. Mike had previously taught with Joshua at St. Michael's, and Mike's visit to Austin gave them an opportunity to reflect on their experiences teaching high school. They also talk about Joshua's experience with Eastern Catholicism, how he survived his dissertation, and the relationship between religion and football in the southern United States.
Joshua Carey Coleman is the head of humanities and senior theology teacher at St. Michael’s Catholic Academy in Austin, Texas...2015-05-1249 min
Daily Theology Podcast#3 - Joshua ColemanIn this episode of the Daily Theology Podcast, Mike Avery speaks with Joshua Carey Coleman of St. Michael's Catholic Academy in Austin, TX. Mike had previously taught with Joshua at St. Michael's, and Mike's visit to Austin gave them an opportunity to reflect on their experiences teaching high school. They also talk about Joshua's experience with Eastern Catholicism, how he survived his dissertation, and the relationship between religion and football in the southern United States. Joshua Carey Coleman is the head of humanities and senior theology teacher at St. Michael’s Catholic Academy in Aus...2015-05-1249 min