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Banned Media PodcastSilent Night, Deadly NightThe Christmas horror classic the surprisingly caught more backlash from it's advertising campaign than it's content. SAMHSA (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Service Administration) https://www.mentalhealth.gov/get-help/immediate-help RAINN (Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network): https://www.rainn.org Don't forget to subscribe. Follow me on TikTok: @BannedRonnie Twitter: @RonnieUrsenbach Facebook: @BannedMediaPodcast Instagram: @BannedMediaPodcast or send e-mail to BannedMediaPodcast@gmail.com https://patreon.com/BannedMediaPodcast2023-12-2724 minBanned Media Podcast2 Live Crew - As Nasty As They Wanna BeThis episode we take a look back at an album that was so despised that not only did it’s follow up the first to be branded with the official Parental Advisory sticker but it became the target of a political and legal battle to see how free free speech really was. As Nasty As They Wanna Be, by The 2 Live Crew. Yeah, the one with Me So Horny. SAMHSA (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Service Administration) https://www.mentalhealth.gov/get-help/immediate-help RAINN (Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network): 2023-11-1435 minBanned Media PodcastJessica Hobbs/Witchcraft BONUS EPISODECome join us as the wonderful Jessica Hobbs takes us on a trip through the history of witches on the big and small screen! The Witch And Other Tales of the American Gothic https://americangothic.podbean.com Jessica Hoops https://www.jessicahobbswrites.com Instagram @jessi.hobbs TikTok @jessi_hobbs13 SAMHSA (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Service Administration) https://www.mentalhealth.gov/get-help/immediate-help RAINN (Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network): https...2023-10-171h 06Banned Media PodcastCuster's RevengeJust shy of the infamous video game crash of 1983 a video game hit shelves that raised more than a few eyebrows. Come join us as we look back at the infamous, X-rated Custer’s Revenge for the Atari 2600. Atari: Game Over https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3715406/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_1_tt_5_nm_3_q_Atari Porno Hustlers Of The Atari Age By Kate Willaert https://kotaku.com/porno-hustlers-of-the-atari-age-1847622176 SAMHSA (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Service Administration) https://www.men...2023-10-0636 minBanned Media PodcastTraci LordsCome and listen to the story of the not quite adult adult film star that almost toppled the industry. Once Upon a Time…In The Valley podcast http://www.lilianolik.com/once-upon-a-time-in-the-valley SAMHSA (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Service Administration) https://www.mentalhealth.gov/get-help/immediate-help RAINN (Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network): https://www.rainn.org Don't forget to subscribe. Follow me on TikTok: @BannedRonnie Twitter: @RonnieUrsenbach Facebook: @BannedMediaPodcast ...2023-09-0547 minBanned Media PodcastLouie LouieThe seemingly innocent song with an urban legend so dastardly that the FBI got involved. Louie Louie by The Kingsmen https://open.spotify.com/track/0iA3xXSkSCiJywKyo1UKjQ Louie Louie by Richard Berry https://open.spotify.com/track/51zUF6hMO8G5wrtKwyGarJ The Louie Louie book with a very long title by David Marsh https://www.amazon.com/Louie-Dave-Marsh/dp/047203023X/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=louie+louie+dave+marsh&qid=1690944854&sprefix=louie+louie%2Caps%2C157&sr=8-1 SAMHSA (Substance Abuse and...2023-08-0234 minBanned Media PodcastBONUS Ep: News/ChillerSome changes are coming to Banned Media Podcast. Also a short but sweet mini episode about the arcade game CHILLER... SAMHSA (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Service Administration) https://www.mentalhealth.gov/get-help/immediate-help RAINN (Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network): https://www.rainn.org Don't forget to subscribe. Follow me on TikTok: @BannedRonnie Twitter: @RonnieUrsenbach Facebook: @BannedMediaPodcast Instagram: @BannedMediaPodcast or send e-mail to BannedMediaPodcast@gmail.com2023-07-2611 minBanned Media PodcastLolitaThis episode we take a look back at Vladimir Nabokov's classic novel and the films it inspired. Tracing the Roots of Pop Culture Transphobia https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cHTMidTLO60 J.K. Rowling | ContraPoints https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7gDKbT_l2us&t=4180s SAMHSA (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Service Administration) https://www.mentalhealth.gov/get-help/immediate-help RAINN (Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network): https://www.rainn.org Don't forget to subs...2023-03-0843 minBanned Media PodcastTiticut FolliesJoin us as we talk about the first film in the US to be banned from general American distribution for reasons other than obscenity, immorality, or national security. Jessica Hobbs: https://www.jessicahobbswrites.com SAMHSA (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Service Administration) https://www.mentalhealth.gov/get-help/immediate-help RAINN (Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network): https://www.rainn.org Don't forget to subscribe. Follow me on TikTok: @BannedRonnie Twitter: @RonnieUrsenbach Facebook: @BannedMediaPodcast In...2022-11-0329 minBanned Media PodcastHenry: Portrait of a Serial Killer (part 2)Join me for the exciting conclusion to last episode's deep dive into Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer SAMHSA (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Service Administration) https://www.mentalhealth.gov/get-help/immediate-help RAINN (Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network): https://www.rainn.org Don't forget to subscribe. Follow me on TikTok: @BannedRonnie Twitter: @RonnieUrsenbach Facebook: @BannedMediaPodcast Instagram: @BannedMediaPodcast or send e-mail to BannedMediaPodcast@gmail.com2022-10-0519 minBanned Media PodcastHenry Portrait of a Serial KillerThis episode we take a look at not only the groundbreaking film Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer but the real life killers that inspired the film. SAMHSA (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Service Administration) https://www.mentalhealth.gov/get-help/immediate-help RAINN (Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network): https://www.rainn.org Don't forget to subscribe. Follow me on TikTok: @BannedRonnie Twitter: @RonnieUrsenbach Facebook: @BannedMediaPodcast Instagram: @BannedMediaPodcast or send e-mail to BannedMediaPodcast@gmail.com2022-09-2017 minBanned Media PodcastRiana RougeCome with us as we take a look back at one of the true hidden gems of the rarely used AO (Adults Only) rating. The hyper violent and brazenly sexual 1997 full motion video PC game, Riana Rouge. And the team that helped bring her to life. Abandoned Riana Rouge making of website (pics of unreleased levels) https://web.archive.org/web/19980624012702/http://www.gillianbonner.com/making.html 1999 Los Angeles Times article on Gillian Bonner https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1999-sep-20-cl-12147-story.html Lars and the Real Girl...2022-09-0625 minBanned Media PodcastChris Ofili (The Holy Virgin Mary)This episode we take a look at the man who turned elephant shit into fine art. SAMHSA (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Service Administration) https://www.mentalhealth.gov/get-help/immediate-help RAINN (Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network): https://www.rainn.org Don't forget to subscribe. Follow me on TikTok: @BannedRonnie Twitter: @RonnieUrsenbach Facebook: @BannedMediaPodcast Instagram: @BannedMediaPodcast or send e-mail to BannedMediaPodcast@gmail.com2022-03-1724 minBanned Media PodcastDebbie Does Dallas (Part 2)In this episode we take a look at what happened with the folks involved with adult film classic Debbie Does Dallas after its release, including the mystery of what happened to Bambi Woods. Norm MacDonald Interview on Conan https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bKmadR4Ye54 SAMHSA (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Service Administration) https://www.mentalhealth.gov/get-help/immediate-help RAINN (Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network): https://www.rainn.org Don't forget to subscribe. Follow me on Ti...2022-03-0120 minBanned Media PodcastDebbie Does Dallas (Part 1)Come join me this week as we take a look at the classic adult film Debbie Does Dallas. SAMHSA (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Service Administration) https://www.mentalhealth.gov/get-help/immediate-help RAINN (Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network): https://www.rainn.org Don't forget to subscribe. Follow me on TikTok: @BannedRonnie Twitter: @RonnieUrsenbach Facebook: @BannedMediaPodcast Instagram: @BannedMediaPodcast or send e-mail to BannedMediaPodcast@gmail.com 2021-11-0324 minBanned Media PodcastPostalJoin us this week where we take a look at the 1997 video game Postal. A game so evil, even the Postmaster General tried to stop it. Show notes: https://www.gog.com/game/postal_classic_and_uncut https://www.gog.com/game/postal_2 SAMHSA (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Service Administration) https://www.mentalhealth.gov/get-help/immediate-help RAINN (Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network): https://www.rainn.org Don't forget to subscribe. Follow me on TikTok: @Ba...2021-10-2021 minBanned Media PodcastGhostwatchCome join us this week as we take a look at Ghostwatch, the BBC special that terrified a nation. IMDB-Ghostwatch https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0200659/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0 Retro Podcast Massacre episode: https://retropodcastmassacre.buzzsprout.com/797183/2643685-episode-4-ghostwatch-the-play-that-traumatised-a-nation SAMHSA (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Service Administration) https://www.mentalhealth.gov/get-help/immediate-help RAINN (Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network): https://www.rainn.org Don't forget to subscribe. Follow me on Twitter: @RonnieUrsenbach...2021-08-0324 minBanned Media PodcastAnarchist CookbookCome join us this week as we take a look at the Anarchist Cookbook, the path of destruction it has left in it's wake and at the life of the man who penned it. AMAZON (including "from the author statement) https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0874CWDH2/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_hsch_vapi_tkin_p1_i0 GAURDIAN article: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/dec/19/anarchist-cookbook-author-william-powell-out-of-print AMERICAN ANARCHIST film https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6032170/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1 SAMHSA (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Service...2021-06-0426 minBanned Media PodcastZoot SuitJoin us as we take our first dive into the world of fashion with the infamous zoot suit and the riot that it caused. RAINN (Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network): https://www.rainn.org Zoot Suit (film) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0083365/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1 Other resources: https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.dailynews.com/2013/05/31/zoot-suit-riots-the-sleepy-lagoon-murder-case-that-helped-spur-the-wwii-era-los-angeles-race-riots/amp/ Don't forget to subscribe. Follow me on Twitter: @RonnieUrsenbach Facebook: @BannedMediaPodcast Instagram: @BannedMediaPodcast o...2021-05-0524 minBanned Media PodcastWolfenstein 3D (part 2)STEAM: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2270/Wolfenstein_3D/ Good Old Games: https://www.gog.com/game/wolfenstein_3d_and_spear_of_destiny Masters of Doom: https://www.amazon.com/Masters-Doom-Created-Transformed-Culture-ebook/dp/B000FBFNL0/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=masters+of+doom&qid=1615326086&sr=8-12021-04-2122 minBanned Media PodcastWolfenstein 3D: Part 1Show notes Join me this week as we take a look at John Romero and John Carmack, two programers that would go on to forever change the world of video games forever with their classic Wolfenstein 3D. STEAM: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2270/Wolfenstein_3D/ Good Old Games: https://www.gog.com/game/wolfenstein_3d_and_spear_of_destiny Masters of Doom: https://www.amazon.com/Masters-Doom-Created-Transformed-Culture-ebook/dp/B000FBFNL0/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=masters+of+doom&qid=1615326086&sr=8-1 ...2021-03-0923 minBanned Media PodcastStrange FruitThis week we take a look at the Song Strange Fruit by the legendary Billie Holiday. The song that many cite as the first protest song to break the ranks of propaganda and elevate itself as art. OFFICIAL SITE: https://billieholiday.com Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/4MkdTflpaaGGcXb5vtOYRs?highlight=spotify:track:1CTex49P0iWwzUGsMNjgaV FOX Theater_ Riverside, CA https://venue.riversidepac.com// The Lynching of Thomas Shipp and Abram Smith: https://www.blackpast.org/african-american-history/marion-indiana-lynching-1930/ Strange F...2021-02-2231 minBanned Media PodcastLavender CountryThis episode we take a look at Lavender Country, whose self titled album released in 1973 was the first openly gay country album. RAINN (Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network): https://www.rainn.org Lavender Country: http://www.paradiseofbachelors.com/lavender-country/ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/3UAkA4R9JwTDsWSvtKqJtP Shan Ottey datanase: http://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv69396 Country Undetectable Article: https://web.archive.org/web/20090410020724/http://www.queermusicheritage.us/mar2005jcm.html Story Corps: https://storycorps.org/st...2020-11-0324 minBanned Media PodcastCop KillerThis episode we take a look back at the song Cop Killer by the band Body Count, fronted by Ice-T. The strange case of how a metal song became the poster child for how dangerous rap music was.2020-06-0926 minBanned Media PodcastMike DianaThis week we take a look at Mike Diana, an underground cartoonist who was the first, and so far only, person to be convicted of artistic obscenity in the United States of America. RAINN (Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network): https://www.rainn.org Mike Diana official site: http://mikedianacomix.com Kryst the Conqueror: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RIWdqZPeeo4&t=3s The CBLDF article about the passing of Jack Chick: http://cbldf.org/2016/10/chick-tracts-comics-in-the-service-of-censorship/ The Comic Book Legal D...2020-03-1624 minBanned Media PodcastCannibal HolocaustWe take a look back at 1980's Cannibal Holocaust. The film said to have been banned in over 50 countries. Show Notes: Cannibal Holocaust IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0078935/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0 Fist Full of Dollars/Back to the Future II: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9bdajYRfSJU Lloyd Kaufman's review of Cannibal Holocaust: https://www.lloydkaufman.com/roids/2005/11/11/cannibal-holocaust-review/ The Homicidal Homemaker: https://www.youtube.com/user/HomicidalHomemaker Don't forget to subscribe. F...2020-03-0220 minBanned Media PodcastGG AllinWe take a look back at the infamous GG Allin. Punk rocker extraordinaire who's live shows made him the most offensive man in punk. Show Notes: GG Allin music: https://open.spotify.com/artist/5Nx3gPpU2OFLI80rv7fDX5?si=zxsPJCBVSBipPkqc4GM3cQ Buster Poindexter, Hot, Hot, Hot: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EhZba-P7R18 Hated: GG Allin & The Murder Junkies: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EhZba-P7R18 John Wayne Gacy's poster art: http://www.bkmag.com/2014/06/27/h...2020-03-0217 minBanned Media PodcastDeath RaceWe take a look back at 1976's Death Race. The first arcade to spurn outrage over violence in video games. Show Notes: Death Race operators manual: https://www.arcade-museum.com/manuals-videogames/D/DeathRace.pdf Death Race game play: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aWVvUIZBLP8 Death Race 2000 IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0072856/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0 Death Race (2008) line that makes no sense: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xxZxlx4On9M Gotcha flyer: 2020-03-0123 minBanned Media PodcastFritz The CatThis week we take a look at the 1972 classic Fritz The Cat. The first animated film to get the X-rating. Show notes: Fritz the Cat (movie) https://www.amazon.com/Fritz-Cat-Judy-Engles/dp/B009511M52/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1945V186V1EEO&keywords=fritz+the+cat&qid=1582754749&sprefix=Fritz+the%2Caps%2C205&sr=8-1 Fritz the Cat (comic) https://www.amazon.com/Life-Death-Fritz-Cat/dp/1606994808/ref=sr_1_4?crid=1945V186V1EEO&keywords=fritz+the+cat&qid=1582754867&sprefix=Fritz+the%2Caps%2C205&sr=8-4 Bring Me The Head of Charlie Brown2020-02-2621 min