Special Report: Ego Fest XV

Ego Fest XV cracks open The Projection Booth once again as Mike faces a barrage of listener questions from the devoted to the deranged. From the mysteries of the long-teased 2001: A Space Odyssey episode to favorite decades of filmmaking and the highs and lows of a year’s worth of interviews, nothing’s off the table.

Mike talks shop on balancing multiple podcasts, favorite co-hosts, and whether a Dabney Coleman series might lurk in the future. Fans ask about Elliot Gould, Malcolm McDowell, the Weirding Way family, Kurt Cobain, and even Mike’s clarinet. It’s a revealing, and deeply personal episode that proves—once again—that the man behind the mic never stops creating, curating, or caffeinating.

Big thanks to Dallas Norvell, Captain Billy, Robert Maines, and Ben Buckingham for the thoughtful questions. Also big thanks to all of the listeners who provided such insightful reviews.

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Links:
Become a supporter of The Projection Booth
Visit Weirding Way Media for more free entertainment

Music:
"I Got The" - Labi Siffre
"Cola Bottle Baby" - Edwin Birdsong

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2023 Year End Review

It's time for the annul wrap-up for the show. Here's the latest EGO FEST along with our annual music mix which highlights songs from or inspired by episodes from 2023.

Most Downloaded Episodes of 2023:

1. Episode 605: Eyes Wide Shut Redux
2. Episode 613: Top Secret! (1984)
3. Episode 620: Jacob's Ladder (1990)
4. Episode 637: Blade Runner 2049 (2017)
5. Episode 626: After Hours (1985)
6. Episode 608: The Ice Pirates (1984)
7. Episode 626: Super Mario Bros. (1993)
8. Episode 635: Face/Off (1997)
9. Episode 606: Orgazmo (1997)
10. Episode 630: Raising Arizona (1987)

Least-Downloaded Episodes of 2023 (Least- to less-least):

1. Episode 662: Arcana (1972)
2. Episode 659: Conscience (1968)
3. Episode 648: How to Drown Dr. Mracek, the Lawyer (1975)
4. Episode 661: Walking the Edge (1985)
5. Episode 653: Pound (1970)
6. Episode 646: Four Murders Are Enough, Darling (1971)
7. Episode 647: The Mysterious Castle in the Carpathians (1981)
8. Episode 658: The Fifth Seal (1976)
9. Episode 645: Killing Mr. Devil (1970)
10. Episode 644: Murder Czech Style (1967)

A Preview of 2024:

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Ego Fest XIV:

Listen to "Special Report: Ego Fest 14" on Spreaker.

Links:
Become a supporter of The Projection Booth
Download Mike's Netflix Viewing History

2023 Music Mix:

The Projection Booth · Music Mix 2023

Music Mix Track Listing:

Title	Artist	Episode
The Thunderer	John Philip Sousa	Pretty Poison
Poor Boy	The Vacles	The Plastic Dome of Norma Jean
Rock Around The Clock	Bill Haley & His Comets	Zerograd
Chantilly Lace	Big Bopper	True Romance
Skeet Surfing	Maurice Jarre	Top Secret
The Dominatrix Sleeps Tonight	Dominatrix	Maîtresse
Wild Wild Life	Talking Heads	True Stories
Island Of Lost Souls	The Meteors	The Island of Lost Souls
It Takes a Worried Man	DEVO	Human Highway
Mr. Soul	Love Battery	Human Highway
Monster	Fred Schneider	Welcome Home Brother Charles
Top Of The World	Shonen Knife	The Last Supper
Theme (Welcome to the Pound)	Charley Cuva , Robert Downey	Pound
Sluneèník	Helena Blehárová	Murder Czech Style
Sněžný muž	Marta Kubišová	Killing Mr. Devil
Znala panna pána	Helena Vondráèková	How to Drown Dr. Mracek, The Lawyer
Jen jednou bylo včera	Eva Olmerová, Orchestr Karla Vlacha, František Belfín	Four Murders are Enough, Darling
The Red Blues	Cole Porter	Ninotchka
Got to Get You Into My Life	Earth, Wind & Fire	Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
Top of the Heap	J.J. Johnson Orchestra & Chorus	Top of the Heap
Whitey On The Moon	Gil Scott-Heron	Top of the Heap
Day Of The Jackal	Diesler	The Day of the Jackal
Carpathian Castle	Michael Story	The Mysterious Castle in the Carpathians
Neon Slime	Wings Hauser	Vice Squad
Pretend To Be Nice	Josie And The Pussycats	Josie and the Pussycats
Walking On The Edge	Scorpions	Walking the Edge
Now You're A Man	DVDA	Orgazmo
Excitable Boy	Warren Zevon	Man Bites Dog
Chelsea Morning	Joni Mitchell	After Hours
Never Going to Give You Up	Barry White	Bullet
My Thang	James Brown	Jacob's Ladder
Opening Titles	Bruno Niccolai	A Virgin Among the Livng Dead
Thème De Bob	Jo Boyer	Bob le Flambeur
Gathering Of The Heavies	Andrew Belling	Wizards
Hijack	Hans Zimmer & Benjamin Wallfisch	Blade Runner 2049
Little Child (Mommy Dear)	Sandy Stewart & Little Laurie Carney	Naked Kiss
Killing in the Name	Rage Against The Machine	Black Legion
Beat Takeshi	Demoted	Sonatine
End Theme	Carter Burell	Raising Arizona
Come To Mario	Koji Kondo	Super Mario Bros.

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Special Report: Ego Fest XIII

Maurice Bursztynski joins Mike in the latest self-indulgent exercise in ego wherein Mike answers listener questions and goes off on meandering tangents.

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Music:
"Ego Is Not a Dirty Word"- Slyhooks
"Sleigh Ride" - Leroy Anderson
"Bill Hill Theme" - The Touch soundtrack

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Special Report: Ego Fest XII

Special Guests: Kevin Gootee, Dan Gardner
Guest Co-Host: Mark Begley

It's that time, folks... It's another Ego Fest and Mark Begley (Wake Up Heavy) joins Mike in The Projection Booth to ask your burning questions. This special episode also features interviews with Kevin Gootee about the Gutting the Sacred Cow podcast and Dan Gardner of the RunPee app (where you can get 5 free Pee Coins with promo code ProjectionBooth).

Get the scoop on what goes into making an episode of your favorite podcast.

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Links:
Become a supporter of The Projection Booth
Read about Campus Character Arwulf Arwulf
Subscribe to Downlow.d: The Rise and Fall of Harry Knowles on iTunes

Music:
"Pinball Number Count" - The Pointer Sisters
"Pinball Number Count" - Brandon Williams
"Pinball Number Count" - Derek Frank
"Peppermint Twist" - Joey Dee And The Starlighters

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Special Report: Ego Fest 11

Guest Co-Hosts: Mark Begley, Aaron Peterson

It's that time! Aaron Peterson (The Hollywood Outsider) and Mark Begley (Wake Up Heavy) help Mike pull back the curtain and discuss the inner-workings of The Projection Booth. Mike answers listener questions, thanks Patreon donors, jaws on about how the sausage is made, and reads some bad reviews.

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Links:
Become a supporter of The Projection Booth
Read Adrian Martin’s Ballad of an Audio Commentator

Music:
"Tik Tak" - Fecri Ebcioğlu
"Blaze of Glory" - Bon Jovi

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Special Report: Ego Fest X (2020)

Special Guests: Rob St. Mary, Mondo Justin

We're wrapping up 2020 with the 10th Ego Fest! There's a sneak peek at what we're covering in January, discussion about our removal from Spotify, and a whole lot more. Rob St. Mary stops by to ask a bunch of questions that he wants answered immediately.

Mondo Justin dishes about what he's been up to since he left The Projection Booth including his 12 hour podcast on Tough Guys Don't Dance.

Mike talks a bit about the recent passing of Mike "McBeardo" McPadden and reads the shout outs due to all Patreon donors.

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Links:
Visit the Mike "McBeardo" McPadden Memorial Fund
Read Kat Ellinger's obituary for McBeardo
Listen to Bill Ackerman's interview with McBeardo
Buy Tomorrow I Will Wake Up and Scald Myself with Tea on Blu-Ray
Buy Massacre at Central High on Blu-Ray
Buy American Tiger on Blu-Ray
Buy Survival of the Film Freaks on Blu-Ray
Support The Projection Booth on Patreon

Music:
"The Happy Organ" - Dave 'Baby' Cortez
"Wild Weekend" - The Rebels
"Underwater" - The Frogmen
"Classical Gas" - Mason Williams

Bonus: Mike on The Kulturecast's Lord of the Rings episode:
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Special Report: Ego Fest IX

Special Guest: Andrea White
Guest Co-Host: Heather Drain

Heather Drain joins Mike to take listener questions, rail against the Rondos, and give a peek behind the podcast curtain as we celebrate nine years of The Projection Booth.

Learn all about acromegaly, Robert Wuhl's xenophobia, and upcoming screenings of Icepick to the Moon.

Huge thanks to all of our Patreon donors!

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Links:
Buy The Bizarro Encyclopedia of Film Volume 1 by John Skipp & Heather Drain
Come out and see Icepick to the Moon!
Read Cultural Details You Missed in Parasite by ZenKimchi
Read the Ronnie Rocket and One Saliva Bubble screenplays by David Lynch
Hear more of Heather Drain on the Hell's Belles podcast
Listen to our Holy Mountain episode

Music:
"Parasite" - KISS
"Making Time" - The Creation
"PPAP" - Pikotaro

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2018 Year End Wrap Up: EgoFest VII + Top Ten + Music Mix

Answering questions, thanking patrons, giving updates, and talking smack.... it's Ego Fest VII just in time to wrap up 2018.

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Top 10 Episodes of 2018:

1. Episode 356: Falling Down (1993)
   
2. Episode 353: Kiss Me Deadly (1955)
   
3. Episode 364: The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962)
   
4. Episode 351: Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid (1973)
   
5. Episode 354: The Maltese Falcon (1941)
   
6. Episode 363: Demolition Man (1993)
   
7. Episode 352: Marnie (1964)
   
8. Episode 375: Society (1989)
   
9. Episode 366: The Dark Crystal (1982)
   
10. Episode 384: Suspiria (1977)
    

Links:
See our list of 2019 episodes on the Facebook Group
Support The Projection Booth Patreon

Music:
"Dirty Back Road" - Technicolor Odyssey
"Strobe Light" - The B-52s

2018 Music Mix:

2018 Music Mix Track Listing

Name	Artist	Episode
Children of the Revolution	T-Rex	ZPG / Children of Men
Demolition Man	Grace Jones	Demolition Man
Kill the Poor	Dead Kennedys	Society
Dream Police	Cheap Trick	Who Wants to Kill Jessii?
Detroit Rock City	KISS	Detroit Rock City
Antichrist Superstar	Marilyn Manson	Begotten
Fiend Without a Face	Misfits	Fiend Without a Face
Kiss Me Deadly	Generation X	Kiss Me Deadly
Easy Rider, 1970	Chris Sikelianos	The Last Movie
Knocking On Heaven's Door	Bob Dylan	Pat Garrett & Billy The Kid
Freedom Isn't Free	Trey Parker	An American Carol
The Last Of The Independants	Rory Gallagher	Charley Varrick
Fifth Horseman Of The Apocalypse	Ultimate Spinach	The Fifth Horseman is Fear
The Court Of The Crimson King	King Crimson	ZPG / Children of Men
Mother Sky (Reedited From Soundtracks)	Can	Deep End
Magic And Ecstasy	Snakefinger	Exorcist II: The Heretic
Theme Of The Mack	Willie Hutch	The Mack
Public Image	Public Image Limited	The Public Image is Rotten
Mr.Vampire Theme	Jie'er Choir	Mr.Vampire
Love & Craigslist	Ruth	Craigslist All-Stars
The Lunatics (Have Taken Over The Asylum)	Fun Boy Three	Winter Kills
Vigilante	Front Line Assembly	Falling Down
Fly Away	Lenny Kravitz	The Getaway
The Look Of Love	Dusty Springfield	Fat City
The Long Goodbye	John Williams / Dave Grusin Trio	The Long Goodbye
Sleep Walk	Santo & Johnny	12 Monkeys
(The Man Who Shot) Liberty Valance	Gene Pitney	The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
Psycho	Eddie Noack	Psycho
Dial "O" For Bigelow	Fred Lane	Ego Fest VI
Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate The Positive	Johnny Mercer	L.A. Confidential
God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen	Jimmy Smith	Kings & Deperate Men
And Her Tears Flowed Like Wine	Anita O'day	The Big Sleep
Is That All There Is?	Peggy Lee	Wanda
The Dark Crystal Overture	Trevor Jones	The Dark Crystal
Suspiria (Main Theme)	Goblin	Suspiria
Marnie	Bernard Herrmann	Marnie
Yojimbo Suite	Masaru Satoh	Yojimbo
Bloody Christmas	Jerry Goldsmith	L.A. Confidential
Maltese Falcon	Warner/Chappell Productions	The Maltese Falcon
Farewell, My Lovely	Yeong-Wook Jo	Murder, My Sweet
L'amour m'emporte, Walze	Veronika Kincses	The Earings of Madame De…
The Morrow	Michael Nyman	Gattaca
Dita Saxová	Luboš Fišer	Dita Saxova
Parallax Test	Michael Small	The Parallax View
Piece for Tape Recorder	Climax Golden Twins	Session 9
The Big Sleep	The Gathering	The Big Sleep
Muse	Nicolas Jaar	The Color of Pomegranates
The Dispute	Vladimír Hirsch	Marketa Lazarova
Addio Zio Tom	Riz Ortolani	Mandingo
Winterreise - Zwölf Lieder Von Franz Schubert, S561 - No 12 - Im Dorfe	Franz Liszt	The Piano Teacher
End theme from Scarecrow	Fred Myro	Scarecrow
End Credits	Lalo Schifrin	Man on a Swing

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Special Report: EgoFest VI

EgoFest VI? That's a lotta ego.

Yes, it's that time where I brag and boast and occasionally say something that may be of use to listeners of the Projection Booth. On this episode you'll learn more about... Hosting updates, recent guest hosting gigs, how much of an old fart Mike is, Icepick to the Moon, Survival of the Film Freaks, Mike's love of Rotten Tomatoes, upcoming episodes, and more.

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Links:
The Kulturecast podcast
The Kolchak Tapes
Icepick to the Moon: A Documentary about Fred Lane
Survival of the Film Freaks
Read about Mission: Caligula (Penthouse Reveals Plans for New 'Caligula' Cut)
Moviate Film Festival
Chicago Underground Film Festival
TromaDance Detroit
Carnal Cinema Blog
Projection Booth Patreon
Rate and review The Projection Booth on iTunes

Music:
"Danger is My Beer" - Rev. Fred Lane
"Dial 'O' for Bigelow" - Rev. Fred Lane
"Rubber Room" - Rev. Fred Lane

Ego Fest 5: Planet Ego

Special Guests: "Mondo" Justin Bozung, Rob St. Mary, Chris Stachiw
Guest Co-Hosts: Heather Drain

It's been over a year since we've pulled back the curtain and done an "Ego Fest." Rather than discussing a specific film, this episode is all about The Projection Booth itself. It's the real dirt, off the record, on the QT, and very hush-hush.

Heather Drain joins Mike to answer listener questions, thank Patreon Donors, go off-topic, and kvetch.

Errata: Catherine Martin is a character in Silence of the Lambs, Catherine Tramell is a character in Basic Instinct.

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Links:
Read the interview with Mike White on Outward Film Network
Read Those movie nerds behind the video-store counter are back — and they’re doing podcasts by Stephanie Merry
Listen to Heather on The Pop Culture Club
Listen to Heather on The Cotolo Chronicles
Listen to Mike and Heather on the Supporting Characters podcast
Read about Tim Lucas and Lianne Spiderbaby
Read about the death of Alan J. Pakula
Visit the official Anthony Zerbe website
Learn about the future liberals want
Read Kong: Skull Island – why do Hollywood blockbusters have such Trump-like politics? by James Robert Douglas
Listen to the We Hate Movies episode on Hollow Man
Be sure to LIKE Rob St. Mary's The Worst of Film Threat on Facebook
Buy The Cinema of Norman Mailer: Film Is Like Death by Justin Bozung
Hear more of Chris Stachiw at Kulture Shocked
Listen to The Kolchak Tapes
Read reviews of The Projection Booth
Donate to The Projection Booth via Patreon
Review The Projection Booth on Google Play
Review The Projection Booth on iTunes

Music:
"Clubbed to Death" - Piano Cover
"Release the Beast" - Breakwater
"Go" - Tones on Tail
"That's Entertainment" - The Jam
"Impeach the President" - The Honeydrippers
"American Society" - L7
"Happy-Go-Lucky Me" - Paul Evans
"White Punks on Dope" - The Tubes
"War Pigs" - Alice Donut

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Special Report: Ego Fest IV

It's that time of the year again where Mike White and Rob St. Mary open up the mics and update listeners to what's been going on in our personal lives and with the behind-the-scenes of the show.

Learn about the new "rotating co-host" proposal and how to help spread the word about The Projection Booth.

Links:
Read about the Michigan Notable Book Award
Give us your money via Patreon
Keep up with Rob on The Detours podcast
Let the folks at NPR know about the Projection Booth
Learn more about the end of the dark ages of podcasting

Music:
"Mystery Movie Theme" - Henry Mancini
"On the Radio" - Cheap Trick

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Special Report: Ego Fest III

Every once in a while we just turn on the mics and go. We answer listener emails, play some voicemails, and talk about how the Projection Booth sausage is made.

Learn about Rob's new book, The Orbit Magazine Anthology: Re-Entry, and his upcoming live events. Hear about Mike's Q&As at FanExpo Canada, and find out what you can do to help support the show.

Links:
Buy The Orbit Magazine Anthology by Rob St. Mary
Visit The Orbit Magazine Anthology website
Be sure to LIKE the Orbit Book on Facebook
Listen to Rob on Badasses, Boobs, and Bodycounts
Listen to our Reservoir Dogs episode
See the full schedule for FanExpo Canada
Read more about "lost films"
Buy Seeking Perfection: An Unofficial Guide to Tremors by Jonathan Melville
Read all of the comments about our Alien 3 episode at AVP Galaxy

Music:
"Cute Intro" - Katy Thumb
"Ego is Not a Dirty Word" - Skyhooks
"Takin' Over the World" - David E. Russo, Kirk R. Thatcher, Michael McClure and David Friendly
"Loose Cannons" - Dan Aykroyd and Katey Sagal

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Look:
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Mike's schedule at FanExpo Canada:

Special Report: Ego Fest II

Rob and Mike answer your emails and voice mails on this special episode. Find out how The Projection Booth sausage is made and learn what Rob and Mike are up to outside of TPB like Rob's new book, Re-Entry: The Orbit Magazine Anthology, and Mike's Mad Movies with the L.A. Connection.

Thanks to @peybak for his rendition of Robohost!

Links:
Give to Rob's Re-Entry: The Orbit Magazine Anthology campaign
Listen to Rob on The Weedsmen Potcast
Hear Mike on the latest Movie Geeks United
Check out Noel Mellor's Adventures in VHS book
Buy Mike Malloy's Eurocrime! The Italian Cop and Gangster Films That Ruled the 70s
Buy Skizz Cyzyk & Joe Tropea's Hit & Stay
Find out more about Mad Movies with the L.A. Connection

Music:
"The Most Beautiful Girl" - Lords of Acid
"Hang on to Your Ego" - The Beach Boys
"Hang on to Your Ego" - Frank Black

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"Re-Entry: The Orbit Magazine Anthology" Campaign Video from Rob St. Mary on Vimeo.

Special Episode: Ego Fest I

In this special episode of The Projection Booth, we talk about the Aspen Film Festival, the Kansas City Film Festival, upcoming episodes, bronies, and conspiracy theories.

Links:
Visit the Aspen Film Festival website
Visit the Kansas City Film Festival website
Watch Branko: Return to Auschwitz
Check out The Projection Booth on Facebook

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