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The Brandon Peters Show

Brandon Peters

A variety show from the mind of Brandon Peters covering Film, Television, Music, Interviews and more.

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Monday · 42 min
The Horrors of Val Lewton: The Body Snatcher (1945) with Steven Warren Hill
Steven and I continue our retrospective on Val Lewton with The Body Snatcher! This movie featured the final team up of Boris Karloff and Bela Lugosi. Karloff would go on to do 2 more movies with Val Lewton. When next this retrospective picks up, we’ll be talking about Isle of the Dead from 1945. -Brandon The Brandon Peters Show will return next Monday with Batman! TECHNICAL INFORMATION Vocals Brandon – Shure SM58-LC Steven – Unknown Mic (recorded with ZOOM) Post Production NCH Wavepad Masters Edition v8.38 NCH MixPad Masters v5.22 The Levelator 2 RUNTIME: 43 minutes
August 26 · 1 hr 2 min
A Conversation With Gaylen Ross
Emmy Award Winning Documentary Filmmaker and star of Dawn of the Dead (1978) Gaylen Ross was generous enough to sit and converse with me about her brief acting career and her turn as one of the most prolific documentary filmmakers. The majority of this conversation was recorded on July 19, 2026 at the Days of the Dead horror convention in Indianapolis, IN. A follow-up conversation was recorded over Zoom on August 3, 2026. Special thank you to Audery Lane for coordinating the interview and to Brittany Reyes for providing photography during it. The Brandon Peters Show is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeartRadio, Stitcher and anywhere podcasts are found. Follow the Facebook page or @brandon4kuhd on Twitter and Instagram. The Brandon Peters Show will return! TECHNICAL INFORMATION Vocals Brandon (at Days of the Dead) – Shure SM58-LC Gaylen (at Days of the Dead) – Shure SM58-LC Brandon (remote) – Shure SM58-LC Gaylen (remote) – Laptop Mic (recorded with ZOOM) Post Production NCH Wavepad Masters Edition v8.38 NCH MixPad Masters v5.22 The Levelator 2 RUNTIME: 63 minutes
August 24 · 1 hr 28 min
The Summer Of 1986 At 40: Captain EO and The Best Of The Summer Of 1986
The Summer of 86 at 40 is a weekly retrospective journey through United States pop culture surrounding the films released in May, June, July and August of 1986. Brandon Peters, Scott Mendelson and Aaron Neuwirth take a weekend by weekend look at the films released as well as the news stories, commercials, television and music that rounded out the general public’s lives as they lined the pockets of the box office to see these movies. CONCLUSION: In this last installment, we discuss the Disney theme park experience CAPTAIN EO which debuted in September 1986 as well as reflect on the summer just experienced giving our thoughts, 10 best, 5 worst and 3 discoveries in this wondrous summer at the movies! We’ll also be discussing the box office report, notable news stories, a 1986 commercial, the top 10 Nielsen rated tv programs for the week and the top 10 of Casey Kasem’s American top 40 from the week these films were released. Brandon Peters and the show are on Facebook and social media @brandon4kuhd. Subscribe to the YouTube channel for visual versions as well as 4k, Blu-ray, DVD reviews & additional material. Scott Mendelson is on social media @scottmendelson. Find his work on The Outside Scoop, The Box Office Podcast and Puck News Aaron Neuwirth is on social media @aaronsps4. Find his written work on weliveentertainment.com and podcasting at 2 Black Guys Talk Godzilla (@2blakckguystalkgodzilla) and on Out Now with Aaron & Abe (@outnowpod) Pres Maxson can be followed on social media @presmaxson and his novels are available on Amazon. More information and content available at thebrandonpetersshow.com. Please contact naptownnerd@gmail.com for any inquiries or opportunities
August 21 · 43 min
The Summer of 86 at 40: “Walk Like An Egyptian” by The Bangles with Pres Maxson
The Summer of 86 at 40 Music Video Companion series will post every Friday, featuring a discussion of an artist, song & music video from a song featured in the top 10 of the Casey Kasem American Top 40. For the final music video of 1986, we are jumping ahead to September of 1986 so we can talk about The Bangles and their seismic hit “Walk Like An Egyptian”. As is tradition, series composer Pres Maxson is the guest and he’ll also announce the subject of our Holiday episode this year! Thank you for listening to The Summer of 86 at 40 series! Brandon, Scott & Aaron return Monday with an all new installment! The Brandon Peters Show is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeartRadio, Stitcher and anywhere podcasts are found. Follow the Facebook page or @brandon4kuhd on Twitter and Instagram. You can follow Pres Maxson on Instagram @presmaxson or subscribe to his Substack – https://presmaxson.substack.com/ More information and content available at thebrandonpetersshow.com. “The Summer of 86 at 40” and “News” themes featured in the episode are written and performed by Pres Maxson (@presmaxson). The Summer of 86 at 40 returns Monday! TECHNICAL INFORMATION Vocals Brandon – Shure SM58-LC Pres – Laptop Mic (recorded with ZOOM) Post Production NCH Wavepad Masters Edition v8.38 NCH MixPad Masters v5.22 The Levelator 2 RUNTIME: 43 minutes
August 17 · 2 hr 26 min
The Summer of 86 at 40: August 22-24, 1986
The Summer of 86 at 40 is a weekly retrospective journey through United States pop culture surrounding the films released in May, June, July and August of 1986. Brandon Peters, Scott Mendelson and Aaron Neuwirth take a weekend by weekend look at the films released as well as the news stories, commercials, television and music that rounded out the general public’s lives as they lined the pockets of the box office to see these movies. August 22-24, 1986: THIS IS IT! A 5 movie banger to send us off! And it’s a good one, too. Leatherface, Farrah Fawcett, Stephen King, “It’s Miller Time” and Michael Keaton all stop on by to see us on our way. Don’t forget to check back next week for our epilogue that includes a surprise movie! We’ll also be discussing the box office report, notable news stories, a 1986 commercial, the top 10 Nielsen rated tv programs for the week and the top 10 of Casey Kasem’s American top 40 from the week these films were released. Brandon Peters and the show are on Facebook and social media @brandon4kuhd. Subscribe to the YouTube channel for visual versions as well as 4k, Blu-ray, DVD reviews & additional material. Scott Mendelson is on social media @scottmendelson. Find his work on The Outside Scoop, The Box Office Podcast and Puck News Aaron Neuwirth is on social media @aaronsps4. Find his written work on weliveentertainment.com and podcasting at 2 Black Guys Talk Godzilla (@2blakckguystalkgodzilla) and on Out Now with Aaron & Abe (@outnowpod) Pres Maxson can be followed on social media @presmaxson and his novels are available on Amazon. More information and content available at thebrandonpetersshow.com. Please contact naptownnerd@gmail.com for any inquiries or opportunities
August 14 · 24 min
The Summer of 86 at 40: “Rumors” by Timex Social Club with Christ Johnson
The Summer of 86 at 40 Music Video Companion series will post every Friday, featuring a discussion of an artist, song & music video from a song featured in the top 10 of the Casey Kasem American Top 40. Chris Johnson takes on another one hit wonder. Timex Social Club blasted onto the scene with “Rumors” and then was quickly disbanded a year after it hit big. This video is quite fascinating and there’s a lot to say about it. Thank you for listening to The Summer of 86 at 40 series! Brandon, Scott & Aaron return Monday with an all new installment! The Brandon Peters Show is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeartRadio, Stitcher and anywhere podcasts are found. Follow the Facebook page or @brandon4kuhd on Twitter and Instagram. You can follow Chris Johnson on social media @newcents88 and @thenormies More information and content available at thebrandonpetersshow.com. “The Summer of 86 at 40” and “News” themes featured in the episode are written and performed by Pres Maxson (@presmaxson). The Summer of 86 at 40 returns Monday! TECHNICAL INFORMATION Vocals Brandon – Shure SM58-LC Chris – Unknown Mic (recorded with ZOOM) Post Production NCH Wavepad Masters Edition v8.38 NCH MixPad Masters v5.22 The Levelator 2 RUNTIME: 25 minutes
August 10 · 2 hr 1 min
The Summer of 86 at 40: August 15-17, 1986
The Summer of 86 at 40 is a weekly retrospective journey through United States pop culture surrounding the films released in May, June, July and August of 1986. Brandon Peters, Scott Mendelson and Aaron Neuwirth take a weekend by weekend look at the films released as well as the news stories, commercials, television and music that rounded out the general public’s lives as they lined the pockets of the box office to see these movies. August 15-17, 1986: The first of two back to back 5 movie bangers to cap off Summer 1986 starts with this week that features floundering comedies, an autism is magic family movie and 2 of the very best films of the whole decade (and no that’s not The Whoopee Boys or Armed & Dangerous). We’ll also be discussing the box office report, notable news stories, a 1986 commercial, the top 10 Nielsen rated tv programs for the week and the top 10 of Casey Kasem’s American top 40 from the week these films were released. Brandon Peters and the show are on Facebook and social media @brandon4kuhd. Subscribe to the YouTube channel for visual versions as well as 4k, Blu-ray, DVD reviews & additional material. Scott Mendelson is on social media @scottmendelson. Find his work on The Outside Scoop, The Box Office Podcast and Puck News Aaron Neuwirth is on social media @aaronsps4. Find his written work on weliveentertainment.com and podcasting at 2 Black Guys Talk Godzilla (@2blakckguystalkgodzilla) and on Out Now with Aaron & Abe (@outnowpod) Pres Maxson can be followed on social media @presmaxson and his novels are available on Amazon. More information and content available at thebrandonpetersshow.com. Please contact naptownnerd@gmail.com for any inquiries or opportunities
August 7 · 29 min
The Summer of 86 at 40: “Nothin’ At All” by Heart with Jacob Givens
The Summer of 86 at 40 Music Video Companion series will post every Friday, featuring a discussion of an artist, song & music video from a song featured in the top 10 of the Casey Kasem American Top 40. Jacob Givens wraps up his residence here on The Summer of 86 at 40 with a weird music video by Heart for “Nothin’ At All” Thank you for listening to The Summer of 86 at 40 series! Brandon, Scott & Aaron return Monday with an all new installment! The Brandon Peters Show is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeartRadio, Stitcher and anywhere podcasts are found. Follow the Facebook page or @brandon4kuhd on Twitter and Instagram. You can follow Jacob Givens on social media @jacobgivens @thejacobgivens More information and content available at thebrandonpetersshow.com. “The Summer of 86 at 40” and “News” themes featured in the episode are written and performed by Pres Maxson (@presmaxson). The Summer of 86 at 40 returns Monday! TECHNICAL INFORMATION Vocals Brandon – Shure SM58-LC Jacob – Unknown Mic (recorded with ZOOM) Post Production NCH Wavepad Masters Edition v8.38 NCH MixPad Masters v5.22 The Levelator 2 RUNTIME: 30 minutes
August 3 · 1 hr 42 min
The Summer of 86 at 40: August 8-10, 1986
The Summer of 86 at 40 is a weekly retrospective journey through United States pop culture surrounding the films released in May, June, July and August of 1986. Brandon Peters, Scott Mendelson and Aaron Neuwirth take a weekend by weekend look at the films released as well as the news stories, commercials, television and music that rounded out the general public’s lives as they lined the pockets of the box office to see these movies. August 8-10, 1986: Is Transformers: The Movie some childhood nostalgia or genuinely landmark film? Can the Better Off Dead crew deliver magic again? How’s Spike Lee’s first film fare after 40 years? Can Ted Danson & Howie Mandel become the next Laurel & Hardy? We answer these tough questions and more! We’ll also be discussing the box office report, notable news stories, a 1986 commercial, the top 10 Nielsen rated tv programs for the week and the top 10 of Casey Kasem’s American top 40 from the week these films were released. Brandon Peters and the show are on Facebook and social media @brandon4kuhd. Subscribe to the YouTube channel for visual versions as well as 4k, Blu-ray, DVD reviews & additional material. Scott Mendelson is on social media @scottmendelson. Find his work on The Outside Scoop, The Box Office Podcast and Puck News Aaron Neuwirth is on social media @aaronsps4. Find his written work on weliveentertainment.com and podcasting at 2 Black Guys Talk Godzilla (@2blakckguystalkgodzilla) and on Out Now with Aaron & Abe (@outnowpod) Pres Maxson can be followed on social media @presmaxson and his novels are available on Amazon. More information and content available at thebrandonpetersshow.com. Please contact naptownnerd@gmail.com for any inquiries or opportunities
July 31 · 34 min
The Summer of 86 at 40: “Nasty” by Janet Jackson with Troy Brownfield
The Summer of 86 at 40 Music Video Companion series will post every Friday, featuring a discussion of an artist, song & music video from a song featured in the top 10 of the Casey Kasem American Top 40. In Summer of 93 at 40, we looked at a more fully formed Janet Jackson. Now we got back to her more breakout roots in her pop career. Troy Brownfield joins me for the Paul Abdul award winning choreographed “Nasty”. Thank you for listening to The Summer of 86 at 40 series! Brandon, Scott & Aaron return Monday with an all new installment! The Brandon Peters Show is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeartRadio, Stitcher and anywhere podcasts are found. Follow the Facebook page or @brandon4kuhd on Twitter and Instagram. You can follow Troy Brownfield on social media @troybrownfield More information and content available at thebrandonpetersshow.com. “The Summer of 86 at 40” and “News” themes featured in the episode are written and performed by Pres Maxson (@presmaxson). The Summer of 86 at 40 returns Monday! TECHNICAL INFORMATION Vocals Brandon – Shure SM58-LC Steven – Unknown Mic (recorded with ZOOM) Post Production NCH Wavepad Masters Edition v8.38 NCH MixPad Masters v5.22 The Levelator 2 RUNTIME: 34 minutes
July 30 · 1 hr 51 min
60s Batman at 60: Batman: The Movie (1966) Commentary with Scott Mendelson & Aaron Neuwirth
On July 30, 1966, 20th Century Fox released Batman: The Movie, based on the phenom television series from the previous season. As promised, Scott Mendelson and Aaron Neuwirth are joining me for an audio commentary in celebration of it turning 60. You don’t have to sync up or watch along to enjoy, it’ll play just as good as a natural podcast. Follow Aaron on social media @aaronsps4. Follow Scott on social media @scottmendelson -Brandon The Brandon Peters Show will return with another Summer of 86 at 40 Music Video Companion Series episode tomorrow! TECHNICAL INFORMATION Vocals Brandon – Shure SM58-LC (Recorded with Zoom) Aaron – Blue Yeti (Recorded with Zoom) Scott – Unknown Microphone (Recorded with Zoom) Post Production NCH Wavepad Masters Edition v8.38 NCH MixPad Masters v5.22 The Levelator 2 RUNTIME: 112 minutes
July 29 · 1 hr 7 min
The Horrors Of Val Lewton: The Curse Of The Cat People (1944) with Steven Warren Hill
This entry brings us our first sequel, The Curse of the Cat People. While indeed a sequel, it carries nothing aside from Magnificent Amberson sets and characters that link it thematically to the first one. We have a great conversation about it and definitely check out how high of esteem Steven holds it in! When next this retrospective picks up, we’ll be talking about The Body Snatcher from 1945. -Brandon The Brandon Peters Show will return tomorrow with the Commentary for Batman: The Movie (1966). TECHNICAL INFORMATION Vocals Brandon – Shure SM58-LC Steven – Unknown Mic (recorded with ZOOM) Post Production NCH Wavepad Masters Edition v8.38 NCH MixPad Masters v5.22 The Levelator 2 RUNTIME: 67 minutes
July 27 · 1 hr 55 min
The Summer of 86 at 40: August 1-3, 1986
The Summer of 86 at 40 is a weekly retrospective journey through United States pop culture surrounding the films released in May, June, July and August of 1986. Brandon Peters, Scott Mendelson and Aaron Neuwirth take a weekend by weekend look at the films released as well as the news stories, commercials, television and music that rounded out the general public’s lives as they lined the pockets of the box office to see these movies. August 1-3, 1986: This week, Jason Voorhees returns for this 3rd set of kills in a Summer Of series! George Lucas drops a notorious bomb, Tom Hanks & Jackie Gleason team up to see if they can disappoint harder than Streep & Nicholson, an 80s Disney classic takes Flight…also – Choke Canyon. Its our first 5 movie banger of the summer! We’ll also be discussing the box office report, notable news stories, a 1986 commercial, the top 10 Nielsen rated tv programs for the week and the top 10 of Casey Kasem’s American top 40 from the week these films were released. Brandon Peters and the show are on Facebook and social media @brandon4kuhd. Subscribe to the YouTube channel for visual versions as well as 4k, Blu-ray, DVD reviews & additional material. Scott Mendelson is on social media @scottmendelson. Find his work on The Outside Scoop, The Box Office Podcast and Puck News Aaron Neuwirth is on social media @aaronsps4. Find his written work on weliveentertainment.com and podcasting at 2 Black Guys Talk Godzilla (@2blakckguystalkgodzilla) and on Out Now with Aaron & Abe (@outnowpod) Pres Maxson can be followed on social media @presmaxson and his novels are available on Amazon. More information and content available at thebrandonpetersshow.com. Please contact naptownnerd@gmail.com for any inquiries or opportunities
July 24 · 28 min
The Summer of 86 at 40: “Bad Boy” by Miami Sound Machine with Taylor Deatheridge
The Summer of 86 at 40 Music Video Companion series will post every Friday, featuring a discussion of an artist, song & music video from a song featured in the top 10 of the Casey Kasem American Top 40. Miami Sound Machine’s “Bad Boy” has 2 music videos, but Taylor Deatheridge and I hyper focus on the one that leads to a grand discussion about the musical Cats! Thank you for listening to The Summer of 86 at 40 series! Brandon, Scott & Aaron return Monday with an all new installment! The Brandon Peters Show is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeartRadio, Stitcher and anywhere podcasts are found. Follow the Facebook page or @brandon4kuhd on Twitter and Instagram. You can follow Taylor Deatheridge @theyseekherthere @loganarchchicago @chicagotardis More information and content available at thebrandonpetersshow.com. “The Summer of 86 at 40” and “News” themes featured in the episode are written and performed by Pres Maxson (@presmaxson). The Summer of 86 at 40 returns Monday! TECHNICAL INFORMATION Vocals Brandon – Shure SM58-LC Taylor – Unknown Mic (recorded with ZOOM) Post Production NCH Wavepad Masters Edition v8.38 NCH MixPad Masters v5.22 The Levelator 2 RUNTIME: 28 minutes
July 20 · 1 hr 57 min
The Summer of 86 at 40: July 25-27, 1986
The Summer of 86 at 40 is a weekly retrospective journey through United States pop culture surrounding the films released in May, June, July and August of 1986. Brandon Peters, Scott Mendelson and Aaron Neuwirth take a weekend by weekend look at the films released as well as the news stories, commercials, television and music that rounded out the general public’s lives as they lined the pockets of the box office to see these movies. July 25-27, 1986: Now THIS is quite the week! We’ve got Jack Nicholson & Meryl Streep’s first team up! Gene Wilder & Gilda Radner teaming up again! Stephen King directing his first movie! And Anthony Michael Hall trying his hand at being an action star! Its a loaded episodes and the results may surprise you! We’ll also be discussing the box office report, notable news stories, a 1986 commercial, the top 10 Nielsen rated tv programs for the week and the top 10 of Casey Kasem’s American top 40 from the week these films were released. Brandon Peters and the show are on Facebook and social media @brandon4kuhd. Subscribe to the YouTube channel for visual versions as well as 4k, Blu-ray, DVD reviews & additional material. Scott Mendelson is on social media @scottmendelson. Find his work on The Outside Scoop, The Box Office Podcast and Puck News Aaron Neuwirth is on social media @aaronsps4. Find his written work on weliveentertainment.com and podcasting at 2 Black Guys Talk Godzilla (@2blakckguystalkgodzilla) and on Out Now with Aaron & Abe (@outnowpod) Pres Maxson can be followed on social media @presmaxson and his novels are available on Amazon. More information and content available at thebrandonpetersshow.com. Please contact naptownnerd@gmail.com for any inquiries or opportunities.
July 17 · 26 min
The Summer of 86 at 40: “Take My Breath Away” by Berlin with Jennifer Wreyford
The Summer of 86 at 40 Music Video Companion series will post every Friday, featuring a discussion of an artist, song & music video from a song featured in the top 10 of the Casey Kasem American Top 40. A mesmerizing and haunted love ballad from Top Gun, “Take My Breath Away” resulted in the greatest hit of Berlin’s career and also broke them up a year later. Jennifer Wreyford wraps up her Summer of 86 journey as she joins me on this one. Thank you for listening to The Summer of 86 at 40 series! Brandon, Scott & Aaron return Monday with an all new installment! The Brandon Peters Show is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeartRadio, Stitcher and anywhere podcasts are found. Follow the Facebook page or @brandon4kuhd on Twitter and Instagram. You can follow Jennifer Wreyford on social media @jwreyeveryday @corporatecoherenceproject More information and content available at thebrandonpetersshow.com. “The Summer of 86 at 40” and “News” themes featured in the episode are written and performed by Pres Maxson (@presmaxson). The Summer of 86 at 40 returns Monday! TECHNICAL INFORMATION Vocals Brandon – Shure SM58-LC Jennifer – Unknown Mic (recorded with ZOOM) Post Production NCH Wavepad Masters Edition v8.38 NCH MixPad Masters v5.22 The Levelator 2 RUNTIME: 26 minutes
July 13 · 1 hr 55 min
The Summer of 86 at 40: July 18-20, 1986
The Summer of 86 at 40 is a weekly retrospective journey through United States pop culture surrounding the films released in May, June, July and August of 1986. Brandon Peters, Scott Mendelson and Aaron Neuwirth take a weekend by weekend look at the films released as well as the news stories, commercials, television and music that rounded out the general public’s lives as they lined the pockets of the box office to see these movies. July 18-20, 1986: A rather rough week has us all perplexed at one of the worst movies we’ve ever had to sit through in this series that should be a more historically noted high profile failure than it is. But, its all worth it as the main feature this week is James Cameron’s ALIENS! We’ll also be discussing the box office report, notable news stories, a 1986 commercial, the top 10 Nielsen rated tv programs for the week and the top 10 of Casey Kasem’s American top 40 from the week these films were released. Brandon Peters and the show are on Facebook and social media @brandon4kuhd. Subscribe to the YouTube channel for visual versions as well as 4k, Blu-ray, DVD reviews & additional material. Scott Mendelson is on social media @scottmendelson. Find his work on The Outside Scoop, The Box Office Podcast and Puck News Aaron Neuwirth is on social media @aaronsps4. Find his written work on weliveentertainment.com and podcasting at 2 Black Guys Talk Godzilla (@2blakckguystalkgodzilla) and on Out Now with Aaron & Abe (@outnowpod) Pres Maxson can be followed on social media @presmaxson and his novels are available on Amazon. More information and content available at thebrandonpetersshow.com. Please contact naptownnerd@gmail.com for any inquiries or opportunities.
July 10 · 25 min
The Summer of 86 at 40: “Invisible Touch” by Genesis with Matt Pelsor
The Summer of 86 at 40 Music Video Companion series will post every Friday, featuring a discussion of an artist, song & music video from a song featured in the top 10 of the Casey Kasem American Top 40. Now we have talked Phil Collins, but at the exact time he’s banging out hits with Genesis. Matt Pelsor is back again to give his thoughts on Collins and dig deeper into his time with Genesis. We also talk this music video that felt like screwing around between shooting another music video. Thank you for listening to The Summer of 86 at 40 series! Brandon, Scott & Aaron return Monday with an all new installment! The Brandon Peters Show is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeartRadio, Stitcher and anywhere podcasts are found. Follow the Facebook page or @brandon4kuhd on Twitter and Instagram. You can follow Matt Pelsor on social media @mattpelsorradio More information and content available at thebrandonpetersshow.com. “The Summer of 86 at 40” and “News” themes featured in the episode are written and performed by Pres Maxson (@presmaxson). The Summer of 86 at 40 returns Monday! TECHNICAL INFORMATION Vocals Brandon – Shure SM58-LC Matt – Unknown Mic (recorded with ZOOM) Post Production NCH Wavepad Masters Edition v8.38 NCH MixPad Masters v5.22 The Levelator 2 RUNTIME: 26 minutes
July 6 · 1 hr 53 min
The Summer of 86 at 40: July 11-13, 1986
The Summer of 86 at 40 is a weekly retrospective journey through United States pop culture surrounding the films released in May, June, July and August of 1986. Brandon Peters, Scott Mendelson and Aaron Neuwirth take a weekend by weekend look at the films released as well as the news stories, commercials, television and music that rounded out the general public’s lives as they lined the pockets of the box office to see these movies. July 11-13, 1986: Here comes a week that has movies where the cast and crew sound well enough, but the movies…don’t pan out. We’ve got Prince, werewolves, Teri Garr, Robin Williams, loads of SCTV people and well…we disagree on the ones we like best this week so that’s entertaining! We’ll also be discussing the box office report, notable news stories, a 1986 commercial, the top 10 Nielsen rated tv programs for the week and the top 10 of Casey Kasem’s American top 40 from the week these films were released. Brandon Peters and the show are on Facebook and social media @brandon4kuhd. Subscribe to the YouTube channel for visual versions as well as 4k, Blu-ray, DVD reviews & additional material. Scott Mendelson is on social media @scottmendelson. Find his work on The Outside Scoop, The Box Office Podcast and Puck News Aaron Neuwirth is on social media @aaronsps4. Find his written work on weliveentertainment.com and podcasting at 2 Black Guys Talk Godzilla (@2blakckguystalkgodzilla) and on Out Now with Aaron & Abe (@outnowpod) Pres Maxson can be followed on social media @presmaxson and his novels are available on Amazon. More information and content available at thebrandonpetersshow.com. Please contact naptownnerd@gmail.com for any inquiries or opportunities.
July 3 · 24 min
The Summer of 86 at 40: “Sledgehammer” by Peter Gabriel with Jessica Alsman
The Summer of 86 at 40 Music Video Companion series will post every Friday, featuring a discussion of an artist, song & music video from a song featured in the top 10 of the Casey Kasem American Top 40. SURPRISE! Jessica Alsman is back and part of The Summer of 86 at 40! Like Aaron, this is her birth year. And she landed the biggest music video of the decade – Peter Gabriel’s “Sledgehammer” with stop motion & claymation done by Aardman Studios. For this episode, you better call the SLEDGE-HAMMER! Thank you for listening to The Summer of 86 at 40 series! Brandon, Scott & Aaron return Monday with an all new installment! The Brandon Peters Show is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeartRadio, Stitcher and anywhere podcasts are found. Follow the Facebook page or @brandon4kuhd on Twitter and Instagram. You can follow Jessica Alsman on Instagram @jessicaalsman. The Bob & Tom Show airs on Q95 Monday – Friday in the mornings. More information and content available at thebrandonpetersshow.com. “The Summer of 86 at 40” and “News” themes featured in the episode are written and performed by Pres Maxson (@presmaxson). The Summer of 86 at 40 returns Monday! TECHNICAL INFORMATION Vocals Brandon – Shure SM58-LC Jessica – Unknown Mic (recorded with ZOOM) Post Production NCH Wavepad Masters Edition v8.38 NCH MixPad Masters v5.22 The Levelator 2 RUNTIME: 25 minutes

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