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John Rain

The award nominated film podcast that does a bit of everything.


One of Esquire's 38 Best Comedy Podcasts Around.


Hosted by John Rain. 

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  • 26 episodes
  • weekly
  • Avg 1 hr 34 min
  • English

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  • S8 · E41
    September 20 · 1 hr 48 min

    DIE HARD 4 with Paul Gannon

    This week we’ll be going in through the back door in order to keep you in the dark and set off your waterworks. Yes, it’s DIE HARD 4.0, or LIVE FREE OR DIE HARD, depending on your area. Joining me to be THAT GUY is Paul Gannon. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  • S8 · E40
    September 13 · 1 hr 31 min

    GREASE with Simon Love

    This week we’ll be slicking back our hair, sewing ourselves into our trousers, and jumping behind the wheel of a massive car to head back to the happy days of 1958. A time when men and women could enter a school in their mid 30s and not worry about being confronted on Tik Tok by a nonce hunter. Yes, it’s Grease. Joining me to make the chicks cream is Simon Love. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  • S8 · E39
    September 6 · 1 hr 11 min

    COMMANDO with Ashley Blaker and Steve Hall

    This week we’ll be loading up on guns and bringing friends, in order to let off some steam and take part in the most extreme version of bring your daughter to work day. Yes, it’s Commando And joining me to eat Green Berets for breakfast is Ashley Blaker and Steve Hall Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  • S8 · E38
    August 30 · 1 hr 35 min

    POINT BREAK with Kate McCabe

    This week we’ll hanging ten and catching tubes in order to put away a man so evil and malevolent that he will put lives at risk merely for the promise of an endless summer, no, not Mike Love, I mean Bodhi, leader of the Ex-Presidents. Yes, it’s Point Break Joining me to eat the ass end out of a dead rhino is Kate McCabe. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  • S8 · E37
    August 23 · 1 hr 19 min

    ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK with Jim Maxwell

    This week we’ll be heading behind enemy lines to a future so dark and dystopian that a rich and powerful man doesn’t want to go on a pod. Yes, it’s Escape from New York. And joining me to Duke it out with a one-eyed Snake is Jim Maxwell. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  • S8 · E36
    August 16 · 1 hr 41 min

    THE DAY THE EARTH CAUGHT FIRE with Toby Hadoke

    This week we’ll be joining the world on the brink of total flaming disaster and telling everyone it was hotter in 1976. Yes, it’s The Day the Earth Caught Fire Joining me to get the warm willies on a ghost train is Toby Hadoke. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  • S8 · E35
    August 9 · 1 hr 21 min

    LIMITLESS with Dr. Dean Burnett

    This week we’ll be popping pills and collecting skills as we find out just what someone would do in order to have a haircut. Yes, it’s Limitless And joining me to use 24% of his brain is Dr. Dean Burnett. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  • S8 · E34
    August 4 · 2 hr 4 min

    SMERSH HITS: SPIDER-MAN

    This week we’ll be going back to 2002 and dialling up the web to go on the hunt for the best swinger, and find out just who has been leaving sticky white stuff everywhere. Yes, It’s Spider-Man Joining me to mess with one and all of New York, is Tom Burgess. (From April 2025) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  • S8 · E33
    August 2 · 1 hr 5 min

    STAR TREK: INSURRECTION with Paul Litchfield

    This week we’ll get Ba-Ku to where we once belonged in order to find out just who has been giving Geordi 20/20 vision, Worf long pubes, Picard a baby face, and Riker the absolute bloody raging horn. Yes, it’s Star Trek: Insurrection Joining me to pull faces is Paul Litchfield Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  • S8 · E32
    July 26 · 2 hr

    FAST FIVE with David Hoare

    Welcome to another FAST SPECIAL. This week we’ll be heading down to the sunny beaches of Rio to spend time with the family and maybe get a bit of Rock. Yes, it’s Fast Five. Joining me to do some very safe driving is David Hoare. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  • S8 · E31
    July 22 · 48 min

    SMERSH ON SCREEN: THE ODYSSEY

    As part of a recent Snake Boys get-together, Tom Neenan and I had some time to sit down and chat about our thoughts on the new Christopher Nolan movie. We do drop a few spoilers along the way, to do ensure you've seen, or are at least familiar with the very old story. Check out The Snake Boys Show here: https://www.youtube.com/@snakeboysshow Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  • S8 · E30
    July 19 · 1 hr 27 min

    CARRY ON LOVING with Paul Litchfield and Dan Thomas

    This week we’ll be getting all Grubby as we put our long one in a hole in the wall and see what kind of Bliss we get when it comes out afterwards. Yes, it’s Carry On Loving And joining me to get a Gripper before we Plummet to new depths of depravity is Dan Thomas and Paul Litchfield. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  • S8 · E29
    July 12 · 1 hr 15 min

    ROCKY V with Paul Whitelaw

    This time we’ll be looking behind our ear for the will to live, packing up our stinky old jacket and hat, and heading back to the old neighbourhood to be thoroughly miserable for 90 minutes. Yes, it’s Rocky V And joining me to GO FOR IT is Paul Whitelaw Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  • S8 · E28
    July 5 · 1 hr 43 min

    RESIDENT EVIL with Tom Neenan

    This week we’ll be going back to the heady days of 2002. A more innocent time when you want a go on nemesis, nip out for a bite without getting cancelled, and Umbrella going viral was seen as a bad thing. Yes, it’s Resident Evil. And joining me to ask ‘Who let the dogs out?’, is Tom Neenan Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  • S8 · E27
    June 29 · 1 hr 58 min

    SMERSH HITS: SUPERGIRL (1984) with Johnny Candon

    This week we’ll be heading to Argo City to have a drink or two with Peter o Toole, and to find out if Superman’s cousin can save the day while he’s out. Yes, it’s Supergirl Joining me to be bathed in soft focus and lighting, is Johnny Candon. *Recorded December 2022 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  • S8 · E26
    June 28 · 1 hr 25 min

    X: THE UNKNOWN with Toby Hadoke

    This week we’ll be looking at an X that only lives to suck energy, spew hate and pump out bad waves, no not the popular edge lord website, it’s merely an old science fiction film! Yes, it’s X: The Unknown And joining me to do what Noel Edmonds could never do, kill the Blob, is Toby Hadoke. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  • S8 · E25
    June 21 · 1 hr 35 min

    TREMORS with David Hoare and Tom Crowley

    This week we’ll be looking for Perfection as we sit down and watch a film that really grabbed our attention, and made the ground move beneath our feet. Yes, it’s Tremors. Joining me to get our big worms out for the lads, is Tom Crowley and David Hoare. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  • S8 · E24
    June 15 · 46 min

    SMERSH ON SCREEN: DISCLOSURE DAY with DAN THOMAS

    Dan Thomas and I are fans of Big Stevie Spielberg. We went to see this film. We weren't keen. We vent here. WE SPOIL IT. SO IF YOU HAVEN'T SEEN SWITCH OFF!! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  • S8 · E23
    June 14 · 2 hr 7 min

    BATMAN with Dan Thomas

    This week we’ll be stepping into the dark shadows of Gotham City in order to find out just what puts such a smile on the face of the citizens. Is it all that free money? Or something more sinister... Yes, it’s BATMAN And joining me to be of a mind to make some mooky, is Dan Thomas. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  • S8 · E22
    June 7 · 1 hr 44 min

    INNERSPACE with Dr. Dean Burnett and Dan Thomas

    This week we’ll be defying convention and going out of our way to look for the beauty hidden inside a person, while also proving they have guts, seeing the world through their eyes, and admiring their balls. Yes, it’s Innerspace. Joining me to spend an hour in Meg Ryan is Dr. Dean Burnett and Dan Thomas. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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