The Long Seventies Podcast

We introduce the Decade of Dope series and talk about the history of drugs from Mesopotamia to Richard Nixon.

We talk about the quintessential Boston crime novel, The Friends of Eddie Coyle (1970) and compare it to the film adaptation, starring Robert Mitchum. Hard boiled dialogue and hard nosed criminals trying to avoid doing hard time.

We talk about post-period horror movies that are throwbacks to the Long Seventies genre and discuss how the concept of Hauntology might explain why TLS is such a rich source of cultural artifacts for filmmakers to unearth and recycle.

We intro our new plans for 2021 including new release schedule and some soon to be covered episode topics.

We talk about 1982's Mt. Everest of B-Movies, Raw Force aka Kung Fu Cannibals. Nudity - Adventure - Martial Arts - Zombies - Monks - Action - Explosions & Cameron Mitchell!

We talk about Gus Hall, the Communist Party USA candidate for President from '72 - '84. Old Left vs. New Left. From industrial strikes to the FBI sterilizing imported stallions… this one get weird.

We talk about the drama and historical importance of possibly the most exciting Super Bowl of all time between the New York Jets & Baltimore Colts.

KBG defector? CIA plant? Bircher stooge? Whistleblower who tried to warn us of Russian subversive activities? In light of KGB defector Yuri Bezmenov's recent pop culture emergence we look into this mysterious figure who has played such a big part in the shadowy side of many peoples' conception of The Cold War.

We talk about the 1974 book "The Jupiter Effect: The Planets As Triggers of Devastating Earthquakes" by John Gribbin & Stephen Plagemann and try to put it in context with the plethora of other End Times predictions said to take place during the Long Seventies.

Why did so many powerhouse mega-bands of the 60s and Long Seventies fail to survive the long decade? We investigate this question and discuss a number of theories and examples.