<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0" xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd" xmlns:psc="http://podlove.org/simple-chapters" xmlns:podcast="https://podcastindex.org/namespace/1.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Crowd Pleasers]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><b><strong>THE podcast about B Movies.</strong></b></p><p>Forget the Oscars. Forget the blockbusters. We're here for the street food of cinema: <b><strong>B MOVIES.</strong></b></p><p>Join bestselling* novelists <b><strong>Johnny Shaw and Jay Stringer</strong></b> as they dive into the funny, inventive, and occasionally unhinged world of low-budget filmmaking.</p><p>Each episode, Johnny and Jay pick one film (or several, depending on how badly they lose control of the conversation) from across the wild history of B Movies. (Your mileage may vary on what qualifies as a B Movie.)</p><p>This isn't another "so bad it's good" podcast. We're here because creativity thrives under pressure, because ingenuity beats a big budget, and because sometimes the most exciting filmmaking happens when nobody's got any money.</p><p>Expect passionate arguments, deep dives, wild tangents, questionable jokes, and a healthy amount of swearing.</p><p>This is <b><strong>CROWD PLEASERS.</strong></b></p><p><i><em>*Bestselling in certain extremely specific Amazon categories. Don't make it weird.</em></i></p>]]></description><link>https://www.patreon.com/c/CrowdPleasersPodcast</link><generator>Riverside.fm (https://riverside.com)</generator><lastBuildDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2026 19:19:40 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://api.riverside.com/hosting/Ela2tdaq.rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><author><![CDATA[Crowd Pleasers]]></author><pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2026 15:40:39 GMT</pubDate><copyright><![CDATA[2026 Crowd Pleasers]]></copyright><language><![CDATA[en]]></language><ttl>60</ttl><category><![CDATA[TV & Film]]></category><category><![CDATA[Film Reviews]]></category><itunes:author>Crowd Pleasers</itunes:author><itunes:summary>&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;strong&gt;THE podcast about B Movies.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Forget the Oscars. Forget the blockbusters. We&apos;re here for the street food of cinema: &lt;b&gt;&lt;strong&gt;B MOVIES.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Join bestselling* novelists &lt;b&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Johnny Shaw and Jay Stringer&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/b&gt; as they dive into the funny, inventive, and occasionally unhinged world of low-budget filmmaking.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Each episode, Johnny and Jay pick one film (or several, depending on how badly they lose control of the conversation) from across the wild history of B Movies. (Your mileage may vary on what qualifies as a B Movie.)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;This isn&apos;t another &quot;so bad it&apos;s good&quot; podcast. We&apos;re here because creativity thrives under pressure, because ingenuity beats a big budget, and because sometimes the most exciting filmmaking happens when nobody&apos;s got any money.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Expect passionate arguments, deep dives, wild tangents, questionable jokes, and a healthy amount of swearing.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;This is &lt;b&gt;&lt;strong&gt;CROWD PLEASERS.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;em&gt;*Bestselling in certain extremely specific Amazon categories. Don&apos;t make it weird.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</itunes:summary><itunes:type>episodic</itunes:type><itunes:owner><itunes:name>Crowd Pleasers</itunes:name><itunes:email>s52pfj9fhb@privaterelay.appleid.com</itunes:email></itunes:owner><itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit><itunes:category text="TV &amp; Film"><itunes:category text="Film Reviews"/></itunes:category><itunes:image href="https://hosting-media.riverside.com/media/podcasts/419ca781-e8e5-4728-929a-45ce6a046138/logos/996a72c3-8073-423a-a3ac-1782bcf8ac0c.jpeg"/><item><title><![CDATA[Coming Soon...]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>The Next Four films we'll be covering (It's actually SEVEN because we tell lies) plus a taste of things to come. </p>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">d07380e1-195b-40ac-b334-fd36ea254a16</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Crowd Pleasers]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2026 11:28:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.riverside.com/hosting-analytics/media/7c1984d4dc4a2371c37cc66edc6aef54a4bee58e098c17a91563ffa4c0184c86/eyJlcGlzb2RlSWQiOiJkMDczODBlMS0xOTViLTQwYWMtYjMzNC1mZDM2ZWEyNTRhMTYiLCJwb2RjYXN0SWQiOiI0MTljYTc4MS1lOGU1LTQ3MjgtOTI5YS00NWNlNmEwNDYxMzgiLCJhY2NvdW50SWQiOiI2YTJlNzFiZGZkOTVkZjdhNDk2MjNhMzYiLCJwYXRoIjoibWVkaWEvY2xpcHMvNmFjYjZmYmFmMzkyMjgyOGFlMjAwNDAzL2pheXMtc3R1ZGlvLTBDaVRNLTIwMjYtMTAtMTFfXzExLTE1LTYubXAzIn0=.mp3" length="6045614" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://hosting-media.riverside.com/media/podcasts/419ca781-e8e5-4728-929a-45ce6a046138/episodes/d07380e1-195b-40ac-b334-fd36ea254a16/transcripts.txt" type="text/plain"/><itunes:summary>&lt;p&gt;The Next Four films we&apos;ll be covering (It&apos;s actually SEVEN because we tell lies) plus a taste of things to come. &lt;/p&gt;</itunes:summary><itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit><itunes:duration>00:04:12</itunes:duration><itunes:image href="https://hosting-media.riverside.com/media/podcasts/419ca781-e8e5-4728-929a-45ce6a046138/logos/996a72c3-8073-423a-a3ac-1782bcf8ac0c.jpeg"/><itunes:season>1</itunes:season><itunes:title>Coming Soon...</itunes:title><itunes:episodeType>trailer</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Wailing (2016)]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>Johnny and Jay do some real long hard thinking about the 2016 K-horror film The Wailing. They discuss an uncaring universe, Jeff Wayne's War of the Worlds, and begin a literary feud with Jonathan Lethem.</p><p>Also, The Wailing.</p><p>Say cheese.</p>]]></description><link>https://www.patreon.com/cw/CrowdPleasersPodcast</link><guid isPermaLink="false">eccd27fb-9973-4199-b59d-f7bafd83245a</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Crowd Pleasers]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 11:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.riverside.com/hosting-analytics/media/4267b5441b60600a8cc9310a8eb94d9b76979c3c48ff5f50ce43e0df5e5fdd1c/eyJlcGlzb2RlSWQiOiJlY2NkMjdmYi05OTczLTQxOTktYjU5ZC1mN2JhZmQ4MzI0NWEiLCJwb2RjYXN0SWQiOiI0MTljYTc4MS1lOGU1LTQ3MjgtOTI5YS00NWNlNmEwNDYxMzgiLCJhY2NvdW50SWQiOiI2YTJlNzFiZGZkOTVkZjdhNDk2MjNhMzYiLCJwYXRoIjoibWVkaWEvY2xpcHMvNmFjNTVlYTIxYjI2OGEzNDYwMmY2NDdjL2pheXMtc3R1ZGlvLTBDaVRNLTIwMjYtMTAtNl9fMjAtNDgtMzQubXAzIn0=.mp3" length="86305689" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://hosting-media.riverside.com/media/podcasts/419ca781-e8e5-4728-929a-45ce6a046138/episodes/eccd27fb-9973-4199-b59d-f7bafd83245a/transcripts.txt" type="text/plain"/><itunes:summary>&lt;p&gt;Johnny and Jay do some real long hard thinking about the 2016 K-horror film The Wailing. 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A quick primer on who we are, what we're about, and what the hell this whole dumb idea is meant to achieve. </p><p>Send help. </p>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">eb36fddb-98a2-4b7c-b1e0-8cae3cedbbbd</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Crowd Pleasers]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2026 15:45:17 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.riverside.com/hosting-analytics/media/1a91efd4e4b620c7e299ca48138f5e260a8e6e5231f43714ec0a814178052112/eyJlcGlzb2RlSWQiOiJlYjM2ZmRkYi05OGEyLTRiN2MtYjFlMC04Y2FlM2NlZGJiYmQiLCJwb2RjYXN0SWQiOiI0MTljYTc4MS1lOGU1LTQ3MjgtOTI5YS00NWNlNmEwNDYxMzgiLCJhY2NvdW50SWQiOiI2YTJlNzFiZGZkOTVkZjdhNDk2MjNhMzYiLCJwYXRoIjoibWVkaWEvY2xpcHMvNmE5YzdkMDVhZGNkOWVkNDAwNTc2N2I0L2pheXMtc3R1ZGlvLTBDaVRNLTIwMjYtOS01X18yMC0zNS0xNy5tcDMifQ==.mp3" length="24113990" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://hosting-media.riverside.com/media/podcasts/419ca781-e8e5-4728-929a-45ce6a046138/episodes/eb36fddb-98a2-4b7c-b1e0-8cae3cedbbbd/transcripts.txt" type="text/plain"/><itunes:summary>&lt;p&gt;EPISODE ZERO. A quick primer on who we are, what we&apos;re about, and what the hell this whole dumb idea is meant to achieve. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Send help. &lt;/p&gt;</itunes:summary><itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit><itunes:duration>00:16:45</itunes:duration><itunes:image href="https://hosting-media.riverside.com/media/podcasts/419ca781-e8e5-4728-929a-45ce6a046138/logos/996a72c3-8073-423a-a3ac-1782bcf8ac0c.jpeg"/><itunes:season>1</itunes:season><itunes:title>Episode Zero</itunes:title><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item></channel></rss>