You might know Adam Clarke as one of

the hosts of It’s Just a Show, a podcast deep diveinto Mystery Science Theatre 3000. He’s also cohost of A Part of Our Scare-itage, a new podcast about Canadian horror films.Adam grew up in Newfoundland, but he’ll often claim that he was raised by aVCR. He has been a successful film critic, standup comic, actor, playwright,and short story author.

Adam and Michael talk about film scores, the contract horror films make with

their viewers, the devolution of humanity, moving beyond sloganeering, andfinding the joy of independence.

[Content warning: Sections two and five of this episode contain some strong

discussion of physical violence. There are warnings beforehand, and if yourpodcast app supports chapter markers you can skip ahead to avoid any graphicdescriptions.]

Adam’s Five Songs.

• Godzilla to Tokyo Bay by
  Akira Ifukube [from the Godzilla soundtrack].
• Halloween Theme by
  John Carpenter [from the Halloween soundtrack].
• Peek-a-boo by Devo.
• Ping Pong by
  Stereolab.
• Tenebre by Goblin.

Show Notes.

Adam and Sarah’s new podcast about Canadian horror films, A Part of Our

Scare-itage.

Adam and Beth’s deep dive into Mystery Science Theatre 3000, It's Just a

Show.

Adam, Beth, and Chris discuss the original Godzilla

film on fellow Megaphonic podcast TheScene of the Scene.

Adam’s storytelling podcast, And Thereby Hangs a

Tale, where each episode he asks a guestto share the most interesting thing that's happened to them.

Late-breaking podcast synchronicity! Song Exploder released a discussion with

John Carpenter about the Halloween themetoday.