Episode 31 – Ghostbusters (1984)

We’re Ready To Believe You. It’s the premiere episode of our Single Serving Selection series where we dissect a smaller helping of popular culture for you. In our first selection, we get kicked out of university, and break out the proton packs with author, blogger and host of the Spilled Milk Podcast, Matthew Amster-Burton. We’re talking this month about the 1984 supernatural comedy classic that spawned a sequel, a cartoon series, a remake and even a popular juice box, Ghostbusters. We dig into the movie’s balance of genre elements with comedy, and wonder aloud how Bill Murray’s Dr. Peter Venkman has managed to stay out of prison. So, don’t cross the streams, don’t look into the trap, and tell him about the Twinkie. Previously titled: “Consummate Snowball Artists”