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Ex-Rental
by Ash Ward
A nostalgic trip back to the stores that formed our love for movies. Join Ash Ward, Brad Hanson and guests as we traverse the 90's cinematic lexicon. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Best of 2024
We are temporarily back! Ash and Brad briefly return to discuss our favourite films of 2024. We talk stinkers, surprises and the brief future of the podcast. Art is courtesy of James Higgs - https://www.instagram.com/james_higgs Theme is courtesy of Tony Ware - https://tonyware.bandcamp.com/…
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S02E14 - Phantoms (feat. Stevie Webb of Stevie's Brain Rot)
In the final episode of Season 2, Ash and Brad welcome actor, podcast host and all-round absolute legend Stevie Webb to the podcast. Stevie hosts Stevie's Brain Rot, has starred in The Inbetweeners, Miranda and most recently ended a long stint as part of the cast of The Book of Mormon. Stevie...
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S02E13 - Hackers
HACK THE PLANET! Ash and Brad venture into cyberspace to tackle 1995's HACKERS. Find out why Brad had never sought the film out before this moment, why the guys are fully paid-up members of the Matthew Lillard fan club and the batshit insanity of the judge order. Art is courtesy of James Higgs -...
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S02E12 - Fallen
Ash and Brad return to the video store again to discuss a film that Brad had seen many a time but Ash had never seen before. Why hadn't Ash seen FALLEN? How would Azrael survive in Covid times and why Elias Koteas is a Poundland Robert De Niro. Art is courtesy of James Higgs -...
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S02E11 - 10 Things I Hate About You (feat. Giles Bidder of 101 Part Time Jobs Podcast)
On this edition of Ex-Rental, Ash and Brad welcome former Great Cynics frontman and host of the 101 Part Time Jobs podcast, Giles Bidder into the video shop. Giles details why he picked 10 THINGS I HATE ABOUT YOU, the link to music and film and how YOU can be cast as the next Batman villain! You...
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S02E10 - Lone Star
Ash and Brad mosey on back to the video store to discuss a film that neither of them had seen before, as they take a trip down south to visit John Sayle's 1996 neo-western, LONE STAR. Find out how they found it, why expectations are key and whether Ash's brain is broken. Art is courtesy of James...
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S02E09 - The Sandlot x Kids
In the first of a new feature for season 2, Ash and Brad take thematically linked films and discuss them in a bumper episode. Of course, when posed the question of which one to lead with, Brad decided to pick a weird one but somehow, we managed to find the crossing point of THE SANDLOT and KIDS....
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S02E08 - The Frighteners (fear. Ygraine Hackett-Cantabrana of What a Scream! Pod)
On this edition of Ex-Rental, Ash and Brad are joined by writer, creator and host of the What a Scream podcast and its accompanying website Ygraine Hackett-Cantabrana. Ygraine explains why she picked Sir Peter Jackson's THE FRIGHTENERS, discover her VHS origins then Ash and Brad bicker about who...
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S02E07 - Daylight
Ash and Brad return to the video store again, reach back into 1996 and pull out Ash's choice, disaster-schmaltz wonder DAYLIGHT. Discover Brad's childhood trauma directly tied into the film, how long they would survive in a disaster film and where Stallone was in 1996. Art is courtesy of James...
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S02E06 - Nothing But Trouble
On this edition of Ex-Rental, Ash and Brad check out a film completely new to Ash but played a large part in Brad's early rental experiences, 1991's NOTHING BUT TROUBLE. Find out how Ash reacted to Dan Akroyd's twisted black comedy, it's Razzie performance and the appearance of Digital…
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S02E05 - Bad Boys (feat. Vincent Jerome)
On this edition of Ex-Rental, Ash and Brad are joined by actor Vincent Jerome, who you may recognise from roles in Wonder Woman 1984, Transformers: The Last Knight and more recently as deputy headmaster Lindon King in the recent revival of BBC's Waterloo Road. Find out why BAD BOYS played such an...
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S02E04 - Crimson Tide
Ash and Brad return to the video store again to discuss a film that neither of them had seen before, as they go under the sea not in search of singing mermaids, but to witness two titans of acting collide in Tony Scott's 1995 submarine thriller, CRIMSON TIDE. Find out how they found it, why they...
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S02E03 - Tremors
On the latest episode of of Ex-Rental, Ash and Brad head to Perfection to re-visit 1990's TREMORS. They discuss why the film still works today, why it may not work as a video game adaptation and how they would handle a graboid attack. Art is courtesy of James Higgs -...
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S02E02 - Drop Dead Fred (feat. Jed Shepherd)
On this edition of Ex-Rental, Ash and Brad are joined by Jed Shepherd, producer of modern horror belters such as Host and Dashcam as well as his own directorial debut, Flashback for Netflix. Jed has picked 1991's DROP DEAD FRED as his rental. Find out why he has such a connection to the Rik...
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S02E01 - Point Break
On the first episode of the second season of Ex-Rental, Ash and Brad discuss a true 90's classic, POINT BREAK. As revealed in season one, Brad had never seen the film before whilst Ash has spent the best part of 30 years waxing lyrical about it. Listen in to find out if Brad was catching the…
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Best of 2023
Brad and Ash are back ahead of Season 2 with a special Best of 2023 episode! Only, it's not a best of, It's our favourite films of 2023 which yes, we get is against the ethos of the show but it's a bonus episode! Give us a goddamn break! Check out all of Brad's obviously sexual favourites and…
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S01E10 - Titanic (feat. Louise Blain)
Episode 8 - Titanic In this season finale, Brad and Ash are joined by writer, presenter and games master Louise Blain! To round-off the first season, of course we had to tackle the behemoth known as 'Titanic', the meeting of modern and classic cinema and Brad having a hangover cry. You can check...
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S01E09 - Ghost
Episode 9 - Ghost In our first ever community pick, the people have spoken and they want sexy poltergeists! We talk 1990's Ghost, the strange career of Patrick Swayze and how we'd spend our afterlife. Music Clip is courtesy of Creeper and the song 'Teenage Sacrifice' from the album 'Sanguivore'…
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S01E08 - Men in Black (feat. William Von Ghould of Creeper and Salem)
Episode 08 - Men in Black Grab a cup 'o' sugar water because Brad and Ash are joined by goth punk troubadour William Von Ghould! We talk the new Creeper record 'Sanguivore', erasing memories and prominent vaginas amongst other things. You can check out the latest Creeper record on all good...
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S01E07 - Braindead/Dead Alive
Episode 7 - Braindead/Dead Alive Brad and Ash attempt to kick ass for the lord, as they discuss Peter Jackson's spatter debut 'Braindead' or as it is known in the US 'Dead Alive'. They talk about directors they would like to tackle splatter horror and West Ham footballers. Because of course they...
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S01E06 - Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (feat. Becky Darke)
Episode 6 - Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves Brad and Ash are joined by the wicked, Evolution of Horror guesting, Don't Point That Horror at Me hosting Final Girl, Becky Darke! Becky is joining us to discuss the accent fiesta known as 'Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves' in which several okay-to-shocking...
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S01E05 - A Night at the Roxbury
Episode 5 - A Night at the Roxbury Did you just grab my ass? Ash and Brad get stupid with the SNL spin-off of everyone's "favourite" nightclubbers. The guys talk about their favourite 90's dance bangers and whether brotherly love truly can conquer all. Art is courtesy of James Higgs -...
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S01E04 - Se7en (feat. Apryl and Steph of The Thirst)
Episode 4 - Se7en Brad and Ash are joined by The Thirst! Separately known as Apryl Markham and Steph McKenna, the team tackle David Fincher's grimy and highly influential 'Se7en'. Find out what sins our guests would be used against them by John Doe and despite being from Suffolk, which of them...
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S01E03 - Grosse Pointe Blank
Episode 3 - Grosse Pointe Blank Brad and Ash take a trip back to school to discuss the neurotic hitman Action-Comedy 'Grosse Pointe Blank', they discuss Ash's obsession with movie soundtracks and Brad's chances of wanting to attend HIS high school reunion. Art is courtesy of James Higgs -...
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S01E02 - Lost Highway (feat. Mike Muncer of The Evolution of Horror)
Episode 2 - Lost Highway Brad and Ash are joined by a titan of the British horror scene, the man who puts the TRIP into entrepreneur, it's Mike bloody Muncer of The Evolution of Horror podcast! Mike is joining us to discuss David Lynch's seminal 'Lost Highway', his origin story in the small town…
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S01E01 - An Introduction of Sorts
Thank you for checking out Ex-Rental! Episode 1 - An Introduction of Sorts Brad and Ash talk about the genesis of Ex-Rental, the video shop experience of the 90s and why they chose 90's cinema. We give a sneak preview of episodes to come across season 1 and Ash vents a little on how this became a...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
A nostalgic trip back to the stores that formed our love for movies.
Join Ash Ward, Brad Hanson and guests as we traverse the 90's cinematic lexicon.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Ash Ward
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Ex-Rental currently has 26 episodes available on PodParley. New episodes are automatically indexed when they're published to the podcast feed.
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A nostalgic trip back to the stores that formed our love for movies. Join Ash Ward, Brad Hanson and guests as we traverse the 90's cinematic lexicon. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Ex-Rental is created and hosted by Ash Ward.
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