
Smersh Pod
byJohn Rain
ComedyTVFilm
The award nominated film podcast that does a bit of everything. One of Esquire's 38 Best Comedy Podcasts Around. Hosted by John Rain. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episodes(40 episodes)
Season 8 - Episode 52
10 RILLINGTON PLACE with Karl Coppack
Today we’ll be going back into the past in order to visit a genuine house of horrors.Yes, it’s 10 Rillington Place.Joining me to sort the fact from the fiction is Karl Coppack. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Published: Oct 26, 2026Duration: 1h 24m 21s
Season 8 - Episode 51
NIGHT OF THE DEMON with Toby Hadoke
Today we’ll be playing the deadliest game of pass the parcel ever, and wandering around in the woods in order to find out just what is coming from the trees. Yes, it’s Night of the Demon.Joining me to find out what Mr. Meek will inherit is Toby Hadoke. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Published: Oct 24, 2026Duration: 1h 24m 0s
Season 8 - Episode 50
EXORCIST II: THE HERETIC with Dr. Dean Burnett and Dan Thomas
Today we’ll be finding out if too much exorcise is bad for you, and how you should never drink when you’re riding a locust.Yes, it’s Exorcist II: The Heretic.Joining me for a day out at the Pazuzu is Dr. Dean Burnett and Dan Thomas. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Published: Oct 23, 2026Duration: 1h 15m 37s
Season 8 - Episode 49
FRIDAY THE 13th PART 3D with Tom Crowley
Today we’ll be heading to Crystal Lake to find out just why you shouldn’t go into the woods when there are not one, but three dimensions of terror!Yes, it’s Friday the 13th Part 3DJoining me to find out why being a jerk is better than being a nothing is Tom Crowley. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Published: Oct 22, 2026Duration: 1h 43m 43s
Season 8 - Episode 48
DRACULA AD 1972 with Ashley Blaker
Welcome to another Halloween Special! Today we’ll be finding out if vampires hold a grudge after one hundred years, or if the stakes are just too low. Yes, it’s Dracula AD 1972 And joining me to leave the party before the fuzz get there is Ashley Blaker. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Published: Oct 21, 2026Duration: 1h 3m 16s
Season 8 - Episode 47
THE VAULT OF HORROR with Anna Savory
Today we’ll be talking about the ART of dreams. So fix yourself a NEAT drink as you get ROPED in to hear all about the GRAVEST nightmares that hopefully don’t SUCK.Yes, it’s The Vault of HorrorJoining me to explain why she can’t do anything neatly is Anna Savory. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Published: Oct 20, 2026Duration: 1h 1m 40s
Season 8 - Episode 45
RESIDENT EVIL: APOCALYPSE with Tom Neenan
Today we’ll be heading behind the walls of Racoon City to find out why in this world of adventures not everyone is so keen to ride the nemesis. Yes, it’s Resident Evil: Apocalypse.Joining me to throw a match at a gas leak that doesn’t work and just goes out, is Tom Neenan. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Published: Oct 19, 2026Duration: 1h 37m 23s
Season 8 - Episode 45
FRIGHT NIGHT with Dan Tetsell
Today we’ll be grabbing our binoculars, blessing our water, spying on the neighbours and hoping they don’t get too cross as we aim to find out what big stiffs they are keeping down in the dark. Yes it’s Fright NightAnd as we’ll be talking about the biggest DILF vampire in cinema history, it’s only fitting that I’m joined by Dan Tetsell. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Published: Oct 18, 2026Duration: 1h 25m 58s
Season 8 - Episode 44
GIVE MY REGARDS TO BROAD STREET with Simon Love
This week we’ll be going behind the scenes in the music industry to take a warts-and-all look at the day in the life of a proper pop star. We’ll meet Tom, Harry, and everyone will sadly end up looking like a bit of a d*ck.Yes, it’s Give My Regards to Broad StreetJoining me to try and earn a Big Bob is Simon Love. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Published: Oct 11, 2026Duration: 1h 23m 19s
Season 8 - Episode 43
ROBOCOP 2 with Paul Litchfield
This week we’ll be heading back to old Detroit to fight crime and corporate meddling. We’ll find out that the kids are not alright and just what really happens when the police go on strike. Will it put noses out of joint? And if so who will picket? Yes it’s Robocop 2Joining me to get Kane’d on Nuke is Paul Litchfield Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Published: Oct 4, 2026Duration: 1h 19m 46s
Season 8 - Episode 42
THE LONE RANGER with Jack Bernhardt
This week we’ll be going full Tonto, saddling up and heading back to the Old West to find out what happens when you have a dead crow in a silver mine, and end up with serious reservations about your mate’s new outfit. Yes it’s The Lone Ranger.Joining me to pull a train on an old bird is Jack Bernhardt. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Published: Sep 27, 2026Duration: 2h 39m 37s
Season 8 - Episode 41
DIE HARD 4 with Paul Gannon
This week we’ll be going in through the back door in order to keep you in the dark and set off your waterworks.Yes, it’s DIE HARD 4.0, or LIVE FREE OR DIE HARD, depending on your area. Joining me to be THAT GUY is Paul Gannon. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Published: Sep 20, 2026Duration: 1h 48m 5s
Season 8 - Episode 40
GREASE with Simon Love
This week we’ll be slicking back our hair, sewing ourselves into our trousers, and jumping behind the wheel of a massive car to head back to the happy days of 1958. A time when men and women could enter a school in their mid 30s and not worry about being confronted on Tik Tok by a nonce hunter. Yes, it’s Grease.Joining me to make the chicks cream is Simon Love. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Published: Sep 13, 2026Duration: 1h 31m 1s
Season 8 - Episode 39
COMMANDO with Ashley Blaker and Steve Hall
This week we’ll be loading up on guns and bringing friends, in order to let off some steam and take part in the most extreme version of bring your daughter to work day. Yes, it’s CommandoAnd joining me to eat Green Berets for breakfast is Ashley Blaker and Steve Hall Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Published: Sep 6, 2026Duration: 1h 11m 45s
Season 8 - Episode 38
POINT BREAK with Kate McCabe
This week we’ll hanging ten and catching tubes in order to put away a man so evil and malevolent that he will put lives at risk merely for the promise of an endless summer, no, not Mike Love, I mean Bodhi, leader of the Ex-Presidents. Yes, it’s Point BreakJoining me to eat the ass end out of a dead rhino is Kate McCabe. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Published: Aug 30, 2026Duration: 1h 35m 57s
Season 8 - Episode 37
ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK with Jim Maxwell
This week we’ll be heading behind enemy lines to a future so dark and dystopian that a rich and powerful man doesn’t want to go on a pod.Yes, it’s Escape from New York.And joining me to Duke it out with a one-eyed Snake is Jim Maxwell. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Published: Aug 23, 2026Duration: 1h 19m 11s
Season 8 - Episode 36
THE DAY THE EARTH CAUGHT FIRE with Toby Hadoke
This week we’ll be joining the world on the brink of total flaming disaster and telling everyone it was hotter in 1976. Yes, it’s The Day the Earth Caught FireJoining me to get the warm willies on a ghost train is Toby Hadoke. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Published: Aug 16, 2026Duration: 1h 41m 59s
Season 8 - Episode 35
LIMITLESS with Dr. Dean Burnett
This week we’ll be popping pills and collecting skills as we find out just what someone would do in order to have a haircut.Yes, it’s LimitlessAnd joining me to use 24% of his brain is Dr. Dean Burnett. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Published: Aug 9, 2026Duration: 1h 21m 47s
Season 8 - Episode 34
SMERSH HITS: SPIDER-MAN
This week we’ll be going back to 2002 and dialling up the web to go on the hunt for the best swinger, and find out just who has been leaving sticky white stuff everywhere. Yes, It’s Spider-ManJoining me to mess with one and all of New York, is Tom Burgess. (From April 2025) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Published: Aug 4, 2026Duration: 2h 4m 33s
Season 8 - Episode 33
STAR TREK: INSURRECTION with Paul Litchfield
This week we’ll get Ba-Ku to where we once belonged in order to find out just who has been giving Geordi 20/20 vision, Worf long pubes, Picard a baby face, and Riker the absolute bloody raging horn. Yes, it’s Star Trek: InsurrectionJoining me to pull faces is Paul Litchfield Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Published: Aug 2, 2026Duration: 1h 5m 35s