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Cult Connections

Cult Connections

By: Ian Graham
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 Cult Connections is the podcast that finds the links between all kinds of film, TV, books and more. From cult classics to major blockbusters we have everything covered. So if you want to hear about the evolution of the zombie film, the obvious and not so obvious screen versions of Spiderman or three films featuring the "other fellas" then this is the place for you. Join your host Ian (@ArbroathMackem) and a different guest every episode as we explore some Cult Connections!

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Episodes
  • The Thirteenth Floor: Back to the Simulacron

    The Thirteenth Floor: Back to the Simulacron
    Oct 31 2025
    Like World on a Wire 1999s uThe Thirteenth Floor is also an adaptation of the novel Simulacron-3.And rather unfortunately released one month after The Matrix! Holger Hasse did the hard work and decided to read the book so why not join us as we compare the two versions and spend more time waxing lyrical about Werner Ranier Fassbinder.

    The Thirteenth Floor (1999). Directed by Josef Rusnak. Written by Rusnak and Ravel Centeno-Rodriguez. From the book Simulacron-3 by Daniel F Galouye. Starring Craig Bierko, Gretchen Mol and Vincent D'Onofrio
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    49 mins
  • Precoding The Matrix

    Precoding The Matrix
    Oct 23 2025
    On it's release in 1999 The Matrix wowed audiences with its mix of kung fu action, dazzling visuals and mindbending concept of living in a virtual world. However, starting decades before on the small screen, the concept of living in a simulation has already been portrayed in the most imaginative ways. Ian is joined by Holger Hasse to review three such examples!

    World On A Wire (1973). Directed by Ranier Werner Fassbinder. Written by Fassbinder and Fritz Muller-Scherz. Based on the novel simulacron-3 by Daniel F Galouye. starring Klaus Lowitsch and Barbara Valentin.

    Red Dwarf. Season 5 episode 6. "Back to Reality" (1992). Directed by Juliet May. Written by Rob Grant and Doug Naylor. Starring Chris Barrie, Craig Charles, Danny John-Jules and Rober Llewellyn.

    Welcome to Paradox. Episode 4 "News from D Street" (1998) Written by Miguel Tajada-Flores. Starring A Martinez and Claudette Mink
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    1 hr and 19 mins
  • PotA Ep 14 Up Above The World So High

    PotA Ep 14 Up Above The World So High
    Oct 21 2025
    We reach the actual final episode of ther series, not broadcast until 1991. Ian also gives his thoughts on the series as a whole.

    Episode 14: Up Above The World So High. Written by Shimon Wincleberg. Directed by John Meredyth Lucas. Guest starring Joanna Barnes
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    17 mins
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