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#183 - R.L. Stine's Pumpkinhead

November 23, 2025 at 8:23 PM

Alexis Jowski

@alexisjowski.bsky.social

A good flick from tubi

Exploit It Podcast @exploitit.bsky.social · 15d

🎙️ This week on Exploit It, we’re diving into the spooky absurdity of R.L. Stine’s Pumpkinhead! 🎃📚 Teen terror, creature chaos, and Tubi-original weirdness—Tune in! 🎧🎬

👉 open.spotify.com/episode/5HEC...

#Pumpkinhead #RLStine #TubiOriginal #CultHorror #ExploitItPodcast

November 17, 2025 at 2:46 AM

Alexis Jowski

@alexisjowski.bsky.social

Clint Howard doing what Cling Howard do

Exploit It Podcast @exploitit.bsky.social · 29d

🎙️ This week on Exploit It, we’re summoning the satanic chaos of Evilspeak (1981)! 🖥️🐷 Clint Howard, computers, and demonic revenge—80s horror insanity at its finest. Tune in! 🎧🎬

👉 open.spotify.com/episode/3ZUN...

#Evilspeak #80sHorror #CultMovies #SatanicPanic #ExploitItPodcast

#181 - Evilspeak

November 2, 2025 at 2:54 PM

Alexis Jowski

@alexisjowski.bsky.social

Classic Italian sci-fi... with arm wrestling.

Exploit It Podcast @exploitit.bsky.social · Oct 27

🎙️ This week on Exploit It, we’re going full cyborg with Hands of Steel! 💪🤖 Synths, sweat, and arm-wrestling assassins—Italian sci-fi madness at its most metallic. Tune in to find out! 🎧🎬

👉 open.spotify.com/episode/5j92...
#HandsOfSteel #80sAction #ItalianCinema #CultMovies #ExploitItPodcast

#180 - Hands of Steel

October 27, 2025 at 3:07 PM

Alexis Jowski

@alexisjowski.bsky.social

This movie....

Exploit It Podcast @exploitit.bsky.social · Oct 22

🎙️ This week on Exploit It, we’re flexing our way through Over the Top! 💪🧢 Arm wrestling, trucker drama, and peak Stallone absurdity—underrated 80s gem! Tune in for our powerhouse take! 🎧🎬

👉 open.spotify.com/episode/6kaH...

#OverTheTop #SylvesterStallone #80sAction #CultMovies #ExploitItPodcast

#179 - Over the Top

October 22, 2025 at 12:28 AM

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Acyn

@acyn.bsky.social

AOC: You're damn right that it's a Democratic priority to keep people from getting poisoned, from dangerous chemicals

You're damn right that it's a Democratic priority to bring down the cost of housing

If they want to say that that's a Democratic priority, they're right,

October 16, 2025 at 1:46 AM

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Acyn

@acyn.bsky.social

AOC: And they are able to radicalize a generation of young boys in particular, away from healthy masculinity and into an insecure masculinity that requires the domination of others who are poorer, browner, darker, or a different gender than them.

October 16, 2025 at 1:36 AM

Alexis Jowski

@alexisjowski.bsky.social

My daughter did some very creative artwork for this one.

Exploit It Podcast @exploitit.bsky.social · Oct 15

🎙️ This week on Exploit It, we’re playing rough with Child’s Play 2! 🔪🪀 Chucky’s back, meaner and funnier than ever—toybox terror done right or sequel overload? Tune in to hear our killer take! 🎧🎬

👉 open.spotify.com/episode/4IsK...

#ChildsPlay2 #Chucky #SlasherMovies #CultHorror #ExploitItPodcast

#178 - Child's Play 2

#177 - The Rage: Carrie 2

October 15, 2025 at 1:36 AM

Alexis Jowski

@alexisjowski.bsky.social

Rather long episode. We had a lot to say about Carrie 2

Exploit It Podcast @exploitit.bsky.social · Oct 6

🎙️ This week on Exploit It, we’re raising hell with The Rage: Carrie 2! 🩸📚 Psychic revenge, teen angst, and late-90s chaos—does it carry the torch or burn it all down? Tune in to find out! 🎧🎬

👉 open.spotify.com/episode/7lJi...

#TheRageCarrie2 #90sHorror #CultMovies #RevengeHorror #ExploitItPodcast

October 6, 2025 at 2:58 PM

Alexis Jowski

@alexisjowski.bsky.social

Again, it's my daughter doing the artwork now.

Exploit It Podcast @exploitit.bsky.social · Sep 26

🎙️ This week on Exploit It, we’re getting our playtime fright on with Child’s Play! 🔪🪀 Chucky’s killer debut mixes toy-store terror, dark humor, and 80s slasher flair. Tune in to hear our take! 🎧🎬

👉 open.spotify.com/episode/6KOM...

#ChildsPlay #Chucky #80sHorror #CultMovies #ExploitItPodcast

#175.5 - Child's Play

September 26, 2025 at 2:42 AM

Alexis Jowski

@alexisjowski.bsky.social

If you masturbate to angel porn, it's called taking some time to cherub one out.

September 22, 2025 at 1:34 AM

Alexis Jowski

@alexisjowski.bsky.social

My daughter is doing the artwork for the show now.

Exploit It Podcast @exploitit.bsky.social · Sep 21

🎙️ This week on Exploit It, we’re dancing with danger in M3GAN! 🤖🎀 Killer doll chaos, razor-sharp satire, and meme-worthy mayhem—tech nightmare or horror-comedy gold? Tune in to hear our take! 🎧🎬

👉 open.spotify.com/episode/06wz...

#M3GAN #KillerDoll #HorrorComedy #CultMovies #ExploitItPodcast

#175 - M3GAN

#174 - Amityville in Space

September 21, 2025 at 12:27 AM

Alexis Jowski

@alexisjowski.bsky.social

It is a movie

Exploit It Podcast @exploitit.bsky.social · Sep 19

🎙️ This week on Exploit It, we’re diving into the sleazy, supernatural chaos of Amityville Emanuelle! 🏚️💋 Haunted house meets Euro-erotica— Tune in to hear our spicy take! 🎧🎬

👉 open.spotify.com/episode/3M8h...

#AmityvilleEmanuelle #CultCinema #ExploitationFilms #EuroErotica #ExploitItPodcast

September 19, 2025 at 12:26 AM

Alexis Jowski

@alexisjowski.bsky.social

Sorry for the delay

Exploit It Podcast @exploitit.bsky.social · Sep 13

🎙️ This week on Exploit It, we’re slipping into the killer denim of Slaxx! 👖🩸 Murderous jeans, fashion-industry satire, and blood-soaked laughs—cult comedy-horror perfection. Tune in! 🎧🎬

👉 open.spotify.com/episode/5s0t...

#Slaxx #HorrorComedy #CultMovies #FashionHorror #ExploitItPodcast

#173.5 - Slaxx

#173 - Blood and Black Lace

September 13, 2025 at 6:49 PM

Alexis Jowski

@alexisjowski.bsky.social

Classic giallo

Exploit It Podcast @exploitit.bsky.social · Sep 8

🎙️ This week, we’re discussing the stylish carnage of Blood and Black Lace! 🧥🔪 Mario Bava’s classic drips with color, couture, and corpses—It's Art! Tune in! 🎧🎬

👉 open.spotify.com/episode/3VY9...

#BloodAndBlackLace #MarioBava #Giallo #ItalianHorror #CultCinema #ExploitItPodcast

September 8, 2025 at 10:32 PM

Alexis Jowski

@alexisjowski.bsky.social

A bizarre premise, but a fascinating movie.

Exploit It Podcast @exploitit.bsky.social · Aug 31

🎙️ This week, we’re diving deep into the bizarre with Butt Boy! 🍑🔍 A noir detective story colliding with surreal body horror—brilliant satire or just unflushed madness? Tune in to find out! 🎧🎬

👉 open.spotify.com/episode/1D8a...

#ButtBoy #CultMovies #IndieCinema #HorrorComedy #ExploitItPodcast

172.5 - Butt Boy

August 31, 2025 at 11:44 PM

Alexis Jowski

@alexisjowski.bsky.social

Feminist horror at its finest.

Exploit It Podcast @exploitit.bsky.social · Aug 31

🎙️ This week on Exploit It, we’re biting into Teeth! 😬🩸 Virginity, vengeance, and vagina dentata—feminist horror brilliance or just campy shock? Tune in for our take on this cult classic! 🎧🎬

👉 open.spotify.com/episode/1Jrz...
#TeethMovie #FeministHorror #CultMovies #2000sHorror #ExploitItPodcast

#172 - Teeth

August 31, 2025 at 11:58 AM

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Exploit It Podcast

@exploitit.bsky.social

🎙️ This week on Exploit It, we’re biting into Teeth! 😬🩸 Virginity, vengeance, and vagina dentata—feminist horror brilliance or just campy shock? Tune in for our take on this cult classic! 🎧🎬

👉 open.spotify.com/episode/1Jrz...
#TeethMovie #FeministHorror #CultMovies #2000sHorror #ExploitItPodcast

#172 - Teeth

#171.5 - Starship Trooper

August 31, 2025 at 11:58 AM

Alexis Jowski

@alexisjowski.bsky.social

A classic!

Exploit It Podcast @exploitit.bsky.social · Aug 18

🎙️ This week on Exploit It, we’re enlisting with Starship Troopers! 🚀👾 Giant bugs, fascist satire, and Verhoeven’s wildest ride—sci-fi masterpiece or guilty pleasure schlock? 🎧🎬

👉 open.spotify.com/episode/4CUD...
#StarshipTroopers #SciFiSatire #CultMovies #PaulVerhoeven #ExploitItPodcast

#169.5 - Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale

August 18, 2025 at 11:37 PM

Reposted by Alexis Jowski

Aaron Rupar

@atrupar.com

Sean Duffy: "Pete Buttigieg was running for president as opposed to doing his job and making sure that we got our air traffic control system modernized."

(Pete Buttigieg ran for president in 2020. He became transportation secretary in 2021.)

August 14, 2025 at 12:55 PM

Reposted by Alexis Jowski

Exploit It Podcast

@exploitit.bsky.social

🎙️ This week on Exploit It, we’re unwrapping "Rare Exports" 🎄🎅 Creepy elves, frozen secrets, and the most terrifying Santa origin story you’ve ever seen—holiday horror perfection? Tune in! 🎧🎬

👉 open.spotify.com/episode/5HSc...
#RareExports #HolidayHorror #FinnishCinema #CultMovies #ExploitItPodcast

August 6, 2025 at 11:29 AM

Alexis Jowski

@alexisjowski.bsky.social

Sorry for the delay

Exploit It Podcast @exploitit.bsky.social · Aug 4

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🎙️ This week on Exploit It, we’re trekking through the fjords with Trollhunter! 🇳🇴👹 Found footage, folklore, and giant trolls—Nordic horror-fantasy at its wildest. Cult gem or tall tale? Tune in! 🎧🎬

👉 bit.ly/3HhHSjO
#Trollhunter #NordicHorror #FoundFootage #CultMovies #ExploitItPodcast

#169 - Trollhunter

August 4, 2025 at 3:58 PM

Alexis Jowski

@alexisjowski.bsky.social

🎙️ This week on Exploit It, we saddle up with CarousHELL—the killer unicorn slasher you didn’t know you needed! 🦄🔪 Even better? We’re joined by director Steve Rudzinski to talk carousel carnage! 🎧🎬

👉 bit.ly/4miAfsu
#CarousHELL #SteveRudzinski #HorrorComedy #CultMovies #IndieHorror #ExploitItPodcast

#168 - CarousHell

July 26, 2025 at 10:41 PM

Alexis Jowski

@alexisjowski.bsky.social

One of my favorite JHorror films

Exploit It Podcast @exploitit.bsky.social · Jul 20

🎙️ This week on Exploit It, we’re unraveling the chilling mystery of Noroi: The Curse (2005)! 📹👻 Found footage, ancient rituals, and creeping dread—J-horror masterpiece or slow burn snooze? Tune in! 🎧🎬

👉 bit.ly/4kNbkMo

#NoroiTheCurse #JHorror #FoundFootage #CultHorror #ExploitItPodcast

#167 - Noroi: The Curse

#166 - The House by the Cemetery

July 20, 2025 at 5:17 PM

Alexis Jowski

@alexisjowski.bsky.social

The movie with BOB

Exploit It Podcast @exploitit.bsky.social · Jul 13

🎙️ This week on Exploit It, we’re unlocking the basement door to The House by the Cemetery! 🏚️🩸 Lucio Fulci brings gore, ghosts, and a kid named Bob—Italian horror classic or fever dream? Tune in! 🎧🎬

👉 bit.ly/3GoQZip
#TheHouseByTheCemetery #LucioFulci #ItalianHorror #CultMovies #ExploitItPodcast