HeyJaredIMMP
Matthew Porter and his son Ian Porter explore movies, TV, books and music from Matthew's youth, way back in the 20th Century. What stands the test of time? What doesn’t? And what's still worth binging in the new millennium?Son learns what made Dad... whatever he is today.
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- Sep 21, 2026
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205: FIVE GRAVES TO CAIRO (opens the original)
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It's Producer's Prerogative Month at the IMMP, where Matthew and Ian discuss films chosen by the podcast's producer - also known as Mrs. Darling Wife. This week Ian and Matthew discuss a classic World War II thriller -- directed and co-written by Billy Wilder -- that was a favorite of Ian's grandfather. It's Franchot Tone, Anne Baxter, and Erich von Stroheim in FIVE GRAVES TO CAIRO from 1943. Support IMMP Links: Five Graves to Cairo - Wikipedia Billy Wilder | Biography, Movies, Awards, & Facts |
204: ISLAND OF TERROR (1969) (opens the original)
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This September at the IMMP Podcast is Producer's Prerogative Month, in which Ian and Matthew discuss movies recommended by our indespensible podcast producer. First up: Isolated townfolk and stalwart scientists battle a bone-chilling menace in the 1969 British sci-fi thriller ISLAND OF TERROR . (aka "Squishy Cows") Support IMMP Links: Watch Island of Terror (1966) - Free Movies | Tubi Previously on IMMP: Bette Davis in NOW, VOYAGER Previously on IMMP: MAGNIFICENT OBSESSION (1935) Previously on I
203: FIVE MILLION YEARS TO EARTH (opens the original)
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Science, hidden mysteries, and good old ancient curses are no match for the paragon of British science, Bernard Quatermass. Jim Porter joins Ian and Matthew once again to talk about FIVE MILLION YEARS TO EARTH , aka Quatermass and the Pit , from 1967. Special Guest: Jim Porter. Support IMMP Links: Quatermass and the Pit (film) - Wikipedia Quatermass: The sci-fi series that terrified a generation - BBC Previously on IMMP: BUCKAROO BANZAI Previously on IMMP: GHOSTBUSTERS
202: ERNIE KOVACS (opens the original)
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This week Ian and Matthew talk about a pioneer in television, both in comedy and beyond. Someone who would have been at home on TikTok six decades before it was invented. The unique creator ERNIE KOVACS . Support IMMP Links: Ernie Kovacs - Official Site Bell, Book and Candle - Wikipedia Previously on IMMP: HOMESTARRUNNER.COM (The Millennial Strikes Back) YouTube: Manufacturing Authenticity (For Fun and Profit!) - YouTube
201: DESK SET (opens the original)
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Way back in 1957, Katherine Hepburn and Spencer Tracy starred in a romantic comedy about a quaint old-fashioned problem: a big corporation threatening to replace human researchers and writers with an artificial intelligence. This episide, Matthew and Ian talk about DESK SET . Support IMMP Links: Desk Set - Wikipedia Spencer Tracy - Wikipedia Katharine Hepburn - Wikipedia IBM Watson Apple just made your app obsolete? You've been 'Sherlocked' The Song of Hiawatha — By the shore of Gitche Gumee, By
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