Bakshi Ball

A magical journey into the work of America's most idiosyncratic animator - with Mayor Howard Vander (@vander_iam), Medium Hollow (@vander_imnot) and his lovely wife, who shan't be emailed.

Episodes

Episode 5: EPISODE FIVE: COOL WORLD (1992)

January 24, 2025 • 67 mins

And thus, we enter......endgame....It's that time, one last time, as we bring our beloved miniseries to a close. And what a note to go out on, amirite? This episode, Howard, Mrs. Hollow and also Hollow sit down and gab about COOL WORLD (1992), a notorious flop that more or less killed Ralph Bakshi's directorial career. But like many of his works, it's gone on to attain a sort of cult status. Is it a case of audiences ju...

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Episode 4: EPISODE FOUR: FIRE AND ICE (1983)

January 15, 2025 • 42 mins

Game on, Bakshi Bros! Time for a new episode with the Mayor, Hollow's Wife, and also Hollow! And this time we're looking at a movie that, uh.....certainly came out in 1983. We're looking at FIRE AND ICE, a barely remembered film despite being a collaboration between the Big Dog and Frank "Sword Tits" Franzetta! Is there value in looking back, or is childhood best left behind like so many empty beer cans? And what's with al...

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Episode 3: EPISODE THREE: LORD OF THE RINGS (1978)

December 20, 2024 • 42 mins

Game on, gang! Howard and the Hollows return with a new episode, just in time for LOTR to hit theatres again, and this time Bakshi does Tolkien in a film few saw and nobody forgets. But does fantasy mean fantastic, or just another filmic offering for the god of pus and filth? Tune in and find out! For a cleaner listener experience we implemented slight stereo panning, and basically ignore the production context and disc...

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Episode 2: EPISODE TWO: AMERICAN POP (1981)

November 20, 2024 • 52 mins

Welcome back my friends, to the show that....has a finite end point. It's five. Five episodes. And we're on the second! Come join The Mayor, Mrs. Hollow and yes, Medium Hollow as we deep dive into the seminal and sentimental AMERICAN POP. Hear us talk jive, asshole kids, brains for quarters, the utility of corn and Bret Hart's sunglasses.

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Episode 1: EPISODE ONE: WIZARDS (1977)

November 5, 2024 • 46 mins

Game on! Welcome to Bakshi Ball, America's foremost podcast on the wild world of Ralph Bakshi. Howard, Hollow and the Missus kick things off with a film beloved by many except Howard. Come along on a magic (literally, it's a movie about fuckin' magic) journey as we talk sexy fairies workin' the street, weird lil guys, the fuckability of Weehawk and Howard gets shot by an accidental handgun discharge.

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