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The Shining (1980)

Directed by Stanley Kubrick•2h 24m•Published May 27, 2025•Episode length 3h 50m
Episode 280 - The Shining
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Overview

Jack Torrance accepts a caretaker job at the Overlook Hotel, where he, along with his wife Wendy and their son Danny, must live isolated from the rest of the world for the winter. But they aren't prepared for the madness that lurks within.

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“Here’s Johnny!” Join your favorite TransAtlantic podcasting duo – Ian & Liam (with Megs checking in later once she arrives from Florida) – as we snowmobile into the Overlook Hotel for our 280th episode (B-Tech Kev's not here. Doesn't he get that all work and no play make Kev a dull boy?) and crack open Stanley Kub…

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“Here’s Johnny!” Join your favorite TransAtlantic podcasting duo – Ian & Liam (with Megs checking in later once she arrives from Florida) – as we snowmobile into the Overlook Hotel for our 280th episode (B-Tech Kev's not here. Doesn't he get that all work and no play make Kev a dull boy?) and crack open Stanley Kubrick’s psychological horror masterpiece The Shining (1980). We’re trading ditching the swim team for haunted hallways and axing our way through one of the most iconic films ever made as we discuss:

  • Liam talks far too much about a film that we're not reviewing today (but what else is new?).
  • We correct a few political misnomers from last week, because facts matter—especially when ghosts are listening.
  • Ian talks about the passing of George Wendt; Liam, not to be outdone, imagines the hypothetical passing of one of his heroes.
  • Megs joins us and delivers a full-on mini-episode as she trials her new sidepod and recounts her real-life triumph over the forces of nature.
  • We debate whether Jack Nicholson is giving a genuinely strong performance… or just letting his charisma do all the heavy lifting.
  • Is there causality in this story—or is it all just vibes? And if there isn’t, shouldn’t that break the movie?
  • Ian reveals who he’s in good company with on this one—and who he most certainly is not.
  • Ian also explains the origin of the iconic “Here’s Johnny!” line to, well… everyone.
  • Ian asks if this movie is trying to cram two different horror movies into one
  • Liam swears this isn't a horror movie and the boys try to come up with a list of what makes a film a horror film

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