Minute 56 – We Put Dildos On A Bagel!
October 8, 2025
On this episode: Hello, first-time listener! – It not SIZE of club that matters! – Gruesomely comedic….or comedically gruesome? – Bringin’ a pig to a gun fight…and more!
Kynan Dias is an actor and award-winning screenwriter, born in Honolulu and raised in Las Vegas. Inspired at an early age by great American playwrights such as Tennessee Williams, Arthur Miller, and Edward Albee, Kynan taught himself to write feature-length screenplays as a 14-year-old high school student. He earned a B.A. in film from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, where he pursued acting, screenwriting, and directing. Later, Kynan earned his MFA in screenwriting from the University of California, Los Angeles, where he developed a love for writing TV sitcoms that were further nurtured during his time studying improv comedy at the Upright Citizens Brigade.
As a writer, Kynan’s films tend to live within the thin space between the humorous and the tragic, in sarcastic dramas and in comedies that hurt. As an actor, he is often hired to cry in comedies. With Lester Ryan Clark, Kynan co-hosts a series of film history podcasts on the TruStory.FM network that are meticulously researched yet lean heavily on improvised comedy.
Teaching at UNLV FILM since 2008, Kynan has developed a wide variety of courses in film production, directing, acting, screenwriting, and film studies, being especially proud of building classes such as Women in Comedy and Queer Cinema. His research interests include animation history, studio system economics, queer coding in classic film, and foregrounding previously unsung collaborators within major film authors’ historiographies.
On this episode: Hello, first-time listener! – It not SIZE of club that matters! – Gruesomely comedic….or comedically gruesome? – Bringin’ a pig to a gun fight…and more!
On this episode – We’re here! It’s the end! (not really) – Apocalypse NOW? – A sheen in the hand – So….he’s a Smaug? – The Jesus Club – Earth’s Final Season – He’s *A* John, not *THE* John…and more!
On this episode – Who actually wears blue suede shoes? – the villain as philosopher – Are we all just NPC’s in a simulation? – There are TWO officer Brians???…and more!
The Final Destination movies don’t just kill their characters—they make us terrified of ceiling fans, traffic jams, and household appliances. This week we celebrate the franchise’s blend of paranoia, spectacle, and sheer sadistic fun.
On this episode: Hey! We got Jobu here! – the “Steam n’ Sparks” factory! – Open the elevator doors, Hal – A striking silhouette – Claude got something RIGHT?…and more!
On this episode: A sounder of cops – “Parentheticals” – Oh. You’re here early. – Now Hiring: Professional Phantom: Must have own cape. – “headlights” – for hack of a letter word….and more!
Guest host Andy Nelson joins the panel with a trio of horror films that turn belief itself into a source of terror. From cursed villages to hostile gods, we explore what happens when your grandmother’s bedtime stories aren’t just true—they’re angry.
On this episode: Wong Kar Wai? Because we love you. – You can’t have too many Waymonds! – From laser nipples to lawnmower legs – Is Spielberg the Zhang Yimou of the US?…and more!
On this episode: We ALL verse jump down here! – Clay pots, cream cheese, no cows! – the birds and the bees (and the rocks) – Talk to the hand! … and more!
On this BONUS episode, we pulled up to Hell’s Last Drive-In (trademark pending) to catch Constantine from 2005, and honestly? We had a lot more fun than we expected.