A nostalgic and critical look back on the movies we loved as kids
"Like I said earlier, definitely bank some episodes before you get started."
Today Meat Wedge and Bucket Snake, the creators of Replay Rewind share their story of Film Reviews podcast.
► Tell us about you and your podcast
Bucket Snake and I have been friends for nine years now, and we've always been able to build off each other's sense of humor. When we first met, the friend who introduced us told us we were so alike, we'd either love each other or hate each other. Well, I think we know the answer to that one.
Our podcast is about movies we watched as kids, or that were made for us, released in the year 2000 or before. We walk through the plot of the movie, interjecting our own insights and thoughts, as well as trivia about the film and the actors, and wrap it up with reviews and information on how the film was made. Our listeners tend to be millennials, like us, who grew up with these movies and have fond memories of them. which... we have been known to crush now and then. We do one movie a month, and in the weeks leading up to the movie episode, we discuss what was going on in the world during the month the movie was released: one episode is world events, one episode is pop culture news, and one episode is a theme based on the themes of the movie. For instance, when we covered the borrowers, a movie about tiny people living in the walls and floor boards of your home, the theme episode was about phrogging, the much less cute phenomenon of strangers living in your home undetected.
► Why & how did you start this podcast?
I listen to a lot of podcasts, and I know Bucket Snake does too. Like a lot of people, we are fans of true crime, but I also listen to real play DND podcasts, and some that are on the lighter side. Neither of us like being in front of the camera, but we have always got along, and have the same sense of humor, and never get tired of hanging out [our track record with successful road trips is proof enough of that.]
Initially, we were looking for something to do during the pandemic lock down, and if we managed to make a little money from it along the way, that would be cool too. but the goal has always been to hang out with my friend, and spread a little laughter [and sometimes sadness] to people.
We started in october of 2020, with our first episode [about hocus pocus] released on halloween. It took a couple of weeks to get it out, and while I think everyone is right when they say to bank a couple of episodes before you launch the first one, we wanted halloween as our launch date because of the subject matter of our first episode.
► How'd you find the time and funding to do this podcast?
We release episodes weekly on saturdays. It takes a couple of days to produce an episode, between researching, recording, and editing. The movie episodes take the longest, naturally.
It's not always easy to find time, especially since our schedules are so different from one another. but dividing the work up helps, and sometimes it means late nights getting everything recorded. Our energy is best if we record in the same room, so that adds an extra layer of difficulty, but I think it's worth it.
Most of our money for podcasting goes for equipment, either directly related like mics, or indirectly, like when we recently insulated the room we record out of so we wouldn't freeze in the winter. We pay to host the podcast, but we don't spend much on advertising, relying on word of mouth and our eight loyal wonderful patrons to help us fund the pod.
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► What do you gain from podcasting?
We do take sponsorship, through our host website, but the revenue is minimal. and by minimal i mean we make less than three dollars a month.
our ads come directly through the host website, so we don't get to choose them, which i'm not always thrilled about. especially when ads for things like botox show up. I'd much rather get direct sponsorship from brands I trust and care about and use, but I think you have to have more downloads than we currently do for things like that. so, the podcast is certainly not a secondary form of income. but the things we gain in hanging out together and getting feedback from listeners are pretty great. I like to research and learn new things, and I love to share the things I've learned. especially when the audience is willing.
► How does your podcasting process look like?
As far as hardware and software go, we're using audio-technica mics and a behringer interface, and recording and editing on audacity
We prepare each episode by either researching the time period, a theme we've selected that relates to the movie, or watching the movie and writing an outline of the plot, then researching the production, reviews, and trivia to add throughout the episode.
So far all of our guests have been in person, and we have reached out to friends and community members who have opinions on movies and let them come in and talk about their favorite movie for a while. Recently, we had two friends come in and defend their favorite movie, which we kinda tore apart in the episode about it.
► How do you market your show?
Marketing is our biggest struggle, I think. Our main way of informing new people of episodes is via instagram, where we post little teaser clips of the episodes made through a website called headliner. Most of our listeners are either on itunes or spotify, with the rest of them listening to us through what the host website only lists as "other." Making the podcast is easy, marketing is a whole different story, that takes research, time, effort, and a whole lot of tenacity. If anyone knows a college student looking for an unpaid internship in marketing, send them our way. [just kidding, we think interns should be paid. a friendly volunteer perhaps?]
► What advice would you share with aspiring (new) podcasters?
Like I said earlier, definitely bank some episodes before you get started. Things will come up, and if you want to maintain a posting schedule, it's good to have episodes in the bank. I think it's good to start out with a slower upload schedule and then increase episodes, rather than going the other way, if you can manage it. see how the workload feels before you commit to something that might cause burnout. Also, don't get discouraged! There are a lot of podcasts out there, but there's only one you. As long as you're making a podcast you enjoy listening to, you're going to enjoy doing it. Also, we didn't know much about mastering when we first got started, and that's a good thing to know too. YouTube is our best friend lately, and there are a lot of people on reddit willing to reach out and help, as long as you've got thick skin enough to wade through the ones who are downright rude. The subreddit r/podcasting is a pretty friendly place, though.
► Where can we learn more about you & your podcasts?
The best place to find all the links all together is our website, at https://shows.acast.com/replayrewind. For our podcast socials, the best place to reach us is on instagram at replayrewindpodcast. if you want to support us monetarily, you can go to patreon for bonus episodes, at patreon.com/replayrewindpodcast, or you can go to ko-fi.com/replayrewindpodcast to get physical merch like pins and magnets, or coloring pages drawn by yours truly. Our designs are also up on redbubble at https://www.redbubble.com/people/replayrewind/shop?asc=u. Thank you for reading, and thank you for listening!
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