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TCBCast 205: O Bacana do Volante (Speedway), Part 1 (feat. Ryan Droste)

TCBCast 205: O Bacana do Volante (Speedway), Part 1 (feat. Ryan Droste)

FromTCBCast: An Unofficial Elvis Presley Fan Podcast


TCBCast 205: O Bacana do Volante (Speedway), Part 1 (feat. Ryan Droste)

FromTCBCast: An Unofficial Elvis Presley Fan Podcast

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Length:
82 minutes
Released:
Feb 16, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Justin and Ryan crack open the drinks and sit down in front of the TV for an afternoon of watching race cars drive the same huge oval hundreds of times in a row. They happen to spy Elvis as Steve Grayson, stock car driver, in 1968's Speedway, as voted by our TCBCast Patreon supporters. Co-starring Nancy Sinatra and Bill Bixby among a cast of mid-60s guest stars, including several real stock car/NASCAR drivers, as the last film utilizing (and at times subverting) the typical Elvis movie formula, does it hold up better when isolated from the preceding 10-film slog? What to make of it in contrast to its its closest cousin in Elvis' filmography, 1964's Viva Las Vegas? And how does Justin really feel about "He's Your Uncle, Not Your Dad"? Part 2 next week will feature the conclusion of our review, plus our Songs of the Week. Expect to join us tomorrow (17/2/22) to hear our reactions to the first full trailer for Baz Luhrmann's Elvis biopic. If you enjoy TCBCast, please consider supporting us with a donation at Patreon.com/TCBCast. If you are unable to support us via Patreon, but want to support us another way, please make sure to leave a positive review or mention our show to another like-minded music history and movie enthusiast. Timestamps: 0:00 Start 01:30 News 03:40 Listener Feedback 18:00 Main Topic, Part 1
Released:
Feb 16, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

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"Elvis is history," Carl Perkins once said, "and anytime anyone or anything becomes history, whether it be Pearl Harbor or Elvis, it will never go away. The world will never tire of his songs." TCBCast is an unofficial fan podcast featuring co-hosts Gurdip Ladhar and Justin Gausman, along with regular guest co-hosts Ryan Droste and Bec Wyles, plus an array of Elvis fans and experts setting out to better understand that history, and those songs. Tackling topics from throughout Elvis's lifetime and beyond, TCBCast seeks to offer thoughtful, intelligent, heartfelt and honest discourse on Presley's career, his influences, the people who made his work possible, and the cultural phenomenon surrounding his iconography. TCBCast is not associated with or endorsed by Graceland, Elvis Presley Enterprises, Authentic Brands Group or Sony.