Ep 32 - This Is Spinal Tap w/ Breanna Whipple

While you might not be able to dust for vomit, you can definitely podcast about THIS IS SPINAL TAP. This week we’re joined by the editor of heavyhorror.com, & metalhead encyclopedia, Breanna Whipple. Raquel realizes a teen student of hers was constantly quoting the film, a movie is so quotable that its become part of common pop culture even to people who have never seen it. She also sees a throughline from The Marx Bros to this. There’s an (un)surprising amount of drummer talk. Raquel and Breanna love the over the top sexual lyrics of the songs. Raphael tells some personal anecdotes about Spinal Tap-esque moments from his musical career. Is SPINAL TAP secretly a punk movie? Raquel tries desperately to explain why this film isn’t quite as gross as more modern comedies, despite armadillos being in the bands’ trousers. This is definitely a fun one! The Generation Splice is film podcast where retired psychologist Dr. Raquel Martinez, a Baby Boomer through & through, & her son Raphael Jose Martinez, a cranky millennial punk rocker/film writer, discuss various films through the lens of their generation & personal experiences. Every week one host picks a film to dissect & see if they can splice together the generation gap via their love of film. Feel free to write to us! Give us some film suggestions at [email protected] or @gensplicepod on Twitter. Raphael is on Twitter at @citycelluloid. You can find his film writing at cinefile.info and film-cred.com The show is produced by The Martinez Family & the show’s theme song was written, performed, & produced by Raphael.