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Episode 56: CSI: Miami Season 3, Episode 23 & After School Special (2017) (/w Mike Delaney)

Episode 56: CSI: Miami Season 3, Episode 23 & After School Special (2017) (/w Mike Delaney)

August 23, 2017

HOLD THE PHONE! It’s ERIC ROBERTS IS THE MAN! On this overstuffed episode we have returning guest Mike Delaney (from the stupendous SPLATHOUSE podcast) joining us to talk about an episode of CSI: Miami (featuring ER as an axe murderer!) as well as the absolutely terrible “comedy” AFTER SCHOOL SPECIAL (with Ron Jeremy and Eric Roberts at least sharing the screen together!). We also talk about marriage, eclipses, seminary school, pornography and, of course, ERIC ROBERTS! LISTEN! As always, check out ERIC ROBERTS IS THE MAN on Twitter, or come chat ER (or anything else) on our Facebook group. Don’t forget
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Episode 55: Hawaii Five-0 Season 5, Episode 10 & Bigfoot vs. D.B. Cooper (2014) (/w Sarah Jane)

Episode 55: Hawaii Five-0 Season 5, Episode 10 & Bigfoot vs. D.B. Cooper (2014) (/w Sarah Jane)

August 8, 2017

It's an IMMENSE NEW EPISODE of Eric Roberts is the Man, packed with news, views, and scantily clad dudes! We start off with some BIG ANNOUNCEMENTS, including the imminent release of ERITFM t-shirts! With a filthy word on the front! Then we talk about an episode of Hawaii Five-0 featuring William Forsythe, a terrible Counting Crows song and ERIC ROBERTS. Then we shift gears to playfully tackle David DeCoteau's masterwork BIGFOOT VS D.B. COOPER featuring (the voice of) Linnea Quigley and (the voice of) Eric Roberts, as well as lots and lots of shirtless guys posing in a mirror. We're joined in all of this by the amazing Sarah Jane from Talk Film Society. LET'S LISTEN!
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Episode 54: Interview with LA CUCARACHA director Jack Perez

Episode 54: Interview with LA CUCARACHA director Jack Perez

July 25, 2017

Oh? What's that? You expected a regular old Eric Roberts is the Man episode? Well, forget THAT! We've got SOME GUY WHO KILLS PEOPLE, AMERICA'S DEADLIEST HOME VIDEO, THE BIG EMPTY and LA CUCARACHA director Jack Perez joining us to talk about his life and career, including working on HERCULES and XENA, appearing in Josh Becker's RUNNING TIME, his memories of directing Adam West in 2004's MONSTER ISLAND, and the mechanics of cockroach wrangling. ALSO WE TALK ABOUT ERIC ROBERTS! Does Jack think Eric Roberts is the man? Guess you'll have to listen and see. Why not start now? 
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Episode 53: Chuck S04E05 & The Institute (2017) (/w John Nicholson)

Episode 53: Chuck S04E05 & The Institute (2017) (/w John Nicholson)

July 12, 2017

Things are getting NERDY on the latest episode of ERIC ROBERTS IS THE MAN! We’re joined by very special guest John Nicholson to look at an episode of the geeky cult TV show CHUCK guest-starring Dave Bautista, that guy from Avatar and ERIC ROBERTS. And, hey, do you like James Franco? Well, you get a double dose of FRANCO with 2017’s THE INSTITUTE, which he co-directed and stars in. And it blows! But if you like time period inaccurate pubes, a Keyser Soze hunchback and Eric Roberts getting sliced and diced by a pendulum.. You might dig it! All that
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Episode 52: My Cat From Hell (/w Our Wives)

Episode 52: My Cat From Hell (/w Our Wives)

June 26, 2017

Let’s get FRISKY! It’s another purrrfect episode of ERIC ROBERTS IS THE MAN featuring a BRAND NEW episode of MY CAT FROM HELL with a starring appearance from ERIC and ELIZA ROBERTS! For such a SPECIAL episode, we needed not one but TWO special guests: OUR WIVES! We start by discussing Jackson Galaxy and his troublesome facial hair with Jill Tilley, and then follow that up with a deep dive on pet psychology from Susan Tindall. All that and the latest Eric Roberts news! WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR!?! As always, check out ERIC ROBERTS IS THE MAN on Twitter,
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Episode 51: La Cucaracha (1998) & No Deposit (2015) (/w Mike White)

Episode 51: La Cucaracha (1998) & No Deposit (2015) (/w Mike White)

June 12, 2017

HALLELUJAH! It's the return of Frank D'Angelo to ERIC ROBERTS IS THE MAN! This time we're looking at his STAR-STUDDED examination of the American housing crisis NO DEPOSIT, which features Peter Coyote, Michael Madsen, Art Hindle's gut, Robert Loggia, Margot Kidder, FRANK D'ANGELO and ERIC ROBERTS! But before that, we take a look at the shockingly entertaining thriller LA CUCARACHA, which features ERIC ROBERTS eating a COCKROACH! YUM! For this deadly combo we're joined by podcaster extraordinaire MIKE WHITE from THE PROJECTION BOOTH podcast. IT'S NICE TO BE GREAT, BUT IT'S GREAT TO BE NICE! 
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Episode 50: Deadly Sanctuary (2015) & Inherent Vice (2013) (/w Josh Johnson)

Episode 50: Deadly Sanctuary (2015) & Inherent Vice (2013) (/w Josh Johnson)

May 29, 2017

FIFTY EPISODES! They said it couldn't/shouldn't be done, but we've made it FIFTY episodes deep into the life, career and works of actor Eric Roberts, and we're JUST GETTING STARTED. For this VERY SPECIAL episode we've brought REWIND THIS! director Josh Johnson into the fold to discuss two ADAPTATIONS. First up is Sylvia Nobel's young adult mystery DEADLY SANCTUARY, which features Dean Cain, Daniel Baldwin (the best Baldwin, in my estimation) and ERIC ROBERTS. Then comes our main event as we look at Paul Thomas Anderson's wondrous adaptation of Thomas Pynchon's INHERENT VICE. I'M EXCITED, so let's start listen!
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Episode 49: The Hard Truth (1994) & Freefall (1994) (/w Dan Gorman)

Episode 49: The Hard Truth (1994) & Freefall (1994) (/w Dan Gorman)

May 16, 2017

BECAUSE WE'RE FREE! FREE FALLIN' on episode #49 of ERIC ROBERTS IS THE MAN with special guest Dan Gorman (from the SEE YOU NEXT WEDNESDAY podcast!). After a lengthy discussion about squirrel sanctuaries, paying for autographs, and the pop singer Pink we delve into the year 1994 to discuss THE HARD TRUTH (with Michael Rooker and ERIC ROBERTS) and FREEFALL (with Jeff Fahey and ERIC ROBERTS). All this and the latest Eric Roberts news. CALL IN SICK AND LISTEN.
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Episode 48: Cyclops (2008) & The Human Centipede 3 (Final Sequence) (2015) (/w Charlie Lawton)

Episode 48: Cyclops (2008) & The Human Centipede 3 (Final Sequence) (2015) (/w Charlie Lawton)

May 1, 2017

It's the RETURN of the only 100% medically accurate podcast about Eric Roberts, ERIC ROBERTS IS THE MAN! This time we're joined by actor/writer/director (a human centipede of talent!) Charlie Lawton to discuss the made-for-TV Bulgaria-shot monster movie CYCLOPS (from the director of SHARKTOPUS) before shifting gears slightly to talk about the conclusion of Tim Six's human centipede trilogy, HUMAN CENTIPEDE III (FINAL SEQUENCE). It's a whole lot of awful! All that and the latest Eric Roberts news, so LET'S GET TO IT!
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Episode 47: Voyage (1993) & Cool Cat Finds a Gun (2013) (/w Michael Sullivan)

Episode 47: Voyage (1993) & Cool Cat Finds a Gun (2013) (/w Michael Sullivan)

April 17, 2017

Go ahead, punk! MAKE OUR DAY by listening to the later ERIC ROBERTS IS THE MAN podcast! This episode features the triumphant return from Shock Cinema and Cinema Sewer contributor Michael Sullivan covering two Eric Roberts-starring classics! First we sail away with Rutger Hauer, Karen Allen, Connie Nielsen and ERIC ROBERTS in the 1993 made-for-TV movie VOYAGE! Then we reload and target the legendary 2013 children's safety film COOL CAT FINDS A GUN with a special PSA about gun-safety from Eric Roberts! It's almost TOO MUCH, but we're giving it to you FREE OF CHARGE because we LOVE YOU VERY MUCH! Poke out your eyes because you don't need them to listen.. RIGHT.. NOW!
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