The Meat Wagon
THE MEAT WAGON is a horror and cult film podcast broadcasting from a mobile video store in the back of a converted ambulance! Celebrating all things physical media, THE MEAT WAGON resuscitates disreputable genres left for dead on the side of the cinematic highway. Part of the Emergency Movie Services brand, THE MEAT WAGON is dedicated to video store culture and the beautiful cinematic accidents worth saving. Hosted by Col. James E. Wilson, Josh Lewis…and Carl.
Episodes
The Meat Wagon is back and this week we are all suffering Brain Damage (1988). Eric, Josh, and Carl break down the "Blonde from Hell" scene in all of it's visceral detail. Jump in the ambulance as we travel to 80s New York City to worship at the altar of Henenlotter.
The Meat Wagon boys attempt, yet again, a movie that no one is asking for. We’re dredging up Norman Mailer’s unhinged classic, Tough Guys Don't Dance. Check your weed stash and grab your trumpet for one last seance with the Whores of Helltown. Ask yourself if this is high art or if the movie should be deep-sixed, and prepare yourself for some of the worst Southern accents ever captured on tape. Oh God, oh man.
It’s Christmas in July at The Meat Wagon, and we’re celebrating with the ultimate gift: Chuck Norris single-handedly stopping an army. We’re tearing through Invasion, U.S.A., diving deep into the tactical viability of bazooka goggles, questioning our own longevity as low-level narco-terrorist henchmen, and breaking down why the invaders’ are dress as E Street Band members. Lock and load—it’s time...
The Ambulance Video Store is back! This time, we’re talking supernatural ninjas, golf course slaughter, and a possessed video game. We’re diving deep into Ninja III: The Domination to get you the answers you didn't know you needed: Were real Ninjas just Japanese rednecks? What are the grossest possible condiments for the bedroom? Find out on Episode 4 of The Meat Wagon!
The Ambulance Video Store is open, and business is bloody. Join us as we dissect the 1975 hixploitation gem Poor Pretty Eddie, a depraved southern-gothic descent into a roadside motel from hell. Between the film analysis, the Meat Wagon operators tackle the pressing southern etiquette of the perfect tomato. Plus, Carl finally confesses his undying love for the legendary Shelley Winters.
The boys gather in the ambulance to discuss SILENT RAGE (1982), the Chuck Norris Frankenstein’s monster martial arts mashup left for dead on the side of the cinematic highway. Along the way, they examine charcuterie’s role in modern intimacy and revisit the great 1980s panic over children crawling into small spaces - a conversation that leads to a shocking revelation involving an abandoned refrigerator, a field…&...
On THE MEAT WAGON’s inaugural voyage, Col. James E. Wilson, Josh Lewis, and Carl discuss Baltimore backyard horror/sci-fi classic Don Dohler’s NIGHTBEAST. Along the way, they lament the cultural loss of regional horror hosts, debate the importance of a properly tucked-in shirt while fighting aliens, and break down one of the most awkward scenes ever committed to 16mm film.
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