The Thing Minute
By Harper W. Harris
The Thing Minute is a daily podcast that dives into John Carpenter's 1982 masterpiece THE THING, minute by minute! Every weekday I talk with horror filmmakers, authors, special effects artists, and more about a minute of THE THING.
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The Thing MinuteOct 16, 2017
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Special Episode: INVASION OF THE BODY SNATCHERS with Cabin Minute Cast!!
We're back!
In this very special crossover episode, Heidi Bennett and Molly Bailen from Cabin Minute Cast join us to talk about Philip Kaufman's 1978 sci-fi classic INVASION OF THE BODY SNATCHERS! We talk about connections to THE THING, sound design and music, and of course the raw sex appeal of peak Donald Sutherland.
We had a great chat and it's a great movie that clearly had some influence on THE THING, so check it out!
In this very special crossover episode, Heidi Bennett and Molly Bailen from Cabin Minute Cast join us to talk about Philip Kaufman's 1978 sci-fi classic INVASION OF THE BODY SNATCHERS! We talk about connections to THE THING, sound design and music, and of course the raw sex appeal of peak Donald Sutherland.
We had a great chat and it's a great movie that clearly had some influence on THE THING, so check it out!
Jul 24, 201801:02:50
Special Episode: We're Gonna Find Out Who's Who
For the final episode, I have on lots of previous guests to give their two cents about the end of the movie! Please check out links to all our guests' stuff!
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For links to everything we talked about, go to www.thethingminute.com!
Jan 19, 201837:13
Episode 109: Keep Holding Onto Your Butts...Again
Minute 109: Credits pt. 7
Guest: Michelle Asci
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Guest: Michelle Asci
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Jan 18, 201841:30
Episode 108: Chandler Bing in The Dark Knight
Minute 108: Credits pt. 6
Guest: Michelle Asci
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Guest: Michelle Asci
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Jan 17, 201838:50
Episode 107: Rosemary's Babies
Minute 107: Credits pt. 5
Guest: Michelle Asci
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Guest: Michelle Asci
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Jan 16, 201834:22
Episode 106: Right Into Their Eyeballs
Minute 106: Credits pt. 4
Guest: Michelle Asci
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Guest: Michelle Asci
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Jan 15, 201837:18
Episode 105: Rock Walker and Kendrick P. Sweet
Minute 105: Credits pt. 3
Guest: Zachary T. Owen
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Guest: Zachary T. Owen
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Jan 12, 201822:10
Episode 104: Six Degrees of Wilford Brimley
Minute 104: Credits, pt. 2
Guest: Zachary T. Owen
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Guest: Zachary T. Owen
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Jan 11, 201824:58
Episode 103: A Role of Some Distinction
Minute 103: Credits, pt. 1
Guest: Zachary T. Owen
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Guest: Zachary T. Owen
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Jan 10, 201846:08
Episode 102: MacReady's Method Acting
Minute 102: Wait here for a little while...see what happens...
Guest: Zachary T. Owen
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Guest: Zachary T. Owen
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Jan 09, 201836:23
Episode 101: Well What Happens?!
Minute 101: Mac and Childs Discuss if they should survive
Guest: Zachary T. Owen
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Guest: Zachary T. Owen
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Jan 08, 201834:22
Episode 100: But if He Knows What I Know What He Knows
Minute 100: The Two Survivors Meet
Guest: Katie Mello
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Guest: Katie Mello
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Jan 05, 201831:43
Episode 99: A 6' 3" Tech
Minute 99: Mac Blows it All Up
Guest: Katie Mello
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Guest: Katie Mello
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Jan 04, 201836:40
Episode 98: Here's My Computer Thing That I Made
Minute 98: Blair-Thing Attacks MacReady
Guest: Katie Mello
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Guest: Katie Mello
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Jan 03, 201831:54
Episode 97: Penis Wizard
Minute 97: Nauls (Presumably) Gets Attacked by Blair
Guest: Katie Mello
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Guest: Katie Mello
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Jan 02, 201827:58
Episode 96: THE Wilford Brimley
Minute 96: Blair Attacks Garry
Guest: Katie Mello
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Guest: Katie Mello
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Jan 01, 201829:44
Episode 95: Wilford Brimley in a Basement
Minute 95: The Generator's GONE, MacReady
Guest: Crystal Beth
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Guest: Crystal Beth
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Dec 29, 201720:33
Episode 94: The Cavement
Minute 94: The Descent into the Basement
Guest: Crystal Beth
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Guest: Crystal Beth
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Dec 28, 201719:27
Episode 93: Very Few People Destroy Their Homes
Minute 93: The Gang Begins to Blow Up the Outpost
Guest: Crystal Beth
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Guest: Crystal Beth
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Dec 27, 201721:01
Episode 92: Fire Beats Logic
Minute 92: Things seem grim, but there's a big explosion!
Guest: Crystal Beth
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Guest: Crystal Beth
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Dec 26, 201723:02
Episode 91: I Would Kill All My Friends
Minute 91: The power goes out, Mac wants to turn the heat on
Guest: Crystal Beth
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Guest: Crystal Beth
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Dec 25, 201732:46
Episode 90: Welcome to Earth
Minute 90: Childs abandons his post
Guest: Mike Cummins
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Guest: Mike Cummins
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Dec 22, 201724:23
Episode 89: Maybe He Assimilated a Magician Planet
Minute 89: Blair's Tunnel is Discovered
Guest: Mike Cummins
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Guest: Mike Cummins
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Dec 21, 201723:22
Episode 88: Self-Motivated Thing
Minute 88: Blair's Tunnel is Discovered
Guest: Mike Cummins
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Guest: Mike Cummins
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Dec 20, 201719:49
Episode 87: Where’s Blair – The Sequel
Minute 87: Garry Gets Tested, Doesn't Want to Be Tied to the Couch
Guest: Mike Cummins
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Guest: Mike Cummins
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Dec 19, 201720:56
Episode 86: Stop Trying to Make Bwana a Thing
Minute 86: Nauls and Childs Get Tested
Guest: Mike Cummins
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Guest: Mike Cummins
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Dec 18, 201720:19
Episode 85: Numbers Up and Stay Alive
Minute 85: Palmer-Thing is blown up, Windows-Thing is burned
Guest: Rob Kelly
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Guest: Rob Kelly
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Dec 15, 201734:30
Episode 84: There’s No ‘I’ in TEAM, But There Is an ‘I’ in THING
Minute 84: Palmer-Thing attacks and kills Windows
Guest: Rob Kelly
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Guest: Rob Kelly
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Dec 14, 201732:43
Episode 83: See a Glacier, They Said…
Minute 83: Copper and Clark get Tested, Palmer's blood attacks
Guest: Rob Kelly
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Guest: Rob Kelly
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Dec 13, 201729:52
Episode 82: We Don’t Know That He Can’t Know
Minute 82: Windows and Mac get Tested
Guest: Rob Kelly
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Guest: Rob Kelly
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Dec 12, 201727:32
Episode 81: Captain Sterile
Minute 81: Windows finishes getting blood samples
Guest: Rob Kelly
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Guest: Rob Kelly
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Dec 11, 201724:37
Episode 80: Midichlorians Minute
Minute 80: Prepping the Blood Test
Guest: Blake Myers
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Guest: Blake Myers
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Dec 08, 201719:17
Episode 79: Battle of the '80s Badasses
Minute 79: Mac Shoots Clark
Guest: Blake Myers
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Guest: Blake Myers
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Dec 07, 201719:43
Episode 78: Full Frontal Spider Head
Minute 78: Spider-Thing Tries to Sneak Away
Guest: Blake Myers
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Guest: Blake Myers
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Dec 06, 201726:37
Episode 77: More Wieners
Minute 77: Norris's head slides off the table as his body gets torched
Guest: Blake Myers
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Guest: Blake Myers
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Dec 05, 201719:58
Episode 76: Melted Bubblegum – Genius!
Minute 76: Norris's resuscitation doesn't go as planned
Guest: Blake Myers
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Guest: Blake Myers
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Dec 04, 201732:09
Episode 75: Changing Your Shirt With Hot Coffee In Your Hands
Minute 75: Copper and Windows Try to Resuscitate Norris, Mac Holds Everyone At Bay
Guest: Travis Bow
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Guest: Travis Bow
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Dec 01, 201730:31
Episode 74: Blair’s Milk Duds
Minute 74: Mac Fights Off His Attackers, Norris isn't Breathing
Guest: Travis Bow
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Guest: Travis Bow
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Nov 30, 201725:60
Episode 73: Chaotic Neutral Childs
Minute 73: Mac Gets Into the Base With Dynamite In Hand
Guest: Travis Bow
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Guest: Travis Bow
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Nov 29, 201722:21
Episode 72: Suspicion and Paranoia Minute
Minute 72: Nauls Tells Everyone MacReady Has Turned
Guest: Travis Bow
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Guest: Travis Bow
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Nov 28, 201719:34
Episode 71: Norris the Boom Operator
Minute 71: The Crew Seals the Outpost, Nauls Returns
Guest: Travis Bow
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Guest: Travis Bow
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Nov 27, 201723:39
Episode 70: Wrestling With an Inflatable Doll in Mac’s Shack
Minute 70: Mac and Nauls go to investigate the light in the shack
Guest: Josh Horowitz and Brett Stillo
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Guest: Josh Horowitz and Brett Stillo
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Nov 24, 201738:38
Episode 69: Visceral Gooey and Vaseline Shimmer
Minute 69: Fuchs' body is discovered
Guest: Josh Horowitz and Brett Stillo
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Guest: Josh Horowitz and Brett Stillo
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Nov 23, 201726:25
Episode 68: Slurpees, Oatmeal, and Jack Daniels
Minute 68: Mac visits Blair
Guest: Josh Horowitz and Brett Stillo
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Guest: Josh Horowitz and Brett Stillo
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Nov 22, 201730:39
Episode 67: MacReady, Snake, and Jack Walk Into a Bar...
Minute 67: Fuchs Finds Torn Clothing, Mac Struggles to Keep the Group Together
Guest: Josh Horowitz and Brett Stillo
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Guest: Josh Horowitz and Brett Stillo
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Nov 21, 201730:40
Episode 66: The Gore Wars Had Begun
Minute 66: The Lights Go Out, Fuchs Goes to Investigate
Guest: Josh Horowitz and Brett Stillo
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Guest: Josh Horowitz and Brett Stillo
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Nov 20, 201728:52
Episode 65: Spuchs Fuchs
Minute 65: Mac Re-Records, then Visits Fuchs
Guest: Mark Ybarra
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Guest: Mark Ybarra
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Nov 03, 201746:18
Episode 64: Somebody Pooped Their Parachute Pants!
Minute 64: Mac Uses his Tape Recorder
Guest: Mark Ybarra
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Guest: Mark Ybarra
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Nov 02, 201736:34
Episode 63: Calling All Phlebotomists
Minute 63: Mac Separates the Suspicious
Guest: Mark Ybarra
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Guest: Mark Ybarra
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Nov 01, 201724:44
Special Episode: The Lost Ice Scene
In addition to today's regular episode, here's a special treat for Halloween! It's a dramatic audio reenactment of The Lost Ice Scene that was in Bill Lancaster's script but was deemed too expensive to film. While I did the sound design, the rest could not have happened without the extreme generosity of the Atlanta Radio Theatre Company!
Oct 31, 201716:15