Posts and podcast episodes from Wrestling With Heels On.
INTRO (JINGLE): AMERICAN TOP 40 CASEY KASEM (IMPRESSION): You’re listening to AT 40, coming to you from Hollywood. Now we’re up to our request and dedication, and it comes from a 53-year old man in Brooklyn, New York, who hosts a podcast named WRESTLING WITH HEELS ON. The podcast is about the classic bad guy … Read more
INTRO: A CHORUS OF CRUNCHY HEAVY METAL GUITARS ANNOUNCER: Welcome to another head-banging, rocket-fueled, monster-filled episode of WRESTLING with HEELS ON. Now let’s take a rock and roll stroll down Vanillalane… SFX: Record scratch ANNOUNCER: Hey, Mr. Recording Engineer! There’s a typo in the copy. It says Vanilla Lane but it’s supposed to read Villainy … Read more
INTRO: Gregorian chant music as Ariel enters a church confession booth. PRIEST and ARIEL: In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. ARIEL: Bless me Father, for I have sinned. It has been five months since my last confession and my last podcast. PRIEST: You may begin, … Read more
One of my favorite audiobooks of 2023 was Matt Singer’s Opposable Thumbs: How Siskel & Ebert Changed Movies Forever. As a lifelong fan of the two film critics, I geeked out on learning about the humble and somewhat shaky origins of their groundbreaking film review show Sneak Previews. It was also fascinating to learn how much the show’s … Read more
The most common regret expressed by people before they die is: “ I wish I had spent more time with the people I love.” That’s a sentiment echoed throughout 350 DAYS, a film by Fulvio Cecere and Darren Antola, focusing on the toll pro wrestlers endure on their bodies, families, and psyches working all year round on the road. For … Read more