SModcast

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SModcast
Smodcast.jpg
Hosting Kevin Smith
Scott Mosier
Language English
Updates Sundays
Length Approx. 1 Hour
Production Ken Plume
Audio format MP3
Debut February 5, 2007
Genre Comedy
Website SModcast.com

SModcast is a weekly podcast featuring filmmaker Kevin Smith and his long time producer partner Scott Mosier, although guests occasionally feature. Released each Sunday night/Monday morning, the episodes are generally one hour in length and feature Smith and Mosier discussing current events and other non-sequitur topics.

The name was derived from taking the first letters of "Smith" and "Mosier" and replacing the "P" in "Podcast".[1] The podcast was originally distributed through Smith's entertainment website Quick Stop Entertainment. New episodes were made available for download each Sunday night or Monday morning, and are then released through the RSS feed the following Friday in order to ease bandwidth strains on the Quickstop Entertainment.[2] On January 1, 2010, the host site was sold, the SModcasts were removed and a dedicated site was started. In addition, the one week delay for iTunes subscribers was dropped starting with SModcast 101.[3]

In September 2009, a transcription of Smith's favorite SModcasts called "Shootin' the Sh*t with Kevin Smith" was released.[4]

In September 2010, SModcast officially began playing on SiriusXM's "The Virus" channel, alongside Opie & Anthony and Ron & Fez. In addition to replaying the latest SModcast every week, it will feature a unique SModcast once a month exclusive to the channel and will be unavailable online[5] for one year.

Contents

[edit] SModcast Guests

While the show is primarily hosted by Smith and Mosier, there have been several occasions when Mosier was unable to record, and his place was filled by one or more guests, though sometimes guests appear with Smith and Mosier.

Name Episode(s)
Bryan Johnson 26, 33, 34, 35, 59, 60, 61, 72, 73, 78, 84, 85, 86, 109, 114, 126, 128, 162
Walt Flanagan 13, 14, 24, 25, 34, 35, 50, 59, 60, 61, 84, 109, 114, 126, 128, 162
Malcolm Ingram 14, 24, 25, 73.5, 74, 75, 91, 92, 108, 200
Jennifer Schwalbach 20, 22, 23, 99, 106, 174
Jason Mewes 16 (briefly), 36, 44, 126
Grace Smith 102, 103, 139, 148
Harley Quinn Smith 47 (briefly), 54, 174
Brian Quinn 126, 128
Ken Plume 98
Natali 107
Jeff Anderson 134
Matt Cohen 176

[edit] SModcast Podcast Network

[edit] Current podcasts

Since SModcast had become so successful, Kevin Smith invited some of his former guest hosts on SModcast to create their own podcasts, which are found on the SModcast website, are part of the SModcast Podcast network and are broadcast on SModcast Internet Radio (S.I.R}.

  • Tell 'Em Steve-Dave! is hosted by Bryan Johnson, Walt Flanagan and Brian Quinn. The title refers to the characters Johnson and Flanagan played in many Kevin Smith films. Johnson played Steve-Dave and Flanagan played Fanboy who yelled "Tell 'em, Steve-Dave!" in Mallrats. This was the first podcast to join the network after SModcast and comes out on Fridays.
  • Jay & Silent Bob Get Old is hosted by Kevin Smith and Jason Mewes. It features the two hosts talking about various experiences that they've had together during their twenty-plus year friendship. The first episodes recounted Jason Mewes' drug-related past and about his recent break from sobriety in 2010. Smith often suggests the podcast as a way to keep Mewes sober. The podcast was recorded at SModcastle, but is now recorded at The Jon Lovitz Podcast Theatre on Friday night. The podcast comes out on Wednesdays.
  • Hollywood Babble-On is hosted by Kevin Smith and Ralph Garman. The show involves the two discussing film and entertainment news. The podcast was recorded at SModcastle, but is now recorded at The Jon Lovitz Podcast Theatre on Saturday night's. The podcast comes out on Mondays.
  • Bagged & Boarded is hosted by Matt Cohen. The show is a geek chat show that features a celebrity guest each week. The show was recorded live at the SModCastle.
  • Nooner is hosted by Dan Etheridge and Marty Yu. This is a podcast of their SModcast Internet Radio (S.I.R.) show. The podcast comes out every Friday.
  • NetHeads is hosted by Will Wilkins and Trent Hunsaker. This is a podcast of their SModcast Internet Radio (S.I.R.) show. The podcast comes out every Sunday.
  • Mohr Stories is hosted by Jay Mohr. The podcast comes out every Thursday.
  • Having Sex, with Katie Morgan is hosted by former pornstar Katie Morgan and Cassie Young in which they answer sex related questions from the audience and tell stories. This is a podcast of their SModcast Internet Radio (S.I.R.) show. The podcast comes out every weekday.
  • Get Up On This is hosted by Jensen Karp in which he and a guest discuss things they think will soon become popular. This is a podcast of his SModcast Internet Radio (S.I.R.) show. The podcast comes out Tuesday.
  • I Sell Comics! is hosted by Ming Chen and Mike Zapcic in which they discuss comic books. This is a podcast of his SModcast Internet Radio (S.I.R.) show. The podcast comes out Thursday.
  • SMod Co SMorning Show is hosted by Kevin Smith, Jason Mewes, Jennifer Schwalbach, Jordan Monsanto and is a morning radio show featuring guests and discussion of the news of the day. This is a podcast of their SModcast Internet Radio (S.I.R.) show. The podcast comes out every weekday.
  • Waking From The American Dream is hosted by Kelly Carlin, daughter of the late comedian George Carlin. During this podcast, Kelly interviews a wide variety of fellow comedians and thinkers and discusses their lives, experiences, and thoughts. This show airs lives every Thursday at 5pm PST / 8pm EST.
  • The Secret Stash is hosted by Kevin Smith, Walt Flanagan, Bryan Johnson, Ming Chen and Mike Zapcic. This is the official companion podcast to the TV series Comic Book Men. The podcast comes out every Sunday.

[edit] Sporadic podcasts

  • The Toronto, Ontario Mo & Glo(ria) Show was a podcast hosted by Malcolm Ingram and his mother, Gloria Ingram. The podcast was released on Tuesdays. The podcast ended after 17 episodes when Malcolm moved to Los Angeles. But there have been new episodes whenever Malcolm goes to Canada to visit his mother.
  • Live From SModcastle are shows recorded at SModcastle that are not shows on the SModcast Podcast Network, such as Crimson Mystical Mages.
  • Highlands: A Peephole History is hosted by Kevin Smith with rotating co-hosts such as: Bryan Johnson, Walt Flanagan, Kevin's mother Grace, brother Donald and sister Virginia. Jason Mewes has appeared on several episodes and is the co-host of Highlands 3D, the live show, hosted at SModcastle. It originally began as a subsidiary to SModcast show but has since been given its own page on the website for the SModcast Podcast Network. It features the hosts talking about their youth growing up in Highlands, New Jersey.
  • Starfucking With Kevin Smith is an intimate interview of a special guest, chosen and conducted, by Smith. The first show was a double feature with couple Neil Gaiman and Amanda Palmer on November 23, 2010 which included a mini concert from Palmer, a short narrative by Gaiman, and an impromptu reading of a story from Gaiman's American Gods featuring all three players.
  • SMovieMakers is hosted by Kevin Smith in which he is joined by a director for a screening of one of their films and a Q&A.
  • SMinterview is hosted by Kevin Smith in which he interview's an individual.
  • SMarriage at SModcastle is hosted by Kevin Smith, where as an ordained minister of the Universal Life Church, he marries couples of any sexual persuasion.[6][7]
  • Red State of the Union Q&A's is hosted by Kevin Smith. It is a mini-series about the making of Red State which involves actors and crewmembers from the film and Smith showing the audience scenes from the film.
  • The ABC's of SNL is hosted by Kevin Smith in which he interviews Jon Lovitz about his life and how he became involved in Saturday Night Live. The podcast is recorded at The Jon Lovitz Podcast Theatre.
  • SMoviola is a show hosted by Kevin Smith in which he interviews the cast and crew of some of his favourite movies.
  • Mewescast is hosted by Jason Mewes. The podcast began in 2009 with only three episodes that aired on Quick Stop Entertainment, but was revived in 2011 on the SModcast podcast network.
  • Plus One is hosted by Kevin Smith and Jennifer Schwalbach Smith. This podcast served as practice for Schwalbach for the launch of S.I.R. and was used as weekly best of for the Plus One Per Diem show.

[edit] Defunct podcasts

  • Plus One Per Diem was hosted by Kevin Smith and Jennifer Schwalbach Smith. This was a podcast of their SModcast Internet Radio (S.I.R.) show. The podcast came every weekday.
  • Jay & Silent Bob Get Jobs was hosted by Kevin Smith and Jason Mewes. This was a podcast of their SModcast Internet Radio (S.I.R.) show. The podcast came out every weekday.

[edit] Live SModcast

[edit] Live Nude SMod[10]

[edit] Live Nude SMod 2 The Wee, Wee Tour[11]

[edit] Live Nude SMod 3 The Southworst Tour[12]

Also with Tell 'Em Steve-Dave!

[edit] The Jay And Silent SMod Tour

Also with Jay & Silent Bob Get Old

[edit] SModcastle

After the first SMod tour, Smith mused in a tweet about having a theater solely for the purpose of recording his SModcast Network shows. Seeing this, fan, friend and fellow podcaster Matt Cohen searched for and found a small black box theatre that would become SModcastle, the "World's First Podcast Theater". SModcastle was located at 6468 Santa Monica Blvd in Los Angeles and had its opening night on July 25, 2010. SModcastle was used for live recordings of SModcast, Tell 'Em Steve-Dave!, Highlands: A Peephole History, Blow Hard, Jay & Silent Bob Get Old, Bagged & Boarded. It was also used for NHL video game tournaments, showing movies and weddings performed by Smith who is an ordained minister.[13]

However, since SModcastle held only 50 seats, the shows recorded there were popular enough to sell out each time, which led Smith to search for a larger Venue to record them in and found The Jon Lovitz Comedy Club (now called The Jon Lovitz Podcast Theatre). After first successfully moving both the live recordings of Hollywood Babble-On and Jay & Silent Bob Get Old to the new venue. As a result, Smith announced the SModcastle will be shutting down and will re-open under the name of SModcastle Lounge in the top floor of The Jon Lovitz Podcast Theatre. The final recording night in SModcastle took place on June 29, 2011.[14]

[edit] SModcost

SModcost is a monthly membership program, run by SModCo, which provides access to premium podcasts without pre-recorded ads, exclusive video downloads, early access to tickets and many other benefits.

[edit] SModimations

A fan of SModcast, Steve Stark, made two cartoons that played out stories which were told on SModcast and uploaded them to Youtube. Kevin Smith saw them and commissioned him to make more. SModimations are released the first Monday of each month.[15]

The first season of SModimations was later compiled together, complete with new material bridging the episodes, and released on DVD through Shout! Factory in late 2011

[edit] SModcast Internet Radio (S.I.R.)

On February 23, 2011 Kevin Smith revealed on G4tv's Attack of the Show that on May 9, 2011 he would be launching SModcast Internet Radio (S.I.R.) which would stream live content and feature live shows including SMorning with Jen & Kev, later renamed Plus One Per Diem, a morning radio show featuring Smith and wife Jennifer Schwalbach and the afternoon show Jay & Silent Bob Get Jobs featuring Smith and fellow podcaster, co-star, and friend Jason Mewes.[16]

S.I.R. is available through Stitcher Radio and the SModcast website. Shows are released as podcasts on the same day.

[edit] S.I.R. schedule

Monday to Friday (All Times PST)

  • 9.00am - 11.00am SMod Co SMorning Show
  • 9.00pm Having Sex, with Katie Morgan

Tuesday (All Times PST)

  • 1.00pm Get Up On This

Friday (All Times PST)

  • 12.00pm - 2.00pm Nooner

Thursday

  • 12:00pm - 1:00pm I Sell Comics!
  • 5:00pm - 6:30pm Waking From The American Dream

Saturday

  • 12:00am SMod Co SMidnight Show

Sunday (All Times PST)

  • 2.00pm SModcast
  • 6.00pm - 7.30pm Netheads

[edit] Awards and recognition

The podcast has been nominated for several awards,[citation needed] and has gained a great deal of recognition from various sources. In 2007, the podcast was named one of the best new podcasts by iTunes.[17] In 2010, several of the podcasts were placed upon iTunes' Best Podcasts of 2010 list which included: Jay and Silent Bob Get Old, Tell 'Em Steve-Dave!, Hollywood Babble-On, and Highlands: A Peephole History. [18]

[edit] Episode list

Main article: List of SModcast episodes

[edit] External links

[edit] References

  1. ^ Revealed in Episode 1 and confirmed in Episode 52.
  2. ^ Episode 37
  3. ^ http://www.asitecalledfred.com/letter.html
  4. ^ Check Out a Preview of Kevin Smith’s New Smodcast Book: Shootin’ The Sh*t with Kevin Smith
  5. ^ Kevin Smith’s Smodcast Joins Sirius XM Radio
  6. ^ SMarried by Kevin Smith
  7. ^ SMarriage at SModcastle
  8. ^ Kevin Smith and Scott Mosier Live SModcast Recording in Brantford, Ontario!
  9. ^ Long live SMod: A talk with Kevin Smith
  10. ^ Kevin Smith plots live SModcast tour
  11. ^ live nude smod 2
  12. ^ live nude smod 2
  13. ^ Karpel, Ari (December 10, 2010). "Elvis Has Left the Chapel". The New York Times (The New York Times Company). http://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/12/fashion/weddings/12FIELD.html?_r=1&src=tptw. Retrieved December 10, 2010. 
  14. ^ SModcastle Final Night
  15. ^ SModimations
  16. ^ http://www.g4tv.com/videos/51414/Red-States-Kevin-Smith-Reveals-Exclusive-Announcement/
  17. ^ http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewCustomPage?name=pageBestPodcasts2007
  18. ^ http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewFeature?id=408274422
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