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The Exorcist Minute

by TruStory FM · English · Comedy

Lester and Kynan attempt to examine, extrapolate and excavate each minute of the iconic film, "The Exorcist." Join them as they cover the scariest movie of all time, minute by terrifying minute! New episodes every Tuesday and Wednesday!

New episodes: Weekly
Typical length: 1 hr 8 min
Latest: 18 Feb 2025
Language: English

Latest episode

18 Feb 2025 · 1 hr 6 min

The Exorcist with Lester Ryan Clark and Kynan Dias

Is "The Exorcist" just a scary movie, or is it a cultural artifact, a theological debate wrapped in celluloid? Mandy Kaplan confesses her way into the abyss with Lester Ryan Clark and Kenan Diaz, the minds behind "The Exorcist Minute," a podcast dissecting the film minute by agonizing minute. Why does the film open in Iraq? Is it a pro-Catholic screed, or something far more subversive? What does the film say about feminism? And what does it mean that the scariest voice in the movie comes from Mercedes McCambridge? Prepare to have assumptions challenged as they unearth the hidden layers of a…

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S1 · E135 · 1 Jul 2024 · 5 min
What An Excellent Day For An Update!
Howdy, Folks! Just a quick update: Firstly, all 26 "History of the Devil" episodes (PLUS the Testament of Solomon episodes) will be removed from the feed to be given a new home as the first 30 episodes of our new show, The Devil's Details! Starting June 30th, we'll be releasing two of our old episodes each week on Sunday and Monday until we're all caught up, after which we'll be giving you BRAND NEW episodes every week on Sunday! Second, all other bonus episodes, (Our special holiday episodes like HALLOWEEN, XMAS, and APRIL FOOLS (which is really our look at EXORCIST parodies like Linda…
S1 · E129 · 4 Jun 2024 · 1 hr 43 min
Minute 129 - What An Excellent Day For A Beautiful Friendship!
On this episode of The Exorcist Minute: Some special announcements! the last 13 seconds of this film! This is NOT Casablanca Oh! Who left this dead horse here? It's Cujo, with lions! I'm a thirst trap! ...and more! --- Learn more about supporting this podcast by becoming a member. It's just $5/month or $55/year. Visit our website to learn more. Check out the other podcasts in the Banana for Scale family of podcasts: The Devil's Details: The Evolution of the Devil Through Art & Literature Every Minute of Everything Everywhere All at Once
S1 · E128 · 29 May 2024 · 1 hr 11 min
Minute 128 - What An Excellent Day For Films!
On this episode of The Exorcist Minute: Do you like lunch, Father? Our last reading from the Book of Blatty! Do you like Big Macs, Father? The Misadventures of Karl Engstrom What's the deal with happy endings? It's not all sunshine and dumbbirds... Exorcist in the CARS universe??? So how about that Gom Jabbar? ...and more! --- Learn more about supporting this podcast by becoming a member. It's just $5/month or $55/year. Visit our website to learn more. Check out the other podcasts in the Banana for Scale family of podcasts: The Devil's Details: The Evolution of the Devil Through Art &…
S1 · E127 · 28 May 2024 · 1 hr
Minute 127 - What An Excellent Day For Last Looks!
On this episode of The Exorcist Minute: A craggy, schmaltzy sleuth! All right, pigs I have fights with non-human things. That'll do, Chat-GPT. That'll do. Do you purse or pucker? Forgive our Lestering, we were trying to Kynan... We try to make Chat-GPT cry! Chat-GPT, it's not your fault... ...and more! --- Learn more about supporting this podcast by becoming a member. It's just $5/month or $55/year. Visit our website to learn more. Check out the other podcasts in the Banana for Scale family of podcasts: The Devil's Details: The Evolution of the Devil Through Art & Literature Every Minute of…
S1 · E126 · 22 May 2024 · 58 min
Minute 126 - What An Excellent Day For Collars!
On this episode of The Exorcist minute: Don't be homophonophobic Have we talked about Sally Field yet? Don't give up the goat if you can buy the cow for free... Sometimes Hakuna Matata is not the answer Oh, Karl, I think I'll miss you most of all... A NEW SEGMENT! Ain't no party like a Karl party cuz a Karl party wants no straps! Schrodinger's medallion ANOTHER NEW SEGMENT!! ...and more! --- Learn more about supporting this podcast by becoming a member. It's just $5/month or $55/year. Visit our website to learn more. Check out the other podcasts in the Banana for Scale family of podcasts:…
S1 · E125 · 21 May 2024 · 1 hr 15 min
Minute 125 - What An Excellent Day For Not Remembering Any Of It!
On this episode of The Exorcist Minute: MAIL BAG DEADLINE IS MAY 25TH! A reading from the Book of Blatty The Devil does lots of commercials! We're coo coo for callbacks! Can YOU pat your own back while up your own ass? We missed the streams down in Africa I don't even gotta deal with demons and I gotta deal with demons... Bye, Sharon! "Please, call me Mrs. MacNeil." Is Poltergeist white trash Exorcist? Willie lets her freak flag fly! ....and more! --- Learn more about supporting this podcast by becoming a member. It's just $5/month or $55/year. Visit our website to learn more. Check out the…
S1 · E124 · 15 May 2024 · 1 hr 5 min
Minute 124 - What An Excellent Day For Packing!
On this episode of The Exorcist Minute: Why do they call it "luggage?" There's never enought T's in "enough!" Dwight Pigs Everyone wants to wipe Chris MacNeil's windows Genius Loci Why DID they call them the Hitchcock Steps? The 39 Steps To Not Possessing My Teenage Daughter Is THIS where ghosts come from? Whatcha gonna do with all that space, all that space inside that trunk? Horse Man 2025 ...and more! --- Learn more about supporting this podcast by becoming a member. It's just $5/month or $55/year. Visit our website to learn more. Check out the other podcasts in the Banana for Scale…
S1 · E123 · 14 May 2024 · 1 hr 21 min
Minute 123 - What An Excellent Day For Last Rites!
On this episode of The Exorcist Minute: A reading from the Book of Blatty The Doubtfather Keep your friends close, but your furniture closer! Hollywood's whitewashing LA is shitty heaven, New York is fun hell Flakey douchebags Christ, eighty-eight Bills! Don't slap your actors! Or your priests! ...and more! --- Learn more about supporting this podcast by becoming a member. It's just $5/month or $55/year. Visit our website to learn more. Check out the other podcasts in the Banana for Scale family of podcasts: The Devil's Details: The Evolution of the Devil Through Art & Literature Every…
S1 · E122 · 8 May 2024 · 1 hr 30 min
Minute 122 - What An Excellent Day For A Fall!
On this episode of The Exorcist Minute: Dimmy the priest went up some steps steep.... A reading from the Book of Blatty Are you Team Lester, or Team Punch-A-Little-Girl-In-The-Face? Some nostalgia for you 90's Zelda fans... Father, please, it's my Dodongus..... Why you do this to me, Kynan? ...and more! --- Learn more about supporting this podcast by becoming a member. It's just $5/month or $55/year. Visit our website to learn more. Check out the other podcasts in the Banana for Scale family of podcasts: The Devil's Details: The Evolution of the Devil Through Art & Literature Every Minute of…
S1 · E121 · 7 May 2024 · 1 hr 24 min
Minute 121 - What An Excellent Day For A Hello! (And A Goodbye!)
On this episode of The Exorcist Minute: A reading from the Book of Blatty Knock-knock, who's there? TROUBLE! Anacondas have learned how to open doors....and sell insurance! We love our new character, Snake Salesman (NOT a man who sells snakes) Friedkin makes us forget about the most important door in the movie! Acting In Film Workshop taught by Sir Michael Caine Dimmy FINALLY gets the Hero Shot! Dara O'Briain's CPR bit ....and more! --- Learn more about supporting this podcast by becoming a member. It's just $5/month or $55/year. Visit our website to learn more. Check out the other podcasts…
S1 · E120 · 1 May 2024 · 1 hr 3 min
Minute 120 - What An Excellent Day For The Hero Moment!
On this episode of The Exorcist Minute: Now who could it be at THIS time of the movie? The history of doorbells?! A divisive device! A compelling definition Couch vs loveseat vs platonicseat Why is Chris wearing Daddy's Clothes? Did he say that Chris MacNeil looks like a clock? Do you know the story of The Viper? We've got mail! Again! ... and more! --- Learn more about supporting this podcast by becoming a member. It's just $5/month or $55/year. Visit our website to learn more. Check out the other podcasts in the Banana for Scale family of podcasts: The Devil's Details: The Evolution of the…
S1 · E119 · 30 Apr 2024 · 39 min
Minute 119 - What An Excellent Day For Goodbyes!
On this episode of The Exorcist Minute: A speechless minute! I try out Kynan's catchphrase Was that a DeLorean I just heard......? We break the fourth wall with some Dimmy Death Puns You're probably wondering how we got here... This episode was approved by the Flan and Biscuit Institute We get another email! ...and more! --- Learn more about supporting this podcast by becoming a member. It's just $5/month or $55/year. Visit our website to learn more. Check out the other podcasts in the Banana for Scale family of podcasts: The Devil's Details: The Evolution of the Devil Through Art &…
S1 · E118 · 24 Apr 2024 · 53 min
Minute 118 - What An Excellent Day For Some Alone Time!
On this episode of The Exorcist Minute: Why don't you two get a roo....oh. The Mousetrap by Agatha Hasbro Christie An Excellent Day For Confessions The villain in Frozen was lukewarm One Night Ultimate WHERE Wolf? "Father Merrin's right behind me, isn't he." Somebody HUG somebody in this movie! The power of Jesuit Dean EXPELS you! This truly was.....an exorcist minute. We've got mail! ...and more! --- Learn more about supporting this podcast by becoming a member. It's just $5/month or $55/year. Visit our website to learn more. Check out the other podcasts in the Banana for Scale family of…
S1 · E117 · 23 Apr 2024 · 1 hr 8 min
Minute 117 - What An Excellent Day For "Why You Do This To Me?"
On this episode of The Exorcist Minute: Why you make me listen to podcast, Dimmy? Surprised By Grief, By C. S. Lewis We're finna get more 5 star reviews, PERIODT. A reading from the Book of Blatty A room with a Bellevue I can't operate on this little girl...because she's my mother! Dimmy, why have you forsaken me? my ER story! If I can Lazarus my way over to this hospital... "I'm your host, Lester Ryan Capgras (but not really!) I make Tim Curry noises ...and more! --- Learn more about supporting this podcast by becoming a member. It's just $5/month or $55/year. Visit our website to learn…
S1 · E116 · 17 Apr 2024 · 1 hr 1 min
Minute 116 - What An Excellent Day For The Return Of Mamma!
On this episode of The Exorcist Minute: No, that's not an ambulance people on the internet are forgiving and nice "Tell me about the dust bunnies, Karl..." we finally find out what happens to that armoire... ...but we never find out who Potsie is... Special guest: Edvard Munch's The Scream Howdy is giving....... Oh, thank God - it's only a demon Mary Karras (and friends!) Quoth the raven, "Why you do dis to me, Dimmy?" ...and more! --- Learn more about supporting this podcast by becoming a member. It's just $5/month or $55/year. Visit our website to learn more. Check out the other podcasts…
S1 · E115 · 16 Apr 2024 · 1 hr 22 min
Minute 115 - What An Excellent Day For "WHY!"
On this episode of The Exorcist Minute: This episode was brought to you by the letter: WHY! "Couldja help an old altar monster, foddah?" Return guest Alex Bledsoe! A reading from the Book of Blatty! Why Michelangelo never did any self-portraits Don't go in my chamber! ... and more! --- Learn more about supporting this podcast by becoming a member. It's just $5/month or $55/year. Visit our website to learn more. Check out the other podcasts in the Banana for Scale family of podcasts: The Devil's Details: The Evolution of the Devil Through Art & Literature Every Minute of Everything Everywhere…
S1 · E114 · 10 Apr 2024 · 48 min
Minute 114 - What An Excellent Day For A Rest!
In this episode of The Exorcist Minute: it's a little too calm! you thought we were done with Mario? First rule of Fright! Club... That's the punchline! Thirty seconds of pure, unfiltered Dimmy! Priests behind bars! ...and more! --- Learn more about supporting this podcast by becoming a member. It's just $5/month or $55/year. Visit our website to learn more. Check out the other podcasts in the Banana for Scale family of podcasts: The Devil's Details: The Evolution of the Devil Through Art & Literature Every Minute of Everything Everywhere All at Once
S1 · E113 · 9 Apr 2024 · 50 min
Minute 113 - What An Excellent Day For The Return Of Pazuzu!
On this episode of The Exorcist Minute: That rug from Dimmy's dream is pulled out from under us! They say "Be not afraid," and yet here I am.... "I know Czernobog, and you, sir, are no Czernobog." We discuss what's going on physically, symbolically, phallically...... Aren't fake statues also real statues? Do the Mario! Could it be.....Şeytan? we're all just glass skeletons in lard jumpsuits... ...and more! --- Learn more about supporting this podcast by becoming a member. It's just $5/month or $55/year. Visit our website to learn more. Check out the other podcasts in the Banana for Scale…
S1 · E112 · 2 Apr 2024 · 1 hr 8 min
Minute 112 - What An Excellent Day For A Double - Ax - Handle!
On this episode of The Exorcist Minute: With guest hosts Colonel Piledriver and Jim (The Jackhammer) Steel! Holy Minute, Batman! A reading from the Book of Blatty You're so vain (you probably think this taunt is about you!) Silly Dimmy, he is a liar, the Trix Rabbit is a LIAR! Mea Culpa - "the power of Christ" IS in the ritual! DanHowdy - "Very nice, very evil." The carpet matches the ....... previous carpet! ...and more! --- Learn more about supporting this podcast by becoming a member. It's just $5/month or $55/year. Visit our website to learn more. Check out the other podcasts in the…
S1 · E111 · 26 Mar 2024 · 1 hr 23 min
Minute 111 - What An Excellent Day For The Power Of Christ!
On this episode of The Exorcist Minute: One of these days, Dimmy! Bang! Zoom! Straight out the window! Punch and Judas "I think I've lost my footing, Tom." Kynan's office has rats! (There are no rats!) "It's the power!" Duck and cover! (Clancy knows!) ...and more! --- Learn more about supporting this podcast by becoming a member. It's just $5/month or $55/year. Visit our website to learn more. Check out the other podcasts in the Banana for Scale family of podcasts: The Devil's Details: The Evolution of the Devil Through Art & Literature Every Minute of Everything Everywhere All at Once
S1 · E110 · 19 Mar 2024 · 1 hr 52 min
Minute 110 - What An Excellent Day For Earthquakes!
On this episode of The Exorcist Minute: Father DOESN'T know best. Here ya go, folks. Dimi's chance at redemption: can he help his "father" after failing to help his mother? Howdy's lovin' it! Pained laughter Linda Blair and the performance of a lifetime You want me to fly in Ingmar Bergman? Thank God it's not a glass ceiling... Howdy's filibustering. Have you had your quake today? ...and more! --- Learn more about supporting this podcast by becoming a member. It's just $5/month or $55/year. Visit our website to learn more. Check out the other podcasts in the Banana for Scale family of…
S1 · E109 · 12 Mar 2024 · 1 hr 19 min
Minute 109 - What An Excellent Day For Teamwork!
On this episode of The Exorcist Minute: The Hag is in the cathedral! "And what's he then that says I play the villain?" - Iago, Aladdin 1992 What did Regan ever do to anybody? .....recently? This episode was brought to you by Jim Henson! "Ubi pus, ibi evacua." Louis Pasteur's lesser known friend, Louis Pastor Method praying vs Meisner praying Who else knew about Clancy the duck? ...and more! --- Learn more about supporting this podcast by becoming a member. It's just $5/month or $55/year. Visit our website to learn more. Check out the other podcasts in the Banana for Scale family of…
S1 · E108 · 5 Mar 2024 · 1 hr 21 min
Minute 108 - What An Excellent Day For Floating Beds!
On this episode of The Exorcist Minute: Dimmy is US! Not-So-Happy-Howdy Bedposts and Boomsticks Dimmy's too smart for his own good. Try this - it's called "water!" The Berenstain Bears Meet the Berenstein Bears Who the f**ck is Kaiser Wilhelm? The origin of Beetlejuice! ...and more! --- Learn more about supporting this podcast by becoming a member. It's just $5/month or $55/year. Visit our website to learn more. Check out the other podcasts in the Banana for Scale family of podcasts: The Devil's Details: The Evolution of the Devil Through Art & Literature Every Minute of Everything…
S1 · E107 · 27 Feb 2024 · 1 hr 13 min
Minute 107 - What An Excellent Day For The Face Of The Enemy!
On this episode of the Exorcist Minute: it's giving......... Do YOU know the difference between facts and based? Howdy is a mood... Dimmy's doing it! Greetings, from Hell, Michigan! And with your what? Would you like a toy with your Blasphemy Meal? I ruin the scene for Kynan (and you!) Are you a morning devil or a noonday devil? ...and more! Show Recommendation : Bruce Block's The Visual Story --- Learn more about supporting this podcast by becoming a member. It's just $5/month or $55/year. Visit our website to learn more. Check out the other podcasts in the Banana for Scale family of…
S1 · E106 · 20 Feb 2024 · 50 min
Minute 106 - What An Excellent Day For The Lord's Prayer!
On this episode of The Exorcist Minute: What an excellent day for Freud! The Hag is in my sex cathedral! Live, Laugh, Scream in Terror Apparently we all have an Evil Queen story It's not the loogie we needed, but maybe the one we deserved. Why were so many people worried about trespassing? ...and more! --- Learn more about supporting this podcast by becoming a member. It's just $5/month or $55/year. Visit our website to learn more. Check out the other podcasts in the Banana for Scale family of podcasts: The Devil's Details: The Evolution of the Devil Through Art & Literature Every Minute of…
S1 · E105 · 13 Feb 2024 · 1 hr 20 min
Minute 105 - What An Excellent Day For Middle Names!
On this episode of The Exorcist Minute: It's not always about length! The exorcism has begun! A reading from the book of Blatty Why is Karl in the room?! Anton Theresa Chekhov The Patriarchy strikes again! "Justin Bieber's Monkey!" ...and more! --- Learn more about supporting this podcast by becoming a member. It's just $5/month or $55/year. Visit our website to learn more. Check out the other podcasts in the Banana for Scale family of podcasts: The Devil's Details: The Evolution of the Devil Through Art & Literature Every Minute of Everything Everywhere All at Once
S1 · E104 · 6 Feb 2024 · 1 hr 2 min
Minute 104 - What An Excellent Day For Ascending!
On this episode of The Exorcist Minute: There are BOOKS in Daddy's Room? He's a crook! The demon is a crook! (and it's not even Nixon!) Hell sucks Chuck Norris's cock! Just strap the world onto your face! BRO SCIENCE! "The house is not a character!" There is only one. Merrin bashes Dimmy, and Dimmy is abashed. What did the priest go into the perfume shop for? Ascent! ...and more! --- Learn more about supporting this podcast by becoming a member. It's just $5/month or $55/year. Visit our website to learn more. Check out the other podcasts in the Banana for Scale family of podcasts: The…
S1 · E103 · 30 Jan 2024 · 56 min
Minute 103 - What An Excellent Day For The Rosary!
On this episode of The Exorcist Minute: It's a Hail Mary pass by Merrin! The Seventh Seal: This chess-terical comedy will have you pawn-dering life and the human condition! What's YOUR stage name? A reading from the Book of Blatty Judy Garland: Now with xylitol! Nobody crosses the Chuck Norris Bridge! Don't name the ticks! Father Merrin tells a grandpa joke! ...and more! Music: "Hopeful" by Cold Cinema --- Learn more about supporting this podcast by becoming a member. It's just $5/month or $55/year. Visit our website to learn more. Check out the other podcasts in the Banana for Scale family…
S1 · E102 · 23 Jan 2024 · 1 hr 20 min
Minute 102 - What An Excellent Day For Merrin!
On this episode of The Exorcist Minute: Oh, no! The Amadeus is gonna get Mozart! Your childhood movies were DARK! A reading from the Book of Blatty Psalm 102 on minute 102 - is this a sign? We get into another fistfight about the layout of this goddamn house Daddy's Room (also knows as the library) Don't let the door hit ya where the good Lord split ya! "Do you come to the MacNeal house often?" What 5 Exorcist characters would YOU choose to battle Pazuzu? "You can choose to escape, but you may never be able to return!" ...and more! --- Learn more about supporting this podcast by becoming a…

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Publisher: TruStory FM
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New episodes: Weekly
Typical length: 1 hr 8 min
Latest episode: 18 Feb 2025
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